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January 18, 2022

January 18, 2022 IFMNEWS

Gbajabiamila Wants Minimum Qualification For Elective Offices Increased

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for an increase in the minimum qualification into elective offices in the country.

He made the call while delivering a paper titled: “Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework for Tertiary Education in Nigeria in The 21st Century”, at the 52nd Convocation of the University of Lagos.

Gbajabiamila said the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at Secondary School Certificate should be increased.

APC Crisis Deepens As Governors Forum D.G Salihu Lukman Resigns

The power play within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed its first casualty, with the resignation of the Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman.

Inspiration FM learnt that his resignation may not be unconnected with the crisis which has trailed the February National Convention of the APC.

Lukman had maintained a tough stance that the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) chaired by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni and other members of the committee resigns if they are unable to conduct the national convention of the party tentatively in February.

The decision to relieve Lukman of his duty was deliberated at the meeting of APC governors held on Sunday night at Kebbi Lodge in Abuja.

According to sources, a few of the governors had demanded that he be booted out for being too vocal.

President Buhari Orders Massive Military Operation In Niger State

The fight against all forms of criminality in Niger state as received a boost following directive by President Buhari to the military to respond “robustly” to the cases of killings and kidnappings in the state and to give effect to the strategic objectives through the use of force.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the President gave the directive to the Defence Headquarters.

He said President Buhari as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces had set the ball rolling for a major military operation in Niger State which had faced continued attacks on its communities by bandits and remnants of Boko Haram terrorists fleeing theaters of war in the northern parts of the country.

President Buhari had earlier expressed sympathies to the people and government of the State following recent security incidents.

We asked Security Expert, Dr. Kabiru Adamu, what to expect after the directive by Mr. President.

He also reacted in this manner on the possibility of collateral damage during the offensive by the military.

Residents Flee As Bandits Invade Kaduna Village

Hundreds of villagers are fleeing Damari community in BirninGwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State after dozens of bandits riding on motorcycles invaded the community.

Villagers said that the bandits were in pursuit of members of a group loyal to a notorious warlord, Malam Abba, whom the Kaduna State Police Command in 2020 confirmed to be a member of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Ibrahim Hassan, a resident of Damari, who has fled the community, said that the bandits stormed the area around on Sunday, adding that many began to flee on hearing the reverberating gunshots.

Bandits’ activities are persisting in Kaduna despite military operations ongoing in the state and other parts of the North to neutralize the criminals.

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