Police Ban Sale Of Petroluem Products On Roadsides In Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command on Friday banned the sale of petroleum products on the roadside in Sokoto metropolis and its environs.

The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Shaibu Gambo, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto.

Gambo said the ban was to prevent fire outbreaks which might lead to loss of lives and property, especially during forthcoming harmattan.

He called on motorists, especially motorcyclists to buy their petrol from filling stations, warning that “anyone found violating the ban will be arrested and prosecuted”.

The commissioner said the command had already taken concrete measures to enforce the ban.

He said that Divisional Police Officers in the metropolis had been briefed on the ban and directed to deploy personnel to ensure compliance with the ban.

He solicited the support of the public, saying: “the ban is not aimed at witch hunting anybody. (NAN)

Arewa Youths Hail Jonathan’s Sack Of Youth Development Minister As Long Over-Due

The removal from office of Minister of
Youth Development, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir
by President Goodluck Jonathan has been
hailed as a ‘welcome development’ by
northern youths. It will be recalled that the former minister was
unceremoniously shown the exit door by
President Jonathan on Monday while he was
busy on official assignment in Calabar, the
Cross River State capital. The youths, who expressed support for the
move, said the sack of the minister was
long over-due as he was disconnected from
issues relating to youth welfare and
development. Their position was articulated by National
President of Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, Alhaji
Gambo Gujungu, in an interview culled from Vanguard. According to Gujungu, Abdulkadir refused
to heed the advice by well-meaning youth
groups in the North on how to tackle the
myriad of challenges confronting them on a
daily basis. “We see the sack of the minister by
President Jonathan as a welcome
development,” Gujungu said, adding that it
could not have come at a better time than it
did. “To be honest with you, the former minister
did not do much to satisfy the needs of the
teeming youth population in the country
and his removal did not come to us as a
surprise. We are aware he did not know how
to handle youth problems even though we tried many times to advise him he did not
listen to us”. However, Gujungu urged the president to
pick a replacement for the sacked minister
from Sokoto State on the basis of
competence as against political affiliation
to the Peoples Democratic Party. He warned that any attempt to appoint the
replacement based on political
considerations, would also not yield the
desired result and might also lead to
disappointment.