Appraising Hon. Leke Abejide and His Legislative Usefulness
30 Jun
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Appraising Hon. Leke Abejide and His Legislative Usefulness

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Politics tamfitronics By Goodluck OlorunfemiIn the complex and dynamic landscape of Nigerian politics, few individuals have made a profound impact and exhibited transformative leadership like Hon. Leke Abejide, the distinguished representative of the Yagba East/West/Mopamuro constituency in the 10th National Assembly.A retrospective analysis of his journey to the 9th Assembly reveals a remarkable display of courage and dedication, as he chose to affiliate with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a relatively obscure political party at the time. This bold decision underscored his unwavering commitment to serving his constituents, despite formidable political odds.Abejide’s path to the green chamber was fraught with challenges, as he faced stiff competition from two dominant political parties, the PDP and APC. Nevertheless, driven by the dire socioeconomic circumstances prevalent in Yagbaland, he remained resolute in his pursuit, aligning himself with the...
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Ex-NASS member, Nwaogu makes case for gender equality
30 Jun
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Ex-NASS member, Nwaogu makes case for gender equality

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Politics tamfitronics AdvertisementA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State and former member of the National Assembly, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, has made a clarion call for gender equality in politics.Nwaogu expressed her views while featuring on the Magic FM political affairs programme “Weekend Dialogue,” monitored by Newspot on Saturday.She...
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Nigeria is a poor country; total budget lesser than Kenya, South Africa, New York — Presidential Committee
30 Jun
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Nigeria is a poor country; total budget lesser than Kenya, South Africa, New York — Presidential Committee

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Politics tamfitronics Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has described Nigeria as a poor country with the potential to be wealthy.Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oyedele said in comparison with some countries and cities, the Federal Government’s budget and that of states are small.“By the way, the entire budget, that’s the Federal Government’s of about N29 trillion plus all the states in Nigeria about N15 trillion – if you add it all, it comes to about N44 trillion. That’s around $30 billion,” he said“That $30 billion is even less than the budget of Kenya which is around $32 billion. It is barely a quarter of South Africa’s budget at $130 billion. And of course, it’s even less than the budget of New York City, not even just...
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Why Leftists Find It Difficult To Win Elections In Nigeria — Analysts
30 Jun
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Why Leftists Find It Difficult To Win Elections In Nigeria — Analysts

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Politics tamfitronics …Say Nigerian Politics Not Based On Ideology, But Money LAGOS – Two eminent political an­alysts have given reasons why the Leftists political ideologues have been finding it difficult, if not impos­sible to ascend to political power in Nigeria, despite their efforts. The analysts, Dr. John Kome, and Dr Tunde Elebute, in sep­arate interviews with Sunday Independent, said the Nigerian political climate has remained difficult for the Leftists, mostly activists, to break through be­cause partisan politics in a capi­talist environment is far different from Marxist activism. Dr. John Kome, an education­ist and public affairs commenta­tor, said that no country has to­tal independence, or is free from external or foreign influence, noting that the Nigerian Leftists have been deriding these foreign mafias represented by the World Bank and International Mone­tary Fund (IMF). Hon. Kome, a...
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