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Senator Aishatu Ahmed (Binani), a prominent female politician in Adamawa State, has begun a thank-you campaign to express gratitude to her supporters following her remarkable performance in the 2023 governorship election.

In 2022, Binani entered the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary as the only female contender among six aspirants, including Malam Nuhu Ribadu, now the NSA, and former Governor Jibrilla Bindow. 

She outpaced all her male competitors to secure the APC ticket.

During the general election, she mounted a strong challenge against the eventual winner, Ahmed Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), earning 398,788 votes to Fintiri’s 430,861.

Binani, choosing at the weekend to appreciate the 430 delegates who voted to give her the APC ticket for the 2023 election, met with them in Yola.

“My delegates, the reason for calling you here today is to say a very, very big thank you. You were the ladder which I climbed into the general election,” she told them.

She advised them to put her loss at the general election behind them, saying, “I have a strong feeling that God will not leave us just like that. We have fought our battle and we have left the rest to God.”

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Commenting on Binani’s weekend felicitation with her supporters, her campaign director general for the 2023 election, Senator Ahmed Barata, said Binani is a rare one for remembering her people.

One of the delegates who spoke on the gesture, Hadiza Aliyu, said Binani is a thoughtful person who  remains in touch with her people.

Apart from showing her gratitude in words, Binani gave out 1000 50kg bags of fertilizer to her 430 delegates and other supporters, each getting a bag. 

A body constituted to decongest correctional centres in Adamawa State has freed 42 inmates at one of the centres in the state capital, Yola 

The Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee (JDC) on Friday discharged 42 inmates at the Yolde Pate Correctional Centre in Yola South Local Government Area.

The Yolde Pate Centre, one of three correctional centres within the Yola South and Yola North municipal local government areas, holds 886 inmates instead of the 800 it was built for.

The JDC, headed by the state Chief Judge, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahaman, allowed bail for 25 other inmates and convicted yet 37 others at the Yolde Pate centre.

The review work at the Yolde Pate centre is in continuation of the task of the JDC to decongest correctional centres across Adamawa State.

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Several cases were presented for consideration at the hearing of the JDC  with the exception of those charged or convicted for murder, theft, culpable homicide and kidnapping.

Among female awaiting trial inmates discharged was a 69-year-old Saraya Silma who had spent 10 years at the centre over character assassination.

The state Chief Judge and head of the JDC congratulated the beneficiaries of the exercise, cautioning them against any act that might end in their return to jail.

One of the beneficiaries, Dominic David, appreciated the chief judge and her team, expressing the hope that all those who now have their freedom would use it for lawful endeavours

Students of Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola (SPY) protested in the early hours of Monday, September 2, over lack of electricity and water.

The protest involved male and female students from the hostels on the main campus in Yola, who took to the streets near the main gate, causing disruptions to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic along the usually busy Jimeta-Yola road.

Apart from expressing frustration over a lack of electricity and water for more than a week, the students, who carried sticks and green leaves, also voiced their concerns about being unable to reach the management to address their grievances.

Speaking under anonymity, the students said that they are not permitted to form a student union and that the student affairs office ignored their concerns.

The students remained restrained during their protest, with no reports of injuries or damage to school facilities as of the time this report was filed on Monday around noon.

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The Rector of the Polytechnic, Professor Mohammed Toungos, remained near the main gate during the protest, under the protection of officers from the Nigeria Police. 

However, he had to be quickly escorted away when the situation began to escalate.

When contacted by phone for his response, the rector mentioned that he would soon be meeting with other management officials and might address the media afterward.

It was evident that efforts were being made during the protest, as our correspondent observed that electricity had been restored to the main campus just as security operatives managed to calm the students down.

The Government of Adamawa State has alerted residents of likelihood of waterborne diseases in light of floods that have recently plagued some parts of the state.

The state Epidemiologist,  Kadabiyu Jones, said at an event in Yola weekend, that threat of cholera is real and the state government has raised its alert levels for outbreak of acute water diarrhea after flooding  occured in Numan, Lamurde, Demsa and Madagali LGAs.

Many cases of acute water diarrhea may come due to the devastation caused by flood waters,” he said.

Speaking as representative of the state Commissioner of Health Felix Tangwami at an occasion in Yola when a non governmental organisation, Grassroot Life Saving Outreach (LESGO), donated drugs and other life-saving medical necessities to IDPs and flood victims in the state, the health official added that there is the urgent need for medical supplies to vulnerable citizens.

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He said interventions by LESGO had helped to provide critically needed medical supplies to contain health emergencies resulting from flooding and other causes.

The flag-off ceremony of the distribution of the items by LESGO was witnessed by officials from World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the state ministries of Health and of Water Resources.

The LESGO Programme Manager, James Siggi,  said while initial multi-million naira essential drugs and other medical supplies and consumables were procured  for internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by Boko Haram insurgency, due to the impact of recent floods in the indicated LGAs, the organisation had also deemed it fit to set aside some medical items for flood victims.

The Government of Adamawa State has alerted residents of likelihood of waterborne diseases in light of floods that recently plagued some parts of the State.

Adamawa Epidemiologist,  Kadabiyu Jones, said at an event in Yola weekend that threat of cholera is real and the state government has raised its alert levels for outbreak of acute water diarrhea after flooding  occured in Numan, Lamurde, Demsa and Madagali LGAs.

Many cases of acute water diarrhea may come due to the devastation caused by flood waters,” he said.

Speaking as representative of the state Commissioner of Health Felix Tangwami on an ocassion in Yola when a nongovernmental organisation, Grassroot Life Saving Outreach (LESGO), donated drugs and other life-saving medical necessities to IDPs and flood victims in the state, the health official added that there is the urgent need for medical supplies to vulnerable citizens.

He said interventions by LESGO had helped to provide critically needed medical supplies to contain health emergencies resulting from flooding and other causes.

The flag-off ceremony of the distribution of the items by LESGO was witnessed by officials from World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the state ministries of Health and of Water Resources.

The LESGO Programme Manager, James Siggi,  said while initial multi-million naira essential drugs and other medical supplies and consumables were procured  for internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by Boko Haram insurgency, due to the impact of recent floods in the indicated LGAs, the organisation had also deemed it fit to set aside some medical items for flood victims.

A clash between herders and farmers in a community in Adamawa State has resulted in the deaths of three people and left eight others injured.

The conflict, which began in Kodomun, escalated to three neighbouring villages—Kudiri, Sabonlayi, Kwayine, and Gorogbakai—all within the Demsa Local Government Area, adjacent to Yola South LGA.

According to sources on Thursday, the violence was sparked by the alleged killing of a youth in Kodomun by suspected herders, which ignited tensions and spread unrest to the nearby villages.

The state police command has since moved to contain the situation, deploying personnel to the affected areas to prevent further violence.

Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje confirmed that a combined security team had been dispatched and had successfully restored order.

Meanwhile, both government and traditional leaders have intervened, with a crisis meeting held at the palace of the Hama Batta, Homun Alhamdu Gladstone Teneke, the paramount traditional leader in Demsa.

During the meeting, the Executive Chairman of Demsa Local Government Council, Akham Jalo, called for calm and urged both farmers and herders to be truthful about the causes of the ongoing crisis.

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He advised farmers to report any crop damage to the authorities for compensation rather than taking matters into their own hands.

Additionally, he warned herders to avoid grazing near farmlands to prevent cattle from straying into cultivated areas.

In his earlier remarks, the Hama Batta, Homun Alhamdu Teneke, emphasized the importance of following the state government’s directive that herders withdraw their cattle during the cropping and rainy seasons until after the harvest in February each year. He stressed that strict compliance with this directive is essential to prevent further conflicts.

Residents of one of the parts of Adamawa State most affected by the massive flood in 2022 have received cash and food items as palliative intervention.

People of Mayo-Ine in Fufore Local Government Area are the beneficiaries of the flood relief programme packaged by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

The national president of the Nigerian Red Cross, Prince Oluyemisi Adeaga, explained during the official handing over of the items in Mayo-Ine that each household is to have a 25kg bag of parboiled rice, 15kg bag of garri, 12kg bag of beans, and five litres each of red oil and palm oil; in addition to cash of N91,500.

He said that overall in Nigeria, the flood relief support targets 3,500 households across the six most affected states of Adamawa, Anambra, Kebbi, Kogi, Oyo, and Rivers.

“In each of the states, two of the most affected local government areas were selected,” he explained.

He said the initiative is a testament to the power of collaboration involving the Red Cross (as implementing partner), ECOWAS “for their generous funding”, and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation “for their steadfast partnership.” 

In his remark, ECOWAS Commission Representative, Mr Alozie Godfrey said after the 2022 flood affected all 15 ECOWAS states and swept away the resilience of the communities, ECOWAS had not been silent and had thus arrived at the decision to procure the relief items for the victims.

Speaking also, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Abel Enitian, thanked ECOWAS for approving the relief materials for the flood victims.

He stressed that the delay in distribution was to ensure thorough planning and delivery.

During the event in Mayo-Ine, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by the state Commissioner of Humanitarian Services, Barrister Bello Diram, commended the three organizations for addressing the needs of victims of what he described as one of the worst floods ever experienced in the state.