Edo state Governor Godwin Obaseki has insisted that the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was never attacked in the state as being alleged.
The governor also insisted the APC national chairman and former governor of the state should observe protocols while visiting the state.
The governor, who spoke through his special adviser on media, communication and public affairs, Crusoe Osagie in Abuja, Tuesday said the former governor never informed his office, Commissioner of Police or State Director of the Department of State Service (DSS) while on visit to the state.
He said, if the party chairman should do the needful while visiting the state there would be less acrimony.
The governor maintained that he has no knowledge of alleged attack on the residence of the APC national chairman, stating that the report of the state Commissioner of Police, Dan Mallam Muhammed, should be taken more seriously than any other report.
He called on government functionaries and political office holders to be circumspect in commenting on the allegations of attack against the former governor of the state.
Chief Press Secretary to APC national chairman, Simon Ebegbulamu and the APC national publicity secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, had on Sunday issued statements alleging attack on the APC national chairman at his residence in Benin City on Saturday.
The duo had accused the officials of the state governor of carrying out the attack against Oshiomhole.
Sokoto, Sultan Foundation to establish Asma’u medical sciences varsity
By Sidi A. Umar
Sokoto
Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has directed the state Ministry of Lands and Housing to provide land for the take off of Nana Asma’u University of Medical Sciences to be established by the Sultan Foundation in collaboration with state government.
The governor gave the directive while receiving copies of books written by the caliphate leaders, Sheikh Usman Bin Fodiyo, Abdullahi Gwandu and Sultan Muhammad Bello, published by the Sultan Foundation and sponsored by the state government.
He said his government was ever ready to encourage efforts geared towards enhancing the works of the past and present leaders of the caliphate.
The governor explained that the caliphate had its well organised system of administration even before the coming of colonialists, worthy of emulation in modern time.
He commended the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Muhammadu Mera, for his avowed commitment to the success of the book-publishing project and support as well as loyalty to the Sultanate.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of the book publishing project set up by the Sultan Foundation, Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Muhammadu Mera, on behalf of the leaders of the caliphate, thanked the state government and Governor Tambuwal for sponsoring the publishing of 92 books and prayed Allah to reward him abundantly.
The emir explained that under the second phase of the books publishing project sponsored by the state government a total of 1,380 million copies of the books were published out of which six are on grammar.
