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Adeleke appoints Obuaku-Igwe DG, Envoy on Climate Change, Renewable Energy

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The Osun State Government has announced the appointment of Professor Chinwe Obuaku-Igwe as Director-General and Special Envoy to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Climate Change and Renewable Energy.

The announcement was made in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Friday in Osogbo.

According to the statement, the development underscores the state’s commitment to consolidating its leadership in climate governance and renewable energy innovation.

Obuaku-Igwe, the statement revealed, “has played a key role in shaping Osun’s climate governance framework, moving beyond advisory duties to implement impactful programmes across the state”.

“Under her leadership, over 2,000 youths and women have been trained in circular economy and waste-to-wealth initiatives, leading to the creation of more than 350 green small and medium-sized enterprises.”

The government highlighted the establishment of a recycling hub in partnership with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance, FBRA, and Waste Swap, which processes large volumes of recyclables monthly and has created over 400 formal jobs.

“Other initiatives include the IMOLE Solar Lantern Campaign, which has distributed more than 10,000 solar lanterns to pupils in rural areas, reducing household energy costs and improving education outcomes.

“She also introduced an electric bike pilot project designed to reduce urban transport emissions while cutting fuel costs for operators by up to 30 per cent.

“Prof. Obuaku-Igwe has further overseen the development of the Osun Climate Action Plan, Renewable Energy Policy, Climate Smart Investment portfolio, and Circular Economy Framework, placing Osun at the forefront of sub-national climate policy in South-West Nigeria.

“She has represented Osun at international and national forums, including COP28 in Azerbaijan and the Citizens Lobby Conference in Washington DC, securing climate-linked investments for the state.

“In her new role, the Director-General will report directly to the Governor, with a mandate to drive partnerships with multilateral agencies, investors, and climate networks, as well as coordinate the cross-sectoral implementation of Osun’s Climate Action Plan,” the statement added.

The government emphasised that the appointment complements the statutory functions of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Environment, while enhancing Osun’s role in international climate diplomacy.

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Nyesom Wike wishes de@th on any politician supporting ‘’betrayers’

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FCT Minister and former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has said that any senator, House of Representatives Member, Minister, or governor who supports betrayers will suffer betrayal in their lives and that such person will join their creator when they experience their own betrayal.

Wike who is currently in a running battle with his godson and incumbent governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara, said this while speaking at a public function in the state today February 6.

Speaking to the crowd at the public function, Wike said

‘’Wether you are a Senator, House of Reps member, a Minister or Governor, and you support betrayers, people will continue to betray you in life. You see people who betray and support them, betrayal is your portion! Betrayal is your portion! and that day you will not have mouth to say anything and there you will collapse and there you will go and they will announce such person has died because that is the seed you have planted because whatever you plant, you reap and so since you are sowing betrayal, betrayal will always follow you.

Watch! Every governor who is doing his second term and has ambition to put a successor and is supporting betrayals, you will never survive it. Betrayal will follow you. From the day your successor comes in. My own took so many months, your own will start immediately the person has been inaugurated. That is what the gods of the land have told me to tell all of you’’

 

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How Buhari shocked me 6 months into his administration – Oyegun

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Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria’s leader.

Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.

He revealed that as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, he went to tell Buhari that he was not delivering his election promises to Nigerians but that the late president told him he would not rule with strictness, but rather wanted to show Nigerians that he is a true civilian president.

The former APC National Chairman lamented that it became business as usual, from there.

“I was national chairman of the APC. Six months or less into our assuming office, fairly alarmed, I went to the late President Buhari for a one-on-one talk. I said Mr President, this is not what the people were expecting. They wanted a bit of the old president Buhari.

“And he explained to me, Mr Chairman, I have learned my lesson. I was shocked. And don’t forget at that time, a lot of prominent Nigerians took their holidays abroad, just to be sure and see what this new sheriff in town will be.

“Buhari told me he wants to now show the people that he’s a true civilian president in Agbada. And by the time we finished the conversation, I said Oh God, we are finished. Because, if he’s not ready to be strict, what’s the point?

“Weeks later, months later, years later, I was proven correct. And of course, it became business as usual, only that they are a new set of tenants in Aso Rock. That was a shocker,” he said.

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Electoral Reform: Dino alleges senate’s plot to rig 2027 election

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Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye Esq, has raised concerns over the Senate’s reported rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.

The move, according to Melaye, is a clear endorsement of election rigging and an indication of a sinister plan to rig the 2027 elections.

In a statement on Friday, the former lawmaker criticized the Senate’s decision, stating that it undermines the credibility of the electoral process.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC chieftain, also stated that the move opens the door for electoral manipulation and fraud.

He further warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results is a step backwards for democracy in Nigeria.

Melaye called on lawmakers and citizens to stand up against “this blatant attempt to undermine the will of the people and ensure that future elections are free, fair, and transparent”.

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