Shuaibu Usman
Nasarawa State Government has denied media report on the hoisting of Russian flag in state during the recent Nationwide Protests, insisting that at no point was the flag hoisted in the solid mineral state.
In a press statement signed by Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, noted that the Sule-led administration is poised to the sustenance of the unity and sovereignty of Nigeria.
“The attention of the Nasarawa State Government has been drawn to an editorial published by an online medium listing Nasarawa as one of the northern states where protesters hoisted the Russian flag during the recent nationwide protest”.
“The Nasarawa State Government wishes to categorically debunk this allegation in its entirety. The claim that protesters hoisted the Russian flag during the recent protest in the state has no iota of truth. The allegation is false, misleading and mischievous to say the least”.
“It is on record that the said nationwide protest recorded low turn up in the state in the first place, owing to the fact that most of the demands canvassed by the protesters had been substantially met by the Government of His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule with the support of the Federal Government through various palliative schemes hence the decision of majority of the citizens to shun the politically motivated protest”.
He urged members of the public of government’s continued efforts to implement policies and programmes that have direct bearing on the lives of the people, encouraging citizens to remain law-abiding and supportive to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Abdullahi Sule to succeed.