Today's Headlines: Declare Obi winner of 2023 polls, as in Uzodinma’s case in 2020 — Ngogbehei begs Court, Biden enthusiastic about NATO unity, solidarity
Declare Obi winner of 2023 polls, as in Uzodinma’s case in 2020 — Ngogbehei begs Court
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Mr. Marcel Ngogbehei, the Director-General of Good Governance Institute (GGI), and Leader of the Obidient Movement, has urged the courts to declare Peter Obi the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election.
He made the plea, echoing the decision rendered by the Supreme Court in the Imo Governorship election on January 14th, 2020.
Recall that the court recalculated the results after reviewing them and determining significant irregularities in the collation of votes.
Based on this review, the court declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the election, despite INEC initially placing him in third place.
According to Ngogbehei, applying the same approach in Obi’s case would prevent additional national expenditure and allete distress.
Biden enthusiastic about NATO unity, solidarity
At 2:15 p.m. local time, on 11 July, US President Joseph Biden entered the 74th North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s meeting of the North Atlantic Council with other heads of state. Sweden, which seeks to join NATO, also attended. The meeting is taking place in the Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Center. Just minutes before Mr Biden’s entry into the meeting, his defence minister, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had also just entered the meeting.
Although President Recep Erdoğan of Türkiye had entered before President Biden, there was no evidence of the two presidents interacting. As leaders took to their seats, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak sat at Mr Biden’s right, while Mr Erdogan was seated to Mr Sunak’s right. Mr Sunak could be seen talking, albeit briefly, with Mr Erdoğan with the help of a translator.
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When the meeting began, Mr Stoltenberg talked about Finland having recently joined NATO. In response, Mr Biden clapped promptly and enthusiastically. Similarly, when Mr Stoltenberg said Sweden would also soon join NATO, Mr Biden pumped his fist and clapped. “This will bring Ukraine closer to NATO,” said Mr Stoltenberg, adding in his remakes that unity and solidarity among them are key and “are irreplaceable pillars of our success.”
NHRC Pledges Commitment To Enforcement Of Women’s Rights
The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, has assured Nigerians that the agency would continue to promote gender equality and enforce women’s rights in line with the Maputo Protocol.
This was contained in a statement by Ojukwu yesterday in Abuja to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Maputo Protocol.
Ojukwu said the protocol is an essential instrument for the advancement of women’s rights on the African continent.
He added that this event is a significant milestone and acknowledges the strides made towards gender equality in the African Continent.
“The protocol offers protection from discrimination, gender-based violence, harmful practices, armed conflicts, disabilities, and distress amongst others.
“ It further offers guarantee to African women ‘s right to dignity, integrity and security of person, equality in marriage and before the law, political participation, social welfare and economic empowerment, inheritance, sustainable development, health and reproductive rights,” he said.
Akume Congratulates Tinubu As ECOWAS Chairman
Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the 36th chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Tinubu became ECOWAS chairman through a unanimous endorsement at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau yesterday.
In a press statement issued on Monday by the director of information in the office of the SGF, Willy Bassey, Akume expressed confidence that with the president’s emergence as the chairman of ECOWAS, it would usher in refreshing season of democratic stability in the sub-region and cooperation among member states in order to realise the dreams and aspirations of its founding fathers.
He hoped that his tenure would bring abundant blessings and prosperity to member states with the expected flourishing of economic activities, improvements in security and safety of lives and property among member states.
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