The governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago has reportedly threatened to lock up any person who protests against the establishment of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Teaching Hospital (IBBUTH) in the State capital Minna.
Governor Bago’s decision to site IBBUTH in Minna instead of Lapai community where the university campus is located did not sit well with Lapai indigenes. They are demanding the establishment of a teaching hospital in their locality.
The Governor has dared the residents of Lapai to go ahead with a planned protest to register their grievances against his decision.
“I heard that some little pests are planning “I heard that some little pests are planning to stage a protest because we took the university teaching hospital to Minna,” Governor Bago said during a condolence visit to the Emir of Lapai, Umar Bago III, over the death of his brother.
“May God give them the courage to carry out the protest. If they do, they will know who Bago is. Not only will I arrest them, but I will also arrest their parents. There are no doubts about that. And after that, I will chase them out of Lapai permanently.”
According to the Governor, several university teaching hospitals across the country are usually sited away from the main campus of the university, adding that there is no need for anyone to raise dust about it unless it is for mischievous reasons
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