From Wilson Bako Lafia
The Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has deregistered the Progressive Chapel as a chapel under the council with effect from Monday, July 13, 2020.
The deregistration followed the decision of five of its members to return to the Correspondents’ chapel after amicable resolution of all grievances that led to the formation of the progressive chapel.
A press statement jointly signed by the Council Chairman Malam Salisu Alkali and Secretary Mr Sunday John explained that the Correspondents’ Chapel has agreed to accept all the members of the now defunct Progressive Chapel, the continues existence of the Progressive Chapel is in violation of ‘Article 5G (1 and 2) of the NUJ constitution. The statement explained that the state council of Union noted with satisfaction the mass movement of members of the defunct progressive chapel back to third main body of the correspondents’
Nasarawa govt to construct diagnostic center
From WILSON BAKO, Lafia
A Diagnostic Center for medical research and Treatment of Infeccius Diseases has been constructed by the Nasarawa State government.
When fully operational, the center would be used for the treatment of infeccius diseases such as Lassa fever, Ebola and Coroner virus.
The state Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule who disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the facility situated behind Lafia Specialist Hospital expressed satisfaction with the quality of work at the site.
Engineer Sule disclosed that the project was started by his predecessor while his administration ensured it’s full completion.
He said the road network leading to the the site would soon receive government attention.
” I am happy to inform you that the center when fully operational will not only be used for the purposes of Coroner virus treatment, but cases of other infectius diseases such as Ebola, Lassa fever and maleria would adequately be taken care of here as well”. He declared.
The state Chief Executive said his administration is in talking terms with other partners who have indicated interest to support the project.
Tivs debunk insinuation in Nasarawa
From Wilson Bako Lafia
THE Tiv community in Kadarko Village of Keana Local Government area of Nasarawa State has described as laughable and totally mischievous that the Tivs are non indigenous or have been hosted by some other ethnic group in the state.
Addressing a press conference in Lafia the Nasarawa State Capital, the spokesman for the indigenous Tiv community in Kadarko, Honourable William Audu explained that the issue does not deserve any explanation but it does appear that some people out of what he described as desperation are bent on distorting history to suit their imaginations.
Hon Audu stated that it is a well established fact that the Tiv started representating Keana both at Federal and local levels as far back as 1967and wondered why anyone in his right thinking senses could turn round and say that the Tivs are not indigenes.
The spokesman vehemently denied ever being hosted by any minority tribe as being claimed by the Alago and Gwandara people.
He said the Tivs in the area have never been hosted either through conquest or primacy of settlement in either Kadarko or Giza areas.
He said neither the Alago nor the Gwandara were in Giza or Kadarko when the Tivs first settled there.
Hon. Audu alleged that all the frequent killings of Tiv people on their farms by suspected harders were being teleguided by the Paramount ruler of Gadarko and Chairman of Keana Local Government Area of the state.
He said the Tiv people don’t blame the herders for killing their people but those that instigate them to hunt Tivs.
The spokesman expressed regret that all their ancestral farmlands have forcefully been taken away from them and the Fulani herders have been settled on their with the full support of the Keana LG Chairman and the traditional ruler of Kadarko.
Hon Audu while thanking the state Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule for the role he is playing to meditate on the crises further appealed to the governor to ensure the provision of more security personnel to protect Tiv people on their farms as they were being slaughtered like rams on their farms.
He said the most painful aspect of it all is that only Tiv people were being killed on their farms and called for quick intervention by the state government to save his people from being wipe out completely by those who do not wish them well.
Nasarawa govt to construct diagnostic center
From WILSON BAKO, Lafia
A Diagnostic Center for medical research and Treatment of Infeccius Diseases has been constructed by the Nasarawa State government.
When fully operational, the center would be used for the treatment of infeccius diseases such as Lassa fever, Ebola and Coroner virus.
The state Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule who disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the facility situated behind Lafia Specialist Hospital expressed satisfaction with the quality of work at the site.
Engineer Sule disclosed that the project was started by his predecessor while his administration ensured it’s full completion.
He said the road network leading to the the site would soon receive government attention.
” I am happy to inform you that the center when fully operational will not only be used for the purposes of Coroner virus treatment, but cases of other infectius diseases such as Ebola, Lassa fever and maleria would adequately be taken care of here as well”. He declared.
The state Chief Executive said his administration is in talking terms with other partners who have indicated interest to support the project.
