Protesters shut down Kwara local govt secretariat

Date: 2017-06-14

Some irate youth on Tuesday disrupted activities at the secretariat of Baruten Local Government Council of Kwara State over the composition of its new Transitional Implementation Committee (TIC).

The youth, who were mainly from Kosubosu, the council's headquarters, had marched to the secretariat and chased away workers before locking up offices.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the youth also lit a bonfire on the express way leading to the border with Benin Republic.

The youth were dissatisfied with the reported substitution of one Umar Galadima who was in May appointed as a member of the TIC.

Mr. Galadima, a former revenue officer in the council, hails from Kosubosu. NAN also reports that the youth displayed placards with various inscriptions such as "Baruten will not know peace without Galadima," "No to marginalisation of Kosubosu community," and "Reinstate Galadima for peace in Baruten."

Although the youth refused to address journalists, one of them, however, told NAN that reports filtering into the community indicated that Mr. Galadima's name had been substituted.

He said the youth were angry as this was the first time an indigene of Kosubosu would be appointed a TIC member.

But the Chairman of the TIC, Danjuma Sabi, condemned the action of the youth, saying they were only reacting to rumours.

As far as I am concerned, there has not been any official announcement that Galadima has been changed.

"The youth are only acting on rumours as there had not been any announcement that Galadima's name has been substituted," he said.

Mr. Sabi warned the youth against disruptions that could cause setback to the area in its quest for development. He urged the youth to always explore dialogue in conflict resolution rather than resort to violence.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Iyeru Grammar School     Shero     Elerinjare     International Vocational Centre     John Dara     Ileloke     Ekiti     Erin-ile     FOMWAN     Bamidele Aluko     Ashiru     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Yakubu Dogara     Abdulazeez Arowona     Ilesha-Gwanara     Jide Ashonibare     LABTOP     Alliance For Democracy     Omoniyi     Kwara South     Idris Garba     Ogidi-Oloje     Yomi Adeboye     Ahmed     Farouk Salim     Mumeen Lah     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Omu Aran     Ayodele Shittu     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Jamiu Oyawoye     Kannike     Lateef Alagbonsi     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Moremi High School     Akume     HYPPADEC     Ali Ahmad     Sodiya     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Fareedah Dankaka     Kehinde Boyede     Principal Private Secretary     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Oyelere Oyinloye     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Hakeem Idris     KWSUED     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Kaosarah Adeyi     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Shade Omoniyi     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     20 Billion Bond     Tafida Of Kaiama     TIIDELab     Charles Ibitoye     Read With Me     Rasaq Jimoh     Yahaya Dumoye     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Amuda Aluko     Offa Descendants Union     Kassim Babamale     Wole Oke     11th Galadima     Sidikat Alaya     Abubakar Aliagan     Michael Nzekwe     Bashir Badawi     Goodluck Jonathan     KW-GIS    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hamza Usman     Sunset Workers     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Gani Saadu     Elerin Of Adanla     Ojo Fadumila     Naira Redesign     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Kola Shittu     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Ayo Salami     New Model Police Station     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     International Vocational Centre     Mohammed Yisa     Muslim Cementary     Isau     EndSARS     Moro     Muazam Nayaya     MalHub     Ubandawaki     Gwanara     Manzuma     Agboola Abdulraheem     Apaola     Yemi Sanni     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Doyin Agbamu     Oyin-Zubair     Shuaib Olarongbe     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Pacify Labs     Vasolar Consultoria     Balikis Jawondo     Ado Ibrahim     KWASIEC     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Eleja     SARS     George Innih     Quarry Royal Valley     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Obuh     Kayode Yusuf     Kwara Consultative Forum     Kazeem Adekanye     ASUU     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Hussein Olokooba     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Aliyu Muyideen     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Ilesha-Baruba     CT Ayeni     07039448763     COVID     Solomon Edoja     Shuaib Jawondo     Bayo Ajia     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Gamji Members Association     Lateef Alagbonsi     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Yusuf Arowosaye     Femi Gbajabiamila     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Cassava Growers\' Association     Esinrogunjo