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.

Ahmad Belgore     Mohammed Halidu     Aremu Odolaye     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Umar Saro     Mukhtar Shagaya     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Nurudeen Muhammed     Femi Ogunsola     Mohammed Abduraheem     Kwara Metro Park     Sambo Murtala     Sheikh Alimi     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     IHS Towers     Senate President     Barakat Community Secondary School     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Abdulhakeem Amao     Ramat Oganija     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Elese Of Igbaja     AGM Professional Services     Okasanmi Ajayi     Kwara Pdp     GANZY     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Manzuma     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Muritala Olarewaju     Lucky Omoluwa     Mustapha Olanipekun     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Oba Abu     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Jumoke F. Ajao     Zaratu Umar     Sebastine Obasi     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Bankole Omishore     Students Union Government     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Lawal Jimoh     Arandun     Issa Oloruntogun     Edret Sabi Abel     Musa Aibinu     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Onilorin     Ali Ahmad     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Falokun-Oja     Michael Ologundea     Kwara State Polytechnic     Yakubu Danladi     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     AbdulRahman Saad     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Mufti Of Ilorin     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     KWIRS     Igosun     Federal Polytechnic Offa     MAI Akande     Shao     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Bashir Adigun     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     CCEPE     Saba Mamman Daniel     Bashir Badawi     Ahmed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kabir Shagaya     Na\'Allah     Gamji Members Association     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     NIRSAL     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Admiralty Villa     Wahab Agbaje     Tanke Road     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Ayobami Akanbi     AbdulRahman Saad     Yusuf Arowosaye     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Ilorin.Info     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Cassava Growers\' Association     Abdulwahab Oba     Obayomi Azeez     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     ANCOPPS     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Ahmad Lawan     Saka Saadu     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Sardauna     Donatus Ejidike     Hassan Taiye Salam     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Ahmed \'Lateef     Alabe     Pakata Patriots     Kawu     Alliance For Democracy     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Oni Adebayo     Alabi Lawal     Kwara State Government     Neo Mundo Ltd     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Pakata     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Kwara Restoration Project     Musa Abdullahi     VADA     Wahab Isa     Mansur Alfanla     Esinrogunjo     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Adijat Adebiyi     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Plat Technologies Limited     Henry Makinwa     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Omoniyi     ASKOMP     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Akeem Lawal     Saadu Yusuf     Muazam Nayaya     Amusa Bello     Nurudeen Muhammed     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     IEDPU     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Yetunde Balogun     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Ayinde Oki     Sa\'adu Salau     Tunde Saad     Yusuf AbdulRasheed