Tag: Governors
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Buhari, APC governors, ministers, others storm Ekiti on Tuesday for Fayemi’s inauguration
…as inauguration committee rolls out one week long programme President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other eminent Nigerians to the inauguration of Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday. Fayemi will be sworn in alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, by the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion. Buhari,…
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Buhari must hasten trial of past corrupt governors – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Muhammadu Buhari urging him touse his “good offices and leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN to without delay take over and expeditiously prosecute grand corruption cases involving all indicted former state governors…
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WTD: Buhari blasts governors for diverting funds meant to pay teachers' salaries
…promises to clear and end issues of unpaid salaries President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigeria’s Teachers that his heart is with them over the issue of unpaid salaries, assuring that unpaid salaries would soon become an issue of the past. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement…
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EXCLUSIVE: PDP governors in crucial meeting
By Mideno Bayagbon The 14 Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party have gone into a crucial meeting to further chart the way forward and ensure that the party’s primary holding today at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers state, is not only seen to be fair but also transparent and credible. Meeting under the…
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Ekweremadu insists on single term for president, governors, others
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, proposed that governors and president spend only a single term of six years in office. Ekweremadu shared his thoughts on his social media handles, revealing that many nations across the world had adopted the single term presidency until their democracies were matured enough to transit to other options.…
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Minimum wage: We are not elected to pay salaries alone – governors
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has reacted to the call for the implementation of minimum wage. NGF said they were not voted into power to pay salaries alone. The chairman of the NGF and Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said they were voted to also provide good roads, electricity, education and other necessary amenities. The…
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Miyetti Allah angry with S/East governors over rejection of ranches
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on Wednesday described the rejection of ranches by South-East governors as shocking and lack of discretion. The South-East leader of the group, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, stated this in a press statement in Awka, Anambra State. He said the group least expected such decision from the Igbo who…
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Bring governors to justice over alleged stealing of security votes, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, and/or appropriate anti-corruption agencies to without delay investigate widespread allegations of mismanagement and corruption in the spending of…
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2019: PDP summons BoT, Govs, NASS members, others for ‘crucial meeting’ today
…As R-APC, other new members demand waivers to contest in 2019 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has summoned a meeting of the top hierarchy of the party to discuss demands by those planning to join the former ruling party before the 2019 general elections. Those expected at the meeting,…
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Killings: Masari blasts North-West governors for failing to attend region’s leaders meeting
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Saturday expressed disappointment with the failure of governors of the North-West to attend a meeting on the security of the region held in Kaduna. Masari, who is the chairman of the security committee inaugurated by the Northern Governors Forum, said the governors must separate politics from security that…