The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Borno State counterpart, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday continued their reconciliatory efforts to pacify aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in the South West over the outcome of the recent party primaries, with a call on aspirants from Lagos and Ogun States to unite and work for the party’s victory at all levels during the 2019 elections.
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Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Wednesday urged All Progressives Congress members aggrieved over outcome of the primary elections to emulate Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who let go, demonstrating a spirit of sportsmanship.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Borno State counterpart, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday met with aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in the South West over the outcome of the primaries of the party to elect candidates for the 2019 general elections.
Buhari is visiting the state to attend the 2018 Chief of Army Staff annual conference in Maiduguri.
They gave the endorsement at the end of a two -day APC North East Zonal meeting in Bauchi on Sunday.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation Representative in Nigeria, Suffyan Koroma, disclosed this while inaugurating distribution of planting materials for dry season farming at a farm centre, in Maiduguri.
Shettima made this known at an emergency meeting with the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Titus Abana and executive members of Nigerian Union of Pensioners at Government House in Maiduguri.
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday swore in 21 commissioners to serve as members of the ‘state’s Executive Council to complete his second term in office.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tinubu, who arrived at the State House at about 3.56pm, was seen moving into the President’s office.
The Immediate past Commissioner for Higher Education, Ahmed Usman Jaha, also known as Babawo, was summoned to the EFCC office in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to explain the circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance of the sum of N222 million meant for the payment of scholarships for Medical Students studying in Sudan.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President met separately with the governors in his office and the agenda of their meetings were not made known to the public
The Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha, gave the advice after a closed door meeting five of them had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
No fewer than 7,000 delegates from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory are to converge on Abuja on Saturday to ratify the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari as the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate for the 2019 election.
Governor Kashim shettima of Borno on Sunday said he endorsed the gubernatorial candidature of Prof. Babagana Zulum, to fast track rapid social and economic transformation of the war ravaged state.
The inauguration will be done as the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja by 12 noon
The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday ordered the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council.
The News Agency of Nigeria report that the stakeholders included Shettima’s deputy, national and state assembly members, state, local government and ward executives of the party, all past and serving government officials as well as party chieftains.
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, says it will be difficult to conduct direct primaries in the state because of its peculiar security situation.
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has ordered the immediate recruitment of 2,000 teachers for 40 newly completed schools to fill the gap in the state’s education sector.
Following over-flow of water from the dam, locals of the town had circulated information to the effect that insurgents had destroyed the dam