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The Chairman is back to work, and the law is standing guard.

Why is Otu against Asuquo? Not a good look for crossriver oo

Cross river people don enter am with this kind Governor

Someone is worried about his seat already... Lol

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President Bola Tinubu said his decision to appoint Dr Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, despite his past criticism, was a testament to his belief in recognising talent, even in those who may have once been critics.

The President disclosed this on Saturday night at a special Iftar held in his honour at the Presidential Villa to commemorate his 73rd birthday.

Tijani was among several dignitaries who delivered goodwill messages to the President, alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Professor Shaffideen Adeniyi Amuwo, a childhood friend of the President.

In his remarks, the minister shared his personal experience of being appointed by President Tinubu despite his past activism and criticism of the President and the National Assembly.

“Before my appointment, I had never met Mr. President. But after my confirmation, he told me, ‘I have looked at your records and activism, and I have seen there is something in you. I am giving you the opportunity to represent your country and contribute to making it a better place.

“I was expecting a proper scolding because of my records, but the magnanimity of the President is one that I experienced for the very first time in my life.

“I remember that in that meeting, some people brought out my record again and told Mr President, ‘He said this, he did this. But the President said, ‘Shut it’.”

Responding to the minister’s remarks, President Tinubu confirmed that nominating Tijani as a minister was a difficult decision, given the reservations of his close associates.

“When I picked him, it was tough. My very close confidantes, who had read his comments on social media, came to me and said, ‘No, never.’ I said, ‘Yes, he is talented. Because he criticises me and pours abuses on the parliament, it does not mean he has nothing to offer.

“Maybe his frustration at that time will drive him to contribute more to governance. And today, he is doing that, and I am very proud of him,” the President stated.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio praised the President’s ability to forgive his critics, recalling the intense debate that preceded Tijjani’s confirmation as a minister.

“When he came to the Senate for screening, senators said, ‘No, no, we can’t have him.’ One senator quoted from the internet where he described all Nigerian senators as ‘morons.’

“I had to stop proceedings and ask Bosun, ‘Did you write this?’ And he admitted, ‘Sir, I did because that was how I felt then.’ So I asked him, ‘And you have the audacity to stand before us and expect us to confirm you?'”

The senate president noted that what ultimately swayed the lawmakers was their trust in President Tinubu’s judgment.

“Mr. President, we confirmed him because we knew you must have seen something special in him. You are never wrong when it comes to your judgment of people.

“I went into an executive session and told my colleagues, Let us give this young man an opportunity and see what happens. And today, I am happy to say that he is one of the best-performing ministers in the cabinet,” Akpabio said.


Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

(Information & Strategy)

March 30, 2025

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Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has alleged that she experienced sexual harassment involving the President of the Nigerian Senate, who has denied the allegations.

In an interview with the BBC, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, one of only four women in the 109-member Senate, described the chamber as "a cult" where people are afraid to express dissenting views for fear of retaliation.

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Natasha Akpoti: Senate is like a cult — lawmakers tuck in contrary views for fear of victimisation

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, says the Nigerian senate is like a “cult”, adding that senators do not express contrary views in the upper chamber for fear of retaliation.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was speaking in an interview with the BBC.

“I am being victimised. My suspension is a means of silencing me,” she said.

“It was episode after episode, moment after moment. We were at his country home. He was taking me around his house. My husband was walking behind us. He held my hand.

“He then squeezed my hands in a very suggestive way. We women, we know what it means when a man squeezes our hands in a suggestive way.

“And he went, ‘now that you’re in the senate, I’ll make an opportunity for us to come here and have a good moment’, you know, along that line.”

Asked if Akpabio ever made any advances towards her in the chamber or the senate, she said: “There was a time when I rushed to work forgetting to wear my ring, there were about five senators there. He said, ‘Oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring, is this an invitation to treat?’ You know, statements like this.”

https://www.thecable.ng/natasha-akpoti-senate-is-like-a-cult-lawmakers-tuck-in-contrary-views-for-fear-of-victimisation/

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Make she sha prove the accusation
Na wetin I wan see be that

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way
When evidence is presented, he will step down