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  • Atiku’s aide reveals resignation letter was leaked, replies Keyamo

    Atiku’s aide reveals resignation letter was leaked, replies Keyamo

    Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that the letter announcing his principal’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party was leaked.

    Ibe stated this during an interview on Wednesday night on Arise News, while reacting to the controversy surrounding the timing of Atiku’s exit from the PDP, which coincided with the nation’s mourning of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who was buried on Tuesday.

    Ibe claimed that individuals opposed to Atiku’s political ambition, including some members within the PDP and their allies in the All Progressives Congres orchestrated the leak and not voluntarily released.

    “We’re here because people who never wished His Excellency Atiku Abubakar well leaked a communication of his. Yes, it was leaked,” Ibe stated.

    He further criticised the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for commenting on the matter, accusing him of abandoning pressing aviation challenges.

    “It’s unfortunate that the Minister of Aviation, who rather should be concerned with serious issues of aviation matters and there are plenty of them, like runways and better infrastructure, jumped into this fray as though knowing what caused an accident even before investigation,” Ibe said.

    He insisted that the leak resulted from “rogue elements in the PDP working in cahoots with APC members,” stressing that the matter should not overshadow national reflection over Buhari’s death.

    “Those who claim to know why he resigned, are they clairvoyants? I would rather say we speak on something else and not this particular issue, considering the fact that the nation is still in mourning and the memories of the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, who was just interred yesterday, are still fresh,” he said.

    Atiku formally resigned from the PDP via a letter dated July 14, 2025, submitted to his local ward chairman in Adamawa State and shared publicly by his media aide on X.

    In the letter, he cited “irreconcilable differences” and noted his disappointment with the party’s current trajectory, which he believes has strayed from its founding principles.

  • Ethiopian Airlines boss, Girma Wake tenders resignation letter

    Ethiopian Airlines boss, Girma Wake tenders resignation letter

    Ethiopia Airline boss Girma Wake has tendered his resignation letter and quit his role as the chairman of the Airline.

    Although, there are insinuations and reports linking the resignation of the Chairman of Ethiopian Airlines, Girma Wake to the controversy surrounding the hiring of Nigeria Air, the main reason for quitting his role has not been officially established.

    However, Ethiopia has since appointed the head of the country’s air force, Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, to replace Wake.

    Yilma has been a staunch member of the Ethiopia’s air force and has served on the company’s board of directors “for the last two and half years,” before assuming his new role on June 8, the carrier said.

    Wake, a 79-year-old veteran of the African airline industry, joined the company in 1965 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2004-2011, a period of strong growth for the carrier, before taking on its chairmanship in March 2022.

    Girma’s “contribution to the growth and success of the airline group has been enormous and will take a special place in the history of the group,” the company said in a press release.

    Wake’s resignation comes amidst controversy surrounding the establishment of Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air but the reason for his resignation remains unknown.

    Last week, the Interim Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Capt Dapo Olumide, said the aircraft used to unveil the country’s national career was a legitimate chartered flight from Ethiopian Airlines, adding that the aircraft was returned to Ethiopian Airlines after the unveiling on the last day of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

    Nigeria’s Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Aviation have both labelled the launch of the Nigeria Air as a fraud.

  • Tender your resignation letter – Atiku tells INEC boss, Yakubu

    Tender your resignation letter – Atiku tells INEC boss, Yakubu

    Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)  has called on the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, to resign his appointment from his position.

    INEC declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) as the winner of the February 25 election with 8,794,726 votes.

    Tinubu beat Atiku who polled 6,984,520 votes and the Labour Party, LP, candidate Peter Obi who secured 6,101,533 votes.

    However, the INEC boss admitted that there were some irregularities in the process of result collation at the presidential elections.

    Yakubu, during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) yesterday, noted that a number of issues affected the outcome of the polls.

    He vowed that officials responsible for the infractions wouldn’t be involved in the gubernatorial poll on March 11 and would face disciplinary actions.

    However, Atiku in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday said: “Prof. Yakubu should be man enough to own up to his failure.

    “A fish rots from the head down, and that is what has happened at INEC.

    “Rather than suspend any staff, the INEC chairman is the one that needs to step aside as his first act of contrition.”

  • Ayo Fayose tenders resignation letter to PDP, quits partisan politics

    Ayo Fayose tenders resignation letter to PDP, quits partisan politics

    Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has tendered  his resignation letter from the peoples Democratic Party, and also quit partisan politics.

    This comes few days  after PDP lost the presidential election to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Fayose made this known while appearing as guest on a political programme on Arise TV.

    He also revealed that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar rejected the offer of one term in office to get the G5 governors’ support.

    Atiku lost the G5 governors’ states to APC candidate Bola Tinubu who won three, and Labour Party candidate Obi won two states.

    Announcing his resignation, Fayose said, “From today, I stay off PDP.”

  • Sri Lankan President fails to submit resignation letter

    Sri Lankan President fails to submit resignation letter

    Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has failed to submit his promised resignation letter to the speaker of parliament.

    Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced that he had still not received a letter of resignation from Rajapaksa on Thursday, in spite of having received assurances it would reach him by Wednesday night.

    According to police, there were overnight clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters outside Sri Lanka’s parliament in Colombo which left some 42 people injured.

    One soldier reportedly had his rifle and 60 rounds of ammunition seized by a mob of protesters, and crowds remained in the area until well after midnight in spite of a curfew being in place

    The curfew was lifted at dawn on Thursday and no other major incidents or fresh protests were reported.

    However, protesters continued occupying the official residence and office of the president and prime minister.

    The prime minister’s private residence was burnt down during the protests on Saturday.

    Following the departure of Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed acting president.

    However, protesters see him as a close ally of Rajapaksa and are demanding he steps down.

    According to police, overnight clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters outside Sri Lanka’s parliament in Colombo left some 42 people injured.

    Wickremesinghe has offered to step down from his post as prime minister and to appoint a replacement nominated by parliament.

    Meanwhile, the parliament speaker is due to meet with political leaders on Thursday to consider the proposal.

    A parliamentary vote to select a new president has been scheduled for July 20, pending Rajapaksa’s formal resignation.

  • Ugwuanyi’s commissioner resigns over alleged rejection of proposal, sack of senior civil servants, returns official vehicle

    Ugwuanyi’s commissioner resigns over alleged rejection of proposal, sack of senior civil servants, returns official vehicle

    The Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development in Enugu State, Victor Nnam has tendered his resignation.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Commissioner who was appointed by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in 2019 tendered his resignation letter on Friday (today).

    The commissioner in the letter obtained by TNG accused the governor of not allowing him carry out developmental strides aimed at bettering the state. He also alleged sack of some senior officials of the ministry who were performing their jobs as expected.

    See letter below as obtained by TNG:

  • BREAKING: Babalakin resigns as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor [Resignation letter attached]

    BREAKING: Babalakin resigns as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor [Resignation letter attached]

    The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has tendered his resignation.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Presidential Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the crisis rocking the university earlier submitted its report to the Minister of Education on Thursday (today).

    According to the contents of his resignation letter, there were too many vested interests and the issues were not approached objectively.

    Babalakin was also alleged to have disagreed with the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel sent to probe the crisis rocking the university.

    Babalakin’s letter of resignation to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu was dated September 15, 2020 but it was made public barely a few hours after the submission of the report of the Visitation Panel.

    The same letter was copied President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Visitor to the university.

    The letter reads in part: “I would like to thank the President of the Federal of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (the “University”) from May 2017 till date.

    “I am also grateful that I was considered fit to be the Chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team on the Agreement reached with university unions in 2009, from 6th January 2017 till date. I equally want to thank you sir, for your role in recommending me to the President.

    “Recent events have made my position in these two offices untenable.

    “I led the Governing Council of the University to remove the Vice-Chancellor of the University from office for amongst other reasons: (a)Corruption and financial recklessness; (b)Forgery; (c) Complicity in the collapse of the University library and planned cover up; (d) Deliberate policy of wrongfully concealing information; ( e) Depriving the Faculties in the University of funds; (f)Concealing and distorting finances of the Internally Generating Units of the University; (g)Undermining the academic process and seeking to appoint a Professor by fiat; (h) Siphoning of the University’s funds through dubious contract awards; (i)Undermining the office of the Registrar; (j) Failure to follow due process in organizing the University’s convocation ceremony; and (k)Sponsoring or acquiescing in the unconstitutional actions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter.

    “Sir, it is noteworthy that all the Federal Government Representatives who are the independent members on the Governing Council voted for the removal of the Vice-Chancellor.

    “After calm had been restored in the University, the Visitor acting within his powers, set up a Presidential Visitation Panel to review the actions taken by Governing Council.

    “The Vice-Chancellor (who had been removed from office) and myself were told to recuse ourselves for the duration of the Visitation Panel.

    “I find it difficult to understand how a non-executive Chairman of a Governing Council could be requested to recuse himself during the visitation

    “The Vice-Chancellor could only recuse himself if he were still in office. Implicit in this position is that the Vice-Chancellor was acknowledged as still being in office despite his removal.”

    Babalakin faulted the terms of reference of the committee, which he claimed, were set to achieve a predetermined agenda.

    He added: “The terms of reference of the Visitation Panel clearly indicated to any discerning person that the Visitation Panel was empanelled to exonerate the Vice-Chancellor and implicate the Pro-Chancellor. “For easy reference, the terms of reference of the Visitation Panel are:

    • To review the report of the Council sub-committee on review of expenditure of the University of Lagos since May 2017 and make appropriate recommendations after affording all those indicted an opportunity to defend themselves;
    • To examine the steps taken by the Council leading to the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, and ascertain whether due process was followed as stipulated in the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2003, and the principle of fair hearing adhered to;
    • To determine whether the process (if any) leading to the appointment of the acting Vice Chancellor for the University was consistent with the provisions of the enabling Act;
    • To make appropriate recommendations including sanctions for all those found culpable by the special visitation team on the allegations contained in the report as well as other subsequent actions arising therefrom; and
    • To make any other recommendations that will assist the government to take decisions that will ensure peaceful, stable and effective administration of the University.

    “As stated earlier, the Vice-Chancellor was removed for various reasons and not just as a result of the findings contained in the Dagari Report. Items (b) and (c) were directed at the Pro-Chancellor and Governing Council.

    “Unfortunately, those items deal with the interpretation of the laws of the land. The appropriate forum to determine the laws of the land is a court of law or a judicial tribunal. It cannot be determined by academics of a different discipline no matter how distinguished. These terms of reference are ultra-vires the Visitation Panel as constituted.”

    Babalakin also alleged that the composition of the panel was awkward.

    He said he only appeared before the Panel in protest because the panel could not determine the issues before it

    He said: “The membership of the Visitation Panel is simply inappropriate in the circumstance. How can a committee of Vice-Chancellors determine the culpability or otherwise of the actions of a Pro-Chancellor and a Governing Council?”

    “On the face of it, it is simply wrong! Furthermore, the Vice-Chancellors on the Panel were drawn from relatively smaller universities who are not likely to have a comprehensive understanding of the procedure contained in the University of Lagos Act (as amended).

    “Even Vice-Chancellors of state universities were included. As Chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team, I know the challenges faced with the administration of state universities.

    “I only appeared before the Panel out of my very great respect for you, Sir. My training as a lawyer revealed to me very clearly, that the Panel was inappropriate for the assignment.

    “During my appearance, I made it very clear that I was appearing in protest and the Panel, as constituted, could not determine the issues before it. The active participation of the staff of the Ministry of Education in the Panel and their contributions throughout the sittings especially the hounding of witnesses who came to testify against the Vice-Chancellor was enough to show very clearly that the technocrats in the Ministry had a defined agenda.

    “Their obvious agenda was to humiliate the Governing Council. Sir, fortunately there is a verbatim recording of the proceedings of the Visitation Panel, and you may wish to direct objective persons to listen to the recording.

    “I am particularly relieved by the comment of the Chancellor of the University, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al Amin El-Kanemi CFR on the situation in the University. In a letter dated 15th September 2020 and addressed to your good self (which I was copied), His Royal Highness stated thus:

    “I have discovered that there are too many vested interests in this matter, who are not approaching the issues objectively. For this reason, I strongly advise that the Visitation Panel should not submit any formal report to the Minister that may hinder my ability to deal with the issues comprehensively”

    “I have served the university system in Nigeria with my heart and intellect. Amongst other offices, I was:

    • Pro-Chancellor, University of Maiduguri (2009 – 2013);
    • Chairman, Council of Pro-Chancellors of all Federal Universities (2009 – 2013);
    • Chairman, Federal Government Implementation Team of the 2009 Agreement (2009 – 2013);
    • Chairman, Federal Government Negotiation Team of the 2009 Agreement (2017 till date);\
    • Pro-Chancellor, University of Lagos (2017 till date).

    “These were made possible by a system that provided resources and also ensured proper monitoring of the resources.

    “The educational system in Nigeria requires more funding but most importantly, it requires prudent management of the limited resources.

    “It was my determination to ensure that the limited resources of the University of Lagos were properly utilized that motivated me to lead the Governing Council to take the decisions which the Governing Council took.”

    Babalakin said he had served the university system in Nigeria with my heart and intellect.

    “In all these positions that I have held, I did not receive any remuneration. Specifically:

    “I did not receive any sitting allowance. I did not receive any tickets or travel allowance.

    I did not receive or use any official car.

    In the University of Maiduguri and University of Lagos, I did not allow the institutions to provide me with food or drinks. I paid for every right or privilege that was conferred on me.

    “Even when I travelled to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, I paid for my ticket and my expenses.

    “I did not obtain any contract from the education sector in my relative long sojourn in the sector.

    “My motivation for my actions is that I had the best education that an intellect could provide in Nigeria and abroad. It is my fervent desire that every Nigerian should have the sort of opportunities I had.

    “I remain very grateful to all the members of the Federal Government team on the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, namely: Alhaji Ali Hussein; Rev. Yomi Kasali; Dr. Bayo Adaralegbe; and Dr. Saminu Dagari.

    “It would be very difficult to find a group of more selfless persons than these individuals. It is acutely hurtful that I am leaving before achieving our goal of sanitizing the University of Lagos, and turning it to a reference point in Africa and the world, rather than the unenviable poor position it now occupies.

    “Unfortunately, I must stand by principle. In a situation where my employers believe that the actions I took may not be right, the appropriate thing to do is bow out in honour. Sir, may the Almighty Allah continue to bless you.

  • Tension as Majority Leader, Deputy, Chief Whip of Imo Assembly tender resignation letter

    Three principal officers of the Imo House of Assembly on Tuesday in Owerri resigned their positions following alleged controversies surrounding the 2018 appropriation bill.

    The principal officers who resigned their positions are the Majority Leader, Lugard Osuji; his deputy, Kenneth Ibe; and the Chief Whip of the House, Marcel Odunze; all of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Tendering their resignation, the former majority leader said the action was in the `collective interest’ of the assembly.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that 17 of the 27 members of the assembly boycotted the plenary session and observed proceedings from the press gallery.

    There was a heavy presence of armed security personnel at the assembly earlier, prompting members to converge at the Speaker’s lodge.

    Meanwhile, the Speaker, Acho Ihim, announced the appointment of the member representing Ikeduru, Uche Oguwike, as the new Majority Leader and Chinedu Offor as the new Deputy Minority leader.

    Ihim also replaced the chief whip with Arthur Egwim, APC, representing Ideato North.

    The speaker said the action was in a bid to get over the `intrigues and counter-intrigues’ in the house.

    He said that the former principal officers were relieved of their duties before their resignation following a request by the APC in a letter signed by the state chairman, Hilary Eke, calling for their recall.

    Addressing journalists at the lodge, the minority leader of the House and representative of Ahiazu Mbaise, Ken Agbim, said that the lawmakers were acting in defence of democracy.

    Agbim described the presence of armed military and police officers at the assembly as an `attack on democracy’.

    According to him, the legislators had sought clarifications from the executive regarding the 2018 budget which was presented to the assembly on Dec. 28.

    “We needed some clarifications from the Executive concerning the budget and it is clear our questions did not go down well with the governor.

    “We believe what happened today is an attack on democracy and for the first time in a long time, we are trying to ensure our nascent democracy does not suffer,” he said.

    He also urged the state government to give the legislators the opportunity to work for their people, lamenting that they had been unable to execute constituency projects in their areas.

    Agbim, however, stressed that they were not fighting with the state government but to ensure that things were done the right way.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the lawmakers had earlier boycotted the presentation of the 2018 appropriation bill by Governor Rochas Okorocha last month.