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Wages: Citizen Writes Zulum, Speaks for Teachers, Local government Staff in Borno

Wages: Citizen Writes Zulum, Speaks for Teachers, Local government Staff in Borno
Alhaji Hassan Danda, a citizen of Borno state has written to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum asking him to change his administration style and give particular attention to implementing minimum wage for teachers and local government staff in the state.
He also drew the governor’s attention to wages and pension being received by some teachers and local government staff which stood at N4, 500 stating that the amount is an eye-soar and unimaginable for people who had dedicated their lives in the building of Borno state for 35 years.
In the letter, Mr. Hassan said, “you have performed excellently in the distributions of food items to IDPs, construction of township roads at your home town Mafa, and some parts of MMC, renovations of offices and resettlement of some IDPs. But sir, the bedeviling or shortcomings are more than your achievements.
“As our leader, it’s not wise to hide our identity to send you a written or voice message. Majority of our electorate wishes to express their minds, but due to fear of losing their jobs, schedules, property, and threats to life by your loyalists, makes them to ascribe everything to almighty Allah.
“Sir, in this present situation in Borno State, it’s highly difficult or almost impossible to get one person out of 10,000 praising you and your administration. There are, therefore, the need to change your administrative styles because it is too boring.
“If you doubt, please disguise as an ordinary person and move around the city to probe it yourself and judge whether you are loved or not. However, it’s not too late to rectify the situation.”
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He said some of the possible steps the governor should take to redeem his recent dwindling image amongst the people is by reinstating sacked teachers and LG staff who are without wages for 9 months now.
According to Hassan, those that are found guilty, should be given amnesty and allowed to sit for SSCE, adding that If the Federal Government can give amnesty to Niger Delta Militants and Boko Haram, it is also right to consider other citizens with lesser faults.
“Sir, you should implement the 18,000 and 30,000 minimum wage for teachers and LG staff. Since 2012 to date, they’re receiving the old minimum wage of 7500 naira. Sir, it’s their right not a privilege.
“You should pay retirees gratuities and pension from 2018 to date. Also, you should upgrade the monthly pension of pensioners. Majority of them are receiving below 4,500 to 6,000 naira after successful 35 years in service.
“Over six years now no payments of promotion benefits, leave grant and annual increments to either of the staff (both state and LG). Sir, food items are very costly due to market monopoly by the association members. Dissolve the commodity board, regulate and monitor the food prices.
“There’s a problem of transportation due to the halting of tricycles by you ( Keke Napep), people are suffering, you should allow the entry of tricycles into the state. Sir, the problem of the city is not the high number of keke Napep, but inadequate township roads. Sir, there are no effective road linkages in the city. Again, sir, liaise with the Federal ministry for transportation to remove all rail lines in the city.
“Sir, try to employ our teeming youths without a job. The only job opportunity opened was keke napep. No single established industry or factory to employ labour. Sir, reduce the tax levy you introduced. It’s too early to collect tax in the state because the insurgency is not over and the taxpayers are the IDPs. What you are getting from NGOs, the federal government, and the North East Development Commission, are enough for you to run the state without collecting Kobo as tax.
“Infact, starting from former Governor Maina Ma’aji Lawan to Senator Kashim shettima, none of them introduced a tax regime as you do. Sir, all the structures and it’s like in the state, was done by the former with Federal allocation.”
He added that the disaster done by Boko Haram in the last 12 years, can take another 12 years for the state to stabilize
Wages: Citizen Writes Zulum, Speaks for Teachers, Local government Staff in Borno
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Chieftaincy dispute causes chaos in Muye village in Niger

Chieftaincy dispute causes chaos in Muye village in Niger
By: Zagazola Makama
A renewed chieftaincy tussle in Muye village, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, has sparked violent confrontations between rival supporters, prompting swift intervention by security operatives.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the crisis began around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday when the deposed village head, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulkadir Maigari II, forcefully returned to Muye and broke into the palace.
The incident provoked tension among residents, especially after supporters of the current Dakachi confronted the deposed monarch. The situation was immediately brought under control by a team of security personnel from Lapai.
However, Zagazola learnt that the situation escalated on Friday morning when supporters of both camps clashed again, leading to a free-for-all fight that disrupted public peace in the community.
Security sources were swiftly deployed to Muye to restore normalcy.
“The combined security teams have brought the situation under control. Monitoring and surveillance operations are ongoing to prevent further breakdown of law and order,” the source said.
No casualties or arrests have been officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
Chieftaincy dispute causes chaos in Muye village in Niger
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Eid-el-Kabir: IPCR Calls on Nigerians to Peace, Harmony

Eid-el-Kabir: IPCR Calls on Nigerians to Peace, Harmony
By: Michael Mike
Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has called on Nigerians to promote peace and harmony in their communities, recognizing that peace is essential to national development and progress.
The advice was given by the Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, in his message on Eid-el-Kabir.
The Institute, while extending warm greetings to Nigerians, wished them a joyous and peaceful celebration, marked by love, compassion, and unity.
The Institute while noting that Sallah is a significant occasion in the Islamic calendar, symbolizing the values of sacrifice, gratitude, and community, emphasized that the spirit of Sallah should guide Nigerians in their interactions with one another, fostering a culture of peace, tolerance, and understanding.
The IPCR urged Nigerians to promote peace and harmony in their communities, recognizing that peace is essential to national development and progress, while
encouraging individuals to embrace the values of Sallah, including forgiveness, empathy, and kindness, in their daily lives.
According to IPCR, peace is critical to promoting national stability and cohesion.
The Institute also urged Nigerians to use this period of Sallah celebration to address conflicts and promote dialogue, which could help to build trust and understanding among Nigerians and also contribute to a more peaceful society.
It recognized that the country’s many ethnic and religious groups can work together to build a more harmonious society, celebrating their differences and promoting a culture of tolerance.
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Community Leader Seeks Tinubu’s Urgent Intervention in Incessant Plateau Killing

Community Leader Seeks Tinubu’s Urgent Intervention in Incessant Plateau Killing
By: Michael Mike
A community leader and the Waziri Mushere of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Chief Yohana Margif has expressed dismay over the incessant killing of innocent citizens of the community.
Margif made this known in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Abuja.
He called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene to halt what he described as genocide against the people, which he said was being perpetrated by suspected herdsmen.
Margif also called on Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, and other security chiefs in the country, to rein in the alleged culprits.
He said: “I would like to draw the attention of the topmost leadership in Nigeria to the deteriorating dire security situation in Plateau, particularly in Mushere Chiefdom of Bokkos LGA.
“I urge President Tinubu to take immediate decisive action to halt these endless and senseless killings, protect lives and properties, and secure the future of the Mushere people, and other victims of obvious genocide against the people.
“Herdsmen are killing our innocent people, burning their homes, looting their foodstuff, property, livestock, and taking over their ancestral lands,” he said.
According to the Abuja-based real estate mogul, the attacks and attendant killings have intensified recently since the onset of this year’s farming season.
Margif further said that the people had been displaced from their villages and ancestral homes and were forced to become internally displaced persons in the country.
He emphasised that the situation required immediate intervention by all stakeholders in order to prevent further escalation and inflict an irredeemable harm by wiping out the entire community from the surface of the earth.
He lamented that: “Since President Tinubu’s administration began, Plateau State has witnessed an unprecedented escalation of violence and loss of lives.
“This is the current sad reality. Our people are constantly under the threat of the enemy’s bullets and can’t sleep with two eyes closed due to the perpetual unleashing of violence against them by external forces.
“Something urgent must be done to stem the tide of violence and end this war against the people in order not to
harm this administration’s reputation,” Margif said.
In the past couple of days, suspected herdsmen militia killed no fewer than 35 people in the localities of Hokk, Pangkap, Fokoldep, Kopmur, Margif, Horop, Mbor, Mushere and Kwahas localities in Mushere Chiefdom.
Chairman, Bokkos Community Peace Observers, Kefas Mallai, who confirmed the killings to newsmen, said the victims included a 70-year-old Pastor of COCIN LCC Kwakas-Mushere, Mimang Lekyil, who was attacked and killed in the church.
He said that the pastor’s wife was also shot in the leg and was admitted at the Jos University Teaching Hospital for treatment, he said.
“Bokkos has never been this insecure, with the people being butchered as we are currently witnessing,” Lilian Madaki, from the Mushere community told journalists.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Emmanuel Adesina, also confirmed the incident in a statement saying security forces including police and military personnel, had been deployed in the affected communities.
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