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  • 2027 elections: I’ll deliver Kano to APC – Tinubu’s new Minister boasts

    2027 elections: I’ll deliver Kano to APC – Tinubu’s new Minister boasts

    The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

    Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

    He expressed his commitment to key into the renewed hope housing programme of Tinubu, commending the president for his appointment.

    Abdullahi also promised to ensure that APC recaptures Kano State in the 2027 General Elections.

    “This appointment is for the citizens of Kano State and Nigeria. I assure the President that, God willing, Kano State will return to be an APC stronghold in 2027.

    “My appointment is primarily due to the political significance of Kano Central, a region with a substantial voter base.

    “I will continue to be present in my ward and constituency to strengthen our political base,” he explained.

    The minister highlighted the importance of completing the ongoing projects under his ministry, particularly those related to the  Renewed Hope Agenda.

    He also expressed confidence in his ability to deliver on these commitments, drawing on his experience as a former Speaker and Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly.

    “Kano Central has the highest vote. It has 65% of the registered voters and has no major appointment.

    “But just now, the president has appointed me, and going by what they said, I have been in the House of Assembly since 1999.

    ”I was a speaker, majority leader, and Special Adviser to the Governor. So, we have all the confidence to win Kano State,” he said.

  • Patronise made-in Nigeria goods, Lawyer tells Nigerians

    Patronise made-in Nigeria goods, Lawyer tells Nigerians

    An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, has advised Nigerians to always patronise goods made in the country.

    Abdullahi, who gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview said most people were fond of glorifying foreign-made goods to the detriment of home made ones.
    According to him, most Nigerians prefer to pay high prices for substandard goods and products from abroad than to pay lesser for high quality made-in-Nigeria goods.

    “We see anything Nigeria-made as ‘fake’. We prefer to buy substandard abroad goods than to buy quality home made goods.
    “Nigerians must wake up and appreciate their own goods rather than investing in other people’s economy.
    “You see some people paying huge amount of money for some foreign wears that does not worth it . When you ask them to pay for Nigeria wears, they will tell you God forbid.

    “We need to change our mentality and value what we have. It is not everything in Nigeria that is fake,” he said.

    The legal practitioner, however, called on government at all levels to ensure strict monitoring of goods produced in the country.

    He advised government to task SON, NAFDAC and other relevant agencies not to compromise on their duties.

    “Government must ensure strict supervisions are made via their machineries to ensure quality goods are in circulation,” he said.

     

  • FRSC denies introducing Sharia Law to enforce traffic rules

    FRSC denies introducing Sharia Law to enforce traffic rules

    The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) has dissociated itself from the rumours that it is seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to complement existing extant regulations on the enforcement of traffic rules and prosecution of offenders.

    Recently, there were media reports that the sector commander, FRSC, in Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, spoke on the need to create a Shari’a law to prosecute traffic offenders to curtail road crashes in the country.

    But reacting to Abdullahi’s comment in a press statement, issued by FRSC headquarters on Saturday, said the entire statement does not in anyway, reflect the position of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

    According to the statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, noted that the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu has recalled with immediate effect, the Sector Commander to the National Headquarters Abuja, for necessary administrative action because the Sector Commander through the quoted statements has breached the FRSC regulations and the Standard Operating Procedures.

    The statement reads: “Without any reservation, it is key to inform the general public that the Federal Road Safety Corps is a Government Agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria and sensitive to the country’s multi-religious as well as heterogeneous ethnic composition.

    “The Corps was founded through Decree No. 45, as amended by Decree 35 of 1992 referred to in the statute books as the FRSC Act cap 141 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN). The Act was passed by the National Assembly as Federal Road Safety Corps (establishment) Act 2007.

    “By this very fact, it is important to clearly posit that the Corps is neither a religious nor sectional organisation, but a Federal Government Agency established with a mandate that is guided by the provisions of an establishment Act; and not a Sharia, Mosaic, customary, canon or any other law whatsoever that contradicts the provisions of it’s establishment Act, or the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

    Kazeem stressed that the lead agency role is shielded in it strict compliance with established regulations duly passed by the National Assembly. As such, the public is humbly called to disregard the entire content of the opinion as published because it is outrightly baseless.

  • SAD! 14 casualties recorded in Bauchi crash

    SAD! 14 casualties recorded in Bauchi crash

    … as FRSC blames speed violation

    No fewer than 14 people were killed in an auto crash that occurred on Thursday at Zangoro Village, along Bauchi-Darazo Road in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

    Five others sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash that involved two vehicles.

    The state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

    Abdullahi said the crash occurred around 12.17pm.

    He said, “The crash occurred at Zangoro Village along Bauchi-Darazo Federal Highway and it involved one commercial vehicle and a private one.

    “They are a yellow Golf 3 Wagon with number plate AJ-507 GWA and an ash Chevrolet with number plate 15B-07BA belonging to the Bauchi State Government.

    “A total of 19 people comprising 10 female adults, seven male adults, one female child and one male child were involved.

    “Immediately our men arrived at the scene, they rushed the victims to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for confirmation and medical treatment. Unfortunately, 14 of them were certified dead by a medical doctor upon arrival there.

    “The deceased included two male adults, 10 female adults, one male child and one female child. Those who were injured are five male adults.”

    While identifying speed limit violation as a possible cause of the accident, Abdullahi said N73,000; seven mobile phones, one power bank and four small handbags were recovered at the scene of the crash.

    He said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of the ATBUTH, Bauchi, after which they would be released to the relatives for burial.

    He added that the five others who sustained various injuries are receiving treatment in the hospital.

  • TRAGEDY: 6 feared dead, many injured in Bauchi auto crash

    TRAGEDY: 6 feared dead, many injured in Bauchi auto crash

    Tragedy struck on Sunday when six persons died in a road crash in Sabuwar Miya village of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

    Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this in a road traffic report in Bauchi on Sunday.

    The FRSC boss added that 16 other people were injured in the crash.

    He said the lone accident, which involved one Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BA124 AO6, happened around 11:50 a.m.

    According to him, it took the personnel of the corps barely 20 minutes to arrive at the scene of the crash to clear the site.

    The sector commander attributed the cause of the crash to tyre burst and loss of control.

    “Twenty two people were involved in the fatal road crash and there were two male adults, four male children, 10 female adults and six female children.

    “Six of them lost their lives on the spot and there are two female adults, two male children and two female children.

    Abdullahi also stated that both the injured person and the remains of the deceased had been taken to the Kafin Madaki General Hospital for treatment and confirmation.

    He added that arrangements had been made to transfer the injured to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH) for further treatments.

    The sector commander, however, advised road users to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads.

    He urged vehicle owners and drivers to always ensure good tyres, average speed, routine vehicle maintenance and sound state of mind while driving.

  • 4 die, 7 injured in Bauchi auto crash

    4 die, 7 injured in Bauchi auto crash

    Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, said four people died, while seven others sustained injuries in an auto crash that occurred in Bauchi on Sunday.

    Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident on Monday in Bauchi, said the accident, which involved one Sharon bus with registration number TRR 391 YX, and an Opel Salon with registration number AA 268 SHR, occurred around Giwo Science Academy, along Bauchi-Kano road.

    The sector commander explained that the accident occurred around 2:45 p.m, while personnel of the corps arrived the scene in record time.

    Abdullahi attributed the crash to speed violation and dangerous driving.

    “Fourteen people were involved in the crash and there were nine male adults, four female adults, one female child.

    “Four people lost their lives to the crash and they included three male adults, a female adult and seven others, including five male adults and two female adults were seriously injured,” he said.

    Abdullahi explained that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of State Specialist Hospital for identification.

    In the same vein, the Sector Commander said that the injured persons were also responding to treatment at the same hospital.