Nation
Tension In Nasarawa Over ’Morrow’s Gov’ship Tribunal Judgment
Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election tribunal judgment in Lafia, tension, anxiety and apprehension reign supreme as mixed reactions are trailing the outcome of the tribunal judgment in Nasarawa State.
This is even as residents of the state have taken to fasting and prayer to seek the presence of God ahead of the judgment.
An investigation conducted by The Tide source in Lafia and other parts of the state revealed that 95 per cent of the residents cutting across religious lines are seeking the presence of God to revert their alleged genuine mandate given to the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the March 18 governorship election in the state.
Some residents who spoke to our source expressed optimism that the mandate allegedly stolen would be reverted in the interest of justice, equity and fair play.
A resident, Mallam Suleiman Abdullahi maintained that Allah is a listening father who does not fail in his promises hence the change against the wishes of the people.
“We genuinely gave our mandate to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and its candidate in March 18 for a positive change in Nasarawa state and few people will want to steal our mandate. We will continue to pray to Allah who will listen to our supplications and do his will on Monday,” he said.
On his part, Rev. Joshua John Bako opined that that God Almighty is always ahead of every principality, adding that the will of God shall prevail and put to shame those insisting on taking the People’s mandate given to David Emmanuel Ombugadu in Nasarawa.
“The axe of God is waiting any anyone challenging the power and the will of God in these cases, for it is said in the Book of Isaiah 58:11 that the Lord will guide his people, satisfy their desire and make their bones strong, they shall be like a watered garden, like spring water, whose work does not fail”.
Additional opinions sampled, however, suggested that more than 95 per cent of the residents are behind the victory of the PDP candidate.
It was however gathered that the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Sule, has done well in the areas of peace, investments, and control of the huge rise in youth restiveness in the state as such should be allowed to complete his second tenure in the state.
It would be recalled that the governorship election tribunal sitting in Lafia has fixed Monday, October 2nd, 2023 for judgment of the case filed by the candidate of the PDP challenging the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Sule of APC by the INEC as the duly elected governor in the March 18 election in Nasarawa State.
The Alliance Française Port Harcourt in conjunction with the Embassy of France Nigeria over the weekend joined the globe to campaign against the 2025 gender- based violence (GBV) with the theme: “16 Days of Activism Against Gender- Based Voice”
The event which took place at the event Hall of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt was in collaboration with the Female in Gaming Network, ( FIGN) and partnership with Nexal a body that seeks to promote online safety and responsible digital behaviour.
The Tide reports that the project which was aimed at promoting digital safety and girls inclusion in Gaming, with the initiative tagged ‘Gameover Gender- Base Violence’was part of the global campaign against gender- based Violence.
The activity which experienced a flavour of festivity was full of fun and excitements as participants took part in tournaments on popular digital games such as Mario kart and EAFC 25, with an intent to creating safer and more inclusive digital spaces.
The Director of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt, Mrs Marina Lacal said that these activities were designed to encourage inclusion of girls, team work and fair play on online gaming spaces, saying that the gaming world reflects these inequalities, where female players are often under represented.
According to her the main objectives of the initiative was to provide a supportive environment for girls and female in gaming network.
“GameOverGBV” is a project created to reshape this landscape by offering an innovative inclusiveness of girls on online digital Gaming community and digital environments that provide opportunities for creativity, learning and connection, but also fight against Gender-Based Violence Digital Gaming,”she said
She however, explained that the Digital Game, sport competitions, was launched to strengthen social and digital skills through games, workshops, and raise awareness among all young participants about respect, equality and digital citizenship.
The Tide News reports that in Port Harcourt, the competition brought together 100 young participants from three major universities: University of Port Harcourt, ( UNIPORT),Ignatius Ajuru University of Education(IAUE) and Rivers State University (RSU)as well as students from four selected secondary schools, Oginigba comprehensive Secondary.School, Vine lnternational, Virgo predicanda lnternational, and Excellent Montessori Secondary school.
“This is an approach where girls and boys can learn, play and collaborate in a more respectful and safe space for young women, while ensuring a safe, enjoyable and respectful digital environment. It also expose young women to cyberbullying, exclusion, sexist comments and online hate,” Mrs. Lacal said.
Earlier, a game developer Sophia Nei and her. team had engaged participants in an interactive session with the theme: “Can Video Games Be Safe Spaces For Girls?”
However, Mrs Nei and her team educated the girls on the benefits and violence on online digital gaming and urged them ( participants)to learn to say ‘No’ to Online hate, sexist and cyber bullying, while encouraging them(students) to stand up for themselves by reporting such issues to the appropriate authority.
Highlight of the competition was the awarding of prizes to winners by the Director of Alliance Française, Mrs Marina Lacal.
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