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April 10, 2024 Civil Societies Organizations Query The Social Register In Akwa Ibom
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Civil Societies Organizations Query The Social Register In Akwa Ibom

Civil Societies Organisation (CSO) in Akwa Ibom state has raised concerns over the criteria and processes involved in the selection of persons which made up the State’s Social Register.

 

This is coming on the heels of Akwa Ibom People expressing worries that the indigent citizens who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of the intervention found it difficult to have their names on the register.

 

The Akwa Ibom state Social Register serves as a document that enables the poorest of the poor who are prime targets of the intervention to benefit maximally in the Bulk Purchase programme.

 

Reacting to this during Inspiration FM’s Talking point today, the Akwa Ibom State CSO Chairman, Mr. HARRY UDOH said that lack of proper management of the register will give room to politicians having slots and using such to settle those close to them.

April 10, 2024 Court to Arraign Ganduje Over Bribery, Diversion and Misappropriation of Funds
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Court to Arraign Ganduje Over Bribery, Diversion and Misappropriation of Funds

, the Kano High Court will arraign the immediate past governor of Kano State, ABDULLAHI GANDUJE, on charges bothering on allegations of bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds.

 

The arraignment which is slated to take place on 17th April, 2024, includes the purported acceptance of 413,000 Dollars and 1.38 Billion Naira in bribes by the immediate past governor of Kano State, ABDULLAHI GANDUJE,

 

The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, HARUNA DEDERI, who confirmed the development, said GANDUJE would be arraigned alongside his wife and six others.

 

The accused individuals, as listed in the writ of summon, include Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd, Safari Textiles Ltd, and Lesage General Enterprises.

 

The Kano State Government, which initiated the criminal suit against the eight respondents, has declared its readiness to present 15 witnesses to testify before Justice USMAN NA’ABA of State High Court number four.

April 10, 2024 Atiku Demands Full Cost of Lagos – Calabar Highway Project
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Atiku Demands Full Cost of Lagos – Calabar Highway Project

the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, has challenged President BOLA TINUBU to disclose the full cost of the Lagos-Calabar highway project.

 

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant, PHRANK SHAIBU, to former Vice President, that TINUBU administration could not continue to keep silent on how much public funds would be spent on the project at a time when Nigeria was still facing dire economic challenges.

 

The former Vice President had earlier questioned the TINUBU administration’s decision to award the contract to Gilbert Chagoury’s Hitech without competitive bidding, wondering why administration released N1.06tn for the pilot phase of the project.

April 10, 2024 President Tinubu, Pastor Umo Eno, Others Felicitate Nigerians at Eid El Fitr
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President Tinubu, Pastor Umo Eno, Others Felicitate Nigerians at Eid El Fitr

President BOLA AHMED TINUBU has felicitated the Muslim Ummah at Eid-el-Fitr, an auspicious occasion that signifies the end of Ramadan.

 

To mark the season, The President saluted the Muslim faithful in Nigeria and all around the world, praying that their supplications and sacrifices this season and after will receive the fitting rewards from Almighty Allah.

 

President TINUBU therefore appealed to all citizens to come together and rededicate themselves to the noble duty of building the nation.

 

IN THE SAME VEIN, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor UMO ENO has held an Iftar with the Muslim community in the State, at Government House, Uyo.

 

Led by the leadership of the Akwa Ibom Council of Islamic Affairs (AKCIA) which comprises, the Chairman, League of Imams in the State, Imam ABUBAKAR SADIQ, amongst others, the Governor thanked the Muslim community for their support during last year’s election and for maintaining the harmonious relationship that has existed in the State.

 

He urged the Arewa community to ensure the herders in their midst conduct themselves and business appropriately to avoid destruction of farmlands as famers return to their farms in the state.

 

The Governor thereafter, announced a 200 million interest-free loan to the Arewa Community, saying the same interest free loan would be extended to the Yoruba Community; the Igbo and the Niger-Delta communities.

 

 

The state executive further used the opportunity to appoint Mr. EMMANUEL OGBOLE as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Non-Indigenes’ Affairs and Alhaji IBRAHIM ILIYA as the Special Assistant, Arewa Community.

 

Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the League of Imams, Akwa Ibom State, Alhaji ABUBAKAR SADIQ had thanked the Governor for the love and cordial relationship that has existed with the Muslim community in the State.

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