PRP REJECTS CLAIMS OF KWANKWASO BUYING 69 NOMINATION FORMS TO SEIZE PARTY, DISMISSES ALLEGATIONS AS BASELESS. (PHOTO)
PRP Rejects Claims of Kwankwaso Buying 69 Nomination Forms to Seize Party, Dismisses Allegations as Baseless The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has strongly denied allegations that former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, purchased 69 nomination forms to seize control of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The claims were made by Abdulkadir Musa Giza, who identified himself as chairman of the North-West Stakeholders Forum of the PRP. Giza had alleged that Kwankwaso had taken over the party's structure. However, PRP National Secretary, Alhaji Musa Maigari, described the allegations as false and misleading while speaking to journalists on Monday. “Kwankwaso neither purchased any nomination forms nor has any official connection with the party,” Maigari stated. He emphasised that the party’s internal processes are complete, saying: “As it stands, all positions in PRP have been filled. Primary elections are over, and every political party has concluded its primaries....
Today tuesday,the Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Centre for Disease Control {NCDC} to make meningitis vaccinations free in public healthcare facilities across the country.The resolution followed a motion titled: ''Outbreak of Meningitis and the Urgent Need to Curb its Spread & Stop Further Deaths'' sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa and 16 other Senators.The Senate noted the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States,while also stressing the need for an increase in the budget of the Federal Ministry of Health,on order to ensure that the Ministry and its parastatals are able to better fund healthcare-related activities in the country.The Senators also resolved that meningitis vaccinations should be made free across the country,citing the need for agencies of the federal government to continue to collaborate with the World Health Organization and UNICEF to make the scarce inoculations against meningitis readily available.Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,the Senate President,noted that with Lassa Fever,Cholera and Meninggitis outbreak in parts of the country,there was a need for increased coordination and funding for regular and specialized healthcare in the 2017 budget.He assured Nigerians that the Senate is prepared to promptly pass any supplemental appropriation request to combat disease outbreaks.
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