Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has shed light on the discussion that took place between President Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and leaders of the party. In a telephone conversation, Governor Okorocha said the President was very cheerful and has not lost a bit of his sense of humour. A statement from the senior adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said the governor said the party delegation spent more than an hour with President Buhari during lunch, and it was very clear from the discussions that the president did followed developments at home. He said the President was delighted to receive the delegation and asked each governor about affairs in his state. He also asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, about the state of the railways. When asked to react to all the negative things being said about him, the President just laughed, describing such negat...
Leaders of the South senatorial district in Ekiti state has urged the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) grant the south senatorial district the exclusive right to produce the next governor of the state as this will be fair to the district. The call was made at a media briefing organized by Ekiti South leaders in Ikere, Ekiti State. The forum which was represented by its chairman, Chief Oluwole Ariyo, its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Barrister Wole Adebola and the Secretary, Chief Oloruntoba Ajayi made it clear that APC must abide with this recommendation on where the next governor should come from. The Forum, through it spokesperson noted that the South senatorial Zone is yet to produce a governor in the past 21 years of it creation unlike its Central and North districts which will has been produce governors twice and thrice respectively. He said: “Come October this year, Ekiti state will turn 21 years old. The state is constitutionally divided...
President Buhari today said his administration has demonstrated the ability to contain the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, especially in the North East. Speaking at a joint press conference with the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Buhari said the relative peace and improved security situation in the Northeast, is a testimony to the efforts of his administration in combating terrorism since he came into office in May 2015. “We were very surprised and disturbed by the claim made by Boko Haram on what they have been getting from ISIS. We know we will be able to contain them and we have proven that we can do it. We are very pleased that Turkey is in a position to assist us and has been strengthening our educational and health institutions.” he said
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