Polls: Benue LP candidate, denies endorsing PDP Uba

From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Benue State, Hon. Herman Hembe has distanced himself from an endorsement of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship candidate Titus Uba.

It should be noted that on Monday 13th March, 2023, 94 support groups of the Labor Party endorsed Uba at Government House, Makurdi, explaining that their action was born out of the need to reciprocate Governor Samuel Ortom who sacrificed his Senatorial ambition for the party during the Presidential/

Senatorial which he lost.

They appreciated him for standing in defence of the State against external aggressors.

But in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, Hon. Hembe said unequivocally that he would not have any ties with the PDP, maintaining that the purported adoption is a ‘sham’.

He noted that the group are people who do not have electoral value and are looking for stipends from the government, stressing that he is not deterred by the action but is campaigning hard to win the Governorship election slated for Saturday 18th March,2023.

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The Ministry of environment through Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has visited Government Junior Secondary School (GJSS) Gui in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) to assess the health iioimpact and damage done by solar batteries.

The directive was given to the EHCON by the Minister of Environment, Muhammad Abdullahi, following hazardous emission of substance from some of the solar batteries.

The investigation team visited the school Monday revealed that nearly 50 panels were installed in the school due to the absence of electricity in the community.

Speaking on the solar panels, the Registrar of EHCON, Mohammed Yakubu, said the batteries meant to service the solar panels were not well kept .

“Ideally, those batteries were supposed to be kept where crossed ventilation is coming through because the batteries contain gel. The batteries were affected because they were kept indoors and in a confined place”.