Group tasks Tinubu not to meddle in NASS leadership affairs

By Abubakar Yunusa Abuja

Asocio-political group under the aegis of Democracy Watch Initiative has urged President elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to allow national assembly to choose their presiding officers without interference.

It also calls for the President elect to reclaim the people’s confidence in your untainted democratic credentials and commitment to entrenching sustainable democracy, restoring the glory of governance and the sanctity of constitutionalism in Nigeria.

Addressing journalists during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday,the group national coordinator,Sunusi Umar stated no one expects however that you will give to the North what it does not deserve.

He said Tinubu should recall the incredible promises he made to the North during electioneering at the Arewa

House talk show organized by the Northern leaders and elders.

“ What we are demanding is a free environment for the exercise of franchise as the only solution to the pervasive communal distrust that is more accentuated in the North.

“We believe a free election of leaders of the National Assembly by its own members would put to end the already brewing concerns of marginalization and fear of domination of other geopolitical zones in the North by others.

Speaking further,he said everyone must be aware by now that those pursuing this undemocratic, unconstitutional and unrealistic agenda are not your friends; they are people who did not vote for you.

“What they are doing about the National Assembly leadership is to test the ground for a wider political agenda that aims to diminish your personal populist tendencies and those anticipated in your government,” he said.

“While we repose an enduring faith in your ability and will to change the situation in the country for the better, we pray to the Almighty God to increase you in wisdom to be able to accomplish your good intentions for the country”.

He, however,is confident that Tinubu is endowed with ample experience and diplomatic wherewithal to cope with whatever NASS leadership may emerge through due democratic process.

Yobe State Assembly confirms new Auditor General, others

nominee.

Yobe state House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Umar Mai Aliyu Gulani as the new Yobe state Auditor General.

This is after receiving a recommendation from the house standing committee on public service and government house having critically studied the curriculum vitae as well as information obtained during the interactive session with the

The Committee recommended that, the nominee in person of Mai Aliyu Umar Gulani was a career civil servant with versed working experience particularly in the field of financial management who met the requirement of the law and found him fit and capable of this appointment to serve as AuditorGeneral of the State in accordance with section 5 of the Yobe State Public Sector Audit Law 2021. Meanwhile, the house confirmed the appointment of Aisha Haruna Godowoli as permanent member Local government Service Commission as well as Ballama Abdullahi Budu as Permanent Member Teaching Service Board.

Speaking at the plenary, the chairman house committee on public service and government house, Hon. Hassan Muhammed said, the Committee recommended that, Aisha Haruna Godowoli who was a career civil servant with versed working experience particularly in the field of legal profession.

He adds that, until her retirement as Permanent Secretary, Aisha having met the requirement of the law for appointment as Permanent Member based on the Yobe State Local Government Service Commission to complete the tenure of late Alhaji Baba Abare having satisfied the provision of Yobe State local government Law 2001.

The house also recommended and Satisfied with the nomination of Ballama Abdullahi Budu who was a career civil servant with versed working experience in administration and served in different capacities until his retirement as Permanent Secretary having met the requirement of the law of the Yobe State Teaching Service Board (amendment) law 2010.

In presiding over the plenary, the deputy speaker of the House Hon. Isa Bello Danchuwa while confirming the nominees appointment also called on them to work hard to justify the confidence reposed in them towards the development of the state.