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Gov. Bello Wants Nigeria To Draft A New Constitution That Reflects Its Image

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3 years ago

August 17, 2021

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has alluded that Nigeria as an independent country was capable of undergoing the process of recasting its constitution in her image through laid down processes

He also noted that would support a new Constitution under the permission pragmatic incidents of national life but a total abrogation of the existing Constitution and promulgation of a new one which kept the nation squabbling over parochial advantages while making no progress cannot have my blessing.

The Governor made this known on Monday while delivering a lecture at the TOS symposium 2021 held at the international conference centre, abuja themed “The People’s Constitution”

He asserted that the true People’s Constitution was the one that the people have per time, and which we are ready to improve urging Governors to get more involved in the ongoing process of amending the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

He said “ Let us mobilise the hottest issues agitating our respective domains which our people desire the Constitution to tackle and submit to NASS. Let us litigate problematic, imprecise or oppressive provisions and get the courts to clarify them. That way we can chip away at contested provisions, while shoring up the acceptable aspects of the 1999 Constitution. This is the only way to start making steady progress towards the constitutional Republic of our dreams and a more robust nationhood.

Governor Bello stressed that Nigerians must discover that “The People” which preface and introduce the 1999 Constitution remained the only part of her ground norm that is sacrosanct adding that anything else could be changed if majority agreed and acted through the outlined legal processes.

Governor Bello used the medium to implore compatriots seeking a fresh Constitution or nothing as the sole way forward to help the nation out as leaders.

He implored that they should brainstorm real-world answers to the questions asked assuring that if the conundrum was resolved satisfactorily enough for the national leadership to feel confident in proceeding, the process would be much easier to sell to all stakeholders.

The governor said “For the immediate though, especially with 2023 in view, we must continue to make progress any way we can. Thus, may I suggest that a more viable and practical approach would be to subject the existing Constitution as often as necessary or needed to review and upgrade? By the twin mechanisms of legislative panel-beating by amendments and judicial reconstruction through litigation, much good can yet be done. It is my contention that by relying on provisions already embedded in its bowels, we can get the present Constitution to become the Constitution we want for each stage of our national development”.

He noted that a working constitution was best cooked slowly and steadily noting that Legislative amendments and judicial decision-making may seem reactionary and slow, particularly when each interest group was in a hurry to input her items, he alluded that such process has helped others and they could help the nation too

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President Tinubu Restructures Media and Communications Team

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1 week ago

November 19, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has re-designated the positions of two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery.

The restructuring is as follows:

1. Mr. Sunday Dare – hitherto Special Adviser on Public Communication and National Orientation is now Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications.

2. Mr. Daniel Bwala – announced last week as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication, is now special adviser Policy Communication.

These appointments, along with the existing role of Special Adviser, Information and Strategy , underscore that there is no single individual spokesperson for the Presidency.

Instead, all the three Special Advisers will collectively serve as spokespersons for the government.

This approach aims to ensure effective and consistent communication of government policies, decisions, and engagements.

Signed: Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy)

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Matawalle’s Loyalty to President Tinubu Unquestionable, says YAN Speaker

By; SANDRA ANI

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1 month ago

October 28, 2024

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Minister of State for Defence H.E Dr Muhammed Bello Matawalle

More accolades for the Minister of State for Defence H.E Dr Muhammed Bello Matawalle, MoN, for his commitment and dedication to his duties and the

latest is the remarks of goodwill of the minister made by the newly elected National Speaker of the leading Youth’s body in Nigeria, the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), Comrade Famuyibo Oluwasegun, during his acceptance speech at the national election held at Agura Hotels, Abuja weekend.

Comrade Oluwasegun, who hails from Ekiti State, described the Minister as a Youths role model who has demonstrated rare courage in fighting bandits and terrorists to their standstill in North West and other parts of the country and above all his loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.

The National Youth Speaker noted further that “After God Almighty who made his emergence possible, the Minister of State Defence and former Governor of Zamfara state, Dr. Bello Matawalle was a prominent factor to his new attained height.

“My mentor, His Excellency Dr. Matawalle extended an unalloyed hand of leadership, direction and support to me which were instrumental to making my victory a reality”, Famuyibo stated.

The YAN Speaker-elect thanked the YAN Board of Trustees, Convention Planning Committee and the entire YAN delegates for finding him worthy to lead the 4th Assembly of Nigerian Youths.

Also lending his voice, the Acting BoT Chairman of YAN, Hon. Gt. C Samuel advised the newly elected leaders of YAN to be good Ambassadors of Nigerian Youths and Nigeria at all times. He encouraged them to bring out the best of their thinking caps while planning for a befitting inauguration of the 4th Assembly as elected.

Other elected new national leadership of the 4th Assembly of Youth Assembly of Nigeria, included Umar Bala Babayaro of Kaduna state emerged the Deputy National Speaker, Sadiq Abubakar of Borno state as Majority Leader, Ezeanikwe Charles as Deputy Majority Leader, Raymond Sylvanus of Cross Rivers state as National Chief Whip, Jennifer Ornguga of Benue state as National Minority Leader and Jude Chinonso as Diaspora Ambassador.

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Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries

Reporter: SANDRA ANI

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1 month ago

October 23, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu

The Federal Executive Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu has scrapped two ministries, Techeconomy can report.

The ministries, according to a tweet by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, are Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.

“There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, and North East Development Commission.

“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports”, Onanuga tweeted.

“The FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.

“The decisions were taken today at the meeting of Federal Executive Council in Abuja.