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January 18, 2022 JUST IN: Reps to Reintroduce Electoral Acts Amendment on Wednesday

JUST IN: Reps to Reintroduce Electoral Acts Amendment on Wednesday

Speaker of the House of Representatives,, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the Green Chamber will reintroduce the Electoral Act amendment bill on Wednesday.

He said the House has resolved to rework the bill and send back to the President as quickly as possible for assent.

He also announced the first set of amendments to the 1999 constitution being worked on by the House will be sent to State Houses of Assembly for concurrence before the end of February, 2022.

Gbajabiamila, who spoke while addressing members on resumption from the Christmas and New Year breaks, said the direct primary option was introduced into the bill to pave the way for party members of to fully participate in the nomination of candidates.

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January 18, 2022 Former Borno State Governor, Says Tinubu Is Most Qualified Southerner In APC To Run For President

Former Borno State Governor, Says Tinubu Is Most Qualified Southerner In APC To Run For President

Former Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima has said for equity and justice, the South ought to produce Nigeria’s next president.

Shettima, who was speaking at the Bola Tinubu support group conference in Abuja said if the Presidency moves to the South, nobody from the ruling All Progressives Congress in the region is more qualified than Bola Tinubu to lead the country.

He also stated that having sacrificed so much for Nigeria and the ruling APC it was time to reciprocate.

He described Tinubu as a leader of leaders, a man who used his vast connection to enthrone the present administration.

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January 18, 2022 Gbajabiamila Wants Minimum Qualification For Elective Offices Increased

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.

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January 18, 2022 APC Crisis Deepens As Governors Forum D.G Salihu Lukman Resigns

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.

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