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Senate Presidency: Who’s after Godswill Obot Akpabio?

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3 years ago

It is obvious some minor cabals in the presidency are afraid of emergence of former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio as the 10th Senate president of Nigeria.

At the moment, Akpabio is the President elect’s favourite to succeed Ahmad Lawan but how it is going to be fulfilled is what is playing out in some dirty ways.

For Akpabio’s dream not to be fulfilled as the Senate President of Nigeria, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has once more been invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding charges of corruption against him.

This information comes in the wake of a recent rumour claiming that Bola Tinubu, had decided to assist Akpabio’s campaign for the Senate presidency. READ MORE…

Amaechi was behind my removal as NPA boss, says Hadiza Bala-Usman

Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman has said that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was behind her removal as MD of Nigerian Ports Authority.

Usman detailed the allegation of missing N156bn, her removal from office and her cordial relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari in the interview with PUNCH.

When asked who was exactly against her during her time in the NPA, she said: It was the (former) Minister of Transportation. READ MORE…

‘Women to benefit 35% inclusion in Tinubu’s govt’

The Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello is confident that President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu will select at least 35% women into leadership roles in the country following the numbers of women listed in the transition committee.

Tinubu listed the Executive Director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank, Stella Okotete; APC National Women Leader, Dr. Betta Edu; and Zainab Marwa-Abubakar, daughter of the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), in the Transition Committee ahead of the May 29 inauguration. READ MORE…