Tag: governors
Subsidy removal: Hold underperforming govs responsible, Tinubu to Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to hold underperforming governors accountable and vote them out of power if they perform below expectation.
The President...
Sign death warrant of 3,008 condemned inmates, Aregbesola tells Governors
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged state governors to sign the death warrant of 3,008 inmates on death row at custodial facilities...
‘Buhari directed seven governors to end banditry’, Bagudu says
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Sunday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated seven North-West governors, including himself, to end banditry in...
PDP governors ‘forced’ into APC — Secondus
The National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has said governors in the party's fold are being coaxed by the Federal Government...
Insecurity: State govts must take responsibility — Buhari’s aide, Enang
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, on Wednesday, asked state governments to take responsibility for the security...
Governors to be blamed for Nigeria’s problems — Ita Enang
The Senior special assistant to the President on Niger Delta affairs, Ita Enang, has blamed Governors for some of the challenges being witnessed across...
Restructuring: Govs will be too powerful, Ex-Minister disagrees
Ex-Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, on Saturday, disagreed with the idea of restructuring, stating that it will make state governors too powerful.
Noting that he...
Governors’ ban on open grazing illegal – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday described as illegal, the recent ban on open grazing by the Southern Governors’ Forum.
The governors had on May 11...
Ayade asks more governors to join APC
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called on his counterparts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to move along with him to...
PDP governors back open grazing ban, urge Buhari to de-escalate tension
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have backed the ban on open grazing.
The group also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
