You Betrayed Trust Of Nigerians By Confirming Ex-Service Chiefs As Ambassadors, Timi Frank Tells Senate
Frank, in a statement in Abuja, described the approval given by the upper chamber to the same ex-military top shots it had rejected several times and called for their sacking over incompetence as a gross betrayal of the people’s trust.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 24, 2021
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Wednesday, condemned the Senate’s confirmation of the immediate past Service Chiefs as ambassadors in strong terms.
Frank, in a statement in Abuja, described the approval given by the upper chamber to the same ex-military top shots it had rejected several times and called for their sacking over incompetence as a gross betrayal of the people’s trust.
Typically, retiring IGPs have “pull out” ceremonies on their last day in office.
But sources at the Police Headquarters say there are no such plans yet for the outgoing police boss.
The Police Act, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last year, pegs the retirement age of police officers at 60 years of age or 35 years of service.
Section 18(8) of the new Act states: “Every police officer shall, on recruitment or appointment, serve in the Nigeria Police Force for 35 years or until the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier.”
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Hours to Adamu’s statutory retirement day, the Presidency is yet to announce a new inspector general of police or extend the tenure of the current occupant of the office.
A Bayelsa State-born female lawyer, Miss Ebizi Eradiri, who graduated with first-class honours from the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, and repeated the same
If you have ever met Gussy in person,you will always remember how full of life and fashionable she is.
She recently celebrated a milestone in her life when she received a BAE Award in November, 2020 in Owerri, Imo State capital for her contributions to the entertainment industry in Nigeria and Africa.
Originally known as Mabel Tamunotonye Green, from Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, her unique dress sense and styles as an entertainer have earned her Best Dressed Entertainer Award twice.
A lover of beautiful colours, she sees fashion in Nigeria as having a big impact in the world now. According to her, “To me, it is a lovely thing to all Nigerians and a plus to us because foreigners now are excited wearing our Ankara materials, in form of etibo, agbada, shirts and gowns during shows. For the fashion industry, in a few years, there is going to be a lot of good things like in shows now, we see unique designs worn by artistes, this is the best trend in the fashion world
The Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has urged women aspiring to occupy leadership positions to show capacity to manage the offices they seek to occupy.
Banigo stated this while playing host to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ward Women Leaders at Government House in Port Harcourt, recently.
According to Banigo, “We must encourage women to be politically active at their local level, let them do something to show that they have capacity. It is not just to go and pick somebody, let it be that their works will speak for them. It is not always about money but character, how they go about in their wards matters, some of their homes are scattered. If you cannot keep your home, is it your LGA you will be able to keep? So, these are the reasons the women must show capacity”.