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As pro-Tinubu group defies gunmen attack, holds rally• Physically challenged man, woman hit by bullet, others injured• Convener, Turnah’s house in Yenagoa also attacked• Organisers commend Tinubu, Wike for Niger Delta development From Femi Folaranmi, YenagoaThe NEW Associates, a grassroots pro- President Bola Tinubu political group yesterday defied attacks by gunmen to hold their rally, expressing support for him, anchoring their decision on his development strides in Bayelsa and the Niger Delta region at large. googletag.cmd.
push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1718806029429-0'); }); The group, comprising political associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said that the rally was also to thank the minister for facilitating the appointments of prominent Ijaw sons and daughters into federal portfolios.The event, the Church of God Mission Camp Ground, Igbogene, Yenagoa, which is a few metres from the headquarters of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, however, came under attack from gunmen.
The gunmen, numbering five, had penetrated the venue from the forest backing the stage where various musicians were performing. $(document).ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.
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The security agencies engaged the gunmen in a fierce gun battle for 10 minutes, forcing them to retreat and flee.A reinforcement of soldiers from the JTF headquarters was later deployed to the area to comb the surrounding bushes to forestall a regrouping of the gunmen. A physically challenged man and a woman hit with bullets, and others injured, were evacuated to the hospital for medical attention.
The Secretary of the New Associates and former spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Ebilade Ekerefe, condemned the attack on a peaceful assembly. $(document).ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.
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Turnah, who stated that the attack came from those who had opposed the rally, also disclosed that his house in Yenagoa, where the reception of guests was to be held, had been attacked.He, however, assured the people that there is no going back on the decision to support the re-election of President Tinubu and support Wike for their contribution to the development of Bayelsa and Niger Delta region.Turnah, who is also the South-South zonal secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the caretaker committee chairman of the party in Bayelsa State listed the Minister of Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; MD NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku; Head of Service of the Federation, Dame Didi Walson-Jack; DG, SEC, Emomotimi Agama; MD/ CEO Niger Delta River Basin Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare as some of the appointments of Ijaw people, Tinubu had approved.
He described Wike as a pragmatic leader who is a true friend of the Ijaw nation and whose vision to bring up dedicated people interested in development and service is truly commendable. $(document).ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.
adsbygoogle || []).push({})}); On the 2027 election, Turnah, while noting that Edo, Delta, Akwa, and Cross River states have declared their stance for President Tinubu, challenged Bayelsa governor, Senator Douye Diri, to make his stand known.The Chairman of the occasion, Senator Thompson Sekibo, represented by Hon Rowland Sekibo, and the father of the day, Chief Ferdinard Alabrabra represented by Chief Henry Ogiri, condemned the attack by gunmen and urged the people to be steadfast in their support for President Tinubu and his Minister, Wike.
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