Today's Headlines: Tinubu appoints Nyesom Wike as FCT minister, Umahi, Works; Imo Guber: Promote peace, eschew violence – NOA tells stakeholders, seeks support to end voter apathy
Tinubu Appoints Nyesom Wike As FCT Minister; Umahi, Works
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Tinubu also appointed the immediate past Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works.
Wike earlier said President Tinubu would not regret nominating him as a minister in his cabinet.
Wike stated this when he appeared before the red chamber for screening on Monday, July 31, 2023.
He said he initiated and completed many projects in Rivers State as governor.
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Imo guber: Promote peace, eschew violence – NOA tells stakeholders, seeks support to end voter apathy
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Ahead of Imo State governorship election, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has charged relevant stakeholders to promote peace and support the agency’s mission to mobilize the electorate and ensure free and fair elections during the off-season polls.
The Director-General of NOA, Garba Abari, made the call on Wednesday, while flagging off the agency’s off-season governorship polls sensitization campaign on the new Electoral Act, civic participation, and peaceful election in Owerri, Imo State capital.
Abari was concerned about the comparatively low voter participation despite what seemed to be Nigerians’ enthusiasm for the 2023 general election.
The NOA boss further said the level of violence, manipulations, and desperation exhibited during elections have generally given democracy a bad name, and all of us as Nigerians have a duty to put a stop to that.
Nasarawa Guber: PDP to present witness against Sule, APC
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said its Candidate, David Ombugadu is ready to present its witness and other critical documents before the tribunal.
At the resumed hearing of the petition by the People’s Democratic Party and its gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election, David Ombugadu, against Abdullahi Sule, Independent National Electoral Commission and the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday.
The petitioners said they were ready to close the case brought before the governorship election tribunal sitting in Lafia.
Counsel to PDP and its candidate, Emmanuel David Ombugadu, Samuel Okutekp (SAN) insisted that the INEC Director of ICT present certified documents, including Form EC8A, Form EC8B, during the tribunal sitting as it will aid the tribunal and the petitioner.
ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger unrest
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The military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States will meet on Thursday and Fiday in Accra, Ghana amid tensions over a possible military intervention in Niger, according to Ghana’s army spokesman.
ECOWAS member states had initially mulled a military intervention against those who carried out Niger’s coup, and the bloc’s heads of state had ordered a military force to be readied to restore constitutional order during a special summit, but they said a peaceful resolution of the conflict should continue to be pursued.
ECOWAS defence ministers and military chiefs already met a week after the coup in Niger and drafted deployment plans after they had issued an ultimatum against them.
Of the 15 ECOWAS members, Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin and Guinea-Bissau declared their willingness to provide troops in the case of an intervention.
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