Tag: Tenure Elongation
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Tenure elongation disincentive to growth of democracy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the desire of some leaders to remain in power, after completion of their constitutional terms in office, easily results in violence, loss of lives and displacements across the continent.
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Tenure elongation: Buhari will step down on May 29th – Presidency replies Clarke
The Presidency has dismissed Chief Roberts Clarke’s call for the extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by six months. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He restated that Buhari would handover to democratically elected winners of the forthcoming 2023 general…
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Senate President, Lawan distances self from alleged plot to elongate Buhari’s stay in office
Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday rubbished claim he said he would not mind a constitutional amendment to allow unlimited term of office for President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement issued by Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, said the office of the President of the Senate has noted a tweet…
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Lagos #EndSARS panel gets three month tenure elongation
The tenure of the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution For Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters has been extended for another three months. The new date has been fixed for July 19 which is against the earlier deadline of April 19, 2021. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the panel was inaugurated by the…
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Just in: Court dismisses motion seeking to stop tenure elongation for IGP Adamu
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a motion seeking an order restraining Mr Mohammed Adamu from parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the ruling following a motion exparte with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/106/21 filed by Maxwell Opara, a legal practitioner, and argued by his lawyer, Ugochukwu Ezekiel. Arguing…
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APC congresses: Triumph of tenure elongation proponents, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Except in a few states, where the rug was rudely pulled from under the feet of so-called “leaders” of the party, proponents of the aborted tenure elongation for officials of the ruling All Progressives Congress dominated the contentious May 5 (and even Saturday’s May 12) congresses held across the country. Thus, the…
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Court dismisses suit against tenure extension for Oyegun, others
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed two suits challenging the attempt by All Progressives Congress to extend the tenure of its National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, and those of other officials of the party at the national, state, local government and ward levels. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in two separate judgments, held that the…
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‘Oyegun never asked for tenure elongation as APC chair’
Former Governor of Abia State and a chieftian of the ruling a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Orji Uzor Kalu has said the embattled chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun never asked for the extension of his tenure as chairman. The former governor also revealed there was no division in the leadership of…
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Tenure Elongation: Lalong committee submits report
The technical committee on All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) tenure elongation submitted its report on Friday. Giving the document to the party´s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, in Abuja, the committee’s Chairman, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, urged the party leadership to painstakingly study the recommendations. He said that if the recommendations…
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Why we rejected tenure elongation for Oyegun, others – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Friday revealed why his colleague governors rejected the tenure elongation bid of the National Executive Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor said while he was not part of the tenure elongation idea said those of them who were not in support of the…