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...
In the photo above,Captain Dele Ore,President Emeritus,Aviation Round-table; Elder Gbenga Olowo,President,Aviation Round Table; Senator Hadi Sirika,Hon. Minister of State for Aviation; Alhaji Lai Mohammed,Hon .Minister of Information & Culture; Mr Akin Olateru,Commissioner/CEO,Accident Investigation Bureau and Group Captain John Ojikuti {rtd},Secretary General,Aviation Round Table at an interactive session between ART members and the Ministers today Monday.Minister of State for Aviation Hadi Sirika said in the Aviation Round Table ''In the next couple of days the work at the runway will be three weeks and I'm confident that we will meet up with the six weeks deadline.Let me make it clear here that there is no committee constituted for the extension of Abuja airport closure''.Lai Mohammed said ''This is not true.The six weeks time line for the closure remains.After six weeks,the Abuja airport will be reopened .The remaining work on the runway will not necessitate the closure of the airport.Let me use this opportunity to debunk the erroneius report making the rounds that the closure of the Abuja airport has been extended by 18 weeks.We lay no claims to perfection.That's why we are here to meet with experts.We are ready to listen to them on what other measures they think we can put in place to make the operations in Kaduna smoother and,in the long run,to avoid this kind of total airport shutdown in the future.Transportation from Abuja to Kaduna and vice versa is free for air passengers,security along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway is such that there is a presence of security agents at short intervals,the expressway itself has been rehabilitated to ensure a smooth ride and,I can tell you,having travelled on that road at least twice since the relocation,that the ride is smooth,plus the safety and security of passengers at the Kaduna airport are paramount and guaranteed,as have been attested to by many''.More photos below.
Comments
Post a Comment