Attahiru Jega appointed as head of Maitama Sule centre for politics, governance

  

  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje inaugurates the committee to immortalize the late businessman, Maitama Sule   He describes the late diplomat as a rare gentleman, intelligent and highly disciplined individual  PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus, said APC failed to fulfill any of the promises made in 2015  The Kano state government has commissioned the former boss of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who chairs the committee assigned to take care of the Maitama Sule Center for politics and democratic governance.  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who inaugurated the Kano Committee said the center was to immortalize the late seniorist statist for his immense contribution to political and democratic progress in the country, reports The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

“The center will also be utilized for research and scholarly discourse for the advancement of politics and democratic governance,” he said.

Ganduje also described late diplomat as a rare gentleman, intelligent and highly disciplined individual.

The governor mandated the committee to within eight weeks “analyse function and long term programmes of the center, to determine appropriate name and location for the center and provide appropriate frame work among others.”

Responding, Jega assured that the committee would undertake the assignment diligently.

Other members of the 15-man committee include Justice Mamman Nasir, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, Prof Mustapha Isa Ahmad, Prof Shehu Musa Alhaji, Prof Sule Bello and Prof Dahiru Yahaya.

Others are Mansur Ahmed, Tajuddeen Dantata, Ibrahim Haruna, Alhaji Muhtari Hassan, Alhaji Muhtari Maitama and representative of Kano emirate council.

Meanwhile, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said no amount of intimidation will stop the party from defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections.

Secondus made the statement on Saturday, April 21, in Asaba, the Delta state capital at the endorsement of Governor Okowa as the sole candidate of Anioma nation for the 2019 governorship election in the state.

He said the ruling party had failed to fulfil any of the promises it made in 2015 which made Nigerians to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari, the Sun reports.Räägi sõbrale... #AFRICA ... spill TEA ABOUT THE TOPIC ABOVE.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie