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$17bn undeclared stolen crude: Reps summon AGF, CBN gov, others

Emmanuel Iriogbe, Abuja

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House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee investigating the $17 billion undeclared stolen crude oil and Liquefied Natural Gas, on Monday, issued a 24 hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Attorney General of the

Federation and Minister of Justice, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to appear before it. Continued on page 7

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Nigeria’s democracy in danger -PDP Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The National Caretaker Commit-

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tee (NCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi on Monday raised the alarm that Nigeria’s democracy is in serious danger, stressing that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must be held responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the country. The NCC of the PDP has similarly Continued on page 6

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No plan to increase petrol pump price, says PPPRA ÏÏÏ The Acting Executive Secre-

tary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, Mr. Victor Shidok, on Monday in Abuja, said there was no plan to increase the price of petrol. Shidok said this at a joint news briefing with the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund, Alhaji Ahmed Bobboi. Represented by the agency’s General Manager Operations,

Mr. Supo Agbaje, Shidok insisted that the increase of N1 in bridging costs from N6.20 to N7.20 for petroleum marketers would have no effect on the price of petrol. Also known as Premium Motor Spirit, there had been panic buying since the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers threatened strike, which has since been called off. “As the Agency of government

responsible for petroleum products price adjustment, we wish to categorically state that the price cap for PMS remains N145 per litre. “The additional N1 per litre transporters’ bridging rate shall not in any way translate to an upward review of PMS pump price. This information has been communicated to all stakeholders acContinued on page 12

7 Ondo Court sentences abductors of Falae to life jail

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Ambode tasks workers on solving problems Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of

Lagos state has charged civil servants in the state to always be ready to solve problems, saying that is the only way to address the needs of Lagosians in the 21st century. The governor urged all the state’s public servants to possess skills which will assist the state in solving her problems, saying that possessing problem-solving skills was critical in moving Lagos forward to greater heights. Declaring open a two-day workshop tagged: ‘Leadership Development & Performance Enhancement for Public Servants in Lagos state,’ organized by the state Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions in conjunction with Messrs. XLS Consulting Limited in Ikeja, the governor said employees leave because of ineffective managers and managers with poor leadership skills. “One of the leadership competencies that has proved especially indispensable is that of problem-solving skills. In nearly every sector, problem-solving is one of the key skills that employers seek. It is hard to find a blue collar, administrative, managerial, or professional position that doesn’t require problem-solving skills of some kind,” he said. The governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson Oke, said by investing in leadership training, the government could retain its people and reduce costly recruitment expenses. According to him, “quality leadership is a combination of the right qualities and the right training. Identify those who have what it takes and provide them with targeted leadership training. Nurturing future leaders supports succession planning and offers career pathways to employees, further increasing retention.

ÏÏÏ Following recent missing petrol report involving MRS Petroleum, and Capital Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has allegedly sacked four of its top officials. According to multiple sources, those asked to leave include the Managing Director of the NNPC Retail, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue; the General Manager (Operations) of NNPC Retail, Mamza Gwadabe; as well as Ibrahim Bello, another official of NNPC retail whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Sources said that the four were asked to leave last Thursday over the ‘missing’ petrol scandal involving Capital Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited owned by businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah. After the missing petrol were discovered in January this year, a com-

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$1.3b Malabu scandal: Shell’s global CEO exposed OpeOluwani Akintayo

ÏÏÏ Documents

leaked to Finance Uncovered on the Malabu Oil deal, revealed that the international Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shell, Ben van Beurden, was placed under secret surveillance as part of a pan-European corruption investigation into the way the firm paid $1.3 billion for Nigeria’s oil bloc OPL 245. The leaked information included a recording of a wiretapped telephone conversation between Shell’s Van Beurden, and his then chief financial officer, Simon Henry, after a raid by Dutch financial police on the corporation’s headquarters in The Hague.

In the 14-minute tape, van Beurden was heard discussing the raid earlier that day in which thousands of documents relating to a deal it struck in Nigeria were seized – a deal currently being investigated over allegations that $1.3 billion was wired to former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete. Beurden was heard on the intercept warning Henry not to volunteer any information that is not requested if approached by the police and discussing the ramifications for the company’s share price. In one extraordinary passage, he said “loose…pub talk” by two former MI6 operatives the company had employed to gather intelligence in Nige-

ria ¬– and who had speculated which politicians might get “payoffs” if Shell secured the deal. The conversation was said to have taken place in February last year when Dutch authorities raided Shell’s HQ after a request from counterparts in Italy. Italy and the Netherlands are presently investigating the $1.3 billion purchase of the OPL 245 by Shell and Italian oil major Eni in 2011. The scandal was on allegations that Shell and ENI knowingly paid $1.1-billion to former Nigerian petroleum minister, Dan Etete for OPL 245, a concession he had improperly awarded to himself while in office.

L-R: Chieftain, Anambra State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Chris Uba; Ebonyi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Kelechi Igwe; PDP National Chairman, Sen Ali Modu-Sheriff and Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecelia Ezeilo, during the Anambra State PDP Stakeholders meeting in Enugu… on Monday.

Missing petrol scandal: NNPC allegedly sacks four top officials OpeOluwani Akintayo

mittee were set up. Sources hinted that the committee found the officials guilty hence, recommending their dismissal. But we learnt that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, and the management of the NNPC later decided to convert their dismissal to retirement. Our sources said the case and the officials will soon be referred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) further investigation and prosecution. The products, over 100 million litres of petrol worth over N14 billion, belonging to the NNPC Retail, were stored at the private depots under a throughput arrangement as part of the corporation’s strategy to build strategic national fuel reserve. NNPC’s Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Henry Ikem-Obi, said the Corporation discovered the fraud

last January when the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, another subsidiary of NNPC, needed to access the NNPC Retail’s petrol stored at the Capital Oil depot, to bridge the supply gap. Ikem-Obi said the management of Capital Oil offered no concrete explanation regarding why it sold all the NNPC stock of petrol at its depot without seeking permission or informing NNPC Retail. The fraud investigation was then alerted by Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue under whose watch the products were put in charge. Daily Times however learnt that after the four have been asked to leave, Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue who is the Retail boss, has vowed not to leave, maintaining her innocence. We learnt she also rejected the resignation of Mr. Gwadabe on Thursday saying she had trust in his ability.

Most of the money allegedly flowed as kickbacks to Nigerian government ministers and ENI executives. The intercept is understood to form part of the Italian prosecutor’s case against Shell, which is now being prosecuted together with ENI in Milan. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is pursuing a separate prosecution in Abuja against Shell, ENI and others. As part of the Italian legal process, the evidence that the prosecutor intends to use has been shared with the implicated parties ahead of a court hearing on April 20 to confirm the charges. Shell and ENI have since denied any wrongdoing, and there is no suggestion that Van Beurden, who only became CEO in 2014, played any part in the deal. Both companies insist they have cooperated fully with the authorities. The evening of the raid, February 17, Van Beurden phoned chief financial officer, Simon Henry, to discuss what police might have discovered, and how Shell could limit the fall-out. At the outset of the conversation, he told Henry he is stepping out of the room so he can’t be overheard by the family nanny – unaware of the police eavesdroppers and a far wider audience. They then discussed the raid and which of their offices had been examined. Van Beurden then referred to an ongoing internal investigation led by Shell’s own legal chief. When Henry asked for an update on that, the CEO replies: “I don’t think they have found anything that was clearly incriminating or that sort of suggested that we were colluding or doing anything inappropriate.”

Man jailed one month, fined N30,000 for raping 12-year-old boy to death Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏA man, Abubakar Maishai, who abducted and raped a 12-year-old boy, identified simply as Aminu, has been sentenced to a ridiculous one month behind bars in addition to paying a paltry N30,000 fine in Kontagora area of Niger state. Aminu lost his life in the hospital after he was allegedly sexually abused by Abubakar, a tea seller in Ngwayanma, in the Kontagora area of Niger state. Abubakar, aka Maishai, had reportedly abducted Aminu from his parents’ house sometime in March, and held him hostage in his apartment. He was alleged to have severally had sex with Aminu for two weeks, until the victim fell ill. It was gathered that a neighbour, who got wind of Aminu’s abduction, raised the alarm and reported the case to the police at the Kontagora

division. While Abubakar was arrested, the boy was admitted to a hospital, where he died. A resident, who did not want his name in print, said the incident had left the parents of the victim traumatised, urging the police to ensure diligent prosecution of the suspect. He said, “the boy’s parents suddenly discovered that he was missing and asked for his whereabouts from his friends, who denied knowledge of his whereabouts. Afterwards, a case of abduction was reported to the police. That was early March. “A man alerted us two weeks later that he saw Aminu with Maishai (Abubakar). The suspect initially denied that the boy was in his custody. The boy was later found in his apartment in a critical condition. He looked tired and pale. Maishai confessed he had sex with him several times.

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Nigeria’s democracy in danger -PDP Continued from page 1 drawn the attention of the world leaders to what it called the serious issues of human rights violation in Nigeria since the APC Administration took over power in May 29, 2015. The national caretaker committee raised the alarm in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye and made available to journalists on Monday in Abuja.

The NCC equally frowned at the indiscriminate arrests of Nigerians as well as members of the PDP in different parts of the country like Kaduna, Edo, and Nasarawa states amongst others by the ruling government. The NCC of the PDP pointed out that these actions of the ruling party, the APC is absurd, disheartening and a serious threat to our hard-earned democracy. Nigerians, the Senator Makarfiled NCC warned, cannot and

should not be arrested and detained indiscriminately for criticising and holding government accountable. It argued that constructive criticism is the primary responsibility of opposition in a democracy all over the world and Nigeria cannot be an exception. The statement reads: “The attention of the PDP, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, has been drawn to the untoward, unconstitutional and indiscriminate ar-

rest and detention of PDP members and supporters nationwide on phantom charges by the Government of the All Progressive Congress (APC). “For emphasis, on the 4th of February, 2017, the Chapter Chairman of the PDP in Jigawa State, Mr. Salisu Mamuda, was arrested for criticising the Jigawa State Government against spending the sum of N400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million Naira Only) to entertain defectors from PDP to APC. “Nigerians will also recall that Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi, a Governorship Aspirant on the platform of the PDP in Lagos state during the 2015 Guber Election was arrested by men of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) on February 17, 2017 on account of exposing the Forex racketeering by the APC-led government at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). “Also on March 3, 2017, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, a PDP chieftain in Kogi State was arrested on trump-up charges and detained illegally for criticising the wrong policies, misgover-

nance and non-performance of Governor Yahaya Bello. “Just yesterday, April 9, 2017, Mr. Austin Usman Okai, a PDP Youth leader and frontline critic of the Yahaya Bello’s APC-led Government in Kogi State was arrested by men of the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squared (SARS) on phantom petitions by some cronies of the governor. “There are also reports of indiscriminate arrest and detention of citizens of this country in Kaduna, Edo, Nasarawa amongst others at both the Federal and state levels controlled by the Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). “These actions of the Ruling Party, the APC is absurd, disheartening and a serious threat to our hard-earned democracy. “Nigerians cannot and should not be arrested and detained indiscriminately for criticising and holding government accountable. Constructive criticism is the primary responsibility of opposition in a democracy all over the world and Nigeria cannot be an excepContinued on page 12

Court strikes out Obasanjo’s wife suit to stop son’s wedding Titilope Joseph

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$793, 800 bribery case: Ajumogobia challenges court’s jurisdiction Titilope Joseph

ÏÏÏ A Judge of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, on Monday, challenged the jurisdiction of an Ikeja High Court to try her in a bribery suit brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Standing trial alongside Ajumogobia on a 30-count charge is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Godwin Obla, who was also accused of giving the judge N5 million. Ajumogobia, through her lawyers, Mr. Olawole Akoni, SAN, and Robert Clarke, SAN, filed an application dated April 5, 2017 challenging the jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate over her matter. Robert Clarke notified the court of two pending applications, adding that they are yet to receive a response from the court. The EFCC’s counsel, Idris A. Mohammed, told the court that the prosecution was served with three applications by the 1st de-

fendant dated March 7, March 29 and April 5, 2017. “My Lord, the application dated 5th April, however, is a motion challenging the jurisdiction of this honorable Court,” he said. The presiding judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi however pointed that the application challenging the jurisdiction of the court was not ripe for hearing. “You people just shot yourselves at the foot because this application should have been taken first and it is obviously not ripe for hearing.” “For that same reason, every other application must wait for this particular one to be taken; because if I don’t have jurisdiction, how can then can the case continue?” he said. Meanwhile, Obla’s lawyer, Ifedayo Adedipe SAN, urged the court not to adjourn the matter but should allow the proceedings to continue for the sake of the 2nd defendant. “Even though this matter is a joint trial, it is the argument of the 1st defendant that is before

your Lordship and not of the 2nd defendant,” Adedipe said. Clarke however offered to temporarily withdraw said application if it would affect the trial of the second defendant. Justice Oshodi however adjourned the matter till April 28 as previously fixed for hearing of the application challenging the jurisdiction of the court. Ajumogobia was accused by the EFCC of receiving a total of $793, 800 in several tranches from different sources between 2012 and 2015. The judge was further accused of giving false information to EFCC operatives by claiming to be on admission at a Lagos hospital which was found out to be false, an offence contrary to section 39 (2)a of the EFCC Establishment Act. Obla, a former EFCC prosecutor, was accused of offering a N5 million bribe to Ajumogobia, but when they were both interrogated by the EFCC, they each gave conflicting answers.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja on Monday struck out the suit filed by wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mrs. Taiwo Obasanjo, seeking to stop the wedding of their son, Olujonwo. In the suit, she named Chief Sir (Dr.) Kessington Adebutu and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as respondents. Mrs. Taiwo Obasanjo had sought an order of the family court to postpone the wedding of Olujonwo beyond May, 2017 on the ground of a spiritual advice she was given concerning him. She also prayed to court to compel all stakeholders in the wedding to agree to postpone the wedding so as to allow her perform her parental duties towards his son. At the resumption of the proceedings, Counsel to the respondents, Bode Olanipekun, urged the court to dismiss the suit for lack of lack jurisdiction. Olanipekun stated that by virtue of section 18 of the Marriage Act and Section 261 of the Child’s Act, the court lacked jurisdiction to hear that matter because the child in the suit is above 18 years. Olanipekun also pointed out that claims in the applicant’s suit does not disclose any reasonable cause of action. He also drew the attention of the court to a letter purportedly written to a church with the notion that the court has given an

injunction stopping the marriage. Mrs. Obasanjo’s lawyers, Adeyemi Adegbite however urged the court to disregard the argument of the respondent and postpone the wedding. In her ruling, Justice Okunnu held that her court being a family court does not have jurisdiction to entertain a matter involving an adult who is over 33 years old. “On March 27, 2017, I directed counsels to address me on whether this court has jurisdiction to entertain a suit over a child that is an adult. “This court adjudicates on matters involving children under 18 years and the subject matter in this suit is a 33 years adult. “I regret to say that this court does not have jurisdiction to hear this matter. Moreover, this suit does not disclose any cause of action. “This suit is hereby dismissed in its entirety”, Justice Okunnu said. The judge however noted that the letter purported written to the church conducting the wedding was premised on a wrong notion as she never made a pronouncement concerning the meeting. Recall that Mrs. Obasanjo sought to stop son’s wedding based on prophesies and warnings she received from men of God to the effect that Olujonwo, her son who turns 34 on June 1, should not do or be involved in any elaborate celebration before his birthday.

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$17bn undeclared stolen crude: Reps summon AGF, CBN gov, others Continued from page 1 Chairman of the ad-hoc Committee, Abdulrazak Namdas, gave the order, saying other persons expected to appear before the committee are Directors of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Executive

Secretary of Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Namdas accused government agencies of scuttling the investigation and frowned at the failure of Ministers, Executive Officers of various agencies and parastatals as well as

Nigeria Navy to honour the Ad-hoc Committee’s earlier invitation. “The government is fighting corruption. It’s very serious business. We have put it as part of our legislative agenda to actually support this government to fight corruption and we expect government agencies to also compliment by doing the needful.

Ondo Court sentences abductors of Falae to life jail

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ÏÏÏ The Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced the seven abductors of the erstwhile Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Chief Olu False, to life Imprisonment. At a sitting on Monday, presided by Justice Williams Olamide, the Court ruled that the seven suspects were guilty of kidnapping Falae. Justice Olamide had earlier discharged the seven convicts of two charges bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery out of the five charges brought before them at the court. The Judge in his two hours ruling ordered that the seven abductors should be remanded at the Olokuta Maximum Prison without no option of fine. Falae, the National Chair-

man of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen on September 21, 2015 during his 77th birthday. It would be recalled that the elder statesman was abducted at his Ilado Farm in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Falae, who spent four days in captivity, was later released after his family paid a ransom of five million naira to the notorious abductors. Our correspondent reports that among those sent to jail by the State High Court are Abubakar Auta, Bello Jannu, Umaru Ibrahim, Masahudu Muhammed, Idris Lawal with two others. They were brought before the Ondo State High Court on a five count charge bordering on kidnapping, conspiracy, armed robbery among others.

Part of the charge brought before the suspects read: “That you, Abubakar Auta, Bello Jannu, Umaru Ibarahim, Masahudu Muhammed, Idris Lawal and others now at large, on or about Monday, September 21, 2015 at Kajola/Eyinala Community in Akure Judicial Division did give information for the purpose of kidnapping and abducting Chief Samuel Oluyemi Falae. “Abubakar Auta, Bello Jannu, Umaru Ibarahim, Masahudu Muhammed and Idris Lawal, and others now at large, on or about Monday, September 21, 2015 at Kajola/Eyinala Community in Akure Judicial Division did Kidnapped Chief Oluyemi Falae, the Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and did not release him until N5,000,000 ransom was paid.

Customs stops exit of rice from free trade zones

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Nigeria Customs

Service (NCS) has ordered immediate stoppage of rice from Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country in order to enforce total compliance to the ban on the importation of rice. This was disclosed in Abuja by the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah. According to Attah, it became necessary to extend the war against rice smuggling to the FTZs because of the high cases of smuggled rice being taken to FTZs

due to high security in land borders. He said: “Just last week, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), issued a directive that no rice should exit from FTZ into the country. We know that the FTZ enjoys special status under the law. “It is known as a country within a country,” he said, adding that, that is why some items that are not allowed in the country are allowed by law to be imported into the country by the operators in the FTZ. “However, the NCS has discovered that some opera-

tors are taking advantage of the status of the FTZ. They now circumvent the law restricting rice importation through the land borders,” he said. Attah opined that “if we block the land borders and allow operators of FTZ to bring in rice through the seaport into the FTZ and then exit into Nigeria, our efforts at the land borders will be in vain.” According to him, being land of its own, the law that apply to the land border should also apply to the FTZ because it is a land, and between the two borders, there is no seaport.

“The government is in Abuja, it’s not in Lagos, the heads of agencies are in Abuja and this is a serious matter...we’re talking about $17 billion, stolen, diverted. And the people who are responsible for this, just to come and give clarification and they’re sending people here, we’re not going to take it,” Namdas vowed. According to preliminary findings conducted by the ad-hoc committee, showed that over 57 million barrels of Nigeria’s crude oil were illegally exported and sold in the USA between January 2011 and December 2014. “The estimated revenue loss by the government of Nigeria stands at over $12,722,600,327 at an exchange rate of N196/$1, this translates to over N2 trillion, you can imagine what the value is now. “The corruption in the oil industry fundamentally distorts public policy, creates misappropriation and misapplication of resourc-

es, vitiates public sector and private sector development and over and above all, it undermines good governance and ultimately hurts the poor most,” Namdas stressed. Speaking while declaring open a four-day investigative hearing by the ad-hoc committee on the $17 billion undeclared revenue, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, described as unfortunate the report alleging that over $40.266 billion and N196 billion oil revenue was lost by the country as a result on non-remittance by some international oil companies over the past few years. He gave the breakdown to include: non-remittance of over $4.4 billion involving the national oil conglomerate and some international oil companies (OICs) into the Federation Account and $12.9 billion revenue which accrued from Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) company collected

by Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) since 2009. Others are $5.966 billion and N20.4 billion revenue allegedly lost in the offshore processing agreement, crude theft and the controversial crude oil swaps; N175.9 billion disparity lost during the subsidy claims in the NEITI report as well as the $17 billion stolen from undeclared crude oil and Liquified Natural Gas exports to global destinations. “As you are well aware, today’s public hearing is one in the series of investigative hearings by the House of Representatives on the looting of the nation’s wealth in the oil and gas industry, which runs into billions of dollars. The emphasis and the interest which the parliament has shown in investigating the sector is not a coincident but a deliberate effort to cleanse the industry of rot that has epitomised its existence over the years.

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Makarfi’s NCC tells Sheriff to stop parading himself as party’s national chairman Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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Despite the Court of Appeal’s recognition of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Caretaker Committee (NCC), of the party led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi has called on Senator Sheriff to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party. The NCC also called on all security agencies and other agencies of government to stop according Sheriff or members of his executive committee any support or assistance. The NCC made the calls in a statement signed by its national

Ï d ƕ 0 ƕ Ɔè zƈƊƆè Ɛ ƆƏ ^#^ ƒ ƏƆ ƌƆ Ƈ ƈ ƐƆ ƏƈƐƕ publicity secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Monday in Abuja. The Senator Makarfi-led NCC pointed out that it has appealed the judgment of the Court of Appeal of February 17, 2017 at the apex court, stressing that, “in the eyes of the law, until the appeal is set aside by the Supreme Court, the National Caretaker Committee remains in charge of the affairs of the PDP.” It added, “so, Senator Sheriff and his co travelers have no power to call for any meeting of Party members or supervise the affairs of the PDP forthwith.” The NCC urged all its mem-

bers and supporters nationwide to stop attending any meeting organized by Senator Sheriff or any member of his team, saying, “they are illegal and have no place to function as such.” Makarfi’s group argued that it remains the only authentic national exco of the PDP in line with the decision of the May 21 and August 17, 2016 national conventions of the party. The NCC also faulted what it called another insulting and baseless accusation by one Mr. Cairo Ojugboh wherein he declared that the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff group “will not accept

stolen monies from Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and Chief Nyesom Wike of Rivers tate.” It declared: “For the umpteenth time, we want to re-iterate that Mr. Ojugboh, the former national vice chairman of the PDP has no locus to speak in the capacity of deputy national chairman of the PDP.” The NCC urged Ojougboh and other members of his group to “note that Governors Fayose and Wike and indeed all governors elected on the platform of our great party are men of integrity. “Our governors are respon-

sible and trusted party men that are working tirelessly in their various states to deliver the needed dividends of democracy. “The people of Rivers State and Ekiti State can testify to the wonderful achievements of our Governors in their states and other states governed by the PDP,” it said.

Dangote: A man of honour, inspiration, says Gbenga Daniel

Report on monitoring of citizens’ calls, social media posts is false FG ÏÏÏ The federal government has described as false the information being circulated on the social media to the effect that under a purported Ministry of Interior Regulation, all phone calls and social media posts made by the citizens are to be monitored and recorded. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the development as another example of disinformation that has permeated the media space, especially the social media. The Minister said the intention of those behind the false news is to give the impression that the Federal Government is working to stifle freedom of speech, which is not the case. ‘’There is no regulation, old or new, from the Ministry of Interior or any federal government agency requiring the recording of all calls or the monitoring of Social Media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter or Facebook. We are therefore using this medium to inform all Nigerians that what is being circulated in this regard is totally false and should be disregarded. ‘’We thank all Nigerians who have reached out to us in an effort to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of this information, which is now being widely circulated on the Social Media. This is the best way to ensure that the purveyors of false news do not dominate our media space,’’ he said.

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (5th l); President Globe Nigeria, Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim (4th l) and some Senators and House of Representatives members of Globe Nigeria when the group visited the Senate President in Abuja… on Monday.

Oba of Benin symbolizes unity, progress - deputy gov Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÏÏÏ Edo state deputy governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has lauded the Oba of Benin, His Majesty, Ewuare 11, for consistently playing his fatherly role in the state, describing the revered monarch as symbol of unity and progress. The deputy governor made the remarks when he joined the Otaru of Auchi, HRH A. H. Momoh, Ikelebe 111 of Auchi sacred kingdom, other traditional rulers from Edo North and the immediate past governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to receive the king who was on a thank you visit to Edo North. Hon Shaibu said the visit of the Benin monarch was not only symbolic but a significant one that would no doubt bring blessing to their land. “Our Great Oba’s visit is a blessing to us,and with his prayer that Edo North will record bumper harvest this year and the sym-

bolic rain that followed immediately is an indication of great things ahead,” he emphasised. In his welcome address, the Otaru of Auchi, commended the Benin monarch for his reform agenda, especially in the area of land use administration which he said has taken many young men out of laziness and ignorance. He described the personality of the Oba as a well-groomed character of contentment and culture. “Your historical ascension to the divine throne of your forebears has added colour to our culture. I welcome you on behalf of the Edo North traditional rules. He pledged their continuous cooperation and loyalty to the Benin monarch. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in a keynote address, also added that under the reign of Oba Ewuare 11, Edo people have remained one and more united than ever before.

The Benin monarch and his entourage who were received warmly by the Edo North traditional rulers and their people said his visit was to specially thank the traditional rulers and the people for their support throughout the process of his coronation as the 40th Oba of Benin kingdom, October 20, 2016. He promised that Edo council of traditional rulers would soon be reconstituted so as to build a formidable traditional institution that will collaborate with government. He also solicited the support of the traditional rulers in the realisation of his objective and initiative to build responsible Youth and culture of hard work and food sufficiency. The monarch promised to extend invitation to other ethnic groups in the state to actively participate in the historical annual Igue Festival, saying that “this is necessary to consolidate on our historical traditions.”

ÏÏÏ Former governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has congratulated Africa’s foremost industrialist and renowned philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th birthday. Otunba Daniel, in his message to the business mogul on the attainment of the diamond age, described Alhaji Dangote as a man of great affluence, influence and honour whose image looms large across the globe. According to Daniel, “the Dangote story is so realistic, inspirational and admirable. He is, no doubt, an institution, having invested in many sectors of, not only Nigerian but African economy and even beyond.” “In spite of his wealth, Alhaji Dangote is an embodiment of humility, grace, and generosity. As philanthropist of note, his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, championed by the Dangote Foundation have impacted so much on the nutrition, health, unemployment and educational challenges of Nigerians. He is, no doubt, a personality who history will never forget for his remarkable contributions to the nation and Africa’s economic development. He is a shining example and worthy of commendation and recommendation for the present and incoming generations of young Nigerians.” The former Governor therefore felicitated with the business tycoon while praying Almighty God to grant him long life, good health and more years of tremendous success in life.

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As CACOL expresses frustration with FG’s war on corruption Patrick Okohue

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) is one body that is well known for its stand on issues relating to corruption and governance in the country and it has been at the forefront of the war on anti-corruption in all facets of the nation’s life. However, the group has expressed worry about the war on corruption which is the signature tune of the Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government, wondering whether with recent happenings across the country, the government can still sincerely say it is fighting corruption. In a release by the group and signed by its Media Coordinator, Wale Salami, CACOL expressed worries about recent happenings across the country and harvest of losses in corruption cases being prosecuted by the various security agencies. According to the group, “Nothing further exposes the insincerity of the present government which rode on the mantra of ‘change’ and ‘anti-corruption’ than the recent events in the country. The failure of the government cuts across all the arms of government; and it manifests in every aspect of our national life today. “Beginning with the most notorious in the acts of mis-governance, i.e. the Senate, one needs no bolder relief to understand that Nigeria is back to the precipice, from which majority of Nigerians believed they already rescued the country from when they voted massively for the present government in 2015. “The National Assembly, particularly the Upper Chamber has demonstrated adequately for those that are discerning enough, that the true change they desire cannot come as long as the shenanigans in that hallowed chambers are in charge of legislating. CACOL argues that with its recent conducts and actions, that it has become obvious that the Senate has constituted itself into a clog of progress in the nation’s fight against corruption. “We had stated clearly in recent time that as at now the Senate has degenerated to the level of constituting the leading clog in a government it’s supposed to be part of. “And that the leadership of the Senate and their cohorts in the Red Chamber predicated on their baggage of corruption has consistently deployed every dubious means available to them to deflect and distract government from the very essence of its creation. It however said that the Senate is not alone in the loss of direction in this government, that the other arms of govern-

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ment are also culpable in this regards. “We stated unequivocally too that the Senate cannot be isolated in the situation the country is in; that isolating the legislature will mean loss of circumspection. The executive and the judiciary are also deeply involved in the bringing of our country to this regrettable state. “The executive comfortably houses both elected and appointed public officials that have plethora of corruption allegations against them that are yet to be disproved. Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the General of the Federation (SGF), we cited as a shining example along that dishonourable path of betraying the trust reposed on the present government via their votes in 2015. “The SGF obviously has a lot to answer for, as far as the allegations against him are concerned, as against the clearance by the President which suggests that he had not been found wanting. Ordinarily, the SGF should have stepped aside long before now to thoroughly clear himself of the misconducts he is being accused of, we had said. “The subsisting situation has led to the present sad joke in the country that; “the Executive cleared its ‘own’ of corruption, the National Assembly cleared its ‘own’ of corruption and the Judiciary cleared its ‘own’ of corruption”! Tragic as the joke is, it is the reality of the present scenario. “The recent court rulings that have been in favour of suspected corruption criminals against the FG, portrays a situation in which corruption is defeating anti-corruption in the fierce battle to rid the country of the virus of sharp, immoral and corrupt practices. “Within four days, the FG through its

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The subsisting situation has led to the present sad joke in the country that; “the Executive cleared its ‘own’ of corruption, the National Assembly cleared its ‘own’ of corruption and the Judiciary cleared its ‘own’ of corruption”! Tragic as the joke is, it is the reality of the present scenario. anti-graft and security agencies lost some prominent cases. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lost two, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) lost one each. “The case against Patience Jonathan, former first lady, where a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos unfroze her $5 million account in Skye Bank and that of Godsday Orubebe, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, who had been charged to court by ICPC, in 2016 for N1.97 billion fraud, both-

ering on the diversion of funds meant for the compensation of owners of property on the Eket Urban section of the East-West road in Eket, Akwa Ibom State are instructive enough for discerning minds. “Orubebe was discharged and acquitted on Tuesday, as the ICPC withdrew the case against him under unclear circumstances. “Also, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife and one Mr. Joe Agi who were charged by the DSS to a Federal High Court at the FCT, Maitama, Abuja on 18 count charge were dismissed, all without finding them guilty on a single count.” The group alleged that the inability of government agencies to achieve any convinction is due largely to lack of diligent prosecution, “It is being argued in public discourse that corruption cases being prosecuted by the Federal Government have not achieved convictions based mainly on lack of diligence and substantive evidences. CACOL agrees with this to an extent, but we refuse to be deceived by the deceptions of a government that was apparently conceived on the basis of deceit. “This is why we believe all the arms of government are complicit in the situation we are in. The Judiciary is as soaked in corruption as the other arms, and this is a sad commentary on the situation of the country given that, that arm of government is supposed to be the last bastion of hope for the masses.” While also pointedly accusing the judiciary of complicity in trying to compromise in the trial of some judicial officers, CACOL insist that the judiciary can never do a good job if it is allowed to cleanse itself of corruption or allowed to handle some of the cases against its members internally. “Despite all the brouhaha that witnessed the arrest of judges by the DSS, the pontifications of members of the Bench that, that arm of government could cleanse itself of corruption, we see today that the cases that are in court which emanated from the saga are either being foot-dragged on, or consciously being ‘killed’ silently. “This is exactly what has been characteristic of our judicial system where it is always easier for the ‘camel to pass through the eye of the needle’ than for suspected criminals answer to their charges and where perversion of justice is a pastime. “At the end, it is the ordinary Nigerians that are losing where governance has failed or is failing. Obviously, Nigerians need to rescue and take back their country given the foregoing background. So, the question is ‘what is to be done’ to take back the country from this glaringly unrepentant and incurably corrupt ruling class Continued on Page 11

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Lagos has been lucky with its leaders over the years -Eshilokun The Lagos State 8th House of Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, Hon.Wasiu Eshilokun, aka ‘Mayor of Lagos’ a symbol of royalty from Eshilokun Royal family of Lagos Island, has aired his views on why Lagos State need to take proactive steps to maintain its widely acclaimed place of excellence. PATRICK OKOHUE report

Having been privileged to have served in both executive and the legislative arms in Lagos State, how will you mirror Lagos @ 50? All I know is that Lagos State has been blessed with good leaders right from inception, talk of Mobolaji Johnson, Eko towers and Eric Moore Towers were done during his tenure, consider Alhaji Lateef Jakande and all his monumental achievements, Buba Marwa, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Fashola and our current Governor Akinwunmi Ambode have done a lot to make Lagos a cynosure of all eyes. It is an indisputable fact that Lagos has been continuously blessed with good leaders, the positive impact of which translated to all round development as we see today.

things we must consciously develop now, other qualified hands would always come to Lagos but there are areas where we have to take the bull by the horn and develop strategically for the future.

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As far as the legislature is concerned, it has been blessed with good leaders which gave birth to stability and impressive lawmaking, we have not had serious bickering or disharmony even in the legislative house for a very long time and till now. That is why I think Lagos is growing more than expectations and like I told colleagues on the floor, if you say Lagos is not beautiful, take your car from Ikorodu road to Surulere, climb the bridge and descend at Apongbon see Marina you may not even go to V/I where you will see a place as good as anywhere in the whole world, go to Osborne Foreshore, Park view, Onikoyi Estate, Banana Island, Lekki Phase 1, Ikoyi itself, tell me how many states in Nigeria where you can see all those, even in Africa how many

countries? Where you see all those, imagine what the Atlantic City will be in future, Lagos is even preparing for the future, so for me all we need do is to recognise each individual’s ability and to allow all of them contribute positively to the development of Lagos. In your view, has Lagos reached her full potentials with respect to human resources and capacity building? Talking of building Human Capacity in Lagos State, we have enough, but we do not have enough as per strategic areas, for which there concrete efforts to develop; how many railway engineers do we have in Lagos? How many aeronautic engineers do we have in Lagos? Those are the kinds of

Where will you place the person of the former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the history of Lagos? Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a father of the modern day Lagos and qualitative transformation of the city of Lagos. He started it and his financial engineering and resourcefulness in terms of revenue generation is what has been able to sustain Lagos till date. Without the financial engineering and the resources available to Lagos State, the state would not be where it is today and if there was no one with this futuristic approach like him with respect to development, the modern roads being constructed now started during his tenure as governor of Lagos State namely; Awolowo Road, Kudirat Abiola way, Broad street, Martins street, Balogun, Adeola Odeku, even Nnamdi Azikiwe street in Idumota and Ijesha Road. The style of construction was a clear departure from the way roads were done in Lagos. Formerly it was laterite, then you have asphalt, but he changed it that after laterite you have crushed stones before you do your asphalts, that is why the roads are still good, if not we would have been going back to repair those roads after one or two years, the new Lagos High Court, Ikeja High Court during his tenure owing to his development plan, for me he is the father of modern day Lagos. Talking about the aquatic splendor how well have we fared? On our aquatic splendor, Lagos has always had the Ministry of waterfront and River basin agency holding forte for protection and improvements there, looking at the job done at the Atlantic City, you would agree with me that we’ve gone a long way, same with the barricades there which spans up to Ibeju Lekki, I think that with conscious efforts though we are yet to fully realise our potentials, but I’m sure that in the nearest future, we have already started and the future can only be better.

Sheriff ought to be recognized as PDP Chairman APC will benefit from Ita-Giwa’s wealth of experience – Ndoma-Egba – Senator Akaagerger Patrick Okohue

Former Military Administrator of Katsina State, Senator Joseph Akaagerger, has said that Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff ought to be given due recognition as the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in any gathering of the party members. Akaagerger made the statement against the backdrop of the peace meeting organised by former President Goodluck Jonathan, where Sheriff was reported to have walked out because he was not allowed to address the members in his capacity as the party’s national chairman, in

line with the yet-to- be-upturned ruling of the Court of Appeal. Jonathan had convened the meeting to mediate in the disagreement between the Sheriff faction and the Ahmed Makarfi group, all in a bid to bring to an end the prolonged crisis that seems to be tearing the PDP apart. Sheriff who walked out of the meeting with his National Working Committee (NWC) members had said: “We are here for PDP stakeholders meeting and the PDP has only one national chairman, which is Ali Modu Sheriff. There is no PDP meeting that will take place under whatever arrangement that I will

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not open the session as national chairman. Today, I’m the most senior member of this party.” Senator Akaagerger, a loyalist of Sheriff from Benue State wondered why people were not talking about the refusal to duly recognise the national chairman in the meeting but only focusing

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has described the defection of the erstwhile Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a welcome development. The NDDC chairman made the remark in a press statement signed by his Special Assistant on Communication, Mrs. Clara Braide. According to Ndoma-Egba, Ita-Giwa’s decision to join the APC came at a time when all people of goodwill were moving over to contribute their quota to the development of Nigeria through the platform of change. He said: “Your coming to the APC at this point in our fledgling democracy is a pointer to your sincere commitment to deploy

your wealth of experience, with other democrats, for the betterment of your region and the nation as a whole.” The NDDC board helmsman expressed optimism that judging from Ita-Giwa’s antecedents as a team player, grassroots mobiliser and party faithful, the APC’s gradual push to take over the South-South was progressively becoming a reality. “We all are aware of the interesting political story of this great woman of note and how she has been able to galvanise the people of her community to pursue a course that they hold dear in a non-political and non-military way,” adding that “The party can benefit from her immense wealth of experience and tap into her political structure for our party’s greater good. She is a good catch. This move is a further endorsement for President Muhammadu Buhari.”

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Yoruba youths seek Senate’s understanding on Magu Patrick Okohue The Yoruba Youths Council Worldwide has appealed to the Senate to reconsider its stand concerning its refusal to confirm Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It would be recalled that the Senate recently refused to confirm Magu as the EFCC Chairman after he was presented for confirmation by President Muhammadu BUhari, citing an indicting report from the Directorate of Security Services (DSS). However the Yoruba Youths Council through its President, Barrister Oladotun Hassan seeks the Senate’s understanding on the matter saying the DSS report should not be seen as a court judgement. “The Senate has the right to screen any nominee of the

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President including Magu, but our appeal to the Senate is that it should reconsider its stand because the war

against corruption requires the support of all. In as much as the Senate has the right to reject Magu, it also has the

right to reject DSS report that indicted Magu since it is not a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction,” Hassan said. He counseled the Senate not to set up a bad precedent by equating a report of an agency of government as a pronouncement that must guide its decisions, saying such a decision will definitely send a wrong signal to the judiciary. On the suspension of former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, the Yoruba youths said he should be recalled to his seat. Hassan said the position of the Yoruba youths is that the Senate has no right to suspend its member for a period of six months, asking what will be the fate of the people of the senatorial district that he represents for six months . He said it was wrong for the Senate to be a judge in its own case saying the suspension of Ndume is illegal.

Saraki, Ezeife task women on nation building, peace, unity Wife of the President of the Nigerian Senate, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has called on the Umu Ada Di Igbo (UDIM) Mma, a socio-economic group, to promote national peace and unity among women. Saraki, who was represented by the wife of Sen. Bassey Albert, at the Inauguration of the UDIM on Sunday in Abuja, noted that women remain an integral part of any nation. She urged the group to focus on the goal which is to promote the sense of unity among its members, develop healthy matrimonial relationships,

prevent all forms of abuse and promote youth awareness for development. “Women are the nation’s builders, I have no doubt they will deliver in promoting the economic, cultural and social growth of mothers and babies. ”I am pleased to identify with the UDIM group, and I have no doubt these great women in this organisation will give these noble goals their best,” she said. Toyin appealed to the UDIM to be united in purpose as they work towards improving the lives of women and the less privileged in the society.

Also, former governor of Anambra State, Chukwumemeka Ezeife, charged the women to make nation building a priority. Ezeife said that women were hardworking people and committed to any course they embarked on. “This is a time we need our mothers, our wives, our sisters to contribute to the development of our place. “Our place is in need of development, our men sometimes sell out, but the women are dogged, consistent, very reliable and very encouraging people,” he said.

As CACOL expresses frustration with FG’s war on corruption Continued from Page 9 beyond agonizing?” They noted that the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL had always stated that the subsisting system is profoundly corrupt and cannot cleanse itself, and that it is the duty of Nigerians to mobilise and organise themselves in their different social formations to salvage the country with the main aim of changing the subsisting system. “In our objectiveness, like some other Nigerians, we have had reasons to commend or condemn some of the operations

of this government; tolerated some excuses based on benefit of doubts, but the present scenario apparently defies dialectical reasoning and presents boldly before our faces as Nigerians that, it is not yet Uhuru. “The struggles for anti-corruption and socio-economic and political emancipation can only be carried to fruition by Nigerians, that is, the vast majority who are the victims of the present belligerent order. At times, we are wrong when we say the buck stops on the President’s or the government’s desk, because, the truth is that the buck stops at the desk of the people

who institute government in the first place. “It is time to put the country first, our destiny lies in our hands, we must organise and mobilise all right thinking Nigerians to resist the slope down to the abyss that the present political ruling class are hell-bent on taking us down to. They advice the people to take a cue from the Preamble to constitution of the United States - “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.—

“That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organising its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.” According to CACOL, “History beckons on us all beyond the shallow and selfish interests of the political class to salvage Nigeria from the path to perdition.”

Ahmed gives reason why LG poll is postponed in Kwara Kwara State governor, Dr Abudulfatah Ahmed has said on that economic situation in the country was the reason local government election was postponed and tenure of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) extended in the state. The governor made this known at the monthly meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ilorin, the state capital. According to him, local governments in the state were just getting stabilised in meeting basic requirement of their workers. “To attempt any election at that level of governance now will mean an additional pressure on the meagre resources of the state,” he added. The governor, therefore, promised to use the expected 25 per cent of the Paris-London loan refund to assist the local government offset part of their outstanding salary arrears. Ahmed added that the government was also committed to embarking on critical infrastructure development in the state. He explained to the party members that government was committed to meeting the infrastructure deficit in the state in order to make the state more attractive for investment. The governor appealed to residents of the state not to take laws into their hands but remain lawabiding in order to sustain existing harmonious relationship. Ahmed said the 50th anniversary of the state would be celebrated in low-key, adding that the occasion would be used to honour eminent personalities who had made indelible contributions to the state. The State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahya, speaking at the occasion disclosed that N1.2billion was recently disbursed to thirty-six contractors through the state’s Infrastructure Development Fund (IFK).

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cordingly. “The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources uses this opportunity to again assure all stakeholders and members of the public of uninterrupted products supply and distribution. “This is in pursuant to the overall goal of facilitating a vibrant and robust downstream oil and gas sub-sector,’’ he said. Bridging is the amount paid transport owners who truck petroleum products to all parts of the country to ensure that the consumer in Gwoza (North) and

Shagamu (South) get petroleum products at the same price. He explained that due to fluctuating FOREX rates a ministerial committee comprising industry stakeholders was set up to review PMS pricing template and cost structure. “In the process of its intervention, the committee identified a possible saving if N1 per litre…. this was made possible by the PPPRA mandate which constantly reviews all indices relevant to petroleum products pricing policy. “The committee recommended that the savings of N1 per litre from the lightering expenses be

added to the bridging fund to address the concerns of transporters.’’ The co-convener of the news conference, Alhaji Ahmed Bobboi of PEF, said freight rates for PMS had been adjusted and the increase in bridging costs was government’s solution to assisting transporters. Bobboi said, “The increase in N1 will be utilised to pay the marketers. There are no fixed freight rates, each distance now attracts a new rate. “Yes, it is true that we owe marketers a backlog but it also true that marketers owe PEF. There’s

an effort by PEF to reclaim these outstanding liabilities. When we get them, the marketers will get paid.’’ He also said the request was sent to the ministry and the marketers will start receiving payment from April 3. The Special Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources on Downstream and Infrastructure, Ms Brenda Ataga, assured consumers that all reviews made by government were in the consumers’ best interest. On mega stations, she said the Plan 4 of the 7 Big Wins launched

last year by the government focused on refineries and local production capacity. The Plan 4 seeks a Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Revamp of Existing Refineries and expansion of domestic refining capacity (Co-location, greenfield, modular). Ataga said the government was committed to siting at least one modular refinery in all of the Niger Delta states. “Government is committed to looking inwards at all times to ensure that commercial activity, consumers do not have to pay more for products,’’ she said.

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tion. “We have also been alerted to the news of the Federal Government of Nigeria planning to tap mobile telephone lines and hacking of other devises of citizens as a way of harassing and intimidating them into silence. “These and other unholy practices of this administration will henceforth be resisted by all Nigerians”, it said. The NCC of the PDP vowed to mobilise Nigerians, at all levels, to fight against the use of arms in a democratic system to ridicule and intimidate citizens of this country. “We will no longer tolerate this high handedness of the APC and we therefore demand the unconditional and immediate release

of Mr. Austin Usman Okai and all our members in several detention centres of security agencies across the country”, it declared. Continuing, the party said: “Finally, we wish to use this medium to inform world leaders on the serious issues of human rights violation in Nigeria since the APC Administration took over power in May 29, 2015. “We call on all civil rights organisation across the country and in the Diaspora to rise to this occasion. “Our democracy is in serious danger and the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) must be held responsible for any breakdown of law and order as a result of these undemocratic behaviours,” the statement concluded.

Arms scam: Court to decide former Air chief’s fate May 30 Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja has slated May 30, 2017 to decide the fate of the former Air Officer in-charge of Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, Benue State, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Rufus Adeniyi Ojuawo, in the trial within trial conducted by the court to ascertain the voluntariness of the statement obtained from the Air Chief by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The trial Judge, Justice Mahawai Baba Idris, had ordered the trial within trial following allegations by the Air Vice Marshal that some parts of the statements he was asked to sign by operatives of the EFCC was not his as they were dictated to him. Ojuawo was, in June last year, arraigned on a two-count charge by the anti-graft agency, for allegedly receiving a gift of N40 million and a Range Rover SUV car valued at N29.2 million from

a contractor, with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Mr. Hima Aboubakar, of Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux Nig Ltd. Ojuawo, who denied all the charges, said the cash and the car was payment agreement he had with the contractor for sale of his house situated at NAF Valley Estate, Asokoro, Abuja which he agreed to sell to the contractor at the rate of N50 million and not an un-solicited gift as claimed by the anti-graft agency. Led in evidence, Ojuawo narrated his ordeal in the hands of the EFCC, which he said arrested him on February 7, 2016, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja when he was carrying out his duties as the Air Officer Commanding the tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force, Makurdi, Benue State. He was picked while on his way to Stuttgart, Germany, on a national assignment as a member of the Armed Forces delegation to United State African Command (USAFRICOM), where he was scheduled to deliver a keynote address on issues bordering on

the speedy conclusion of the fight against the Boko Haram Insurgency. AVM Ojuawo said he was confined at House 27, Niger Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja under the directive of the EFCC for over 100 days before the trial Judge, Justice Idris granted him bail. While under interrogation by the EFCC, he said he was told to return the N40 million and the Range Rover SUV car that the contractor gave him and be set free, that the said contractor was under investigation for contract scam. “At that point, I wrote a cheque of N40 million and gave them to be left alone. When I checked my statement of account, I discovered that no money was paid into my account by the contractor as claimed by the EFCC. “I confronted them and the leader of the Special Task Force II, Ibrahim Musa told me to forget about the money, which he said was received in error and will not raise the issue with the EFCC chairman as their job will be in the line.

“He asked me to forget about the money or they will write a report that will implicate me and ruin my 34 years military career. I felt threatened and I felt at that time that if am not careful, my 34 years of military service will go down the drain. “I didn’t write the statement the EFCC tendered out of my free will, because the situation then, was that I do no stand a chance if I refused to listen to them”, he told the court and added also that EFCC forced him to pay N40 million and surrender his Range Rovers SUV car as a condition for his release. In his address at the end of the trial within trial, counsel to the defendant, Mr. Robert Ojabo told the court that the onus of proof of the voluntariness of the statements of the defendant is on the prosecution. He said the standard of proof required is to go beyond reasonable doubt, which requires the prosecution to adduce credible evidence, which he said the prosecution had failed to do in the trial within trial.

According Ojabo, the prosecution failed to comply with the statutory safeguards of ensuring that statements are given voluntarily as provided in section 16 (2) and (4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). He urged the court to hold that the statements were not voluntarily made by the defendant and should not be admitted by the court. The prosecution counsel, Mr. Francis Jirbo, in his submission, urged the court to hold that the defendant’s statement was voluntary as they were all signed by him and were written in his own hand writing. “The principle of law stated that an accused person who signed a statement, as in this case, cannot turn around to pick and choose the portions of that statements that he agrees with. “The statements are made by the defendant in respect to the allegations against him. He was afforded a fair hearing. It is the court that will consider a statement confessional, we only tendered the statements in accor-

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Editorial Facing the challenges of power generation

t is becoming a singsong these days to hear from the authorities on why the country continues to suffer from shortage of electricity. Nigerians are always hearing of reasons such as vandalism of pipelines, oil thefts as responsible for the enduring darkness all over the country. Just recently, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing announced a drop of 380.7 MW of electricity from a peak of 5,074.7MW. According to ministry officials, the plunge in output is as result of sabotage by pipeline vandals and other miscreants who are in the habit of rupturing the pipes conveying gas to power stations. Nigerians cannot but be incensed with these repeated excuses for the crippling lack of power supply to get on with their daily lives. We have always advocated a diversification of power generation sources. The enduring reason the country has found itself at this sorry pass is that successive administrations had been unwilling to explore other sources of energy. Rather, they have relied on oil and gas for generating most of the country’s electricity. Due to this policy, majority of Nigeria’s power plants are oil-fired. This has made their power generation capacities susceptible to frequent disruptions resulting from pipeline vandalism and ruptures. It is time the country exploits its vast coal reserves, wind and sun energy including nuclear power for electricity generation. It is a fact that coal is the cheapest source of energy, in comparison with others. Moreover, it also provides a stable source of energy, which cannot be disrupted

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through acts of sabotage. In addition, it provides employment for thousands of workers and other ancillary sectors. The prudent use of coal will allow the country time needed to develop other alternative energy sources. There is need to wean the country off from its overdependence on oil for energy. In addition, this is time Nigeria embraces solar power. There is no gainsaying that the earth has abundant sunlight. Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year, even as solar energy is an inexhaustible fuel source that is pollution and often noise free. It is a renewable source of energy which requires low maintenance and easy to install. Moreover, Nigeria being along the Equator should exploit this energy source. The country can also increase its power out put through wind energy, which is a free, renewable resource, even as it is clean. Unlike conventional power plants, wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouse gases. Incidentally, Nigeria is not only a developing country; it has the human and natural resources to sustain nuclear energy production. Even though nuclear power plants are expensive, it is a highly dependable source of energy as it is not subject to changing weather conditions. Adding nuclear power plant to Nigeria’s energy mix will improve the country’s dilapidated energy situation. There is the need to urgently diversify the energy sources, as excessive concentration on gas-powered stations constitutes a major risk to the power sector and the economy.

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“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

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NCC: Telecom masts, towers constitute no health hazards

N3.2bn fraud: Peter Fowoyo

ÏÏÏ A Federal High Court, Ikoyi,

Lagos on Monday refused the application seeking to stop a prosecution witness from the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mrs. Christiana Ohiri, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), from testifying in the N3.2 billion fraud charge made against the former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu. Justice Mohammed Idris held that the witness, who is a branch manager with the financial institution, is competent to give evidence in the case since the provisions of the Evidence Act has been complied with by the antigraft agency. The court further declared that the signatory to the proof of evidence is not in doubt, adding that

there is substantial compliance with the rules of professional compliance. While ordering that trial should continue, the judge held that “the proof of evidence before this court is competent.” Justice Idris at the last hearing held that the second prosecution witness, Ohiri, brought by the anti-graft agency is competent to testify in the criminal charge instituted against the former governor of Abia state, alongside others by the commission. The judge had however declared that Ohiri was who not properly brought before the court. This development prompted Justice Idris to order the EFCC to serve the defence team with additional proof of evidence which will include all the witnesses it intends to call and the summary of

their statements. Ohiri, who is the second witness called by the prosecution had informed Justice Idris that UBA was contacted by the anti-graft agency between September and October 2006, with a request that some documents relating to some transaction that were done early in 2006 should be made available. The witness, who further revealed that she was asked to show up at the EFCC in 2007, apparently to give answers to some questions concerning the documents, maintained that the Abia state government house, Judiciary and Board of Internal Revenue, owned accounts with UBA during the period. But along the line, Ohiri was interrupted from continuing to give evidence in the case.

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is no health issue surrounding telecom masts and towers mounted anywhere in the country. The executive vice-chairman of NCC, Dr. Umar Danbatta, said this in a statement issued on Monday at the ongoing 2017 Enugu International Trade Fair. Danbatta said that such belief and claim were mere imagination and myth, refuting “it has no scientific base.” He observed that there are some individuals who still believe that telecom masts and towers constitute health hazards to humans. “The commission still maintains that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has affirmed that no result of any such hazard has been established against base stations.” “Therefore, any individual or com-

munity adducing such reasons to deny right of way to the telecom companies, and prevent them from expanding services are invariably contributing to the poor quality of service in the network,’’ he said. Danbatta said that NCC had been on top of its game as the telecom regulator had not done badly. “Recently, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) awarded a Platinum Score to the commission for exemplary performance as an agency of government. “This award is an encouragement to us and we will not rest on our oars in continuing to deliver on our mandate, especially as it concerns the consumer,’’ he said. The Enugu International Trade Fair, which is being supported by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, is organised to showcase Nigeria’s non-oil products.

Court remands two suspected killers of Jumia sales agent in prison custody Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏ A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate

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on Monday remanded two out of the three suspected killers of a Jumia sales representative, Eleje Chukwuma, in the Port Harcourt maximum prison pending the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, on the matter. The suspected killers are Sodienye Mbatumukeke, Excell Divine Naabe, and Joy Eluwa. The first two suspects were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Amadi O. Amadi-Nna, on a three-count charge, with number, PMC/697C/2017, by Inspector Jonas Rufus when the matter was mentioned in the court. The suspects were alleged to have killed the victim on the March 25, this

Calling for LG autonomy, an aberration - Aregbesola Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

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The governor of Osun state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday said those clamoring for autonomy of the local government in the country should remember that it remains an aberration that negates the principle of federalism. Aregbesola said the 16 years of intensive internecine war among the different groups within the Yoruba enclave was a resistance against one group lording it over the other and a direct effort at instituting and preserving federalism. He insisted that local governments are under absolute control and ambience of states, and that the only organ of the state empowered by the constitution to make laws for them is the state House of Assembly. Governor Aregbesola made these statements while declaring open the 2017 NULGE Week at the Public

Lecture organized by the Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), held at the Aurora Conference Centre, Osogbo. This war, governor said, was instructive to the extent Yoruba people wanted autonomy which federalism guarantees such that one group would not lord it over the other in administrative system. The governor averred that the current campaign for autonomy of local government is capable of destroying federalism and by extension the country at large. The governor described the belief gaining grounds that local governments should be independent of state governments as totally strange and anti-federalism. He noted that there are only two tiers of government in a federal system of government, namely the federal government and the government at the

federating level. Aregbesola stressed that it is awkward for Nigeria to be the only federation in the world where there is only one police system, noting that it is strange for the federal government and the constitution not to allow for police in the federating units of the country. The governor held that the problems with local government administration in the country can be corrected within the laws of the states. Aregbesola said, “Nigeria is not just a republic, but a Federal Republic. A federal state is where every distinction of nationality is recognised, respected and honoured. None of the units of the federation is therefore superior to the other. Every of the units are empowered by law to administer themselves under the general guideline of the constitution. “Few things are awkward about federalism in Nigeria. Nigeria’s federation is strange to the extent that only

one police force maintains law and order. In other federations, there will be a federal police force and other federating unit police. Nigerian nationality and people must seek to correct this abnormality. “Another anomaly that people, because of their frustration to some aspect of administration, are equally making mistake on and need correction is that a federation has two tiers of government. There cannot be three tiers in a federation. The moment you have three tiers, you no longer have a federation.” Aregbesola emphasised that the problem with the administration of local government can be corrected within the limits of the laws of the state in a federation. He noted that it is not by assaulting the fundamental principle of federalism that the challenges and weakness being faced by the administration of local governments can be corrected.

year, when the deceased went to the house of the suspects to deliver some phones ordered by them (suspects) from the Jumia online service. The charge sheet read: “That you Sodienye Mbatumukeke ‘m’ on the 25th day of March, 2017 at No 1 Ada-Ede street, Shell Location Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt in the Port Harcourt Magisterial District did carry offensive weapon, mortar pestle to hit on the head of Ejele Chukwuma ‘m’ and robbed him of one Infinix Note 3 handset valued sixty seven thousand naira (67,000.00), one IM-10 Desktop GSM phone dual sim valued nine thousand five hundred naira (9,500.00) and one Gionee M6 phone valued one hundred and five thousand naira (N105,000.00) total value one hundred and eighty one thousand naira (N181,000.00), property of Jumia Online Shopping Company and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2)(a) of the Robbery and firearms (Special Provision) Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. “That you Sodienye Mbatumukeke ‘m’ and Excell Divine Naabe ‘m’ on the same date and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: murder and hereby committed an offence punishable under section 324 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol II Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria 1999. “That you Sodienye Mbatumukeke ‘m’ and Excell Divine Naabe ‘m’ on the same date and place in the aforesaid Magisterial District did murder one Eleje Chukwuma ‘m’ by hitting him on the head with a mortar pestle and subsequently suffocated him by covering his head with a polythene waste nylon bag before tying him with a cable wire which caused his death and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol II Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria 1999,” the count read.

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Random musing in New York

Matthew Oye Arikanki

ew years ago, I arrived Britain for the first time. I bought the oyster Transport of London ticket and board the Piccadilly line from Heathrow to the city of London. It was a chilly ride in the whirlwind of winter and my first impression was amusing. I saw many people in the train carrying a book and reading. Was I impressed? You bet it because that was not what people are doing in the buses in Africa where I was coming from. As a writer, I have always loved to read books. And my first impression on the London train reinforced my belief that knowledge is still the highway to personal, community and national development. Fast forward to 2017. I arrived New York, United States of America. I was expecting to enter the subway and see people reading just like I saw in first London trip. But what did I see? This time around, many people reading something on their mobile phone or some mobile devices. The world had moved on. Technology is advancing at the speed of light. What are they reading? I tried to peep what a fellow close by on the subway train was reading. Could he be reading a book? No. He was chatting on whatsupp. I looked up another one, she was on facebook and another was tweeting. I mused. Are people really gaining knowledge from this undying attention giving to the social

media or is this signaling the death of valuable knowledge that could be obtained from reading books? Another thing I find interesting in New York is that residents love dogs. You couldn’t walk two minutes without seeing someone walking a dog, either in the morning or in the evening. And you don’t need to run away when you see a dog because the dogs would not harm you. This is not the norm in the clime I was coming from. I also saw rats running around the subway station and just as about to enter my apartment, I saw some mosquitoes flying around. Now here is a big one - getting to New York in the middle of March, the snow is everywhere, in heaps along the walkway, on rooftops, on cars everywhere. I mused and I get inspiration. I have uses for the snow in America since no one has thought about it. Very soon, I will establish my laboratory and start experimenting. How can I smelt the thick snow and get it to become shinning diamond? Secondly, very, very soon I will set up a water purification company and get the truck to load all the snow in New York into my incinerator and I will purify the snow into sparkling pure water and resell to New Yorker as drinking water. Please don’t steal my idea because I will soon get a patent for them. I will even make the city authority to sign a bond for bringing the snow to my purification factory. As you all know the nuisance that the snow is causing the residents, at least someone is now finding a good use to put the snow. The first thing I like to do when

I get into a new location is to check into a library and get some book to read before I set up my own library and buy my own books. My first day at the Brooklyn Public Library, Coney Island was not too pleasant. The staffers were pleasant but when I sat down and started reading, I heard the building shaking. I wanted to run out and run very fast but I saw other library users just sitting down. Don’t they know that this building is shaking? I asked myself, almost talking very loud. I went out and read what is written on the wall of the library; that the library was submerged in hurricane sandy in 2012, rebuilt and re-opened in 2013. There and then, I started praying that no more hurricanes should come near Coney Island now that I’m here. Then I met Akbar. That is his name. He was the one that first talked with me. I couldn’t easily pick up his accent. “My name is Akbar, I was born and grew up in New Jersey” “My parent and grandparent also grew up in New Jersey.” We are a large family and we are Jehovah Witness” “Oh, its nice meeting you”, I said. We got talking, and he did all the talking while I listened. While he was talking, he started hitting me with his hands. I tried to interject the discussion but he would not allow me. “You are now in America man; I’ve got to teach you a lot of things”. “Y’all” Then the discuss veered into politic. A subject that doesn’t fascinate me. “That man, Donald Trump, is a clown. Have you been reading what he’s trying to do? The white man is

not good”. At that point, I stopped him. I have had enough. As I come to know about him later, here is a Black American in his fifties. He has no home, no job, no education and he is drinking and smoking heavily. Then I mused. This man is still playing the victim GAME. This mentality won’t work in this time and age. Go get some education man and get off the street. We have had about this victim stuff over and over again and it doesn’t sell again. Many, many of our brothers and sisters are making it big in this land of opportunities even those who came from other nations are making impart. Why not you whose parents and grandparents are born here. There is nothing wrong with a white man. Donald Trump is good. Have you read what happened in Westminster on Wednesday, 22nd, 2017? This nation must be protected from those who want to come in and threaten our peace. Here is another one - I was getting off the subway. I swiped my card. A man was waiting. He saw me swiping several times and he asked for my metro card. He swiped entered and walked away. He took advantage of me. New York in an interesting city. It is no man’s land. People keep telling me that no one will help you in New York, but that is contrary to my own experience. In New York, everybody is falling over themselves to help me. Perhaps, my case is different.

my house. His was Mr Alamu Azeez. Sometime later, I received a call from my gateman; he said as soon as Mr Azeez entered the compound he was blocked by three cars with men wearing masks and guns. He said that the men were shouting where is Bolarinwa Yusuff and they pulled Mr Alamu from the car and forced him into their gun point. The gateman said that the men had guns so he had remained hidden and called the police because he was afraid for his own life. As soon as they left, he called me back that the police never came. I then went to the police station to report that Mr Alamu was kidnapped, but officer refused to assist me. He said that I had to wait at least 24 hours or until the men called with ransom. I was very angry by this and asked to speak to a senior officer but I was given a similar answer. I was too afraid to go home since the gateman said that the men were calling my name and that they are really looking for me. So I collected a few things to sango to stay with my friend Olanisebe Arisekola. When I told my parents and my wife what had happened, they both wept and said that I needed to relocate because the kidnappers were surely after me and my family. In Nigeria, many business men and their family members are kidnapped and held for high ransom amounts

and even if the money is paid, many of them are killed. I didn’t know who the men were but I was afraid and I had given up on getting help from the police. I didn’t not go to work for the next few days because I was afraid and I realized that my fears were true on February 10, 2017, when my office was attacked and vandalized by masked gun men who were looking for me. I was told they stole many of Supplies and said to my office manager, that this was only deposit on what they wanted from me and that they would find me and collect what was owed. My manager was shaken and after he called me, I told him to call the police. I know he did so but nothing was done to assist. The police gave the usual reason of us not knowing the men and them wearing masks and said that there was nothing they could do. The next day, the masked gunmen went to my house and vandalized my property, they took many of my belongings and swore to find me and get paid. I know this is from my neighbour, Adeyemo Abayomi, who was in my home when the men went to my house. With all of this happening, I became afraid ; my wife and children were hiding and did not go to school and since I was the main target, I knew that I had to leave the country. That’s my Story.

Matthew Oye Arikanki Coney Island, Brooklyn, USA. Email:successnewsmag@yahoo.co. uk. Tel: 9292353866

Threat to life

Yusuf Bolarinwa Ahmed

n March 28, 2016 I traveled to America on vacation and I also wanted to look at some prospective business ventures. I was away for three months and returned to Nigeria on July 6th, 2016. A few weeks after I returned to Nigeria, I started having some strange feelings. At first, it felt like I was being watched all the time but there was no one around me so I just dismissed the thoughts and assumed that I was just being paranoid. I would also receive strange calls where the person would hang up and and ask for the wrong person. Collectively I was concerned about these event’s but I just dismissed my concerns and my wife agreed that I was being paranoid. In January 2017, everything changed for me. One day, I was on the way to work when I noticed that a car was trailing me. This time, I was sure that I was being followed so I drove to the police station. The car paused and then continued driving.I reported what had happened to the police but the desk sergeant said that I was just imagining things and there was nothing they could do. A few days later, my children were followed to school and the school teacher also notified us that a strange man had approached the children but left when the teacher

questioned him. This ,too, I reported to the police on January 2017 but since I had no information, there was nothing they can do. When I realized that my paranoid was real and that my family and I were being watched and monitored, I became scared. My wife also started getting phone calls saying that she should tell her husband to pay his debts or we would pay a heavy price. I had no debts and I didn’t know who was calling her. Once again, we took the phone to the police station but they said that the number was not traceable and it was probably just a prank call. Regardless, I became afraid and I told my wife and children they should go to Bashorun village in Ibadan and stay with my brother in-law , Oladele Olayemi Adeyemo. Since my was terrified she agreed. We also cancelled her phone line and got a new number because of the treats she had received. I too decided not to go home and I spent a few days between hotels and the home of my friends. Initially, I hoped that the calls were pranks and that they would just stop and my family would return home. I knew that I was wrong on February 3rd ,2017. On this particular day, I needed some items from my house and since I was too afraid to go home, I asked the Secretary of my estate to collect the personal items for me and he used my car to go to

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NCC applauds telcos over improved QoS

L-R: Oluwaseun Solanke; Head of Digital Services, Ericsson Nigeria, Fisayo Araoye; Head of Network Products, Ericsson Nigeria, and Rutger Reman; President and Managing Director, Ericsson Nigeria, at the ‘Digitizing Nigeria’ media parley held at the Ericsson Head Office in Lagos, recently.(picture)

Ericsson plans to digitalize Nigeria via IT, solutions Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Ericsson has said that it has plans to digitalize Nigeria being the most predominant country in Africa and the many opportunities that abound in the country. This remark was made by the new President and Managing Director Ericsson, Nigeria, Mr Rutger Reman during his first media parley with some selected journalists in the company’s head office in Lagos, adding Information Communications Technology (ICT) is one of the tools that will help the Nigerian economy grow. He explained that he has been actively engaged in 5G technological revolutions in the Middle East, adding that Ericsson is number one in city connectivity with 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic carried over Ericsson networks, and also LTE leader in the world’s top 100 cities. There is cloud infrastructure, he said, that can help to change things faster, while data consumption is put at 13.1 giga monthly consumption on gigabytes in 2016, 45 giga monthly consumption on gigabytes is expected by 2022. According to him, the benefits that accrues to the Customer includes,: New ways of communicating and providing services to citizen and visitors; New Business opportunities; Improvement of citizen’s quality of life; Sustainable development; Ericsson’s Solution explicitly

tailored to provide a new channel enabling financial inclusion, providing easy-to-use and secure next-generation mobile financial services, including those who do not have access to traditional banking services. He revealed that Ericsson m-commerce solution has been discuss with the minister and CBN Governor which includes the development of mobile money platform, systems integration, learning services, managed services and support. Reman, while fielding question on how Ericsson hope to tackle the challenges and digitalize Nigeria since broadband is still relatively low, said that they have used fibre and copper where he came from to drive network, adding that some areas in Abuja and Kaduna where he went to recently have no service at all. He suggested that from Nigeria standpoint we need to get devices that are pushed down by price, and to get more of the foundation of the LTE infrastructure we need to come together. “We have 2 million smart phones now. If we get 100 million then the whole ecosystembank, health, agriculture, education among others can use these devices,” he added. On her part, Head of Network Products, Ericsson Nigeria, Fisayo Araoye, cited the ABI report which recorded that the indoor market is growing; the in-building wireless market will more than double by 2020, to reach around $6 billion, while indoor wireless data traffic will grow more than 600 percent by 2020.

Ericsson, she added is turning challenges into opportunities by mitigating spectrum and network limitations; must deliver more services indoors to stay competitive; ensure lower installation time and costs and ensure building owner acceptance; requirements to keep CAPEX down and lower installation time and costs; need to meet and surpass customer expectations of the mobile network; leverage macro network functionalities with integrated small cells; easy and optimized design; decrease installation time with shared infrastructure and cabling; integrated indoor small cells leverage the full capacity of network assets; decrease costs and headaches with easy LAN cabling installation; indoor as a service offers great indoor coverage; Service level based and against a service fee only; Increase network performance with robust small cells and software. At Mobile World Congress 2017,it was said that there will be 8x mobile data traffic between 2016 and 2022 driven by video; 8 billion MBB subscriptions by 2022; 1.5 billon cellular IoT devices by 2022; Fixed Wireless Access, Smart Cities, Health Care, etc; More usage, more people, more things, more business. Oluwaseun Solanke, Head IT and Cloud CU Nigeria stated that organisations have digital strategies, but the execution is where they fail, so we need a platform where we have to invest and where it doesn’t work we roll it out.

The Nigerian C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Commission (NCC) said there has been significant improvement in the Quality of Service (QoS) provided by telecommunication companies in the first quarter of 2017. Prof. Umar Danbatta, NCC executive vice chairman, made the statement after the presentation of the NCC’s Performance Report by Dr. Joe Abah, director general of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, to the management of the commission. Prof. Danbatta revealed that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that define QoS had been put in place for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) assessment, adding that “the result of the assessment in the 1st quarter of 2017 has shown improvement in QoS by telecommunication companies.” The NCC boss stated that the commission would leave no stone unturned in its bid to provide the best for telecom consumers across the country. A statement signed by Mr.

Prof. Umar Danbatta, NCC executive vice chairman

Tony Ojobo, NCC Director of Public Affairs, noted that “very strong business organizational structure, policies and practices that facilitate effective and efficient service delivery were some of the high points, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) considered before naming the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) top in institutional work processes in the country.” He said the Director General of BPSR also presented a plaque to Prof. Danbatta during the event at the NCC Headquarters in Abuja.

Minister tasks electoral reform committee to leverage ICT Malam Muhammad Bello, Nigerian Minister for the Federal Capital Territory has tasked the of the Presidential Committee on Constitution and Electoral Reform (PCCER) to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to achieve maximum performance in future elections. Bello said strengthening the use of ICT with regards to biometrics and card readers in future elections will ultimately guarantee credibility and enhance the image of Nigeria. “I am urging the committee to look into strengthening the use of ICT in all subsequent elections in order to sustain the use of card readers in elections. ICT tools have proven to reduce the number of litigation after the 2015 elections,’’ a National

Malam Muhammad Bello, Nigerian Minister for the Federal Capital Territory

Newspaper quoted Bello saying while receiving members of the PCCER led by its Chairman, Sen. Ken Nnamani, recently in Abuja. Nigeria, according to him, is ripe and Nigerians are now well-educated and enlightened in the use of ICT in elections, considering how the populace made use of mobile telephone in addition to internet data mostly for news media.

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ISPON blames federal government for death of IDEA Hubs Stories by Tony Nwakaegho The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has blamed the federal government for killing innovations that would ordinarily take Nigeria out of the current recession. ISPON, the umbrella body of all software practitioners in Nigeria attributed government actions and inactions as responsible for the death of IDEA Hubs established in the country, which were designed to incubate technology startups

in the area of software apps development. ISPON said during its 2017 President’s Dinner held in Lagos recently that “The present government has by their action and inaction killed the several initiatives put forward by IT practitioners that needed government support and funding. For instance, the federal government should be blamed for the collapse of IDEA Hubs established in the country.” The Co-chairman of the 2017 ISPON President’s Dinner,

Dr. Dotun Sulaimon, revealed that the federal government, through the former Minister of Communications Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, had established two IDEA Hubs in Lagos and Calabar, but the centres collapsed after Johnson left office as minister in 2015. The Calabar centre, he said packed up shortly after Johnson left office, while the Lagos centre located in Yaba, eventually collapsed last week, as a result of the inability of the centres to pay salaries of its staff as well as vendors like MainOne that

had been providing internet connectivity at the centres since they were established. Sulaimon expressed his worriedness, considering the state of the country’s economy, stressing that government ought to be proactive in supporting technology initiatives that would boost skills development in the country. Daily Times recalls that the IDEA Hubs were established with the intention to train software developers among the youths who will in turn attract seed investors that may be

Dr. Dotun Sulaimon Co-chairman of the 2017 ISPON President’s Dinner

willing to invest in some of the apps considered commercially viable. It also gathered that a few months into the establishment of the centres, the federal government withdrew its financial support, leaving the place to cater for itself, leading to its eventual collapse.

NITDA to extend scholarship scheme to Polytechnic’s lecturers L-r: Jason Njoku, CEO, Iroko TV briefing Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture at the 2017 MIPTV for TV and online content producers in Cannes, France, recently

Minister commends Nigerian TV, film content producers Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has commended the Nigerian TV and film content producers for their remarkable effort in deepening the industry, but urged them to do more to tell the Nigerian story and do more of co-production to enrich their content. The Minister made the commendation in Cannes, France, where he is at the head of the Nigerian delegation to the 2017 MIPTV, the biggest forum for TV and online content producers in the world. He added that he was impressed with the presence of such Nigerian content producers as Iroko, Aforevo and Consolidated Media Associates Ltd., owners of Soundcity and ontv, SpiceTV, Access24 and onMAX, at the global forum, hence his

decision to personally visit their stands to encourage and support them. Commenting on the importance of the forum, Lai described MIPTV as ‘’a shopping mall for content and formats for channels. The idea of this MIPTV is to create a forum for the media and the entertainment world, especially the television and films, to meet other stakeholders including content producers and channel owners in an attempt to further deepen the industry.’’ He hinted that his delegation, which includes Senator Sulaiman Adokwe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Information, and Mr. Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, directorgeneral of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), will leverage on their presence at the forum to enrich the digitization of television broadcasting in Nigeria, while

plans are underway to visit other African countries to exchange ideas on digitization. ‘’We must see how we can build contacts and relationship that will enrich content production when we go fully digital,’’ he said. The Minister was taken on a guided tour of the expansive venue of the MIPTV, during which he visited the stands of notable Nigerian content producers like Iroko and Aforevo, as well as those of Bollywood and Zee World. Earlier, the Minister called for self-regulation by Nigerian content producers at a dinner hosted by the NBC for members of the Nigerian delegation. He encouraged them to appreciate the fact that films are not just to entertain but also to educate, hence the need for them to get ‘’wholesome products’’.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has planned to expand the scope of its scholarship scheme to include lecturers of Computer related courses from polytechnics across the country. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, director general of the Agency, stated this when he played host to Dr Abdullateef Olatunji, rector of Federal Polytechnic Offa, recently at NITDA Corporate Headquarters, Abuja. “In the past, the NITDA, NITDEF scholarship scheme did not cater for lecturers in the Polytechnics, the management has resolved to expand the scope so polytechnic tutors can also benefit, because it is our duty to develop the capacity of every Nigerian,” he said. Earlier in his presentation on behalf of the Rector, Mr Hassan Jimoh Onawola, head of Computer Engineering Department, said the institution was the first to have a department for Computer Engineering but decried the fact that inadequate funds have hindered the development of the Department.

The Rector said their coming to NITDA to solicit for assistance is borne out of the school’s resolved to seek re-accreditations for the computer Engineering program. NITDEF Scholarship The scholarship scheme aims at promoting proficiency in Information Technology at Doctorate and Masters Levels. The Scholarships are targeted at two persons per State of the Federal on including the FCT at masters’ level and one person per geo-political zone of the country at doctorate level. “This will enhance human capacity building in core areas of Information Technology across Nigeria,” the Agency believes. NITDA’s objectives with regards to NITDEF Scholarship are to produce globally competitive human capital in the area of ICT; provide opportunities for Nigerian youths to achieve their dreams especially in the area of ICT; create jobs/wealth in IT related field and provide alternative source of revenue for Nigeria from natural resource-based to knowledgebased.

L-R: Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), director general of NITDA while welcoming Dr Abdullateef Olatunji, rector of Federal Polytechnic Offa, to his office in Abuja, recently.

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GOSHEN HERITAGE CITY INT’L CHURCH

SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL VALUES

The general public is hereby inform that the above named Church has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. George Okon Akpan - President 2. Emem George Akpan - Secretary 3. Jane James Ekere - Treasurer 4. Ita Okon Iko 5. Akarandot Kokobassey

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PICARDO NERI GUSTAVO - CHAIRMAN 2. CHIME MARCEL ONWUKA - SECRETARY 3. NNABUIFE CHARLES ONYEKA - MEMBER

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To Preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To promote pristine values; Nigerian aspirations and ideas that lead to full integral and authentic human development

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication

Any objection to this Registration must reach the Registrar-General ofCorporate Affairs Commission plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees.

Signed: George Okon Akpan (President)

SIGNED:TRUSTEES

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. Reaching out to the less priviledge in the society. 2. Contributing to the educational growth of our country.

CHRISTGATE INT’L CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

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This is to inform the General Public that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part,”C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Akinyemi Babatunde Michael - PRESIDENT 2. OLANREWAJU TIAMIYU, TAIWO -VICE PRESIDENT 3. Oluwaniyi Olukunle John

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. EBOYEM JERRY CHINEDUM 2. KOMAIYA OLADIMEJI GBENGA 3. ANDREW IKEAGWUCHI GODWIN

The Trustees are:1. CHIJIOKE GRACE UCHENNA -President 2. CHIJIOkE CHARLES CHIEBUKA -Secretary

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ (2) To redeem lost souls back to Christ (3) To build people towards the salvation of their. Souls Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. SIGNED BY :- SECRETARY

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO WIN SOULS AND ACTIVELY DISCIPLE THEM FOR JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO SUPPORT THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AS JESUS COMMISSIONED HIS DISCIPLES

The Aims and Objectives are:1.To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world . 2.To establish churches 3.To organise Prayer meetings ,crusades,seminars,workshops and empowerment programmes 4.To be involved in Community Services.

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SIGNED BY :- SECRETARY

Signed By: Secretary.

DAVID OLUWASEUN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

APOSTOLIC GOSPEL PRAYER AND EVANGELISTIC MISSION

THE FRUITFUL LAND PRAYER EVANGELICAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

This is to inform the General Public that the above named Evangelical Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) PASTOR ADEYEMI FALURO -PRESIDENT (2) ADEBOWALE AYOMIDE ADEYEMI -SECRETARY (3) INIOLUWA ABIMBOLA ADEYEMI -TREASURER (4) IYANUOLUWA ADETOLA -FIN SEC (5) ADEDAPO TOSIN -PRO .

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) TAIWO OLAWALE OMOTAYO -GENERAL OVERSEER (2) JAMES TELE TAIWO -CHAIRMAN (3) OLADUNNI TIMOTHY OLAWALE -VICE CHAIRMAN (4) TAIWO CHIZOBA TINA -TREASURER (5) OGUNDARE MOJOYINOLA OLAIDE - SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. DAVID OLAYEMI OLUWASEUN -(CHAIRMAN) 2. OLABIYI BLESSING TEMILOLA - (VICE CHAIRMAN) 3. MR OKITA MOSES SUCCES - (SECRETARY) 4. PASTOR KAZEEM OLAWALE DAMILARE - (TREASURER).

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ through out the world. 2. To counsel and deliver humanity from spiritual bondage through prayer. 3 To plant churches for worship in Nigeria and abroad.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. FOR THE EFFECTIVE MASS EVANGELISM, CRUSADE, HOUSE TO HOUSE VISIT AND FELLOWSHIP,

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Wuse ZONE 5, PMB 198, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED BY :- SECRETARY

SIGNED BY :- DE-BANTOS LIMITED (08033387062)

ANSAR UD DEEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL 84 SET OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990. Trustees Are: 1. Lateef Adekunle Imam - President 2. Ayilara Qosim Ishola - Secretary 3. Babatunde Mukhtar Olayinka 4. Omowale Olusegun 5. Gbenga Ojikutu 6. Bajulaiye Adebayo Phillips 7. Amina Yahaya Usman 8. Ahmadu Olabisi Gbemisola - Vice President 9. Oluwatoyin Esther Olamiji AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote peace and unity amongst members.

GOD’S LOVE RELIGION CHAPEL The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990. Trustees 1. Jimmy Ehichioya Williams 2. India-west Eno Oghenevwaire 3. Adepitan Rose Verere AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ 2. To prepare God’s people for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ

The Aims And Objectives are:1.To Preach The Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2.To Redeem Lost Souls Back to Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. SIGNED BY:- SECRETARY

RICH BLESSED BOYS ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990. Trustees Are: 1. Mr. Mgbele Cyprian - President 2. Mr Izuchukwu Abone - Vice President 3. Nwarime Ferdinand -Secretary 4. Richard Eriama - Life Patron 5. Ezegigbo Oliver - Financial Secretary 6. Ololo Jude - Treasurer 7. Obiwuru Festus Okechukwu - P.R.O

Any objective to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 Days of this publication.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To provide help and assist members who are in need of financial crisis. Any objective to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 Days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GOOD DAY SOCIAL CLUB OF IKA This is to inform the general public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for Registration under part “C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 Trustees: (1) Mr. Jude Egwuatulem - President (2) Mr. Rowland Nwachukwu -secretary (3) Mr. Augustine Ehiwogwu Fin. Sec. (4) Mr. Raphael Okuzuwa - Treasurer (5) Mr. Monday Ehiwogwu - Provost. Aim Objectives: (1) To work for the unity and development of IKA people. (2) To encourage the individual progress of members through rendering of assistance to members. Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi street, maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Barrister Peter Ehijinwa Petonia Chambers 26 Idimu Road, Ikotun, Lagos. 08033193734

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

KINGSLEY CHIMA CHUKWU

MRS KINGSLEY UCHENNA JOY

I, AYODELE EBI KRIDI, AND AYODELE EBI PATRICK, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, AYODELE EBI PATRICK. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, LOUIS FAVOUR CHIGEMEZU, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, LOUIS OKORO FAVOUR, instead of, LOUIS FAVOUR CHIGEMEZU, in my BVN details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, LOUIS FAVOUR CHIGEMEZU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly called and addressed as KINGSLEY CHIMA CHUKU now wish to be called and addressed as KINGSLEY CHIMA CHUKWU All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as MISS EZEMA UCHENNA JOY now wish to be called and addressed as MRS KINGSLEY UCHENNA JOY All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

DIVINE EZICHI GODSPOWER TOGI

MRS UCHEGBU GOODNESS GAD

ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI

I formerly called and addressed as MISS UDEAGHA DIVINE EZICHI now wish to be called and addressed as DIVINE EZICHI GODSPOWER TOGI All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as MISS ALAKWE GOODNESS CHINASA now wish to be called and addressed as MRS UCHEGBU GOODNESS GAD All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI JOHNSON now wish to be called and addressed as ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

ADVERT SPACE FRO SALE

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JOHN CHINONSO NWACHUKWU

DANMOLA VICTOR WUNMI

I, formerly known, Called and Addressed as CHUKWUEMEKA KELECHI EZIAKONWA, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as CHUKWUEMEKA KELECHI NWACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known, called and Addressed as JOHN CHINONSO EZIAKONWA, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as JOHN CHINONSO NWACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OYEYINKA BUKOLA OLUSEYI

I, formerly known, called and addressed OYEWOLE RIDWON REMILEKUN, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as DANMOLA VICTOR WUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FAYANKINNU BUKOLA OLUSEYI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OYEYINKA BUKOLA OLUSEYI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. AJARAOGU HARRIETH CHIDINMA

MRS. ONWUKWE DINMA PHILLIPPA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKONMAH DINMA PHILLIPPA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONWUKWE DINMA PHILLIPPA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ONYEKA ELIZABETH IFEYINWA

IDUH ONYEISI HELEN

JULIUS OLUKAYODE JAMES

MADUIKE AUGUSTA ADAUGO

I, formerly known and addressed as ILOH ELIZABETH IFEYINWA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKA ELIZABETH IFEYINWA. All former documents remain valid. Banks, NYSC and general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EKPU ONYEISI HELEN, now wish to be known and addressed as IDUH ONYEISI HELEN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SANGOSANYA OLUKAYODE, now wish to be known and addressed as JULIUS OLUKAYODE JAMES. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MADUEKE AUGUSTA ADAOBI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MADUIKE AUGUSTA ADAUGO. MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS 12TH JUNE, 1982 INSTEAD OF 12TH AUGUST, 1982. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

GODSWILL TEMITOPE EMMANUEL

MBAH HENRY OKECHUKWU

ADEOSUN AYOKA NIKE

KAFFO IBRAHIM OLUWAROTIMI

DASO ANUOLUWAPO DEBORAH

I formerly known and addressed as ADETINUYO TOPE OLUFEMI and ADETINUYO AYOMIDE EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as GODSWILL TEMITOPE EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKIKE MBA HENRY, now wish to be known and addressed as MBAH HENRY OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AYOKADEOSU NIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOSUN AYOKA NIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KAFFO IBRAHIM BABATUNDE, now wish to be known and addressed as KAFFO IBRAHIM OLUWAROTIMI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Edun Anuoluwapo Deborah, now wish to be known and addressed as Daso Anuoluwapo Deborah. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

CHUKWUEMEKA KELECHI NWACHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWOSU HARRIETH CHIDINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AJARAOGU HARRIETH CHIDINMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

This is to inform the general public that OCHE JOY PHYNA was born on 30TH NOVEMBER 1983. All former documents remain valid. General public, Caritas University Amorji-Nike Enugu and West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) should take note.

KADIRI DAVID I formerly known and addressed as KADIRI SAMUEL., now wish to be known and addressed as KADIRI DAVID. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as OLATONA BUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULSALAM RASHIDAT OLUWANIFEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

I formerly known as Apari Oriyomi Finayon now wish to be known and addressed as Sefrinmi Oriyomi Finayon. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

UFUAH IHUOMA-ONYINYECHI GIFT

TAWAKALIT OLABODE

ADDITION OF NAME / CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES: This is to confirm that I, TAWAKALIT OLABODE is the same person answering TAWA ALABI and OLABODE SHADE TAWAKALIT, now wish to be known and addressed as TAWAKALIT OLABODE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known as WARKA MAIKANWA, now wish to add BASHAYI to my name, henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as WARKA BASHAYI MAIKANWA. My Date of Birth was wrongly written as 14/02/1986 instead of 13/05/1974. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS OLASUPO OLUWATOSIN BUNMI now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS SOFIDIYA OLUWATOSIN BUNMI All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Ogunrinde Temitope Oluwaseun,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Bada Temitope Oluwaseun. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as AGWARA IHUOMA GIFT, now wish to be known and addressed as UFUAH IHUOMA-ONYINYECHI GIFT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OCHIWU JAMES JIMMY

BOLA-AKINDELE BUKOLA FUNMILOLA

OWOSHAYO REBECCA ANUOLUWAPO

OGUNSOWO TAIWO EJIMOT I formerly known and addressed as OGUNSOWO EWATOMI OYINKANSOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNSOWO TAIWO EJIMOT.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

USMAN NASIR SUFIAN I formerly known and addressed as USMAN EMOYE SUFIAN now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN NASIR SUFIAN.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ABDULLATEEF ADEBESIN ABAYOMI I formerly known and addressed as LATEEF ADEBESIN ABAYOMI now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULLATEEF ADEBESIN ABAYOMI.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

USMAN KABIRU I, formerly known and addressed as ABDULKABIRU USMAN, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN KABIRU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADENIYI ADEOLA MORUFAT I formerly known and addressed as IPAYE ADEOLA MORUFAT now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIYI ADEOLA MORUFAT.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

KUYE OMOLOLA MONSURAT I formerly known and addressed as GIWA OMOLOLA MONSURAT now wish to be known and addressed as KUYE OMOLOLA MONSURAT.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

SHOGBADE YEMI MUIBAT

MRS LASISI MARIA MAUSI

I formerly known and addressed as ABDULAI YEMI MUIBAT now wish to be known and addressed as SHOGBADE YEMI MUIBAT.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGOSU MARIA MAUSI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS LASISI MARIA MAUSI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

HENRY AFOMA

EFRINMI ORIYOMI FINAYON

BADA TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINYEDE BUKOLA FUNMILOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as BOLA-AKINDELE BUKOLA FUNMILOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly MISS FEHINTOLA CHISTY OLAITAN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLANITE CHRISTY OLAITAN Former Documents Valid All Banks And General Public Note

ABDULSALAM RASHIDAT OLUWANIFEMI

MRS SOFIDIYA OLUWATOSIN BUNMI

Formerly known and addressed as Ochiwu James Ejeh now wish to be known and addressed as OCHIWU JAMES JIMMY. Document remain valid general public should take note

MRS OLANITE CHRISTY OLAITAN

KALUNTA CHIOMA JENNIFER

I formerly known and addressed as Henry Afoma Reuben, now wish to be known and addressed as Henry Afoma. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

FRIDAY-NATHANIEL GRACE

I, formerly known and addressed as OJEKUNLE REBECCA ANUOLUWAPO, now wish to be known and addressed as OWOSHAYO REBECCA ANUOLUWAPO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORAH Chioma Jennifer, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KALUNTA Chioma Jennifer. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as ESSIA GRACE EDMOND now wish to be known and addressed as FRIDAY-NATHANIEL GRACE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

SUNDAY SULE

RICHARDS NAOMI EBELE

OGUNMEFUN RISIKAT ABOSEDE

I formerly known and addressed as NAOMI OSHA now wish to be known and addressed as RICHARDS NAOMI EBELE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DANMOLE BOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNMEFUN RISIKAT ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY OLOCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as SUNDAY SULE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLUWOLE FAKOREDE

MRS OJALEYE ADETUTU OLAYINKA

I formerly known and addressed as OLUWOLE JULIUS FAKOREDE now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWOLE FAKOREDE My date of birth was wrongly written as 02/07/1969 instead of 02/02/1969 .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS SANYAOLU ADETUTU OLAYINKA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OJALEYE ADETUTU OLAYINKA..All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AZEEZ SEMIU OJOLOWO

YUSUFOJO RASHEEDAT OLATEJU O

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZEEZ FATAI OJOLOWO AND AZEEZ SEMIU AFOLABI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZEEZ SEMIU OJOLOWO.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as OJO OLATEJU OLUREMI now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUFOJO RASHEEDAT OLATEJU O.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKUNWA AZUKAEGO KINGSLEY

OMONIYI CHRISTIANA ABEKE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKUNWA KINGSLEY AZUKAEGO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKUNWA AZUKAEGO KINGSLEY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Omoniyi Kudirat Abeke NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Omoniyi Christiana Abeke. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IBEKWE CHIOMA SYBILLIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UGOCHUKWU CHIOMA SYBIL. All former documents remain valid. Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Local Government Service Commission, Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G Council and General public please take note.

\ MOSES OSUOLALE

KOLADE

I formerly known as KOLADE MOSES now wish to be known and addressed as MOSES OSUOLALE KOLADE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ILIASU AMINA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISIAKA AMINA AINA , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS : ILIASU AMINA . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHANGE OF NAME I Formerly known and addressed as MISS ADELEKE TITILOPE OLUBUKOLA now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS FARINMADE TITILOPE OLUBUKOLA All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

FRIDAY CHINEDU EJIM L FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FRIDAYCHINAEDUM EJIM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FRIDAY CHINEDU EJIM. ALL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

BLESSING CHICHI OPARA I formerly known and addressed as IKECHUKWU BLESSING CHICHI now wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING CHICHI OPARA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

JAMES ONAEMOR

AJIJIE JULIET ISHEGE

I formerly known and addressed as ARO FATAI now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES ONAEMOR. My correct date of birth is 16/12/1976 not 07/05/1981.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKUNG JULIET ISHEGE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIJIE JULIET ISHEGE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

In some of my documents my name was written as FALADE ABIOYE MOJISOLA and FALADE MOJISOLA and In some other documents my name was written as IDOWU MONSURAT MOJISOLA and IDOWU MONSURAT ABIOYE .The names refer to the same person. Henceforth I wish to be known as IDOWU MONSURAT ABIOYE All the documents bearing all the names are valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as ORAZIMIFE OLUCHI ELIZABETH and In some other documents(BVN) my name was written as ORAZIMIFE ELIZABETH OLUCHI .The names refer to the same person. Henceforth I wish to be known as ORAZIMIFE ELIZABETH OLUCHI All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

OFFOR CHINEDU IKECHUKWU

In some of my documents my name was written as SUNDAY NNAMANI and I wish to add EMMANUEL to my name.Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as NNAMANI SUNDAY EMMANUEL.All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

. I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OFFOR JONATHAN CHUKWUMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OFFOR CHINEDU IKECHUKWU.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Public Notice 24 ANAH EUGENIA CHINYERE FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBILOR EUGENIA CHINYERE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANAH EUGENIA CHINYERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

LAWAL HALIMA ABIDEMI

ADESANMI MOJISOLA YEMI

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SUBAIR AZEEZ ABOLAJI

MRS. ADEMUYIWA OMOLARA KABIRAT

JAMES PABLO ADEYINKA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MICHAEL YEMI MOJISOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADESANMI MOJISOLA YEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUBAIR AZEEZ ABOLORE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUBAIR AZEEZ ABOLAJI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. OMOLARA KABIRAT OLORUNTOYIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADEMUYIWA OMOLARA KABIRAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AYEGBO ADEYINKA PABLO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JAMES PABLO ADEYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OYENIKE ADERONKE ADEWALE

OLATUNDE AKINTAYO

I formerly known as ABIODUN JAMES wish to be known and addressed as OLATUNDE AKINTAYO .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EDO PATIENCE I formerly known as IZI EDO wish to be known and addressed as EDO PATIENCE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as YUSUF SHADIA ABIDEMI wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL HALIMA ABIDEMI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MISS OYENIKE ADERONKE AKINDELE-OBE wish to be known and addressed as MRS OYENIKE ADERONKE ADEWALE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ELEKWACHI OBINNA CHRISTIAN

ANWU ONYEDIKACHI MESHARCH I formerly known as ANYANWU ONYEDIKACHI PRINCE wish to be known and addressed as ANYANWU ONYEDIKACHI MESHARCH . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OLUWAKEMI DAUDA wish to be known and addressed as AJANAKU OLUWAKEMI ABENI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

YUSUFF AINA ODEGHA

FASINA OLAJUMOKE MUSILIAT

MRS EZUGWU CHIEDOZIE CELESTINA

I formerly known as Gbaye Olajumoke Musiliat wish to be known and addressed as Fasina Olajumoke Musiliat. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZUGWU CHIEDOZIE CELESTINA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZUGWU CHIEDOZIE CELESTINA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General public should please take note.

I formerly known as Ochibe Obinna Christian wish to be known and addressed as Elekwachi Obinna Christian. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SURAJ AFOLABI AROYEHUN CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I Suraju Afolabi Aroyehun my name was wrongly written as Suraj Afolabi Aroyehun Wish to be known and addressed as Suraju Afolabi Aroyehun. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS YUSUFF AINA KHADIJAT WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUFF AINA ODEGHA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AJANAKU OLUWAKEMI ABENI

MRS CHIME CHIOMA EDITH

MRS EZE LYNDA CHINYERE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIH CHIOMA EDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIME CHIOMA EDITH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AGBO LYNDA CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE LYNDA CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS UGWU JULIET OBIAGELI IKECHUKWU. I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ABONYI JULIET OBIAGELI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWU JULIET OBIAGELI IKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

JOHNSON JOSEPH

MRS AMUH CHIKA CYNTHIA

OGBO FRANCIS CHIGOZIE

I, formerly known and addressed as AGWU OGBONNAYA JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANI CHIKA CYNTHIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AMUH CHIKA CYNTHIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGBODO MICHAEL CHIGOZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBO FRANCIS CHIGOZIE. All former documents remain valid. UBA and General public should please take note.

HIGH PRIEST WORLDWIDE YESU CHRISTI OBA ERI OJUMU 1 I formerly known as BABA ALADURA OBA PROPHET JOSEPH OLUFEMI OJUMU wish to be known and addressed as HIGH PRIEST WORLDWIDE YESU CHRISTI OBA ERI OJUMU 1. .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EZEOKPUBE OGOCHUKWU VIVIAN I, formerly known and addressed as ENEKWIZU EZEOKPUBE SANDRA VIVIAN OGO, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEOKPUBE OGOCHUKWU VIVIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS AVAR RITA HELEN

UDEONU FRIDAY COLLINS

MRS NWAGBA ADAOBI JULIET

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Justice in this case is for both parties- the Plaintiffs and the Defendants. The court has a duty to guard against an attempt by any of the parties to make an ass of the law and its rules of procedure.

Ngwuta, JSC. in MFA and Anor v. Inongha (2014) 1-2 S.C. (Pt. 1) 43.

Many ex-governors used Senate as an enclave for hide out- Mohammed Prof. Sagay is well respected and I believed a man like that advising the President will do a lot for us.

Mohammed, son of the late fiery lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN, in this interview with PETER FOWOYO, speaks on the face-off between the executive and legislature, assessment of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, the award of Senior Advocate and salient other issues. Are you in support of the call for the democratisation of the award of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)? Many have argued that the award is fraught with exercise of discretion, political considerations and undue influence? Well, I might not agree with the call for the democratisation of the award of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The reason being that it is a privilege and not a right. In judiciary, there are certain things that are considered before any lawyer is awarded SAN. Apart from the lawyer being brilliant and meeting the criteria, there are certain other things involved. These included the lawyer’s outlook, his or her relevance to the society, whether the person is competent enough to advise a state governor and make the state very rich or to advise the president and just turn everything around. Someone like Fashola is a Senior Advocate of reputable standings. Look at what he did in Lagos. It was on that basis that he was made the Minister of Housing, Power and Works by the President. Though, we still have a number of SANs who has questions to answer pertaining to how they become silks. So, I do not agree with the democratisation of the award of SAN which when awarded is only a privilege by the Privileges Committee of the legal profession. Apart from the politics of old where someone like my father suffered for about 21 years before he was given. If you study the politics of judiciary, you will understand why the award is like that. It’s more like a political appointment where people are selected because of certain qualities. What is the implications of the face-off between the legislature and the executive on the polity? The issue of face-off between the Legislature and Executive will definitely slow down a lot of things in the country and it will heat up the polity unnecessarily. In my view, I heard the Senate said they will suspend the confirmation of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) which is

highly desirous at the moment because the President has refused to sack Magu. In the first place, where is it written in the Constitution that they can give the president orders and that he must comply? You see, this 8th Assembly, I don’t know where they got their ideas from and I think they should talk to the lawyers amongst them for proper advice. The best they can do is to advice the President with regards to some of their actions. For instance, on their stand over Magu’s nomination, they can talk to the President and give their reasons. If the President looked at it, he can discuss with the Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister for Defence, Minister for Internal Affairs and others that are relevant. They put heads together and come up with something. If the President still believes that Magu can continue to Act, then, so be it. But, for the Senate to now make it a mandate, I think they have no right to do that. They are not in a position to instruct the President. It’s an insult and they have gone beyond their bounds already. With this, they want to hold the whole country to ransom. These are people who earns N36 million each a month. A salary which is not even accorded to either the President or the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) who does ten times the work they are doing. First and foremost, I think that they should not be earning more than N4 million a month. That is sufficient for them. Many ex-governors used the Senate as an enclave for hiding out. They don’t give any meaningful contributions and from my view personally, I don’t see why the Senate is still there. The Reps with all due respect, are more responsible, more concerned and more attentive to the needs of Nigerians in terms of doing their duties as legislators and also carrying out their oversight functions. The reverse is what is happening in the Senate, they have always been given us problems. So, I believed that the Senate can be scrapped. We can only have the House of Representatives as they are more widely spread. We can convert the Senate building into something more meaningful. Let’s forget about these people.

Mohammed Fawehinmi Doing away with them will not be tedious. It can be done through a referendum where people will have to decide whether the Senate goes or stays. If majority says Senate should go, so be it. Then, an amendment can then be carried out on the Constitution. Are you concerned that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is always in the eye of the storm? It baffles me. Why is it that it is Saraki all the time? Look at what happened I think last year when we are thinking about how to fund the budget, that was the time the Senate deemed it fit to order for cars for use of members. Saraki is not a serious minded person and I think that should be the last position Nigerians should allow him to occupy. After being the Senate President, he should be made to retire from office. We made a mistake making someone like that the Senate President of the country and Nigerians would suffer for it. What is your take on the post-conviction bail granted a former Adamawa State Governor, Bala James Ngilari, by the court? I am impressed with the fast speed with which the case of former Adamawa State Governor, James Bala Ngilari, was concluded. When he was in power,

he was not sick. But, he became indisposed when he was convicted of corruption. How can the court grant him bail after been convicted? I am sorry for the judge who granted him bail. A lot of these judges need to go for reorientation. This is because I cannot fathom a situation where a man that was convicted was later granted bail on health reasons by the court. It’s nonsense. The judge involved should be punished seriously for that affront on the judiciary. The best thing the judge ought to have done is to grant the convict access to proper medical care which he must pay for. My late dad has many cases on that issue. What is your assessment of the Prof. Itse Sagay’s Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) since its inauguration? Well, the committee has tried. I also heard when Prof. Sagay said even if the Senate failed to confirm Magu, he can go on as Acting chairman. Well, in that view, if it suits the President, it’s a good advice. But, Prof. Sagay must do something for us. He must liase properly with the EFCC to help them clean up the evidences they have so that convictions can be easily attained. Overall, I will give the committee 50 percent but they still need to offer advice to the anti-graft agencies of government.

Do you think the fight against corruption in the Muhammad Buhari led administration has had any positive impact on the polity? It has given a lot of drama because it is mostly in newspapers and Television. But, we need to secure convictions like it was done in the case of former Adamawa Governor, Bala James Ngilari. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice should take a proper look at some of these cases and fine tune them. This is because if we don’t achieve anything meaningful at the end of this year and have some of the high profile cases determined on time and people convicted, it’s useless. It will just be noise. You also know that one-third of the people in the Senate have cases with the EFCC. Magu too should do his job. He must be more aggressive. It is his sluggishness that has put him in this trouble. I have not really seen any positive impact the current fight against corruption has on the polity. In fact, a lot of people are now looking at it as just a programme of entertainment. So, the President must be serious with it. It’s good to fight corruption but we must get people who can do it because this is the last chance for Buhari to do any meaningful thing in Nigeria, if he loses this chance, God forbid that what I am thinking should happen in this country. The PDP is entangled in inter-party crisis and has not been able to effectively play the role of an opposition party in Nigeria’s politics. What do you think will be the implications of not having an effective opposition party in the polity? Well, we have always have a one party state, even when PDP was in power. Don’t also forget that APC was formed by politicians that dumped PDP. It’s only when a party like the National Conscience Party (NCP) comes up as a formidable opposition that either APC or PDP can be challenged. I don’t know what Sherrif and Makarfi are fighting over and for them to be fighting like that, it shows that PDP is truly dead. I think it was Obasanjo that killed the party from the day he asked one of his aides to tear his membership card. I have a lot of respect for the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun, but he has a lot of work to do. There are two camps in APC, the Tinubu and Atiku camps. This did not augur well for the party.

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Beware of Abia politicians-Group warns CJN Titilope Joseph

A group, Concer ned Abians in Lagos (CAL) has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen to beware of moves by some desperate politicians in Abia State who are moving around the apex court with the aim of influencing the outcome of the appeal between Okechukwu Oga and Gover nor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. The Coordinator of the group, Chief Kenneth Uchendu said that the group was aware of desperate moves by some politicians who wanted to get justice through the back door. According to Uchendu, a lady closed to the CJN was recently approached by one of the parties to the suit with an offer of hundreds of million of naira if she could provide access to the CJN. “While we trust the CJN, we are however concer ned that this desperate politician will stop at nothing in his desperate moves to get justice at all cost. “We are therefore appealing to your lordship to allow your broth-

er justices be aware of this desperate move.” However, the group refused to mention the names of the so called desperate politicians whom it accused of seeking to influence the course of justice. The Supreme Court had already reserved judgment in the appeals against the judgment of the Court of Appeal upholding Ikpeazu’s election as gover nor of Abia state. The apex court fixed judgment for May 12 after Ikpeazu and his challenger, Dr Samson Okechukwu Ogah who are both of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had argued their respective positions before the court. Before the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Justice Okon Abang had ordered Ikpeazu to vacate his office as gover nor. The judge also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue Ogah with a certificate of retur n as the gover nor of Abia. However, in a considered judgment the Court of Appeal set aside that judgment and found in favour of Ikpeazu. Dissatisfied, Ogah appealed to the Supreme Court. Onnoghen, CJN

EFCC ask me to “cooperate” if I wanted confirmation as DG NIMASA-Jauro Peter Fowoyo

Former acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, has told a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos that he was invited by the EFCC with the hope of being it’s witness against Patrick Akpobolokemi, also a former Director General (DG) of NIMASA. Jauro, gave the evidence at the resumed trial-within-trial, over a N304.1 million fraud charge preferred against him. He is standing trial alongside Dauda Bawa and Thlumbau Enterprises Ltd on 19 counts bordering on N304.1 million fraud. They were arraigned on April 12, 2016 and had pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court had admitted them to bail in the sum of N5 million each with two sureties each in like sum. During trial in February, the prosecutor Mr Rotimi Oyedepo had called it’s first witness, Mr Orji Chukwuma, who had testified how several sums of monies were allegedly converted by the accused. Oyedepo had then sought to tender a written statement of the accused as evidence in court, but his move was opposed by defence counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo, who argued that the said statements were not voluntarily obtained. Ojo had urged the court to order a trial-within-trial, to determine if the statements were voluntarily obtained by the commission. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had consequently, ordered a trial-within-trial.

Led in his evidence by defence counsel (Ojo) Jauro told the court that in July 2015, a team of operatives from the EFCC led by one Mr Ghali, had visited NIMASA, while he acted as DG after the sack of Akpobolokemi. He said that the operatives told him that they were at NIMASA to investigate its activities, and further enquired from him if he was a substantive or acting DG. He told the court that he told the operatives that he was seating in acting capacity, adding that the operatives then asked if he would like to be confirmed as DG. He said: “I replied yes and the leader then told me that he will be happy if I am confirmed as substantive DG adding that my maximum cooperation will be needed. “He then told me that they were there to investigate the former DG and then asked me about my involvement in the running of the agency. “I told him my involvement includes: employment of staffs, procurement procedures, payment procedures, budget proposals and many other areas. “After some days, he came back to me and said that he had discovered that all I told him about my activities in NIMASA are correct and that I had nothing to hide, adding that EFCC will now make me a witness in the trial of the ex DG.” The accused told the court that for him, the good news ended there, as the whole story changed after he got to the EFCC for interrogation. He said that there at the Commission, he was given an asset declaration form, which he filled, while his lawyer was not allowed access to the interrogation table.

Fanta/Sprite production war : Adebo takes legal battle to appeal court Peter Fowoyo Legal tussle between a Lagos businessman Dr Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo, and Nigeria Bottling company, NAFDAC has been shifted to Lagos division of Court of Appeal. Dr Fijabi and his company Fijabi Adebo holdings have filed a notice of appeal against the judgement of the Lagos High Court. Nigerian Bottling Company and NAFDAC have also filed notices of appeal against the same judgement. In the notice of appeal filed before the appellate court on behalf of Dr Adebo by his counsel, Mr Abiodun Onidare, he is contending that, the trial Judge failed to award damages and grant the reliefs that were prayed for by the Petitioner against Nigeria bottling Company by ignoring the facts and the evidence before the court that Nigerian bottling company was liable to Dr Adebo and other consumers of its products especially it’s Fanta and Sprite which was held to contain excessive benzoic acid and sunset yellow and declare unfit for human consumption by the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council ‘s Trading Standard Department of Environment and Economy Directorate, United Kingdom and also corroborated by Coca Cola European Union being the food regulatory bodies of the United Kingdom and Europe on the NBC’s Franchise consequently negligent in the duty of care to petitioner and other consumers. Therefore Dr Adebo is urging the appeal court to set aside the decision of the lower court. However Nigerian Bottling Company in its notice of appeal filed before the appellate court by, Barrister Tunde Busari SAN ,the company is urging the appellate court to set aside or strike out the portion of the judgement directing NAFDAC to mandate NBC

to include a written caution on bottles of its soft drinks containing benzoic Acid and that the said soft drinks should not be taken alongside Vitamin C, as same becomes poisonous if taken together, on the ground that the said pronouncement and orders were not sought nor prayed for by the petitioner but nevertheless, the lower court proceeded to grant the said relief which were not sought by the said petitioner, thereby ordering the company to take a step detrimental to its business and well-being. NAFDAC, in its notice of appeal filed by Professor Taiwo Osipitan SAN, is urging the appellate court to dismiss the amended statement of claim of the petitioner on the ground that, the award of damages of N2 million is gratuitous as the petitioner did not claim the said amount or any sum of money from the company. Meanwhile Dr Adebo and his company in a counter affidavit in opposition to the application filed by both Nigerian Bottling Company and NAFDAC before the lower court to stay the execution of the judgement delivered by the court, is urging the court to dismiss the two applications on the ground that the safety of lives of the people of Nigeria is of paramount consideration to the honorable court and hence the need to provide all possible equitable remedy to safeguard the public. A Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja, in a judgement delivered by Justice Adedayo Oyebanji (Mrs) ordered National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and control (NAFDAC) to forthwith mandate Nigeria Bottling Company PLC to include on all bottles of Fanta and Sprite soft drinks manufactured by the company a written warning that the content of the said bottles of Fanta and Sprite soft drinks cannot be taken with Vitamin C as same becomes poisonous if taken with vitamin C.

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News 30 FG applauds Ugwuanyi on quality of road construction Moses Oyediran, Enugu The Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on the quality of roads construction going on in the sta te. The Deputy Director in-charge of South East, Mr. Innocent Alumona gave the commendation in an interview with Daily Times in Enugu yesterday. Alumona stated that the competent contractors engaged is a prove that Enugu state is out to ensure quality of road construction is done in the state. “The road construction from Opi junction to University road and others areas in the state shows high quality of work by all the construction company the state government engaged. “It is now that Nsukka can accept the status of a University town. “When the ongoing roads construction and streets lighting are completed Nsukka will surely become the best university town in the country,” he said. “Ugwuanyi’s good work in the state since make me a proud Nsukka man. “Not only that he is carrying out developmental projects in the three zones of the state but at the same time, he is paying civil servants in the state their salary every month,” he said. The deputy director also commended the governor on his interventions on some Federal government roads in the state, advised Ugwuanyi to ensure due process so as to recover the money spent on the intervention from federal government at the appropriate time. “It is not out of place for states to repair or reconstruct federal roads that are in bad condition, what FG is emphasizing on is that they follow due process so as to enable FG reimburse states at appropriate time,” he said. Alumona noted that, the recent inspections of ongoing federal projects in the South East by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, was to know the level of works contractors have attained at various projects as well as ensure that they adhere strictly to job specifications of the various projects. “Fashola as everybody knows believes in quality work, completion of projects on schedule as well as according to specifications as contained in contract agreements. “It is this philosophy that made him transform Lagos state into one of the best cities in the world while as governor,” he said.

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NMA canvasses free treatment for depression cases Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

ÏÏÏ The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara branch has advocated free treatment by the three tiers of Government in Nigeria for patients afflicted with depression to reduce cases of suicides among Nigerians. The state chairman of the NMA, Dr. Kunle Olawepo, made the call in a statement he signed in llorin on at

the weekend, commemorating 2017 celebration of World Health day. Every 7th day of April annually is set aside and celebrated globally as world health day as directed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The statement which noted that many Nigerans are currently suffering from depression and other related illness which normally lead to suicide in many cases.

Olawepo in the statement noted that the introduction of free medical treatment y Government and organisations will save the lives of many people who ca contribute to nation’s building. The NMA which described depression as an illness characterized by at least two weeks of undue sadness, loss of interest in activities and lack of energy said deserves to be treated free.

The Chairman of the Association in the statement expressed sadness that about 50 percent cases of major depression still go untreated which he said is responsible for high rate of suicide. To prevent depression, the NMA advised Nigerians to eat at regular interval, always embark on relaxation, regular exercise, avoid taking liquor and use drugs prescribed by Health professionals.

EFCC intercepts N250m cash at Lagos market ÏÏÏ The

L-R: Chairman, House of Representative’s Committee on Integration and Co-Operation in Africa, Dr. Kingsley Ebenye; representative of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Roy Ugo and Chief Executive Officer, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, during the NEPAD Stakeholders’ workshop on Skills Initiative for Africa in Abuja… on Tuesday.

Dangote assures of listing refinery, petrochemical coys on NSE ÏÏÏ Past President of

the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday promised the listing of companies under the Dangote Group of companies on the nation’s bourse. The companies include Refinery and Petrochemical. Dangote stated this at the bell ringing ceremony on the NSE in Lagos as part of activities to mark his 60th birthday. He said that he would ensure the listing of more of his companies on the NSE to deepen the market. Dangote assured the stock broking community that he would continue to work with the Federal Government to diversify the economy and spread prosperity among Nigerians. “We will continue work with the federal government to diversify the economy and spread prosperity to Nigerians,’’ he said. He promised to list every single company that would be created by Dangote Group of companies. “Very soon, we will start having our Annual General Meetings (AGM) in stadium, not halls due to the large

shareholders we will be targeting. We will be having up to two million shareholders in the next ten years,” he said. He, however, commended the stock broking community for their support to Dangote Group, noting that they had contributed to the growth of the entity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four companies of Dangote listed on the NSE have a total market capitalisation of N2.9 trillion as at April 10. This represents 32.7 per cent of the total capitalisation of the equities listed on the Nigerian bourse. The former President, Association of Stockbroking Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Alhaji Rasheed Yussuf, described Dangote as an important stakeholder in the Nigerian capital market. “His decision to celebrate his birthday with the capital market community is a testimony to the mutually beneficial relationship to which has been involved over the years between Dangote, brokers and capital market in generally,” Yussuf said. He said that the tenure of Dangote

as the president of NSE was the most challenging period for the capital market due to serious management succession crisis and ravaging margin loan crisis. “Dangote worked tirelessly with ASHON, leveraging on his contacts to make presentation to the various level of government functionality, CBN, among others. “This culminated in the setting up of Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) and eventual resolution of the margin loan problems,” he added. He noted further that if the margin loan crisis had not been resolved the way it was, the collateral damage on the operators and the market would have been enormous. Yussuf added that as a strong promoter of local content development in Nigeria, Dangote took the pioneering step of listing most of his companies on the floor of NSE, substantially deepening the market. Yussuf said that the listed companies of Dangote constituted a reasonable percentage of equities on the nation’s bourse.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday intercepted huge sums of money in various currencies totalling N250m at the popular Balogun market in Lagos. This came barely three days after the commission recovered N449m at an abandoned bureau de change in Victoria Island, Lagos. Spokesman of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed Monday’s incident in a statement, said the discovery followed a tip-off from a whistleblower. The intercepted monies, according to him, include 547,730 Euros, 21,090 Pounds and N5, 648,500. He said the total haul was about N250m at the prevailing exchange rate at the parallel market. “The interception followed information that about N250m cash was being moved somewhere in the market for conversion into foreign currencies by unnamed persons. “Operatives responded timely, met the money in Bureau de Change (BDC) office, but a large chunk of it had been converted into Euro and Pounds sterling. “The BDC operators found in possession of the monies claimed they were acting on behalf of their boss who sent the money to them from one of the Northern states in Nigeria,” Uwujaren said. He said two persons apprehended in the course of the raid were assisting the commission in its investigation.

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Reposition Nigerian football, Dalung tells Pinnick ANDREW EKEJIUBA

he Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) boss, Amaju Pinnick , has been urged to use its new office in CAF to reposition football in Nigeria. The Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung made the remark when the executive board of the NFF paid him a courtesy call to thank him for his support during their CAF election campaign. “As a major player, you must bring to bear not only your wealth of experience but you must assert the corporate integrity of Nigeria anywhere you find yourself taking a decision that affects Nigeria. “In every diplomatic situation, Nigeria takes the lead and directs but in any political arrangement where you are visibly absent, then certainly your influence is also limited. So our presence on the board is a huge success,” he said. Dalung also charged the NFF to upgrade some of its facilities for use at the grassroots level and take competitions to the villages and rural areas.

“Let me use this opportunity to challenge you to use your new office and reposition football in Nigeria. Today, sports is science and there are scientific methods of doing things in sports. If we must go with the world, then we must also update our infrastructural facilities to cope with the dynamics of contemporary football development. “Football is the cheapest sports to establish everywhere. Let us create opportunities for our young people in the villages to participate. Once you begin to create football opportunities for them, young people will be clustering there in the evenings and there will be peace and security,” Dalung stated. Earlier, the NFF President Amaju Pinnick thanked President Mohammadu Buhari, the Minister and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports for their unflinching support for him during the CAF elections. Pinnick promised to use his mandate to redefine football in Nigeria. The NFF President later presented his certificate of election to the Minister.

Adetunji sets goals target A

bia Warriors striker, Sunday Adetunji has set a target as regards the number of goals he wants to score before the current Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) reaches the half way stage. The attacker has scored nine times for the Warriors despite missing the opening five fixtures of the season. He has now declared that he will like to reach double figures in terms of goals return by the team the season reaches match day 19. “I set a target for myself even before the current season began. “Last season I scored 10 goals so I told myself that I would try to better that this season. “That’s one of the reasons why I have been doing well. “I missed five matches earlier this season due to registration issues. “Before my debut against Gombe United (on February 5), my teammates, fans and even members of the management of Abia Warriors were all expecting me to be in action. “I had to work very hard to make up for the time I lost. “I want to be on double digits before the season reaches the half way mark,” he said at a press conference in Port Harcourt. Adetunji says he will be looking to score twice in his next match for Abia Warriors. That game will hold on April 16 in Umuahia against Wikki Tourists.

No NPFL tension! Olujohungbe assures Sunshine fans

unshine Stars head coach, Kayode Olujohungbe has said he is well focused to see the side finish on high the top-flight first stanza. The Owena Waves saw off the stiff challenge of newcomers, Remo Stars 1-0 in Sunday’s top-flight matchday 18 clash in Akure. Thomas Adesina’s wonderful effort helped the Akure landlords to earn the maximum points at stake. Olujohungbe said despite the little inside distraction his side are determined to earn a decent result in mid-season last clash at Lobi Stars in Makurdi. “There is no tension rather we have the usual excitement among the coaches which has to do with starting and ending the season. “Every coach worth his onion expects it so the pressure is nothing new to the coaches. “Right now there is nothing like undue pressure on me or the players rather we are concentrating on getting the desired result in the last midseason game at Lobi Stars as well as finishing the first stanza on high.

Sports Ministry secretaries return to classroom

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2-day seminar for National Sports Federations’ secretaries will commence today, April 11 and will end tomorrow, April 12th, 2017 at the Media Centre, Package A of the National Stadium Complex Abuja. The seminar themed “Equipping National Sports Federations Secretaries for Effective Management” is an orientation course for the newly- appointed and old secretaries. The objective is to update them with the latest skills in the administration of the various federations ahead of the upcoming Federations elections. The Director Federations and Elite Athletes Department, Mrs Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi will deliver the opening paper on ‘History of Sports Sector in Nigeria’. Resource persons will also present papers on ‘The General Principles and Practices of Work Ethics for Secretaries-General in National Sports Federations’, ‘Strategies for Effective Sponsorship drive’, ‘Tournaments organization; secrets of success’, ‘Effective Communication in Sports Management’, ‘Creating, Building and Managing Brands’, ‘Using the New Media to reach the Target Audience’, ‘Doping Free Sports: Role of NSFs’ and ‘Preparation of Handover Notes’ (Sports Officers). Certificates will be presented to the participants at the closing ceremony billed for Wednesday.

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overnor Godwin Obaseki of Edo and his Abia State counterpart, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday said the elevation of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick into the executive board of Confederation of African Football (CAF) was a great achievement for Nigeria as a football nation. Obaseki and Ikpeazu stated this to newsmen on separate interviews after L-R: Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and the celebrant, Amaju Pinnick (left) after the thanksgiving service in Warri.

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igerian champions Enugu Rangers have placed their head coach Imama Amapakabo on indefinite suspension. According to the club’s general manager Christian Chukwu, the troubled coach has been asked to stay away from the team. However, Chukwu did not explain the reason for the suspension on Amapakabo but supersport.com has been informed that the run of poor results including a 2-2 draw against Zambian side Zesco United in a CAF Confederation Cup game is attributed for the decision.

The former Nigerian captain, Chukwu, also disclosed that assistant to Amapakabo, Chukwuma Agbo will take charge of the team pending the club’s final decision on the matter. The Nigerian champions have endured a poor start to this season by winning just four matches out of 19 in all competitions. Rangers currently prop up the rear of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with 13 points from 14 matches. The Enugu club still have three outstanding league matches.

attending a thanksgiving mass at First Baptist Church in Warri, Delta to celebrate Pinnick’s election as CAF executive. The Edo Governor, commended Pinnick for his new appointment, noting that as a fellow Bendelite, it was necessary to support him and also explore the new potentials that his membership in CAF portray. He said Edo government would take full advantage of Nigeria’ representation at CAF to develop football in the state.

On his part, the Abia governor, said Pinnick’ election to CAF was a milestone achievement for the country. He said Nigeria is a sportloving country, so Pinnick is occupying a good position there that can unify Nigeria and take the country to greater heights in terms of soccer in the world. He added that going by the pedigree of Pinnick’s milestone in NFF he would play a critical role to place Nigeria in the front burner in terms of football.

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Paris club refund should be used to address all sectors of need, not only salary arrears – Enweremadu AT 4 CBN hands over 2011 intervention project to MOUAU

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, laying the foundation stone of Abia Labour House (NLC Secretariat) in Umuahia recently. With him from L-R are State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Uchenna Obigwe; Member repreesenting Obingwa, Osisioma and Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Solomon Adaelu; National President NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and Deputy Governor. Sir Ude Okochukwu.

UNICEF commends ABSG, NOA over essential family practice Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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UNICEF at the weekend commended the Abia State Government and its partner, National Orientation Agency (NOA) over the implementation of the Essential Family Practice. The Essential Family Practice is a UNICEF programme designed to improve the health of families and communities in Abia State. UNICEF Communication for Development Specialist, Dr. Hilary Chidi Ozo, spoke at the end of one of its outing at Idima Abam in Arochukwu Local Government Area, stating that he was impressed with the response of the communities to the programme and expressed hope that in no time the practice would permeate the consciousness of the people and become part of their normal life. Ozo said they were in the state “to support our partners to implement the range of community level interventions to

improve the adoption of essential family practices.” “I came here along with my partners from the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and several Ministries and departments of the Abia State government. We have come here to interact with members of this community. “For me, this is the first time of coming this way, what a wonderful community, but essentially our focus was to see how they can improve the rate of adoption of essential family practices”, he said, expressing excitement with the level of the action plan initiated by the communities towards realising the programme. The practices, he highlighted include the use of the insecticide treated nets, immunization, antenatal care, hand washing, safe excreta disposal and “stopping the traditional practices which may seem comfortable but essentially will continue to

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breed diseases and make our children and women sick.” In her speech, Abia State Director of the NOA, Dr. Ngozi Uduma, said her agency as a member of the Social Mobilisation and Technical Committee

(SOMTEC) was committed to the success of the programme. “What we want to achieve is that the people particularly in the rural communities get to know what they should do for the well-being of the family especially women and children. What we do is to enlighten them to do the right thing,” Uduma said.

FG hands over poultry cluster, motorised borehole Isiala Ngwa community ÏÏÏ It was a moment of

joy as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Abia State office, last Wednesday, handed over a motorised borehole with overhead plastic tank to Umuomainta community in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. This is in a positive move to alleviate the problems and difficulties associated with hand pumps, which is described as energy sapping. Speaking during the event at Umuomainta community center play field, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, said apart from the borehole, the Federal Gov-

ernment has constructed a poultry processing mill in the area which, according to him, excited the Abia State government to site poultry cluster, which will in turn feed the mill. Ogbe, who was represented by his State Director, Deacon Ebere Simeon Oziri, said previously the Federal Government was constructing hand pumps for the communities but when it could not contend with the complaints associated with the hand pumps, it introduced motorised boreholes and appealed to the community to embrace the spirit of maintenance culture and ensure that the borehole will not be abandoned or vandalised.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, at the weekend, officially handed over the CBN 2011 intervention project (Center for Entrepreneurship Development building) to Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) Umudike, Abia State. This is a Federal Government project purely designed for the South East zone. Speaking during the event, the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, appealed to Abians and the entire South East to leverage and take advantage of the center to develop their skills. The CBN boss, who was represented by a Deputy Director in CBN, Mr. Oluwole Owoeye, described the project as part of corporate and social responsibility of CBN, stating that the Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC) is designed to develop skills (Small and Medium Scale Enterprise). His word: “In Nigeria, we realised that for now, there is dearth of skills. People don’t have relevant skills. “So the essence of this thing is for people to develop skills in various areas, so that they can be independent on their own. “This one is the project the bank has developed for the South East zone. My appeal is Abia and the entire South East should leverage and take advantage of this centre, come and develop their skills. We know that Aba is well known for a lot of SMEs, so I want to use this medium to appeal to the people in Aba, its environs and entire Abia Sate to come and patronise this center, so that we will build up their skills. “We have shoe, slippers, bag and sandals making unit, bread, cake, chin-chin and custard marking unit, clothing and textile unit, auto mechanic and generator repairs, insecticide, Air refreshner and perfume unit among others in this center. So people from the South East zone should come in and build their skills so that Nigeria will be a better place for all of us”. He appealed to the Center Director to be objective enough in giving MOUAU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Francis Otunta, information on critical things lacking in the center so that it will keep on meeting the expectations of the people. Emefiele also called on the Abia State Government to assist MOUAU in supplying facilities which may be lacking in the center, in order to sustain it.

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Building material merchant pledges to assist host community ÏÏÏ An Umuahia building materi-

als merchant, Chief Obioma Okorie, on Monday, pledged to continue with his corporate social responsibility to his Umuahia host community. Speaking in his New Timber Market office when a youth organisation, Ikwuano/Umuahia Youth Consultative Forum came to deliver an award to him, Chief Okorie, popularly known by his business name, Obioma Enterprises, said one of the things his business does is to appreciate people like his host community, hence the cordial relationship existing between them since over 27 years he has been in business in Umuahia. He said he has taken the relationship as a challenge and promised to continue to impact on the lives of the people of community, youths, women and children. He pledged to assist the community on particular and the state in general for through the social corporate social responsibility programmes of his company, especially as it concerns the youths. Speaking while handing over

the award of “Youth Ambassador”, which he said was in recognition of his selfless services to humanity, Chairman of the Planning Committee of Ikwuano/Umuahia Youth Consultative Forum, Vincent Ekpe, said one of the things the forum does is to appreciate people who have done much to impact on the lives of their host community, stating that Chief Okorie was one of them. He conveyed the gratitude of the people of Ikwuano and Umuahia LGAs to him, stating that the forum has resolved to partner with him and his company. The forum used the opportunity to call on other business ventures in the area to live up to their corporate social responsibility like Obioma Enterprises so as to curry the favour of the forum and the people of the area. Contributing, Secretary of the Planning Committee, Ifeanyi Odonkwe, described Chief Okorie as youth-friendly and urged him to continue in like manner, praying God to continue to prosper him as long as he does his business in the area.

Assemblies of God tussle: Okoroafor extends olive

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Umuahia ÏÏÏ Having been affirmed as the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Rev. (Dr.) Chidi Okoroafor has extended his olive branch to the vanquished, Rev. Paul Emeka and those loyal to him. This was part of his efforts to permanently integrate those that opposed his leadership of the church after the tussle that hit the Assemblies of God Nigeria. The now substantive General Superintendent, Rev. (Dr.) Chidi Okoroafor, announced this on Sunday while addressing newsmen after a worship visit in Umuahia, Abia State, disclosing that the Executive Council of the church has extended what termed “Generous Olive Branch” to its former General Superintendent, Rev. Paul Emeka and those loyal to him, adding that the measure was part of his peace process aimed at re-uniting the church as one body. The church, he said, is not interested in victimising anybody but ready to receive back anyone willing

to return to the fold “ because we are still brethren”, explaining that after the expiration of the March 31 deadline earlier given to those who fought the church to return and show penitence, the Executive Council of the church decided to extend the window of grace in the interest of peace. He described the church as now one, urging the opposition to return to help rebuild the church, stating, “Those who fought the church either by mistake or whatever should return let’s unite and forge ahead. In AG, somebody could be suspended in morning service and restored during evening service depending on his response. Some fathers in the faith were suspended but restored when they showed remorse”. The new AG GS could not say what will happen should the opposition fail to avail itself of the opportunity, stating however, “When we get to the river we will cross the bridge”. He claimed 97% of the church membership is under his leadership while only about three percent is loyal to Emeka but expressed the

confidence that the church would be firmly united again under one leadership as before. Rev. Okoroafaor noted that he had no personal issues with the former General Superintendent, Rev. Emeka but as his former Assistant, only needed to step in when he (Emeka) flouted the constitution of the church. He explained that the administration of the church is democratic and does not allow the General Superintendent to command excessive powers to avoid abuse contrary to what obtains in some churches with a founder. “Assemblies of God is not a one man show or president/ founder church. Since 1934 when AG started in Nigeria, it has survived several General Superintendents. “The Bible and even the constitution of the church forbid any believer taking a fellow believer to court. But unfortunately, our former GS who had issues with the church over his administrative style which runs contrary to the constitution of the church took the church to court.

NSE chairman calls for professionalism ÏÏÏ Professional bodies have been

called upon to mind their areas of specialisation so as to defend their careers effectively and efficiently. Speaking during the pre-qualification examination into corporate membership for the young engineers at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) old engineering workshop, the Umuahia branch Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Victor Ejikeme Ihediwa, said “every profession has its own takes. So the general thing I will talk about on other professionals is that every professional body should mind their areas of specialisation. “I want to tell you that one of the problems we are suffering in build industry today is as a result of some other professionals in the build industry not minding their own area of specialisation, have taken up the areas of engineering; and since they have taken up the area of engineering, that is why we are having a lot of failed structures here and there. “Even people in government who are minding the law, when they have a problem, we asked them, do you have an engineer supervising the project, they call a name of one other person who is from a different profession altogether. As far as they are concerned, they have no knowledge that this is an engineering programme and therefore is an engineer, a qualified, accredited and registered engineer who should be involved, they don’t know about that. “So the other professional bodies should learn to mind their profession as well as go through the same system we are going, so that whenever we have professionals in the field, they will be able to defend their career”.

On the examination, he said, “this exercise seeks to remove quackery in the sense that whoever passes through these series of test- oral test, written test, show of certificate and quotes, then being examined by experienced and professional engineers who have been in the field, is truly an engineer and can stand the test of time. Ihediwa lamented that one thing that is rampant in the society today is the act of quackery, pointing out that quackery comes as a result of either half-baked engineers or nonengineers at all practicing engineering. He said: “The only problem we have is, even the government itself have not recognised the difference between quacks and the originals. As far as they are concerned, it is a matter of whom they relate to, so they assume this one is an engineer. We have had cases, we have gone to the field to see failures of structures in particular, after the checks of who and who was involved, we have discovered that there are no professionally accredited engineers involved. Speaking on the need for the examination, the NSE Umuahia branch Chief Examiner, Prof. Nelson Onwuka, said after graduation from the university, for one to be called an engineer, the person must have been registered with the corporate membership of NSE. He said: “The essence of the exercise is to register young engineers to become full members of the society. If you do not pass through this process, you can never be called an engineer. You have graduated from the university, yes, but you must register officially to say, you are now an engineer.

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Some traditional rulers in Obingwa LGA of Abia State during a security meeting with the Chairman of LGA, Hon. Amaechi Hanson and security chiefs... recently

Forced labour, child trafficking attracts attention of club ÏÏÏ Forced/Child

labour and trafficking has been described as very serious issues which individuals and corporate bodies should assist the government to tackle squarely. The President of Executive Unique Club of Nigeria, Unique Sopuruchi Vitus Amanze, placed on record that trafficked Nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the country’s borders – women and girls for involuntary domestic servitude and sexual exploitation, and boys for forced labour in street vending, domestic servitude, mining, and begging. Speaking shortly after the dedi-

cation service of his daughter, little Miss Deborah Adaugo Amanze, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Umuako-Nsirimo, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Amanze, who frowned at the issue, said: “Child labour and human trafficking is a foul scenario in the society. It is a social ill. The weight of the law should fall on those caught in the act, in fact, the law should take its course fully on them”. Amanze lamented that most parents have derailed from the most socially/morally acceptable way of training their child, adding that, “many parents do not know how to train a child in a right way. Some do not know that the foundation you

give a child is education and good moral living”. The President of Executive Unique Club charged Nigerians nay the world at large to know that the child is the tomorrow, pointing out that, “Without the child, there will be no future. So we should take proper care of them like the Holy Bible emphasised”. On youth restiveness which is gradually eating deep into the fabrics of the society, Amanze said: “I think the best thing we should do this time around is to inculcate the spirit of godliness, hard work and self-actualisation into our youths so that the issue of restiveness will be harnessed in our society”.

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NSCDC, Myetti-Allah Cattle Breeders hold meeting over herdsmen menace

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Secretary of Hausa community in Umuahia, Abia State capital, Adamu Ibrahim Yaya (second from right); State Commandant of the NSCDC, Benito Eze (3rd right); state chairman, Myetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Abia State branch, Hassan Buba (4th right) and others after a meeting in Umuahia... on Monday

Nkpa community, home of Professors, shun burial of monarch

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There were indications over the weekend that highly placed sons of Etiti Nkpa community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State may have abandoned the remains of their highly revered traditional ruler, the late Eze Chijioke Duruibe, to his immediate family alone to bury. This is because, according to privileged information, all attempts by members of the

burial committee of the late monarch to get the many professors, doctors, business moguls and other professionals that litter the area has failed as the people has decided to shun their financial responsibilities towards the burial of the Eze Udo II of Etiti Nkpa Autonomous Community, Eze (Dr.) Chijioke Duruibe, even few days to the burial date. Amongst those who are the high and mighty in the area include legal luminaries from the

state to even ECOWAS level, and a business merchant, Ambassador Okechi Mbatu, who shuttles between Lagos and USA in the course of his business. Others include Prof. Okechi Egekwu who is based in the US, an NNPC senior Manager, Noble Uwaoma and a retired managing Director of defunct Citizens Bank and now a businessman, Chukwunweike Uwaoma.

NLC threatens Paris Club beneficiary states over fund ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Labour Con-

gress (NLC) says it is undertaking tour of states that benefited from the recently released tranche of the Paris Club refund to ensure judicious use of the fund. The NLC National President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, disclosed this to newsmen in Umuahia recently on the occasion of the foundation laying ceremony for the Labour House in the state at Ogurube layout, Umuahia. He warned that such states “should be ready to receive NLC” to explain how they used the fund as it affects workers. He said states that used the fund judiciously have nothing to fear and have been calling labour to come. Earlier in his speech, Comrade Wabba said the presence of the state Governor at the event was a sign that he is a worker-friendly Governor. He stressed that workers are human resources and not liabilities, assuring that as partners in progress, Abia workers would contribute to the development of the state.

He further promised that the NLC headquarters would also contribute to the building. Speaking while performing the foundation laying ceremony for the Labour House, the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu expressed his support for the project with a personal donation of N2 million every month throughout 2017, in addition to a sum of N10 million from the state government. He observed that the Labour in the state has been cooperating with the government and promised not to take the cooperation received from it for granted. Ikpeazu reiterated that his government involved the NLC fully in the disbursement of the bail-out fund, stating that he was proud that ICPC commended Abia State for utilising the bailout fund judiciously. He further explained how he insisted that the Paris Club fund would be used according to what it was made for and promised workers and Abians that in the event of any other inflow of such funds, he would

ensure that it was not diverted but deployed to whatever it would be meant for, assuring the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that Abia was ready to account for the funds. In his speech, Chairman of the occasion and member representing Osisioma, Ugwunagbo, Obingwa Federal Constituency, Hon. Solomon Adaelu, appreciated the worker-friendly disposition of the Governor which he said made the NLC in the State to name the building after the Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, stating that it is a sign that the Governor is a labour-friendly man. He commended the labour movement in the state for identifying with the successive government in the state. The Chairman requested all to contribute to the fund raising ceremony. Earlier in his address, the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Abia Council, Comrade Uchenna Obigwe, described the day as special as the labour in the state was realising the dream of having a labour secretariat.

Nigerian Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) at the weekend held an interactive session with the Myetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Abia State branch to find lasting solution to the menace of herdsmen in the state. In his address during the occasion, the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Benito Eze, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari was no longer comfortable with the level of insecurity posed by constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in many parts of the country. These clashes, he said, were brought about by breakdown in communication, hence the mandate on NSCDC to find proactive measures to avoid clashes, while ensuring that cordial relationship exist between them. He disclosed that over 6000 officers and men of the agency have been trained for the purpose of protecting agricultural investment and livestock and pleaded for their cooperation. He urged them to avoid grazing

on people’s farms and gardens, while urging them to, if possible, transport their cattle in trucks to market. Responding, the state chairman, Myetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Abia State branch, Hassan Buba, said the problem of crop damages are not being done by his members but by migrant cattle breeders, while their members have been cautioned by his association. Also speaking, Secretary of Hausa community in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, Adamu Ibrahim Yaya, said one of the problems they encounter is that of hunters and bad farmers who kill their cattle as bush meat. He disclosed that most Fulani people living in the state do not like the destruction of people’s farm land by herdsmen, stating that they also love and want peace. “They are peace loving”, he said, stating that the clashes sometimes are political, adding that “they are ready for peace”.

Restore 7 scrapped courses in MOUAU, students tell FG, NUC

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In view of the decision of the Federal Government to scrap seven courses in the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, students numbering over 300, recently urged the Federal Government through a protest to stop the policy of scrapping seven courses in the college. President, Association of Management Science Students (AMSS) of the university, Mr. Uzoma Onuoha, expressed their dismay and disturbance over the news and urged the management of the college and the university authorities to quickly initiate steps toward the restoration of the courses. Onuoha, who led the delegation to office of the Dean of the college, Professor John Ihendinihu, said students of the college were worried by the development, stating: “We appeal to you sir to ensure that something is done fast to restore the programmes”. The students, who said they came to the Dean to know what the management of the college and university was doing to stop the policy, stated further: “We can never be violent or engage in any act that would bring shame to the university as we continue to express our dissatisfaction with the policy”. Displaying placards some of which read: “Management programmes in MOUAU have been in existence since 2003”; “The scrapped management programmes were approved by relevant professional bodies” and “Restore our programme in JAMB brochure,” among others, the students pleaded with the

Federal Government to rescind its decision. While urging the protesters to remain calm and peaceful as they continued to agitate for the restoration of the programmes in the college, the dean disclosed that the college, together with the university management, was on top of the situation and hoped that there would be light at the end of the tunnel. Ihendinihu, who noted that the ministry had relaxed the measure in both Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUNAM) and Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), said the scrapped courses had even been restored in the current JAMB brochure for the two universities, stating that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development came up with the policy to scrap nonagricultural courses from the three universities of Agriculture in the country. He said that the decision by the ministry to relax the measure in two out of the three affected institutions smacked of discrimination against MOUAU, stating that the university has set up a committee, with three professors from the college as members, which articulated the institution’s position paper. While stating that the paper had been presented to the ministry, National Universities Commission and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ihendinihu later told newsmen that the offering of management sciences did not breach the Act that established the university.

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Paris club refund should be used to address all sectors of need, not only salary arrears – Enweremadu Rt. Hon Prince Christopher Enweremadu is an elder statesman of Abia State and currently in the business of assisting the state government and Nigeria in the development of hospitality industry. Before now, he was the member representing Isiala Ngwa North in the Abia State House of Assembly, where he rose to become the Speaker. In this interview with SUNDAY NWAKANMA, Rt. Hon. Enweremadu spoke on use of the second tranche of Paris inflow fund, noting that it should be equitable shared amongst competing areas of needs in the state, not just for the payment of arrears of salaries and wages. Excerpts: The government you want to assist has been doing well and there is an indication that a second tranche of the Paris refund is coming to the state, the first having been well utilised by the state government. How would you advise the Abia State Government to use the fund? One of the biggest problems we have in this country is lack of or limited information. First, it should be noted that these funds belong to the states of Nigeria and as such it is out place for the Federal Government by any means to try to dictate how the states should use these funds. I also know that every state in this country has a budget. My thinking is that the government of the federation has a responsibility to all Nigerians and if that responsibility includes advising state governments on how to use these funds, it is a welcome development. But when it becomes a directive, it becomes an impediment on the democratic principles of this nation and the constitution at large. Being that this money already and originally belong to the states of the federation, the first way to go about it is once we sit and decided on these funds, states should make supplementary budgets to accommodate this money which had not been anticipated for. I assume that they had not expected this money, so supplementary budgets should be made to legalise the expenditures that would be made from this money. Once that is done, if you are now asking me what do I think the states should do with the money, the state has varying challenges and I think in Abia State, the challenges ranges from unpaid wage bills to infrastructure, security and to so many other things that are part of the day to day and annual needs of the people of Abia. I think that the state should try as much as possible to balance all these needs, including the need to put this money in such a manner that it will create an enabling environment to secure funds for the future and this can only be done when we improve on our infrastructure, when we create agricultural platforms that the state is already doing. When we do more in it, that will ensure that tomorrow, we are able to earn more for the state. I also believe that when somebody works, they are entitle to their wages and I would also encourage that the state makes out a percentage of this sum towards paying off wage bills that are verifiable, not the numerous ghost workers

that are existing in Abia State. I want to commend the audacity of the Abia State government in trying to fish out ghost workers and ensure that only people who are in the employment of the state are paid for the services they rendered for the state. If so, how would you prioritise the needs of the state and on where the use of the fund should start from? There is this problem we have in this country and it is that we are a bandwagon society. This is because there are all these fracas and agitations on unpaid bills and salaries. There is the tendency to put pressure on government that every fund that comes to the state government must be used to pay salaries. I am not one of those who are part of supporting that. In fact, I think the civil service has become a problem unto itself. I was privileged to be a local government chairman in Isiala Ngwa North and I told the staff of the council that there is no ghost worker working in Isiala Ngwa North that you do not know. So when you allow them to exist on your wage bill, you are part of the problem and when this problem persists, you cannot hold anyone responsible for it. You know who are in your department. The people, the cashiers doing the payments know the people who do not exist and yet, they continued to turn a blind eye. This is the day of reckoning and the accumulated sums of monies credited to even non-existing workers have become the burden of government. So, if you shit where you work and eat, the smell will be yours to bear and that is what is happening in our society. Government must be realistic. The civil service workforce, what percentage of the population of Abia State does they constitute? You must provide funds to them to that regard. There are people who are not civil servants, there people who are in the open market, there are other people who are Abians as well. They too demand a fair share of this allocation. Some people mistake monies that come to government to mean money to pay people in the workforce. No, it is money to take care of every Abian. If I am not in the civil service, I require security, the provision of electricity, and motorable roads. All these things are part of the requirements of Abians and you cannot limit the provision and the responsibility of the state government to giving civil servants their salaries. In other words, how should the fund be shared? I am saying share the fund equitably. If 20%, 30% is equitable for arrears of salaries, let it be that. My point is that the only people the government is releasing money for is not for those in its workforce. The people who are privately employed, we vote on the days of election. We are also responsibilities to the government and our services in this state also matters. Are you now trying to exonerate politicians from the ghost workers syndrome that bedevils the state civil service?

ment goes one step further, make the local government earn, produce or provide at least 20% or 30% of their wage bill, it can be done. We have arid farm lands across the state. Put them to farm, put them on the roads, use them to create and do activities that can earn money. Think if you have a farm in a local government like Isiala Ngwa North and you deploy 300 staff to that place, let them earn what they are going to eat, let them grow one bag of cassava at least a month. There is land there and it can be done. Most of them are redundant. None of these local governments in Abia State, apart from may be the urban ones, needs more than 600 people to run it.

Enweremadu The politicians are like soldiers. Civil servants are the barracks. Politicians would come and go, the civil servants would always be there. So, we cannot put the blames of many years of ghost worker syndrome on politicians, who in most cases their (political) life time as provided by the constitution does not extend beyond 8 years and that is the most when it comes to executive offices. In the local government, it is just two years. These civil servants have 35 years of service. They go from one local government to the other and in the positions where they can verify who are ghost workers or not. Everybody must take a part of this blame. They cannot heap it on the doors of government because I am speaking from a first and position where when I was the local government chairman, the wage bill in Isiala Ngwa North when I arrived was N33 million. I introduced a clock-in, clock-out electronic system and within a month, our wage bill dropped from N33 million to N26 million. When we left, they restored it again to N33 million and started paying ghost workers and themselves and whoever came after us. So, there is a moral issue. I keep asking them, it is like when you are cooking on your house and you have five children, whole only three are in the house. Will you serve food for five people? No, you will not. That is what is practically happening in our local government. They know where their problems are. How can we get it right? If they want to get this thing right, they must take the necessary steps and I want to sincerely appreciate the boldness, the audacity that this government is addressing this because that is the bane. If you go across most of the

local governments ns the South east, you find out that Abia state appears to be the worst in the ghost worker and illegal employment saga and it started from the beginning in 1999 and it has persisted and the time has come to identify people who has no business (with the civil service). What is the way forward? Let me also tell you, we have unproductive workers in our civil service system. Isiala Ngwa North local government council, for example, will not need more than 500 people to run that place, yet when I was there, they had 1,600 staff. So, they are unproductive. Government has to device a means, and I do not mean sack, but find a means to make them productive. I thank God that the state is now diversifying into the areas of agriculture. Let them go and farm and farm out their salaries. You have to be productive. The local government programme cannot be an unemployment benefit scheme. If government wants to create an unemployment benefit scheme, they should go ahead, call it and create it as such. You cannot be promoted and keep promoted with an unemployment benefit scheme. Are you now suggesting that to limit the size of workers at the local government level, that the operations of the local government system should be computerised? Definitely, we should know that we should have a verifiable system that can identify those who are actually workers or not. We were able to do it in Isiala Ngwa North and we still have records of those who are authentic staff of that local government and if govern-

“The politicians are like soldiers. Civil servants are the barracks. Politicians would come and go, the civil servants would always be there. So, we cannot put the blames of many years of ghost worker syndrome on politicians”

Are now asking the local government areas to re-orientate themselves? Definitely, when I had the very impressive support of NULGFE when I was the council chairman, they gave me a tremendous support and that was why we were able to achieve what we achieved in Isiala Ngwa South because, I brought them in, debriefed them, showed them where we were, where we could get and they helped us and encouraged to identify those who were not real workers of the local government. This was because they saw what we were facing and I believe, if there is a general attitude in that regard, the state will be far better for it. You are now in the hospitality industry. What advice would you give the state government to encourage the sector? I have many interests when it comes to investment. This is a selected toy in that regard. The hospitality industry is an industry that runs on certain premises. First, there must be security. People that will patronize you needs to be available and those that will patronize you needs to needs to earn money. So, government needs to find a way to provide security and device a way to put money into peoples’ pocket so that after doing the necessary things, they will find time to fund luxury. If you have not paid your child’s school fees, if you have not eaten at least the basic square meals, you might find it difficult to go and take hospitality. Also for those who are coming from outside the state, who are here on business, and who are principally the target client in the hospitality industry, there needs to be security and light. So have been open for about two weeks and have been running on the generating set every day and twenty four hours. This cannot be encouraged. What is the benefit of local government election and how will it assist the LGAs in the state? The basic is that the Governor of Abia State is very well intending to provide good governance to the people of Abia State. He is a friend of all and the leader of the party on the state and all part of his ideals and that of the party. I assure you that whatever measure of control is being exercised through the apparatus of government is done in the best interest of the people of Abia State.

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U.S. showcases opportunities in Enugu, partners Ugwuanyi on trade Joy Ekeke The Foreign Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria has concluded a four-day outreach (April 4-7) to Enugu State that focused on expand-

ing commercial ties between the U.S. and Nigeria, especially the South Eastern geo-political zone. During the outreach, a team of trade and commercial specialists from the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, led by Commercial

Counselor Brent Omdahl, held meetings with Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, state commissioners, and other senior Cabinet-level officials on trade opportunities which will contribute to mutual prosperity and job growth for both coun-

tries. “This outreach demonstrates the strong U.S. business interest in expanding commercial ties with Nigeria,” Commercial Couns Governor Ugwuanyi and Commercial Counselor Om-

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NNPC resumes loading at Mosimi deport after 12 months ... Vows to restore Kano, Jos, Suleja pipelines

Products supply and distribution have received a major boost following the resumption of loading activities by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at its Mosimi Area depot in Ogun State, on

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dahl discussed U.S. investments in Enugu State, including the on-going $700 million Motir DuSable solar plant project in the Nachi community of Udi local government area. At full ca-

Monday. Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, who supervised the recommencement of loading operations at the area said the development marked a major milestone in NNPC’s quest to ensure steady supply and distribution of white petroleum products across the entire nation. Baru, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Henry Ikem-Obih, said: “The resumption of activities at the depot marks the beginning of a new era of hope and the return of commercial activities in this economic corridor, as products

are being received in Atlas cove and pumped to Mosimi for onward pumping to Satellite depot and loading from these two (2) great depots in this Area.” He added: “This is a historic day for NNPC, the South West Region and indeed Nigeria as this great Area is once again back on stream, bringing more fortunes for all and sundry. The stress of moving our trucks to Lagos to convey petroleum product to this area is getting highly minimized.” It would be recalled that System 2B Pipeline (Mosimi Area) has been down for almost a year now (since May, 2016) due to the activities of pipeline vandals

along the Atlas Cove-Mosimi Pipeline Right of Way (PROW), a development that has led to crippling of commercial activities and loss of lives due to the nefarious activities of vandals. “At some point, commercial activities that spun from our operations in this area had to be moved to Lagos. We can see that vandalism causes huge loss not only to NNPC, but to the host communities and the general public,” the GMD explained. He thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the constant support in ensuring the revamping of critical oil and Gas infrastructures, especially Petroleum CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

A survey conducted by Stanbic IBTC research analysts has indicated that business conditions in the country have continued on an upward trend for the third straight month this year. The firm’s monthly report made available to Daily Times indicates that Nigeria’s private sector continued on the growth path during the month on March. According to the report from the investment firm, survey data signaled a solid end to the first quarter of 2017 as the Nigerian private sector continued to pick up growth momentum. Furthermore, business conditions improved for the third straight month indicating an ongoing recovery in the Nigerian economy. “The improvement was fueled by marked and accelerated expansions in output and new orders” the report said In addition, employment rose for the first time since October 2016 and firms scaled up buying levels. On the price front, there were further increases in both input and output prices. The headline figure derived from the survey is the Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™), with readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings below 50.0 show a deterioration. At 53.0 in March, the headline PMI rose from 52.2 in February, indicating a robust improvement in the health of the Nigerian private sector. The latest reading was the highest in 15 months and above its long-run average.

Business News B2 Afolabi Adesola Alhaji Aliko Dangote has given the assurance that every Nigerian will be given the opportunity to co-own his refinery billed to be launched in 2019 as well as every other company he creates under the Dangote Group of Companies. Dangote who was at the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday in commemoration of his 60th birthday confirmed this to finance journalist after the bell ringing ceremony to celebrate his diamond jubilee on the Exchange in Lagos. Dangote currently has four companies listed on the NSE with a total market capitalisation of N2.9 trillion as at April 10, 2017, representing 32.7 percent of the total capitalisation of the equities listed on the Nigerian bourse. According to Dangote, we will continue to work with the federal government and other partners to diversify the economy and spread prosperity to Nigerians.

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Dangote to list refinery, other companies on Stock Exchange Dangote’s 650,000 barrel-perday refinery project worth tens of billions of dollars is the Largest in Africa, and will help Nigerians eradicate the challenge of fuel needed to power the struggling economy. He said the successful completion of the project will help in making sure that there are no more shipment of crude to stem the deficit in supply. He added that with dealings being within the Nigerian banking sector, and distribution done locally, indigenous wealth creation is imminent. He explained that more than 50 percent of the petrol stations we have, are not in operation, because of limited supply, adding that with the refineries working, steady supply will be available,

putting stations to work which will mean more jobs and better standard of living for people. Speaking further on the diversification of the economy, Dangote argued that the, several Agricultural schemes being embarked on by the government is set to take us out of the current economic recession and create better wealth for the Nigerian citizens. He said in the next 3 years we are projecting the export of 1.2 million tonnes of sugar, and with this the need for forex will reduce. “We have also signed an agreement with the supplier at rice mills, the rice mills that we have is about one and half times the current capacity in the country which is over a million tonnes “What we are doing today with farmers is to enrich them, giving

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them new seeds, fertilisers, insecticides and chemicals to produce an average of 8 tons per hectare for production that will meet the country’s demand.

Economic recovery: Statistician wants FG to include evaluation mechanism A statistician, Dr Olusanya Olubusoye, has advised the Federal Government to accompany the just inaugurated Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) with basic monitoring and evaluation kits. Olubusoye, the second VicePresident, Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The ERGP’s projected that Nigeria will make significant progress to achieve structural economic change with a more diversified and inclusive economy in five key areas by 2020. The key areas are stable macro-economic environment, agricultural transformation, food security, sufficiency in energy and improved transportation infrastructure. He said that government should accompany the ERGP with basic monitoring and evaluation kits such as performance indicators, data collection framework and reporting schedule. “A simple illustration to use is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global plans of action. “Both of them were accompanied with achievable goals, quantifiable targets, performance indicators, data requirements and even reporting framework. “For instance, MDGs had 21 quantifiable targets and 60 indicators for tracking progress on the agenda while the current SDGs has 17 goals and 232 performance indicators.

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pacity, the solar plant will add 300 Megawatts to the national grid. While in Enugu State, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service participated in the 28th Enugu International Trade fair. The Foreign Commercial Service also hosted leading regional business owners at a workshop entitled: “Networking with the USA Business Summit and Conference – Enugu 2017”. “We are expanding our Networking with the USA (NUSA) program to key growth areas in Nigeria and we see Enugu as one such important growth area. During this program, we advised Enugu companies on best practices for engaging with American companies, in addition to discussing U.S. agencies to work with in order to take advantage of various partnerships,” Commercial Counselor Omdahl said.

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L – R: Joseph Odoi, Head, Glo1 Ghana, Dr. Boubakar Barry, CEO, WACREN, Mr. Folu Aderibigbe, Enterprise Group Commercial Coordinator, Globacom and Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor, Chairman of the Board, WACREN at the annual conference of the West and Central African Research and Educational Network (WACREN) sponsored by Globacom in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire… recently. The Federal Government says it has provided N500 billion to resuscitate the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to make mortgage facilities easily available to Nigerians. Alhaji Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, announced this in Lafia on Monday when he called on the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Mr Silas Agara. The minister visited the site of a National Housing Project (NHP) in Lafia. “The resuscitation of the bank with N500 billion will provide the institution with adequate funds to provide mortgage facilities to interested Nigerians. “The Federal Government in

Housing: FG provides N500bn to resuscitate FMBN for mortgage facilities its quest to provide shelter to Nigerians, has recently directed the FMBN to waive the payment of 10 percent equity on mortgages below N5 million. “This will greatly enhance the transition of low income earners from tenants to home owners,’’ he said. Baba-Shehuri explained that the project would provide houses and jobs for low income earners. The minister said the houses would be built based on Nigerian housing design with 100 per cent local content. “The housing project came up with a 100 per cent Nigerian

housing design and local content. “This is done because government wants to create employment for Nigerian youths,’’ he said. The minister commended the state government for providing land for the National Housing Project, saying that it was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s promise of providing infrastructure. Baba-Shehuri said the ministry would leave no stone unturned in tackling the challenges of housing shortage in the country which was about 16 million to 17 million.

Products storage and distribution facilities that will aid effective distribution of products across the country. The GMD also commended the Ogun State Government for its commitment towards ensuring the security of NNPC’s pipeline network, especially around Arepo area. He further noted that the restreaming of loading activities at the Mosimi Area was in line with NNPC’s drive to ensure development of oil and gas infrastructure as contained in Corporation’s 12 Business Focus Areas (12 BUFA) and by extension, realizing Mr. President’s agenda of adding value across the entire oil and gas value chain. The GMD observed that the NNPC had recently rehabilitated and re-streamed some critical oil and gas infrastructure and petroleum product facilities such as the System 2E (Port HarcourtAba) pipeline after over a decade of poor functionality. “This effort will continue. Already, plans are underway to re-commission System 2D (Kaduna-Kano; Kaduna-Jos; Kaduna-Suleja) pipeline. Very soon Kano, Jos and Suleja will experience the impact of our collective resolve to get these critical infrastructures back on stream,” he stated.

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Heritage Bank, Workforce to promote financial performance Heritage Bank has partnered Workforce group in a bid to enhance impactful leadership that will contribute to the financial performance of an organisation. Speaking at a Learning & Development Leaders Conference organised by Workforce group in Lagos recently, Mrs. Tochi Onuoha, Head, Learning and Development with Heritage Bank posited that it is imperative for the learning and development team of an organisation to understand the strategy of the organisation and build initiatives around it so that it could get management’s buy-in. Onuoha noted that naturally, every management sees its learning and development unit as a cost centre and not as a revenue generating unit, and therefore it is important to come up with initiatives that would impact on return on investment (ROI) in line with the organizational drive. She noted that the impact might not be felt immediately but in the long run management would notice it, adding that it is better to have a well bonded team that is able to achieve better result than one that is not working as a team. The head of Learning and Development of the Bank also advised business young professionals to invest in themselves more than their organisations’ in a bid to enhance their career growth and development. Earlier, some chief executive offices had expressed the views that a unit that does not understand the business strategy of a firm as well as the business environment in which it operates, should be outsourced in a bid to make such organisation run as a learner firm. According to them for you to survive in business you must understand the language of business, which is finance and that it is imperative to bring value to the table, otherwise, such a unit is not relevant to the overall well-being of the organisation. The Learning & Development Leaders Conference brought together more than 300 Learning and Development executives, CEOs, heads of human resources and heads of strategy to discuss key issues, originate new ideas and learn key role of learning and development as a strategic tool for organizational transformation and growth.

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BDCs rally support for CBN’s exchange rate initiatives Stories by Motolani Oseni As part of efforts to achieve official and parallel market rate convergence, over 3,000 directors of Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in the country met on Monday, 10 of April, 2017 in Lagos to rally support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) exchange rate stability objectives. Speaking at the emergency meeting of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officers of BDCs, Acting President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, charged operators to ensure gains of price stability, rate harmonisation and

regulatory compliance. According to him, “You also need to keep your eyes wide open to ensure that you do not breach any regulatory guidelines that will expose your business to CBN’s sanctions and penalties.” Gwadabe, noted that with support of the BDCs, the central bank was able to narrow the exchange rate gap from N520 to present rate, adding that better results could be achieved as the apex bank continues to fund BDCs with increased dollar allocations. “Let us remain ready to partner with the CBN to ensure there is rate convergence. Let us work together to make the market transparent, accountable and se-

cure for the economy, investors and Nigerians in Diaspora so that more dollars will be attracted into the economy to strengthen the local currency”, he said. The BDCs head added: “Remember also that you are the owners of the business, and should understand that you carry corporate governance burden, and will directly face sanctions when the business runs contrary to CBN’s guidelines.” Therefore, I want you to fully take charge of their businesses, because you will be punished if anything goes wrong. I also want the public to know that BDCs are not criminals, but remain critical partners of the CBN in ensuring that price and exchange rate sta-

bility are achieved. Commenting on the CBN’s weekly sale to its members, he said, “even though we are glad that the CBN gave us $20,000 last week, I want us to suggest how to harmonise rates and also attract more dollar allocations from the CBN.” He, however, reiterated zero tolerance for non-compliance with regulatory requirement and unethical conduct amongst its members. Remember that we created the office of Compliance Officer at our National Secretariat and in all its zonal offices and also provided vehicles for the compliance officers to regularly visit BDCs under their jurisdictions.

L-R: Head, Agency Banking, Ecobank Nigeria; Funso Oyelohunnu; Head, Consumer Distribution, Ecobank Nigeria, Tunde Kuponiyi; MD/CEO of Accion Microfinance Bank, Bunmi Lawson; Deputy Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Tony Okpanachi; Head, Remittance & Mobile Money, Ecobank Nigeria, Esther Obot and Chief Operating Officer, Accion Microfinance Bank, Stephen Olalere announcing the commencement of Western Union Money Transfer services provided by Ecobank in Accion Microfinance Bank locations in Lagos on Monday.

PMBs record N383.67b total assets in 2016 Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) operating in the country have declared significant increase in their total assets, declaring a total sum of N383.67 billion at end-December 2016 from N382.36 billion at end-June 2016. According to the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the PMBs total assets figure showed an increase of 0.34 per cent. The report also indicated that the number of licensed primary mortgage banks (PMBs) remained 34 at end-December 2016, comprising 10 National PMBs and 24 State PMBs. But balances with banks and paid up capital increased by 78.86 per cent and 0.05 per cent to N24.79 billion and N103.35 billion respec-

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tively, in the year under review from N13.86 billion and N103.29 billion at end-June 2016. However, loans and advances, deposit liabilities and other liabilities decreased by 6.85 per cent, 5.25 per cent and 5.89 per cent to N154.46 billion, N115.77 billion and N68.06 billion, respectively, at end-December 2016 from N165.83 billion, N122.18 billion and N72.32 billion at end-June 2016. The PMBs loans and advances stood at N154.46 165.83 (6.85), with balances with Banks N24.79 13.86 78.86, while deposit liabilities stood at N115.77 122.18 (5.25) with other liabilities N68.06 72.32 (5.89) but their paid up capital was seen at N103.35 103.29 0.05, at the end of the year under review. According to the report, the implementation of the National

Housing Finance Programme (NHFP) achieved new milestones in the review period. “The Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) had refinanced mortgages amounting to N8 billion representing an increase of 200.75 per cent compared with N2.66 billion at endJune 2016. “Having exhausted the first N8.0 billion bonds raised from the market, the company is in the process of raising additional N2.4 billion to refinance eligible mortgages of its member Participating Lending Institutions (PLIs)”, it stated. In line with its condition for credit recourse, the NMRC exchanged refinanced non performing mortgages of N172.46 million with 3 Primary Lending Institu-

tions for performing mortgages of N208.96 million within the review period. The NMRC successfully hosted the African Union Conference for Housing in Abuja in September 2016. The Conference created awareness on opportunities in the housing finance sector and proffered solutions to common challenges. Meanwhile, the Expression of Interest (EoI), and completion of the evaluation process, showed that two firms were selected to work with eight Microfinance Banks (MfBs) that had been prequalified to participate in the pilot Housing Microfinance (HMF) Scheme with a budget of USD15 million aimed at catering for the housing needs of low income earners.

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Stock market opens week on promising note, bargain prospects Afolabi Adesola Nigeria’s stock market closed 0.47 percent lower on Monday, as investors continued taking profit from gains recorded in previous session, further strengthening opportunities for investors to buy at depressed equity prices. The top indicators of the market, the NSE ASI and the market capitalization settled at 25,626.37 points and N8.867 trillion respectively compared to 25,746.52 points and N8.908 trillion respectively, following a loss of 120.15 points and N42 billion. Activity level measured

by volume and value closed mixed as investors traded 191.8 million units of shares in contrast to 108 million units in previous session, while value traded was down to N584.7 million when compared to N907 million traded previously. The day’s top gainer was Fidelity Bank with a growth of 9.52 percent to close at 92 kobo per share, Total was next with a 4.11 percent growth to close at N270 per share. CI Leasing gained 3.57 percent to close at 58 kobo, United Capital increased by 2.43 percent to close at N2.95 while Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) appreciated 1.63 percent to close

at N2.49 per share. Oando recorded the highest share price decline of 4.75 percent to close the day at N5.62, Unity Bank was next on the losers table with a decrease of 4.69 percent to close at 61 kobo per share, while Transnational Express dropped 4.40 percent to close at 87 kobo per share. Top three traded stocks for the day were Standard Trust Assurance (STACO), Dangote Sugar and First City Monument Bank (FCMB). They each traded 100 million, 14 million and 8.8 million units of shares respectively, valued at N50 million, N86.9 million and N10.2 million each. Meanwhile following

the visit of Africa’s largest investor, Aliko Dangote to the Exchange on Monday, stockbrokers have opined that the market is expected to rebound in coming sessions. Dangote on Monday, confirmed that he will list every company he creates on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and also encourage like firms in the same direction. He said “Our projection for the next few years is to have our AGM’s in stadiums, with two- three million shareholders We do not want the wealth to be centered on an individual, but we are concerned with creating prosperity for all Nigerians”

Okomu Oil records 85% PAT growth …As net finance

charges grew by over 1,000% Q4 Stories by Bonny Amadi Okomu oil Plc in its 2016 audited financial result for the period ended 31 December consolidate growth strategy as key performance indices soared, even as net finance charges rose by 1,000 per cent. The company’s fourth quarter and 2016 financial year results result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange recently showed that sales, profit before tax and profit after tax performed remarkably both on Q4 and financial year basis. Okomu Oil Q4 2016 results showed that sales grew by 74 per cent y/y to N3.5billion. Profit before tax (PBT) rose by 132 per cent y/y to N797 million, while Profit after tax advanced by 62 per cent y/y to N735m. The fourth quarter result of the company showed that even as finance costs rose by over 1,000 per cent y/y, occasioned by a N1.0billion foreign exchange loss, and lower operating expense, the firm posted strong year sales growth and a 4,315bp y/y gross margin expansion, culminating to 132

per cent y/y Q4 increase in PBT. Meanwhile, due to rise by 227bp y/y in the tax charge, Okomu Oil PAT growth in Q4 was milder. On a sequential basis, sales were up modestly q/q. However, PBT declined by -34 per cent q/q, mainly due to a 707 per cent q/q rise in net finance costs and a -4,950 points in the quarter (q/q) contraction in gross margins. Cross section of Analysts noted that Okomu traditionally reports frail gross margins in Q4 relative to other quarters, apparently related to accounting adjustments. However, FBNQuest analysts hailed the Q4 result as better than its own estimates on sales and PBT “Compared with our estimates, Q4 sales and PBT were ahead by 57 per cent and 23 per cent respectively”. However, looking at the result on 2016 financial year basis, the company’s sales grew by 48 per cent during the year to N14.4billion. PBT and PAT progressed by larger margins of 104 per cent and 85 per cent to N5.9billion and N4.9bilion.

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Mobil Oil Nigeria’s PBT grows by 114 % For Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc which recently came under the control of NIPCO Plc, which acquired controlling shares of EXXON Mobil, result for the year ended 31 December 2016 showed remarkable performance amidst tighter operating environment. As stakeholders await new corporate identity for Mobil Oil Nigeria, the company’s 2016 results came in better than many stakeholders had expected, with gross margin expansion and improved real estate income which grew 40 per cent y/y to N6.0billion. The company’s Q4 2016 Profit before tax (PBT) and Profit after tax (PAT) rose meaningfully, y/y and q/q: In Q4, sales grew 18 per cent y/y to N22.2billion.

..As stakeholders await new corporate identity

The topline growth combined with a gross margin expansion of 226 points y/y to 17 per cent and other income growth of 82 per cent y/y led to the PBT growth of 114 per cent in 2016. Rental income from investment properties, which was up 42 per cent in 2016 to N6.0billion subsequent to completion of renovation works on major investment property, was the primary driver for other income growth. Generally, Mobil’s strong y/y performance was mainly driven by strong white product unit volume sales growth. Sequentially, while sales grew modestly, PBT and PAT were up

80 per cent q/q and 122 per cent q/q respectively. Last week, NIPCO Investments, owner of NIPCO Plc, a leading Independent marketer NIPCO Investments, owner of NIPCO Plc, leading Independent marketer, pronounced the completion of its acquisition of ExxonMobil’s 60 per cent majority stake in Mobil Oil for N90billion or US$301m. Meanwhile, going by the transaction note from the company, analysts assume an exchange rate of N300/ US$ was applied which works out as an agreed sale price of N417 per share, representing a 40 per cent premium to Mobil’s share price of N300.00 before

the announcement. In the short-term, it has been taken that both entities are to operate independently under the NIPCO group. However, the Mobil business will now be called Double 1 Plc (II Plc). The new management’s focus would be to expand Mobil’s retail footprint and grow the company’s lubricants business. Beyond the transaction price, further details of NIPCO’s acquisition were not provided to the market; as such it is difficult

to determine what sort of impact the deal could have on Mobil’s operations and financial position. There is a possibility that some level of leverage was applied. Following the positive earnings surprise in Q4 2016, we have raised our EPS forecasts over the 2017-18E period by 12%. Our new price target of N215.0 is up by a similar magnitude. From current levels, we see an implied downside potential of -40% and retain our Underperform rating on the stock.

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Labour B6 Stories by Joy Ekeke The Organised Labour has urged the Federal Government to apply the principle of inclusiveness in reviewing the minimum wage to cater for the interest of public and private sector workers. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria made the call at the presentation of the report of the Technical Committee on Minimum Wage and Palliatives to Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to Government of the Federation. Bobboi Kaigama, the President of the Trade Union Congress, said the benchmark was imperative as the minimum wage was neither about the ordinary person nor about the public sector alone. Kaigama said: “If the states do their minimum wage, which group is going to do one for the private sector and the disadvantaged in the country? “That goes to say that it must come from the Federal Government and it must cover all. “So, the government should ensure that the benchmark for all employers is made as a law so that everybody in the country is carried along irrespective of the number of persons employed. “We also hope that the

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Labour urges FG to set inclusive benchmark for minimum wage committee will look into the idea being canvassed that minimum wage should not only be for workers in organisation of 50 staff and above.” Kaigama called on the Federal Government to immediately address the problems facing civil servants even as it is giving bailout to state governments. He frowned at claims by state governors that they have never been carried

along in the process of negotiating for minimum wage. He added: “On the issue of the minimum wage, we know that the state governors are only trying to be smart and there is no point in doing that. “Your predecessors were involved in the process in the last exercises and now you deny that governors were not part of the negotiation. “I hope that we all re-

Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige

alise that constituting a minimum wage committee is not just coming for the inaugural meeting. “It demands that you partake in every committee work in order for you to be part of the process, so that when the report is ready, everybody will be on the same page.” The TUC president also called on the government to ensure that the report should not be consigned to the shelves. Kaigama commended the Federal Government for giving the state governors bailout to meet pressing needs in their states, as he alleged that they (governors) were not using it for the desired purpose. He added: “Again, there is the issue of the Paris Club refund to the governors; the first trench was released and now they are getting the second trench. “We hope that this places a burden on them to ensure that the issue of arrears in salaries, pensions and gratuities are addressed. “On the part of the Federal Government, we crave the indulgence of the government to ensure that they do not give bail

out to only states when federal workers also have very serious problems. “They have salary arrears, death benefits, promotion arrears, pension, government workers on contributory pension were yet to be paid for the past one year.” Kaigama called on the government to use the committee’s report to address the salient issues that had been enumerated for the purpose of maintaining industrial harmony in the system. Lawal, while receiving the report, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was committed to the welfare of workers in the country. Lawal assured the organised labour that the committee’s report would be studied by the main committee and a memo would also be raised and submitted to Buhari for immediate action. Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, while presenting the report, said the technical committee had recommended the setting up of a 29-member National Minimum Wage Committee.

Polytechnic lecturers threaten strike action The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to embark on a strike action that would cripple academic activities in three weeks’ time if outstanding salary payments are not cleared by the Federal Government. President of the union, Comrade Usman Dutse, who made this known to newsmen, said the decision was based on the outcome of the union‘s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct governors to pay salaries owed its members without delay. Comrade Dutse mentioned Abia, Edo, Kogi, Benue, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Imo and Zamfara states as those that have not paid salaries and promotion arrears of polytechnic workers, despite bailout funds as well as the Paris Club refunds at their

Union kicks against imposition of Unit Officers in NHIS The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) says it will not accord recognition to Unit Officers announced by the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf. In a statement in Abuja, ASCSN National President Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Secretary-General Comrade Alade Lawal emphasised that the NHIS Executive Secretary had no right under the law to decide for the union those to manage its affairs. “We, therefore, reject in its entirety the decision by Professor Yusuf to be sponsoring one Owen Udouwen, who had been making noise that he is the Unit Chairman of the ASCSN in the NHIS. We hereby disown Udouwem because he is not representing the association and demand that Pro-

fessor Yusuf should stop forthwith from meddling in the affairs of the Association,” the union’s executives said. They noted that the rejection was necessary in order not to trigger industrial crisis in the NHIS. ”Prof. Yusuf has enough to do in NHIS if he is serious enough to accept that the job of Executive Secretary of NHIS is a serious one. “For the avoidance of doubt, the Unit Chairman of the ASCSN in the NHIS is Comrade Omomeji Abdul Razaq. There is no faction whatsoever in the Association and there is a ruling of the National Industrial Court (NIC) to that effect,” the Union stressed. The association recalled that when Yusuf arrived at the NHIS, he wore the toga of an anti-corruption crusader and the union pledged to cooperate with

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Wabba him. But the union said unfolding events in NHIS have proved otherwise. “As we write, the NHIS is enmeshed in endemic corruption thus necessitating the upper legislative Chamber (Senate) to turn its searchlight on the organisation,” the ASCSN added. The union’s helmsmen

said following the secondment of 15 persons into the NHIS, the Association kicked against the impunity and reported the management of the NHIS to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Presidency, which then directed the Labour Ministry to intervene.

It pointed out that the Labour Ministry set up a committee to look into the complaint of the union and that members of the committee were drawn from the Federal Ministry of Health, NHIS and ASCSN to examine the issue of secondment and other labour related matters carried out by the

NHIS Executive Secretary and report back. The union said at the end of its assignment, the committee reached an agreement that the secondment of 15 officers by NHIS was illegal and the Executive Secretary was directed to send those so seconded packing to wherever they came from.

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Stories by OpeOluwani Akintayo An international rating agency, Fitch Ratings Ltd has said that Nigeria needs an oil price of $139 per barrel to balance its budget this year. In its newly released report for April, Fitch named Nigeria as a country with the worst situation among 14 major oil exporting nations in the Middle East, Africa and emerging Europe. The Agency said Kuwait is in the best position among major oil exporting nations to have a balanced government budget this year, with oil forecast to average $52.50 a barrel. The report noted that even after

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Nigeria needs oil price at $139pb to balance budget cuts in government subsidies and currency devaluations, 11 of them won’t have balanced government budgets this year, including Saudi Arabia. “Fiscal reforms and exchange rate adjustments are generally supporting improved fiscal positions compared to 2015, but have not prevented erosion of sovereign creditworthiness,” the rating

agency said. It explained further that only Kuwait, Qatar and the Republic of Congo have estimated breakevens that are below Fitch’s oil price forecast for this year. Kuwait at $45 a barrel traditionally has a low breakeven because of its high percapita hydrocarbon production and more recently its “large estimated investment income”

from its sovereign wealth fund, Fitch added. Earlier, Brent crude, a global benchmark, averaged about $55 a barrel for 2017. The rating agency said it “substantially” raised the fiscal break-even prices for Nigeria, Angola and Gabon from 2015 levels because of rising government spending. A breakdown of the Fitch

forecast 2017 break-even oil prices per barrel shows that Nigeria was pegged at $139, Bahrain at $84, Angola at $82, and Oman at $75. Others are Saudi Arabia at $74, Russia at $72, Kazakhstan at $71, and Gabon at $66; as well as Azerbaijan at $66, Iraq at $61, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at $60, Republic of Congo at $52, Qatar at $51 and Kuwait at $45.

Nigerdock boosts local content with delivery of EGINA FPSO fabricated structures

Project Manager, Nigerdock Egina Project, Adebola Adesoye; General Manager, Capacity Building Division, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engineer Ikpomosa Oviasu, who represented the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Wabote; Director, Total Egina Project, Jean Michael Guy; Group Corporate Affairs Director, Jagal, Joy Okebalama; Samsung Site Representative, Nigerdock Yard, Chinchai Chung; Manager, Nigeria Content Development, Nigerdock, Ifeanyi Chime and Egina Ventures Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Abubakar Ahmed at the Nigerdock Egina loadout ceremony at the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ) held in Lagos recently.

Local content: OGTAN advocates domestication of oil, gas ... Set to inaugurate National Executive Council April 13

The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) has said that only the proper training of Nigerian workers will guarantee local content development in the oil and gas industry. The OGTAN’s president, Dr. Mayowa Afe said that domestication of oil and gas trainees would save the country billions of dollars and create more job opportunities for Nigerians Mayowa made the advised in a statement issued and signed by the OGTANS’ Director of Media Communications, Mr John Itua in Lagos to sensitized stakeholders on the forthcoming inauguration of the OGTAN’S national

executive council slated to hold in April 13 at Eko Hotel and Suites. The Inauguration will have the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as the Guest Speaker and he will be speaking on the Topic: “Increasing Indigenous Participation and capacity Development in The Oil and Gas Industry – The Journey So far” According to him, ``There is need to standardize training to get more value; training should be domesticated to handle issues that are peculiar to our environment and generate adequate human capital for our oil and gas

industry even enough for export because training is key to local content development. ``We want to discourage portfolio trainers – people who just walk into companies to organize trainings; invite trainers and after that, walk away,” he said. The president said that OGTAN, which vision is to develop a Nigerian oil and gas training business group that interfaces with the operators, international organisations and government, to ensure a total human capacity development in the industry and the attainment of the Nigerian Content goals, was formed with the support of the Nigerian Content Divi-

sion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to address the manpower development needs of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Mayowa said that ``lf majority of oil and gas trainees is done locally in Nigeria it would address issues of foreign exchange challenges confronting the sector. The issues of dollars denomination should be address through should local domestication of companies. ``Government agencies, Institutions, International Oil and gas companies should partners with OGTAN to invest in developing trainers in-country,’’ he said.

Nigerdock has given a further boost to local content drive in Nigeria having successfully fabricated and loaded out structures for the Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Project. These structures were fabricated in-country at Nigerdock fabrication yard located at Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ) Lagos, by the company’s professionally-trained Nigerian workforce. Nigerdock alone delivered a significant tonnage of the Egina Project surpassing other energy services providers locally. The structures, which included the Riser Porch, Flare Tower, Helideck Structure, Protection Structure, Access Tower, Crew Boat Bathing Structure, Crane Pedestal, Telecom Mast, Living Quarter Blocks, Laydown Area Blocks, Muster Station, Work Boat Structure, and Vertical Caissons among others, with a combined weight of 7336 tonnes, were loaded out in phases at Nigerdock’s industry leading facility, renowned as West Africa’s largest shipyard. In March, last year Nigerdock fabricated and loaded the 732-ton Flare Tower Structure for the Egina FPSO which sailed away to Korea for initial integration of the fabricated structures onto the Egina FPSO. Speaking at the loadout ceremony, Group Managing Director, Jagal Energy, Chris Bennett, commended

the management and staff of Nigerdock for their contributions towards the accomplished Project. He said the timely delivery of the fabricated structures for Egina FPSO was another significant achievement and boost to the local content initiative in Nigeria. “Nigerdock remains the foremost local content champion, committed to the vision of building the country’s local capacity and delivering value to the economy. Our capacity and capabilities have been reaffirmed through the success of Egina FPSO Project. It gives our clients and the government a measure of confidence, trust and reassurance that Nigerdock, can operate with global best practice. We continuously set the highest standards which is why we have recorded a series of firsts in the industry. Remarkably, these Projects were executed in Nigeria without any LTI which compares with best in class in Europe and America,” he explained. A prime advocate for developing Nigerian Content, Nigerdock epitomises the values of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010, which emphasizes the development of local skills, technology transfer, local manufacturing and use of local manpower to upgrade Nigeria’s manpower capacity, with results that benefit the government, private companies, and Nigeria’s economy.

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Recently aviation unions protested against some appointments, saying that the people appointed are not competent, what do you think will be the consequence of appointing somebody that is not qualified as director at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)? It is really very unfortunate. This is why it is important for Ministers to listen to those in the industry. But some of them do not take advice. You will call and call, but they will not pick your calls. But the truth of the matter is that such appointment is totally wrong and unacceptable in the aviation sector. I think the Minister needs to look at what he is doing so that he will not end up destroying the system and walk away. Because I know that if he leaves as Minister today he is not going to stay in the aviation industry. So the truth of the matter is that such appointment is not good at all. If you want to appoint anybody that can contribute meaningfully to the sector, the person needs to be properly profiled, and his documents checked not based on “I know you”. Take for example the appointment of General Manager of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The Minister removed those that were there because he said they were appointed from outside. So if you want to appoint you should encourage those who are working within the system. We have tried this system before and it has helped. You don’t bring an outsider who does not have any stake in FAAN, NCAA, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT). But if you leave people who are serving there and they know those places belongs to them and they walk in, obviously they will perform better. And we need to encourage staff to be hard working people in order to achieve greatness. And I think that is what we should go back to. Last year the existence of airlines was threatened by high price of aviation fuel and its scarcity, where do you think the industry is headed? Well, frankly speaking the industry has been threatened by so many things, such as government policies, double taxation and by the time you start an airline there is nothing like tax holiday whereby they can give you some certain months for you to operate without paying any charges. For example, the day you do test flight, you buy fuel, you pay parking charges and every other thing and nobody will look at the investment you brought into the country and the job you have created. The only thing the government

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Tax policy for aviation industry should be reviewed – Tukur The Managing Director of Afrijet Airlines, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur, in this interview, expressed the view that government should review its policies in the aviation sector to help it grow and become profitable for operators. He spoke with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO in Lagos. Excerpts:

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is interested in is just how to collect taxes. For example it is only in aviation industry you are paying what they call VAT. Such taxes are not collected in other means of transportation, including rail, road, maritime. And I don’t know why the government must allow this kind of thing to happen. You pay 5 percent passengers’ service, and the 5 percent is being collected by the airline on behalf of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Later you add other charges on the ticket, thus giving so much financial burden to the airlines that are struggling to survive under the thriving hostile operational environment. It is these multiple taxes that have prompted the airlines to protest against NCAA. I suggest that airlines have to come together and talk to the National Assembly and other people who are stakeholders to look at it and address these issues in order to save the domestic carriers. Once you are doing business and there is no profit in it, it is just a matter of time that the business will go under. That is why we have average of 10 years survival of Nigerian airlines. In fact, everything seem to be pitted against the survival of airlines because the little money you collected to run your business, you still have to pay huge interest on it. The previous attempt to get a bailout by some airlines which

got it at the rate of two percent has been commended. But ironically, it was used to favour some airlines that had inclination to the ruling party then. Unfortunately some of the airlines did not utilise the money for what it was meant for, which is developing their airline business and carrying out manpower training. Some of them diverted the money. This led to heavy loss of jobs as some of the airlines went under. Over 3000 staff both captain and engineers and cabin crew and other agencies like Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (NAHCO), everybody lost job. And here we go again; Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) went to take over most of the airlines. What AMCON is doing again from the government circle is just like somebody taking a gun and going to rob a bank or somebody. They will come and take over your property. They will not do reconciliation. AMCON already has representatives in the companies they have taken over. When you appoint somebody to represent you in a company you are monitoring their activities, what are you expecting as your feedback? What you do you want him to do for you there? Is the purpose of your sending him there being achieved or not? So why come to take over the company? At the end of the day they come in and take over your airline for

nothing. I will give you a simple example, you can see an airline like Arik, some of the people may not agree with me but the truth of the matter is that you are talking about an airline that has more than 2000 staff. The owner is paying minimum, nothing less than N1 billion monthly as salaries. Now the government comes and says they are taking over, they took over and scattered the market, the industry and the airline. Can Arik under the government pay the salaries of over 2000 staff ? It means almost 1500 staff must be sacked. In the past, Arik was recording about 120 landings and now they are recoding about 30 landings, so where will they generate money to pay about 2000 workers? AMCON had argued that the airline owed workers before they took over, but the workers had hope that they would get their salaries, but what hope is there now? I thought that if anybody wants to do anything, they should have sat down and looked at it critically and see how they could have managed it. Government is supposed to manage the situation, manage the people but somebody will tell you that we took over because we wanted to revive it. How? You can’t even fly to anywhere, you can’t even fly international, but if you allow the person who knows how to get the money and put it together, he can give you a repayment schedule even if it is going to be in the next 30 or 50 years. So I don’t know what the government is doing with this industry. Arik is out, it is now with the government, Aero is now with the government and there is nothing, no improvement everything is just going down. This is one of the major problems. In terms of fuel, the federal government has never helped the situation and that is why we are talking about double taxation. An airline operator pays for parking and at the same time he pays for passenger’s service charge to airport authorities. The same airport authority is also charging oil marketers. The fuel marketer takes that bill up and adds it to the cost of aviation fuel, which the airline pays. So that is where the issue is, how much are they charging per litre? If they are charging you one naira extra, then if you save that one naira on every litre of fuel, do you know how much that will be? In what ways can government step in now to salvage the industry?

First, what the Minister needs to do, frankly speaking, is that he needs to sit down with the operators. The Senate has to help because some policies need to be removed and the only way you can achieve that is through the Senate. The Senate has to come in. The operators will have to approach the Senate and demand that VAT b removed as part of the taxes paid by airlines. If we do that, it will help. Then we come back to fuel. The government must make aviation fuel available and ensure it is produced locally. They have to make sure that we produce aviation fuel in this country. The moment we have that then I believe that we are going to get the product cheaper. If there is any product that needs subsidy, it is aviation fuel, so the airlines need to have that. Today you are buying fuel for over N250 per litre out of Lagos. Lagos is the cheaper, if you go to Abuja it is over N300 so how can you make it? The only option is that air ticket will rise to N40, 000 to N50, 000 and at that price, who is going to fly? So the industry is dying. That is where the government needs to come in terms of fuel. Then you look at all those charges from FAAN, passenger’s service charge, landing and parking and so on. We sit down with the government to know which one we are going to pay and which one we are not going to pay. Because frankly speaking some of them cannot afford these charges, I think that was what led to the problem of Arik and the rest. So what do we do to get out of all these mess? What do we do so that airlines do not owe? So let’s tell ourselves the truth, the operators should tell themselves the truth and come out and sit down and agree to look at it totally. It is not a bailout, I am not talking about bailout what I am suggesting is that if the government wants to help they will come and look at your debt, when they look at your debt then they reconcile and agree on what you should pay. And say from today you start paying your current bill. If the government do this it will definitely help. This one has to do with either the airline is operating or the one that is not operating and is ready to come back. Then the government needs to check some of the official in the parastatal who are corrupt in the system and do away with them and bring in people who are not corrupt in order to move the industry forward.

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Executive Governor of Anambra State The founding Chairman of Folio Media Group,Board, Management and the entire staff of Folio Media Group/The Daily Times of Nigeria congratulate and rejoice with the Executive Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano on the ground breaking ceremony of the proposed Anambra State owned International Cargo Airport, Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The proposed International Cargo Airport is a vivid attestation that Chief Willie Obiano is working.

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Women of Rubies take sensitization to grassroots women the issue of domestic abuse, while sharing stories of women who have died in abusive relationships because they refused to speak up. Sandra Orgah from Access Bank W Community, spoke on “Why women should save” even as the women were educated on financial independence. Four women were given empowerment opportunities by Chinyere Anokwuru, to learn Tailoring, Catering and Computer at the Selfworth Organisation skills acquisition centre for free. According to the Founder of Rubies Ink Initiative

Yaba LCDA Sole Administrator, Hon. Bayo Adefuye

The third edition of the Women of Rubies sensitization tagged “Sensitizing Grassroots women on domestic abuse and lifestyle issues “was held on Friday 7th of April in partnership with the Yaba LCDA at the Oluremi Tinubu Hall within the council. Women came out enmasse from different spheres of the community to be part of the workshop. The women were not only sensitized on the need to be empowered but also encouraged to “Do Something” by Chinyere Anokwuru of Self-worth Organisation, the host and Sole Administrator of the Local Government, Hon. Bayo Adefuye, encouraged them to attend more of such programmes to be enlightened and have a voice in the society, while Nollywood Actress, Doris Simeon, encouraged them to speak up when they are being abused. She also made them realise Help is near and shared some helpline numbers of different Help centres with them. The founder of Morna International Foundation, Bukola Ogunyeye, also buttressed on

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for Women and Children and Editor-In-Chief of Women of Rubies, Esther Ijewere, the workshop once again was an impactful learning experience for the women in Yaba LCDA and we thank the Sole Administrator for hosting and collaborating with us to add value to the lives of women in his Local council. The next edition will be held at the IgandoIkotun LCDA on the 13th of April, while Kosofe LCDA and Ikeja LG are slated for 19th and 24th respectively.

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AFA partners Imo State to train youths in Film-making Africa Film Academy in partnership with the government of Imo State is set to train young men and women who desire a career in the motion picture industry from the state. The three- week intensive programme which will have Master classes will commence from 25TH April to 10th May, 2017 at Owerri and will feature some of the leading professionals in the Nigerian film industry such as Segun Arinze, Paul Obazele, Tony Anih among others as resource persons. At the end of the training which will cover script-writing, photography,

editing, acting, cinematography, sound, lighting etc, the students are expected to produce short films that will give practical expression to what they will learn during the programme. In a press statement signed by the organization, the founder of AFA, Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, said that the training is essentially to introduce the prospective youths to how they can start a career in the film industry and technical production and open them to the possibilities that exist. “At the end of it we expect participating students to take their interest to the next level through

further education in higher institutions and other institutes where they can acquire more and in-depth knowledge. We want to say that the Imo State Government has been enough to sponsor 100 students apart from providing venue and other logistics for the training and this is because of the interest of Governor Rochas Okorocha to empower the youths and create job opportunities for them. Diamond Bank as part of its CSR initiative is also sponsoring 10 students to the training while Africa Magic is also a strategic partner to make this a very successful one.”