President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with scholar, administrator, and journalist, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, on his 75th birthday, joining family, friends and associates to rejoice with him on many achievements, especially in the media and literary world.
President Buhari congratulates Dr Ogunbiyi on the milestone, rejoicing with the leading light who had served variously as Managing Director of The Guardian Books, and the Daily Times of Nigeria.
As the scholar-turned-journalist celebrates 75th birthday, the President extols his insight into issues and contributions to knowledge and public discourse.
President Buhari joins the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Nigeria Guild of Editors and Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria in rejoicing with Dr Ogunbiyi, whose legacies of goodwill in service continue to speak.
The President prays for Dr Ogunbiyi’s good heath, strength, and longer life.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
April 15, 2022
PRESIDENT BUHARI’S 2022 EASTER MESSAGE
I join our Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate this year’s Easter, which is the most significant event/festival in the Christian calendar.
This year’s celebration is very unique for adherents of the two great faiths in Nigeria. It culminates the 40-day season of Lent for Christians, where the faithful is expected to fast, pray, assist the poor, abhor injustice and strife, give alms, penitently engage in self-examination and repentance of sins.
Similar values apply to the Muslim faithful, currently about half-way into the holy month of Ramadan.
For us as a nation, the message of Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after crucifixion and burial, reminds us of the power of divine love, faith and redemption.
Easter also evokes in us the resilience of the human spirit not to give up in the face of seemingly daunting challenges of life. This period emboldens us to believe that the current spate of uncertainty and insecurity will soon unfold a season of triumph of good over evil; hope over despair, and light over darkness.
I urge us to increase our love for one another rather than hate, and show more patriotism, as this is the only country we have.
I enjoin us therefore, to live out the eternal words of Jesus Christ on the cross: ‘‘Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing.’’
Let us remember that the scriptural emphasis of love has so much relevance for us today as a nation more than ever before, and thus contribute towards its peace and development.
As we approach another season of electioneering, let the security and unity of the nation guide our actions and utterances.
I wish all Nigerians a joyful and blessed Easter.
Muhammadu Buhari
Hon. Albert Akintoye felicitates Christians at Easter.
Former Member House of Representatives, who represented Irele / Okitipupa Federal Constituency and a House of Rep hopeful in 2023, Hon. Albert Akintoye has congratulated Christians as they celebrate Easter of 2022.
The Akotogbo born APC stalwart and former Chairman of Irele Local Government Council, in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen, said christians across the world have reason to appreciate God who has protected their lives to see another Easter celebration, noting that it takes grace of God to survive the economic challenges amidst the hardship confronting the people.
Akintoye noted that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ symbolises victory for all christians regardless of whatever the challenges they might be facing right now, imploring Christian faithful to always look forward to Jesus who completes the work of salvation on the cross.
Hon. Akintoye, reckoned to be a great philanthropist and grassroots politician charged the people of Okitipupa /Irele Federal Constituency not to be swayed by new entrant politicians who have come round at this electioneering period to commercialise and monitise their aspirations, noting that the job of legislating on behalf of the people require experience, adding that he has the political wherewithal and the technical know how required of the appropriate candidate to represent the Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
April 14, 2022
Press Statement
PDP Constitutes Special Reconciliation Committee for Lagos and Osun States
The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a Special Reconciliation Committee (SRC) to address certain issues in both Lagos and Osun States chapters of our Party.
The Reconciliation Committee is charged with the responsibility of reconciling all our various stakeholders including aspirants in the just concluded State Congress and Governorship Primary Election respectively in Lagos and Osun States.
The members of the committee are
Composition
1.Eyitayo Jegede, SAN – Chairman
2.H.E. Chief Mrs. Mutiat Ladoja – Member
3.Barr. Monsuru Olakukoyi – Member
4.Alhaji Chief Kunmi Mustapha- Member
- Hon. Tolagbe Animasahun -Member
6.Hon. Awila Banigo – Member
7.Elder Olusola Sunday Soledolu- Member
- Barr. Mrs. Abimbola Lanre Balogun – Member
- Dr. Kayode Adaramodu -Secretary
- Hon. Adegbite Adedamola – Administrative Secretary
The PDP charges all stakeholders and teeming members of our Party in both states to remain focused and continue to present a common front for the task ahead.
Signed:
Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary
April 14, 2022
Press Statement
Dissolution of Anambra State PDP Caretaker Committee
The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its meeting held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 approved the dissolution of the Anambra State PDP Caretaker Committee pursuant to the expiration of its tenure.
Consequently, the NWC has approved the composition of New State Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the Party in Anambra State.
The membership of the New Caretaker Committee will be announced shortly.
All stakeholders and our teeming members of our Party in Anambra State are to take note.
Signed:
Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary
PRESIDENT BUHARI REASSURES NON-INTERFERENCE IN COURT MATTERS
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Executive arm of the government will continue to respect the judiciary within the boundaries laid out in the Constitution in order to strengthen the country’s democracy.
Speaking Thursday evening at the Iftar dinner he hosted for the leadership of the nation’s judiciary, at the end of the daily fasting, President Buhari said, “I assure you that I have tremendous respect for the judiciary,” adding that order and discipline in society can only be established when the law applies to all, irrespective of position or status, who you are or who you like and without fear or favor.
“I try to keep my distance from you to avoid the perception of interference,” said the President, adding that he was satisfied with the painstaking adherence to due processes by our courts.
The Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice (Dr) Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed attested to the President’s non-interference in judicial matters, saying that “in all your years in office, at no time, no moment did Mr. President or any other person from you attempt to talk or ask for favors from the courts. We can recall no such attempt by you or anyone on your to interfere with judicial decisions.
“This is a mark of your maturity and sagacity. I am convinced that as you do with the judiciary, so is the case with ministries and other agencies of government.
“With leaders like you who do not interfere with judicial decisions the country can rest assured that all is well.”
Justice Mohammed assured the President that Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges across the court system were doing their best in handling cases before them.
“We try not to delay. No case whatsoever is unduly delayed and all are delivered within the times allotted by the constitution. We are satisfied that we are discharging our responsibilities the way the constitution wants them to be done,” reassured the Chief Justice.
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
April 14, 2022