Rivers Crisis:Caution Wike, G-60 Reps tell IG
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A group of 60 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, popularly known as G-60 lawmakers, on Thursday, called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokeun, to stop aiding the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike in meddling in the Rivers State political crisis.
The lawmakers spoke against Thursday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal which dismissed an order barring Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from parading themselves as lawmakers and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Recall that a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on May 10, 2024, had barred the Speaker of the State Assembly and 24 others loyal to Wike from parading themselves as lawmakers.
Addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, the spokesman of the group, Ikenga Ugochinyere chided Egbetokun for playing the ostrich while the oil-rich state burns in the heat of the political tension.
He said, “Why has the IGP not arrested those who carried dynamite during a peaceful protest against pro-Wike supporters? Why is the IGP showing support for the FCT Minister by not calling to order those breaking laws and order in the state because one man told them to?
“We are calling on the IGP to do the right thing and stop giving support to pro-Wike supporters because he is the FCT Minister.
Tinubu unveils economic council
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated a 31-member Presidential Economic Coordination Council comprising himself, the Vice President, the Senate President, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, among others.
Thursday’s inauguration comes three months after the President established the committee on March 27, 2024.
Tinubu also presented the outcomes of his review of the accelerated stabilisation and advancement plan, which seeks to inject N2tn into the economy in the next six months.
Expert laments rising trauma cases in Nigeria
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The Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Winbox Centre, Dr. Deji Osasona, has expressed worries over the rising cases of trauma in the country.
Osasona made his position known in a statement made available to PUNCH online on Tuesday after hosting an event tagged HealingFest, a free Trauma Therapy Conference themed ‘From Scars to Stars.”
Osasona said, “According to data, over 80 per cent of Nigerians have experienced or witnessed one form of trauma or the other ranging from betrayal to invalidations, extreme poverty, losses, failures, neglects, sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and exposure to all manners of violence and crime such as kidnapping and banditry”
Tinubu has failed, can’t solve problems Buhari caused – PDP
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Bola Tinubu has failed Nigerians.
PDP noted that Tinubu’s bad leadership had plunged Nigerians into hardship and worsened the precarious economic situation.
The opposition party said Tinubu’s administration had failed to address the problems caused by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a post on its X page, PDP wrote: “The Tinubu administration’s bad leadership has plunged Nigerians into unimaginable hardship, exacerbating the country’s already precarious economic and social conditions.
“Since assuming office in 2023, the APC led administration’s policies and actions have only served to worsen the lives of Nigerians.