Nigeria will face food crisis in next three months – Attahiru Bafarawa
A former Governor of Sokoto State and member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, raised concern on Sunday over the banditry in the North-West and North-East, saying it has constituted a serious threat to food security in Nigeria.
According to him, instead of talking about cabinet ministerial appointments, subsidy, and the economy, the government of President Bola Tinubu should consider food security as his priority.
The elder statesman also warned that if stringent measures were not taken to curb insecurity, the North would face severe educational backwardness in the next 50 years.
Bafarawa, who stated these in an interview with The PUNCH, said that many primary and secondary schools in Northern Nigeria have been shut down because of the activities of bandits, saying, “This is a serious disaster.”
Our correspondent reported that while the announcement by the government of the removal of subsidy on petrol culminated in a hike in the price of food and consumables, discussions about the ministerial appointment by the President have dominated discussion in recent times.
But Bafarawa advised that the government should set its priorities correctly.
Tinubu departs Lagos for Abuja
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday left Lagos where he has been on Sallah holidays for Abuja. Before departing the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Tinubu in the company of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu took the salute Nigeria Army parade.
During his five days stay in Lagos, the president paid a courtesy visit to the paramount rulers of Ijebu, Egba, and Eko. He also played host to the President of Guinea Bissau and Chairman, Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Umaro Sissoco Embalo in his Lagos residence on Saturday. As Tinubu returns head to the seat of power, Nigerians are patiently waiting for his list of ministerial nominees amidst speculations of intense lobbying by interested individuals.
A source told The PUNCH that the list is ready and undergoing final security checks by the Department of State Services and members of the Presidential Strategic Team. The source also hinted that the president kept the core of the ministers to himself, heavily influenced by the kitchen cabinet of his special advisers.
Sanwo-Olu charges Nigerians to pray for their leaders
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has enjoined Nigerians to keep praying for their leaders and make sacrifice for the growth and development of the Country.
The Governor gave this admonition today at an Eid Ul- Adha celebrations organized by the First Family with the theme “Indeed I will make you a leader for the people”, held at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
Sanwo-Olu who was represented by the Deputy Governor , Dr. Kadri Hamzat said that Nigerians should pray for their leaders for them to do things right for the benefits of the citizenry.
The governor said, “We should always pray for our leaders because when the leaders get it wrong then all of us will suffer. I enjoin all to keep praying for our leaders so that when they do right things citizen will also benefit.”
He noted that Muslims should always follow the tenets of Allah and make sacrifice for the development of the country, saying “we must sacrifice for our country, state, family and ourselves, so that we can all benefits a better country.”
Taraba govt declares 24hr curfew as clashes in Karim intensify
The government said the curfew was necessary to stop the clashes from worsening.
ByChuwang Dungs July 2, 2023 Reading Time: 2 mins read
The Taraba State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on communities involved in the communal clashes in Karim Lamido Local Government.
The governor of the state, Agbu Kefas, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Yusuf Sanda, said the decision was taken after a review of the security situation in the communities.
Residents of the communities were enjoined to comply with the directive, as security agencies have been directed to enforce the curfew vigorously, Mr Sanda said.
The curfew was imposed as the clashes between the Wirkuns and Karimjos worsened. Killings and the destruction of properties have continued since Saturday, when fighting broke out.
“The Karimjos are busy burning our houses, looting our properties and stealing our animals; people are running for their lives”, a resident of Sabon Gari, who gave his name as Sunday, a Wurkun, told PREMIUM TIMES.
“So many of my neighbours have lost their homes, animals, everything. Each and every house belonging to the Wurkuns at Sarkin Kudu has lost everything,” he said.
He added that mobs were emptying houses and torching them in the majority of Wurkun communities.
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