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Enugu Governor, Peter Mbah, visit Tinubu in Lagos
Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah has paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, while he also conveyed the greetings of Enugu stste residents to the President.
In his statement he said:
”Essentially, I came to convey warm greetings and season’s best wishes on behalf of the government and the good people of Enugu state to Mr. President.
I also seize the opportunity to discuss with Mr. President about how some of the policies, he has initiated the impact those policies have had on some of the things we’re doing in Enugu state, particularly as it relates to the attraction of FDI’s.
The effects of the unification of the exchange rate and the removal of the fuel subsidy. They have essentially meant that a number of foreign direct investments are flowing towards our direction, particularly in Enugu state.
On the 2024 budget:
We are poised to harness the resources. I’m glad you’ve pointed out something that is germane about Enugu. It’s a consequential state. And you know, that Enugu has played consequential roles in the economic development of Nigeria.
So what we’re simply doing is bringing her back to that preeminent position, making sure that we harness all the resources we have and to make sure we also mobilise our domestic revenue.
And that’s how and indeed that is essentially why we have proposed an ambitious budget, ambitious revenue projections for we are convinced that we are going to realise those revenues.
What people should expect in 2024:
The people of Enugu state should expect a whole lot of new things.
I’m sure you are aware that we have provided what we promised the people in 180 days to provide water. The water is running in all the homes in our states especially in the urban areas. And for those who still don’t have, we are expanding the pipeline network to reach them.
We’re building as you may already know, 260 Smart Schools across all the wards in the States. We’re doing 260 Primary Health Care Centres type two across all the words. So there are a whole lot of new things.
We’re migrating our manual ways of doing things in our various institutions and our various MDAs to a digital platform. So, we can offer an efficient service to the people of the state.
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Bamanga Tukur, former Adamawa gov, ex-PDP Chair dies at 90
Tukur, who died three days before his 91st birthday, was one of the prominent political figures whose career cut across Nigeria’s military and civilian administrations, the private sector and continental business circles.
BAMANGA Tukur, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Gongola (now Adamawa)State, is dead, aged 90.
Family’s sources confirmed his death on Saturday, although details surrounding his passing were not immediately made public.
Tukur, who died three days before his 91st birthday, was one of the prominent political figures whose career cut across Nigeria’s military and civilian administrations, the private sector and continental business circles.
Born on September 15, 1935, he began his public service career at the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, where he served as General Manager from 1975 to 1982.
He moved into elective politics and won the Gongola State governorship election in 1983, but his tenure was cut short by the military coup in December of the same year.After leaving office, Tukur turned to business and founded BHI Holdings, popularly known as the DADDO Group of Companies.
He later returned to government as Minister of Industries between 1993 and 1995 under the military administration of General Sani Abacha.Tukur also played prominent roles in African business and economic affairs, serving as Executive President of the African Business Roundtable and Chairman of the NEPAD Business Group.
He held advisory positions with several international trade organisations.
In March 2012, he returned to partisan politics when he was elected National Chairman of the PDP with the backing of then-President Goodluck Jonathan.
His tenure, however, was overshadowed by prolonged internal disagreements within the party, culminating in his resignation as national chairman in January 2014.
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Albert Horsfall, Ex-SSS Director-General dies
“Details of funeral arrangements and other related activities will be communicated in due course.”
A former Director-General of the State Security Service and pioneer Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Albert Horsfall, has passed on.
Horsfall’s death was announced in a statement released on Friday, signed by his son, Donald Horsfall, and obtained by our correspondent.
According to the statement, the transition of the elder statesman and great son of Rivers State occurred peacefully, describing him as a “beloved patriarch.”
While the family mourns his death, the statement said they would be comforted by the extraordinary life he lived and the indelible mark he left on the sands of time.
“Details of funeral arrangements and other related activities will be communicated in due course,” it added.
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US delivers military equipment to Nigeria
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM), in a statement on its website on Thursday, said the equipment was delivered in September through a US Air Force C-17 aircraft.
The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force in Lagos and Kainji, Niger State, to support counterterrorism operations.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM), in a statement on its website on Thursday, said the equipment was delivered in September through a US Air Force C-17 aircraft.
According to the command, the delivery was part of a foreign military sales agreement between the United States and Nigerian militaries.
“The delivery furthers the strategic partnership between the two nations in order to enhance Nigerian-led efforts to counter terrorism in the region.
U.S. military support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria is by its invitation and rooted in respect for Nigerian sovereignty,” AFRICOM said.
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