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JUST IN: President Tinubu Appoints “BABALAWO” as INEC Rec
There was mild drama today as a trained trado-medical practitioner, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyidemi, was confirmed as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC from Lagos State for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Senate confirmed Omoseyidemi who is popularly known within his close professional circle as “Babalawo” after taking questions on election management related issues from lawmakers.
The upper legislative chamber screened and confirmed his appointment after the President of the Senate, Godswilll Akpabio vouched for the good character of the nominee, noting that someone had slipped a note to him referring to Omoseyidemi as “Babalawo”, a local parlance meaning “herbalist” in Nigeria.
Two other nominees were also confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Annum Onuoha from Rivers State and Ismailia Kaura Moyi from Zamfara State who replaced Abubakar Fawa Dambo whose name was on the Order Paper the previous day to complete the list of 10 nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu.
Meanwhile the confirmation of the appointment of the nominees from Akwa Ibom, Etekamba Umoren and his counterpart from Edo State, Isah Shaka Ehimeakne have continued to spark reactions with a coalition Civil Society groups working on elections in Nigeria calling on the President to withdraw their appointment on grounds that that are card- carrying members of the governing All Progressives Congress APC.
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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman
Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.
The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.
According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”
“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
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BREAKING: ICPC grills Gbajabiamila over PFIPC scandal
According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his role in the emergence of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).
According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.
Details soon
(The Cable)
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NBC Begins Training of Free -To- Air TV Installers
” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”
•50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced nationwide capacity-building exercise to prepare installers for the rollout of the country’s renewed Digital Switchover (DSO) programme.
The Head of the DSO Unit and Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Mrs. Clementine Usman-Wamba, announced the development during training of more than 50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to her, broadcasters would be shut out of analogue broadcasting transmission by 2028, hence the need for the training of installers that are professionals to assist in the process.
She said, “We are actually here in Ibadan to train installers specifically to be part of the Digital Switch Over process.We are doing it in conjunction with Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited, (NigComSat). It is a joint outreach that we are doing here today.”
” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”
She said that the installation of Free TV is to enable Nigerians to have access to many channels without subscription, noting that the NBC has embarked on the training of the installers of decoders and dishes nationwide for effective take off of the project.
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