Today's Headlines: Tinubu Warns Ministers Against Ethnic Politics; I’ll Stop Open-Grazing In Abuja –Wike
Tinubu Warns Ministers Against Ethnic Politics
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday charged the 45 newly inaugurated Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to prioritise the interests and welfare of the entire nation and its diverse population, above any regional or state-specific considerations.
Speaking at the inauguration of new members of the Federal Executive Council at the State House Conference Centre, the President underscored the immense responsibility the ministers now bear in shaping policies that will significantly influence the lives of hundreds of millions of Nigerians.
“You are not a minister of a particular state, colony, region, or ethnic nationality. You are a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” President Tinubu declared, setting the tone for his directive to the new ministers.
“This is all about the cohesion and work of a great team, and I believe we now have it. It is an honour to be chosen to serve as a minister in the Federal Executive Council, and such a high honour comes with tremendous responsibility. In this moment of abundant promise and peril in equal measure, all of you that have been sworn in have been called to distinguish yourselves. Nigerians are highly expectant of excellence in service delivery, accountability, and transparency,” he said.
I’ll stop Open-Grazing In Abuja–Wike Vows
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The newly-sworn-in minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would put an end open grazing in Abuja.
Wike made this vow while speaking upon his assumption of office as FCT Minister in Abuja on Monday.
The immediate past Rivers state governor said herdsmen can rear their cattle outside the city but would no longer be allowed to graze on the grasses used for the beautification of the city.
He said, “We will consult with the herdsmen to see how we will stop [open grazing] because we can not allow cows inside the city.
“They can be outside the city because the grasses are outside the city. The grasses in city were planted to beautify the city. It is not that one that they would eat.
“So, we will discuss. Let us say it, you are trying inside the [presidential] Villa for example, and you see about 20,000 to 40,000 goats, if foreigners see that, how would they feel?”
Wike also vowed to crack down on illegal markets in the FCT.
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Atiku Extends Battle Against Tinubu Presidency, Hopes In US Duit
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While awaiting the judgment of the Presidential Elections Petitions Court, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, takes his battle against President Bola Tinubu’s victory to a United States court. DIRISU YAKUBU writes on the views of lawyers and other Nigerians on the case
Perhaps the 2023 presidential election outcome will go down in history as one of the most keenly contested in Nigeria. The poll held on February 25 saw the Independent National Electoral Commission declare Bola Tinubu the winner of the election after polling a total of 8,794,726 votes. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, respectively, settled for second and third spots on the log after securing 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively. Former Kano State governor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in a distant fourth after garnering a total of 1,496,687 votes.
Showing their displeasure with the conduct of the exercise, the duo of Atiku and Obi filed petitions against the declaration of Tinubu, citing, among other things, the failure on the part of INEC to conduct the polls in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022.
We want better deal under Tinubu’s govt —Araba Oso
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The Araba of Iwaro-Oka, Akoko, Ondo State, Chief Adewale Oso, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to protect the interest of all traditional religious adherents in the country as enshrined in the constitution.
He made the call in Ibadan yesterday, during an interview with Vanguard, while decrying the alleged harassment and intimidation of their members by the dominant religious beliefs in Nigeria.
He argued that setting aside August 20 to celebrate traditional religion by some state governments in the southwest was not enough, saying: “It may interest Your Excellency to know that traditional religion, as well as its practitioners, have continued to suffer persecutions and harassment in the hands of the two dominant religions in Nigeria which are Islam and Christianity.”
“Successive administrations of government across all tiers have also continued to discriminate to a large extent against traditional religions.”
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