Good day, good citizens of Nigeria. Here are headlines from Nigerian Newspapers that may interest you today, Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
1. Citing Emergence of Previous Chairmen, Buhari Okays Consensus for APC Convention [ThisDay Newspaper]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met with governors elected on the platform of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and okayed suggestions for a consensus option at the newly proposed March 26 national convention of the party.
Buhari met with the APC governors at the State House, Abuja, for about 15 minutes and discussed the current state of the party and the misgivings about its national convention. He noted that all former chairmen of APC, from Chief Bisi Akande, John Odigie-Oyegun, to Adams Oshiomhole, emerged through consensus.
2. Diezani N450m fund: Ex-minister jailed for three months, gets N1m fine option [Punch Newspaper]
A former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, on Tuesday, vowed to appeal the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Jos in which she and two others were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.
Ochekpe insisted that she committed no offence to warrant her conviction.
The court presided over by Justice Musa Kurya sentenced Ochekpe alongside a former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State, Raymond Dabo; and Evangelist Sunday Jitong, a former State Campaign Coordinator for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to three months’ imprisonment. Read more.
3. 2023: Kwankwaso, Dalung, Galadima, others birth Third Force [Vanguard Newspaper]
Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi of Kaduna State; ex-Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung; Alhaji Buba Galadima and other eminent Nigerians, yesterday, formed a third force in a bid to wrestle power from All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections.
The group, which converged under the aegis of The National Movement, TNM, said the movement would help rally Nigerians to forge a common front to save the country from collapse.
4. Ebonyi lawmaker threatened, denied entitlements over refusal to defect to APC [NewsWireNGR]
A female lawmaker, Ngozi Eziulo, has lamented her treatment by the Ebonyi State House of Assembly over her refusal to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The member representing Afikpo North East State Constituency also stated that the letters that were read on the floor of the House, announcing her defection to the APC and resignation as a member of the House were forged documents. Read more.
5. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has sacked his Chief of Staff for daring to contest [NewsWireNGR]
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has sacked his Chief of Staff, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen, with immediate effect.
The sack was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, dated 22nd February and addressed to the former Chief of Staff.
The SSG, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, said that the sack became necessary due to the urgent need to match skill set and competencies to the task of maintaining the momentum of economic development required in the state. Read more.
6. We have agreed on a simple and equitable zoning formula – Governor Nasir El-Rufai [NewsWireNGR]
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed on a simple and equitable zoning formula for all geopolitical zones.
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said this on Tuesday after the governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, and in reaction to criticisms that the party was divided. Read more.
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