14 people killed by Boko Haram in Borno Village

No fewer than 14 people were killed in Jibwhiwhui village, Hawul local government area of Borno State and environs when gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram insurgents, invaded the area.

Hawul is about 220 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital, suffering from deadly attacks by insurgents following non-deployment of military troops despite outcry by residents of the area.

A resident of the area, who did not want his name in print, told our correspondent on phone that the gunmen stormed the villages, on Thursday night, killing seven  people before moving to the environs  slaughtering seven people in an operation which lasted till 5:00am, on Friday. He said the gunmen  arrived Jibwhiwhui at about 10:00 pm  entering houses and picking residents and shooting them dead.

An indigene of the area resident in Maiduguri said he was told that the gunmen who came on motorcycles  killed  seven in Jibwhiwhui before moving to the nearby villages and killed another seven persons.

Wait for the true story of my romance tale with Peter Okoye of P-square- Munachi Abii

For most ex-beauty queens, the challenge of sustaining the tempo after their reign has always been difficult. But the story is different for Munachi Abii, former Most beautiful girl in Nigeria.

*Muna

A combination of beauty, brains, and talent has kept her in the limelight. In this interview, she reveals how Banky W’s Lagos Party remix helped her gain recognition as a rapper and other interesting things. Excerpts:

By Kehinde Ajose and Anu Tella

What prompted your decision to do music professionally?

I have always wanted to do music professionally. My mum used to sing but she didn’t go too far with it. I come from an artistic family. I didn’t want to be that person who didn’t go anywhere with the music. My brothers and sisters are all into some form of arts. I just found myself there.

If you didn’t win the MBGN, would you have been an artiste?

Yes, I would have still been doing music. My ride to music could have taken a different approach. MBGN took me from level one to level five.

Most people start from level one and begin to climb. In the Industry, there are a lot of ups and downs.

I had to collaborate with a lot of people so that people would get to know me. When things become slow some people can handle it while many others can’t. I couldn’t handle it because first, there are too many fake people in this show business that don’t know what they are doing.

Secondly, there are individuals who talk a lot and don’t have any action to back it up . Thirdly, we don’t have the right environment and stability, so artistes usually don’t have something to fall back on.

This thing called music is like a gamble. So, after the experiences I had, I really had to step back in order to stage a comeback. It will always be music for me .I am still climbing .That is how it has been so far.

A lot of people didn’t take you serious when you opted for music . How were you able to grow the thick skin to be able to withstand the pressure?

I had a thick skin when I came in. This is the honest truth. If you are not surrounded by good people insecurity starts to creep in. That is how everybody here is. They are always looking at other people instead of focusing on what they are out there to accomplish .The people around me were not helping me. I am not blaming them too as well as myself.

When you say people around you, what do you mean?

What I meant was that everybody thought their own craft was more important than the other person’s craft. Singers would tell you, “Why are you rapping? You should be singing” while rappers will tell you :”Why are you trying to sing? You should stay true to yourself. Be loyal to the rap game.”

It’s a constant struggle if one doesn’t have people that are confident and who believe in you even when you don’t believe in yourself. It’s going to be very hard for you. It’s similar to what happened to me.

The fact that people didn’t take me serious when I started they didn’t know what I would be up to .I didn’t care about it because I knew what to do. The story changed with Lagos Party remix .People didn’t really know who I was , but they liked me .They would say, “ That’s Muna? Are you serious?” So people started paying attention from there.

How did you get on Lagos Party?

Banky W saw me rap somewhere and he said, “what are you doing?” That was my wake up call .He said:”You should be doing this, there is so much you can do” So that inspired me. Banky called me up and told me he wanted me on his album .I was actually just meant to do the skit. Lagos Party was played and I was asked to do rap on it. The rest is history.

How did it help you gain acceptance?

It helped a lot because it was like my show -off period because people now saw that this girl could rap. She is not just a pretty face. It’s one thing to do that, and it’s another thing to follow up with other stuffs. It’s not been easy but I expect to grow from there.

How where you able to go beyond the ‘Pretty face’ stereotype?

At first I felt like discountenancing the pretty face toga. I thought I needed to just show off the talent and ignore the pretty face. At that time I didn’t want to be associated only with the fact that I have a pretty face. If you asked me then, I would tell you just call me Muna and don’t attach the MBGN prefix.

I just wanted people to know me and my music . I later realized that when I did, it put me on the defensive . This is something I had to learn along the way. I realized that in order to break free from anything, you have to accept the truth. The truth for me is that I am a beautiful lady. I had to accept the fact that I am beautiful, and use it to my advantage. So what if I am beautiful? So what if I can rap?

I am a beautiful rapper, I am a beautiful musician. People want to see that. The first thing they want to see about me unfortunately is my look. They see the look and they look into the content.

Would you say your beauty has been a blessing to your career?

Yes, I will say so.

How has it been a blessing?

I won a pageant and that opened doors

How did you get to the point when you started believing in your craft?

I nearly reached that point, then I stopped .You lose confidence in yourself; There are times it happens to great people. I am a woman, I happen to be my mum’s heaven and earth so I take care of her.

There is so much politics in the industry. It’s not as easy as one thought it would be, secondly there are a lot of people in there that don’t make it easier for you and there are a lot of people that won’t believe in your music so you have to be strong .I wanted to know what exactly I wanted to talk about in my music .I have talked about owning Benz and Porsche that I don’t have which everybody talks about.

That’s good for the club, but the question is can everybody relate to that? If I tell you about my struggles, somebody will relate to that. I am sure there is a young budding female rapper somewhere writing her rap and hoping that someday she will get noticed by someone .There will be a time when she will not believe in herself .There will be a time when she will say :”You know what? Forget everything. “

When you say there is politics in the industry what do you mean?

You see, there is politics everywhere .When I say politics I mean biases. Take for instance sports, everybody focuses on football, these days. It’s difficult for you to find a child that would say I want to represent Nigeria in gymnastics at the Olympics. Soccer is it for them.

But on the flip-side there is so much more that can be leveraged on. You can show that there is a market for these sports by focusing on them , but when the focus isn’t there people will think there is no market for it .

It’s a challenge when you are a high jumper but there are no platforms to show your talent and you have to go away to look for where you can practice your craft .Isn’t that sad?.

We need to embrace all kinds of music. We can’t all focus on high -life because it’s what is reigning right now. It’s okay to have one or two hi-life songs and make them timeless but let’s embrace other genres of music.

As a multi-talented individual, how have you been able to maintain balance?

Being a model comes naturally to me. All one has to do is to keep yourself in check, don’t add weight. Being a model is something I can do with my eyes closed. Music is something I have to work on constantly.

If you are not a model and a rapper what else would you love to do?

I love to cook and that’s something I will like to go into. I also love fashion. I don’t really know what the future holds for me, but the little impact I can make would be fine for me.

What qualities do you admire in a man?

I like a man with a good sense of humour. I like a kind person. Generosity won’t hurt?

Are you not considering the state of his bank account?

When I like somebody it’s not about what I can get from the person. It’s not about the money.

What will you consider as your greatest achievement?

I haven’t had my greatest achievement yet .Life is my greatest achievement .I am grateful to be alive. I thank God for my life .Everyday is an opportunity to do something again.

What part of your body gets you the most attention?

That will be my face.

If you were to start all over again what would you do differently?

I won’t listen to people for the most part, I will listen to myself.

Who do you consider as your celebrity crush?

My celebrity crush will be the Indian actor Shahrukh Khan

What’s the different between ‘Muna’ the celebrity and The Muna behind the cameras?

When you come out in the public with photographers ready to take pictures, you have to put up that face. You become a different person. People don’t approach me. They just have this preconceived idea about you .

That is how rumour spreads. People think because you look a certain way, you will be a snub. When I am outside I am working, it’s a show and I know the cameras are going to be there I have to present myself in a certain way.

How do you handle controversies?

When you don’t have the right public relations, they could be a problem. Back in the days , I heard things like :”Muna is dating this person, doing this and that” The last time I read what they wrote about me, was may be in 2008.Every other thing you want to know will be addressed in a song.

There was a time when you were said to be dating Peter Okoye?

You know it’s funny. It’s just one of the things that won’t just go away. I intend to respond to all this with a song so watch out for it .I always get asked this question in every interview .It’s better to ask him too.

Are you satisfied with your music career at the present?

Yes, I am happy that I am working again. I’m not afraid to put my heart into the music this time around .

I am speaking from my soul .Any how the music comes out, I will be happy with it. I don’t need anybody’s approval this time around. You may dislike my music. It’s okay , but the fact will be that it came out.

What’s new about Muna?

I just dropped a song called Winner. It’s a club banger and will also be dropping another song with Lamboghini. I will be doing my own stuffs too back to back.

You often call yourself the goddess and the hustler. Can you explain why?

The goddess is the way I look , my disposition, my countenance .I am not a river goddess o. I like to feel some air of royalty.

The hustler is who you are seeing right now- no makeup, am just chilling and am hustling from place to place doing my work .The hustler is the rapping side of me, the ‘Behind the scenes’ part of me .Two different personalities but the same person.

What is your relationship with other female rappers ?

I am very pro- female .I love Sasha, she is a strong woman. Eva is a hustler, Fresh Carter is my baby .I love them and we support each other .I know that we are women going through one struggle or the other and I can relate with that.

What stands you out as a rapper?

I guess I am the only rapper who has ever been a queen .That’s one thing and it’s a prominent thing. How many beauty queens in the world rap? None. There is always a first. In addition, I am a conscious rapper .I love to talk about the issues people don’t want to talk about. This is the first time I will be coming out to say this.

Has any of your songs been inspired by a personal experience?

When Waje and I did ‘So Inspired’, it was a personal experience from both of us obviously.

Have you ever been heartbroken?

Yes, a couple of times.

How were you able to handle it?

After a while, you move on. That’s the best one can do. You cannot kill yourself. You just move on and won’t feel it anymore .Time is a great healer.

Can you quit music for your relationship?

I have thought about that. Would I ever stop doing music because of my relationship? I don’t think so. Whoever I am with, if he really loves me, he won’t advise me to quit .He would push and make sure that no matter how much I want to give up on myself, he would encourage me on .That is how to know if it is real.

Do you think sex sells in entertainment?

Sex sells everywhere. I don’t think it should be the only thing we should talk about. it’s okay to talk about sex if that’s your forte, if that is what you do .Do what is comfortable for you, that is the most important thing. If you are comfortable with your sexuality and you feel like you want to share it with the world, by all means go right ahead

What is your definition of a sexy woman?

Confidence is sexy, not pride. There is a very thin line between pride and confidence. When you are confident, you look better, you feel better, you communicate better, and everybody loves that. If you are not confident you will be sad and angry all the time and guys don’t like that .It’s not about just the looks. No matter how big or small you are, confidence is what drives anybody close to you

Source: Vanguard

9 year old boy slaps the heck out of his mum after finding her high on heroine on the street(Video)

Just found this sad story and video on Linda ikeji's blog, so I decided to share it with you guys.
A boy who found his mum high on heroine on the street, slapped the hell out her in a shocking video that was posted on instagram. The distraught little boy can be heard screaming "mummy, wake up. Can you talk to me? Wake up" while the woman stares blankly at him, making him slap her again and again. Feel so sad for the child. With an irresponsible mum like this, he's probably raising himself. He shouldn't have hit her because she is still his mother no matter what. Am sure he did it out of frustration. See the video below

Rage of Kaduna Bush Meat Sellers: ‘Why has Ebola not killed

The once very busy bush meat stalls at Doka village, Kaduna were empty last Tuesday. The only persons present were the bush meat sellers, about 12 of them, sitting with long faces, under a tent watching the mounts of smoked carcasses of all kinds of animals that had attracted the culinary desire of thousands, mostly travellers, each week. But all that seemed to have changed with the emergence of the Ebola  virus in some parts of Nigeria.

The Doka bush meat market is the most popular in southern  Kaduna, supplying families, hotels, restaurants and bars in adjoining towns and as far as Plateau and  Nasarawa states as well as  Abuja with  smoked antelopes, primates, pythons, crocodiles, hares, porcupines, wild guinea fowls and even foxes among other animals.

The Ebola scare has since rattled Kaduna State residents to do away with meat from the animals, and the major victims are those involved in the business.
“I did not know the seriousness of the problem until I took my senior brother’s favourite meat to his home at GRA Unguwan Rimi sometimes last month”, said Dauda.
“His best bush meat is wild boa, roasted with salt and garlic. As usual, I rode on my motor bike for about one hour with the dried boa.”

“When the security guard  saw me, he said he was going to inform my brother’s wife first if she would allow me to come in with the meat. That was very strange, because the house was as good as mine. The security guard  came back and told me that madam said they had stopped eating bush meat and that my brother left instruction before he travelled out that no bush meat should be allowed into the house.

“The woman did not even have the respect of coming out to greet me, talk less of allowing me to have a cup of water and a meal.
“I left  humiliated and sad. Since then, things have been very bad.”
All the sellers, many who were also hunters, were eager to tell their stories and denied  that their meat had any virus.

“The five of us who attend ECWA Church here suffer in the hands of our people. Some of them said that we could bring in a disease that would kill everyone in the village. That we should be stopped from hunting, or forced to stop coming to church and mix with people,” complained Emmanuel Bako, 45.
“Some are just jealous of our progress and are using this Ebola matter to destroy us.”

“Look at us, why has none of us died?”, interrupted Andara Gom, 39.
“We kill these animals ourselves and  prepare them.
“The countries where you have Ebola, maybe it is white men that catch the animals and feed them.  You know the white man like giving all kinds of injection and feelings to wild animals.”

According to their estimates, on weekends, they make an average  of N300,000  while on  week  days, sales averaged N60,000.
But with the Ebola scare, they barely make N15,000 on weekends and  N5,000 on week days.
All their wholesale buyers, according to the bush  meat sellers, have canceled their orders, citing non-patronage of the meat in restaurants and bars.
That means hard times for hunters.

The Doka bushmeat market actually gets its supply from forest reserves of over 500,000 hectares that stretch from Kachia Local Government Area, LGA, in Kaduna state, to the borders with Plateau and Bauchi. It also includes an additional 30,000 grazing reserve in Kachia LGA, all restricted from hunting and logging.

“We have been unable to stop hunters and loggers in those reserves”, said a source at the Kaduna Ministry of Agriculture who asked not to be identified.
“The hunters had simply overpowered our poorly paid and equipped  forest guards. The truth is that some of the guards were also involved in the illegal business.
“Maybe God is indirectly helping the depleting animal population to multiply,” he said.

Source: Vanguard

President Obama & his family attend his chef's wedding(Photos)

A lucky man indeed. Imagine the President of the United States, the First Lady and their kids attending your wedding. Yesterday August 30th, president Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters, Sasha and Malia flew from Washington to New York to attend the wedding of the White House assistant chef and their longtime family chef and close friend, Sam Kass (top right), who married MSNBC host Alex Wagner (bottom right).

Kass began cooking for the Obamas when they lived in Chicago before Obama became president, and in 2009 they persuaded him to come to the White House. Obama even attended Sam's bachelor party last week. See photos of their arrival in NY after the cut.

 

  Obama and his Chef.

15 Chibok girls admitted into AUN Academy on scholarship(Photos)

According to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, 15 of the Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram abductors have been been admitted into the American University of Nigeria Academy in Yola, Adamawa state on a scholarship. Great stuff!

NFF Crisis: Nigeria faces fresh FIFA sanctions

World soccer governing body, FIFA has urged Chris Giwa to stop parading himself as the Nigeria Football Federation president. A letter signed by FIFA secretary-general, Jerome Valcke gave Giwa and his backers up till midnight of Monday September 1 to vacate the NFF secretariat.

The letter addressed to NFF secretary-general  Musa Amadu declared that FIFA will not recognize the election that brought Giwa and his executive committee to power. And if by Tuesday morning order was not restored to the NFF, Nigeria will face international sanctions.

“We understand from the sequence of events that the general assembly duly convened by the NFF Executive Committee could not start as planned because some NFF members, including the president, were being held by security forces for questioning.

“Finally, we have learnt that the persons who claim to have been duly elected during the so-called ‘elective general assembly’ have come to the NFF offices claiming to be the legitimate president and members of the NFF. It also appears the Ministry of Sports has recognised them.

“As a consequence, we will not recognise the outcome of the above mentioned elections and should there still be persons claiming to have been elected and occupying the NFF offices at midnight Monday 1 September 2014, we will bring the case to the appropriate Fifa body for sanctions, which may include suspension of the NFF.”

Nigeria was suspended in July after Aminu Maigari was impeached by the executive committee. However, that suspension was lifted on July 18 after a road-map was agreed upon concerning the elections billed for August 26. However, two factions emerged after security forces prevented Maigari, Amadu and Chris Green from participating.

The faction of the group led by Ephraim Chukwuemeka proposed September 4 for its election.

Source: Vanguard Newspaper

YawaDey: Oyakhilomes divorce splits Christ Embassy members

Oyakhilome and Wife

Members of the Christ Embassy are divided over a divorce suit filed against the Senior Pastor of the church, Chris Oyakhilome, by wife, Anita, in a London court.

Oyakhilome is the President of the Believers’ Love World Incorporated, the registered name of the Christian ministry, while his wife is the Vice President.

Some members of the church on a Facebook page, ‘Where is Rev. Anita Oyakhilome,’ which is believed to have been opened by Anita’s fans, expressed differing opinions on the matter.

On Saturday, one of the church members, Ijeoma Olive Ehirim said, “I am a Christ Embassy member. I hate one thing there: How can a pastor be working together with a lady hand in hand, attending meetings and lodging in a hotel for days. My girlfriend travels with our branch pastor annually for PPCF which holds in Lagos. Only God knows.”

Sharing a similar view, Samantha Iwowo, described adultery as one of the grounds for divorce.

Iwowo said, “Pastor Chris Oyakhilome must have been discovered compromising his marital bed business. It is what it is. God says judgement will start from His house. ‘Touch not my anointed’ is God’s instruction regarding all His children, not an individual nicking, scheming, threatening monies off people’s purses and telling them that salvation is tied to tithes and that seed sowing is only money donation to the church/pastor’s coffers. One down, more to roll. Christ be praised.”

In her post, Chinyere Okechukwu-George, claimed to have left the church when she observed some irregularities.

“I and my family left Christ Embassy for our own good after worshiping there for three years plus and seeing all the things going on under the disguise of church. And I can comfortably say that for over a year now, we have had so much peace in our Christian lives. I don’t care how you view my comment but truth must be told.”

Joseph Osagiede, however, responded saying the Oyakhilomes were still together.

He said, “I have been in Christ Embassy for 12 years. All is totally well with thier marriage. All those wishing them to split and also those going about saying nasty things about the church, be careful.”

Faith Ebunoluwa Adetayo also said, “I have been in Christ Embassy since 1990s and I can authoritatively say some things: I have seen the power of God work, demonstrated in healings and many other things. I have seen how that Pastor Chris is less concerned about mistakes we make.

“He believes that these sins of the flesh will disappear, only if we listen to the word of God. Rather than condemning us, he speaks words of encouragement. And for your information, Pastor Anita is still very much in the ministry and she’s with her darling husband.”

Meanwhile, the Christ Embassy has kept mum on the divorce case.

A woman, who picked SUNDAY PUNCH’s call to the Nigerian office of the church on Saturday, said she had no information to give on the matter.

When asked to confirm if the divorce suit was true or not, she simply said, “I have no information to give on the matter.”

When another call was made to the church thorough another number, the respondent, who identified herself as Pastor Christabel, said the church had no information about the case.

“No, we have no information on the matter,” she said.

An online newspaper, The Cable, had reported on Friday that the divorce case, with Suit No FD14D01650, was filed on April 9, 2014 at the Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, the United Kingdom, on Anita’s behalf by Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors.

Anita reportedly filed for dissolution of the marriage between her and her pastor husband, which produced two teenage daughters – Sharon and Charlyn – on the grounds of “unreasonable behaviour” and “adultery.”

Source: Punch Newspaper

Ebola: ZMapp cures 100% lab monkeys

An experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, has cured all 18 of the laboratory monkeys infected with the deadly virus.

According to Reuters, these include those suffering the fever and hemorrhaging characteristics of the disease and had been hours from death.

Monkeys not treated until five days after infection also survived.

Reportedly, no other experimental Ebola therapy has shown such success in primates. Five days of infection in the animals has been said to be the equivalent of nine to 11 days after infection in humans.

Although, two American aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia were cured after receiving ZMapp, their physicians do not know if the drug helped.

A Liberian doctor with the disease on Monday was confirmed dead, despite being given the drug, as did a Spanish priest.

ZMapp, produced by Mapp Biopharmaceutical in San Diego, USA, has never been scientifically tested in people, and the current study was the first in primates.

The development was described by virologist Thomas Geisbert of the University of Texas Medical Branch as a monumental achievement.

There are no approved Ebola vaccines or treatments, but human safety trials will begin this week on a vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, and later on, on one from NewLink Genetics Corp.

According to the World Health Organisation, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed 1,552 people out of 3,069 confirmed cases and is on pace to infect 20,000. WHO also said the outbreak would almost certainly continue into 2015.

ZMapp has been described as a mix of three antibodies that bind to proteins on Ebola viruses and trigger the immune system to destroy them.

Adamawa guber: PDP stops acting governor, Fintiri, from contesting

AHEAD of the September 6 primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the emergence of the party’s candidate for the October 11 gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, the party, yesterday, disqualified the acting governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, from contesting.

Addressing journalists after the nine hours screening exercise, Chairman of the PDP  screening panel for Adamawa State and former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Nasir Mantu, said that the panel, while relying on Section 191(2) of 1999 Constitution, the acting governor could contest because he was a child of circumstance, a midwife and not the woman carrying the baby.

President Goodluck Jonathan and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

Of the 14 aspirants who appeared before the Mantu-led  committee, only the acting governor was disqualified while the rest were cleared to participate in the PDP primary election.
The five- member panel was set up by the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, to screen the aspirants who purchased the expression of interest and nomination  forms.

Besides Mantu, other members of the committee were former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin; Amina Jambo; Mai Adamu Mustapha and Salisu Dabo, who was absent.
The screening started at 1.00 pm, an hour later than the 12 noon time earlier scheduled for its commencement, and closed at 8.30 pm.
Sensing what would happen, Fintiri stormed out of venue without taking questions from journalists like other aspirants.

Mantu, who noted that the Adamawa acting governor could not contest the election because it would go against the provision of Section 191, Sub section 2 of the Constitution of the country, said: “He (Fintiri) was not cleared because, as far as far as we are concerned, Section 191, Sub section 2 of the Constitution does not permit him to transform from acting capacity to a substantive governor.”

Those cleared by Mantu  committee to go for the primary election are Dr. Umar Ardo; former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Senator Abubakar Girei; former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak; Erstwhile Military Administrator of Lagos and Borno States, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa and former Minister of Statement Foreign Affairs, Dr. Aliyu Idi- Hong.

Others are the immediate past Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr. Ahmed Modibbo Mohammed; Son of former PDP National Chairman, Awwal Bamanga Tukur; Marcus Natina Gundiri; James Shuiabu Barka; Jerry Kundusi; Engr. Brig. Gen. Aliyu A.V. Kama and Prof. Andrawus Sawa.
Present for the screening were the 14 aspirants who purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms.

Source: Vanguard Newspaper

2015: Buhari, Gov Kwankwaso’s supporters clash

The battle for the presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is creating tension in Kano State where the supporters of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and those of former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, have clashed.

The state House of Assembly, dominated by the APC, has broken into two camps, each supporting Kwankwaso and Buhari.
The governor and former Head of  State are leading contenders for the APC presidential ticket.
Some members of the assembly, under the aegis of G34, had, late last week, endorsed Kwankwaso for the APC presidential ticket.

But signs that all was not well in the parliament emerged, yesterday, when a member of the group, Yusuf  Abdullahi Atta, dissociated himself and some of his other colleagues from the endorsement, declaring support for Buhari.

Kano State Deputy Majority leader, Yusuf Suleiman Babangida, who disclosed the G 34 endorsement of the state governor, on Thursday, declared that the current security situation in the country requires a man with courageous disposition of Kwankwaso to handle. ‘’The security of state and it’s citizens which is the first obligation that the law of the land places  upon leadership is deteriorating at all levels due to the collapse of the centre”, the lawmaker said.

Babangida, who played a prominent role in the election that brought Kwankwaso to power in 2011, stated,  “We the lawmakers in Kano House of Assembly, 34 of us precisely, hereby propose our leader, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

Babangida noted that his group’s  conviction emanated from the fact that “Kwankwaso is eligible to occupy the office of the President,’’ saying, ‘’We therefore consider this aspiration as the taste of every progressive mind who has concerns over the state of the nation. “
In a sudden twist, yesterday, Atta, representing Fagge local government in the assembly, distanced  himself and some of  Buhari’s loyalists during a popular radio political programme “Kowane Gauta”.

The lawmaker, during the political programme aired by a private station declared that Babangida’s statement did not enjoy his support and urged  Buhari loyalists to remain calm.
‘’For now, Kano has no candidate other than Gen. Buhari for presidency by 2015; anything short of this popular arrangements remain a deceit”, he said.

Atta, during the pay per second radio political programme, whose listeners cut across seven states in the North-west, affirmed that Kano would only consider any other option outside  Buhari except he stepped down his ambition.
Buhari and Kwankwaso have large but disciplined  and fanatical supporters in the state who are emotional about the 2015 presidential dream of their principals.

Culled from Vanguard Newspaper