A Christian group known as Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) has said President Muhammadu Buhari has questions to answer over the recent killings that happened in the Southern part of Kaduna State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the group stated this, accusing President Buhari and Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as turning a blind eye to the killing ongoing in the State.
According to the group, the government has questions to answer in the carnage and bloodbath; they said has become the lot of innocent and defenceless Christian peasant farmers of Southern Kaduna.
“Over 50 people have died in Kaura, Zangon-Kataf, Kauru and Kajuru local government areas of the North-western Nigerian State in the last one week. This situation is unacceptable
“CRA notes with pain that from nonchalance, government’s attitude towards the fate of northern minority Christians in southern Kaduna has risen to the level of deliberate mis-information with a view to changing the entire narrative ostensibly to cover-up an orchestrated plan to annihilate the people and take-over their lands.
“Governor El-Rufai in particular even apologized to the people of Birnin Gwari area for his government’s inability and failure to protect them from attacks by bandits. Why has he not done so for #SouthernKadunaGenocide?
Is it because they are #Christians?
“CRA have maintained that the federal government of Nigeria led by Major General Buhari and Kaduna state government should have questions to answer in the carnage and bloodbath that has become the lot of innocent and defenceless Christian peasant farmers of southern-kaduna that at every attack, the state and federal government, respectively, take turns to make excuses for the genocidal criminals,” CRA stated.
The group further stated that, “Both president Buhari and Governor El-Rufai are northern Muslims whose positions on religious issues has always betrayed lack of statesmanship especially in a secular state as Nigeria.
“This is heightened by the fact that both the President of the country and governor of Kaduna are not only Muslims but have presided over government policies that did not protect the interest of Christians in the country.
In the latest attack, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quickly attributed the renewed killings in the Christian dominated southern to “revenge killings and mutual violence by criminal gangs acting on ethnic and religious grounds.
“Garba Shehu’s statement read in part: “From available records, Southern Kaduna enjoys comprehensive security deployments, including the Army, Special Forces of both the Army and the Air Force, surveillance aircraft by the Air Force and mobile police units that are on the ground on a 24-hour basis to forestall criminality and keep the peace. But unlike other parts of the country, the problem of Southern Kaduna is more complicated than many critics are ready to acknowledge and understand.”
“CRA believes the federal government is not only complicit in the protracted violence that has claimed several lives but wonders what the federal government has done with the security information at its disposal in the last five years.
“Or is the presidency scared of saying the formidable security arrangement is in place to protect the Fulani militia while they kill innocent southern Kaduna indigenes. Let Major General Buhari stop the perfidy
“Statistical information at the disposal of CRA indicates that from 2018 to date, no fewer than 15,000 Christian children, women, old and young have been maimed and killed by armed groups alleged to be Fulani terrorists in Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba States while the Federal and State governments have been unable to protect them.
“This is in addition to another 620 people who have been brutally murdered, according to documents obtained by CRA from The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (ISCLRL).
“CRA equally find governor El-Rufai’s response to the Kaduna killings as very repulsive, dubious, wicked and a mere rehearse of the presidential narrative.
“Governor el-Rufai in a statement through Muyiwa Adekeye, his spokesman, said insecurity in Kaduna state is being perpetrated by criminal elements who have been killing, kidnapping people and rustling cattle the entire North West and that “The criminality of the bandits gets coated with ethnic and religious hues when it affects communities in the southern parts of the state, where it tends to exacerbate communal tensions and pitch people who have lived peacefully together against each other. This is how the cycle of attacks, revenge and reprisals occurs in southern Kaduna.”
“What a defence! CRA is appalled by this statement. There isn’t a greater testimony to complicity. It is a well considered view of CRA that international bodies such as the United Nations, UN, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) should open an investigation into the on-going killings in Southern Kaduna without further delay.
“Specifically, CRA is calling on the ICC to mobilize with immediate effect, and set up a fact-finding panel in order to end what it called pogrom before it is too late insisting that Nigerian state under president Buhari has failed Nigerian Christians and the earlier the situation is put under control, the better in order to avert a Rwanda experience.
“The fact that the core duty of government is the protection of lives and property cannot be wished away”.
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has backed the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo against the National Assembly (NASS).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Keyamo has been embroiled in altercations with the NASS over the 774, 000 Special Public Works of the Federal Government.
Governor El-Rufai believes that Keyamo “is a dedicated patriot” and “a good man whose directions, decisions and actions are guided by public interest and concern for the voiceless”.
Minister Festus Keyamo @fkeyamo is a dedicated patriot. A good man whose directions, decisions & actions are guided by public interest & concern for the voiceless. That is why PMB loves him like a son! Remain steadfast my brother. – @elrufaihttps://t.co/QbbWlxYqYq
Recall that the Senate Committee on Labour had in a meeting with the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Ministers of Labour declared that the earlier proposal on implementation of the project presented by Keyamo was null and void.
However, Keyamo argued that the Constitution empowers his office to supervise the execution of the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government.
He further stated that the directive by the National Assembly as to the execution of the project was not binding on him.
“This is a great Constitutional issue that will go to the Attorney-General at the end of the day for interpretation.
“Just like I said, if the Presidency says I should step aside and allow them hijack the process, because the game as you have seen today is simply that they are conniving with certain functionaries of government to design the programme and hijack it against the wishes of Nigerians, then that is it.
“That is what I have been against, and I will continue to stand by that. They are very distinguished members, but the law is the law, and our Constitution is the Constitution,” Keyamo stated in an interview.
….citizens insist El-Rufai must probe officials in charge of food Palliatives
…Civil servants lament contributions of N374,450,000 from salary
…Publish what you spent on Covid-19 prevention and management now, CSOs tell El-Rufai, other governors
By Emmanuel Bagudu
Predictions and prophecies by anti-corruption activists that the Covid-19 pandemic will be a fertile ground for aggravated corruption in Nigeria are already coming to pass. Corruption becomes inevitable in the Covid-19 era due to the scarcity of resources as well as disrupted supply chains of those resources caused by the painful but necessary quarantine laws also referred to as lockdown.
At the receiving end are petty traders whose means of livelihoods are largely dependent on daily income. Government at national and sub-national levels amass funds to fight the dreaded pandemic as well as make life easy for its citizens by providing palliatives in the form of either cash or kind. But the oliver-twist-like greed of some politicians and government administrators couldn’t allow them to resist temptation- the urge to steal and divert resources meant to reduce the pains citizens faced in the lockdown.
Here in Nigeria, among the citizens that suffered from these pains of syphoning of resources are Citizens of Kaduna State. With over N600 million generated funds from deducted salaries of civil servants, political office holders and donations from private companies, one will think the Kaduna State government has successfully tamed the pains of most of its vulnerable citizens during the seventy-five days lockdown in the state. But this was not so. This piece therefore explores and make bare the traces of corruption in the management of the so far over N600 million Covid-19 funds generated by Kaduna State during its seventy-five days Lockdown.
Instances of corruption in the Kaduna Covid-19 war are visible in the distribution of food Palliatives and the Non-disclosure of spendings on Covid-19 prevention and management.
Investigations show that the two phases of the food Palliatives distribution in the state which took place in April and May respectively were all marred by politicians and government officials.
Reports monitored by Thenewsguru. com (TNG) coming from members of civil societies as well as testimonies from a good number of citizens confirmed the failure of the state government in food Palliatives distribution.
This Investigation covered areas like Kakuri, Tirkaniya, Television Market, Ungwan Ma’azu (Kaduna South), Television Village, Television Garage, Nassarawa and Romi in the state Capital, Kaduna. TNG investigations also x-rayed outside the state capital where Citizens from Zaria, Soba, Saminaka, Zonkwa, Kafanchan and Kwoi where eligible citizens for the food Palliatives gave their story. All these areas apart from one person in Nassarawa community in Kaduna had respondents expressing bitterness on video recording interviews over the corruptions citizens witnessed during the food Palliatives distribution.
N500 Million was the cost of the entire food Palliatives in the state where eligible families captured in the social register are to be given at least food packs worth N11,000 each according to the state government. But the exercise didn’t happen that way. A lot of diversions took place. The register wasn’t used. “….it was a thug of war, in my area, there was suppose to be armed security men monitoring the strict regulations of sharing these palliatives, but no, officials just came and select who they liked and give what they like, people only got food in pieces not in packs as the government arranged….” Auwal Mohammed, a resident of Kakuri community in Kaduna stated in an interview. Mohammed also disclosed that he witnessed the sharing of the palliatives where he noticed that most people qualified for it were denied.
Hauwa Abdullahi a 53-year-old mother of three in Kakuri is among the supposed beneficiaries of the food palliatives. Her survival and that of her three kids depends largely on begging for alms. On several occasions, Hauwa finds herself in trouble with the Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board who are enforcing the ban on street begging laws created by Governor Nasir Elrufai. With the emergence of Covid-19 and its prevention strategies by the state government, Hauwa and her likes are in a double whammy; no begging for alms, no movement and more heart aching, no jobs because of the lockdown. Food Palliatives now remains the only option of survival for Hauwa. On hearing the announcement in April by the Kaduna government that food Palliatives will be distributed to reduce the sufferings of poor persons in the state during the Lockdown, Hauwa was very happy. But her happiness didn’t last because she didn’t get the food items. “…. I was asked to come out and join the line…. But the food didn’t get to me….” Hauwa said in the Hausa language. She was embittered. “Wanda Suka ci Suka koshi Suka yi amai, su aka ba, ba muba….” Hauwa added in Hausa, meaning, “only those who have eaten enough and have vomited, got the food Palliatives, not us”.
From Kakuri to Barnawa, to Ungwan Ma’azu, Television Village, Tirkaniya, Romi, and other towns in the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis, the story is the same. The Injustice in the sharing of food Palliatives was very conspicuous. Mr. Jude Okoh, a truck driver who was given the food Palliatives to take to Barnawa and Television Village narrated how officials diverted the food items in their favour. In his words, “…. I am among the people that carried the food Palliatives for Barnawa here… my brother it was war….one woman before my presence, right in front of me without shame came with Siena bus and load more than thirty(30) Cartons of different food items, she was even fighting with those civilian JTF who were there to maintain law and order….” Okoh said. Mr Okoh also narrated how he was instructed to pick some of the food items and deliver to Churches without the protection of security personnel. “….we carried some of the foodstuffs, dropped in ECWA church, Television Village, in Anglican Church, and in some other churches. The next day we returned to witness the sharing …some women only got one (1) cup of rice. Some stayed the whole day on the queue but saw nothing” Okoh said.
For his part, Malam Hamza a popular shoe seller in Television Market, said it was a pathetic situation. “It’s not that I was told, no, I witnessed the sharing of the palliatives in my area, two in every ten vulnerable persons did not get the palliatives …. I saw someone being given three (3) pieces of noodles, (not carton), another was given two (2) pieces, I saw a group of five persons given one (1) carton of noodles to share…. I even went to other places where the palliatives are shared, I saw over two hundred persons, but the food that was brought to the place can only serve three persons…. how will two hundred persons jostle for food meant for only three persons….” Hamza said while speaking in Hausa.
Communities outside the State Capital witnessed the second phase of Palliatives Distribution. Although the Secretary to the Kaduna State government Balarabe Lawal stated that there was no rancour in the second phase, officials still diverted the food items. In Soba, residents express gratitude to the government but reported acts of Injustice by officials. “It was a party affair, if you are not from their Party, you will not get the food Palliatives….” Mairo Inuwa a food vendor in Soba said in an interview. Residents of Saminaka, Zonkwa, Kafanchan and Kwoi made the same complain. “The palliatives showed the government have the people in mind, but some corrupt officials will not let people eat….” Mr Gaius Manzo a civil servant in Kafanchan said in an interview. Mr. Manzo said civil servants in the state are not happy seeing that the 25% deduction of their salaries is being played with. “….you will recall that we contributed over N300 million to this war against Covid-19 when they government said it will deduct 25% of our salary for the months of April and May…but look at how some politicians are busy diverting the food Palliatives, the governor and the SSG (referring to Secretary to the state government) should please probe these Palliatives Distributors to avoid future occurrence….” Manzo said.
Another glaring instance of corruption in the management of Covid-19 funds in Kaduna is the Non-disclosure of spendings for the pandemic. Those that Contributed over N600 million Naira for the war against Covid-19 deserve to know what the money is used for. Questions need to be asked. Government openness and Transparency must come to play and Kaduna State being the pioneer of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria should not in any way be found wanting in area of openness. Only N500 million for food Palliatives was disclosed. Citizens deserve to know the cost of testing, and maintenance of Isolation centres. Nondisclosure of spending these funds is termed as corruption as declared by the Federal Government’ framework for managing Covid-19 Funds (FMIC). Paragraph two of the objectives of the FMIC states that the “…Framework is… designed to articulate the measures put in place by Government for the transparent and accountable management of COVID-19 Donor Funds as an expression of its commitment towards bridging the trust gap.”
Though the Framework is designed by the Federal Government, the government of Kaduna State which signed to the OGP should see this framework as a way of meeting its obligation as an OGP compliant state. On transparency, the framework states that “…..Failure to publish timely report of COVID-19 activities in the prescribed format and at the stipulated intervals or to respond to FOI request will constitute early warning signs of mismanagement….”
Once Kaduna government key into the FMIC like the way it started the OGP, it will sustain its reputation. Kaduna has about three testing centres presently; the DNA laboratory, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, and a new community testing vehicle.
TNG also gathered that the Infectious disease control centre (IDCC) Kakuri which has been upgraded to an isolation centre also conduct Covid-19 tests.
Apart from the IDCC Kakuri, Hamdala motel is another isolation centre while the Barrau Dikko Teaching Hospital also has an isolation unit.
Recall that all Federal Stadia were to be used as isolation centre and Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna was to be used as isolation centre but nothing of such is happening there.
It would also be recalled that the first set of covid 19 positive patients in Kaduna State with the Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai being the index case were all attended to by health workers in an undisclosed private facility except for the governor who disclosed that he was being attended to in an arm of the government house by health workers. The IDCC is equipped with ventilators but no one knows whether the other isolation centre at Hamdala motel has ventilators, it is not impossible however following reports of ventilators donation to the state government recently.
The extent to which the isolation centres are equipped and amount spent on such is also not disclosed.
Conclusion:
Advocacies by the Civil Society Communities on asking questions about Covid-19 spending must be taken serious. Two civil societies in Nigeria; “Budgit” and “Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)” have been calling on government at national and sub-national (state) level to desist from the habit of non-disclosure of spendings. Budgit sometimes in the end of June disclosed in their Twitter handle that “so far only Oyo State has disclosed how much it spent on Covid-19” and by July 3; just few days later Kwara state released how much it spent on Covid-19 too. For SERAP, it’s a daily routine. They seek explanation on all funds spent. This kind of advocacies is the way forward. Nigerians must keep asking these questions until they get very good and well comprehensive answers.
The Kaduna State goverment said the quarantine order imposed in the state to tame the spread of the novel Covid-19 Pandemic remains until Tuesday 9th June when the order will be reviewed by the governor
Governor Nasir Elrufai disclosed in a state signed by his media aid Muyiwa Adekeye and posted on Twitter.
According to the statement “KDSG has stated that the Quarantine Order remains in force until Tuesday, 9 June 2020, when Malam Nasir
Elrufai will make a state broadcast on the next steps. Until then, the lockdown remains in force. The night-time curfew also remains, until the government announces otherwise.”
Kaduna State Government says Saturday will no longer be included in the initial two-day window of the restriction of movement order.
Managing Director of Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company(KMDMC), Hafiz Bayero disclosed this on Sunday in a press statement made available to TNG. Bayero said that Wednesdays and Thursdays are now the two-day window which the restriction of movement will be relaxed.
He stressed that the temporary neighbourhood markets are to operate from 10am to 4pm on the two days on which the restriction of movement is relaxed.
‘’Residents will be free to visit their neighbourhood markets on 20th and 21st May 2020 to purchase food and other essential items. This adjustment means that no market will be open next Saturday,’’ he says.
The Managing Director promises that KMDMC will make all the necessary arrangements for the orderly and safe conduct of trading activities at all the designated temporary neighbourhood markets.’’
Bayero also commended the adherence to the safety measures against Covid-19 by traders and customers in the markets.
He further called for the continuous compliance with the the use of facemasks and temperature checks in the the markets. He added that physical distancing and other public health protocols should be complied with. “… the company warned those traders that are trying to turn the streets nearby the closed main markets into illegal shops to desist,’’ the statement added.
Governor Nasir Elrufai imposed a One month Lockdown down order in the state in April which is expect to expire on Tuesday 26th May, 2020.
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has been cleared of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after testing negative twice of the infection.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor El-Rufai made this known in a statement on Wednesday, expressing delight at recovery after nearly four weeks in isolation.
The statement reads: “In the evening of Saturday, 28 March 2020, I was notified that I had tested positive for Covid-19. I immediately made a public disclosure of this sad news and proceeded into isolation under the strict supervision of our healthcare professionals.
“I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results.
“I thank Almighty Allah for His grace and mercy. I also acknowledge with gratitude the massive outpouring of sympathy, prayers and public support that followed the disclosure of the infection. My family not only went through the trauma of potentially losing a member, but also the risk of being infected as well. The entire family has been supportive as usual, while my many friends and colleagues from all over the world have sent their prayers and best wishes.
“I wish to thank the diligent medical personnel of our Ministry of Health and the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital who managed my case for their dedicated and professional care.
“It was cheering to see the determined efforts of our Covid-19 Task Force chaired by the Deputy Governor, the officials of our Ministry of Health ably led by the Commissioner and our security/enforcement agencies, to manage and contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
“I wish to acknowledge our Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, for her reassuring leadership of our team in my absence. In this trying period, our senior officials have demonstrated admirable commitment and the flexibility to provide governance in circumstances that are so different from the old normal. The commitment, competence and capabilities displayed by the Kaduna State Government in my four-week absence is clear evidence that we have a public service we can all be proud of.
“I am relieved by my recovery. With the privilege of life, sound health, and the support and prayers of our citizens, I will continue to lead the Kaduna State Government’s efforts to ensure that as few of our people as possible get infected by Covid-19, and that those who do can receive adequate and timely care and treatment. Our emphasis is rightly on prevention because it is the prudent thing to do to save lives, given the limited capacity of our health system.
“I am delighted by the recovery of four other Covid-19 cases who were discharged last week which was followed yesterday with the discharge of a fifth patient. On Monday, we received the sad news of three more positive cases in Kaduna State. They will receive the best care that our dedicated health professionals can muster and we wish them speedy recovery from Covid-19.
“We must all work hard to ensure that we keep Covid-19 out of Kaduna State. We have lower infection rates than expected due to stringent measures we imposed in our state, but we cannot let our guards down. We are in dangerous times. This disease is a threat to our humanity, our lives and livelihoods. As someone that has experienced it, I will not wish it on my worst enemy.
“We must reiterate that an infected person can show no symptoms as I did, for up to two weeks, while unknowingly infecting others close to him or even through casual contact. That is why mixing with many people is not a good idea. While four of every five infected persons show mild symptoms like headache, fever and cough and recover fully, there is evidence worldwide that older people and those with pre-existing health challenges like hypertension and diabetes are particularly at greater risk of dying if they get the Covid-19 infection.
“We must therefore do everything to avoid exposure and prevent the spread of this disease in our towns and villages. We must now make the sacrifices of enhanced domestic hygiene, regular hand-washing with soap, staying at home and avoiding crowds to defeat this disease.
“Let me conclude by informing the citizens of Kaduna State that I have issued another amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in the State to wear a face mask when going out of the home or workplace for any reason. The State Government is going to make these masks available free to the poor and vulnerable groups, and encourage everyone that can afford it to get their neighborhood tailor to sew cloth masks for their use. This will help protect them, their loved ones and everyone else from the spread of this disease.
“Once again, we appeal to everyone to stay at home, observe social distancing, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, and wash our hands with soap and water regularly.
“Stay home, stay safe, save lives! God Bless and Protect Kaduna State. God Bless and Protect the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has said he is yet to shave since going into isolation, but that he is fine and getting better every passing day.
Governor El-Rufai made this known on Monday after taking part in the daily virtual meeting of the State Standing Committee on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), chaired by Deputy Governor Hadiza Balarabe.
“Earlier today, I took 2 hours out of isolation to attend the daily virtual meeting of State Standing Committee on Covid-19, chaired by Deputy Governor @DrHadiza Balarabe.
“Since there is some fake news circulating that I am in an ICU in a Lagos Hospital, a nice ICU picture will help debunk the evil news!
“For the avoidance of any doubt, I have been isolated for the past 24 days in a wing of the Government House, Kaduna undergoing treatment for coronavirus from doctors of the State Ministry of Health.
“As the pictures show, I have not shaved since I went into isolation so that I will have a new Covid-19 look to remember when this pandemic passes, as it surely will by the Grace of God.
“I appreciate these dedicated public servants as well as all those that called or sent messages expressing concern and sympathy, but I am fine and getting better every passing day,” Governor El-Rufai stated.
See photo of unshaved Governor El-Rufai in isolation below:
Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Baloni has said the two new confirmed Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the State are contacts of the index case.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports an index case is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an epidemiological study.
Recall that the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed two new positive cases, bringing the number of cases to three in Kaduna.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai had on March 28 tested positive to the Coronavirus making him the first to test positive to the virus in the State.
Baloni, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna, while reviewing update on the 2 new cases confirmed in the State by the NCDC, said that health officials are actively tracking all contacts of positive cases to curtail spread of the virus.
The commissioner urged residents to strictly adhere to the stay at home and self quarantine declared by the State government to curtail spread of the pandemic.
Baloni advised residents on regular hand washing and observance social distancing to avoid contracting the virus.
“As we are working hard to safeguard our state and contain the spread of the virus, I urge you all to observe frequent hand washing and social distancing.
“All those who returned from countries with COVID-19 infections and those who have had contact with suspected or confirmed cases should isolate themselves for 14-days.
“All persons in self isolation are monitored for symptoms. Testing for COVID-19 is not yet offered as a routine service. Members of the public are advised to observe personal and respiratory hygiene, stay at home and stay safe,” she said.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Nigerians to pray for quick recovery of Mr Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
MURIC also urged Nigerians to pray for Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and others, who have been infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19).
MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola made the call in a statement in Lagos on Sunday.
“Kyari tested positive for the Coronavirus few days ago while El-Rufai announced his status on Saturday. Both of them deserve prayers from Nigerians. They are both tested and trusted. Both of them are the embodiments of loyalty, trust, dedication and service to humanity.
“Kyari has served Nigeria with all his strength. He proved a most loyal and dedicated aide to Buhari particularly during the latter’s prolonged illness.
“El-Rufai has exhibited exemplary leadership, uncommon courage and immense love for residents of Kaduna State,” he said.
He said that Nigerians needed to remember those infected in their supplications every hour of the day.
“Everyone in general is with you. We are confident that Almighty Allah, the great healer, will heal you and you will emerge from isolation to continue your good work,” he prayed.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have arrived in Warri for thanksgiving by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senator Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly (NASS), is thanking God today at Mother of Redeemer Catholic Church, Airport Junction, Effurun.
Omo-Agege is returning to the Almighty God with thanksgiving for his electoral victory, elevation to the post of Deputy President of the Senate, and other innumerable blessings and great deeds of God.
Reception had been billed to hold at Jubilee Centre, inside Holy Martyrs of Uganda Seminary, Enerhen Road, Effurun, after the church service.
Also arriving the township of Warri is the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who received Vice President Osinbajo at the Osubi Airport in company of Senator Omo-Agege, Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodima and his Jigawa State counterpart, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.
See photos below:
Meanwhile, Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria, Mr. Boss Mustapha has also arrived in Warri through the Osubi Airport.
Attending the thanksgiving are the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Silva, Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senate George Akume and former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State.
Others are Senators Ibikunle Amosun, James Manager, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh (NDDC, EDP), Rev. Francis Waive, Olorogun Ovie Omo-Agege and many others.
Also attending are traditional rulers from Delta State including 103-year-old Chairman of the Forum of Urhobo Traditional Rulers and Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, HRM Ovie Ogbon, Ogoni 1, Orodje of Okpe, Olu of Warri, Ovie of Uvwie, Ovie of Agbon, Ovie of Agbarha-Otor and others.
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