Tinubu Rejects EU Mission’s Position On 2023 Election, Calls Report ‘Jaundiced’, ‘Poorly Done Desk Job
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The EU Mission had stated that the presidential selection of the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) leaves the electoral body vulnerable to the perception of partiality.
President Bola Tinubu has rejected the report of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on the 2023 general election in Nigeria.
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The Mission asserted that the 2023 general elections did not ensure a well-run transparent and inclusive democratic process as assured by INEC.
Eid al-Adha: Akpabio visits Lawan
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President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, paid a Sallah visit to his predecessor, Senator Ahmed Lawan, at his residence in Abuja on Friday.
The visit was to celebrate with the former number three citizen on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha festivities and to also engage in productive discussions, focusing on the progress of the Senate and its commitment to delivering democratic dividends to Nigerians.
The visit, held in a warm atmosphere, also had a prayer session, before the private conversations aimed at revitalizing Nigeria’s democracy.
Rights Groups Want INEC To Account For Money Allocated To It For 2023 Poll
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An advocacy group, Human Rights Advancement, Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC) in collaboration with other rights group has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to account for the money allocated to it during the last general elections, stressing that the task has become necessary to retain the confidence of the people in the commission.
The group also appealed to politicians to always engage themselves in the rancour free electoral process, just as it urged security agencies and the International Community to take proactive measures to address hate speech capable of inciting violence and disrupting social harmony amongst the citizens.
HURIDAC made the call at a press briefing held in Ojodu,Lagos in collaboration with another rights group, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC).
According to the Executive Directors of the two bodies, Mr. Ayodele Ameen of HURIDAC and Mallam Auwal Rafsanjani of CISLAC, the appeal was part of the 10-point communiqué released by the two groups after their deliberation on how to improve conduct of election in Nigeria and signed by their executive directors.
They said there were human rights violations and abuses during the conduct of elections in Nigeria, arguing that the 2023 poll exercise, even though witnessed the lowest turnout of voters, but notwithstanding recorded the highest level of violence and killings, mainly by state actors.
What CBN should do on exploitative bank charges – Expert
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Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, a financial expert, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to check the multiplicity of service charges by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs).
Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), made the appeal in an interview with the Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
According to him, banks no longer empathise with their customers as was the case in the past.
“What we have now is a situation where the DMBs pile up so many unexplained charges on their customers without offering any service.
“Most of the bank officials know next to nothing about banking, and the heads of the banks are also complicit.
“The acting CBN governor, Folashodun Shonubi, should pay particular attention to understanding the DMBs and their customers, and take full charge of regulating their activities,” he advised.
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