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The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked the state House of Assembly to appropriate the sum of N85billion for the 23 Local Government Councils in the state for the year ending 31st December, 2023, few weeks before the general elections. This was listed in an order paper of proceedings of the House on Monday, January 23, 2023, obtained by SaharaReporters. The bill which came up for the first reading on the floor of the House was listed as the only agenda and business for the day.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has appointed Jamilu Abdu Indabawa as the new Commander for its Katsina State Command. Indabawa, who was

  The Aminu Bello Masari-led Katsina State Government has approved N499,650,000 for mobilisation of citizens to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign. According to the letter of approval obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, dated January 18, 2023, addressed to Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and signed by the Permanent Secretary in charge of the government house, the money is expected to be sourced from the Local Government Joint Account.

The 2022 Electoral Act in its section 84(12) warns that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.” The political appointees this section spells out include anyone holding a political office – ministers, commissioners, special advisers among others – must first resign their positions before they can be eligible to participate in the electoral process either as an aspirant or as a delegate.

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has attested to claims that the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) project - the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE - ND) has been very beneficial to the participating states including Abia.