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  • Nwifuru suspends 3 commissioners over absenteeism

    Nwifuru suspends 3 commissioners over absenteeism

    Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended three commissioners for one month over absenteeism from the state Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held on March 17.

    The affected commissioners are Messrs Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment) and Ikeuwa Omebe (Rural Development).

    The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Jude Okpor, disclosed this on Tuesday during the weekly EXCO meeting briefing. He noted that the commissioners were absent without permission.

    According to Okpor, the governor directed that the suspended commissioners be relieved of all privileges attached to their offices within the stipulated period.

    “Nwifuru warned against absenteeism and lackadaisical attitude to work by public servants in the state.

    “The governor also used the opportunity to warn contractors handling government projects, to expedite actions in accordance with contractual agreements.

    “The state government according to the governor, will use all legal means to enforce compliance,” he said.

    The commissioner disclosed the approval for the construction of a staff quarters, female hostel and health clinic at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp, Afikpo.

    “This is part of efforts to advance the infrastructural needs of the camp.

    “This conforms with the governor’s resolve to compliment the Renewed Hope Initiative of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, in providing conducive environment for staff and corps members,” he said.

    He further disclosed the the government rewarded the law team of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU) who represented Nigeria at the 33rd Christof Heyns African Moot Court competition, in Kigali, Rwanda.

    “The team comprising Michael Agu-Ebeke, Cynthia Ibor and their Instructor, Dr Chioma Iteshi, were bestowed with the prestigious Ebonyi State Honours Awards and a cash gift of N3million each,” he said.

    “The team emerged victorious by defeating 68 Anglophone and 15 Francophone teams in a keenly contested battle of legal knowledge.

    “The team thus becomes the first Nigerian faculty of law to do so, in 33 years,” he said.

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  • Wike revokes PDP’s new secretariat land

    Wike revokes PDP’s new secretariat land

    The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike has approved the revocation of the land housing the new National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), located in the Central Business District, Abuja.

    The multi-level Secretariat building which has remained uncompleted for 20 years, is situated in a prime location within the city centre.

    Work commenced on the 12-story building project initially estimated to cost N16 billion in 2008.

    However, after the party raised over N62billion from fundraising activities including a well-attended dinner and the sale of forms during over four electoral cycles, the project has remained uncompleted.

    A letter confirming the revocation was signed by the Director, Land Administration, Chijoke Nwankwoeze, on behalf of the Minister.

    It was dated 13th, March 2025 and addressed to the PDP National Chairman, was made public, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

    The letter with reference number: MISC 81346 titled: Notice of Revocation of Right of Occupancy in Respect of Plot Number 243 within Central Area (A00) District, Abuja, read in part:

    “I have been directed to refer to the above Right of Occupancy granted to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Secretariat and inform you that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has in the exercise of powers conferred on him under the Land Use Act No.6 of 1978, Cap L5, Laws of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, revoked your rights, interests and privileges over Plot No. 243 within Central Area, Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja.

    “The revocation is in view of your continued contravention of the terms and conditions of grant of the Right of Occupancy by failing to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from 1st of January 2006 to 1st of January 2025.

    “This is despite the many publications made by the FCT Administration since 2023 in several national dailies and on electronic media requesting all allottees of plots in the Federal Capital Territory to pay up every outstanding bills and ground rents on their properties.

    “You would please note that the said breaches by Peoples Democratic Party, National Secretariat (MISC 81346) run contrary to the provisions of Section 28, Subsection 5 (a) and (b) of the Land Use Act.

    “lam to further inform you that the subject property (Plot No. 243 Central Area, Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja) has thus reverted to the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Administration will take immediate possession thereof.”

    An official response was still being awaited from the PDP as at the time of filing this report.

  • ‘Jandor, not Sanwo-Olu won 2023 governorship election in Lagos’  —  Galadima

    ‘Jandor, not Sanwo-Olu won 2023 governorship election in Lagos’  —  Galadima

    Alhaji Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has stated that Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, won the 2023 governorship election in the state.

    Galadima while appearing on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, said Adediran, also known as Jandor, won the election but “it was taken away from him.”

    Recall that Jandor, who recently dumped the PDP and returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), came in distant third with 62,449 votes, coming behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who polled  762,134, and  312,329 votes respectively.

    According to Galadima, Jandor’s return to the APC is part of the ruling party’s ploy to decimate opposition parties. Such defections make it hard for opposition parties to play their roles ahead of the 2027 election.

    “You have just seen what Jandor has done. Look at the support the people of Lagos have given Jandor. In fact, I will say that he won the election. It was taken away from him.

    “But today, look at him; he just back-pedalled and went back to the APC.

    How are we going to do opposition? We should do opposition of principles even if you are alone, stand based on your principles, not based on chop-chop.”

    Meanwhile, Jandor has explained that his decision to return to the APC was based on the party’s viability and capacity to win elections, emphasizing that the interest of Lagos State was paramount.

    He cited indiscipline and anti-party activities as reasons he left the PDP for the APC.

  • Leave Rivers Judiciary out of crisis – NBA urges Amaewhule, others

    Leave Rivers Judiciary out of crisis – NBA urges Amaewhule, others

    PORT HARCOURT: The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly and other actors in the ongoing political unrest in the state to leave the Judiciary arm out of the imbroglio.

    The eight branches of the NBA in the state, in a press statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, stated that they would not allow another shutdown of the court in the state.

    The press statement was jointly signed by Cordelia U. Eke (Mrs) Chairman, Port Harcourt Branch, Hilda Desmond-lhekaire (PhD), Chairman Ahoada Branch, Simple Dioha, Esq., Chairman, Isiokpo Branch, Abiye A. Abo, Esq., Chairman, Degema Branch, Dr. N.A. Duson, Chairman, Bori Branch, Dr. Celestine N. Nwankwo, Chairman, Okehi Branch, Tamunosiki A. Roberts, Esq., Chairman, Okrika Branch, and Ekeledinichukwu Ordu, Esq., Chairman, Omoku Branch.

    Addressing the press on behalf of the eight branch chairmen, Tamunosiki A. Roberts, Esq., the Chairman, Okrika Branch, said the attention of the eight branches of the NBA has been drawn to a call by the House of Assembly on the Department of State Security, DSS, to investigate the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simeon Amadi, describing the development as unfortunate.

    Roberts cautioned that the judiciary should not be dragged into the political imbroglio in the state, adding the judiciary cannot afford to experience shutdown of courts in the state.

    He said: “The attention of the 8 branches of the NBA in Rivers State, has been drawn to a resolution passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday, 12th of March, 2025 directing the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate the Rivers State Chief Judge on allegations of falsification of age. It is quite unfortunate, that despite the already heated polity in Rivers State, we are still experiencing escalations such as this.

    “Thus, there is need for mutual respect amongst all the parties. We are not unaware of the existing political impasse between the Legislature and the Executive Arms of Government in Rivers State, however, we must caution that the Judiciary should not be drawn into the ongoing imbroglio for no just cause.

    “We reiterate that the independence of the Judiciary is crucial to the sustenance of peace and stability in the State, as contending parties ultimately resort to the Judiciary for the resolution of disputes as has recently been witnessed at the Supreme Court.

    “There is no need to escalate tensions as the stability of Rivers State is crucial to the economy of the State and the Country. We can easily recall the incidents in 2014-2015 which exposed the Judiciary and Judicial Officers that resulted in the closure of our Courts. We cannot afford to experience a similar occurrence in the present times we find ourselves in the State, and especially for the interests of the good people of Rivers State to have their ongoing matters in Court without interruptions.”

    Roberts noted that there is a prescribed procedure for handling issues of such stance, noting that any complaints against any judicial officer is handled by the National Judicial Council, NJC.

    He noted that the Judiciary should not be intimidated or bullied by the bidding of any other arm of government, advocating for the use of democratic process and rule of law to resolve the political war in the state.

    Roberts said: “Every action in the Public Service has a prescribed procedure which alI should respect and observe to forestall chaos and anarchy in the State. In the case of the Judiciary, any complaint against one of its officers is dealt with by the National Judicial Council (NJC), which alone has the authority to carry out any disciplinary action or authorize any investigation against any Judge.

    “The need for the protection of the Judiciary cannot be overemphasized, as the Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man, and indeed everyone, including politicians. We continue to appeal to all contenders to sheath their swords and genuinely seek peace in the interest of Rivers State and the economy of Nigeria at large.”

  • Violence erupts in Enugu community over alleged herdsmen attacks

    Violence erupts in Enugu community over alleged herdsmen attacks

    Violence has erupted in the Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State over alleged attacks by suspect herdsmen.

    Sources, who spoke with Vanguard on Tuesday with accompanying videos, narrated that one Israel Mgborogwu was held by women of the community for allegedly claiming on social media that herdsmen did not attack the community.

    In the videos, the women accused Mr Mgborogwu of being responsible for the sale of Eha-Amufu land to unidentified persons. They also alleged that he gave information about farmers to herdsmen.

    A source in the Eha-Amufu community said that the president general of the community, Odo Donatus, escaped being held by the protesting women.

    Odo’s telephone lines were switched off when he was contacted.

    Also, the police public relations officer in Enugu, Daniel Ndukwe, failed to pick up calls and did not respond to messages.

  • Ndigbo chose Monday sit-at-home to show solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

    Ndigbo chose Monday sit-at-home to show solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

    NNEWI——– THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has told the Federal government and the Nigerian Army that it can no longer be blackmailed with Monday weekly sit-at-home because the whole Nigerians and the world knows that it has no hand in its continued observation by Ndigbo.

    IPoB urged the Federal government to release its leader Nnamdi Kanu if it wants the Monday weekly sit-at-home to stop, saying it is now a protest by Ndigbo against the continued illegal and malicious detention of Mazi Kanu, who is now being used as a pawn against Ndigbo.

    The pro-Biafra group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful entitled “Do not blackmail IPoB with Monday weekly sit-at-home, instead free Nnamdi Kanu”, said that Monday weekly sit-home is no more IPoB issue but a protest by Ndigbo against the illegal and malicious detention of Mazi Kanu.

    IPoB statement read, “The noble family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, worldwide wish to categorically notify the Nigerian military and the Nigerian government that they can not blackmail IPoB and Eastern Security Network, ESN with Monday sit-at-home because we are a disciplined self-determination movement and has for long disassociated itself from Monday weekly sit-at-home.

    “IPoB members and ESN operatives are disciplined freedom-fighting volunteers fighting for survival. IPoB and ESN are the reasons that the state-sponsored terrorists have not turned Biafra land into a mass grave. ESN operatives are the reason why Ndigbo still goes to their farm to date.

    “ESN operatives are paying a heavy price in curtailing the activities of terrorists masquerading as herdsmen. The reason that the Nigerian government and her military are targeting and blackmailing ESN daily is to destroy all the defence lines of Biafrans. ESN remains the last defence for Ndigbo.

    “Nigerian Army has not defended any indigenous tribe in Nigeria against the state-sponsored foreign Fulani terrorists let alone defending Ndigbo that they wish should be exterminated. Any Igbo person falling for the Nigerian government’s blackmail against IPoB and ESN is a fool who hasn’t understood the level of hatred that the Nigerian State has against Biafran people.

    “To the Nigerian government, IPoB and ESN are big obstacles to their extermination and displacement plan against Ndigbo from our ancestral lands. No matter the level of attack, blackmail and extrajudicial executions, and disappearances caused by the Nigerian government against Ndigbo, IPoB remains committed towards safeguarding our land and the self-determination and independence efforts.

    “The Nigerian military boasted of demarketing IPoB, and to make Ndigbo hate the movement using the infamous Monday sit-at-home, which the military and Police themselves helped to enforce. Before now, the Nigerian Army and Police patrol around some rural communities in the South East on Mondays, arresting youths seen on the road, thereby helping to enforce sit-at-home.

    “The Nigerian government recruited the soulless criminals called Autopiloters to impersonate IPoB and ESN to kill and destroy our people and our people’s properties on Mondays in the name of enforcing the sit-at-home IPoB, already suspended. It was a covert operation between the Nigerian government and the agent provocateurs.

    “Their agenda is to use the Monday sit-at-home to convince Ndigbo that IPoB is destroying their economy, but today Ndigbo have known the truth about their humiliation and maltreatment of their people and are now using Monday weekly sit-at-home to protest against injustices against them, particularly the continued malicious and illegal detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

    “IPoB initiated and suspended Monday sit-at-home after its first successful compliance. We have constantly condemned the violent enforcement of the sit-at-home, which the Nigerian Army and Police are part of. Since the buffoon in Finland was arrested by the Finnish authorities, the criminals enforcing sit-at-home have gone into hiding.

    “That is to tell you that the sit-at-home enforcers were recruited to commit crimes with the name of Biafra and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Nevertheless, IPoB commends Ndigbo, who voluntarily chose to sit at home on Mondays in solidarity with our illegally abducted and detained leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s plight.

    “IPoB are the people, and people are IPoB. There is no strategy that the Nigerian government will adopt to make Ndigbo reject themselves. Telling Ndigbo to reject IPoB and embrace the Nigerian Army is like telling people to reject their saviour and to embarrass their killers.

    “The Nigerian Army should discard the idea of destroying, IPoB, using bullets and blackmail because that is mission impossible. IPoB is rooted in a strong ideology of survival. The more Nigeria rejects and oppresses Ndigbo, the more the IPoB ideology is fueled.

    Nigeria has rejected Ndigbo politically, socially, and economically, and Ndigbo has rejected Nigeria in our souls and spirits. To us, Nigeria has ceased to exist, but only for a time.

    “The Nigerian military has shown their incapability of protecting Nigerians from terrorists who have taken over some local governments in Northern Nigeria. They are in the Eastern region to create artificial insecurity and to extort Ndigbo.

    “How can a professional military occupy themselves with the obsession of ending a voluntary sit-at-home, which is a non-violent civil action instead of facing the rampaging terrorists ravaging the country? Only a weak military will preoccupy themselves with civil matters while leaving terrorism to thrive.

    “The Nigerian Army should leave IPoB, ESN and our territory alone. The insecurity in the South East is an artificial one sponsored by the Nigerian State, who recruited criminals to destabilise the region but have failed. IPoB and ESN stand for Biafrans and remain the last line of defence for Ndigbo against the rampaging radical Islamic extremists in their conquest mission in Nigeria.

    “The Nigerian Army is working with the radical extremists to destroy Biafra’s line of defence which is IPoB in order to pave the way for the terrorists to massacre Ndigbo and occupy our land like they have done in many parts of the Northern region.

    “After the genocidal war against Ndigbo by the British and Nigerian governments. Ndigbo never had any group that is determined and courageous like IPoB and ESN. Ndigbo can’t miss the golden opportunity to support IPoB to restore our dignity as children of light, children of Chukwu Okike Abiama. A strong movement like IPoB comes once in many generations.

    The Nigerian government, her military, and South East Governors and politicians should focus on addressing the issues that are responsible for the Monday sit-at-home, which is the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and a call for Biafra Referendum.

    “The use of intimidation and bullying people to force them out on Mondays is a cruel tactic. Will the Nigerian Army go to the people’s houses to force them out on Mondays in order to end the sit-at-home?
    The answer is NO. Any responsible government would engage in dialogue and superior arguments to win the trust of citizens, but in Nigeria everything is by military intimidation and force.

    “Ndigbo love Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and have chosen to sit at home on Mondays in solidarity with him. Igbo Governors and the Nigerian government should toe the line of wisdom and release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and the Monday sit-at-home will immediately stop. Blackmailing IPoB and ESN with Monday sit-at-home is a strategy that is dead on arrival.”

  • ‘Only APC people are moving to SDP’ — Galadima

    ‘Only APC people are moving to SDP’ — Galadima

    Alhaji Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has downplayed the defection wave to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), saying the party is a branch of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Galadima, speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, said it is not out of place that NNPP chieftains are joining the SDP because, according to him, the party is an appendage of the ruling party.

    He said, “The SDP that you talked about in your introduction is a branch of the APC. It was those APC people that moved to what you now called SDP. Nothing more. How many people from other parties have moved to the SDP? That is the question the people should ask. So, it is not out of place, you’re in Lagos. this is the character of Lagos to decimate opposition.”

    Galadima’s comment followed Malam Nasir El-Rufai’s call for opposition leaders to join the SDP in 2027 to wrestle power from the APC.

    El-Rufai, who left the APC for the SDP earlier in March, has been inviting stakeholders and chieftains of other opposition parties, urging them to join his new party and form a strong force against President Bola Tinubu’s administration ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

    Recently, El-Rufai specifically invited Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and President Tinubu’s estranged ally, Rauf Aregbesola, to dump their parties for the SDP.

    Meanwhile, Sule Lamido, a former Jigawa State Governor and PDP chieftain, has rejected El-Rufai’s invitation to the SDP.

    In a BBC Hausa interview on Sunday, March 16, 2025, Lamido described the former governor’s invitation as an insult, saying the PDP laid the foundation for El-Rufai’s political career.

    Lamido also questioned El-Rufai’s leadership style and motive for dumping the APC for the SDP.

    “Leadership is done with patience and vision, and doing things for the peace of the followers and the country as a whole,” Lamido said.

    While restating his loyalty to the PDP, Lamido said the opposition party did nothing to warrant his defection.

  • NAF air strikes neutralise terrorists at Mandara Mountains

    NAF air strikes neutralise terrorists at Mandara Mountains

    The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) said on Tuesday that its aircraft executed a devastating air strike against terrorists’ hideouts in the Chikide and Degbewa areas of Mandara Mountains, destroying active terrorist hubs and killing several terrorists.

    Deputy Director, NAF Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali said the strikes which were a bold demonstration of air power and precision night warfare capabilities against terrorists and their infrastructure were conducted on 16 March 2025.

    He said, “The night operation targeted insurgent enclaves deep within the treacherous Mandara Mountains, delivering a crippling blow to the terrorists’ stronghold and disrupting their activities.

    “Acting on credible Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data, reports indicated that the notorious terrorist leader, Ali Ngulde, and his fighters had planned a high-level engagement at the location.

    “ISR missions over the area confirmed terrorist activity at a key assembly point in Degbewa, alongside the presence of heavily fortified structures equipped with solar-powered installations – clear evidence of an active command hub.

    “Following this intelligence, the NAF immediately launched a precision night strike under the cover of darkness, achieving complete surprise.

    “The coordinated firepower extensively destroyed the terrorists’ logistics and command centre, igniting large fires.
    “The large fires obliterated multiple structures and eliminated scores of terrorists in their hideouts.

    “This operation against Boko Haram enclaves across the theatre significantly degraded their fighting capability while creating favourable conditions for ground troops to advance and dominate the battlespace.

    “The successful execution of this night operation underscores the NAF’s growing dominance in both day and night air power capabilities, proving that insurgents can no longer operate under the cover of darkness.

    “Through relentless precision strikes and sustained air operations, the NAF remains committed to utilising its formidable air power to neutralise terrorist networks and restore lasting peace to the region.”

  • Trump team raids US Institute of Peace to sack president

    Trump team raids US Institute of Peace to sack president

    Cost-slashers of President Donald Trump and his billionaire friend Elon Musk seized control Monday of the US Institute of Peace, ousting the leader of the taxpayer-funded center for conflict resolution.

    The non-violent show of resistance befitting the institution was one of the most dramatic showdowns by Trump as he tears through norms in his push to pare down Washington and implement his “America First” agenda.

    Trump last month issued an order that the US Institute of Peace — signed into being by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 with a mission to help the United States prevent and resolve international conflicts — be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

    The institute said it was complying with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and presented evidence it was cost-effective.

    It noted that the institute owns its building, a modern structure next to the State Department with sweeping views of the National Mall and that its $55 million annual budget comes directly from Congress.

    The DOGE team was not convinced and on Monday attempted to enter the building, leading the institute to refuse before issuing a statement in the name of its acting president George Moose: “DOGE has broken into our building.”

    The Trump administration announced that it had fired all members of the institute’s bipartisan board except three, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

    In a statement on institute stationery dated Friday and posted on X by DOGE, the new board said it had voted to remove Moose, a veteran former ambassador.

    DOGE said that Moose “denied lawful access” to the institute’s new president, who was escorted in by Washington police.

    “It’s not a happy day for anybody that somehow this misunderstanding of our intent, our purpose, has reached a point where folks are going to come and try to shut us down,” Moose told reporters after he was removed.

    The newly named president was Kenneth Jackson, a former State Department official.

    He was involved in the gutting of the US Agency for International Development.

    Rubio canceled more than 80 percent of US development assistance, with Trump mocking aid as a waste of taxpayer money.

    Since his return to the White House, Trump and Musk have moved to destroy entire government agencies, meeting court challenges as Congress constitutionally allocates funds.

    Trump has been undeterred and over the weekend moved to axe decades of US-funded international broadcasting, including Voice of America.

  • Trump revokes security details for Biden’s children

    Trump revokes security details for Biden’s children

    US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is withdrawing Hunter Biden’s government bodyguards, extending his campaign of political retribution to Joe Biden’s son.

    Trump announced the same measure against Ashley Biden, the former president’s daughter with former first lady Jill.

    In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump asserted that Hunter Biden’s security detail is composed of as many as 18 people, calling it “ridiculous.”

    He said Hunter Biden was currently on vacation in South Africa and noted he had recently suspended US aid to the country over alleged rights violations.

    “Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list,” Trump wrote.

    Federal law grants Secret Service protection to former presidents and their spouses, but only to their children if they are under age 16.

    Nonetheless, protection is often extended for a period of time to adult children.

    A Secret Service spokesperson, when queried about Trump’s action, told AFP: “We are aware of the President’s decision to terminate protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden.”

    “The Secret Service will comply and is actively working with the protective details and the White House to ensure compliance as soon as possible.”

    Hunter Biden has been a target of Republican ire for years, with the animosity intensifying after his father pardoned his gun and tax crime convictions shortly before leaving office in January.

    On Monday, Trump declared that the pardon and others issued by Biden were void, an unprecedented move with unclear legal founding.

    Trump’s revocation of the security details is his latest act of apparent or explicit retribution against perceived enemies since returning to office in January.

    His administration previously revoked the security clearances of former president Biden and dozens of ex-officials, as well as all employees at several law firms associated with his Democratic opponents.

    Trump has also revoked security details from former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, former national security advisor John Bolton and Anthony Fauci, who led the country’s fight against Covid-19.

    The White House has justified these decisions saying that people are not entitled to security protection and clearances for life.

    “The individuals you’re mentioning are quite wealthy, I understand, so they can get their own private security if they wish,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in January.

    After his first term in office from 2017 to 2021, Trump issued an order giving a six-month extension of Secret Service protection to all four of his adult children and three senior administration officials.

    The measure cost taxpayers $1.7 million, The Washington Post has reported, quoting an analysis of spending records.