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Bernard Cazeneuve Named French PM After Valls Quits

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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was appointed as the new prime minister on Tuesday after Manuel Valls resigned to seek the Socialist nomination in the presidential election, the presidency said.

Cazeneuve, who has overseen the security forces’ reaction to a string of jihadist attacks that have killed more than 230 people in France over the past two years, will take control of the Socialist government until the election in May.

He was named prime minister after Valls offered his resignation to President Francois Hollande early Tuesday.

Hollande’s office said Valls’ resignation had been accepted.

“The President of the Republic has appointed Bernard Cazeneuve as prime minister and asked him to form the new government,” the statement said.

Valls, who had been prime minister for the past two and a half years, announced on Monday he would step down to try to rally the fractured French left ahead of a primary in January.

In a combative speech, 54-year-old Valls vowed to take the fight to the conservative opposition and the far-right National Front, who are both leading the Socialists in election polls.

His announcement came four days after Hollande said he would bow out after a single term, paving the way for Valls to try to become the left’s new standard bearer.

AFP

 

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key resigns

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John Key, the New Zealand Prime Minister and leader of the National party, has resigned.

According to The Telegraph, announcing his resignation, Key said, he did not see himself as a career politician and had “nothing left in the tank”.He cited family reasons as one of the factors in his decision and had reportedly been asked to resign by Bronagh, his wife of 32 years.

His resignation will be effective from 12 December, when National MPs will meet to select a new leader.

 

Why I Resigned- Custom Boss

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The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dikko Abdullahi, who is leaving his post on Tuesday, August 18, says he is leaving behind a transparent system and that he has nothing to fear.

Mr. Abdullahi said he was voluntarily leaving office, partly to avoid being fired by President Muhammadu Buhari, and also to allow the younger generation take over.

“The time I’m leaving is the time I feel those young ones that have developed the software can come up and manage the software,” he told journalists Monday after meeting the president.

“So that is basically the reason and I’m sending out this signal to all those who have stayed put.

“Don’t stay until you are asked you to go. When you feel you have done so much and you believe in the system you have built, then why do you stay? Why don’t you be an umpire? Leave, be by the side and watch and advise,” he said.

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Why Mu’azu, Anenih Resigned- Report

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Intense pressure from the presidency forced the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu to resign, Daily Trust learnt yesterday.

A few hours later, Chief Tony Anenih also resigned his position as chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party. Mu’azu is currently abroad seeking medical attention from where he sent in his resignation letter.

The ruling party has been enmeshed in crisis since it lost the general elections with top party members calling on Mu’azu and his executives to resign.

Members of the NWC had resisted the pressure for about a month now until yesterday when the chairman turned in his resignation.

Sources said Mu’azu’s resignation followed advice from his associates and a “gentle push” from NWC fellow members.

The NWC was said to be under pressure to meet and recommend his resignation yesterday, but gave him the hint to resign to stave off the embarrassment that might follow.

President Goodluck Jonathan, who lost his re-election, has not commented in public on the demand for the chairman to resign or be sacked.

However, sources said the strident calls on Mu’azu to resign by people close to the president like Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose and the  Presidential campaign spokesman, Femi Fani-Kayode are pointers to where the thinking in Aso Rock Villa tilts.

Briefing newsmen at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja yesterday, PDP national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh confirmed that Mu’azu has officially resigned.

“For now, because of the interest being generated, I can confirm as the national publicity secretary that the national chairman who has health challenges, stayed down for the primaries, and stayed down for the campaigns of the elections after which he travelled abroad for treatment.

“Upon his treatment and after consultations with his family, he has decided to resign as national chairman. We commend him for the sacrifice that he made during the campaigns and commend him for the love, dedication and commitment he has to this party and we wish him well. We will not forget his services.

“In line with the constitution of the party, the deputy national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, has taken charge as the acting national chairman of the party with immediate effect pending replacement from the North East,” Metuh said.

Metuh did not rule out the possibility of other national officers quitting their offices but said “we will not pre-empt what will happen” and that he would make all events public as they unfold.

Similarly, PDP national secretary, Professor Wale Oladipo confirmed that the NWC yesterday received and accepted the voluntary resignation of the national chairman.

He said the deputy national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus now acts as the national chairman pending a replacement from the North East zone of our great country. He said the NWC has set up a 7-man disciplinary committee headed by Chief Michael Abdul to be inaugurated next Tuesday.

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