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Bola Tinubu hails Nigerian governors over Supreme Court ruling on new naira policy

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Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, has praised governors in the 36 states of the federation for standing up for the people against the Central Bank of nigeria’s controversial redesign of the Naira and cashless policies.

Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

This happened hours after the Supreme Court temporarily stopped the Federal Government’s plan to prevent people from using old naira notes on February 10, 2023.

A seven-person panel led by Justice John Okoro gave an interim injunction against the CBN and Federal Government. This means the old N200, N500, and N1000 bills are still legal tender after the February 10 deadline until the case is fully decided.

Tinubu, who was very happy, said that the governors, especially the ones who ran the APC states and brought the suit against the FG and CBN to the Supreme Court, did the right thing for the poor Nigerian people who have had to suffer because of the Naira redesign policy.

The APC candidate said that the ruling by the highest court happened at the same time the International Monetary Fund said that the deadline for exchanging old naira notes should be pushed back.

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BREAKING: Protesters Storm APC Secretariat, Demand Ganduje’s Resignation

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Scores of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State government.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read, “Ganduje must resign” and “Return the APC chairmanship to North Central,” the protesters appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to consider returning the leadership of the party to their region.

The agitation comes two days after the Forum of APC State Chairmen passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje and backed him to remain as national chairman.

The delegation of 37 state chairmen gave the endorsement during a solidarity visit to the national secretariat of the party.

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Ondo Governorship: PDP Primary Holds Today

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said its governorship primary election in Ondo State will be held on Thursday.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the party’s National Working Committee also named a seven-man committee for the primary election.

A statement by PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, reads: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of our party, has appointed the following underlisted members of our Party to serve on the Ondo State Governorship Primary Electoral Committee to conduct the Governorship Primary Election for the purpose of nominating the candidate of our great party for the upcoming governorship election in Ondo State: Senator Ewhrudjakpo Oborawhartevwo as chairman, while the members are Hon. Oluwole Busayo Oke, Hon. Muktar Ahmed, Haj. Hassana Diko, Barr. John Mathew, Hon. Nnena Ikondon and Hon. Dare Adeleke as secretary.”

The exercise, according to the PDP spokesman, is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the International Culture and Event Centre, The Dome, Akure, Ondo State.

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How I Broke The Jinx Of ‘Who Is Your Father’ In Oyo Politics – Makinde

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has declared that he has broken the jink of ‘who is your father’ in the political space of the state.

Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday at Students’ Legislative Summit organised by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly and chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, in conjunction with the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included the Minister of State for Youth, Ayodele Olawande, a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who was represented and Speakers of Osun and Ekiti State Houses of Assembly.

The governor, while speaking, declared that there was a time when ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day in the political space of the state.

He, however, said that he has been able to break that.