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Ban Politicians from Inducing Voters with Food, Materials—Group Tells INEC 

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Apparently, worried by the rising cases of voter inducement in the country a Civil Society Organization (CSO), the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ban political parties from giving out food and other items during campaigns.

Chairman of the group, Auwal Rafsanjani, made the call in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

“There is a failure in political parties ’campaign financing regulation in Nigeria, so candidates engage in all sorts of irregularities with impunity,’’ he said.

Rafsanjani further argued that most of the money used by politicians for campaigns is usually proceeds of money laundering and illicit financial flow which they use for their selfish interest.

According to him, most if the politicians were not paying their taxes, while most of them were also not declaring their assets.

He said; “So we need to ensure that INEC equally puts a ban on giving rice, salt, and sugar among other things during campaign.

“We equally want INEC to ensure compliance of the electoral law that also bans the use of excessive money during campaigns, the campaign financing limit should be restricted and complied with.

“So it is on this context that we support INEC’s recent statement that they will be requiring politicians to provide their bank accounts.

“Beyond that, we want proper enforcement of assets declaration in Nigeria,” he said.

The TMG boss equally said that there was the need for politicians to declare their assets to enable the public know how they got those assets, as well as need for due and diligent verification of those assets.

“This is to enable Nigerians know if the money is legitimate or public tax payers’ money cornered to finance political parties or electoral process to favour them.

“Politics is like an investment, they invest in political offices, and after the election they go and start recouping their money and making so much profit from public tax payers,” he said.

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Buhari Felicitates Tinubu at Midterm, Calls for Nigerians’ continue support

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Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his successor, President Bola Tinubu, on his midterm, calling for Nigerians’ continue support for his administration’s efforts to address poverty and inflation.

This is contained in a statement issued by Buhari’s former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday.

Buhari also called for steadfast support for the All Progressives Congress-led government as it marks its second year in office, saying reforms would achieve success gradually, not overnight.

He warned that necessary reforms and desired changes must not fall victim to mettlesome domestic politics.

According to him, as the party and the government celebrate, the country should be reminded that leadership is a continuous journey.

Buhari expressed support for the ongoing efforts by the Tinubu-led administration to curb poverty and inflation, which, he said, had hit the poorest families.

Seeking Nigerians’ support for Tinubu-led administration, he said that the task of reducing poverty and inflation mustn’t be left only for the government.

“The private sector and all of us, as citizens, must join in all ways we can,” he said.

The former president urged Nigerians to remain optimistic and stay confident about the country’s future, saying ‘our expectations from our governments should not get heavy’.

While expressing his heartfelt felicitation to Tinubu on his two years in office, Buhari prayed God to keep and grant him the wisdom and care to continue to lead the country. (NAN)

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President Tinubu Appoints Ex- Speaker, Enugu Assembly, Odo, as UNN Governing Council Member

 President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Eugene Odo, and Mr. Muhammad Tahir, as governing council members of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

The appointment comes as part of the President’s renewed efforts to reposition federal tertiary institutions for excellence and global competitiveness.

Odo served as a two time speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly between 2007 and 2015.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain also served under the previous administration of Muhammad Buhari as a governing board member of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

Also appointed were the governing councils members of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka.

The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

Onanuga said President Tinubu charged the new council members to justify their appointments by ensuring that their respective universities move forward.(NAN)

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PDP NEC Gets Under Way in Abuja

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By Johnson Eyiangho, Abuja

All is set for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 99th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting today at the party’s Presidential Campaign Office, Legacy House, located in the Maitama District, Abuja. After a marathon meeting of the various organs of the PDP at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge, officials of the party have converged on Legacy House for the long awaited NEC meeting, which had been postponed for several times.

Security in and around the house has been beefed up with the deployment operatives from the Police, DSS and NSCDC.
Many prominent members of the party, including its 2023 Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, were absent from the marathon meeting.
The NEC, one of the highest decision-making organs of the PDP, comprises of Party National Chairman and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC), state governors, serving and former presidents, former vice-presidents, the chairman and secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT), principal officers of the National Assembly, state chairpersons, former governors, and founding members, among others. The NEC meeting is expected to address critical issues affecting the party, including strategies for upcoming political engagements, leading to the 2027 general elections.On Monday, barely 24 hours to the much expected NEC meeting, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) keep to its threat and sealed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, Wuse Zone 5 for failure to ground rent, a situation the party described as temporary set back.However, reprieve came to the PDP and others who had their properties sealed as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, intervened and gave them 14 days to pay their ground rent.

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