We Will Set The Party On Fire If Tinubu Includes Kwankwaso In His Cabinet - APC Chieftain Warns

 Kwamanda said the party in the entire north-west zone would not welcome Kwankwaso and will withdraw their support for Tinubu if Kwankwaso is given a portfolio in his government.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Abdulmajid Kwamanda, has urged the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu not to include the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso in his cabinet.

He made the appeal after both politicians were reported to have held a meeting.

Addressing reporters in Kano on Thursday, May 18, Kwamanda said the party in the entire north-west zone would not welcome Kwankwaso and will withdraw their support for Tinubu if Kwankwaso is given a portfolio in his government.

He also warned that if they set the party on fire, even the president-elect would be unable to put it off if Kwankwaso is appointed in his cabinet.

He said;

“We in the north-west do not welcome Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to our party APC. We do not accept the idea of Bola Tinubu giving him any appointment even as low as a messenger in our dear party.

“Should Tinubu ignore our outcry and appoint Kwankwaso, we are going to disrupt the entire APC in the north and withdraw our support for him.

“If we set the party on fire, not even Tinubu as a president can put out that fire. We are north and the people are our people.

“We have invested all our efforts, integrity and dignity in the North to mobilize the people to vote for Tinubu, they refused to vote for a fellow northerner just for him to win in the region and now come and embrace our major opposition. We will not accept that.

“We assure Tinubu that we will turn our backs on him if he decides to ignore our call. We don’t welcome Kwankwaso to our party and don’t give him any appointments.”

FCMB Founder, Otunba Subomi Balogun Is Dead

 

Foremost banker and founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Chief Michael Olasubomi ‘Subomi’ Balogun, has died at the age of 89.

He reportedly died in a London hospital on Friday morning, May 19, 2023.

Balogun had celebrated his 89th birthday on 9th March.

Chief Balogun was the Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland and also the Olori Omoba of Ijebuland as well as the Asiwaju Onigbabo Ile Ijebu (Leader of Christians of Ijebu origin).

He graduated from Igbobi College and studied Law at the London School of Economics.

Lagos CP Visits Okada Man Brutaliaed By Police Officers In Viral Video

 

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, on Thursday, visited the okada rider, who was assaulted by some police officers in a viral video.

Three policemen were seen in a viral video brutalising the Okada man. One of the policemen was seen hitting his baton on the man as another one was pushing him away. The man, who tried to wrestle his bike with the policemen, sustained injury as he held on to his forehead where blood was seen gushing out from.

The third policeman rode away on the victim’s bike while the two others immediately left the scene in a tricycle.

According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a series of tweets via his Twitter account, said that Owohunwa condemned the policemen’s actions and told the public that disciplinary action had already been taken against the men.

He said, “CP Idowu Owohunwa today visited the young man involved in this incident and members/leadership of Hausa community in Abattoir Market, Agege.

“The CP, who condemned the excessive use of force by the policemen in enforcing the existing ban on use of motorcycles in certain parts of Lagos State, has assured members of the public that the disciplinary measures already initiated against the men would be brought to a logical conclusion and the outcome made public.

“The Command will continue to ensure that the rule of law is upheld, while not relenting in enforcing the laws of the land".

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Gov Matawalle Under Investigation For N70b Fraud – EFCC

 

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is currently probing Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, over alleged N70bn fraud.

The anti-graft agency also confirmed that a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, who was recently arrested by the operatives of the commission over alleged N22bn fraud is still in detention.

Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made the disclosure at a press briefing today, urging Nigerians not to be swayed by Matawalle’s recent outburst.

Th governor had levelled allegations against Bawa and dared the commission to go after members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.

But Bawa, who spoke through the Director of Public Affairs of the commission, Osita Nwajah, explained that the agency was not supposed to dignify Matawalle with a response but it did in order to set the record straight.

“It is intriguing that Matawalle would want to take on the role of a supervisor, who tells the EFCC whom to investigate. Is this a case of a thief saying he must not be touched until other thieves are caught… He is under investigation for N70 billion fraud.

“Unfortunately, it is not within Matawalle’s remit to dictate to the EFCC whom to arrest, when and where. Suspects in the custody of the Commission cut across all sectors and social class.

“The qualification to get a space in the Commission’s detention facility, is to commit a crime. It does not matter whether you are a priest , Imam, Governor or minister.

“Currently, a former minister of power is in the custody of the EFCC over a N22billion corruption allegation. That conveniently did not attract Matawalle’s attention,” Nwajah said.

PLATEAU: Over 200 Persons Dead From Recent Attacks

 

A member of the Plateau State House of Representatives, Solomon Marren, has stated that 200 persons have been killed in his constituency in the last few months.

In a statement issued yesterday night, Marren, who represents the Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency, urged President Buhari to direct security services to secure lives and property in the region.

The statement partly read, “I find it expedient at this time to intimate the world on the unfortunate happenings in my constituency, Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency, Plateau state, in the last two days, where over 100 persons, most of them women and children, have been massacred and butchered in cold blood by terrorist during an overnight unprovoked attack, and their houses burnt down, including food stuffs, food barns and seedlings.

“These killings are one among many in the constituency, where over 200 persons have been killed in the last four months before this one.

“The government may claim to be doing its best but its best is not good enough, since it is not able to stop the killings in years.

“However, I commend the few gallant officers working without sufficient arms, yet gave themselves to save lives.

“The responsibilities lies in the President to first condemn the dastard act, which we expect him to do so, and immediately go ahead to protect lives and properties which is the primary responsibility of the government. Therefore, I urge the President to order the security agencies to move into the area with immediate effect to curb the killings.”

The lawmaker additionally urged the National Emergency Management Agency and other “good-hearted” organizations to come to the aid of the injured survivors of the incident.

“While urging for support across boards, I condemn the attack in its entirety and call for calm and no one should take the law into their hands,” he added.

Stand Up For Women Society Lagos Chapter Seeks Support To Pad A Girl Child Initiative

 Stand Up For Women Society, Lagos Chapter, has unveiled *Pad a Girl Child Initiative* envisioned to eradicate menstrual poverty amongst poor and vulnerable girls in Lagos State, by creating easy access to sanitary pads that are reusable, affordable and eco friendly.

From research, we realize that young girls have little access to sanitary pads and this affects their convenience and self-esteem.

Consequently, the initiative seeks to restore dignity and good health to the girl child.

Liberator Mariam Adegunwa, Lagos State Chapter Chairperson for SWS, said the initiative was borne out of the need to empower young girls and women who are going through various forms of stigmatization, abuse and health challenges as a result of their natural menstrual cycle.

According to the blogger who is also the Chairperson Lagos Chapter, said  what ought to be a proud period in the lives of most girls in Lagos often turn out to be their most dreadful period.

In some cases, menstruation becomes a dream-killer as the girls rarely get to attend schools during menstruation, while others who cannot afford a good menstrual pad rely on old rags  as alternatives, with detrimental health challenges.

Liberator Mariam also stated that, they are also commonly vulnerable to sexual abuse in their quest to seek money to buy menstrual pads.  

 She also seek for partnership and support of the government, Pad Producing Companies, cooperate bodies and individuals  to assist in this initiative to ensuring that the project stands out as a laudable and sustainable project as it's promised to be a long term project.

Organizing menstrual hygiene management training and workshops in schools and communities. Periodical donation of menstrual hygiene materials to poor and vulnerable school children in Lagos State. 

On the other hand, the initiative is aimed to optimize awareness of menstrual hygiene management amongst the young generation who serve as change agents in society. 

This will minimize incidence of disease and death from unhygienic menstrual practices amongst vulnerable girls.

NEWSFG Orders Immediate Closure As Thieves Damage Ijora-Olopa Bridge, Lagos

 

NOTICE: The Federal Government today directed the IMMEDIATE CLOSURE of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge following the discovery that some miscreants have tampered with the major reinforcement elements of the deck from underneath, which led to the failure of a section of the Bridge along Ijora Olopa Road, beside Water Corporation, Ijora.

The Minister of Works and Housing @FMWHNIG, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, in a Press Statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello, identified the failed section as the Ijora-Olopa inward Ijora-Oloye–Apapa.

According to the Statement, Roads leading directly to the Bridge such as Costain inward Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge descent inward Ijora Oloye have, as a result, been closed to traffic from last night.

Working with @followlasg and other traffic management authorities, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos has also issued the following Traffic Advisory to ensure that motorists and other members of the commuting public are able to use alternative routes.

—From Eko Bridge motorists should take IGANMU/ SIFAX to Ijora-Oloye or Apapa

—From Iddo to Ijora-Oloye/Apapa; traffic will be diverted at the intersection underpass at Ijora Olopa on contraflow, and reconnected at the U-Turn to Ijora-Oloye or Apapa.

It would be recalled that the Hon. Minister of Works and Housing has on several occasions asked illegal squatters occupying Lagos under-bridges to quit as fire incidents and other illegal activities underneath such bridges often result in extensive damage to the vital infrastructure constructed with the nation’s scarce resources.

Signed:

HAKEEM BELLO

Special Adviser, Communications  to the Hon. Minister