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Ndume: Southern Borno women to storm N/Assembly n@ked
Following the removal of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume from his position as Chief Whip and Vice- Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, due to his utterances against the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which he claimed, is characterized with ‘hunger and insecurity, women groups and supporters including Wards and some Units Coordinators of Senator Mohammed Ndume in Southern Borno Senatorial District have vowed to stage a peaceful protest naked to the national assembly.
This is as Ndume’s Coordinators in each of the 101 Wards from the nine (9) Local Government Areas of Biu, Hawul, Bayo, Shani, Gwoza, Chibok, Kwaya Kusar, Askira -Uba and Damboa stormed the residence of the ousted senator in Maiduguri on Thursday for a solidarity visit and vowed to stand with Ndume in all political ramifications.
Addressing the Senator Spokesperson of the aggrieved women groups, Mrs Mada Musa from Damboa council area said, “it is unfortunate that Ndume who granted an interview with Arise TV recently echoed the voices and feelings of the masses over severe hunger and insecurity which have dominated the present administration will be punished or relinquished him of his position at the Red Chamber, stressing that, instead for the government to act swiftly in addressing the current economic hardships and wanton killings and kidnappings, it only teamed up with the APC and the Senate Caucus and axe Ndume by unconstitutionally and unconditionally relieved him from his position as Chief Whip.
“We elected senator Ndume to go and represent Southern Borno people, and by extension, Borno and Nigeria as a whole irrespective of political affiliations, therefore we enjoined our Senator who is passionate about the plights of average Nigerians to please go back to Media Houses and add that, apart from hunger and insecurity in the land, there are corruption, unemployment and lost of hope due to bad policies of the present administration.”
Also speaking on behalf of the Ward Coordinators, Pastor Moni Mushari who hails from Askira- Uba local government area quoted John 8:31, which says: ‘ If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free’.
To this end, Pastor Mashari said, all the 101 Ndume Ward Coordinators are strongly behind Senator Ndume for saying the truth and nothing but the truth.
He noted that, the people of Southern Borno are proud of Governor Babagana Zulum’s unprecedented development, in which Ndume has also played his own parts in complementing efforts of the state government in providing dividends of democracy to the grassroots.
Responding, Senator Ndume expressed gratitude for the solidarity visit, even as he enjoined them to be calm and law- abiding.
“I sincerely thank you for the visit, I want to also advice you to engage in farming and businesses, as it is the only solution to mankind at the moment. We will continue to provide you with agricultural incentives such as fertilizers and pesticides to grow what you will eat, as we continue to receive the desired support from Governor Babagana Zulum.
“I am happy that recently, President Tinubu approved N70,000 as minimum wage per month to Nigerian workers, but as i keep saying, the minimum wage is equivalent to a bag of rice or maize. And so, there is much need to be done compared to a family where there is one or more children who needs healthcare, transportation, school fees, house rent and other unforeseen economic realities within the stipulated 30 working days.
“On the call by APC National Working Committee (NWC) that I should leave the party and join any other political party, let me say that, it is only God that give power to whom He wish. And so, I want to categorically state that, I am one of the founding members of the APC, our Leader, Governor Zulum is in APC, and wherever our Governor is, that is where i belong”.
Ndume therefore called on all and sundry, especially the people of his constituency to continue give their maximum support and cooperation to the present administration of governor Zulum to enable government continue with the good works.
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Protests erupted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday morning over the continued killings of indigenous residents by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militants.
The demonstrations, led by Christian leaders including the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Polycarp Lubo, commenced on Monday morning at the Fawvwei Junction community road, causing a heavy gridlock and stranding commuters.
The latest protest comes amid a surge in violent attacks by gunmen in various communities, with over 100 people killed in Bokkos and Bassa LGAS in the past two weeks.
“We are not happy over the continuous attacks and killings by gunmen in our communities. That’s why we have come out again to protest these happenings,” said Gyang Dalyop, one of the protesters.
Another protester, Hannatu Philip, called on the government to intervene before it spirals out of control.
The protesters brandishing placards with different inscriptions were seen marching towards the Rayfield Government House.
The Presidency has said the former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is no match for President Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare was reacting to Datti’s remark that he (Tinubu) would not run for the presidency in 2027.
The former LP running mate insisted that Tinubu’s time is up, adding that everything is there for the president and the ruling All Progressives Party, APC, to see that they lose in 2027.
Dismissing such remark, Dare likened Datti’s comment to the new year predictions of charlatan ‘prophets’ which never come through.
In a statement he signed, Dare said the likes of Peter Obi and Datti would have been president left for the latter’s theories.
According to Dare, Datti has chosen to venture into an unfamiliar terrain.
The statement reads partly: “Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed’s “illogical logic” was all over the place in his recent interview with a television channel.
“Listening to Yusuf Datti Baba- Ahmed spurn his postulations about the political future of Nigeria and that of the incumbent President is like listening to the new year predictions of charlatan ‘prophets’ which never come through. Yusuf Baba Ahmed and his co-traveller Peter Obi are indeed a “double whammy“ in the Nigerian political space.
“He chose to base his political calculations on President Bola Tinubu not winning a second term given his antecedents and because Nigerians will decide at the polls among other things. He conveniently avoided the substance of performance and capacity.
“Unfortunately, he chose to walk into a lane he was unfamiliar with and chose to confront a politician he is no match for.”
Similarly, the Presidency had also stressed that Tinubu will reveal his plans for a second term at the right time.
It said the APC 2027 presidential campaign billboards had no links to Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
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