Today’s Headlines: Obi is desperate, not wired for long-term solutions — Oshiomhole; OBJ Agreed to Serve One Term But…

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has accused Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi of focusing on importation rather than job creation and long-term solutions, alleging that his promise to serve only four years reflects desperation to become president.

Oshiomhole made the remarks while campaigning for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday.

Framing the 2027 election as a choice about Nigeria’s future, he urged young voters to back Tinubu and contrasted what he described as the President’s long-term development agenda and plans to improve the power sector with Obi’s business record and four-year pledge.

‘𝗢𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗯𝘂𝘁…’

The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to serve one term in 1999 before handing over to the North.

Kalu made this revelation on Monday, during an appearance on Arise PrimeTime, the flagship evening current affairs programme of Arise News Television.

Kalu’s account of an alleged political understanding involving Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida ahead of the 1999 presidential election came up during the interview.

Responding to questions about why his once cordial relationship with Obasanjo eventually collapsed, Kalu disclosed that their disagreement was rooted partly in what he described as “an agreement that Obasanjo would serve only one four-year term before power returns to the North”.

𝗥𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗚, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

The member representing Aguata Federal Constituency of Anambra State, Dominic Okafor has called on the federal and state governments to intensify awareness campaign against the scourge of human trafficking involving vulnerable Nigerians.

Recalling an experience from his recent trip outside the country, the All Progressives Grand Alliance chieftain lamented the growing incidences of human trafficking, lamenting that while there are adequate laws to address the menace, a lot still need to be done in the area of implementation.

He said, “the essence of moving the motion was to raise that awareness, to escalate the issue so that it shouldn’t just be left for the national, but also for a sub-national governments.

The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the rising incidence of human trafficking in Nigeria, directing three of its committees to examine the activities of trafficking syndicates and the effectiveness of existing measures to combat the crime.

The House gave its Committees on Human Rights, Interior and Police Affairs four weeks to investigate the scale and patterns of human trafficking in the country and report their findings for further legislative action.

The resolution followed a motion moved by Dominic Okafor (APGA, Anambra) during Wednesday’s plenary session.

The motion, titled ‘Need to Investigate the Alarming Increase in Human Trafficking in Nigeria,’ raised concerns about the exploitation of women, children and other vulnerable groups through commercial sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude, forced begging and organ harvesting.

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