Politics
APPOINTMENT: FORMER SPOKESMAN TO DEFENCE MINISTER BAGS MEDIA ADVISER JOB WITH DG NILDS
The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has appointed the immediate past Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Former Minister of Defence, Mohammad Abdulkadri, ANIPR, as MEDIA ADVISER.
The strategic appointment of the media veteran and strategic communication expert whose professional pedigree speaks volume spanning over three decades takes immediate effect in response to the demands of his new area of responsibility.
The erstwhile NTA defence correspondent, who retired from the largest network on the continent at the enviable level of Assistant Director News and Current Affairs, has accepted the highly referred appointment ready to hit the ground running. The new appointee is no doubt a well-decorated, celebrated, and highly cerebral journalist of national and international repute who has plied his journalism trade flying the national flag in over twenty-five (25) countries across the globe, which include Greece, Germany, China, Columbia, France, Malaysia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Libya, Liberia, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Niger, Mali, and Guinea-Bissau, among others.
He carries with him a stamp of authority and proven capacity anywhere his service is required, as well as a stately patriotic posture and a huge deposit of vast experience, tested expertise, and exposure.
As a man of impeccably good character who is thoroughly trained, well baked, and a hard-working journalist, which earned him arrays of recognitions with enormous goodwill befitting of his towering calibre at all levels in the discharge of his duty.
They include gallantry awards in Counter Terrorism Operation conferred on him by the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Leo Irabor, and former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General, Tukur Yusuf Buratai, as well as decoration by the Chief of Army Staff of Columbia.
In his kitty of well-packaged and paraded intimidating credentials of well-deserved honours include two NTA Director General’s commendations awards by Dr. Tony Iredia and Sola Omole.
Also, his professional constituency, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, fished him out to wear the befitting title of “Touch Bearer of Press Freedom” at the national level, as well as awards of recognition by both Edo and Kwara States NUJ Councils.
Mohammad Abdulkadri, who was the first elected leader of the Defence and Security Journalists Association in Africa in faraway Germany, was also the only embedded journalist among the Nigerian troops deployed to African Led International Support for Mali, AFISMA.
He is also an active member of the international Strategic Communication Network, among other professional bodies. Others include Fellows of the Chatered Institute of Leadership and Governance (USA), the Institute of Strategic Public Negotiation, the Institute of Corporate Administration, and the West African Society for Communication and Administration, as well as Associate Members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, ANIPR. Again, the newly appointed media adviser, who is in the last lap of completing his Ph.D. in Strategic Studies at Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, is the first recipient of the Defence Correspondent’s award by the Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria, Lagos, in recognition of his invaluable contribution to national security.
The media outfits are please requested to accord the New Image Maker of the NILDS the usual full cooperation and support in the spirit of camaraderie to dutifully navigate the challenging publicity terrain in carrying out the responsibility of his office. Mohammed Abdulkadri is married and blessed with children.
Politics
FEDERAL HIGH COURT STOPS INEC FROM RESTRICTING DEFECTION TO ANOTHER PARTY AFTER CONTESTING PRIMARY
Here is the judgement from the Federal High Court, Abuja today
1. INEC can only monitor 2027 primaries but cannot fix timetable for when a political party should conduct its primaries for this election
2. INEC cannot give a shorter timeframe or abridge the period in which a political party can provide information of their candidates for 2027 election
3. INEC cannot give a shorter timeframe to political parties as regards withdrawal or replacement of candidates (Placeholders)
4. INEC cannot publish any final list of candidates for 2027 elections before 60 days to election.
5. INEC cannot fix 2027 campaigns to end 2 days to elections.
6. This is AN ORDER nullifying and setting aside the timeframes imposed by INEC for 2027 General Election for:
– the conduct of primary elections by political parties for the 2027 general elections
– the submission of personal particulars of candidates by their political parties for the 2027 general elections
– the withdrawal and replacement of candidates by political parties
– the publication of the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections and campaigning.
Is this a trap or a game changer for some aspirants???
A Rivers State politician, Blessing Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
The politician has already obtained both the nomination and expression of interest forms needed to participate in the governorship race ahead of the 2027 election.
Blessing Fubara shares the same surname and local government area with the current Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Both men are from Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area. However, there has been no confirmation that they are family members.
The Chairman of the NDC in Rivers State, Success Jack, confirmed that Blessing Fubara is among those seeking the party’s governorship ticket.
He also stated that he could not confirm whether the governorship aspirant is related to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
According to him, the party is preparing seriously for the 2027 general elections and hopes to win not only the governorship seat but other elective positions in Rivers State.
The development comes weeks after Blessing Fubara left the All Progressives Congress and joined the NDC.
Following his defection in Abuja, he was received by former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, alongside other leaders and members of the party.
After joining the NDC, Blessing Fubara said his decision was taken for the interest of Rivers people.
He also stated that the future of the state must be protected ahead of the next general election, expressing confidence that the state would experience positive changes after the 2027 polls.
Surulere I lawmaker Desmond Elliot has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress Lagos House of Assembly primaries, citing intimidation across multiple zones.
In a viral video posted online, the lawmaker said he was stepping out of the race despite seeking re-election under the APC. He alleged that his supporters faced intimidation during the process in several parts of the constituency.
Elliot’s decision came as the primaries held across Lagos on Tuesday. Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, who represents Surulere Federal Constituency, praised the conduct of the exercise in Surulere, describing it as peaceful.
The withdrawal narrows the contest for the APC ticket in Surulere I ahead of the 2027 general election. Party officials in Lagos have not yet responded to Elliot’s claims, and the APC state chapter has not announced whether the primary in the constituency will proceed with other aspirants.
Elliot has represented Surulere I in the Lagos State House of Assembly since 2015.
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