Sen. Shehu Sani has promised to reply to FCT minister Nyesom Wike at an event for demeaning the efforts of the Senate and his (Sani’s) contribution in the struggle against military rule in Nigeria.
Speaking in an interview on Channel 4’s TV on Sunday, Sani mentioned that his contribution to the fight to liberate Nigeria from military dictatorship cannot be undermined.
Wike had mentioned in an event that Sani and other senators presence at the senate had little to no significance in the development of Nigeria.
Responding to Wike’s statement, the former Kaduna northcentral senator said Wike is infamous for strategically demanding to speak last at an event so no one can respond to him.
Sani said, “Wike is my good friend; I would have preferred to reply to him at an event rather than on TV, and I think I have attended two events where he strategically placed himself to speak last so no one could reply to him, and I believe when an opportunity comes next, I am going to take him on.”
He added that “nobody can demean the struggle that we did to free Nigeria from military dictatorship.
“Mike Ozehkome was a patriot. If not for the struggle we did to disestablish military dictatorship and restore democracy in Nigeria, people like Wike couldn’t have been LG chairman, governor, or minister today.”
He further mentioned that Wike “is a beneficiary of our struggle, the sweat, and all that we have invested in it.”
Sani also questioned Wike’s whereabouts in the country when he was jailed in Port Harcourt as a political prisoner.
Sani also mentioned that though Wike’s statement wasn’t specifically pointed at him, he promised to take him on” and reply to him further in an event.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
