CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL CONFIRMS DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT'S 97% VOTE WIN. (PHOTO).

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 Constitutional Council confirms Djibouti president's 97% vote win Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh was officially confirmed as winner of a sixth straight election with a final tally of 97.01% of the vote, the Constitutional Council said on Tuesday, AFP reported. Guelleh, 78, has governed the strategically important country in the Horn of Africa since 1999. Initial results a few hours after the April 10 vote showed he had taken 97.81%, against just one opponent. "In this election, President Guelleh obtained 97.01 percent of the vote, for a total of 204,874 votes cast. His main opponent, Mohamed Farah Samatar, received 6,318 votes, or 2.99% of the total," Djibouti's official press agency said, citing the Constitutional Council. Strategic location Djibouti borders the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which provides access to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden, through which passes a large portion of trade between Asia and the West. Djibouti has just over a million inhab...

GOV. OBOREVWERI SACKS INFORMATION COMMISSIONER. (PHOTO).


 Oborevweri sacks Information Commissioner


Delta Governor, Chief Sheriff Oborevweri, has sacked the state’s Information Commissioner, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, The Nation has learnt.

It is not immediately clear why Osuoza was sacked.

But Director General, Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communication, Dr. Fred Latimor Oghenesivbe, said: “the former Commissioner for Information, Ifeanyi Osuoza had been briefed already of the state of affairs.”

A source who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Governor Oborevwori directed the Commissioner for Works (Rural roads) Charles Aniagwu to take over the affairs of the Ministry of Information temporarily.

According to Oghenesivbe, an official announcement to that effect will be made by the Governor but for now “Charles Aniagwu will take over the two ministries (Works and Information) for the meantime.”

It was learnt that Aniagwu will resume office on Monday both as Commissioners for Information and Works.

A source said the governor relieved Osuoza of his appointment following a series of complaints of alleged incompetence

Aniagwu had served as Chief Press Secretary (CPS) and Commissioner for Information during ex-Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s eight year tenure.

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