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N5.2b contracts payment: Again, FCT local contractors urge Tinubu to order Wike to pay

N5.2b contracts payment: Again, FCT local contractors urge Tinubu to order Wike to pay

Three weeks after local contractors of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), owed about N5.2billion by the Administration, penned an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over their plight, they claim no word has come to them yet from Aso Villa on the vexed matter. The contractors also claim that the payment bill is for public welfare contracts given, procured, executed and certified for payment in the life of the administration of current FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike. These include jobs in school and hospital equipment, furniture in Minister's conference room, drainage and others.However, they remain downcast that the Minister…
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Unpacking the Damaging Side Effects of Sissoco Embalo Against Pan-African Politics

Unpacking the Damaging Side Effects of Sissoco Embalo Against Pan-African Politics

Introduction The current president of Guinea Bissau, one of the West African countries, President Umaru Sissoco Embalo, is a prominent figure in Pan-American politics because the country recently enjoyed the spotlight in 2020 when he was elected and sworn in as the youngest African president. It gave him a lot of edge, including becoming the Chairman of ECOWAS, backed by the then president of Nigeria, President Mohammed Buhari. However, he has been making headlines recently for the wrong reasons and his controversial actions. While Embalo's intentions may be subjective, the consequences of his decisions have been objectively devastating for the…
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One Year Of Doing Things Differently: The Peter Mbah Story

One Year Of Doing Things Differently: The Peter Mbah Story

He arguably comes across as the Governor with the best scorecard in 365 days. Ndi Enugu can attest to this truism. The Enugu space today tells lucid testimonies of the place of commitment, dedication, capacity and competency in transformational leadership. And such is the remarkable Story of Peter Mbah. I had a near 30 minutes private dialogue with His EXCELLENCY Peter Ndubuisi Mbah three days after he was sworn in as the Executive Governor of Enugu State in 2023. Interestingly I have elected to pen this Tribute in Profound Leadership in his honour exactly one year after that incisive dialogue.…
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G-5: Running With The Hare, Hunting With The Hound

G-5: Running With The Hare, Hunting With The Hound

By SHEDDY OZOENE Since the appointment of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, the thinking was that all will be calm at Wadata Plaza, headquarters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike was believed to have found enough comfort in the ruling All Progressives Congress as to let PDP be. Those who think in that direction are wrong. It has become obvious that Wike and his team of some former PDP governors, codenamed G-5 or the Integrity Group, have more duties to perform. If they have helped bring the party to its…
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