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El-Rufai deserves juicy post in Tinubu’s administration – MURIC

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai deserves juicy post in Tinubu’s administration – MURIC

A non-governmental organization and Muslim rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has thrown its weight behind Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for a juicy post in the incoming Tinubu administration.

In a statement issued by the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Tuesday, 16th May, 2023, and made available to Newsbreak Nigeria, the group hinged its position on the role played by El-Rufai and eleven governors from the North in ensuring that the South gets the mandate during the primaries as well as the support given by the same group to the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the new naira saga.

The group’s statement in full: “As the days’ inch closer to the inauguration of the new administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigerian political spectrum has been inundated with power struggle intrigues and post allocation schemes. This is not new to us since we know that failure is an orphan but winners are always surrounded by all and sundry.

“However, we deem it germane to remind the President-Elect of the need to pay debts owed and appreciate those who made his current status a fait accompli. This is important in order to start sowing the seed of success for the incoming administration as well as to secure a strong foothold for 2027.

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“Gratitude is a major characteristic of a good Muslim. Allah says in the Glorious Qur’an, “If you are grateful, I will increase my favours on you…” (Qur’an 14:7). If the President-Elect shows appreciation to the ‘Noble Dozen’ from the North, he will enjoy more of their solidarity.

“It is noteworthy that the ‘Noble Dozen’ (i.e. the twelve governors who insisted that power must shift to the South) was led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. There is no Nigerian who is unaware of the unique support and unequalled solidarity given by this Northern group to the President-Elect. El-Rufai in particular left his palatial office in Kaduna to spend days in Abuja.

“His contribution to our victory, the victory of the Muslim-Muslim ticket is unquantifiable. He became the mouthpiece of the Muslim-Muslim ticket camp, moving from one media house to another. We must not allow all these to go in vain.

“In particular, we must remember the risk El-Rufai took as he stood between those in the corridor of power and their inglorious choices. We must not forget his bold confrontation of the central bank governor over the latter’s misguided, ill-fated and accursed naira discolouring.

“It will beat all imaginations and expectations, particularly among Muslims, if El-Rufai is not considered for a juicy post in the cabinet of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We have played national politics the way it should be played. But now is the time to be focused. Choice positions should not be allowed to go to political chalatans, fairweather friends, hypocrites and parasites. El-Rufai is a different cup of tea. He is tested and trusted. He is the icon of Northern dignity.

“To the President-Elect we have this to say: guard very jealously the good relationship and the alliance between the North and the South West. It is a union steeped in historicity. Compensate the North for its dignity and integrity without being unfair to the rest of the country. We bequeath to you the burden of Nigeria. Your road will be rough, no doubt about that, but with prayers and your well known administrative acumen and political sagacity, Almighty Allah will clear the bumps and roadblocks for you.”

El-Rufai deserves juicy post in Tinubu’s administration – MURIC

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‘Don’t pity me, I asked for the job’ – Tinubu vows to fulfill campaign promises

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Incoming President Bola Tinubu, says he will deliver on his campaign promises.

‘Don’t pity me, I asked for the job’ – Tinubu vows to fulfill campaign promises

Speaking at a dinner organised by the presidential transition council (PTC) at the Aso Rock Villa on Sunday night, Tinubu said there is the need to fight corruption and poverty, among other issues plaguing the country.

The former governor of Lagos said he will not hesitate to ask outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari for counsel in governing the country

“We must fight corruption, poverty, inconsistencies in policies and many other problems confronting us, but don’t pity me, I asked for the job,” he said.

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“I campaigned for it, no excuses, I will live up to the bill to deliver. I promise you.

“Resilience, determination, courage, love in diversity, though our tongues and tribes differ. By tomorrow afternoon, my predecessor is heading to Daura, on the border with Niger, but I have told him not to worry, he will still get a knock on his door.

“No matter how short a man is, he will see the sky. I will still be able to find him when I need his help.

“Here is a country that has stumbled a number of times, but has never faltered. We can be squeaky like an old mama’s car, but we will never break apart. We are just a unique country.”

‘Don’t pity me, I asked for the job’ – Tinubu vows to fulfill campaign promises

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Remi Tinubu at inauguration service seeks prayers, support to reset Nigeria

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Remi Tinubu at inauguration service seeks prayers, support to reset Nigeria 

Incoming First Lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu, has said that her family does not need Nigeria’s wealth to survive.

Indeed, she pledged that his husband Bola Tinubu would today be mounting the saddle as Nigeria’s brand new President to set the country on the right path.

She spoke at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, during the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Inter-Denominational Service held on Sunday.

The incoming First Lady however stressed they would need the grace of God and the people’s payers and support to deliver on the expectations of citizens.

Remi said, “God has been merciful to us. I can tell you on my own that we never believed this could happen. But thank God for giving us hope, for giving us the resilience to continue in the race of life.

“Asiwaju is 71 and I will be 63. I bet I will be one of the oldest first ladies Nigeria would have. We need the grace of God and we need everyone to do what Nigerians are expecting.”

She also said, “Today, God has really proved himself as he did on the night of the primaries and put his seal on it. Because, when I saw the votes count to be 1,271, I said God it means you are here.

“I was humbled to my rock bottom. And to believe that this is the seventh consecutive democratic transition Nigeria will be experiencing shows that this is a time of perfection for Nigeria.

“Perfection in the sense that, in the word of God, I remember for over two years we have been praying in our churches, according to Isaiah 43:18-19, that we should not remember the former things, that God is going to do a new thing. A new thing came and we still kept arguing with God. Who can argue with his maker? No one.”

 

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Reps in Sunday sitting extended 2022 supplementary budget implementation

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Reps in Sunday sitting extended 2022 supplementary budget implementation

The House of Representatives held an emergency sitting session on Sunday and passed the amendment to the 2022 supplementary budget, extending its implementation to December 2023.

It also passed the bill to amend the CBN Act.
On Saturday the Senate extended the implementation of the 2022 budget to December and amended the CBN act to increase its advances to the Federal Government from five per cent to 15 per cent.

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Under the CBN act, the ways and means provision allows the government to borrow from the CBN to finance budget shortfalls.
The amendment increases the CBN advances to the federal government from five per cent to 15 per cent.
The bill, sponsored by Victor Nwokolo, chairman of the house committee on banking and finance, was passed for second reading on Thursday.
During the emergency plenary, the bill was considered by the committee of the whole and passed for third reading without any opposition.
The national assembly can now transmit the two bills to the President for assent.
The national assembly had earlier in the month approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to convert the N23.7tn loan to a 40-year bond.
Speaker of the House Femi Gbajabiamila commended the lawmakers for attending the emergency session despite the short notice.

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