Ramadan Unity: Tinubu Hosts National Leaders for First Iftar Celebration

At the State House in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted the first Iftar dinner of the Ramadan season on Monday, inviting state governors, ministers, and chiefs of paramilitary agencies.

Notable guests were Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Rivers Governor Sim Fubara.

In Rivers State, where the Supreme Court recently decided in favor of the faction led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, a Wike loyalist, their arrival coincides with ongoing political tensions.

The decision questioned Fubara's authority by restoring 27 pro-Wike MPs who had allegedly left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Assembly.

The governor has responded by inviting the lawmakers to a meeting so they may talk about the court's ruling.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Femi Gbajabiamila's chief of staff, and a number of cabinet officials are attending the event.

Alex Otti (Abia), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Muhammad Yahaya (Gombe), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano), and Nasir Idris (Kebbi) are some of the other governors in the area.

The others are Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa).

Key heads of government agencies were also present, including Professor Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria; Haliru Nababa, Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service; Jaji Abdulganiyu, Comptroller-General of the Federal Fire Service; and Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service.

Attendees included Mele Kyari, CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, and Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

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