FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE AES COUNTRIES TO ARRIVE IN MOSCOE ON THURSDAY FOR THE FIRST SESSION OF THE AES-RUSSIA CONSULTATIONS. (PHOTO).

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 Foreign Ministers of the AES countries to arrive in Moscow on Thursday for the first session of the AES-Russia consultations The upcoming two-day visit is a significant step in building practical, dynamic, and strong cooperation and strategic partnership between the AES and Russia, foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said in a joint press release, Sputnik Africa reported. "This meeting reflects the shared commitment of the heads of state of the AES and the Russian Federation to expand their partnership and political dialogue at the confederal level and to place them at the heart of their diplomatic, development, and defense agenda, in order to address the deep aspirations of the populations of the AES region," read the press release.

WHY I DELEGATED EL-RUFAI,AYADE,OTHERS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT CHATHAM HOUSE- TINUBU. (PHOTO).



Why I delegated El-Rufai, Ayade, others to answer questions at Chatham House - Tinubu

By Alao Abiodun

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why he delegated some members of the party to respond to questions posed to him.

According to the former Lagos Governor, he adopted the delegation method ā€œto show team-shipā€.

Tinubu spoke at the Chatham House lecture titled: ā€˜Nigeriaā€™s 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubuā€™, monitored by The Nation.

At the lecture, Tinubu after his opening remarks, assigned Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai to speak on how his (Tinubu-led) government would address insecurity and asked the Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Aleke, to respond to the question on oil theft.

Tinubu also delegated a former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Wale Edun, to respond to a question on how he (Tinubu) would boost the economy if elected.

Others, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi; APC National Womenā€™s Leader, Dr Betta Edu; also answered questions.

Tinubu said: ā€œLet me demonstrate here one of those philosophies and doctrines that I believe firmly in, it is team-ship, unbreakable team. To demonstrate that, I'll assign it to my team.ā€

On education, Tinubu promised to provide student loans and reform the Almajiri educational system practiced in northern Nigeria.

El-Rufai who answered questions on security, stated that banditry, terrorism, separatism, and oil theft require a new approach including increasing the number of security operatives.

ā€œThe numbers must change and the Bola Tinubu administration already has a blueprint which is embedded in our action plan to address this. We will scale up the numbers of the armed forces. Weā€™ll ramp up not only the numbers but the training and the equipment,ā€ the Kaduna governor said.

Alake, on his part, answered the question on how Tinubu plans to lift Nigerians out of poverty if elected and also curb oil theft in six months. ā€œThe key to his policy for increasing economic growth is to enable the private sector to make the investment that will increase productivity, grow the economy, create jobs, and reduce poverty,ā€ he said.

Also, Gbajabiamila responded to the question on the strategies of Tinubu on defence, the APC national womenā€™s leader answered the question on healthcare delivery, and how to convert brain drain into gain gain for the country amongst others.


 

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