“Imagine El-Rufai Controlling State Police” Nigerians React To Kaduna Governor’s Abuse Of Power
The power-drunk governor has been threatening leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress who have organised a five-day strike action and protests in the state.
by Saharareporters, New York
May 19, 2021
Nigerians have overwhelmingly flooded Twitter with comments about the excesses and abuse of power exhibited by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State.
The power-drunk governor has been threatening leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress who have organised a five-day strike action and protests in the state.
Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai
The NLC, led by its President, Aliyu Wabba has brought the state on its knees in the last 48 hours as workers in all sectors joined the strike.
Joe Okei-Odumakin, his wife, said her husband recovered from COVID-19 a week ago before his death.
The deceased was a human rights activist who played a vital role in the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Sani Abacha regime after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election.
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He was once a spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari but he later turned to a critic of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
MAKINDE: TRUE FIGHTER OF YORUBA CAUSE
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, described Odumakin as a true Yoruba son who embodied the ethos of Omoluabi, a dogged and true fighter of the Yoruba cause and an advocate of good governance.
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Families displaced by Boko Haram attacks in Adamawa and Borno states, Nigeria. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the kidnap of 300 school boys in December 2020. Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, who until recently was the social media aide to the governor of north western Nigeria s Kano State, was arrested on February 26 by the Department of State Services (DSS) for criticizing the country s deplorable security situation.
Yakasai’s father told the online newspaper CableNG that his son was arrested by the DSS on his way to the barber s, adding, “But I cannot confirm to you whether he is here in Kano or somewhere else.’