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Son of Late Former Governor Audu in Kogi Promises to Continue Father’s Legacies
As Youth Organizations demands his participation in 2023 governorship election
Ahead of 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, son of late former Governor Abubakar Audu, Shaibu Audu has promised to continue the legacies laid by his father if given the opportunity to rule the state. com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js">
Shaibu Audu in a telephone conversation with Our Correspondent, said his promise followed the clarion call on him by Various Youth Organisations across the three Senatorial District of Kogi State to participate in the next gubernatorial election come 2023.
The Youth groups had at their enlarged gathering in Lokoja, the state capital on Wednesday, unanimously declared their solidarity for Shuaibu Audu whom they described as a Youth ambassador based on his passion to restore the dignity of the youths.
Speaking at the venue of the event, the president for the Movement of Youths Emancipation, Comrade Aliu Obaje said the dynasty of Late Prince Abubarkar Audu must be preserved, hence the need to consider his lineage particularly the one who had understudied his leadership qualities.
He described Shuaibu Audu as a technocrat with uncommon passion to uplift people irrespective of tribe and primordial sentiments. Comrade Obaje called on youths to support Shuaibu and described his father as the architect of Kogi infrastructural development.
Also speaking at the occasion, the State Chairman of Okun Youths Forum, Mr Makanjuola Ayoriy said the state needs a leader that will link up with global communities to facilitate development. Similarly, the Chairperson of Kogi Women Forum, Mrs Rukayat Ahmed who explained that she had been an ardent supporter of Late Audu urged politicians to reflect on the sacrifice he made as the leader of major opposition party since the inception of democracy in the state.
Reacting further in a telephone chart with Our Correspondent, Mr Shuaibu Audu expressed appreciation to the various Youth groups saying he was grateful that the people noticed his modest contribution to the society.
On the request to partake in the next election, Mr Shuaibu Audu said he has learnt a lot from his father who was also a banker like him. He said his foundational assistance to the people, particularly the underprivileged is to continue the legacies laid by his father.
He advised youths to remain focused, law abiding and be committed to the progress of the society saying the negative news of killings, kidnapping and harm robbery in the state is undesirable.
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Structural Formattion: NLM charges National Director Mobilization and Contact to investigate lists
By AbdulRahman Obaje
Nigeria Liberty Movement has reiterated its commitment to sanitizing its system of ghost and inactive members especially in the leadership hierarchy.
This form the crux of the meeting between the National Chairman, Ambassador Thompson Mishak and the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa and his mobilization team.
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Amb. Mishak reiterating his commitment to a workable system and the progress of NLM charges Honourable Yunusa to ensure that the system is investigated to uncover ghost or inactive members in the submitted structural formation list.
During the strategic mobilization and state structural formation investigation meeting, Amb. Mishak expresses concerns that though some states have actually submitted verifiable structure, but same cannot be said about other states.
He said “I have passed some states that are critically lagging behind to the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Alhaji Yunusa and it is my priority and his responsibility to see that proper structural formation is obtained from those states”.
He further said, “There is need to continually audit and verify our structure to ensure that the system is rid of inactive or sleeping members especially in the leadership hierarchy and down to the family mobilisers”.
In a related meeting with his mobilization team, the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Suleiman Yunusa had also cautions NLM members and the general public to desist from paying money to individuals in the name of NLM.
He said that NLM does not collect money from anybody and any person that pay money to another in the name of NLM does so at his/her own desire and risk.
He concluded that NLM stands for liberty and if anybody is being charged or extorted in the name of NLM, then the motive behind NLM is being defeated.
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National Association of Dispatch Riders declares supports for NLM
By AbdulRahman Obaje
The National Association of Dispatch Riders in Nigeria has declared supports and commitment to Nigeria’s Liberty Movement.
the Vice President of the national association of dispatch riders.
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Ogbonaya while speaking said, “I have declared my support for NLM and promised to inform other components of the association to que in”
The capacity leader, Alhaj Yunusa: while Passing the message of liberty to the Rider group charges the Association to be committed to NLM as NLM has come to liberate each and everyone.
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Supporting NLM, Group says empowering women is empowering the nation
By AbdulRahman Obaje
The chairlady of a social cultural group in Niger State, Igala Ladies, Mrs. Ayishetu Ibrahim said empowering women is empowering the nation.
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Ibrahim reiterated this while addressing the Honourable Capacity Leader Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria’s Liberty Movement, NLM and his entourage during a familiarisation visit to Niger State, Saturday, January 18th, 2025.
She said, “We are not new to politics and many political parties have come to tell us all sorts of thing which at the end, we don’t benefit from.”
“We believe that with the mantra of freedom and empowerment and the aims and objectives of NLM as preached to us today, something meaningful and tangible will come out of it.”
” This is because when you empower women you are empowering the nation as the women will go out in supporting men.”
“The women folk is a great support to men.”, Ibrahim continued.
In the highpoint of the visitation, Honourable Yunusa presents NLM facecap to the women leader which was accepted as a sign of solidarity.
Ibrahim further pledges support and solidarity for NLM.
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