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.

Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Rasaq Jimoh     COVID-19 Palliatives     Jimoh Bashir     United Nigeria Airline     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Rasheed Jimoh     Ajase-Ipo     Aro Yahaya     Fatai Olodo     Balogun Gambari     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Ademola Kiyesola     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Fareedah Dankaka     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Raji AbdulRasaq     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Baba Issa Awoye     Halimah Perogi     Oyun     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Gbemisola Saraki     Moro     KWASEIC     Bashiru Makama     Yusuf Aiyedun     Mamatu Abdullahi     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Sanusi Abubakar     Salami Adekunle     Kawu     Kanu Agabi     International Aviation College     Tunde Kazeem     Ijagbo Health Centre     Twitter     Kayode Alabi     CELF     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Plat Technologies     Kwara State Government     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Adeniyi Ojo     Kwara NIPR     Saduki Lafiagi     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Okin Biscuits     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Tsaragi-Share     Orisun Igbomina     Ishaq Salman     Isiaka Yusuf     Bashir Badawi     Sarkin Malamai     Hussein Oloyede     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Aso Ofi     Baboko Primary School     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Fola Consultant     Yusuf Abubakar     Yakubu Shaaba     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Kehinde Baale     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Balogun Fulani     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Monsurat Omotosho     March 18     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Okedare     Ahman Pategi     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Ayinke Saka    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

SWAN     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Dagbalodo     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Tsaragi-Share     Ayo Adeyemi     Baboko Primary School     Mary Arinde     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Okin Biscuits     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Alimi     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Durosinlohun Atiku     Mujtabah Bature     Ahmad Belgore     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Abdulkarim Adisa     Hassan Saliu     SAPZ Project     Split Diamond Interchange     Crystal Corner Shops     Abdulwahab Ololele     Quarry Royal Valley     Clara Nwachukwu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Leke Ogungbe     Mohammed Abdulahi     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Laolu Saraki     Olushola Saraki     Ogidi-Oloje     Monthly Sanitation     New Model Police Station     Yinka Aluko     Congress For National Consensus     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Gurei     AbdulRauf Keji     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Muritala Olarewaju     Olatunji Bamgbola     Ajakaye     Fatimoh Lawal     GANZY     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Simeon Sayomi     Balogin Alanamu     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Salihu S. Yaru     Sam Okaula     Ifelodun     Lanre Jimoh     April 11     PharmAccess Foundation     Facemasks     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Tosin Saraki     Awwal Jawondo     Taofik Mustapha     ASUU     Sidikat Akaje     Orisa Bridge     KWASIEC     Adeola Abraham     Binta Sulyman     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Adanla-Irese     Hassan A. Saliu     Abdulrazaq Sanni     KWAFFA     Salami Adekunle     Kwara NIPR