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September 14, 2021 Gbajabiamila: “I Have No Plan To Contest For Lagos Governorship Election”

Gbajabiamila: “I Have No Plan To Contest For Lagos Governorship Election”

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he has no immediate plans to contest for the Lagos Atate governorship election in 2023.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, Gbajabiamila stated that Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves another term in office.

“The present Governor of Lagos State (Sanwo-Olu) is doing a good job. The fact that we had a one-term Governor at one time doesn’t mean it is going to be the same forever,” Akosile quoted Gbajabiamila to have said.

“This Governor is doing a good job under the current circumstances. It’s been a difficult time in his last two years and he has come out well. So, why should anyone upset the apple cart? I think he (Sanwo-Olu) is doing a good job.

“That (question) provokes a smile. No, I don’t have any such plan and I don’t have immediate plan. I have a job I am doing right now; it’s a very tough job. Sometimes, it’s the most difficult job and I say it to people in the world. People don’t understand that, but this is not a forum I’m going to break it down.

“I don’t want distractions. I am working as a Speaker of the House of Representatives with a lot of responsibilities on my shoulder right now. Any other thing would be a distraction. As for Lagos State Governorship? I have not even thought about it. Why? Because, the present Governor is doing a good job.”

September 14, 2021 Covid-19 Protocol: Nigeria Accuses UAE Of Double Standard

Covid-19 Protocol: Nigeria Accuses UAE Of Double Standard

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has accused the United Arab Emirates of adopting double standards in enforcement of its COVID-19 protocol for visitors.

 Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who raised the allegations against UAE during the committee’s briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja said it was targeted at preventing Nigerians from travelling straight from the country to Dubai and its other cities.

The UAE protocols allowed citizens of other  countries including Benin Republic and Ghana to travel directly from their countries to its commercial capital, Dubai but denies Nigeria.

SIRIKS however said it will be resolved.

September 14, 2021 COVID-19 Delta Variant Most Dominant In Nigeria -Ehanire

COVID-19 Delta Variant Most Dominant In Nigeria -Ehanire

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has warned that the Delta variant of COVID-19 virus is the dominant strain in the country.

Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, the minister advised Nigerians to keep all the prescribed protective measures in place and increase testing.

On vaccines, the Minister said that the government has secured nearly 40 million doses of J&J vaccines to be arriving at a rate that NPHCDA would set, to align with their utilization strategy.

Moreover, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 21 deaths and 387 new COVID-19 cases in the country.

September 14, 2021 Court of Appeal President Laments Poor Salary Structure For Judges

Court of Appeal President Laments Poor Salary Structure For Judges

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has decried the poor salary structure of Nigerian Judges with a call on the Federal government to urgently review it.

In addition to the poor salary package, Justice Dongban-Mensem disclosed that Judges have been on one salary grade for over 10 years.

Making comparison, she lamented that the salary structure for judicial officers and staff has been consistently ranked poorly when compared to that of their counterparts in other African and Commonwealth countries.

She lamented that the CJN who heads the judiciary earns only N279, 497 as monthly salary, while his colleagues on the Supreme Court bench go home with monthly pay of N206,425.

The Appeal Court President revealed that she receives the sum of N206,425, while other justices on the bench of the Court of Appeal go home with N166,285 every month.

 

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