President Tinubu Travels To France

President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday, 19th August, depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for France.

This was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

He added that President Tinubu will return to the country after his brief work stay in France.

“President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to France on Monday, August 19, departing from Abuja, the nation’s capital.

“The President will return to the country after his brief work stay in France.” the statement reads.

LG Autonomy: Focus On Governance, Beware Of Governors, Special Interests – Ex-VON DG Warns Tinubu

A former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on governance and avoid unnecessary special treatment towards some political stakeholders.

He urged the President not to allow the excesses of some governors and special interests to mar his policy directions and achievements.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain stated this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in Abuja.

He opined that the two outstanding achievements of the President are the local government council’s financial autonomy, achieved via a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court and the allocation of 450,000bpd crude oil to local refineries, warning it should not be scuttled.

The former VON DG, objected to a purported three-month extension of the enforcement of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy because the apex court did not grant such a bazaar to the governors.

He argued that the President could risk contempt of the Supreme Court, if he allowed the governors to goad him into putting the judgment on hold, even for a day.