Rivers
Cleric Slams Buhari, APC Over Nigerians’ Economic Woes
A cleryman and Minister in-charge of God’s Chosen Army Chapel, Kalaibiama-Opobo, Pastor Mike Dappa, says President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are ineffective to manage the nation’s economy in view of the negative policies adopted by the present administration.
Pastor Dappa who stated this during an interview with The Tide in Opobo doubted Buhari and APC’s capability to bail Nigeria out of the present economic logjam. “Let me say this with all due respect, that the handling of the nation economy by Buhari and his APC-led government has been a worrisome time-bomb waiting to cause untold calamity”, he stressed. According to him, “this is a national disgrace to Nigerians and other economic stakeholders. It is a terrible disaster to the masses”, Dappa said. He also disclosed that president Buhari has earned a reputation for himself but has no concern for the common man, stressing that what the President has been doing since assumption of office in May, 2015 are all deception.
The man of God observed that Buhari and his cronies have nothing to offer the common electorate of this country, maintaining that his plans are primarily for friends, and his relations who are poised to be the only famous, wealthy and progressive citizens in the society now that he is in-charge of leadership.
He further faulted the moves by the Buhari-led government to sell national assets, saying it implies another way of selling the fortunes of the people to friends and cronies, whom he described as crony capitalism”.
As he puts it, “the notion that Nigerians cannot experience recession is unarguably unfortunate and unacceptable”.
The cleric, however, advised the President to thread with caution while dispensing governance in the country by providing development to all the nooks and crannies of the nation and not preaching a cause that can never be actualized.
Bethel Sam Toby
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.