The state had come under attack since January 1, 2018, with the Governor, Samuel Ortom, revealing that no fewer than 73 persons were killed on the first day of the year.
Browsing: Muhammadu Buhari
Obviously, the choice is not for nothing as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party back at home claimed in their deeply disappointing reaction to the inauguration of President Buhari as the continental anti-corruption Champion for the year 2018.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to resolve the herdsmen-farmers clashes in Adamawa State and return peace and order to the affected communities,” Osinbajo said.
A statement by the Chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee on review of security infrastructure, who is also the Majority Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, stated that the postponement was to honour the late former Vice President and to also enable Federal legislators, particularly those from the South East, participate fully in the burial programme of the late elder statement.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the AU, at its 30th summit in Addis Ababa, selected Buhari based on achievements of his administration in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
The President made the call while presenting Nigeria’s position in favour of the Report on the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area and related issues presented by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Buhari said this on Saturday at the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the theme: “Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Combat the Transnational Threat to Terrorism.”
The meeting is discussing the persistence of violent conflicts and crisis situations in some parts of the continent, upsurge of Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, climate change and its consequences as well as the issue of the derailment of national development programmes.
Sadly, the reality is that Obasanjo’s statement, letter or whatever other forms he chooses to meddle in national affairs usually amounts to huffing and puffing, a childish attempt to massage his own ego and akin to high fiving himself. If memory serves us well, we would realize that the only time that the author of “This Animal Called Man” has not written or meddle to irk a serving leader was the short term of Abdulsalam Abubakar as Head of State and that was possibly because he was still reeling from incarceration for his indiscretion of attempting to subtly unseat a then dictator.
Yet, in my view, today the Ebora Owu has absolved himself of this grave and monumental error by standing up to speak truth to power at great risk to his safety, fortunes and welfare and by sending our President an explosive, damning and much-awaited missive, telling him that he has failed woefully, admonishing him to get off his “high horse of leadership” and advising him not to attempt to run again in 2019.
Dickson made the call on Friday in Abuja, while addressing newsmen on the recommendations of the APC’s Committee report on Restructuring led by Governor Nasir El Rufai òf Kaduna State.
The statement was jointly signed by Rita Agaba, Aminu Abashiya, Ibrahim Saleh and Ogunyemi Funke as leaders of the four trade unions in NPC.
Buhari made the pledge in a message to the opening of the permanent site of Federal University, Dutsinma in Katsina State.
A statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Uche Anichukwu, in Abuja, said that Ekweremadu made the call at the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the president left the Presidential Villa, Abuja, via the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for Addis Ababa two hours after observing the weekly Friday’s Juma’at prayer.
The President said this when he received a delegation from Eni, an oil company led by the Chief Upstream Officer, Antonio Vella, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
Obasanjo had in a letter written to Buhari said the country is falling under his leadership.
Obasanjo in the letter advised Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this point in time at his age.
The minister made this known while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting of National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
Kalu told newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, Lagos, that Obasanjo lacked the moral right to comment on such national issues.