GROUP DEMANDS DECLARATION OF ABA NORTH ASSEMBLY SEAT VACANT, THREATENS PROTEST. (PHOTO).

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 Group demands declaration of Aba North Assembly seat vacant, threatens protest A group known as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youth Groups has mandated the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emereuwa to declare the Aba North seat vacant in seven days. The Aba North seat has been a subject of controversy since November 27, 2023, when the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos sacked Destiny Nwagwu of LP and declared Aaron Uzodike of the PDP, the duly elected member to represent Aba North. However, the seat has remained unoccupied since November 2023, as Uzodike of PDP has not been inaugurated by the Speaker, despite his several appeals. A fresh controversy erupted Friday, as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youths Groups, asked the Speaker to declare the seat vacant within seven days or expect a city-wide protest in Aba. A protest letter signed by the leader of the group, Uka Matthew and some other members in Aba, said they have been without a representative in the Abia S

AFTER EKITI GOVERNOR IMPOSED A CURFEW YESTERDAY,SOME ARSONISTS,SET A MARKET ON FIRE TODAY MORNING.

                  The market that was set on fire,is said to be the bigest market in Ekiti state.This fire came few hours after the state Governor Ayodele Fayose ,imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state due to the clash between Hausa community and a section of Yoruba residents in the state capital Ado-Ekiti.The market was burnt between midnight and early today friday morning by unidentified persons.Although goods worth millions of naira were destroyed,efforts made by men of the fire service to put out the fire,prevented the entire market from being razed down.Head of the state fire service said they had to call Ikole Ekiti for re-inforcement.Governor Fayose had imposed a curfew between 6pm and 6am,on thursday when he visited the Hausa community at Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti following a violent clash that left three persons dead.He ordered the security agencies to arrest anyone found roaming the street in defiance of the curfew.The governor appealed to warring factions to remain calm and assured that justice would be done in the case.Despite Fayose's plea,the mayhem took another dimension today friday as mobile policemen,deployed to quel it,moved from house to do with the mayhem.Sources said the state government is planning to relocate Hausas at Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti to another location because of their high concentration at Shasha on Ikere road.

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