Blood Will Flow If You Demolish Any House In Gbagyi Villa – Sokapu Youths Warn El-Rufai

The Youth Wing of Southern Kaduna Youth Peoples Union (SOKAPU), who were viciously angry, have issued a stern warning to Mallam Nasir El-rufai, the Kaduna State governor, to re-consider the planned demolition of Gbagyi Villa, a community with over 4,000 structures in Kaduna metropolis.

The youths condemned the plan to continue with the demolition especially since the case was still pending in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Comrade Nasiru Jagaba, the SOKAPU National Youth Co-ordinator, while speaking at the stakeholders meeting organized by the group on Saturday in Kaduna, said that “it is obvious the governor wants blood, as he is so desperate to go ahead with the demolition plan.”

He warned that if even one building was touched, the situation could get ugly, with his comment greeted with cheers from the other youths who in their support for the speaker, almost made the meeting rowdy.

“I pray this issue can be addressed peacefully because we love our state, so we can go about our duties without fear. If anything happens, it would take us years back from the gains we have made at ensuring peace,” he added. 

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FG, U.S. Partner On Fair Labour Practices

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government would partner the United States on fair labour practices to boost international trade relations in the Nigeria.

Ngige said this when he received Mr Marlin Hardinger, the Political Officer in the U.S. Embassy, in Abuja.

The minister who released a statement through Mr Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said, “We appreciate the American government for taking this step. It is pleasing to note that you are synergising with the International Labour Organisation to make this workable.

“This is really a big boost to trade not only in Nigeria, but in the entire continent of Africa.

“I have often thought of the workability of trade without productivity and its implication for a developing country like ours. The decision of your government to tie the two is re-awakening and important to us.

“Though trade relations between our two countries have receded following the decision of your country to stop the import of crude from Nigeria, we have a vast agricultural product base which can find ready market in the U.S.

“It is distressing, however, that even trade in this area is equally on downward swing,” he said.

“What we are looking for is a Nigeria that is prosperous and stable enough to remain a rallying point in the comity of nations and not necessarily a supper power.

“We will partner you in this effort,” Ngige said.

PROTEST AS BUHARI SACKS 13 UNIVERSITIES' VICE CHANCELLORS

Ex-President Jonathan and Incumbent President of Nigeria, Buhari