‘Let Heaven Fall,’ Wike Vows to Continue Demolitions in FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the demolition of properties in the nation’s seat of power, saying he won’t be swayed by blackmail.
“In fact, you cannot be in this kind of position and say you cannot be blackmailed particularly as regards this Abuja. There are so many land grabbers. Some of us have come to put our feet down. Let heaven fall. It is even better that heaven comes down now so that we would not be fasting again to go to heaven,” Wike said during during the distribution of operational vehicles to security agencies at the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
Why Would Anyone Recommend T-Pain as Remedy to Our Woes? – Gov Oborevwori Slams Omo-Agege
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has berated former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, for applauding President Bola Tinubu-led Government economic policies.
He said, “Can we really talk of increased money in any state in Nigeria? What is the worth of such money in the face of galloping inflation, gross devaluation of the Naira, unparalleled hunger, mass poverty, mass unemployment, daily closure of major factories and multinationals in the country?
“Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have rightly stated that Tinubu’s economic policies are not working. That the policies have transformed Nigeria into the poverty capital of the world, with over 130 million of the population living below the poverty mark.
“Is this the model that Omo-Agege is recommending for Delta to copy! A model that has unleashed economic hardship on the people? Why would anyone recommend APC’s T-pain as remedy to our woes? Obviously, this is not a path desirable for Deltans and one they would want to embrace at this time.”
Obaseki Inflated Road Contract From N8bn to N16bn in One Year –Edo Govt
The Edo State Assets Verification Committee says it has uncovered how the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki reportedly increased the contract sum for 17.5 kilometres road project from N8 billion to N16 billion in one year.
Speaking to journalists during the inspection, member of the subcommittee, Engr Abass Braimah, said the project of 17.5 kilometers road was reviewed thrice 100 percent.
“I don’t think there is anywhere in Nigeria or outside of this subnational that a project can be awarded for N8 billion, reviewed the same project to N12 billion and further reviewed it to N16 billion in one year.”