Today's Headlines: Appointing Only Five Ministers From S'East Unfair–Ohanaeze;Oshiomhole Blasts Shaibu, says APC not house of Rehabilitation
Appointing Only Five Ministers From South-East Unfair, Unjust – Ohanaeze
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The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has decried President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of only five ministers from the South-East, describing it as “unfair and unjust”.
The group expressed their displeasure in a statement signed by its President General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Thursday.
Ohanaeze recalled that the states and geopolitical zones were created by the military administrations, saying Igbos did not play much part in the process.
It noted that the South-East is shortchanged by the fact it has only five states while other geopolitical zones have a minimum of six.
President Tinubu nominate 48 candidates for ministerial positions and they have all been screened by the Senate. The five nominees from the South-East include Nkiru Onyejiocha (Abia), Uju Ohaneye (Anambra), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Uche Nnaji (Enugu) and Doris Uzoka (Imo).
Ohanaeze is now demanding “justice, fairness and equity for every ethnic group in Nigeria including the Igbo.
“The Recall that the states and geopolitical zones were created by the military administrations. All honest Nigerians know that the Igbo did not play much part during this exercise.
“As a result, the South East was shortchanged with five (5) states while other zones have a minimum of six (6) states. This situation has placed the South East in a very difficult position, politically, economically, and socially.
Oshiomhole Blasts Shaibu, says APC not house of Rehabilitation
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Senator representing Edo North senatorial district Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday reprimanded Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, saying that the party is not prepared to welcome him as it is not a rehabilitation centre or an Internally Displaced Persons’ camp.
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Atiku Planning To Contest Again In 2027– Adeyanju
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Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political commentator, has claimed that the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is planning to contest in 2027.
Adeyanju made the remark while noting that Atiku and his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi are heartless and selfish politicians.
Tweeting, Adeyanju said Atiku and Obi made things easy for the All Progressives Congress, APC, to win the 2023 presidential election.
According to Adeyanju: “Atiku is planning to contest again in 2027. Politicians are heartless and selfish, gosh! The selfishness of Atiku and Obi put Nigeria in this mess today. $1 is 960.
“Atiku and Obi made everything easy for APC. They are to blame, not their supporters.
“The people who voted for Tinubu are a constant problem we have to keep dealing with even beyond 2027.”
INEC Still Open To future Collaboration with EU — Yakubu
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The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the commission is still open to future collaboration with European Union (EU) despite the complaints that trailed the unfavourable report from the subnational union against its conduct of the 2023 general election.
He made the declaration in his remarks at the handover of the innovation technology tools facilitated by Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) in Abuja on Thursday.
Yakubu also noted that the commission will closely examine the tools with a view to adopting or tweaking them to meet the immediate and emergent challenges in the conduct of elections.
He emphasised that though core electoral activities are funded by the federal government as a sovereign responsibility, DAI, however provided support towards capacity building, technical support, printing of non-sensitive reports and information flyers.
The electoral umpire boss equally expressed happiness that some of the tools developed in collaboration with DAI are handed over to the commission.
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