Coalition okays 2023 Power shift, condemns Southern Kaduna killings, hails Adelusi Adeluyi @ 80, Ola – Oni Widow @ 77, Ngige @ 68, Obanikoro @ 60, Omo Agege @57, Opeyemi Bamidele @ 57, Najeem Salam @ 55, congratulates Olumide Apata, Ashafa, Jubrin, Niyi Idowu, others
We condemn in strong terms, the statement credited to the Elder Statesman and an older Nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, Malam Mamman Daura, as he said competence, rather than zoning should be the guiding principle for the 2023 Presidential Election.
It is illogical for the man of his calibre to believe that only the North have the competent People to be the next Nigerian President.
Malam Nasir El – Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, first laid the premise for this School of Thought but we are glad that the increasing number of People of timbre and calibre from the North, like former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari; Senator representing Borno South and Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume and notable others including the repentant Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El – Rufai, have started thinking in the direction of popular philosophy – 2023 Rotational Presidency: The only way forward.
How can a peace loving Nigerian from anywhere be advocating for continued retention of power for another 8 years at expense of the South after the North would have spent their unbroken 8 years in power by May 29, 2023.
It is on this note, we are genuinely calling on Mr President to please warn this illustrious Son of the North to keep quiet henceforth and distance himself from any other person or group that is likely to join the train later because the impression he gave the Public was that he was speaking the mind of Mr President based on his blood relationship
Literally, he was telling the People of Southwest that they were stupid to deliver bloc votes to Mr President in 2015 and 2019 general elections.
We decry the ceaseless rate of killings of the innocent people in Kaduna South in spite of curfew imposed by the State Government and it will be a thing of joy to Nigerians if the State Governor, Malam Nasir El – Rufai, could give this a priority it deserves, by finding an urgent and lasting solution to the perennial mascarae in this area.
We are equally bordered by the last week attack on this sitting Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, and general insecurity in the Country. This calls for immediate rejigging of the security architecture by President Buhari.
We congratulate Barrister Olumide Anthony Akpata, on his sound victory at the Presidential election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and wish him a successful tenure as he is getting set to pilot the affairs to the next – level
We rejoice with a Renowned Pharmacist, accomplished Legal Practitioner, exemplary Philanthropist and Prince of Ado Ekiti royal family, Prince Julius Adelusi – Adeluyi, OFR, MNI, @ 80, the Founder of Juli Plc, Chairman, MTN Foundation and a former Minister of Health.
Happy Birthday to our aged Human Rights’ Activist of note and Widow of the Late Comrade Ola – Oni of blessed memory, Comrade (Mrs) Grace Kehinde Ola – Oni (Nee Olotu from Okerowo, Ifon, Ondo State) and her twin Sister, Olori Victoria Taiwo Adesida @ 77.
They are the first Twin Sisters in Nigeria to contest Beauty Queen and won, Miss West, on 7th June 1965. Gbosa! for both of you, 7 times, for turning 77.
We rejoice with the Philanthropist of note, Founder and Chairman of one of Africa’s leading conglomerates, BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Isyaku Rabi’u @ 60.
We say Many Happy returns to all our firebrand Politicians and foremost Nigerian Senators, starting from the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige @ 68, to former Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana, Musliu Obanikoro @ 60, Deputy Senate President, Barrister Obarisi Ovie Omo – Agege @ 57, and Barrister Opeyemi Bamidele @ 57, Senator representing Ekiti Central; and the immediate past Hon. Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Najeemdeen Fisayo Salamdeen, Iwaloye, @ 55, who was recently appointed by Mr President as the Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development of the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NICOMSAT).
The latest appointments of Senator Gbenga Ashafa as Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority FHA with immediate effect and
Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, as Executive Director of the Federal Housing Authority, with effect from July 16, 2020 for an initial term of four years, is a welcome development.
We congratulate both of them as well as those appointed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State recently.
The list of Osun State Appointees is as follows:
SPECIAL ADVISERS
1. Mr. Femi Adeniran, SA, Osun Investment Promotion Agency (OSIPA).
2. Mr. Niyi Idowu, SA, General Administration (Governor’s Office).
3. Hon. Kameel Oyedele, SA, Legislative Matters.
4.Hon. Oyintiloye Olatunbosun, SA, Civic Engagement.
5. Aremo Adelabu, SA, (Youths and Sports).
SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
1.Comrade Kehinde Ayantunji, SSA, Students’ Affairs and Social Mobilisation.
2. Okunade Akeem,SSA, Commerce (Market Development)
3. Wahab Oyeniyi, SSA, Mineral Resources.
4. Bisi Ogunkale, SSA, Planning.
5. Aderoju Akano, SSA, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
6. Bello Lukman, SSA, Social Intervention Programmes.
7. Adegboro Ilori, SSA, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
8. Fasilat Bola Jimoh, SSA, Women and Children Affairs.
OTHERS
1.Hon. Leke Ogunsola, Chairman, Osun Primary Healthcare Development Board.
2. Barrister Salman Adebayo Waliu, Commissioner, Osun Judicial Service Commission.
To all our esteemed Ambassadors in the NBA, Federal and Osun State Governments, we say Congratulations!
Comrade Awa Bamiji
National Coordinator
Coalition for A Better Nigeria
