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NORTHERN GROUP TO PANDEF: SADIYA WILL NOT RESIGN
A groups of Civil Society organizations and North East pressure group has condemned the South South Caucus in the House of Representatives and pan Niger Delta forum ( PANDEF) , over the call on the Minister of Humanitarian and Disaster management, Sadiya Farouq, to resign for office over 2022 situation in Bayesa state.
The group at a joint press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said that ” The call by the PANDEF and the South South caucus on the minister to resign was borne out sentiment and sheer mischief as there is no reason for the call for resignation in the first place”
The Northern coalition led by Garus Gololo said that ” Every official comment or statement from any minister from the North is taking out of context to suite their purpose to call for resignation or sack”
Continue Dr. Gololo said that the statement that is drawing the wrath of the South South group was based on available statistics from all the state affected by the flood.
“The minister ‘s statement was taken out of context. She said Bayesa is not among the first ten , interns of the humanitarian crisis, but did not say Bayesa did not need attention”
Doctor Gololo, the coordinator of the group further stated that ” Bayesa state has eight local government, Jigawa with 33 local government areas. In Jigawa, 23 local government areas were submerged. Another state is Yobe state , about 26 local government areas were affected, so if are a Statistician would say Beyesa is worse hit?”
” The minister since her appointment has attached sentiment to management of Disaster and the record is there. There was fire incident in Onitsha, she was there not because the market is own or manage by Northerners. How many Northners own a shop there?, at worse they are selling kolanut and Ciggerates from a koists in Onitsha market”
Dr. Garus, appeal to leadership of the South-South to avoid inflammatory comments or statement that is capable of causing crisis in the country saying
” The South South region has had its own fair of crisis , so it is wrong to create another crisis in that area, because they have a minister, Timi priye Silva, why are they not telling him to resign, what happened to the 13 percent derivations , the NNDC and minister of Niger Delta?
The resources are mismanaged, yet non has resigned “
According to him ” Lagos, kogi, Kwara , Lagos and Anambra were affected , the minister is working in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), NEMA was on ground in Bayesa, yet it is not enough because they want to give the innocent woman a bad name” he berated.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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