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More states set to defy Buhari over naira pronouncements
There are indications that more states of the federation are set to confront the Federal Government over the current impasse over the deadline on the Nigerian currency.
Just last night, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, called the bluff of President Muhammadu Buhari, who had earlier approved the re-introduction of N200 bank note which he said will still enjoy legal tender status till April 10, this year.
The president had said that N1000 and N500 notes now stand demised as they are no longer to be accepted as legal tenders.
The president, in his address to the nation Thursday morning, said those who still have the old notes should take them to the Central Bank of Nigeria for deposit.
But el-Rufai fired back in a state-wide broadcast about 12 hours after saying the rejected notes would continue to be legal tenders in Kaduna.
The Kaduna Governor accused the president of breaching rule of law saying his decision runs foul of the subsisting order of the Supreme Court which had earlier on Wednesday said its earlier order given on February 8 that all old notes should continue to be legal tender.
Three states – Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna – had dragged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to court asking for a suspension of the implementation of the new naira policy.
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The three states were later joined by Niger, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Kano, Ekiti and others to press home the demand. Bayelsa, Edo who are under the Peoples Democratic Party also joined but in favour of the Federal Government.
NPO Reports gathered that el-Rufai’s broadcast in Kaduna was part of a joint decision of some governors of the All Progressives Congress to declare their stand on the matter especially with increasing condemnations by the civil society organisations.
Some human rights campaigners and groups have chided President Buhari for violating the constitution with his unilateral pronouncement.
A source close to one of the Governors told the NPO Reports late Thursday that other governors will declare as legal tenders the notes demised by the Federal Government.
“You will see a trend in the next few days. That is the decision of the governors. It is becoming a full blown ‘war’ between them and the president.
“They believe very strongly that the president is being misled and that this will kill the APC at the poll. So, there is an urgent need to act and appear to be on the side of Nigerians especially because of the hardship being experienced by the ordinary people,” said the source.
Recall that el-Rufai had earlier said that he was no longer able to trust the judgement of the people around the president.
It was gathered that some of the governors had instructed the Attorney generals of their respective states to see what options are there for them under the current situation.
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which contains 68 items in the exclusive legislative on which only the Federal Government of Nigeria can legislate has banking and banking as one of those on the list.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
(NAN)
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