Today's Headlines: Melaye: Yahaya Bello Has Destroyed Kogi, Permanent Secretaries Now Taking Okada To Work, Niger Coup: Tinubu Meets With ECOWAS President, Abdulsalami
Melaye: Yahaya Bello Has Destroyed Kogi, Permanent Secretaries Now Taking Okada To Work
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Dino Melaye, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state, has accused the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello, of destroying the state to the point that Permanent Secretaries now go to work through the use of commercial motorcycles known as okada.
Speaking when the PDP Campaign Council for the election met at the party headquarters in Abuja, Melaye expressed confidence that he will be the next governor of the state.
He promised to govern with the fear of God if given the opportunity to serve the people.
He said: “Kogi today in Nigeria is the only state where there is government without governance. As I speak with you permanent secretaries are taking Okada to office in Kogi, our roads are death traps, the new specialist Hospital in Okene, no bed, no drugs, insecurity is pervasive, killing is the order of the day. But I want to announce to you that we will build a new Kogi state and do things differently. We are going to govern with the fear of God.
Niger Coup: Tinubu Meets With ECOWAS President, Abdulsalami
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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray; and former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, at the Aso Villa.
The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Nuhu Ribadu, was also in the meeting held to discuss the coup in neighbouring Niger Republic.
Abdulsalami had led ECOWAS delegation to Niger over the weekend for “final” negotiations for a return of power to deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
Abdulsalami briefed Tinubu in his capacity as ECOWAS chairperson on the details of the meeting with the junta leaders.
After his meeting with Tinubu on Tuesday, the envoy said he is hopeful that diplomacy will help resolve the political situation in Niger Republic without a recourse to the use of the military option.
Ensure workers get dignifying wages’ — rep hails Lalong on ministerial inauguration
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Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the house of representatives, has congratulated Simon Lalong on his swearing-in as minister of labour and employment.
Lalong, a former governor of Plateau, and 44 other appointees took the oath of office as ministers on Monday before President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
In a statement congratulating Lalong, Gagdi, who represents Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency of Plateau, said the former governor’s appointment as a minister is based on merit.
“On this occasion of your inauguration as the Minister of Labour and Employment in the ‘Renewed Hope’ cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I celebrate you and dare say it is a testimony of your unrivalled record as having the most labour-friendly administration in Plateau State when you held sway as the Governor for eight years,” the statement reads.
Minister: Nigerians will see difference in education sector when our tenure ends
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Tahir Mamman, the new minister of education, says Nigerians will see a difference in the sector at the end of his tenure.
Mamman, who spoke on Monday at an event organised by the Adamawa community in Abuja in his honour, promised to accomplish the “renewed hope agenda” of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, to transform the education sector.
“By God’s grace, we intend to work and by the time we serve our tenure, Nigerians will see the difference,” he said.
“We know how critical the ministry is. It is the ministry that produces lawyers, doctors, engineers and others. If we are able to get things right, it will be for our betterment.”
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