REFUSAL TO SWEAR-IN VICE CHAIRMEN AND OR COUNCILLORS FROM OPPOSITION PARTY AGAINST THE RULE OF LAW, SAYS GOV SANI BELLO

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the action of some local government council chairmen not to swear-in their elected Vice Chairmen and or Councilors is wrong and against the rule of law.

The Governor disclosed this while addressing the newly elected local chairmen at the closing of a 3-day retreat held for them in Kaduna.

“The Rule of Law is key. For those of you that have deliberately or mistakenly refused to swear-in councilors because they come from opposition party is wrong".

According to him, imposition of candidates often leads a party to lose election and also forces some candidates to leave the party and run under a different political party platform.

The Governor noted that, it was due to the wrong candidate imposed by 'some people' in his ward in Kontagora, that the APC failed to secure the councilor's position stressing that if he, as the state Governor let it be, why then would the Chairmen not swear in the Councilors from the opposition, he queried.

Governor Sani Bello admonished the Chairmen to find a subtle way to settle their political differences adding that divergent political views would always arise and create challenges in the discharge of their duties with their Vice Chairmen and Legislators.

He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) not only represents change but also stands for fairness, fairplay and justice stressing that this must be seen to be exercised by the members of party and its leaders.

Another Bello in Niger state...a better Bello tho...Nasko not an option

Hausas with agbada, no single suit among them. It is well

luluosas:
Hausas with agbada, no single suit among them. It is well

That’s their native dressing, they don’t need suits if they don’t want.

Meanwhile we keep on electing fraudsters into positions of office who have no respect for the rule of law. Refusing to swear in duly elected officials should put them in trouble with the law, but this is Nigeria

NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENCE PAYMENT OF THE N30,000 NEW MINIMUM WAGE THIS MONTH

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has disclosed that the state government is to commence the payment of the new National Minimum Wage this January.

The Governor made the disclosure when he received Chairmen of the 25 Local Government Areas on a solidarity visit over the recent Supreme Court verdict affirming his election as the duly elected Governor of the state.

Governor Bello said that a committee has been set up already and considerable progress has been made in an ongoing negotiation to begin the implementation of the new minimum wage.

“At the moment our top priority is to address those that have been affected directly by the minimum wage and what it means is, anyone who is below the minimum wage policy".

“I have given the directive that it should be implemented this January, so that those that are entitled or fall within the class of minimum wage will get”, he said.

According to him, those that are not directly affected by the N30, 000 minimum wage will be taken care of in the next phase which is the consequential adjustment.

“If you implement the new minimum wage, then you find out that there will be the need for consequential adjustments for all".

The Governor noted that paying salaries is not the only function of government, adding that, at the moment, 80 per cent of the state's income goes into salary payment.

He expressed concern over the state civil servants who were not enjoying the as they should, stressing that, with a workforce of no fewer than 27, 000, and the state population of over 4 million, executing capital projects and paying salaries regularly have been extremely difficult.

2020 ARMED FORCES REMEMBERANCE DAY: GOVERNOR SANI BELLO URGES MILITARY NOT TO RELENT IN SAFEGUARDING LIVES AND PROPERTY OF NIGERIANS

Niger State Governor, Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello has appeal to the military as well as other security agencies not to relent but continue to do their best in the provision of security for the safety of lives and property of the people.

Governor Sani Bello made the appeal at the 2020 Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration and Wreath-laying Ceremony in Minna, the state capital.

Highpoint of the ceremony was the laying of the Wreath on the Tomb of the slain heroes by Governor Sani Bello, Speaker of the State Assembly, Barristet Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, the Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers and Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar as well as the State Chapter Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Alhaji Abubakar Musa Kutigi amongst others.

There was the symbolic release of Pigeons for peace in the state and country as well as the traditional Military Gun salute. Prayers from both Christian and Muslim faiths were also offered for the soul of the fallen heroes.