Tag: The Presidency

Electoral Act Amendment Bill is yet to be signed Presidency

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Hassan Umar Farouk The Presidency has debunked speculations purporting that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the reviewed Electoral Act (amendment) Bill. Recall that as of yesterday evening, there were insinuations that the President who proceeded on a trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (UAE), may have signed the bill into law, a development that was raising concerns in some quarters. An on-line platform had yesterday published a story claiming that the President had already signed the Bill, which was transmitted to him last week Friday. However, Presidency sources told…

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Secessionists Call: You have no power to ask any group to vacate North’ – Presidency to Northern Elders

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”We didnt ask Igbo to leave region – Northern elders replies The Presidency has told the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), that it has no right to ask any group to leave the northern region, just as it slammed the group for instigating a section of the country to leave. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who condemned the utterances in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja, said that such attitude and comments from the opinionated tin-gods in the Forum can only be inspired by delusional…

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‘Nigeria ll remain intact despite doomsday predictions’ Presidency

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The Presidency has said the dreams of Nigerias founding fathers for a united and prosperous nation will remain intact, despite doomsday predictions. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari,Garba Shehu, while reacting to a book by the former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, on Sunday, noted that the dream of our founding fathers of a strong, united and prosperous Nigeria remains very much intact. The Presidential spokesman regretted that the US policy and support towards Nigeria, including during the Buhari administration, has been…

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Presidency, quoting the Bible, tells Kukah to avoid foolish controversies, dissensions

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Says his Easter message was unchristian-like The Presidency, yesterday, took a swipe at the recent criticism of President Muhammadu Buharis administration by the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, and quoting the Bible, asked the man of God to avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless, The Presidency, which cited many bible verses to buttress a lot of its points, said Kukahs message on Easter Sunday was not to Christs death and rebirth so man might be saved, but…

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Wike’s criticism of Buhari over State pardon ‘bolekaja politics’ – Presidency

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Governor Nyesom Wike has been accused of playing bolekaja (uncultured) politics concerning the State pardon granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to a former Governor of Plateau, Joshua Dariye, and his Taraba State counterpart, Jolly Nyame. Recall that Nyame and Dariye, who were serving 12 and 10 years jail terms respectively, were granted pardon alongside 157 others at a Council of State meeting last week. Wike, speaking in Minna on Saturday, criticiced the state pardon, saying the president made a mockery of the judiciary and the nation at large before the…

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‘Call for Buharis resignation’: Presidency replies Northern Elders Forum

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The Presidency said publicity is the oxygen for politicians who have failed to connect with voters in a democracy. The Presidencys statement came on the heels of the calls by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), that President Muhammadu Buhari should resign as a result of the worsening security situation in the country. The Presidency also said that it was not ready to be drawn into the high-decibel show in the media, taking the nation by the storm from the Forum. The statement, titled: Reforms in internal security to take hold…

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Buhari summons Power Minister, governor, economic adviser over erratic power supply

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President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, a State governor, and two presidential appointees for a meeting at the Presidential Villa. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in an issued statement yesterday, President Buhari has summoned Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, and the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof. Doyin Salami, to a meeting at the Presidential Villa yesterday afternoon”. The president is expected to have discussed the erratic power supply experienced across…

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Presidency keeps watch on el-Rufa’i as plot to scuttle APC convention thickens

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The Presidency is said to be currently monitoring the activities of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, over alleged plans to scuttle the forthcoming national convention of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), it was gathered. According to sources in the Presidency, el-Rufa’is recent controversial post on the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)’s WhatsApp platform has put him in a negative light. El-Rufa’i had in the past week reacted in an audacious way to President Buharis action of returning Yobe Governor, Mai Buni, as the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Chairman,…

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Electoral Act: Buhari, NASS to agree on disputed clause soon Presidency

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President Muhammadu Buhari and National Assembly will reach an agreement on the amendment of Section 84 (12) in the recently signed Electoral Act which bars appointed political officeholders from participating in their parties primaries, the presidency has said. The Presidencys position was made known in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled: Assent into law of the electoral act 2022: Landmark moment for the nation. Recall that the section of the Electoral Act requires political appointees, including…

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President Buhari felicitates with Alh. Bawa Garba, ABG, on his 80th birthday

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President Muhammadu Buhari salutes versatile entrepreneur, Alhaji Bawa Garba (ABG), on his 80thbirthday, congratulating the businessman for so many firsts in promoting national development, especially in trade, sports, transportation, media and communications. According to a press statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, “The President notes the visionary and adventurous drive of the investor in starting Satellite Television in sub-Saharan Africa for homes and the Cable Satellite Transmission in Nigeria in the 80s, thereby setting the pace for a deregulated broadcast sector, with…

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