Saturday, November 11, 2023

Political Relations: Angola To Accord First concern To More grounded Exchange Binds With Nigeria

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Political Relations: Angola To Accord First concern To More grounded Exchange Binds With Nigeria

Angolan and Nigerian Flag

Angola says it will continue to give priority to its trade cooperation with Nigeria and work towards improving bilateral relations between the two countries.


Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, and Niger, José Bamóquina expressed this during his country's 48th Independent festivity on Saturday in Abuja.
The Angolan emissary says the 48 years of Independence of Angola addressed the penances made by the Angolan public and government's assurance to develop the country
what's more, fortifying respective collaboration is at the center of the two nations pioneers.

José Bamóquina recognized the association among Angola and Nigeria inside the system of Specialized and Strategic Coordination of African Oil Creating Association, which stretched out to the Organization of the Pet Country (OPEC).

He said that the Angola/Nigeria Office of Trade and Industry was laid out in Luanda to guarantee the requirements of the business local area in the two nations are appropriately perceived and upheld.

He made sense of that the African Deregulation Zone gives a genuine open door nations on the mainland to extend exchange participation and converse the ongoing circumstance the short and medium terms.

Diri Hails INEC For 'Consistent Survey', Blames Sylva For Brutality

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Diri Hails INEC For 'Consistent Survey', Blames Sylva For Brutality

The Governor asserted that "Timipre Sylva has been savage in each political decision".



Timipre Sylva (L) and Douye Diri (R)

 

Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has accused the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in the state, Timipre Sylva, of being behind electoral violence recorded in the Nembe-Bassambiri area of the state.

INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Conveying Staff Upsets

The authority was strongly taken by his capturers on Friday while standing by to board a boat at the Amassoma Jetty.



The authority was powerfully taken by his detainers on Friday while holding on to board a boat at the Amassoma Jetty.

"INEC likewise reports that its SPO (Overseeing Surveying Official) doled out to Enlistment Region 06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA was kidnapped while holding on to board a boat at Amassoma Pier. The security offices have been told," the commission said in a proclamation late Friday.

In the mean time, a boat shipping 12 commission authorities for the November 11, 2023 governorship political election in the state likewise overturned on Friday with result sheets lost.

"We wish to affirm that a boat conveying political decision staff to Enlistment Area 17 (Koluama) in Southern Ijaw LGA overturned," said a representative for the commission in the state, Wilfred Ifogah.

"Luckily, no life was lost as all political decision faculty numbering 12 and the boat administrator were saved.

"We anyway lost our outcome sheets, power banks and liggage containing faculty impacts of staff.

"The all out number of enlisted electors in the impacted Enrollment Area is 5,386 and the quantity of PVCs gathered is 5,311. INEC is putting forth attempts to guarantee the lead of decisions in the impacted region."

'Political decision Interaction Consistent, Quick'
In the mean time, Diri praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a "consistent" and "exceptionally quick" political race, saying "this is an enhancement for the wide range of various decisions.

"I need to accept that INEC is enhancing not exclusively its offices however the preparation of its faculty," the lead representative said.

"I'm extremely happy with the cycle and the work force taking care of the interaction."

The PDP up-and-comer, notwithstanding, communicated worries over the circumstance in Nembe-Bassambiri where he expressed a portion of his partymen were disappointed.

"We have worries about Nembe-Bassambiri where party individuals the vast majority of whom have been rejected, and specialists have been halted from going into Nembe-Bassambiri. That is an intense concern. The Party has composed an authority letter to the director of INEC and INEC needs to go to exceptional lengths to permit our kin to cast a ballot," he said.
Diri required "a free, fair cycle where the BVAS ought to be utilized similarly as I have done here today. Leave the certification alone by the BVAS in Nembe-Bassambiri.

"Extraordinary consideration must be taken in Nembe-Bassambiri in light of the fact that everything focuses to the way that in Nembe PDP individuals are driven out of their local area."

INEC Investigates Forged Election Results In Kogi State

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INEC Investigates Forged Election Results In Kogi State


 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says its senior officials deployed to Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria are currently investigating the reported incident of results sheets filled in some polling units before commencement of voting exercise in Saturday’s off-cycle Governorship polls.

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Some polling units result sheets filled before commencement of voting in Kogi State

This follows an alarm raised by an election observer group, Yiaga Africa in respect of Polling Unit 004, Eni Ward in Ogori-Mangogo Local Government Area of the State.

The Commission says it views the situation seriously and will communicate its decision earnestly.

Source: AIT

Bayelsa Election: Gov. Diri Casts His Ballot

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Bayelsa Election: Gov. Diri Casts His Ballot


Governor Douye Diri casts his vote as Bayelsa election begins

Bayelsa state Governor, Senator Douye Diri has raised alarm over a security breach in Nembe council area of the state where he alleged that supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party are not being allowed to cast their votes by supporters of the main opposition party, the APC, as he called on the security agents to ensure the issue is resolved.



Governor Diri spoke shortly after casting his vote in polling unit 4, Kalama-owie in Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA where he commended the efforts of the electoral umpire for the early arrival of materials and successful accreditation and voting.

He described the election so far as seamless in Sampou, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission to sustain the tempo across the state.

INEC officials and election materials arrived at units 3 and 4 in Kalamaowei, Sampou at 7:53 am while accreditation and voting commenced simultaneously at 8:30 am
There was also heavy security presence in the areas but farther from the polling boots to ensure a hitch-free exercise.
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INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Conveying Work force Overturns

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INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Conveying Work force Overturns

The authority was powerfully taken by his capturers on Friday while holding on to board a boat at the Amassoma Pier.

 

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been kidnapped in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.



The authority was powerfully taken by his capturers on Friday while holding on to board a boat at the Amassoma Pier.

"INEC likewise reports that its SPO (Regulating Surveying Official) relegated to Enrollment Region 06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA was kidnapped while holding on to board a boat at Amassoma Pier. The security offices have been told," the commission said in a proclamation late Friday.

In the mean time, a boat shipping 12 commission authorities for the November 11, 2023 governorship political decision in the state likewise overturned on Friday with result sheets lost.

"We wish to affirm that a boat conveying political race faculty to Enrollment Region 17 (Koluama) in Southern Ijaw LGA upset," said a representative for the commission in the state, Wilfred Ifogah.

"Luckily, no life was lost as all political decision work force numbering 12 and the boat administrator were saved.

"We anyway lost our outcome sheets, power banks and liggage containing work force impacts of staff.

"The all out number of enrolled citizens in the impacted Enlistment Regions is 5,386 and the quantity of PVCs gathered is 5,311. INEC is putting forth attempts to guarantee the lead of races in the impacted region."

Saudi Govt Pledges To Invest In Nigeria’s Refineries, Support CBN – FG

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Saudi Govt Pledges To Invest In Nigeria’s Refineries, Support CBN – FG

Nigeria has three refineries but none is operational. While the Dangote Refinery was commissioned earlier in the year, the facility is yet to commence operation. 


 
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A file photo of the refinery in Kaduna, a state in north-west Nigeria.

 

The Saudi Arabian government has promised to invest in the revamping of Nigeria’s refineries, according to the Minister of Information and Communication Mohammed Idris. 


Nigeria has three refineries but none is operational. While the Dangote Refinery was commissioned earlier in the year, the facility is yet to commence operation.

But the minister said following a bilateral meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Saudi’s Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman, the government of the Arab nation “has pledged to invest in the revamp of Nigeria’s refineries, as well as provide financial support to sustain the government’s foreign exchange reforms”.

The Saudi authorities are pledging more investments in Nigeria

The duo met on the sidelines of the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh, Mohammed said in a late Friday statement.

“To support the Central Bank’s ongoing reforms of Nigeria’s foreign exchange regime, the Saudi Government will make available a substantial deposit of foreign exchange to boost Nigeria’s forex liquidity,” he said.

“The Crown Prince hinted that the refinery investments in Nigeria will be led by the Saudi state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, with the revamp to be completed within a two- to three-year timeframe,” the statement added.

The minister quoted Prince bin Salman as commending Tinubu for the economic reforms undertaken since his assumption of office about six months ago.

He is expressing his support for these reforms, the minister added.

“In addition to these, Prince bin Salman also highlighted Agriculture and Renewable Energy as areas of investment interest for Saudi Arabia, in Nigeria, to help the country attain food and energy security, respectively,” the information minister said.

The Crown Prince also expressed appreciation to Nigeria for its active participation in and support for OPEC+.

During the meeting, President Tinubu and Crown Prince bin Salman also spoke on the need to strengthen security cooperation to mitigate terrorism, illegal migration, and other crises, not just in Nigeria, but across West Africa and the Sahel region.

Source: Channel Tv





Friday, November 10, 2023

Kogi: INEC Expects Deferral In Transfer Of Political decision Results

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Kogi: INEC Expects Deferral In Transfer Of Political decision Results

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says it is expecting about three-hour delay in the upload of election results from polling units after voting in Saturday’s Governorship election in Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria.


State Resisdent Constituent Official, Gabriel Longpet spread the word about this while tending to newsmen in Lokoja on somewhat late exercises for the political race.
Longpet anyway proclaimed that the result of the Governorship surveys is completely in the possession of individuals of Kogi State as the Commission doesn't host a get-together or up-and-comer in the political race

On security concerns, the Resident Electoral Commissioner guaranteed that important organizations have made arrangement to give the required security to voters, political race authorities and materials during and after the activity

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