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Afreximbank wants NASS to fast track passage of Factoring Law Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The quick passage of Factoring Bill into law in Nigeria is a crucial step in facilitating the ease of doing business and procuring the trust of investors in the country.

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also highlighted the importance of factoring in unlocking the economic potential of SMEs, noting that it could play a key role by supporting the SMEs, promoting open accounts, which is beneficial to SMEs in enhancing their competitiveness, and providing an alternative source of trade access to finance.

She said that Afreximbank was Continued on page 3

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Defection continues as Gov Tambuwal returns to PDP

APC senators meet Buhari as Oshiomhole urges Saraki to step down

Resign now or keep quiet, Gov Ganduje tells Deputy Governor

PDP hosts defectors in Abuja, promises level playing ground g 5 Appeal Court upholds NASS power to legislate on polls reordering g 6 APC appoints Nabena as acting National Publicity Secretary g 3

L- R: Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Farouk Adamu Aliyu; Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello; President Muhammadu Buhari; APC chieftain, Mr. Nasiru Danu; Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, during the President’s visit to his campaign office in Abuja... on Wednesday.

UBA’s Leo launched on WhatsApp g 14 Buhari begins 2 weeks vacation to g 3 London Friday

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Afreximbank wants NASS to fast track passage of Factoring Law Continued from page 1 committed to supporting the appropriate legal and regulatory environment as a key strategic initiative for the promotion and development of factoring, noting that, under its strategy, the Bank was required to work on improving the legal environment in order to bring about harmonised standards and transparency within the factoring industry in Africa, and providing for legal enforcement arrangements.

Also speaking during

the Public Hearing on the Factoring Bill, the Chairman of the House of Representatives on Banking and Currency Committee, Hon Jones Onyereri said that the introduction of factoring in the financial sector would serve as complementary financing to conventional financing and will largely target micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

“This will facilitate the provision of cash flows to MSMES, especially those that have quality receivables and may not be in the position to obtain

adequate conventional bank finance due to high interest rate, collateral or credit profile constraints,” Onyereri said.

The public hearing, which was organised in collaboration with Afreximbank, also attracted the participation of representatives of the House of Representatives Banking and Currency Committee, NEXIM, FCI, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Debt Management Office, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial System Strategy 2020, and several other stakeholders.

APC appoints Nabena as Acting National Publicity Secretary

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L-R: Former President Olusegun; President, National Council for Women Societies, Mrs Gloria Shoda; Chairperson, State Primary Health Care Development Board, Mrs Victoria Denenu; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu; wife of the Governor, Dr Rachael Dickson; visiting Deputy Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, Madam Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay from Gambia and Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson during the presentation of the sum of One Hundred Million Naira to the State Ministry of Health for the take-off of N3, 000 monthly stipends for all pregnant women in the State, as part of the official Launch of the Safe Motherhood programme/first State Infant & Maternal Mortality Summit, at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa.

As party annuls Cross River congress

Tom Okpe, Abuja

THE National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the appointment of Mr. Yekini Nabena as Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party.

Nabena, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary was appointed, following the resignation of the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who rdefected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday.

In a letter of appointment signed by the National Secretary of the APC,Mai Mala Buni, and addressed to Nabena after rising from its National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday at the party Secretariat, the APC said: “I write to convey the resolution of the National Working Committee reached at its 34th Regular Meeting of 1st August, 2018, mandating you to resume duty as the Acting National Publicity Secretary with immediate effect. This development is sequel to the resignation from the party by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi as the National Publicity Secretary.

“While wishing you success in your services to the party, please accept the assurances of our highest regards”.

Meanwhile, the party’s NWC has cancelled the earlier conducted Cross River State Congress, saying the conduct was not in conformity with the party’s guidance and constitution.

The party however upheld the conduct of the ward and Local Government Area

Congresses in the state which was observed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a resolution signed by the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni, shortly after a meeting of the NWC on Wednesday in Abuja, the APC said: “The National Working Committee at its meeting of 1st August, 2018 has reviewed the conduct of the congresses in Cross River State, consequently, the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved and upheld the conduct of the ward and Local Government Area Congresses as observed

by INEC. “However, the National Working Committee (NWC) has found that the conduct of the state congress was not in conformity with the party’s constitution and guidelines. Accordingly, the National Working Committee (NWC) has voided the state congress earlier conducted and has ordered for the conduct of fresh state congress in Cross River State immediately”.

L-R: Apex Nurse/ Assistant Director Of Nursing Services, Igbo-Efon Primary Health Center Lekki Lagos, Mrs. Stella Adesiyan; Divisional Head, Commercial Banking, Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Adeola; Beneficiary Master John Miracle and Head, New Business, Health Sector, Sterling Bank, Mr. Adewale Adebowale, during the inauguration of Lagos State Primary Schools Deworming Exercise by Sterling Bank in Lagos… on Tuesday.

Photo: Sterling Bank

RETURNS ON THE UTILISATION OF FUNDS SOLD TO CUSTOMERS FOR THE WEEK ENDED FRIDAY 27/07/2018

S/N CUSTOMER

ITEM OF IMPORT

1. WANDEL INTL (NIG) THREE WHEELERS (200CC LTD MOTORIZED TRICYCLES SPARK IGNITION) IN CKD 2. WANDEL INTL (NIG) THREE WHEELERS (200CC LTD MOTORIZED TRICYCLES SPARK IGNITION) IN CKD

DATE EXCHANGE RATE AMOUNT (USD)

23-JULY-18 350.00

135,600.00

23-JULY-18 350.00

135,600.00

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Buhari begins 2 weeks vacation to London Friday Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday begin a 10-working day holiday to the United Kingdom.

In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the President has transmitted a letter to

the President of the Senate and the Speaker, House of Representatives, informing the leadership of the National Assembly of his intention to proceed on the two weeks vacation.

While the President is on vacation, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will hold forte as the acting President

of the country.

President Buhari will be in London for the holiday and may return to Nigeria on August 17, 2018.

This will be the first time the president is going on holiday since he returned from his medical trip in 2017 where he spent over 100 days.

RETURNS ON SOURCES OF FUNDS SOLD TO CUSTOMERS FOR THE WEEK ENDED FRIDAY 27/07/2018

S/N

SOURCE

1. OTHER SOURCES 2. INTERBANK

23-JULY-18 23-JULY-18

DATE

EXCHANGE RATE AMOUNT (USD)

349.50 305.85

271,200.00 20,000.00

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Defection continues as Tambuwal returns to PDP Henry Omunu, Tunde Opalana and Tom Okpe, Abuja

The gale of defection plaguing the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued on Wednesday as Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal finally dumped the ruling party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This is even as the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday, resigned his position and defected to the PDP, Also, 23 members of the 24-member Kwara House of Assembly, including all principal officers on Wednesday defected from the APC to the PDP. Governor Tambuwal in announcing his decision to leave the APC, said that after wide consultations, he has come to the realisation that no nation can thrive in an environment of inequity and bad governance that has characterised the President Muhammadu Buhariled administration.

The governor explained that he is returning to the PDP with a clear conscience because the opposition party has learnt bitter lessons from mistakes it made in the past and is now a repositioned and forward looking political party.

He, however, expressed sadness that lethargy, incompetence and sustained denial of obvious leadership missteps have become the major raw materials with which the nation is being run under the APC. Had said, “Now, almost four years into what ought to be a new order as desired and elected

by Nigerians, the nation is unfortunately going through the most difficult and precarious times, since the civil war with ethnoreligious and regional distrust at its highest ebb.

“This development had often been blamed on political opponents.

Meanwhile, there are issues of brazen inequity and capacity and questionable distribution of appointments/projects. This is in addition to lack of statesmanship in responding to national issues, among other things that are for aggravating the anomaly.”

The Sokoto governor added that he is unwilling to be part of the frightful conspiracy against the cohesion of the Nigerian state, the youth and Nigerians in general.

He further declared that “I am unable to feel at ease in the face of a progressively divided nation and, above all, because I am totally unable to reconcile myself to a national leadership that offers no redeeming moral beacons that I announce my withdrawal of my membership of the All Progressives Congress and return to the Peoples Democratic Party”.

Tambuwal said he joined forces in 2014 with like minded patriots who desirous of genuine change gravitated and by 2015, merged to form the APC with the objective of ensuring a transition of power that would herald a new democratic order under an atmosphere of justice, peace, equity and the rule of law.

“The leaders of that coalition

represented and symbolised the aspiration of Nigerians for progress and prosperity under one united, indivisible nation. I did not expect that the APC which promised so much when the PDP stood under the sway of impunity, could not maintain or manage whatever good it inherited.

“It has also not broken new grounds in any positive sense, but has instead reached historically unprecedented heights of impunity in all manner of vices far above and beyond the challenges which made some of us to leave the PDP about four years ago to join others to form the APC. “The party has brazenly turned itself into a sanctuary for the corrupt and a machine for rigging and for the rape of democracy,” he said.

According to him, all attempts to discuss the electoral promises of the APC-led government, including the restructuring of the country as promised Nigerians and as contained in the APC manifesto proved abortive.

Moreover, the governor asserted that his state had been neglected in terms of federal appointments and projects by the APC government.

“Like most states of the north and indeed the entire federation, elders and traditional institutions have come under measured disrespect.

“The recent attack in Tabinnii in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the routine invasion of Zamfara State by armed bandits, the now-regular killing of policemen by unknown gunmen all over the country, the regular massacre of innocent people in the North East axis and many similar daily incidents, do not attract much attention any more.

“Good governance, viz-a-viz economic wellbeing of our people, remains the major reason for my action of today. Nine million jobs have been lost in the last three years since the APC government came into office. While youth unemployment rate was 11.70 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2014, it rose to 33.10 per cent in third quarter of 2017 under the APC government.

“The economy is not showing any real signs of improvement. Our educational and health institutions are in retreat. Poverty is on rampage and still ravages the land.

It is unacceptable that majority of those who voted for APC in 2015 should have nothing good to show for it,” Tambuwal added.

Also announcing the defection of the 23 members of the 24-member Kwara House of Assembly, including all principal officers on Wednesday, to the PDP, Speaker of the Kwara Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, said the plenary was conveyed in a letter written to the House by the Majority Leader, Mr. Hassan Oyeleke, on behalf of concerned members.

All the defected members were in the APC and the only member remaining in the party is Saheed Popoola, representing OjomuBalogun Constituency in Offa Local Government Area.

Each of the 23 members, including the speaker, signed the letter of the defection.

In his remarks, Ahmad said that

the movement to the PDP by the 23 lawmakers became imperative “since the APC has failed to meet the aspirations of Nigerians”.

He alleged that the APC-led Federal Government was harassing and intimidating top government functionaries instead of tackling the problem confronting the nation.

“In 2014, l was terribly sad leaving PDP reluctantly with 36 members of the then House of the Representatives. Today, l am the happiest man leaving APC for good. “l wish l was never a member of that party,’’ the speaker said.

He directed all the defectors to urgently consult the electorate in their various constituencies of the development.

The speaker announced the removal of Popoola, the only APC member in the House as Chairman, House Committee on information, Youth and Sports.

The members replaced Popoola with Abdulrahman Abdulrafiu, representing llorin North West constituency.

Meanwhile, members of the PDP in Kwara State led by the state Chairman, Mr. Iyiola Oyedepo, on Wednesday, announced their defection to the APC. Chief Rex Olawoye, the erstwhile Publicity Secretary of the party, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin.

“I hereby officially announce the exit of our members from PDP to APC,” he said.

Olawoye, who described Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as an “anathema,” said PDP members in the state could not work with him.

The Daily Times recalls that Saraki formally announced his exit from the APC on Tuesday.

Olawoye said with the defection, all political structures of the PDP at the ward, local government and state levels had moved to the APC. The spokesman appealed to all party members to maintain peace and orderliness in their conduct and behaviour.

“Unity is the primary ingredient that can make those of us coming from the PDP and leftover of APC members to live in harmony,” he added.

He said Oyedepo had met with the leadership of the PDP in Abuja and explained the resolve of party members not to work with Saraki.

Olawoye also said the chairman met with the national leadership of APC, including the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as well as other chieftains of the APC. He added that the defecting PDP members were warmly welcomed into the APC by the party’s leadership.

“Saraki and his cronies have been in the saddle of leadership of the state in the past 15 years with nothing to show for it,’’ he said.

Olawoye called on all registered political parties in the state to team up with the APC to ensure the total liberation of the state.

But the APC has said it is neither disturbed nor surprised by the defection of Saraki, Governors Abdulfatah Ahmed and Aminu Tambuwal of Kwara and Sokoto states, National Publicity Secretary,

Tambuwal Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and others from the ruling party.

Reacting in a statement signed by the acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, at the party secretariat in Abuja on Monday, the party said the defectors had the right and freedom to pursue their political ambitions wherever they so desired.

Nabena, who saluted the courage of the defectors to come openly and declare where they belonged, also advised Saraki, Ahmed, Tambuwal, Abdullahi and the other defectors to maintain and enjoy the spirit and atmosphere of freedom.

“The defection of Senate President Bukola Saraki; Governors Abdulfatah Ahmed and Aminu Tambuwal, National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; and others, to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) neither surprises nor distracts the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Every follower of events in recent times could decipher the signs that foretold the exit of the defectors from our great party.

“We thank them for their contributions to the APC for the period they were with us. We also salute their courage to openly declare where they belong, as we had always advised.

“APC is a party founded and run on the principles of freedom, sincerity, and forthrightness.

Saraki and the other decamped leaders have the freedom of association and the right to pursue their political ambitions wherever they deem fit.

“Our advice and hope is that those who have left would also have the courage to inspire in their respective political environments the atmosphere of unencumbered freedom created by the APC, which enabled them to leave without let or hindrance.

“As a party, our attention is on the matter in hand, the 2019 general election. We are united and focused, with an eye to continuation of our winning streak in all elections this year, next year, and beyond. And we will win!

The party urged its members in Kwara, Sokoto and the 34 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain steadfast and courageous, encourage one another in one spirit of unity and nation building to render to the populace the

dividends of democracy.

In a related development, Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has counseled his deputy, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, to refrain from raising false alarm over the alleged threat to his life, adding that the deputy Governor if dissatisfied could resign his position from the state Government.

He further cautioned Prof Hafiz to concentrate on his duties, noting that he, Ganduje, since the inception of their administration has accorded him the required uttermost cooperation to enable him discharge his functions as Deputy Governor.

The Governor in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Youths and Culture, Comrade Mohammed Garba, in reaction to the petition filed to the police by the Deputy Governor, claiming that his life is under threat, dismissed the allegations that those behind the supposed threat are politicians loyal to the political camp of Ganduje.

Ganduje said the office of the Deputy Governor under Hafiz has enjoyed envious cooperation, exclusively, the chairing of the State Executive Council meeting, on a countless sessions without undue interference.

Also reacting to the allegations raised by the Deputy Governor, Special Assistant, on Media Matters to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Faizal Alfindinki, accused the Deputy Governor of rabble rousing and sabotaging the efforts of Governor Ganduje.

He said information gathered by the state Government, allegedly indicted the Deputy Governor of suspiciously conspiring and conniving with perceived political opponents of Governor Ganduje to frustrate the efforts of the Governor to deliver the dividends of democracy to Kano people.

He also joined the call requesting the deputy Governor to resign his position and dismissed the allegations raised by the Deputy Governor, alleging that Governor Ganduje has embarked on the mobilisation of political forces to commence impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Professor Hafiz Abubakar.

The Daily Times recalls that the Deputy Governor had

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Defection continues as Tambuwal returns to PDP Continued from page 5 lodged a petition with the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, where he averred that his life in under threat, requesting the police to beef up security around him.

In a related development, President Buhari, on Wednesday, held separate meetings with the State Governors and senators elected on the platform of the APC at the Presidential

Villa in Abuja. Despite the defection of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the opposition PDP, the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan has maintained that the APC was still the majority party in the Upper House.

The Daily Times recalls that 14 lawmakers defected from the Senate to the PDP last week.

But Lawan told State House correspondents on Wednesday after he

led APC senators to a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa that the APC is still the majority party in the Senate.

The Senate leader challenged PDP to come out with the names of their lawmakers, saying their number stands at 48.

He said: “Also believe that as a party we will continue to consult, unite and solidify and the National Chairman has just told you, the APC remains

the majority in the Senate, we have 53 senators, we reeled out the names and the states.

“Though the other side are claiming they are 60, 70 but they have never given a name. You are left for you to make your judgement. In fact, I am using this medium to challenge the names of the PDP senators, we have published ours and among the 53 none has come out to deny that he is not in APC. “Let them publish their

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Appeal Court upholds NASS power to legislate on elections reordering Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Court of Appeal on Wednesday restored the powers of the National Assembly to make laws in respect of the sequence of elections to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a judgment delivered in Abuja in the appeal filed by the National Assembly, the appellate court set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which prohibited the National Assembly from legislating on sequence of election for the Commission.

In the unanimous judgment of the full court delivered by President of the Court (PCA) , Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the appellate court held that the case of the Accord Party which led to the judgment of the Federal High Court was premature at the time it was filed.

According to the judgment, the decision of the

trial court in entertaining the suit amounted to a breach of the Doctrine of Separation of Powers. The Court of Appeal consequently nullified the judgment of the lower court.

Justice Bulkachuwa further held that the suit filed by Accord Party, one of the registered political parties on the legality of the powers of the National Assembly on election reordering was an academic exercise on the grounds that the party lacked the locus standi to file the action in the first instance.

Specifically, the President of the Court of Appeal held that the Accord Party failed to established how its rights and obligations were adversely affected by the election reordering bill other than that of the general interest.

The Court of Appeal further held that a bill has no legal effect to expose it to being challenged on the basis of the violation of the 1999 Constitution until it has been passed by the two chambers of the National

Assembly and assented to by the appropriate authority.

The PCA said, “The Constitution does not envisaged that a suit would be filed to challenge a bill at the embryonic stage of legislation because it has no binding effect until it has been assented to”.

Although, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) had written a letter to the Court of Appeal informing it that the controversial election reordering provision had been deleted by the National Assembly and thus the appeal overtaken by the deletion of the provision, the Court of Appeal disagreed that the matter was overtaken by event because the appeal case has life in itself.

Justice Bulkachuwa therefore upheld the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on election reordering and dismissed the suit of the Accord Party, AGF and the Independent

National Electoral Commission.

The Daily Times recalls that the Accord Party through its lawyer , Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) had dragged the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the legality of the powers of the two chambers to legislate on election reordering for INEC. Justice Ahmed Mohammed had in his judgment delivered on April 25, prohibited the National Assembly from legislating on election sequence for INEC. The trial court held that INEC having been established by law, has powers to decide on sequence in which election in the country are to be conducted.

But the National Assembly had through its lawyer, Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN), challenged the verdict of the lower court which was upheld by the the appellate court on Wednesday.

own, they remain 48 senators in PDP. And by the grace of God, when the by-elections in Bauchi and Kaduna will hold, we will get two senators and that will boost our number,” Senator Lawan said.

He also appealed to his colleagues to reconvene to consider the requests of the President for the virement and supplementary budget for INEC for the 2019 elections.

His words: “As the president leaves for his vacation, I believe we are supposed to continue to be very responsible legislators, those issues that are so important to this country that we have not dealt with, we should be able to come together, come back and deal with them.

“Here I have in mind the consideration of the budget of INEC for the 2019 election, which is the request of Mr. President to approve some virement on the 2018 budget.

I believe that we are going to do a lot of justice to the people of this country to work hard to pass those requests”.

On his part, Oshiomole said nobody in the party is surprised about the recent gale of defections and urged Saraki to resign as Senate President in view of his defection to minority PDP in the Senate.

He said: “In fact, they have stayed little bit longer than we thought. Last week, the Kwara State Governor was alluded to have said he was leaving but he didn’t say when. So, we are not surprised at all.

“But these are what I might call temping moments because I had faced similar situations in my state, when people were leaving. But the beauty of democracy is that whether big or small, it is one man one vote, on Election Day, no difference between a senator, a president, a journalist and any other person.”

PDP hosts defectors, promises level playing ground

Meanwhile, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus has said that Buhari is practicing military democracy as against the true democracy that Nigerians voted for.

Secondus said this on Wednesday at the reception dinner held in honour of the defectors from the National Assembly to PDP at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja.

Secondus said what Nigeria has is a government of denial, a government that encourages impunity, lawlessness and total disregard for rule of law, principle of power separation but fold its arms

and watch Nigerians being killed on daily basis.

He said, “This government is anti-people and I believe come 2019, we shall all join forces to flush out the APC government”.

He said the PDP has opened the gate of defection and since last week, well meaning politicians have started departing the ruling APC for the PDP to complement the party’s efforts in rescuing the country.

He congratulated the defectors for taking the decision not in personal interest but in the interest of the almost 200 million Nigerians. “This is the best weapon of democrats” He said, “ The PDP and the defectors have come to help take Nigeria of political woods. These are heroes of democracy who have moved from the ruling party. Their decisions were in defence of democracy.

We need to honour them”.

He saluted Saraki for standing for truth and for denying himself comfort of office to suffer persecution in the hand of APC despotic government.

Secondus warned that it is going to take a long walk to freedom because Nigeria is not free. Nigeria is in a military democracy”.

The occasion was graced by the party stakeholders including members of the board of trustees led by its chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, national executive committee, national working committee, former and serving National Assembly members, former governors forum, state chairmen and others.

Presidential hopeful, Alhaji Sule Lamido, former senate president, Chief Adolphus Wabara, former deputy senate president, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, Chief Tom Ikimi among others were in attendance.

Welcoming guests, the party’s national secretary, Senator Umar Tsauri, said the PDP has rebranded and positioned itself to regain power lost in 2015, hence needed all former members and new ones to join hands to rescue Nigeria from the APC in 2019.

He said the onerous task before every member of the party is to end the despotic administration of the Buhari led government through the ballot next year.

He appreciated the new members for taking the part of honour in joining true democrats in the PDP to save the nation from brinks of imminent collapse.

He promised the defectors of a safe haven and level playing ground in every position they might wish to aspire for under the platform of the PDP.

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Court orders arrest of INEC Chairman, Mahmood Andrew Orolua, Abuja Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yakubu Mahmood for disobeying valid court orders to appear before it.

The judge made the order while ruling on a preliminary objection by INEC and its Chairman in a contempt proceeding filed by Ejike Oguebego and Chuks Okoye, Chairman and Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra State respectively.

Justice Pam, on Wednesday issued Mohmood’s warrant of arrest following INEC boss absence in court for three consecutive times after an order was served on him to appear.

The INEC boss had on July 5 , 10 and August 1, 2018 failed to honour the court order after the judge had ordered him to appear to show cause why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court.

When the matter resumed on Wednesday, Justice Pam said the court has exhausted its patience in the face of Mahmood’s disobedience to the order of court.

The judge said from the way and manner the matter was being conducted, “It appears that the INEC Chairman and his counsel are working hard to frustrate the matter from going on”.

The court held that the excuse for not being in court via a letter by Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, counsel to the INEC boss was not acceptable due to discrepancies on the dates noticed by the court.

“Secondly, there is no affidavit deposed to by the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood showing that he had travelled for official engagement to Mali; therefore the letter is not acceptable, the court held.

According to Justice Pam, “It is sad to note that senior counsel for that matter and the 2nd contemnor (Mahmood) have chosen the path of not obeying the order of this court”.

“It is not Justice Pam who insists that the INEC Chairman appear in court but the law.

Consequently: “A bench warrant is hereby issued against Prof Yakubu Mahmood, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission,” Justice Pam ordered.

“These repeated acts of disobedience to court order to show cause can no longer be accepted by this court as this is a deliberate attempt by the contemnor to flagrantly disobey order of the court”.

Against this backdrop, Justice Pam held that “This situation cannot and should not be tolerated and allowed to fester on.

“This court cannot sit docile and allow a party who, being a Professor of Law, who ought to know better and with the encouragement of a counsel, a senior counsel, who more than anyone else,

ought to know better, render this court toothless and of no moment.

In view of this, “Both Prof Yakubu Mahmood and his counsel have exhausted the patience of this court,” Pam stated.

“It is hereby ordered that a bench warrant be issued against Prof Mahmood and the INEC compelling each of them to appear before this court to show cause pursuant to Form 49 served on them on why they should not be committed to to prison for their contempt of court in respect of this matter” Justice Pam ordered.

He then adjourned the matter to August 8.

Earlier, the court had struck out a motion on notice filed by Mahmood and INEC seeking stay of proceedings on the grounds that they had entered a notice of appeal.

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Short News Aisha Buhari departs Abuja for Ouagadougou on cancer awareness campaign Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday departed Abuja for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to attend a high-level seminar of African first ladies on promotion of cancer awareness.

The seminar, which would be hosted by the first lady of Burkina Faso, Mrs Sika Kabore, is in collaboration with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Ouagadougou.

The Director of Information to Mrs Buhari, Mr Suleiman Haruna, made this known in Abuja.

Haruna said that the event was a follow-up to the Special Session on the First Ladies Leadership Conference on Cancer Control earlier held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2016.

He said the seminar was aimed at equipping the first ladies with the requisite knowledge of ensuring leadership in combating cancer through advocacy and strengthening cooperation.

“It appears that the Court stops Ortom’s impeachment Terhemba Agee, Makurdi INEC Chairman Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Theresa and his counsel are AIgoche, yesterday restrained the eight suspended members of the Benue State House of Assembly from working hard to proceeding with the impeachment process they initiated the Governor of Benue state. frustrate the matter against The judge also restrained them from sitting and upheld their suspension pending the determination of from going on”. the Motion on Notice.

“I agree with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria that the - Justice Stephen applicants have made out a case for the grant of orders sought therein.” She stressed.

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“The order also restrains the Chief Judge of Benue state from receiving or acting on any process or request, issued pursuant to the purported sitting, proceedings and resolutions of 30th July, 2018 aimed at or commenced for the purpose of removing the Governor of the State pending the determination of the Motion on Notice.”

FCTA moves to stem recurrence of judgment debts Idu Jude, Abuja

L-R: Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma (left); Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Hajia Aisha Ahmed; Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami; Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina; Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika and the Minister of Communications, Barr.

Adebayo Shittu, during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja. . .on Wednesday

Bayelsa govt accuses NNPC of shady deals Akam James, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), of defrauding the country and causing shortfalls in the monthly Federal allocations to states despite increased quantity and crude oil price.

Speaking during the Bayelsa state’s monthly transparency briefing for June and July at the government house office, the deputy governor, Rear Admiral, John Jonah (rtd), said till date the question hasn’t been answered by NNPC on the continued shortfalls.

He reiterated that since the

production quantity of crude oil has increased due to the peace in the Niger Delta region, couple with the increased oil price with the devaluation of naira the money is suppose to increase but reverse is the case, adding that all the variables involve are favourable but the corporation has refused to answer all questions put before them.

“Why the monies keep reducing we still don’t know and NNPC has refused to answer. They said we consume sixty millions litres a day, while Department of Petroleum Resources said thirty six million litres, the customs also said smuggling of Petroleum product is illegally diverted from filling stations to the borders but can never amount

to such lost” He categorically fingered NNPC for allegedly paying subsidy on the sixty million litres from the excess crude account while claiming there’s nothing like subsidy, adding that this is unfortunately the intrigues happening at the national level.

“Custom said nobody can smuggle two million across the boarders of the country because the smuggling is done using gallons and trucks with the difficulty of no road in the desert.

“Our 13% derivation is going down, the figures are not ghost and we want everybody to investigate the issue; we need more resources to provide more infrastructures to the people”.

The minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says it will ensure that sins of the past administration are not repeated in the present administration.

This is due to the high log of judgment debts it inherited from its predecessors, thereby urge its legal officers to brace up to the challenge of offering the best services and legal representations possible to ensure that the administration stop incurring such financial expenses anymore.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello who spoke at the opening ceremony of the Continuing Education Programme of the Legal Services Secretariat, noted that the programme was timely, coming against the background of the ongoing effort at the review of the FCT Master-plan.

NECA says criminal to pay remunerations below minimum wage The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) warned employers of labour on Wednesday that it was criminal to pay their workers wages below the minimum wage approved by the Federal Government.

The warning comes against the backdrop of the expected announcement of a new minimum wage by the Federal Government later this month.

The Director-General of NECA, Mr Olusegun Oshinowo, gave the warning while speaking in an interview with news men in Ikeja.

Oshinowo said that private sector employers should take a cue from the government by paying remunerations not below the government-approved minimum wage.

“We should take note that once the government approves wages, any payment that is less than the national minimum wage is illegal.

“This is because the national minimum wage is backed by an Act of parliament.”

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In Lome, Buhari seeks regional security architecture for West and Central Africa

Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari in Lome, Togo strongly pitched for the setting up of a regional security architecture in the West and Central African sub-regions, giving clear indication that there is a convergence of strategic interests among the countries of the two sub-regions on security.

In his address at the three summits that took place between Sunday and Tuesday in Lome, these being the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) and the ECCAS (Economic Community Of Central African States); implementation of Single Currency throughout West Africa by 2020; and the 53rd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Buhari talked about the need for a united approach to contain terrorism and radicalisation in the sub-regions; asserted Nigeria’s leading role in political, social and economic matters; and reaffirmed the need for close collaboration in

dealing with problems affecting their countries.

In a major speech at the ECOWAS-ECCAS summit, the President made clear Nigeria’s readiness in playing a major role in broader regional security framework along with all the countries in the sub-regions, in the hope of replicating the successful pentagonal security coalition in the Lake Chad area which led to the setting up of a Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) by Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin.

According to him, “Nigeria wishes to encourage other Member States to intensify inter-regional collaboration on maritime security, fight against terrorism and other crimes through effective border control. Respect for rule of law, democracy and promotion of human rights are also vital as they are attributes of good governance, which would enhance the socio-economic development of the two regions.

“As you are all aware, the African Union (AU) has

designated this year as the Anti-Corruption Year under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: the Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”. As Champion of the theme for the year, I call upon you to join hands in this campaign against corruption, as one of the root causes of conflict and other societal ills.

“Finally, let me reiterate that Nigeria will continue to support any effort directed towards peace building, security and stability, as well as the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in our two subregions and the world.”

The discussions focused on steps to further strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership by expanding cooperation across all sectors, including, but not limited to: Ø The promotion of peace and stability throughout the subregions;Ø The setting up of national and sub-regional early warning response mechanisms to avert conflicts; Ø The setting up of Eminent Persons Group

to undertake preventive diplomacy, crisis management and mediation;Ø Zero tolerance for corruption, coups, and the institution of free, fair and credible elections; Ø Inclusive political participation; Ø Empowering women and youths; and Ø The institution of fair mechanisms of sharing resources.

The leaders of the subregions also agreed to security cooperation against transnational crimes such as terrorism, illicit trafficking in arms and drugs and ensuring the security of the water ways in the Gulf of Guinea.

They also agreed to the formation up of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in pursuit of judicial assistance to one another and to promote cooperation by their police.

Arising from their discussions, there will be a donor conference on security in the Gulf of Guinea.

The Central African Countries have agreed to support the MNJTF in the Lake Chad basin area. To tackle

Defection, political prostitutes and the soul of Nigeria

Ogaga Ifowodo

The political talk of the town now is the “defection” of politicians from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

It began last week with fourteen senators and thirtyseven representatives, but Senate President Bukola Saraki and his protégé, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, among a few others, have joined the throng.

Indeed, to my good friend, Olisa Agbakoba — founding president and former colleague at the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), now co-convener of the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) — what transpired last week in the National Assembly is nothing short of the warning waves of a political tsunami of mass desertion from APC. And the next wave that will signal the tsunami’s landfall, so to speak, is the imminent defection of seven governors.

I shall return to Agbakoba’s interventionist vision presently, especially as I find nothing but sheer opportunism in the 2018 version of pre-election defections.

Yes, I’m mindful of the fact that a similar event marked the abrupt termination of PDP’s delusion of three decades of uninterrupted misrule, making it all the more tempting to see visions of APC’s similar fall from power in just a quarter of the time it took the vaunted greatest party in Africa to perfect its demolition work.

While I would not be so brash as to dismiss as inconsequential the exit of fifty-one legislators from any party, in or out of power, I have no misgivings in describing their action as political prostitution. Whatever parallels might be drawn between the exodus of the New PDP group of governors and legislators in 2015

and that of the so-called Reformed APC in 2018, one distinction is clear: n-PDP left for a new party hatched from the merger of three opposition parties and a fraction of a fourth. In bourgeois or liberal democratic politics, differences between the major parties can be minor, though not insignificant for that reason alone. Still, the manifesto of the fledgling APC was different in several significant respects from that of the party they had belonged to for sixteen years and on which they had found compelling reason to turn their backs. Moreover, it was clear then that their desertion was motivated more by the inescapable need for change than by self-serving demands for automatic tickets, or to be shielded from prosecution for corruption in the dawning dispensation. So if it is true that history repeats itself, the second time as farce, then the return of former PDP landlords to the house they had cursed a mere three years ago speaks more of their lack of core values, any value at all, than purported rebellion spurred by betrayal of the people. Though fully complicit in creating the mammoth mess that suffocates the nation, they have done precious little to clear it, devoted as they are to serving themselves in their do-nothing parliament. If truly they be newly minted fatherland-ordeath patriots, they would form or join a revolutionary vanguard for people’s power.

Certainly, rationalisations such as this from Governor Ortom of Benue State, perhaps the only one with a smidgen of justification on account of the undeniable terror his people have faced at the hands of land-grabbing Islamic fundamentalist terrorists, is not

the stuff of revolutionary change or political conviction. Hear him: “I was in PDP and I discovered that my interest and that of my people was not protected and I left the party. Now, I am in APC and I discovered to my dismay that my interest and that of my people are not being protected in APC… But now that the PDP is rebranded and a lot of reforms are going on to ensure that the true tenets of democracy are observed, I feel if I return to the party I will be able to add value to my people.”

And that’s it: The insufferable party that he fled has been “rebranded,” but do note what came first in the phrase “my interest and that of my people!”

As for the reforms, they must be a top secret of the party which has not even been renamed, something that NIM’s Agbakoba craves as a sign of remorse.

It’s all about rebranding, the whitewashing of sepulchres for the illusion of change, or rather “changing the change,” that tautological nonsense slogan now spouted by those who do not know the meaning of the word in a highly fraught sociopolitical context.

I cited Agbakoba earlier simply because he is one of a few among the motley crew of anti-Buhari politicians that has credibility, one I might be in the same trenches with as we once were in the seminal human rights and June 12 days Yet, even he seems either overwhelmed by the enormity of the task of changing a change process painfully slowed by the lingering effects of the catastrophic reign of the PDP in power, or is driven by the sort of despair we all feel sometimes, or by plain old atavistic fears, to seek hope at the hands of the destroyers-in-chief since

our return to civil rule. I do not say this lightly. For, although he avows NIM’s “neutrality and independence,” its nonpolitical party status, and avers a willingness to “work with everybody, whether it is APC, Obasanjo or anyone,” yet he thinks all that PDP needs to be an ally for a better Nigeria is a change of name! Even then, while announcing that “PDP is resisting that change.”

But if they won’t change their name and ask “critical leaders of the party [to] step aside,” then NIM would “brand” itself “in such a way that [it] can sell the name PDP.” Branding as change.

Clearly NIM loves its neighbour PDP more than PDP loves itself!

I shudder to think that there is any morality of the reformed prostitute that can make a party so vilified and loathed, even by its own, that it was renamed by the victims of its profligacy and moral decadence as the People Destruction Party.

Change has been slow in coming, as indeed real social change anywhere, bar a revolution which is often cataclysmic and ultimately regressive. But this has been due in large part to the obstructionist and self-protectionist stance of a legislature led by the rear-guard of corruption and irresponsibility dedicated to stopping any forward movement.

As they return to the house they cursed with their own mouth, maybe the right word for the action of the prodigal sons is not defection from, but disinfection of, the party they opportunistically infiltrated in order to cling to power and privilege. APC as the avowed party of change should welcome this chance for renewal and rededication to the burning task of fighting for the soul of Nigeria.

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Editorial Commentary Oshiomhole’s pleasant heresies (I)

Times Guest Columnist Mohammed Adamu “He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils”. – Francis Bacon Most Nigerian politicians are more readily ‘conservative’ and or ‘reactionary’ about politics than they are prepared to admit. Quite few are ever prepared to be ‘liberal’ and or ‘progressive’ about it. And yes, although the few liberal-minded ones that we have may also lay claim to ‘progressive’ disposition, yet quite fewer even are practically expressive or demonstrative of their vaunted claim to progressivism.

Until the advent of the new Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, one would’ve thought that to be ‘radical’ and ‘progressive’ at the same time is an ideological combination completely alien to our debauched kind of democratic clime.

But then came Oshiomhole, a radicalprogressive fermented, like the amberhued cognac, by the processes of distillation in labor activism and aging in the oak-cask of party politics. How radically-progressive he was as Governor of his home State, Edo for eight years, is not the subject of this piece.

But here he is, at last, presiding over the affairs of a ‘progressive’ party, the ruling APC -which many believe has been stuck, these past almost four years, in the mud of reactionary intra-party politics and is now in dire search of a messiah.

And the question may be asked: is Oshiomhole’s progressive activism not far in advance of the progressive inclination of his ‘progressive’ party, the APC? Or just how much of the corrective democratic knight errantry of this petit, impatient new party helmsman, does the APC have capacity -or enthusiasmto accommodate? Since this former Governor of Edo State replaced what many party members said was a lackluster, kill-joy predecessor, Odigie Oyegun, he has hit the ground running in a manner that many within and outside the party do not know whether to worry about his ‘haste’ or to bother about his ‘heresies’.

Or both. “It is the customary fate of new truths” the British biologist T.H. Huxley said “to begin as heresies and to end as superstition”. But whether Oshiomhole’s new political innovations will “end as superstition”, only time will tell. But paradoxically, the APC, in spite of its promise for ‘swift change’ has never hidden its penchant for ‘gradualism’ –the ‘rock-change’ theory that political change, like the time-honored changing forms of fossils- takes place gradually rather than swiftly. President Buhari himself, often in reply to the partisan harangues of mischievous opposition elements for the tardiness of administration, has always ennobled the virtue in the paradox of ‘making haste slowly’, insisting –like America’s Benjamin Franklin had always said- that “great haste makes great waste”. Or like Charles Stoddard would say, that “Rapidity does not always mean progress”.

No sooner than Oshiomhole came in as the new Sherriff of a determinedly renaissant APC than both his ‘hastes’ and his ‘heresies’ stormily begins to overwhelm the party’s old ways of doing

things. Oshiomhole has not only radically proposed direct primaries to give a truly fresh breath of democratic air to a suffocated internal party democracy, but even as his rudely-shocked conservativeprogressive members were spoiling for a debate over a newfangled political idea, Oshiomhole was already in Osun State implementing it as a ‘done deal’. By the way, nothing can be more radically reformative of our captive internal party democracy than the idea of direct primaries which seems like an excellent remedy against the familiar vice of a few opportunistic politicians, against the interest of the many, hijacking political parties and -like Ian Smith of a colonial Rhodesia would say- ‘messing up our democracy’. Henceforth it will truly be the sole prerogative of members of the APC to decide who their party throws up for contest –instead of governors, in the guise of indirect primaries, selecting political stooges to be ‘elected’ delegates who in turn ‘elect’ selected stooges as candidates. Nor can other political parties afford not to imbibe this change.

When Italy’s fascist leader Benito Mussolini did the needful in 1929 by restoring the sovereignty of Roman Catholic’s Vatican City, it was widely celebrated that he had ‘returned Italy to God and God to Italy’. This in fact is what APC’s Oshiomhole has done to ‘party’ and ‘people’: he has returned the ruling party to the people, and the people to the ruling party. Because this almost singular effort in bringing about a more democrat method of electing party candidates is like bringing about, by default, the system of ‘independent candidature’ which, ironically, state assemblies in the last constitutional amendment proposals, had foolishly voted down. As they have the attempts even to liberate themselves by putting state assemblies on first line charge, or the series of attempts also to liberate local governments from the stranglehold of thieving governors. All these democratic efforts have failed because we have persistently handed our political affairs into the profligate and extravagant hands of unconscionable conservative-reactionaries masquerading as radical-progressives. They are evidently incapable of nursing the democratic will to bring about true and genuine progressive change in the polity. And you wonder why the French Poet and philosopher, Paul Valery said “Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on the people”. Because to “know how to be free” he said “is not given equally to all men and all nations”.

Any electoral system of internal party democracy that equally subjugates all contestants to the mercy of the ordinary members of the party, is virtually as good as allowing independents to stand alone as candidates without the endorsement of a political party.

Said America’s William Harrison “… the only legitimate right to govern is an EXPRESS grant of power from the governed”. And if it makes sense to suggest that ‘what concerns everyone should be resolved by everyone’, it makes even better sense to insist that all members of a political party –and not just it’s so called self-anointed ‘stakeholders’should determine who the party throws up for contest.

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Our POSITION NASS, states and financial autonomy

he principle of separation of powers in Nigeria has to an extent been effective at the federal level as the National Assembly has in various circumstances, served as a check on the executive in accordance with its constitutional responsibilities.

But the reverse has been the case in the states where the legislature has always pandered to the whims of the governor. That the State House of Assembly has been the puppet or stooge of the governor was clearly expressed in the rejection of the financial autonomy earlier offered them as contained in constitutional amendments carried out by the sixth National Assembly.

With President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent recently, to the Fourth Alteration Bill to the 1999 Constitution which gave total financial autonomy to Houses of Assembly and the Judiciary in 36 states of the federation, these organs of government now have the platforms to perform optimally.

Specifically, with this amendment, the state Houses of Assembly will no longer depend on the state governments for their financing as they can now draw their funds straight from the first line charge. This implies that like the National Assembly, the Federal Ministry of Finance will henceforth transfer their budgetary allocations to their independent accounts.

We welcome this development and hope that these two arms of government in the states will make the best use of the opportunity. Indeed, it is victory at last for the state legislature, an organ of government which has been oppressed and suppressed for several years by the executive. The operations of the Houses of Assembly in various states of the federation since 1999 are best exemplified in how not to be legislatures as theirs had been a sheer opposite of the application of the principle of separation of powers.

What that implied was that the state legislatures did not exist to serve the public interest in accordance with their constitutional responsibilities but rather to serve as an appendage of governors.

Besides, with very little excuse and sometimes for pecuniary reasons, legislators had no qualms about impeaching their speakers. Yet behind most of the impeachments is the overbearing disposition of the executive in these states where the governors lord themselves over the legislative arm of government which they seek to emasculate. Thus, any speaker who tries to be inquisitive on the activities of the executive is quickly impeached under the supervision of the governor and replaced with a favourite one who will be ready to take orders.

It is therefore little wonder that it is never heard that a legislature has exposed corrupt acts by the executive in any state

as provided in the constitution neither is it ever heard that a state budget has been subjected to any thorough scrutiny. Rather, executive bills and nominees in all the 36 states usually pass through the legislatures and returned as proposed. Various studies carried out by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) on the activities of the state legislatures recently showed that the lawmakers were mere rubber stamps of the governors.

To the extent that the legislature financial autonomy is meant to guarantee their freedom from the overbearing influence of governors, we welcome this cheery development. We hope the Houses of Assembly will summon courage to discharge their constitutional responsibilities in the interests of the people who elected them. It is also the same trend with the judicial arm of government in the states. State governments hardly lose any case they institute or that is instituted against them in the various high courts of their states and it is believed that a major cause of this is lack of financial autonomy.

We are of the opinion that with the President’s assent to this bill, judges like legislators will henceforth have no reason to draw their funds from the state governments and hence, begin to uphold the dictates of their conscience by dispensing justice without fear or favour.

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Militants kill soldier, 7 others in A’Ibom as Army razes community Issac Job, Uyo A soldier and 7 persons were killed while houses and property estimated at N52 million were destroyed weekend in Iwukem community following a midnightattack on residents by militants in Etim Ekpo Council Area of Akwa Ibom state.

Eye witness account said the attack which took residents unawares started at 12 midnight when the hoodlums numbering 30 invaded the community with sophisticated weapons and shoot sporadically killing seven members of the community while scores were wounded.

One of the victims Mrs. Helen Fidelis Udoka told Daily Times in Iwukem that while she was fast asleep, the militants set fire on her house before she could wake up, the whole building was engulfed in fire and burnt her two legs as she could not walk.

When Daily Times visited the community, ruins of burnt houses and shops were found around the Iwukem junction where corpses of people who

escaped with bullets were recovered and deposited in mortuary while those wounded were admitted at General Hospital, Etim Ekpo for treatment.

In an interview with the village head of Iwukem, Chief Linus Friday Uyo who conducted Daily Times around the scene of the mayhem said property destroyed include, residential houses, electric poles, motorcycles, generating sets, hairdressing salons and palm kernel warehouse.

Others were, Akwa Ibom State Water Board Office at Iwukem junction, Yamaha engines, flat screen television sets, District Court Building and all the motorcycles kept at Okada Park.

At the motor park, spent bullets shells were found littering the whole area.

However, the community has accused the JTF Operatives of compounding their problems as the soldiers vent anger on innocent villagers and burnt their properties.

A Community Leader Obong Idongesit Udoka told Daily Times in Iwukem that after the militants had unleashed terror on the community killing a soldier, the JTF Operatives

returned to the area on Sunday in reprisal and destroyed property owned by the villagers.

He further accused the soldiers of rape, stealing and torture describing them as army of occupation that holds the village to ransom in the guise of securing the area.

In a telephone interview, the Army Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira of 2 Brigade Uyo told Daily Times that he was aware of the claims in Iwukem community. He said “I am not aware. All of us are here at Ibagwa for three days training; your colleagues have made a similar call; I will investigate it”.

But Obong Udoka disagreed with the Army Public Relation Unit maintaining that the army authorities only feigned ignorance just to wave away the massive destruction of property belonging to Iwukem people.

He said a soldier who perpetrated the act used phone numbers 07056471454 and 07085874271 respectively to call him and apologized for the atrocities committed against the good people of Iwukem.

Short News Adamu to Nyako: You’re worst Senator ever produced in Adamawa Tom Garba, Yola Yola South Local Government Party Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Suleiman Adamu has taken a swipe at the Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial district in the Senate, Sen. Abdulaziz Nyako saying, he is the worst senator Adamawa state has ever produced since the return of democracy.

The APC state chieftain who spoke while receiving an aspirant for the House of Representative, Abdul Rauof Modibbo Girei at the party office in Yola pointed out that Nyako lacked the political will to re-contest another election in the state following his antecedents of bitter and hateful politics.

He accused Nyako of neglecting the party executives from Wards to State level who according to him fought hard to bring him to power.

Oil, gas stakeholders call for strategy to deepen local content Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have called for a strategy that would deepen local content to achieve a sustainable socio-economic transformation in the country.

They made the call on Wednesday at the August edition of the Breakfast Meeting of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NACC) in Lagos.

The meeting was themed: “The Role of Nigeria’s Local Content Policy and Its Impact on Sustainable Economic Value Creation.”

Commenting, Principal Consultant, Lonadek Inc, Dr Ibilola Amao, said that pursuit of local content should be strategic to observe what other countries were doing in the sector and carving a niche for Nigerians in the space.

Ambode thanks Lagosians for support, promises better deal for retirees

Force PRO, Mr. Jimoh Moshood (left) during the parade of suspected kidnappers and armed robbery gang along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway the at the Force Headquarters, Abuja ... on Wednesday.

63rd NCE: Adamu admits failure to meet UN’s 26% benchmark on education funding Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that despite the United Nation’s benchmark of 26 percent budgetary allocations to education, Nigeria is yet to meet up with the bench mark.

Speaking while declaring open the 63rd stakeholders meeting of the National Council on Education in Abuja on Wednesday, Adamu said that Nigeria had in the 2017 budget committed an average of 6percent to education which according to him represented a far cry from the stipulated benchmark.

The minister said that emerging challenges in the country, especially those posed by insecurity, poor teacher-student output, including ever increasing out-of- school population, carrying capacity of public institutions have thrown up greater need for funding.

According to him, stakeholders cannot continue to live under the illusion that government was ever capable and totally responsible to man the sector effectively.

He warned that with a staggering population of about 170 million, out of which 45 percent are below 15 years, the burden on education has become overwhelming on the three tiers of government as resources are spread more thinly translating into creating challenges in ensuring quality education.

“The bane of of our educational growth and development at all levels is premised on funding and it is believed to be an exclusive preserve of the three tiers of government. This impression however, is an erroneous one hence, the call for a collaborative effort of all stakeholders, cooperate and private organisations.

“It is not rare to see cases where there are 100 pupils for one teacher as against UNESCO benchmark of 35 students per teacher, or where

students learn under trees for lack of classrooms as it is the case in North Eastern Nigeria where the scourge of insurgency has deprived many children access to education”.

“With a population of over 170million, 45%of which are below 15years (UNICEF 2017), the burden of education has become overwhelming on the three tiers of government and resources are spread more thinly translating into creating challenges in ensuring quality education” he stated.

Adamu explained that if the fortunes of education must transform for the better, stakeholders must begin to work and align policies that would see to the expansion of access to all levels of education, curtailing the out of school syndrome, expose ways of better security and safety of educational institutions, boosting technical and vocational education and training, restoring the quality of Nigerian teachers among other interventions.

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday thanked Lagosians for their unflinching support to his administration and promised better life for retired civil servants.

Ambode expressed his appreciation to the people while opening a seminar organised by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB) for retired and retiring civil servants of the board.

The seminar, tagged “Life After Retirement’’, was organised in conjunction with an NGO, Enterprenovate Nigeria Ltsd.

The seminar was attended by the Lagos State civil servants, teachers and retired civil servants.

Represented by the Commissioner for Economy, Budget and Planning, Mr Segun Banjo, Ambode said he appreciated all the supports given to him by the residents of the state.

Nigeria gets Mobile App to track constituency projects OrderPaper Nigeria has announced the release of the ConsTrack mobile application, a user friendly and innovative tool for citizens to engage elected representatives on constituency projects across the country.

The app is available for download on both Google Play Store and Apple Store respectively.

Every year, the federal government appropriates at least N100 billion for constituency projects of members of the National Assembly.

State Governments also allocate billions annually for these projects under the aegis of members of the state assemblies.

However, the constituency projects scheme has been entangled in reports of corruption, opacity and noninclusion in terms of implementation.

The ConsTrack app empowers citizens to track the implementation of constituency projects and it comes loaded with verified and validated information on the location of the projects, amount appropriated, level of funding provided, etc.

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Alhassan resigns as Buhari okays request to contest Taraba guber poll Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, has resigned her appointment in order to enable her contest the 2019 governorship election in Taraba State.

The development was confirmed

by President Muhammadu Buhari while acknowledging acceptance of Alhassan’s notification in a letter conveyed to her dated July 27, 2018.

But Buhari raised a condition of supporting Alhassan so long as she vies on the platform of the

All Progressives Congress, APC. Alhassan had last September vowed that she would not support Buhari’s second term ambition on the grounds that Buhari had promised to serve only one term.

She also claimed that she would only support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Abubakar who was at that time in the APC has now defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Alhassan was the APC candidate in the 2015 governorship election and lost it by the whiskers.

In his acceptance of her resignation letter, Buhari said: I have today received your letter notifying me

of your intention to contest for the governorship of Taraba State in the 2019 election. Let me thank you on behalf of the Federal Executive Council and Nigerians for your services as minister under this administration. I note with passion your past contribution to our great party APC during and after the 2015 elections. As you are aware I am totally committed to free and fair elections. Our policy is to support all APC candidates. I wish you well in your ambition to be governor of your state. Rest assured that all security agencies as well as INEC will have my full support to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in 2019

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Short News STF confirms 5 dead in suspected cults’ clash in Jos

Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Special Task Force (STF), code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has confirmed five persons dead in a suspected rival cults clash in Jos. The Commander of the Task-force, Major General Augustine Chukwudi Agundu confirmed the killings to newsmen on Wednesday.

Agundu said that the incident occurred at about 8:30pm on Tuesday evening.

“Yesterday the OPSH in sector one command received a distress call that four people were attacked at Rafiki area along Rukuba Road in Jos. “Immediately the information was received, the command mobilised operatives to move to area,” he said.

Gambian President arrives for Defence College graduation Idu Jude, Abuja The Gambian President, Adama Barrow has arrived Abuja, as a guest of the National Defence College.

Adama Barrow is expected to be the Guest Speaker at the 26th graduation ceremony of the College.

According to Chief Press Secretary to the minister of FCT, Mr. Cosmas Uzodima, press attaché to the President, Miss Amie, said he is expected to dwell on the practice of democracy currently taking root across Africa as well as the role of the military in the growth of democracy in Africa. .

The President and his entourage were received on arrival by the Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali (rtd) and Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello.

Suspected herdsmen attack farmer in Edo Titus Akhigbe, Benin

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (middle), his wife, Olufunso (left) and National Chairman, Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria (APCN), Prof. Mopelola Omoegun, during the investiture of Mrs. Amosun, as the first national patron of the association, at the 2018 International Conference of the APCN, held in Abeokuta...yesterday

Ugwuanyi seeks ties with ICAN on public funds mgt Moses Oyediran, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sought the assistance of members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and similar professional organisations in his administration’s efforts towards entrenching fiscal discipline and transparency in the management of public funds.

Gov. Ugwuanyi said that such administrative principles of accountability and transparency have helped his administration to reduce wastages and leakages in the finance of the state, adding that the collaboration will not only “encourage greater public participation in both the making and implementation of government policies” but will also strengthen the people’s trust in government.

The governor, who spoke at the 2018 Eastern Zonal Accountants

Conference of the ICAN, held in Enugu on Tuesday, described the Institute as a professional body that has contributed immensely to the development of the nation’s financial sector as well as the effective implementation of fiscal policies.

Gov. Ugwuanyi, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, emphasised the importance of the conference towards the “adoption of measures that would ensure rapid economic growth and expansion for the nation, especially in this period of mounting fiscal challenges” “As an organization embodying professional Accountants in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria, ICAN’s contributions to the development of the nation’s financial sector and the effective implementation of fiscal policies, cannot be overemphasized”, the governor maintained.

He, therefore, thanked ICAN members for choosing Enugu as the venue for the conference and assured them of the readiness of his administration to partner

the Institute towards the actualization of its objectives “more especially as they affect the peace and progress of Enugu State and indeed, the entire eastern region”.

Earlier in his address, the 54th President of ICAN, Alhaji Razak Jaiyeola, appreciated the governor’s commitment towards the realization of the Institute’s goals, saying that the organization is a body of professionals that assists in the management of the nation’s economy.

Alhaji Jaiyeola emphasized that the meeting will afford the members the ample opportunity to deliberate on the nation’s quest for economic diversification, disclosing that the “Institute has over four thousand members that cut across all sectors of the economy and making their marks in that area of discipline”.

He, therefore, charged the members to remain focused and committed to “regular training” to enable them sustain their relevance in the dynamic society.

A farmer simply identified as Bashiru Aliu (50) was Tuesday reportedly attacked by armed men suspected to be herdsmen in his farm at UbunekeIvbiaro, in Owan East local government area of Edo state.

It was reliably gathered that the herdsmen numbering about four attacked the farmer with a machete and inflicted deep cut on his head.

It will be recalled that suspected herdsmen numbering about six had, on May 14, raped a married woman and beat her husband to pulp at a farm in the same community.

The victim, who is currently receiving medical treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Auchi, in a telephone interview with newsmen in Benin-City said the incident happened between 9 am and 10 am.

Abia Dep Gov receives award from staff Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia It was a mini carnival as women working in the office of the Deputy Governor decided to honour him.

The women under the umbrella of Deputy Governor’s Ladies Association (DGOVLA), were celebrating their 10th anniversary and decided to honour the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu as their “Dependable Ally”, even as he called for support for his master, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu.

Expressing his excitement, Rt. Hon Chukwu urged them to continue to put in their best and to support Gov. Ikpeazu in his bid to provide the best for the state as Government in power, opinion moulders and eligible voters.

HEALTH TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, August 2, 2018

How Nigerians can escape blindness from glaucoma are used to treat glaucoma. Typically, the doctor will start you on an eye drop formula. The medications work two ways: Some decrease how much fluid is produced in the eye; others help the fluid flow out better. Many people can preserve their vision if they take their medications as scheduled and visit their doctor regularly.

Stories: Angela Onwuzoo Though the World Glaucoma Day has come and gone, there is need to constantly remind Nigerians especially those above forty years, of the importance of regular eye check at least twice a year, in order to protect themselves against blindness from the disease.

There are startling statistics from the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) that say that no fewer than 20 million Nigerians are totally blind even as experts are worried that the unfortunate situation is getting worse.

Nigeria is among the countries in the world with the highest number of blind people even when experts say that 80 per cent of the blindness could be prevented if necessary measures were taken to prevent the situation from getting worse.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world and second cause of blindness after cataract.

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. That extra fluid increases the pressure in your eye, damaging the optic nerve.

Lack of early detection of the disease has been attributed as one of the reasons why most glaucoma patients in Nigeria lost their sight to the disease.

An ophthalmologist, Fatimah Kyari, said it is sad that most patients with glaucoma do not present their cases to the hospital until too late.

She said most of the patients present their cases after they had lost an eye and are gradually losing the other.

According to Kyari, another reason most people lose their sight to the disease is that they do not visit the right specialists who were trained to diagnose rare eye problems.

“Glaucoma if early diagnosed can be managed and prevent total blindness.

We need to make people know that blindness from glaucoma can be prevented if presented early”, she said.

Studies show that glaucoma

treatment cannot restore vision that is lost. But treatment can reduce the likelihood of additional vision loss. That is why screening and early detection of glaucoma are so important.

However, there are scientifically proven steps that Nigerians could take to escape blindness from glaucoma by going through the below answers provided by experts on frequently asked questions about glaucoma.

Is there any way to prevent glaucoma?

There is nothing that will prevent glaucoma, but you can slow down its development with early treatment.

Therefore, it is very important that you have regular eye exams. Your doctor will perform a series of painless tests -- eye pressure measurements, dilated eye exams , and sometimes visual field testing and other tests -- to check for any changes in your eye or in your vision .

With early detection, glaucoma can often be controlled with medications , such as eye drops. If your glaucoma doesn’t respond to medication, your doctor may also recommend surgery.

Remember, because glaucoma is painless, about half of people who have it don’t know they have it. You can’t get your vision back once it is lost. Your best protection is to get regular eye exams , every couple of years if you are over 40 or on a schedule recommended by your doctor.

If I have glaucoma, will I become blind?

The chances are good that you will not go blind if you take your medication correctly and regularly and follow up with your doctor. Treatment significantly slows the damage that occurs to the optic nerve because of the high pressure in the eye. In fact, if you take your eye drops on schedule each day, you’ll probably keep your eyesight until the day you die of old age! it?

If my parent has glaucoma, will I get

Not necessarily, but it does increase your risk. Other factors that may increase your risk are: Being over age 50 Being over age 40 and AfricanAmerican Having a family history of glaucoma Having a history of serious eye injury Taking steroid medications Having diabetes Being nearsighted Having high blood pressure People with these risk factors should have their eyes examined on a regular basis to look for the disease.

Are there effective treatments for glaucoma?

Yes. There are many different types of medications (in eye drops or pills) that

If I have glaucoma, can I still drive?

Most people with glaucoma can still drive -- as long as they pass the Department of Motor Vehicles’ vision test. Simply put, your ability to drive will depend on how much vision has been lost. Some people with advanced glaucoma can still get their license renewed but with restrictions. Ask your doctor to discuss your condition with you to determine if driving will be a concern for you.

Can I still wear contact lenses if I have glaucoma?

Whether or not you can wear contact lenses depends on which glaucoma treatment your doctor selects for you. You should be able to continue wearing them if you use eye drops. However, some drugs may need to be taken when lenses are not in your eyes. Also, some of the older medications can affect your prescription, so you may need to get new contacts at some point.

If your doctor decides that you need surgery, your ability to wear contacts may be affected. Be sure to discuss your contacts with your doctor so together the two of you can manage your vision concerns and your medication concerns.

What can I do to help my parent with glaucoma?

Being diagnosed with glaucoma is scary. Many older people are dealing with several problems that come with age.

They often worry that they will become a burden to the family if they lose their vision. So, first, reassure your parent that many people keep their vision with proper medication and care.

Next, help your loved one establish a routine so eye drops are applied correctly on schedule. Some eye drops must be applied several times a day.

Experts urge more investment in health sector Medical experts in the Diaspora have called for more investment in the Nigeria ’ s healthcare system .

This, they said was necessary to end the spectre of medical tourism and save the country from capital flight .

The experts made the submission at the sixth yearly meeting of the Nigerian - American Medical Foundation International ( NAMFI) , in Lagos .

The theme of the meeting was : “New Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Telemedicine.”

Vice Chairman of NAMFI Board of Trustees, Dr. Adeyinka Shoroye, disclosed that the Medical Foundation has unveiled NAMFI Clinic Foundation Hospital in Lagos .

He said an insurance fund for indigent

patients would be established to make healthcare more affordable to them.

According to him : “ Within legal framework as a not-for -profit organisation, our current capital campaign model is now focused within the country on sustainable infrastructure development .”

This involves the super -tertiary tier of Nigeria ’ s healthcare system with long -term engagement of the corporate private sector .

Also included are multinational corporations in the country, particularly those who have been doing thriving business over a long time .

In his keynote speech , the former Nigeria Ambassador to United Kingdom , Dr. Christopher Kolade , urged high

standard medical facilities for the country ’ s growth .

Also, the Medical Director , Federal Medical Centre , ( FMC) , Abeokuta, Dr. Adewale Olomu, said one of NAMFI’ s goals is to provide highest medical care in a personable environment A Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Olubiyi Adesina represented him .

Medical experts in their submission had argued that improving medical diagnosis in the tertiary healthcare level, disease diagnostic capability, and patent care for citizens would boost the country’ s economy.

The foundation solicited commitment and support of partners to facilitate programme implementation.

This is in line with a joint plan of action

on designing highly specialised care centre in the country to stop the growing medical tourism.

According to the experts , Nigeria could retain the N 500 billion , which according to statistics, is lost yearly to medical tourism.

This is in addition to the aggressive development of infrastructure and human resource optimisation that would follow .

The foundation stated that the country’ s revenue would be further boosted with adequate financial support and willingness of Nigerian professionals in the diaspora to return home .

The foundation , which was incorporated in Nigeria and the United States of America, is a non -profit organisation, made up of international physicians.

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High fruit, vegetable intake reduces risk of breast cancer – Study Consumption of high fruits and vegetables according to a study has said it may reduce the risk of breast cancer. According to the study, women who consume high amount of fruits and vegetables each day may have a lower risk of getting breast cancer than those who eat less amount.

The new study which was led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discovered that cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, yellow and orange vegetables, had a particularly significant association with lower breast cancer risk.

“Although prior studies have suggested an association, they have been limited in power, particularly for specific fruits and vegetables and aggressive subtypes of breast cancer,” said first author Maryam Farvid, research scientist in the Department of Nutrition.

“This research provides the most complete picture of the importance of consuming high amounts of fruit and vegetables for breast cancer prevention.”

The study was published recently in the International Journal of Cancer.

The researchers analyzed diet questionnaires submitted every four years by participants in the Nurses’ Health Study (88,301 women, starting in 1980) and the Nurses’ Health Study II (93,844 women, starting in 1991). Data on other potential breast cancer risk factors such as age, weight, smoking status, and family cancer history were taken from biennial questionnaires.

They found that women who ate more than 5.5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day had an 11% lower risk of breast cancer than those who ate 2.5 or fewer servings. (A serving is defined as one cup of raw leafy vegetables, half a cup of raw or cooked vegetables, or half a cup of chopped or cooked fruits.)

To find out whether the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption differed among various types of breast cancers, the researchers conducted an analysis by tumor hormone receptor status and molecular subtype. They found that higher consumption of fruits and vegetables was particularly associated with lower risk of more aggressive tumors including ER-negative, HER2-enriched, and basal-like tumors.

Previous work by this research group linked reduced breast cancer risk with higher fiber intake, but the benefits of fruits and vegetables found in this study appear to be independent of their fiber content, according to the researchers. This suggests that constituents of these foods, such as antioxidants and other micronutrients, may also be important in reducing breast cancer risk.

“While a diet with lots of fruits and vegetables is associated with many other health benefits, our results may provide further impetus for women to increase their intake of fruits and vegetables,” said senior author Heather Eliassen, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Chan School and associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Other Harvard Chan authors included Bernard Rosner, Rulla Tamimi, and Walter Willett.

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Housing loan: Presidential Panel to recover N87bn for FMBN Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Chairman Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla recently disclosed that the Panel has commenced investigations into bad debts arising from loans obtained by Estate Developers and Primary Mortgage Institutions from the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) between 2009 and 2016, with a view to recovering about N87

billion for the bank.

The Chairman made this disclosure when he paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director of the FMBN, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa.

Obono-Obla further disclosed that preliminary investigations had revealed that some of these loans were not used for the purposes they were purported to have been obtained for, and were not being serviced, while others remained unserviceable because of the Bank’s failure to

enforce due processes and procedures.

The Investigation Panel Chairman called on the Management of the FMBN to cooperate with the Panel by according it all the necessary assistance that would facilitate the quick recovery of the bad debts.

He also told the FMBN boss and his management team that the Panel was set up by the President in August 2017 pursuant to the Recovery of Public Property Special Provisions Act 2004. He enumerated some of its achievements,

highlighting a similar recovery for NEXIM Bank, Lucie-Ann Laha, Head, Media and Communication of the Panel, on Wednesday, stated that the recovery would enhance the financial base of the bank and reposition it to better achieve its mandate of facilitating home ownership by all Nigerians by creating mortgage markets with sustainable financing systems.

The Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Dangiwa expressed delight at the

efforts of the Panel in the furtherance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war and the recovery of bad debts for the FMBN in particular.

He assured Chief Obono-Obla of the Bank’s co-operation in that

GTBank to excites customers with banking services on WhatsApp Motolani Oseni

Substandard goods: Nigeria, China to blacklist 7 importers of life endangering products Ladesope Ladelokun Seven companies importing substandard and life-endangering products into Nigeria from China are set to be blacklisted and their promoters prosecuted in both countries as the fight against dumping into Nigeria takes a new dimension.

The exercise, according to the Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma would be a continuous one.

The companies are among those identified to have persistently circumvented Nigeria’s import regime by their deliberate and consistent refusal to comply with theStandards Organisation of Nigeria off-shore Conformity A s s e s s m e n t Programme (SONCAP).

In a letter to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, the Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Mr Osita Aboloma stated that the activities of the companies have impacted negatively on the perception of the Nigerian people on

the quality of goods and services from the Peoples Republic of China.

According to him, “unless immediate steps are taken to arrest the situation, incurable reputational damage would be done to the Government and People of China. We are of the view that every step necessary should be taken to prevent them from jeopardising the excellent trade and cultural relationship between the Government and Peoples of China and Nigeria”.

The SON Chief Executive named the companies, against which court orders have been procured as including; Awulu Investment Nigeria Limited; Doncas Associate Nigeria Limited; Britto International Commercial Industrial Limited; GNCSP Global Services; Ike and Sons Enterprises; Kumara Global Limited and Chudon Global Impex Limited.

He stated further that Nigeria has had cause to apprehend and prosecute some Chinese nationals involved in the importation of

substandard and lifeendangering products and has also destroyed several substandard products seized from some of the listed Chinese Companies worth several millions of Naira.

Mr. Aboloma observed however, that the measures appear not enough to deter the non-compliant persons and has therefore sought the Chinese Government’s collaboration in

ensuring that these companies are equally blacklisted in China and prevented from exporting to Nigeria.

The SON helmsman insisted that security agencies should treat the identified companies as economic saboteurs and recommended prosecuting them as such under the Miscellaneous Offences Act, and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act No. 14 of 2015.

regard adding that the Bank was in full support of Government’s anticorruption war. He cited some programmes and policies adopted by the Bank in line with this position.

Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is leveraging the WhatsApp Business Solution to offer Nigerians an additional channel to connect with the Bank for enquiries, service requests and access to other basic banking services.

This is in line with the Bank’s continued efforts to enhance service delivery and offer superior banking experiences to customers.

Over the years, GTBank has been at the forefront of establishing a wide range of value-adding touch-points through which customers can access banking services and interact with the bank on all account-related enquiries at any time of the day.

With this development, the lender was the first

Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (left); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, discussing during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja...on Wednesday.

financial institution in Nigeria to set up a fully interactive contact centering 2006 and has, since then, led the finance sector in driving customer interaction across online and social media platforms.

Following the launch of the Whatsapp Business Solution, GTBank is leveraging the platform to bring financial services closer to customers, whilst offering them more channels to bank, make enquiries and have their service requests treated promptly.

Once fully operational, the Bank’s WhatsApp service will enable customers chat with GTBank on their mobile phonesand request for basic banking services using the advised prompts.

All service requests will be treated instantly, depending on the internet connection of the user.

Commenting on the Bank’s service channel on WhatsApp, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Segun Agbaje, said; “At GTBank, we are passionate about driving constant interaction with our customers to learn more about how we can serve them better as well as to provide them with the financial solutions that can add real value to their lives.”

He added: “By leveraging the WhatsApp Business Solution, we are continuing to expand our service channels as part of our commitment to making banking, cheaper, faster and readily accessible to customers wherever and whenever they choose to bank.”

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Bayelsa airport to commence operations soon Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

L-R: Head of Marketing, Mr. Isa Hassan Shallangwa; General Manager, African Business Development, Mr. Sato Takashi, all of WASCO Ajinomoto; Brand Ambassadors, Miyonse Amosu; Helen Paul and Managing Director, WASCO Ajinomoto, Mr. Junichi Niki, during the unveiling of the Brand Ambassadors in Lagos.

16 years after: PTAD adds 284 Nigeria pensioners to payroll Sixteen years after Nigeria Reinsurance was privatized by the Federal Government, relief has come the way of 284 pensioners of the company as the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has added them to its monthly payroll.

A total of N8.31m was

paid to the new enrollees for the month of July 2018 as they start receiving their monthly pension for life.

The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Sharon Ikeazor who disclosed this on Wednesday, said no pensioner or retiree, after serving their fatherland should ever be forced into

the indignity and painful uncertainty of delayed pensions.

“Today, Nigeria Reinsurance pensioners verified by PTAD Nigeria have been placed on monthly pension payroll. It is indeed a promise kept,” she said.

Ikeazor thanked the PTAD

team for the dedication to fulfill the mandate of the Directorate and reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to pensioners’ welfare.

The PTAD boss assured her pensioners that the backlog of outstanding pension arrears would be cleared as funds are

UBA’s Leo launched on WhatsApp United Bank for Africa (UBA) in its UBA’s chat banker, Leo has launched in pilot mode on WhatsApp and will be fully available to customers by September 1st, 2018.

With Leo now on WhatsApp, customers who are lovers of the app will be able to open new accounts, check their balances on the go and carry out basic banking services.

Speaking about the launch of Leo on WhatsApp, Kennedy Uzoka, Group Managing Director, said: “Our customers are

at the heart of our business and we as a bank, are never relenting in matching our words with equal action. In today’s fast paced world with demands for quick responses, our aim is to make banking seamless and effortless for our millions of existing and potential customers.”

Also speaking on the launch of Leo on WhatsApp, Group Head of UBA’s Online Banking, Mr Austine Abolusoro, stated ‘United Bank for Africa is a technology-driven institution with vast knowledge in the

business that we do and Leo, being a tested dependable and intelligent personality, will replicate on WhatsApp, the success it has experienced on the Facebook Messenger platform.

It is a solution that is from the customer’s standpoint, easy to use by anyone regardless of your demography.’ ‘Leo is ready and waiting to help with any form of banking services’ continued Abolusoro.

“WhatsApp has been in existence for over 9 years, reaching more than 1.5 billion people in

over 180 countries. The premium private chat platform has assured that there will be no spam messages as the development is to enable businesses serve their customers with useful and helpful information.

Leo who is already present in over 12 African subsidiaries, including Nigeria, and available in three languages, will be fully rolled out to customers on WhatsApp in September 2018 with all its regular features and extended attributes for WhatsApp.

Shoprite open 25th store in Nigeria Godwin Anyebe

In furtherance of its expansion belief in Nigeria, Shoprite Nigeria had opened its 25th store in Novare Central, the newly launched shopping mall recently in Wuse, Abuja.

Shoprite Wuse promises to be a

destination of choice for shoppers in Abuja. In addition to offering consumers the lowest prices on everyday grocery items, the new store also has an extensive range of quality products and a number of in-store fresh food departments including a Meat Market, Bakery and Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.

According to Branch manager Musa Usman, customers can

save time by making use of the wide range of services available at the in-store kiosk, including settling monthly payments with Quickteller.

Branch manager Musa Usman invites the local community to visit Shoprite Wuse for a pleasant and hassle-free shopping experience.

As usual, the trading hours in Shoprite Wuse is not difference as

the store opens to business from 09:00 to 21:00 from Mondays to Sundays.

Shoprite launched in Nigeria just a little over 10 years ago with the opening of its first store in Lagos in December 2005. The retailer is committed to supporting local enterprise, and as a result more than 80per cent of products sold are procured locally.

The Bayelsa international cargo airport will commence operations this August to develop and boost the economic activities of State.

The Managing Director of the Bayelsa Airlines limited Capt Henry Ungbuku who made this known at the Airport Business Summit and Expo in Abuja said, the project was at its final stage of completion and will be commissioned by the end of August.

Ungbuku said the airport was being constructed to guarantee security for the people of the state especially for oil workers adding that working was ongoing round the clock to meet the date.

According to him, airports are not built for passengers’ facilitation alone but also for the movement of cargo in order to attract business Ungbuku said the Bayelsa airline was created by the government of the state in order to make get it right in the state.

While condemning the collapse of some state airports across the country as a result lack of continuity, the Managing Director of Bayelsa airlines explained that the mission of the state government was to ensure continuity after after the exit of the present administration from office.

He said the government considered long time investment with the acquisition of 2,250 hecters of land from the onset of the project.

Ungbuku disclosed that the airport will accommodate B747 aircraft when completed adding that it was being fitted with category II land facilities to ensure that there was no flight disruption during bad weather.

According to him, the potentials of the airport was enormous not only for job creation but for the provision of critical facilities such as hangar.

He explained that the state having a hangar will bring succor to airlines in the country to carry out their C-checks and save millions of naira and urged investors to come to the state as enabling environment will be provided for their business to thrive.

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Group tasks APC members on collection of PVCs, membership card Benjamin Omoike An Independent Campaign Group, Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, has stressed the need for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to obtain their membership cards in case the party decides to adopt direct Primary Election in the state.

The state coordinator of the group, Seyi Bamigbade, who said this while on sensitisation campaign at Itire Ikate and Coker Aguda Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State, noted that the group has successfully sensitised Lagosians on the importance of obtaining their PVCs and All Progressives Congress membership card in case of direct primaries.

According to him, the group embarked on the sensitisation campaign, and had taken the process to all the 20 LGs and 37 LCDAs of Lagos.

He thanked Lagosians for their support towards the continuity of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in office and urged them to partake in the ongoing exercise, which will enable them to reelect him in 2019.

Bamigbade said Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard recently mobilised various groups and thousands of decampees into the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State chapter, under the leadership of Ahlaji Tunde Balogun at the party Secretariat, located on Acme Road, area of the state.

He said, “All members of this development must register as a member of All Progressives Congress in their various Wards’ meeting.”

The chairman, Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Alhaji Babatunde Rotinwa, also advised Lagosians to ensure that they collect their PVCs saying, “Your PVC is your future; if you have not obtained your PVC, the time to do that is now, including

weekends.

“We know there are challenges in the process of PVC collection, but I want to encourage you to overcome the challenges in order to have a say in 2019.

“We are also having dialogue with INEC and the APC Lagos State chapter on ways to ease the process and I am sure that soon they will come up with ways to make the registrations easier.”

Rotinwa advised youths and women of the state to support Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s continuity project and to use their large number to mobilise and achieve efforts to return him back to office with the five million targeted votes.

“The Not-Too-Young-To-Rule Law is to encourage youths to participate in politics. Nigerian youths must make efforts to be part of Nigeria’s greatness.

“This is to engage you on what you need to do in democracy.

We want you to understand that

Members of the National Assembly have been called upon to consider national interest above all other considerations in the conduct of their legislative duties.

Making this call in a statement, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), also called on the federal lawmakers to cut off its recess and resume, if only to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for virement in order to successfully execute the 2019 General Elections.

The statement signed by Chairman of the group, Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, said that the federal lawmakers have every reason to suspend their recess now that the calendar for the 2019 election is set to go into operations.

It noted that according to the time-table released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier in the year, political parties are expected to begin to collect forms for the 2019 elections from August 17, yet the National Assembly plans to be on recess till September 25.

“How do Nigerians expect INEC to kick-start processes leading to the election when

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federal lawmakers are busy at holiday spots across the world?

“We wonder why they have to be prevailed upon to do a duty Nigerians elected then to do,” BMO said.

The group pointed out that the period the National Assembly is meant to resume from recess is a time political activities ahead of next year elections are expected to begin.

“From September 25, politicians including federal lawmakers would be in the thick of efforts to get return tickets at party primaries and may not be readily available in the Chambers, so when will they have the time to consider the request?”

BMO urged the federal legislators to toe the path of honour in national interest and set a date for consideration of President Buhari’s virement proposal and other pressing matters.

It also encourages the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang to engage his former colleagues on the wisdom of cutting short their recess to attend to matters of urgent national importance.

In a related development, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has commended the Nigerian government for taking steps to reverse trade and negotiation failures, as well as coordination deficits in trade agreements signed with other nations.

The BMO gave the commendation during a visit to its office in Abuja, by the Director General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, who said some of these deficits date back to the First Republic.

Ambassador Osakwe had stated that based on the fact that Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world, there was the need for coherence and coordination on trade

We’ll not cede Kwara APC to anyone – Lai Mohammed Tom Okpe, Abuja

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one of the ways to entrench good governance is to participate in the political process, which has to do with getting your PVCs and APC membership card.”

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negotiations and agreements.

According to him, the organisation also coordinates, manages and leads all trade negotiations between Nigeria and other countries.

He said that it was in recognition of trade as engine of growth that the Buhari administration, on the 10th of May, 2017, approved the setting up of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations.

“The organisation is also mandated to, among other things, create a data base for Nigeria’s trade agreements and streamline the process of trade agreements between Nigeria and other countries. It is also mandated to establish a data base to register Nigerians’ illtreatment abroad; develop a trade dispute settlement department to resolve issues and improve trade financing for medium and small scale enterprises.”

Responding Chairman of BMO Niyi Akinsiju commended NOTN for its vision and commitment to its mandates of rectifying negative trade practices between Nigeria and other countries; noting also that negative trade practices had contributed largely to economic stagnation in developing countries.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State will not be ceded to those he described as double agents.

Speaking on political event in his state of late, Lai Mohammed who spoke in Ilorin said that a statement made by one Alhaji Jimoh Balogun questioning his membership and contributions to the party in Kwara State are not palatable.

According to him, “My attention has been drawn to the statement made by one Alhaji Jimoh Balogun, at a press conference in Ilorin questioning my membership of and contributions to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State.

“The issue of my membership of the APC, as well as my contributions to the growth of the party in Kwara and indeed in Nigeria as a whole, is settled and not subject to any contestation. For those who may be engaging in mischief over this, the massive turnout of APC members and supporters to welcome me, during my trip home this past weekend for a stakeholders’ consultative meeting, should serve as ample confirmation.”

The Minister noted that those making this allegations are the ones who need to validate their membership “of our great party” adding; “since they have left no one in any doubt about their status as ‘double agents’.”

“Alhaji Balogun is one of the three Kwara Senatorial Chairmen who recently called on their leader to take them out of the APC. As far as our members are concerned, these Janus-faced people are just waiting to crash the APC in the state before they escape to the other side.

“What has rattled them so much, however, is our decision not to allow them to actualise their nefarious plan. That decision was concretised this past weekend when the stakeholders’ meeting resolved, among others, that the current executive committee of the APC in Kwara should be dissolved and a new congress organised at all levels to produce a new set of party executives.

“The stakeholders also want those who got various appointments under the pretext of being APC members to resign immediately or be fired. Now that the wheat has been separated from the chaff, APC members and supporters in Kwara are determined to strengthen the party, open its doors to hordes of those willing to join and reposition it ahead of the 2019 general elections, with a view to delivering the state to President Muhammadu Buhari. On this, there is no going back,” he said.

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ZITA’S HEALTHY BEGINNINGS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. IWUOHA ZITA OBIAGERI. 2. GEORGE CHIMEZIE EKE. 3. IWUAGWU GLORIA CHINYERE. 4. STARSKY LORRAINE LOUISE.

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. MABADEJE ESTHER INYINGILANYEOFORI. 2. UBOKIKWAN GABRIEL OGBOLOGWUNG.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SELF SUSTAINING FULL-SERVICE MATERNITY, HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTRE IN THE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF UMUAWUCHI. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ELUM UCHENNA JULIUS (2) AMOS OGECHI JOY (3) ISRAEL QUEEN CHINEMEREM THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:I. ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE AND ICT. 2. ORGANIZE TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH TO BE TRAINED ON AGRICULTURE AND ICT. 3. TRAIN FARMERS ON SMART AGRICULTURE USING TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS. 4. TO LINK PROSPECTIVE AGROPRENEURS TO AGRO EXPERTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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SUPPORT HUB ENRICHMENT CENTRE

UTE PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL ASSOCIATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) JUBRIL ABDUL K, (2) SALISU YUNUSA (3) ABASS BELLO, (4) ILIASU MUSTAPHA

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THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. DR. OLUBANJI AJIBOLA OGUNTUNDE 2. OMOLOLA ABOSEDE OGUNTUNDE

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:FOR PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS: TO SET UP AN ENRICHMENT INSTITUTION TO PROMOTE, EDUCATE, TRAIN AND EQUIP PEOPLE, PUPILS, STUDENTS AND PERSONS LIVING WITH ANY FORM OF SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISORDER BY ENCOURAGING AND TRAINING THEM TO EXPLORE THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS REGARDLESS OF ANY DISABILITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) AWOGBEMILA RUFUS OLUMIDE -PRESIDENT. (2) AMUWA MATTHEW FOLORUNSHO (3) ABRAHAM OLUFOLA SUNDAY (4) ADEDUGBE ISAAC BABATUNDE (5).OLISA GBENGA (6) BADE-JOHN OLALEKAN LAWRENCE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF UTE TOWN,IN ONDO STATE,SOUTH WEST OF NIGERIA. (2) TO CREATE AN AVENUE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN UTE TOWN BY RESPONSIBLE PERSONS OR ORGANISATION WORLDWIDE. (3) TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN RENDERING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. 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.

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

SIGNED BY: GENERAL SECRETARY

DYNAMIC LIFE CHURCH

THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD.

SANCTUARY OF POWER AND RESURRECTION REVIVAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED 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 TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ONAKPOYA GLORY OJEVWE (PRESIDENT ) (2) AREGBESOLA OLADELE PETER (3) ADISA LUKMAN WALE (4) ADEWUYI MAWOYA ADEBAYO (5) DOROTHY CHINYERE OFORJI. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1)TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE GOSPEL (2) TO PROMOTE PEOPLE’S WELL-BEING AND PROGRESS 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. SIGNED BY: PRESIDENT

THE MOUNT OF GOD’S COVENANT INT’L MISSION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 .

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROPHETESS CHARITY KINGSLEY JACKSON - PRESIDENT 2. JOSEPH MFON MONDAY - SECRETARY 3. PASTOR DAVID KINGSLEY JACKSON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO WIN SOULS TO CHRIST THROUGH EVANGELISM 2. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL NATIONS 3. TO TAKE THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION OF OUR LORD JESUS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND TO BRING SOULS INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST 4. TO DELIVER PEOPLE FROM DARKNESS AND THE BONDAGE OF SIN, SICKNESS, POVERTY, AND EVERY SATANIC OPPRESSION AND MANIPULATION 5. TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY 6. THE PROMOTING OF HOLINESS AS A WAY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 7. THE QUEST FOR SALVATION AS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IN DAILY LIFE. ANY OBJECTIONS 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: PRESIDENT

OGANIHU ANARA UNITY FORUM THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAME HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF EMMA NWONYE (CHAIRMAN) 2. EMEKA IBEH (SECRETARY) 3. CHIEF KENNEDY CHUKWUONYE 4. CHIEF MIKE EJIOGU 5. CHIEF EUGENE ONYEKWERE 6. CHIEF TOBENNA ANUMAKA 7. CHIEF EDMUND AGBUGBA 8. CHIEF ALLOY ANYANWU 9. CHIEF UJU OGUINE 10. CHIEF KINGSLEY OBIALOR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE BROTHERLY LOVE AND HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF ANARA COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL. 2. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY IN GENERAL. 3. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI, STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: KISSINGER IKEOKWU ESQ.

ADDRESS OF CHURCH: PLOT 18-22, GLORIOUS CHURCH STREET, PROMISE LAND ESTATE, NICA BUS STOP, MEBAMU, OFF BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY, LAGOS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED 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 TRUSTEES ARE:1. USEN MICHEAL ANIETIE. 2. USEN PATIENCE AMAUCHE 3. BENJAMIN ADEWALE SALAKO 4. LUCY NSE HOGAN 5. BRIDGET RICHARD 6. ROSELINE AFIAH ENO 7. AKINBAYO EMMANUEL TEMITAYO. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN ALL PART OF THE WORLD 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. SIGNED BY : SECRETARY

AMAGU AND OKPUNO YOUTH OBEAGU AWKUNANAW

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR EMEFIE RICHARD GABRIEL - CHAIRMAN 2. EVANGELIST EMEFIE CHEKWUBE SUCCESS 3. MRS. GUAMAH JUDITH OSARO – SECRETARY 4. MR. EKPELUCHI OBINNA SAMUEL 5. MR. THEOPHILUS CHIEMELA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROPHESY THE WORD OF GOD TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE UNIVERSE TO BRING CHARISMATIC REVIVAL AMONG THE BODY OF CHRIST ANY OBJECTIONS 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 GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 NWOBODO OBINNA SAMUEL 2.

NWATU NWACHUKWU 3.

OKOH ONYEKACHI MICHAEL 4.

NSUDE MUNACHI FRANCIS

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER

AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1. TO FOSTER PEACE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2. TO UNITE THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY .

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. SIGNED: OKOH ONYEKACHI MICHAEL SECRETARY

NIYI AKINTOLA FOUNDATION

ORIBANWA PHASE II EXTENSION RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAME HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. OKORIEAGBAI - CHAIRMAN 2. MR. AYENI SUNDAY ADEBIYI - SECRETARY 3. ENGR. JIMOH ATTEH SAMUEL 4. MR. AGBAJE ADEWALE SAMUEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE, INTEREST AND WELFARE OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE ESTATE RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC 2. TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY AND PROGRESS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND RESIDENTS OF ORIBANWA PHASE II 3. TO EXECUTE PROJECTS THAT WOULD IMPACT THE ESTATE RESIDENTS AND SOCIETY 4. TO PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT, AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ANY OBJECTION 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: TRUSTEES

UMUEJECHI DEVELOPMENT UNION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED “FOUNDATION” HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED “ UNION” HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

OLUWASEUN PHILIP-IDIOK - CHAIRMAN 2.

OLUWAROTIMI ADENIYI-AKINTOLA - SECRETARY 3.

OLUWATOSIN AKINTOLA 4.

OMOLOLA AKINTOLA-ONAFALUJO

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ODU CHINEDUM I.S - CHAIRMAN 2. AGWU FRANCIS CHUKWUDI- SECRETARY 3. ODU DANIEL AZUATOLAM 4. OFURUM MICHAEL EZIEFULA.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE EDUCATION OF UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ASSIST MEMBERS FINANCIALLY.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS 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 PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS 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 PUBLICATION. SIGNED TRUSTEES

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JOLAYEMI NIKE

OSENI SHERIFF MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN ON SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS AS HUSSAINI SHERIFF INSTEAD OF OSENI SHERIFF AS IS ON MY VOTER’S CARD. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS OSENI SHERIFF. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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OXFORD PENTIUM FAMILY TRUST FUND 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 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES

1:MR. PATRICK JOSHUA OGBADIM AJAGU 2:MRS. MARY NKECHI AROH 3:ENGR. CYRIL ONYEKWELU UMUNNA AJAGU AIMS & OBJECTIVE S

1:TO MANAGE ASSETS AND TRUST PROPERTIES 2: TO ESTABLISH A TRUST FUND FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES SUCH AS EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST FUND ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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.

NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATIONS ( CAC /IT/NO 7599) 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 OF 1990.

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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 OF 1990.

ADDITION OF NEW TRUSTEE THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOMAH SAMUEL IFEANYICHUWU - RETAINED 2. MOMAH CHRISTIAN IFEOMA - RETAINED 3. MOMAH EMEKA SAMSON - RETAINED 4. MOMAH NKEM SIMPSON - RETAINED 5. MOMAH ADANNAYA PEAL - RETAIMED 6. MOMAH - HARUNA CHIAMAKA PRECIOUS - RETAINED

CHANGE OF TRUSTEE OLD TRUSTEES 1. CHIEF O. AKINWANDE SAWYER - REMOVED 2. DR M EBI OMATSOLA - REMOVED 3.MR FEMI AKINWANDE - REMOVED 4. MR ARIYO - REMOVED 5.MR M. JIM ORIFE RETAINED NEW TRUSTEES 1. MR AUSTIN AVURU FNAPE - NEWLY APPOINTED 2. DR LAMBERT AIKHIONBARE FNAPE NEWLY APPOINTED 3. DR LAYI FATONA FNAPE NEWLY APPOONTED 4. CHIEF CHAMBERIAIN OYIBO FNAPE NEWLY APPOINTED

NEW TRUSTEE 1. TOBECHUWU SAMUEL MOMAH NEWLY APPOINTED

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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; JOHN KPAKU ESQ 08034511802

PINK BREATH CANCER CARE FOUNDATION

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ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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 IDAEWOR ALOAYE

SIGNED SECRETARY

EBONYI ENTERTAINERS GUILD OF NIGERIA.

PRECIOUS GEMS AFRICA FOUNDATION

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 OF 1990.

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 OF 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. CHIDI UMEOJI 2. KAYCEE UMEOJI 3. ADAORA UMEOJI 4. NKOLI UMEOJI 5. DR. MMUO EMEKA 6. BARR. EVARISTUS CHUKWUEMEKA ORJI

THE TRUSTEES ARE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANTHONY SHEPHERD - CHAIRMAN 2. DR. OBOH ACHIOYAMEN 3. DOMINA NIERE 4. DR. NOSA AKPEDE 5. EZIAMAKA OGECHUKWU CHRISTINE (BAR.)

1. MR. HILARY ONWOSI 2. MR. CASSIDY NWEZE 3. HON. MRS. MARIA UDE NWACHI 4. CHIEF IFEANYI CHUKWUMA ODII 5. MR. CHIBUIKE PETER OROGWU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

AIM 1. TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND CREATE AWARENESS ON THE SCOURAGE OF CANCER. 2. TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF CANCER WHO ARE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE PAYMENT OF THEIR MEDICAL BILLS

1. EMPOWER EBONYI STATE YOUTHS TO ACHIEVE THEIR SET GOALS 2. TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE OF EBONYI STATE AND HER PEOPLE THROUGH VISUAL DOCUMENTARIES ON INTERNATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION NETWORKS, INDIGENOUS MOVIES, MUSICAL AND FASHION SHOWS AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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 OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) DEVELOPING PROJECTS THAT ARE CO-OWNED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. 2) TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION, GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE COMMUNITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYIIRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED BARR. EVARISTUS CHUKWUEMEKA ORJI

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: BAR. CHRISTINE O. EZIAMAKA (SOLICITOR

WOMEN OF GREAT VISION OUTREACH

CHRIST ABUNDANCE GATHERING INTERNATIONAL CHURCH.

EGBUNA OJUKWU FOUNDATION.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES 1.

ANDREW OBINNA IHEWUNWA 2.

MRS. NDUKWU OBIAGELI JOSEPHINE 3.

EVANGELIST ROSELYN NKECHI IHEWUNWA 4.

EVANGELIST EDWARD IHEANYICHI UMUNNAKWE 5.

HAPPINES CHIOMA OKONKWO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO BRING MARRIED AND SINGLE WOMEN TOGETHER TO HARNESS THEIR GOD GIVEN VISION IN LIFE 2.

TO ORGANIZE VOCATIONAL TRAINING SO AS TO MAKE THEM USEFUL TO THEIR FAMILIES AND SOCIETY 3.

TO BRING THEM TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST THROUGH THE TEACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: UJUARINZE & COMPANY LEGAL PRACTITIONER 08033140231

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. EGBUNA OJUKWU 2. OJUKWU BERNARD IZUNDU 3. ONYECHI EGBUNA-OJUKWU 4. NONYE EGBUNA-OJUKWU 5. IFEOMA EGBUNA-OJUKWU.

TRUSTEES: 1. REV ISRAEL DANIEL UYANGA .

2. MARY AGBOR. 3. JONES OBI EIWA. 4. MICHEAL BISSONG NKU AIMS: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD.

AIMS: 1. TO CATER FOR MEMBERS WELFARE. 2. TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED; SECRETARY

SIGNED: 08036194404 (CHAIRMAN/GENERAL OVERSEER)

SIFAWU ADEDUNTAN FOUNDATION

ABELIN HOPE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT. 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1TAJUDEEN OLA YINKA ONIKOYI 2 KAYLA BRYANNE COLBERT PAGLIOCCHINI 3THELMA OBIAKOR

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANAGU CHUKWUEMEKA CHARLES 2. ANAGU CHIDI CHARLES 3. UBABUKO CHARLES ANAGU 4. OKEKE NNENNAYA 5. ANAGU CHARLES IKECHUKWU 6. ANAGU MUHAMMAD CHINYERUGO 7. ANAGU KELECHUKWU CHARLES 8. ANAGU BIBIANA OGONNAYA

NAMES OF TRUSTEES 1.PROF. AKANJI MUSBAU ADEWUMI 2. DR. AKANJI MUSBAU OBAFEMI 3.MR. AKANJI MUTALIB OLUSOLA 4.MR. AKANJI MAROOF OLUKAYODE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION 2. TO RENDER HELP TO ORPHANS, WIDOWS,AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 3.TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR IN ANY WAY. 4.TO ORGANISE FREE IFTAR DURING RAMADAN ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OJO HOUSE OF 98 FOUNDATION THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT. 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. GIWA AFOLABI HABEEB - (PRESIDENT) 2. BALOGUN TUNDE LATEEF 3. UKAERU IFEANYI MARY 4. OYEWOLE ABIMBOLA MABEL THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROVIDE VALUE FOR ITS MEMBERS IN THE AREAS OF CAREER/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. TO FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WHILE RE-LIVING THE GOVERNMENT COLLEGE TO GIVE BACK TO OUR ALMA MATER IN WAYS WHICH ARE BEST POSSIBLE FOR US. ANY OBJECTION 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: GIWA AFOLABI HABEEB PLOT 27B 2FACE IDIBIA STREET RICHMOND HOUSING ESTATE IKATE, LAGOS STATE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CONTRIBUTE TO ELIMINATING THE DEBILITATING CYCLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY, BY PROVIDING SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 2. ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION WITH FUNDING AND MATERIALS TO OBTAIN QUALITY EDUCATION 3. TO CREATE SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTERS AND REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR THOSE IN NEED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

MIS-ARRANGEMENT OF NAMES I WISH TO BE BRING TO THE NOTICE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY ARRANGED AS LUNANGU ALEXANDRE POKI. THE CORRECT ARRANGEMENT OF MY NAME IS LUNANGU POKI ALEXANDRE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABOSEDE ADEGESIN I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEGESIN ABOSEDE IYABO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABOSEDE ADEGESIN FAMUYIWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

UMUANAGU WELFARE FOUNDATION

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO CATER FOR THE INDIGENT PERSONS IN THE SOCIETY AND TO HELP THE WIDOWS AND CATER FOR THEIR NEEDS. ANY OBJECTION 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: BARR ANAGU BIBIANA OGONNAYA

MARY OBEHI

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIE DORIANNE KIVOUNDZI BIALOUKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIE DORIANNE BOB-OGU. THAT CHRISTIE DORIANNE KIVOUNDZI BIALOUKA AND CHRISTIE DORIANNE BOB-OGU REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

SAMUEL CHIBUZOR

AJAYI OMOWUNMI

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MOYO TAIWO

CONFIRMATION OF NAME THIS IS CERTIFY AND CONFIRM THAT ODIGIE JOY OFURE AND ODIGIE JOY REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. THAT OFURE IS MY MIDDLE NAME. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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Court remands 3 INEC staff in prison over N177.3m fraud Peter Fowoyo, Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), before Justice Chuka Obiozor of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Gbadegun Isaiah Abiodun, Oladipo Oladapo and Afolabi Peter Albert, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N177, 300,000(One Hundred and Seventy-seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira).

The defendants, who are staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Osun State, were alleged to have conspired amongst themselves to receive a

cash payment of a sum of N177, 300,000 from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani AllisonMadueke, on the eve of the 2015 general election, without going through a financial institution.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Gbadegun Isaiah Abiodun, Oladipo Oladapo and Afolabi Peter Albert and others at large, on or about the 30th day of March 2015 in Nigeria, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to accept a cash payment of the sum of N177,300,000 (One Hundred and Seventy- seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira Only), which exceeded the N5,000,000.00( Five Million Naira) Limit, without going through a financial institution, contrary to Section 18 and punishable under Section 16(2) of the Money Laundering

Kwara APC Exco: Court restrains Oshiomhole, NWC, Bolarinwa, others

Prohibition Act 2011 (as amended by the Act NO.1 2012 ).”

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.

In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Iheanacho Ekele, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the defendants be remanded in prison custody.

Counsel to the defendants, Dapo Esan, informed the court of application for bail, which was filed today, and prayed the court for a short adjournment to argue the application.

He also urged the court to remand the defendants in EFCC custody on the grounds of ill health.

Consequently, Justice Obiozor adjourned the case to August 7, 2018 for hearing of the bail application and ordered the defendants to be remanded in Ikoyi prison.

Police parade 8 notorious kidnappers Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Nigeria Police on Wednesday paraded eight suspects who allegedly killed former Commissioner in Katsina State, Prof. Halimatu Sadia Idris on 22nd July, and others in their custody after EKEOKU ADAKU

the victims taken hostage.

They were also said to have taken part in the robbery of Prof. Mohammed Khalid Othman, a director with National Agricultural Research Extensions and Liaison Services, ABU Zaria.

Some of the suspects are: Lawal Tukur a.k.a Sawaita 40yrs - The Leader of the NGAN NANEP

Gang; Sulaiman Sani a.k.a Maude 27yrs – Principal Suspects who confessed to have Killed four Persons; Abubakar Ahmad a.k.a Buzu 30yrs native of Sabon Fegi town; Abubakar Adamu a.k.a Gurgu 33yrs native of Tashan Zomo town who also confessed to have Killed four Persons.

RAPSON identifies panacea to Nigeria’s security challenges Adebisi Oyindamola, Abuja Towards stemming the tide of nationwide killings, stakeholders in the road safety sector have identified inter agency collaboration with local communities as the only viable and sustainable means to explore.

The chairman of Risk and Accident Prevention Society of Nigeria (RAPSON), Bishop Ben Koko Odohofre, in Abuja on Wednesday explained that lack of action plan on violence prevention techniques along with peace conflict resolution mechanism is why Nigeria is facing theses challenges “Safety is an indispensable

condition for growth, development and stability of any society and it is sad that in Nigeria despite efforts by government and all stakeholders to curtail the killings, the death toll is on the rise,” he said.

Bishop Odohofre suggested focusing on processes that builds on people’s strengths and aspirations as well as creating sociocultural environment that foster healthy survival, livelihood and dignity.

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An Ilorin high Court yesterday restrained members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any person or officers of the party from dissolving or taking any action towards dissolving Kwara state executive committee of the party.

The court granted the application after hearing the submission of

Abdulwahab Bamidele, counsel to Isola Balogun - Fulani (Chairman Kwara APC), Chief Christopher Tunji Ayeni, (Secretary Kwara APC), who are claimants /applicants in the suit number KWS /292/218 filed before the court of Justice TS Umar.

Balogun Fulani and Christopher Ayeni had dragged the national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole and five others before the court on the purported dissolution of the Kwara APC executive committee by the NWC of the party.

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CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION:

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FCTA close campaign offices: an attack on democracy, opposition Stories: Idu Jude, Abuja As 2019 general election is draws close, the opposition parties has described the All progressive party APC as party seeking powers at all cost with the intimidation oppositions to retain office.

The recent announcement by the FCT administration under the control of the ruling party is said to have added to the public perception on the APC as a party seeking to retain power by force.

No fewer than 35 of the 68 registered parties are affected by the directive.

The FCTA claimed that the location of the party and campaign offices undermine

public safety and jeopardies comfort and conveniences.

The affected aspirants and parties have up till August 9 to vacate the offices or have the buildings sealed off.

Speaking to Daily Times as part of his reaction to the recent development, Mr. Ibrahim Maizhin, a senatorial aspirant, called the act laughable and an a move by a desperadoes who exploit all options to dislodge opponents.

According to Ibrahim, who is not surprise about the out come or the recent development, “part of the APC winning strategy is clamping down on opponents through intimidation, physical adults and seizure of properties and political frame up all of this has been noticed since the party

emerge as the ruling party. So from what members of other opposition parties are going through in the hand of APC nothing will be a surprise”.

Also reacting, to the unfolding event, Chief Uzokaibe Okonkwo, of APGA APC, noted that what has become so obvious is that any group who does not belong to APC or followers of APC eventually is tagged criminals or law brakers” let me ask you one thing, were is APC FCT and national office. Iam aware that one of them is at the catampe residential area and the other one is at gudu area one Abuja, which is also a residential area. So we are aware that the president also started at Lobito crescent at a residential house owned by TY Danjuma during

his campaign in 2015.

Mr. Maji Zubairu, said, the move has become confirmed complaints of the opposition parties and the attack on individual presidential aspirants. He said recently the Buhari administration issued order of mandamus to security agencies to quiz any politician with suspected to have criminal records and to ensure that such person is freed before attempting to contest for a political office. “ we will be expecting more of these as 2019 is approaching and this is to say that very soon the roads and campaign venues will belong to APC and their supporters across the country. This portends danger to the country, is an invitation to anarchy. I know as well that

2018 HAJJ: FCT chapter ready to camp, orientate intending pilgrims The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has concluded necessary arrangements to host intending pilgrims from the zone.

The Director of the Board, Malam Muhammad Bashir, gave the assurance at a meeting with stakeholders and officials of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as well as the states of Nasarawa, Kogi and Benue.

Malam Bashir stressed that the board has already mapped out strategies to ensure the security of all intending pilgrims at the permanent hajj camp during their camping exercise.

He emphasized that the board would take the welfare of the intending pilgrims with paramount importance and ensures that the camp maintains good hygiene by keeping the premises clean at all times.

He assured the commitment of the Administration to provide necessary support for the operation and warned that only intending pilgrims with valid Identification Card shall have access to the camp while visitors who have no business with the camp should to stay away from it to ensure hitch free camping exercise.

The Director called for the

cooperation of all stakeholders to ensure a hitch free exercise He reaffirmed the readiness of the Administration to improve from its last year’s experience to record more successes in this year’s hajj operation.

About 1500 intending pilgrims from the FCT are expected to perform the hajj through the Board this year.

The meeting was attended by officials from Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue and FCT as well as National Hajj Commission of Nigeria and other stakeholders.

All the stakeholders expressed their readiness for the commencement of airlift of intending pilgrims from the zone to Saudi Arabia.

It would be recalled that the National

Hajj Commission of Nigeria has fixed for the Inaugural Flight with Intending Pilgrims from Kogi state.

Intending Pilgrims from Nasarawa, Kogi and Benue states are expected to be camped at the FCT permanent hajj transit camp on their way to Saudi Arabia from Friday next week.

Representative of the FCT Minister and Secretary, Social Development Secretariat, Oladimeji Ali Hassan, addressing the 2018 intending Hajj Pilgrims during their farewell ceremony at the FCT Permanent Hajj Site, Bassan Jiwa, near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

PDP as a ruling party never denied any one the franchise to political venues or places as campaign office. “why now that election is around the corner people should beware of APC next move”.

On the way forward, he said that the leadership of APC should be taught on how to lead in a democratic setting, stressing that what is in practice has thwarted the entire democratic process. he said that democracy allows majority participation and that ensures divergent opinions and the rights of the electorate to make choice of political parties to belong and vote for.

The politicians affected by the directive include presidential aspirants like ex-Minister Tanimu Kabir Turaki, ex-Governor Ibrahim Shekarau; former Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Sule Lamido and ex-Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP); the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the PDM were also affected.

According to FCTA records, former Governor Lamido has his campaign secretariat in a diplomatic area in Thaba Tseka Street in British Village, Maitama.

Turaki’s campaign office is located at 40, Jimmy Carter Street. Asokoro, which is less than threeminute drive from the Presidential Villa.

The SDP secretariat is situated at 9, Yedseram Street, Maitama, within the precincts of some embassies.

Shekarau’s office is sited behind the ECOWAS Secretariat at 40, Gnassingbe Eyadema Street in Asokoro while the PDM National Secretariat is at 72, Mississippi Street, Maitama; a highbrow enclave with some diplomatic presence.

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SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, August 2, 2018

Nigeria’s Blessing OkagbareOkagbareIghoteguonor and World 800m champion, Caster Semenya of South Africa, alongside others were inducted into the African Ighoteguonor, 14Athletics Confederation (CAA) Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.

Semenya, Africa’s fastest man with 9.85 secs Olusoji Fasuba and Tosin Oke, who set the current U.K. junior indoor record were also 14 others honoured.

Also, Nigeria’s quartet team of the 4x200m inducted into IAAF World relays champion in 2015 Christy Udoh, Regina George, Dominique and Okagabre-Ighoteguonor, were CAA Hall of Duncan inducted.

Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba, a 5,000m Fame outdoor record holder, well as compatriot Mesert Defar, a three-time record holder in

5000m event and Genzebe Dibaba, world record holder in the 2000m indoor event were among the honourees.

The current world and Olympic record holder in both the 5,000m and 10,000m events Kenenisa Bekele, and Almaz Ayana, who broke the women’s 10,000m world record at the Rio Olympic Games, both of Ethiopia, received recognition.

Two-time world champion in the 800m race, Kenya’s David Rudisha and winner of the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics Ezekiel Kemboi also of Kenya made the induction.

Kenya’s Vivan Cheruyoit, a gold medallist in the 5000m in the Rio Olympics event with South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk, the current world and Olympic record holder in

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the 400m were also among those inducted.

On behalf of the athletes, OkagabareIghoteguonor thanked CAA for recognising their efforts.

“On behalf of the athletes, we want to say thank you for recognising us. Getting this recognition is a great achievement to for us who have served the continent.

“It is not only about winning medals but achievement like this can boost the confidence of athletes. Thank you again,’’ she said.

Meanwhile Okagabare-Ighoteguonor and Fasuba were the athletes present at the induction ceremony in Asaba.

The Stephen Keshi Stadium will host the African Senior Athletics Championship from Wednesday to Sunday.

NFF crisis: Court adjourns Amaju Pinnick, Chris Giwa case A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday adjourned the case between Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa for the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) till September 25.

The case was slated to hold on July 23, but it suffered a setback due to the absence of the presiding judge.

The judge’s absence prompted the adjournment of the case till Wednesday.

Both Pinnick and Giwa have been in and out of courts in the last four years on who is the authentic NFF president.

Lawyers to the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick had filed a motion for the court to vacate the judgment

that nullified the September 30, 2014 election in Warri. The election brought Pinnick to office as President of the NFF. While Giwa’s case was dismissed at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), and even slammed with worldwide ban from football matters by FIFA, the Jos football club proprietor is taking solace in the Jos High Court ruling that upheld his August 26 election in Abuja.

At the resumption of hearing on Wednesday, Festus Keyamo representing the 3rd defendant, Amaju Pinnick filed a motion with a letter from the FIFA indicating that Nigeria was risking a ban if he is not allowed to run the NFF.

But the counsel to the plaintiffs and 2nd defendants, Habila Ardzard and Shangyula respectively, argued that they were in court for the hearing of the motion raised by Festus Keyamo (SAN), counsel representing Amaju Pinnick that was challenging the court’s ex-parte order granted to Chris Giwa by the court.

They added that they were not served with the motion of notice filed by Keyamo, therefore they can’t respond to it.

The presiding judge, Justice Musa Kurya then advised Keyamo to serve the motion of notice to both plaintiffs and other defendants in the case to enable them to respond.

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FIBA World Cup: D’Tigress coach admits selection dilemma Assistant coach of Nigerian senior women basketball team (D’Tigress), Peter Ahmedu, has admitted that they are in dilemma in selecting the final 12 among the 22 players presently in camp for the fast approaching 2018 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

Speaking from their Atlanta, USA camp as preparations intensify, he said the mood has been at an all-time high with players on the same page with the technical crew.

“It has been a difficult one for us here because of the level of competition between the new and the old fighting to pick up shirts to the world championship in Spain. The players are competing hard in order to pick a shirt and make it to the second phase of the screening which will eventually be in Lagos from the 19th of August.

Ahmedu said the recall of 10 players out of the 12 that won the 2017 Afrobasket Championship in Mali had impacted greatly on the continued development of the team.

He marveled at the level of match fitness and alertness compared to what the technical crew saw in 2017.

“When we played in 2017, not all the players were in good shape as well as playing for good

teams. From what we have on ground, the experience playing regular and competitive basketball has given the team an edge.

He confirmed that the duo of Nkechi Akashili and Nkem Akaraiwe who could not get United States visa will join the team when the second phase of training starts in Lagos.

Ahmedu lamented the refusal of the US embassy to issue visas to the 2 players, but he is optimistic that as core professionals, the 2 players will not be deterred by this setback.

“We hope by the time we get back to Nigeria, we are going to have the inclusion of Akashili and Akaraiwe to see what they can bring into the team before we depart Nigeria for the final phase of preparation which hopefully will be in Turkey.”

The current Head coach of First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos assured that the Technical Crew led by Sam Vincent is working round the clock to produce the best 12 players that Nigeria will be proud of at the World Cup. Paired in Group B alongside Argentina and Turkey, the current African champions will start its world cup campaign against Australia on Saturday, 22nd of September.

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Football Devt: Okowa urges NFF to partner private sector Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has advocated strong synergy between the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and the private sector to boost the development of the game from the grassroots level.

The governor made the call on Wednesday when the President of NFF, Mr Amaju Pinnick led members of the football body to pay him a courtesy visit at Asaba.

According to the governor, “we believe that we have to develop football right from the beginning so that talents will not be wasted and I urge the NFF to develop a synergy with the private sector to encourage the discovery of local talents and sponsor football activitues from the local to international levels.”

While urging members of NFF and sports loving Nigerians to “support Mr Pinnick to help Nigeria progress in sports,” Governor Okowa disclosed that his administration in partnership with the private sector has encouraged the development of Sports in the state by resuscitation the Principals Cup and of recent, Headmaster’s Cup football tournaments for Secondary and Primary Schools in the state.

“Sports help the youths to be healthy and strong,” the governor asserted, and thanked the NFF for coming to witness the 21st African

Senior Athletics Championship (ASAC) tagged Asaba 2018.

Governor Okowa observed that while most countries were given period of time to prepare for such championships, Delta State had only one year to reconstruct the Stephen Keshi Stadium, put necessary facilities in place and organise the event.

He commended the local organising committee for the championship for the successes recorded so far, disclosing that those athletes who were stranded at the Murtala Mohammed Airtport, Lagos were as a result of increase in number of participating countries for the championship.

“All the athletes as at this morning (yesterday) have been airlifted to Asaba, initially, 46 countries enlisted to participate in the game, but, few days ago the number of countries increased to 52, we are excited that 52 countries

are participating, we are a sports loving state and will be excited to host more world tournaments,” the governor said.

Mr Amaju, had in a speech, commended Governor Okowa for completing the Stephen Keshi Stadium and hosting the championship, stating, “nobody ever thought the Asaba Stadium, now known as the Stephen Keshi Stadium will see the light of the day, I can boldly say, it is the godliness in you (Okowa) that made you to complete this stadium.”

“The stadium will endure long after you have left office, it will be an everlasting legacy of your administration,” he added, noting, “I want to assure you that CAF will come to check and certify the stadium for international competitions and with the support of my executive committee, it will be possible.”

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