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May 16, 2023 May 29: Police IG, Army Warns Subversive Elements
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May 29: Police IG, Army Warns Subversive Elements

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has sternly warned individuals and groups opposed to the inauguration of President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023.

The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, re-echoed the same to dissident groups that any threats to the transition programme and by extension to democracy in the country would be crushed.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, had earlier threatened to crack down on potential threats to national security and warned troublemakers not to test the will of the military.

Gusau, explained that the military stood by the warning it earlier issued to groups calling for an interim government.

“We are already doing our rehearsals for the march past parade,’’ he noted.

Addressing journalists at a press briefing at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja, the IG said the police and other security agencies are ready to deal with aggrieved political actors and their supporters plotting to scuttle the swearing-in programme.

He stated, “The Nigeria Police hereby sternly warns all political actors with subversion agenda and their collaborators, particularly, their foot soldiers who they are exposing to political radicalization and extremism to, henceforth, jettison their ongoing premeditated attempts to create tension within the national space with intention of derailing the May 29, 2023 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony.

“Any such persons, regardless of their political affiliations who continuously engage in acts that are inimical to our nation’s democratic and security interests should not be in doubt of the firm determination of the Nigeria police under my watch to closely collaborate with the law enforcement family and the intelligence community to defend our democracy, keep the internal security order stable and optimally deploy our common unique assets towards guaranteeing the successful conduct of the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony.’’

The police chief admonished the citizens to be mindful of the antics of political elements who may want to manipulate their political passion to advance parochial, undemocratic and unconstitutional objectives.

“They should resist such, go about their lawful businesses and prepare to be part of the advancement of our democratic journey as patriotic citizens by freely participating in the inauguration ceremonies, assured that the Nigeria Police have acquired adequate assets to guarantee their protection,’’ he admonished.

Baba further encouraged Nigerians to promptly report for appropriate law enforcement response to any attempts by the misguided political elements to infiltrate their ranks and engender political tension in the country.

May 12, 2023 President, Governors and Judges got N651m Hazard Allowance
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President, Governors and Judges got N651m Hazard Allowance

According to the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission(RMFAC), the President,  Muhammadu Buhari and his Vicet Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, and their deputies as weell as Judges across the country have enjoyed about N651.2m hardship allowance in the last eight years of the Buhari administration.

The hardship allowance, which is 50 per cent of the annual basic salary, is given to member of the executives and Judiciary.

The RMAFC document disclosed that the president is entitled to N1.76m annually as a hardship allowance. This means that within a period of eight years, Buhari would have earned N14.08m as hardship allowance.

The Vice President is entitled to N1.52m annually, which means that in eight years, Osinbajo would have earned N12.16m as hardship allowance.

While a state governor is entitled to N1.11m annually, a deputy state governor is entitled to N1.06m.

In eight years, the hardship allowance of the 36 state governors would have gulped N319.68m while that of their deputies would have gulped N305.28m.

In comparison, Nigerians are asking who determines the level of hardship faced by citizens and how they are compensated.

May 9, 2023 APC National Working Committee Endorses Akpabio to Lead 10th Senate
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APC National Working Committee Endorses Akpabio to Lead 10th Senate

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday announced the a former Governor of Akwa Ibom state and immedicate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, as the party’s choice candidate for Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly.

The ruling party also adopted the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, to be the next Deputy Senate President.

The APC zoned the Senate presidency to the South-South and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the North-West.

In the Green Chamber, the seat of Speaker of the House of Representatives was zoned to a Kaduna lawmaker, Tajudeen Abbas, while Ben Kalu, a reps-elect from South-East, has been nominated for the Deputy Speaker slot.

Rising from a crucial meeting of the National Working Committee of the party, the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, told journalists that only the zoning of the two principal offices in both the Senate and House of Representatives had so far been decided.

He further stated that the zoning and consensus candidates were done in consultation with the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at a meeting  held on Friday.

He said, “The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress met today (Monday) to consider reports of consultations and meetings held with the President-elect, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other party leaders and stakeholders on zoning arrangement for 10th National Assembly leadership positions.

“The NWC noted with respect the outcome of the meetings held between the President-elect and the leadership of the NWC. The NWC called for further and better consultation with necessary stakeholders in order to assure the support of the aspirants to the National Assembly leadership positions and members of the party nationwide

May 8, 2023 Action Alliance Withdraws Petition Against Tinubu as Presidential Tribunal Begins Seating
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Action Alliance Withdraws Petition Against Tinubu as Presidential Tribunal Begins Seating

The Action Alliance, one of the political parties that contested at the February 25 Presidential election,  has withdrawn its petition against the President-elect, Bola  Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.

The action was taken at the ongoing pre-hearing at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in cases disputing the outcome of the presidential election on Monday in Abuja.

The ruling All Progressives Congress’s Bola Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The commission announced that Atiku finished second with 6,984,520 votes, while Labour Party’s Peter Obi finished second with 6,101,533 votes.

However, Atiku, Obi, and other parties challenged INEC’s results and petitioned the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to overturn Tinubu’s victory.

On what to expect at today’s hearing, a senior lawyer in Tinubu’s camp told one of our correspondents on Sunday, “The only thing they will do is schedule the hearing, the number of witnesses, how many minutes the witness will use, and how to admit the documents; that’s what they call pre-trial.”

“They are going to prepare a timetable for the hearing of the cases, the number of days to be spent by the petitioners, the number of days to be spent by the respondents, how do we take in the documents, certified true copy of the documents, are they going to be admitted like that, or if there is an objection, how do we raise an objection to document?”

“Will the court write an objection ruling immediately, or will it write it in the cause of the main judgment?” That is what will happen tomorrow (Monday).”

In his 66-page appeal, Atiku asks the tribunal to proclaim him the winner of the race or to order a new election.

Obi, for his part, is asking the tribunal to invalidate Tinubu’s election in his case.

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