President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan aimed at resolving long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, a move expected to significantly improve electricity supply and restore investor confidence. The approval, announced in a State House press release signed by presidential spokesperson , forms part of the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms…
As part of the extended tour, Tinubu will also visit Bayelsa State on April 10 to commission projects completed by Governor Duoye Diri.
The allegation was made on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account.
While affirming Jonathan’s constitutional right to contest, Onanuga noted that any attempt to return to the presidency would face both legal scrutiny and public judgment over his past performance. He questioned whether the former president remains eligible after being sworn in twice and warned that Nigerians still remember the “dismal economic record” of his administration.
Don’t get us wrong: President Jonathan reserves the right to run if he wishes. It is his inalienable right to contest the presidency again. President Tinubu will wholeheartedly welcome him if he decides to enter the race. But Jonathan will have his date in the court of the land. Indeed, the jury will determine whether Jonathan, who was sworn in twice as president, satisfies the constitutional requirements and is eligible to contest the presidency and be sworn in, if successful, for a third term in office.
President Tinubu has also ordered Vice President Kashim Shettima to proceed to the United Kingdom to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari’s body back to Nigeria.
Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The implementation involves merging, subsuming and scrapping agencies with similar functions. The Oronsaye report was submitted in 2012 to the Jonathan administration. In 2014, the Jonathan government released a white…
