ZIMBABWE LAWMAKERS BACK LEGISLATION EXTENDING PRESIDENT'S TIME IN POWER. (PHOTO).

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 Zimbabwe lawmakers back legislation extending president's time in power Zimbabwe's lower house of parliament passed a bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years on Thursday, which would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. Some 216 ​lawmakers voted in favour of the draft legislation, passing the 187 mark needed ​for a two-thirds majority. The bill now moves to the upper house of ⁠parliament, where it is also expected to sail through as Mnangagwa's governing ZANU-PF party ​controls it through traditional leaders and other proxies who generally vote with the party, Reuters reported. Signs that ​Mnangagwa, 83, wanted to stay in power beyond the end of his second term in 2028 emerged about two years ago, when his supporters started chanting slogans at ZANU-PF rallies that he needed more ​time to complete his agenda. The party last year resolved to change the constitution to lengthen presidential ​terms and the plan received cabinet ...

' I SPENT N20K IN A DAY', JOE IGBOKWE ASKS TINUBU TO TACKLE HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF. (PHOTO).


 ‘I spent N20,000 in a day’, Joe Igbokwe asks Tinubu to tackle hike in Electricity tariff


Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to look into the new electricity tariff in the country.


Igbokwe, a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s presidency, said the development will kill businesses if not reversed.


In a post on his Facebook page weekend, Igbokwe lamented that N20,000 worth of units only lasted him for just a day.


The APC chieftain, therefore, urged the government to review the electricity tariff.


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He said: “PBAT, please look into the new electricity tariff in Nigeria. It will kill businesses if the government does not act as quickly as possible. I have a small office in Surulere with about about 7 units of AC.


“We used to buy 300 plus units for N20,0000. Yesterday we bought N20,000 worth of units and it lasted for just one day. They call it band A group. I pray that we review this”.

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