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2015: APC may field Buhari in presidential race Akin Orimolade, Editor, Northern Operation

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s political parties strategize on how their standard bearers would emerge for next year’s general elections, there are strong indications that former Head of State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Mohammadu Buhari holds the joker for the country’s number

General Buhari, according to sources in the leading opposition party, has a cult-like followership that transcends both age and economy, particularly in the It was gathered that barring last minute change of mind or unforeseen circumstance, the Katsina-born army general would most likely give the presi He had contested against Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003; was on the ticket in 2007 when Alhaji Umoru Musa Yar’Adua (now deceased) won the election and again in 2011, the election that brought President Goodluck Jon

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Vice-President Namadi Sambo (2nd L); Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (L) with members of UK DFID and the Nigerian PHOTO: NAN Debt Management Executives after a meeting on Debt Management at the Presidential Villa in Abuja...yesterday.

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wholly his personal opinion, to which he is entitled; it has nothing to do with the Senate as a chamber of the National Assembly. there is no acrimony in the Senate irrespective of political party vacation, to resume on the 14th of January and only after its deliberations would any statement on

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respected leadership as exempli # $ % & “Senate position as statutory is always relayed by its spokesman. In which case it becomes safe to say that Senate has spoken,� he said. Abaribe further declared that the Senate is at peace and no sign that the Senators are working at cross purpose with one another. It is one whole family of patri ' ! ( " most, defer to issues that are of >>Continued on Page 2

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he Senate, in a dramatic U-turn yesterday, dissociated itself from the position canvassed by its Chairman, Com

Ita Enang, that seats of Senators planning to defect from one party to the other - on resumption next week - would be declared vacant in accordance with relevant provisions of the 1999 constitution. Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, in a terse statement in Abuja said the report credited to Senator Enang is

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Cover Defection: Senate disowns Enang Continued from Page 1 national interest. “The Senate as presently constituted, is peopled by very distinguished Nigerians who see the institution for what it is - a hallowed chamber whose decisions and resolutions are shaped by honour and love for country.� ) !

before journalists on Thursday that it is acceptable for politicians to defect from one political party to the other, but not acceptable in the eye of the law for any one of them to defect along with the mandate they secured on the platform of the political par-

ty they are defecting from. According to Enang, “the defecting members of the National Assembly elected on the (PDP) platform have to vacate their seats before going into APC or any other party as stipulated in Section 68 (1g) of the 1999 constitution as amended. “Doing so is mandatory if the relevant sections of the Constitution are anything to go by because if a candidate came on the basis of political party and wants to leave the party, he is leaving the seat; he is not leaving with the seat because it is the party that won the election and not individuals in the Nigerian context.�

...Lawyers chide Mark over comments Paschal Njoku, Abuja

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eactions have continued to trail separate pronouncements made by Senate President David Mark, and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Ita Enag, that the Senate would declare vacant the seat of any senator who defects from the political platform on which he was elected into the upper legislative chamber. An Abuja based lawyer, Yusuf Ali (SAN) said politicians are free to decamp to any political party of their choice. However, he submitted that the consequence of ball game. The Chairman of NBA Anti-Corruption Committee added that deciding whether or not a senatorial seat is vacant is a matter of judicial interpretation. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria pointed out that for any Senator to decamp to another party means that such an elected lawmaker must be conscious of the outcome, and even prepared for it. Former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Kaduna branch, Barrister Festus Okoye observed that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being hypocritical on the internal wrangling rocking the party. He said the party has resorted to taking hard-line positions on issues because it is losing in many fronts. “When the former Governor of Zamfara State defected from the ANPP to the PDP, the party hailed the move and embraced him into its fold. The present Attorney General of the Federation was among the counsels that defended the Governor’s defection; then the PDP as a party was very happy with the development, Barrister Okoye recalled. In addition, he said the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State decamped from the ANPP to the PDP, and nothing was wrong with that,

just as he cited the defection of Abia State governor from PPA to APGA, and then to PDP. “How come now they are faulting the planned defection of some senators when they have been part of the sys ! such defections,� he queried. Secondly, he argued that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended never mentioned the word “faction�. “The word used in the constitution is “division�. So if some members of a political party feel there is division and crisis in their party and want to leave, they are free to do so,� Okoye stated. More so, he said it does not fall within the purview of the Senate President to declare a seat vacant, “he lacks the power and it is wrong, going by the constitution to take such an action.� Another Abuja based attorney, Barrister Innocent Daagba said the Senate lacks the constitutional power to declare the seat of any decamping senator vacant. “Is there no political crisis in the PDP? Once there is division in a party, members are free to leave, that is the position of the law,� Barrister Daagba argued. " # members are leaving the PDP due to crisis rocking the party; tory and incisive statements against the party and yet they are trying to run away from the truth. It is wrong to declare vacant the seat of any PDP senator who decamps to any other party. “Let us look at the facts; can we come out boldly and say there is no crisis and division in the PDP. Is there no division and some Governors, who are leaders of the party in their respective states have decamped? From G7, we now have G5, who have all decamped to the APC with all their cabinet members and followers,� the constitutional lawyer added.

2015: APC may field Buhari in presidential race Continued from Page 1 that his chances are not only bright, but assured, by virtue of recent developments in the polity. It was gathered that with developments in Sokoto, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kwara and Rivers states, where several political heavyweights defected to the APC - the platform on which he aspires to actualize his ambition now - unlike his previous attempts, is more secure. “ You know, Buhari has a cult following. He sees this as his greatest chance,� a source close to the former head of State told Saturday Newswatch in Abuja. APC, it was gathered, has not zoned the presidency to any geo-political part of the

country. But what has been made certain is that the party plans to adopt the option A4 political model introduced by the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, Benue State-born politician, Senator J. K. N. Waku, the no-zoning and option A4 model for the emergence of Asked whether age would not rule out General Buhari from the race in 2015, Senator Waku said the now late South African President, Nelson Mandela, was 77 when he won the presidential election in South Africa. “General Buhari is only 71 years old,� he stressed. Senator Waku explained

that as the party has not zoned the presidency to any part of the country, General Buhari stood the chance of winning. According to him, with Option A4, any politician that is popular would always have delegates queue behind him at the National Convention of the party. Should Buhari decline to run, a source said Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko may be picked, provided he gets General Buhari’s blessings. Wamakko, it was further gathered, has been on the presidential project for the past two years. A source said Wamakko’s determination to build political bridges led him to visit

Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha two years ago, during which he commissioned some projects in Imo State. “In the North, there are layers of seniority; some traditional rulers will not be comfortable discussing serious national issues with anybody below 50,� the source said, adding that Wamakko has the capacity to mobilize votes. It was gathered that the calculation in some quarters within the APC was that they should have the president come from the North, Vice President from the SouthEast, Senate President, SouthWest and Speaker, SouthSouth. However, the calculation

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project inspection yesterday with a visit to the 600-metre Ibeno Bridge, in Akwa Ibom State. Here, the MD (2nd left) and Engr. Etim Enyang (3rd left), the Akwa Ibom State representative on the board of the NDDC, take a walk on the bridge. With them (1st left) is Mr. Toye Abosade, Head of Corporate Affairs.

Nigerians in Cote d’Ivoire appeal to Jonathan for scholarship awards

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ome Nigerians resident in Cote d’Ivoire, yesterday in Abidjan, appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to extend scholarship awards to citizens living abroad. They spoke to newsmen when they turned out en masse to welcome Jonathan at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Airport. The President is attending a meeting of ECOWAS Heads of Government with the Japanese Prime Minis-

ter. Chief Ejike Williams, Vice-President of the Nigerian Community in Cote d’Ivoire, said such a programme would be of great assistance. He said it would also put many idle Nigerians abroad on the right track of life. “This programme will $ rians in Cote d’Ivoire. The level of idleness here is too much, and something seri-

ously needs to be done,� Williams said. Also speaking, Alhaji Musa Oyedele, the Chairman of the Nigerian Community in Ajame, in Abidjan, said the idea of giving Nigerians in Cote d’Ivoire the opportunity of educa He said it would reduce indulgence in crime and

“People take to crime and illegal means of making money because they are

idle, we need government to do something,� Oyedele said. However, Mr Bright Moses, the President of the Association of Nigerian Youths in Cote d’Ivoire, lauded President Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda. “We are proud to have a President who listens to his people. We urge him to remain undistracted in delivering his electoral promises to Nigerians,� he said.

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Cover We’ll tackle security challenges in North East –Army chief Gyang Bere, Jos

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$10.8b oil revenue: We spent it on subsidy, operational expenses, others – NNPC Says it is not missing but incurred expenses Clement Nwoji, Abuja

statutory responsibilities as he Nigeria National a National Oil Company, on Petroleum Corpora- behalf of the government. tion (NNPC) yesYakubu was represented terday revealed detailed by a member of the Board of components of the yet-to- Directors and Group Execube-reconciled $10.8 billion tive Director, Finance and oil revenue shortfall, say- Accounts Directorate, Mr. ing that rather than miss- Bernard O. N. Otti and Dr. ing, it constitutes expenses Tim Okon, Director of Transincurred on behalf of the formation and Coordinator Federal Government in the of Corporate Planning and course of oil transactions. Strategy, along with other Governor of the Central

Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mal- tion. lam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Otti said the press conferhad in a letter to President ence was prompted by the Goodluck Jonathan raised need to update the public an alarm that $49.8 billion oil revenue was not remitted to the corporation, and to clarthe Federation Account. ify the position of the $10.8 But following the stake- billion following continuous holders reconciliation meet- reference to it as missing. ing with the Ministry of FiHe said the amount was nance, CBN, NNPC, Federal spent on subsidy claims, Inland Revenue Service and pipeline management and the Accountant General of repairs cost, products/crude the Federation, Sanusi an- oil losses and cost of holding nounced that the unremit- the strategic reserves. ted amount had been largely According to him, “It is ! our duty as NNPC at all of $10.8 billion. times to continuously inYesterday, the NNPC form and reassure the genGroup Managing Direc- eral public about things tor, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, at the way they are; and what a press conference to give we are saying at this point update on the reconciliation in time is that $10.8 billion processes, explained that is not missing, rather it is the said $10.8 billion consti- under-going the normal tutes expenditures incurred process and procedure of acby the corporation in the counting reconciliation. course of implementing its #& '*+ 6

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expenditures incurred by the NNPC in the period under review and are really made up of the followings: Subsidy claims - $8.49 billion, pipeline management and repairs cost - $1.22 billion, Products/Crude oil losses - $0.72 billion and cost of holding the strategic reserves (the stock itself)$.37billion. “These are being subjected to the normal continuing inter-agency reconciliation exercise. You know as long as it is transaction, it is always work in progress. As you can appreciate, these expenditures had been incurred by NNPC as part of our statutory responsibility as a National Oil Company which we execute on behalf of the Federal Government < of this country... “Even at the risk of sounding repetitive, we like to state once again that contrary to what is being speculated, the $10.8 billion which is currently the subject of ongoing inter-agency reconciliation exercise, is not missing.� Further, Mr. Otti pointed out that NNPC as supplier of last resort is burdened with some onerous responsibilities that other oil companies were freed from and had the mandate of ensuring that the

nation is wet with petroleum products round the clock irrespective of the prevailing international market conditions of crude and products. On unpaid subsidy for petroleum products, he noted that for many years now, the NNPC “has successfully kept the nation wet with products, especially PMS, for the past three years ! absence of queues at petrol stations during normal and festive seasons. #= that the government has not made any payments to the Corporation in the name of subsidy during the period under review. I should like to use this opportunity to restate our position on subsidy. The subsidy regime is a policy of the Federal Government. We only implement what we are directed to. “The unpaid subsidies from the government to the Corporation constitutes a to be reconciled $10.8 billion. It is important to note that these expenses were incurred by the corporation statutory responsibilities.� On maintenance of National strategic reserves, he said although the Cor-

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Commanding (GOC) 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Rukuba, Jos, Maj-Gen. John Nwaoga, has pledged to step vailing security challenges in the North-East. Nwaoga made the pledge yesterday in Jos while taking over the command of the division from his predecessor, Maj-Gen. Bonna Awala. He said: “You are all aware that the 7 Division and 3 Division are the centre point of the current security challenges in the North-East. I urge all of you to brace up because the job ahead of us is daunting. “I want us to work in concert, so that in no time we will put those challenges behind us,� he said. Nwaoga noted that the X [ \ ]XQ[\^ had provided and was still providing a lot of resources and equipment to ensure that

the army and other security agencies resolve the crises. He appealed to Awala who had been posted to Army Headquarters as Army Secretary, to assist the Division by ensuring that more personnel were posted there. He expressed appreciation to the COAS for appointing him the GOC of the division. The new GOC solicited the cooperation of Plateau State indigenes and other states under the Division, saying with their cooperation, the army would maintain peace in the states. Earlier in his remarks, the out-gone GOC, Maj-Gen [

and soldiers of the Division for the support they gave him during his time as GOC. He appealed to them to give the same support to his successor. Until his appointment as the GOC 3 Division, Nwaoga was Commander, Nigeria Army Amoured Corps, Bauchi.

165 Boko Haram suspects get presidential pardon Cyril Mbah, Abuja

he Defence Headquarters announced yesterday that more than 165 persons apprehended during military counter-terrorism operations in three states of the North-East have been granted pardon by President Goodluck Jonathan. The states are Adamawa, Borno and Yobe where emergency rule was declared by the Federal Government. Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade said in a statement yesterday that the Boko Haram suspects will soon be released from custody, in compliance with the presidential directive. “The suspects are those earlier recommended for release by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) set up by the Defence Headquar-

ters last year,� Olukolade explained in the statement. He disclosed that out of the 165 persons pardoned, about 157 of them are from facilities in Borno, nine suspects from Yobe and one suspect from Adamawa State. The defence image maker recalled that other detainees, particularly wom from similar gestures last year and were released in May. He assured that many suspects in the category of those found innocent or those among them who are children would also the present and future exercises. The suspects will be released to their respective state governments at a date yet to-be-announced, he assured.

poration round the year maintains huge petroleum products reserves on land and in the national territorial waters, but “The resort to keeping strategic reserves on waters, with its attendant costs is the result of pipeline vandalism which has made access to most of the inland storage facilities impossible.� Further, on cost of pipeline vandalism and crude oil and product theft, he said

“Our over 5,000 kilometres of pipelines have been prone to incessant attacks. Millions of litres of products and barrels of crude oil are regularly stolen and in most cases spilled as part of environmental degradation. “These associated costs of stolen and spilled products and crude oil repairs and maintenance, and downtime be reconciled balance.�

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News Ondo bye election:We cann’t fix date until Rep —INEC Peter Dada, Akure

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ndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it ? " conduct of bye election in Ilaje and Ese- Odo : # > vacant seat in the House of Representatives since it has not been informed by the National Assembly that the seat is vacant. : ( ! November last year of Hon Raphael Nomiye, (Labour Party) who represented M ) _ > : constituency in the House of Representatives, politicians and members of the public had presumed the seat vacant and have been looking forward to when a bye-election would But INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr. Akin Orebiyi while speaking with journalists in Akure, said the electoral body was ready and prepared to conduct a bye but could not do so because the commission has not been formally informed of the demise of the occupant of the seat. Orebiyi also posited that the electoral body can only act to conduct a by- election if the House of Representatives writes to formally inform INEC of the demise of a member

the vacant position . According to him, though the electoral umpire started preparations for the conduct of a bye-election in the constituency since the news of Nomiye’s death made headlines, constitutionally INEC ? " the conduct of the bye – election until the House of Representatives writes to inform the electoral body. He said: “Let me tell you that from the moment we read about the unfortunate news, we had started our preparations .Our preparations began by ! Z ! and taking statistics. By that, I mean how many wards are there in the two constituencies, how many polling units? What are going to be our requirements in terms of personnel and documents? “INEC is prepared to hold the election anytime ( H ? because the process in this situation is that the House of Representative should write INEC headquarters informing it of the death of the lawmaker,� the REC added.

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Badagry residents flay Fashola over demolition Wale Akinola

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undreds of protesters from Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Badagry, Lagos State, yesterday staged a peaceful protest at the state House of Assembly over the demolition of not less than 10,500 houses in the area. The residents who were chanting anti-government songs, stated that they had resolved to go on hunger

strike and stay at the Assembly to ensure their demands are met. With various descriptions on their placards such as, “Our Governor is a SAN but he is taking the law into his hand,� “We are paying our annual dues/levies to the state government,� “Is this the dividends of democracy?� G # ( @

Z in our dear fatherland� and “Common man has no right to co-exist in Nigeria,�

the group registered their displeasure over the demolition. In his speech, the spokesman of the group who is the chairman of one of the communities in the area, Adu < to the residents, notifying them of the demolition ? Z ! ( and Agalato communities but it came as a shock as the government agency demolished their area as well.

According to him, “the residents who were demonstrating consist three communities which include Muwo Phase II, Araromi Ale and Atiporomeh communities who were not part of the listed communities in the notice sent to the area. Charles who was lamenting the debris their houses have turned into, noted that they have been turned into homeless people as the displaced residents

Former Oyo State Head of Service, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke (middle), coming out of the state High Court over alleged pension fraud case in Ibadan ..yesterday. PHOTO: NAN.

now reside in churches and mosques. W ( has been in court since /00X ( ! M & by the police, adding that /Y0 @ community in on December 2[ (

He further explained that at the initial stage, that’s, 5 /3 /022 was the presence of a Lagos Assembly bus, Taskforce and Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development in the area but had to leave upon being given the explanation that their domain was not in Z Charles, however, decried the demolition that was later carried out by the police despite the fact thatAgemuwo and Agelato were the only Z ! that “they are currently languishing in pains.� In his response, chairman W

< Information, Strategy, Publicity and Security, Segun Olulade, who represented the Speaker, commended the protesters for being peaceful by not taking the law into their hands. “I thank you for having hope when it seems there is no hope. “l want to assure you that the House will swing and investigate it to a logical conclusion by the grace of God. We are not a government that desires joy } ! ( serve,� he said.

Oyo pension fraud: Court fixes Feb 14 for hearing Olaide Oyelude,Ibadan

their order for transfer, the Z @ ustice Bolaji Yusuf of would amounted to waste. the Oyo State High The counsel noted that the Court, Ibadan, yesterday issues before the appellate ? : # 2[ /02[ " court go beyond mere bail commencement of hearing application, adding that they on the trial of suspects in a touch on the jurisdiction of N5.6 billion pension fraud at the trial court. the state local government Mr. Ogunwole who cited

Z several legal authorities, ? " insisted that the best thing for dismissing an application the court to do was to hold on

& ! further actions till the Appeal adjournment of the case. It will be recalled that the M ! ? # # " commencement of hearing for accelerated trial of the ( # ! Olaide Oyelude, Ibadan to the accused persons on he remains of ' @ /] /023 Iyetade, daughter The trial could not however of Nobel Laureate, hold as scheduled as counsel to the suspect sought an Professor Wole Soyinka, M were yesterday interred in allow the Appeal Court Ibadan, Oyo State capital, determine a suit challenging with Assistant Chaplain, the lower court’s ruling on Chapel of the Resurrection, of Ibadan, the bail application as well as University > & #

& " " @ Oyelade, urging people from the trial judge. Mr. Richard Ogunwole, to refrain from amassing wealth and struggling for SAN, counsel to Mrs. Kudirat positions unduly as death Adeleke, the former Head of would come whenever it Service in the state and one chooses without allowing of the accused persons, made anybody to take anything the application orally on along with him. behalf of his client and other # [X accused person. 5 /X /023 He told the court that if the University College Hospital trial was allowed to begin (UCH), Ibadan. and that the court later grants The cleric, in his sermon

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Court determines their case. W already been entered at the Appeal Court and numbered < { {[{/0 ! # would ensure that it got speedy hearing.Although the accused person had made similar request (case transfer) before the Chief Judge of the state, which was declined, they still went ahead to the Court of Appeal for the same prayer.

While opposing the application for an M ):<< % [0 " ):<< entertainment of that kind of ( has been slated for hearing. According to him, the section provides that no such application is entertained until judgement is delivered

In her ruling, Justice Yusuf said she was guided by number of reasons to dismiss the application, among which was the fact that the application was made orally. “As far as I am concerned, there is no application before this court for stay of jurisdiction. Also, the learned counsel has not stated how a Z the jurisdiction of the court,� she said.

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before the burial, reminded people of the vanity of life, and the need to invest positively in the lives of others. The burial service ( # # sympathizers including the wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Bola Obasanjo, Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, wife of Ogun State governor, Olufunso Amosun, elder sister of the deceased, Moremi Onijala, among others. The cleric told the congregation that # @ " " and was taken away by her creator having completed her mission on earth. Drawing from the Book

" ) < 3 Oyelade said that death was a reality as there is time for everything: “a time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to sow and a time to harvest�, stressing that God had planted a seed of life (soul) in Iyetade and had harvested it when it was due. He added, “Death is real; it is therapeutic, and there is nothing anybody can do to stop it whenever it will. This world is like a market where everybody comes to buy and

Z ) ( ! Z If this is real, why do we continue to amass as if we would never go one day? Our sister left the market at [X ( what she had come to accomplish�.

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! however long anybody lives on earth, the person would have to live longer in the life hereafter. Whether it would be in heaven or in hell was however left for the individual to choose� “Death is like a bus stop on the journey to a destination. :

@ < O to die, gain. Whatever one acquires on earth will be left behind one day�, he declared. He urged the family members, friends and acquaintances not to grieve over the demise of Iyetade, believing that her children: Elizabeth and Adeoto Omolaolu are veritable

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News South West Ondo APC crisis: Adekanmbi preaches unity Ogun PPN elects officers Adewale Giwa Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Hon. Olufemi Adekanmbi, has urged the leadership of the party in the state not to allow their personal gains to frustrate Z " #H national executives to make APC the ruling party in Nigeria. & H ( the heels of the crisis that trailed the inauguration of a 31-member interim )? @ < state. by the former governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria

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(ACN), Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). At the ceremony, former Commissioner for Information, Prince Olu Adegboro was appointed the secretary and Chief Ebenezer Akinwekomi became the treasurer. However, some groups led by a Special Adviser to Osun State governor on environment, Mr. Bola Ilori and Chief Sola Iji, expressed grievances on the inauguration of the # ! executives were not duly appointed. The group which has members of the defunct CPC and ANPP in its fold protested that unknown

people were picked for their slots. While speaking with Saturday Newswatch in Akure, Adekanmbi appealed to members of the party to work together as a team ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country, saying the # Z relegated in Ondo State politics again. According to him, this was not the best time for the leaders of the party in the state to allow ambition to & @ " #H national leaders to change the fortune of the party in the state. While urging the leadership of the APC at the

national level to wade into the crisis, Adekanmbi said other members of other political parties that formed APC must be carried along for proper harmony. He said: “This is not "

! APC. This a time for us to consolidate on what our national leadership is doing at the top to bring more members into our party. “We should all work harmoniously to ensure that the APC becomes a party to beat in the Sunshine state. Every member of other political parties that merged with the defunct ACN should be carried along in the scheme of things,� he advised.

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gun State chapter of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) has concluded the election of ( ? @ The election held recently at Dusmar Hotel, Kuto, in & ( ( # ! " 20 local governments. At the end, Hon. Jimoh Adio emerged as the new chairman while Adekanbi Adeyemi was elected secretary of the party. Lander Ajibade unanimously became the Public > ( % emerged as Treasurer. Others were: Hon. Oladele Opeyemi (Vicechairman), Olaniyi Ajibola (Woman leader) and " ( B #K Announcing the decision of the congress, Oyo state PPN Chairman, Akin Bakare said the development will mark a new dawn in the history of Ogun PPN, adding that it would further strengthen the party in its bid to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. In his acceptance speech, Jimoh Adio, who joined the party in 2011, said the party needed to review its situation with a view to ensuring that “no further ( &

Z reclaim lost ground.� Adio bemoaned the disunity and court cases which characterised the last election in the state, noting that the success of PPN in the state would herald its success in the country. “It is important to note that the success of the PPN will lead to the success of Nigeria and the success of Nigeria will lead to the success of Africa, it is therefore imperative to focus seriously on the PPN for the ultimate success of Africa,� he said.

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wo medical experts, Dr. Dipo Ayandele and Dr % ( >! yesterday in Lagos advised !" " # " $ # % women against repeated & !" " % & & ' % " %

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...% %. mortality and premature birth. Ayandele, a gynaecologist said that repeated abortions could increase the risk of maternal mortality and giving birth prematurely, saying, “repeated abortions ago, you will know that the have contributed to the high he cairman, Dock Trust Fund (NSITF), which a lot to do with the issue of quality of people that are rate of maternal mortality in Management Nigeria we pay every time, and I can capacity building. ``Government has done a considered dock workers the country. Ltd (DMNL), Alhaji assure you, they are doing a “Women who have were more or less like touts�, Moshood Salvador, lot. They are introducing new lot for these dock workers to Salvador said. several abortions are exposed improve their living standard yesterday urged stevedoring programmes. He said that the to increased risk of having He said: “They always as their rates have been dockworkers usually feel life threatening problems companies to organise more increased; they always smile us on some programmes that would advise contented, and this was why and complications in future ! " " programmes. “They gave home every month. there had been no report of pregnancies. ``It is now left for dock insights to some of of the dock workers. “It may likely result either pilfering or stealing workers employers to be able things we can be training our Salvador told newsmen subsequent ectopic at the ports, adding that the in in Lagos that dock labour workers on, while they take to organise them properly. ``If you were in this privatisation of the ports had pregnancies which can result employers could introduce up the major one and that has industry some 10, 15 years ! # (

in ruptured fallopian tubes their workers to land owners and cause life threatening supervision. and arrange payments by bleeding. instalment to motivate them ``These women are He said this would provide Q B ! intentions of doing Ihtikhaf also at risk of giving birth Mansur Oladunjoye an avenue for dockworkers to path) also urged them to have (Mosque seclusion done for prematurely, consequently, invest their monies wisely for he 2013 two-week Isamic good intentions and be sincere closeness with Allah), you can resulting in low birth weight " babies that are unlikely to Vacation Course (IVC) with themselves. have the intention to enjoining He said there was the According to him, “when good and forbidden evil

@ @ " ( ( & " organised by the Muslim need to provide housing H # " ' ! we talk about intention, we are because, that is what we have birth,� Ayandele said. opportunities, pointing out The gynaecologist said that (MSSN) Lagos State area unit referring to the Hadith of the on our minds as Muslims when that there is a programme Prophet which says, “Actions we are in gathering like this, of the case of abortion was even ended last week. organised by DMNL to make About 4,000 Muslim youths, shall be judged (rewarded) worshipping Allah because, that worsened in Nigeria because its workers happy with a it was legally restricted and including secondary school according to the intention (of is one of the aims of the camp. positive view to the future. performed in secrecy. students, undergraduates and the doer)� adding that, Allah Continuing, Sulaiman said, Salvador said although “The practise of abortion professionals from Alimosho, B G K # ˜ H “You can make the intention there was no casual dock Ikorodu, Ikeja and Epe as well our actions may be great but to strengthen the bond of in the country is legally worker any longer in the as other area councils across the the sincerity held in performing brotherhood, and of promoting system, it would be unfair # # q< such actions is what we deal the commandment of Allah only if it is to save a pregnant for a dock worker to go home Welcoming the male with in Islam. He maintained because the theme this year is ( H " 5 ( after 30 years with nothing to delegates to the HCDC camp that, “If you are performing an _ Q _ ! that restricts, it is common show for the years of toil. site, the Project Director, action without sincere intention " ! ! and performed in secrecy ``We have a very good Mallam Sulaiman Dhikrullah, then the actions will not be message here and promoting and unsafe conditions by relationship with the who addressed the delegates accepted by Allah (SWT).� quacks. it is something good you may Nigerian Social Insurance “This has increased the risk He said, “You can make predicate your intention on.� on Aniyyat (intention) and Al-

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of complications, often with dire consequences for the lives and health of the women involved, and contributing to the high rate of abortion related mortality,� he said. General Physician Ogundipe, also said that repeated abortions had been strongly linked with cervical and uterine damage, “Apart from common complications like infection, bleeding, fever, chronic abdominal pain and vomiting that may result from undergoing an abortion, a woman is likely to

Z @ after repeated abortions. “For women who have had abortions several times, cervical and uterine damage may increase their risk of having premature delivery and complications of labour, in later pregnancies. “Also, this can result in an abnormal development of the placenta, which may consequently cause malformed babies,� he said. Ogundipe said that some women had unwanted pregnancies due to nonexposure to sex education, urging enlightenment programme to sensitise women, especially teenagers, to the dangers and risks associated with unprotected sex. According to him, “Women, especially teenagers, need to be educated on taking responsibility for their reproductive health. They should be sensitised on the importance of the use of contraceptives and accurate information on available choices should be provided,� he added.

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South East Anambra holds LG election amid complaints Alphonsus Eze, Awka

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fter 15 years of absence of grassroot democracy in Anambra State, the state will today witness election of local government chairmen and councillors in the 21 local government areas of the state. This is against the backdrop of allegations by some political parties that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the party in power has perfected plans to rig the election. As at yesterday, names of the candidates contesting the election were yet to be made public while the voters’ register were not displayed by Anambra State Electoral Commission (ANSIEC). Although, 23 political parties were said to have

withdrew from the election, the Commission’s acting Chairman, Sylvester Okonkwo, said only All Progressives Congress B $<K # ( commission withdrawing from the election. >& &( no fewer than 20 political parties are taking part in the election and assured of the commitment of the Commission to conduct free and fair election Senator Chris Ngige had on Tuesday announced that the APC will not participate in the election on the ground that the ANSIEC has not displayed the voters’ register they will use, alleging there are about three version of voters’ register. Ngige said that there is no valid voters’ register for the

election, and to that extent, the party has not only pulled out of the election, but also dragged the Commission to court over the illegality of the election. When Saturday Newswatch @ ' )< yesterday at Awka, the state chairman of the party, Prince Ken Emekayi, was seen at the Commission’s premises with some other party councillorship candidates & ! " Z monitor the situation and the movement of election materials. Okonkwo however, assured that the Commission has perfected all the arrangements to ensure hitch-free election, stating that some electoral materials started moving out to the

various local government headquarters yesterday for easy distribution to the polling centres this morning for early commencement of voting. To make sure people participate fully in the election, markets in the state including the multi-billion naira Onitsha Main Market will be closed down today so that traders will have the opportunity to go out and cast their votes. The state government also declared yesterday halfworking day to allow workers in the state go home on time and prepare to take part in the election. The Anambra State Police Command also placed restriction on the movement in the state from 12 midnight yesterday to 4pm today.

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he National Teachers Institute had trained no fewer than 5,000 teachers in Ebonyi State in the past nine years, the institute’s state coordinator, Mr. Mroko Okpara, has said. He told newsmen in Abakaliki yesterday that the teachers " @

programmes, including Post Graduate Diploma in Education. According to him, the management of NTI has repositioned and equipped the institute with the needed human and material resources for the enhancement of the education of teachers in Nigeria. “Through a well coordinated and structured administration, the institute has excelled in @ ! ! # Q ! Z " H

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! & # z ! presided over by Justice Okon Abang, yesterday struck out the suit instituted by Chief Debe Ojukwu, the self acclaimed " < " Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, claiming breach of his fundamental human rights by the Ojukwu family and law enforcement agents. Delivering judgement in the suit, the judge declared that, # @ jurisdiction to entertain this suit. This suit is accordingly struck out with no order as for cost.� The court also held that the allegation that Chief Debe’s fundamental rights was violated when he was stopped by his

siblings from carrying out the dust-to-dust burial rite of the deceased late Ikemba of Nnewi # without looking into the issue of paternity. “This court cannot conveniently determine how the applicant was humiliated or discriminated against at the burial obsequies of the deceased without determining the paternity issue, whether indeed the applicant is the child or the oldest son of the deceased,� he said. Justice Abang pointed out that the proper court for the suit concerning the performance of burial rite is the State High Court because, according to the judge, it is a common law issue and not a fundamental right claim. “The alleged exclusion of the

applicant from performing the funeral rite of late Dim Emeka Ojukwu based on the respondents allegation that the applicant is not a legitimate child of the deceased is not a fundamental right that falls within chapter 4 of the 1999 constitution.� $ Z # " was allowed to take part in the funeral rite of the deceased or if the respondent did not allege that the applicant is an illegitimate child of the deceased, the alleged issue of discrimination, humiliation and restriction of his freedom of movement or association would not have arisen or a threat to arrest and detain him would not have been made by the 9th to 11th respondents allegedly on the instruction of 2nd to 8th respondents.�

Justice Abang explained further that, “For a claim to fall under fundamental rights proceedings, it must be clear that the principal relief is for the enforcement of a fundamental right and not from the nature of the claims to reverse a grievance that is incidental to the principal relief which is not a claim for the enforcement of fundamental right.� It would be recalled that the aggrieved Chief Debe had in his Originating Motion prayed the court for a declaration that the ! } ! " by the respondents, amounted to a violation of his rights. The applicant posited that ever

surviving son of the late Ikemba Nnewi, he had been poorly treated by his family.

educational system, especially the basic education. ``The institute uses course facilitators drawn from Faculties of Education in Nigerian universities to drive teaching and learning process. ``Our programmes include; ' < ) (NCE), Advance Diploma in Education as well as Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)�, he said Okpara said that these academic programmes were geared towards enhancing and upgrading the competence of teachers, for improved service delivery. ``All our academic programmes are approved by the National Council on Education, the highest policy-making body in education in Nigeria,’’ he said.

he governor-elect of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has called on all registered voters in the state to cast their votes at today’s local government election in favour of all the chairmanship and councillorship candidates standing election on the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). In a statement entitled ‘Ndi Anambra, Let’s Complete the Race’, the governor-elect reminded Anambra voters that “the power to change your community is now in your hands�, arguing that APGA had clearly demonstrated a clear understanding of the development needs of the state, and had gone ahead to tackle them. “In the last 8 years, we have seen our neighbourhoods transform with worldclass roads and witnessed the return of schools to the missions. Our communities are safer to live in now than ever before. We have seen foreign investors build and } !

among us, and witnessed our beloved Anambra State join the league of oil producing states in Nigeria. All these great achievements were

made possible by the APGA government under His Excellency, Governor Peter Obi�, he said. According to Chief Obiano, Z Anambrarians the chance to bring all the positive changes going on in the state closer home. “We have a chance to domesticate governance, and take direct responsibility for our own greatness. We must remember however, that APGA is the only party that can give us the quality of life we desire. Governor Obi has shown enough of that at the state level so we must vote only APGA chairmanship and councillorship candidates to ensure that these dividends of democracy trickle down to @ ! # respective families. Please, let us vote for APGA!� he declared. Chief Obiano also thanked Anambra voters for the massive support he received during the November 16 and 30 gubernatorial elections in the state through which he emerged governor-elect. ' with joy to know that we can still act like one big and wise family when the occasion demands.

Nigeria’s new envoy to Cote d’Ivoire pledges to strengthen ties

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igeria’s new Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Jacinta Akabuogu-Chinwuba, has pledged to work towards strengthening mutual relationship between the two countries. Akabuogu-Chinwuba who spoke in Abidjan after presenting z " < $

> Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria had enjoyed cordial relationship for quite some time. “My mission is to work towards strengthening this relationship, and to explore areas of cooperation ( # Let me clearly say that a robust

diplomatic relationship between Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria will not # entire sub-region,’’ she said. & > Cote d’Ivoire remained willing to keep its relationship with countries that have diplomatic mission in its domain, “Nigeria is one of the countries we can describe as very dependable friend and brother; Cote d’Ivoire cherishes its relationship with Nigeria,’’ he said. Reports said that Cote d’Ivoire plays host to no fewer than two million Nigerians.

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South South

2015: Obudu LGA can’t succeed me – Imoke P reportedly said Professor Ben Ayade was holding the Cross oliticians from Obudu Rivers North Senatorial seat local government area for Obudu, with the former seeking to contest for House of Representatives 2015 governorship election Member, Honourable Paul in Cross River State on the Adah as commissioner in the platform of the Peoples Niger Delta Development Democratic Party (PDP) may Commission. have to start having a rethink The governorship ticket as the state governor, Senator has been zoned to the north Liyel Imoke, has reportedly district that has not occupied vowed not to hand-over ( power to any person from the created. Erstwhile governor area. of the state, Mr. Donald Duke Governor Imoke made this took the slot of the Southern known at a New Year meeting Senatorial District from 1999 of PDP caucus held in his to 2007, while the incumbent Itigdi, Abi local government Governor Imoke hails from home, alleging Obudu was the Central Zone. already occupying many The governor’s declaration may have put paid to Mr. not be considered for the Godwin Jeddy Agba, the governorship seat. heir apparent of Obudu

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Agba’s ambition. He has and was believed to be a frontline contender for it. Meanwhile, Northern Academics in the University of Calabar, have issued a press statement, urging the state leadership of the PDP and the governor not to impose any candidate on them, but should allow them } ! " choice that will provide good governance for the state. Apart from the Obudu Council Area, the former secretary to the state government who was said to be in the race from Obanliku Local Government, Mr. Fidel Ugbo, may also not Q F @ Imoke has allegedly promised not to have any person above

his age as his successor. The governor said he was going to shop for a young and vibrant successor who will sustain his legacies especially in the tourism sector, like the Calabar Carnival and the Obudu Mountain race. If implemented, the twotime acting governor of the state, Honourable Francis Ogar, from Obanliku, currently in the House of Representative may emerge as the next governor of the state, or the state Commissioner for Works, Barrister Legor Idagbor who is angling for the seat from Bekwara Local Government Area. The governorship seat has been zoned to the North, comprising Ogoja, Bekwarra, Obudu, Yala and Obanliku council areas.

Peace returns to Igbodo as monarch marries native Cyprian Ebele, Asaba

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M @ to marry a non-native. The community considered any marriage outside the community by the monarch as a taboo. Crisis erupted in the area ( " marriage which divided the community into two warring parts with one in favour of the monarch. As the crisis lingered, the community ( resulting in loss of lives and properties but was brought under control by the state government and some traditional rulers pending when an agreement would be reached as to who the monarch would marry. However, the community

heaved a sigh of relief when they got wind of the marriage between the monarch and a native of Igbodo which most of the people have been clamouring for and was presented by the monarch to the people. Among those that witnessed the marriage included the traditional prime minister, Dr. Joseph Unomah, who stated that the turbulent period has been over and thanked the king for listening to the voice of his people. “Igbodo people are rejoicing with the King. We are happy to see that the King is happily married to a lady of our hearts who has become the mother of our kingdom�. According to the Obi Osedume 1, “marriage to the indigenous queen has brought peace and ended the traditional crisis�, and appealed to the people to join hands with him towards sustaining the peace for rapid infrastructural development.

Women top list of drug traffickers at PH International Airport Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyeson Wike (fourth left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Macjohn Nwaobiala (sixth left), and some members of the governing council of parastatals under the Ministry of Education after their inauguration in Abuja...yesterday. Photo: NAN

Uduaghan challenges youths on handiwork Sylvester Idowu, Asaba

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overnor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State yesterday charged youths to engage in actions that could positively position them for the challenges of life. Speaking at the funeral service of a renowned school administrator, Sir Michael Ebo, in Asaba, # youths to avoid land speculation as a profession, but be positively engaged in activities that could add value to the society. According to him, “Youths should not depend on selling of lands; there is a lot more to do than what you are doing today�, adding that life is not about ! ! Q & The governor also called

for the mentoring of the youths, and expressed sadness that Asaba which once boasted of Z professions in the country can no longer be said to have such because most of the youths are not being properly mentored Describing the late Sir Ebo as a man who developed himself, and contributed to the growth of the society as a classroom teacher and school administrator, Dr. Uduaghan urged the older ones to act as mentors to the younger generation, and called on the youths to follow the footsteps of the elders. “As a teacher and principal, Sir Ebo taught so many people who have become prominent in the country like Governor

Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State; that is the legacy he has left for all of us�, he said. Dr. Uduaghan used the occasion to reiterate that there will be no automatic promotion for teachers, noting that promotion would be based on merit while insisting that only hardworking would be promoted after assessment. According to him, “Teachers in the state are always asking for promotion, but I have directed that only hardworking and be promoted as and when due. Late Sir Ebo has left a legacy for teachers, and I hope they will emulate him�.

he number of women who indulge in drug & ! ( one year by an incredible margin, out-numbers their male counterparts in the illicit business at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Port Harcourt International Airport Area Command, Omagwa, Rivers State. Commander of the area, Mr. Olutekumi Davies, revealed this while parading a 58-year old man at the airport arrested with 115 wraps of substances

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wo lecturers yesterday, implored security agencies Z ascertain the whereabouts of Prof. James Olomo, who was last seen on Oct. 17, 2013. Olomo, a Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, is suspected to have been kidnapped while on a visit to Eket, Akwa Ibom State. Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, a " Z Union of Universities (ASUU), told newsmen that security of lives and property should be ! @ In a phone interview, Awuzie said that the federal and state governments should properly address security challenges if Nigeria is to move forward. He said that members of the academia and other citizens are entitled to freedom of movement to any part of the country. “We must be assured of proper security so as to be able to move around without fear.

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Z ! ! an active intelligence squad. G ( equipped and more alive to their responsibilities. We cannot continue to operate in fear right inside our country; this will translate to inactivity in all sectors of the economy,� he said. The don said that, though the OAU branch of ASUU and Olomo’s family members had @ ( necessary for security agents to "# Z “It is the duty of the oil company that engaged the services of Olomo to put security measures in place for the professor, considering the volatile nature of the place,’’ Awuzie added. He said that ASUU members were praying for the safe return of the don. Also, Dr Oghenekaro Ogbinaka, Chairman of ASUU, University of Lagos branch, described the

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suspected to be cocaine, saying that within the period, the command has arrested 66 women and a man for drug Z He said that the increase in the number of cases of drug crimes in the area was as a

" & # ! evade security blocks due to the ongoing reconstruction work going on at the airport. The NDLEA Commander said that the man was arrested on December 31, 2013, during the screening of passengers boarding an international } ! (

which market value was put at more than N10 million. Mr. Davies told journalists that shortly after the arrest, the suspect excreted more than 115 kilograms of substances suspected to be cocaine. " ! therefore, is to inform you that one Mr. Odunayo Ayodele Owoseni, 58 years old, male from Ikenne local government area of Ogun State was arrested on December 31, 2013, at the screening point while boarding an Air France aircraft to Dublin, at Charles De Gaulle International Airport, Paris. He ingested and excreted 115 wraps of powdery substance suspected to be cocaine weighing 1.493 kilograms. “The challenges now at the airport are enormous. You and I know that the renovation work going on at the airport has obstructed our operation seriously and probably that might be the reason why some of these unscrupulous elements are cashing in on such situation, not knowing that we are on our toes trying to salvage the whole system,� he said.

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Tension in Taraba as Suntai inspects office, projects Saminu Ibrahim,Abuja

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ecuperating Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, in a move that has been interpreted as his

duties, has inspected his � ! capital. Suntai, who was accompanied by trusted aides and loyalists, visited / Thursday, and left four minutes later. He also reportedly went round the town ‘inspecting’ ! ! M visiting places he had not been to in the past 14 months. The development might ignite another round of crisis in the state as the ! ! @ M Garba Umar, has refused to revert to his position of deputy governor even after Suntai returned to the country after a 10-month medical trip abroad. The governor was stopped by the state House of Assembly from resuming duty, despite ( lawmakers notifying them of his intention to resume The lawmakers’ refusal to allow Suntai resume led to a political crisis in the state as the Assembly urged Umar to continue in acting

capacity even as they urged the governor to return to the U.S to continue his

It took the intervention of the Senator Hope Uzodinma-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ( & power-sharing formula to douse the tension generated by Suntai’s return. The governor, however,

& ! to interpret Section 190(2) of the 1999 Constitution, concerning transmission " # ! @ informing the state House

of Assembly of his intention

" been away for a while. Yesterday’s inspection " with his speeches lately, H opponents, who are not favourably disposed to

" duties. Late last year, Suntai’s aides and allies had expressed optimism that the governor would take charge before the end of January. It is yet to be seen how the current scenario will play out as the acting

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he Benue State Police Command has stepped up security in Guma local government area of the State following the expression of insecurity by residents over an alleged threat by suspected Fulani mercenaries to invade the area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ezeala, told Saturday Newswatch that as soon the command got wind of the problem, armed police men were mobilized to the areas. He said as at yesterday, the situation remained calm, while people went about their

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orno State Government yesterday gave two weeks warning to illegal structure owners in Maidugurto dismantle them or face the wrath of the government. governor has pledged Secretary, Barrister John The commissioner the forum “absolute loyalty� to his Ambulus, for housing and rural boss, although he warned observed that the cabal has M ! that he would not be cowed been moving Governor Mai-Male, gave the warning by a “cabal� he accused Suntai around with a view ( " ! M & !

the demolition of illegal machinery of government !

Z structures visited him in will fail like the previous Maiduguri. using Suntai’s name. Mai-Male decried the Meanwhile, a socio- ones. “They took Danbaba to indiscriminate manner with political group, Taraba Justice Form, has described F @ H which some residents were the parading of the he told them he was at the erecting illegal structures, F @ airport. They took him to noting that government # " the airport, he told them would no longer condone to force a medically it is the university. They it because it was not in line the state’s housing incapacitated man on the took him to the university with and they had to return policy. state. Stating that the state In a statement issued him home. Why are they ! @ ( yesterday by its General making mockery of the to building more houses for man?� the group asked. civil servants, he added that government had concluded plans to provide solar street lamps in its ongoing 1,000 housing estate in Maiduguri.

Imoukhuede, others to grace launch of magazine Ayodele Olalere

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Panic in Guma LG as Fulani threaten to unleash terror Godwin Akor, Makurdi

Borno to demolish illegal structures in Maiduguri

normal businesses without any form of molestation. Chairman of the local government, Frank Usa Adi, told our correspondent that military men have been deployed to Agasha where there was trouble during the Yuletide while a good

number of police men have been stationed at F M Q of the council. Adi said the herdsmen actually threatened to attack his people and maintained that everything was being done by security agencies to avert

danger. The chairman said his council would continue to facilitate dialogue between the farmers and the herdsmen, stressing that grazing after crops must have been harvested does not pose any problem. He, however,

observed that a situation where the herdsmen allow their cows to graze during cropping season does not promote cordial relationship and said: “Our wish is that they should obey the rule of engagement so that we will continue to coexist�.

70 motorists convicted for traffic offences in Benue Godwin Akor, Makurdi

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ver 70 motorists were on Thursday convicted by a mobile court of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Benue State for Z ! ! " & of seat belt and driving licenses to invalid vehicle particulars. Sector commander of the FRSC, Mr Amos Buba,

told newsmen after the exercise that motorcyclists without helmets were also convicted and warned those avoiding checks to stop the practice as more mobile courts would be constituted for the trial of Z Buba said many road accidents were being caused by drivers who #

engage in over speeding and assured that their excesses would be checked in the new year. He said accidents recorded during the Yuletide period were not many and advised # rules and update their vehicle particulars and driving licenses. The over 150 motorists

that parked their vehicles Z Otukpo- Makurdi highway for fear of being arrested

! " @ @ Saturday Newswatch gathered that Benue state " : < been carrying out routine checks of vehicles in order to reduce accidents caused by amateur drivers.

he Managing Director of Access & ! M Aig-Imoukhuede, Central Bank Deputy F @ M Suleiman Barau, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Sierra Leone; Theo Nicol, and Executive Commissioner Legal and Enforcement Security and Exchange Commission, Mrs Sa’adatu Mohammed Bello, are dignitaries expected at the launching of a magazine, MAKTOUB. The event, which will take place on January 16, 2014 at 5pm at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, M ( (

the launch of a charity M ( transform the lives of several less privileged people in our society. According to Mariam Mohammed, the organiser of the event and a public relation practitioner with many years of experience “ten per cent of the donations at the event would be given to GI Plc, a charity organisation that sponsors individuals in " help for serious medical conditions.�

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NSE Daily Summary (Equities) at 10/01/2014

NSE equity market resumes bullish trend, with ASI gaining 0.28% Marcell Dike

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ajor stock prices of leading blue chips on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), helped the equities market close yesterday on a positive note, with the NSE All Share Index (ASI) appreciating by 0.28% to reach 41,480.62 basis points, compared with the depreciation of -1.12% recorded on Thursday. Meanwhile, market capitalisation stood at 13.274

trillion and market value came to 6,096,522,597.79 from 5,867 deals. Market turnover saw volume traded at 294,989,184, an 8.47% decline as against-8.47% against 10.80% depreciation recorded in on Wednesday. ETI, Oando, and Zenithbank were the most active to boost market turnover. Nestle and Oando topped the market value list. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stand at +0.37%, as the Market breadth closed positive

with Oando leading 42 gainers, as against 13 losers led by NEM at the end of Friday’s session - an improved performance when compared with the previous outlook on Thursday. Also, the oil and gas stocks recorded a 4.05% gain to top the sectoral performance index among others, while the food and beverage sector was the worst hit with -0.09% loss recorded on Friday.

STOCK

CLOSE

GAINERS: TOP-5 GAIN

OANDO WAPCO GUINNESS UNILEVER FLOURMILL

23.89 113.00 235.60 51.80 88.04

26.33 115.00 237.00 53.00 89.06

STOCK

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LOSERS: TOP-5 GAIN

NESTLE NB UBN PHARMDEKO ETI

1,170.05 166.00 10.45 1.76 17.06

CHANGE % 2.44 2.00 1.40 1.20 1.02

CHANGE %

1,160.01 165.00 10.10 1.68 17.00

-10.04 -1.00 -0.35 -0.08 -0.06

Symbol 7UP ABCTRANS ACCESS AFRIPRUD AFROMEDIA AGLEVENT

Opening Price 71.40 0.95 9.60 3.26 0.50 1.70

High 71.40 0.99 9.60 3.59 0.50 1.70

Low 71.40 0.91 9.55 3.25 0.50 1.70

Closing Price 71.40 0.99 9.60 3.30 0.50 1.70

Change (+) 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00

% Price Change 0.00 4.21 0.00 1.23 0.00 0.00

Trades 1 1 1 1 1 1

Volume 109,932 851,491 8,255,830 4,153,498 200 24,100

Value 7,851,945.50 818,000.00 78,962,120.00 13,611,425.00 100.00 39,370.00

AIICO AIRSERVICE

0.88 3.32

0.90 3.35

0.87 3.35

0.89 3.35

0.01 0.03

1.14 0.90

1 1

3,479,367 144,390

3,071,593.50 486,176.00

ASHAKACEM BECOPETRO BERGER BETAGLAS CAP CAPHOTEL CCNN CHAMPION CHAMS CHELLARAM CILEASING CONOIL CONTINSURE CORNERST COSTAIN COURTVILLE CUSTODYINS CUTIX DAARCOMM DANGCEM DANGFLOUR DANGSUGAR DIAMONDBNK DNMEYER DUNLOP EQUITYASUR ETERNA ETI EVANSMED FBNH FCMB FIDELITYBK FIDSON FLOURMILL FO GLAXOSMITH GUARANTY GUINNESS HMARKINS HONYFLOUR IHS IKEJAHOTEL

21.17 0.50 8.40 14.55 47.98 4.55 10.48 16.07 0.50 4.15 0.62 52.40 1.15 0.51 1.07 0.66 2.41 1.91 0.50 230.00 9.50 11.92 7.70 1.41 0.50 0.50 5.00 17.06 4.24 15.51 3.80 2.60 2.80 88.04 89.00 68.00 28.30 235.60 0.50 3.80 3.04 0.73

21.17 0.50 8.80 15.27 48.88 4.55 10.99 16.07 0.50 4.15 0.60 52.40 1.19 0.52 1.17 0.66 2.45 1.91 0.50 230.00 9.50 12.12 7.79 1.41 0.50 0.50 5.20 17.30 4.24 15.70 3.89 2.63 2.81 89.06 89.00 68.00 28.40 237.01 0.50 3.89 3.18 0.75

21.17 0.50 8.45 15.00 48.88 4.55 10.80 16.07 0.50 4.15 0.57 52.40 1.19 0.50 1.08 0.66 2.36 1.91 0.50 219.01 9.50 11.90 7.60 1.41 0.50 0.50 5.09 17.00 4.24 15.40 3.77 2.57 2.70 89.06 89.00 68.00 28.30 237.00 0.50 3.81 3.05 0.75

21.17 0.50 8.45 15.27 48.88 4.55 10.99 16.07 0.50 4.15 0.60 52.40 1.19 0.51 1.17 0.66 2.36 1.91 0.50 230.00 9.50 12.12 7.75 1.41 0.50 0.50 5.20 17.00 4.24 15.45 3.89 2.63 2.81 89.06 89.00 68.00 28.30 237.00 0.50 3.89 3.18 0.75

0.00 0.00 0.05 0.72 0.90 0.00 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.10 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 -0.06 0.00 -0.06 0.09 0.03 0.01 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.40 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.02

0.00 0.00 0.60 4.95 1.88 0.00 4.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3.23 0.00 3.48 0.00 9.35 0.00 -2.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.68 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 -0.35 0.00 -0.39 2.37 1.15 0.36 1.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.00 2.37 4.61 2.74

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119,471 21,500 161,053 897,853 267,841 150 1,696,315 2,500 6,800 250 3,766,214 49,914 272,678 570,387 400,250 1,187,000 1,928,001 65,036 54,200 2,477,542 94,449 2,138,140 3,415,361 394,332 15,000 17,000 724,489 35,001,800 24,300 18,430,450 12,008,247 4,331,913 4,488,957 480,768 109,395 29,468 13,709,846 168,043 74,000 1,440,132 1,322,655 312,200

2,442,584.00 10,750.00 1,392,049.12 13,642,715.00 13,038,865.00 715.50 18,465,492.00 38,175.00 3,400.00 987.50 2,169,315.75 2,522,797.00 323,846.81 290,023.50 458,122.50 783,480.00 4,620,722.50 124,729.69 27,100.00 547,711,040.00 904,924.62 25,623,660.00 26,335,970.00 556,008.12 7,500.00 8,500.00 3,714,121.00 595,074,752.00 97,929.00 285,668,512.00 46,218,008.00 11,185,648.00 12,530,438.00 42,893,568.00 9,482,539.00 2,011,775.88 388,180,608.00 39,814,004.00 37,000.00 5,519,376.00 4,117,749.00 234,206.00

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NSE Daily Summary (Equities) at 10/01/2014 Symbol

Opening Price

High

Low

Closing Price

Change (+)

% Price Change

Trades

Volume

Value

INFINITY INTBREW INTENEGINS IPWA JAPAULOIL JBERGER JOHNHOLT LEARNAFRCA LIVESTOCK MANSARD MAYBAKER MBENEFIT MOBIL MRS MULTITREX MULTIVERSE NAHCO NASCON NB NEIMETH NEM NESTLE NIGERINS NNFM NPFMCRFBK NSLTECH OANDO OASISINS OKOMUOIL OMATEK PAINTCOM PHARMDEKO PORTPAINT PRESCO PRESTIGE PZ REDSTAREX REGALINS RESORTSAL ROADS ROYALEX RTBRISCOE SCOA SKYEBANK STACO STANBIC STDINSURE STERLNBANK TANTALIZER TOTAL TRANSCORP TRANSEXPR TRIPPLEG

1.50 29.50 0.55 0.64 0.59 72.29 1.17 2.00 4.39 2.40 2.37 0.50 117.30 54.44 0.50 0.50 6.02 14.00 166.00 1.60 0.87 1170.05 0.50 23.16 0.85 0.69 23.89 0.51 44.00 0.50 1.95 1.76 4.65 39.00 0.69 37.00 4.34 0.50 0.50 8.46 0.58 1.40 5.32 4.40 0.50 21.50 0.50 2.38 0.50 175.46 4.06 1.22 2.07

1.57 29.50 0.55 0.67 0.61 72.29 1.21 2.10 4.60 2.50 2.37 0.50 117.30 54.44 0.50 0.50 6.05 14.00 166.01 1.60 0.82 1175.00 0.50 23.16 0.85 0.66 26.33 0.51 44.00 0.50 1.95 1.68 4.65 40.00 0.66 37.00 4.55 0.50 0.50 8.46 0.63 1.40 5.32 4.60 0.50 21.50 0.50 2.46 0.50 175.46 4.10 1.19 2.07

1.57 29.50 0.55 0.67 0.58 72.29 1.21 1.91 4.30 2.50 2.37 0.50 117.30 54.44 0.50 0.50 6.00 14.00 164.00 1.52 0.77 1160.01 0.50 23.16 0.85 0.66 24.50 0.51 44.00 0.50 1.95 1.68 4.65 40.00 0.66 37.00 4.55 0.50 0.50 8.46 0.59 1.40 5.32 4.40 0.50 21.50 0.50 2.40 0.50 175.46 4.01 1.17 2.07

1.57 29.50 0.55 0.67 0.58 72.29 1.21 2.10 4.60 2.50 2.37 0.50 117.30 54.44 0.50 0.50 6.05 14.00 165.00 1.60 0.81 1160.01 0.50 23.16 0.85 0.66 26.33 0.51 44.00 0.50 1.95 1.68 4.65 40.00 0.66 37.00 4.55 0.50 0.50 8.46 0.63 1.40 5.32 4.56 0.50 21.50 0.50 2.46 0.50 175.46 4.09 1.17 2.07

0.07 0.00 0.00 0.03 -0.01 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.21 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 -1.00 0.00 -0.06 -10.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.03 2.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.08 0.00 1.00 -0.03 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.03 -0.05 0.00

4.67 0.00 0.00 4.69 -1.69 0.00 3.42 5.00 4.78 4.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 -0.60 0.00 -6.90 -0.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.35 10.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.55 0.00 2.56 -4.35 0.00 4.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.62 0.00 0.00 3.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.36 0.00 0.00 0.74 -4.10 0.00

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

136,599 49,879 37,218 105,000 9,221,717 23,246 98,724 375,165 1,071,750 213,660 49,270 15,000 39,471 14,487 700 200 448,475 245,060 480,465 626,357 6,480,950 1,645,320 2,974 1,128 6,410 450,500 34,624,793 120,000 295,488 4,800 100 60,450 108,130 334,708 114,683 413,869 135,001 2,500 200,000 1,432 2,080,000 31,686 150 15,772,168 50,000 952,938 12,971 3,196,649 200 21,690 17,546,303 718,094 2,517

208,028.05 1,476,958.50 19,725.54 70,200.00 5,473,974.00 1,610,888.25 115,622.40 757,764.12 4,735,542.50 528,780.50 116,137.80 7,500.00 4,734,734.50 712,020.19 350.00 100.00 2,695,278.50 3,383,868.00 79,375,264.00 979,217.75 5,160,130.50 1,912,475,904.00 1,487.00 24,937.80 5,192.10 297,330.00 900,391,232.00 61,200.00 12,925,277.00 2,400.00 204.00 101,556.00 515,098.00 13,333,628.00 75,693.78 15,269,837.00 613,504.56 1,250.00 100,000.00 11,756.72 1,244,000.00 43,446.43 759.00 70,914,248.00 25,000.00 20,485,124.00 6,485.50 7,751,639.00 100.00 3,880,826.50 70,944,008.00 850,801.88 4,958.49

UAC-PROP UACN UBA UBCAP UBN UNHOMES UNILEVER UNIONDICON UNITYBNK UNITYKAP UNIVINSURE UPL UTC VITAFOAM WAPCO WAPIC WEMABANK

20.90 67.00 8.68 2.11 10.45 0.50 51.80 13.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 3.99 0.70 4.70 113.00 1.14 1.18

20.90 67.00 9.00 2.32 10.10 0.50 53.00 13.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 3.99 0.70 4.88 115.00 1.14 1.20

20.90 67.00 8.73 2.10 10.10 0.50 52.00 13.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 3.99 0.70 4.83 115.00 1.12 1.15

20.90 67.00 9.00 2.18 10.10 0.50 53.00 13.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 3.99 0.70 4.88 115.00 1.14 1.20

0.00 0.00 0.32 0.07 -0.35 0.00 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 2.00 0.00 0.02

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Politics We’ll sweep PDP out of power in 2015 — APC’s Lai Mohammed Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Muhammed, is a of Staff to erstwhile governor of Lagos interview with BISI ADEDAYO,

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here is a call on the National Assembly to impeach the President for alleged bad governance. What is your reaction to this? My position and the position of my party is that the National Assembly might not have been living up to expectations in certain respects. But this cannot take away the Assembly’s powers conferred on it by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Therefore, it is irrelevant, whether the House is enmeshed in scandals or not; it is still the only House we have that is charged with the responsibility to act as a check on the executive arm of government. Therefore, those who are saying it is money they want, have missed the point. We should ask ourselves whether Mr. President has actually been able to respond to the yearnings of Nigerians in the performance of his duties. Has he kept his electoral promises? Is it true that the budget is less than 30 per cent implemented? These are the salient issues. It is irrelevant whether the man who is asking them wants money or not. I think this is where we should focus. I am not surprised about the comment made by “some Nigerians� - because going by what has been happening in the last couple of months, obviously these are presidencyarranged comments. Believe me, the National Assembly still remains the National Assembly. No amount of booing or badmouthing should deter it. They are determined to actually perform their function as the check on the executive arm of government. Members of National Assembly have said that they are not unmindful of lies being peddled by the Presidency. For instance, they said there was an understanding between them and the Presidency before they passed the budget to the effect that the President must implement it to the level of 80 per cent or 100 percent, and that four months to that time, they have seen that the Presidency has not kept the promise. You don’t say because Lawan Farouk is enmeshed in a scandal and therefore there is no National Assembly. The entire Presidency is also enmeshed in scandal and incompetence. Does that make us not to recognise that there is a Presidency? Can anyone say because of the scandal of the President, he should not be respected? What is your take on the creation of additional states? Honestly, my party is of the firm belief that already there are too many states in the Federation. Today, over 80 per cent of the states are not viable. A lot of things politicians do are practically correct and emotionally correct, but in terms of practicability, they Continued on Page 16

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Politics Opposition party will remove PDP in 2015 — Lai Mohammed Continued from Page 15

may just be smokescreen. Today, how many states can survive without the statutory allocation? I will be surprised if one quarter of the states of the Federation can survive without Federal allocation. The source of the allocation is nothing other than petroleum resources. And we learnt that we lose over N2trillion a year to petroleum theft. The truth is that this country is broke. It has been said by those who know. Do we now create more states and bureaucracies? It is not that if we create more states we will create more centres of production; rather we are going to create more drain pipes. And in a plural society like ours, it is my sincere belief that if we practice Federalism judiciously, we don’t need the number of states we have today. So the position of my party is that states creation is not the priority of this country at all. Restructuring of the country does not mean creating more states. Restructuring of the polity probably means devolution of powers to existing states. As a matter of fact, there are some schools of thought that say we may even have just the six geopolitical zones as political units. So I don’t think more states is a viable thing. The election year is fast approaching. So how prepared is APC for 2015? Wherever and whenever people ask me how prepared the APC is towards 2015 as they asked me in 2011, I say it is not the party’s problem. It should be the problem and burden of the people of Kwara State. So if you ask me how ready the APC is, I think it should be how ready the people of Kwara State are to change their fortune? Fortunately, the state is surrounded by Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states where they can see what good governance is. They should go out in the next election for the APC and also protect their mandate. What Edo State people have showed us is that, where people are determined, the Federal might, guns and money become meaningless. The fate and fortunes of the people of the state are in their hands, not the APC. The party is just a platform. We are ready to provide the

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platform for them to make a change for the people of Kwara State, as we have done in other places. There are speculations that there is friction between you and Dele Belgore. What is the true position of things? For the avoidance of doubt, there is absolutely no issue, no rift whatsoever between me and Belgore; absolutely none. The question is: what impact does my rift have in governance? Some Nigerians are calling for state police. Where do you stand on this issue? There is nothing called state police. What you have is community policing. There is no alternative to community policing. What is the argument of those who don’t want community policing? They say it can be abused by politicians to persecute their opponents. Even the Federal Government today is using the police to persecute opposition political parties. But the truth is that, is community policing work 100 per cent about political persecution? No! It is just less than 10 per cent. Policing is about security of lives and property. In other parts of the world, there is an arrangement that you cannot use state police to persecute your political opponents. In U.S.A, you have the Federal

Bureau of Investigation. Certain offences are even outside the jurisdiction of the state police. People are feeding fat on the centrally allocated funds for policing and it suits the Federal Government to use police to rig elections. Otherwise, how do you expect a police man from Maiduguri working in Oro (Kwara State) to detect a crime? This is somebody who does not understand the

All of the political parties that with the ruling government are looking for a Noah’s Ark to rescue them. So, make no mistake about it. It is the reality, it is going to happen and it will sweep PDP out of power

language, know anywhere or approachable by the people. Most of the successes of the police are from the information given by members of the community. But I can’t go and approach a man whose language I don’t speak. If you have community policing, you will take the police man as your next door neighbour. Here, we know who lives next door who does not go to work; who smokes Indian hemp etc. So there is no alternative to community policing. The earlier we did it, the better for all of us. What are the chances of APC in the 2015 general elections? Let me correct an impression. Actually, what is happening is not just a talk among political stakeholders in the country like the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the rest of them. All the political parties that are dissatisfied with the ruling government are looking for a Noah’s Ark to rescue them. So make no mistake about it. It is the reality; it is going to happen and it will sweep the PDP out of power. They say they tried it 10 years ago but it didn’t work. Why are they afraid, if it won’t work? They should leave it to us. By God’s grace, it will work. We have resolved all our differences. The new platform will sweep the PDP

out of government and take our people out of misery. Is the APC following the footsteps of Chief Obafemi Awolowo? I think we are trying to, and we do not make any pretence about it. We are left of the centre as a political party. We believe in a welfarist system of government, where government will provide the enabling environment for the citizens. So we make no bones about it; we see Chief Awolowo’s principles as commendable and we see his blueprint as a role model for all governments. Don’t be mischievous here, because I know there is a very conservative party in this part of the state that will tell you that we cannot follow Awolowo’s footsteps. We are not following Awolowo as a person; we are following his principles. After all, today, even Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was an Arab. What was revealed to him by the Almighty Allah is what is beneficial to mankind - yellow people, green people, white people have all followed the religion, ditto Christianity. Therefore, we must separate the person of Awolowo from what he stood for, which is egalitarian society, life abundance for everybody. Whether you are a Kanuri, Efik or Ibibio, you want abundant life, infrastructure, security and employment.

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2015: Why I am against zoning in Benue –Jime ! ! Z

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A member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Jime, known for avoiding journalists, on January 1, 2014 broke the tradition and spoke on his loath for zoning arrangements and godfatherism in politics. The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also spoke on his mission for the state as governor in 2015. Our correspondent, GODWIN AKOR, reports.

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Ajimobi’s best not good enough for Oyo State –PDP Eng. Femi Babalola is a staunch member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State and one of the party’s Governorship aspirants in 2015. FB, as he is fondly called by admirers, believes that Oyo is not developing under Senator Abiola Ajimobi because the governor is not familiar with problems confronting the state. Babalola, a fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (FNSE), in an interview with OLAIDE OYELUDE in Ibadan, suggests that

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Ajimobi has done his best only that he is more or less a Lagos man. The fact that you are indigene of Ibadan does not make you an Ibadan man. He never lived in Ibadan. Ibadan is just his holiday home. So he doesn’t have grasps of the problems we have here

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Irreverent personality cultism vs national consciousness T Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai

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Edo teachers’ sack and Oshiomhole’s comradeship Kayode Alabi

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took time to check the Advance Learners 5 # ! " ( R H ( ( & ! ( ‘comradeship’ refers to those who work ! ! ! ( " comradeship that made victory possible for Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State. He was massively voted for by workers in the spirit of comradeship. But now, he seems to have turned against the workers in the state. The state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was beaten to pulp by the state government, led by a fellow comrade for trying to ensure workers’ compliance with a strike called by the congress. It is no longer news that the Edo State government, under the leadership of Comrade Governor Oshiomhole released the sack list of about 3,000 teachers in the state on December 18, a week to Christmas celebration, in the 18 local government education boards in the state. The sacked teachers were not on the salary list even before their names were pasted, while those who were not victims were also denied their salaries. Teaching in Nigeria is no doubt regarded as job for the poor. Children from rich homes don’t go into teaching. How many senators, lawmakers, ministers or governors’ children are primary school teachers? It is on record that teachers are mostly people from the average or poor homes. If the state government must sanitise the system, it should go across all the government ministries and boards, including the Government House. Once there is victimisation by government, poverty will set in; sacked workers may go

into crime out of frustration. It has became obvious that the primary school teachers’ sack was a deliberate act of witch-hunting, knowing fully that there have " ( ) primary school teachers and the governor over their entitlements. You will recall that the governor promised to deal with them for previously going on

& " ! ! @ is not for eternity. I know of two teachers who were sacked on the ground of old age; one was sacked " ! # ! " eight and the other at the age of nine years. These teachers are below 35 years of age. I

want to ask that the governor and members of his cabinet go on research before taking decisions; people below the age of 40 who are known as millennium children because they were very intelligent during their primary

# ! " ! or 10. My heart bleeds when I heard of the development. We are talking of unemployment and creation of job opportunities and the governor is sacking workers against the wish of the Edo voters. That will further endanger the life of the people; the masses don’t have bullet proof cars or security in their homes. In every community you visit in Edo State, 95 per cent

of the youths are unemployed. The government under a comrade is sacking workers who have been employed by a previous government. The act should be condemned in totality; the media should make a good news out of the issue of unemployment. The monthly salaries of those sacked are not up to the security vote of the governor. I know greed has taken over governance, and some people in the position of authority are ready to corner the salary of the common man into their private pockets. They don’t care; “go and die� is their wish for the masses. Our leaders are calling for anarchy if # H ! Our primary schools lack teachers; yet, the state government is increasing the rate of unemployment in the teaching sector. You H ! # ! # & ! those already employed. The media should rise to the struggle of the common people. The special assistance on media to the governor, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, in defence of the government’s decision said it was 863 persons that were sacked and not 3,000. You can imagine that. Some teachers were due for retirement. So, instead of retirement for those who have served more than the required age, the governor saw sacking as the solution. " & " forgery is understood, even though a comrade was one-time accused of forgery. The sack is condemnable and against the interest of the Edo people. We are not in a military era. I am of the opinion that they should be re-instated. My sympathy for them is because they are people from common homes, who still cater for their families with their small earnings. Alabi sent this piece from the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.

Beholding the wonders of Amosun! Femi Onasanya

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ermit me to use this medium to appreciate the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration in Ogun State for the manner it made 2013 Yuletide very interesting for residents and visitors to the state from different parts of the world. Indeed, the Ogun we used to know before the inception of this administration was an ancient state with little traces of modernity, even in the 21st Century. Hence, to many, the state was not worth visiting. But the news of the ongoing infrastructure revolution by the state government which includes the expansion of various roads in all its three senatorial districts into six lanes with street lights, median as well as pedestrian walk-ways, modernday bus stops and above all, historic flyovers and over-head bridges, among others, have made the state inviting to people within and outside the country. Little wonder indigenes and non-indigenes thronged in thousands, not for investment purposes this time, but just to behold the ‘Wonders of Amosun’ during the last Yuletide. One amazing feature is the manner the government added to the aesthetics of the Ibara flyover, the first to be constructed by Ogun State government, thereby turning it into a tourist spot. Is it the Christmas tree under the bridge; or, the

different lights and the electronic Santa Claus that entertained people with marvellous dances that symbolises the wonders Amosun is performing? In fact, people on a daily basis had to park their vehicles around to take some snapshots under the bridge with family and friends. The rotational floodlight strategically fixed on the flyover which revolved around Abeokuta City in the form of a rainbow was such that called for people’s attention, beckoning on them to come out from their closets to behold what manner of development has come to Ogun State. Apart from these, several roundabouts and strategic points across the state were lavishly

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garnished with thrilling decoration to inspire people throughout the Christmas season. And the state government repeated the ‘Fireworks on the Bridge’ as it did on the eve of 2013 in Abeokuta. The Ijebu-Ode flyover was the port of call on December 31, 2013 where people converged in thousands with Wasiu Ayinde, the Fuji maestro, and Lanre Teriba featuring in songs. Many people were surprised that Governor Amosun and his wife, Olufunso, as well as the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Suraj Ishola Adekunbi and other top government functionaries were in attendance to joyfully lead the state into the New Year. As if that was enough, Governor Amosun’s train in the early hours of the New Year headed for the Oba Odeleye Park, Abeokuta, a newly constructed resort park by the present administration, where a crowd was anxiously waiting to receive him. However, I can’t wait to see the shape the next Yuletide will take in Ogun State. By then, the state would be proud of over five flyovers in its different parts, including one each at Sagamu, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Sango-Ojodu and ItokuSapon in Abeokuta respectively. And there would be more ‘wonders’ to behold as dividends of democracy! Onasanya wrote from Abeokuta, Ogun State

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Business & Economy Experts identify reasons for apathy to air travel in Nigeria, proffer solution With an estimated population of 180 million people, second largest economy in Africa coupled with a burgeoning middle class, and paradoxically deplorable state of roads and other modes of transportation, the low level of patronage that air travel enjoys in the country raises concern among aviation stakeholders; but they proffer solutions to the situation. BIODUN AKOMOLAFE reports.

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hile Nigeria can lay claim to the existence of 25 airports across its entire 923,768 sq km land space, only a few of her about 180 million population embrace air travel, # ? negative perception about the industry and the economic situation in the country. They are however, optimistic that all hopes are not lost to bring more Nigerians to appreciate the importance of air travel and make them invest in the industry. The number of air transport passengers airlifted in Nigeria in 2010 was 1,554,992, according to a World Bank report published in 2012. In 2011, ! "

! " ( 11 million while in 2012, according to ac Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) records, no fewer than 13.4 million passengers were airlifted. Though the record for 2013 is yet to be released, a preliminary data obtained from the industry put the total number of air passengers handled during the last Yuletide in the country at 170,749 on both domestic and international routes. : & ( " ! shows that 80,850 passengers were recorded on the domestic route while 89,296 passengers made the international route. Yuletide remains the period Nigeria records highest patronage in the air transport sector, as people come into the country while residents travel to Z " # It showed that much as the Yuletide is noted for massive movements around the country, many travelers are not embracing air travels in spite of the advantages it has over all other modes of transportatio - fastest, cheapest and safest. Stakeholders in the aviation industry who expressed concern over the development suggested many reasons for the low level of patronage, and Z @

Passengers at the departure hall of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos An aviator and convener of aviation group, Sherry kheyari, said the major issues militating against air travel in Nigeria despite the deplorable state of roads and other modes of transportation are negative impressions created around the industry, economic situation in Nigeria and level of education of the populace. He argued that what most Nigerians are fed with are negative information about the industry. For him, the major concern is when a novies goes about spreading unfounded stories about the industry. He said the moment an incident occurs in the industry, the same group of persons

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# While blaming the industry for not marketing itself enough among the greater population of the country, Kheyari said that what most industry stakeholders who assume they are publicizing the industry do is restricted marketing, which is not educative enough, and which is circulated around a limited segment of the society. “I think the industry is not marketing itself to a larger population of Nigerians. There is the need to

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market the industry to the extent of ! ' ! " travel or doing business within the aviation industry. That is lacking at the moment. The only thing we export to the public is the issue of accident. Once there is an accident, we discover that the aviation industry is not doing well. It is a risky industry; we have to turn around and make the industry safe, ! ( # out to a lot of Nigerians. I think with that, we can change the views of a lot of Nigerians about travelling,� he said. While noting that economic situation in the country may be another reason many Nigerians are shying away from air travel, the former aircraft engineer with the defunct Nigeria Airways said the situation could easily be resolved if people plan ahead for their trips. But he was quick to point out that a situation where economic conditions do not allow people to save, there is # readily available alternative, which is the luxury buse option, which he Q # Z " guarantees some reasonable element of safety. “But I want to believe that the primary reason is economy. If the economy of this country improves, a lot

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! ! the expertise are far lower, yet we have to maintain the same standard of safety and security,� he said. Also, another industry watcher, who believes that economic situation in the country is responsible for the shortfall, however, said most Nigerians who Continues on Page 22

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How FG can assist ground handlers complement its air cargo initiative As Nigeria sets to tap into business, stakeholders in the ground handling 7 on how the Federal 9 7 7 and prompt them to

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y designating eleven of her airports across the country as cargo airports, Nigeria

# " movement of high value-to-weight products, perishable goods, emergency deliveries for unanticipated shortages, and products requiring increased security within and outside her borders. However, stakeholders reasons that " @ are levels which the government must push the programme to enjoy complementary roles expected from investors in that subsector. Speaking on how his company is planning to key into the development programme of the Federal Government in the aviation industry with respect to the development of the cargo subsector, Managing Director of Skyway Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Mr. Oluropo Owolabi, emphasized the need for the Federal Government to give private investors operating in the sector the much needed enabling environment to succeed, and take the transformation agenda to greater height. Owolabi, who particularly noted that there is an urgent need for the government to expand the tarmac at cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos emphasised that if the tarmac expansion project is completed, more space would be created for more cargo aircraft that would be coming into Nigeria; this, he noted would eventually turn the nation to a cargo hub in the region. “As much as we are willing to assist the government in developing aviation in this country, so do we expect the government to assist us on some issues such as space, terminals, tarmac and others. The issue of the tarmac is very

Z ( " What I am trying to say is that the minister is doing a good job, and all we are trying to ask her to do is assist in pushing it to a certain level where we would be able to complement the good work she is doing. That tarmac had been awarded before, but it was left undone. It doesn’t take much money to expand it to allow these cargo aircraft rather than parking them at the international terminal. Once we have two freighters parked at that tarmac, the rest could park at the international axis. That tarmac is busy. It is an urgent issue for the government Owolabi, who also noted that since govern Z ! !

with the privatisation of the its two ground handling companies (National Cargo Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc and Skyway Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), and in addition, allowed three other ground handling companies to come on board, it is important that the government should support ,and not compete with them in any form. The CEO of the largest ground handling company in Nigeria, who explained the sig ! ! perform, said the subsector is in at the centre of the aviation industry. He therefore, called on the government to support investors in the sec-

L-R: Head of Communications, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Ltd, {SAHCOL}, Mr. Basil Agboarumi; Managing Director /CEO, Mr. Olu Owolabi and Assistant General Manager, Operations, Mr. Olu Odebiyi at a press conference in Lagos during the week. tors by extending the waivers granted to airlines on aircraft and spare parts. He noted that doing so would enhance the realisation of the govern H Z & ! ' ! ! ! ( # # Owolabi, who decried the high cost of equipment used in the ground handling operations in Nigeria, noted that the high cost of acquiring the equipment from the manufacturers overseas and the duties paid on them at the nation’s ports are too exorbitant, wants government to take a look into these so that it would not undermine the growth of the subsector, and the air cargo initiative of the Federal Government in the aviation sector. In his words: “We are exempted from this spare parts waiver, and when we approached the minister through the permanent secretary, we were assured that they would do their best to address the issue, but we are yet to hear from them. In terms of equipment, we are using it is the most expensive type of equipment that you ( ( # # see every Dick and Harry going into it�, he said He explained further, “If it is an FMC, let say Commander 15 type of equipment, we would be looking at about $400,000 per unit. For a wide body aircraft, you need two to handle such aircraft, and not with just Commander 15. You need a commander 30 and 15. If you are going in the upper deck, then you need Commander 40. And when you go into commander 30, you are looking at between $800, 000 and $900,000 per unit. Assuming there are four aircraft of that magnitude on ground; multiply the number of such equipment with the number of aircraft on ground, which means you have eight units of such heavy duty equipment surrounding the aircraft when you need between 45 minutes and one hour to turn around. A passenger, unlike cargo complains, but for a passenger arriving Nigeria after a long trip, and not collecting his baggage after an hour, there would be problem. So those are the areas in which I said we need help�. Concerning the space for their operations, the Managing Director of the ground handling company that handles both cargo and passenger airlines, observed that there is the need for the government as the owner of the airports in which ground handling companies operate to give the ample space to operate considering the volume of businesses they handle, and the equipment they deploy. “We don’t need to be begging for space, especially when we said we are giving an option to allow private sector participation, how do you help them if they continue to beg for space; if they are continually denied of space, how do they expand? Noting that “Warehousing cargo is the duty of handling companies and airlines that are in it, he however, said the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) may want to build ware

Z & ! company that would handle it�, adding that

FAAN has no business in cargo handling. “Absolutely, they are our landlord; they are the owners of the airports. FAAN is the landlord we are the one to move in, since we say it is private partnership. You want private investors to come in; when they invest how do they get their money back; if we have a competitor, who is our landlord?� He said that since government has decided to allow private investors take over the subsector in particular, the investors should be allowed to reap the fruits of their investments without any form of competition from any government agency. z H & ( # W<>z ( Z for sale by government, and an investor came, Z @ # ! ! # 2300 Z

# ( paid as and when due; such investor needs to recoup his money . When you have the landlord competing with such investor, how do we reconcile that? This is one of the areas in which we are saying that FAAN should assist us, when we need land they should give us rather than take it. When we need assistance, they should Z

( # ! them, and this percentage goes on, yet we are being denied here and there; how then do they want us to meet up with the percentage? We are saying that FAAN should encourage us in any way. We have our security which we pay and maintain. We buy the equipment; we have the screening machines and many other equipment and facilities brought in by us, so we need assistance to be able to complement the good work of the minister,� he explained On the price war which seems to be causing ripples in the subsector, Owolabi said it is time all stakeholders in the sector came together and agree on the changes to meet international best practices. He said doing so would promote healthy competition which would be for the good and growth of the aviation industry. “Whatever we achieve here is being brought to Nigeria, if we short change Nigeria, we shortchange ourselves. We should look at it in how much airline A is paying in London, how much B is paying in Cairo, Paris or any other place that you could think of. And how much ( ! ! V # !

( should always come together to end price war, and there should be healthy competition for the good and growth of this industry�, he said. The Managing Director who conducted journalists around a multi billion naira warehouse project being constructed by the company said the nation would soon be given the largest cargo warehouse in Africa. The warehouse which sits on a 20,000 sq meter space is equipped with the most modern state of the art equipment. It has special space for valuable goods and dangerous goods as well as space for human remains and live pets. The warehouse also has facility for one cold room with a temperature range between -1 and -7 degree and a freezer with temperature of -21 degree.

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Severance package:Electricty workers threaten Industrial actions are not alien to Nigeria. But the one being proposed by workers in the newly privatised power sector is seen to be a strike that would be too much at a time when the new owners are yet new investments even as the public outcry on the epileptic power supply is yet to ebb. JOHNMARK UKOKO examines the issues at stake.

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ew days ago, electricity workers under the aegis of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), announced that it will soon mobilize its members for a strike if government fails to resolve its disputes, bordering on unpaid severance packages, salaries and sundry issues. The workers, in a statement made available to the media, said that over two months after the government handed over the assets of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria to the private owners, the Federal Government had failed to honour the agreement they jointly entered into. The statement, signed by the President and the Secretary of National Union of Electricity Workers (NUEE), Mr. Manisir Musa and Mr. Joe Ajaero, respectively, said that all the collective agreement entered into with government had been violated by the government and the private owners, adding that about 10,000 workers in the power sector have not been paid a kobo of their severance entitlement. However, the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo had earlier told the world that government had achieved 90 percent success in the payment of the workers’ severance package. He added that there was a provision for payment to all workers, but that inconsistent personal information

# pension fund management companies by some of the workers delayed their payments. In Nebo’s words, “We are working hard to

" Z " the former PHCN are paid their entitlements. There are about 7,000 workers left whose biometrics were not perfected. The problem is that they were inconsistent in the information they gave to us. Some of them opened more than &

Z " managers. We are trying to clear all these anomalies before making the payments�. In the midst of the allegations and denials, Nigerians who spoke to our correspondent were quick to

call on the government to honour any agreement it had entered into with PHCN’s workers. One of the respondents, Mr. Adeniyi Okalawon, said the country cannot Z ! $W<'H strike, He said many companies left the country because of the epileptic power supply, adding that a total power blackout would be too much for many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to bear. Okalawon said that Nigerian government should learn to honour agreements it had entered into. In his words, “I do not understand why our government does not like to respect agreements it had freely entered. It was not long ago Z ` " Universities (ASUU) had to go on strike for almost six months, due to the failure of government to " ! ( ASUU, now electricity workers are planning to start theirs�. Another respondent, Mr. Tony Ehis, said that it is worrisome that government do not respect its agreements, adding that this has led to many rich Nigerians to also disobey agreement they have freely made with others. He added that many Nigerians are beginning to copy the government in this act of disobedience, stressing that if they ?

# shores, they will have themselves to blame. “Our government do not respect agreements it had freely made. Many of our rich and powerful Nigerians do not respect agreements they have freely entered. Some rich Nigerian employers will owe their workers for many months, because they see our government do that, but when they do that overseas, they get their ! W @ # " ! some Nigerians newspaper company owners who owe their workers for many months, but when they tried it in South Africa, were chased back to Nigeria where agreements are not honoured�? However, the Secretary of NUEE, Mr. Joe Ajero, while speaking to the media recently, described # ! @ ( # the government has achieved 90 percent payment as ‘liars’, adding that a lot of the workers have not been paid. “Any minister that says they’ve achieved 90 percent success in the payment of the severance package is a liar, considering that close to 10,000 out of 48,000 workers have not been paid. I don’t know how that constitutes 90 per cent�, he said. Ajero added that over 25,000 workers have not received their pension components while about 5000 others, who retired statutorily, are yet to be paid their gratuities. The labour leader alleged that " " " Z entitlements in excess of N100 billion has developed wings, adding that the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), Ministry of Power and > " F of the Federation are unable to explain the whereabouts of the money. He added that 10 percent equity shareholding for workers as collectively agreed has been

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Z made before now to address the issues by the relevant ministries and agencies had been unsuccessful. The labour leader contended that the reform in the power

} ! pain on Nigerians and power sector workers, adding that the government has earmarked about 50 per cent of the workforce in Transmission Company of Nigeria, a subsector still under government control, for disagreement. These are serious allegations levelled by the electricity workers. The government, Saturday

Newswatch, learnt has set up ! ( investigate the workers allegations. W ( @ ! ( government is blaming the banks for the embarrassing situation it had found itself in. The Minister of Power was quoted recently as saying “the situation is intolerable, and an embarrassment to the Federal Government “. While the government and the electricity workers slug it out, the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), in a recent statement is calling on the government and the workers to @ Z # without the workers having to down tools. The association said the business #

Z great deal from power challenges, adding that the recent improvement in the power situation should be sustained. Saturday Newswatch investigations in Lagos, Delta, Edo and Ogun states during 7 ( few days of this year, showed that power supply since early December 2013, when NUEE issued its strike notice had gone down considerably. An interview with Deborah Omoruh at Ifo, Ogun State, revealed that the power situation in her area has gone down since early December, 2013, adding that she and her neighbours were paying bills for power they were not supplied. Similarly, visits of our correspondents to many parts of Lagos and Delta states showed that people were using their private generating sets to power their

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CHAN ‘ll produce new talent - Oboabona Pg.26

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Keshi could be walking into a trap – Odegbami Mark Ogagan

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ormer Nigeria captain, Chief Olusegun Odegbami says Stephen Keshi’s involvement with the local Super Eagles team is meaningless, and has warned that failure at the CHAN could spell doom for the coach. Nigeria begins its quest for CHAN honours in South Africa today against Mali, but the Shooting Stars icon reckons it’s a just a mere distraction to Nigeria’s build up to Brazil 2014. Writing in his weekly column, Odegbami said: “Personally, I have been unable to ignite my interest or lift my spirit about the championship (CHAN). Afcon 2013, won by Nigeria, has taken the thunder out of the championship in my estimation. “I met with the ‘Big Boss’ Stephen Keshi in Port Harcourt over dinner, among several other things, we discussed Chan 2014. “I shared with him my thoughts and worries about the championship. I asked him why he accepted to lead the home-based national team to South Africa if he did not think the outcome of Chan 2014 could

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“Would it not be ! all his previous achievements and good credentials on the line should he take the team to South Africa and the team performs poorly?� he asked. He warned that Keshi’s decision to accept the CHAN job could reopen calls for a foreign Technical Adviser for the national team as postulated by ‘mischief makers’ a while ago. “Would people not be right to use the performance of the team to judge his coaching ability all over again? Would mischief-makers not, once again, be handed the ammunition to revive the buried chorus of a foreign technical adviser? “Why would he not suggest that another set of coaches, or even his assistants in the national team, take up the responsibility while he observes. After all, is the whole essence of this arrangement not to " # players in the domestic league that could still be drafted into the main Super Eagles team & stronger? “My argument is that " " Keshi to carry out this assignment from the ‘comfort’ of some distance and still have all of the seven months to the World Cup to continue

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to tinker and prepare his main team. “Keshi listened to me and obviously appreciated my point of view. nfortunately, he told me he could not have turned down the assignment when it was given to him by his employers but assured me that he was up to the task " the ability of the players he had assembled to deliver in South Africa. He spoke glowingly about the players. “Even though I was " # and assurance, I could not share in his enthusiasm and left still feeling a lingering worry about the arrangement. Something kept telling me that he was being set up. What is there to prove again to Nigerians even by winning Chan 2014? On

the other hand there is a lot to lose from not winning it,� he said. He described the World Cup as a time consuming project that requires indepth preparation and logistical considerations. “The preparation for the World Cup is time (and emotion) consuming enough to take up every minute of the next six months to the championship. Such is the meticulousness required in preparing national teams for the most important football assignment in the world that sometimes the steps taken look ridiculous,� he noted. “The advanced teams, for example, would want to know, months in advance, the texture and depth of grass on ( would train and play their

matches. They would provide the appropriate length and material for the shoe studs for both venues. He criticised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for burdening Keshi with a competition that may not impact positively on the nation’s build-up to the World Cup. “One month out of ? Z @ before the World Cup is a ! " Keshi. He should be more concerned for most of his players in Europe who are ! ! ! # time in their clubs (a great cause for concern). January to February, when Chan will be on, is also the crucial

! " Z European leagues and Keshi needs to make

evaluation of the players, particularly fringe players

like Shola Ameobi, Obinna Nsofor and Sunday Mba. The team critically needs a few @ L " them in the sea of several other young Nigerian players in Europe. “Keshi should be unburdened of this unnecessary and distractive assignment. His lieutenants can take on the responsibility of shepherding the Eagles to Chan 2014 while he observes from a distance and remains focused on the more important World Cup assignment ahead. “Even as I feel reassured by Keshi’s to the task, I still feel that this is one assignment that is avoidable, unnecessary, distractive and one too many for the Big Boss!� he said.

CHAN ‘ll produce new talent - Oboabona S Gbolahan Dada

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uper Eagles defensive ace, Godfrey Oboabona believes his absence in the CHAN tournament in South Africa will pave way for new discoveries when the home based ) ! event. Oboabona, speaking on behalf of other players who recently turned professionals in the team, said the CHAN tournament will # more talents in Nigeria in

Cape Town. According to him, people should not underrate the present squad just because some notable players had left for greener pastures. “I believe in this present home Eagles. They are equal to the task and they would prove the doubters wrong when the competition starts in South Africa. Nobody ever thought that players like me, Sunday Mba, Gabriel Reuben and others could

be revelations of the last Nations Cup in South Africa. “We thank God for what He is doing. We are now far above the level we were before so I strongly believe in these home Eagles they would prove themselves in South Africa,� he said. Many football pundits had raised alarm when some players suddenly left Eagles camp to honour professional career abroad but Oboabona is hopeful that

some of his friends in the team would never let the country down in the CHAN tournament. “Even though, I am no longer in the local team but in spirit I’m still part of the team. I’m always in touch with my friends in the team. I always urge them up and they had & } ! up,�he said. Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, had said he would be missing the services of players like Oboabona, Reuben, and

Juwon Oshaniwa, who were part of the home based team he raised before they departed for club sides in Europe. The Eagles technical crew tried their best to manage the players’ exodus crisis and at the end, they were able to raise a good team. “Since I left for Turkey I have been monitoring Z team. I think we are not doing badly at all and they have been able to pick quality players from the friendly matches they

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he Technical Adviser of Sharks of Port Harcourt, Gbenga Ogunbote said he is not under pressure to deliver in the coming season. The General Manager of the club, Okey Kpalukwu has said the coach has been mandated to at least win something for the club this season. Kpalukwu revealed that the contract of the coach has been renewed for another season and he was told to win the league or secure continental ticket. But in an interview with LeagueWatch, Ogunbote said he has been working with the club hierarchy to deliver a successful campaign. He said he has enjoyed tremendous support from

the management of his side insisting there would not be much problem delivering on the mandate. “We are moving forward as a club, the management, the coaches and the players we all understand the enormous responsibility before us and we have resolved not to disappoint our fans. As a coach I will do my best to take this club to the next level. God helped us last

@ ( achieved when we took over. We have resolved to continue from where we stopped and take it a step further. It is good to set a target, that shows you know where you are going and we are not afraid to get to our destination,� he said.

Golden Eaglet on Akwa United radar

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olden Eaglets star Samuel Okon training with Akwa United FC at the team’s training base in Uyo as the team continue its preparation for the upcoming Globacom Nigeria Premier League season. ( Academy left-full back was an integral member of the coach Manu Garba led side that became the most successful team in FIFA U-17 World Cup history after a 3-0 win over holders Mexico at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Rumours making the rounds in the Akwa Ibom state capital, Uyo suggest the 17-year old who is being courted by some foreign clubs is set to pitch his tent with United while waiting for an overseas deal to materialize but the player’s manager Akpaidem : & ) ! with futaa.com dismissed

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the rumour, labelling it as false. “Okon is only training with Akwa United and nothing more. Any story of his signing for Akwa is false as we have not received any Z " W & most especially train with a more experience side and players as he gears up for the challenges ahead of

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Enyimba set to meet LMC deadline

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nyimba Football Club of Aba says the interest and welfare of its players will be paramount as it seeks to meet up with the registration conditions put forward by the League Management Company ahead of the commencement of the new season. The LMC had announced that the new Nigeria Premier League season will commence after the Championship for African Nations CHAN taking place in South Africa but insisted that only teams which meet certain conditions would be allowed to register for the new season % " Enyimba, Fariel Alaputa says though the club may not be totally comfortable with some of the conditions as demanded by the LMC, it will try to meet the preconditions for the new season before the deadline date in the interest of its players. “Enyimba always wants the best for her players at all times. So we are trying to achieve the LMC’s deadline. Not minding if all the factors in the the LMC’s guidelines are okay, we just want to do what will be the best for our players. So if this going to achieve that we are going ahead with it.� z%< clubs on conditions to be met before they can be ! participate in the 2013/14 Glo Premier League

season. A highlight of the 25-article registration conditions include requirements that will make it impossible for clubs to be indebted to their # ! Z other employees as they are expected to provide a bank guarantee of N100m " @ institution before the start of the season. Other highlights include " formal business concern with proof of incorporation as limited liability company ( < Z <

O @ of allegiance to the LMC, the NFF, CAF and FIFA and an undertaken to comply with the NFF new licensing regulations. The clubs are also required to issue an undertaken to commence ! " for the youth development programme in the new season.

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Bosso calls for sustainable peace in league

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ayelsa Football Club Technical Adviser, Ladan Bosso has called for the sustenance of the peace that has prevailed in the Nigerian league. The former Flying Eagles coach hailed the mutual understanding deployed in the running of the Nigeria professional football league last season by the League Management Company (LMC), Nigeria Football Federation and club administrators. Bosso opined that such understanding was responsible for the smooth running and success of the 2012/2013 league season and hopes that such relationship continues as far as the forthcoming 2013/2014 season is concerned. “We must really applaud the understanding of the

LMC, NFF and the club owners; and for them to have allowed the LMC run for another 1 year is a good development for the game and for us the clubs,� he said. The former coach of Wikki Tourists of Bauchi added that preparation of Bayelsa has not reached top gear because of paucity of fund. He rued the inability of the club to have played quality friendly matches ahead of the start of the new season. “We have heard series of meetings where I have

# ! but despite the quality players that we currently have, we have not been able to play a couple of quality matches both domestically and internationally and that is because of inadequacy of funds�

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Sports/CHAN Update

Nigeria battle Mali in opener

Cape Town ready for opening ceremony

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igeria will confront fellow West Africans the Eagles of Mali in Group A as the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off today in Cape Town. The game begins at 8pm Nigeria time. Fellow Group A rivals Hosts South Africa and Mozambique will open the biennial championship reserved for locally based players in Africa. Nigeria failed to qualify for the previous two editions of the competition, while Mali will be making their second appearance at the competition after making it to the last edition in 2012. To reach CHAN 2014, Nigeria saw off Cote d’Ivoire on a 4-3 aggregate, while Mali defeated Guinea 3-2 on aggregate. Nigeria will be relying on the experience of full internationals like skipper and goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim, Solomon Kwambe, Ejike Uzoenyi, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Francis Benjamin. Mali, on the other hand, will bank on experienced Stade Malien goalkeeper Soumbeila Diakate, who has

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34 caps with main team and the likes of Ousmane Keita and Adama Traore to make headway. The West Africans, who are handled by coach Djibril Drame, have struggled in the build-up to the tournament, failing to impress at the WAFU Nations Cup in Ghana and also losing 1-0 to CHAN-bound Libya in a warm-up match played in Casablanca, Morocco, last month. However, the country’s recently appointed coach,

Henri Kasperczak, will be in South Africa to lend a helping hand. Nigeria and Mali have never met at this stage of this tournament, but at full international level, they have clashed seven times with the Eagles winning four games, while there have been three draws. Nigeria prepared for CHAN by playing against several local clubs including champions Kano Pillars before they beat Ethiopia 2-1 in an international friendly in

Tshabalala:Winning opening game vital

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afana Bafana ( Tshabalala believes " " Nations Championship (Chan) is very important as it will set the tone going forward. South Africa face

Mozambique in the opening match of the tournament today at Cape Town Stadium, & &_ Z 2^ 00 ' ! Tshabalala said: “Every match we play is important ! @ # crucial because it is always good to start the tournament

on a high. “A win sets a very nice tone for the rest of the competition. It is good for the team’s morale and for the fans.� most capped player in the squad with 85 caps. He has played in the World Cup, the Confederations Cup as well

Abuja. Warri wolves forward Joshua Obaje declared that the Super Eagles are in South Africa to write their names in gold. “We are going to put in our best right from the first game of the competition. Our target remains the trophy and we know how important first game is in every competition. We have the qualities to win CHAN and with God on our side we will do it,� Obaje said.

as an Africa Cup of Nations ( < tournament. “The stakes and the expectations are high for us to do well. I believe we are ready after days of hard work and will continue doing so in the remaining two days. “I am positive that the 11 players that will be selected to do the job on Saturday will succeed,� Tshabalala said. “As for me, it is always an honour to wear the national team jersey. I am grateful that I have been given another chance to represent my country and I have always vowed that I will do my best whenever I am selected. “This is a very important tournament and it would be nice to win it, but we have to take one game at a time,� he added. Bafana striker Katlego Mashego, also echoed his sentiments. “We want to do well in every game we play. We are raring to go. We know what we have to do and we are well aware of how important the G @ with a bang,� Mashego said.

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oday’s opening ceremony of the CHAN will start at 3pm at the Cape Town Stadium with award-winning artists such as The Soil, Mi Casa, Jimmy Dludlu, Zolani Mkhiva and Jessica Mbegane expected to perform. The tournament’s LOC’s CEO, Mvuzo Mbebe has pleaded with the people of Cape Town to come out in

numbers and enjoy the acts that will be performing at the opening ceremony. “By and large we would like the people of the Western Cape, but more people from Cape Town, to fill the stadium. There’s no reason to think they would let us down. Last year in Johannesburg we got 90 000 people and I don’t see why we can’t get half to fill the stadium,� Mbebe says.

Ambassador Yusuf charges Super Eagles

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igeria’s ambassador to South Africa, Sunday Yusuf, has charged the Super Eagles to ensure that they lift the African Nations Championship (Chan) trophy. The diplomat who welcomed the Super Eagles at the OR Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg told the team that nothing short of the trophy will be good enough as Nigerian fans are already used to winning. “Nigerians are now used to winning, especially here in South Africa and I’m sure you will not let the nation down,� Yusuf said.

Assistant coach Daniel Amokachi while responding in behalf of the team, assured the ambassador that the team will do its best in the competition. After a little wait at the OR Thambo International Airport, the team connected another SAA flight to Cape Town where it will play its preliminary matches. The team’s administrator, Dayo Enebi, who was already on ground, led the players and backroom staff to their abode at Garden Court De Waal, a quiet suburb of the city. Nigeria trades tackles with Mali in a Group A opener in Cape Town today.

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Sports/Style

Podolski backs ex-Germany teammate

Laura ‘goes wild’ ahead of Aussie Open

...As Hitzlsperger reveals gay status

rsenal striker, Lukas Podolski has spoken out in support of his former international team-mate, Thomas Hitzlsperger, who revealed his gay status during the week. The Arsenal striker wrote on Twitter: ‘Brave and right decision. Respect, Thomas Hitzlsperger. His outing is an important sign in our time.’ Anton Hysen, the English-born defender who plays in Sweden and came out as gay in 2011, also praised Hitzlsperger. ‘Just want to take a moment and say good job Thomas Hitzlsperger!! Very proud of what you’ve done. Extremely good for football,’ he tweeted. Prime Minister David Cameron also tweeted his support: ‘As an AVFC fan, I’ve always admired what Thomas Hitzlsperger did on the pitch — but I admire him even more today. A brave and

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important move.’ Former Aston Villa star Thomas Hitzlsperger became the first Barclays Premier League player to announce that he is gay. The ex-midfielder who also played for West Ham, Everton and Germany, made the revelation on during the week, five months after retiring from the game due to persistent injuries. He said: ‘I’m coming out about my homosexuality because I want to move the discussion about homosexuality among professional sportspeople forward.’ The 31-year-old, who made 52 appearances for Germany, said that he only realised he was gay ‘in the past few years’ and, in an interview in the German newspaper Die Zeit, added: ‘I’ve never been ashamed of the way I am.’ He said he has only realised ‘in the past few years’ that he would ‘prefer to live together with another man’, saying

the issue is otherwise taboo inside the dressing room. Hitzlsperger, best known for his time at Villa, for whom he made 99 appearances, is the second player who has played in England to come out as gay. Last year former Leeds winger Robbie Rodgers, now at LA Galaxy, also came out. Both players left England before making the announcement. Rodgers has insisted that English football would struggle with an

openly gay player and Hitzlsperger does not believe homosexuality is taken seriously enough in the game. ‘Just picture 20 men sat around a table together drinking — you’ve just got to let the majority be, just as long as the jokes are halfway funny and the talk about homosexuality doesn’t get too insulting,’ Hitzlsperger added. ‘In England, Germany or Italy, homosexuality is not taken seriously as an issue, at least not in the

West Ham’s Tomkins in court over police assault

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ourt over police assault West Ham United Football Club defender, James Tomkins has appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court to answer a charge of assaulting a police officer outside a nightclub famous among celebrities. Tomkins, 24, could face a prison term after he was arrested at the Sugar Hut in Brentwood, Essex, during the early hours of December 22. He was also charged with resisting arrest and being drunk and

disorderly after security staff at the popular venue called the police at around 12.30am. On the Saturday, Tomkins had played for the Hammers in a 3-1 defeat by Manchester United. He has missed the last two games - cup defeats by Nottingham Forest and Manchester City - after limping off injured against West Brom on December 28. The alleged incident outside Sugar Hut occurred on the same day

that Collison encouraged West Ham fans to enjoy alcohol responsibly in the club’s official Christmas video. In the 90 second clip, which includes words from a number of first-team players, the midfielder tells viewers: ‘Drink responsibly, enjoy your presents and enjoy yourselves. Have a fantastic Christmas.’ Tomkins, who smiles as his team-mate delivers his message, adds: ‘Have a good Christmas and a great New Year. Keep

well.’ Tomkins lives in a £400,000 flat in Brentwood, Essex. He is believed to earn £35,000 a week after coming through the club’s famous academy system, going on to make 137 senior appearances since his first-team debut in 2008. The former England Under 21 player represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games. West Ham captain Kevin Nolan cancelled the players’ planned festive party jaunt to Dublin in December as the club look to battle their way out of danger. In the Premier League, West Ham last won on November 30 when Mohamed Diame, Carlton Cole and Joe Cole sealed a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers and London rivals Fulham. Last weekend’s 5-0 defeat by Forest ended West Ham’s FA Cup run at the first hurdle while free-scoring City put six past Sam Allardyce’s side without reply in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final on Wednesday night. Allardyce is under increasing pressure after travelling fans turned on the manager at the Etihad Stadium.

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> # ! ! up close and personal with some of the local wildlife last Wednesday. The British star showed no signs of the wrist tendinitis which forced her to pull out of the Hobart International earlier this week as she held some of the exotic creatures found Down Under. Robson was pictured with a large python, a baby grey kangaroo, a

salt water crocodile and an echidna - all of which are indigenous to Australia. Robson was able to practice at Melbourne Park in midweek with her new coach cum ! " $

G The 19-year-old is optimistic that she will take her place in the main event, the draw for which happens late tonight UK time, even though tendinitis in her wrist has forced her to pull out of " season.

Drogba stars in new beer advert

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idier Drogba has long been a symbol of Africa reaching far beyond his native Cote d’Ivoire, and now he’s proven it by dribbling across the continent. OK, not really. But the Chelsea legend is in a new advert for Windhoek Lager and struts his stuff through backstreets, deserts, mountains and markets, delighting fans on his way. Drogba ends up in a football stadium before scoring to delight fans around the continent and back in the small bar where

he started. The journey will stand the Ivorian in good stead for the next round of the Champions League, where he faces an emotional return to Stamford Bridge with current club Galatasaray. The tie - which kicks off in London on February 26 - will also give Drogba a chance to link back up with Jose Mourinho, who brought him to Chelsea from Marseille in 2004 for £24million. Drogba has netted seven goals for Galatasaray this season.

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Sports/EURO League

PREMIER LEAGUE Moyes banks on luck in Swansea sequel T

he threat of a fourth consecutive defeat is looming large for Manchester United and their manager David Moyes, yet the beleaguered Scot feels things are on the verge of turning for his struggling side. Swansea City return to Old Z " time in a week on Saturday, buoyed by their victory at the same ground in the FA Cup third round and no doubt encouraged for another assault by their opponents’ ongoing problems. Sunderland became the latest club to upset Moyes’s team ! " z ! < # 2\3/ ` three games of the year. The two cup defeats followed a stinging home reverse in the league against W " United seventh in the table and 11 points adrift of leaders Arsenal. Yet Moyes, hand-picked by predecessor Alex Ferguson and given the security of a six-year contract, is not panicking. “I’ve been here before and done it before,� Moyes said on the club website (www. manutd.com).

“I just sense that it’s on the verge of turning, we’re about ! 7 " ! " go for you, and it looks as if ( H ! ! ! " that at the moment. “I can sense in the dressingroom that there’s an urge to ! = United’s fans booed them Z " ( ! cup defeat by Swansea, but ( Z # Stadium of Light where they Z # Moyes’s cause, singing his

name despite their team’s limp performance. Moyes described their support as “exceptional�, but is well aware that it is a results business and those in the boardroom as well as on the terraces will soon start demanding an upturn in fortunes. “If you’re going to be in this job you’ve got to win, and the last few games I’ve not won,� he said. “It’s part of football management. It’s never going to be an easy ride. To be

the manager of Manchester United is a big challenge, whether it’s on the back of wins or defeats.� One thing in Moyes’s favour is the congested Premier League table where, despite United’s poor form, they # @ Z " < z ! Q All the current top four play away from home this week and the Premier League lead could change hands three times over the weekend.

...As mass sack looms at Old Trafford

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io Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra could be among eight senior players likely to leave Manchester United in the summer. According to the Daily Mail, the defensive trio will leave the club with striker Javier Hernandez, Anders Lindegaard, Nani, Anderson, and Alex Buttner. After losing three straight games in a row in 2014 and looking average prior to the recent losses, United boss David Moyes is keen to sign ‘his’ new players after inheriting a side from Sir Alex Ferguson’s time at the club. Vidic is unlikely to sign a new deal while Ferdinand is expected to retire at the end of the season when his contract expires. Xabi signs new Real deal Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has signed a new two-year deal.

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The 32-year-old will now be staying at Real until 2016 in a deal worth in the region of ÂŁ4.9m a season which has an option for an extra year. Cristiano Ronaldo last month described the playmaker as “irreplaceableâ€?.

LA LIGA Can Messi stop Atletico? A tletico Madrid can banish any lingering doubts about their title credentials when they host Barcelona on Saturday but will have to subdue a resurgent Lionel Messi if they are to vanquish the champions. It has been almost 20 years since the Spanish capital’s second club mounted a genuine challenge for the La Liga crown as Barca and Real Madrid, the world’s two richest teams by income, have shared the spoils apart " " } "

from Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna. But one man who will be itching to spoil Atletico’s party is World Player of the 7 %

( Z the bench and scored twice on his return from injury in G #H [_0 2] leg success at home to Getafe in the Cup. Messi was given a rousing ovation by the adoring home fans when he replaced Andres Iniesta in the 64th minute at the Nou Camp, ! " ( H appearance since straining a thigh muscle in November. The injury was the latest in a string of problems that dogged him during 2013 but he said he was now “free of pain� and full of desire to help Barca in their bid for La Liga, Champions League and

Xabi signs new Real deal

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eal Madrid Alonso has signed a new two-year deal. staying at Real until 2016 in a deal worth in the region of ÂŁ4.9m a season which has an option for an extra year. Cristiano Ronaldo last month

Everton boss rules out panic buys

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oberto Martinez is hoping to carry out business in the transfer window but will only add to his squad if ‘the right people are available’. The Everton manager refused to be drawn on the signing of Spartak Moscow winger Aiden

McGeady on a precontract agreement, while keeping the identity of other potential targets close to his chest. Martinez, who has been linked with a ÂŁ1.5m move for Dundee United defender Andrew Robertson, said: “We know exactly what we

King’s Cup glory. “I am as excited as ever,� he told Barca’s TV channel after the Getafe game, adding that he would consult coach Gerardo Martino and club Z " can start against Atletico. “Before I had got used to playing with pain and today... I felt very good physically,� the 26-year-old said. “Beyond the injuries I just want to play again. If I can be in the team (on Saturday) I will be there.� For Atletico, last season’s ( best they had managed since they won a league and King’s Cup double in 1996 and they even spent two seasons in the second division at the start of the millennium.

want and will try to make it happen, but it is not a matter of rushing things. “What we want to do is make sure that we don’t lose any of our top performers from the first half of the season. If anything, we want to bring one or two faces who could cover an area

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Sports/Golf GolfWatch

Working for Tiger was no easy task –ex Caddie

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iger Woods’ former caddie Steve Williams has revealed that working with the American took its toll on him and he often felt like “crawling under a tree�. The Woods-Williams partnership was the best in the business from 1999 until 2011 with the former winning 13 of his 14 majors while the New Zealander was on his bag. Although he enjoyed working with Woods, Williams admits it wasn’t always an easy job caddying for the world’s best player as he is constantly under the spotlight. “Working for Tiger as a caddie, there was nothing difficult about it,� he told PGATour. com’s Brian Wacker in an interview. “For me, it was always difficult working with a lot of people around. I always said to him one day I’m going to caddie with my crash helmet on so I don’t have to listen to everybody. You get this

weird sensation when you caddie for him that you want to crawl under a tree because people are always looking at you. “It’s a claustrophobic feeling. I felt like that regularly with him, even going out for a practice round half-past six in the morning. Working for him though, he was tremendous to caddie for. He was efficient with his time and got his job done. He never had you waiting. He didn’t play a lot and always practiced early in the morning. I loved that.� Williams copped a lot of criticism for being too aggressive and vocal when it came to defending Woods on the golf course, but he says he was forced to play the “enforcer� role. “It didn’t bother me one bit. I always felt Tiger was entitled to play on a level playing field,� he said. “I felt I could make difference for him or other players in the group. I understand why I caught a lot of flack, but I only did it for the

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LPGA Tour adopts points system

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benefit of him and the players he was playing with. It’s not really my personality to be the enforcer, but it didn’t take long to figure out what Tiger wanted.� The veteran is currently on Adam Scott’s bag and, even though he had plenty of major success with Woods, he rates the Australian’s maiden Masters victory at Augusta last year as the highlight of his caddying career. “I’m hard-pressed to

go past the 10th hole in the playoff at Augusta National with Adam and Angel Cabrera,� he said. “Convincing Tiger to hit lob wedge instead of sand wedge on 18 at Torrey Pines in the final round of the 2008 US Open was a big call, but it wasn’t like Tiger was trying to win his first major. Major championships are very hard to win - Tiger made it look so easy, I don’t think a lot of people outside the game realised what he was doing.

he LPGA Tour is going to a points race this year, offering $1 million to the winner of the new “Race to the CME Globe.� This points system won’t be hard to figure out. Instead of a four-tournament playoff system on the PGA Tour, the women will earn points for 31 events going into the CME Group Tour Championship that is held Nov. 20-23 in Naples, Fla. The points will be reset for the final event to give an advantage to whoever had the best year, and the winner will receive a $1 million bonus. “It should make for an exciting 2014,� LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan said. “It’s the bow on the present we really wanted to get done.� The LPGA Tour already has its strongest schedule in years, adding domestic events in Michigan and San Francisco, and creating an Olympics-styled event called the International Crown aimed at determining the best

nation of golfers. Whan hinted at a season points race when the LPGA Tour wrapped up its season in November, saying he liked the idea of two trophies presented at the end of the year. The FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour began in 2007 and went through three years of changes to cut through the confusion. The European Tour followed shortly after with its “Race to Dubai� that was tweaked this year to culminate with four big events at the end. Jon Podany, the chief marketing officer for the LPGA Tour, said the top 72 players in the Race to the CME Globe would qualify for the Tour Championship. The reset will be structured in such a way that only the top three in the standings can guarantee the $1 million bonus by winning the tournament, while only the top nine in the standings will have a mathematical chance to win the bonus and a crystal globe.

Olazabal warns against American revenge

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urope have been warned that the United States will be out to exact revenge in the Ryder Cup this year by a man that knows all too well about bouncing back. Jose Maria Olazabal, who guided Europe to one of greatest comeback victories in the history of the competition at Medinah in 2012, says the Americans will be “hurting�. Under the Spaniard’s captaincy, Europe came & " 20_] ( " # to pip their great rivals to glory and secure their seventh trophy in nine editions. The hosts will be favourites to make it three wins in a row at Gleneagles in September, but Olazabal feels they will have to play out of their skins to retain the trophy. “It’s not going to be a shoo-in at all,� the twotime major winner told the London Evening Standard in an interview. He added: “I believe it will be similar at Gleneagles. The American pride has been hurt and I’m sure they will do all they can to win that trophy back. Paul [McGinley, this year’s captain] knows he has his hands full and the players will have to play extraordinarily well to keep the trophy.�

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Lawrie eyes Ryder Cup push Paul Lawrie is confident of a comeback this season after he slumped to 112 in the world rankings last year. His goal is to earn a place in the 2014 European Ryder Cup team, due to take place at Gleneagles in late September. “I think I’ve got myself sorted out and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in,� the Scotsman said Lawrie will tee off at the Abu Dhabi Golf Challenge on January 16 for his first round of the season. Following that, he will stay in the Middle East to participate in the Qatar Masters, where he was victorious in 2012, and the Dubai Desert Classic. However, the Scot admits the pressure is tough. “When you are a professional sportsman, you’re dealing with pressure

every week, more from myself,� said the 44-year-old. “I want to do as well as I can, every week and the goal is to try and play everything down. “Obviously, it’s impossible not to think about the Ryder Cup because everyone keeps reminding me of it; it’s that big a deal.� Bernard Gallacher, a former Ryder Cup skipper, holds Lawrie in high regard and even depicted him as the ‘catalyst’ behind the resurgent European team who pulled off the epic win in 2012 at Medinah. At Medinah, Lawrie lost in the two four-ball competitions but won a crucial singles match against Brandt Snedeker.

.S. Amateur champion Matt Fitzpatrick surprised many Thursday when he announced that he was withdrawing from Northwestern after just one semester on campus. The No. 1-ranked amateur in the world will return to England to “dedicate 100 percent of my time to the game,� he said in a school release. In August, Fitzpatrick capped a sensational summer by becoming the first Englishman to win the U.S. Amateur in more than a century. A month earlier he had earned the silver medal as the low amateur at the Open Championship, where he tied for 44th. During his brief stint at Northwestern, the 19-year-old Fitzpatrick shared medalist honors at the Rod Myers Invitational and added another top-3 finish in five starts.

“I very much enjoyed my experience at Northwestern,â€? he said in a statement released by the school. â€œâ€Ś Based on the opportunities I have right now from a golf perspective, I feel it is important to dedicate 100 percent of my time to the game and have decided to withdraw from university.

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Interview NSCDC’ll end oil theft, vandalism –Abolurin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps [NSCDC] plans to increase its surveillance and anti-vandalism operations this year to rid the country of oil thieves, who are illegally siphoning the nation’s oil resources. According to the Commandant-General of the Para-military agency, Dr. Ade John Abolurin, new strategies would be adopted by the NSCDC to tackle the destruction and sabotage of essential national infrastructures, including oil pipelines in 2014. In this interview with CYRIL MBAH, Dr. Abolurin spoke on the performances of the NSCDC in 2013, and the planned !" #$ #% #& ' ( designed to protect pipe line routes.

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ir, how would you assess the performance of the NSCDC in 2013? The year was very wonderful. It was full of ups and downs, but we were able to break through in the area of protection of critical infrastructures, and national assets in relation to oil and gas industry, telecommunication, transport sector, among others. We are also happy about the privatization of the power sector by the government. The privatization became necessary in order to ensure that dividends of democracy are provided for the citizens in an achievable period, notwithstanding that vandalism in this area has been very critical. We made substantial number of arrests in this sector; that is not to say that other sectors were forsaken for the ( was paid to it because it is very critical just like the oil and gas sector. Our records speak for themselves.

private guard security companies. Still on 2013, your agency arrested about 1,590 suspected criminals, but only 44 have been convicted so far. Why is the number so low? If we arrested 1000 suspects or criminals in an operation and the 1000 were also sentenced, that would be seen as jungle justice. It has a process, and the process is not a day’s job. It involves continuous investigation, and also, we have cases of courts going on recess. However, I want to reassure you that there is no one who has been arrested that will not be taken to court. And even during the Christmas and New Year holidays, arrests were made in Rivers State. This week alone, we have arrested nothing less than six. We also made the same arrests in Abia and Lagos.

How would you rate NSCDC’s performances in percentage? We do not want to be the judge So, what kind of challenges did you in our case. I am sure the public out witness in the process of carrying out ( M !

your responsibilities last year? how far we have performed. We have Well, like I often say; challenges are set-up emergency management teams dynamic in the sense that if you come to respond to disasters and engage in out with a strategy today, the nature of rescue operations. The respective teams (H ! Z are there either at various airports or from that of yesterday. However, in along the roads or banks, and telephone our strategic and operational tactics,

# ( we know that there are no challenges the vehicles we use for people to call that will face us which will be on our rescue teams. We have even insurmountable. So, there is nothing provided additional ones for places like that is obviously too much for us to Lokoja as well as other areas in other tackle or handle. to ensure that we reduce drastically the stress that people go through when they What are your plans to ensure that the need help. NSCDC breaks through in 2014? In 2014, we are looking at the How prepared is the Civil Defence possibility of coming out with more Corps to shoulder the added strategies, and we will be more responsibility of ensuring that critical proactive in curtailing the excesses of infrastructures in the country are well vandals by ensuring that we stop their protected? illegal activities apart from intensifying Well, it is not as if another task has the monitoring and supervision of been added to the mandate of the

Abolurin Corps. It is still part of our mandate, but the fact is that it was again emphasized for us to ensure sustainable protection of critical infrastructures and national assets, and it is no longer contestable now compared to when other security agencies competed for the responsibility. So, we are going to work in collaboration with other agencies to ensure that we do not give criminals a chance to take advantage of. It is not that another task was added to us, it is just a request that we should improve on our performance. Do you think anything can hinder your success in performing this task? Well, everyone has a role to play. So, we are appealing to all the stakeholders; the mass media, the members of the public, communities as well as other government agencies to understand that

Sometimes, lack of cooperation and understanding creates problems, but we are using the mass media to re-orientate the people’s thinking from time to time so that they will be conscious of security situations around them

we all have a role to play, that no man has monopoly of knowledge and no man is an island to himself. So, where we are not easily accessible or physically present, there will always be somebody who can call upon us to intervene. Sometimes, lack of cooperation and understanding creates problems, but we are using the mass media to re-orientate the people’s thinking from time to time so that they will be conscious of security situations around them. I am sure some of you were there when the Minister of Interior directed that we should introduce a new anti-vandal squad,

# ! ( ! ! against oil theft, and we are introducing modern CCTV cameras, and intend to use advanced technology and the deployment of ICT surveillance options to ensure maximum coverage capacity. What message do you have for Nigerians as the head of a security agency in the country? We have always been the advocates of peace. So, I urge Nigerians to embrace peace and ensure that they live in peace with others as well as assisting in ensuring adequate protection of lives and property. Let us ensure that peace thrives in Nigeria, and also support us to preach to others that vandalism is wickedness, it is sabotage and should not be encouraged because Z ! # ! ( government is trying to bring through the Transformation Agenda of Mr. President. Ž � Ž ‘’ � ‘Ž““ ‘ as solution to end insurgency in the country? It could not be more than what I have stated earlier. I have always said that partnership, collaboration and synergy can assist when properly harnessed, in the operations of security agencies. It requires understanding of all to see the government and the project as our own so as to be able to assist and protect them together; if we do so, we would @ !

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Special Report According to a Yoruba school of thought, magun is used to punish men that do not have respect for the marriage institution; who take delight in seducing other peoples’ wives

Magun: Mystery charm against sex thieves Capable of hewing in both directions Tunde Busari

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hock and disbelief summarised the mood recently in Jagun, a community in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, following the mysterious death of two brothers , allegedly as a consequence of magun aka Thunderbolt. Both reportedly died within four days interval. The brothers were alleged to be in the habit of ‘sleeping’ with the wives of other men in the community. It is @ Z ! have laced their adulterous wives with magun - the traditional ‘sex thief-catcher’ – which led to the death of the randy brothers. But following their death, youths of the community allegedly descended on one of the aggrieved husbands, which eventually landed him in the hospital. The reaction of the youths apparently followed their faith in # " ! means to expose and ultimately punish adulterers during the act. Also, one Mrs Taiwo Akinode, a 34-year-old nurse in 2012 was excited when an Oshodi Customary Court in Lagos dissolved her marriage with her husband over allegation that the man had laced her with magun. Akinode, a resident of 58, Mafoluku Road, Oshodi, Lagos, complained that her husband laced her with

magun, apparently suspicious of # # " before my relations came to my rescue, neutralised the charm and also discovered that he was the culprit.� The court president, Mrs R.I. Adetola pronounced the dissolution of the !

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@ marriage between Toyin and Taiwo, since both parties are tired of the marriage and both consented to the dissolution.� Saturday Newswatch gathered that magun was an age-old charm deployed by hunters in pursuit of games in the forest. Hunters reportedly laced their choice female animals with magun, which would instantly kill any male game that mates with her. That way, the hunters did not have to sweat before killing games. ( Z ( # administered the charm on the animals. ( # > # >! ( that they use magun option in response to their frustrations during hunting expeditions. According to # " not be doubted. > " " ! " method to protect their dignity when Z & ! " is not common these days despite the fact that animals are scare to come by

due to deforestation. # ( & not saying it is not working again but it is not as common as before. I think our fathers decided to apply the charm to human beings after they had ascertained its potency on animals,� the 62-year-old Ogundele said. According to a Yoruba school of thought, magun is used to punish men that do not have respect for the marriage institution; who take delight in seducing other peoples’ wives. An octogenarian who did not want his name in print claimed that magun

charm is known to have been used by old but sex-loving men married to younger ladies, and who cannot stand Z # " # ! & ! advantage of their old age to sleep with their wives. For Ogundele, such old men naturally feel threatened by their declining sexual prowess, which is why they look for some charms to shield their wives from randy young ( # # women with magun without the women knowing.� It was learnt that why women are oblivious of the charm on them is because the process of lacing it hardly

# ( & ( ? # when they were laced with the charm because the thing is a tiny object like a stick. The husband would just drop it on the woman’s path in the room or their sit-out. When she walks past the M # Ì = Ogundele said. Manifestation of magun comes Z ( # forces a man to jump out of bed and Continued on page 67

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somersault while having sex with a woman laced with the charm. Some claim that the victim somersaults three times before dying. Another, they say, dries the throat of the adulterous man, to the extent that he cries out for water. Instructively, no amount of water has been known to quench such a thirst. Yet another, the man reportedly crow like a cock, after contracting the charm. Also, another is known as silent killer or death by instalment. Its victim is usually not conscious " ĂŚ ( R ? H ! # # dies. The Araba of Osogboland, Chief Ifayemi Elebubon, said another version of the charm is such that the @ H # abnormally, which would eventually lead to his death. Chief Elebubon, himself an Ifa priest, however, said the victim could be saved if there is any intervention that would stop the third and possibly last somersault. “The antidote for it is when the person has not done the last somersault. But that depends on how quick intervention comes his way. "

# ( # " H wives; It is immoral to sleep with H ( " # think of how they would feel if they are at the receiving end,� he said. Elebuibon also said that hunters are fond of singing, during their ceremony; that they are at liberty to use anything to prevent philanderers from taking their wives. The Eesa of Iragbiji, Chief Muraina

># ( @ Z ! with some reservations. Asked about the potency of magun, ># " give evidence proclaiming the charm. “I like to restrain myself from saying ( H & ( ( # H & ( H & ( H (

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‘Magun can backfire on the woman’ Mr. Sangosanya Kamoru, a traditionalist, in an interview with AJIBADE ALABI, says magun is hidden in women’s body. Excerpts:

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hat is magun? First, I want you to know that I inherited the work from my late father. So whatever I tell you is based on my experience on the job. Men place magun on their wives to prevent them from being promiscuous. But is it right to do that? The issue is, many men, especially those who married younger women, H " # ( # " their wives would cheat on them. So for them, the best way is to place magun on the women.

Is it possible to know a woman laced with magun? The thing does not show on the face. No one can say or determine who has it. Are women not also victims? Yes, they are, because if a woman who does not engage in any extra Z ( ! and nobody touches her for days, it will kill her. The thing is done in such a way that somebody must sleep with her. Otherwise, it is dangerous for the woman. ‘ [ ” •Ž– — ˜ Magun has no boundary. Magun is magun regardless of who you are and where you come from. In as much as you ( ( # on you. It does not discriminate.

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@ to prove its accuracy or otherwise. “We only arrest the woman involved for preliminary investigation to ( there is evidence of her connection with H

And when nothing is found against her after the investigation, she is allowed to return home,� the PPRO said. A stalwart of the Defence for Yoruba Peoples Right, Otunba Muideen Olamoyegun, frowns at the practice of lacing women with magun. > # ! H on the tragedy magun had wrought on innocent persons. He said magun often misses its target, claiming the life of a wrong person instead. He advised against people using magun, because of the havoc it causes. He said if a man laces his wife with magun under the suspicion of adultery and the woman is innocent of the allegation, the magun can cause a serious health problem for the woman in the long run. “Also, we have seen husbands contracting magun from their wives. In this case, the magun was placed on the woman by her concubine who is desperate to snatch the woman from her husband,� he said. Kamoru Sangosanya, a traditionalist also said, “If nobody has sexual

Manifestation of magun comes in different ways. There is one that forces a man to jump out of bed and somersault while having sex with a woman laced with the charm. Some claim that the victim somersaults three times before dying

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nce on a time there was a lad who was walking along a road cracking nuts, so he found one that was worm-eaten, and just at that very moment he met the Deil. “Is it true, now,� said the lad, “what they say, that the Deil can make himself as small as he chooses, and thrust himself on through a pinhole?� “Yes, it is,� said the Deil. “Oh! It is, is it? Then let me see you do it, and just creep into this nut,� said the lad. So the Deil did it. Now, when he had crept well into it through the worm’s hole, the lad stopped it up with a pin. “Now, I’ve got you safe,� he said, and put the nut into his pocket. So when he had walked on a bit, he came to a smithy and he turned in and asked the smith if he’d be good enough to crack that nut for him. “Ay, that’ll be an easy job,� said the smith, and took his smallest hammer, laid the nut on the anvil, and gave it a blow, but it wouldn’t break. So he took another hammer a little bigger, but that wasn’t heavy enough either. Then he took one bigger still, but it was still the same story; and so the smith got wroth, and grasped his great sledge-hammer. “Now, I’ll crack you to bits,� he said, and let drive at the nut with all his might and main. And so the nut flew to pieces with a bang that blew off half the roof of the smithy, and the whole house creaked and groaned as though it were ready to fall. “Why! If I don’t think the Deil must have been in that nut,� said the smith. “So he was; you’re quite right,� said the lad, as he went away laughing.

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Business News

New auto policy: Nigerians foresee gloom, sing divergent tunes As the controversies over the recently rolled out automobile policy by the government continue, stakeholders in the manufacturing and freight forwarding sectors have raised fresh doubts over the ability of government to achieve the new policy’s objectives.

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he Federal Government had recently announced its new automotive policy, in which used vehicles, popularly known in local parlance as & ( ( duty of 35 percent as against the former 20 percent, and an additional 35 percent levy, as part of measures to reduce importation of used vehicles while promoting local production. Speaking with Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) and business editors recently, at Abuja, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, disclosed that the new auto policy became imperative because out of the top10 most populous nations in the world, only Bangladesh and Nigeria are without an auto policy. The minister disclosed that the new policy at implementation would create millions of employment opportunities for Nigerians. He stressed that the auto sector of South Africa alone contributes almost 50 percent of the total manufacturing sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He

as Nissan, Toyota and Hyundai have agreed to partner Nigerians to set up their assembly plants in the country. The minister stressed that the new policy, as well as the support the government of President Goodluck Jonathan has given the auto sector has encouraged Innoson Nigeria limited to open a car assembly plant at Nnewi in Anambra State. In his words, “The support President Goodluck Jonathan’s government has given the auto industry has made Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and other vehicle assembly plants to decide to set up their plants in the country. Auto industry is one of the sectors that has the ! Z = He added, “When one assembly plant # ( come on board, producing items for the assembly plant. There is no assembly plant in the world that manufactures all the items a vehicle needs. By so doing, # M ( = @ ( in Saturday Newswatch however, said that as beautiful as the government’s intention may sound, stakeholders in the auto sector of the country are not rolling out the drum for celebrations yet, adding that some foreign automobile dealers have been accusing one another over allegations that some of them were privy to the policy before it was made public, and allegedly imported vehicles which they could sell for some years. The source

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of government’s intentions, and imported # @ Z thereby gaining advantage over their competitors. Speaking to the media recently, the President of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Chief Eugene Nweke, raised serious doubts over the ability of the government to demonstrate

( # " the new policy. According to him, the government had in the past introduced similar policies under which companies such as Volkswagen Nigeria, Land Rover Ibadan, Styer Bauchi, Anambra Motor Company (ANAMCO), Enugu and PAN, Kaduna which were operated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which expertise would be transferred, but vehicles produced under such circumstance did not turn out as expected. Chief Nweke noted that due to the lack of political will on the part of government, smugglers make nonsense of government’s lofty plans. He added that ! @ H !

Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) would fuel the smuggling of used vehicles through the country’s porous borders posts.

In the words of the NAGAFF’s boss, “The direct implication of this new policy is that it will promote smuggling across the boarders and other unapproved routes, but has government considered empowering the NCS to properly police = ( ( Fashogbon, a car dealer in Lagos told Saturday Newswatch that the policy is not well thought-out, as there are no assembly plants in the country. Fashogbon contended that the policy will only make the men of Nigeria Customs Service richer, as smuggling would intensify. He berated the government for always being in a haste to ban items poor Nigerians consume when there are no substitutes. He said, “The government will not stop to amuse me. The government like to ban or & Z "

O Z ! Z # # ( 20 @ jets, still intend to buy another one this # = A source at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) also doubts the success of the new policy. The source, who is a council member of the association, said that the former vehicles assembly plants in the country closed shops, due to lack of government’s support. He asked, “Has the issues that forced ANAMCO, PAN, VON, Leyland, Styer, and Landrover, to name a few, to close shops been addressed? In this year’s budget, government ministries plan to import 150,000 cars. How many " ( $ 'V= He lamented that Federal ministries, on a yearly basis, tell Nigerians through the budgets, of their intentions to import thousands of cars, and this cycle continues year in and year out. According to him, it is only in Nigeria that government’s ministries import cars every year and replaces them the following year. Stakeholders in the automobile sector have called on the government to re-jig the policy properly before its implementation. A major stakeholder with NAGAFF recently warned that if care was not taken, the new policy will go the way of other auto policies in the country which failed to yield the desired results. The association said the policy of growing the local auto industry was a good one, but should be handled with care and caution, and

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should be done in a gradual process. An auto dealer, Mr. Osas Igiebor, said that the wrong implementation of the auto policy will create a balance for dealers of “tokunbo’ vehicles to smile to the & W # ( neighbouring countries from where the cars are imported or smuggled from. “The new automotive policy is a wonderful plan, but it is coming at the wrong time, because the condition in the country is not yet conducive for vehicle assembly plants. You cannot come up with this kind of initiative without having the

# } ! = ! that “by the time this policy come into implementation, it will bring a balance between tokunbo vehicles and brand new ones because I will have to increase the price of my vehicles by about 200 percent, since I will have to pay a higher tax on " " # = “We at NAGAFF believe that the best ( # ! & Z used vehicles, and reduce that of brand new vehicles so the new vehicles will be Z ( most people will work towards acquiring ( @ = Some Nigerians who spoke to Saturday Newswatch expressed fear that the policy, apart from promoting smuggling, will lead to loss of jobs. They say that some of the moribund assembly plants in the country, which will host new investors, are in deplorable state as their plants have not been in use for many years. One of the sources, Adejare Adedeji, disclosed that Volkswagen Nigeria Limited assembly plant was in a deplorable situation, due to many years of being in doldrums. The source appealed to the government to sincerely support the sector in view of the high number of employment the sector could generate, and the money the government will save if Nigeria stop importing second hand vehicles. Stakeholders called on foreign investors such as Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai and " ! ( @ the government to set up their plants in the country to match words with action. They say that the government should be careful in believing the promises of some of the foreign investors. They said that issues such as epileptic power supply, lack of government patronage, smuggling, multiple taxes and other un-favourable policies, which crippled the local assembly plants in the past, were still very much in existence. A source said, “It is the government’s & $ ' q & ( ! ANAMCO, Landrover and the rest. Some government agencies refused to pay for the vehicles they requested from the local assembly plants. The Presidency and states governments prefer to import exotic cars, to the detriment of the locally assembled vehicles. If the government continues in this manner, the new policy ( ( " Z = It is hoped that the government has learnt from its past mistakes. It is also hoped that the government will have the political will to sincerely implement the # " # The years ahead will show if the policy would make Nigeria join the league of world vehicles assembly plants. It would be recalled that Nigeria and Brazil planned to set up luxurious bus assembly plants in the 80s; while the Brazil’s plant is producing buses for the world, Nigerian’s remains a mere wish which did not see the light of day. Nigeria today, imports Marco polo buses from Brazil.

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Business Interview

We await ministry’s approval, to set up refinery in Nigeria – Petrocam boss Mr. Patrick Ilo is the Managing Director and CEO of Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, a major player in the downstream segment of the oil and gas sector. He spoke with MARCELL DIKE on plans by the company to quit importing petroleum products and begin country. Excerpts:

to help out, like I said earlier, so that the economy can stay afloat rather than drowning because of dearth of refined products.

ir, can you tell us what Petrocam is all about as it relates to its activities in the downstream of oil and gas sector? t Petrocam, we specialise in bringing in PMS or gasoline, also called petrol in Nigeria. We also import AGO better known as kerosene, DPK called in layman parlance diesel, and even aviation fuel for Nigerias airline industry. In short, we help to keep the economy going, because a dearth or unavailability of these products usually leads to a halt in most industries; delaying the logistics process of moving goods and people around, as well as the running of factories when the power supply from PHCN is lacking or in short supply. We supply products to Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). We make sure we collaborate what the refineries are doing, because the government refineries are only producing 20 percent of the needs of the refined products market. Petrocam and other registered importers supply the remaining 80 percent.

If you really want to help the economy, why not go into setting up a refinery here rather than importing finished products? Like I said earlier, the price of products in the market had to be right; that is why the government raised it up, with PMS at N97 per liter officially. But we have already started plans to do better in 2014 and beyond, as Petrocam, Lukoil our foreign partners plan to set up a refinery in Nigeria. Lukoil International Trading and Supply Company (LITASCO), and Petrocam believe totally in having private refineries in Nigeria. And we also believe in building partnerships, so apart from anything we bring from overseas, we believe in buying wholesale from any other refinery in Nigeria whether government or private owned, in line with PPMC and PPPRA, and supplying to the retail market. In fact, we hope that the four refineries in Nigeria can be up and running at full capacity so that we can buy and sell within the distribution chain. There is no rule that says Petrocam must bring in the products from abroad. Once we are sure that the quality of what we are getting is top grade refined products, we are ready to buy and sell to our customers. The good thing is that Nigeria’s market is large, and can accommodate all players, who are well capitalised and duly registered to work in line with PPMC and PPPRA. Petrocam remains one of the biggest players in this sensitive market, and we hope to play a bigger role once we get the green light from the Petroleum Ministry and the Department of Petroleum Resources to bring in the capital to set up a refinery.

But is it normal for a major crude oil exporter like Nigeria to continue with importing petroleum products? Petrocam does not believe that we are supposed to be importing petroleum products; we could as well be trade intermediaries between the Nigerian government refineries, and working in tandem with PPMC and PPPRA to supply petrol station operators, airline companies and other customers. But the price of products had to be reviewed upwards by PPPRA, for players like Petrocam, Setana, Vitol and others to come into the downstream sector. And government representatives are in the best position to speak on the lingering inability of our refineries to operate optimally at 100 percent with the right Turn Around Maintenance. We are here

How fruitful has it been teaming up with LITASCO or Lukoil as it is better known in the industry? Our partnership has been outstanding; as they assisted us get the funds we needed to start this really capital-intensive business. That is why we trust that our plan to set up a refinery in Nigeria will soon become a huge reality once we get government approval to do it. Nigerian economy will be the better for it, as we will bring in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) once Petrocam, Vitol, Setana and many others set up refineries here and increase the level of employment; thereby giving lucrative jobs and a better standard of life to Nigerian graduates. So, we are reaching out to owners of tank farms, and ensuring that they get quality refined products. We likewise hope that once

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our refinery is built and starts producing, we can continue to enjoy the keen patronage of our customers. No country can develop without private input in all areas of business, and especially in Nigeria where we rely so heavily on the oil and gas sector, we certainly need to have greater local private participation in the affairs of the DPR, PPPRA, PPMC and the NNPC or its subsidiaries. The Petroleum Ministry should empower Nigerian companies under its local content initiative to play

The good thing is that Nigeria’s market is large, and can accommodate all players, who are well capitalised and duly registered to work in line with PPMC and PPPRA. Petrocam remains one of the biggest players in this sensitive market, and we hope to play a bigger role once we get the green light from the Petroleum Ministry and the Department of Petroleum Resources to bring in the capital to set X

a greater role in employment and wealth creation for the citizens of this our great country. I believe we can still achieve our goals for Vision 20:2020. Petrocam and its partner Lukoil or LITASCO of Russia are strong enough to play in Nigeria. The Lukoil upstream operation accounts for 16.3% of Russian oil production and 16.7% of Russian oil refining capacity. It is the second largest non-state publicly traded oil company worldwide by proven reserves of oil and gas, and the sixth largest non-state publicly traded oil company worldwide by production of hydrocarbons. As the largest Russian oil business group with sales of over US$139 billion and net income of over US$11 billion, the company had the second largest trading volumes among foreign companies traded on the London Stock Exchange in the last two years. We are always in touch with Lukoil management, like Vladimir Nekrasov, its Vice President. It operates with openness and transparency. It is the first Russian company to receive full listing on the London Stock Exchange. But unfortunately it has not been listed on the Nigerian bourse. However, once Petrocam can get its refinery operations up and running, we hope to get listed on the stock market for Nigerians to buy into the company. So, the future is bright for the country and our company, Petrocam wants to be there when it happens. We will keep on doing all we can to keep the downstream sector functional, as long as we get cooperation from the government, our partners and our customers. What other important thing about Petrocam do we need to know? I will just sum up by saying that Petrocam is an entity that is focused mainly on commodity trading and consulting. We act as principals on trade transactions between buyers and suppliers. Petrocam takes pride in its invaluable experience in operating in developing countries and ability to facilitate trade in emerging and developing markets, particularly relating to African import and export flows and commodities. Apart from the Nigerian operations where I serve as CEO, the company continually develops its network into the African continent for export of raw resources and importation of finished products, and also provide flexible variations to the delivery terms to accommodate the preferences of both suppliers and buyers. We offer consultancy arrangements to international businesses who wish to conduct business in Nigeria or Africa. The services take the form of introductions to corporate and commercial business, financial intuitions and handling of enquiries.

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International Business

Botswana:Sustained on prudent management, sound economic policies Biodun Akomolafe with Agency reports

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otswana, a landlocked country with a population of about two million people, adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. It was formerly known as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland. Its economy, dominated by diamond mining, is one of the most robust on the continent. ( } ! multiparty constitutional democracy. Each of the elections since independence has been described as freely and fairly contested and has been held on schedule. The country’s small white minority and other minorities participate freely in the political process. Tourism is an increasingly important industry in Botswana, accounting for almost 12% of its GDP. One of the world’s unique ecosystems, the Okavango Delta, is located in ( # Z ? game viewing and birding both in the Delta and in the Chobe Game Reserve, home to one of the largest herds of free-ranging elephants in the world. Botswana’s Central Kalahari F @ Z ! ! viewing and some of the most remote and unspoiled wilderness in southern Africa. Apart from having their Independence Day celebrations on two alternate days (September 30 and October 1) Botswana and Nigeria # ? @ industry and agriculture. However, Botswana products have lucrative trading opportunities in the Nigerian market, being the second largest economy, and the most populous country in Africa ( ' ! established diplomatic relations after the former gained independence, followed by the opening of the Nigerian High Commission in her capital city, Gaborone in 1968. Giving a keynote address at the Botswana and Nigeria third Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC), the Permanent Secretary in the % # " $ Z Public Administration, Mr. Newman Kahiya, said “this meeting, therefore, Z

# @ the joint commission which had remained dormant since then�. Mr. Kahiya said the meeting reviewed and refocused commitments the two countries made to align with their current needs and development W ( that relations between Botswana and Nigeria, which were anchored on a solid foundation of democratic values and mutual respect, continued to grow from strength to strength. The permanent secretary further noted that the opening of a Botswana resident diplomatic mission in Abuja in /00^ " resident high commissioner to Nigeria in 2009, symbolised Botswana’s

commitment to further strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation with Nigeria. % L # ?

( H appreciation of the contribution Nigeria made towards its economic development. : ' ! Z training of our professionals in your esteemed institutions of higher learning.â€? To-date, he said, such professionals occupied senior positions in both the government and the private sector, thus contributing to Botswana’s economic development. He stated that some Nigerian nationals were employed Z " # and thus contributing to Botswana’s development endeavours. Doing business in Botswana The United States of American Embassy in Gaborone states that the stable government, consistent economic growth and solid infrastructure in the " H # Z @ foreign investment opportunities. According to the embassy’s report, “Botswana’s ranking on the annual World Bank/International Financial Corporation (IFC) Doing Business report was 52 out of 183 countries globally. Its score compared favorably " ? Rwanda (ranked 45), South Africa (ranked 35) and Mauritius (ranked 23). “It enjoyed one of the fastest growth rates in per capita income in the world between independence in 1966 and 2006. However, the report noted that Botswana’s economy, particularly the mining sector, is susceptible to global economic shocks. “Consistent with global economic ( H ! ( ( 3ç /00X ? ! 3 ^ in 2009, 10.8 percent in 2010, and an estimated 8 percent in 2011. 2012 F5$ @ Z Y \ # ! policy and low levels of foreign debt, Botswana will continue to approach global economic downturns from a " ! : ! ? ! reserves were estimated to be $8.3 billion in September 2011, representing a healthy 18 months’ cover of imports of goods and servicesâ€?, the report added. Botswana’s has a per capita income of about USD $14,800 according to International Monetary Fund’s estimate. The country which is reputed for building its robust economy on the foundation of using revenue generated from diamond mining to fuel economic @ ! policies, however, needs to engage in structural reforms to encourage greater entrepreneurship and investment for future growth. To achieve this, the Government " ( ! Z to maintain a sustainable budget # ! ! ? diversifying revenue sources. Its policy has been to keep total public ? [0 " F5$ ? " 3

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Despite some regulatory impediments, Botswana has [ investors. It initiatives to \ investment in X percent of GDP and development ? 30 " total budget. In April 2011, despite strong pressure by striking public sector workers, the Government of Botswana did not agree to workers’ demand for a 16 percent wage increase on the basis that an increase of this magnitude would have worsened public debt, and suggested ( & ! # Despite some regulatory impediments, Botswana has made ! Z " ! investors. It has launched initiatives to promote economic activity and " ! @ including the establishment of “hubs� to promote economic growth through agriculture, innovation, diamonds, education, health and transport. It " ! ? ! controls and instituted low corporate ? B2Y K " " ! enterprises). The government also makes grants available to investors who ( | ( ? credit to investors presenting proposals that have undergone appropriate due diligence. This typically involves, at minimum, the completion of a feasibility study. ( )? 5 @ and Investment Authority (BEDIA) serves as the main point of contact for " ! @ ?

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@ particular those seeking to establish ? _ " ! enterprises obtain the clearances, residence permits, work permits, factory space and land they need with minimal delays. After company start up, BEDIA continues to provide services addressing any problems encountered. Botswana seeks to diversify the economy away from diamonds into goods such as pharmaceuticals, ? ! commodities such as coal, and services

business process outsourcing and research. Requests by investors for investor support from BEDIA and other agencies will be evaluated based on ? ( project assists in the government’s @ Z the growth of priority sectors, and provides employment and training to Botswana citizens. Foreign investors are also encouraged to transfer technology to Botswana and skills to Botswana citizens with a view to preparing them for promotion into management positions. Licensing requirements Foreigners wishing to invest in Botswana are required to register their enterprise under the Companies Act, and are likely to be required to obtain a license, given current trends in the enforcement of the Trade Act of 2008. Under the Trade Act, a license is required to operate a variety of businesses in Botswana. These include & ! _ & @ transportation, medical services, mining etc. Botswana women in business For today’s woman, being an active player in contributing to the economy is more appealing than watching from the sidelines. Recently, Botswana Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM), brought under one roof, women entrepreneurs whose presence in the business world has made and is continuing to make a tremendous impact in Botswana’s economy. From tourism and hospitality, transport to furniture, successful women in these sectors told stories of inspiration to those who had been shying away from taking the plunge. Continued on Page 76

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Determination, desire, discipline and dedication were laid out as some key ingredients that could propel women forward and usher them into a platform of great success where their businesses would be reckoned with. Botswana main economic sectors 5 ! services and livestock farming are key foreign exchange earners for Botswana. Mining: Since the early 1980s, the country has been the world’s largest producer of gem diamonds. Four large diamond mines have opened since independence. Botswana produced a total of 30 million carats (6,000 kg) of diamonds (about 25% of worldwide production) from the three Debswana mines in 1999, and is the highest producer of diamonds by value in the world. The expansion of the existing > ( /000 " diamond mine began operations in 2008. Leather: Although Botswana has not produced

manufactures of leather products who import raw materials for both the local market and export. These companies would be a critical reference point for sharing the experiences in manufacturing leather products in Botswana. Textile: Botswana’s economic progress since independence has been one of the few success stories of the African continent. The discovery and prudent management of its diamond resources together with sound economic policies has elevated the country to the level where it is no longer considered poor. The country is a major exporter of diamonds with a relatively small manufacturing base. Therefore the textile and apparel sector has been " (

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Glass: The Department of Geological Surveys, through their geophysical

@ # " raw materials necessary for glass manufacturing in Botswana. Silica sand, which is the main raw material for glass making is available in Maunatlala, Mmamabula/Capricon and near Tumasera. The quality of this resource is good and within stipulated requirements for glass manufacturing. Although not mined yet, the government, through the Mining Policy encourages investment in this sector for competitive returns while ? | ! " Limestone has also been discovered as a bedded sedimentary deposit consisting }# " ( has abundant limestone deposits particularly in Naka-la-Phala and Makoro. Beef: Agriculture remains the critical source of livelihood for most Batswana. The Government of Botswana, through the National development plan 9 (NDP9), underpins the importance of boosting agricultural yields and productivity in order to expand incomes and create sustainable jobs. In 2003/04, agriculture contributed 2.3 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), out of which about 70 - 80 percent Notwithstanding this contribution, factor in the rural economy as a source of income, employment and investment opportunities. It also has strong linkages with the rest of the economy as a supplier of inputs for meat processing, leather and other industries. Pharmaceuticals: Botswana’s pharmaceuticals industry ! a number of basic pharmaceutical products. One company producing and packaging vaccines, and a distribution network involved in importing,

wholesaling and retailing activities. ICT: Botswana has a relatively young IT industry with about 200 registered IT companies. The scope of these companies covers: training, database development, in-house software development, networking, hardware maintenance, website development, commerce service provision, multimedia as well as distribution of computers and their accessories. Given the government’s intension to make Botswana the best location to do business in the Southern African region, it is quite apparent that the number of IT companies in Botswana is destined ! # Dos and Don’ts of business in

The discovery and prudent management of its diamond resources together with sound economic policies has elevated the country to the level where it is no longer considered poor

Botswana While Botswana prides herself of having one of the simplest and best business environments in the world, her business culture has its Dos and Don’ts. Do’s There are various issues concerning the Botswana business culture. Here is a short list of do’s while conducting business there. è % (

conservatively in the workplace; both in summer and in winter. But dress ! Z ! organisation a person is working for; some workplaces are informal and one can wear jeans to work. è as the Botswana approach to deadlines #

commitments are not often made. è % # _ especially when shaking hands with your business counterparts. This is an essential part of developing trust. Dont’s You may also want to bear in mind some don’ts of the Botswana business culture. è 5 H ( ( decision making. Forcing deadlines or rushing deals may prove counterproductive since the pace of business in Botswana is reasonably slow and protracted. è 5 H # @ whilst your business counterparts are speaking. Both actions lack the personal approach to a business relationship, and therefore, may be interpreted as an insult. è 5 H

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colleagues ask what may seem to be personal questions about your way of life after a relatively brief period of time. Characteristically, Botswana people tend to be warm and friendly.

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Leisure Osogbo looking grand with Atlantis Grand Suites

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Despite being located at an obscure corner, excellent service delivery has sold Atlantis Grand Suites, in Osogbo, Osun State, to business executives, holiday makers and contractors as TUNDE BUSARI recently discovered.

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( Z the kind of air enjoyed in the elitist Government Reservation Area. Except for the signpost standing beside the Osogbo-Gbongan Road,

nothing else suggests the presence of Atlantis Grand Suites in the area it is sited. But a casual sight-seeing exercise to Number 6 > ( < Z would reveal the eye-catching structure welcoming people to the hitherto isolated axis. “One would appreciate the hotel " @ night. The hotel stands out among other structures in the area with the beautiful light that gives it an inviting look. Because I naturally

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beautiful sights, I used my phone to take shots of the hotel at night, and was impressed with what came & & Z environment,� Najeem Bamidele, an estate developer resident on Arubuola Street, Osogbo said. Saturday Newswatch gathered that the hotel has boosted the social status of Arubuola Street with the class of visitors who could have had nothing to do

with the anonymous area, turning out to do business with the hotel. People from far and near are not patronising Atlantis Grand Suites without a reason. Hotel managers world over, at Z " @ # ( Z ! @ ( they enjoy in their homes are substandard. “That is the basic principle behind hospitality business. The hotel as " !

to spoil guests so that the guests would always want to return to have a repeat. Hotel must add value to the life of guests throughout their stay,� Alhaji Adisa Osiefa, Chairman, Adidas Hotel, Lagos, remarked in a recent interview. Atlantis Grand Suites has a perfect knowledge of the principle, hence the state-of-the-art facilities it parades for the pleasure of its numerous guests. An employee of the hotel, who pleaded anonymity on the premise that he had no permission to speak for the hotel, said that many prospective hotel investors have visited Atlantis with a view to using it as a model, in terms of the facilities provided. Rooms are categorised according to the choice of the guests. Silver rooms are elegantly furnished with full satellite television and free internet access. Reading chairs and tables are also provided to give guests the opportunity to feel at home. Same goes for Gold rooms as well as the one known as Atlantis suites which " Z

Remarkably, all the rooms are tastefully decorated and furnished, and also equipped with exquisitely tiled bathrooms, highspeed wireless Internet, dual-line telephones, in-room safes and many more. Z ( _ Q lounge, restaurants and beautiful recreational facilities. Others ( & ! arena, suya and barbecued spot, a fountain, mini swimming pool and Continued on page 78

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a Jacuzzi. No category of food is missing at Atlantis Grand Suites. Local and intercontinental foods are readily available to take care of guests. Honourable Wale Adeyemi, a Lagosbased contractor, said he was not favourably disposed to lodging at the hotel when he was

night convinced him that beautiful things are not the exclusive of Lagos and M Adeyemi is particularly impressed by the mannerism shown by the receptionist, a young lady who gave him a royal treatment, a contrast to uncultured behaviour of their contemporaries elsewhere.

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guards, permanently stationed at the strategic parts of the hotel, ensure a safe haven, while the ClosedCircuit Television (CCTV) Z viewing every nook and cranny of the hotel. This security device has made @ criminal elements.

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Z /023 Managing Director of the hotel, Kayode Adenigba, charged the recipients to rededicate themselves to the service of the organisation, assuring them of the managements readiness to ( # ( ! Z “The company is poised to beat its contemporaries in the hospitality industry, and this can only be achieved through excellent service rendered by our workers. “The recipients of this honour have performed excellently well in the discharge of their duties in the company, and we decided to honour them so as to encourage others to emulate them,� he said. Adenigba however, used the occasion to send a warning signal to those he described as "_ Z W

the organisation would not condone the indolent ones,assuring that he would not spare the rod when it is necessary. He therefore, charged the recipients to see the honour as " @ than being complacent.

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lateau State Government has approved N2 billion for the rehabilitation and expansion of Jos Wildlife Park /02[ The General Manager of Plateau State Tourism Corporation, Mr John Doy, said the money would be used to restock the park with exotic animals in the New Year. Doy added that the park, [2 # !

Z ! ( to the decay of some of the infrastructure. He said that the government decided to focus on the park as a means of providing more M # tourism. The GM also said the government is interested in going into partnership with the Namibian Government to restock the park with new species of animals. “The animals that we have in the park now are aging; age is catching up on them, and some are even going into extinction. ( M

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loneliness brings in some level of depression,� he said. Doy however, said that things would change in the park from this month as new activities would commence in preparation for the arrival of the new species of animals to be introduced. The manager said that the rehabilitation and expansion work would include fencing of the 20km park against encroachment and protection of the ecosystem. “Our principal aim is conservation; we want to make Z @

! Z Z which are on the verge of extinction. “This is to give our children " ! ( # can no longer see in the wild, and to also help researchers in their work. “We need people to appreciate ! @ H Z O Z @ M ( ! Q patience,� he said. He said that the corporation had also achieved some success through in-house breeding.

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Why we set up APC Diaspora Forum –Olayinka In a bid to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) wrestles power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in subsequent elections, Lagos State chapter of the party has elected a new executive for the APC Diaspora Forum, a platform comprising professional Nigerians who have lived abroad but returned home to work for the party. During the election held at the party’s secretariat on Acme road, Ogba, Ikeja, and witnessed by chieftains of the party, former National secretary of the South African chapter of the party, Adekunle Olayinka, energed chairman of the forum. An elated Olayinka spoke to AYODELE OLALERE about 2015 polls.

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ou are the chairman of the just inaugurated APC Diaspora Forum. How do you feel? I believe that when you emerge winner in any position that people have to decide, it is something to be happy about and requires responsibilities. With your emergence, what are we to look forward to in terms of performance and activities? I will work towards achieving credibility for the forum. We need to ensure credibility, accountability, and provide a strong foundation for the forum such that those who will come after us will have a good foundation to stand on. You know the name is Diaspora Forum - for people like us that have lived abroad and have participated in politics so that when you come back home, you don’t have to be wandering around as to where to belong. The forum will provide a guide on what politics in Nigerian is all about. How is the forum going to work for the APC’s success in subsequent elections? The forum, as I said, is representative of our chapters abroad, to ensure we intimate our fellow chapters and colleagues ( " Z party and use our experience abroad to ensure that positive practices there are adopted in Nigeria. The forum is also going to ensure that the type of industrialisation in developed countries is encouraged in Nigeria. We have templates of such developments, which we can transfer to Nigeria because we @ our leaders about it. There are lots of public-private partnership projects going on in APC-controlled states. So, the forum will be able to intervene in such projects because of the link we have with international organisations. We are going to work for the party anywhere. We have the resources, knowledge and professionals like engineers, health

Olayinka professionals, security consultants, lawyers, doctors, entertainers and those that have excelled abroad among us. We are bringing their experiences into promoting the programmes of the APC. Do you intend extending the forum to other states? That is not our priority now. The reason is that we don’t want to dislocate the structures that we have for the party. This is just a forum. Already we are talking to our national body on where we can have diaspora forum because

The forum is also going to ensure that the type of industrialisation in developed countries is encouraged in Nigeria

some of us reside in Lagos now and not all of us play our politics in Lagos. Some of us have interest in other states. In Osun State, we have a member of our forum who is a special adviser. We have other people aspiring to become something in Oyo State and Ogun State. So, we are not looking at establishing the forum in other states. We don’t encourage all of us to move back home at once; so, we want to see how we can help a few of us that are at home now. Basically, we are looking at Abuja and Lagos State for now. During the election, there were aggrieved members who lost out. How do you intend bringing them “ • X “ — š � are still members of the forum and the party? In any election, there must be aggrieved ones but as the leader, what I preach every time is to carry people along. We are going to call ourselves together and try to identify such problems and see how we can resolve them. We have to be gallant in defeat. I did not plan to be the chairman but many of the members nominated me and I accepted it. So, we will look into the aggrieved people’s case and make # _" # Z

Ajimobi’s best not good enough for Oyo State – PDP Chieftain Continued from page 18

jobs can be created.� regime) has made. They want to compete with Akala’s regime ( ! while they are just playing to the gallery. Now look at this administration; suddenly it stopped demolishing; suddenly it started apologizing; suddenly it removed its Commissioner for Environment. If Ajimobi was right, why did he remove his Commissioner for Environment, and why did he stop the demolition?� Are you saying the twoand-half years of Ajimobi’s administration in the State is [ › ˜ Not exactly! Ajimobi has done his best, only that he is more or less a Lagos man. The fact that you are an indigene of Ibadan does not make you an Ibadan man. He never lived in Ibadan. Ibadan is just his holiday home. So he doesn’t have grasps of the problems here. And if you don’t know the problems you have, you won’t have the solution. He doesn’t know what is going on M done, gradually, development is coming to the State but the pace at which is coming may be slow. If I become the state governor by the grace of God, I will set my priorities right after doing proper study. You won’t dualise road for dualizing sake. You gain nothing by playing to the gallery. The resources are limited; and the needs are many. The needs of a society maybe schools or specialized hospitals, it may be water; it may be job creation. For instance, along the road they are dualizing at Iseyin, there are two schools without roofs. I will call it incompetence and not misplaced priorities. There have to be studies on the need of every community. Once you get the needs of the community, you take appropriate steps towards meeting those needs. Also, when you drive round around ten in the morning, you will see many young people folding arms or reading papers instead of being gainfully employed. One of my top priorities when I become the state governor is job creation. When I say job creation, don’t forget, this is all encompassing too. Because in the process of creating jobs, you will touch on infrastructure, health, education, environment, water and several other projects because these are areas where

When do you think the state gains most, is it when it is ruled by younger people or when it is governed by older people? I will say younger people should be groomed to become governors. Older people should play advisory role. Development is dynamic. Administration too is dynamic. People complaining most are people in 20s, 30s, 40s and early 50s. And their problems can best be solved by people within the same age bracket among them. I delivered a paper on the Boxing day and I suggested there that anybody that graduated in the 70s cannot solve problems of unemployment in Nigeria because by the time they graduated jobs were waiting " @ ( waiting for them. I further said that they should ask those who graduated in the 80s. They graduated into unemployment; some of them solved these problems of unemployment by themselves. These are the people that can solve the problem of unemployment. Unfortunately, the greatest problem we have in Nigeria today is unemployment. And we have to solve the problem; personally I too, initially searched for government job. I eventually created my own job. I know the number of people I now employ.� Where do you see Oyo state in few years time? I’m sorry there is nothing we can do for now. Ajimobi (the

! ! @ K ( with his slow pace, at least till the end of his tenure in less than two years. For he can not do more than his level and that’s the truth. But after 2015 and with government in my hands, by the grace of God, the future of the state will be bright. You can not give what you don’t have. Ajimobi, for instance, spent half of his life outside Nigeria. How can he know and really appreciate our needs in Oyo state. He does not really know what is going on. The only reason we don’t feel it much here is because of our ( ! Z You have a job and you have to take care of other dependants and family members. But the generation coming knows ! aspects of our culture and family values. “

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Niger PDP, APC disagree on Okada ban T

he total ban on the activities of commercial motorcycles popularly known ‘Okada’ in Minna metropolis has remained a sore point in the political circle in Niger State as most people share divergent views on the policy. The subject has put loyalists of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government at loggerhead as counteraccusations have been levelled in recent weeks. The state government had announced that January 2, 2014 would be the take off day for the ban on commercial motorcycles. With concern for the general well being of the electorate at heart, APC member representing Chachanga Federal Constituency (where the ban is taking effect from), Hon. Umar Bago, has called on the state government to rescind the decision, arguing that it would amount to more hardship for the people. According to him, if the ban must be affected, it should not be total, appealing to government to extend the date of the ban so that some streets where tricycles cannot access could still be supplemented by Okada. Bago further stated that the tricycles being provided by the state government would not be enough for the metropolis, adding that in most cities where the ban had taken off, the process was in phases. He said he was making the appeal so that the suffering of his constituents could be alleviated. He explained that if there are no enough alternative means of mobility in place before the ban, it would result in undue hardship on the people. In a swift reaction, the state chapter of the PDP said the state

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government has acted responsibly and that it has the overriding interest of the public in mind. The party’s publicity secretary, Alhaji Hassan Saba, in a statement in Minna, accused Bago of inciting residents against the PDP-led government in the state. The party said it is uncharitable for Bago to try to cash in on a serious issue for the purpose of scoring cheap political points, adding that “there is no need to politicise the issues on ground because innocent Nigerlites, irrespective of their party affiliation, suffered greatly with some losing their lives when accidents involving motorcycles occur.� According to the statement, the PDP is convinced that the advantages of the newly-introduced tricycles far outweigh those of the commercial motorcycles, emphasising that no responsible government would sit and watch its citizens die in avoidable road crashes. “We have waited this long to comment on this issue because we were studying all the details of the situation that led to the ban on the operation of commercial

motorcyclists. Having concluded our painstaking investigation, we can say without equivocation that the government acted responsibly and in the interest of the public,� the statement said. Saba assured that contrary to the misinformation being peddled by some individuals and groups, Okada operators would not be put out of jobs on

There is no need to politicise the issues on ground because innocent Nigerlites, irrespective of their party ! % suffered greatly with some losing their lives when accidents involving motorcycles occur

account of the ban. The state government however emphasised that government would not rescind its decision to commence the enforcement of the traffic law banning the operation of commercial motorcyclists in the state capital with effect from January, 2014. According to Governor Babangida Aliyu, adequate arrangements have been made to cushion the effect of the ban, stressing that the traffic law has come to stay and that it would be enforced strictly with a warning that government would not succumb to any blackmail in the process. Referring to the call for the repeal of the law by Bago, Aliyu in a statement by his chief press secretary, Mallam Danladi Ndayebo, said 1,000 units of KEKEN TALBA, eight units of 18-seater buses and 12 units of 100 capacity Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) buses have been put on the roads to ease transportation problems in the state capital. Aliyu recalled that several people were either killed or maimed in accidents involving Okada in the last few years, noting that this necessitated the ban on that means of transportation. He further said motorcycle operators would not be put out of job as a consequence of the ban as the 1,000 units of KEKEN TALBA are currently being distributed to Okada operators through the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Operators Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN). On January 2, the people of Minna woke up to the reality of the ban on commercial motorcycles as they were no where to be found in the metropolis and people had to make do with the few tricycles on available.

You misruled Imo, Madumere tells PDP Mansur Oladunjoye

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mo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of misruling the State. Madumere, who spoke at an event organised for the leadership of Owerri zone, said Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho, an alleged antagonist of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s government, was a member # " $5$ that misruled the State for 12 years. Madumere, who is the high the zone, reeled out numerous achievements of the Okorocha administration, which he said @ # ! ting from. He challenged the PDP to give account of its stewardship to the people for the period it was in power. He also reminded Iheanacho and the leadership of Owerri people of what the security situation used to be before Okorocha became governor. His words: “I am not here for campaign but I am happy that everybody still feels comfortable being outside his homes even at past 10 pm without any fear of molesta ! & " were before, everyone would have retired to his or her home at about 7 pm. That is the ‘Rescue Mission’ in action.� He further narrated how the PDP allegedly squandered the common wealth of Imo people, adding that education was falling apart as the state had a very devastating teacher-students ratio while school structures were left to rot. He however urged the leadership of the Obiri-Ukwu Owerri, led by High Chief Uche Njoku, its president general, to be fair in its decisions, adding that despite being the ! in the Owerri zone, he re # F @ Okorocha. Speaking earlier, Capt. Iheanacho had declared his governorship ambition, saying that he has the needed charisma for the plum job. It will be recalled that Iheanacho was a minister in 2010. Meanwhile, Chief Njoku has explained that the body would serve as a rallying organ for the Owerri zone. Chief Marcon Nlemigbo, the former PDP chairman, advised the body to remain unbiased and not allow itself to be dominated by any party. He threatened to withdraw his support from it the moment such is noticed whether covertly or overtly. Nlemigbo also appealed to Owerri leaders to have a succession plan instead of bringing up people who would bring shame to their people because of inexperience and depraved character. He called on Imo people to join in the revolution going on in the country so that they could reap from the system.

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Urhobo nation denied fair share of national patronage – Edijala

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What is your assessment of internal democracy among the political parties? Well, let us start from the premise of the fact that we are still learning when it comes to democratic practice. So far, we have been trying. And I’m Q @ days ahead. Internal democracy is the bedrock of democracy - people with ideology coming together to form parties; a situation whereby there are more than one candidate for a position; people with the same !# ! ( ( & ! " ! credible, most viable, most acceptable candidate in a cluster. And I must say we have not been doing too well in this area. But in recent times, like our last Delta Central senatorial bye-election, internal democracy was near perfect. We had our primaries and the results were announced and the contestants didn’t query the outcome. I think it is a good step in trying to achieve internal democracy. What is your take on the controversies that greeted the proposed national conference? I have now come to discover that various interests are jeopardising our sense of judgment; if not, there is nothing wrong in the national conference that our President has proposed. The best thing that could happen to a people of diverse cultural

group living together is to continue to talk and that is the best way that the " ( The idea of alienating people would not be there and people would not feel alienated and become disloyal to the system. So, it’s good that we talk. Let everybody say what he or she wants and let there be a meeting point (

( free minds so that we can have a ' ! # )@ # group in Nigeria would be happy if it knows that it would be its turn at a time to be president. By the times there is a formula by which the leadership could rotate, we would be able to leave together more peacefully. So, I’m of the strong opinion that we should talk but not with a bias mind; the aim should be that of making the Nigerian system stronger. Do you think the 2015 election is feasible without national dialogue? This is a very sensitive question. Dialogue before 2015 is like a mission impossible. By the time we dialogue and the dialogue throws up a system whereby certain groups of person ( H & # Z negatively the 2015 election. But I think we should have a situation in which we could hold on the dialogue until after the election. Now, we have a South South president who has just done only one tenure. As an Urhobo man, what do you think your people should take to the conference? Yes, our people have a lot to take to " G " ! ethnic tribe in Nigeria. I must say that we have not really had our fair share of national patronage. At the moment, we are really neglected. We don’t have a minister or any federal appointment. The Delta Steel Company (DSC) located in our territory is dead and is awaiting resuscitation. There is need for the Federal Government to revisit it. Our other infrastructures are equally decaying. Although gas is bringing some money to the Urhobo ( # ! ! ( ! How would you assess the just concluded Delta Central Senatorial Election? Is the election truly free and fair? G " & F @ Emmanuel Uduaghan for his # Z " the election. I must confess that everything about the senatorial election is as a result of hard work.

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Transition Committee Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Raymond Edijala, in this online interview with BENSON EDJEWHOVBO spoke on local government autonomy, internal democracy in the political parties, controversies that greeted the proposed National Conference, its likely effect on the 2015 general election and how the Urhobo group in Nigeria, could gain itspride of place at both National and Delta State politics, among others. Excerpts: hat is your view on local government autonomy and internal democracy among the political parties? Local government autonomy is a prerogative of the system itself. If we are operating three tiers of government – federal, states and local governments, proper autonomy of these tiers would have given room for @ # If there are no checks and balances, then, there would be a situation where the people, administration or leaders go beyond their bounds. There should be some autonomy. I am also of the opinion that total autonomy may not augur well for the system knowing what Nigeria is. Everyone who is in power would want to use it to the detriment of others. Now, there are the Houses of Assembly, checking the activities of the local governments. So, any time the local governments want to go astray, the houses of assembly propel them into line. So, though we solicit for some levels of autonomy, # ! need for check and balances.

PDP Scribe: South West supports Prof Oladipo

Edijala Everybody worked hard to achieve the success recorded. Another thing is that everybody has his own defence mechanism. The opposition knows that it didn’t have any because all the people that make up the opposition were from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They were angry with one thing or the other; but before the election, all of them came back to the PDP. And it was the handiwork of many of us, especially Governor Uduaghan. # Z Q # @ Z of our people. For once, everybody came out to say that we are going to work together. So, the outcome of Z " people. decided that they are not going to be in opposition anymore. And secondly, the opposition have no

At the moment, we are really neglected. We don’t have a minister or any federal appointment. The Delta Steel Company (DSC) located in our territory is dead and is awaiting resuscitation. There is need for the Federal Government to revisit it

structure to stand up to the PDP structure. Thirdly, the opposition lost all the people who made it thick. And fourthly, the PDP worked hard. We reached every nook and cranny campaigning and reaching out to people which the opposition never did. So, we really work hard and the victory was won out of a realisation that the Urhobo as a nation, is not going to be in the opposition any more. The Urhobo people are really PDP people. What is your advice to the Urhobo people? # ( " largest ethnic nation in Nigeria. And one of the ways to align with the Federal Government is what we have demonstrated in the last senatorial bye-election. The other is to sing and talk in one voice which we have also done. The next is to have good relationship with our neighbours in terms of cooperation and integration because we cannot do it alone. We are not even in a state of our own; because of that, there is need for us to integrate; there is need for us to cooperate by marriage, education, language, religion and the rest. And by the grace of God, especially with the new understanding that we must work together, we would regain our lost glory. What do you think the internal disagreement in the PDP portends for the growth of democracy in Nigeria? The internal disagreement in the PDP, I must say, is not healthy. But where one or two persons are meeting, there is the possibility and inherent tendencies of people disagreeing. In the case of the PDP, there are various interests and these interests if not properly taken care of, lead to this kind of disagreement. Well, the essence of disagreement ! H appealing to everyone not to take it personal but put the interests of the group at heart; they should put the general good and growth of the group at heart. We cannot score the goal of producing the president of the party when we are divided. Because of that, there is every need for all of us to reconsider our stance and see how we can breakthrough for the general good of the party.

eoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West has thrown its weight behind Professor Wole Oladipo as the new National Secretary of the largest party in Africa. Their position was conveyed during at a recent emergency meeting in Ibadan where they

@ " Oladipo as the National Secretary of the party. < ! " South West zonal publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Lawal, said: “That meeting ( @ our position and support for him (Oladipo) as well as endorse him as the substantive national secretary of the party.� Lawal who is currently contesting for the post of zonal youth leader of the party recalled: “You would recollect that some months ago, we converged at the same venue to nominate the same man @

# removal of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the former national secretary.� According to the Ibadan-based legal practitioner, the meeting was called to determine the time for the party’s zonal congress, adding that “you will observe that of all the zonal chapters of the party, it is only the South West | Z " # Z vacuum, we met to remind the appropriate authorities that as " ! # !

must be organised for a free, fair, transparent and credible zonal congress.� He stated that since the dissolution of the former executive council, “some of us resigned in order to contest while some did not resign by virtue of the position they were holding in the executive. They were allowed to keep ! " of us who resigned were from time to time invited to give a helping hand in the form of advice or logistics as the case may be.� On the ongoing crises ravaging the PDP, Lawal explained that “it is only a blind man that would deny the appearance of the moon in its 14th day; the size of the head also determines to some extent the degree of headache or its intensity on the victim. “You will agree with me as we all know that the size of the PDP umbrella is so big that it cannot Z @ ! lems. Somebody who is living in a single room or a self-contain apartment cannot compare himself with a person occupying a mansion. Somebody in a duplex and another in bungalow cannot ( Z tively. “The PDP is the cynosure of all eyes. All eyes are watching it. Its

! If media people want to write on # # goes to the PDP. This is because of its bigness. What can you get to write on parties like Action Alliance (AA) and the yet to be registered UPN though they have their own challenges?�

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Troubles of G5 governors over APC structures Owolabi Adenusi,Yola

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he political future of the outlawed Kawu Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) G5 governors which recently moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) fold have been clouded in uncertainty especially with respect to taking over the party’s leadership from members of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Political Change (CPC) in their respective states. The new PDP governors who had claimed that their political parties fussed into the APC to form a formidable party to take over the leadership of the country in 2015 from the ruling PDP, are now at cross roads as they were prevented from taking over the APC’s structure by members of the legacy parties in their various states. Investigation by Saturday Newswatch shows that confusion, panic and anxiety over the unknown have gripped the national leadership of the APC which is presently speaking with two side of the mouth on the party’s leadership in the @ # defected PDP governors. This followed a statement credited to the interim national publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who @ ( $5$ governors are not the authentic leaders of the APC in their respective states. %

his point by saying that the national leadership of the party did not cede the state leadership to the newcomer governors, explaining that an agreement was reached with them that they would enjoy some privileges regarding party leadership in their states. He stressed that the entire party machinery has not been handed over to them. The APC national publicity secretary noted that the power struggle among loyalists of the new governors is presently creating tension among party members who belong to the old political parties that formed the APC in some states, adding that the party’s leadership is making moves to resolve the crisis. According to him, the APC authorities have agreed to accord the defected governors some privileges similar to those enjoyed by the old governors who are part of the merger arrangement to

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@ pending the time the party conducts its congresses. But the interim vice national chairman of the party in the North East, Alhaji Nuhu Duhu, had earlier told journalists that the defected governors are leaders of the party in their respective states based on the agreement the national leadership of the party had with them before they defected. He explained that Governor Murtala Nyako and others would enjoy the same rights accorded other governors in the defunct ANPP, CPC and ACN, stressing that Nyako is the party leader in Adamawa State. Saturday Newswatch gathered that there was a memorandum of understanding signed by Baraje, the leader of the defected governors with the leadership of the APC with a view to conceding the party structure to any governor under the banner of the new PDP who decides to join the APC since their grudge with the PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, was based on the control of the party structure in their respective states. Political pundits are of the view that the national leadership of the APC may @ blunders as a result of its inability to put in perspective the position of the old ( ! G5 governors – a development which has now led to the mounting of unnecessary pressure on it to set up Z Some political observers have predicted that if the APC leaders renege on the alleged gentleman agreement they had with the new PDP governors before defecting to its fold, it would amount to an act of insincerity and impunity that may turn out to consume the party. However, former gubernatorial candidate of the defunct CPC in Adamawa State, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd) and his ACN counterpart, Engr. Markus Gundiri, have kicked against Nyako being the party leader in the state, arguing that the national leadership of the party did not inform them that they have ceded the party structure to him. Marwa and Gundiri pointed out that Nyako and

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his supporters who recently moved to the party would be } the party constitution which did not give new members power to become the party’s leaders. However, as the leadership tussle continues to escalate in @ " ! @ H states, it appears the APC would have to come up with a diplomatic approach to tame the tide in order to avoid a political waterloo in the 2015 general election. Saturday Newswatch investigation revealed that Nyako has called on Marwa, Gundiri and Duhu on the need to share the party’s state executive council posts equally among themselves. Nyako, however, cleared the air on the stance of the defected PDP governors, saying they are not interested in hijacking the party structure in their respective states from the foundation members of the party. He added that their mission is to assist Nigerians in building democracy norms, contrary to media reports that they are in the APC to take over the party leadership. Nyako who spoke through his director of press and

publicity, Hon. Ahmed Sojoh, in a press statement, insisted that the movement of the governor and other four governors to the APC was not driven by the desire to become leaders of the party in their respective states but a patriotic move to save democracy from tyrannical grip by antidemocratic elements who have & @ " Z " the nation through the PDP. Nyako further reiterated that the coming together of ‘progressive forces’ through the APC would save the country from the vice grip of a cabal that has held the presidency captive and has continued to provide excuses for countless failures rather than advance ideas on the provision of dividends of democracy to the people of Nigeria. ( ! # reduced all arguments about the future of Nigeria to nonissues such as ethnicity and religious bigotry. Under such circumstances, the progress of the nation has stagnated; leadership focus has become clannish and mediocrity has taken over the serious business of government. These are the real challenges before all patriots and these are the motives behind the move by the G5 governors and all other patriotic forces within the National Assembly and other sections of the polity,� Nyako added. Reacting to Mohammed’s statement that the new defected governors would be accorded special consideration, Hon. Musa Kamale, a chieftain of the APC, loyal to Marwa, said the statement is unacceptable. Kamale said the national leadership of the party is the cause of the political crisis bedeviling the party in Kano, Sokoto and Adamawa states. Kamale said Muhammed’s statement which stated that the defected governors would be accorded privileges so that they could produce the interim state chairman of the party is unrealistic and that, that statement would not see the light of the day. According to him, it is not the responsibility of the national body of the APC or any political party to appoint

Let me be emphatic; we don’t have any problem with the G5 governors. 99 per cent of the crisis brewing in the three states of Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa are caused by the national leadership of the APC

leaders for the party in the various states. “So, whatever the national body of the APC says concerning the imposing of leaders on the party will not stand the test of time. Whatever Muhammed may say, they are not the one to appoint leaders for the APC in Adamawa State. Our own leaders, our own stakeholders, our own members are to agree with themselves to appoint or nominate somebody who will be our leader. As far as we are concerned, Governor Nyako who was endorsed by Mohammed to produce the party chairman is not our member.� He described Mohammed as a confused man. “Let me start by stating the obvious things # z newspaper, Mohammed stated clearly that the APC has not ceded the leadership of the various states chapters of the party to the G5 governors and he gave his reasons. “The following day, in the Daily Trust, he stated that the defected governors would be given chance to nominate state chairmen. You can see how contradicting and doubleedged these two statements are. Let me be emphatic; we don’t have any problem with the G5 governors. 99 per cent of the crisis brewing in the three states of Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa are caused by the national leadership of the APC.� Kamale however warned the APC national leadership not to trade away the party to foreigners, stressing that if the G5 governors turn out to be G15, that mean they will outweigh the original APC governors and could claim the right to determine who should be the next presidential candidate of the party. Kamale said that Governor Nyako is trying to play on the intelligence of the members of the legacy parties of the APC when he declared that the G5 governors are not nursing ambition to take over the party leadership in their various states. However, Saturday Newswatch can authoritatively say that Nyako has been one of the prominent northern governors who have been challenging President Goodluck Jonathan on his moral right to contest for the presidency. According to Nyako, President Jonathan had signed agreement for one single tenure through the assistance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who prevail on him and other northern governors to allow Jonathan go for single tenure. Nyako maintained that despite series of denies by presidency that Jonathan did not signed any agreement for single tenure the northern governors have the document for a single tenure to back their claims. It is believed in certain quarters that Nyako is championing the cause of the North to take over power come 2015 and that he is not really interested in Adamawa politics.

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Beyond the Bar I don’t aspire to become a judge –Ojo Ayodele Olalere

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& >M or no introduction among prominent legal practitioners in Lagos and, per chance, Nigeria as a whole. A roll call of successful lawyers will sure contain the name of )& # With over 23 years experience as a lawyer, the father of three is versatile ( ! He was called to the Bar in 1990, but unlike his colleagues of equal number of years at the Bar, Ojo’s rise has been swift. In 2004, he was voted Chairman of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, a position he gave his best and held till 2006. Having served the NBA at the State level, he decided to move upward to the national level Thus in 2008, he became the National Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association. He is one of the lawyers at the forefront of the campaign against corrupt practices, both in the judiciary and other arms of government. He has consistently spoken against stringent bail Z # W @ Ikeja, is home to many young lawyers who are undergoing tutelage under his watch. He had also served as a lawyer for

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the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and contributed to the prosecution of some corrupt In spite of his successes, Ojo’s easygoing lifestyle has endeared him to many who see him as an epitome of humility, as his doors are always open to both the young and old. “I give glory to God, and I must " W O @

Z any downward trend. I have been progressing though it could be arithmetic, not geometric. I am okay, and God has been so wonderful to me. This is all (law practice) I have down in the last twenty three years in private legal practice,� he said, while reminiscing on his 23 years at the Bar. While many of his colleagues are yearning to get to the height of their career by either becoming judges or Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ojo stunned everyone when he declared that he would not accept # "

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( present status as a lawyer; he is not Adekunle Ojo looking forward to becoming a judge. Said he: “I don’t want to become a calling that determines whether you judge. I have never aspired to become will be a judge or not. What we need one; I don’t even have the intention from each other is reciprocal respect. or aspiration. I won’t even pray to I respect judges, but let judges too God to make me a judge because respect us lawyers. I am not praying I enjoy what I am doing; even if it for the bench.� comes (appointment as judge), I As a young lawyer who was just won’t accept it. All of us don’t have to 2\\0 >M H become judges; it is about your divine appearance before a judge was not pleasant. He narrated how he felt when he was to defend a client for the “Before my appearance in court, I had an experience while participating in some activities in the university. Those activities really prepared " " I appeared in court was before a magistrate, and unfortunately, I was not tutored on the rudiments of representation. I was given the # # R H ( ( & ( G ( ! R% & " H looked around, and noticed the way other lawyers had done theirs and @ " ( ( already stepped down, so I just asked # ( too,� he said. He continued: “Within the period ( ( the art, and saw the way some of these things were done, and did them

I don’t want to become a judge. I have never aspired to become one; I don’t even have the intention or aspiration. I won’t even pray to God to make me a judge because I enjoy what I am doing

" " " # " RL " # " you may never overcome and succeed in this profession, but if you succeed this day, it means you would be successful’. Anyway, I succeeded in doing it. Though the outcome of the } " of people that were around couldn’t @ ( # = Continued on Page 87

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when he can’t get the two, his wife becomes a victim. ? " ( " H ( "_ ( " on the inside when she has a horrible sexual experience and when things don’t work out right in her sexual relationship with her husband. She " " G into deep sleep, snoring away, she turns to the other side, soaking her pillow with tears. Sex reassures a woman of her

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etting married is challenging enough; but having to cope with difficult in-laws is another thing altogether. There is truth in the saying that when you marry a man; especially in Africa – you inevitably marry his family. The same thing applies to the woman. But there is also no rule which says that you must be best friends with your inlaws. All that is required of you is just getting along! Mothers-in-law get excited over the prospect of ‘gaining a son or daughter’ and can overdo without meaning to overstep. Some may just be excited about having a new family member and want to be superinvolved as a way of being helpful So how possible is it to have a reasonable relationship with your spouse’s family without losing your mind? Dr. Phil McGraw, a TV psychologist and life strategist advices that there can be no divided loyalties. “When you get married and start your own family, that’s where your primary loyalty needs to be�. : " # _ ( verbally attacks you, your spouse needs to support you. Your spouse can simply phone { # = # say X to my wife/husband. I didn’t think that was very nice, and it really hurt her/him. Do not do it again. I don’t like that.� In a situation where your spouse does not support you, then that is a critical sign both in your relationship with the in-law and your own marriage.

You have to give serious thought as to whether your marital relationship is healthy. It is also advised that you always let your in-law (especially when it is any of your parents) know that both you and your spouse are equally committed to the same cause. It is better if your spouse is the one to inform his/her parent, not you. In extended family relationships, as regards in-laws, always remember that good fences make good neighbours. “Your in-laws need to be your neighbours and there need to be really good fences up. Set boundaries about when they are and are not invited into your lives. Once you’ve set boundaries, talk to your parents about them. They’re not as fragile as you may think�, says Dr. Phil. If those boundaries are crossed and your in-law can’t seem to take the hint, and if your spouse is unwilling to address the situation and stand up for you, then you have to assert yourself to restore balance. Define boundaries which you consider to be bottom lines that may not be crossed and make you feel violated when they are, and make them clearly known. One good example is unannounced drop-in visits by relatives. Realize that it’s perfectly okay to satisfy your own needs. A relationship that makes you feel violated isn’t healthy. If your in-law drops over, you can say, “It is nice to see you. If we’d known you were coming, we’d have made plans.� This will make it clear to the person that he / she needs to call first next time. The truth is that if you don’t say something, it will continue. And if you aren’t clear with your spouse about how you would like the matter handled, your spouse may continue to

appease his / her family at your expense. Speak to your spouse first. The other woman in every man’s life is his mother. So if a wife has a problem with her mother-in-law, it is the husband who needs to step in and help fix it. Likewise, if a husband doesn’t see eye-to-eye with his in-laws, his wife needs to step in. The person with the primary relationship (the son or daughter, not the in-law) needs to be the messenger. Sometimes, you might need to negotiate with your own partner the role that you want your in-laws to have. Don’t assume you’re on the same page until you talk about it. Make your spouse understand that they must take the lead with their family. If your spouse will not handle his/her family, you will never solve this problem. Your spouse’s family has already demonstrated that they don’t respect or recognize you. Nothing you say or do will change that. Unless your spouse is willing to take charge, outline clear boundaries over which the family members must not step, and be willing to follow up these statements with action and definitive consequences, you will have to face the fact that you will not be able to ever change this relationship. That may be a deal breaker for you and for your marriage. If it is, let your spouse know before it’s too late so that they have time to remedy the situation Christian writer and teacher, Gbile Akanni in his book, ‘No More Two’ explained that

ROMANCE TIPS > Write poetry for each other. > Kiss / smell her hair. > Hugs are the universal medicine.

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Brides&Grooms Marrying blood siblings: Is it allowed?

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To some people, marrying blood relatives is an abominable act but is often applauded when the people in question are twins. Fro instance, identical twin brothers who are also singers, the Mamuzee twins are married to identical twin sisters. But when it comes to other siblings, people might raise eyebrows. Hair and make-up enthusiasts, Ebele and Ify Ugochukwu (the Sleek sisters) are married to blood brothers and they have revealed that their unions are stronger in all AMINA BRAI OMOIKE spoke with some people on the issue. Let her go her way and I’ll go my way

I can’t marry in the same family with my elder sister. Let her go her way and I’ll go my way – Vivian

It is totally unfair to me

I remember growing up and my dad was against it because my uncle was married from the family, and I think it is totally was not fair to me – Femi

The families aren’t blood It’s not wrong in some other places related There is absolutely nothing wrong with it since the families aren’t blood related. Some people just choose to make a big deal out of nothing – Preye

If the couple involved is okay with it, let them be

It depends on individuals. If the couple involved is okay with it, let them be. In most cases, it’s the relatives that have an issue with it – Shina

It is no big deal

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Just save yourself future regrets

" ( # look elsewhere. You never can say what the future holds. Just save yourself future regrets – Temi

In my own tribe, that one is more than an abomination. But it’s not wrong in some other places – Smith

It is not proper

It is not proper. What would the guys or ladies’ younger ones call their children? That is one reason – Isi

They will call it inbreeding

In my culture, it’s no. They will call it in-breeding. There is no blood relationship between the two. Rather, they are related by marriage – Okikioluwa

By the time your sister or brother gets married, then you become more like relatives to that family

The twins who get married, usually do on the same day. By the time your sister or brother gets married, then you become more like

relatives to that family. I don’t think looking for a partner in that family again is right. There is no known law against it however – Martha

There is nothing wrong in it

I’m actually a product of such union. My dad’s brother wife is my mum’s elder sister. It is very wonderful. I don’t have grandparents, so they act as substitute. There is nothing wrong in it – Richard

š �our tradition / tribe does not permit it, pleases don’t venture into it

There is this Yoruba proverb which says ‘eni ba se ohun ti enikan ose ri, dandan ni ki ori ohun ti enikan ko riri’. If your tradition / tribe does not permit it, pleases don’t venture into it. You Q " @ " 5 H ! @ # "

name that you would not like to be addressed by people outside. Pray and search for another 5 H # # present love as marriage will open your eyes – Bukky

I really do not see anything wrong in it

I really do not see anything wrong in it. What culture are we talking about? Is it the same culture that supports men marrying wives of their deceased brothers? – Joshua

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. We are seven boys in the family and three sisters have married three out of us. Their fourth sister, I think I am in love with her! We are all happy and have no problems whatsoever. It’s okay – Henry

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realised he was in love and would be with her forever. Finally, he should tell her again how beautiful she looks.

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Beyond the Bar Continued from Page 83

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& " @ ! (# ( " ! ! court. He also decried the craze by some younger lawyers to make quick money instead of taking their time to learn the trade. “It has to do with guts and the grace of God in one’s life. I encourage a lot of younger ones because a lot of our colleagues don’t want to go into O # @ # ! # M & may not come the day you start your ! # # # M & imagine being a lawyer and then going about searching for lawyers to stand for my father or family " # @ a lawyer, I have to be available for " H ( ( will I be able to do that? I decided I wanted to be a lawyer, and I am one. Basically, therefore, I have to live

! ( # (# # ! ( # " @ HH he said. He has also had his own share of life threatening situations which comes with the job. Several times, his " ! Q ! "

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Â? ! and magistrates also threaten us, but @ & " | on the job. If you start counting your # @ # ! as well. There have been situations ( " & Q ! M ! " F & ! ! Asked what he would have become if he had not studied law, Ojo ( # @ what God wants. He actually wanted me to be a lawyer. I cannot think of ! ( @ " ( ' " to be a lawyer, I chose it myself. If

‘I’ve been offered charms’ “I am from Ekiti, and I like pounded yam though it is not my best food. I am Š ! what I eat. The last time I went to Boston, USA, I enjoyed so much of Chinese meal. If your meal is good, I will eat it

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A devout Christian, Ojo doesn’t have time for relaxation. He neither drinks alcohol nor hangs out at clubs. W H @ and not a football fan. You can only catch him reading the Bible when he is not reading his law books or not court. “Unfortunately, I don’t watch " $ # ( @ # ( # # don’t derive joy from it. I don’t go to H & M # ! ! = If you want to win Ojo’s heart, ! @ " # with egusi ! " )& State, Ojo loves the meal so much and ( # # " W loves to eat continental dishes. " )& & # ! # " @ # } ? what I eat. The last time I went to

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Way of Life High-profile inter-tribal marriages (1) In Nigeria, culture is not an issue that is handled lightly. Hence cases of inter-tribal marriages are taken as very big deals. Today, AMINA BRAI OMOIKE profile some of the high profile inter-tribal marriages in the nation. Amina Brai Omoike

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meka and Bunmi Anyaoku: Chief Emeka Anyaoku was the third Commonwealth secretary-general. He comes from Obosi in Anambra State and has been married to his wife, Princess Bunmi, who is from one of the royal families of Abeokuta, Ogun State since 1962. Nigeria. Of their ! ( ( Nigerian Sunday Times, then the widest circulating newspaper in the country, that “it was a wedding of one of Nigeria’s most eligible bachelors and a beautiful young Princess educated in an English boarding school and Pitman College, London.� They have four children; thier daughter Adiba, and three sons; Oluyemisi, Obiechina, and Emenike. Atiku Abubukar and wives: He was the former vice-president of Nigeria. He is also a businessman. For one who is a politician, he has married from many parts of the # W ! wife, Titlayo Albert from Ilesha, Osun State in 1971. Together, they have three children: Fatima, Adamu and Aminu. In 1979, he married Ladi who hails from Gombe State. “I wanted to expand the Abubakar family. I felt extremely lonely as a child. I had no brother and no sister. I did not want my children to be as

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Emeka and Bunmi Anyaoku

lonely as I was. This is why I married more than one wife. My wives are my brothers, my sisters, my friends, and my advisers and they complement one another.� Together they have six kids: Abba, Atiku, Zainab, Ummi-Hauwa, Maryam and Rukayatu. He married a third wife, Princess Rukaiya, the late Lamido’s daughter. She gave birth to Aisha, Hadiza, Aliyu(named after her late father), Asmau, Mustafa, Laila and Abdulsalam. He later

Liyel and Obioma Imoke

married Jennifer Iwenjiora, who was a former television newscaster and ( doctoral degree in the United States. She now goes by the name of Jamila. She comes from Onitsha in Anambra State. Liyel and Obioma Imoke: Although he is the serving governor of CrossRiver State and comes from the Agbo clan of Abi local government area, Governor & H # is of Igbo extract. His ever-smiling wife, Obioma is from Enugu State. She is a lawyer by training and has four children for the governor.

a true son of Akwa-Ibom State but

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his jolly wife is from Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. She studied Education Accounting from the Abia State University, ` " ! ! married to the governor. They have four children together. TY and Daisy Danjuma: The retired army-general and former minister, Theophilus Yakubu Dajuma has @ # # ( " Daisy Ehanire for many years. The ex-war general comes from Takum Taraba State while his belle is from the ancient Bini kingdom in Edo State. This was the reason she was able to contest for a senatorial seat (and win) in Edo State.

Victor and Unoma Godswill Akpabio:

Isa and Abiodun Yuguda: The Bauchi State governor is popular for marrying one of the ex-president Umaru Yar’Adua’s daughters. Well, he is also married to a woman from the South-West. In fact, his third wife is from Oyo State and they have been man and wife for many years. Fela and Tara Durotoye: The marriage of Tara and Fela Durotoye has span more than 10 years. The handsome motivational speaker and business coach is of Yoruba extract while Tara (nee Sagay), his hardworking wife runs the popular House of Tara. She comes from Delta State. Together, they have three sons: Mobolurin, Demilade and Morolaoluwa. Dayo and Caroline Adeneye: D1 as he is fondly called, has been married

It was a wedding of one of Nigeria’s most eligible bachelors and a beautiful young Princess educated in an English boarding school and Pitman College, London.

Dayo and Caroline Adeneye:

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High-profile inter-tribal marriages to his wife Caroline for over 12 years. While the amiable entertainment entrepreneur is from Ogun State, his lovely wife is from Benin-City, the Edo State capital. RMD and Jumobi: Veteran actor and present commissioner for Youths in Delta State, Richard Mofe-Damijo is a proper Itsekiri man. However, his wife, Jumobi Adegbesan, who carved a niche for herself as a television personality on African Independent Television (AIT) before moving to the corporate world, comes from Ogun State. They have been married for about 12 # &

State. She comes from Ilesa in Osun State while her husband comes from Adamawa-south constituency of Adamawa State. She has been married to her husband for 25 years. “My marriage is a sensitive aspect of my life that I do not joke with. Parents should allow their children to follow their hearts once they can see sincerity. I am not saying that it has been a bed of roses, but interethnic marriage is a potent tool of social integration. Most political

elites are in inter-ethnic marriages so there must be something good in it�, she said.

Donald and Onari Duke: Donald Duke was the two-time governor of Cross-River State. His marriage to the lovely Onari, a lady from Abonema in Rivers State has stood the test of time. Together, they have three lovely daughters. Senator Grace and Major Jackson Bent: Grace Folashade Bent is a Senator who was elected in April 2007 and served one full term till 2011 on the People’s Democratic Party platform in the Adamawa South constituency of Adamawa

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Healthy Living Jubilations as Yuguda takes PHC to Bauchi’s remote village * ' * Bauchi

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esidents of Kundak community, a remote village in Alkaleri Local Government Area, last week, heaved a sigh of relief as Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State commissioned a Primary Health Centre which they yearned and longed for decades before now. To make the centre accessible to other neighboring villages, 7 ! Q # } !_ Z construction linking Kundak to Wurno and other villages around. Prior to the commissioning of the primary health centre in Kundak village, many pregnant women had to trek several kilometers to access health services, resulting in the death of some of them during prolonged child labour coupled with the hardship associated with the long distance trekking. To further worsen the situation, the community lacked access roads linking it with other communities that have healthcare centres, thus the only alternative for the pregnant women was to seek the services of seers to establish the condition of their unborn babies. Men of Kundak community were also not left out of the

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Z " Only a few privileged members of the community that own bicycles sometimes helped their sick neigbours, especially women in labour to a nearby village to access health facilities. Some of the women who managed to trek to the neigbouring villages to have their babies, complained of the unfriendly treatment meted to them by the heath workers in those villages. Thus, they expressed optimism that with the commissioning of the healthcare centre in their community, the problem would be over. Realizing the importance of having healthcare centre in the community, a prominent indigene of the Kundak village, < " " Z F @ Yuguda, Musa Gumli, prior to his appointment, had mobilized the villagers to start building the healthcare centre through Z He was eventually appointed,

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have been built and renovated by his administration in order to deliver the desired dividend of democracy to the ruler dwellers " Z @ ! of the centres, the state government has amended the bill establishing Primary Health Care Development Agencies in the state to empower the agency to take over Management of Primary health care delivery. The governor was accompanied by his deputy, Sagir Aminu Saleh, commissioners and other political appointees to commission the project. During the occasion, he assured that his administration would remain @ # " Z @ @ to the people, especially those in the grass root. The district head of Lim, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed, commended the governor for establishing the PHC in Kundak, saying it would alleviate

Z ! " particularly women. Apparently showing gratitude to Governor Yuguda, on behalf of the people of Kundak and Lim district, Alhaji Mohammed bestowed on the governor the chieftaincy title of Magayaki of Lim district amidst applaud and jubilation. Esther Hassan who is a resident of Kundak and a mother of three (Two girls and one boy) commended Governor Yuguda, saying in the past they trek kilometers before accessing healthcare centres where she ! @ (

the two others were given birth to at home. Comparing her experiences of home and hospital child birth, she said the hospital child birth came with less stress unlike the home delivery, but lamented the " ( Salamatu Kaila is also a resident of Kundak and a mother of eight. She expressed joy with the commissioning of the healthcare centre in the community and prayed God to reward Governor Yuguda for coming to their aide with the healthcare centre, as it would go a long way in alleviating

Z ! " && ! # kilometres to access health institutions in other neigbouring villages. Malama Salamatu narrated how she gave birth to two of her children in nearby health centre, while the birth of the remaining six took place at home, saying, with the healthcare centres, child birth experience would be with ease compared to home delivery. She however, lamented the

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" nurses is now history with the establishment of a health care centre in Kundak. Salamatu further called on those saddled with the responsibility of managing the centre to manage it with the fear of God and be nice to those that visit the centre because they are there for the people.

Kaduna to ban ogogoro he Kaduna State Government says it has sent a Bill to T the House of Assembly on its proposal to ban the sale of ! ! = #_ ( ! and other illicit substances. The Commissioner for " W Z Mr Ben Bako, announced this in L ( ! ( on the outcome of the state’s Executive Council meeting. Bako said that a memorandum

# # F Commissioner for Justice had been approved by the council. He disclosed that the government was already collaborating with law enforcement agencies in the state to ensure strict enforcement of the law when it was promulgated. According to him, “Gadegi�, another local brew, and Ogogoro have been major substances of abuse among youths in the state hence the need for the ban. He said that sale and consumption of the illicit drinks accounted greatly to high crime rate in the state, adding that they were also dangerous to health. The commissioner, therefore, solicited the support of the public in ensuring that the law was Z @ ( # ! the law would ensure that peace and low crime rate prevailed in the state.

Fake Drugs: A’Ibom seals 7 patent medicine stores he Akwa Ibom Government has sealed seven patent medicine T stores in Itu and Abak Local Government Areas for alleged sale of fake and expired drugs. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ememabasi Bassey, told newsmen in Uyo shortly after the inspection exercise that the owners of the stores were arrested. Bassey said that the arrest was made possible by members of state Task force on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs. He called on members of the public to always check the expiry dates of drugs and products before purchase. ``The state government is out to make sure that members of the public are not sent to early graves by the wicked acts of those who deal on fake and counterfeit drugs. žž ( ! alone, members of the public should not hesitate to report any illegal clinic, medicine outlets that are involved on the sales of these drugs,� he said. The commissioner said the state government placed high priority on the lives of its citizenry, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted . The Chairman of task force, Mr Dominic Ekpo, said the monitoring had saved a lot of lives that would have died from intake of the fake and counterfeit drugs. Ekpo said that the task force was also conducting sensitisation programmes to enable the masses be mindful of shops they patronised while buying drugs and processed foods.

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Healthy Living Stay Healthy WITH CHIOMA UMEHA, HEALTH EDITOR

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neurologist at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof. Mustapha Danesi, has stressed the need to support health workers in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Danesi made the call in Ibadan at the 16th memorial lecture of the late Prof. Benjamin Osuntokun, a neurologist and former Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan. Speaking on the topic, Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa; Challenge of Management, the lecturer said that the number of physicians trained in neurology in Africa was inadequate. He said the situation could only be remedied by additional postgraduate training and partnership with neurology training programmes in developed countries.

The don explained that the majority of people with epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa would need medical treatment from primary healthcare providers at the community level. “Therefore, neurologist must engage in organised educational programmes to train primary health # community health workers. ‘’This will enable them to carry out the basic services required to manage epilepsy. “This task-shifting can only be accomplished if health ministers, regional and national Neurological Associations with donor agencies work together to inform junior health workers about the disease. “So, training of healthcare workers is essential if people with epilepsy must get correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment,� Danesi stressed. He enumerated the role of the individuals in preventing epilepsy to include prevention of road accidents by careful driving, prompt

treatment of fever to prevent convulsion and immunisation of children. “Epilepsy is not contagious, it

Z ! " M # " become valuable members of the community,� he said. The neurologist called on the International Neurological Organisations and the International League against Epilepsy to increase Z @ ! # training curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa. The widow of Osuntokun, Prof. Olabopo Osuntokun, said that one of the objectives of the lecture was to advance knowledge of medical sciences in Nigeria. She thanked members of the public, especially the University of Ibadan, for their support and kind gesture to the family. The highpoint of the occasion was the presentation of award to the best student from Christ School AdoEkiti, the late Osuntokun’s Alma # >

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Healthy Living The Dentist

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CRYLIC : This is a chemical substance which is basically plastic, it is used for tooth restoration, and removable of partial denture. The drawback in the use of acrylic is the rate of wear and tear and the colour which tends to great stain or discoloured. ACTINOMYCOSIS: This is a bacterial infection Z !

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( has arthritis, back ache etc. # " and these meridians are believed to have several meridian points through which these needles are inserted, these are acupuncture points. # " @ depends on a few variables viz the angle the acupuncture needle is inserted , the twisting of the needles Whilst being inserted, the duration of time the needle is left in the body. Dentistry has had its own fair share of acupuncture applications especially in carrying out procedures like extraction of teeth and the restoration of decayed teeth which involves drilling and restoration " Z M @ ! pain free procedure. This is most relevant in the nervous patient who has a fear for the surgery. The worrying most people will have about procedures like acupuncture is the fear for contracting " Any procedure that has the likelihood of being invasive into the body should be carried out in an aseptic way in which case all the instruments should be sterilised disposable where possible and protective clothing should be used , this is most decent thing expected by the practitioners a , a duty of care. Single use disposable needles should be used preferably. ACUTE HERPETIC GINGIVOSTOMATITIS _ ? # ( ! } ! ! @ ( " ! # } involving the gums and oral mucous membranes. The infection is viral in origin that is caused by a virus. The herpes simplex virus. The gums become red and swollen and seen in children and could last for upwards of fourteen days. ACUTE LEUKAEMIA Simply put leukaemia is an abnormal proliferation of some type of blood cells , cancer of the blood cells, The number of blood cells are reduced drastically a condition referred to as anaemia. Reduced types of other cells may lead to thrombocytopenia, the lesions in the mouth tend to bleed and there is breakdown of tissues especially the gums a condition where the tissue cells may die, necrosis. The drawback is that dental procedures such as extraction in patients with leukaemia are performed with caution because of the tendency to bleed.

A Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, demonstrating to school children how to be hygienic through washing one’s hands regularly during the 2013 De-worming Exercise for public schools in the state at Obafemi/Owode Town Hall in Ogun State, recently.

Nutritionists recommend suitable lifestyles during menopause Chioma Umeha, Health Editor

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MDGs distribute N200m health, educational facilities in Pankshin

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he Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says it has begun the distribution of health, educational and water facilities worth N200 million in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. The facilities include classroom blocks, drugs, bedding, bore holes, hand pumps, fridges and deep freezers. > ( ! school desks, delivery kit, exercise books and all clocks. % < 5 5 & > " local government, told online news agency in $ & M ( phase of the MDGs in the state. “We have been able to build 18 classroom & " ( Z between. “Another school had two classroom blocks @ O 2 [[X & ]3 000 ?

books were distributed to schools. “The MDGs programme, which is to end by 2015, is no doubt touching the lives of people not only here in Pankshin but in the entire Plateau,� she said. She said that the drugs provided were being distributed to 88 clinics in the council, including the 12 referral centres. Each of the centres got one electric power generator, a deep freezer and a fridge. & $ # W < B$W< K L ! � � & L( < !( ! L( L( & Daniel called on the management of the

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Surveillance

Fashion designer arrested with dollar concealed in dictionary 3 % & &&& ‡ ‡ ˆ ‰ TUNDE BUSARI

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gainst all expectations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a fashion designer, Mfundu Angela, for allegedly being in possession of $240,000 hidden inside dictionary. Saturday Newswatch gathered that Angela, a Democratic Republic of Congo national, was apprehended after a random search revealed her much-kept-plot to hoodwink the security operatives. On the contrary, the operatives proved smarter when they stopped her for a

@ " books. 24 brown envelopes with each containing $10,000 were uncovered. “The suspect brought a sewing machine and a bag ! @ dictionaries for export to Congo. “There was high suspicion on the consignment and in

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NDLEA commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Hamza Umar, said. But the 39-year old Angela

said her boyfriend asked her to take the money to Congo-Kinshasha. She was to board a Cargolux airline. Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade described the discovery as remarkable and a big boost for airport and border security in the country. “This remarkable seizure is a big boost for our airport and border security. It is an indication that criminal groups are fast becoming inept based on our superior search operations,� Giade also said. He added that at the end of preliminary investigation, the suspect will be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation and legal action.

Deportees turn fraudsters, dupe Bizman N17m Tunde Busari

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he duo of Martins Tokunbo and Olumide Ayobami sought greener pasture abroad but ended up victims of deportation. Their refusal to accept their fate led them into crime, allegedly defrauding a businessman to the tune of N17 million. Saturday Newswatch gathered that the suspects impersonated genuine clearing agents and

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Z ! " @ Yakubu Mumuni. It was learnt that Mumuni almost escaped the trap of the suspected fraudsters during preliminary discussion. Tokunbo’s perfect diction, however, tied Mumuni’s faith to the false deal. “The suspects used their experience to convince the complainant. They did not collect the money at a time. It was an instalmental basis

until the man realised he was dealing with wrong person and acted accordingly,� a source said. Currently gnashing their teeth at the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command, Tokunbo and Ayomide thought they were invisible until a no nonsense team went after them and reduced them to ordinary. The residents of Idi Araba who saw how the policemen escorted them out of the area were watching with disbelief because they never imagined the drama being played out. The suspects never gave anyone a cause to doubt their integrity, especially with their " @ ! @ “Only a few people have the details of how they returned to the country. What is funny is that they did not travel to the same country. They were not deported the same time. I think their common experience bound them to take into crime,� a source said. While Tokunbo was deported from Republic of

Ireland, Ayobami was thrown out of Russia where he had worked in a restaurant until his visa expired. They said lack of legitimate job to do after their deportation forced them to seek an alternative in crime. However, Tokunbo claimed only N2 million was collected from Mumuni. Police Public Relations > " z ! Command, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintended of Police said the suspects would face the wrath of the law after investigation. Meanwhile, the recent killing of a 12-year-old girl, Abosede by a teenager, has been linked to a Lagos-based Pastor. He is Pastor Ofuche Ukoha. Ukoha has since been arrested by the police following the suspected killer indicted him as the sponsor of the murder. “The boy said the pastor asked him to bring to him feaces of a virgin. He said the pastor promised him N100, 000 if he succeeded. He said he laid ambush for the unfortunate and strangled her to death,� a source said.

Vigilance group undergoes training Tunde Busari

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sun State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to the service of vigilance groups for crime prevention and management in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Dorothy Gimba, stated this in Osogbo, at a one-day workshop organised for members of the Osun State Police Vigilance Group. Gimba, who noted that the state vigilance group had been assisting the police in its operations, maintained that the workshop would streamline the activities of the group in the state. While saluting the group for their ingenuity and determination in crime control and management, the CP emphasised the need for the group to continue to give intelligent report to enhance their operations. Gimba who called on members of the vigilante group to always abide by the rules and regulations, urged them to desist from any act that could tarnish the image of the group. The CP commended the leader of the group, Alhaji Ridwan Hussain (Yah’Salam) for his faithfulness and commitment. She further enjoined the participants not to take the workshop with levity, while they should go back to their various stations and demonstrate all what has been taught by the resource persons. Gimba, however, called on other vigilance groups in the state to emulate Alhaji Ridwan Yah’Salam to ensure safety of life and property. Yah’Salam also commended the command for the ( & ! workshop would go a long way in preparing his members for future challenges. He promised that the group would continue to collaborate with the police

safety of lives and properties in the state.

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uper Eagles star,Victor Moses, will not be returning to Chelsea earlier than expected, despite reports and specualtions, according to Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers. Reports and rumours earlier this week suggested Liverpool had so far been so unimpressed by Moses, and Chelsea disappointed with his progress at Anfield, that a mutual agreement had been made for the Nigerian to return to Stamford Bridge. Moses has looked increasingly unconfident and sluggish in recent games, with some fans accusing him of lacking the desire to perform for the Reds. Moses’ loan deal doesn’t expire until the end of the season and in his press conference on Friday, Rodgers said he was happy to have the 23-year-old at the club. He told the press, “I

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Victor Moses going nowhere - Rodgers was surprised to see that report. I have regular dialogue with Chelsea. I saw Eddie Newton before the game. “We speak regularly on Victor’s development. Victor’s talent hasn’t gone away, he’s very happy here.� Moses has made 15 appearances for

Liverpool since his move from Chelsea at the end of August, scoring just once, on his debut, against Swansea, back in September. Rodgers added, “Of course, he wants to play more, but he’s learning, like he has at Chelsea, the demands of being at a big club. “I’m delighted to have

him here and I’m sure over the course of his time here he’ll show the talent that he is.� Prior to arriving at Liverpool, Moses scored one goal in 23 league appearances for the Blues, eight goals in 74 appearances for Wigan, and 11 goals in 58 appearances for Crystal Palace

Uzoenyi targets more glory at CHAN

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jike Uzoenyi has said he hopes Nigeria repeat last year’s AFCON glory at CHAN, which gets underway also in South Africa today. The diminutive left winger was on the squad as Nigeria won a third Africa cup of Nations in February last year. “I strongly believe that we have the capabilities

of emerging champions of CHAN,� said the player nicknamed ‘Okodo-Igbo’. “The coach has drilled us very well on what is expected of us at the championship and what is left is for us to deliver the goods on the pitch. I don’t think any of our group stage opponents can challenge us. “I hope to be second

time lucky in South Africa with the Super Eagles ‘B’ team to add to the Nations Cup, we won here last years.� The Eagles ‘B’ team have been robbed of some quality following the departure overseas of players like Sunday Mba, Godfrey Oboabona and Gomo Onduku. “Yes, we are going to miss the services of

such players like Mba, Oboabona and so many others, but that does not mean that we don’t have capable replacements,� he said. “We are going to surprise everybody at the championship. There is no cause for any alarm. We will come back with the trophy.�

Ogude for Amkar Perm medical

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igeria international, Fegor Ogude, will ink a deal with Russia Premier league side FK Amkar Perm, the midfielder has informed. Ogude, who has been with Valerenga of Norway since 2010, revealed to MTNFootball. com he will soon depart

igeria’ss football zational organizational skills received another her feather to its cap ap on Thursday evening when the Confederation n of African Football (CAF), said it was thrilled at the way the team am was organized d for inspection by CAF ahead of the start tart of the tourney on Saturday. turday. CAF’s Generall Coordinator for the Cape Town zone and former Ghanaian international, # Z ( was in the company of famed retired Mauritius referee, Lee Kim Chong, Lesotho’s Baba Malephane, Cameroon’s Abel Mbengue, who is in charge of security and other CAF top notch gave the commendation when he inspected the team at its Garden Court De Waal abode in Cape Town. “We hardly see teams from Africa and for African

for Russia. “I will soon jet out of Norway for medical with Amkar in Russia. After the medical, then a deal will be signed,� he said.

The Russian club are seventh on the table with 30 points from 19 matches. The former Warri Wolves midfielder played only a bit role at the 2013

AFCON after he lost his first-team place to Lazio youngster Ogenyi Onazi. He later suffered a longterm injury but he has since regained full fitness.

Eneramo: Why I agreed loan move

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igeria striker, Michael Eneramo, has agreed to join Turkish club Karabukspor on loan because they met his terms. “I have settled for Karabukspor. I will be there on loan till the end of the season. I chose Karabukspor because

I will get the chance to play regular football and they met all my terms as it is with Besiktas. I will do my best for the team,� Eneramo said. “Antalyaspor, Eskeshirspor, Elazigspor all wanted me, even Sivasspor want me back, but I am here at Karabukspor for good.�

Eneramo will be a direct replacement for compatriot Joseph Akpala, who has suffered another injury. The former Esperance of Tunisia captain played 10 games for Besiktas and scored a goal. He scored 12 goals in the league last season for Sivasspor.

Daniel Amokachi tournaments very organised with everything in place as we have seen of Nigeria, we must commend you and especially the Nigeria Football Federation for this ( " we urge other countries to borrow a leaf from the way Nigeria do their things�, he said. The hall consisting of players and " Eagles responded with a thunderous applause, with Team Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, promising to relate the news to the NFF and assuring that it will be sustained.

Katsina set for President Jonathan Peace Cup he stage is set for the maiden edition of President Goodluck Jonathan U-18 Boy’s YSFON National Peace Cup which kicks off on Saturday 11 January, 2014 at the Katsina Township Stadium. Secretary Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), Patrick Okpavuerhe told Newswatch Sports that the week-long championship sponsored by the Katsina State Government will attract over 20 teams from different states of the Federation. According to him the Deputy Governor of the State, Barrister Abdullahi Garba Faskari will be the special guest of honour at the kick off ceremony while the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim Safana will be the Chief host. He noted that the

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championship which will be rounded off on January 18 is part of the Federation’s efforts at developing football at the grassroots even as he appealed to other states to emulate Katsina state and sponsor more YSFON tournaments. Meanwhile, YSFON national president, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has charged participating teams to exhibit the highest sense of discipline throughout the duration of the tournament with a warning that age cheats will not be allowed to be part of the tournament. Gawuna, while commending the Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Yusuf Shema for donating the trophy noted that the Federation will always be willing to partner with any state towards the development of grassroots football in the country.

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Sports Update

Award surprised me –Toure By Emeka Ezeugwu

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vorian football icon, Yaya Toure has expressed surprise at winning the African Footballer of the Year for the third time given the formi _ ` ~ | ` ` ~` ers, particularly Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi. Toure pipped Mikel and his compatriot Didier Drogba to the coveted crown for the third year running on Thursday in a capacity crowd ceremony at Eko hotels and towers, Lagos. Toura said he considered Mikel, who won the Africa Nations Cup with Nigeria and the Europa Cup with Chelsea as favourite to win the crown, and was therefore surprised to have been named instead.

“I was surprised because here was one of the best players in the continent that won the Most Valuable Player of the match four times at the Africa Cup of Nations and won the trophy with his country. He also achieved a lot with his club whereas I did not achieve anything with both club and county. “I think the best player of the continent is considered based on what the player is doing for his club and what he is contributing individually. So I say I am lucky to have won it,� Toure reacted. The Manchester City mied| ~` ~_ ` ` ~ _ ~ ` and those who voted for him and said it could have been any of the three contenders because they all deserved to

win it, but he counted himself lucky to have been the one that emerged victorious. Toure said Mikel “deserves the award� as he described winning Africa’s individual top gong for the third consecutive year as “unbelievable.� “This is unbelievable. I am happy to be the winner. I congratulate Mikel who deserves it too. To be the winner was unbelievable. I thank all who supported me. I am very, very proud,� he said shortly after he was announced as the winner of the award. … ~ _ ` | ~ `„ † ` | `_ `~ ~ ` ` Ivorian striker, Didier Drogba _ ` ~ ` ` `| _ ` _ | _tion. The last Nigerian to win the award was Nwankwo Kanu,

Eagles hail Maigari over Awards sweep ‌Tip Mikel for future

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espite Super Eagles _ `{ _` | ` maestro, John Mikel Obi not being named the African Footballer of the Year at Thursday’s awards ceremony in Lagos, it was plaudits galore for the NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maiagari, his executive committee and all Nigerians over the near clean sweep of awards at the Eagles camp in Cape Town on Thursday night. From Assistant Coach, Dan ‘the bull’ Amokachi, Team Administrator, Dayo Enebi } ~` ` ~` | _ `_ ` indeed the players it was clapping and praises galore as award after award was named after Nigeria. Even

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_ ` to the team, Lawrence Kentu and other security personnel

in the team were not left out of the praise for the NFF and its leadership. “It’s simply the best era in Nigerian football and we pray and hope that it will be sustained in the coming years�, declared an obviously elated Emmanuel Attah, who is the team’s Coordinator. Gangling defence ace, Azubuike Egwuekwe, said he was not too disappointed at Mikel’s loss because head or tail, Nigeria was the champion of the night. “We are sure that Mikel or a Nigerian will win the next award�, he said excitedly. Team Psychologist, Dr Robinson Okosun spoke in a similar vein, declaring that with the clean sweep of awards, the year 2014 will be a better one for Nigeria. “Yes we may be a little

disappointed that Mikel did not win but are assured that we will do better in the New Year, starting with the CHAN tournament and we will return again next year to take what rightly belongs to us�. Amokachi, who is normally not used to emotions said there was a lot to cheer from the award ceremony. “We had a clean sweep and we must comment President Maigari and his board but the message is for us to work harder and remain the dominant force in African football�, he said. _ ƒ `„ _` | ~` ` Alaiya, simply said he could not agree more with the deluge of accolades that were poured on Nigerian football and the Maigari led NFF. “Its congratulations and more work to be done�.

Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi (right) receives CAF best Coach of the year

Yaya Toure at the GLO CAF Award 2013, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria PHOTOS: BANKOLE DAMILARE Island,Lagos...yesterday.

Maigari, Umeh cry foul overToure’s CAF Award By GBOLAHAN DADA

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igerian football big wigs, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and Chief Mike Okeke Umeh have cried foul over CAF decision to crown Manchester City | ~ `€_ _` ~ `_ ` African Footballer of the Year for the third time. Maigari was particularly bitter that Chelsea player, John Mikel Obi could not be considered for the award in spite of his remarkable achievements for club and country last year. “In fact, I was highly disappointed but there’s

nothing we could do. We are not part of voting procedures and we just have to take it like that, “ Maigari said. 28 countries voted Yaya Toure and just four (Nigeria, Sudan, Libya and Zambia) voted Mikel. While the Nigerian garnered 265 points, Toure had 373 points. The country also had many Nigerians in the Top 10 and this affected the Chelsea star. Votes were split among the Nigerian players listed in the Top 10-Enyeama 6th, Emenike 7th and Musa `{ _ `_ | _ ` ` CAF voted. Mikel may not exactly be as exciting as Toure, but he always get the job done by shielding his defence with his unrivalled tactical discipline. The 26-year-old | `_ ~ _ ` had survived various managers at Stamford Bridge since he moved there in 2006 to now

emerge as one of the most successful African players in Europe. And when both Mikel and Yaya squared up on the same pitch at the AFCON in South Africa last year, it was the Nigerian who dominated as the Super Eagles soared past the Elephants on their way to a third continental diadem. But Mikel’s trophies last year were not enough to crown him the new king of African football on Thursday in Lagos. NFF Vice President, Chief Umeh also kicked against the rational the coaches used to vote out Mikel in the Award race. Umeh said he was not happy that the award is moving out of Nigeria again even when everybody had put their hope on it. “It’s unbelievable! I couldn’t believe it but we have to take it like that. It is part of the game. You win some, you lose some, “he said.

Chairman Lagos FA, Mr Seyi Akinwumi, Yaya Toure , CAF President, Isa Hayatou and Bela Adenuga-Disu, during the presentation of African Foothballer of the year to Yaya Toure at the GLO CAF Award 2013, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island,Lagos...yesterday.

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