April 2024 – Page 25

Post Date : April 18, 2024

Report: Dangote refinery reduced diesel price due to relaxed quality controls

Relaxed quality controls for diesel at the Dangote refinery resulted in reduced domestic prices, S&P Global is reporting. According to a report on Thursday by S&P Global, high-sulphur diesel from the Dangote refinery led to the decision by the refiner to lessen domestic prices by 37 percent. Low-sulphur diesel is below 500 ppm, and is considered cleaner for the environment; while high-sulphur diesel is used for off-road purposes because it causes progressive damage to the engine of machinery. On April 16, Dangote refinery said it had reduced the price of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, to N1,000 per litre. The publication said more relaxed quality controls for the diesel supply have helped to undercut imports. The report said three market sources confirmed the refinery’s first diesel supplies have been marketed with a sulphur content of around 650 parts per million (ppm) — higher than the 200 ppm cap that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has enforced on imported product since March. “By permitting Dangote to sell diesel above the 200 ppm sulfur cap, the regulator has provided a route to market for early supplies from the refinery ahead of secondary unit start-ups for gasoline and low-sulfur diesel, deflating local fuel prices and clawing back revenue for the project,” the report said. Analysts quoted in the report said previously, the “refiner announced intentions to supply products conforming to Euro 5 specifications (10ppm diesel), but its low sulfur diesel production remains contingent on the start-up of its key distillate hydrocracker unit”. S&P Global said the refiner has been pressured to alleviate surging fuel import costs amid the rapid depreciation of the naira, “which has seen diesel prices nearly double year on year”. “While the price of gasoline has remained comparatively stable thanks to suspected government subsidies, concerns of a rising debt burden have added pressure to accelerate supplies from the refinery,” the report said. The publication said neither Dangote nor the NMDPRA were available for comment on the quality of supply from the refinery nor the permitted sulphur cap. ‘CHEAP DANGOTE DIESEL’ S&P Global said pressure from cheap Dangote diesel supplies has exacerbated the growing uncertainty surrounding diesel flows into West Africa, as traders have responded to rapid specification changes. “Last month, high sulfur gasoil flows were dramatically reshaped by new Nigerian import requirements reducing sulfur limits from 0.3% (3,000 ppm) to 200ppm, while officials have hinted at further reductions,” S&P Global said. “Meanwhile, it remains unclear whether Dangote will reduce the sulfur content of its domestic diesel supplies, or if imports will consistently be held to higher quality standards.” According to the report, a diesel trader said the market is currently distorted due to Dangote’s volumes, noting the emerging mismatch. “As markets have quickly adapted to new import specifications banning 0.3%S, gasoil flows have shriveled,” S&P Global said. So far in April, diesel ports from northwest Europe to West Africa have halved to 15,900 b/d — dropping to the lowest level since February 22. “Without Nigeria, who is left to take 0.3%S gasoil?” a second trader was quoted in the report. “All the remaining shorts are small, you need to find 200 ppm gasoil now.” The production of high sulphur gasoil is characteristic of a refinery’s ramp-up stages, when units are still unstable or offline, according to the report. S&P Global said early diesel specs from Dangote, described as “inconsistent” by one trader, highlight aggressive timeframes by the refiner and considerable outage risks.

Post Date : April 18, 2024

NBS: 24.6m children in child labour

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 24.6 million children in Nigeria are engaged in child labour. NBS disclosed this in a report titled ‘Nigeria Child Labour Survey 2022’ on Thursday. The report showed states like Cross River, Yobe and Abia lead the chart with scores above 60 percent. According to the bureau, child labour is any work that robs children (under 18) of their childhood, potential, and dignity. NBS said it also emphasises the detrimental impact on their physical and mental development. The report shows that children between the ages of 5 to 17 are engaged in economic activities that constitute child labour. “Of all children 5 to 17 years old in Nigeria, 50.5 percent (31,756,302) are engaged in economic activity, with little variation between boys and girls. However, not all children involved in economic activity are in child labour,” NBS said. “39.2 percent (24,673,485) of children are in child labour and more than 14 million are involved in hazardous work (22.9 percent of children 5 to 17 years old). “Among those in child labour, more than 20.1 million are young children in the 5–14 age group and over 4.5 million are older children in the 15–17 age group.” The data reveals a concerning similarity in child labour involvement by sex — while slightly more prevalent among males (39.6 percent), females (38.8 percent) are not far behind. The report also identifies a significant geographical disparity. Child labour is considerably higher in rural areas, with 44.8 percent of children aged 5-17 involved (17.5 million). This stands in stark contrast to urban areas, where the figure is 30 percent (7.1 million). Hazardous work is also more frequent in rural areas according to NBS, which said “more than 10.5 million children 5 to 17 years old in rural areas are in hazardous work (26.8 per cent of children), whereas in urban areas almost 4 million children are in hazardous work (16.3 per cent)”. “A focus on hazardous work by age makes clear that older children are more likely to be engaged in such work, as 37.3per cent of children in the 15–17 age group are involved in hazardous work compared to 29.0 percent of children in the 12–14 age group and 15.8 per cent in the 5–11 age group,” NBS said. NORTH-WEST TOPS CHILD LABOUR CHARTS The report further sheds light on the regional distribution of child labour in Nigeria. The northwest geopolitical zone has the highest number of children engaged in child labour, with 6,407,102 children. This is followed by the north-east (4,466,808), north-central (3,884,576), south-south (3,682,773), south-west (3,227,559), and south-east (3,004,669). However, in terms of the percentage of children in child labour, the south-east region has the highest prevalence of children involved in child labour with 49.9 percent. Across Nigeria’s states, Cross River recorded the highest percentage of children in child labour with 67.4 percent, followed by Yobe state with 62.6 percent. The lowest was recorded in Lagos state with 8.9 percent. Editor’s note: This photo is for illustration

Post Date : April 18, 2024

FAKE NEWS: CBN denies selling FX to BDCs at N1,001/$1

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied selling foreign exchange (FX) to bureau de change (BDC) operators at the rate of N1,001/$1. CBN, in a post on X on Thursday, said a circular claiming the apex bank announced the sale of $10,000 to BDCs at the rate of N1,001/$1 was “fake”. According to the circular, the BDCs are required to sell to eligible end users with a margin of no more than 1.5 percent above the buying cost. “We write to inform you of the sale of $10,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to BDCs at the rate of N1001/$1,” the circular reads. “The BDCs are in turn to sell to eligible end users at a spread of NOT MORE THAN 1.5 percent above the purchase price. “ALL eligible BDCs are therefore directed to commence payment of the Naira deposit to the underlisted CBN Naira Deposit Account Numbers from today Monday, April 17, 2024, and submit confirmation of payment with other necessary documentation for disbursement at the appropriate CBN branches.” Denying the content, CBN urged Nigerians to always refer to its website for authentic information. On April 8, CBN announced it sold FX to BDC operators at the rate of N1,101/$

Post Date : April 18, 2024

EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted Over 80bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State wanted on Thursday. The anti-graft commission said Bello is wanted for alleged offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion. The EFCC called on Nigerians with information as to his whereabout to report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station. “The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo). Bello, 48-year old Ebiraman, is a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State. His last known address is: 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its lbadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja offices or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: info@efccnigeria.org or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies, ” a public notice issued by the EFCC read

Post Date : April 18, 2024

Another Court Voids Ganduje’s Suspension As APC Chairman

Ex Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje The former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has secured a court order from a Federal High Court in Kano halting his purported suspension as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The order is sequel to an ex parte motion filed by Ganduje seeking to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing. According to the certified true copy of the order released on Thursday to journalists, the respondents in the application are the Police, Department of State Services DSS, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC and nine other individuals. Recall the APC executives in Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano State had on April 16, announced the suspension of Ganduje over alleged corruption. The decision was however quashed by both the State Working Committee of the APC in Kano and the National Working Committee NWC. A judge of the Kano State High Court, Usman Na’abba, had however affirmed the suspension and warned Ganduje against parading himself as head of the NWC and National Chairman of the APC. However, in the ex parte order delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court and made available to journalists on Thursday, A.M Liman, a judge of the Federal High Court in Kano said the suspension should not be implemented until the case is heard and determined. “That all the Respondents, their servants, agents or privies are hereby restrained from Implementing and/or giving effect to the purported decision reached during the purported emergency meeting of the alleged Executive members of APC Ganduje Ward, held at Ganduje Ward of Dawakin Tofa Local. “That all the parties are hereby mandated to maintain status quo before the purported emergency meeting of the alleged executive members of APC Ganduje Ward, and to stay action in respect of this matter pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application,” Liman said. April 30 has been fixed to hear Ganduje’s appeal.

Post Date : April 18, 2024

Nyocha Eziokwu: Vidiyo ebiputere na X kwụrụ na idei mmiri mebiri ụzọ Abia gọvanọ Alex Otti rụrụ ọhụrụ, na eduhie eduhie

Pascal Ibe dere nyocha a Ihe E kwuru Onye no na X platform bụ @DavidsOffor na ọnwa Maachị 26, biputere vidiyo ebe idei mmiri tochiri ụzọ dị na Aba nke Steeti Abia. Ihe Anyị Chọpụta DUBAWA chọpụtara na okporo ụzọ gọvanọ Alex Otti rụrụ nke @DavidsOffor kwụrụ na idei mmiri mebiri na nso nso a, na eduhie eduhie. Vidiyo ahụ bụ ihe mere na ọnwa Septemba na afọ 2023 nke gara aga. Ọzọkwa, ndị bi na mpaghara ahụ kwuputara na ụzọ ahụ ka dị mma. Akụkọ N’uju Otu onye na X bụ @DavidOffor na Maachị 26 2024, tinye vidiyo ebe idei mmiri tochiri ụzọ. Na vidiyo ahụ, ọ dere si na “N’agbanyeghị na gọvanọ Alex Otti bírí nnukwu ego ijeri naira maka ịrụ steeti Abia n’ọdịnihu, mana okporo ụzọ gọvanọ Otti rụrụ na nso nso a mebiri ka obere mmiri zoro.” Mana o kwughị kpọmkwem ebe o mere na Aba. Vidiyo o tinyere na X nwetara nlele karịrị puku iri isii na ise, ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ nakwa agbasa ya. Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ lelere vidiyo ahụ kwụrụ ihe dị iche iche banyere ihe ha hụrụ. Ụfọdụ si na ọ bu na Steeti Anambra ka vidiyo ahụ si, ọbughi Steeti Abia. Ebe ndị ọzọ kwụrụ si ndị gọọmenti anaghị enwekarị mmasị irụrụ ndị ha na achị ụzọ sịri ike n’agbanyeghị nnukwu ego ha na ebi. Nyocha Mgbe Dubawa mee nchọgharị onyonyo azụ sịte na vidiyo ahu, ọ chọpụtara na akwụkwọ Nairaland biputere akụkọ na ọnwa Septemba nke afọ 2023, gosiri na ọ bu ụzọ Cemetery Aba ka ide mmiri tochiri. Dubawa chọpụtara na Channels TV na 16 Septemba 2023 kọrọ ọrụ nke okporo ụzọ Cemetry ebe vidiyo idei mmiri a siri malite. Mgbe Dubawa kpọrọ onye isi mgbasa ozi (Kọmishọna) na Abia Steeti bụ Maazị Okey Kanụ, ọ kọwara na vidiyo a hu aputala na Facebook na ọnwa Septemba na afọ gara-aga. Maazị Kanu kwukwara na ụfọdụ ndị omekome na-ekesa otu vidiyo a na soshal midia n’oge na-adịbeghị anya. “Mana nke a abụghị ugbu a.” Dubawa gbara ndị bi na Aba ajụjụ ọnụ maka ọnọdụ okporo ụzọ Cemetry. Tochukwu Ogbuagu, onye ntaakuko na Aba kọwara na enweghị ihe mere ụzọ Cemetery Aba. O kwukwara na vidiyo ahụ bu ihe mere na afọ gàrà aga bu 2023. Ọzọkwa, Sylvester Eze bị na power line nke dị nso na ụzọ Cemetry kuru di ka Maazị Ogbuagu na vidiyo ahụ si na afọ gàrà aga. Ọ kọwara na a ka na-arụzi igbapu mmiri n’ihi na gọọmenti nwere okwu na Nigeria Railway Corporation ka ya bu igbapu mmiri ga-esi gafere ya. Anyị jụkwara ma enweela nnukwu mmiri ozuzo, mmadu abụọ ahụ Dubawa gwara okwu kwuru na mmiri ka na-amalite, na enwebeghị mmiri ozuzo nwere ike ibute idei mmiri. Nchịkọta Vidiyo nke onye no X platform bụ @DavidOffor tinyere, wee dee na idei mmiri tochiri ụzọ dị na Aba nke gọvanọ Alex Otti rụrụ nso nso a, na eduhie eduhie. Dubawa chọpụtara na vidiyo ahụ sitere na Septemba afọ gara aga mgbe idei mmiri tochiri okporo ụzọ Cemetry na Aba, mana okporo ụzọ a emebighi emebi. Emepụtara akụkọ a maka 2024 Kwame KariKari Language Fact Check Fellowship Project nke Dubawa na mmekorita ya na CrimeFacts news, iji kwado ụkpụrụ nke “eziokwu” na akwụkwọ akụkọ na ịkwalite mmuta mgbasa ozi na mba ahụ

Post Date : April 18, 2024

Nyocha Eziokwu: Ụgha! Imo steeti agaghị ewepụta ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric di ka nke Abia Steeti

Pascal Ibe dere nyocha a Ihe E kwuru Otu onye na X @Royal_Spotlight@Royal_Sportlight na ụbọchị March 24 na afọ 2024, kwuru na Imo steeti na akwado imalite ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric ka ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric nke Abia Steeti na Eprel 1, 2024. Ihe Anyị Chọpụtara Ụgha! Nchọpụta Dubawa mere na mgbasa ozi ọha nke gọọmentị Imo steeti, egosighi ihe ọ bụla gbasara ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric. Gọọmenti mere naanị ọkwa gbasara bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta nghọta (MoU) ya na Elsewedy Group. Akụkọ N’uju Otu onye no na X @Royal _Sportlight na March 24, tinyere ihe onyonyo ebe foto gọvanọ Hope Uzodimma nke Imo steeti nọ na foto ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric. N’ịdepụta vidiyo ahụ na X, @Royal_Spotlight dere, ”Imo steeti ga-ewepụta ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric dị ụzọ abụọ ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric nke Abia Steeti na 1st Eprel.” Kemgbe o dere ihe ahụ, mmadu puku iri abụọ na anọ ekirila ya. Nyocha Nleba anya na akaụntụ mgbasa ozi ọha nke ọchịchị Imo steeti na gọvanọ Uzodimma nke Dubawa mere, gosiri na enweghị ebe ahụrụ ihe onye nọ na X kwụrụ. Cheta na n’ubọchi iri abụọ na asaa nke ọnwa Febụwarị, osote onye isi ala Naịjirịa bụ Kashim Shettima mepere ụlọ ọrụ ọkụ geometric nwere megawatt 188 n’Aba, steeti Abia, iji mee ka ndị bi na mpaghara ebe ahụ na-enwe ọkụ kwa mgbe. Ụlọ ọrụ ọkụ ahụ, nke a kọwara dị ka ụlọ ọrụ ọkụ eletrik mbụ jikọtara ọnụ na Naịjirịa, dị na mpaghara mmepụta ihe nke Osisioma na steeti ndịda-ọwụwa anyanwụ. Na ibe Facebook nke Hope New Media Center, nke gọọmentị Imo steeti, edere na Maachị 15, 2024, na mgbe Gọvanọ Uzodimma mere njem azụmahịa na Cairo iji nweta ndị na-achụ ego, o bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta nghọta (MoU) na Elsewedy Group. Ruo ugbu a, ọ nweghị ụlọ ọrụ mgbasa ozi ama ama n’Imo ma ọ bụ Naịjirịa, kọpụtara na Imo steeti ga-ewepụta ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric ka ụlọ ọrụ ike geometric nke Abia Steeti. Nchịkọta Nke a bụ ụgha n’ihi na enweghị ike ịchọpụta ya ebe ọ bụla. Emepụtara akụkọ a maka 2024 Kwame KariKari Language Fact Check Fellowship Project nke Dubawa na mmekorita ya na CrimeFacts news, iji kwado ụkpụrụ nke “eziokwu” na akwụkwọ akụkọ na ịkwalite mmuta mgbasa ozi na mba ahụ

Post Date : April 18, 2024

Yahaya Bello Absent As Court Adjourns, EFCC Mulls Military’s Help To Fish Him Out

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned the suit instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to April 23rd. The adjournment is for substituted service and possible arraignment of Bello for alleged N84bn money laundering. At the resumed sitting, Counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Phinro, told the court that the immediate past governor of Kogi State was absent from court for his arraignment because he was being protected by someone with immunity. Phinro said the former governor was whisked out of his Abuja residence by the same person with immunity. Phinro said the anti-graft agency might seek the help of the military to fish him out. More to follow…

Post Date : April 18, 2024

JAMB orders arrest of parents found at CBT centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The body said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME, which will be held in over 700 CBT centres across the nation. The directive was issued at the final briefing of the Computer-Based Test Centre owners, which was held virtually on Wednesday, 17th April 2024 a transcript of which was obtained by our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja. The board said the directive became necessary following the intrusive disposition of some parents during the Board’s previous exercises. According to the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, “Any parent, who disobeys this order, would not only be arrested but his ward would also be disqualified from sitting the examination. “This measure is necessary as it has been discovered over time that many of these intruding parents are facilitators of examination infractions while others have, by their actions, disrupted the Board’s examinations in the past. Some miscreants also disguise as parents to infiltrate the centres to perpetrate all forms of infractions.” Consequently, the Registrar disclosed that the Board has directed security operatives to work with the centres to apprehend any meddlesome parent, who comes near the centres. “Some miscreants also disguise as parents to infiltrate the centres to perpetrate all forms of infractions. Consequently, the Registrar disclosed that the Board has directed security operatives to work with the centres to apprehend any meddlesome parent, who come near the centres.” The board’s helmsman noted that going by the extant national policy on education, a candidate for the examination must have attained the age of 17 years. Therefore, it is evident that these parents had not allowed their wards to pass through the classes as defined in the document, hence, the determination to follow their wards to the examination venue to compromise examination officials. “ At any rate, it is clear to any discerning observer that these parents deserve to be sanctioned as they had obviously ‘smuggled’ underage children into the ranks of those scheduled to sit the examination,” Oloyede said. The board also availed itself of the opportunity provided by the meeting to advise candidates to jealously guard their details, e-mail address, as well as their registration and phone numbers. This advice is issued against the backdrop of some candidates, who might be enticed into patronising any of those fraudulent websites out there. Consequently, the Board informed candidates that if their details were found with any of such sites, they would be treated as accomplices and prosecuted. He disclosed that the Board expects a seamless exercise but it has nevertheless made adequate provision to tackle any technical glitch that might occur in the course of the examination. He, however, warned that if a session experienced any technical challenge, candidates in subsequent sessions would be allowed to sit their examination as scheduled while the candidates in the challenged session would be rescheduled for the last session for the day or the following day or even further depending on the centre schedules. Candidates are to take note of this so that they will remain calm in the event of any disruption. In this wise, any candidate or parent, who disrupts any subsequent session on account of the failure of his/her session, would be disqualified outright from taking the examination. Furthermore, Oloyede appealed to centre owners to consider the assignment as a national engagement and not as a purely profit venture. He urged them to expose the bad eggs among them. The Registrar recalled that hitherto, CBT centres were allowed to register Direct Entry candidates but this practice was discontinued owing to the predilection of some of them to engage in fraudulent acts despite the many opportunities that the Board had created for them, especially by ensuring that other agencies patronise them. He, therefore, enjoined centre owners to eschew unwholesome acts or risk losing vital opportunities. He expressed shock over multiple intelligence showing how the CBT centres have been making efforts to compromise the Board’s staff, especially with the offer of accommodation. He asked why they would want to do that when they constantly complain that what is paid them is not enough. He said the centres should not hesitate to expose any staff, who ask for such favours as the Board had sufficiently paid its staff for the exercise in line with government regulations adding that any centre which persists in doing so, might have something to hide. The Registrar informed the participants that the Board had deployed state-of-the-art technologies to check all manners of infractions, collaborations and other unsavoury acts that are at variance with its code of operations.

Post Date : April 18, 2024

PDP national caucus extends Damagum’s stay as acting chair

Umar Damagum, acting national chair of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has survived attempts to remove him from office — at least for now. Briefing journalists after the PDP national caucus meeting early Thursday morning, Debo Ologunagba, the party’s spokesperson, said the issue of whether Damagum should remain or be removed from office has been deferred. He said Damagum will continue as acting national chair of the party until the national executive committee (NEC) meeting. The party’s constitution mandates that NEC meeting be convened once in three months. “The caucus did not deliberate on this matter because there are numerous complexities regarding leadership at this time,” he said when asked about the caucus decision on Damagum. “Therefore, this matter was deferred to the upcoming NEC meeting. The issues presented by the NWC were discussed by the caucus. Umar Damagum will remain the acting national chairman of the party until the subsequent NEC meeting following tomorrow’s (today’s) session. “The party has recognised the importance of conducting further consultations on that matter. Our priority is maintaining party unity, as we navigate through these issues without causing division. “We are committed to following our constitution and any succession plan that aligns with our current circumstances, including ongoing court processes. Our aim is to take actions that promote unity and are by our constitution.” The resolution of the national caucus is subject to the ratification of the NEC. The NEC meeting is scheduled to hold today. The PDP national caucus is a vital organ of the party. As a precedent, members usually meet a day before the NEC meeting. The majority of decisions made at the NEC meeting are typically deliberated upon during the national caucus gathering. There have been calls from different quarters for Damagum to step down as the PDP acting chairman. Damagum became acting chairman following the suspension of Iyorchia Ayu in March 2023. Those demanding Damagum’s resignation based their argument on the need for someone from the north-central to take over and complete Ayu’s tenure. Ayu hails from Benue state. On Tuesday, the national working committee (NWC) of the PDP passed a vote of confidence in Damagum, amid calls for him to step aside. WHAT NATIONAL CAUCUS DISCUSSED The PDP spokesperson said the caucus discussed several issues, including the unity of the party. “At the meeting, the national caucus deliberated on the forthcoming local government, ward, and state congresses, scheduled for between June and August 2024,” he said. “The caucus endorsed the NWC’s reconstitution of the party’s disciplinary and reconciliation committees. These are standing committees tasked with addressing internal party matters. “Fourthly, the caucus extended the tenure of the party’s Constitution Review Committee to incorporate new suggestions for amending the party’s constitution. “Additionally, the caucus also discussed various methods of fundraising for the party, including membership drives, investment initiatives, and other matters that the NWC will address and subsequently present to the NEC for approval.”