Tag: southwest
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Southwest Governors converge in Lagos to deliberate on proposed N62,000 Minimum Wage
Southwest governors are currently meeting behind closed doors in Lagos State. All Southwest governors have converged in Lagos to deliberate on the proposed 62,000 miminum wage. The meeting is being held behind closed doors.
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Tinubu reveals reason behind Akeredolu’s appointment as campaign coordinator
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given reason he appointed Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Southwest coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. Tinubu had in a letter appointed Akeredolu to head the Southwest campaign to push for his election as president in 2023.
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Owo attack: Akeredolu warns against visiting Southwest with war
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has warned that the people of the Southwest would not tolerate another unprovoked attack on the region under any guise. Akeredolu spoke on Tuesday at the Government House in Akure while receiving Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State, and Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of…
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NNPP: Kwankwaso urged to pick running mate from Southwest
New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential Flagbearer Rabiu Kwankwanso has been urged to pick a running mate from the Southwest. The Chairmen of the six South Western chapters of the NNPP made the call to him in Kano during the party’s meeting.
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Victims of kidnapping in Southwest paid over N3b to bandits in four years – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams says victims of kidnapping in the southwest region have paid over N3bn as ransom to their captors within the last four years. Adams said this during a conference organised by the Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG), on Thursday, August 19, 2021, in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.…
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Southwest assassinations: Bubble may burst soon– Gani Adams writes UN, US, others
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams sues for global intervention over the killings in the South-West region, saying that “the bubble may burst soon”. He made the call in a letter to the Secretary General, United Nations (UN), the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and the Secretary of State, United States. The…
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Presidency must shift to Southwest in 2023 – Senate President
Senate President Ahmed Lawan says power shift to the South-west in 2023 is the best honour that can be bestowed on the late Chief MKO Abiola. Lawan stated this in Yola, Adamawa State, in an interview with journalists. He, therefore, advised President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the APC, to take a step further by…