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Let’s Lead Military To Battlefield To Fight Boko Haram – Senator Challenges Colleagues

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Ekwutosblog has gathered that A senator suggested a dramatic twist to the war against insurgency on Thursday, saying that it was high time senators led soldiers in the battlefield to fight Boko Haram.

Senator Karimi Sunday (APC Kogi-West) told the Senate that it was no longer enough passing resolutions every day, asking the military and the Federal Government to find solutions to insecurity.

He said a practical solution was for all political leaders, particularly the senators themselves, to do more than criticise the efforts of the government but to lead soldiers in the battlefield.

“We are all part of the federal government. Our military is overwhelmed, and they are trying their best.

“I believe that as leaders, we too can support them by going to the battlefield. We should lead them like the Chadian President (Idris Deby) did in the fight against insurgents in his country.

“I am not saying that our own President should lead, but we can do our own bit; we are leaders too,” he said.

Senator Sunday, who was contributing to the debate on yet another motion on insurgency in Borno State, also suggested that senators could use their zonal intervention project funds to provide security infrastructure in their communities as a way of supporting the efforts of the government.

“I have spoken with my colleague (Sen. Ali Ndume) a number of times. Look, there can be a kind of legislative intervention in terms of building the military bases we talk about, using our constituency projects.”

His suggestions came as the motion, which was sponsored by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno-North), called on the Nigerian Armed Forces to establish a “super camp” at Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

The motion also called for adequate mobilisation of personnel to secure Abadam and Marte local government areas, said to be completely under the control of Boko Haram insurgents.

Monguno acknowledged that peace was gradually returning to other parts of Borno State owing to the work of the military but drew attention to Marte, Abadam, and Guzamala, which “do not have any civil authority in place nor military presence.”

He added, “The absence of military personnel in the area may cause the insurgents to become more emboldened and attempt to capture surrounding communities, thus ruining the previous efforts by the government to secure the state.”

On his part, Ndume, a former chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, informed the Senate that the terrorists who regrouped in Marte, Abadam, and Guzamala were the same group chased out of Chad by Chadian forces.

He stated that the group simply settled down in the Nigerian border communities because the members knew there was no strong military presence there.

Ndume called for the deployment of far more superior firepower, including attack helicopters to check the terrorists.

“Today, it is Borno State; we have to be careful. It is spreading, and it can get to Kano tomorrow.

“It can spread further to other areas in the country; they are already in Sokoto and Kebbi,” he added.

Several senators also harped on the same point, urging for immediate military action against the insurgents.

 

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President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris on a state visit in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron.

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President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris on a state visit in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron.
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The president is on the trip alongside first lady, Oluremi.

They were seen off by top government functionaries led by secretary to the government of the federation, George Akume, chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The presidential zero-one-one air plane took off at about twenty minutes past eleven this Wednesday morning.

A statement by the presidential adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga reveals that, the Nigerian leader’s three-day visit, which will focus on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing more opportunities for partnership, promises significant benefits for Nigeria.

President Tinubu and his wife, are expected to be received on Thursday at the French military museum, Les Invalides and Palais de l’Élysée, by the host president, Macron and his spouse, Brigitte, for initial ceremonies that will dovetail into bilateral meetings.

The two presidents are also to harmonise positions on stimulating more interest in exchange programmes that focus on skill development for youths and improving their competencies in automation, entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

Both leaders will witness a session by the France-Nigeria Business Council, which oversees private sector participation in economic development.

Wife of the host president, Brigitte and Nigeria’s First Lady are also scheduled to discuss the Renewed Hope Initiative and the interest for empowering women, children, and the most vulnerable in Nigeria.

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PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU APPOINTS JAMI’U ABIOLA AS SSA ON LINGUISTICS & FOREIGN MATTERS

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PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU APPOINTS JAMI’U ABIOLA AS SSA ON LINGUISTICS & FOREIGN MATTERS
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PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU APPOINTS JAMI’U ABIOLA AS SSA ON LINGUISTICS & FOREIGN MATTERS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jami’u Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters.

A statement by Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information & Public Relations Office the
Secretary to the Government of
the Federation says the appointment takes effect from 14th of this month. It adds that the appointment is in line with the provisions of the Certain Political and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) Act 2008, as amended.

It notes that until the appointment, Jami’u served as the Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties in the Office of the Vice President.

President Tinubu tasks the appointee to work closely with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and bring his wealth of experience to bear in his new assignment.

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It may not be Tinubu but power can’t return to North In 2027 – Okupe

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It may not be Tinubu but power can’t return to North In 2027 – Okupe
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Ex-presidential aide to former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has emphatically declared that the presidency will not return to the North in 2027.

Okupe, who made the assertion on Monday during an interview, tackled those agitating for the Northern presidency in the next election.

He identified sectionalism as the “most fundamental problems why Nigeria is stagnating”, stressing that “those who control the affairs of this nation, in terms of politics before now, were more interested in national interest than sectional interest”.

He stated, “I say this authoritatively without any fear of contradiction or equivocation, in 2027, power cannot return to the North yet. That’s not how we do it.”

“We rotate between the North and the South. The North does eight years, at the end of which the South does eight years.

“I’m not saying that Bola Tinubu must be president in 2027, but it’s not going to be a northerner,” he explained.

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