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Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Denies Claims Of President Buhari Working From Home
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has denied saying the president will work from home. He insisted that such information is erroneous
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says he “never said that President Muhammadu Buhari is to work from home henceforth”.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said the reporting in a section of the media of his post- Federal Executive Council (FEC) briefing that the President is to work from home henceforth is erroneous.
In the statement signed by his Special Adviser, Segun Adeyemi, the minister said “the President only decided to work from home today, not that he has decided to work from home henceforth”.
He said the headlines in a section of the media, “Buhari to now work
from home – Lai Mohammed,” is a misrepresentation of his statement at the briefing.
Quoting verbatim the relevant section of his briefing, Mr. Mohammed said: “He (the President) wanted to rest today.
“He asked the Vice President to preside over today’s meeting.
“In addition, he also asked that all his files be taken home to him and he will be working from home today,” he said.
Politics
2027 election: LP considers automatic tickets for Obi, Otti
The Labour Party has reserved its 2027 presidential ticket for its candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after the party’s national convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday.
The communiqué was signed by the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, and the party’s National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim.
“The convention in session, based on the antecedents of the presidential candidate before, during and after the 2023 general election, recommend that the 2027 presidential ticket of the party be solely reserved for His Excellency, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, the national leader of the party,” the communique read.
Obi, who was the party’s presidential candidate in 2023, came third behind President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The party also recommended that the governorship ticket of the party be reserved for the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti.
The convention was initially set to be held in Umuahia, Abia State, but was moved to Nnewi, Anambra State.
This is coming after the Nigeria Labour Congress described the convention as illegal.
The political wing of the NLC also called for Abure’s resignation as party chairman.
However, on Wednesday, Abure was re-elected as the party’s chair.
The communique further read, “The national convention reviewed the state of the nation and concluded that it is not grabbing power that matters but what you do with it.
“After the 2023 general election, the security situation of the nation has not improved as there is a geometrical increase in numbers of lives lost and the economy has worsened as the standard and conditions of living of the Nigerian populace has continue to deteriorate.
“Inflation is skyrocketing, unemployment rate is high, this has led to massive hunger and poverty in the land. This is a result of the continuous devaluation of the currency and increase in petroleum product prices.”
The convention called on President Bola Tinubu to quickly take drastic and proactive steps to save the economy from total collapse.
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Abure re-elected as LP National Chairman despite battle with NLC
Julius Abure has been re-elected as the National Chairman of the Labour Party for a second term.
He was re-elected on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, during the party’s national convention in Anambra State.
Ikechukwu Emetu, the Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State declared him the winner at the convention.
Abure will steer the affairs of the Labour Party for another term despite his lingering battle with the NLC leadership led by Joe Ajaero.
Before the convention, the leadership of the NLC had called for Abure’s resignation.
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FG approves 30% youth representation in all government appointments
The federal government has approved 30 percent youth representation in all government appointments.
Speaking on Monday after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Jamila Ibrahim, minister of youth development, said the 30 percent quota will address issues of youth exclusion in decision-making processes in the country.
She said the council also approved the restructuring of the youth investment fund, adding that a technical committee has been established for its review.
“We have received council’s approval to institutionalise a 30% youth quota, representation of young people in all government appointments and equitable young women representation inclusive of this 30%,” she said.
“This will go a long way to address the long marginalisation and exclusion of young people in decision-making and it will also go a long way to encourage young people to participate in decision-making process and in civic engagement.
“This will in turn lead to young people contributing tremendously to the national development agenda.
“I am also pleased to announce the second council approval to restructure and institutionalise the Nigerian youth investment fund.
“This is a fund that was approved in 2020 and on assumption of office of this administration, we commissioned a technical committee to review the fund and restructure it with the aim of institutionalising it through a legal framework which will lead to the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Fund.”
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