Tag: Suspend
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Edo 2020: PDP suspends Kassim Afegbua for alleged anti-party activities
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended a key member of the party, Kassim Afegbua for anti-party activities. He was suspended for a period of one month effective from August 2, 2020. State Press Secretary. Chris Osa Nehikhare, in a statement on Sunday said Afegbua was found guilty of anti-party…
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JUST IN: Umahi suspends Auditor Generals indefinitely
Ebonyi Governor David Umahi on Monday indefinitely suspended the State AUditor General, Innocent Nweda with immediate effect. He also suspended the Auditor General for local government in the state, George Ukpai. Secretary to the State Government(SSG) Kenneth Ugbala announced this in a statement in Abakaliki, the state capital. The statement said their suspension was as…
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PDP suspends eight members for constituting rival caretaker committee
The Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has suspended eight members of the party. The ‘group of rascals’, as stated by Mr. John Akans, the committee’s head of media, were suspended for constituting a rival State’s Caretaker Committee. Akans, in a statement on Saturday, said the decision to suspend the erring…
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COVID-19: Wike Suspends LG Chairman, Deputy indefinitely over violation of ‘sit-at-home’ order
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has threatened that the state government will not hesitate to acquire any beer parlour or public drinking joint caught operating. On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the Governor in a television broadcast directed closure of all businesses in the state and ordered residents to sit at home. This was part…
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PDP suspends two ex-Ministers, one other for misconduct
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has suspended former FCT minister, Senator Solomon Ewuga and the 2019 deputy governorship candidate of the party Muhammed Onawo. The party’s publicity secretary, Muhammed Bwala who stated this on Wednesday in Lafia said, former Justice Minister, Musa Elayo was also suspended indefinitely by the party.…
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NHIS crisis: Governing boards have no power to suspend CEOs of parastatals – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Monday said governing boards of federal agencies or parastatals have no power to remove Chief Executive Officers appointed by the President. He said such boards may, however “articulate infractions, investigate wrongdoing and make recommendations to government through the supervisory ministry.” Mustapha made the clarification…
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JUST IN: APC suspends Shehu Sani indefinitely
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani. The party based its decision on the alleged disrespect for party rules, unguarded utterances against President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nasir El-Rufai and the executives of the party. Recall that the embattled senator had had a running battle…
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Presidency keeps mum as weekly FEC meeting is suspended
The Federal Government on Wednesday put off the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The meeting holds every Wednesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari presides over the meeting, while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo steps in whenever the President is not available. As of Wednesday, Buhari was rounding…
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Youth, women wing suspend Nwodo as Ohanaeze president
The crisis rocking the apex Igbo socio-political body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, escalated on Sunday as the youth wing of the association, Ohanaeze Youth Council, announced the ‘suspension’ of the President General, Chief Nnia Nwodo. The leadership of the women wing of association was part of the decision to suspend Nwodo, according to a statement made available…
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Why we may not suspend strike action now – Resident doctors
…accuse FG of breaching agreements signed with NARD of Wednesday Hope that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended was dashed on Friday as the federal government breached agreement reached with the doctors on Wednesday. Specifically, the government failed to pay the backlog of salary arrears to the…