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  • Oshiomhole warns APC chairmen, secretaries against complacency

    All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole yesterday warned state chairmen, secretaries and governorship candidates of the party against complacency in the coming elections.

    He said the party must win in a free and fair manner.

    Oshiomhole spoke at a crucial meeting with state critical stakeholders ahead of the presidential election scheduled for the weekend.

    The meeting, which started at about 8.30pm also have in attendance, party’s governorship candidates with the exemption of siting governors who are seeking re-election.

    The Nation gathered that the state chairmen, secretaries and governorship candidates were briefed on preparation for the elections and what is expected them.

    The chairmen and the candidates reportedly briefed the NWC on their preparation for the election and the challenges.

    Senatorial candidates who were supposed to be part of the meeting were later excluded.

    A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu was silent on the details of what they discussed.

    Oshiomhole said the meeting became imperative to review and deliberate on the party’s preparation and general issues ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

    Isa-Onilu said in the statement: “Oshiomhole stated the party’s national leadership identified the state executives represented at the meeting by their respective chairmen and secretaries as an important grassroots base that will work and ensure the party’s victory in the presidential, governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly elections.

    “The National Chairman who hailed the huge turnout of party supporters in the presidential campaign rallies held so far, charged the state executives to work cordially with APC governors and stakeholders in their respective states to ensure the election of all APC candidates.”

  • Video: Buhari swears in seven permanent secretaries

    Video: Buhari swears in seven permanent secretaries

    •From right: Nabasu, Marcellinus and Mu’a’zu …yesterday.

    President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday swore in seven newly appointed permanent secretaries.

    They were part of the 22 directors recently appointed as permanent secretaries by the President.

    But of the 22 permanent secretaries, only 15 were sworn in earlier.

    The remaining seven permanent secretaries sworn in yesterday include Mustapha Suleiman, Adekunle Adeyemi, Mrs. Ekaro Chukwumuebobo and Adedayo Apata.

    Others are Abdulkadir Mu’azu, Osuji Ndubuisi and Bitrus Nabasu.

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    The President did not make any official remark after the swearing in ceremony as the Federal Executive Council Meeting started immediately.

    Buhari also yesterday submitted the names of nine new resident electoral commissioners to the Senate for confirmation.

    In a letter dated December 18, entitled: “Appointment of state resident electoral commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the President said the appointment was in accordance with the provision of section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

    Buhari said: “I write to forward herewith the names of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners appointed for INEC for the consideration of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

    Those appointed included, Elder Monday Udoh Tom (Akwa Ibom), Baba Abba Yusuf (Borno), Eric Olawale (Osun), Dr. Uthman Abdulrahman Ajidagba (Kwara), Mr. Segun Agbaje (Ekiti), Dr. Cyril Omorogbe (Edo), Yahaya Bello (Nasarawa), Dr. Emmanuel Alex Hart (Rivers) and Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim (Gombe).

  • FCT minister appoints secretaries, political appointees

    The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has announced the appointment of mandate secretaries and political appointees into positions in Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

    He said the appointments followed his commitment to reposition FCTA into a more robust and service-oriented administrative structure and enhance its operational capability.

    The secretaries are: Adamu Abubakar Bappah – Area Council Services, Nzekwe Stanley Ifeanyichukwu – Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Isa Maina – Education, Amanda Pam – Health and Human Services, Muhammad B. Umar – Legal Services, Oladimeji Ali Hassan – Social Development and Kayode Opeifa  – Transportation.

    A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Cosmas Uzodinma, said the coordinators of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council and Satellite Town Development Department are Umar Shuaibu and Isiyaku Tanko Yamawo.

    The Managing Director, Abuja Broadcasting Services, is Ibrahim Damisa.

    The list of political aides includes: Mohammad Bashir Mai-Bornu – Chief of Staff, Dr. Bala Mohammed Liman – Senior Special Assistant, Finance and Economic Matters, Olafusi Emmanuel Tosin Esq – Senior Special Assistant Legal and Multi-lateral Cooperation and Abubakar Muh’d Abdullahi – Senior Special Assistant, ICT.

    The following advisers on Community Relations have been appointed; they are Chika Alexander Nwatu, Abu Zarr Sulaiman Ribadu and Isa Dara Bwari.

    The minister said the appointments are as provided by sections of the Federal Capital Territory (Establishment of Functionaries and Departments) and Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (Dissolution) Order No. 1, 2004 as modified.

    They are premised on the desire and commitment of the administration to ensure quality service delivery, particularly social services to Federal Capital Territory residents.

    The appointments take immediate effect, while arrangement for swearing-in will be announced later.

     

  • SUBEB trains education secretaries

    SUBEB trains education secretaries

    With the conclusion of a three-day retreat last week, Education Secretaries in the 20 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) of Lagos State are expected to perform better.

    The training, organised by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) at the Dover Hotel, Lekki, exposed them to the latest trends in educational administration.

    Speaking on the theme: “Effective planning and management for improved basic education,”  the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Oluranti Adebule, charged the participants on the importance of being the government’s eyes at the grassroots.

    Dr Adebule, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Elizabeth Ariyo, implored them to live up to their responsibilities as caretakers of government properties in their care and carry out their duties diligently without fear or favour.

    She also warned them against recruiting workers through the backdoor, using the problem of inadequate teachers as an excuse.

    “The ministry is aware of the high number of non-teaching staff as against the teaching staff. We are working on it. It should not be an excuse for employing through the back door,” she said.

    Dr Adebule urged the participants to adhere to the recently passed circular that banned social, political, religious events from holding in schools. She said it was for both security reasons and to enhance the learning environment for its pupils.

    “We need to secure our schools and opening the schools for social activities exposes pupils unnecessarily. It is not limited to schools alone, but government properties. If such is seen in our schools now, it should be reported to the Ministry of education or send text to 08056024145,” she said.

    Also speaking at the event, Chairman, Lagos SUBEB, Dr Ganiyu Sopeyin charged the participants to ensure that teachers deliver qualitative education and the pupils learn in environments void of distraction.

    “Our education secretaries therefore, must be professionally equipped for the task of efficient management of Local Government Education Authorities and basic education delivery,” he said.

    One of the participants, the education secretary of Agege Local government, Mr Olalekan Majiyagbe said: “This will help education in the state improve. We will go back and ensure compliance at all levels.”

     

  • NSC reshuffles Federations’ secretaries

    NSC reshuffles Federations’ secretaries

    In a bid to achieve its objectives in High Performance Sports, in line with best global practices, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has reshuffled Secretaries of the various sports federations.

    The reshufflement was announced yesterday by the Honourable Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi in an interactive session with federations Secretaries at the Media Centre of the Abuja National Stadium.

    The minister who described the session as a significant milestone in the context of the re-organisation in the NSC, said, it has become imperative for the Commission to move away from the era of lack of productivity to a more enhanced productivity in line with global best practices.

    Abdullahi lamented that despite concerted efforts and achievements made by the Commission in recent times compared to what obtains in the past 20years towards sports development in the country, the conduct of some of the Secretaries have unfortunately smeared the image of the NSC in the view of the general public.

    According to him, the public erroneously believe that the Commission is only out to sabotage the efforts of the government and the athletes.

    Consequently, he enjoined the Secretaries to always promote positive traits and ideas that will inspire and stimulate growth in the sports sector, stressing that “the performance of the federation is the aggregate performance of the National Sports Commission.

    In his remarks, Director General of the commission, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye noted that the Commission would not leave anything to chance at achieving set objectives.

    He stated that the Secretaries can no longer afford to do things the way they like. He further revealed that the NSC has formulated a ‘Code of Conduct’ guideline that will henceforth regulate the actions and activities of the federations Secretaries.

    Some of the major reshufflement includes movement of Secretaries from Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Nigeria Boxing Federation, Nigeria Wrestling Federation and Nigeria Weightlifting Federation to mention but a few.