Tinubu promises to resuscitate Ajaokuta, dredge River Niger

Sen. Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Complex Ltd. and to dredge River Niger, if elected president.

Tinubu gave the assurance at the APC Kogi mega rally on Wednesday at Confluence Stadium Lokoja.

”I assure you that hope is here, Ajaokuta steel will be resuscitated and running, the dredging of River Niger will be done and agriculture will be our means of livelihood and prosperity.

”The North-Central zone has potential of great mineral resources, industrialisation, fabrication and industrial development,” Tinubu said.

2023: Police vows to ensure security of 1,707 Yobe polling units

From: Shehu Abubakar, Damaturu

Police in Yobe State are set to provide adequate security to the 1,707 polling units in the state during the 2023 general elections.

Spokesman for the State’s Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a statement that the Command had held astrategic meeting with all Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Departments of Tactical Commands to discuss all issues capable of causing security breaches around the polling units.

“The Command continues to assess and evaluate situations in the state toward ensuring hitch-free 2023 General Elections,” DSP Abdulkarim said in the statement.

He said at the strategic meeting, the officers reviewed strategies and outlined the risk analysis of each Local Government Area while overviewing the number of polling Units and collation Centres across the State.

The aim, the Police spokesman said, was to establish concrete solid fortifications around every polling unit as well as the collation centres.

The APC presidential candidate assured the people of a flourishing quality education, industrialisation and progress.

Tinubu commended the APC supporters in Kogi for mobilising themselves and managing to get to the stadium for the mega rally.

”Let me assure you that this your sacrifice will not go in vain. I thank you all,” he said. Tinubu, however, urged the people to consolidate their support for the party to come out on Feb. 25 to cast their votes for APC candidates at all levels.

Earlier, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, said that the state had done it for APC in 2019 and would do it again from the top to bottom.

The governor assured the people that Tinubu would check insecurity in the country.

Bello maintained that the mega rally was a form of referendum for APC, saying, ”Kogi is no go area for other parties”.

NAN reports that governors at the rally included that of Jigawa Gov. Mohammed Badaru — Jigawa, Gov. Abubakar Bello — Niger and Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrasak — Kwara, among other members of APC Presidential Campaign Committe (NAN)

Niger Gov. appeals to NNPC to expedite exploration of Bida Basin

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to explore all avenues at its disposal to ensure the exploration of the oil potentials of the Bida Basin.

Governor Bello stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC, Mele Kyari in Abuja.

He appreciated the NNPC for the work carried out in the Bida Basin Frontier in the past, adding that the Company should commence work since crude oil is been discovered in most northern parts of the country

According to him, the NNPC has played an important role in the development of the Ibrahim Babangida Badamasi University, Lapai, and also the construction of a hospital in

Minna.

Speaking the NNPC boss Kyari, noted that Niger State occupies an important position that has made it critical for the company, pointing out that aside housing two of its strategic depots, most of the company’s pipelines passed through the state.

Gov Sule assures prompt welfare of vulnerable children

Nasarawa State

Governor Abdullahi Sule has expressed his administration’s commitment toward the upliftment of children especially the vulnerable ones in the state.

The Governor affirmed this while addressing over 650 participants during the closing ceremony of Training

Youth facilitators for “At Risk Children Programme” held at the Special School in Lafia the state capital.

Governor Sule who was represented by the state commissioner for Women affairs and social development , Hajiya Aisha Ruffai Ibrahim opined that the state government has taken into cognisance the importance of children which necessitated the governore to sign an executive order to facilitate the implementation of child right law last year in order to protect children from all forms of violence.

Governor Sule said, “This gesture by the state government would continue to guarantee good health, education, security and adequate protection of our children especially the vulnerable ones in the society.

It is imperative that children are the future generation”

Also speaking , the special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on social investment Mrs Maryam Uwais who is also the National co ordinator of “At Risk Children Programme” charged participants to make judicious use of the knowledge gained in order to impact it to the children.