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Okpebholo asks Banks, Accountant General to protect State’s Treasury from Looting
Edo State Governor-Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, enjoined banks and other financial institutions against granting loans to the out-going government officials.
Senator Okpebholo, said: “banks and other financial institutions are by this notice, cautioned to desist from any dealings that will undermine the finances of the state, especially giving out of loans to government at this period of transition.
“The Accountant General of Edo state, is hereby advised to uphold the principle of integrity in his duty, as the only act that will put his name in gold.
There will be dire consequences for any act of impunity and stealing on any person or institution found wanting in this regard.”
Okpebholo, however added that the incoming administration will continue to monitor the situation until the last day of the out-going administration.
The governor-elect called on the relevant authorities including the EFCC, Police and DSS “to investigate the allegations of looting of the state’s property thoroughly and ensure that those found guilty are held accountable while protecting Government House and offices from vandals.”
All Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives members have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Their defection was made public by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday.
Recall that former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, had dumped the PDP for the APC.
Oborevwori and Okowa announced their defection during a stakeholders meeting in Asaba, Delta State.
Following their defections, the House of Representatives member from Ideato Federal constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, had disclosed that two more state governors and 40 lawmakers on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will soon defect.
However, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had said the PDP would be repositioned despite the defections, stressing that those who want to defect are free to leave.
Politics
BREAKING: 22 PDP Lawmakers in DSHA Defects to APC
They followed the footsteps of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Sen Ifeanyi Okowa, who recently defected to APC.
22 PDP lawmakers in the Delta State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor, have officially defected to APC.
They followed the footsteps of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Sen Ifeanyi Okowa, who recently defected to APC.
Details later
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National Summit on The Future of Nigeria Underway , courtesy of The Patriot and NPSG
The proposed national summit, initiated by The Patriots in collaboration with the Nigerian Political Summit Group (NPSG), and scheduled for May 28 and 29, according to the organisers, is aimed at facilitating broad national consensus on the most suitable and inclusive governance system for Nigeria.
A National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy, will hold on May, 28, and 29.
The proposed national summit, initiated by The Patriots in collaboration with the Nigerian Political Summit Group (NPSG), is aimed at facilitating broad national consensus on the most suitable and inclusive governance system for Nigeria.
The members of the Convening/Coordinating Committee, Inaugurated yesterday, includes former governors, Chief Gbenga Daniel (Ogun State), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State), former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku; publisher, African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, publishers of the Tribune titles, Ambassador (Dr) Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu, and other eminent Nigerians.
The event, chaired by a former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, marked the formal commencement of preparations for the National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Chief Anyaoku, who remains a towering figure in national and global diplomacy at the age of 92, set the tone for what many see as a crucial national dialogue.
He declared that Nigeria’s current constitutional arrangement, anchored on the 1999 Constitution (as amended), remains fundamentally flawed and ill-suited for a pluralistic society like Nigeria.
“We believe we can use this summit to achieve the making of a constitution that will serve this pluralistic country better.
The 1999 Constitution, however amended, cannot serve Nigeria well,” Anyaoku said.He argued passionately for the return to a truly federal constitution reminiscent of Nigeria’s early independence years (1960–1966), a period he recalled as one of more effective governance, regional progress, and national cohesion.
That federal system, he noted, allowed Nigeria to flourish before the advent of military rule.”
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