Today's Headlines: Tinubu Meets Akpabio, Coup: It’s needless for Nigeria to declare war on Niger Republic, CSOs, lawyers tell Tinubu
Tinubu Meets Senate President Akpabio
Photo Credit:The Nation papers
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the State House, Abuja.
The meeting is coming moments after the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly went into a frenzy while screening one of President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Festus Keyamo.
Akpabio arrived the Villa around 2.25pm shortly after the Senate adjourned for a close-door session to determine the fate of the former Minister of State.
The ensuing rowdy session in the Senate was as a result of a motion that Keyamo’s nomination be stepped down.
The motion to suspend the screening was initiated by Darlington Nwokocha, a senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District and was seconded another Senator from Abia, Enyinnaya Abaribe, a senator from Abia South Senatorial District.
Nwokocha accused Keyamo of disrespecting the 9th National Assembly and levelling allegations of corruption against the previous administration.
Coup: It’s needless for Nigeria to declare war on Niger Republic, CSOs, lawyers tell Tinubu
Photo credit: Vanguard
CIVIL Society Organizations and legal practitioners, Sunday, told President Bola Tinubu that it is needless for Nigeria to declare war on Niger Republic over the refusal of coup plotters to vacate the seat of power.
NASS, don’t accede to President’s request – HOMEF
The Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, Rev Nnimmo Bassey, said, “While I do not support military take over of any government, the National Assembly should not accede to the president’s request.
“It will be a huge mistake for Nigeria to go to war with Niger Republic. This will simply complicate the insecurity in Nigeria and expand the zone of conflicts across West Africa. Have those prescribing war sat down to count the cost? What are they trying to prove?
“The NASS should encourage President Tinubu to calm down. The ultimatum from ECOWAS to Niger was hasty. They should be careful not to turn West Africa into a zone of needless proxy wars. The President should not turn Nigeria and Niger into sacrifice zones.
“The strategy to solve the problem in Niger Republic remains diplomacy. With the deep connections between Nigeria and Niger, diplomacy would have worked better than rabble rousing. He (Tinubu) could even have asked ex-president Buhari to assist, considering how much he assisted that country.”
War option on Niger Republic not in Nigerians’ interest – OLF
The Founder and President, One Love Foundation, OLF, Chief Patrick Eholor, said, “It is not right for the National Assembly to approve the request of President Bola Tinubu to go to war with Niger Republic.
“The coup plotters are asking, if there was good governance like it is in America, Europe and others would anybody think of plotting a coup?
Plateau: Five killed in fresh incident in Mangu.
According to Vanguard news, Armed men in the early hours of Monday, killed four people in the Nchya community, Mangu District of Mangu Local Government in Plateau State as a stray bullet fired on the same day by a security personnel gunned down one other at the Gindiri junction of the local government area.
This brings to five the number of people killed. The Nchya community is about three kilometres from Mangu town, it was gathered that some gunshots were initially heard in the community at about 10 pm on Sunday until the tragedy happened at about 1 am on Monday. Among the four killed were a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick as well as two children of a cleric identified as Rev. Sati Auta.
A resident, Nandi Nanribet confirmed that community members moved the corpses in a pickup van to Mangu town and this led to a protest in Mangu town although there was calm at the time of this report.
The State Police spokesman DSP Alfred Alabo and the Transition Committee Chairman of the LGA, Markus Artu did not confirm the development as both didn’t pick up their calls at the time of the report but the spokesman of tion Safe Haven, OpSH Captain James Oya explained what happened.
LIRS to host tax summit
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has announced it will hold a summit with stakeholders in the revenue collection system in the local governments on Tuesday.
Source: Punch papers
A statement issued by the Lead Consultant of Korki &Associates, Kehinde Bamigbetan, noted that the event built on the achievements of the seminar, on professionalizing the revenue functions in local governments, sponsored by the LIRS last year. It disclosed that the summit would address the operations of the local government revenue committees, efficient revenue collection in the informal sector, and collaboration between the LIRS and local governments to harmonize taxes for taxpayers’ convenience.
The LIRS Chairman Mr Ayo Subair, it added, would give the keynote address. Other lead presenters at the summit are the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs, Mrs . Kikelomo Abolarin, LIRS Director, Informal Taxation & Special Duties, Ms . Folashade Coker, and LIRS Revenue Manager, Mr.Segun Tijani.
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