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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Fayose slapped a Professor during a Reconciliation Meeting with ASUU EKSU Chapter...

The Executive Governor of Ekiti State , Dr. Ayodele Fayose today slapped Ekiti State University Professor, Prof. Aribisala from Faculty of Engineering....

Governor Fayose was said to have slapped the Professor as a result of rudeness, according to Dr. Babatope who was at the meeting said the Governor was annoyed that his Senior Colleague interrupted while he (Fayose)was talking.

The Professor who hailed from Ayedun Ekiti while addressing press said he was not sad, it's highly disheartening that Governor Fayose can act such manner in a very peaceful ongoing meeting of intellects

Professor Aribisala said he has not for once interrupted the Governor in any meeting despite attending so many meetings with him before now, he said he was just trying to call his attention to some errors in the mentioning of figures of amounts owned by the State Government..

He said Fayose threat to sack him didn't move him as his days are numbered in his office and the Election coming soon will determine the fate whether Fayose's dream will come to past or not..

He concluded that the disrespectful manners of Fayose is becoming unbearable to lecturers in Ekiti State University because the first time we had meeting with him he scooted on us and again he exchange physical combat with him..

The ASUU chairman who also spoke to the press men said the action of the Governor is barbaric and unfair, though Prof Aribisala was not supposed to have interrupted the Governor while talking but Governor Fayose shouldn't revert by laying slap on a professor who can even give birth to him (Fayose)

He said soon or later they'll deliberate on the issue in an inner meeting and take the necessary steps.. A slap on one is a slap to all he concluded..

http://aljazirahnews.com/breaking-newsekiti-state-governor-slapped-professor-reconciliation-meeting-ASUU-eksu-chapter/

dpete1:
no be Akeredolu I dey see for goalpost?

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has accused security agencies in the country of failing to prevent killings in his state despite alerting them about an impending attack 24 hours before the recent invasion of communities in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state, which resulted in the death of 39 persons.

Speaking on Friday evening when he led five northern governors on a sympathy visit to the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Yari noted that security agencies in the area failed to tackle the problem of cross-border banditry and terrorism affecting communities in the area.

“Whatever was humanly possible that needed to be done, we as a government have done to mitigate this disaster. But it does appear that security agencies are failing in their responsibilities.

“I feel let down facing the people of this state whenever I remember the promise I made to them that if they elected President Muhammadu Buhari into power, these killings would end. But unfortunately, things are now getting worse.

“As such, I urge you security agencies to up the ante so as not to lose this war. If you let us put the matter in our hands, anarchy will reign, which is not what we hope for.

“On this particular incident, we had intelligence reports 24 hours before it happened that the bandits were grouping and ready to attack. I alerted the security agencies but unfortunately, they sent inadequate personnel to confront these people.”

But the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said if not for the bravery of vigilance groups who confronted the bandits, more people would have been killed.

Abubakar said 600 bandits had attempted to invade Zurmi before they were repelled by vigilantes.

He said, “They came on 200 motorcycles with three persons on each bike. Each of them was well-armed. We stationed 500 vigilante members who stood their ground and gallantly fought the bandits. Unfortunately, these same bandits turned their anger on travellers and other villagers on their way here; that was why we had 39 people killed.

“These terrorists are known to us. Their major hideout is in a village called Kagara, very close to Bafarawa in Sokoto State, and a few kilometers from Shinkafi in Zamfara State. But despite several appeals to security agencies to storm the area, our appeals have failed.

“I need to state here that majority of the weapons used by bad people in this country are brought in from this area. I had reason to personally inform Zamfara State’s Director of the Department of State Services sometime back of a large cache of weapons being brought into the country but no concrete action was taken until the containers were moved away.”

Meanwhile, prominent Nigerians and groups have berated the Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Yari, over his handling of the killings in the state.

Groups and individuals, including the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere; Senator Kabir Marafa (Zamfara Central) and the Centre for Anti -Corruption and Open Leadership, in separate interviews on Friday with Saturday PUNCH, said Yari was not compassionate.

Yari chaired a meeting of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Wednesday night. He attended the meeting of the National Economic Council on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was one of the governors who visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to condole with him over the death of two of his relatives.

The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, accused the governor of laxity.

He said, “If you remember, it was the day after the burial of 73 people in Benue that the governor and his colleagues went to endorse Buhari for a second term. It may appear that the blood of Nigerians is the carpet for their coronation.

“The President did not deem it fit to go to Benue where 73 people were killed on New Year’s Day, instead he went to Nasarawa where cows were killed. So, you can put two and two together. The apple of the governor is not falling far from the tree,” Odumakin stated.

Also Marafa accused Yari of laxity in managing the security crisis in Zamfara State. He said Yari was paying more attention to the NGF as its chairman than Zamfara where he was elected to govern.

He further alleged that the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd.), is from Zamfara but there was a “conspiracy of silence” on the attacks in the state.

Marafa said, “Why are people not talking? Why is the state House of Assembly not addressing this issue?

“Definitely, some people have to be brought to book. He was voted to be the governor, not the Chairman of the NGF.

“If he is not in charge, he should summon the courage to come out and say ‘this issue is beyond me, Mr. President I want your help.’”

Marafa stated that he would continue to raise the alarm on the security crisis in the state, alleging that the gunmen were known to officials of the state government.

He said, “I have been complaining but the state government always wants to sweep this thing under the carpet.

“I said (at the Senate) that there was a problem and I said Zamfara was under a siege and that the state government had banned all vigilante groups. People who are not security agents now walk about with arms.

“The governor keeps saying that he is spending money. Spending money on what, and why? What you see that just happened is not only in that community. Within the last three days, different communities were attacked in Zamfara. It is just that this one is bigger than others. There are killings and kidnappings going on in Zamfara on a daily basis and nothing is being done.

“Instead of him to sit down and face his problem, he is always in Abuja doing one thing or the other in the name of being the Chairman of the NGF.”

The Centre for Anti -Corruption and Open Leadership, equally came down hard on the Zamfara governor for not showing compassion to the victims.

It noted that Yari should have visited the families of the victims and condole with them instead of visiting Katsina on a purported condolence visit to the President.

CACOL Executive Director, Debo Adesina, said, “Yari did not show compassion to the victims and their families as expected of a leader.”

The Campaign for Democracy and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights also knocked the governor for his seeming insensitivity to the plight of his people.

The CD President, Abdul Usman, said, “Such an action is wrong and the people must be wiser in the next elections in choosing leaders who have their best interest at heart.”

Also, the CDHR President, Malachy Ugwummadu, said, “We have seen presidents of countries, ministers and state actors cancelling state functions and even international engagements on account of a devastating situation back home.

“Now we talk about 41 persons who died in an avoidable disaster in one state. What is the state of the governor’s conscience and how does he react to the plight of his people?”

Also, a Northern elder statesman, Dr Junaid Mohammed, said these people’s death should be a source of worry to all Nigerians and the President himself.

He said, “The governor is the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and I have warned him personally not to take other people’s responsibilities on his head, while his own responsibilities suffer.

“It is clear to me and to the vast majority of Nigerians by now that this is not a listening government. This is a government which came to mess itself and the country up. We now have a clear picture of what really bothers the Federal Government and the Presidency.

“It is unfortunate that this Federal Government started thinking about second term almost days after it was sworn into office in 2015.”

The President of the Middle Belt Youth Council, Emma Zopmal, described the killings in Zamfara State as unfortunate.

He stated, “Buhari’s government plays politics with killings in other states especially those that enacted anti-open grazing laws, accusing them of not accommodating strangers. Now, how can the Federal Government explain the killings in Zamfara State?

“This clearly shows how nepotistic, clueless and inefficient his government can be. This situation will get worse with another Buhari in power beyond May 2019. Nigerians should wake up and vote out Buhari or expect to be sleeping in the bush like the Fulani if they mistakenly vote him back.”

The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Alhaji Muhammadu Biu, called on security operatives to halt the series of attacks across the country.

He said, “The bloodletting in the states, in form of bandits attack and herders/farmers clashes, has assumed a dangerous dimension which must be tackled head-on by the security agencies.

“Federal Government’s decision to deploy troops in troubled states is, therefore, a welcome development.

“ACF extends its condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families and the government of Zamfara State over this ugly incident.”

The factional President of Ijaw Youth Council, Eric Omare, said the continued killings in different parts of the country, including Zamfara, indicated that the current administration of Buhari had failed.

Omare explained that the situation in the country, where the lives of Nigerians appear to be worthless, had degenerated under the watch of the current government.

He said, “Under the leadership of President Buhari, the lives of Nigerians no longer mean anything. Every day, what we read in the newspapers is death here and there. It is unfortunate. One of the primary responsibilities of government is to protect lives and property. This government in that respect has failed woefully.”

Killings signal insecurity –Reps

The House of Representatives has condemned the latest killings in Zamfara State, saying the attacks signalled the general insecurity in the country.

It also said that the killings had reaffirmed a recent resolution by the House demanding the removal of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris.

The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, who reacted on behalf of the House, noted that the killings called to question, the integrity of intelligence gathering in the country.

He said, “It is amazing how people are able to move about freely with arms, come into a place and shoot and kill without resistance.

“We condemn these mindless killings going on in almost every part of the country.”

Yari is a responsive and responsible leader-Spokesperson

The Media Adviser to the Zamfara State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, has described his boss as a responsible and responsive leader.

Dosara, in a telephone interview with Saturday PUNCH, on Friday said contrary to claims by some of his principal’s detractors, the governor had visited the victims and was doing everything within his power to secure the lives and property of the people of the state.

He said, “People should stop playing politics with sad incidents like this. He has given instructions to the necessary agencies to investigate and he is doing everything to prevent a reccurrence.”

Prosecute Zamfara massacre suspects, Saraki charges security agencies

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday night condemned the latest killings in Zamfara State.

Saraki, in reaction to the attacks on his social media platforms, described it as senseless.

He said, “I join all Nigerians in condemning the killing of innocent and defenseless citizens in Birane Village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

“Such senseless acts have no place in our society. Our security agencies must do all that it takes to find and prosecute the perpetrators.”


https://punchng.com/zamfara-killings-security-agencies-failed-us-says-gov-yari/

OboOlora:
Gbam! U av said it all. How can u be a Christian and think other Christians are ‘evil’ just because they don’t practice your doctrine?!

Uyi168:
...way back,kumuyi used to refer to d tv as the devil box...

INTERMAN:
please don't add to what I posted. I didn't say he say no to medication or whatever you added to it. He only encouraged them to be happy and was not a "strict" doctrine. Why would you add to my post?

007author:
Deeper life people are extremists. They should be banned in Nigeria

Uyi168:
His teaching on calling the tv a devil box is one reason pastor tunde bakari left the d church..

INTERMAN:
Thank God the man of God is still standing for holiness and righteousness. But here are some old beliefs of WF kumuyi in which he latter sent into oblivion.

1) TELEVISION- In the early days of Deeper life church. Television and anything that relates to it was seen as a taboo. The gadget was tagged "the box of the devil" and members of the church were strictly warned against Tv, video cameras in wedding and so on.Repairing of TV was also abomination. But today, the church itself, I.e Deeper life Bible Church now have over Ten thousands television in their various church for live transmissions. Video cameras are also now been used during events by members of the church

2) BE HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE SICK: In one of the old messages of pastor kumuyi. He made mention that saints and Christians should be happy when they are sick because it should be a thing of joy when it is time to cross over to the other side of eternity I.e heaven. But today, Pastor kumuyi now pray against death of members of the church and even organizes monthly programs and crusades against every form of sickness and disorders. He equally encourages his pastors to have some time to rest to prevent deaths and illness from overstress.

3) WEARING OF SUITS: Although he was not against wearing of suit. But he said he preferred wearing his Shirt and trousers.That was majorly his mode of dressing until the early 2000' when Pastor kumuyi suddenly changed to suit and Tie which has hence became his permanent mode of dressing.

4) BUILDING OF SCHOOLS BY THE CHURCH: It was believed that the church never intended to build any university or schools in the past so that Members can spread and shine as salts in the world rather than been confined in a given location. But today the church now has many secondary schools (Deeper life high schools) and a university (anchor university)

5) USE OF HANDKERCHIEF IN HEALING: In the late 80's or early 90's handkerchief was said to have been used by the man of God during miracle services, but this was latter abolished.

zionmde:
ask me why I also attend service on Wednesday Thursday and Saturday

zionmde:
many churches have their different worship days spanning from Monday to Sunday. some churches have services almost every day
So rephrase ur question to why do unserious Christians worship only on Sundays?

Solidkay:
I suppose you are a Muslim for you to have asked this question,

and if you are a Christian you are surely not a blble student,
cos it is stated in the Bible that never forsake the gathering of the children of God

also keep the Sabbath day holy.

WHY DO YOU ATTEND SERVICE ON SUNDAY?

harbdulrasaq88:
No fewer than 22 persons were killed and 28 others injured in a multiple suicide bomb attack at a market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno.



The incident occurred on Friday at about 9:00 PM, when three suicide bombers detonated explosives at the “Kasuwar Kifi” in the outskirts of Konduga town.


http://www.newshelmng.com/2018/02/22-die-as-multiple-suicide-bomb-hit.html


Where is Buhari Drone

Cows at airport: Fayose hails Air Peace pilot for saving passengers’s lives

The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has hailed Air Peace pilot for saving the lives of passengers when cows taking over the Airport runway in Akure on Saturday. Fayose The Governor on his Twitter handle said that he witnessed cows taking over the airport runway and preventing aircraft No. 5NBQQ from landing for more than 15 minutes and thanks to Capt Inyang for saving the lives of the passengers. ‘Today, while at the Akure Airport to board Air Peace commercial flight to Lagos, I witnessed cows taking over the Airport runway and preventing Aircraft No. 5NBQQ from landing for more than 15 minutes. Thanks to Capt Inyang for saving the lives of the passengers. He said

Cows at airport: Fayose hails Air Peace pilot for saving passengers’s lives

The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has hailed Air Peace pilot for saving the lives of passengers when cows taking over the Airport runway in Akure on Saturday. Fayose The Governor on his Twitter handle said that he witnessed cows taking over the airport runway and preventing aircraft No. 5NBQQ from landing for more than 15 minutes and thanks to Capt Inyang for saving the lives of the passengers. ‘Today, while at the Akure Airport to board Air Peace commercial flight to Lagos, I witnessed cows taking over the Airport runway and preventing Aircraft No. 5NBQQ from landing for more than 15 minutes. Thanks to Capt Inyang for saving the lives of the passengers. He said

BedLam:
Pls I want to Know....what distance is Daura from Kastina Capital? Because I can't imagine myself traveling that far just to discuss rubbish when we can do same in Abuja. Unless Daura is not too far and not remote...but from pictures, I've only seen Buharis house in Daura. Someone correct me.

madridguy:
Can you channel your energy in searching for Nnamdi Cownu?

madridguy:
PDP