Why I turned down N250m for third term agenda — Wabara
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Former Senate President Adolphus Wabara has revealed that he rejected the sum of N250 million to support the third-term agenda during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
In an excerpt from the YouTube interview series “Untold Stories with Adesuwa,” released on Monday, when asked about the truthfulness of this assertion, he said, “That’s very correct.
”The third-term agenda marked a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s 25-year uninterrupted democratic history, involving a constitutional amendment bill aimed at allowing then-President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for a third term in office.
Speaking further, Wabara revealed that while he didn’t believe the stories that some senators received N50 million at the time, he received N250 million bribe, which was brought to him in a G-Wagon at 1:20 a.m.
Wabara also stated that his educational background played a huge role in rejecting the third-term agenda.
“I turned down a N250 million bribe to support the third term agenda. The money came to me by 1:30 a.m., before my third-term speech. It came in a sparkling black G-Wagon. I can still remember that it was in a black G-Wagon and a rickety 504 station wagon. The money was discharged, and my wife was there.”
Kumuyi Woos NDLEA, NCoS, Others To Transform Youths
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The general superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Pastor William Kumuyi, has sought collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), and other relevant government and non-governmental organisations to add value to the lives of young people in Nigeria and other countries.
Kumuyi, who was represented by the state overseer of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Pastor Femi Adebiyi, and Benue State overseer, Pastor Adebiyi Hassan, made the call after the June edition of the Impact Academy Programme, with the theme “From Zero to Hero,” which was held at the Deeper Life Campground, Gwagwalada, FCT, AbujaThe weekend event was part of the ongoing Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK), which started on Thursday, June 27, and will end on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
It had in attendance thousands of young people drawn from secondary schools, tertiary institutions, and young professionals.
On behalf of Kumuyi, Pastor Adeniyi Hassan, the programme’s national coordinator, said, “Pastor W.F. Kumuyi is a man for the youth. He has youth in his heart. He has always done that for decades with the youth; in fact, he started with the youth.
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Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG
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A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the federal government and Department of State Services (DSS).
In a judgment delivered on Monday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that Kanu failed to provide credible evidence to back the allegation of violation of his fundamental rights by the defendants.
Omotosho said claims that operatives of the DSS denied Kanu access to his lawyers, and that the officials eavesdropped on his conversations with his lawyers, could not be established.
The suit was marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1633/2023 and filed on December 4, 2023.
Kanu joined the Federal Republic of Nigeria, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), DSS and its director-general as 1st to 4th respondents respectively.
Reps seek development fund for rural communities
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The House of Representatives is advocating the establishment of a Rural Areas Development Fund following the passage for the first reading of the Rural Areas Development Agency (Establishment) Bill, 2024.
The bill, sponsored by the member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Anambra State, Afam Ogene, seeks to establish a Rural Areas Development Board and a Fund, to foster community sustainability and economic initiatives for rapid development of the rural areas.
The bill seeks the transfer of all functions of the Department of Rural Development of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to the Rural Areas Development Agency.
The proposed legislation in Section 2 (1) seeks the establishment of a board made up of a chairman, a representative each from the six geo-political zones and a representative each from the federal Ministries of Works, Water Resources, Environment, Agriculture, Health, Power and National Planning.