Nigerians have continued to react angrily to a statement by the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle where he threatened reprisal attacks against southerners and their interests in the Northern part of the country over alleged continued killings and attacks on the interests of Northerners in the southern part of the country.
The Governor had in a statement personally signed by him on Thursday, made the threat, considered by many to be ‘’caustic in all intent, threatening and potentially condescending in tone and text.’’
For many Nigerians, Matawalle, who came into office offering some form of hope for Zamfara, which had been a beehive of banditry, especially for the way he initially handled the pervading insecurity in his state, has unexpectedly lowered the status of his office as governor and a leader in Nigeria with the sweeping threats he made.
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has commended Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for the construction of 24.5km Itas-Gadau Road project worth N8.5 billion in Bauchi State, saying that the road project would leave a legacy for his administration.
Speaking at the official ground breaking ceremony at Itas-Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi State yesterday, Governor Makinde said that the inauguration of the road project was significant because of its economic social value to the people of the area and Bauchi State as a whole.
He said that he was convinced that leaders could succeed in moving Nigeria forward if they continue to drive up people economic empowerment by providing infrastructures the people need, adding that Nigerians were resilient people who needed the right environment to flourish.
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Former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana and other top political leaders on Saturday joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The defection took place at the North Central Zonal Congress of the party taking place in Makurdi, Benue State.
Others who joined the opposition party were Barrister Humphrey Abah, Ambassador Mrs Esther Audu and Hon Adakole Ijogi.
The defectors were received into the PDP by leader of the party in the North Central Zone, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
Professor Jerry Gana who spoke on behalf of the defectors said PDP will reclaim power in all the states of the North Central Zone currently being ruled by the APC and Nigeria at large.
The Ogun State Government has refused to give details of how much had been borrowed by the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun since he assumed office on May 29, 2019.
Ogun Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadeo said he was surprised with the question, asking if that was important.
DAILY POST recalls that the Abiodun government had on Monday denied borrowing N58billion in the last 18 months as indicated in a report published by the Debt Management Office.
Following the counter-claims between Abiodun and his predecessor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, over the debt profile of Ogun State, our correspondent contacted the Finance Commissioner for clarifications.
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