A Kenyan court declared parts of a law that prevented farmers from selling and sharing seeds unconstitutional today, in a ruling welcomed by campaigners. Smallholder farmers make up 70 percent of the East African country’s agricultural sector and rely on the informal sharing of seeds when they are in short supply, reports AFP. Some fear [&hell...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned what it described as “the cavalier manner” in which Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, was suspended and reinstated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Last March, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and...
•Fagbemi The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has declared the suspension of Local Government Area Chairmen and Vice Chairmen in Edo State as unconstitutional and illegal. Speaking to journalists in Abuja today, the AGF emphasised that such actions violate the autonomy granted to LGAs by ...
The Edo State House of Assembly’s suspension of all elected chairmen and vice-chairmen across the 18 local government councils has sparked widespread outrage, with critics describing the move as a blatant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The House acted on a petition submi...
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