Orosanye Report: FG Discontinues Funding of Professional Bodies, Councils Mixed reactions trail directive
Ndubuisi Francis and James Emejo in Abuja
The federal government has notified professional bodies and councils that it would cease to fund them begin-
ning from the 2024 budget in line with the decisions of the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PCS).
The move, THISDAY gathered yesterday, was in line with the recommendation in the Orosanye
committee report and the recent Presidential Committee on Salaries. The Director General, Budget
Office of the Federation (BoF), Continued on page 10
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DHQ: Military Remains Loyal to Constitution, President Says nation’s security, stability are its sacred responsibility The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, pledged unalloyed loyalty of the nation’s Armed Forces to the Constitution and
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The military high command also applauded the president for his support to the military and
commitment towards repositioning the economy and reforms in the security sector. In a message to the troops and
Nigerians on the occasion of Eidel-Kabir, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, felicitated gallant troops
of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and their families on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. The CDS hailed "the selfless
sacrifice, commitment, doggedness and determination towards Continued on page 10
Tinubu: On My Watch, Nigeria Will Know Peace, Stability, Prosperity Urges citizens to have faith in country, themselves Prays for victory in battle against insurgency Our govt will address infrastructure deficit, says Shettima Saraki, Lagbaja, Obi, govs, others salute Muslims at Sallah Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa, Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin, Laleye Dipo in Minna, and Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja President Bola Tinubu, at the Eid prayer ground, yesterday in Lagos, vowed that on his watch the country would experience peace, stability, and prosperity. Tinubu appealed to the citizens to have faith in God. Speaking to newsmen after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Obalende, Lagos, the president, according to a release by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, prayed for victory of Nigerian troops in battle against insurgency. The president stressed the need for unity and cooperation, and he appealed to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries. On his part, the vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima, promised that the government would address the country's infrastructure deficit. Continued on page 10
PRESIDENT TINUBU OBSERVES FIRST EID PRAYER IN LAGOS... L-R: Former Lagos State governor and immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; President Bola Tinubu and his son, Yinka; the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, at the Eid prayer ground, Lagos, in commemoration of this year's Eid-el-Kabir... yesterday