Tag: southern governors
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Akeredolu carpets Buhari’s minister again, insists Southern Governors ban on open grazing, others irreversible
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Monday reiterated that the ban on open grazing by Southern state governors is irreversible. He said all governors were in agreement on full autonomy for the Judiciary and Local Governments administration. He spoke at the 2021 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-SPIDEL) annual conference in Ibadan. “The southern governors at our…
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Asaba Accord: Why Northerners feel threatened by Southern Governors’ decisions – Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has disclosed that northern elite kicked against Southern governors’ Asaba accord because the North was afraid that the South had woken up and “may finally attain their independence”. The senior lawyer was reacting to the opposition mounted by the Governor of Kogi State, Mr.…
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Southern Governors Friendly Rebellion and the Perils of Indifference By the Presidency, By Magnus Onyibe
Magnus Onyibe Insecurity in Nigeria and the inevitability of falling back on ethnic faultlines have become a reoccurring phenomenon in Nigeria. That is what on Monday, the 11th day of the month of May compelled the governors of the 17 southern states to meet in Asaba, Delta state capital. The mission was to deliberate on…
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Open Grazing Ban: You have a terrible, anachronistic mindset, Gov Akeredolu tells AGF Malami
Emman Ovuakporie Apparently disappointed by the comments of the Attorney General to Government of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami on ban of open grazing in Southern Nigeria, Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has said the minister has a terrible and anachronistic mindset. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the governor’s reaction on Malami’s comment in a statement…
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Malami tackles Southern governors: ‘Banning open grazing is like banning spare part sales’
Attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami said the resolve to ban open grazing by southern governors is equivalent to prohibiting spare parts trading in the north. Recall that southern governors recently made a resolution to ban open grazing and the movement of cattle by foot, after a meeting in Asaba, Delta state. The resolutions of…
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Macaulay commends Southern Governors, chides Lawan for nation’s ills
A former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has lauded Governors of the Southern States of the federation for their stance over the challenges defying the Nigerian state. Besides, he took a swipe at those attacking the Governors over their call for national dialogue, restructuring, ban on open grazing, among others,…
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Insecurity: Emulate Southern Govs, Hon Teejay Yusuf tells Northern Governors
…condemns over-dependence on federal statutory allocations A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Teejay Yusuf has said Southern governors’ non-partisan objectivity deserves applause. According to Yusuf (PDP, Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency) those with conscience among Northern Governors should follow suit by supporting the objective recommendations of their southern counterparts, without political, ethnic or religious sentiments.…
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Rumblings from the South – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside. The amalgamation of Southern and Northern Nigeria protectorates in 1914 to form the Nigerian state seems unfinished. Since this union, there has been constant and continuous agitation for a national debate, under different brand names, to discuss the existence and future of the country. During periods of crisis, these divergent protectorates, although…
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Restructuring: Concretise your demands, Group tells Southern Governors
A group known as South South Study Group (3SG) on Sunday asked Southern Governors to concretise their demands on restructuring by going a step further to initiate collective action. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the group commended the governors for this unprecedented consensus and gladly joined them to emphasize the imperative of restructuring. The group urged the…
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What Gbajabiamila said about Southern Governors’ calls for restructuring – Reps
The House of Representatives has said that Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila is not opposed to the call by Southern Governors for the restructuring of the country. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that seventeen (17) Southern Governors had convened on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital and had demanded for the nation’s restructuring, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to…