Rescue Leah Sharibu Experts Tell Tinubu
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Stakeholders and experts in the civil society and media have raised concern over the remaining Chibok girls including Leah Sharibu still in Boko Haram captivity years after the Chibok girls abduction.
According to them, the incoming administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu should recover the remaining girls.
The experts made the call after a media screening of a documentary that showcased the lives of survivors, parents, and siblings of the Chibok girls’ abduction in Abuja on Saturday organized by Women Radio 91.7 FM titled, “Nine years’ life after Chibok abduction.”
The panelists said that the abduction of the Chibok girls in 2014 had remained a painful memory for many Nigerians, stressing that the incoming administration has a unique chance to make significant progress towards finding the girls and reuniting them with their families.
While discussing the need for sustained advocacy and pressure on the government to take decisive action towards the rescue of the remaining girls, they highlighted the importance of collaboration between civil society groups and the media in keeping the issue in the public eye and making progress towards finding the girls.
Babalola Tasks Tinubu To Tackle Nigeria’s Debt Profile
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Foremost lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola has tasked the incoming administration of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to tackle Nigeria’s debt profile.
Babalola said forgiveness or cancellation would help relieve Nigeria of humongous foreign debts, adding that lion share of the country’s resources were being used to service debt obligations.
The legal luminary spoke on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, at the sideline of a lecture titled “Smart Infrastructure: Catalyst for Sustainable Development” delivered by Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure System, Prof Bamidele Adebisi.
Babalola, who lamented the current state of the country’s debt profile, expressed sadness that the debt incurred were not channeled appropriately but were spent on questionable priorities.
He attributed the ballooning debt profile to lack of discipline and inefficiency of government spending, urging incoming administration to cut expenditures and undertake reform that would scale down governance cost as well as ease fiscal burden.
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Buhari Fulfilled Leaving As Nigeria’s President, Shehu
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President Muhammadu Buhari is fulfilled leaving as Nigeria’s leader after serving for eight years.
This is according to presidential aide Garba Shehu who was featured on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He noted that his principal has done his best for the country.
“The President feels fulfilled. He has done exceptionally well as best he can in the circumstances in which he has found himself. He is satisfied going home for the next president to contribute and build on the foundations he has laid,” the presidential aide said.
Buhari Enjoyed Respect From World Leaders_ Adesina
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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), enjoyed the respect of world leaders in his eight-year tenure.
“I have had the privilege of travelling with the President in the past eight years and I can tell you that he enjoyed so much respect from world leaders,” Adesina said in a 55-minute documentary titled ‘Buhari Was Here’ aired on Channels Television on Sunday.
The documentary which showcases the high points of the government will air on Channels Television, NTA and TVC .
Adesina said Buhari’s reputation as an anti-corruption advocate elicited respect from world leaders.
He said “Before they give you that kind of respect, they must have checked you out. And that is what happened with Buhari.
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