President Buhari sends message to ex-President Sam Nujoma of Namibia

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, who turns 90 on May 12th, 2019.

He commended him “for an exemplary life devoted to service of humanity and the noble cause of freedom.’’

A letter signed by the President, made available to ALIMI KEHINDE'S BLOG on Saturday, by Garba Shehu, said: “On the auspicious occasion of your ninetieth birthday on 12thMay 2019, I have the pleasure on behalf of myself, the government and people of Nigeria, to extend to you, Excellency, our hearty congratulation.

“Nigeria joins your family, friends and well-wishers all over the world as well as the people of Namibia in celebrating a pan-African hero for an exemplary life devoted to service of humanity and the noble cause of freedom. I also pay tribute to your indelible contributions as an accomplished statesman and pioneer leader of your country to the development of the Namibian nation.’’

The President prayed that the almighty God will continue to sustain the former Namibian President with longer life and good health.

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Kwara state INEC representative Reveals That He was offered money to rig the election

Garba Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara State, has just revealed that he was offered some money to rig the election in the state.

According to Madami, some politicians offered him some money so he could rig the 2019 election in their favour.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin today, Madami said;

“There was pressure by politicians who offered me money to compromise the 2019 general election in Kwara State, but I stood my ground and refused to give in. The nature of our job at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is too tempting. It is left between you and God to do the right thing and keep your integrity, or compromise and lose your integrity. You may even go to jail” he said.

He continued saying;

“The politicians have money and some of them feel that they can buy anybody with the money. It is a matter of integrity; it is left for you to be careful and work transparently to keep your integrity.

“What I did in Kwara State before the elections was to go on air and tell the people that no amount of money can buy me. I made them understand that their votes would count and I was not ready to compromise” he said.

Recall the last election in the state saw the All Progressive Congress (APC) winning all the elections in Kwara. They cleared all 24 state House of Assembly seats and all three senatorial slots.

Ramadan: Buhari Calls For Peace, Progress Of Nigeria

Ramadan: Buhari Calls For Peace, Progress Of Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Muslims to pray for the peace, progress and prosperity of Nigeria.

In a statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Buhari said: “Islam is a religion of peace that upholds the values of tolerance and mutual coexistence without a place for hatred and violence.”

The President also called for religious harmony in the country, stressing the need for Muslims to use the fasting period to build a relationship of friendship with fellow citizens of other faith.

He also prayed for the continued peace, progress, and the wellbeing of the country.

Breaking: FG Set To Introduce Solar-Powered Tricycles And Motorcycles This Year {See Details}

  FG Set To Introduce Solar-Powered    Tricycles And Motorcycles This Year

Plans to introduce solar-powered tricycles and motorcycles into the Nigerian transport system this 2019 have on thursday been finalized and announced by the Federal Government in Abuja.

We gathered that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected executives of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle & Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) in Abuja.

The minister, who was represented by Dr Anthonia Ekpa, Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration of the Ministry, said the initiative would solve the fuel challenges faced by motorcycles and tricycles riders.

“What we have done is to ensure that we introduce into the Nigeria environment, solar-powered tricycles, we are going to introduce into the sector tricycles that will not need to use fuel and also electric tricycles.

“I want to use this opportunity to also say that we have put it in the 2018 budget to be implemented in 2019 because in the 2018 budget we have what we called green transportation, which under it we have the solar-powered tricycles.

“We also have in the 2018 budget what we called amphibious vehicles, which is going to be in form of a tricycles which can be used on water and on land for those of you in the riverine areas, we hope to purchase that in 2019.”

He, however, said that road transport remains the most critical and accessible to all Nigerians, urging the new ACOMORAN president to ensure that his members obey all traffic laws.

The Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, congratulated the new president, urging him to ensure that his members were law abiding.

He said that the ACOMORAN election was keenly contested for, asking God to grant him the wisdom to move the association forward.

He said that the association was playing a vital role of providing affordable transportation in the country, adding that members must work towards reducing carnage on the road.

In his speech, the new National President, Mr Samsudeen Apelogun, said the association would partner with the federal ministry of transportation and security agencies to succeed.

He said that his administration would concentrate on four key agenda of enhancing members welfare, total rebranding, infrastructural development and partnership with government and security agencies.

Apelogun said that the agenda would be vigorously implemented during his five years tenure.