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Emir tasks new commissioners on diligence, hard work
(Photo: Rtd. Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Iliyasu-Bashar, Emir of Gwandu and Chairman, Kebbi Council of Chiefs)
Emir of Gwandu, Muhammadu Iliyasu-Bashar, has tasked the newly sworn in commissioners in Kebbi to be diligent and work hard in support of developmental stride of the new administration in the state.
Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.
He reported the emir as giving the task when he received the new commissioners who paid homage on him at Abdullahi Fodio Palace in Birnin Kebbi.
The commissioners were led by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed.
The Royal father, who is also the Chairman, Kebbi Council of Chiefs, urged the commissioners to justify the confidence reposed in them by actively contributing their quota to the development of the state through hard work, selflessness, dedication and patriotism.
While congratulating and showering blessings on the members of the new State Executive Council, the traditional ruler expressed optimism that they would not disappoint the people of the state.
The emir prayed for a blissful and successful tenure ahead and urged them to work for the collective good of the state.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, said they were in the place to seek royal blessings and advice.
“As a father to all, we need your blessings, moral support and advice to assist us in carrying out our duties diligently,” he said.
A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.
The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.
Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.
Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.
The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.
Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.
Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped Joshua Rogers, the ChannelsTV reporter in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Politics Nigeria learnt that Rogers was picked up close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt and to an unknown destination by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday, April 11.
The reporter was driving his official ChannelsTV branded car when the hoodlums accosted, pointed a gun at him and took him away in the same vehicle.
Rogers was said to be returning from his official assignment in Government House after a trip to Andoni for a government event when the incident happened.
Already, the gunmen were said to have contacted his wife and demanded a N30million ransom for bis release.
His cameraman confirmed the incident and appealed to his abductors to set him free unconditionally.
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