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PDP Govs: Free, Fair, Credible Elections Not Negotiable in 2023 FG Orders Activation of COVID-19 Isolation Centres Nationwide 10 persons test positive for Delta variant at Lagos, Abuja airports Government to prosecute breakers of quarantine rule Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja possible spike in infection. 10 positive cases of COVID-19 from countries where the virus rapid testing kits at all official the past 24 hours, the world Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Delta variant in passengers who had become more virulent, entry points to the country, had witnessed an increase in The federal government has Ehanire, gave the directive came in mostly from the Lagos maintaining that anyone who including the Idioroko and Seme reported cases of the virus across directed all COVID-19 Isolation yesterday in Abuja at a media and Abuja airports. It stressed breaks the isolation rule would border posts, to ensure stricter a significant number of countries, Centres across the country to briefing on COVID-19 update. that henceforth, stringent be prosecuted. monitoring and prevention of due to the high transmissibility immediately activate their The move came as the measures would be put in place The minster said the federal disease importation into Nigeria. of the Delta Variant. He said facilities in anticipation of a government said it had identified to monitor incoming passengers government had deployed Ehanire disclosed that in Continued on page 12 Alleged Treasonable Felony: Court Declines to Try Kanu in Absentia...Page 8 Tuesday 27 July, 2021 Vol 26. No 9605. Price: N250 www.thisdaylive.com T RU N TH & REASO Buhari, Other World Leaders to Raise $5bn for Education Michael Olugbode in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari and other world leaders are to raise $5 billion to support the education sector in about 90 countries where 80 per cent of the world’s out-of-school children live. Buhari, presently in London with senior officials of his government to attend the Global Education Summit holding in the European Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun (centre) and all the 20 newly sworn-in local government council chairmen of the state, after their inauguration at the Arcade country, will along with the Ground, State Secretariat, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta.. yesterday Continued on page 12 PDP Govs: Free, Fair, Credible Elections Not Negotiable in 2023 Reject proposed direct primaries in electoral bill Chuks Okocha in Abuja and rejected the idea of choosing Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi the candidates of their party for any election through a Governors elected on the direct primary election, as platform of the main opposition being proposed in the draft Peoples Democratic Party electoral bill. (PDP), yesterday, declared Chairman of the forum a firm stand on the conduct and Sokoto State Governor, of free, fair and transparent Aminu Tambuwal, said his elections in 2023. The PDP colleagues, who were moving Governors Forum said the to the ruling All Progressives Independent National Electoral Congress (APC) did so to Commission (INEC) should avoid prosecution for corrupt be equipped to ensure a practices. technology-driven election. The governors warned The forum stated this after a meeting in Bauchi. It Continued on page 12 Buhari Signs N982.7bn Supplementary JUSTICE FOR OANDO... President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Group Managing Director of Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu, exchanging pleasantries during Appropriation Bill into Law...Page 6 the latter's 'thank you' visit to the President...recently 2 THISDAY • TUESDAY JULY 2 7, 2021 THISDAY • TUESDAY JULY 27, 2021 3 4 THISDAY • TUESDAY JULY 2 7, 2021 THISDAY • TUESDAY JULY 27, 2021 5 6 TUESDAY, ͺͿ˜ͺ͸ͺ͹˾THISDAY Group News Editor: Goddy Egene NEWS Email: [email protected], 0803 350 6821, 0809 7777 322 Buhari Signs N982.7bn Supplementary Appropriation Bill into Law Targets adequate provision of security, medical infrastructure Votes fund for construction of 10 molecular laboratories nationwide Deji Elumoye in Abuja legislators before proceeding on Bill 2021 in his office at the to the President on National Buhari commended the signing ceremony, El-Yakub said, their annual vacation. State House, Abuja, during a Assembly Matters (House of National Assembly for the “The president has assented the President Muhammadu Buhari Presidential spokesman, brief ceremony witnessed by Representatives), Hon. Umar expeditious consideration and Supplementary Appropriation yesterday signed the 2021 Mallam Garba Shehu, in a Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; el-Yakub. approval of the supplementary Bill, so now it’s Supplementary Supplementary Appropriation release disclosed that the new Secretary to the Government of Of the amount, N123.3 billion budget, assuring that the Appropriation Act, since it has Bill of N982, 729,695,343 into law. Appropriation Act would largely the Federation, Boss Mustapha; is for recurrent (non-debt) executive would ensure the been assented by Mr. President. The bill was sent to the National focus on funding security and Chief of Staff to the President, expenditure while the sum of the timely delivery of capital projects “Of course, you know, the Assembly for approval last month health sectors, especially the Professor Ibrahim Gambari; N859.3 billion is for contribution to achieve the objectives of the Supplementary Appropriation after its approval by the Federal COVID-19 needs of the nation. Director General, Budget Office to the Development Fund for budget. Bill was submitted to the Executive Council (FEC). It was The president signed the of the Federation, Ben Akabueze; capital expenditure for the year Shedding more light on the National Assembly and passed penultimate week by the Supplementary Appropriation and Senior Special Assistant ending on December 31, 2021. Appropriation Act after the they made an expeditious consideration of the bill and it was passed and transmitted in record time and Mr. President has today assented to that bill. It will come into force from today.” According to him, the bill is targeted only at infrastructure to improve security and healthcare, including the provision of infrastructure in all the military formations; Defense, Civil Defence, Police and the Department of State Services. He said all the security services in the country would benefit from the supplementary budget because of the president's commitment to combating crimes, insurgency, and all the security challenges facing the country. El-Yakub said, “To that end, this bill is very important and it has been assented to. Another critical area of concern is the health sector, which, of course, we know with the pandemic, there is need to invest in that sector as well. Mr. President, having assented to the bill, you'll find that molecular laboratories, about 10 of them, BUHARI SIGNS SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET… will be established nationwide. L-R: Director General Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President Muhammadu Buhari; Secretary, Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha and Chief of “Oxygen plants are also going to be established nationwide and Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, during the President’s signing of the 2021 Supplementary Budget passed by the National Assembly at the State House, Abuja… yesterday some rehabilitated, especially the ones in Abuja, as well as procurement of vaccines, including the J&J vaccine, which Osinbajo: Discos’ Revenue Collection Has Increased by 63% is a one-shot vaccine that had been approved by NAFDAC earlier in the in the year. Says FG committed to $3bn investment in power transmission, distribution “So, all these monies are targeted towards health and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja distribution and transmission the country’s generation capacity. that it relies on human input. said Africa was blessed with security issues.” networks were on-going. According to Osinbajo, the According to him, the abundant energy resources, The presidential aide also The vice president, Professor Yemi The vice president, who was administration has transformed lockdown in major cities and including coal, bitumen, crude disclosed that the president Osinbajo, yesterday disclosed that represented by Special Adviser to the Rural Electrification Agency restrictions in movement across oil, natural gas, solar energy, wind, had earlier assented to revenues collected by electricity the President on Infrastructure, (REA) into a renewable energy- the globe caused a halt in the tidal and wave energy, as well the Orthopaedic Hospital Distribution Companies (Discos) Mr. Ahmad Zakari, stated, driven organisation with solar operations of many energy as geothermal energy. Management Board Amendment in the country had increased by 63 “Electricity tariff reforms with power at its heart, with the organisations, leading to huge She regretted that these Bill, which is an establishment bill. per cent because of reforms carried the service-based tariff have five million solar connections revenue losses for both the public resources had not been optimally Under the new Act, el- out in the power sector, including increased collections from the programme, the Solar Power and private sectors. harnessed for the use of the Yakub said there would be the introduction of Service-Based electricity sector by 63 per cent, Naija. This aims to supply Earlier, President of NAEE, people. an Orthopaedic Hospital to Tariff (SBT). Osinbajo stated this increasing revenue assurance for power 25 million citizens through Professor Yinka Omorogbe, Last year, a circular signed be established in Jos, Plateau while speaking on the theme, gas producers and stabilising the private and public
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