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Buhari sets Nigeria 100yrs back, brought religious divisions – Buba Galadima

By Christiana Ekpa

Achieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has responded to a recent claim by President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, that his principal would leave Nigeria better than he met it in 2015 in terms of security and the economy.

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Adesina had, in a statement on Sunday, claimed Buhari would not be leaving Nigeria the way he met it.

Reacting, Galadima prayed for God to visit Adesina with what the common people suffer daily in Nigeria.

However, Galadima said on Wednesday, “We wish that he (Buhari) could have kept the country (as he met it) on May 29, 2015. We could have clapped for him and escorted him to

Daura or wherever he intends to live after leaving office.

“The man has set Nigeria 100 years back, divided Nigeria across religious lines, along ethnic lines and crashed economic policies that have left the dollar which he met at N157/$1 and he’s now leaving it at N800/$1, that is if you see the dollar to buy.

“And insecurity was confined to the North East generally, except some dark spots that had happened in Abuja, Kano, and some few other places. Today, you cannot travel to any part of Nigeria with your eyes closed. You have to spend the night praying that God delivers you.

“If that’s the kind of Nigeria that Femi Adesina wants, then I pray to God to visit him with what the common people suffer daily in Nigeria.”

Ebonyi Assembly approves N1.6bn for Umahi as ‘exit package’

By Musa Baba Adamu

Ebonyi State House of Assembly has approved over N1.6bn for Governor Dave Umahi to bankroll exit packages for stakeholders.

The approval is coming just a few days to the expiration of Umahi’s tenure.

Recall that the approval of the said sum, was debated upon on the floor of the House by members led by the Deputy Speaker, Kinsley Ikoro, representing Afikpo North West Constituency.

The leader of the State House of Assembly, Victor Chukwu, representing Ezza North West Constituency, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the house sitting, said the approval of the said fund was for the interest of the citizens of the state and not for the governor.

According to him: “We only approved a fund for an exit package, which is targeted at appreciating those who have worked with the governor. It is a welfare package for the citizens of the state.

“It is an extension of the empowerment program that the governor has been doing and there is nothing new about it. The fund wasn’t approved for him as a governor but for the interest of Ebonyi citizens. We only approved one billion, six hundred million,” he stated.

It was gathered that the members of the house, equally confirmed the appointment of four commissioner nominees, that was sent to them by the governor.

The commissioner nominees include; Emeka Nwode from Ikwo LGA, Enekwachi Akpa from Ohaozara LGA, Obianuju Alo from Ishielu LGA and one other whose name is yet to be identified at the time of filing this report.

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