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The Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG), Akoko North West chapter, has held a stakeholders’ meeting for all the wards in the local government, culminating in an empowerment program for selected leaders in the local government by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who is also the financier of the support group.

The stakeholders meeting was aimed at strengthening its political structure, energising supporters, and deepening public awareness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s achievements as Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections.

The large-scale mobilisation is fully supported and funded by Tunji-Ojo, who has maintained a high sense of commitment to grassroots political development and the success of the Tinubu administration.

The Director General of AMG, Asiwaju Olumuyiwa Asagunla, described the exercise as “a deliberate and structured effort to stabilise the organisation, reinforce internal cohesion, and sustain continuous sensitisation across the state.”

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According to him, the meeting was part of AMG’s broader mission to consolidate support for President Tinubu’s mandate ahead of 2027, ensuring every community remains well-informed about the President’s reforms, policies, and transformative achievements in office.

Standing in for the Tunji-Ojo, the Director General presented the 10 beneficiaries selected from the local government to further consolidate the commitment of the minister to what he described as the BTO family.

The event brought together leaders and stakeholders of AMG across all the wards of the local government.

Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju, has commended the Interior Minister, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for facilitating the promotion of 75,202 various categories of officers of the four paramilitary agencies under the Interior Ministry.

Nwauju said the Interior Ministry under Dr Tunji-Ojo’s leadership activated all the critical factors stimulating motivation in work environment including recognition and rewards, providing opportunities for professional growth, learning, advancement and a sense of fairness.

He said, “Nigerians should be concerned with identifying square pegs in square holes who have capacity to deliver tangible dividends from taxpayer’s money. Public service should and must remain performance driven with measurable indices and not haphazard or an all comers affair. 

“Judging from the past history of the Ministry of Interior, this was a Ministry whose voice was only heard announcing national holidays, what we now witness as Nigerians is like the opposite of that inglorious past.

“Part of the ugly narratives past handlers of the Interior Ministry bequeathed this nation was its total lack of planning and organisational abilities evidenced in a shambolic recruitment process which never saw light of day” 

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Nwauju recalled that under the PDP administration in 2014, thousands of job seekers were warehoused like disposable articles at different stadia and centres in Abuja, Benin, Minna, Port Harcourt, Kano and Lagos. 

“Nigerians were packed like sardine in a most catastrophic recruitment exercise and innocent lives were lost with hundreds getting injured. That incident occurred as a result of an attempted recruitment into the Immigration Service alone, this contrasts the recent seamless recruitment exercise conducted for all four of the agencies under the Interior Ministry, where technology was simply deployed leading to a hassle free exercise”, he said.

Nwauju called on paramilitary officers under the Interior Ministry to reciprocate the gesture by redoubling efforts to strengthen the nation’s internal security.

The federal government has announced the promotion of 24,202 officers and personnel of four para-military agencies in the country.

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) made the announcement in Abuja, saying the exercise cut across senior officers, middle cadres and other personnel in the agencies.

The Minister of Interior and chairman of the board, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo revealed this on Monday in Abuja.

Tunji Ojo, who spoke through the secretary to the board, Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril (rtd), said the promotion marked the second batch of the board’s senior officers promotion in 2025.

The four para-military agencies under the board are: Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

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Tunji-Ojo said that from the 24,202 promoted officers; NCoS recorded 11,426, NIS: 4,336, FFS: 2,581 while 5,859 were elevated in NSCDC.

“The promotion was based on various parameters which included national spread, good records, ratification, performance and vacancy availability,” he said.

The minister stated that the promotion was aimed at boosting the morale of personnel to ensure proper service delivery in their prospective agencies.

He said that this was in accordance with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to ensure the well being of serving personnel.

“In recent years, promotion of officers had been stagnant but this administration is dedicated to enhancing the well being of personnel to tackle insecurity bedeviling the country.

“Among the several incentives brought to the ministry this is particularly worthy of note,” the minister said.

The federal government would leave no stone unturned to address the security challenges facing the country, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Thursday.

Tunji-Ojo, who undertook a tour of the operational headquarters of the Federal Capital Territory Commands of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and Federal Fire Service, FFS, said the government would battle headlong and overcome the criminal elements responsible for Nigeria’s security challenges.

Tunji-Ojo said President Bola Tinubu had given a marching order to ensure that the agencies under the ministry were in the right perspective for optimum and effective service delivery at this critical point.

“The president is putting all hands on deck to make sure that we have a safe Nigeria, and of course, the issue of safety and security of a nation is a work in progress, and of course, we are doing a lot, and I think the NSCDC has a major role to play,” he said

While inspecting the ongoing construction of the NSCDC FCT command training ground, Tunji-Ojo said that the corps, alongside sister agencies, is taking proactive steps to ensure the preparedness of personnel in combating insecurity.

He said, “Paramilitary service is about constant and effective training and capacity building, and the NSCDC has a major role to play.

“The FCT command seems to be up and doing, and I am happy with the training center, and you can only give what you have.

“I am here to see their preparedness and if they are forward thinking, and with what we have seen with the training facility they are building here to train the arms guard; it means they are forward thinking and are preparing for the future that will eventually come.

“We must keep training, retraining, and investing in training so that these gallant officers can continue to give their best to Nigeria.”

The minister assured that the ministry under the leadership of President Tinubu will continue to render its support to Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies.

“The president has given us all the support. So it is my responsibility as the minister under the leadership of Mr President to give all the support, and that’s why I am here,” he said.

Tunji-Ojo charged paramilitary officers and men to discharge their responsibilities effectively, efficiently, and with utmost respect for fundamental rights.

“Security is life, we are relying on them, and Mr President is trusting them to deliver on the issue of internal security and the protection of critical national assets.

“We believe that they will deliver on this and we all will be proud of Nigeria and be able to call this great country a home,” the Minister said.

He assured that the ministry would continue to conduct unscheduled on-the-spot assessment of paramilitary commands across the country.

“We want to see things the way they are. To see the sort of service that Nigerians are getting cut across all our agencies basically, because like what I always say, a good service is not good enough for Nigerians but only the best of services,” he stated.

The Minister however expressed displeasure over the state of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) Wuse station, Abuja, saying that he would take the matter up with the FFS Controller General.

“I have expressed my views on what things I am not too comfortable with and those issues, I will take them up with the FFS Controller General.

“And these are issues that must never happen again. The fire service is a rescue service agency, and a rescue service agency is meant to be prepared for emergencies at all times.

“Those issues are not issues I want to discuss at the moment, but they are issues that we will take up and make sure that those things are corrected and we do not have repetition of such issues,” he said. 

AFRICAN champions, Esperance have officially announced that they have agreed to sign on Nigerian international, Izu Azuka.

It has been reported on the official website of Esperance that a three-and-half-year contract has been agreed with Azuka.

The agreement between Azuka and the Tunisian club was finalised when Esperance played hosts to Sunshine Stars in a group game of this year’s CAF Champions League.

Esperance have been tracking the Nigerian forward for a while before they finally agreed on a deal last month.

The Sunshine Stars’ striker is expected to join the CAF Champions League holders in December this year, supersport.com can report.

Turkish club, Adana Demirspor were also linked to Azuka, who rejected their offer of test games before being offered any contract.

Akure branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Ondo State will honour the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, among others, as part of activities marking its annual Law Week.

Others to be honoured include the publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, popularly called ‘Uncle Sam’, who, alongside the ministers, will be decorated as a ‘Friend of the Bar.’

Speaking at a news briefing yesterday to herald the beginning of the Law Week, the Chairman of NBA Akure branch, Onimisi  Umar, said the recognition was in appreciation of the awardees’ outstanding contributions and support for the legal profession in the state.

He says this year’s Law Week has the theme: “Nigeria: Quest for a Utilitarian Judiciary and Roles for Stakeholders,” and will feature a keynote lecture to be delivered by former minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.

Umar said Senator Bode Olajumoke, a former lawmaker who represented Ondo North, would be honoured as the grand patron of the branch in recognition of his donation of a relaxation centre to the association.

He said the week-long activities began yesterday and would end on Friday with a special prayer session at the Government House Mosque.

“In the evening of Thursday, we’ll be having our Law Dinner and Award Night at the Dome by 6pm, where we’ll party and recognise many of our members and indigenes of Ondo State.

“The Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Prince Olabiyi Poroye, will be awarded ‘Friend of the Bar’. Dr. D. I. Kekemeke and the Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo, will also be decorated.

“Attorney-General, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo and  Minister of Youth, Olawande Ayodele, will both be conferred as ‘Friends of the Bar”,’ he said.

Umar added: “First among them is Senator Olajumoke, who will be awarded grand patron of the branch. He donated a relaxation centre for the use of our members as his way of giving back to the profession that made him.”

He said others to be recognised included Mr. Olagoke Fakule, SAN; Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN; Mr. Dayo Akinlaja, SAN (chairman of the Law Week Planning Committee) and Mr. Festus Kayode Idekpefu, SAN, an Ondo indigene practising in Taraba State.

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“Our own Mr. Kofo Salam-Alada, who recently retired as director of Legal Services at the Central Bank of Nigeria, will also be honoured,” he said. “This year, we decided to celebrate our sons and daughters of Ondo State and beyond.”

Umar noted that the lecture to be delivered by Chief Fani-Kayode would focus on judicial independence and democratic sustainability.

“As legal practitioners, we have a duty to ensure Nigeria’s democracy thrives on the foundation of an independent judiciary,” he said. “We’ll also examine the electoral system because it shapes the legislature and the executive.

“If the process is defective, the products will be too. The amendment of the Electoral Act is ongoing, and our communiqué at the end of the Law Week will capture our recommendations to the government and policy makers.”

He said part of the discussions would centre on streamlining pre-election litigations, noting that internal party disputes often escalated unnecessarily to the Supreme Court.