The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state has suspended the Secretary to the Government of the federal (SGF) Boss Mustapha for loosing it’s polling units to PDP during the Presidential and Governorship polls.
The party said that the SGF does not contribute to the victory of APC presidential and Governorship candidates.
Announcing the suspension at a press conference in Yola the chairman of Gwadabawa Ward said that Boss Mustapha is not committed to APC victory during the last presidential election.
He explains that based on series of complains against him, Excos of the party from it’s ward decided to suspend him indefinitely.
The chairman further said, individuals should not take themselves above the party that gave them a platform.
Gov. Mark Gordon of Wyoming, in the United Of America has signed a bill prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access to abortion pills. The Republican governor’s decision comes after the issue of access to abortion pills took center stage in a Texas court. A federal judge raised questions about a Christian group’s effort to overturn the decades-old U.S. approval of a leading abortion drug, mifepristone.
Abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ruling that protected the right to abortion for nearly five decades. A two-pill combination of mifepristone and another drug is the most common form of abortion in the U.S.
Wyoming’s ban on abortion pills would take effect in July, pending any legal action that could potentially delay that. The implementation date of the sweeping legislation banning all abortions that Gordon allowed to go into law is not specified in the bill, with an earlier ban tied up in court, abortion currently remains legal in the state up to viability, or when the fetus could survive outside the womb.
Gordon expressed concern that the latter law, dubbed the Life is a Human Right Act would result in a lawsuit that will “delay any resolution to the constitutionality of the abortion ban in Wyoming.”
He noted that earlier in the day, plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit filed a challenge to the new law in the event he did not issue a veto.
“I believe this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that is best done with a vote of the people,” Gov. Gordon, said in a statement.
In a statement, Wyoming ACLU advocacy director Antonio Serrano criticized Gordon’s decision to sign the ban on abortion pills, which are already prohibited in a number of states that have total bans on all types of abortion.
States also set the rules for telemedicine consultations used to prescribe medications. Generally that means health providers in states with restrictions on abortion pills could face penalties, such as fines or license suspension, for trying to send pills through the mail.
Since the reversal of Roe last June, abortion restrictions have been up to states and the landscape has shifted quickly. Thirteen states are now enforcing bans on abortion at any point in pregnancy, and one more, Georgia, bans it once cardiac activity can be detected, or at about six weeks’ gestation.
Courts have put on hold enforcement of abortion bans or deep restrictions in Arizona, Indiana, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming. Idaho courts have forced the state to allow abortions during medical emergencies.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says collation of results for the governorship election conducted in Enugu State on Saturday will continue at 5pm on Wednesday (today).
Recall that the electoral body announced the suspension of the results collation on Monday, saying it took the decision after a meeting to review the elections.
The Government of Anambra State has included Prostate Surgery in Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, ASHIA, Health scheme. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi confirmed that the agency has included prostatectomy into the health package of their beneficiaries.
Dr. Onyemaechi disclosed this during a quarterly meeting of the agency and her medical providers held in Awka, the state capital.
According to Dr Onyemaechi, the move is in line with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s desire for them to achieve a Universal Health Coverage in Anambra where people will not pay out of pocket in order to receive adequate health services.
Dr. Onyemaechi explained that Governor Soludo has always charged them to expand the benefit package of the scheme where their enrollees will benefit more from the system, hence the inclusion of the prostate surgery into the scheme to take care of the ageing male population in the state.
The ASHIA boss said that for one to benefit from the prostatectomy, he or she must have been an ASHIA beneficiary for at least six months, and urged the healthcare providers to always deliver quality healthcare services that are affordable and accessible to their enrollees.
According to him, ASHIA expects that the services they should pay for or have paid should must be rendered the way it should be, and that when such services are not delivered optimally it means that they have failed their enrollees.
Dr. Onyemaechi frowned at the unwholesome attitudes of some of the healthcare providers and warned that any facility found wanting would be sanctioned accordingly, even as he commended them for supporting the agency in delivering quality healthcare services to Anambra people.
He emphasized that ASHIA is the first state health insurance agency to include prostatectomy into their services in Nigeria, and that they will also cover Computed Tomography Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hormonal profile male/female, among others. Question and answer section climaxed the event attended by owners and managing directors of implementing medical facilities across the 21 local government areas of Anambra state.
The collation of Abia State governorship election will resume by 4:00 pm today (Wednesday) at the Collation Centre located inside the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission, in Umuahia, the state capital.
On Monday, the electoral body announced the suspension of the results, saying it took the decision after a meeting to review the elections.
According to INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the Commission suspended the collation of results in Obingwa LGA of Abia State where he noted that its office was invaded by thugs on Sunday. Similarly, results from Nkanu East and Nsukka LGAs in Enugu State have also been suspended for further review.
But the Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Rebecca Jim, told Channels Television on Tuesday that the collation would resume on Wednesday.
She said that the Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti; and the State Administrative Secretary, Clement Oha, who were invited to the INEC headquarters Abuja, over the controversy from the Obingwa results, were on their way back to the state, to complete the process.
Meanwhile, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate for Abia Alex Otti has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of plotting to rig the governorship election.
Otti made the allegation in a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, hours after the collation of governorship election results in the state was suspended. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to announce the results for the Obingwa Local Government Area of the state, a development that has continued to generate reactions.
The LP flagbearer, who is the latest to comment on the matter, claimed that the PDP and Abia governor Ikpeazu plans to rig the exercise through the Obingwa LGA.
The Forum Of Accredited Foreign And Domestic Observers have described the Saturday’s 18th March 2023 Bauchi Governorship And State House of Assembly Election As Violence Free, Fair, Peaceful and Credible.
The Group Disclosed this during a Press Conference Organized In Bauchi State North East Nigeria.
Days After the declaration of the winners of Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly polls, the forum of INEC Accredited Foreign And Domestic Observers have commended the exercise which according to them the process witnessed a huge success as no life was lost or any casualties Recorded through out the exercise in Bauchi state.
While Commending INEC and All Critical Stakeholders roles in ensuring transparent and credible process the forum also recommended the need for both electoral umpire and political parties to do more especially in voters education with regard to the importance of participation especially in the state election.
The Forum Of Accredited Foreign And Domestic Observers is a group of registered organizations, accredited to observe the process of the 2023 general elections that comprises movements of Elections material, adhoc staff, electoral security management , General Conduct among others.
Over 500 women in Nasarawa State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest, demanding for justice on the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Sule as the winner of just concluded governorship election held on Saturday 18 March, 2023.
The women who came out in their numbers were seen carrying placards with inscriptions such as INEC should give us back our mandate; let our votes count, Ombugadu won; we say no to election manipulation; Ombugadu won.
Leader of the group, Stella Oboshi, while speaking on behalf of the other women during the peaceful protest at the Lafia office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, said the purpose of the protest was to channel their grievances over the election results declared by Prof. Ishaya Tanko, the Vice chancellor of the University of Jos.
She further lamented that INEC went ahead to announce a winner of the governorship election even though there was contention in the results that emanated from Gayam and Ciroma electoral wards in the state capital.
Our correspondent reports that in the just concluded election, the incumbent Governor, Abdullahi Sule, scored 347, 209 votes in the contest with his closest challenger, David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 283, 016 votes while Abdullahi Maidoya of the New Nigeria People’s Party scored 11,726 votes.
Zamfara State Government has imposed a statewide curfew from eight o’clock in the evening to 6 o’clock in the morning.
The Government says the decision becomes necessary considering the level of destruction and vandalisation of public and private properties by some unscrupulous individuals in the name of Celebrating the Victory of the Governor Elect, Dr. Dauda Lawal at the just Concluded Governorship election.
A press statement signed by the Commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara says, the curfew is indefinite until normalcy is restored across the Fourteen Local Government areas of the state
The Zamfara Government also condemned in totality the unholy act and vow to deal with perpetrators
Security agencies according to the press statement are directed to ensure full compliance and deal with anyone who violated the order.
This Development is coming a few hours after the Zamfara Governor -elect, Dauda Lawal called on citizens to avoid destruction and vandalisation of public properties in the name of Celebrating his Victory.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has expressed deep appreciation to the people of Adamawa for their support throughout March 18 elections as he callS for calm while they await the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcement on the new date for a rerun of the governorship election that was declared inconclusive.
The Governor made this known while speaking on the outcome of the gubernatorial election in his office at the government house, Yola.
Expressing appreciation to the masses for the massive support and solidarity, the Governor said their love, trust and kindness to him means a lot and will always be treasured.
He called for calm urging them to go about their lawful businesses without fear as they expect a date for the rerun election, expressing optimism that the outcome will reflect the choice of the people.
Adamawa state governorship election has been declared inconclusive, even as Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the APC leads with 421524.
The returning officer, Professor Mohammed Melee said the election was inconclusive because the cancelled votes exceeded the margin of victory.
According to him, elections were cancelled in 47 Registration Areas with a total of 41796 registered voters, while 31249 Permanent Voter Cards were collected.
The collation officer said a winner could not be declared because the number of collected PVCs at over 37,000 is more than the margin of lead by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri over his challenger Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), polled 421,524 votes to defeat nearest contender, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 390,275
The announcement followed the collation of the controversial results from Fufore local government area. As imputed, APC’s Binani scored 24777 while the incumbent governor, Fintiri trailed her with 20409 from Fufore local government area.
After computation, the returning officer, Professor Mohammed Mele, announced the election as inconclusive.
The results were declared under a tensed atmosphere, after counter accusations of plans to rig by both sides.
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