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2023: Why Matawalle May Not Defect to APC For Makinde: I Won’t Comply With S'Court Judgement on Sacked LG Chairs Says constitution review will not achieve anything Nseobong Okon-Ekong government administration, he couldn’t work with. development, the governor nothing, but a waste of time Removal of the 68 council because contrary to the He, therefore, said the has doubted the possibility and as such, an exercise in chairpersons, who were elected Oyo State Governor, Mr. constitutionally recognised former council chairpersons of the ongoing amendment futility. in 2018, was one of the early ‘Seyi Makinde, has said 33 local governments, there might have to approach the to the constitution, saying The Supreme Court, decisions of the governor as his government would not are additional 35 local council apex court again to determine any amendment to the last month, overturned soon as he was sworn in, in comply with a recent Supreme development areas, making which of them should be paid. 1999 constitution without Makinde’s sack of the council Court ruling on the local it 68, a number he claimed However, in a related restructuring would be chairpersons in the state. Continued on page 8 US: AIDS Has Killed 32m People Worldwide… Page 8 Sunday 6 June, 2021 Vol 26. No 9554 www.thisdaylive.com T N400 RU N TH & REASO 2023: Why Matawalle May Not Defect to APC for Now Already proposes June 12 Sacks all commissioners to accommodate APC in new cabinet Chuks Okocha in Abuja Governor Bello Matawalle (PDP) for the All Progressives impossible for now. governorship to the PDP at the decision but the party, of Zamfara State might have Congress (APC), but there are The reason is that the immediately after the 2019 a situation which makes With the 2023 political concluded plans to leave the far more serious grounds Supreme Court decision, elections, did not consider permutations in focus, Peoples Democratic Party why his defection might be which ceded the Zamfara any individual in arriving Continued on page 5 Twitter Ban: The World Reacts as Presidency Justifies Suspension US, UK, EU, Canada, Ireland, Norway condemn ban FG: Microblogging site is synonymous with fake news, misinformation Telcos deactivate access to twitter handles in Nigeria AGF threatens to prosecute offenders Twitter promises Nigerians access to new platform, belatedly deletes Kanu’s vile tweets Tobi Soniyi, Deji Elumoye, yesterday, justified Twitter’s Emma Okonji in Lagos, suspension, saying the outfit Chuks Okocha, Olawale had becomesynonymous with Ajimotokan, Alex Enumah, the spread of fake news and Michael Olugbode and misinformation in the country. Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja This is as the Telecoms Operators (Telcos) have Outraged by Nigeria’s carried out the instruction suspension of the of the industry regulator, the microblogging and social Nigerian Communications media giant, Twitter, for Commission (NCC) to suspend deleting a recent tweet found access to all Twitter handles in offensive posted by President Nigeria, saying they acted in Muhammadu Buhari, the line with the instruction given world yesterday condemned to them, in the best interest the decision by the federal and integrity of the country. government and concluded To that extent, the Attorney it was a violation of the rights General of the Federation and and freedom of the Nigerian Minister of Justice, Abubakar people to communication. Malami (SAN) has said the Some of the diplomatic federal government would missions that expressed prosecute anyone, who violates their displeasure against the administrative ban on the the Twitter ban included use of Twitter in Nigeria. Canada, the European Union Condemning the federal (Delegation to Nigeria), the government’s decision, the Republic of Ireland, the United leadership of the Peoples Kingdom,the United States of Democratic Party (PDP) has COURTESY CALL... America and Norway. L-R: Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, presenting a souvenir to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, But the federal government, Continued on page 10 during the governor's maiden visit to the Naval Headquarters in Abuja...yesterday. 2 SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2021 • THISDAY SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2021 • THISDAY ;˜ͺ͸ͺ͹˾THISDAY, THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER 5 PAGE FIVE TOWARDS NIGERIA'S INTEGRITY... L-R: Brigadier General Yakubu Yahaya; Brigadier General Sani Abdullahi; Major General Abdullahi Muazu; Major General Gold Chibuisi; and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, during the closing ceremony of 2 Division Inter Brigade Corporals and Below Competition 2021, held at the Sobi Barack, in Ilorin...Friday 20,000 Small Business Owners, Artisans to Benefit from FG COVID-19 Payment in Lagos Segun James yesterday. Adedeji said that will enrol small business Nets Coordinating Office advised to register by the wards according to the initiative was being owners and artisans, whose (NASSCO), the initiative responding to the text poverty index and availability A total of 20,000 Vulnerable implemented through businesses had been badly would start with seven wards message sent to their phones of resources. Households in Lagos State are the Federal Ministry of affected by COVID-19 in and 181 communities in four or contact their Community She explained that to benefit from the federal Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Lagos State. She said the local government areas. They Development Associations enumerators would meet government COVID-19 Rapid Management and Social enrolment process was being include Irewe and Tafi in Ojo (CDAs) in the selected wards. applicants at their homes Response Cash Transfer Development and Lagos State carried out through the use Local Government Area; Adedeji reiterated that the to take further information, Programme. Director, Lagos Government, in collaboration of satellite technology to send Ikoga, Ajido and Iya Afin in selection was based on the such as National Identification State Operations Coordinating with World Bank. text messages to the phone Badagry Local Government scientific method of Satellite Number (NIN) and bank Unit (LASOCU), Ministry The director said to facilitate numbers of affected residents Area; and Abomiti and Ijede Remote Sensing Technology, account details, adding that of Economic Planning and the cash transfer scheme, a between May 30 and June 5. in Epe and Ikorodu local Machine Learning, Algorithm those registered would receive Budget, Mrs. Oluwakemi COVID-19 Rapid Response According to the government areas, respectively. and Big Data Analysis, which cash transfer directly to their Adedeji, disclosed this Register was being developed National Social Safety To enrol, residents were provided the basis for ranking bank accounts. 2023: WHY MATAWALLE MAY NOT DEFECT TO APC FOR NOW the opposition party the refused to go to the APC the state and national elections not certain whether all PDP have joined the APC. The first APC, he might be finished owner and sole beneficiary with their former principals. in Zamfara State, the PDP senators and members of the to dump the PDP was the politically, as state structures of the governorship and not Curiously, however, the came second but due to the House of Representatives that Ebonyi State Governor, David are naturally in the hands of Matawalle. National Working Committee Supreme Court judgement, benefited from the Supreme Umahi and he was recently the governors. Already, arrangements are (NWC) of the PDP has the PDP inherited the victory Court judgement would be followed by the Cross River When THISDAY said to have been perfected yet to officially speak on across the board. willing to defect with himtoo. State Governor, Ben Ayade, contacted PDP’s National for the governor to defect the developing story, but The state was considered an According to the source, "If with Matawelle already in Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola to the APC on June 12, an informed party source APC state and it was therefore the governor defects what will view, if he defected as being Ologbondiyan, he said, "I will where he is expected to be hinted that having given to ensure his reelection in 2023 happen to the governorship planned. see the National Chairman and received by the ruling party’s all the political structures that Matawelle was being ambition of Senator Marafa? However, Yari is said not thereafter contact you ", but he National Caretaker Committee in the state to the governor, poached to defect to the APC. Will he subdue his ambition to be not living any thing to did not eventually get, even Chairmanand Yobe State the PDP was at a loss as to Another party source also that caused his initial political chance as he still holds the though sources claimed the Governor, Mai Mala Buni. why Matawalle wanted to hinted that, "There is no free feud with former governor ace in the state. opposition party was waiting Also, as a prelude to the leave the party. ticket for him in the APC by Yari or will he go back to But a source claimed that for Matawalle to make the defection, Matawalle had But the source was 2023, as the former governor the senate? If he decides to to weaken Yari, all the states biggest mistake of his life. on Monday, May 31, sacked confident that the governor of the state, Abdulazizi Yari go to the Senate, what will structures of the APC in the 36 A PDP source said the his entire cabinet, including would not gamble with the and Senator Kabir Marafa have happen to the current senator states and the Federal Capital party was in possession the commissioners, special idea, knowing that the seat reconciled and will surely give that is from the PDP?",
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