Today's Headlines: Tinubu Condemns Gabon Coup, Says Rule Of Law Must Not Perish In Africa; Conduct Credible LG Polls, Diri Urges BYSIEC
Tinubu Condemns Gabon Coup, Says Rule Of Law Must Not Perish In Africa
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that country.
Tinubu’s reaction came hours after a group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, while speaking with State House correspondents, expressed Tinubu’s belief that the rule of law and a faithful recourse to the constitutional resolution of electoral disputes must not be allowed to perish in Africa.
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is watching developments in Gabon very closely with deep concern for the country’s sociopolitical stability and the seeming autocratic contagion apparently spreading across different regions of our beloved continent,” he said.
“The president, as a man who has made significant personal sacrifices in his own life, in the cause of advancing and defending democracy, has all of the unwavering belief that power belongs in the hands of Africa’s great people, and not in the barrel of a loaded gun.”
Conduct Credible LG Polls, Diri Urges BYSIEC
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Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has charged newly sworn in commissioners of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) to conduct a free, fair and credible local government election that will be acceptable to all political parties.
Diri gave the charge on Wednesday during the swearing-in of three BSIEC commissioners inside the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Yenagoa.
The commissioners are Remember Ogbe, Amafini Zipadou and Marshall Abraham. They are all returning members of the commission.
Diri said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, that by their appointment he had fulfilled the constitutional requirement of the electoral body.
He stated that he expects the commission to be a truly unbiased umpire who will not be influenced even by the state government.
Distribution Of 250,000 Bags Of Rice Palliatives In First Phase Begins In Kwara
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Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of rice palliatives to the most vulnerable persons in the state, with the committee saying it would share at least 250,000 10kg bags in the first phase.
In what was an attempt to ensure nonpartisanship, fairness and equity, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on August 22 inaugurated the 12-person committee to coordinate the distribution of the palliatives purchased with the N2bn so far received from the Federal Government.
At the flag off of the distribution in Ilorin, the state capital, the Governor said the palliatives are only a show of empathy with the people as more sustainable initiatives are being implemented in phases.
ICAO Safety Audit: No Stone Will Be Left Unturned – Keyamo
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LAGOS – Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Ation and Aerospace Development has assured that the Federal Government would leave no stone unturned in a bid to ensure total success in the ongoing International Civil Ation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), which commenced on Wednesday in Abuja.
Keyamo, though, said the country was not new to audits, but emphasised that the government would not take the current one with levity.
A statement by Mr. Tunde Moshood, Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the minister said that Keyamo made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with the ICAO team.
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