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Protest: I Mean Well For President Tinubu – Says Bauchi Governor
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has said that he meant well for President Bola Tinubu, his government and the people of Nigeria at large.
Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Wednesday before the commencement of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting.
It could be recalled that the governor had criticized President Bola Tinubu’s policies and programmes, saying it was not favourable to Nigerians.
He also said that the speech of the president on August 4, calling on the protesters to suspend the protest and come for dialogue was ‘very’ empty.
However, Mohammed said before the SEC meeting that “certainly, when something is so spontaneous like a protest, you cannot be spared no matter how good you are.
“We are not just blaming the federal government for everything, we also have to look at ourselves, do a swift analysis on ourselves and make sure we do things that would put food on the table and make things easier.
We know we are not in charge of national policies and programmes but we must be able to implement national policies as a loyal federalist while at the same time, looking at our own challenges and making sure that we connect with the people.
We are not on our own and that is why I spoke. I spoke constructively as an opposition and somebody who means well to the president and to the government and the people of Nigeria.
“I had not done it to cause any disaffection or to insult anybody but certainly, we are not also spared of what I said. It is not about partisan politics, it’s about responsibility,” he said.
Mohammed appreciated his colleagues, the members of the council for the support and sense of comradeship they had exhibited over the years.
He advised that the protest was a wake up call to all of them, not only to the presidency but to the sub-national and all the leaders in various capacities.
And of course we know we have to listen when their cry is very loud on bad governance in areas of limitations and inadequacies where the expectations of our people have not been met.
Whatever the reason, we have scarce resources to manage and that’s why I said we must use the little resources that we have to do so much.
“Nobody cares, nobody will listen to you when you begin to complain and in our style, we don’t blame our predecessor and that is why God brought us here to manage the situation and make it better,” said the governor.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Monday.
The spokesperson of the commission, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement directs affected candidates to the board’s standard result-checking channels.
According to the statement, candidates can access their scores by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 via SMS, using the phone number with which they registered for the examination.
Monday’s UTME results are the latest in a series of daily result announcements that JAMB has been making since the 2026 UTME commenced on Thursday, April 16.
The examination involves over two million candidates sitting computer-based tests at centres across the country.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Suleiman Zuntu as the new Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)
Her appointment is for an initial term of four years and is in accordance with the provisions of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act of 2015, which governs leadership appointments within the agency.
This was disclosed in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, issued by the Head of Information and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam.
The statement highlighted Dr. Zuntu’s extensive experience in public health administration and policy formulation, noting her involvement in several nationwide programmes, particularly in the health sector and public service delivery.
President Tinubu charged her to apply her expertise in advancing the agency’s objectives and contributing to national development.
The National Biosafety Management Agency is responsible for regulating modern biotechnology in Nigeria, ensuring that its application does not pose risks to human health or the environment.
The Federal Government has finally revealed the identities of individuals who allegedly plotted to forcefully overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu.
The suspects include a former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, said to be at large in the charge.
Others are Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, Captain Erasmus Ochegobia Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni and Abdulkadir Sani.
In a 13-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026 filed at the Federal High Court on Tuesday, they were accused of plotting to levy war against the Federal Republic of Nigeria to overthrow President Tinubu.
The alleged offence is said to be contrary and punishable under Section 37 (2) of the Criminal Code.
The alleged coup plotters are scheduled to be arraigned on April 22, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The charge was filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN.
The Federal Government accused the defendants of treason, terrorism, and failure to disclose security intelligence and money laundering linked to terrorism financing.
The prosecution further alleged that the defendants had prior knowledge of a planned treasonable act involving one Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji and others but failed to alert authorities.
The federal government is also prosecuting the defendants for terrorism-related offences under the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022.
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