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Daily Rendezvous  Proposes Bill for Dredging River Benue, Creation of Buffer Dams The sentor representing Southern Adamawa state, Binos Dauda Yaroe, says he will present a Bill seeking for the dredging of the river Benue across Adamawa, Taraba, Benue and Kogi states as a result of incessant flood that perennially overrun communities in southern Adamawa state.  Binos said his people are tired of asking for relief materials and having their farm produce consumed by heavy flooding annually. He said in tabling the Bill, he would seek for the dredging of the Benue river in Adamawa, the building of buffet Dams to conserve excess volumes of water which could triggar irrigation and dry season farming and eventually empowers locals. He said he would also raise a motion that would compel relevant bodies like NEMA to immediately assess the damage caused by the flooding on communities in southern Adamawa and some parts of central Adamawa affected by the flood. Bino...

Daily Rendezvous The Director-general media to Governor Fintiri of Adamawa state, Mr Solomon Kumangar, has vowed to resist any move to undermine the current administration of Governor Fintiri by Ishaku Abbo or any publicaly exposed person on account of opposition. Besides, the Director-General backed “genuine” and constructive criticism of the current Administration but not hauling insults on the Governor, adding that the Governor was never at any time opposed to constructive criticism. The warning may have been informed by a Facebook post made by Ishaku Abbo, falsely claiming that the Director General Media to Governor Fintiri, Solomon Kumangar, has apologised to him for severally criticising him. “Am ready to defend Governor Fintiri with my last blood as being in opposition does not suggest Ishaku Abbo should be hauling insults on the Governor.  "This fellow is not the only person in oppostion in Adamawa why is he so obessed with throwing tantrums at the Governor? po...

Daily Rendezvous The Director-General, Media to Gov. Fintiri, has aimed a dig at the senator representing northern Adamawa, Ishaku Abbo, advising the senator to devote some of his misdirected energy used in glorifying fables to serving his constituency and his constituency would have been better for it. Kumangar challenged the senator to provide any glimpse of evidence suggesting of his performance as a senator representing his constituency instead of going about being concerned with the affairs of a high profile performer like Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Kumangar said, "Focus on tackling your relegation in APC, not Gov. Fintiri. He accused Ishaku Abbo of peddling, "Unsavoury comment and childish outburst against his principal over the allegation by some online media that the governor is maltreating his deputy, Crowther Seth." Kumangar made this known in a piece titled, ‘Abbo and the burden of apprentice leadership’, which was made available to Daily Rendezvou...

Daily Rendezvous Senator representing northern Adamawa, Ishaku Abbo, has dumped the PDP for APC, this shifting the balance of power in the state in favour of the opposition who now hold two of the three senatorial seats in the state. Although the move did not come as a surprise to political observers who have long considered him a wolf in sheep clothing among PDP members in the state.  Abbo,who has been a fierce critic of the governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, remains to seen whether he would be a curse or a blessing to APC following his image crisis since coming into office. Abbo while jumping ship said, "I write to formally inform you Sir, the Senate and indeed Nigerians of my defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). "This is as a result of the mismanagement of the PDP by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in Adamawa State which led to the crisis in the party that in turn led to the polarization of the party in the state ...

Daily Rendezvous A court has slammed a N50 million against Senator Elisha Abbo for assaulting a nursing mother, Osimibibra Warmate repeatedly at a sex toy shop on May 11, 2019. The Senator was said to have entered a sex toy shop around 6pm, with three young women to purchase adult toys. However shortly after they began shopping for the toys, one of the three girls started throwing up. She vomited several times, prompting the shop owner to remark that the woman should have vomited outside and not inside her shop. Abbo, who was said to be agitated by the sudden illness of the girl, was said to have accused the shop owner of poisoning the store’s air conditioner. While the nursing mother was pleading with the second man to take things easy, she was slapped repeatedly by the lawmaker. The judgment in the civil case came barely weeks after a Magistrate Court discharged him of the offence of criminal assault.        

The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial Zone, Ishaku Abbo, condoles with the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the death of his Father Alhaji Umaru Badami. Ishaku Abbo said that, No one and nothing can fill the void created by the loss of our dear Father Alhaji Umaru Badami and prayed that May the fond memories of Baba Umaru bring the Governor comfort during this hard time of your life. Abbo Ishaku said, "No one and nothing can fill the void created by the loss of our dear Father Alhaji Umaru Badami. "May fond memories of your father bring you comfort during this hard time in your life. "My heart and prayers go out to you and your family, Adamawa North, and entire the State at this moment. "Please accept my condolences for your loss my Dear Brother Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri."