In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, the government said it would distribute over two million assorted seedlings of economic trees free to residents of the state for planting.
Author: Dan Atori
The meeting, which lasted for over two and half hours, is not unconnected with the new political struggle in the state, which it was learnt has led the governor into begging for the sustenance of the zoning formula to enable him get his second term in office
Vatsa is the son of late General Maman Vatsa, who was executed for coup plotting during the regime of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
Bello added that the state needs a lot of prayers as all efforts to combat this new wave of crime seems not to be working, adding that he has lost confidence in the security apparatus
He was reportedly invited to the Abuja office of the EFCC on Thursday, where he was detained after undergoing interrogation
“The importance of citizen participation cannot be over-emphasised as it would help to protect government investments and increase community ownership of maternal and newborn health programs. When citizens are engaged, they can report back to government when things are not working out well.”
Bello announced this in a statewide radio and television broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day and the second anniversary of his administration in Minna
Aliyu was arraigned last week Tuesday on a six-count charge alongside Umar Nasko, the Chief of Staff under his administration and later the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2015 general election
It was learnt that the three former rulers considered the implications of the exit of Buhari at this point based on the unwritten arrangement for the rotation of the Presidency between the North and the South and the fallout of the emergence of former President Goodluck Jonathan after the death in office of former President Umar Yar’Adua
The Chairman of the NLC in Niger State, Comrade Yahaya Idris Ndako, made this known during the 2017 Workers’ Day celebration held at the 1,2,3 Parade Ground, Minna
The presiding Judge, while ruling after seven hours of argument by the prosecutor and counsel to the defendants, said one week shall be dedicated to representation of the case for prosecution
Justice Aliyu M. Mayaki gave the ruling on Tuesday
Making the call in a statement made available to journalists in Minna on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, said the former Commissioner of Local Government cannot deny knowledge of the fresh N2 billion traced to an account linked to him
This is coming few days after the EFCC traced another N4 billion to two accounts in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, both allegedly linked to him and a company
This, according to the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, is part of effort to become the number one in rice production in Nigeria
In a statement on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, stated that the present administration of Alhaji Abuubakar Sani Bello as Governor has mapped out strategies in the restoration agenda aimed at growth and development, but needed the prayers and support of all the people of the state to succeed
Governor Bello directed the water board and the contractor to double their efforts, work all round the clock and ensure taps are running with water without further delay
The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, who is also the Chairman of the committee, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Minna
Addressing journalists at a post-State Executive Council meeting briefing at the Government House, Minna, the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ladan, said the Council also approved the recruitment of 150 firefighters who will undergo training at the state-owned institute
The governor reaffirmed this commitment after inspecting the ongoing state government intervention at ensuring the functionality and the comfort of passengers at the airport