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‘No Indication Nigerians Are Prepared For Elections’ – Falana

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Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of nigeria, Femi Falana, has said there is no indication that Nigerians are prepared for the general election commencing on Saturday, February 25.

Falana spoke while appearing on Arise TV programme, on Tuesday.

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Speaking on the concerns raised by the scarcity of the naira and its attendant hardship as well as the security situation across the country, Falana said there was “no indication” that people were ready for the elections.

He maintained that, rather than having assurances from the nation’s military, assurances of security for the elections should come from the nigeria Police Force and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Falana further stated;

By now, Nigerians should be fully prepared for the election. But unfortunately, there is no indication, and people are still saying will the election hold or not,
The Chief of Defence Staff has no business with respect to our election. We are under a democratic system of government, and it should be the IGP that should be speaking about security. Because, it is the police, under the law, that will man the polling units. The armed forces are only asked to stand by.
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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Barely five months to the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the Legacy Group faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state has demanded the reversal of the appointment of Godwin Omobayo, as the new deputy governor of the state.

According to DAILY POST, the Legacy Group faction, led by Dan Orbih, the party’s National Vice Chairman, South South Zone, made the demand on Monday at the Edo Central PDP Leaders and Stakeholders Meeting held in Irrua, the administrative headquarters of Esan Central Local Government Area.

Speaking on the resolutions of the stakeholders meeting, Orbih said the reversal of the appointment of Godwin Omobayo as the new deputy governor of the state would be one of the conditions that would make the group work for the party during the election.

Orbih, also added that the group is threatening to work against the party at the election, if their grievances were not addressed.

He opined that the new deputy governor of the state was a Labour Party member and not PDP at the time of his appointment.

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NASS Reconsiders Previously Rejected Constitutional Amendments

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The Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) is revisiting proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution that were rejected by past parliaments, state Assemblies or not assented to by former Presidents, including Muhammadu Buhari.

The Deputy Speaker of the NASS, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this on Saturday while delivering his remarks at a joint retreat for the secretariats and consultants to the Senate and House Committees on the review of the constitution.

He called for synergy among the consultants to work together in the ongoing constitution review exercise.

In 2023, former President, Muhammadu Buhari rejected 19 bills passed by the parliament, including the fifth alteration bill number 24, which sought an Act to alter the Second Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of nigeria, 1999 to empower the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly to summon the President of the Federal Republic of nigeria.

In a statement on Sunday by the Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora Orizu, the Deputy Speaker said, “This retreat will provide a platform for the secretariat and experts to review previous amendment proposals, especially those that were popular among nigeria but were either not passed by the national/state Assemblies or were not assented to by the President. It would also consider how those issues can be re-introduced with a view to providing methods of processing them or an action plan that will ensure that reservations that led to their rejection are addressed.

“The essence of this retreat is to build synergy among the consultants and the secretariats of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to set the pace for effective collaboration that will drive the task before us towards such outcomes that would meet and satisfy the desires and yearning of Nigerians, especially at a time like this.”

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SDP Chairman Commends FG’s Efforts To Address Insecurity

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh Shehu Musa Gabam, has commended the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the menace of national insecurity

Alhaji Gabam spoke in Abuja at the weekend while fielding questions from newsmen on the state of the Nation

He pointed out that the efforts of the government have yielded significant improvements and called for the support of Nigerians to achieve more for the betterment of their citizens.

He also called on the government to ensure it keeps improving, as the non-statements of the actors behind such nefarious activities are also improving themselves.

Alhaji Gabam also commended the government for the measures it was taking to ensure the stability of the naira and improve the economy, saying that the nation would rise again with the political will to mention the current efforts aimed at fixing the nation for the betterment of the Citizens

According to him, “I know as a matter of fact that the level of crime and criminality, kidnapping, maiming and barbarism have drastically reduced. Most of the gang leaders that have been responsible for kidnapping people have been eliminated, arrested or under prosecution.