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  • Politics: APC counters Ekpo critics, highlights minister’s achievements

    Politics: APC counters Ekpo critics, highlights minister’s achievements

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    The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has condemned those criticising the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, for under-performance, describing them as idle and woeful assessors.

     

    Recalled that there have been orchestrated but sustained campaigns, write-ups and insinuations in some quarters in the state by some individuals and groups against the minister in the last one year.

     

    But reacting, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, OtoAbasi Udo on Friday, in Uyo, the state capital, the party said such an assessment of the Minister lacks objectivity and merit, adding that they ( assessors) have no empirical evidence to support their claims.

     

    It therefore called on them and their sponsors to look elsewhere and allow the minister to concentrate and deliver on the mandates of his office.

     

    The statement reads in part, “The attention of APC, Akwa Ibom State Chapter has been drawn to a bedlam of idle talks, write-ups, assessments and insinuations as regards the performance so far in office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources (gas)

    “The assessment and critical analysis of these idle talks mainly from the quarters of detractors, motivated by the ‘bring him down’ syndrome for reasons best known to them lack in merit and objectivity. They are completely found wanting in any empirical evidence to back up and support their findings.

     

    “To the idle and woeful assessors and their sponsors, the Party advises that they should look elsewhere. The minister should not be distracted as he continues to approach his duties with admiration of our party.”

    While noting that the minister has done very well in the last one year by engaging and collaborating with international and local partners in the development and utilisation of abundant gas resources in the country, the party wondered about the parameters used in assessing him.

     

    The statement added, “To start with, the Party would like to ask these woeful assessors of the Minister’s performance these pertinent questions. Are they comparing the record of the present Minister with the records of the previous Ministers in the Ministry? Are they measuring the Hon. Minister’s performance with the template set by who so that their tick-off of items done by the Hon. Minister scores him below the benchmark?

     

    ” In the President’s wisdom and magnanimity, he assigned Ekperikpe Ekpo to take charge of the new Ministry which puts extra demand on the Minister in terms of nursing a new baby to adulthood.”

    Udo noted that the objective and sincere assessment of the Minister by the APC leadership, a platform upon which the present administration came into being and indeed all objective and sincere Nigerians, bestow on the Minister, a scorecard of performance as he keeps hitting the ground running by daily engaging and collaborating with international and local partners in the development and utilisation of the nation’s abundant gas resources for the benefit of all Nigerians, since assumption of office

     

     

  • Tinubu proposes two or three years interval to adjust minimum wages for Nigerian workers

    Tinubu proposes two or three years interval to adjust minimum wages for Nigerian workers

     

    Tinubu proposes two or three years interval to adjust minimum wages for Nigerian workers.

     

    President Bola Tinubu recently proposed the idea of adjusting wages at shorter intervals of two or three years, instead of every five years.

     

    He said this while expressing his concern for the welfare of Nigerian workers, whilst calling for realistic expectations regarding the minimum wage.

     

    This was shared at a meeting with Members of organized labour on the new minimum wage at the State House, which had in attendance, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, some ministers, heads of agencies, and aides to the president.

     

    The meeting followed the president’s decision to engage more with stakeholders before making a definite decision on the matter.

     

    According to President Tinubu,

     

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    pay attention to everything around me. A happy worker is a productive worker, and society depends on the productivity of the happy worker. You have to cut your clothes according to the available clothes. 

    “Before we can finalize the minimum wage process, we have to look at the structure. Why must we adjust wages every 5 years? Why not two? Why not three years? What is a problem today can be eased up tomorrow. We can take a surgical approach that is based on pragmatism and a deep understanding of all factors”. 

     

    What they said 

    The various stakeholders engaged in the discussion addressing the minimum wage affecting Nigeria’s economic challenges had this to say:

    The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, said,

     

    “As has been said in the meeting, we try to put issues on the table, issues that are biting Nigerians, the economic difficulties, and how the value of the Naira has also eroded.

     

    “How this has affected the prices of commodities and goods in the market”.

     

    The Nigeria Labour Congress Leader, Joe Ajaero, explained that in real terms, it was not a negotiation but a discussion which had reached an agreement. He noted that the status quo in terms of the amounts, N250,000 and N62,000, would remain until the conversation was finished.

    The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha emphasized the positive outcome of the meeting saying, “When father and children talk, you know what it is. That’s just exactly what has happened, and it took us almost like an hour. I believe that it’s all for good”.

     

    The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris in a similar vein, indicated that the president was keeping to his promise to consult.

     

    He emphasized, “He doesn’t just want to take any decision. It’s a decision that affects all of us, so he is consulting with the sub-nationals. Consultation with the organized private sector is ongoing. You have also seen that this consultation with organized labour has also happened today. They’ve asked for a week. Like I said earlier, we’re going to meet with them again. Hopefully, we’ll have something that all of us will agree on.

     

    Albeit, Nigerians will be looking forward to next week when these engagements will be concluded, and a decision taken.

     

     

  • Burkina Faso’s military junta to ban homosexual acts

    Burkina Faso’s military junta to ban homosexual acts

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    Burkina Faso’s military junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts, making it the latest African state to crack down on same-sex relations despite strong opposition from Western powers.

    Homosexuality was frowned upon in the socially conservative West African state, but it was never outlawed.

    Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said the junta’s cabinet had now approved legislation to make it a punishable offence, but he did not give further details.

    The military seized power in Burkina Faso in 2022, and has pivoted towards Russia after drastically reducing ties with former colonial power, France.

     

    Burkina Faso’s decision to outlaw homosexual relations is part of an overhaul of its marriage laws.

    The new legislation, which still needs to be passed by the military-controlled parliament and signed off by junta leader Ibrahim Traoré, only recognises religious and customary marriages.

    “Henceforth homosexuality and associated practices will be punished by the law,” the justice minister was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

    Capt Traoré took power in September 2022 after overthrowing another military ruler, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, accusing him of failing to quell an Islamist insurgency that has gripped Burkina Faso since 2015.

    Burkina Faso was among 22 out of 54 African states where same-sex relations were not criminalised.

     

    Unlike in many former British colonies, it did not inherit anti-homosexuality laws after independence from France in 1960.

    Muslims make up around 64% of Burkina Faso’s population and Christians 26%. The remaining 10% of people follow traditional religions or have no faith.

    Many African states have been taking a tougher stand against the LGBTQ community in recent years.

    Uganda is among those that have adopted legislation recently to further crack down on the community, despite strong condemnation from local rights groups and Western powers.

    In May, its Constitutional Court upheld a tough new anti-gay law that allows for the death penalty to be imposed for “aggravated homosexuality”, which includes having gay sex with someone below the age of 18 or where someone is infected with a life-long illness such as HIV.

    Activists said they would appeal against the ruling.

    Burkina Faso’s military junta to ban homosexual acts

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    Capt Ibrahim Traoré’s regime is spearheading an overhaul of marriage laws

    Burkina Faso’s military junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts, making it the latest African state to crack down on same-sex relations despite strong opposition from Western powers.

    Homosexuality was frowned upon in the socially conservative West African state, but it was never outlawed.

    Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said the junta’s cabinet had now approved legislation to make it a punishable offence, but he did not give further details.

    The military seized power in Burkina Faso in 2022, and has pivoted towards Russia after drastically reducing ties with former colonial power, France.

     

    Homosexual acts were decriminalised in Russia in 1993, but President Vladimir Putin’s government has been cracking down on the LGBTQ community, including banning what it calls “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations”.

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    Burkina Faso’s decision to outlaw homosexual relations is part of an overhaul of its marriage laws.

    The new legislation, which still needs to be passed by the military-controlled parliament and signed off by junta leader Ibrahim Traoré, only recognises religious and customary marriages.

    “Henceforth homosexuality and associated practices will be punished by the law,” the justice minister was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

    Capt Traoré took power in September 2022 after overthrowing another military ruler, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, accusing him of failing to quell an Islamist insurgency that has gripped Burkina Faso since 2015.

    Burkina Faso was among 22 out of 54 African states where same-sex relations were not criminalised.

    Unlike in many former British colonies, it did not inherit anti-homosexuality laws after independence from France in 1960.

    Muslims make up around 64% of Burkina Faso’s population and Christians 26%. The remaining 10% of people follow traditional religions or have no faith.

    Many African states have been taking a tougher stand against the LGBTQ community in recent years.

    Uganda is among those that have adopted legislation recently to further crack down on the community, despite strong condemnation from local rights groups and Western powers.

    In May, its Constitutional Court upheld a tough new anti-gay law that allows for the death penalty to be imposed for “aggravated homosexuality”, which includes having gay sex with someone below the age of 18 or where someone is infected with a life-long illness such as HIV.

    Activists said they would appeal against the ruling.

    The World Bank has halted new loans to President Yoweri Museveni’s government while the US has stopped giving Ugandan goods preferential access to its markets, following the adoption of the legislation last year.

    Mr Museveni defended the legislation as preserving traditional family values, and said Uganda would not allow the West to dictate to it.

    The daughter of Cameroon’s president drew mixed reaction after she came out as a lesbian last week.

    Brenda Biya, who lives abroad, said she hoped that her coming out would help change the law banning same-sex relations in the country.

    Cameroon has been ruled with an iron-hand by her 91-year-old father, Paul Biya, since 1982.

    In Ghana, parliament passed a tough new bill in February that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+.

    However, President Nana Akufo-Addo has not signed it into law, saying he will wait for the courts to rule on its constitutionality.

    The finance ministry has warned him that if the bill became law, Ghana could lose $3.8bn (£3bn) in World Bank funding over the next five to six years.

    Ghana is suffering a major economic crisis and received a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last year.

     

     

     

  • Toyin Abraham faces backlash for action against trolls who cursed her over Tinubu’s support

    Toyin Abraham faces backlash for action against trolls who cursed her over Tinubu’s support

    Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, is under fire on social media platforms after she reported trolls who cursed her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying.

     

    Abraham, during the 2022 election campaign period, had declared her support for Tinubu while assuring her fans that the President had reeled out his ‘Renewed Hope’ action plans that would address some of the nation’s problems and she was convinced that he would perform.

     

    Aside from the popular Nollywood actress, other Yoruba movie stars also declared their support for Tinubu and campaigned vigorously for him.

    On the inauguration day, Tinubu declared that his administration would no longer subsidise fuel.

     

    His decision has made the price of the Premium Motor Spirit rise from N185 to over N700.

     

    Also, as part of his government’s reforms in the financial sector, the naira has embarked on a continuous free fall against the dollar after the Central Bank of Nigeria floated the currency to move towards market-determined interest rates.

     

    This action has led to the instability of the naira to the dollar in the FX market, making it sell for between N1,200 and N1,500.

     

    Both decisions — naira floating and subsidy removal — which are some of the factors that determine economic growth, have sent more Nigerians below the poverty level.

     

    Meanwhile, netizens have singled out Abraham because she had always defended her political choice, with many expecting that she would one day tell the public how Tinubu intended to address the various problems confronting Nigeria as a country.

     

    In one of her replies to an X user identified as #Lati, she noted that she had moved on to pursue her career as an actress and was not in government or politics.

    She also regretted having chosen to remain open to politics during the elections.

     

    “I have faced my life and my career because I am not a politician and I am not in government. I have learned my lesson never ever to be open with my political choice again,” the actress wrote on X.

     

    user on X, who identified as #YVRLO, directed harsh comments towards Abraham and her family, including wishing harm to her son.

     

    This led Abraham to take legal action. “It is not an abuse of power; it’s a fight against cyberbullying,” Abraham’s spokesman said. “Everyone must understand that actions have consequences, especially online.”

     

    Recently, another X user, who identified as #Ayo, accused Abraham of using Tinubu’s money to do a hair transplant for her husband.

     

    He wrote, “Mrs @Toyin_Abraham walai aiye e ti ta!! (sic) You collect Tinubu money use fo hair transplant for your husband…stoopid fool.”

     

    He wrote, “Mrs @Toyin_Abraham walai aiye e ti ta!! (sic) You collect Tinubu money use fo hair transplant for your husband…stoopid fool.”

    Abraham, however, reported him to the police for cyberbullying, and he was arrested.

    Following that, a user, Ajebo Danny, opined, “Hello @Toyin_Abraham, you will have to send the police to pick all of us. You are shameless.”

    The actress replied, “You can abuse me and call me names; it is fine, and as I said, I will accept and take it in cos I’m in the public eyes, but cursing my kids and lying is what I won’t accept, and lastly I NEVER and will NEVER arrest anyone’s mum. I made a report on cybercrime as a citizen.

  • Rwanda Govt Says It Won’t Refund £270million Paid By UK In Asylum Programme Despite Cancellation

    Rwanda Govt Says It Won’t Refund £270million Paid By UK In Asylum Programme Despite Cancellation

     

    Rwanda Govt Says It Won’t Refund £270million Paid By UK In Asylum Programme Despite Cancellation

     

    Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard, a representative from the Rwandan Ministry of Justice, affirmed that Rwanda had fulfilled its obligations under the agreement, which aimed to assist the UK in addressing its own asylum seeker issues.

    Rwanda has stated that it will not refund the £270million paid by Britain for the controversial asylum seeker programme, despite the new UK government cancelling the initiative.

     

    Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard, a representative from the Rwandan Ministry of Justice, affirmed that Rwanda had fulfilled its obligations under the agreement, which aimed to assist the UK in addressing its own asylum seeker issues.

     

     

    Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard, a representative from the Rwandan Ministry of Justice, affirmed that Rwanda had fulfilled its obligations under the agreement, which aimed to assist the UK in addressing its own asylum seeker issues.

     

     

     

    Kigali considers the matter a “UK problem” and expects no reimbursement.

     

    She told the BBC World Service: “We are under no obligation to provide any refund. We will remain in constant discussions. However, it is understood that there is no obligation on either side to request or receive a refund.”

    Although British ministers have not officially notified Rwanda of their intention to terminate the five-year agreement, Dr. Uwicyeza Picard acknowledged that Rwanda is aware of Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to cancel the deal, which was announced shortly after his election victory.

     

     

    According to the agreement’s break clause, the UK can withdraw from two scheduled payments of £50 million in 2025 and 2026 without incurring penalties.

     

    According to the agreement’s break clause, the UK can withdraw from two scheduled payments of £50 million in 2025 and 2026 without incurring penalties.

     

    However, it is likely that the UK government will still be responsible for funding the asylum seekers already sent to Rwanda, numbering four individuals. Formal notification is pending, requiring a three-month notice period.

     

    Dr Uwicyeza Picard said: “We were informed of the UK’s decision. We take note of the UK’s decision to terminate the agreement.

     

    “We just want to reiterate that this was a partnership initiated by the UK to solve a UK problem and Rwanda stepped up as we have always stepped up in the past to provide safety, refuge and opportunities to migrants.”

     

     

     

    She added: “Rwanda has maintained its side of the agreement and we have ramped up capacity to accommodate thousands of migrants and asylum seekers. We have upheld our end of the deal.

     

    We have put in a lot of effort and resources to accommodate those migrants. We understand that changes in government happen and incoming governments have different priorities and different policies. However, this was a state to state agreement and we believe this good faith will remain.”

     

     

     

    ‘Misconception of Rwanda deal’

     

    Dr Uwicyeza Picard expressed concern at the criticism that Rwanda had faced as a result of entering into the deal with the UK. “It was because of this misconception that it was a Rwanda deal. Rwanda is not a deal, it is a country full of people whose policies are informed by the country’s recent history.”

     

    She implicitly attacked the UNHCR, a major critic of the Rwanda scheme as being “unsafe” for migrants but which uses Rwanda to accommodate asylum seekers. “We work with organisations to take people from countries like Libya and provide them with opportunities in Rwanda,” she said.

     

     

     

    “It beggars belief as to why Rwanda would be safe with these migrants rather than those migrants just because of the country they are coming from.”

     

    The ending of the agreement will be complicated by a group of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who were transferred to Rwanda from the British territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian ocean.

  • NBA reacts to alleged $150 billion LGBT clauses in Samoa Agreement

    NBA reacts to alleged $150 billion LGBT clauses in Samoa Agreement

    NBA reacts to alleged $150 billion LGBT clauses in Samoa Agreement.

    The NBA president said the association had the opportunity to review the Samoa Agreement on behalf of the Nigerian government before it was signed.

    The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the newly signed $150 billion Samoa Agreement, which gained public attention after a media report associated it with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights.

     

    NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, described the agreement as a framework of ideas. He said the NBA had the privilege of reviewing the agreement before the Nigerian government signed it.

     

    Mr Maikyau said there is no provision in the Samoa Agreement requiring Nigeria to accept or recognise LGBT rights. Nigeria has a law that criminalises same-sex relationships.

     

    The NBA president said the agreement respects the local laws and sovereignty of the contracting nations. For instance, it acknowledges Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2023, and the supremacy of the Nigerian constitution.

     

    He said the NBA would have Nigeria against signing the agreement if its provisions conflicted with local laws.

     

    “If the claims made in some newspaper publications were accurate, the NBA would have advised the federal government against entering any partnership or agreement that could undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty. The Samoa Agreement does not compromise existing legislation or undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty,” Mr Maikyau wrote.

     

    Samoa agreement

    The Samoa Agreement, named after the South Pacific country where it was signed, is a legal framework between European Union (EU) member states and more than half of the 79 members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS).

     

    Mr Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said the agreement serves as a foundation for future specific agreements between the EU, the federal government, sub-national entities, and the private sector.

     

    He said the agreement covers six main areas – democracy and human rights, sustainable economic growth and development, climate change, human and social development, peace and security, and migration and mobility.

     

    On Thursday, Daily Trust reported concerns over clauses that mandate LGBT rights in the $150 billion Samoa Agreement signed by the Nigerian government on 28 June.

     

    The newspaper’s report, premised on an opinion article by Sonnie Ekwowusi, a Lagos-based lawyer, was amplified by other news platforms such as BusinessDay, Vanguard and TheCable.

     

    The reports attracted a backlash against the federal government as critics criticised the government for downgrading the country’s moral values in exchange for Western loans.

     

    However, the Nigerian government denied the claim in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.

     

    NBA input

    NBA president spoke about how his association reviewed the agreement on behalf of the Nigerian government before it was signed.

     

    “Prior to the signing of the Samoa Agreement, the Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning requested the NBA, as a significant stakeholder, to scrutinise the agreement. Consequently, I formed a committee chaired by Mr Olawale Fapohunda, SAN, former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ekiti State and Chairman of the NBA Law Reform Committee, to vet, evaluate, and advise on the agreement,” Mr Maikyau stated.

     

    He condemned the negative narratives about the agreement and called for more public enlightenment.

     

  • Presidency raises alarm over NNPC’s non-completion of PH refinery

    Presidency raises alarm over NNPC’s non-completion of PH refinery

    Presidency raises alarm over NNPC’s non-completion of PH refinery

     

    The presidency has expressed concern about the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited’s failure to meet key milestones crucial to President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s goals.

     

    Sources from The Cable reveal that Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser to President Tinubu on policy and coordination and head of the central results delivery coordination unit (CRDCU), voiced these concerns during a review of the quarterly performance assessment of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

     

    Usman highlighted the government’s anxiety over several unfinished projects by the NNPC, particularly the ongoing delays in completing state-owned refineries, including the Port Harcourt refinery.

     

    Usman pointed out that despite the “mechanical completion” of a section of the refinery on December 21, 2023, and assurances that operations would begin after Christmas, the NNPC postponed the start of operations to April 2024. However, there has yet to be an update on whether production will commence this month, according to the source.

     

    This continued shifting in timelines is eroding the confidence of Nigerians in the government, and as an administration, we cannot allow that,” Usman reportedly stated.

     

    “This is why Mr President mandated the CRCDU to track the deliverables and performances of all MDAs, and we have no option but to identify and engage the Ministry of Petroleum NNPC Ltd on the situation at hand.”

     

    The source also mentioned that Usman stressed the rehabilitation of the refinery should aim for full production capacity rather than achieving minimal and symbolic production milestones.

  • NDA unveils monument for first Nigerian Army female major-general

    NDA unveils monument for first Nigerian Army female major-general

     

    NDA unveils monument for first Nigerian Army female major-general

    Aderonke Kale was also the pioneer female Medical Corps Commander in the Nigerian Army.

    The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Tuesday, honoured and unveiled the monument of the first female major-general in the Nigerian Army, late Aderonke Kale.

     

    Speaking at the event, the commandant of NDA, John Ochai, said the academy would continue to accord priority to gender equality.

     

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a lecture in honour of Mrs Kale was held at the academy’s auditorium in Afaka, Kaduna State.

     

    Mr Ochai, a major-general, said the armed forces of Nigeria have a plethora of set skills that women can equally participate in even in combat operations.

     

    He assured that the NDA would continue to guarantee equality and inclusiveness to all Nigerians, irrespective of gender, race or religion..

     

    Also speaking, Abimbola Amusu, who was the second female major-general in the army, described the late Mrs Kale as a trailblazer.

     

    Mrs Amusu, who was the special guest of honour, advised female cadets and officers to remain committed, resolute and leverage on the available opportunities and training for their career progression.

     

    The high point of the event was a lecture presentation by Feyisara Solebo, a navy captain, on “Impact of Traditional Roles on Women’s Participation in the Armed Forces: Exploring Gender Stereotypes and Cultural Barriers.”

     

    Mrs Kale was also the pioneer female Medical Corps Commander in the Nigerian Army.

  • Businessman Unable to Transfer Money From His Prospa Account Since June

    Businessman Unable to Transfer Money From His Prospa Account Since June

     

    Yusuf Adepoju, a businessman, has been unable to complete transactions on the fintech platform Prospa since June, and this has left him helpless and unable to provide services to his customers.

     

    The businessman told FIJ that he had been using the fintech application before June 2 without hitches and only began experiencing troubles on June 3, when he attempted to make a transaction of N10,000.

     

    “I had some jobs to do and needed to make a payment to an account. So, I transferred a little over N10,000 to an account, but it was tagged as a pending transaction. I exercised patience and checked back after 30 minutes, but the transaction was still pending,” said Adepoju.

     

    I contacted the customer care representatives several times. Whenever I did, they would request some details, I would provide them and they would go mute. They reached out to me on July 4, promised to resolve the issues and asked me to exercise patience, but they didn’t say when it would be resolved,” he said.

     

    We emailed Prospa on Monday. When they responded, they asked this reporter to tell Adepoju to contact them. Adepoju did, but they failed to resolve the issues over 24 hours later.

  • Portable drags Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun after a bad road in Sango-Ota nearly claims his life while driving his Range Rover

    Portable drags Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun after a bad road in Sango-Ota nearly claims his life while driving his Range Rover

    Notable Nigerian singer Portable in a new video drags the living daylight out of Ogun-State governor Dapo Abiodun following the bad condition of roads in his environment.

     

    Taking to the insta-stories section of his official Instagram page Portable shared a video of how a bad road in Sango-Ota nearly claims his life while driving his new Range Rover.

     

    This development comes a day after Portable, the “Zazoo Zeh” hitmaker returns to Nigeria following his tour in the United States of America, USA.

     

    Portable in the video slammed the Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun for not finding solution to the bad roads in Sango-Ota and other parts of the state.

     

    Speaking further, Portable said that lots of people in Ogun State have cars but they can’t take it out to the bad roads in the state stressing that he just left USA and all the roads in the country are all good.

     

    Portable told Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun to fix bad roads in the state adding that if he can’t do it, he should his position and allow his favourite, Senator Yayi to do it.

     

    The singer shared video of area boys helping him to push is Range Rover that was damaged by the bad road in Sango-ota.

     

    In his words; “Nigerians come and help me, I just finally Arrived back in Nigeria from America and 2 seconds after The Bad Road in Ogun State wants to send me to my Early Grave.”