Tag: President Tinubu

“Tinubu’s terrible mistakes plunged Nigerians into misery” – Prof. Sagay

Aminu Imam

Former Chairman of the Presi­dential Advisory Committee on Corruption under former Pres­ident Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Itsey Sagay (SAN), has blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the current econom­ic crisis plaguing Nigeria. The human rights activist and legal luminary, who stated this yesterday in a published interview on the state of the economy, said President Tinubu’s “terrible mistakes” in his policies have ac­counted to why Nigerians are go­ing through hardship, saying the twin pronouncement of removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the naira, among other decisions so far, have led…

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Naira: “Tinubu will shock currency speculators” – Presidency

Aminu Imam

The Presidency has revealed that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration is working on policies that will strengthen the nation’s currency, the Naira. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Tope Fasua, disclosed this during the “Cowries to Cash” lecture and lunch yesterday, in Abuja. There has been a steady rise in the value of the Naira in the past few days and Fasua said the trend is expected to continue as a result of policies being implemented by the government. While positing that the fall in the value…

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Peter Obi breaks silence, finally accepts Supreme Court judgement affirming Tinubu as president

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has accepted the judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi broke his silence on the Supreme Court judgment at a news conference yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that the Supreme Court on September 26, 2023, upheld the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal affirming the declaration of Tinubu as duly elected president. The seven-member panel, led by Justice John Inyang-Okoro, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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Tinubu’s ‘lopsided’ appointments: “North has no right to complain over” – Northern Forum

Aminu Imam

The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) says the northerners have no right to complain about President Bola Tinubu’s ‘lopsided’ appointments. This development is coming after an earlier report on some northern leaders who accused President Tinubu of ‘lopsided’ appointments in favour of the South West, the region he (Tinubu) hails from. Also, recall that an Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, had during one of his sermons recently, attacked Tinubu for appointing Southern Christians into key positions, saying the President would not get a second term in office, while also accusing the…

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‘Presidential yacht delivered before public outcry’ – Ndume

Aminu Imam

Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has revealed that the deal for the presidential yacht, which is included in the 2023 Supplementary budget just approved by the Senate, has been both signed and delivered. However, the payment for the yacht has not yet been processed, and this is the reason behind the inclusion of the N5 billion amount in the supplementary budget, he stated in an interview during a television programme yesterday. According to hin, “The deal has been signed and delivered, but not paid; and that’s what brought…

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President Tinubu directs reform, reactivation of presidential project-delivery tracker

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has directed the reactivation of the Presidential Delivery-Tracker to empower Nigerians to track the implementation of projects across the country in real time. This is according to a press statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale. Speaking at the closing session of the three-day Cabinet Retreat, yesterday in Abuja, the President said that his determination to ensure the active and direct participation of citizens in governance is unwavering, noting that all Nigerians must be given the opportunity to…

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“Tinubu’s female ministers dress like beauty pageant contestants” – Adebayo Shittu

Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said the female ministers in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu dress like beauty pageant contestants. Shittu made this known during an interview during a television programme on Wednesday, adding that government functionaries should take public offices with seriousness. The ex-Minister, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2019, made the remark in reaction to Tinubu’s address to his ministers at the retreat on Wednesday. At the opening of a three-day retreat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu had warned…

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Tinubu, EFCC issued 7-day ultimatum to release Emefiele – CSO

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) have been given a seven-day ultimatum to release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) gave the warning on Tuesday, while speaking on the irrational and excessive display of enthusiasm, saying the Commission should either free him or bring charges against him. Speaking during the “Free Emefiele Rally”, which took place in Abuja yesterday, the convener of the Coalition of Civil Society for Defence of Human…

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“Shape up or ship out!” – Tinubu tells Ministers, others at cabinet retreat

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, challenged his 48 ministers to deliver on their responsibilities or get sacked. The President gave this charge at the opening of a three-day Cabinet retreat, with the theme: “Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda”, organised for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Tinubu, who stated that at the end of the retreat, a bond of understanding would be signed between the participants and himself, said: “If you’re are performing, nothing to fear. If you’re not performing,…

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Tinubu passes vote of confidence in Gbajabiamila’s capacity

Aminu Imam

Barely 48 hours after a report emerged that the Chief of Staff (CoS), Femi Gbajabiamila, may be battling an integrity crisis following allegations that he has been “trading off appointments in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the highest bidder”, the President yesterday declared that he has “absolute confidence” in the integrity of his CoS. Tinubu made this known yesterday, just before this week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The report had alleged a growing outcry among Tinubu’s loyalists,…

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