Successes against Boko Haram are being cancelled – Atiku
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the incidents of terrorism resurfacing in the North East.
He also condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
PUNCH Online reported that deadly bomb attacks killed at least 18 persons and maimed many others on Saturday in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State.
In a statement on Sunday issued via his X handle, Atiku said the suicide attacks in Borno are sad and condemnable, stressing that ugly incidents are worrisome.
The former Vice President said the achievements recorded in the fight against insurgency are being cancelled by the Tinubu government due to its lacklustre posture towards fighting terrorists.
He wrote, “It is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.
“The reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned.
“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect is being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline.”
President Tinubu approves take-off of sections 3, 4 of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of construction for sections 3 and 4 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, spanning from Cross River to Akwa Ibom, the Minister of Works, David Umahi has disclosed.
Also, the government revealed plans to terminate the reconstruction and rehabilitation contract for the Lokoja-Benin road due to inexplicable delays and the contractors’ lack of commitment to addressing the needs of the people.
Umahi said that the commencement of the two sections of the highway, while Sections 1 and 2 are still ongoing and yet to be completed, marks a departure from old practices and reinforces the Tinubu administration’s commitment to sustaining its infrastructural development drive in line with its Renewed Hope Agenda.
Umahi, who disclosed at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state on 29, June 2024, noted that the commitment of President Tinubu to the project was confirmed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio at the stakeholders’ meeting.
“We are here to introduce sections three and four of the famous Lagos- Calabar Coastal Highway. We started and awarded section one which started in Lagos and terminated at the deep port in Lagos which is at 47.4 km.
Another Kebbi pilgrim dies in Mecca
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Kebbi State has lost another pilgrim, Maryamu Mayalo, from Maiyama Local Government Area, who passed away in Mecca following a protracted illness.
This was contained in a statement by the Executive Chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruk Inabo, and made available to newsmen through the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ahmed Idris, on Sunday.
The statement reported that Mayalo died on Sunday at King Abdulazeez Hospital in Mecca.
“Late Hajiya Maryamu will be buried after Asr prayer at Haram Mosque according to Islamic rites.”
The Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris expressed his condolences over the death of Hajiya Maryamu, praying for “Allah SWT to grant her Aljanna Firdausi and to give her family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
Obi urges southeast governors to collaborate on tackling regional security challenges
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has admonished governors of the south-east to collaborate to solve the security challenge of the region.
In a statement by the spokesperson, Peter Obi Media Reach, Yunusa Tanko, the former governor of Anambra state, expressed his desire for all regions to work collectively for the progress of their respective areas, thereby contributing to the overall development of Nigeria.
Obi said: “In the case of the South-East, the problems, like elsewhere, are many. However, security is the most pressing issue. I again urge the Governors to work as a family, especially now towards solving this problem, because working in isolation will achieve less and consume more resources.”