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Kogi Poll: APC Dumps Yahaya Bello, Endorses Jubril.
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Kogi West Senatorial district have endorsed the Governorship aspiration of the former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Usman Jubril for the coming Kogi poll.
This followed the report of the Screening Committee set up by Elders and Leaders of the APC in the area, who described the former Naval Chief as the hope of the APC in the coming Governorship election in the State.
It was gathered that the retired Naval Chief may be the choice of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the APC, after Party Leaders in the State raised alarm of impending doom for the APC in the State if the incumbent Governor, Yahaya Bello, is given a second term in the Kogi poll.
However, the Screening Committee of all Kogi APC Leaders and Community Elders headed by Alhaji Sule Iyaji has nineteen members while the Chairman absented himself from voting..
The entire eighteen members voted massively to the admiration of thousands of APC members.
The Elders who spoke one after the other, said that though the APC is loved in the State due to the Leadership style of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Leadership of the APC under Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, but that the activities and performance of the incumbent Governor of the State, is giving the party a bad name.
“Therefore, for APC to still continue to remain our darling party in the State, the people of Kogi State will appreciate a change during the primaries of the APC. And, that is why we have all agreed after strenuous search for a new Leader, to decide that we will give our support to Admiral Jubril, come rain come sun. And, we urge the National Leadership of the APC to do the needful by ensuring they give the ticket to Admiral Jubril, so that the main election will be a walkover for the APC in the State.
“As a former Chief of Naval Staff, we believe that he has the credentials.. the experience that is currently lacking in the management of the affairs of Kogi State, by the current administration”, the communiqué signed by Alhaji Sule Iyaji stated.
However, Yahaya Bello has promised to defeat his opponent if given the ticket by APC.
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the planned increase in electricity and telecom tariffs as unconscionable.
The statement comes after the telecoms regulator last week approved the increase in mobile tariffs.
The federal government also recently said that plans were ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months.”
However, Sani, who said the government’s plan is unreasonable, insisted that it should be halted.
The ex-lawmaker also expressed his support for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the scheduled protest against the government’s proposal, calling it a welcome development.
“The planned increase in electricity tariffs in the midst of poor power supply and the proposal to increase telecom tariffs is unconscionable and should be halted. The scheduled labour union protest is a welcome development,” he posted on X.
The United States President, Donald Trump, has revealed his decision to cut off all future funding to South Africa, citing poor treatment of “certain classes of people.”
Trump made this known on Sunday in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform.
According to Trump, South Africa was seizing land and mistreating some citizens without concern for the violations of their rights.
“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.
“I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote.
Reports suggest that the American leader may be defending White South Africans, some of whom have alleged that the South African policy is unfair to them.
There are indications that the federal government will on Monday meet with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stop the planned Tuesday nationwide protest against the 50 percent telecommunications tariff hike.
A reliable source familiar with the matter, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this on Monday morning, noting that the meeting between the NLC leadership and the federal government is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday.
The source said the meeting was a “dialogue on matters of national interest as it affects Nigerian workers.”
According to the source, it will be an inter-ministerial meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), purposely to resolve issues raised by the NLC concerning the federal government’s approved upward adjustment to telecommunications tariffs, which the NLC, its allies, and others are vehemently opposing.
This comes as the NLC is already mobilizing workers for a mass protest tomorrow (February 4) against the 50 percent tariff hike approval.
On Thursday last week, in a letter to affiliate unions and state councils, NLC General Secretary Emma Ugboaja urged them to mobilize other Nigerians to send a serious message to the government.
The planned protest follows the 50 percent telecom tariff approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on January 20, 2025.
The approval had sparked widespread rejection among telecom subscribers.
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