Kokona crísis: Displaced Mada victims cry for help

council of Nasarawa state have made a passionate appeal to the federal and state governments as well as spirited individuals to come to their aid.

Speaking in an interview with Peoples

Daily Thursday in Garaku, one of the victims Malls Sundày Francis said that the call became imperative because many people fled their homes without carrying anything.

According to him,”we are calling on the state government under the leadership of Governor Sule and other relevant agencies to assist us from this predicament.“

Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), has tasked Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima, to ensure that the ministerial appointment for Borno is given to the southern zone of the state.

Dominic Ogakwu, President, CSGGG, said this at a news conference in Abuja.

Ogakwu said that for decades the southern part of the state had suffered marginalisation in terms of state and national appointments.

He said that from 1979 till date, the north and central zones had continue to occupy the state governorship office, while the south was yet to occupy the office.

Ogakwu added that the southern zone was also at disadvantaged position in the political arrangements in the state.

He said the group appeal was not an ethnic agitation nor a religious protest, but a ‘moralsuation.’

“We are only appealing to the humanity which binds all of us and calling the good people of Central and Northern Borno, led by Vice-President-elect Shettima, to ‘be their brothers keepers’ this time.

“We must back a Southern Borno person for appointment as a federal minister, for balancing, inclusion and participation, which are key criteria for political equity, fairness and justice.

“Considering the current political setup in the state, we are particularly calling on the president-elect to lead the charge for sociopolitical and socioeconomic integration, by appointing a person from Southern Borno as a federal minister,” he said.

Ogakwu said the appeal was critical considering the disadvantage and marginalisation position the people of the south in the state were already facing.

“As civil society, we are appealing Shettima to leverage on his influence in the party to mend the broken fences.

“To build a bigger, better and more united Borno State and Nigeria, by throwing his weight behind Borno South for federal ministerial appointment, to compensate and bring them into the fold as one family,” he said. (NAN)

From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi

Four different political parties out of the 14 that contested the 2023 gubernatorial election in Bauchi State have filed a petition before the election Petition Tribunal sitting in Bauchi challenging the declaration of Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad.

The petitioners includes Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Peoples

Redemption Party, PRP and New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP.