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Sadare Takes Oath Of Office As Oyo APC Publicity Secretary        HOME NEWS POLITICS EDUCATION OPINION INTERVIEW Seasoned journalist, Wasiu Olawale Sadare, yesterday resumed office as the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State. His resumption came as a reprieve for many party members and supporters who has waited and prevailed on the charismatic politician, who is one of the few professionals who cares about integrity. Sadare, who has friends across parties, turned himself yesterday, after many months away from office. The graduate of both The Polytechnic, Ibadan and University of Ibadan, who aspired to represent Egbeda state constituency, had been nominated by all the camps as their preferred person for the position in the last congress of the party. But not one to add to existing problem as the party was troubled at the point, he didn’t present himself for inauguration. As spokesperson of the party before now, Sadare has displayed rare pro...

Reps berate Accountant General’s office over lack of proper financial records at MDAs The House of Representatives Committee on Finance yesterday took a swipe at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation for not keeping proper financial records of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of government. The committee made the observation at the ongoing interactive session with MDAs on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The Acting Corp Marshal, Federal Roads Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, had told the Finance Committee that it remitted over N2 billion to the Federations Account in 2021 but noted that the records of the Accountant General provided to the committee stated about N1.6 billion. Consequently, the committee chairman asked the Director, Federation Account in the office of the AGF, Mohammed Salleh, to confirm the remittance by the Federal Road Safety Corps but the Director pleaded for more time. The response angered the committee ...