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The National Assembly has, again, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rejig the security architecture of the country by taking more decisive steps to curb the insecurity in the country.
They have also called on the new security chiefs to take more drastic actions to bring an end to the menace in the country.
The lawmakers made the call on Wednesday at plenary as the issue of insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest and farmers-herders crisis across the country formed a major part of their discussions.
For members of the upper chamber, there is no better time for the establishment of community and state police than now, as they believe it will help to effectively deal with the unfolding threats.
THE STANDARD By
Jacob Ng etich |
February 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
ODM leader Raila Odinga popularizing BBi in Lodwar Barasa Park. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]
Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s announcement on Thursday that he is betting on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) to determine whether he will be on the ballot next year has thrown wide open the high stakes attached to the process.
The ODM leader has hitherto avoided talk of 2022 polls and whether his name will be on the ballot. Cautious and measured in his words, he has always insisted on his bigger vision for the country through the BBI, and how the focus ought to be on BBI.
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I Won’t Accept Underage Wives As Voters, Olujimi Insists
Members of the National Assembly had tried to push through an amendment to the Electoral Act to enable underaged wives to vote during elections.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 30, 2020
The Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Biodun Olujimi, has vowed to reject any proposal seeking voting powers for underage married girls should it come up for debate in the Senate.
Olujimi, a former Senate Minority Leader, stated this in an interview with Punch in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Biodun Olujimi
The Senator alleged that promoters of such a proposal were looking for a smart way’ of legalising child marriage and capture their victims in the electoral system to gain undue advantage over other regions.
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