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2019: INEC, security agents should be neutral- Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, Wednesday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agents not to take any side while discharging their constitutional responsibilities in next year’s general election.
He stressed that the neutrality of the electoral body and the security agents would preserve the unity of the country and provide a free, fair and credible general election.
Addressing National Defence College Course 27 Participants led by Commodore Murtala Bashir who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House Abakaliki, Umahi urged politicians to eschew violence and shun bitterness and rancour.
He condemned the killings of three persons in Ebonyi State during last week’s All Progressives Congress, APC, National Assembly primaries in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state.
Osun poll : Don’t heat up polity with hate speeches, CEPEJ tells politicians Umahi said: “ I advocate that the leaders of this country should do everything possible to lower the tempo of politics and look more into securing the future of our youths.
This is very important. People that are aspiring to political offices are not to help the people. It is all about answering a name and stealing money. “If I were God, I would say whoever that doesn’t have a handwork should not come into leadership. You must have what you were doing that you know you were sustaining yourself with before you now come to lead your people. “People that never saw N1 million before now want to control billions. Don’t you see that there are certain lives in our society that are evidence of tramadol? The tension in the society today is getting worse.
“Ordinary primary election, a particular party killed three people in our state. It is one party and not party versus party. So, we need your prayers for 2019 even though I continue to say that the future of this country is in the hands of the security agencies and INEC because the security man ought to be very neutral. “But the moment that neutrality is not there, then the civilians must go and learn the act of anti-terrorism because if those that are supposed to defend the people now turn against them, then the people must have to learn how to defend themselves.”
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King Charles Reportedly “Really Unwell” And Funeral Plans Are Currently Being Reviewed
King Charles III’s health is causing concern for friends and the palace as he continues to battle cancer.
“Speaking to friends of the king in recent weeks about his health, the most common response is … ‘It’s not good,’” Tom Sykes of the Daily Beast reported Thursday, April 25.
A friend of the monarch claimed Charles “is determined to beat it and they are throwing everything at it,” adding, “Everyone is staying optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they are letting on.”
Royal writer Tina Brown also hinted at the monarch’s health struggles, writing recently that Charles’ cancer has put Prince William and Kate Middleton “in frightening proximity to ascending the throne just when they had hoped for a span of years to parent their children out of the public eye.”
“The prospect of it, I am told, is causing them intense anxiety.”
Sykes also reported that the king’s funeral plans, codenamed “Operation Menai Bridge”, are currently being reviewed.
A separate document that states what went well at Queen Elizabeth’s September 2022 funeral and what could be done better the next time a monarch dies is also circulating, according to the Daily Beast.
All the sources emphasized that royal funeral plans are constantly in review. However, one former staffer in particular conceded that Charles’ health woes have given his plans a different urgency.
“The plans have been dusted off and are actively being kept up to date,” the former staffer explained.
“It’s no more than what you would expect given the king has been diagnosed with cancer. But the circulation of them has certainly focused minds.”
Buckingham Palace announced in February that after undergoing surgery for a benign prostate enlargement, it was discovered that the king has cancer.
We hope the king gets well soon.
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EFCC: New Documents Extracted Shows Yahaya Bello Allegedly Paid School Fees To The Tune Of $845,852,84 For His Family Members
Still on the EFCC trailing on Ex Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Documents serving as exhibits have shown how he allegedly paid school fees in advance for his family members already in the school and even those to be enrolled in future with hundreds of thousands of dollars withdrawn from the state coffers.
A letter from the American International School of Abuja to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has shown the school admitting that Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, paid $845,852,84 into their bank account since September 2021 as advance school fees for 4 family members from the present class until they graduate.
Payment was also made for any future student to be enrolled by the family.
The document alleges that the payment was made by Mr. Ali Bello, alleged to be the eldest son of Yahaya Bello.
In the document, the school stated that they have deducted the fees for the educational service already rendered to the Bello children in the institution and what is left is $760, 910, which would be refunded to an account provided by the EFCC as the commission continues investigation into alleged money laundering levelled against Yahaya Bello.
The school also added that from the Bello family kids, “no further additional fees are expected in respect of tuition until they graduate from ASIA.”
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Niger State Prisoners Run From Facility After Rainstorm Brings Down Part Of Fencing
Many prisoners serving time at the Suleja Correctional Centre, located in Suleja Local Government of Niger state, fled the facility after a rainstorm brought down a part of the inner fencing.
This incident happened as a result of the heavy rainfall which fell on Wednesday night. This led to a cell being torn down, providing incarcerated individuals with a chance at freedom.
Reporters gathered that security forces fired many shots in the air, attempting to scare the inmates out of hiding.
While the State Comptroller of Prisons declined to speak to the press, it has been noted that security has been beefed up on the Minna-Suleja and Suleja-Kaduna roads, including the Madalla axis to Abuja road, which is a likely escape route out of the state for the inmates.
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