GABON AWAITS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OUTCOME AFTER PEACEFUL VOTE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Gabon awaits presidential election outcome after peaceful vote The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power. It’s the first election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. The polls were due to close at 6 p.m. local time, but there was no official confirmation from the authorities. Interim results were expected on Sunday. Some 920,000 voters, including over 28,000 overseas, were registered across more than 3,000 polling stations. A third of the country’s 2.3 million people live in poverty despite its vast oil wealth, Africanews reported. The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, 50, the former head of the republican guard, toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba nearly two years ago. He hopes to consolidate his grip o...

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS COMMISSION JOHN KENNEDY OPARA,SACKED YESTERDAY.

                                                          In a statement issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,Mr Babachir David Lawal,it said,the decision was with effect from yesterday thursday,May 19,2016.The statement reads ''His excellency.President Muhammadu Buhari,GCFR,has in the exercise of his powers,approved the disengagement of Mr John Kennedy Opara as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission with effect from Thursday,May 19,2016.Mr President,however,thanked him for his invaluable service to the nation and wishes him well in his future endeavours''.One more photo below.                                                                                                             

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