Maiduguri Fire: APC VP candidate, Shettima donates N100m to victims, says Tinubu expected

Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has donated N100m as personal support to victims of Sunday, February 26, 2023 fire disaster at Maiduguri Monday Market.

A statement by Isa Gusau, spokesman of the Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum said Shettima announced his donation on Sunday afternoon while briefing the press shortly after he paid sympathy visit on Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House in Maiduguri.

Shettima was two term Governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019 and he currently represent central part of the state at the senate of senate.

Shettima’s said in a remark: “It saddens my heart to address you this afternoon on the unfortunate fire incident at Maiduguri Monday market. This is a very famous market, it is the nerve centre of commercial activities in the northeastern sub-region.”

“I am here to commiserate with Governor Zulum, his eminence the Shehu of Borno and the people of Borno State, over the sad development.

“As my modest contribution towards cushioning the effects of the sad incident, I am making a personal donation of N100m for the victims of the fire disaster.”

“I have spoken with my principal, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and he requested me to convey his heartfelt sympathy to the government and people of Borno State and he promised to personally come to Maiduguri this week to condole the government and people of Borno State over the incident. Asiwaju knows the deep love and affection that the people of Borno hold for him and he wants to reciprocate by personally coming and also contributing handsomely towards assisting the victims of the fire incident.”

“Most importantly, His Excellency, Governor Zulum will lead us to meet with Mr President this week, to solicit for a massive intervention from the federal government, not only towards the reconstruction of the destroyed market, but also palliative for the victims of the fire incident.”

“Mr President is at liberty to

Niger APC guber disassociates party from CBN Naira swap policy

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

Niger state gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress

APC, Umar Mohammed Bago has disassociated himself and the party from the redesign naira note policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Bago made this known during his friendly meeting with Niger State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Minna.

He described the current cashless and naira notes swap policy as callous and inhuman, adding that it is not inline with the APC plans.

He stated that the policy was never an APC manifesto.