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  • Dogara urges Cross River govt to investigate football fans’ death

    Dogara urges Cross River govt to investigate football fans’ death

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has urged the Cross River State government to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of soccer fans in Calabar, the state capital.

    The speaker expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident which led to the death of football fans in a viewing centre in Calabar.

    A statement issued by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Turaki Hassan, Dogara called for a probe of the incident with a view to holding responsible anyone found wanting.

    The speaker condoned with both the families of those who lost their lives and the survivals of incident who were still receiving treatment.

    “My heart goes out to the families of football fans who died in the incident at the viewing centre.

    “At this moment, my thoughts and prayers are with the affected families, survivors, the government and good people of Cross River state following this sad incident.

    “It is my ardent hope that survivors are receiving adequate care, and the state government is taking the necessary steps to avoid a recurrence of such a sad incident,” he said.

    He prayed God to comfort all the families who had been thrown into mourning and to grant the souls of the dearly departed perfect peace.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that no fewer than 30 soccer lovers had lost their lives in a viewing center in Cross Rivers on April 20.

    The soccer fans were electrocuted on Thursday night after a high tension electric pole fell on the building while watching the UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht.

     

  • Tinubu, a dogged fighter for democracy — Dogara

    Tinubu, a dogged fighter for democracy — Dogara

    The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has eulogised Sen. Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, on his 65th birthday.

    In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, the speaker described Tinubu as a leader, man of vision, and dogged fighter for democracy.

    According to Dogara, Tinubu has continued to make invaluable contributions to democratic governance in Nigeria.

    “He is undoubtedly one of the leading lights of our modern democracy and I can only say this based on the part I have touched.

    “I see him as someone who is demonstrating the attributes of a true, but not a regional leader.

    “Some, who thought he had everything cut out for him in the South-West and may not be able to play on a more national platform, got it wrong.

    “They saw how he, together with some other committed leaders in this country, midwived a political organisation that so many pundits believed could not see the light of the day.

    “In the history of this country, for the first time, an opposition party which was built on some blocks, including Tinubu, succeeded in wrestling power from the hands of the ruling party.”

    The speaker prayed for Tinubu to age gracefully and in good health.

    “Some of us who have come to see him as a mentor will continue to learn more and drink from the fountain of his wisdom,” Dogara added.

  • UNIMAID attack: height of wickedness – Dogara

    UNIMAID attack: height of wickedness – Dogara

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has described the bomb attack at the University of Maiduguri which left three people, including a professor of Veterinary medicine, Professor Aliyu Usman Mani, dead as the height of wickedness.

    Dogara, who urged the Nigerian military not to he deterred in its efforts to rid the country of terrorism, however, wondered how learning institution could be the target of the degraded insurgents.

    Late Prof Mani, who died in the UNIMAID masque attack
    Late Prof Mani, who died in the UNIMAID mosque attack

    A statement by Dogara’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan reads. “Describing the sad incident, which occurred at a mosque in the university’s staff quarters during today’s early morning prayers, as the height of wickedness, barbarism, callousness and ungodliness, the Speaker lamented that in spite of the military feat which dislodged the terrorists from their enclave, the insurgents could still find  the audacity to carry out such a dastardly act on the University campus.

    “Noting the latest bomb attack as yet another evil dimension taken by the terrorists, the Speaker urged the Nigerian security operatives not to be deterred by the new tactics of the terrorists but to step up their operations as to consolidate on the gains so far made in the fight against terrorism.”