Sentences with phrase «executive governor of the state»

The executive governor of the state, governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, noted that most of such kids weren't from Kano State but from neighboring states and some countries in West Africa.

«The death of the APC gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State came when no one expected it, but God knew why he allowed it to happen few poles to his coming back as the Executive Governor of that state», Okorocha said.

Before I close let me use this very auspicious moment to on behalf of my colleagues in the National Assembly from across party lines congratulate His Excellency, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the executive Governor of the State of osun for attaining this milestone, my prayer for you is very simple but even in its simplicity it is very powerful and that is, May the best days of your past be the worst days of your future.

The Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has called for change in the election periods which are filled with fears, anxieties and violence of mind - boggling dimensions.

Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who was represented by Senator Mudasiru Hussein, commended the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, for his tremendous contributions to national development.

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Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

At 2015 Brainstorm E (clockwise from top left): Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and CEO, XPRIZE; Terry McAuliffe, Governor, State of Virginia; Walter Robb, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Whole Foods Market with Jason Buechel, Executive Vice President and CIO; Marjorie Yang, Chairman, Esquel Group

Business professors Mai Iskandar - Datta from Wayne State University in Detroit and Yonghong Jia at Governors State University in Chicago recently concluded in a joint paper that «a clawback provision in executive compensation contracts is an effective governance mechanism» and that «shareholders of adopting firms experience statistically significant positive stock - valuation consequences.»

He was once an Executive Governor of Abia State, Nigeria; the founder of Slok Group and most importantly, a drop college drop out....

«The campus» short - term goal is to achieve the Governor's «Greening of the State Government» executive order, setting targets for energy and water reductions, attaining zero waste and reducing petroleum consumption.

She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Restaurant Association, Council of State Restaurant Associations, International Society of Hotel Association Executives, VISIT FLORIDA, Florida State University College of Business Board of Governors, Florida TaxWatch and the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park.

Additionally, Parthiban Jayaraman, Franchisee, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille ® Wilmington, Bethany Hall - Long, Lt. Governor of Delaware, Greg Lavelle, Delaware State Senator, Pradip Saha, Franchisee, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille ® Wilmington, Matthew Meyer, New Castle County Executive, and Tamarra Morris, New Castle County Director of Economic Development, will deliver opening remarks during a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the entrance of the restaurant.

Park Board President, Mary Fran Leno; Commissioners, Tim Gelinas and Rob Nesvacil; along with Executive Director, Steve Scholten attended a press conference with Governor Pat Quinn in Oak Park The Governor announced the recipients of $ 26 million from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program that is administered by the IDNR and funded by the state real estate transfer tax.

But SERAP in a statement today by its deputy director Timothy Adewale said, «Rather than using their executive and legislative powers to promote good governance and abolish laws granting double emoluments and large severance benefits to former governors, the Abia State government is denigrating the judiciary and displaying contempt for the rule of law.»

Flanagan's main concern wasn't necessarily the issue itself of transgender rights, but Cuomo's use of executive authority, which previously rankled Republicans when the governor administratively increased the state's minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

Basil A. Smikle Jr., the executive director of the state Democratic Party, who issued the statement on behalf of the governor's campaign, said such a move was necessary to «dispense with the Republican ploys and focus on the real issues.»

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has spent over N40million on compensation to more than 450 people whose farms and houses were affected by road construction in Osun.

Percoco was accused of accepting bribes from COR development executive Steve Aiello and Joseph Gerardi and Peter Galbraith Kelly from Competitive Power Ventures, and using his position in state government and his relationship with the governor to move projects forward.

As described in the letter, the proposal from Cuomo provides more detail to what the governor has publicly called for in recent weeks, namely the creation of a «chief procurement officer» to oversee state contracting within the executive branch.

Lazio's trouble raising money was one of the chief concerns cited by state GOP Chairman Ed Cox when he wooed Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who had $ 4 million in the bank, to switch parties and run for governor.

Despite the recent rumors of Donald Trump's potential interest in running for governor, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox is continuing to forge ahead with his preferred 2014 candidate, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

The convention which held at Port Harcourt, Rivers State saw Ali Modu Sheriff being replaced by an interim party executive led by a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi.

Recall that Faso initially joined his ally, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, to back Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy for governor, and Levy hired a slew of Faso - related consultants for his short - lived campaign.

«The PDP holds that the governor and the APC are jittery and unpopular of going into the grass roots elections in the state, thus the decisions to control the councils by nomenclature of executive secretaries and sole administrators, which are alien and offensive to the provisions of our Constitution, which under section 7 guarantees only democratically elected local government council administrations.»

The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.

The executive committee of the state Independence Party plans to endorse Andrew Cuomo for governor in Troy at 12:30 p.m. today.

When in the Course of New York State Governmental events, it becomes necessary for a Governor to dissolve the political ideas and assumptions which have connected him with Democratic and Republican Members of the Assembly and the Senate, and forced him to assume among this executive powers, the right to assemble a Mooreland Commission, to reinstitute the rule of law in NYS; keeping in mind a decent respect for the opinions of New Yorkers requires that he should declare the causes which impel him to such dramatic action:

The removal occurred AFTER TU reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Jim Odato had already photocopied the document, which they in a box of notebooks that had been kept by Ellen Biben, who ran the Public Integrity Bureau when Cuomo was attorney general, was elevated to the postition of state inspector general when he became governor and is now the executive director of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

After initially rejecting the project last fall, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed that his office had approved the purchase of a $ 12.5 million, slightly used Sikorsky S - 76D Deluxe Executive Helicopter that would, among other missions, fly the governor around the state.

Our correspondent reports that the Deputy Governor of the State, Eze Madumere, Senator representing Imo North, Ben Uwajumogu, the National Organizing Secretary of the Party, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume, some state executives and other stakeholders met with party's leadership to submit a memo to the NWC detailing contentions matters arising in the Imo State chaState, Eze Madumere, Senator representing Imo North, Ben Uwajumogu, the National Organizing Secretary of the Party, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume, some state executives and other stakeholders met with party's leadership to submit a memo to the NWC detailing contentions matters arising in the Imo State chastate executives and other stakeholders met with party's leadership to submit a memo to the NWC detailing contentions matters arising in the Imo State chaState chapter.

Last week on Capital Tonight, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said ethics reform should include the executive branch, and today, Speaker Sheldon Silver called the effectiveness of the governor's tour across the state «irrelevant.»

He will then meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, participates in a federalism event with governors and signs an education federalism executive order, drops by an all - senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, holds a National Teacher of the Year event, and conducts several briefings.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

DeFrancisco, a Republican candidate for governor, called for the dismissal of Seth Agata, the executive director of the state's lobbying and ethics watchdog panel, JCOPE.

Interesting aside: The RGA, unlike the RNC, was supposedly once supportive of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's successful wooing of Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to switch parties and run for governor.

Also at 11 a.m., the New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy hosts a press conference with Assembly members Ron Kim and Pamela Hunter to call attention to the elimination of adult literacy classes from the governor's executive budget, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol, Albany.

, the state executive director writes that the ad campaign is meant to be part of a weeks - long campaign meant to highlight the gun control issue, which has been a key issue for the governor, and «holding them accountable» on passing new legislation.

In his inaugural rapid - response press release, King seeks to capitalize on the purported rift between Cox and Steele over the state chairman's backing of Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy for governor.

Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association Timothy G. Kremer said, «We welcome Governor Cuomo's willingness to tackle mandate relief for schools.

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel's executive vice president, congratulated the Governor and the legislature for «their recognition, even in these challenging times, that including rabbinical colleges in the state TAP program — just as they are included in the federal Pell program — is a matter of simple equity.»

Stephen J. Acquario, Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties said, «County leaders applaud Governor Cuomo for advancing this timely initiative to improve the Medicaid Program in New York.

Assemblymember Robert J. Castelli said, «The governor's Executive Budget addresses the fiscal realities facing the state and mirrors the actions of millions of New York families who have been forced to tighten their belts during these difficult economic times.

The groups say the governor has issued a number of good executive orders, and they praise his plans to get half of the state's energy from renewable sources by 2030 as a «great start.»

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said Thursday he will not run for governor, ending more than a year of speculation about whether the two - term leader might take on Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year for the state's top post.

In our eyes, JCOPE will have little credibility until new laws are passed which prohibit the Committee from appointing an executive director, or senior managers, who have worked for a sitting governor, attorney general, comptroller, the legislature, or a firm which lobbies the state of New York.

• Rightsizing Government: Saying that redesigning New York State government is essential to rebuilding the state's economy, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make state government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 perState government is essential to rebuilding the state's economy, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make state government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 perstate's economy, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make state government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 perstate government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 percent.

Cuomo's fiscal 2017 Executive Budget financial plan projected that, if spending growth was held to the governor's self - imposed limit of 2 percent, the state would have a fiscal 2018 surplus of $ 522 million, dropping to $ 98 million in fiscal 2019 and rebounding to nearly $ 1 billion in fiscal 2020, assuming the expiration of the 8.82 percent top bracket.

Good Government Groups Ask Gov. Cuomo for Reform Thirty good - government, trade and faith - based organizations penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, urging him to include public financing of state campaigns in his annual executive budget proposal.

«The governor has vast executive powers to do things to improve the state of New York,» said Blair Horner, NYPIRG's legislative director.