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  • BREAKING: APC expels Adamu, party chairman who wished Osinbajo replaced Buhari

    BREAKING: APC expels Adamu, party chairman who wished Osinbajo replaced Buhari

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled a chieftain, Sulaiman Adamu for saying he wished Vice President Yemi Osinbajo replaced President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Adamu was the Caretaker Chairman of the party in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

    A statement on Thursday by John Akpan Udoedehe, APC National Secretary said the expulsion takes immediate effect.

    The scribe said it was part of the resolutions reached at the 16th meeting of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) held at the National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday.

    He disclosed that the party received and deliberated on the report of Adamu’s infractions and recommendations of the 7-member disciplinary committee set up by the Adamawa State Working Committee.

    The APC condemned Adamu for making “unwholesome utterances on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Leader of the Party”.

    “He was also found guilty of bringing the image of the party to disrepute thereby creating doubt on his leadership quality and loyalty to the party.”

    The CECPC told members to always demonstrate and restraint and desist from acts and utterances that are inimical to the interest of the ruling platform.

    In August, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) grilled former Adamawa Governor Jibrilla Bindow over comments against Buhari.

    Bindow, defeated by former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Governor Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had convened a meeting of his allies.

    It was part of consultations as he prepares to join the 2023 governorship race.

    The parley was attended by Adamu, ex-Adamawa Speaker, Kabiru Mijinyawa; ex-Administrator, Yola West Development Area, Abubakar Sirimbai; ex-Commissioner, Aliyu Mustapha, and ex-adviser, Yusha’u Adamu.

    In a leaked audio, Adamu attacked Buhari for his leadership, complaining bitterly about the state of the country and the party.

    “Even Buhari himself, what is his impact on the party? Of what value is he to us? How I wish he had contracted coronavirus, so that Osinbajo would take over”, Adamu had said in Fulfulde.

  • 2023: Osinbajo, Ganduje presidential campaign posters emerges

    2023: Osinbajo, Ganduje presidential campaign posters emerges

    Ahead of the 2023 general elections, presidential campaign posters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State have emerged.

    The campaign posters carried the inscriptions “Osinbajo-Ganduje Alliance (OGA), For Better Nigeria OGA Na Master.”

    The posters were spotted in strategic locations across Kano like Total by Airport Road Roundabout, Ahmadu Bello Way by Shekarau house, Murtala Muhammad Way, Kano Club Roundabout and Independence Way Roundabout.

    Recall that the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation, OGO, had recently said the Vice President is the future of Nigeria.

    OGO’s National Convener, Foluso Ojo, said Osinbajo possesses impeccable leadership qualities to continue the works of President Muhammadu Buhari.

  • Osinbajo Test Drives Made-In-Nigeria Electric Car

    Osinbajo Test Drives Made-In-Nigeria Electric Car

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo proudly drove a ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ electric car at an event on Tuesday.

    The event was the opening ceremony of the exhibition of Made-In-Nigeria products and cultural display held at Eagle Square, Abuja.

    The Nigerian-made electric car is called Kona.

    The vice-president drove in the car in the company of Nigeria Automotive Development Council (NADC) Boss, Jelani Aliyu, and the Minister for Industry Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo.

  • Insecurity: Nigeria can’t afford Another Civil War – Osinbajo

    Insecurity: Nigeria can’t afford Another Civil War – Osinbajo

    Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war because it will not augur well for the country.
    Osinbajo said this at an interactive forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants organised by the State chapter of the APC Patriots in Abuja.

    “The thing about the kind of conflict in this part of the world, developing countries, is that it is usually a war without end.

    “Everyone who thinks he has some money stored up somewhere will eventually run out of money.

    “Everyone who thinks he can go and hide somewhere won’t even find a place to hide, at the end, everyone will suffer.

    “Even if you don’t suffer, parents, children, young and old people and relations will suffer. We cannot afford a war in this country, we can`t afford it,’’ he said.

    Osinbajo said the political elite must rise up to the challenge by speaking the truth and taking actions to address the situation in the country.

    “I pray that our country will never know conflict, but I know that every conflict is a result of elite failure to speak up the truth and tell the truth to their communities.

    “At the end of the day, it is the political elite that determines what happens in every society, keeping quiet could lead to a more dangerous situation,” he said.

    The Vice President said that the elite could make a great difference just by the words they speak.

    “If we don`t speak up against disunity, if we keep quiet and remain under the radar, the enemies of peace and those who want to promote disunity will have their ways.

    “And when this happens, we will find ourselves running helter-skelter,’’ Osinbajo said.

    He, therefore, urged political elites in the country to always speak up and stand for the interest of the country and the general public.

  • Nigeria’s Security Architecture Is Being Reorganised, Says Osinbajo

    Nigeria’s Security Architecture Is Being Reorganised, Says Osinbajo

    The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the Federal Government is reorganising the nation’s security architecture, believing that Nigeria is able to overcome its current security challenges.

    Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday when he received a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, His Royal Majesty, Yakanaje Uke, (in Nasarawa State), Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan.

    He said, “There is no question at all that we are facing security challenges, but we are able to overcome them. The role of the leadership is to sit down to think through the problems.

    “This is a big country, so policing is very difficult. There is a need for us to reorganize our security architecture, which is what is going on now.”

    The Vice President assured that the present challenges will prepare Nigeria for a greater and prosperous future, urging the traditional institution to support the re-engineering process.

    “I believe strongly that the reason why we are experiencing what we are going through today is that we are being prepared for the future.

    “A future where we will take into account all of the problems because if we haven’t gone through the problems we are going through now, it will be difficult for us to appreciate the importance of fairness and justice, the importance of giving people a voice and a representation. I am very pleased to hear about what you are doing.”

    He explained that “one of the reasons why we have some of the divisions and conflicts in the parts of the country is because people do not feel included in the management of affairs in their localities.”

    Commending the Yakanaje for his leadership style, the Vice President said “I think you have created an opportunity where the options are available for bringing appeals to a center of fairness and justice for people from across the country, and its one that is to be emulated.

    “And I think that this is the way Nigeria should be. We should be able to say that no matter where you are from if you have the talent if you work hard, you will succeed wherever you are. You will not be constrained by your political, ethnic, or religious affiliations.”

    “Every great society that has succeeded in the world is multiethnic and they succeeded because they brought in talents from all over the place,” the Vice President added.

    The Vice President urged traditional rulers to leverage the influence they have over communities to effect positive change for the good of the entire society.

    Prof. Osinbajo explained that “it is sometimes very easy to underestimate the importance of the traditional institution. But the sheer size of the places where you superintend speaks volumes about the potential of our traditional rulers.

    On his part, the traditional ruler commended the Vice President for his ability to bring people of different ethnic groups in the country together. He said in his kingdom in Karu LGA of Nasarawa, “we are emulating your efforts, bringing ethnic groups in Nigeria together as one.”

    Commending the efforts of the Emir in promoting unity and peaceful coexistence, the Vice President noted that “I have heard a lot about the work that is going on and particularly fascinating for me is the fact that you have somehow managed to bring together a representation of Nigeria into the management of the affairs of your kingdom.”

    Continuing Prof. Osinbajo said, “this is very commendable and it is something that we must commend and see how it is replicated in other parts of the country.”

    The paramount ruler appealed to the Federal Government to integrate the traditional institution in the implementation of some of its intervention schemes for small businesses and the less privileged.

    He said traditional rulers are closer to the people and understand the issues and needs in the localities hence the need to be involved in the implementation of the schemes.

    Also present at the meeting were the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Doguwa; the heir apparent to the throne, Prince Nurudeen Abdullahi, members of the Yakanaje Emirate Council and Kingdom; the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, among others.

  • Buhari Resumes, Receives Briefings From Osinbajo

    Buhari Resumes, Receives Briefings From Osinbajo

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed office after spending 16 days in the United Kingdom on medical vacation.

    Upon his resumption on Monday, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo briefed the President on the state of the nation.

    President Buhari left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30, briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as other security sector managers.

    He arrived in the country on April 15 via the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport from the United Kingdom where he went on medical vacation for two weeks.

    Before his departure, the Presidency had explained that Buhari’s travel to the UK was not on an emergency case and that the Nigerian leader was not sick, dousing insinuations from critics who raised the alarm that the 78-year-old was not feeling well.

    “It is a routine medical check-up; the President has undertaken this with a set of doctors that he has retained over many years,” said Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

    He also explained that Buhari did not transmit power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noting that the President will not be away for so long to contravene the law.

    “The requirement of the law is that the President is going to be absent in the country for 21 days and more, then that transmission is warranted. In this particular instance, it is not warranted,” the presidential aide said when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

    Buhari’s departure was also widely criticised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which described the move as an indictment of his government.

    “It is indeed worrisome that under President Buhari, even the hitherto highly rated State House Clinic, has become so moribund that it cannot provide a simple medical checkup service for Mr. President,” the PDP said in a statement in which it also accused the Buhari government of wasting taxpayers’ money.

  • Osinbajo Decorates Alkali Baba As New IGP

    Osinbajo Decorates Alkali Baba As New IGP

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently decorating Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

    The decoration ceremony is holding at Vice President Conference Hall at the State House in Abuja.

    Those present at the event include the former IGP, Mohammed Adamu; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu and his colleague in the office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande.

    Also present is the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs.

    Alkali Baba after taking over power as 21st IGP in acting capacity vows to restore the primacy of the Police.

    He called on citizens and other residents to work with the Police towards restoring internal security in the country.

    President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier on Tuesday approved the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police.

    The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the appointment was with immediate effect.

    The Acting IGP replaced Mr. Mohammed Adamu whose tenure expired February 1, 2021, but President Buhari extended his tenure for three months.

    Until his appointment, Usman Alkali Baba was a Deputy Inspector-General, DIG of Police, and will be in acting capacity pending his confirmation by the Senate.

    The newly appointed Acting Inspector General of Police born on the 1st of March 1963 and hails from Yobe State.

    He bagged a Master’s Degree in public administration from the University of Maiduguri, Borno state in 1997 and a Bachelor of Arts from the Bayero Usman University, Kano in 1985.

    As part of his policing vision, he aims to enhance police primacy in Nigeria through the provision of motivational and credible leadership, directed at stabilizing internal security and modernizing police operations, facilities and standards within the framework of citizens, consent, trust, and the rule of law.

  • UK Medical Trip: Buhari does not need to transmit power to Osinbajo – Presidency

    UK Medical Trip: Buhari does not need to transmit power to Osinbajo – Presidency

    The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday said it was not necessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo because he would be away for a few days.

    It is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said.

    The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this on Tuesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

    He explained that President Buhari has not contravened the laws of the land by not transmitting power to Professor Osinbajo while away from the country for a number of days.

    “He (Buhari) will continue from wherever he is,” Shehu said when asked if the President had transferred duties to the vice president.

    He added, “The requirement of the law is that the President is going to be absent in the country for 21 days and more, then that transmission is warranted. In this particular instance, it is not warranted.”

  • Osinbajo reveals COVID-19 vaccination jab is pain free

    Osinbajo reveals COVID-19 vaccination jab is pain free

    Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccination jab was pain free.

    Following the vaccination of President Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, the Vice-President also appreciated the frontline workers, physicians, researchers and scientists who worked tirelessly to ensure the production of the Coronavirus vaccine.

    Both President Buhari and VP Osinbajo got the jab on live TV, barely 24 hours after the vaccine COVID-19 vaccine programme started with the vaccination of the healthcare and frontline workers at the National Hospital, Abuja.

    According to the spokesperson to the Vice-President, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Prof. Osinbajo had revealed that “the thing was not painful at all. I didn’t even feel the pinch” after his personal physician, Dr. Nic, administered the jab.

    Akande, who tweeted through his verified twitter account, added that “We should all take turns when time comes to get the happy jabs!”.

    While appreciating the everyone that made the vaccination a success, the Vice-President said:

    “We are extremely grateful for the frontline workers, physicians, researchers and scientists who worked tirelessly to ensure this came to life”.

    Get vaccinated, wear a mask and stay safe,” 
    Osinbajo added.

    Meanwhile, President Buhari has urged state governments, traditional and religious leaders to lead the mobilisation effort within their spheres of influence.

    The president assured Nigerians that “the vaccine offers hope for a safe country free of Coronavirus.

  • Buhari, Osinbajo Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in Aso Villa

    Buhari, Osinbajo Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in Aso Villa

    President Muhammadu Buhari has received the AstraZeneca vaccine, a day after the Federal Government launched the vaccination exercise in the country.

    He took the jab on Saturday at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

    The vaccine was administered to the President by his chief personal physician in the presence of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

    Shortly after President Buhari took the jab, Professor Osinbajo also received the vaccine which was also administered to him by his chief personal physician.

    Both leaders were later presented with electronic cards containing the details of their vaccinations by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib.

    Others who witnessed the vaccination of the President and his vice were members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu.

    The vaccination took place a day after Nigeria formally commenced the exercise with the inoculation of four frontline healthcare workers.

    During the exercise which took place at the National Hospital, a medical doctor, Ngong Cyprian, made history as the first person to receive the vaccine in Nigeria, while three other frontline health workers – Dr Nuru Joseph, Dr Thairu Yunusa, and Nurse Faith Eragbai, were also vaccinated.

    Dr Shuaib had hinted that President Buhari and his vice would take the vaccines on March 6 when he was briefing reporters on Thursday.

    He added that members of the President’s cabinet, which included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and ministers, would take the jabs on Monday.