Tinubu can govern the country from anywhere – Bwala
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Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Tinubu can govern Nigeria from anywhere in the world.
He said in a post on his official X page that it is constitutional for the president of the country to govern it even when he’s not in the country.
He said: “The president @officialABAT is in charge of the country and can govern from anywhere in the world whether the vice president is also in Nigeria or not. Aso Villa is not a block industry and the president is not a bricklayer. Read Section 5 of the constitution.”
Bwala said this in response to Atiku’s claims that the president and vice president shouldn’t be out of the country at the same time.
FG Registers New Trade Union
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Illegal price fixing and exploitation of customers in Nigerian markets may soon be a thing of the past.
These are some of the roles members of the newly registered National Union of Market Trade of Nigeria are to perform as workers.
At its executive inauguration, officials of both the Ministry of Labour and Employment, and, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC however told the new union to avoid clashes with related workers groups and government established agencies in the market.
Military-ruled Chad elects president today
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military rule but dismissed by opponents of junta leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby, as a fix following violent repression.
Source: Punch Newspapers
Voters will choose whether to extend decades of Deby family rule in one of the world’s poorest countries, a crucial territory in the fight against jihadism across the Sahel desert region. They have the chance to opt instead for Deby’s own prime minister, Succes Masra, denounced as a stooge by critics in the absence of any other serious challengers.
Masra also vowed to win without a run-off, telling supporters: “For the first time, Chad will be yours, Chadians.” International human rights groups have warned the election will not be free or fair as Deby’s main rival has been killed and others banned from standing.
Fire Guts Ex-Gov Shekarau’s House In Kano
The Mundubawa residence of the former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was on Sunday night gutted by fire, destroying the living rooms of his third wife, Halima Shekarau.
Source: Leadership News
The cause of the fire which started at the kitchen of the house on Sunday night could not be immediately ascertained. Confirming the incident to newsmen, Media Adviser to Malam Shekarau, Dr Sule Ya’u Sule said that the fire started Sunday evening from the inner kitchen of the house which was at the ground floor of the multi-million naira mansion.
He said, “We thank God the fire only affected one of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s living rooms and already men of the State Fire Service had successfully put off the fire.” The spokesperson of the State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, when contacted, confirmed the incident, he however declined further comment on the cause of the inferno saying things are still being put in order.