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August 10, 2024 Nasarawa State Governor Confirms Access to N573b World Bank Loan to Nigerian States
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Nasarawa State Governor Confirms Access to N573b World Bank Loan to Nigerian States

Nasarawa State Governor, ABDULLAHI SULE has confirmed that his state accessed the N573 billion World Bank loan received by states across the country.

SULE indicated during a Live Television programme that the funds were meant for infrastructural projects and not to cushion the effects of hardship faced by Nigerians.

Over the past nine months, the Federal Government disbursed over N500 billion to state governors to fight poverty in their domain and this was noted in President BOLA AHMED TINUBU’s nationwide Broadcast in response to the #EndBadGovernance protest.

Many Nigerians, including human rights lawyer, FEMI FALANA, had challenged states and the FCT to explain how they spent the money they received from the World Bank.

Affirming the receipt of the funds, Governor SULE explained that states received the money in batches, with the latest received in June, 2024.

It is however a different story coming out from Oyo state, where the Governor has denied taking part in the ₦570bn hardship grant claimed to have been given to the state governments by the Federal Government.

In a newsletter personally signed by the governor, SEYI MAKINDE and shared on his X handle on Thursday, the Governor said that the state was not in the know of such a grant.

MAKINDE’s denial comes on the heels of controversies that has greeted the nationwide hunger and hardship protests

August 10, 2024 #EndBadGovernance Protests End on Day 10
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#EndBadGovernance Protests End on Day 10

As the #EndBadGovernance protest which started on August 1, 2024 hits its last day today, August 10, 2024, and there is relative calm in some parts of the country where violence had erupted.

Recall that the Nigerian government had asked for protesters to embrace dialogue and aim at entrenching peace rather than resort to violent agitations.

In the wake of Government’s reaction to the concerns raised by the Protesters and Nigerian citizens, there are pointers by the Federal Government that the sub-nationals have received increased allocations in the last one year.

Figures of allocations in billions of naira sent to states of the federation, with what has accrued to the Local government areas have been published by the Office of Accountant General of the federation.

Speaking to allocations this development, Team lead, Follow the Money initiative implemented by Connected Development, MR UBONG EKPE said it is time to give priority to the checks and balances responsibility by the arms of government.

Mr UBONG EKPE in an exclusive interview with Inspiration FM news said it is time for the Akwa Ibom state house of Assembly to properly carry out their oversight function.

August 10, 2024 Obasanjo Calls For Change in Ways of Government Administration
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Obasanjo Calls For Change in Ways of Government Administration

former President of Nigeria, Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, has identified purposeful leadership and team work, as factors that can bring positive change and development to the country noting that Nigeria, as a nation cannot progress without changes in the way governance is administered.

The former President stated this when he played host to six lawmakers from the House of Representatives, who co-sponsored bills seeking a single six-year term for the president and governors and power rotation between the northern and southern parts of the country, led by Hon. UGOCHINYERE IKENGA, representing the Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta.

The lawmakers also co-sponsored a bill seeking for a single day for presidential, governorship, national assembly, and state assembly elections.

Speaking on the demands of the #EndBadGovernance protesters, OBASANJO said their demands were very legitimate, saying that the government should listen and hear their cry, and stop deceiving the masses that all is well.

August 10, 2024 ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Want the Return of Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger
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ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Want the Return of Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West Africa States has called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional bloc.

Speaking in Abuja while on a visit to the National Counter Terrorism Centre, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff and Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General CHRISTOPHER MUSA, said their return is necessary to defeat the increasing insecurity ravaging the region, especially insurgency.

General MUSA disclosed that efforts are ongoing on the part of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff to ensure the three countries are back, as he again reiterates the need for all hands to be on deck to curtail insecurity in West Africa.

The National Coordinator Counter-terrorism Centre, Major General ADAMU LAKA who played host to the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff harped on the need for cooperation among the West African countries to defeat terrorism.

General LAKA added that countries in the region must share experiences as one of the ways to combat terrorism.

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