Acting President:
Govs didn’t direct NASS against Yar’adua-Saraki
From YUSUF ABU, Ilorin
Kwara state governor, Alhaji Bukola Saraki yesterday
said the governors did not direct the National Assembly
regarding President Yar’adua’s absence but only appealed
to them to consider Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as
acting president of the country.
Saraki stated this while answering questions from
journalists on the state of the nation.
He said some people are only interested in causing
confusion, that was why they alleged that the governors
were directing the National Assembly to do just that.
He explained that the governors only appealed to the
National Assembly to move a motion to consider the vice
president as acting president of the country.
Engr.
Abdullahi T.M Gwarzo,
Kano Ag. Governor
Activities of sand
evacuators at Challawa worry KNSG
By SALISU MARAFA
KANO state acting governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Tijjani
Muhammad Gwarzo has solicited the cooperation of sand
evacuators (sand sellers) at the Challawa River Bank for
the successful operation of projects at the water
schemes there.
The acting governor, made the call yesterday when he
paid an unscheduled visit to inspect the ongoing
construction of new water intake at No II Chalalwa River
site.
Gwarzo observed that the activities of sand sellers have
been some of the biggest problems causing diversion of
raw water to other unwanted places, resulting in low
flow of commodity in the various water intakes of the
plants.
Alhaji
Sa'ad Abubakar
Sultan of SSokoto
Jos crisis: Muslim
Parliament seeks compensation from statutory allocation
From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi
The Bauchi Muslim Parliament has urged the federal
government for the immediate payment of full
compensations to all victims of the crisis from the
statutory monthly allocation of Plateau state government
to serve as clear message to any state governor that
allows destruction of lives and properties of helpless
residents in his area of jurisdiction.
Speaking to newsmen in Bauchi, the President of the
Parliament, Imam Rabi’u Shehu equally called on the
federal government to as a matter of urgency constitute
a high-powered committee of inquiry with a clear mandate
to investigate the 17th January
Jos genocide targeted at Hausa/Fulani Muslims.
Malam
Ibrahim Muhammad
NSSF President
NSSF task govts,
stakeholders...Begin 7-week meeting in Kano
By ADO SALISU
THE three tiers of government as well as stakeholders in
the country have been called upon to assist Nigeria
Schools Sports Federation (NSSF) toward promoting and
developing various sporting activities, especially from
the grassroots for the overall development of sports.
The NSSF president, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad made the call
while declaring a seve-day executives meeting of the
federation held at the conference room of Kano state
Scholarship board yesterday.
The meeting which was sponsored by Kano state government
and sterling bank, attracted over 30 states and Federal
Capital Territory (FCT)..
The dawn of a new
era is steadily and promisingly unfolding. The clear signs of
success for progressive and selfless service are in the offing.
The Sardaunan Kano and Kano state governor, Malam (Dr.) Ibrahim
Shekarau is leading the pack; willing, able and committed to
Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development. All should
therefore, support him as president come 2011 for an ideal
democracy.
Sponsored by:
Rabi’u A.
Bako
Kano ANPP Secretary
