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  • 2023: APC clears air on Presidential Campaign Council list

    2023: APC clears air on Presidential Campaign Council list

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the 422-member list released at the weekend is not conclusive.

    Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the council said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

    He said the list contained only the directors, deputy directors, secretaries of directorates and other key stakeholders.

    “Some of the nominees of our governors have emerged as part of the leadership, while others will soon emerge as members of the various directorates.

    “No name is left out of the lists,” he said.

  • 2023: APC postpones inauguration of Presidential Campaign Council

    2023: APC postpones inauguration of Presidential Campaign Council

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), earlier scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26, to Wednesday, Sept. 28.

    Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC PC, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja.

    “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all members nominated to serve in the various directorates to report at the campaign headquarters on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2022 at 8 a.m.

    “Nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns,” Onanuga said.

    He said that there would be a peace walk immediately after the prayers, saying that all nominees would be issued their letters of appointment on the same day.

    He congratulated members of the campaign council, saying it was a call to serve the party with total commitment and sacrifice.

    “We know this is a call to serve our great party that will demand total commitment and sacrifice from all of us.

    “It is the council’s strong belief that all members will work hard to deliver a resounding victory for our great party in the 2023 presidential election.

    “We also want to use this medium to express our profound gratitude to all support groups registered with the campaign council.

    “We are aware you have been working assiduously to promote our candidates and the party across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),” he said.

    He said that the APC and the candidates acknowledged their hard work and great financial and human resources that had been voluntarily expended.

    Onanuga urged the support groups to continue their good work, adding that the PCC would work with the support groups as it moved along into the campaign season.

    He encouraged other groups yet to formally register with the PCC to do so immediately for proper harmonisation.

    According to reports, President Muhammadu Buhari will head the list of members of the council earlier released by the party.

    Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the party National Chairman, are to serve as Deputy Chairmen of the council.

    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau is the Director-General with James Faleke as Secretary to the council.

    Sen. Kashim Shettima, the party’s Vice-Presidential candidate is the vice chairman of the council and Adams Oshiomhole, former APC National Chairman is the deputy Director-General (Operations) while Hadiza Usman is the Deputy Director-General (Administration)

  • Kwara South elders, stakeholders protest exclusion from APC presidential campaign council

    Kwara South elders, stakeholders protest exclusion from APC presidential campaign council

    Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara South have protested an alleged exclusion of members of the zone from the party’s Presidential Campaign Council.

    Mr Adebayo Daramola, APC Elder and Secretary General, Kwara South Consultative Forum (KSCF), protested the exclusion in a statement issued on Sunday.

    He said such exclusion was an afront on the collective sensibility of APC members from the zone.

    He added that it would not augur well to exclude the zone that had sacrificed more for the party.

    Members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council that made the list from Kwara in the just released names include: Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, La’Aziz Jimoh, Mr Issa Aremu, Mr Issa Onilu.

    Others are Mr Rahman Giwa, Sen Gbemisola Saraki, Sen Ibrahim Oloriegbe Ishiaq Modibbo Kawu and Baba Rasaq, the Governor’s younger brother
    Daramola expressed worries over the development, adding that all the names released were from Kwara Central and this remained great concern that must be rectified without delay by the leadership of the party.

    He said that this is how marginalisation began, but added that such must not be allowed to stand as it would jeopardiae the unity of the party in the state.

    He said that the lopsidedness should be holistically addressed in a comprehensive manner that would bring about cohesion in the APC.

    According to him, “we should not entertain the impending marginalisation because our fear is that if Sen Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party eventually wins, I hope we won’t be facing same in future appointments.

    The statement said that the people of Kwara South APC would not fail to tell such obvious truth, adding that the people had so many competent hands that could function well and add value to the campaign council.

    Daramola also frowned at the alienation of Kwara North from the campaign council, stressing that such exclusion was capable of distabilising the party ahead of the general elections.

    He urged the governor to immediately intervene, to forestall the danger such exclusion could pose to the unity of the party as the electioneering campaign began.

  • Good news for pension contributors as PenCom approves guidelines on accessing RSA Balance for equity payment

    Good news for pension contributors as PenCom approves guidelines on accessing RSA Balance for equity payment

     

    Pensioners have every reason to smile soon as PenCom approves guidelines on accessing RSA Balance for payment
    of equity contribution for residential mortgage

    This was contained in a statement issued by
    the National Pension Commission (PenCom) stating all the necessary guidelines to access their RSA.

    The commission said it is pleased to
    inform all stakeholders and the general public, particularly
    Retirement Savings Account (RSA) holders, that the Com-
    mission has approved the issuance and immediate imple-
    mentation of the Guidelines on Accessing RSA Balance
    towards Payment of Equity Contribution for Residential
    Mortgage by RSA Holders.

    The approval is in line with Section 89 (2) of the Pension
    Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014), which allows RSA holders to use a portion of their RSA balance towards payment of eq-
    uity for residential mortgage.

    Below are the highlights of the Guidelines:

    Eligibility: The Guidelines cover pension contributors
    in active employment, either as a salaried employee
    or as a self-employed person.

    Interested RSA holders
    (applicants) must meet the following conditions:

    Have an Offer Letter for the property duly signed by the property owner and verified by the Mortgage Lender.

    The RSA of the applicant shall have both employer
    and employee’s mandatory contributions for a cumulative minimum period of 60 months (five years).

    1. A Contributor under the Micro Pension Plan (MPP)is also eligible, provided he/she has made contribu-
    tions for at least 60 months (five years) prior to the date of his/her application.

     

    2. RSA Holders that have less than three years to retirement are not eligible.

    3.Married couples, who are RSA holders, are eligi-
    ble to make a joint application, subject to individu-
    ally satisfying the eligibility requirements.

    4 RSA holders, if registered before 1 July 2019,
    ‘must have their records updated through the RSA
    data recapture exercise.

    5 .Application for equity contribution for residential ‘mortgage shall be in person and not by proxy.

    6.Maximum Withdrawal Percentage: The maximum
    ‘amount to be withdrawn shall be 25% of the total mandatory RSA balance as at the date of application, irre-
    spective of the value of equity contribution required by
    the mortgage lender.

    Where 25% of a contributor’s
    RSA balance is not sufficient for payment as equity
    contribution, RSA holders may utilise the contingency
    portion of their voluntary contributions (f any).

    3. Eligibility criteria for mortgage lender: To quali-
    fy as a Mortgage Lender for this purpose, the company must be licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), comply with the Contributory Pension
    ‘Scheme (CPS) and have valid Pension Clearance
    Certificate (PCC). The Commission shall publish
    ‘names of the eligible mortgage lenders on its website,

    The Commission, hereby, invites interested RSA holders to contact their PFAs for more information and guid-
    ance.

    The complete Guidelines can be found on
    ‘wnw.pencom.gov.ng.