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Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race
Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race –
Road to 2019 Election: 2019:
Road to 2019 Election: 2019: Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race – It is no longer news of how Senator Bukola Saraki was cleared of false asset declaration by the supreme court, but his political ambition grew wider and larger in such a way positive spikes, waves and drum rolls were heard all over that Senate president Bukola Saraki is warming up to join the race for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in August.
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A report by a popular publishing company claims that sources in his camp said he has been consulting his associates, political strategists, and well-wishers in the last 24 hours.
Road to 2019 Election 2019 Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race
Saraki travelled to Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Saturday to commission some projects executed by Governor Nyesom Wike. The Rivers state governor is said to be the arrowhead of PDP’s plan to stage a comeback next year and he is also said to be the one who sponsored the election of Prince Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the PDP.
Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race
However, the uncertainty of events makes raves of news unbelieving at time. There is always an element of doubt in half-baked news regarding politicians (today-truth, tomorrow-false). This can be accertained by the Dino Melaye Saga of his switch from APC to PDP which later excalated to a “Rejection Motion” by the Kogi State PDP. His trip to Port-Harcourt can be a mere visit, a purposeful propaganda, a political missle-tustle or an official backed journey.
This news is said to have thrown the camps of Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and former vice president Atiku Abubakar into confusion. Governor Tambuwal and Senator Kwankwaso, who are co-drivers of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress(R-APC) are also interested in the PDP presidential ticket and sources said it was their primary reason for wanting to return to the party having found out that they could not wrestle the ticket from President Buhari in the APC.
According to a source knowledgeable about the relationship between Atiku and Saraki, the Senate president’s latest move is an “upset and contrary to the discussion by the two leaders in a country in the Middle East.”
Saraki Reportedly Warming up to join Presidential Race
The source said: “What was agreed upon by Saraki, Atiku and other contestants was that whoever secured the presidential ticket would be supported by all.” The Supreme Court verdict on Saraki is said to have played a big role in changing the permutations in the R-APC and the PDP. Investigation also showed that Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which cleared him of any corruption stigma was the ‘joker’ Saraki needed to rescue his political career.
According to report, Saraki has ruled out remaining in APC or backing Buhari for re-election because he feels he will “not be able to have moral and emotional stamina to campaign for Buhari in view of his humiliation at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the police on Offa robbery.”
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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved the implementation of N30,000 as minimum wage for the workers in the state.
The secretary to the state government, Folashade Ayoade disclosed this on Tuesday after an extensive meeting with the organized labour in Lokoja
She blamed the delay in the implementation on the inability for the committee to meet regularly due to the covid-19 pandemic which has been overcome.
The SSG equally commended the organised labour for their understanding and patience, which she said has resulted into the signing of the implementation of the new minimum wage.
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Author: Eunice Johnson, Abuja
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on notice that it will stop selling forex to them by the end of 2022. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the end of the Bankers’ Committee Meeting where he also introduced the RT200 Programme.
Emefiele said the time had come for the banks to go out there and source for forex by funding entrepreneurs with ideas. The CBN, Emefiele said, will support the banks by granting rebates and other support until the banks find their feet in sourcing their forex by themselves.
He also disclosed that the apex bank’s policies and measures have led to a significant improvement in diaspora inflow from an average of US$6 million per week in December 2020 to an average of over US$100 million per week by January 2022. He added that the CBN would be reviewing these intervention programmes going forward to ensure that they continue to achieve the desired results.
He said international bodies, including some embassies and donor agencies, have been complicit in illegal forex transactions that have hindered the flow of foreign exchange into the country.
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Author: Gift Wada, Abuja
The Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.) has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country.
This was disclosed in a release signed on Tuesday by the Customs Deputy National, DC Timi Bomodi for the Comptroller General of Customs.
Among those deployed are the present National PRO of Customs Comptroller Joseph Attah who will assume the office of Area Controller of Kebbi Command, Comptroller AAS Oloyede who shall be moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command, while Comptroller SI Bomoi to FCT Command. Other postings are Comptroller BA Jaiyeoba to Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller A Dappa-Williams to Eastern Marine Command, Compt. MA Umar Kano/Jigawa, Compt. KC Egwuh ICT/MOD, Compt. LM Mark Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi, Compt. T Tachio CTC Kano, Compt. AA Umar Western Marine, Compt. M Dansakwa North Eastern Marine, Compt. AC Ayalogu T & T and Compt. KD Ilesanmi will assume duty as Comptroller Board among others.
Ali in postings released on 7th of February, charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by NCS Management by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling activities on their new assignment.
Given the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year, the Comptroller General reiterated the need for all Area Controllers and Unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their Commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies while leveraging on the efficient management of data to optimize trade facilitation and revenue collection.
Furthermore, the CGC directed all officers to be extremely vigilant in protecting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians by ensuring the full fortification of our borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross border criminals.
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