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BiafraNigeriaWorld News May 16, 2003
'Fort Military Riffraffs' Renamed: Jealous Obasanjo Deletes Gowon, IBB, Abacha from Barracks Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has said the decision to rename the Sani Abacha, Fort IBB, Yakubu Gowon and Gado Nasko barracks located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was predicated on the recommendations of the Major General Mobolaji Johnson (rtd) led committee set up by the ministry to harmonise the policies for the naming of military barracks and cantonments. He also said the committee was to review the names of existing barracks and cantonments to conform with the approved criteria. Danjuma disclosed this yesterday at the renaming ceremony of the barracks in Abuja. By this development, the Sanni Abacha, Fort IBB, Yakubu Gowon and Gado Nasko Barracks located in the FCT are to be known as Mogadishu Cantonment, Niger, Mambilla and Lungi barracks respectively. Among other recommendations made by the General Johnson Committee are that "barracks should be named after important battles or campaigns where Nigeria armed forces participated. It recommended also that all names of barracks in existence during the colonial era up to the Nigerian Civil war should be retained. It said only on exceptional cases should barracks be renamed after individuals. (This Day)		Key Stories N/Assembly Leadership: Senate Shuts Out New Members Anyim, Na'Abba know fate on contempt proceedings May 21 Security agents hunt AD, PDP warlords in Delta Rigging worse than coup – Buhari I’ve no regrets over impeachment move against Obasanjo – Farouk Lawan FG puts states' pay on hold Kuffour to deliver Obasanjo’s inauguration lecture BiafraNigeria nets N50.5b foreign exchange inflow Assembly Clerk gets head of service status CBN urges govt to curb spending Manufacturers reject ministry's defence of China's drugs gift
Senate Shuts Out New Members   Anyim, Na'Abba Know Fate on Contempt   AUDIO   VIDEO The Senate yesterday towed the same line as the House of Representatives by adopting a new rule that shuts out fresh members from aspiring to the Senate Presidency and other leadership position of the upper chambers. Also, there are indications that some members-elect of the House of Representatives are set to challenge in court the House rules, which prevents them from contesting leadership positions.... (This Day)   Senate President, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba and Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Salim would know their fate on whether they would be arrested and committed to prison for allegedly violating the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja restraining them and the entire membership of the National Assembly from.... (Vanguard)     Obasanjo/PDP Election Fraud is Deeply Concerning General Ojukwu Seeks Democracy Isioma Daniel Speaks "Fatwa" Animalism 1 "Fatwa" Animalism 2

NATIONAL ASEEMBLY AND OTHER 2003 ELECTION RESULTS Gubernatorial Senate House of Representatives Local Government 2003 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS Click on map above or state below for details Abia Adamawa Akwa-Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Federal Capital Territory

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