Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Confirm One Commissioner
The Rivers State House of Assembly confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee following the request by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, scrutinized and approved Frank-Fubara's credentials. During the screening, Frank-Fubara expressed readiness to serve in any capacity. The Deputy Speaker, Timothy Orubieninmigha, praised his character, and the nominee was confirmed by a unanimous voice vote.
APC UK Elects New Executives
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom (UK) has elected new executive members to lead the party for the next four years.
A statement by the Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ajisola, described the election as a reflection of the acceptance of the new leadership. He added that the executives would do everything to promote the party’s ideals, and also give the best of leadership that is required.
He added: “The newly-elected APC UK executives, under the Chairmanship of Tunde Doherty, would bring their wealth of experience and record of excellence to this role.
“Doherty has been an active and influential member of our community, known for his unwavering commitment to the principles and values of the APC. His leadership qualities, strategic vision, and ability to unite and inspire people have been evident throughout his career.
“As chairman, Doherty has also outlined a clear and ambitious vision for the APC-UK, and his priorities are to strengthen party unity, foster a spirit of inclusiveness and collaboration within the party, and also ensure that all members feel valued and heard.
Kano Emirate Tussle: NNPP, Not Tinubu Will Suffer Election Loss In 2027 — APC
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Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said in view of the prevailing dispute over the Kano Emirates, the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will suffer re-election in 2027, and not President Bola Tinubu as speculated in some quarters.
The State Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Abbas, said in a statement that the party is now more united, popular and will deliver triple of what it got in the last presidential election in Kano State due to failures of the current NNPP administration in the state.
Abbas said contrary to a media report credited to the Kano State NNPP Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, it is the ruling party in the state and its national leader, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso that will suffer the consequences of the ongoing Emirship tussle negatively.
The Kano NNPP Chairman had said the lingering Emirship tussle may negatively work against President Tinubu’s second term ambition in 2027.
But the Kano APC Chairman said the claim by the NNPP’s state chairman was an indication of the party’s frustration in the state and the nation’s political scene.
He added that the crisis of confidence rocking the factionalised opposition NNPP and its embattled leader, Senator Kwankwaso is embarrassingly exposing its dismal failure, even as it is boasting of clinching the nation’s presidency comes 2027.
New UK finance minister vows to power economy
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New Finance Minister of the United Kingdom, Rachel Reeves, vowed on Monday to immediately “fix the foundations” of Britain’s economy, fuelled by onshore wind power and house building, after her Labour Party won power.
In her first major speech since being appointed the UK’s first woman Chancellor by new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Reeves said there was “no time to waste” on reversing “the legacy of fourteen years of chaos and economic irresponsibility” under the Conservative rule.
Reeves, 45, takes over as Chancellor with Britain’s economy recently out of recession, the country’s inflation rate back to normal levels and as the Bank of England prepares to cut interest rates.
Centre-left Labour, which had put growing the UK economy at the heart of its manifesto, won last Thursday’s general election with a sizeable majority.