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By Laleye Dipo
The Niger State Government has declared the protests by former councillors over their demand for the payment of their severance and furniture allowances as illegal and unwarranted.
The former councillors (2016-2019 set) have been protesting in Minna, the state capital, since last Thursday, blocking the entrance into the state secretariat and stopping workers from accessing the institution.
Reacting to the action of the former councillors, the Commissioner for Local Government, Alhaji Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, said shutting down the Secretariat against workers and others that wanted to transact business there in an infringement on the rights of others.
“We will not tolerate this again. Yes, it is their right to protest but it is not their right to stop others from doing their legitimate duties in the Secretariat,” he said, adding that the protesters have “caused a lot of damage not only to the image of the state but also its economy”.
Ebonyi police command gets new Commissioner
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By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki
The new Commissioner of Police deployed to Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Aliyu Garba, on Monday resumed at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki.
The former CP Philip Sule Maku who was redeployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja, hails from Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State.
The new Commissioner of Police holds a Master of Art in International law and Diplomacy from the University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt River State.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Odah Loveth Obianuju, CP Garba is the 24th Commissioner of Police posted to the State since its creation in 1996.