Tag: TAMBUWAL

APC Govs hail Tambuwal-led Committee on Autonomy for Judiciary, State Legislature

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) – an umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Pro­gressives Congress (APC) – has endorsed agreements reached by the Governor Aminu Tambuwal-led Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Committee on autonomy for judiciary and state legislature. The PGF, under the chairmanship of Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, at an emergency meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, noted that the Tambuwal-led NGF Committee consulted all the critical stakeholders, notably leadership of State Judiciary and Assemblies and jointly reached agreements…

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Sultan loses younger brother; Sokoto Commissioner for Home Affairs

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday announced the death of his Commissioner for Home Affairs, Alhaji Abdulkadir Jeli-Abubakar who is younger brother to His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III. A statement signed by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, said Jeli- Abubakar died on Thursday at 64 after a protracted illness. The deceased has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Tambuwal described the death as a great loss to the state and nation at large in recognition of his contributions…

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Tambuwal urges African Lawyers to help check arbitrariness in governance

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu  Tambuwal, has urged African lawyers to stand up against arbitrary exercise of power by elected leaders in the continent. Tambuwal, who is also the Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, gave the advice in his keynote address at the 2020 Virtual Conference organised by the African Bar Association (AfBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic, made available to newsmen in Abuja. He said it was time to insist that every State in Africa must be governed according to the wishes of the people and dictates of the Constitution.…

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