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NGO Asked Nigerians to Confront Government on Bad Governance
NGO Asked Nigerians to Confront Government on Bad Governance
By: Michael Mike
The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria, (MOTiON), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has expressed the need for Nigerians to confront government with the challenges they are facing as a result of absence of good governance especially as regards insecurity and non-availability of needed infrastructure.
The NGO made the call at the weekend during a visit to Gaube Community, in Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Members of the MOTION, who visited the community on a pre-launch community visit offered the opportunity for members of the community to understand government actions and how they affect their standard of living.
A member of MOTION, Mr Abdullahi Bilal, emphasized the poor assess to roads in the community which has affected the movement of people and goods in the community.
He said: “If we had invited the community members to the town, we might not have been able to relate to the issues, but we are here, and we saw the issues ourselves. The roads are very terrible, and then hearing from the community members themselves, I think what struck me mostly was the fact that the Healthcare Centre here in Guabe has been metamorphosed into mere consulting clinics, that there is nothing that is going on here.
“And then they have to drive kilometres. If somebody is sick, they have to travel kilometres until they get to Kuje before they will be able to have access to a good hospital, and many community members have lost their lives in that process.
And then the community was also affected because of the recent FCT strike.”
He added that: “And then you ask yourself, this is the condition of education in the FCT?, This is the Federal Capital Territory, This is the centre. This is the seat of power,
and if the conditions of the entirety of the mass of the working people in the FCT will be this horrible, what will then now be the fate of those people who are not within the city centre?”
He assured the community on behalf of the MOTION that on October 17th, 2025, they will launch the platform which will enable citizens, or people in communities to continuously speak truth to power no matter what.
He said: “We know fully well that the primary responsibility of government is the provision of security and improvement of the welfare of the people.This is what is contained in the Social Contract, and if you can see, even in this Primary School here that we are, there are security personnel, and it’s because of the consistent harassment attacks in the community.”
Meanwhile, a member of the Guabe Community, Mr Tekula Matthew, while expressing appreciation over the engagement which he described as being impactful, emphasized the lack of access to road to the market which he said makes it very difficult for their goods to be transported for good earnings.
He said: “The bad road is a very difficult challenge the communities have been facing. The market cannot exist here because of bad road, and the bad state of the road that links to other communities that desire to bring their produce down, even taking them to the market is very difficult.
For instance, we have some communities across that once it rains, there’s a big river that you cannot cross.
“They need bridges so that these communities will be able to cross over.
In Gwabe Ward, we have over 46 villages, and I will tell you that it is only two villages that have road.”
He added that: “Almost about 40 villages are underdeveloped because of bad road. Then come to health facilities, if you go to a health centre here, it’s a laughing stock. There you cannot get well attended to, there are no good facilities there, there are no oxygen, there are no employment of medical attendants that can attend to people.
“Our farmers also need security. Our farmers are suffering because of the battle between the farmers and the herders. The government needs to see how they can settle the herders and give them their boundaries where their cattle can graze”.
Many members of the community who took turn to talk, spoke barely the same on how they are not impacted by government.
The MOTION therefore assured the community of working together with them, as change agents to turn the situation around for their good, noting that, through this process, communities will not only reflect on governance failures, but also embrace their role in holding duty bearers accountable, and mobilise citizens to act for the good of the nation.
NGO Asked Nigerians to Confront Government on Bad Governance
Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun
By: Zagazola Makama
A 13-year-old boy, Siraju Haruna, had been killed following a rock-blasting exercise at Hoy Quarry, Papa Oja, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.
Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Friday morning. The quarry Manager, Adeola Temitope, 36, who also serves as a blast man at the site, reported the incident.
According to him, Temitope explained that despite precautionary measures, including notifying villagers the night before, sounding an alarm on the day of the blast, and ensuring that staff, customers, and truck drivers vacated the premises, the tragedy still occurred.
“After the blasting exercise, when people returned to the quarry premises, the lifeless body of one Siraju Haruna, aged 13, was found in a pool of blood with his skull crushed by a rock.
“His father, Mohammed Haruna, aged 36, from a nearby Fulani camp, identified the body.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had earlier been warned by his elder sister to stay away but sneaked out to pick up his phone battery from the quarry house, where he met his untimely death,”said the sources.
The sources added that detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer, SP Adejor Israel, visited the scene, documented evidence, and recovered a blood-stained rock believed to have caused the fatal injury.
The sources said the father of the deceased requested the release of the body for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, which was granted after due process.
Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun
By: Zagazola Makama
A 13-year-old boy, Siraju Haruna, had been killed following a rock-blasting exercise at Hoy Quarry, Papa Oja, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.
Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Friday morning. The quarry Manager, Adeola Temitope, 36, who also serves as a blast man at the site, reported the incident.
According to him, Temitope explained that despite precautionary measures, including notifying villagers the night before, sounding an alarm on the day of the blast, and ensuring that staff, customers, and truck drivers vacated the premises, the tragedy still occurred.
“After the blasting exercise, when people returned to the quarry premises, the lifeless body of one Siraju Haruna, aged 13, was found in a pool of blood with his skull crushed by a rock.
“His father, Mohammed Haruna, aged 36, from a nearby Fulani camp, identified the body.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had earlier been warned by his elder sister to stay away but sneaked out to pick up his phone battery from the quarry house, where he met his untimely death,”said the sources.
The sources added that detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer, SP Adejor Israel, visited the scene, documented evidence, and recovered a blood-stained rock believed to have caused the fatal injury.
The sources said the father of the deceased requested the release of the body for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, which was granted after due process.
Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun
10 drown in canoe mishap in Sokoto
By: Zagazola Makama
Ten people, mostly children, have died in a canoe mishap in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Police Command has confirmed.
The incident occurred when a canoe conveying the victims from Zalla-Bango Village capsized.
Sources who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said all 10 passengers drowned.
The sources said the corpses were later recovered at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday after an intensive search by villagers and fishermen.
10 drown in canoe mishap in Sokoto
Suspected herdsmen, bandits ambush police tactical teams in Benue, kill officers, vigilantes
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have ambushed a joint team of security operatives in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, leaving several casualties.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred on Sept. 19 at Agu Centre, Katsina-Ala.
Sources said the tactical teams, comprising personnel of Operation Anyam Nyor, Operation Zenda, Special Intervention Squad (SIS) and civil protection guards, were on patrol when they ran into the ambush.
“The attackers, armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and heavy weapons, engaged the operatives in a prolonged gun battle.
“The commander of the civil protection guard was shot in the hand, while one police officer and two local vigilantes were killed instantly.
“Later in the day, two more bodies of police officers attached to Operation Zenda and Anyam Nyor, as well as two local vigilantes, were recovered and deposited at NKST Zaki Biam Hospital morgue,”said sources.
According to the sources, five police personnel and an unconfirmed number of vigilantes remain unaccounted for as of the time of filing this report.
The sources said two police patrol vehicles, including a gun truck attached to Operation Zenda Joint Task Force, were set ablaze by the attackers, while an SIS Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was demobilised but later recovered with its crew safe.
The sources added that reinforcements of police tactical teams and troops of the Nigerian Army’s 401 Brigade had joined the operation and were still engaging the militants.
The sources said that unfavourable weather conditions prevented the deployment of Nigerian Air Force support.
Suspected herdsmen, bandits ambush police tactical teams in Benue, kill officers, vigilantes
Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun
10 drown in canoe mishap in Sokoto
Suspected herdsmen, bandits ambush police tactical teams in Benue, kill officers, vigilantes
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