“All we want is that Abuja should be made a state so that we can also have representation at the Federal Executive Council (FEC).”
The Plateau State governor maintained that Nigeria would not disintegrate contrary to the negative narratives infiltrating the polity.
“I’m sure what he meant to say was that he has lifted 10.5m Nigerians out of wealth into poverty, death and anguish.”
The Coalition for a Better Nigeria, a civil society organisation, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare MKO Abiola as Nigeria’s president posthumously.
Ex-Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has insisted that embattled President Muhammadu Buhari is democratic amid claims that he is an unrepentant military dictator.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has urged Nigerians to exercise their rights responsibly as they commemorate Democracy Day.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has called for a united Nigeria as the country commemorates Democracy Day.
Armed and masked policemen have dispersed a group of Democracy Day protesters with tear gas in Calabar.
Amid the ongoing June 12 demonstrations rocking Nigeria’s major cities to mark Democracy Day, the United Kingdom has insisted on Nigerians right to protest.
Security forces have guarded critical assets in Ondo amid concerns that ongoing June 12 protests across Nigeria may turn violent.
