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...

TINUBU SACKS EDUN, DANGIWA OVER POOR PERFORMANCE, TAIWO OYEDELE,ELEVATED TO MINISTER OF FINANCE. (PHOTO).


  In a recent development, President Bola Tinubu has approved a limited cabinet reshuffle, resulting in the removal of Wale Edun and Ahmed Musa Dangiwa from the Federal Executive Council, according to a memo signed by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation. 


Taiwo Oyedele, formerly Minister of State for Finance, has been elevated to Minister of Finance, taking over from Wale Edun, who previously held the dual role of Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. 


Meanwhile, Muttaqha Rabe Darma has been appointed to succeed Dangiwa at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

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