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  • Gobir emerges new Senate Leader, APC caucus Chairman

    Gobir emerges new Senate Leader, APC caucus Chairman

    The National Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nominated Sen.Ibrahim Gobir (Sokoto East) as the new Senate Leader and Chairman of the APC caucus in the Senate.

    The Party’s decision is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, and signed by the National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.

    The letter was read by President of the Senate, Lawan, at plenary on Wednesday.

    Gobir replaces the former Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), who defected from the ruling party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    In the letter, Adamu referenced Lawan’s request with reference No: NASS9thS/SP/D/12/ dated June 26, in which the President of the Senate “informed the party of the vacancy of the office of the Senate Leader of our party”.

    “Accept herewith, the party’s nomination of Sen. Ibrahim Gobir (Sokoto East Senatorial District) as replacement for the Senate Leader and Chairman of the APC Caucus,” it said.

  • Senator Gobir must stop invading Nigeria with foreign mercenaries – Forum

    Senator Gobir must stop invading Nigeria with foreign mercenaries – Forum

    The North-West Good Governance and Security Forum (NW-GSF) has warned the lawmaker representing Sokoto East, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, to quit invading Nigeria with foreign mercenaries.

    The group’s reprimand trails Gobir’s claims that he and his people now turn to Nigerien troops for protection against bandits.

    “ Whenever there is an attack, immediately we inform the commandant of the Nigerien Army at a formation few kilometres away, the officer will come with his troops and help Nigerians,” the Senator said.

    In reaction through its President, Hon. Imam Galadanchi, on Tuesday, the NW-GSF said Gobir may have subconsciously admitted being one of the politicians fuelling the insecurity situation in his state.

    Rather than leverage on his position in the National Assembly to sway the much-needed military presence to his state, the group added that he opted to collude with others to illegally bring foreign forces.

    According to the North-West group, there is every likelihood that these troops are “mercenaries – soldiers of fortune, who fight on whatever side the funding is coming from, in this case from Sokoto state politicians like the Senator”.

    And when the funds become dry, the North-West Good Governance and Security Forum reasoned that these mercenaries may switch sides and become a problem for the country.

    The group, in clear terms, denounced insinuations from Senator Gobir that Sokoto has been abandoned, describing it is an “untrue”.

    It, however, advised the lawmaker to submit the list of the mercenaries he has been sponsoring to the relevant security agencies so they can work with the Republic of Niger to trace, track, contact and rehabilitate them.

  • Senate to pass 2017 budget on Tuesday – Senator Gobir

    Senator Ibrahim Gobir (APC-Sokoto) has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will pass 2017 on Tuesday, May 9.

    “The delay in its passage is to allow the effective harmonisation of the documents by both the Senate and the House of Representatives,’’ Gobir, told newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday.

    Gobir said that the National Assembly was committed to further improving the general welfare of Nigerians.

    “The National Assembly members would, therefore, intensify oversight functions, ensure timely releases of funds, as well as ensure their judicious utilisation.

    “The National Assembly is for the entire country, but, we will continue to provide checks and balances, and will always advise properly,’’ he said

    Gobir further said that the National Assembly was trying its best to ensure peace and harmony among all arms of government.

    According to him, the lawmakers are not oblivious of the principles of separation of powers as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.

    “We will continue to operate as partners and will always have mutual respective for all the arms and tiers of government.

    “The governments are trying their best to sustain peace and order in the country, just as the Boko Haram insurgency had been surmounted.

    “We will continue to support the governments in this direction to make lives better, secure and more prosperous for all Nigerians,’’ Gobir said.