Politics
It’s not easy to fight insecurity, says COAS, Faruk Yahaya
Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff (COAS), says it is not easy to tackle security challenges in the country.
Yahaya spoke yesterday while inaugurating some facilities at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Nigerian Army, Minna, Niger state.
The army chief said there is a need for citizens to volunteer useful information to security agencies to help them tackle insecurity.
Yahaya also asked soldiers to be resolute in dealing with criminal elements and ensure that their weapons are recovered.
“I am here in Minna today as part of my operational visits across the country to ginger our soldiers for the good job they are doing,” NAN quoted Yahaya as saying.
“I urge them to continue and to be more resolute and decisive in dealing with the criminals.
“When we engage criminals such as bandits and kidnappers, we are not looking for prisoners of war but to kill them and take their weapons.
“That is what we will continue to do until we stamp them out.
“The essence of the visit is to interact with the soldiers and identify some areas of concern, address them and ginger the officers and soldiers to do more.
“We are addressing security challenges in collaboration with other security agencies and stakeholders. It is not easy to tackle security challenges but I must tell you that we are doing our best.
“There is the need for the public to give accurate and useful information to the security agencies to tackle insecurity.
“If we take security as everybody’s business, we will have more synergy and improve on what we are doing.”
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.
Politics
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.
Politics
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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