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President Tinubu
13 Jun 2024
President Bola Tinubu is set to receive a draft bill on Friday proposing a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The bill, written by Akin Fapohunda, a prominent chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, seeks to change the current governance model established by Decree 24 of 1999. The proposed legislation titled…
8 Jun 2024
President Bola Tinubu is set to receive a bill proposing a shift to a regional governance structure in Nigeria next week. This is in contrast with the denial of the House of Representatives when the draft bill recently went viral online, BusinessDay newspaper reported. The bill, titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Substitute the…

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