BALA MOHAMMED'S CANDOR: A LESSON IN STATESMANSHIP FOR THE SOUR GRAPES OPPOSITION- BY OKOI OBONO-OBLA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
BALA MOHAMMED'S CANDOR: A LESSON IN STATESMANSHIP FOR THE SOUR GRAPES OPPOSITION By Okoi Obono-Obla Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State deserves unreserved commendation for his rare candour and statesmanship. In an era where opposition politics in Nigeria has been reduced to perpetual wailing, cynicism and playing to the gallery, Bala Mohammed has risen above partisanship to speak truth to power in the most patriotic sense. Despite being the National Leader of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and a key pillar of his party's presidential ticket, Governor Mohammed did what very few Nigerian politicians dare to do: he publicly appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold, courageous and transformative reform agenda. This is leadership. This is maturity. This is putting Nigeria first. President Tinubu has done what others feared to do. He has brought a semblance of order and transparency to the opaque, previously cabal-infested oil and gas sector. Where subsidy fraud...
Ikay Ogbonna from Umuokpu Awka,is about to celebrate his birthday in this month of May 27.so his appealing to the people of Nigeria to support with relief materials,that would be distributed among the people of Ukpabi Nimbo Community.In his statement he sent to me,he said ''Support the good people of Nimbo with relief materials and help them ease off the pains of April 25 massacre.Donate relief materials such as blankets,clothes,food items and drugs to assit the community at this nascent moment of their unfortunate fate.Join Ikay Ogbonna and friends and take relief materials to Ukpabi Nimbo Community on 29th of May,2016.Take off point Eke Market Square Umuokpu Awka.Take off time:8 am.Ikay cares!''.So i called him and he said further ''My birthday is on 27th and i decided to donate relief materials to Nimbo Community that was attacked by the Fulani herdsmen recently and create awareness for donations to trickle in from my friends to boost their largess.I will spend all the money i would have spent for my birthday celebration to procure my own items for the journey.I will also urge anybody that will traditionally offer me birthday gifts to convert it to the Nimbo Charity Cause''.Sometimes we do not have to wait for the government to be our brothers keeper,any other person can rise in their own community to help people in need,before the government will wade in.One more photo below.
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