3 Nigerian presidents have implemented Oronaye report. We are jokers in this country - Arise TV's Rufai Oseni
Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni has rubbished the announcement of the Tinubu government to implement the Steve Oronsaye report.
Earlier today, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that President Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the report. Idris announced that following the recommendation of the report, some agencies have been scrapped, others merged and some have been subsumed.
Reacting to the news, Oseni stated with evidence that two previous presidents have also ordered the implementation of the report. According to him, Nigeria is a joke and this is why countries do not take Nigeria seriously.
Akpabio's claim of Governors receiving N30bn from FG which was widely countered was misconstrued - Spokesperson
Senate President Godswill Akpabio's spokesperson, Eseme Eyiboh has said that his principal's claim of Governors receiving N30 billion from the Federal Government to cushion the effects of hardship was misconstrued.
Recall that Governors Seyi Makinde and Umo Eno of Oyo and Akwa Ibom states respectively had countered the claim, saying it is incorrect.
Eseme said his principal's comment was aimed at encouraging state governments to collaborate with President Bola Tinubu to facilitate strategic interventions to mitigate the prevailing economic situation in the country remains the underpinning motivation in the comment.
The statement read;
“In considering the well-intended motive of urging state governments to collaborate with the Federal Government of President Bola Tinubu to facilitate strategic interventions to mitigate the prevailing economic situation in the country remains the underpinning motivation in the comment.
“The President of the Senate is not oblivious to the fact that State governments are functional partners in all the efforts of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu and are also valuable stakeholders in the various legislative engagements of the legislature in creating the nexus between the legislature and the people.
“The President of the Senate has always demonstrated commitment to team building and shall not do less in the circumstance.
“He, therefore, urges the sub-national governments not to be distracted by any misunderstanding of the context and true meaning of the statement.
“The President of the Senate recognizes and appreciates the current efforts of the governors at ameliorating the adverse effects of the current inclement socio-economic environment and therefore invites more hands on the plough to complement the renewed hope agenda.