Buhari On Ganduje Videos: Does He Have to Take the Money Himself?

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the widely publicised video that showed Governor Ganduje of Kano state allegedly collecting kickback money.

Responding to a question asking him to express his personal view on the authenticity of the video at The Candidates, a presidential town hall meeting yesterday, Buhari said:

“As I told you, I have seen the clip. I don’t know how much technology was used but can Ganduje fail to trust someone to take it to him? Does he have to take it himself? Smiling? I honestly am overwhelmed. The system has given me some relief; it is in court. It is in the state assembly. So, let them as much as possible deal with it.
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$217bn Taken Out of Nigeria Illegally in 38 Years – EFCC
Nigeria has recorded illicit financial outflows of $217.7bn in 38 years, specifically between 1970 and 2008, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said in Abuja on Wednesday.

The commission stated that the various investigations, arrests, prosecution and assets recoveries over the years had confirmed that the level of corruption in Nigeria had been truly staggering.

The Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, represented by its Acting Spokesperson, Tony Orilade, expressed these views at a one-day conference organised by Online Publishers Association of Nigeria with the theme: “Free press and objective reporting in the 2019 election year.”
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Analysis of Buhari and Osinbajo’s The Candidates Town Hall Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari struggled to answer the routine questions that the moderator of the first edition of Town Hall Meeting, Kadaria Ahmed, posed to him and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

The Vice President regularly came to the defence of his principal, which prompted Ms Ahmed to, at some point in the debate, urged Osinbajo to allow Mr. President to answer his own questions.

The presidential town hall meeting tagged, The Candidates, was broadcast live on the network of the Nigerian Television Authority on Wednesday night.
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Osinbajo Speaks on Atiku’s Promise on Restructuring

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has challenged those advocating for the restructuring of the country to seek legal action.

Osinbajo made this assertion during an event marked for the celebration of 80th birthday of a former Osun state governor, Chief Bisi Akande on Thursday.

Speaking at the celebration themed “Nigeria: Achieving National Unity Through Peaceful Restructuring,” Osinbajo attacked Atiku for once opposing the restructuring.
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Minimum Wage, Salary Reviews, Energy Cost May Alter Price Stability
The headline inflation for December moved further to 11.44 per cent, but may be escalated with a combination of improved minimum wage, alongside fuel and energy price hike, if unchecked.

Though the new minimum wage and proposed salary reviews are expected to improve consumer spending, there are concerns that such increment, alongside fuel and electricity price hikes, may prolong deceleration of the nation’s inflation numbers.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), average price paid by consumers for automotive gas oil (diesel) increased by 0.92% month-on-month and 7.25% year-on-year to N221.56 in December 2018 from to N219.54 in November 2018.
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