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No, a Trump presidency isn’t business as usual for Australia — he threatens our economy, security and political stability
Politics tamfitronics As election day looms in the United States, much has been written about how this is a consequential poll for the country. Donald Trump has vowed to reverse policies enacted since he left office, remove undocumented individuals, introduce more tariffs and finish building that wall. His opponent Kamala Harris has warned Trump is a dangerous threat to democratic governance itself. But what about the rest of the world? How is Australia’s fate tied up with who is in the White House? Would a Trump presidency mean business as usual Down Under?American studies academic Dr Rodney Taveira argues in the affirmative, and Crikey’s political editor Bernard Keane makes the negative case.It’s due to form to declare the next election to be the most important in history. Politicians love to tell voters the stakes this time are higher...
‘Betta Edu is gone for good,’ Presidency rules out APC chieftain’s return to Tinubu’s govt
Politics tamfitronics The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, has ruled out any possibility of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, returning to the government.Onanuga, who featured in a Channels Television programme, Sunday Politics, said Edu’s sack from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet was based on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) findings.The former Cross River State health commissioner was suspended by the president in January over the alleged diversion of N585 million in public funds into a personal bank account.She was also implicated in the release of N3 billion to verify the National Social Register during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.Though Edu denied any wrongdoing, she was one of the ministers who was not retained in a cabinet reshuffle carried out by President Tinubu last...
Presidency speaks on suspended minister, Betta Edu
Politics tamfitronics In a significant cabinet reshuffle, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed that Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, has been officially relieved of her ministerial responsibilities.“Betta Edu is gone,” Onanuga stated during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.This decision comes amid ongoing discussions regarding the administration’s approach to humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction in the country.“She was suspended in January and this is October. She is gone, officially. Her position has been taken over by the Plateau man.READ ALSO: Farooq Kperogi : BBC, Betta Edu, and ministry of corruption“As far as this government is concerned, there is no more place for her in this cabinet,” the presidential spokesman said, adding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) might have submitted some information that justified her dismissal.To replace Edu,...
Denying Igbo Presidency Over Secession Attempts Is Unfair – Obasanjo
Politics tamfitronics Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that denying the Igbo people the presidency due to past secession attempts is unfair. Obasanjo made the remarks during a meeting with the League of Northern Democrats led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta.Obasanjo said that Nigeria’s three major ethnic nationalities – Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo – have all, at some point, attempted to break away from the country. He cited the North’s strong move to secede through the Araba movement, revealing that his friend Ahmed Jooda had confessed to being part of the plot.“I think all of us in Nigeria have to rethink… It bleeds my heart when people say because the Igbo had carried out a secession, an Igbo man cannot be the president of Nigeria.“I...
