2special:
Most of them looks like Northern but they illegal immigrants from Niger Republic

asuustrike1:

Did River's governor did this ?
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SLAP44:


Since Some Northerners Started invading farms and harming people.

asuustrike1:
What is Kano's business with Rivers?

nku5:


If they are foreigners hand them over to immigration and follow up to ensure they are deported. If they are Nigerians they have the right to move freely

Sunsets:
That area of town is meant for industries and not religious houses. A church, The King Assembly, bought but forfeited the land because it was dubiously assigned to them. Till date, they have not acquired the said piece but have found solace in another property in GRA. That's a church. Unless you are telling us the mosque is an industry.

The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has described the story of mosque demolition in Rivers State as shocking, promising to drag the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, to court.

“We received this information with high degree of shock. And I am assuring the general public that, all necessary action against this demolition will be taken through appropriate authorities,” Mr Ganduje said in a statement by his spokesman, Abba Anwar.



The action, according to the governor include “Legal action against this demolition of the Mosque”.

“This will not go without taking it to the appropriate authorities for redress.”

Mr Ganduje called on the public to remain calm and peaceful and go about their normal businesses, as government had started efforts against the demolition.

“Kano state is known for peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians, we should therefore improve on that and remain calm and peaceful. People should please live peacefully with one another,” Mr Ganduje added.

Former Governor of Kano state, Ibrahim Shekarau, has condemned in a strong terms Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over demolishing of Rainbow Town Central Mosque located at the Trans-Amadi Area of Port Harcourt.

Shekarau in a statement signed by his media aide, Sule Ya’u Sule, said Nigeria belongs to all, and no state in Nigeria could claim to be mono religious, lamenting that “it only takes a responsible leadership to carry everybody along.”

The former governor, who is now Senator representing Kano central, said Governor Wike’s action was a pointer to him being induced by other than rationale brain waves, as no leader in his right senses would contemplate stoking such embers of discord in a country so religiously, ethnically and regionally charged as Nigeria.

He said, “Wike’s claim that Rivers is a Christian State is pathological. It suggests that not only are the people of Rivers State 100 per cent Christians, but Muslims and adherents of other religions from other parts of Nigeria cannot make Rivers State their home. It also insinuates that Rivers State operates a government, a constitution of its own, different from the Nigerian Nation.”

“It means Rivers State does not recognize or protect the interests of people like Alabo Mujahid Dokubo Asari, Alhaji Isa Boaima, Alhaji Sani Okiri, Alhaji Ahmed Sani Pe, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Pepple, Alhaji Suleiman Akani, Alhaji Ibrahim Orlu, Alhaji Musa Brown, Chief Hassan Douglas and Alhaji Mustapha Wakama who are all Muslims and productive citizens of Rivers State.”

Shekarau pointed out that this was not the first time Wike would show his reckless side in utterances and actions, recalling that last year, he threatened his own Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) hierarchy that they either hold the party’s convention in Port Harcourt or, as he vowed, risk his destroying the party.

madridguy:
Useless and toothless NCC. CORRUPT BUNCH OF FOOLS.

JimohMomoh:
Nobody said RUGA is bad, but the overall consensus is they should site it in the North and leave the south and middlebelt states out of it. Even in the North it should be voluntary not forced.

fk001:



AI ban Kai ba tukuna.


Kayi yanka ne?

fk001:


Toh ai baka saka naka ba kaima


Ya kwana biyu

fk001:


The CNN and the apple girl.


Dama ke yar state Dina ce, that's good.

tech18:
Eid Mubarak
May Allah accept our sacrifices and spare our lives to witness more in good health


Taqabbalallahu Minna Wa Minkum

Cc Zinnyzee
Tsephanyah
FriendNG
Fariq
alhassanyusuf29
All NL Muslims

Avedonn:
Sheikh Ali Isa Pantami is a learned Islamic scholar and preacher. A very intelligent man. He once debated with leader of Book Haram Mohammad Yusuf about the importance if Western education and he humbled Mohammad Yusuf.

Before his screening most northeners were waiting to see whether he'll bow before the senators being an Islamic scholar. And i noticed he refused to bow like other nominees.

Ammc:


Throw more light pls

indigenous234:
For me personally, I don't really have much problems with the IMN so long as their activities is restricted to the North. (mind you, Abuja is not part of the NORTH here)

DanDeeBoss:
Lol... is that so?? OK, I haven't seen where middle belt and north central are used separately

Blue3k2:


Wow just how much land are they committing to this initiative? The journalist should've asked. Hopefully they dont hopefully the CBN doesn't swing ban hammer for milk like the did beef for whatever reason.

DanDeeBoss:
Niger state is in Middle Belt

Press Statement
RUGA Project : Ganduje, Kano Igbos Reject Call For Relocation of Fulani From South

With the heightened tension in the national body polity, due to some calls from some notable Northern political leaders that all Fulani herdsmen living in the Southern part of the country should relocate to the North, the Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje alongside Igbo leaders from Kano reject the idea, while describing it as divisive and retrogressive.

Ganduje kicks that, "Those who are calling on the Fulani to leave South, we don't share the same feeling with them. People have a choice, as far as Nigerian constitution is concerned, to live wherever they chose to. But they must respect laws and cultures of those they are living with."

For the Eze Ndigbo Kano, President General and Igbo Traditional Leader in Diaspora, Igwe Boniface Ibekwe challenges that, "Just look at what is happening now, some people are calling on Fulani to come back to the North. So if they come back what will happen to us here in the North?

He continued, "...Our people will tell us to go back to South. Is that what our forefathers wished to see us doing? We are therefore rejecting such call coming from some quarters. It does not mean well for the corporate existence of our dear country."

All the rejections by the governor and Ibekwe were pronounced during a Special Dinner organised by governor Ganduje in honour of Eze Ibekwe to rejoice with him, on his 10th Offalla anniversary, which took place at Africa House, Government House, Kano, Saturday night.

In attendance at the dinner were the representative of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who was represented by Hon. Kene Nzekwe (FNIQS), His Highness Eze P.N. Wahiwe from Niger state, President General of Igbo in Diaspora Assembly, Chief Chi-Nwogu, Chief Ebenezer Chima and many other Ezes and Chiefs from all the 19 Northern states.

Governor argues that, there was no doubt that Nigeria is a heterogeneous society with different religions and nationalities which calls for mutual respect among different people, insisting that, "As we are all creatures of Allah, it is duty bound on all of us to always respect Allah's creatures. No two way about it."

He repeated it that, the issue of Fulani roaming about from one place to another should be stopped. Arguing that, "We must find a way of turning the table from being social and cultural engagement to become social and economic. Herders should drop the cultural attachment to their rearing activities and make their rearing become economically beneficial."

It was with that singular thinking that, he called on the federal government to put a halt to the ever increasing movement of herders from one state to another.
"It is because we want bring out economic benefit out of the whole exercise that we inaugurated a RUGA Settlement Committee for us to have it in Kano. And to most fundamentally, run away from the insecurity posture poses by the herders farmers clashes everywhere," he explained.

While observing that, the major problem of herders is education, "...because they are not settled in one place for them to get educated. And that is the fact," says Ganduje, he further argued that, "That is why we said this issue of migrating from one society to another should be avoided."

Adding that it has been part of his effort and that of his government, to find a way of educating Fulani herders, "Because we want them to come to a reality and understand the meaning of development. Without education you cannot be able to understand the real meaning of the concept of development. You cannot understand how it works," he explains.

Governor Ganduje reiterates his commitment towards making sure that RUGA project takes off in Kano, emphasising that, "It is through that, that we can able to educate our Fulani brothers and sisters. And I have been nurturing this idea long before now. That was why we sent Fulani youth, 75 of them, to Turkey to be trained on on Artificial Insemination. They are back now. So we need to put them into good use for the society."

"I was born in RUGA (hamlet). I learned how to speak Hausa when I was in Primary One. I was educated while my parents believed and understood the dire need to educate their children and the children of others. If not because of that Allah's Blessing I wouldn't have this opportunity to stand before you," he argues jokingly.

On the accommodative nature of the state he explained that, though Kano is a commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria, but he still argues that, the state was not an Island of itself, "We reach this position because we receive and accommodate other people from other places. Every individual you see has his or her comparative advantage," he reminded.

While commending all the security agencies for their efforts in making Kano a safer place, he also thanked people for their cooperation with the security agents and their continued prayers all the time, "I am happy that people have come to realise that, security is the main prerequisite for any meaningful development to take off," Ganduje observes.

Explaining further that if there is no peace and stability nothing moves, noting that, "We work day and night with the security agencies while also banking on community policing. We use ICT-based technology to curb all menace of insecurity in the land. We don't have crisis of tribal or religious in our state. And we are striving hard to avoid them."

Eze Ibekwe calls his people to always be law abiding citizens, assuring them that, "We are very happy that we are safe in the hands of our governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Kano is the safest place in Nigeria," he appreciates.

While giving a vote of thanks the representative of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Ngige, Hon. Nzekwe, he thanked governor Ganduje for accommodating all Nigerians peacefully in Kano irrespective of their tribal or religious background.

"I am highly elated to see that we have good leaders like you Your Excellency, people that are highly detribalised and highly patriotic. We need more of you Sir in this country. And I will take back your good leadership style for accurate explanation to our people at home. We thank you very much Sir," he appreciates.

alexvatt:
I have said it before. Southern Nigerians are the most confused Human being on Earth. They don't really know what they want. U said Herdsmen are killing u, and their leaders ask them to leave ur land, and u still call them names. What exactly do u want. Confused southerners.

Aboki99:


It is not sense when they produce the richest man in Africa?

It is not sense when they have relatively better infrastructure like roads than the sensible southern part? Have u ever been to the North?

It is not sense when they ruled over you and only decided to dash you the presidency in 1999.

It is not sense when majority of them are not deceived by Paul that 1+1+1=1 and someone died for their sins and hence they can do whatever they want?

It is not sense when majority of them to do not donate 10% of their income to fraudsters parading themselves as men of God?

May be sense has a new meaning in ur dictionary!