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Ayuba Umar slams Nasarawa govt over 3-day Abuja retreat
A founding father of Nasarawa State, Ayuba Umar, has criticized the state government over its decision to hold a 3-day official retreat in Abuja, describing it as “draining of the public treasury and a total waste of scarce resources.”
The retreat, which commenced Monday in the Nigerian capital, is being organized in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, ASCON.
According to government sources, the program is aimed at bridging the communication and coordination gap between political office holders and government functionaries, with a focus on enhancing effective service delivery.
However, Umar took to Facebook to express strong reservations about the retreat’s location and purpose, questioning the rationale behind hosting the event in Abuja rather than within Nasarawa State.
“A significant concern arises regarding the decision to hold the workshop in Abuja and not in Lafia or any other city in the state.
“Given the current strain on the public treasury from corruption, this could be viewed as an inappropriate allocation of resources.” Umar stated.
He argued that the event would have had more economic and social impact if held in Lafia, the state capital, or any other local city, where it could stimulate local businesses and promote grassroots engagement.
“For goodness’ sake, what is ‘Bridge the Gap between political office holders and government functionaries in the State?’” Umar queried, criticizing the theme of the retreat as vague and lacking direct relevance to the pressing needs of citizens.
He further accused the Governor Abdullahi Sule-led administration of prioritizing “financial gain and extravagant expenditures” over citizens’ welfare, adding that such lavish retreats do little to address the state’s growing challenges, including youth unemployment, food insecurity, and economic hardship.
“This workshop represents a considerable misallocation of scarce resources, especially in light of the state’s challenges,” he added.
“The state government must reconsider its resource management strategies to better meet the needs of its citizens and foster sustainable development.”
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.
A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.
‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.
Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’
Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
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