Skip to main content

APC reveals who built giant broom

- The APC has denied claims that it was responsible for the construction of the giant broom at the FCT's gate

- Mallam Lanre Isa-Orlu, the party's media secretary said Nigerians who love the President Muhammadu Buhari's government erected the broom

- Isa-Orlu asked the opposition party, the PDP, to build their own if they want to

A new revelation has emerged about the construction of a giant broom, which is the symbol for the party, at the city gate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has said that it does not know anything about the building of the broom, Channels TV reports.

READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda

The construction have the broom have generated both heated argument in the political space and backlash from those who thought giant broom is an eye sore to the country’s capital.

There were many questions as regard the motive behind the citing of the broom at a space that contributes greatly to the aesthetics of the country.

In a exclusive interview with Channels TV, the APC media secretary, Mallam Lanre Isa-Orlu said the party was not responsible for it but that it was built by Nigerians who love the party’s administration of the country.

He also reacted by saying the opposition party, the People Democratic Party (PDP) can build their own if they want to.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that PDP suspended its Presidential Mega Rally, earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 9 in Abuja.

PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app

In a statement issued by the director, media and publicity of the PDP's Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday, February 9, in Abuja, the party said the decision followed the refusal to grant the party venue of the rally.

Ologbondiyan also said that the party had earlier scheduled its Lagos mega rally for the Tafawa Balewa Square on Saturday, before the APC came up with the same date “forcing PDP campaign to opt for Abuja.”

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: We have upgraded to serve you better

Between Buhari’s Next Level And Atikulate - Nigerians React| Legit TV

Source: Legit.ng



from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 http://bit.ly/2URrwk5
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P...

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :...

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

  A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja.  Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi...