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People want to serve Nigeria but they also have to eat – Sanusi speaks on brain drain in different sectors in the country

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Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, has asked presidential candidates to prioritize health and education sectors to enhance productivity.

Speaking at an event organised by the board and management of Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi Foundation (MAMF) in Lagos, on Wednesday August 24, Sanusi said Nigerian politicians, especially presidential candidates, must have a clear plan and utmost respect for the two sectors as they had failed abysmally.

The former Governor of Central Bank also noted that doctors and teachers have not been treated well, hence, the brain drain experienced in the sectors.

He said;

“Education and health are the foundation of the economy, if we don’t prioritize these sectors, then we are finished. The rate of brain drain is high because prepared budgets in the health and education sectors have been embezzled and mismanaged.

“You can’t treat your teachers and doctors as if they are nothing. That is the reason they are leaving the country in droves. We must reverse brain drain by respecting the demands of teachers and health practitioners.

“As a people and most especially as governments, we have lost our respect for the professions that should be respected. Teachers and doctors are not looking for money but the amount of money we invest in training our children in becoming doctors and teachers can never be earned in salaries in this country but people deserve a decent life and also respect.

“People want to serve but they also want to eat. They are humans who have basic responsibility, they want to educate their children. We have created an economy where everybody on a narrow salary is being impoverished.”

He also pointed out that while there is high inflation in the country where the average doubles every hour, salaries of doctors and teachers are not increased to accommodate the inflation leading to lack of motivation to serve the nations.

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We are suffering – Kano corps member laments after heavy rainfall leaves his room flooded

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A corps member has lamented after his room at the Corpers’ lodge in Kundila area of Kano State, got flooded following heavy downpour. Sharing photos og his flooded room on Thursday, August 25, he wrote:

“Corps Members Are Suffering Somewhere In Northwest, Kano to be Precise. This is the Third Time this Flood disaster is Happening. This is my moom at our corpers lodge. Come be like say na me Serve Pass”

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Peter Obi is fighting for the oppressed and we believe in same cause – Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo

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Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation has explained why he would be supporting Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

In an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday August 24, Adebanjo said he and Obi share same cause and he believes the former Governor of Anambra state is fighting for oppressed Nigerians. The Afenifere leader also stated that he won’t back any candidate that does not support restructuring

Adebanjo said;

“He (Obi) came to meet Southern and Middlebelt leaders in my house. It was an exchange of views; we believe in the same cause.“We are all partners in progress. The fight he is fighting is a fight for the oppressed.

“Restructuring was at the front burner; we should have a country first before we have any development plan. That is the pillar on which the Southern and Middlebelt leaders stand.

“Constitutional review, community policing, devolution of power and others are all embedded in restructuring. Where we have a constitution where everybody is dissatisfied, you won’t have peace and without peace, there will be no stability. These are fundamental.

“There is nothing new about restructuring; we are only saying let us go back to where we started before the military came. Where did we start? The constitution was made in 1964, endorsed by Awolowo, Azikwe and Sardauna, and was what we had until the military came in 1966 and imposed this constitution.

“This constitution is a fraudulent one and the government has never refuted it. They set aside the constitution before 1966, imposed this one and included all the things that were excluded that are causing confusion till today. We must go back to that constitution.”

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Nigerian students from Zamfara state expelled by Cyprus university over unpaid tuition

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No fewer than 91 students from Zamfara state who are on state-sponsored scholarships have been expelled by Cyprus International University over the failure of their state government to pay their tuition fees.

One of the affected students who spoke to BBC Hausa on condition of anonymity said.

“We started having the problem between the school and the Zamfara state government since our first year in school but we thought it could be resolved without raising our voices.

When the Zamfara state government sent us here (Cyprus), they had agreements with school. But from all indications, those or part of the agreements were obviously not fulfilled, hence the negative reaction of the school.

For example, when we were coming here (Cyprus), they told us that our school fees have been paid for a few years.

We were also told that we would be paid allowances of 100 dollars. But when we came initially, they gave us some money but not up to $100 as promised, and that was the beginning of the problem.

This is our third year in this country and the situation has gotten worst. It has gotten to the point that the school said they won’t tolerate us again, and had to send us out of school and also evicted us out of the hostel.

At the moment, we are homeless, devastated and don’t know what to do.We don’t have food nor do we have befitting shelter because the school has chased us out of the hostel.

Many of us have resorted to sleeping in Mosques and other unhealthy/unsafe places.

We don’t know where some of the students are now, but I believe that many of them have found their ways of survival. This is our second month of being in this inhumane condition here.”Also speaking, a female student of the university said

“We are 10 female students staying in one corner of where we found ourselves.

The worst of the situation is that we are faced with the arrest threat from the Cyprus Police and other law enforcement agencies because we have not paid for our resident permit for three years now.

So, we are under serious threat. We don’t even go out now to avoid being picked up by the police which could result in possible imprisonment that might last for years.”

Reacting to the development, the Zamfara state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said efforts are being made to resolve the pending issues.

“We are working to make the balance payment as quickly as possible.

Besides, the State Government had an agreement with Cyprus University that the remaining part of the money would be paid as soon as possible.

Also, these students should know from day one that some challenges might be witnessed in the studies abroad but that does not mean we have abandoned them.”he said

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Seven suspects arraigned over attack on Oyetola’s wife’s convoy

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Seven suspects have been arraigned before a magistrates court in Osogbo, Osun State, over an attack on the convoy of Osun State Governor’s wife, Kafayat Oyetola.

Paul Omolola, 40, Rasaki Hammed, 19, Soliu Waheed, 21, Tiamiyu Bashiru, 30, Olayiwola John, 26, Mutiu Owoade, 28, and Tunde Ibrahim, 20, were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, conduct likely to cause breach of public peace, unlawful damage of convoy and assault.

Speaking in court yesterday August 23, Police prosecutor Asanbe Kayode said the defendants and others at large perpetrated the attack on August 19, around 8pm.

Kayode accused the suspects of damaging three convoy vehicles and injuring security aides.

Magistrate I. R Salami granted the defendants bail with two sureties each after they pleaded not guilty.

The case was adjourned till September 26.

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Actor Kenneth Okonkwo defects to Labour Party weeks after his resignation from APC

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Actor Kenneth Okonkwo has defected to Labour Party. This comes weeks after his resignation from APC following the party’s decision to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Okonkwo announced his defection on his Instagram page this morning August 24.

”It was an honour and a privilege to be welcomed into the Labour Party on the 23rd of August, 2022, at the Supreme God House, Apo, Abuja, by the entire executive of the FCT Labour Party, representing the National Executive of the Party.

I feel loved and cherished by the visit of these distinguished officials of this peoplecentric Party to our Chambers which culminated in my officially joining the Labour Party as a member.

This will enable me assist in my own humble way to the enthronement of His Excellency, Peter Obi, as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 for the good governance of our dear country which is so blessed by God but has been so battered by bad leaders.

I thank the Dynamics Ambassadors for Peter Obi (DAPO), which I am its National Spokesperson, for facilitating this my membership of Labour Party for the enthronement of good governance in Nigeria.I enjoin all citizens of Nigeria to join in this movement for the actualization of this divine mandate of Peter Obi come 2023.”he wrote

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”This incident is capable of making citizens to be fearful of assisting soldiers”- President Buhari condemns killing of Yobe Islamic cleric by soldiers who he gave a lift

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President Buhari has strongly condemned what he calls “the unprovoked and cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Goni Aisami, by a callous soldier he had offered a lift as confirmed by the Police.”

The Muslim cleric was hacked to death by two soldiers who he offered a lift at Jajimaji, the headquarters of Karasuwa local government council in Yobe state on Saturday, August 20.

Reacting to the incident, President Buhari in a statement released by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said ;

“this barbaric murder of a compassionate man by a soldier he had assisted has no place in our training as soldiers, and it negates the entire ethos of military life which is anchored on discipline and respect for the sanctity of innocent lives.”

”As the Commander-in-Chief, I am personally outraged by this criminal and wicked act by a law enforcement official trained to protect life.

By our training, we are guided by a code of conduct that frowns on this kind of reckless and criminal act. It is not in our character and training to put innocent citizens in harm’s way.

Of course, the action of this soldier is an isolated incident involving an individual, but it is capable of staining the collective image of our military.

This incident is capable of making our fellow citizens to be fearful of assisting soldiers, thereby destroying the bond of trust between our military and the civilians.

I call on the military authorities to punish the perpetrators of this heinous crime without delay, and flush out other elements with such criminal tendencies,” President Buhari said.

The President condoled with Yobe State Government, the people of the State, and the family of the victim of this tragedy.

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This may be false news to tarnish the good job of Buhari and El Rufai – Twitter user tells man who said his mother was shot by bandits along Abuja-Kaduna highway

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A Twitter user, Ibrahim took to the platform on Monday, August 22, to disclose that his mother was shot by bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

According to him, the bandits also abducted one of his relatives during the attack.

His family member, Saleem Quardir, who confirmed the incident, said the victim was shot and dumped alive along the road.

Commenting on the tweet on Tuesday, a user said it may be a false news posted to tarnish the ‘good job of President Buhari and Governor El Rufai.’

Meanwhile, Ibrahim in an update, said his mother is receiving treatment in a hospital.

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Gunmen assassinate owner of 16 Hour Hotel in Kwara state, kidnap his friend

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A group of gunmen invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR hotel, Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, shot indiscriminately, killing the owner of the hotel, Kayode Akinyemi, 47, while his manager named Emmanuel Olushila Ojo was seriously injured and presently receiving treatment at the general hospital Ilorin.

A statement released by SP Okasanmi Ajayi, spokesperson of the state police command, said the hotel owner’s friend , Ori ‘m’ who was with him on the day of the incident was abducted.

Ajayi said the command’s Tactical teams in conjunction with vigilantes and hunters have since been mobilized to the scene to comb the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the abducted victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the victim has been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.

He added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Tuesday Assayomo, has declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act, adding that enough was enough for the criminals, as stringent security action is already emplaced to checkmate the activities of the criminal elements in the state.

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Shettima trends over outfit he wore to the NBA Colloquium in Lagos

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Shettima is currently trending on Twitter over the outfit he wore to the NBA Colloquium today, August 22, in Lagos State. The vice presidential candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC) political party represented the Presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

For the event, Shettima, who regularly wears native attires, wore a loose suit and paired it with a pair of sneakers, a combination Nigerians found fault with. While many slammed his stylist, others questioned why the presidential candidates for other political parties were present while Tinubu sent his vice presidential candidate.

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Buhari has done his best, everybody’s best is different – Isa Yuguda

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Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has said that President Buhari has done well in leading the country.

Yuguda shared this opinion when he appeared on Channels TV this morning. “Mr President has done his best. Everybody’s best is different.

So I can say the President has done his best. And he has appointed actors to assist him to manage the country – they are also doing their best. It all depends on somebody’s assessments.

As far as I’m concerned, the President has done his best.” he said Yuguda argued that despite the fact that the Nigerian economy and security were “a little bit depressing”, the President has done well.

“Any rational Nigerian will know that it could not have been any better no matter who was there on the driving seat.

Most of these things that are happening to us are historical. If you are coming from an environment where the foundation has been distorted then what you reap is what you sow.

Security, for instance, is a historical thing. it didn’t start with Buhari’s government. It started in 2008, 2009.” Yuguda argued that security challenges cannot be associated with the President.

“Yes, he is the overall head, but if you see something going wrong in terms of security, you hold the Governor responsible.

You (Governor) are sworn in to protect life and property because you own the land.

The President does not have land, so you don’t expect the President to secure your land.”he said

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Bandit kingpin Turji has repented and now kills terrorists – Zamfara deputy governor

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Hassan Nasiha, Deputy Governor of Zamfara state has said that notorious bandit kingpin in the state, Bello Turji has embraced peace overtures by the government.

Speaking at a conference on security organised by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday August 21, Nasiha who claimed that Turji’s repentance has brought about peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi LGAs in Zamfara, added that the erstwhile bandit kingpin is now killing his unrepentant colleagues.

He also revealed that Turji has met with bandits in the 14 LGAs of the state.

Nasiha said;

“In the last three months, there has not been any bandits attack at Magami district as a result of the peace initiative with bandits.

“Everyone knows the notorious bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji who has operated on that axis.

“The state government through the peace committee entered into a peace deal with the bandits’ leader and he agreed to stop the criminality and to embrace peace.

“Turji is now killing unrepentant bandits who unleashed terror on innocent citizens in Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji local government areas.”

The Deputy Governor who further noted that a peace committee set up by the state government met with nine bandit groups in their camps at Magami and Dansadau emirates where they raised their concerns, said the state government has ordered the return of cattle grazing routes, lands, water for livestock and other property seized by Hausas to the herders.

Reiterating that the order must be respected by both parties to enable the return of law and order in the communities, he also revealed that the Fulanis appealed to the state government to consider freeing their youths currently in detention in correctional centres and in police cells.

Nasiha added;

“They said Hausas always attacked and raped their women, killing the Fulani on their way to or returning from markets.

“They equally requested for schools for their kids and other social services including fertilisers and farm inputs.

“They said lack of education would influence a 12-year-old Fulani boy to kill a 70-year-old man using AK-47 rifle.”

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Abducted Nasarawa commissioner regains freedom

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The abducted Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal, has regained freedom after five days in captivity.

Lawal was kidnapped by gunmen who stormed his residence on Monday night and whisked him away to an unknown destination.

The gunmen, who stormed Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state, shot indiscriminately before they took their target away.

Speaking with our correspondent in Lafia on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the commissioner was released due to sustained pressure from officers of the command on the gunmen.

He said,

“The abducted Commissioner has been released around 6pm today and he has been reunited with his family.

“Based on credible information, we gathered that the kidnappers took the commissioner to Tawa-Gali area around Mada station in Nasarawa Eggon LGA. So, we mobilised our men to go after them.”

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Mummified bodies: Edo government, police call for calm

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With the controversy generated over the discovery of 20 mummified bodies in Benin still on, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called for calm and has given the police seven days to carry out a comprehensive investigation to unravel the ownership and purpose of the facility.

Obaseki stated this at a joint press conference with the police at the headquarters of the Edo State Police Command on Friday.

Represented by his Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki said the public would continuously be briefed on the progress of the investigations.

He said:

“We want to call for calm from the public. We don’t want to preempt the outcome of police investigation but the police are actively doing their investigations.

There are a lot of speculations going around; some people suspect that the place is a quack morgue or a place for ritual purposes.

“People have been apprehended and they are undergoing questioning. Some people are still being looked for. The governor has given seven days for them to come back to us with the details of what they have found out. Was it just a morgue or is there any ritual involved? No conclusions have been reached yet so police will be allowed to do its work.

“We are going to continuously brief the public and we are also taking measures through the Ministry of Health to ensure that there is no public health crisis in that area. Edo is safe and there is no evidence yet that anything ritual is involved until the police are through with their investigation.”

On his part, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, SCID, Olawore Oluwole who is handling the investigation assured that the police would do a thorough job.

He said, “Based on credible intelligence, a bungalow located at Asoro was found to have some dried bodies and some items like generator, gas cylinder, oxygen cylinder.

Five suspects were arrested and they are Chimaobi Okoewu and Samuel Okoh both from Ebonyi State, Gideon Sunday from Akwa-Ibom, Victor Obeche from Anambra and Yusuf Lawal from Katsina State.

“So far, we are still looking for one of the suspects and efforts are being made to get him and his name is Otu Chukwu who is alleged to be the owner of the bungalow.

I want to appeal to all members of the public to remain calm as the command is assuring that everything will be done to ensure that all hidden facts are unraveled,” he added.

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Strike: If students must sue anyone, they’ll sue the minister of education and the federal government – ASUU President reacts to Minister’s comment

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Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu asking students to sue the union for compensation. Reacting to this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday August 19, Osodeke said students know that the problem is with the government and not the union.

He also said that if students must sue anyone, they’ll sue the minister of education and the federal government.

Osodeke said;

“You need to read the response by the president of NANS, Comrade Asefon. He said ASUU is not their problem that their problem is the government and if they must sue anybody, they are actually doing that, they are consulting lawyers, they are going to sue the minister of education and the federal government for forcing ASUU who is an employee of the system and fighting for their (students) interest.”

Osodeke also said the issues that pushed lecturers in the country into going on strike, can be resolved in a day if the government is committed to the education of the youths.

He said;

“What we are saying is that we can resolve this issue within one day as Jonathan did in 2013.

“When it got to this stage in 2013, Jonathan summoned everybody to hear the truth. He heard the truth and we resolved the issue within one night.

“That can be done at this level either by a committee or people that are patriotic, not these ministers that already have bias. We can resolve this issue in one day and our children will go back to school.”

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“I don’t like movies like that again. I will not return to Nollywood” Tonto Dikeh reveals plans after 2023 election

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Tonto Dikeh has disclosed that she would not be returning to Nollywood after the governorship election in Rivers State.

The actress, who was announced as the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State, made this disclosure during an interview with BBC News Pidgin.

She added that even if her party loses the governorship election in Rivers State, she will not return to acting.

When asked if she has completely retired from acting, the mother of one said: “I don’t like movies like that again and it’s been a long time since I acted on screen, you know.

“I’ve acted in about two films in 10 years, I appreciate that my path started from Nollywood, it is something that I respect, but it’s not something that has been in my life.

“So even after the election, it’s not something I’ll return to, but I’ll love to contribute to the industry when I get into power.”

She went ahead to commend her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Banky W for getting involved in politics.

She said: “It is not easy for Funke and Banky W at their level to put themselves out there to effect change because criticisms and so many things are involved.

“I believe in Funke, I believe in Banky. With them, I can hold onto something and say I believe that they have a vision for the people.”

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Femi Gbajabiamila Dances ‘Buga’ In Surulere Speaker of the House of Representatives

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Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, danced to Kizz Daniel’s hit song Buga at a constituency meeting in Surulere.

In the video, Gbajabiamila encouraged those in attendance to vote in the upcoming election telling them to show their Permanent Voter’s Card saying, “Operation show your PVC la wa yi.’’

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ASUU must compensate students for wasted time – Minister of Education says as he asks students to sue the union

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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that the Academic Staff Union of Universities should be compensating students for the time wasted during the six-month strike, and not the Federal Government.

Punch reported that the Minister who said government will not concede to the union’s demand to pay lecturers their emoluments for the six months of no academic activities in his speech at the 47th Session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, further asked affected students to “take ASUU to court” to claim damages incurred over the strike period.

Adamu insisted that the federal government bears no liability to compensate millions of students grounded for six months over lost time.

He also said if the students are determined to get compensated, they should take ASUU to court.

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Everything he has said is a bundle of lies – Bode George attacks Tinubu

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has slammed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

George described everything Tinubu attributed to himself as a “bundle of lies”.

He said Tinubu did nothing to alleviate the sufferings of residents of Lagos State despite serving as a governor for two terms.

Speaking with Channels Television last night, August 17, George said: “I absolutely have no qualms, no quarrel with Tinubu, but all I know is that everything he has said he was or his name is this or his school is that it’s a bundle of lies.

“I’m a bonafide Lagosian, we knew what Lagos was like, and Lagos remains the commercial nerve centre, not only in Nigeria but in the whole of West Africa. What has this fellow done to us?” The PDP chieftain charged Tinubu to open up on the ownership of Alpa Beta company.

He said the APC presidential candidate should tell Nigerians how much the company has allegedly stolen from the Lagos State Government.

George said: “I have asked a very simple question and none of them has been able to answer it: who owns the Alpha Beta company? How much has the Alpha Beta company stolen from the coffers of our treasury in Lagos state?

“What has he done to alleviate the pains of the people of the state?”

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