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Plateau ALGON Endorses Governor Mutfwang for 2027 After Historic Peer Review Tour

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The Plateau State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has formally endorsed Governor Caleb Mutfwang for re-election in 2027, following the completion of a landmark peer review tour of the state’s 17 local government councils.

The review, led by ALGON Chairman Hon. Hamisu Anani, was designed to assess governance at the grassroots, evaluate project execution, and strengthen unity across local councils.

Throughout the tour, ALGON executives inspected major developmental projects including roads, police stations, hospitals, youth centres, schools, markets, staff quarters, renovated traditional palaces, and the Snakebite Treatment Hospital. According to Anani, the initiative was not just about project assessment but also about engaging directly with communities.

“This review has not only allowed us to assess projects but also to engage with the people directly and understand the impact of these developments. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s clear that the people appreciate the progress under Governor Mutfwang’s leadership,” he said.

Security issues were also addressed during the tour. ALGON resolved to hold monthly meetings with local stakeholders to tackle insecurity, which remains a challenge in some areas of the state.

 

Governor Mutfwang’s administration was repeatedly praised for its fiscal responsibility and “open-handed” governance. ALGON leaders noted that, under his leadership, local governments have executed projects without resorting to borrowing, while outstanding debts were cleared.

“The people of Plateau are happy with the level of development taking place under this administration, and they are already calling on His Excellency to continue beyond 2027,” Anani affirmed.

The tour, which started in Qua’pan, Shendam, Mikang, Langtang South, and Langtang North, eventually covered all 17 councils, concluding in Jos East. Each LGC showcased projects that highlighted both completed and ongoing works, reflecting a shared commitment to grassroots development.

ALGON described the exercise as a unifying process that allowed chairmen to share best practices and collectively address governance challenges.

By the end of the tour, Plateau ALGON declared its unified support for Governor Mutfwang’s second term bid, describing his administration as one that has set the state on a sustainable growth path.

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LPPC Bars Ozekhome from Using SAN Title Amid Ongoing Ethics Review

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has directed prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome to stop using the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him.

The decision was made in line with Paragraph 26(6) of the guidelines governing the award and regulation of the SAN rank. The measure will remain in force until the committee reaches a final decision on matters currently before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee, as well as other related proceedings.

According to the LPPC, the action is intended to protect the honour, reputation and standing of the prestigious SAN designation while the issues under consideration are thoroughly examined.

As a result, Ozekhome is prohibited from portraying or identifying himself as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria until the disciplinary process is concluded.

The committee reaffirmed its dedication to promoting professionalism, ethical conduct and accountability within the legal profession, stressing the need to preserve public trust in the SAN institution.

Ozekhome was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2010, joining a group of 19 distinguished legal practitioners admitted to the Inner Bar that year.

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Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war

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Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington this week to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of Congress to oppose the MATCH Act, a bill that would bar Chinese chipmakers from accessing Western semiconductor equipment, and one that would hit ASML especially hard.

ASML, based in the Netherlands, is Europe’s most valuable company and the only maker in the world of the sophisticated lithography machines that are used to make cutting-edge AI chips.

“It’s exceptional that I’m coming here to broadly outline our concerns to Congress,” Sjoerdsma told Bloomberg after the meetings. “The stakes for the Netherlands may be very high.”

China accounts for 19% of ASML’s net system sales. The MATCH Act would go further than existing controls, extending curbs to ASML’s deep ultraviolet immersion machines on top of the long-standing ban on its most advanced extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, tools reaching China.

As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now relegate off limits.

The bill, introduced in April, hasn’t yet faced a full House or Senate vote; Bloomberg notes it would likely need to be folded into a larger package to pass.

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