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CRP Hails Wike on Massive Developmental Projects in FCT
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Concerned Rivers People (CRP), a grassroot political pressure group, has hailed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike over the massive infrastructural projects he has undertaken in the nation’s capital in the last eighteen months.
The commendation came at the end of an extraordinary executive meeting of the group held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. During the marathon meeting, members of the Executive Committee of the CRP, observed with delight the giant strides of Wike and the impact he has made in addressing the infrastructure gaps in Abuja within a very short period of time.
In a communiqué issued at the end of their deliberations, the group resolved to pass a vote of confidence on Wike in order to spur him into more action.
According to the communiqué, members of the CRP said they were not surprised at the performance of Wike having been witnesses to his equally superlative performance during his tenure as the Governor of Rivers State.
” Our own dear leader and political icon has changed the narrative in the art of governance because he deploys all his energy and intellect into any governance role that he gets.
” What he is doing in Abuja is a clear testimony that he is Mr Project. He has changed the architectural landscape of Abuja, constructing multi billion naira roads and bridges to ease free flow of traffic in and around the city of Abuja.”
Public Relations Officer of the group, Alex Nwogu disclosed that at the last count, Wike has executed over 200 infrastructure projects since he assumed office in 2023.The CRP, he said, regards the FCT Minister as a worthy ambassador of the people of Rivers State.
The month of March was a busy one at the Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency with numerous Programmes and Trainings approved and sponsored by Rep. O. K. Chinda.
The month of April is already showing signs of being busier as we have commenced a Free 3-day Medical Outreach.
Today, which is day 1, featured Health Talks and Sensitization, with some participants going home with 10kg of rice after being attended to.
The programme continues tomorrow and will include the following: –
• Vital signs checking.
• Seeing of Doctor/optometrist.
• Laboratory/ diagnosis
• Pharmacy.
The medical outreach is anchored by Dailystar Pharmacy Nigeria Limited
“I WIN, U WIN”
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The Media Team
Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency Office
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
There was tension on Wednesday As vigilante operating at Dei-Dei community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mujahid Ibrahim (32), has reportedly shot himself while trailing a suspect in the area. Abuja Metro learnt that the bullets from his rifle injured him around his feet, with at least seven cartridges extracted from his body
He was said to be awaiting x-ray results for the possibility of more cartridges in his body.
The incident took place around 12 am in the early hours of Wednesday when the victim and his colleague intercepted a resident in the neighbourhood, they were guarding for working at late hours.
Speaking yesterday at the Kubwa General Hospital, where he was rushed to, Ibrahim said the suspect came around 12 am against the 11 pm, which was agreed upon by the members of the community.
“My colleague, who attended to him, tried in vain to make him understand the rule, but instead for him to cooperate, he resorted to violence and in an effort to scare him, I cooked my rifle pointing toward the sky. I later withdrew the rifle back to my shoulder, but forgot to pull it back and in the process of running toward him as the man was having a scuffle with my colleague, the gun fired out some bullets that hit me around my feet,’’ he said
Also speaking, his colleague, who accompanied him to the hospital, Ben Isaac, said following the incident, the resident in question disappeared but his elder brother has taken all the responsibilities including the treatment charges.
He added that a 24- hour warning was issued to him to appear or get arrested.
The Independent National Electoral Commission,( INEC) has rejected the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, inadequate.
The electoral umpire via its 𝕏 handle on Thursday, April 3, 2025, made this known in a terse statement where it disclosed that the group, who initiated the process did not meet the requirements of the constitution.
INEC in a tweet on its ‘X’ handle said; “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)”.
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