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Wada Constitutes Transition Committee For Handing Over

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Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, has constituted a Transition and Steering Committees to ensure a smooth transition of government from the present Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the incoming All Progressives Congress (APC).

The committees, which are expected to liaise with their  counterparts from the APC, is expected to draw out programs for the incoming government.

The Governor said that the committees became necessary in order not to fail in their duties and responsibility as a government.

He, however,  read out their terms of reference which he said would guild them to work better.

The Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, while giving the vote of thanks, assured the Governor that  the committees would ensure that all the ministries and parastatals  give their assignment the appropriate attention.

Governor Wada inaugurated the committees in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State on Saturday.

The outgoing administration will hand over power to the incoming one in the Confluence State on January 27, 2016.

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Buhari Sets Up Advisory Committee On Anti- Corruption

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President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a seven-member committee to advise him on his plans to tackle corruption, according to THISDAY.

Named as the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption, investigation reveals that the committee will be formally inaugurated this Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Members of the committee are drawn largely from the academia. They are Professor Femi Odekunle, a professor of Criminology at the Ahmadu Bello University; Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu of the University of Jos; Professor Etannibi Alamika, a professor of Criminology and Sociology from the University of Jos; and Professor Sadia Radda also a professor of Criminology.

Others are Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), a professor of Law and a fierce commentator on national issues; Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, also a professor of Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; and Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman.

Curiously, no judge either sitting or retired made the list, a development that is causing disquiet among judges.

Many on the bench consider the president’s decision not to include one of their own in the committee as a vote of no confidence on the bench.

The president’s decision to exclude members of the bench from such an important committee may not be unconnected to his experience with the judiciary when he challenged three previous elections he contested in 2003, 2007 and 2011, a presidency source familiar with the development said.

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