Yoruba leader wants Tinubu to control price of communities

By Usman Shuaibu

The Otunba of Yoruba Community in the FCT, Chief Dr. Wasiu Tunwase, has charged president Bola Tinubu to deem it necessary to control the price of the commodities to make things easy for the people in the country.
He noted that many people were going through hardships in the country due to the high price of foodstuff in the market.
Tunwse, who gave the charge in an interview with newsmen in his residence in Zuba, calling on Nigerians to support the administration of president Tinubu in order to move the nation to the next level.
He further urged Tinubu to work towards reducing the price of fuel to alleviate the suffering of commuters, while tasking the president to also reduce the price of cement to enable the people erecting their own houses.
He then pleaded with Tinubu to fight corrupt government officials in the country, as he said the corruption had eaten deep into the fabric of the society.
Tunwase, therefore, called on both Muslims and Christians to live in peace with each other irrespective of their religious differences, and described Yoruba as peace-loving people.
In a statement issued by Buni’s DG Press, Mamman Mohammed said Governor Buni gave the directive following the misunderstanding between the two parties.
He described as unfortunate that such incidence is happening at a time when the state is enjoying relative peace across the state.
Gov. Buni observed with dismay the reoccurring incidence in Gashua saying, the state government would meet with the Military authorities to bring a permanent solution to such threats to the relationship.
“It is sad and regrettable that lives are lost in an avoidable circumstance.
“We should always be united to fight our common enemy and not to be adversaries against ourselves.” The governor cautioned.
He noted that the military and the residents have responsibilities to one another to achieve collective success.
The governor prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased persons and condoled with their families.
He directed free treatment to those who sustained injuries in the accident and admitted in the Specialist Hospital, Gashua.
Meanwhile, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who represents Yobe North, has called on military authorities to immediately investigate the killing of three innocent civilians by soldiers in Gashu’a.
He added that, “It was reported on Sunday that soldiers fired indiscriminately into groups of protesters who were approaching their stop-and-search checking point near Gashua bridge to protest the alleged killing of a tricycle operator by the soldiers in Gashu’a.
“Reports indicate that a total of three (3) civilians were killed while 12 people were taken to Federal Medical Centre Nguru, for treatment over injuries sustained from the attack by the soldiers.” He emphasized.
The former Senate President, in a statement he personally signed, on Sunday, demanded a swift investigation by the military into the tragic incident.
Sen. Lawan, who currently chairs the Senate Committee on Defence, said that efforts must be made by the Nigerian Army to ensure that the perpetrators behind the acts of violence are held accountable and responsible for their actions.
He has also already taken full responsibility for the treatment of all those who were injured.