Today's Headlines: APC Didn’t Fund Tinubu Elections-alleges Lukman, Osinbajo Gets New Appointment
APC didn’t fund Tinubu, govs’ elections, alleges Lukman
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The National Vice Chairman of North-West, Salihu Lukman, on Wednesday, disclosed that the ruling All Progressives Congress did not give President Bola Tinubu, governors and other candidates who contested the 2023 general election ‘a dime’ to fund the electioneering campaign.
Lukman stated that, unlike former President Muhammadu Buhari who was fortunate to have people mobilised money for his election, the former Lagos governor singlehandedly funded his presidential rallies.
“He (Tinubu) didn’t get a dime from the party. I challenge them. I’m making this public. Let them contradict me. Let them show evidence that that is not the case,” he said.
The Kaduna politician made the revelation at an emergency press conference held in Abuja to clear the allegation levelled against him by the leadership of the party.
The APC vice chairman stated that the non-availability of funds to the president and all candidates of the party in the build-up to the 2023 general elections was unprecedented, adding that even the ‘disastrous’ Osun election was well funded.
When asked to clarify if the same treatment was meted out to the immediate past president in 2015 and 2019, Lukman shook his head.
Former Vice President Osinbajo gets new appointment
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The former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been appointed Global Advisor to the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).
While announcing the appointment on its Twitter on Tuesday, the organisation wrote: “The @EnergyAlliance is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nigeria former VP, HE @ProfOsinbajo, as a Global Advisor, guiding our mission to accelerate #cleanenergy deployment in emerging economies.”
Osinbajo also confirmed his appointment in a series of tweets on his official handle Tuesday evening.
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Subsidy: Tinubu Calls For Patience, Promises To Roll Out Palliatives
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Against the backdrop of the removal of fuel subsidy, President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to be patient, promising that he will come up with palliatives to assuage the sufferings.
The Chairman of the class of 1999 Governors, Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State, conveyed the President’s message after a closed-door meeting of the class of 1999 Governors, in the Council Chamber at the Aso Villa in Abuja.
Addressing State House correspondents, the former governor, who expressed the President’s dream to foster a better nation, asserted that the issue of subsidy is gone forever, expressing the belief that the situation will soon normalise.
The group’s chairman further underlined that all hands be on deck to foster a greater nation, particularly as the issues are beyond party politics.
The former class of 1999 Governors, now 26 of them, congratulated the President on his emergence as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as they held discussions on issues of insecurity in the country, unemployment and electricity, geared towards the nations development.
Reps To Probe Alleged Killings By Soldiers In Enugu.
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, said it will investigate an allegation of the gruesome murder of Nigerians by soldiers in Enugu StateThe House passed the resolution following a motion by a member, Cyriacus Umeha, who calling for punishment of those found culpable.
He alleged that on June 29, 2023, licensed local vigilantes operating under the Enugu State Neighbourhood Security Guards responding to a distress call about banditry and kidnapping, were shot dead at close range, by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, 82 Division Enugu at Eke in the Udi Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, the soldiers claimed that the victims, including some passers-by, were the actual kidnappers even when the vigilantes were in their traditional security uniforms and also showed their identification cards.
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