A statue of Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been pulled down from Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Angry youths pulled down the statue during a protest over tenure of local government chairmen. The crisis between the camps of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Wike has shifted to the local government area. Fubara and Wike fell out barely three months after the latter succeeded the former as Rivers governor....CONTINUE READING
The duo have been involved in heated exchanges but the situation has been calm for a while. However, the tenure of Local Government chairmen reignited the dispute. After the directive, youths in large numbers trooped to LGA secretariats across the state. In Obi Akpor where Wike served as Chairman for two terms, some youths destroyed a statue that was erected in his honour. One of them was heard shouting, “No more Wike”, while others joined hands to scatter the object.
It’ll Destroy Your Presidency’ – Buba Galadima Asks Tinubu To Stay Out Of Kano Politics
Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has asked the federal government and President Bola Tinubu to stay away from Kano state politics. There is currently a controversy in the state over the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as 16th Emir of Kano following the signing of the new Kano Emirate Council Law and deposition of Aminu Bayero.
Speaking in an interview with Arise Television, on Monday, Galadima said Tinubu should be mindful of his intervention in the state politics because it will “destroy his presidency. Galadima said if Boko Haram can hold Nigeria ransom in the last 13 to 14 years, Tinubu will not be able to withstand the issue that will come from Kano if he interferes in the state politics.
