Tag: South-west

2023 presidency: South-West Speakers, top ex-lawmakers unite for Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Current and former Speakers of various legislative houses in the South-West geo-political zone have agreed to unite in support of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for 2023 presidency. The meeting, which was organised by the BAT Foundation, held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, late Wednesday, with the participants concluding that they all need to collectively project Tinubu ahead of 2023. Speaking at the meeting, Speaker Obasa said there was need for the body of Speakers and former Speakers to begin…

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South-West ministers demand probe of military over Lekki shooting

Aminu Imam

Ministers from the South-West geo-political zone have demanded a thorough investigation into the Lekki toll plaza shooting incident on Tuesday, October 20, particularly the role of the military. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed these to State House correspondents yesterday, at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Buhari. The ministers, who were last October directed by the President to relocate to their home States to douse the tension created by the #EndSARS protests, made this known while presenting their…

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