Tag: Tinubu

Edwin Clark writes Tinubu, demands implementation of 2014 Confab Report

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Clark writes

The Southern and Middle-Belt Forum leader, Edwin Clark, has written to President Bola Tinubu, demanding the implementation of the 2014 National Conference (Confab) report. Clark, in the letter dated 13th June and made available to newsmen yesterday, also urged the President to carry out an immediate restructuring of Nigeria if the nation must remain one. The elder statesman said, Now that the elections are over, we must face the restructuring of this country. I repeat again, the immediate restructuring of Nigeria must be carried out if this country is to…

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“How I saved Tinubus political career” Atiku

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Atiku Tinubu

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that without his support, President Bola Ahmed Tinubus political career could have ended with his tenure as the governor of Lagos State. In a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku made this assertion in response to the common belief that President Tinubu aided him during his conflict with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, which led to Atiku running for the presidency on the Action Congress (AC) platform in 2007. It said Atiku countered Vice-President Kashim Shettimas remarks that Atiku benefited from Tinubus…

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President commissions N21bn VPs residence in Abuja

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President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the N21 billion residence of Vice-President, Kashim Shettima. The President stated that the provision of suitable residence for the Vice-President was not merely a matter of convenience, but a symbol of respect for the office and the individuals who occupy it. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, spoke on Friday while commissioning the VP’s official residence, reportedly built at the cost of N21 billion, after 14 years since the contract for the building was awarded. Tinubu reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of his administration to the…

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“Stop running away from Buharis failure, do the needful to secure Nigeria” – Tambuwal tells Tinubu

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Tambuwal Tinubu

Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto-South senatorial zone, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to stop using some unsolicited and negative remarks against erstwhile president Muhammadu Buharis tenure. According to the Senator, “From day one, the All-Progressives Congress (APC), as a Party, has no plans for securing our country, rather than grabbing power to rule the country. “The same Tinubu government that has failed woefully to secure Nigerians and execute meaningful development is lamenting and disassociating itself from Buharis administrative failure. There is no reason…

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Tinubu threatens to sack non-performing Ministers

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Tinubu's ministers

President Bola Tinubu, says he would not hesitate to sack any of his ministers that are performing below expectations. Tinubu issued the Riots Act on Thursday, during a meeting with the leadership of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the State House, Abuja. The President, who addressed the issue of the growing number of out-of-school children in the northern part of the country, said it was unacceptable. Tinubu also commended the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on the improving security situation in the country, and appealed to State governments to…

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“Tinubu has demonstrated courageous leadership” – H/Speaker,Abbas

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H'Speaker Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, says President Bola Tinubu has in the last one year demonstrated courageous leadership and taken bold decisions in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. Abbas said this in a congratulatory message to the President by the House of Representatives issued on Tuesday. In the message signed by the spokesman and chairman of House Committee on Media & Public Affairs,  Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., members of the Green Chamber noted that having assumed office at a very difficult time…

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Conflicting statements emerge from Tinubu’s media aides on his first anniversary today

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Conflicting statements from President Tinubu’s media aides on his first anniversary scheduled for today, Wednesday. Early yesterday, Magaji Tambuwal, Clerk of the National Assembly, had said Tinubu would today, Wednesday deliver an address on the state of the nation at the joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Tambuwal said the President will also inaugurate the National Assembly library. Hours later however, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, corroborated Tambuwals statement, noting that Tinubus address at the parliament is part of the…

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“Your policies implemented wrongly” – Obasanjo slams Tinubu

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Obasanjo Tinubu

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described President Bola Tinubus policies on fuel subsidy removal and exchange rates as necessary but wrongly implemented. The former President zeroed in on three decisions of the administration which include fuel subsidy, exchange rates and the dealing with military coup in Niger Republic. His media adie, Kehinde Akinyemi, in a statement issued in Abeokuta yesterday, quoted Obasanjo to have spoken at a Colloquium: Nigerias Development: Navigating the Way Out of the Current Economic Crisis and Insecurity, delivered at the Paul Aje Colloquium (PAC), in Abuja.…

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“Tinubu didn’t create Nigerias problems; he became president to solve them” - Isa Yuguda-led APC Forum

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APC Forum

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum says President Bola Tinubus administrations reforms will lead to a better Nigeria as the forum absolves the countrys leader of responsibility for the current economic calamity. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the APC Forum, Isa Yuguda, stated ated this yesterday, at a policy roundtable in Abuja. According to him, The President did not create any of the problems people are talking about, whether in the economy or the other sectors. In fact, what he met on the ground would have created…

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Tinubu subsidizes cost of 2024 hajj with N90bn Shettima

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Vice-President, Kashim Shettima had disclised that President Bola Tinubus administration had subsidized the cost 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion. Shettima made this known at the inauguration of the 2024 National Hajj operation, which was held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State capital. According to him, the Government of ‘Renewed Hope’ led by Tinubu, attaches immense importance to religious pilgrimage due to the role its plays in transforming behavioral and social vices of the believers beyond performing the pilgrimage. He said: Due to this high regard,…

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