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Anambra Assembly Speaker escapes death in auto accident

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The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Uche Okafor, narrowly escaped a motor accident at Agu-Awka Junction in Awka, Anambra State capital on Saturday night.

According to reports, the accident damaged the Speaker’s car beyond recognition.

The accident was said to be the second to happen at the axis that Saturday night.

Accidents at Agu-Awka Junction, popularly known as “Immigration Junction,” has become almost a daily occurrence and usually involves trailers and other heavy vehicles which usually leave damages to victims and their properties.

It was gathered that earlier, the former Managing Director of Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Chief Jude Emecheta, had an accident at the same junction that left him unconscious, while his car was also damaged beyond repair.

A source said the Speaker, after receiving an emergency call from Emecheta’s friend, thereafter rushed to the accident scene together with some of his aides and took Emecheta to the hospital.

“On their way home from the hospital, the Speaker stopped at the scene of the accident and tried to pick up important documents and other personal belongings of Chief Emecheta, which were left in his damaged vehicle to avoid losing them to vandals.

“It was while searching for the items that another trailer lost control of its brake and hit the already damaged Emecheta’s car while the Speaker was inside. The trailer also hit the speaker’s car which he parked by the roadside, with the Speaker escaping just by a whisker,” the source added.

Although the Speaker and his aides did not sustain any injury, the vehicle was badly damaged

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Subsidy: NLC to begin nationwide strike Wednesday

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The Nigeria Labour Congress will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday next week.

The congress said the strike action would be implemented if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to reverse the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit.

The NLC took the decision at the end of the emergency National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Friday.

The President, Bola Tinubu, during his inaugural speech on Monday, May 29, 2023, announced the removal of fuel subsidy. “Subsidy is gone,” Tinubu had said.

Though the President’s image makers in statements issued by the state house insisted that the new president was misquoted by some sections of the media.

Tinubu’s declaration led to an increase in panic buying with some filling stations across the country pegging the pump price of petrol to as high as N600 per litre.

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the NNPCL announced new pump prices according to states.

Some representatives of the government also met with the officials of the NLC, a meeting which ended in a deadlock.

However at the end of its NEC meeting on Friday, the national president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, while briefing journalists said, “The NLC NEC directs all state councils and industrial unions to commence mobilisation from this moment.”

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Tinubu appoints Akume SGF, Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

He also approved the appointments of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff and former Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff.The new appointments were contained in a statement on Friday by State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Abuja announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff

“In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),” the statement reads.

Before the appointments were made public, the new Chief of Staff to the President, Gbajabiamila was seen being shown round the Chief of Staff wing of the State House by some officials of the State House.

Prior to the announcement of the three new appointments, Ambassador Victor Adelek had been appointed the State Chief of Protocol (SCoP) and has since assumed office.

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Fuel price hike: Adamawa lawmaker drops car, picks Bicycle in protest

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Hon. Haruna Jilantikiri riding Bicycle to his office

Chief Whip of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Jilantikiri, has opted for bicycle in protest of the recent fuel price hike.

The lawmaker, who represents Madagali constituency at the state Assembly, said he decided to dump his car and use bicycle for his daily activities.

Petrol price almost tripled after President Bola Tinubu declared that the subsidy regime had ended.

Hon. Jilantikiri who spoke to newsmen while riding his bicycle, on Thursday, lamented about the current petrol price.

He said he does not think that citizens can afford to drive cars considering the current economic situation .

“We are supposed to park our cars and use bicycles to identify with our electorate because I don’t think they can afford to drive or ride on their motorcycles any longer,” Hon. Jilantikiri, lamented.

The Chief whip appealed to the Federal Government to urgently look into the matter so as to ameliorate the suffering of the masses

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