PRESIDENCY CURRENT NEWS EVENT AND DIRECTIVE IN NIGERIA

The federal government had given all contractors including those handling Niger – Delta Development Commission Project a thirty (30) days to return to site or face prosecution. A statement by the senior special assistant on media and publicity to President and the office of the vice president NOAH AKANGBE said the new directives is in accelerating the implementation of the BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION: “new vision for the development of the Niger-Delta”.  The vice president YEMI OSIBANJO gave the directives at the recent meeting of the eastern ministerial working group, following up on the renewed Niger-Delta Interactive engagement of the present administration. According to the statement, the list of all contractors who had not returned to site within the stipulated period would be compiled and submitted to ministry of Justice and Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for investigation and Prosecution. The statement says that specific instructions had also been given to the ministry of environment to ensure report on the progress of the Ogoni Clean up.

Also on the other hand, the President of Egypt ABDUL FATAI ALSISI had congratulated President MOHAMMADU BUHARI on the strides his country had made on the campaign against BOKUHARAM and other security challenges. President ALSISI who also expressed preparedness of his country to assist in Nigerian’s quest over security counsels if needed; hopes that the two countries will continue to collaborate in other area of mutual interest. The president of Egypt ABDUL FATAI ALSISI also wished President MOHAMMADU BUHARI well. According to the statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity FEMI ADESHIMA, last week Thursday President ODAMA BAYO of Gambia praised Nigeria for her leading role in his emerging as the president of his country and wished Nigeria leader well. President MAMA AKUFU ADA of Ghana has also called President MOHAMMADU BUHARI to wish him good health and greater bilateral population between the West African Countries.

Again is the President MOHAMMADU BUHARI’S made year’s support group BMSG has dish list insinuation that President MOHAMMADU BUHARI is intolerance of critics and the alleged behavior was due to his military background. The coordinator of the group MALLAM MOHAMMED LABO who stated this in Abuja, explained that the president has shut even his critic with an amazing tolerance in the face of extreme provocations. MALLAM MOHAMMED LABO says contrary to accusations that President MOHAMMADU BUHARI’S dictatorial disposition; no critic of his government had been arrested or harassed. Reacting to controversial letter waiting to the President by the Kaduna State governor   NASARO ELRUFIA; MALLAM MOHAMMED LABO said that the president was too busy to be distracted by a six months old letter. He observed the most of the issues raised in the memo had already been implemented by the government.

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