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BUK VC Race:  Professor Adamu Idris Tanko withdraws

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A day after Bayero University congregational parley that will prelude the election of New Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Idris Tanko who came second with over 400 votes have withdrawn from the race.

 

In a letter addressed to the University’s registrar dated August 6th which was obtained by Nigerian Tracker, Professor Adamu Idris Tanko says he has accepted the congregational parley results and withdraws from the race for vice-chancellorship.

 

The statement reads as follows.

 

‘’I am pleased to refer  to my letter of July 22, 2020, that conveyed my acceptance  to you of the nomination and invitation to participate in the process for the appointment of the 11th Vice-chancellor of our University has been searched”

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Professor Tanko said he is happy that the process has begun very well and fully participated up to the level of the congregational parley.

He said as one of the proponents of the congregational parley he was confident that the University community uses it to gauge the acceptability of all the participating candidates.

The University don said he has formally shown his respect and wishes to discontinue his participation in the process.

 

Professor Adamu Idris Tanko thanked the University search Team for finding him worthy to participate in the process.

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Fubara’s Whereabouts Unknown As Military Moves Trucks Into Rivers Govt House

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The movement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt.

The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu.

Tinubu declared emergency rule amid the attacks on oil installations in Rivers State.

Some militants groups had threatened to blow up pipelines if the Rivers House of Assembly impeach Fubara.

However, hours after the lawmakers served the governor with notice of alleged misconduct, the militants carried out their threat.

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Breaking :President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state,Removes Democratic Structures

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The president made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in the state.

Tinubu said Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly are “hereby suspended for an initial period of six months”.

“Having soberly reflected on and evaluated the political situation in Rivers State and the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State having failed to make a request to me as President to issue this proclamation as required by section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, it has become inevitably compelling for me to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State with effect from today, 18th March, 2025 and I so do,” the president said.

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Tinubu meets with service chiefs in Aso Rock

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President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a high-level meeting with the service chiefs at the State House.

Among those in attendance are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff; and Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police.

Also present are Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser; Oluwatosin Ajayi, director-general of the State Security Service; and Muhammed Muhammed, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency.

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