BREAKING: Tinubu Won’t Fly From Abuja To Intervene In Oyo–Fayose; Youths Protest In Osun
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Insecurity: Tinubu won’t fly from Abuja to intervene in Oyo – Fayose tells Makinde
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has informed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, that President Bola Tinubu will not fly from Abuja to his state to tackle kidnapping and general insecurity.
Fayose, said Makinde, can only call for presidential intervention, after he has taken the first step tackle insecurity in the state.
He spoke against the backdrop of recent abduction of school children and teachers in Ogbomosho and Oriire LGAs of Oyo State.
Speaking on EkTV, Fayose, charged Makinde to use his security votes to tackle insecurity in the state.
Youths protest in Osun over abducted Oyo school children, teachers
Hundreds of youths and civil society advocates, on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, demanding the immediate release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire local government area of Oyo State.
The demonstrators, marched through major roads in the city, chanting solidarity songs and calling on security agencies and government authorities to intensify efforts to rescue the pupils and their teachers.
They carried placards with inscriptions condemning insecurity, repeatedly shouting, “Release our children now,” and expressing concern over the fate of the abducted victims.
The protesters, described the kidnapped children as the future of the nation and warned that persistent attacks on schools posed a serious threat to education and national development.
Insecurity: FG has failed to learn from its mistakes – Atiku
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, critiqued the President Bola Tinubu administration’s handling of insecurity, arguing that while terrorists and bandits continuously adapt their tactics, the Nigerian government has failed to learn from past attacks and reform its counterterrorism strategy.
Atiku, said the steady spread of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping beyond their traditional strongholds in northern Nigeria to other parts of the country, was evidence that the nation’s security framework was failing to keep pace with evolving threats.
“The terrorists, are learning from every attack. They study their successes and failures. They refine their tactics. They identify vulnerabilities. They adapt and strike again,” Atiku said in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr Phrank Shaibu.
According to him, “The question Nigerians must ask is simple: Why isn’t the government doing the same?”
People called me crazy for leaving N1.2m PTDF job — Ex-SMEDAN boss
Former Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, Dr Olawale Fasanya, has revealed that many people considered him “mad” when he voluntarily left a lucrative position at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, for a significantly lower-paying job at SMEDAN.
Fasanya, disclosed this on Thursday, in Abuja, during the public presentation of his autobiography, Cradle to Saddle, in which he reflected on the sacrifices and career decisions that culminated in his appointment as the agency’s chief executive.
According to him, he walked away from a monthly salary of about N1.2m, first-class travel privileges and other perks at PTDF to accept a position at SMEDAN that paid less than N300,000.
“Some people thought I was mad by leaving a job that actually paid roughly about N1.2m and went back to a job that pays less than 300,000 in SMEDAN. Then, I was in the Petroleum Technology Development Fund. Of course, you know the kind of salary they pay, and I was at the level of a general manager.
