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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in Enugu East Senatorial District.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

According to him, the election in the senatorial district earlier slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023, has been moved to March 11, 2023.

Yakubu said the postponement in the district which covers four local government areas became necessary with the murder of the Labour Party (LP)’s senatorial candidate for the district, Oyibo Chukwu.

He said the Labour Party reached out to the electoral body to convey its intention to provide a replacement and go ahead with the poll at the new date.

Chukwu and his personal assistant were assassinated on Wednesday when hoodlums attacked them and set their vehicle ablaze in the Eke-Otu Amechi-Awkunanaw area of Enugu.

Thanksful:
Win bawo. Okowa no see 20% in Delta

By the way vote papa mama pikin

Party of human beings

Thanksful:
Obi is your next president. Your one vote can't change that

Troublemaker111:
Guy rest,Obi no feel rule this country..... Na nairaland you guys. Igbo self dey show body for naija better

Wisdomkosi:
Source: https://igberetvnews.com/1439498/breaking-unknown-gunmen-attack-cthe-ustom-officers-set-vehicle-ablaze-ebonyi-statethe/

shidaa:
Benue zone A and B will vote OBI-DATTI

slivertongue:
LP will get votes there

press9jatv:
Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll

blabulu2000:
Atiku will confidently win Benue and Plateau...

Exclusive101:
Same FG that couldn't fix Ikorodu road Oworosoki the two most important road is the one doing barbeach road .lol. Are you Igbo or you are just foolish.

Exclusive101:
When they tell you Bola Ahmed Tinubu is incompetent below is a good clip filled with competency if bigotry hatred n foolishness as not blinded you.



This is Ahmadu Bello Way Before Bola Ahmed Tinubu

pic.twitter.com/iicmhSbOQO

— Ganiyu agbolahan sheriff (G.A.S) (@Sherealph4real) February 20, 2023

Below is Ahmadu Bello Way now leading to Eko Atlantic the pet project of Bola Ahmed Tinubu


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKjScRY6H8

Seun mydd44 n other NL mods this is a good example for people to watch so they can chose wisely n not chose based on tribal sentiment sweet talk n hatred.

iwaeda:
APC substitute bench fighting APC on the field. This is serious, APC really scattering like packs of cards. Who is the minister of Petroleum?

Osinbajo: Those Managing Nigeria’s Oil Resources Must Account For Crude Oil Theft
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He said oil theft and sabotage assets are a clear and present danger to the economy and national security.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that tackling crude oil theft and sabotage remains a major concern of the Federal Government saying those in charge must be accountable because, besides economic consequences, institutional and personal reputations are at stake.

Speaking Tuesday in Abuja as a Special Guest at a Stakeholders Conference on Oil Theft and Losses in Nigeria, Osinbajo stressed that so grievous a crime cannot simply be a subject of summitry; “people must do their jobs and if they are unable to do them, then there must be an accounting for such failures. Institutional and personal reputations are at stake.”

He expressed concern that “oil theft and sabotage of oil and gas assets are a clear and present danger to our economy and national security.

Not only do they pose a serious threat to oil exploration and our energy economy, but they also impact negatively on revenue accruals to the Federation and the business prospects of investors in the oil sector.”

Noting that the Federal Government prioritised the development of the Niger Delta, as well as the protection of oil assets, the Vice President emphasized that the theft of crude oil and the accompanying attacks on our energy infrastructure, especially in the Niger Delta, have since the inception of the present administration, been of utmost concern.

Against the backdrop of huge production cuts and revenue losses, Osinbajo highlighted the work done by the National Economic Council, which he chairs.

According to him, the Council set up an Ad-hoc Committee to ascertain the magnitude of oil theft and losses in Nigeria and recommended appropriate remedial measures.

His words: “Most of the recommendations of the Ad-hoc Committee informed the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 and are being implemented. Even so, acts of vandalism of oil and gas infrastructure, oil theft as well as low production yields are still being reported in damaging and unacceptable proportions”.

He noted that President Buhari had enacted the Petroleum Industry Act of 2021 aimed at revitalizing the oil and gas industry.

“Among other things, the Act stipulates elaborate provisions to accommodate the needs of the Host Communities in the oil and gas producing areas. The aim of these provisions is to assuage their sensibilities, give them a sense of belonging and foster unity of purpose with oil companies for the mutual benefit of all,” he explained.

Speaking on the theme: ‘Protecting Petroleum Industry Assets for Improved Economy’, the Vice President said “this administration is confronting these acts of economic terrorism on multiple fronts and with a range of tools.

“We have invested significantly in scaling up our maritime security architecture. In June 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari flagged off the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure Project otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project – a collaborative multiagency effort involving the armed forces, the police and the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA), jointly led by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Defence.

“The project provides air, naval and land assets for surveillance, policing, and search and rescue operations in our coastal waters and our exclusive economic zones”.

Osinbajo also recalled that he was at the Navy Headquarters “where I commissioned Falcon Eye, a maritime surveillance facility that networks sensors installed along our nation’s coastline. It is designed to provide actionable intelligence in real-time on maritime security threats and enable the swift and preemptive interdiction of criminals.

“Taken together, these two initiatives are huge investments in making our waters safe for energy commerce and inhospitable for the criminals that violate our vital economic interests”.

Apart from scaling up the nation’s maritime security architecture, Osinbajo also highlighted the efforts of the administration through its New Vision for the Niger Delta initiative.

The Vice President recalled how the country’s oil installations were sabotaged by militant groups within a year of the Buhari Administration being in office.

He observed that given the importance of oil and gas for federation revenues and export earnings, “it was no surprise that the economy went into recession in 2016 for the first time in twenty years with the economy contracting by -1.6 percent that year. It was clear to the government at the time that to speedily exit the recession, we needed to ensure that oil production went back to its over 2 million barrels-a-day levels.”

Osinbajo further recalled that in 2017, on the directive of the President, he undertook “a tour of all oil producing states especially in the Niger Delta to engage with stakeholders and get a measure of the grievances that formed the backdrop to the sabotage of the oil installations.”

Following the Vice President’s tour of the region, the Buhari administration’s New Vision for the Niger Delta was developed in 2017, as a forthright partnership between the Federal Government, State Governments, Private Sector and Local Communities, through which the people of the region can maximally benefit from the wealth of their land.

“As a result of those engagements and based on the feedback we had received from the communities, we were able to draw up the New Vision for the Niger Delta which helped to calm the situation and stem the attacks on oil facilities. These efforts led to significant success”.

According to the 2018 Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Annual Report, the Vice President said crude oil production at the time went back up to an estimated daily average production of 2.12million barrels per day. But he added that this upward trend was upended later by the COVID-19 crisis.

Osinbajo noted that one of the pivots of the New Vision initiative was the establishment of modular refineries to curb illegal artisanal refining in the region and create employment opportunities for the region’s youths.

According to him, following the recommendation by an Ad-hoc Committee of the National Economic Council, it was determined that “creating employment opportunities for the youths of the oil-producing communities and making petroleum products available in these communities will go a long way to reduce hardship and criminality in the region.”

“One of the ideas we pursued under the New Vision for the Niger Delta was licensing modular refineries to discourage illegal artisanal refining. The refineries were designed to be privately owned but with a small percentage of shares owned by the host communities. It was hoped that this could draw in the illegal refiners and thus shut down one of the most potent sources of sabotage of oil assets especially the destruction of pipelines.”

The Vice President then assured that the Buhari administration remains committed to “captaining the ship of governance to the very last hour,” noting that “we committed to leaving our best actions, thoughts and ideas for use of the next administration and the benefit of our nation.”

377:
If i send them an email will they handle it. i have the number they gave me after the capture

PRESS RELEASE BY THE APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL:

WE REJECT THE APPOINTMENT OF NAJA’ATU BALA MUHAMMAD AS A NORTHWEST COORDINATOR OF THE POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

We are deeply shocked and appalled to read a release by the Police Service Commission appointing one of its most partisan members, Naja’atu Bala Muhammad as a NorthWest coordinator of the Presidential Election. In that role, she is expected to move about freely, supervising the conduct of Police Officers during the elections.

With the well-documented activities, actions and vitriols of Naja’atu in the last few weeks against our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (after being shown the door out of the APC as a mole) we venture to say that this appointment is not only callous, it is insensitive, openly confrontational and consequently unacceptable by the Tinubu/SHETTIMA Presidential Campaign Council. Coming at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari is constantly assuring and reassuring the world of free, fair and credible elections, it confirms our worst fears that there are functionaries of government that are actively working with the opposition to thwart the avowed commitment of Mr. President.

We need not emphasise that the role given to NAJA’ATU requires a honest and unbiased individual who will discharge the duties diligently and without reproach. The nation will not get that from NAJA’ATU.

We therefore demand for the IMMEDIATE withdrawal of the name of NAJA’ATU Bala Muhammad as a coordinator of the Police Service Commission for the NorthWest or any region for that matter. She has an inalienable right to continue to campaign for any candidate of her choice and to vote for that candidate, but she cannot be given a garment to wear at this time that is meant only for neutrals.

Thank you.

FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb(UK)

· Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.

377:
Please I have a problem with immigration, my wife and kid was captured on the 12 October 2022 and till date the stuff is reading AA. Meaning it has not been pushed to production. They are saying likely that the file is missing please what do I do on this. Someone said I should report to Servicom about it.please is their anything that can be done to get those passport out.