NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).
NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...
Governor of Anambra State,Willie Obiano,has emerged as the Silverbird Man of the year,Twenty Sixteen.Governor Obiano,who got the highest number of votes among the four nominees,was shortlisted for the prestigious award,for prudent management of resources and embarking on massive infrastructural development in the state.Governor Obiano has also recorded tremendous achievements in the education sector,resulting in students from Anambra state coming top in WAEC and NECO Senior School Certificate examinations.Governor Obiano's achievement in security has made Anambra State one of the most peaceful states in Nigeris.The Silverbird Man of the Year Award was instituted in two thousand and five to reward individuals who have directly or indirectly impacted positively on the lives of Nigerians.Past winners of the prestigious award include late Professor Dora Akunyili,Governor Nasir El-Rufai,Nuhu Ribadu,Adams Oshiomhole and Alhaji Aliko Dangote.Others are Senator Godswill Akpabio,Mike Adenuga,Doctor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,Babatunde Fashola,Peter Obi and Doctor Emmanuel Uduaghan.APC National Leader,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was named the Silverbird Extraordinary Man of the Year in twenty fifteen.A date for the presentation of all categories of the Silverbird annual awards would be annunced soon.
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