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Gbajabiamila: Amend Constitution To Recognize Amotekun

January 30, 2020 4:33 am
Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has directed the Leader of the House, Hassan Ado Dogwa to bring a bill that will amend the 1999 constitution to recognize Amotekun and other similar security outfits in the country.

The Speaker stated this in his welcome address on Wednesday. In his speech, Gbajabiamila said that the emergence of Amotekun and similar security outfits was as a result of the manifestation gaps in the security architecture in the country.

The Amotekun security outfit launched by the governors of the 6 southwest states has caused controversy, especially between the Federal government

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Umahi

We’ve Concluded Arrangement To Start S’East Security

January 30, 2020 4:32 am
The Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, on Wednesday, said that the governors and stakeholders of the zone have concluded arrangements to kick- start regional security out fit in the south east zone.

Umahi made this known while addressing the General Officer commanding 82 Army Division Enugu, GOC, Lasisi Adegboye, during in a familiarization courtesy visit that took place at the government house Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State.

According to him: “One of our major challenges here in Ebonyi State is our problem with Cross River people, but we bless

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Service

Resign Or Be Sacked – House Of Reps Tells Service Chiefs

January 30, 2020 4:30 am
Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have unanimously asked Service Chiefs in the country to immediately resign.

The lawmakers noted that the service Chiefs have outlived their usefulness to the nation.

According to members of the Nigerian lower legislative chamber, the Service Chiefs have not been able to address the security challenges confronting the country since 2015.

The call was made following a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon, Mohammed Tahir Mongunu and 14 others.

The House demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari sack the Service Chiefs if they failed to resign

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Details Of Makinde’s Meeting With IG Of Police Emerge

January 30, 2020 4:28 am
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, met the Inspector General of Police, IGP Adamu Mohammed in Abuja on Wednesday, over Amotekun and the Local Government crisis in the state.

The Governor, who spoke to newsmen at the premises of the Force Headquarters, stated that he had briefed the IGP on the security situation in the state.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, noted that Governor Makinde declared that his administration “does not want chaos in Oyo State.”

He added that he would obey the judgment of the court once the pending appeals

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PDP

PDP Backs Calls For Buhari’s Resignation, Gives Reasons

January 30, 2020 4:26 am
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed the call by the Senate Minoriry Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign.

Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday, said it supported the call because Buhari had displayed a disheartening dereliction of duty.

PDP recalled comments by Buhari expressing surprise at the heightened insecurity across the country as defeatist, demoralizing and traumatizing.

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The opposition stated that the President directly admitted that he was overwhelmed and lacked the required capacity to articulate and implement

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Buhari

Buhari Reacts To Calls For His Resignation

January 30, 2020 4:26 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to demand for his resignation by Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe and others.

His position was contained in a statement Wednesday night by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.

It said just because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they expect him to quit.

“That call does not represent the opinion of the country. This is the opinion of an arm chair critic, known for making stray comments.

“If a leader like President Buhari needs to resign, there are millions of other Nigerians who need to resign, including Senator Abaribe who unlocked the door

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Service Chiefs

Sack Service Chiefs Now – Reps Tell Buhari

January 30, 2020 4:24 am
The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the nation’s Service Chiefs of their jobs.

The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Abubakar Fulata.

Fulata who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said that irrespective of their tenure, the service chiefs should resign.

He argued that doing the same thing over time without a tweak in tactic would yield the same result, and to expect something different is “insanity.”

“Whether their tenures have expired or not, they should resign,” Mr Fulata said of the

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Buhari

How Yahaya’s Motion Triggered Criticism Of Buhari Govt

January 30, 2020 4:23 am
There was a heavy criticism of government policy on national security occasioned by the motion sponsored by Nigeria’s Senate leader, Yahaya Abdullahi on Wednesday.

The motion tagged: ”Nigerian Security Challenges: Urgent need to restructure, review and reorganize the current security Architecture”, brought to the floor by the lawmaker representing Kebbi North Senatorial district was one motion with multi-dimensional reactions.

Wednesday’s debate by Senators which lasted six hours had Parliamentarians condemning the high level of insecurity in Nigeria under the present administration.

The debate dovetailed into the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign immediately, having

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Uzodinma Meets PDP Lawmakers Who Defected To APC

January 29, 2020 4:52 pm

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has promised that he would not disappoint all the lawmakers who defected from their various parties to the party he belongs to, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Uzodinma, in a statement on Wednesday, by his chief press secretary Oguwike Nwachukwu, said he would collaborate with them to make the state work.

The Governor, while receiving eight members of the PDP who defected to the APC assured them of his support and cooperation. “I assure you that I will do my best not to disappoint you, I will not betray the confidence, I will work …

We Want SARS – Northern Governors Declare

Lalong Orders Arrest Of Fulani, Community Leaders

January 29, 2020 4:51 pm

Plateau governor and chairman, Northern Governors Forum, Simon Lalong, has directed the state Police Commmissioner, Isaac Akinmoyede, to arrest and detain community leaders in local councils where killings occured with a view to identifying the perpetrators of the  crime.

He said the community leaders should not be released until they produce the  masterminds of the recent killings in Mangu and Bokkos local government areas of the state.

Lalong gave the directive yesterday, during a security meeting with stakeholders from Bokkos, Mangu, Barkin-Ladi and Riyom local government areas, held at Government House, Jos. Police confirmed 13 persons dead and five injured …

Imo PDP To Declare Defectors’ Seats Vacant

January 29, 2020 4:51 pm

The leadership of the Imo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has said the seat of the defectors would be declared vacant.

This is as just the party said that it would invoke the extant laws to ensure that the anomaly is corrected.

Recall that eight members of the state House of Assembly elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party defected to the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday.

Imo PDP legal adviser, Mr. Gerry Egemba who stated this said that the party would invoke the extant laws against the defectors, noting that they had no reason to …

Victorious Imo Assembly Woman Onwudiwe To Defect To APC

January 29, 2020 4:49 pm

The winner of the Saturday rerun election for Njaba State constituency at the Imo State House of Assembly, Uju Onwudiwe, has confirmed that she would be defecting from her party, the Action Alliance (AA), to the All Progressive Congress (APC) as soon as she is sworn-in.

Onwudiwe, who disclosed this to Daily Sun in Owerri, said that this has been the initial plan of the party members who she said were loyal to the governorship candidate of their party, Uche Nwosu.

According to the lawmaker, the only delay in defecting to the APC had been the Supreme Court judgement …

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