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No distraction can stop Tinubu’s transformative policy thrust- APC chairmen

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Mr Sunday Fagbemi, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-Central Chairmen Forum, has said that no distractions can stop President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s transformative policy

Fagbemi, who is also the Chairman of Kwara APC, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the APC national secretariat.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports tha he led the party’s state chairmen from the North-Central for a condolence visit on its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who recently lost his mother...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.

NAN reports that Yilwatda’s mother died on Aug. 17 at the age of 83 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

Fagbemi said that the Tinubu Administration’s agenda is hinged on the core pillars of democracy, development, demographics, and diaspora engagement.

He said the party’s state chairmen were committed to ensuring the delivery of the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ which according to him, was beginning to yield positive results.

“By the grace of God, we have seen some progress and development, we have seen President Tinubu weathering the storm.

“We cannot do it alone because Rome was not build in a day, even the opposition have attested that four years is not enough to fix the scattered and tattered ship.

“So he has done a lot and enough in terms of economic recovery, and we can all attest that food stuff prices are going down daily because of the diversification.

“We really can’t achieve much in four years like the opposition parties had confessed, but a lot had been achieved in the areas of the economy and infrastructure development,” Fagbemi said.

He added that the party’s state chairmen does not want to be distracted in anyway ahead of 2027 general election, but to remain focused on delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Also speaking, Dr Aliyu Bello, the APC Chairman in Nassarawa State, appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the Tinubu-led administration to enable it do more for the country and its citizens.

He added that the economy was moving on the right direction under the administration.

Bello noted that governors of even Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) controlled states were happy with the Tinubu-led administration because of the increased state allocation they now received.

“The bold steps taken by our leader, President Tinubu is yielding results. We are good to go. Let us not be distracted, before the next election commences, everything will be fine.

“Nigeria is good to go for the APC because Nigeria’s project is something that is ongoing, and we cannot finish everything in one term.

“We trust the people that they have already given us their confidence and trust. We are not betraying that. We know we will do better than we are doing now,” Bello said.

He noted that the issue of insecurity in the North-Central was being addressed head-on by the Tinubu-ed administration, adding that insecurity was not peculiar to North-Central States or Nigeria generally.

“With GOD on our side, we will overcome the situation before long” he stressed.(NAN)

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President Tinubu Heads to France, Kenya, Rwanda for Key Summits

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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for a three-nation visit to France, Kenya, and Rwanda. He will attend the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi (May 11-12), co-chaired by Presidents Macron and Ruto, focusing on energy transition, digital transformation, and climate action. He will then proceed to the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali (May 14-15), themed “Scale or Fail,” highlighting Nigeria’s investment reforms. The trip will last approximately two weeks.

Key Points:

The Africa-France Summit theme is “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth.”
The Africa CEO Forum is in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Over 2,000 top executives and national leaders will attend the Kigali forum.
Tinubu will hold high-level meetings with global and African business leaders.
He will be accompanied by some ministers and senior aides...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.

The president will return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.

Sources: Bayo Onanuga/x

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Presidency, Peter Obi in war of words over Nigeria’s Borrowing Spree

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The Presidency and opposition figure Peter Obi have traded words over the Federal Government’s borrowing profile. President Bola Tinubu had defended the administration’s borrowing, stating, “Borrowing is not leprosy.” Obi countered on X, saying: “Borrowing is not only leprosy, but a killer cancer when it is borrowed for consumption and not production.” Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga responded, accusing Obi of “demagoguery” and insisting the government borrows for infrastructure, not consumption.

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Obi argued that debt without productivity is dangerous.
He cited the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 on cost-benefit analysis requirements.
Onanuga said Nigeria has willing lenders because the country is credible.
Onanuga advised Obi to “rise above the pedestrian level.”
Obi said borrowing for consumption is “double jeopardy.”..TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.

The exchange highlights ongoing debate over Nigeria’s borrowing strategy.

Sources: Nigerian Tribune, Vanguard

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Peter Obi: Workers Must Reject Bad Governance, Failure, Corruption

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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigerian workers to wield their collective voice and votes to demand competent leadership. In a Workers’ Day statement, Obi said workers must “refuse to reward failure, corruption, ethnic division, and bad governance.” He described workers as the “backbone of every nation” and said the current minimum wage of N70,000 can no longer guarantee a modest standard of living.

Key Points:

Obi said when workers suffer, the nation suffers; when workers are empowered, the nation prospers.
He called for leadership built on competence, character, capacity, credibility, and compassion.
He noted the minimum wage is unevenly implemented across states.
The statement came on International Workers’ Day.
Obi is positioning himself as a labour-friendly leader ahead of 2027...TAP TO CONTINUE FULL READING.

Obi urged workers to refuse to reward failure and bad governance.

Sources: Leadership

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