BUHARI APPOINTS FOUR NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR CBN

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of four non-executive directors for the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.

According to the statement, the new appointees are Adeola Adetunji, Prof. Mike Obadan, Prof. Justitia Nnabuko and Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo.

Adekunle said the appointments were for initial period of four years with effect from June 7.

The President also appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf as the Chief Medical Director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for an initial period of four years with effect from June 19.

BUHARI SALUTES SUPER EAGLES FOR THEIR VICTORY (NIGERIA VS ICELAND)

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory on Friday over the national team of Iceland in their second match at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday in Abuja, expressed delight at the confidence, discipline, team-work and indomitable spirit displayed by the young Nigerian players.

HOW BUHARI CAN BE DEFEATED IN 2019 - Adeniyi

Journalist Calls On Opposition Parties To Put Their House In Order

Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman of the editorial board of THISDAY and best-selling author, says only a united opposition can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
This he said at the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP) during a special reading of ‘Against the Run of Play’, his latest book.
Adeniyi said the opposition must get “their acts together” to emerge victorious in 2019.
“You need a cohesive opposition to defeat an incumbent. Right now, if you are asked who would be the next candidate, you can tout many names but you are not sure,” he said.
“I don’t expect anything different in the 2019 elections. I expect that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will perform better than it did in 2015.
“I also expect that whoever wants to be president, either the incumbent or challenger, should challenge the process and at the end of the day, we will see what happens.
“The challenge for the opposition is that they have to get their acts together. I keep saying that by the end of 2012 for instance, we already knew who was going to challenge Jonathan in 2015. You can’t say the same thing today.

2019: ASARI DOKUBO DISMISSES FAYOSE, TAMBUWAL, REVEALS PDP’S BEST CANDIDATE

 

Ex-militant leader in the Niger Delta, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party on the choice of presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 election.

Ex-militant leader in the Niger Delta, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party on the choice of presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 election.

Asari, who spoke with Sun believes that only former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has the credentials to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, come 2019.

Speaking on other candidates indicating interest under the umbrella of the PDP, Asari, said mentioning names such as Tambuwal, Sule Lamido, and others shows that the main opposition party is not ready for the election.

BUHARI CONFERS GCFR ON ABIOLA, APOLOGISES TO HIS FAMILY

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred the title of G
rand Commander Federal Republic, GCFR, on the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The president also tendered a national apology to the family of late Abiola, for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which was adjudged to have been won by Abiola.
MKO Abiola and Ambassador Babagana Kingibe were the candidates of Social Democratic Pary (SDP) that contested the election in 1993.

Buhari also tendered national apologies to all those who struggled for the actuallisation of the election, including journalists, politicians and all other stakeholders.
The President personally presented the awards to Mr Kola Abiola, son of MKO Abiola; Mrs Ganiat Fawehinmi, wife of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi; and Ambassador Babagana Kingigbe, who was the running mate to Abiola.

Buhari said as he presented the awards that the ceremony was not to open old wounds of inexplicable annulment of the election which was clear to have been won by MKO Abiola.