We’re more likely to use force — ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said yesterday it was more likely to use military force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic, if the military junta, led by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, was hellbent on his three-year transition plan before returning the country to civil rule.
Source: Vanguard News
Fielding questions on Channels Television’s breakfast program, Sunrise Daily, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, also dismissed insinuations that ECOWAS was acting under the influence of a foreign power. He explained that the community’s chances of using military force to restore constitutional order in Niger were very likely.
He said: “Right from the 1960s, I have never seen a coup that has not enjoyed continuous support from the people. “The support can be engineered; you can rent crowds; that does not imply that people are unconcerned about their future. ”The high level of youth unemployment is a factor; mismanagement of our resources is a factor, but is the military a better sort of governance of our economy? Empirical data in our region never demonstrate that. So is that the right way to go about trying to change the system?
Wike Will Restore Abuja Masterplan — Okocha
A former national chairman of the Protocols/Logistics Committee of the defunct Tinubu-Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (TSGICC), Chief Tony Okocha, has expressed the hope that the new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, will restore the Abuja Masterplan.
Source: Leadership News
He said the nation’s capital was drifting into a slum due to the activities of developers who acquire and develop every available space, thereby blocking waterways and exposing the territory to incessant flooding. Okocha spoke on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on the sidelines of an event organized by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to celebrate the inauguration of Wike as a Minister.
The APC chieftain said: “I live in Abuja or I am a regular visitor in Abuja. I know that the Abuja status that we used to know, the beauty, with which it was initially designed is beginning to drift. It is drifting into slums. “As some of you know, recently, Abuja was flooded and that is not just part of the Abuja framework. The reason is that some people have taken the laws into their hands by beginning to acquire properties and develop properties on waterways.
I Have A Duty To Be Truthful To You, Information Minister Mohammed Tells Nigerians
The newly appointed Minister for Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed has assured the staff of the ministry and various stakeholders that his tenure will have a ministry that is open and accountable to Nigerians.
Source: Channel Television
He made these comments following the inauguration of 45 confirmed ministers-designate on Monday at the Conference Centre of the State House in Abuja. “As a minister of Information and National Orientation, I have the duty of telling Nigerians the true picture of what transpired about the various programs and projects of the administration in all sectors,” he said
“In the next few days, we are going to enroll our plans for you.” “You are going to have a Ministry of Information and National Orientation that is open, that is transparent and accountable to Nigerians.” Mr. I.dris revealed that the national orientation will form the core of the Ministry’s mandate in addition to information dissemination, cautioning Nigerians against spreading fake news and urging members of the press to cross-check their information before dissemination.
FG to revive Ajaokuta plant
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has stressed the need to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company. During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, Audu affirmed his commitment to restoring the moribund steel plant.
Source: Punch Newspapers
According to him, he will set a roadmap for the development of the steel sector, aggressively pursue the completion of Ajaokuta steel, and enact required bills to regulate the steel sector, among others. He said, “Our past leaders recognize the importance of steel development but lacked the political will to achieve its objectives.
“The steel development is synonymous with the Ajaokuta Steel plant, whose commencement has been over 40 years ago. We aim to start the engine and ensure that we produce at least a small sheet of steel within this administration. “It is a known fact that steel is the bedrock of any nation’s development; if gotten right, it may be the beginning of our industrial revolution.”
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