Today's Headlines: Don’t Form Alliance Against Tinubu-Ohanaeze Advises Obi, Abuja Turned To slum-Wike
Don’t form alliance against Tinubu, Ohanaeze advises Obi
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Peter Obi to join forces with President Bola Tinubu rather than his counterparts from the Peoples Democratic Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso respectively.
In a statement on Monday, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro said the alliance would die on arrival because Nigerians will reject Kwankwaso or Atiku.
Isiguzoro noted that any coalition that seeks to jeopardise Tinubu’s administration will fail.
He added that Nigerians are very much aware Atiku will never support Obi to emerge leader of the opposition because he is desperate to become president, so they won’t support any coalition that involves him.The statement partly reads, “Peter Obi, Atiku, and Kwankwaso’s plan to take power from APC is not only a pipe dream but satanic.
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, insisted that the ongoing reported talk between the opposition political party leaders is a welcome development as it will put the APC-led Federal Government on its toes to ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration delivers all the campaign promises to Nigerians.
“But anything contrary to these is regarded as the inconsiderate pursuits of drowning politicians whose aims are satanic, mischievous, but laughable. Ohanaeze Ndigbo observed that there is the possibility of a collapse in their talks because Nigerians will not accept Atiku or Kwankwaso as the leaders of the alliance.
Abuja’s turned to slum — Wike.
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Newly sworn in Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, declared that Abuja had turned to a slum city, vowing to bring back the capital city to “where it ought to be”.
Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, made the point during his maiden conference, adding that he had not come to Abuja to fly any party’s flag.
Being a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he was asked whether he would fly the national flag and that of his party or that of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
His response: “Why should anyone be bothered about what party flag I will be flying? Okay, bring PDP flag, I will fly it, bring Labour Party, LP, flag, I will fly it.
“The FCT is in this state and you think the people are bothered about the party flag I fly? I will fly the Nigerian flag and ensure the FCT returns to the dreams of the founding fathers.
“We will bring FCT back to where it ought to be. So many people have complained that this is not the FCT of the founding fathers. We must tackle issue of security. FCT should be where people come for holidays.
“Abuja has turned to a slum city. Sanitation is bad with refuse everywhere. We cannot allow that. We will look at issues of waste disposals.
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Akpabio: N’Delta women storm NASS Sept 26, want Senate President Out
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Women under the aegis of Niger Delta Women League NDWL have vowed to march on the National Assembly in September 26 to demand for the resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The women disclosed this in a statement issued Monday in Abuja.
Those signed the statement are the National President, Hon. Sheila Abiye Tamuno; Rivers state Coordinator, Ajemina Gobo; Bayelsa State Co-ordinator, Madam Eureal Allagoa; Cross River State Co-coordinator, Elizabeth Moses Bassey; Imo State Coordinator, Eucharia Ezidimma Ewurum; and, Edo State Coordinator, Madam Isesele Francisca Ofure.
Others are the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Madam Unwana Ibanga; Ondo state Coordinator, Madam Okubakere Ominisan; Delta State Coordinator, Madam Happy Otojareri; Abia state Coordinator, Madam Amarachi Lydia Clairebelle Ijezie; and FCT Coordinator, Amb. Ojineme Enakheme.
Part of the statement reads; “Given the prevailing economic hardship foisted on the common man, by the ill-thought fuel subsidy removal, without necessary measures on ground to cushion the adverse ripples therefrom, Akpabio’s unguarded statements comes wielding the gavel to seal a celebration of an elite 10th Senate over the sufferings of the masses.
Subsidy palliative: Soludo promises bags of rice for 300,000 households, exempts poor from tax.
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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has announced incentives to cushion the effect of the hardship caused by the removal of subsidy from petrol.
The governor made the pronouncement on Monday, stating that over 300,000 households will receive bags of rice from the state government.
Soludo, in a statement he personally signed, said: “Anambra State Government will be distributing rice to over 300,000 households in the coming weeks across the 326 wards in Anambra.
“The following highly vulnerable persons are exempted from all forms of taxation/levies. Hawkers, wheel barrow and truck pushers, vulcanizers, artisans, okada drivers, petty traders with capital of less than N100,000; etc.
“The IGR payments of all transporters; Keke, minibus, etc are hereby reduced by 20% with effect from September 01, 2023
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