2027 GENERAL ELECTIONS: APC ZONES GOVERNORSHIP TO ABIA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT . (PHOTO).

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 PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2027 General Elections: APC Zones Governorship To Abia Central Senatorial District  This is to notify our esteemed members and the general public in Abia State that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State has zoned its governorship ticket for the forthcoming election to Abia Central Senatorial District. This notice serves to guide our members and intending aspirants in the purchase of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms. This decision is taken in the interest of equity, justice, and fair play, and in line with the party’s commitment to balanced representation across the three senatorial zones.  Since the return of democracy in 1999, Abia State has operated on an understanding of power rotation among the three zones to foster unity and inclusiveness. The decision is further premised on the fact that the State Chairman of the Party hails from Abia North Senatorial District, while Abia South produced the immediate past...

ELON MUSK AND STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES TO BE QUESTIONED OVER DOGE’S ROLE IN DISMANTLING USAID . (PHOTO).


 Elon Musk and State Department employees to be questioned over DOGE’s role in dismantling USAID 

A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk and State Department officials to sit for depositions over their involvement in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. The ruling comes in a lawsuit brought by anonymous USAID employees who claim officials from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency acted unlawfully in efforts to weaken the agency.

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang wrote that depositions were necessary because plaintiffs were unable to obtain key information through documents or lower-level officials, whose deposition requests went unanswered. The judge also noted previous findings that Musk made decisions affecting USAID despite lacking formal authority or official approval. USAID, which previously employed about 10,000 staff members, managed roughly $43 billion in aid in fiscal year 2023 and assisted around 130 countries with disaster relief and economic development. Studies indicate that the agency’s programs have prevented an estimated 91 million deaths over the past two decades, including 30 million children, and experts warn that dismantling its operations could contribute to more than 14 million deaths by 2030, a third of them children under five.

Musk had previously described the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts as only “somewhat successful” and said he would not take on a similar project again. Representatives for Musk, the State Department, and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.


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