Politics
Service Chiefs Arrive National Assembly For Screening
Newly appointed service chiefs, on Wednesday, appeared before members of the Senate at the National Assembly for their screening.
They arrived at the National Assembly Complex around 10am accompanied by several senior military officers.
The Senate had earlier moved the screening to Wednesday, October 29, from its originally scheduled date.
The decision came after President Bola Tinubu’s letter, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, sought expedited screening of all the nominated Service chiefs.
Particularly, Tinubu sought the confirmation of General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Defence Staff.
Akpabio stated that the rescheduling was necessary to enable the newly appointed military chiefs to assume their duties promptly.
President Tinubu had, in his letter, urged the Senate to fast-track the confirmation process to ensure continuity and effective coordination within the nation’s security architecture.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the postponement of its State, Local Government and Ward congresses in Adamawa State.
The decision was conveyed in a letter dated February 17, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The letter, signed by the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, stated that a new date for the congresses would be communicated later.
“We write to inform you of the postponement of the State, Local Government and Ward Congresses for Adamawa State. A new date will be communicated to you in due course. Thank you and please accept the assurances of our highest regards,” the letter read.
It was gathered that the postponement is aimed at allowing Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to complete a planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC ahead of the congresses.
The chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bwari Area Council, Julius Adamu, has stepped down for his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Joshua Ishaku Musa.
This is ahead of that February 21 Federal Capital Territory, FCT, area council polls.
The development is reportedly connected to the intervention of the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike
DAILY POST reports that the FCT Area Councils polls is scheduled for February 21, 2026.
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