By Murjanatu Abdullahi Kaduna

The National Forum of Ex-Councilors  has called on president Muhammad Buhari to retained the stewardship of inspector General of Police.

Alhaji Auwal Kasim said in a statement and made available to Voice of Nigeria on Monday in Kaduna.

Kasim said “we are calling on the president and commander in chief of Nigerian armed forces to retain the stewardship of IG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu as the inspector general of Nigerian police force” 

 According to him, it would  enable him to accomplish the good works he has introduced in police force.

He said the solidarity Support for IG Mohammed Adamu By national forum of ex-councilors of Nigeria is an umbrella of Nigerian who are professionally inclined in their life pursuits. 

“One golden fact is that we are co mmitted to promotion of values and principles of humility, hard work,transparency and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria,” he said.

“The forum also noted with conscious of the present social, political, economic and security challenges ahead of us as a growing nation, which lead to persistent calls that the president should remove the security service chiefs.

” It is our candid opinion that if those calls stand vindicated in some wings of service chiefs, It is lopsided in the case of Nigerian police force headed by the hardworking IG Mohammad Abubakar Adamu.

According to the forum, Its clear on record that IG Mohammad Adamu has move Nigerian police force to the next level on service delivery. 

They said that his  tenure brought discipline into the operational modules of the force, Training and retaining of its personnels was given the deserve attention.

 “He makes sure that the moral of its pesonnels is given face lift through good welfare packages…… transportation and housing programs for the comfort of its personnels” he said. 

Confidence Okwuchi

By Abdul Mohammed Isa,   Minna

Niger State government  has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to reconsider it’s stance over embarking of  planned strike action due to fifty percent  deduction of the State’s  Civil Servants Salaries by the government.

The State Chapter of the NLC had planned to embark on a strike action on 2nd Of November, 2020,due to a deadlock on agreement with Officials of the State government on the salaries deduction.

The Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Mohammed  Sani Idris, Who made the appeal  while briefing the media in Minna the state Capital, explained that the planned deferment  of Civil Servants salaries for the  months of  November and December by the state government followed the  dwindling resources due to short fall in Federation Account and Internally Generated Revenue occasioned by CoronaVirus pandemic.

He reminded labour leaders that the problem was not only peculiar to Niger state alone but a general phenomenon that has affected thirty six states of Nigeria and Abuja.

“The Niger state government received four point two billion naira from Federation Account for this month as against the over five billion naira in which salaries and related matters alone gullfed about  two point nine billion naira, while  about five hundred million naira has been earmarked for pension  along with Contributory Pension Scheme of two hundred and ten million naira,” Sani Idris explained.

The Niger state Commissioner of Information and Strategy further said most ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state have forfeited their overhead cost to enable government meet it’s other obligations.

“Niger state government will not lower it’s momentum in discharging it’s responsibilities to the best of it’s ability, as it can’t compromise on issue of security that would guarantee peace and economic prosperity,” he said.

Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris who said that most of Niger state government projects are on bond, also urged labour leaders in the state to come to term with the government to see things in their clearer perspective.

Confidence Okwuchi

By Eme Offiong, Calabar

The Nigeria police has reiterated its resolve to prevent the outbreak of crisis between communities in Cross River State.

The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, Abdulkadir Jimoh said this  after his men apprehended an arms dealer and promoter of communal war in Etung local government area.

Jimoh remarked that the command had intensified its patrol of villages, particularly around communities flagged as hotspots for crisis within the state.

He said, “since we deployed our officers and men to the communities especially those noted for communal war, we have been getting positive results.

“for instance, due to the vigilance of the Etung Division patrol team while on a routine stop and search, we arrested a 52 years old man alleged to be dealing in arms and ammunitions as well as a promoter of wars across communities,” Jimoh stated.

According to the Police Commissioner, “the patrol team intercepted the man with 299 live cartridges concealed in a black bag. We are currently carrying out investigations and would charge him to court as soon as we conclude”.

It would be recalled that recently, the Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police Force deployed over 288 special constables to work within their communities as part of efforts to boost policing and put an end to communal wars.

Confidence Okwuchi

By Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan

The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan has approved the appointment of Professor Adebola Ekanola as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University.

The approval was given at the Council’s meeting, held on Monday, based on the recommendation of the Senate.

A short statement by the Institution’s ’s Director of Public Communication, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, said the Council’s meeting was presided over by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Nde Joshua Waklek Mutka.

Before his appointment, Professor Ekanola served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Director of Office of International Programmes (OIP) and the Dean, Faculty of Arts, among other appointments, in the University. 

Nneka Ukachukwu

The Sokoto State Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters, Colonel Garba Moyi (rtd), has appealed to the Nigerian Army and federal government to redeploy more security personnel to States facing banditry and other security challenges.

Colonel Moyi (rtd) made the call in an interview with newsmen on the security update in Sokoto State.

The Commissioner noted that Nigerian security operatives were one of the best in the world, but they need motivation and the right equipment to face the challenges of today.

He called on residents of the state to support the government and security operatives in their efforts to curb banditry.

He challenged the residents to be law abiding and cautioned them against indiscriminate and unjust killing of the Fulanis because that has always been the trigger to senseless killing of innocent souls.

Colonel Moyi reiterated their readiness to protect the lives and properties of their citizenry.

By Ismail Umar, Sokoto