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The lawmaker spoke to journalists on Saturday in his home town, Gashua in Yobe State.
He disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari would later this month submit a supplementary budget to the National Assembly to request more funds to tackle insecurity.
Lawan said the legislature would ensure that normalcy and security are restored to states facing kidnapping, insurgency, banditry and militancy.
He stressed that the safety of lives and property would attract direct foreign investment, boost farming and make other sectors grow.
“Mr. President gave the security chiefs six weeks to restore security in our rural areas because the rainy season will come pretty soon. Without security in the rural areas, there’ll be no farming.”
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Instead, the governor urged them to embrace peace, love and unity.
In his Easter message, the governor appealed to Nigerians to live in peace by availing themselves with what the resurrection of Jesus Christ symbolises.
While alluding to the fact that the nation “is going through challenges”, Abiodun enjoined the citizenry to emulate the love Christ showed while being crucified, so as to move the country forward.
As he wished the Christian faithful a wonderful Easter celebration, the governor charged them to pray for the country to overcome its socio-economic challenges, calling on the people not to be wary, but to trudge on.
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Legendary actor and broadcaster Sadiq Daba, who since 2017 had been fighting a losing with prostate cancer and leukaemia, eventually succumbed to death by these ailments on Wednesday, March 3. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes
This was how it used to be like back then: Nigerian Television Authorityâs estimated 30 million viewers would hear Bongos Ikwueâs sonorous voice and know that it was time for Cockcrow at Dawn. That voice, which was accompanied by the strum of his guitar, had the effect of a pheromone on families across Nigeria, keeping them glued to their television sets.
Cockcrow at Dawn â which shared the same title as its music â used to feature many colourful characters, among whom was Bitrus. And the character Bitrus â played by Abubakar Sadiq Daba who died on Wednesday, March 3 â had remained evergreen in the television audienceâs memory.