‘Nnamdi Kanu’ll abide by negotiated terms only’ – Ejimakor
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Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has refuted reports that the Biafra agitator agreed to abide by “any conditions” for his release.
Ejimakor said Kanu will abide only by the negotiated terms of his release.
He issued the clarification after leading the legal team to a routine meeting with Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Abuja.
Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe had disclosed that Kanu agreed to comply with any conditions set by the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government for his release from the custody of the DSS.
Osun: Gov Adeleke suspends aide
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies, Emmanuel Adebisi.
A statement by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, added that the suspension is pending the outcome of investigations by the governor’s Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinleye.
Adeleke also warned transport workers in Osun State against actions and activities capable of plunging the state into violence and lawlessness.
The statement also stated that the governor directed the Commissioner for Transportation to again summon a reconciliatory meeting of all the warring groups within the transport sector.
Govs have no constitutional right to hijack minimum wage negotiations – NLC
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described state governors’ interference in the national minimum wage negotiation as unconstitutional.
The head of information and public affairs for the NLC, Benson Upah, made the statement in an interview on Arise Television.
He said, “The process for arriving at a national minimum wage comprises three parties, which is labour, employers, and government. The government is currently playing a dual role of being the employer as well.
Dogara to lawmakers: It’s time to make finances of NASS open
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Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said on Wednesday, July 3, that the time has come for the National Assembly to throw open its finances to dispel the insinuation that the legislators were taking a humongous amount of money monthly.
Dogara, who spoke at the first-ever legislative open week of the House of Representatives, told the audience that as Speaker of the House, his monthly salary was less than N400,000, while his monthly allowance as a presiding officer was N25 million.
Dogara said the earnings of members of the National Assembly have been on the front burner for a while even though their allowances cannot last them for more than three days.