Tinubu govt does not exist, it is illegitimate – Afenifere leader, Adebanjo
The leader of the Yoruba socio-political organization, Ayo Adebanjo, has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration does not exist.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
Adebanjo remarked while describing Tinubu’s administration as illegitimate. He explained that the election which brought Tinubu was flawed, hence he can’t be recognized as president. Speaking on Arise Television, Adebanjo said the presidential election was inconclusive with the ongoing presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
According to Adebanjo: “Afenifere’s stance, for now, is not to comment on Tinubu’s administration because we believe that the elections are not completed yet; it’s still in progress, that is why we are in court, so commenting on someone who is there and who we don’t believe should be there until the final decision of the court will be probative and reprobative.
Buhari Hired Me To Protect Abuja-Kaduna Road, Asari Dokubo Brags In New Video
Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has bragged that President Muhammadu Buhari hired him to protect the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
Source: Daily Trust
Daily Trust reports that the highway gained a reputation for being unsafe for travelers during the Buhari-led administration, due to frequent kidnappings and murders. But in the twilight of the immediate past government, reports of violence crashed significantly. When he visited President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock last month, Dokubo boasted that his men were the ones responsible for the stability being enjoyed on that axis.
He had said: “There is a full-scale war going on and the blackmail of the Nigerian state by the Nigerian military is shameful. They said they do not have enough armament and people listened to this false narrative. They are lying. They are liars. I repeat they are liars because I am a participant.
INEC closes defense in Obi/LP petition, tenders documents
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has opened and closed its defense in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, announced the closure of the first respondent’s case after the conclusion of the testimony of its sole witness, Dr. Lawrence Bayode, a Deputy Director in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department of INEC.
Before calling on its witness, INEC tendered some documents which were admitted and marked as exhibits. Led by Mahmood, the witness told the court that he worked for INEC for 24 years. Under cross-examination by Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, counsel for the petitioners, the witness told the court that the testing of the software application for the election was carried out on Feb 4.
Akpabio announces Plateau lawmaker as minority leader
The Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, has announced the Plateau North lawmaker, Mwadkwon Davou as Minority Leader.
Source: Punch papers
Akpabio read the names when the lawmakers reconvened from the closed-door session. He also named Osun West lawmaker, Kamorudeen Olarere (PDP Osun West) as Deputy Minority Leader.
Labour Party Darlington Nwokeocha (Abia Central) was also named Minority Whip, while Rufai Hanga (NNPP Kano Central was announced as the Deputy Minority Whip.
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