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Count Bishop Johnwesley Out Of Police Case, UMCN Pastors- Rev Filiya

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The Administrative Assistant to the Bishop of the United Methodist Church Nigeria Episcopal Area (UMCN) Rev. Yoti Filiya, has called on pastors and laitys of the Church to desist from associating Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna of the with the case between Taraba State Police Command and some clergymen of the church as the Bishop has never taken any member of the church to the Police Station.

Rev. Filiya while fielding questions from newsmen in Jalingo, Taraba State, debunked claims by a media report that Bishop Johnwesley is conniving with the police in state to harass and maltreat some Pastors and laitys, stressing that the Bishop has never taken any Pastor or laity to the police station and as such cannot influence any act of the Police.

” It is quite unfortunate that some clergymen and laitys from the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church would allow themselves to be crowded by the sentiment of few people and even accused Bishop Johnwesley of taking side with the police to maltreat and harass Pastors of his Church, the bishop has never taken any Pastor to the police station so how can he take side with the police?

“The only case we know of is between the Taraba State Police Command and some colergymen and laitys of UMCN who are been prosecuted for spying on the sensitivity property of the Taraba State Police Command and sending picture to foreign partners abroad, which the Police said contravenes the Official Secret Act” He emphasized.

He noted that the Taraba State Police Command Public Relations Officer Dsp David Misal had on June 25, 2021 issued a press release debunking claims by some clergymen and laitys that Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna is using the Police in Taraba state to harass Pastors of his Church.

” I would like to draw the attention of My brothers in the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria and members of the public to the press release issued by the Taraba State Police Command on the 25 June 2021, where the police clearly stated why the United Methodist Church Pastors were taken to court.

“The Police had accused Rev. Andi Emmanuel, Rev. Ignatius Jesse, Pastor Ahmed Ahmed and Mr. Nicodemus Heman for spying and taken photographers of the Command Criminal Investigative Department (CID), State intelligence Bureau Office SIB and other sensitive locations of the Police headquarters and forwarded same to the United Methodist Church Council of Bishop’s alleging that the Police is been used and paid by Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna to harass them, this act the Police said contravenes the ‘Official Secret Act’ so the said persons where taken to court and are now being tried for their offense and the Police has repeatedly exonerate Johnwesley Yohanna from the case between the Taraba State Police Comma and some clergymen and laitys of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria”. He stressed.

The Administrative Assistant to the Bishop also called on members of the United Methodist Church and the general public to disregard the misinformation making the rounds that the Bishop has hand on the court case between the Taraba State Police Command and some clergymen and laitys, stressing that the Bishop is not a party to the case as such he cannot influence any decisions of the court, while also calling on the Taraba State Police Command to invite Rev. Musa Lana of the UMCN Annual Conference to provide evidence to his claims.

On the issue of financial accountability, Rev. Yoti Audu said the United Methodist Church is founded on the principles of democracy where every leader is hold accountable and Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna has always been open for any financial audit.

” I want let the United Methodist Church members and the general public to know that Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna operate an open door policy where every member can come ask questions on any issues, more so the Church have it Annual General Conference where all expenditures of the church is made available for members to see, and for the past 9 years the United Methodist Church has experienced rapid development especially in the area of health care, Church planting, Radio station, orphanage, schools and Agriculture activities; and all these projects are receipted and documented” he said.

He also called on members not to allow the seed of discord to be planted amongst them by some few Count Bishop Johnwesley out of Police case and UMCN Pastors.

The Administrative Assistant to the Bishop of the United Methodist Church Nigeria Episcopal Area (UMCN) Rev. Yoti Audu Filiya, has called on pastors and laitys of the Church to desist from associating Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna of the UMCN with the case between Taraba State Police Command and some clergymen of the church as the Bishop has never taken any member of the church to the Police Station.

Rev. Audu who spoke in an interview with newsmen in Jalingo, Taraba State, debunked claims in a media report that Bishop Johnwesley is conniving with the police in Taraba state to harass and maltreat some Pastors and laity’s, stressing that the Bishop has never taken any Pastor or laitys to the police station and as such cannot influence any act of the Police.

“The only case we know of is between the Taraba State Police Command and some clergymen and laitys of UMCN who are been prosecuted for spying on the sensitivity property of the Taraba State Police Command and sending picture to foreign partners abroad, which the Police said contravenes the Official Secret Act” he said.

He noted that the Taraba State Police Command Public Relations Officer Dsp David Misal had on June 25, 2021 issued a press release debunking claims by some clargymen and laitys that Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna is using the Police in Taraba state to harass Pastors of his Church.

“The Police had accused Rev. Andi I Emmanuel, Rev. Ignatius Jesse, Pastor Ahmed A Ahmed and Mr. Nicodemus Heman for spying and taken photographers of the Command Criminal Investigative Department (CID), State intelligence Bureau Office SIB and other sensitive locations of the Police headquarters and forwarded same to the United Methodist Church Council of Bishop’s alleging that the Police is been used and paid by Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna to harass them, this act the Police said contravenes the ‘Official Secret Act;

“so the said persons where taken to court and are now being tried for their offense and the Police has repeatedly exronrated Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna from the case between the Taraba State Police Command and some clergymen and laitys of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria”. He stressed.

He stressed that the Bishop is not a party to the case as such he cannot influence any decisions of the court, while also calling on the Taraba State Police Command to invite Rev. Musa Lana of the UMCN Annual Conference to provide evidence to his claims.

He also called on members not to allow the seed of discord to be planted amongst them by some few individuals in the church who are pushing for their personal interest at the detriment of the unity of the church. individuals in the church who are pushing for their personal interest at the detriment of the unity of the church.

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Crisis Looms Taraba PDP, AS Court Restrains New Chairman From Assuming Office

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March 31, 2023

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The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State Capital on Friday gave an order of interim injunction restraining Alhaji Abubakar Bawa from functioning as the state Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Justice Bala Usman issued the order in response to the application by the erstwhile acting Chairman of the party Mr. Inuwa Bakari, challenging the recent appointment of Bawa as the state chairman of the party.

A Certified True Copy of the injunction obtained by our Correspondent in Jalingo read in part that “upon this MOTION EX-PARTE dated the 31st day of March 2023 and filed on the same date coming up before this Honourable Court praying for the following reliefs:

“AN ORDER of INTERIM INJUNCTION restraining the 2nd Defendant Abubakar Bawa from acting, carrying out functions, and parading himself as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Taraba State chapter pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“AN ORDER restraining the 1st Defendant from taking any step (s) that may negatively affect the membership right of the Plaintiff as the acting chairman of the 1st Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“AN ORDER restraining the 1 Defendant by itself or any of its organs at any level from expelling, suspending, reprimanding, censuring, fining, department from any party office and removal of the Plaintiff from office pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“AND for such further or other Order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances”.

The Injunction further read that “upon reading the affidavit in support of the Motion paper, sworn to by one Alhaji Bakari Inuwa, Male, Adult, Nigerian Citizen, of Old Pantisawa Road, Nyamusala, Jalingo, Taraba State, filed in the Registry of this Court on the 31st day of March 2023, and after hearing Chief C. C. Damba Mbanaso, Esq. of Counsel for the Plaintiff/Applicant moved in terms of the Motion paper, it is hereby ordered as follows:

“That an order of INTERIM INJUNCTION is hereby granted restraining the 2nd Defendant Abubakar Bawa from acting, carrying out functions, and parading himself as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Taraba State chapter pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“That an Order is made restraining the 1st Defendant from taking any step (s) that may negatively affect the membership right of the Plaintiff as the acting chairman of the 1st Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“That an Order is made restraining the 1 Defendant by itself or any of its organs at any level from expelling, suspending, reprimanding, censuring, fining, debarment from any party office and removal of the Plaintiff from office pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice”.

Justice Usman, however, announced that the matter is adjourned to the 9th of May, 2023 for a hearing.

Recalled that Governor Darius Ishaku had recently appointed his Senior Special Adviser on Political Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa as the state Chairman of the party, a move some people described as trying to control the party machinery even after leaving office on May 29th.

When contacted through telephone, the embattled party Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa confirmed that he was aware of the court case but did not receive any surmon.

“Frankly speaking I don’t know anything but I heard that I was taken to court but nobody bring a surmon to me, nobody call me and I did not go to the court, that is the only thing I know,” Bawa added.

When asked whether he will still go to the office on Monday, Abubakar Bawa said “I am a law-abiding citizen, so, since the court has given an order I will comply.”

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Za Kuga Chanji Cikin Kwanaki Dari Na Farko A Ofis- Zababben Gwamnan Taraba, Agbu

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March 30, 2023

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Zababben Gwamnan Jihar Taraba, Kanal Kefas Agbu (mai ritaya) yace da yardan Allah zasu kawo chanji na zahiri cikin kwanaki dari na farko da za suyi a ofis.

Agbu ya sanar da hakan ne a lokacin da yake yiwa dunbin magoya bayan Jam’iyyar su ta PDP yawabin godiya jim kadan bayan ya karfi takardan shedan zaben sa daga ofishin hukumar zabe mai zaman kanta ta INEC dake Jalingo.

Kwamishinan zabe na hukumar zaben mai zaman kanta ta INEC dake Jihar Taraba, Umar Muktar Gajiram shine ya mikawa zababben Gwamnan Jihar, Kanal Kefas Agbu (mai ritaya) takardan shedan zaben sa a ranar laraba 29 ga watan maris na 2023 da muke ciki.

Hakanan kuma, Umar Muktar Gajiram ya mikawa suma zababbun ‘Yan Majalisan dokokin jihar ta Taraba guda 24 takardan shedan zaben su a dakin da aka gudanar da tattara sakamakon zaben Gwamnan Jihar wanda ya gudana a ranar 18 ga watan maris din dake cikin haraban hukumar zaben a garin Jalingo.

Da yake yiwa dunbin magoya bayan sa da Jam’iyyar su ta PDP yawabin godiya, zababben Gwamnan Jihar, Kanal Kefas Agbu (mai ritaya) yace da yardan Allah zasu tafiyar da gwamnati ne na kowa da kowa domin hada kan al’umma, samar da zaman lafiya da ayyukan cigaba.

Batun addini, na sahun gaba wajen farraka al’umman jihar ta Taraba, toh saide kuma ga sakon da Kanal Kefas Agbu (mai ritaya) ya baiwa Al’umman jihar.

“Batun addini wannan tsakanin Mutum ne da Allah, saboda haka Ina rokon ku ku taya mu da addu’a, dawan sukayi da wanda ma ba suyi ba dukkan mu daya ne, zamu sami zaman lafiya a Taraba, zamu hada kai, duk abinda gwamnati ya kamata tayi za muyi shi da yardan Allah,” inji Kanal Agbu.

Wasu daga cikin jama’an da suka dalarci taron sunyi fatan alheri da rokon iri daga sabuwar Gwamnatin mai zuwa.

Sun roki Kanal Kefas Agbu (mai ritaya) daya duba wadan da suka yi ritaya daga aikin gwamnatin jihar kuma ba’a biyasu hakkin su ba na tsawon shekaru.

Mr. Nelson Len, Uwargida Veronica Alhassan, Gimbiya Batulu Muhammed, Mr. Gideon Katabs, Alh. Musa Abdullahi Chul, da Tsohon Kakakin Majalisar dokokin jihar Taraban, Peter Abel Diah na daga cikin zababbun ‘Yan Majalisan dokokin jihar guda ashirin da hudu.

Gimbiya Batulu Muhammed daga Gashaka, da Veronica Alhassan daga Bali ta daya zasu kasance mata guda biyu cikin ‘yan Majalisar dokokin jihar kashi na goma.

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God’s willing you will see changes within our 100 days in office – Taraba Governor-elect, Agbu

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Taraba State Governor-elect, Col. Kefas Agbu (Rtd) has pledged to transform the state within his hundred days in office.

Agbu made the promise on Wednesday while addressing a large gathering at his house shortly after he received the certificate of return from the resident Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Umar Muktar Gajiram in Jalingo.

The Governor-elect, Col. Kefas Agbu (Rtd) alongside his Deputy, Alhaji Aminu Alkali while thanking the people of Taraba State for believing in them and giving them the mandate also promised to run an all-inclusive government.

“I promise you that by the grace of God, we will have unity, peace, and development.

“We will create job opportunities for the teaming unemployed youth, and by his grace, we will do everything that a government supposes to do for its citizens to make Taraba great,” Agbu assured.

According to the Governor-elect, (rtd) Col. Kefas Agbu, the issue of religion is between man and God, therefore, he urged the people of the state to embrace one another and pray for the incoming administration.

“I am also urging you whenever you see us doing something that you feel is wrong, you should please call our attention in decent manners but not with insults, and I promise you we are going to carry everyone along,” he emphasized.

Some supporters and well-wishers who spoke to SAHEL REPORTERS Comrade Mannsir Audu from Gashaka, the former PDP state Women leader, Hon. Felicia Kaletus and the Taraba State Chairman of Rescue Teachers, Comrade Sylvanus Acha prayed for the new administration of (rtd) Col. Kefas Agbu for God’s guidance, and expressed optimism that the new government will change the narrative of the state in terms of development.

“Our expectations from his administration are very high from this new administration but we are very optimistic that he will do much better,”.

However, some elected new members into the Taraba State House of Assembly Mr. Nelson Len from the Nguroje constituency, and Mrs. Veronica Alhassan from the Bali I constituency all under the platform of the people’s Democratic Party PDP, appreciated their constituents and promised them good representation.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Veronica Alhassan and Hajiya Batulu Muhammed who also won the state house of assembly seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC from Gashaka will be the two female legislators among the twenty-four house of assembly members in the state.