U.S IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON FORMER CONGO PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA. (PHOTO).

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 U.S imposes sanctions on former Congo President Joseph Kabila The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila for his support of ‌Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and for fueling political instability in Congo's troubled east. The U.S. Treasury Department said M23 and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance (AFC), had been stoking violent conflict in eastern DRC, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and a mass displacement crisis. Treasury said Kabila had provided financial support to the ​AFC in order to influence the political situation in eastern DRC, while encouraging DRC troops to defect and join AFC forces. ​It said Kabila was working to regain influence over the government by backing a candidate opposed to the current ⁠leader. DRC Deputy Prime Minister Jacquemain Shabani welcomed what he called a long-delayed U.S. move against Kabila. "He is the instigator, the initiator, the architect ​of...

ALHASSAN'S OPEN SUPPORT FOR ATIKU'S PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATION IS A DISAPPOINTMENT-AMOSUN.{PHOTO}.

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      The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has described the open declaration of the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan for the political aspiration of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a disappointment.
Speaking to news men in Abeokuta, Amosun, while saluting her courage, said, "though she is entitled to her own opinion at any point in time, but she should have just resigned her appointment because her loyalty cannot be in two places.

"Her falling short of resigning, takes everything away from what she said and it is clear that she will no longer be contributing to the development of the present administration", he added.
Speaking on whether or not the president would run for 2019 Presidential election, the governor said "the only thing that can prevent President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting is if his health cannot take it.
"if not for this present administration, only God knows where Nigeria would have been. When the government came on board, it was like jumping into the pool at the deep end", the governor stated.He scored the Federal Government high in its fight against insurgency, insecurity, corruption as well as efforts at economic recovery through serious diversification drive.
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