FG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO NORTH-EAST INCLUSION IN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROJECT AMID EXCLUSION CLAIMS. (PHOTO).

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 FG reaffirms commitment to North-East inclusion in Agro-Industrial Project amid exclusion claims The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has dismissed concerns raised by the North-East Caucus of the National Assembly regarding the alleged exclusion of the region from the Federal Government's flagship agricultural initiative the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) program. The minister of agriculture and food security Sen. Abubakar Kyari made the clarification over the weekend while briefing the media. He noted that the North-East is not only included in the SAPZ program, but that several states from the region have already met the eligibility criteria for the second phase of the project. The response comes on the heels of public criticisms sparked by the recent groundbreaking ceremonies in Kaduna and Cross River states. Setting the Record Straight The Ministry emphasized that the SAPZ program, initially launched in 2022 following a conceptual design proces...

COMOROS TO HOLD PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS JANUARY NEXT YEAR. (PHOTO).


 Comoros to hold parliamentary elections January next year


Comoros will hold elections to its 33-seat parliament on Janueray 12, according to a decree, although opposition parties have said they will boycott the poll, Reuters reported.


The Indian Ocean archipelago, with a population of about 800,000 people, last had parliamentary polls in January 2020.


In January incumbent President Azali Assoumani was re-elected for another five-year term, but the opposition rejected the results, alleging instances of ballot stuffing and of voting being ended before the official closing time.


The government denied the claims.


Assoumani's opponents accuse him of authoritarian excesses and suspect him of wanting to prepare his eldest son, Nour El-fath, to replace him in 2029 when his current term ends.


Assoumani has been ruling Comoros since 1999 when he came to power through a coup. He has since won three elections.

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