1. Senate President Ahmad Lawan speaks on APC crisis.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1883810847636355&output=html&h=316&slotname=8228856220&adk=3740527632&adf=3872947312&w=379&fwrn=7&lmt=1592819642&rafmt=11&psa=1&guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&format=379×316&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2Fb5555a02aa7ea7bd5ec10f2476e3ca1e%3Fclient%3Dnews%26country%3Dng%26features%3D34359738287%26lang%3Den%26language%3Den%26low_perf%3Dfalse%26mode%3Dbody%26swdp%3D411%26uid%3D59ea195a14c73245908b3459860979f93f145498&flash=0&wgl=1&dt=1592819642123&bpp=43&bdt=28900&idt=45&shv=r20200610&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D743a8124cc329171%3AT%3D1592753908%3AS%3DALNI_MacYtEF8sXZfleBTkZwP_LqtDjwkQ&crv=1&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=1&correlator=5816720316844&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=944435209.1592753818&ga_sid=1592819642&ga_hid=728162417&ga_fc=0&iag=0&icsg=666367&dssz=12&mdo=0&mso=0&rplot=4&u_tz=60&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=892&u_w=412&u_ah=892&u_aw=412&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=16&ady=379&biw=412&bih=719&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530493%2C42530495&oid=3&pvsid=1832429628777114&pem=714&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1924&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C412%2C0%2C412%2C719%2C412%2C719&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoEe%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8336&bc=31&ifi=1&uci=a!1&fsb=1&xpc=k35t9dER2O&p=https%3A//cdn-af.feednews.com&dtd=136
Senate President Ahmad Lawan spoke on Sunday about the leadership tussle within the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, raising hope about its resolution.
Lawan spoke after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa.
”I believe that we have to deal with these challenges, this is the ruling party with the president; with the control of the National Assembly; with more governors than any other political party.”
Lawan told newsmen that the situation should not, must not be allowed to degenerate further as ”the stability of APC is the stability of Nigeria; this is the party that is running the affairs of this country.
”So, I believe that we have to sort this out and that will make our work even better and easier when we have a stable party as the party is supposed to be part of the apparatus of running government.
”We are supposed to run or operate or implement or execute the manifesto of the party.
”And therefore the party is so key, so central, so essential to ensuring that government, whether on the executive or legislative side, continues to face those issues in the manifesto and of course the manifesto will be to make Nigeria better.”
Lawan challenged the leadership of the party across the country to make every possible effort to get the party reconciled.
He expressed optimism that ”by the grace of God in the next few days we will see certain actions will be taken and we are praying that all our leaders in the party across the country will make every possible effort to get the party reconciled”.
2. Nigerians willing to pay for electricity if service is better – Osinbajo.
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigerians are willing to pay for electricity if the services they receive from the distribution companies are constant and better.
Osinbajo expressed this view while featuring in a webinar on Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19 organised by Emmanuel Chapel on Sunday in Abuja.
The Vice President reacted to a question posed by the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
He reiterated that it was not true that Nigerians did not want to pay more for power, adding that they had been unhappy with the poor service over the years.
3. Oil workers threaten 3 days warning strike over IPPIS.
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, over alleged forceful enrollment of members into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
A source among the oil workers told Vanguard, on Sunday, that during the strike, oil installations would be shut down across the country.
The source stated that NUPENG and PENGASSAN had written to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and that of Labour and Employment, protesting the decision of the Federal Government to stop the payment of salaries of oil workers in government parastatals yet to be captured on IPPIS platform as at Thursday, June 18.
An official of PENGASSAN lamented that the oil workers’ unions had been meeting with the management of IPPIS over the matter for a long time without any head way, insisting that oil workers in the public sector have rejected IPPIS.
The letter to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, dated June 19, 2020, was entitled: ‘Re: Enrollment of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, reminder.
The letter of threat to strike over IPPIS, signed by General Secretary of PENGASSAN, Lumumba Okungbowa and General Secretary of NUPENG, Olawale Afolabi, called on the minister, Chief Timipre Sylva, to intervene in the matter and prevail on the Accountant-General of the Federation to desist from forcefully enrolling its members.
4. Nigeria Immigration Service consider replacement, as Babandede tenure ends today.
Nigeria immigration service search for replacement of the comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration service Babandede, after his tenure expires today.
Following the laid down rule of the service, the immigration boss supposed to go on compulsory leave starting from today, 22nd of June, though his retirement is on September 15, 2020, after completing the active 35 years in service as laid down rules in Nigeria civil service.
According to source, there is tension in Immigration service as high ranked officers are eager and awaiting the announcement from the president of Republic of Nigeria on who to replace the immigration boss, come today.
Babandede is the 16th indigenous comptroller general of immigration service, who was appointed by president Buhari in May 15, 2016. He replaced Martins kure Abeshi who retired on June 21, 2016.
Recall the comptroller general of immigration service Babendede, hail from Jigawa State and he was appointed as the immigration boss after a selfless service rendered.
5. Fire outbreak in popular Oba market in Edo State.
The biggest market in Benin City, located at the City centre is engulfed with blazing fire. Not less than three thousand traders are scampering to rescue their wares. The fire brigade services arrived at about one hour of the outbreak. Policemen of the Oba market Police station were seen trying to control movements and checkmate hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation. A lady was seen on the ground crying profusely saying: “Let me just die, I all my life is there”
As at the time of reporting this incidence, the ekpenede axis of the market has burnt down beyond Savage even as the fire fighters are doing their best to put out the fire. A trader in pains remarked that: “This is worst than Corona virus. I am devastated”. The cause of the fire incidence remains unknown, traders were heard discussing in cross-sections about the inferno as they just resumed lest than three day from the three months lockdown as a result of the covid19 pandemic. It is worthy of note that, every Sunday, light is usually put out in the market, the question on the lips of everyone now, is what has ignited the fire without electricity?
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