Today's Headline:APC Didn’t Fund Tinubu Gov Elect; Allege Lukman, Group Appt Osinbajo Global Advisor
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.
Energy Transition: Group appoints Ex-VP Osinbajo global advisor
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Nigeria’s immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been appointed as a “Global Advisor” on clean and sustainable energy access by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to meet critical climate goals during the next decade.
The organisation announced Mr Osinbajo’s appointment during a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday.
GEAPP is an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund.
In his remarks, Simon Harford, GEAPP chief executive officer, said the choice of Mr Osinbajo as a Global Advisor was informed by the former Vice President’s “phenomenal advocacy” prowess.
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“His Excellency is a phenomenal advocate, champion and case study for how a government, region and continent should think about this (climate change). That way of thinking, harnessing governments, and working together as governments is an enormous skill and background that he has that we can benefit from at GEAPP,” he said.
Zulum names ex-Minister Tijani SSG, retains ex-Chief of Staff
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Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of a former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Bukar Tijani as Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
He also approved the re-appointment of Prof. Isa Marte as his Chief of Staff.
The two appointments were announced by the governor’s Spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
Isa said that Zulum considered Tijani’s very high level experience from his services as minister from July 2011 to September 2013 and as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Director-General (ASG/ADG) of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Aside both offices, he also listed other national positions earlier held by the new SSG to include: National Coordinator for Nigeria’s National Programme for Agriculture and Food Security as well as his coordination of World Bank’s Fadama project.
My boss is recuperating well – Ondo Ag Gov
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The Ondo State Acting Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says he is in constant touch with Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who is recuperating in a hospital abroad.
Aiyedatiwa made this known on Tuesday in Akure, while reacting to some media reports he tagged: ‘faceless writers to fan ember of unity in the state”
The acting governor urged the general public, to as usual, ignore the unfortunate lies and subterfuge as the antics of desperate political gladiators across political divides.
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