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With about 72 hours to the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, a support organisation in the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Progressive Support Group on Saturday urged the House of Representatives members-elect and Nigerians to reject attempts by the APC to impose a leadership.
The organisation said the advice became necessary to avoid truncating the nation’s democracy and pocketing the parliament away from meeting their constituted roles to the electorates.
The Spokesperson of the group, Silas Audu Wettok, in a statement, called on the lawmakers to consider the national interest of the country first because Nigeria is bigger than any political group .
The APC had named the chairman, House Committee on Land Transport, Tajudeen Abass and chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, Benjamin Kalu as its preferred candidates for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the 10th House.
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The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday, said he would be devoting more time to politics and would soon embark on a statewide tour to sensitise people in the state.
The former governor of Osun State also commended the state government for keeping the state safe, adding that the move had encouraged social interactions amongst residents in the state.
Speaking during a grand luncheon in his honour in Osogbo, Aregbesola said all the activities organised to welcome him back to the state after completing his tenure as a minister took place in a peaceful atmosphere.
He said, Osun State Government, we belong to a different party to the one controlling the government presently. They are in the PDP and we belong to the APC. But they were not scared to allow us to hold our events.
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Speaker for the 10th House of Representatives aspirant, Aminu Jaji has said that his emergence as speaker will ensure that the House is not tagged a rubber stamp.
The lawmaker also noted that he would ensure that the legislative and executive arms of government work together in unity for the benefit of the country.
According to a statement made available to our correspondent on Saturday in Abuja, Jaji made these promises in a meeting held with lawmakers on Friday.
Addressing the members-elect of the House of Representatives, Jaji noted that he was still in the race.
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Ondo State Government has pledged continuous support to families of victims of June 5, 2022, gunmen attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the attack on the church left 41 persons dead and several people injured.
Also, a memorial park was dedicated in honour of victims that died at the church premises.
The State’s Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who led other state executive council members to a memorial mass in the church on Saturday in Owo, said it was indeed a black Sunday for the people of Ondo State and Nigeria in general.
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