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  • Lamido didn’t import fetish blind men for Bindow’s election, says royal family

    THE Modibbo Adama Descendants Liaison Office, a body of descendants of the founding Lamido of Adamawa, has dismissed claims that the incumbent Lamido, Muhammadu Musdafa, imported three blind men from Burkina Faso “to perform fetish” acts to win the March 9 governorship election for Governor Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow.

    The group described the claim as a brazen and misguided form of hate speech by its author, Ibrahim Mustapha, otherwise called Baba 10, in an advertorial published in a newspaper.

    The Modibbo Adama Descendants Liaison Office said the “cock and bull story of the three blind men” was an obnoxious and unfounded claim intended to tarnish the image of the Lamido Adamawa and the traditional institution.

    The body also faulted the claim by Mustapha that the reigning Lamido was foisted on the emirate, asserting that the Lamido ascended the throne in March 2010, when a duly formed kingmakers committee selected him and was approved by the state government.

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    The Adama Modibbo descendants, in a refutal signed by its liaison officer, Aminu Nyibango, said the claim and other allegations were calculated to insult the Lamido and desecrate the legacy of the founder of the throne.

    “Evidently, the euphoria of the author on the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent governorship election in Adamawa State has provided a platform for him to launch another wave of blackmail and mischief in the media.

    “The author, who was defeated as a candidate of another political party for the seat of House of Representatives, hijacked the victory of the PDP candidate to vent his anger and frustration,” the group stated.

    The group demanded formal apology from the author of the controversial advertorial.

  • Buhari, govs, service chiefs meet in Aso Rock

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with service chiefs, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and some governors from the northern part of the country.

    The meeting started around 11am at the President’s office.

    Governors at the meeting included Adamawa State, Jibrilla Bindow, Borno State, Kashim Shettima, Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai.

    Also at the meeting were Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazzau.

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    The meeting was not unconnected with the security situations in the country.

    The recent killings before the postponed presidential election at the weekend resulted in the death of some Nigerians in Kajuru, Kaduna State.

    The meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.

  • Bindow mourns kinsman, ex-defence chief Badeh

    Adamawa State Governor, Sen Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow has described the late former Chief of Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh as a personality who will be highly missed, especially the people of Adamawa State who took much pride in him as an illustrious kinsman.
    Badeh hailed from a community near Mubi, Adamawa State’s leading commercial town and home ground of Governor Bindow.
    In a statement released today by his special Assistant on Press and Media Affairs, Martins Dickson, Bindow said the entire Adamawa State and indeed the nation had been thrown into mourning by the sudden and murder of Badeh Tuesday along the Abuja-Keffi highway.
    Bindow said Alex Badeh had contributed much to development efforts, and that Adamawa people would not forget in a hurry Badeh’s influence in citing the Nigeria Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School in Yola, among other things.
    “Badeh is an illustrious son of Adamawa and his contributions to fighting insurgency and physical development will be appreciated for a long time to come,” Bindow added.
    He called on the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of Badeh’s murder were arrested and punished, and commiserated with his immediate family, the people of Vimtim, Badeh’s birthplace, and the rest of Adamawa State.

  • Osinbajo, Bindow meet in Aso Rock

    Bindow sneaks out of Villa after meeting 

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday met behind closed doors with Adamawa State Governor  Jibrilla Bindow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
    After over one hour closed doors meeting, Bindow dodged journalists who were waiting to interview him on the primary elections in his state.
    He was sneaked out from the Vice President’s office through the back door when the meeting ended around 5p.m
    Recalled that the Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, whose brother lost Adamawa APC governorship ticket to Bindow, had on Sunday blamed the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over what she described as impunity and unfairness in the conduct of the primary elections of the party.
    She had claimed that the party appeared to have granted automatic tickets to some political office aspirants while denying others the opportunity to contest after paying huge amounts of money to purchase nomination forms.

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    Aisha Buhari regretted that despite coming from Labour background, Oshiomhole left the side of the people and presided over the impunity.
    According to series of post on Twitter handle, @aishabuhari, she also dissociated herself from the exercise.
    She urged Nigerians to resist the impunity.
    She tweeted: “It is disheartening to note that some aspirants used their hard earned money to purchase nomination forms, got screened, cleared and campaigned vigorously yet found their names omitted on Election Day, these forms were bought at exorbitant prices.
    “Many others contested and yet had their result delayed. Fully knowing that automatic tickets have been given to other people.
    “All Progressives Congress being a party whose cardinal principle is change and headed by a comrade/ activist whose main concern is for the common man, yet, such impunity could take place under its watch.
    “It is important for the populace to rise against impunity and for voters to demand from aspirants to be committed to the provision of basic amenities such as: Potable drinking water, Basic health care ( Primary Health Care centers).
    “Given this development one will not hesitate than dissociate from such unfairness, be neutral and speak for the voiceless.