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Wike, messiah to restore PDP’s lost glory – El-Rufai’s son, Bashir

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The son of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, Bashir, has suggested that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is saving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Bashir disclosed that Wike could be the anointed messiah that would revive PDP’s lost glory.

Wike has been at loggerheads with the PDP leadership since he lost the party’s presidential ticket.

Following his defeat at the PDP primaries, Wike had refused to support the party’s flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.

Wike and his G-5 governors also demanded the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.

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The governors said Ayu should resign and allow a southerner to take over the party’s leadership.

They noted that the North can’t produce PDP’s presidential candidate and national chairman.

Due to the fallout, Wike had distanced himself from Atiku during the just-concluded presidential election.

However, Bashir tweeted: “Wike could turn out to be the anointed messiah that will revive the PDP’s lost glory.

“He stood by his principles & for the sake of the health of our democracy, the opposition should be robust. I truly wish him & his team of patriots well.”

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We don’t have power to determine tenure of IGP – Police Service Commission

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The Police Service Commission, PSC, has said it has no constitutional powers to determine the appointment or removal of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP.

Gatekeeper recalls that the Police Service Commission had last week directed all serving police officers who have served for 35 years, or attained the age of 60 years, to proceed on immediate retirement in line with existing laws.

Since the directive several public commentators have argued that the directives should also affect the tenure of the IGP.

But Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC, in a statement on Monday, said, “By virtue of Paragraph 30, part 1 of the third schedule to the Constitution, and clause 6 (1) of the Police Service Commission (Establisment) Act, 2001, the Commission is charged with the responsibilities of appointment, promotion, dismissal and exercising disciplinary control over persons holding offices in the Nigeria Police Force (except the Inspector General of Police).

“The law is clear on the mandate of the Commission and it does not extend to the Inspector General of Police who is an appointee of Mr. President with the advice of the Police Council.

“The Commission wishes to state that it is comfortable with the size of the powers which the Constitution has bestowed on it and is not interested in shopping for more powers that obviously are not backed by law.”

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Electricity, telecom tariffs increase unconscionable, should be stopped – Shehu Sani

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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.

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Trump to cut off funding to South Africa, gives reason

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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.

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