NDC grassroot mobilizer, Ebitare dumps party one month after quitting APC

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June 28, 2026

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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a grassroot mobilizer for the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, in Bayelsa State, Sunday Ebitare Thompson, has resigned his membership of the party.

The resignation was contained in a letter dated June 27, 2026, and addressed to the NDC chairman, Ward 13, Shagbama Local Government Area of the Bayelsa State.

Ebitare had on May 17, 2026, dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, and moved to NDC alongside his supporters.

Although he did not state the reason for his resignation from the NDC, it may not be unconnected to the internal crisis that emanated from the party’s primary elections.

In the resignation letter sighted by DAILY POST on Sunday, Ebitare wrote, “I hereby formerly resign and withdraw my membership from the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC effective immediately.

“I appreciate the opportunity to have been a part of the party and wish the NDC success in its future endeavors.”

NCC Pushes for Presidential incentives to attract smartphone manufacturing to Nigeria

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June 28, 2026

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The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Idris Olorunnimbe, says he will seek presidential incentives to encourage global smartphone manufacturers to establish production facilities in Nigeria.

Speaking after the Digital Africa Summit Roundtable in Shanghai, China, Olorunnimbe said investors that begin factory construction before November would receive government backing, with the NCC helping to facilitate the necessary policy and regulatory support.

He said domestic smartphone production would reduce dependence on imported devices, create employment opportunities and strengthen Nigeria’s manufacturing sector while making smartphones more affordable.

According to him, producing devices locally would also reduce the impact of foreign exchange volatility on handset prices, improving access to smartphones for millions of Nigerians.

Olorunnimbe stressed that locally made phones must match international standards in quality and remain competitively priced to gain consumer confidence and compete with imported brands.

He added that stronger device regulation and expanded instalment payment options would protect consumers, improve smartphone ownership and support the country’s digital economy growth.

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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short

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June 28, 2026

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Ford executives said they have hired 350 veteran engineers — some of them were former employees, while others had been working at suppliers — after artificial intelligence and automated systems failed to deliver the desired quality level.

Bloomberg reports the company’s chief operating officer Kumar Galhotra told journalists that Ford had been “relying more and more on automated quality systems” with disappointing results. So the company “brought back technical specialists,” and those specialists “hunt for failure points before a part ever reaches the plant floor.”

Charles Poon, Ford’s vice president of vehicle hardware engineering, added, “Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product.”

To be clear, this doesn’t mean Ford is abandoning its AI plans entirely. Instead, it’s using the rehired employees — referred to as “gray beard” engineers — to train younger staff and reprogram AI tools.

This rehiring seems to be paying off, with Ford anticipating that it will lead to $1 billion in reduced costs this year. The automaker also claimed the top spot among mainstream brands in the JD Power Initial Quality Survey released this week.