GROUP DEMANDS DECLARATION OF ABA NORTH ASSEMBLY SEAT VACANT, THREATENS PROTEST. (PHOTO).

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 Group demands declaration of Aba North Assembly seat vacant, threatens protest A group known as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youth Groups has mandated the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emereuwa to declare the Aba North seat vacant in seven days. The Aba North seat has been a subject of controversy since November 27, 2023, when the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos sacked Destiny Nwagwu of LP and declared Aaron Uzodike of the PDP, the duly elected member to represent Aba North. However, the seat has remained unoccupied since November 2023, as Uzodike of PDP has not been inaugurated by the Speaker, despite his several appeals. A fresh controversy erupted Friday, as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youths Groups, asked the Speaker to declare the seat vacant within seven days or expect a city-wide protest in Aba. A protest letter signed by the leader of the group, Uka Matthew and some other members in Aba, said they have been without a representative in the Abia S

PRESIDENT TINUBU CHANGES PORTFOLIOS OF SOME MINISTERS-DESIGNATE. (PHOTO).


President Tinubu Changes Portfolios Of Some Ministers-Designate 

Ahead of the scheduled Monday, August 21, 2023 swearing-in of Ministers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday approved minor swappings and changes of portfolios earlier assigned to Ministers-Designate. 

In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale says Abubakar Momoh moves from the Ministry of Youth to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development.

According to the statement, the Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.

Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, while Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is now to head the Ministry of Interior, with Sa'idu Alkali moving to the Ministry of Transportation. 

Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources with Heineken Lokpobiri serving as Minister of State, Oil, while Ekperipe Ekpo serves as Minister of State, Gas. 

The President has also approved the renaming of the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as Ministry of Environment.

The statement notes that the affected changes take immediate effect. 

 


 

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