Politics
Senate President Lauds Mai Mala Buni As Yobeans Celebrate Governor
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday lauded the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni for his achievements while he held sway as Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
Lawan said Buni did everything and anything expected of him in his capacity as the Chairman of the committee.
The Senate President gave the commendation at a grand reception organised in honour of Governor Buni.
The carnival-like reception held at the August 27th Stadium in Damaturu, the state capital.
Speaking at the event, Lawan who also hails from Yobe State said: “Today is a special day in the politics of Yobe State and in the politics of our great country Nigeria.
“Your Excellency, you have proven beyond any reasonable doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari our leader made the right decision and made the right choice by ensuring that someone who will deliver our party at the time of crisis was made the chairman to take care of our party and plan for convention that we have just concluded at the weekend.
“Your Excellency, you have made us proud. We are proud Yobeans because you have done everything and anything expected of you as the Chairman of the Caretaker and Convention Planning Committee.
“Today, APC is brown new in Nigeria because of what you have been able to achieve. Today we have an APC that has new set of National Working Committee members and infact today is a great day for us in Yobe because we are here to celebrate you and what you have been able to do.
“We are here to also celebrate APC itself because APC, as a result of what you have been able to do, Your Excellency, we are ready for 2023 by the Grace of God.
“APC will be returned as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. APC will have probably two-third majority in the Senate and also two-third in the House of Representatives.
“Your Excellency, you have made PDP to crumble. You have made PDP to cry. PDP and all our traducers and opposition imagined that there would be no convention.
“There was a convention and a successful convention at that. We have a new set of leadership they never imagine. We have the quality of people that will lead APC today.
“I want to take this opportunity to assure you Your Excellency that you have our total commitment, you have our total loyalty and total support as our leader in this state.
“Let me also pay tribute to a special person. That special person is our overall Leader and that Leader is not with us here but he is here in spirit and that great man who has set everything right before he left is Distinguished Senator Ibrahim Gaidam. The Senator representing Yobe East. A man of integrity. A man with honesty. A man of reliability. We wish him all the best.”
Politics
President Tinubu Restructures Media and Communications Team
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)
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.
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.
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