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Tinubu’s victory, a win for democracy – Matawalle

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Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has described the victory of Sen. Bola Tinubu in the just concluded Presidential election, as a win for democracy.

 

Matawalle said this in a statement issued in Gusau on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communication, Malam Zailani Bappa.

 

“Nigerians have made a choice to allow democracy thrive in the country”, the governor, who is also the North West Coordinator, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, added.

He commended the resilience of Nigerians who voted for the right candidate the country deserved at this crucial moment of its transition.

Matawalle described the President-elect as pragmatic, experienced, balanced and a true democrat who would meet the aspirations of all Nigerians.

“Nigerians should expect a build-up to a massive economic reconstruction, infrastructural and human capital development. We have not made a wrong choice,” he assured.

The governor prayed for the successful implementation of all APC plans for the reconstruction of Nigeria’s socio-economic life.

“We shall all put our hands on deck to ensure that the country succeeds; our party, under the new leadership and Presidency of Tinubu will not fail our confidence”, he said.

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Woman killed while crossing road in Anambra

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road.

 

The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the accident to journalists in Awka on Thursday, said that the woman was hit while she was crossing the road.

 

He said that the accident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved a commercial tow truck with registration number XA550BMA.

“Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the truck was towing a vehicle in an uncontrollable speed along the axis.

“The vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck.

“It hit and killed a female adult, who was said to be crossing the road, while the tow truck continued its movement.

“FRSC rescue team came to the scene and took the woman to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, where she was confirmed dead and her body deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.

While sympathising with the family of the dead, the sector commander urged motorists, especially tow truck drivers, to exercise a high level of professionalism.

He also urged the drivers to always use standard equipment and avoid speeding.

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LASG’s maize palliative impactful, says poultry association chair

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The Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said the state government’s maize palliative to members of the association made a positive impact on the sector.

 

Iyiola said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

 

“We received about 150,000 tons of maize in February from the Lagos State government as palliative to cushion the effect of high feed prices.

“The major benefit of the palliative is that it actually cushioned the cost of production for most poultry farmers in the state.

“The palliative was beneficial as it made the cost of some poultry produce, especially eggs to drop,” Iyiola said.

He noted that prior to the palliative, a crate of egg was sold between N3,500 and N3,700 at the farm gate, but after the palliative, it now sells between N3,200 and N3,400.

According to the PAN chair, retailers and middlemen who sell from N3,800 to N4,200 do that for their personal gain.

“We have urged our members to sell their eggs at reasonable prices following the receipt of the palliative from the government.

“We appreciate the Lagos State government for the palliative but we also urge the federal government to do likewise, to further reduce the cost of production in the sector.

“This will consequently lead to drop in the prices of all poultry produce across board,” he said.

He said the palliative was shared among financial members of the association at no extra cost.

“As an association we shared the grains equally across PAN’s eight zones in the state equally. We also mandated each zone not the sell even a grain of the maize.

“We, however, considered new poultry farmers who wanted to the join the association as beneficiaries of the palliative,” said Iyiola.

He noted that through the palliative, more poultry farmers were recruited into the association.

“The maize was shared only to poultry farmers and not feed millers, it is the major component of poultry feed formulation,” he said.

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