Politics
House of Representative Scrap N5bn Budget For Presidential Yacht, Considering The Public Interest


The House of Representatives has scrapped the N5 billion budgeted for the purchase of a Presidential yacht.
Speaking to newsmen after the passage of the Supplementary budget today, November 2, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, said the lawmakers considered public interest in scrapping the budget for the Yacht and transferred the sum to the N5.5 billion budgeted for the Student loan initiative, putting the budgetary allocation for the Student loan at N10 billion.
‘’As far as we are concerned we don’t have that presidential yacht anymore. We have increased the student loan. If you recall, the student loan was N5 billion in the budget but we have increased it to N10 billion.” he said
The Committee also increased the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Defence from 476bn to 546bn following security concerns.
Bichi also disclosed that the minimum wage for workers was considered and approved for onward transmission to the executive while promising proper legislative oversight to ensure 100 per cent implementation.
The sum of 100bn was retained for FCT as requested by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Politics
Wike Proposes 15 Billion Naira For Vice President Residence


Minister Wike Has Proposes 15 Billion Naira For The Completion Of The Vice President Residence
While bringing it to book, He said;
“The VP residence that was awarded in 2010 at the cost of N7 billion was abandoned.
It is embarrassing that a country of this nature cannot in 13 years, complete the VP’s residence. N7 billion, now the contractor is saying well, we cannot continue to do it without review.
Now they are saying N15 billion. We have taken it upon ourselves to say that we will complete it and Mr President will commission it by May 2024,” #grassrootsnews
Politics
“President Bola Tinubu Inherited An Administration That Was Almost In Comatose” – Osun State Governor


The governor during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics yesterday, Stated this.
He said;
“The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious.
“They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria.
“Tinubu inherited an administration that was almost comatose. I believe this government is very bold and taking the bull by the horns.
“President Tinubu has been able to do what no president has ever been able to do in the history of Nigeria.
“President Tinubu deregulated the petroleum industry to save Nigerians.
”The governor, however, urged Nigerians to be patient with the President, saying he is confident the Tinubu-led administration will tackle the challenges facing the country.
He added, “You know our President, besides being a former governor and a senator, he is also an accountant.
“So, he is someone who is very spot on and all hands are on deck to turn this economy around. We are very hopeful and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Politics
Governor Of Kano State To Approach Supreme Court Over Appeal’s Court Judgement Which Sacked Him


Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State said he will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Appeal Court’s judgment delivered on Friday, which sacked him as the Governor of the state
Yusuf stated that the people of Kano were robbed of their mandate with the judgment served by the appellant court but expressed optimism that he would reclaim the ‘stolen’ mandate at the Apex Court.
According to him, “We have instructed our lawyers to appeal this ruling to the Supreme Court, where we hope it will right the wrong done to Kano people.
“We believe the judgment was unjust to us. We know that the people of Kano came out en masse to vote for us.
“We are optimistic that the Supreme Court would return our stolen mandate and address the unjust melted on us.
“I want to assure the people of Kano that all this that is happening is a temporary matter, and in no time, the Supreme Court will reclaim our mandate.
“We will not be deterred from the good work we have started in the state.
“We call on the people of the state to go about their normal activities as security personnel are on the ground to protect them,” Governor Yusuf said.
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