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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expected to resign
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to resign imminently amid public outcry within his country over his liberal politics, according to reports.
Trudeau is set to make an announcement at 10.45am Eastern Time that he will resign as the Liberal Party leader, sources familiar with the prime minister’s plans told The Globe and Mail.
A senior government source told AFP: ‘It’s a done deal that he is leaving…it’s now just about how.’
The source did not immediately indicate whether Trudeau would resign as Liberal party leader and stay on as a caretaker prime minister.
One person with knowledge of Trudeau’s plans told The Globe and Mail that he realizes he needs to make an announcement before he meets with the Liberal caucus to avoid the appearance that he was forced out by the party.
The prime minister came to the conclusion that the party is no longer behind him, and he knows there is no path for him to stay on, sources said.
It remains unclear what Liberal Party national executives plan to do to replace Trudeau as prime minister, and whether he will stay in his position until a new leader is selected.
But the Liberal Party national executive, which rules on leadership issues, is planning to meet later this week.
The decision comes amid outrage following Chrystia Freeland’s surprising decision to resign as finance minister and deputy prime minister on December 16 – the same day she was supposed to deliver her economic and fiscal update.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation on Monday
The decision comes amid outrage following Chrystia Freeland’s surprising decision to resign as finance minister and deputy prime minister
She cited concerns over what she called Trudeau’s ‘spending gimmicks’ in her announcement.
Freeland also outlined disagreements she had with Trudeau on spending and ‘the best path forward for Canada’ amid a high cost of living and rising inflation, according to the BBC.
The disagreements, she said, were underscored by incoming US President Donald Trump’s threats of a25 percent tariff on Canadian goods if it does not secure its border.
Trudeau remained mostly silent about Freeland’s resignation in the aftermath as he made a public trip down to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate – which only worsened the crisis as Trump went on to mock his counterpart and imply that he would make Canada a US state.
As calls for his resignation mounted, Trudeau eventually announced the country would engage in a Trump-style crackdown on immigration.
Canada‘s newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Tuesday that the $1.3bn CAD ($930m USD) slate of new measures ‘will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration.’
The new measures will include 24/7 surveillance of the border using ‘helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers’, and upgraded detection tools to catch drugs slipping over the border.
The legislation is based on five pillars: Slowing the trade of fentanyl, improving border patrols’ coordination, providing new tools for law enforcement, easing information sharing among departments and slowing migrant crossings, reports TNC.
Trudeau remained mostly silent about Freeland’s resignation in the aftermath
He made a public trip down to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate – which only worsened the crisis as Trump went on to mock his counterpart and imply that he would make Canada a US state
It remains unclear what Liberal Party national executives plan to do to replace Trudeau as prime minister, and whether he will stay in his position until a new leader is selected
Among those who could now take Trudeau’s place is investment banker Mark Carney, 59, who has spent many hours on the phone with Liberal MPs over the holidays – seeking their advice and support for a run at leadership for the Liberal Party, Global News reports.
But Trudeau has also apparently held discussions with LeBlanc over whether he would be willing to step in as an interim leader and prime minister, one source told The Globe and Mail.
Another suggested it would make sense for Trudeau to remain in his position until a new leader is chosen so that he can deal with the incoming Trump administration and the threat of tariffs.
A third source also noted that any leadership race would take at least three months, as the Liberal Party continues to lose favor to the Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poillievre.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared that he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike’s comment followed his expulsion from the party by the faction led by National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki.
Turaki had formally dispatched expulsion certificates to 11 prominent party chieftains, including Wike, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade, SAN, Abdurahman Muhammad Senator Mao Ohuabunwa.
He said their expulsion was aimed at sanitising the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Reacting to the development on Friday, Wike dismissed the claim while assuring that he would continue to work with other party members in making PDP a relevant opposition party.
The minister spoke while addressing journalists after inspecting the Interchange bridge and road linking Gwarinpa with Jahi and direct to Katampe, Gishiri and Maitama.
He said, “Those that are factionalized are bound to leave the party, I’m still in PDP and you can see that not everybody has left.
“We still have good numbers and we will continue to work together and that’s what I have said to the party. Put your house in order because at the end of the day, if you don’t put your house in order, it’s the party that is losing.
“So those who are worried, we can work together to see how the party can remain a relevant opposition.”
The governments of Abia and Imo States have announced the launching of a joint security taskforce and surveillance along the Aba-Owerri expressway, starting from Owerrinta in Abia State all the way to Owerri, Imo State.
The launch followed recent attacks by criminals on the expressway, including kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
The formation of the joint security taskforce and surveillance was announced by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity.
His statement read in part: “Arising from a strategic emergency security meeting held today, 4th December, 2025, by the Governors of Abia and Imo Sates at the Imo State Government Owerri House, His Excellency Governor Alex Otti and His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma resolved to set up a joint security Taskforce that shall consist of Soldiers, Naval Personnel, Police Officers , DSS Personnel, and other Government Security Agencies.
“The joint security Taskforce shall, starting from tomorrow 5th December 2025, patrol the road 24 hours nonstop, while carrying out massive surveillance in the surrounding bushes using sophisticated drones and other modern security equipment.”
According to the statement, Governor Alex Otti commended the Governor of Imo State for arresting the criminals who carried out an attack on His advanced team and other passengers a few days ago.
“The two Governors, while assuring citizens plying the road on a daily basis and those returning home for Christmas of their safety and security, warn that there would be severe consequences for any criminal caught on the road going forward”, Ekeoma concluded.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the senate two lists of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for screening and confirmation.
Prominent names listed as non career ambassadors include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Also listed as non career ambassadors nominees are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang among others.
The two lists brings to 68 number of persons nominated so far as ambassadors awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
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