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Boko Haram: Madagali youths blame military, stakeholders for prolonged war

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of Madagali Local Government Area in Adamawa State have said that the reason Boko Haram still persist in their

area is because of the undue influence of some stakeholders on the military authorities to release some members of the Boko Haram insurgency, who were identified by their victims.

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A coalition of 150 anti-corruption organisations, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disbursement of N220 billion to the Micro, Continued on page 6

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Boko Haram: Madagali youths blame military, stakeholders for prolonged war Continued from page 12 our people cannot go to their farms and our women also cannot go out to fetch fire woods for fear of attack.

“What we need is not food alone, so government should provide us with adequate security especially now that we are approaching farming season,” he said.

He also thanked ALGON and the governor of Adamawa State, Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow for donating relief materials to his people.

While responding, the

representative of PCNI, Hajiya Nafisa Joda who witnessed the distribution said the PCNI have embarked on the distribution of relief materials to all the local government areas of the state affected by the insurgency.

She said among the local governments affected by insurgency Madagali was allocated the largest share of relief materials because it is the most affected local government.

Jodda said she has heard the plight of the people of Madagali and will relay their plight to the sub-com-

mittee on security matters under PCNI to act with urgency to clear the remaining insurgents terrorising the people.

Also responding, the member representing Michika and Madagali Federal Constituency, Honourable, Adamu Kamale said the allegations by the Madagali youths, will be thoroughly investigated as he promised to take up the matter at the National Assembly.

He said those involved in whatever plot to aid the insurgency to thrive in the areas will not go unpunished.

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Nigerians have rights to criticise govts -APC BoT member ÏÏÏ

A member of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ismaila Ahmed has said that Nigerians are entitled to constructively criticise the Federal Government.

He said this in Abuja on Sunday at an interactive session organised by Citizens Support for Good Governance (CSGG) in Nigeria.

CSGG is a coalition of Non Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations in the country.

The programme which was attended by students of the University of Abuja, Nasarawa State University, Keffi and Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, was used to identify the achievements of the APC-led Federal Government.

“As government, we have to be open to criticism, some people are not happy and they have to express their frustration, people have to express their anger.

“We cannot and should not have problem with that, we have done many things right and we also have so many things we have done wrong; there is no doubt about that.

“But the things we have done right, we will continue to strengthen them, those we have done wrongly please tell us.

“What we can do, we will

do, where we make mistakes we will admit, but the essence of governance is to ensure the welfare of the people.”

He advised Nigerians to feel free to ask questions on what they felt were wrong with government, adding that every issue raised would be addressed in the interest of all.

Ahmed, however, said that the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari had done a lot that should be celebrated.

According to him, the government is fixing the system and the various institutions in the country to enable it tackle the menace of corruption effectively and deliver on its campaign promises.

To this end, the APC-led Federal Government was working to earn the trust and confidence of Nigerians, Ahmed said.

Earlier, Alhaji Tahir Umar, a panellist, identified greed, poverty and illiteracy among others as reasons responsible for corruption in Nigeria.

According to him, the country has lost trillions of naira to corruption; noting that “this is a sad development.”

Umar said it was unfortunate that those who were not comfortable with the anti corruption stance of Buhari in the country were

wishing him dead.

He advised the Federal Government not to be deterred by the antics of corrupt individuals in the country.

Mr Chinedu Okpala, another panellist, said the President Buhari-led administration had laid a good foundation which had created fear in the minds of those who may wish to perpetrate evil in public offices.

He, however, said that while citizens had the right to criticise government, it was also their civic responsibility to show patriotism by supporting it.

Mr Moses Abdullahi, CSGG National Convener, said that Nigerian youths were at the receiving end of the looting of public funds that had taken place in the past.

This, he said, was the reason they should support the Buhari-led government to fight corruption to a standstill.

He encouraged youths in the country to build their self value, realise themselves and give support to government at all levels.

Abdullahi said that the Buhari-led administration was building a foundation that would ensure that youths in the country would not need a godfather to get to the top or achieve their desires.

virtues of trustworthiness, honesty, integrity, hard work so as to ensure speedy development of the country.

“We need to be able to have those values and emphasise that these are the values that are important.

“These are the values that build nations and build communities; trustworthiness, honesty, integrity, hard work and we must be able to find them across tribes, across faith and that I think is what our nation need at this time.

“Nigerians that believe in integrity; that believe

in trustworthiness; that believe in hard work and that really is something that you can find in very many Nigerians practically everywhere you go.

“And it doesn’t depend on where they are found and it doesn’t even depend on the religion that they practice, it doesn’t at all.’’

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N220bn SMEs fund: Anti-graft group wants govs, CBN probed Continued from page 1 Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF).

In a petition forwarded to the EFCC and signed by the coalition’s chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, CSNAC stated there is need to address certain questions over the performance of loans attached to the funding arrangement.

The CSNAC’s petition reads in part: “The CBN in recognition of the significant contributions of the Micro, Small, Medium Enterprise sub-sector to the country’s economy in 2013 launched the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) as part of its developmental functions and mandate of promoting a sound financial system in Nigeria.

“The major objective of the fund was to address the huge financing gap, which hinders the development of MSMEs in the country. The fund was aimed primarily at providing for the wholesome funding requirements of MicroFinance Banks (MFBs) and MicroFinance Institutions (MFIs).

“On the whole, the fund sought to achieve the channelling of low interest funds to the MSME sub-sector of Nigerian economy through PFIs, so as to, enhance access by MSMEs to financial services, increase the productivity and output of micro enterprises, increase employment and wealth creation and, engender inclusive growth.

“A take off share capital of N220 billion was to be managed and administered for the fund by the CBN under the terms and conditions defined in the MSMEDF guidelines (as revised in 2014)”.

CSNAC, which further attached a list of beneficiaries of the fund, claimed that about a year after the

launch of the fund by the immediate past governor of the CBN, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 14 states for the fund’s disbursement under the leadership of the current CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

But the group disclosed that there is still the nagging question as to the performance of loans attached to the funding arrangement.

It said, “Reliable sources have made assertions to the effect that the fund may have been frustrated by state governors, who are sureties of the fund for their respective states, but are prevented from having control or access over disbursements, which is in line with the funding framework so as to ensure that payments are made directly to entrepreneurs and kept out of the reach of the governors.

recorded in different parts of Lagos State over the weekend, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr Seye Oladejo, has said.

Oladejo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday at the scene of fire outbreak at a plastic factory in Oshodi.

NAN reports that no life was lost in the fire which started at the raw materials store of the factory.

The commissioner attributed the escalation in fire incidence to the return of harmattan weather to the state.

“We noticed the escalation of fire incidents since Friday when we had a sudden change in weather as harmattan suddenly came back. Since then, we have

ments provided under the guidelines in the allocation of the fund.

This is evident in the fact that some state governors in the last administration accessed the fund directly by having the fund released directly to the state coffers in clear violation of the MSMEDF guidelines for disbursement of the fund, which provides for only direct payments to entrepreneurs.

“Some of the said governors, who craftily and fraudulently accessed the fund in collaboration with CBN officials had only a few months prior to the end of their tenures and thus were able to loot and mismanage the accessed fund to the detriment of the proposed beneficiaries.

“For example, sometime last year, media reports revealed the discovery by Kogi State governor; Alhaji Yahaya Bello, of a multi billion Naira fraud in the Kogi

State Ministry of Commerce and Industry associated with the Kogi State/CBN-MSME fund, which was allegedly diverted by top directors in the ministry, albeit with the complicity of the former governor of the State.

“The afore-described scenarios and revelations are pointers to the fact that all did not go as envisaged towards achieving the aims and objectives of the fund, especially with reports of breach of the guidelines and frameworks regulating the disbursement of the fund by CBN officials.

“It is in view of the above that we hereby request for an urgent investigation of your commission into CBN’s fund disbursement and the utilization of same by state governments, who benefitted from the fund in other to reveal and prosecute those who have corruptly flouted the law.

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Harmattan: Lagos records 40 fire incidents at weekend –Commissioner ÏÏÏ About 40 fire incidents were

“The governors are however required to get their state assemblies’ approval as well as sign an irrevocable standing payment order to guarantee the repayment of the facility on behalf of their beneficiaries.”

The anti-corruption network further claimed that it observed with dismay that the state governor’s defaulting on agreements has cast uncertainty over its disbursement.

According to CSNAC, by defaulting on counterpart funding agreements, some state governors frustrated the efforts to provide seed capital and support to micro entrepreneurs and SMEs in their states.

The group further said, “It has also been revealed that the CBN officials in charge of the said fund may have corruptly compromised in the procedures and require-

recorded about 40 fire incidents in different parts of the state.

“Fire incidents are mainly caused either by accident or sheer carelessness on the part of our people,” the commissioner said.

He appealed to Lagos residents to be more careful, especially as regards the storing of petroleum products in homes.

“As a government, we will continue to respond, but we will be happy if the incidents are reduced to the barest minimum; our duty is to secure lives and property of our citizenry,” he said.

Oladejo said government would continue to improve its emergency response services by acquiring more sophisticated equipment for effective disaster management in the state.

We need leaders with universal sense of justice, honesty –Osinbajo ÏÏÏ Acting President Yemi Osin-

bajo says Nigeria is in need of leaders with universal values like integrity, social justice, trustworthiness, equality of mankind, sense of justice and honesty as exhibited by late Amb. Isa Wali.

Osinbajo stated this on Sunday at the memorial lecture and inauguration of Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (documentary), held at the Yar’ Adua Centre, Abuja. Wali, a Nigerian of Fulani origin, born in Kano on July 28, 1928 and died 50 years ago, was onetime Nigerian ambassador to Ghana during the first republic administration of late Tafawa Balewa.

The late outspoken diplomat and nationalist who spent most of his time in Northern Nigeria, was known to have committed

“regional suicide” when he was quoted in an interview as saying: “Please don’t call me a northerner, I prefer to be described as a Nigerian.’’

Osinbajo described the late Ambassador as an extra-ordinary Nigerian, a scholar, a philosopher, a fighter for social justice, a diplomat par excellence and a bridge builder.

“There was something about him and it is a characteristic that is shared by a few people in our world,” the Acting President said, adding: “These are people who belong to tribes, they belong to groups and they don’t necessarily represent those tribes or people and you cannot put them in any kind of box.

“Their values are universal and you can relate to those values; equality of mankind, integrity,

social justice, trustworthiness, the values that are really universal and recognised by all as good values. “But underlining those values is a sense of justice.

“So, it brings me to the point that our nation is in need of those types of people. Our nation is really in need of people who stand for values that are common to all and these values are universal.

“They are values that we can all aggregate around and I have spoken about this in terms of a new tribe of Nigerians.”

According to the acting President, the nation must continue to promote these kinds of values as they are the ones that build nations and communities around the world. He reiterated the need for all Nigerians to imbibe the Continued on page 5

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Buhari means well for future generation – Presidency Tom Okpe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Garba Shehu has pleaded with Nigerians to be calm and continue to exercise patience with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, describing him as a “mara-

thon runner not a sprinter” who means well for the future generation.

Garba Shehu, who spoke during an interactive session with Nigerian students and youths organised by the Citizen Support for Good Governance in Nigeria (CSGGN) in Abuja at the weekend urged Nigerians to appreciate the humongous achievements Presi-

dent Buhari has recorded in the area of security.

The SSA on media argued that the Boko Haram insurgents would have taken over the seat of power Aso Rock and the entire country had the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under former President Goodluck Jonathan continued in office.

“Your support for Muhammadu Buhari I assure

you will not be in vain. If you look at him, he has achieved everything one desires to achieve; he chose the military career and rose to become an army General and became a military Head of State.

“If the ambition of one is to rule his country, he has achieved that; President Buhari fought three times and won on the fourth

L-R: Manager, DFID funded Partnership to Engage Reform and Learn (PERL), Ms. Ucheoma Egwuatu; Executive Director, African Heritage Institution, Prof. Ufo Okeke-Uzodike and South-East team leader, for PERL, Mrs. Ifeoma Chukwuma, during a press conference on the forthcoming South-East Governance Innovation Summit in Enugu … recently.

Crisis brews in Ibru family as properties tears children apart

Peter Fowoyo

ÏÏÏ Five months after the demise of business mogul, the late Chief Michael Olorogun Ibru, 16 of his children are locked up in legal tussle over properties belonging to the late octogenarian.

Already, one of the children, Oboden Ibru, in suit No:LD/10P/17, has approached a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, asking the court to declare that he and the 1st-15th defendants i.e. all sixteen surviving children are persons entitled to share the estate of the late Ibru.

Sued are: Oskar Ibru, Peter Ibru, Emmanuel Ibru, Gloria Ibru, Elaine IbruMukoro, Elvina Ibru, Mamemo Ibru, Janet Ibru, Obaro Ibru, Vivi Ibru-Stankov, Edesiri Ibru, Christiana Ibru, Jero Ibru, Vikwesiri Ibru, Gabriel Ibru and the Probate Registrar, High Court of Lagos state.

The claimant, through his lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde SAN, sought the court for an order declaring that the Memorandum of Understanding dated Janu-

ary 2, 2001 is valid as to the distribution by way of gift of the late Chief Ibru’s assets to both “OVUONE” and “IVETU” and that same remain binding.

Besides, Oboden asked the court to declare that the properties listed in the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 2, 2001 belong in their entirety to “OVUONE” being gifted jointly and severally to “OVUONE” in the lifetime of the late Chief Ibru and such properties which includes:1, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos; 47, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos; 49, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos; 52, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos; 5,7,9 Emotan Apapa, Lagos; 3,5,7 Ladipo Oluwole, Apapa Lagos; Daska House; Blomfield Court; 33, Michael Ibru Boulevard; 6, Louis Solomon Close, Victoria Island, Lagos and 5/7, Queens Barracks Road.

Specifically, the claimant asked the court to declare that the properties listed in the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 2, 2001 belong in their entirety

to “IVETU” being gifted jointly and severally to “IVETU” in the lifetime of the late Ibru and such properties includes:20, Queens Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos; 6, Kensington Park Gardens, London; Starcross farm; Hillcrest apartment; Zabadne plot Abuja; Maitama plots Abuja; Maroko plots, Lagos; 7, Randle Close, Apapa Lagos; all shares in Oceanic bank; Oteri’s shares in Minet Nigeria Limited; Oteri’s shares in Ibachem and the portion of Ibafon land occupied by Ibachem and Ovwian land.

The claimant asked the court to declare that the judgment in suit No: FHC/I/CS/981/06 delivered

by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Lagos on April 17, 2014 remains valid and subsisting, same not having been set aside by any court of competent jurisdiction.

Oboden sought the court for an order appointing the 7th defendant, Christiana Ibru, 1st defendant, Oskar Ibru, 8th defendant, Jero Ibru, claimant, Oboden Ibru as administrators of the es-

tate of the late Chief Ibru.

He sought an order of the court directing the administrators, so appointed, to apply to the 16th defendant for the grant of letters of administration with respect to the estate of the late Ibru.

The claimant sought for an order of the court directing the 16th defendant to grant, give and issue letters of administration to the administrators of the estate of the late Ibru as appointed herein.

An order of the court appointing Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited to conduct a forensic audit of the shareholdings and assets whether real or personal, belonging to the estate of late Ibru in Oteri Holdings Limited and any other company in Nigeria or anywhere such may be located, discovered or found in the world and submit such report to the Registrar of the court within 90 days of the order and the cost of such exercise be paid by the administrators so appointed herein.

count with the firm belief that he has something to offer the future generation of this country. In essence, what I am saying is that he doesn’t have personal wish for fortune or power to acquire material wealth, no, that is not Buhari.

“He wants a secured future that is stable for the younger generations that are coming up, you. This is why in his message he maintained three key issues, fighting Corruption, insurgency and revamping the economy which he has reported over and over; he says this country cannot make any progress without security.”

He pointed to the recovery of huge sums of money from the former Managing Director of the NNPC in Kaduna as a pointer to the efforts of the administration on the policy of whistle blowing.

“I was at an event and they said the man’s aunt (Andrew Yakubu) said she wanted food, he said there was no money. Look at the huge amount of money he parked in a neighborhood that had no electricity, no

road, no water, in the same compound, you had low level working Nigerians. They didn’t know they resided in a compound where billions of Naira was kept from stolen funds.”

“You can see that exploration and exportation of oil is growing, gas is coming back and power is getting better. So all we require of you is to be patient, President Buhari is a long distance runner, he is not looking for short term gain that people will just clap for him and in a while, those advantages will disappear.

“He wants to build a future of prosperity, a future that will be everlasting.

Something that will stay for generation upon generation and I assure that this is a beginning of the good things to come,” he said.

The CSGGN National convener, Moses Abdullahi, told the gathering that Nigerian youths are at the receiving end of various looting that has taken place in the past hence the need to support the present government of President Buhari to fight corruption to a standstill.

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INVITATION FOR TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL)

A. INTRODUCTION. In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) intends to undertake the under listed projects under its 2017 financial year (IGR) budget. Consequently, the Authority wishes to invite competent and reputable Registered Pharmaceutical/Chemical Companies and Drugs and Laboratory Devices Manufacturers Distributors/Representatives to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) in the following projects: LIST OF PROJECTS: Lot 1 - Supply of Drugs and Medical Disposables Lot 2 - Supply of Laboratory Reagents Lot 3 - Supply of Medical Equipment B. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS Ï &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƅ ƌƍ ƕ ƏƆ ƈ ƐƏ Ɛƈ [certificate of incorporation of the company] Ï ƆƏƐƈƇƈƆƗ ƐƏƑƆ ƅ ƍƕ Ƈ ƌƆƌ Ə ƗƑƌ Ɨ article of association with CAC forms CAC02 & CAC07 inclusive (where applicable) Ï &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ Ɛ Ɣ ƍ ƕƌƆ Ɛ æƅƑƏƏƆ Ɛ Ɛ Ɣ clearance certificate) for the last three years (2014, 2014 & 2016). Ï &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ 0ƈ ƅƈ Ƌ ƅ ƍ ƄƈƋƈƐƕ Ɛ ƆƔƆƅƑƐƆ the project (bank reference letter/bank guarantee will form part of the evaluation criteria). Ï yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ ƆƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƈƌƈƋ Ə Ɠ ƏƊ successfully completed/ongoing project (e.g.

Letter of Award, Certificate of Completion, Contract Agreement and Payment Certificate). Ï RƄƋƈ Ɛƈ Ɛ ƍ ƕ ƍƆ ƈ Ɨ ƆƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ remittance. Ï ƋƆ Ə ƈ Ɨƈƅ Ɛƈ Ƈ 6Ɔ Ɨ ƇƇƈƅƆ ƗƗƏƆ (PCN Registered Premise of the company quoting - Applicable to Lot 1 only). Ï GƆƐƐƆƏ Ƈ 9 ƐƏ ƗƑƅƐƈ ê Ï Əƍ Ə ƐƆ ƍƏ ƇƈƋƆ Ƈ ƇƈƏƌæ ç ƓƈƐ ƅƑƏƏƈƅƑƋƑƌ vitae of key personnel showing verifiable evidence of their academic, professional qualifications and experience including membership of professional regulatory bodies. Ï dƑƍƆƏƈ ƐƆ ƗƆ Ɛ ^ Əƌ ƅƈ Ɛ ƅƑƏƏƆ Ɛ GƈƅƆ ƅƆ to Practice for the year 2017 (Not applicable to Lot 2 & 3) Ï &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ `Ɔ ƈ ƐƆƏƆƗ #ƏƑ Manufacturer, Wholesaler or Representative(s) (Applicable to Lot 1 and 2 only). Ï L ƑƇ ƅƐƑƏƆƏ è #Ɔ ƋƆƏ ƃ ƍƍƏ ƒƆƗ Representatives of the Medical Equipment as approved by the Bureau of Public Procurement (Applicable to Lots 2 & 3 only). Ï 9 Ɛ ƋƋ Ɛƈ Ƈ ƆƎƑƈƍƌƆ Ɛ Ɨ ƐƏ ƈ ƈ operation of equipment (Applicable to Lots 2& 3) Ï ƑƏƏƆ Ɛ ƆƏƐƈƇƈƅ ƐƆ Ƈ ƌƍƋƈ ƅƆ ƈ ƑƆƗ by the National Pension Commission as evidence of compliance with the Pension Reform Act 2004. Ï ƑƏƏƆ Ɛ ƆƏƐƈƇƈƅ ƐƆ Ƈ ƌƍƋƈ ƅƆ ƈ ƑƆƗ Ƅƕ Industrial Training Fund (ITF), in compliance

with Section 6(2) of the ITF Amendment Act 2011. Ï &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƅƑƏƏƆ Ɛ ƏƆ ƈ ƐƏ Ɛƈ the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers” by submission of “Certificate” or “Interim Registration Report” issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). Ï dƓ Ə ƇƇƈƗ ƒƈƐ ƇƏ ƌ 0ƆƗƆƏ Ƌ Ə dƐ ƐƆ 6ƈ Court disclosing as follows: √ That all documents submitted are not only correct but genuine. √ That the director(s) has / have never been convicted by any court of law. √ That none of firm’s director or the company is bankrupt. √ Whether or not any of the officers of FAAN or BPP is a former or present Director of the company.

C. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS. Ï j Ɔ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƏƆ Ɛ ƄƆ ƑƄƌƈƐƐƆƗ ƈ four (4) copies, (1 original and 3 copies) in A4 paper sizes and neatly bound. The document should be arranged in the order listed under expression of interest requirements and clearly separated by dividers. Ï j Ɔ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƌƑ Ɛ ƄƆ Ɔ ƋƆƗ ƈ envelope and the Project Name and Lot number must be clearly written at the top left hand corner of the envelope. Ï ƋƋ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƌƑ Ɛ ƄƆ ƑƄƌƈƐƐƆƗ to the office of “The General Manager æ^Ə ƅƑƏƆƌƆ Ɛçÿè 0 M 6Ɔ ƗƎƑ ƏƐƆƏ è 9ƊƆƉ Lagos.

D. CLOSING AND OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS. Submission of tender document shall close at exactly 11.30 am on “Monday, 3rd of April 2017”. All submissions will be opened on the same day immediately after closing at the FAAN Training School Annex, Transit Camp, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja- Lagos.

E. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Ï j Ɔ 0 M ƏƆ ƆƏƒƆ Ɛ Ɔ Əƈ Ɛ Ɛ ƒƆƏƈƇƕ Ɛ Ɔ authenticity of any claims made on the expression of interest documents submitted by companies. Ï 0 ƈƋƑƏƆ Ɛ ƅ ƌƍƋƕ ƓƈƐ Ɛ Ɔ ƈ ƐƏƑƅƐƈ æ ç and provide any required document(s) may automatically result in disqualification. Ï 0 M ƏƆ ƆƏƒƆ Ɛ Ɔ Əƈ Ɛ Ɛ ƏƆƉƆƅƐ ƕ Ə ƋƋ the expression of interest documents. Ï RƏƈ ƈ Ƌ Ƈ ƋƋ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ Ƅ ƒƆ ƌƑ Ɛ ƄƆ produced for sighting. Ï jƆ ƗƆƏ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƑƄƌƈƐƐƆƗ Ƌ ƐƆ ƋƋ ƄƆ rejected. Ï ƋƋ ƑƄƌƈ ƈ ƑƋƗ ƄƆ ƈ & Ƌƈ language. Ï dƑƄƌƈ ƈ ƑƋƗ ƄƆ ƒƆƏƕ ƅƋƆ Ə Ɛ Ɔ areas of specification and Lot(s) of interest. Ï j ƈ ƗƒƆƏƐ ƋƋ Ɛ ƄƆ ƅ ƐƏƑƆƗ Ɛ ƄƆ commitment on the part of FAAN, nor shall it entail the Applicant to make any claim(s) whatsoever and/ or seek any indemnity from FAAN, by virtue of such applicant having responded to this publication.

Signed: MANAGEMENT

(Office of the Registrar/Secretary to Council) P.M.B 1010, Abakaliki Ebonyi State-Nigeria

1.0 INTRODUCTION: The Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo(FUNAI), Ebonyi State wishes to undertake the Construction of 1 KM Link Road within the campus using part of her Internally Generated Revenue(IGR). In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the University invites interested and qualified Contractors to submit their company’s technical and financial bids for the project as follows: LOT NO PROJECT TITTLE 1 Construction of 1 km Asphalt Link Road with reinforced concrete drainage

LOCATION Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State

2.0 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CONTRACTORS ç yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ `Ɔ ƈ ƐƏ Ɛƈ ƓƈƐ Əƍ Ə ƐƆ ƇƇ ƈƏ ƌƌƈ ƈ æ çê Ƅç yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƌƍ ƕô ƑƏƏƆ Ɛ j Ɣ ƋƆ Ə ƅƆ ƆƏƐƈƇƈƅ ƐƆ Ƈ Ə Ɛ Ɔ Ƌ Ɛ three (3) years (2014, 2015, 2016). ƅç yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƌƍƋƈ ƅƆ ƆƏƐƈƇƈƅ ƐƆ ƈ Ƌƈ Ɔ ƓƈƐ Ɛ Ɔ ƍƏ ƒƈ ƈ Ƈ dƆƅƐƈ Õæơç æƢç Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ amended Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act No.19 of 2011. Ɨç yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƑƏƏƆ Ɛ ^Ɔ ƈ ƋƆ Ə ƅƆ ƆƏƐƈƇƈƅ ƐƆ ƇƏ ƌ ^&M RLê Ɔç yƆƏƈƇƈ ƄƋƆ &ƒƈƗƆ ƅƆ Ƈ ƏƆ ƈ ƐƏ Ɛƈ Ɛ Ɔ # Ɛ Ƅ Ɔ Ƈ ƐƏ ƅƐ Ə è ƑƋƐ Ɛ Ɨ dƆƏƒƈƅƆ Providers by inclusion of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) in line with the provisions of section 5(h) of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007. f) Company Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2014, 2015, and 2016) duly stamped. g) Evidence of having successfully carried out at least three (3) similar jobs in the last three (3) years (2014, 2015, 2016) with verifiable letter of contract awards from recognized Government or other reputable Agencies, evidence of payment and Certificate of job completion. h) Submission of Technical details and Brochures of items bided for i) Detailed Company profile including Ï^ ƍƑƋ ƐƆƗ Ə ƈƖ Ɛƈ ƐƏƑƅƐƑƏƆ Ɨ ƊƆƕ ƍƏ ƇƆ ƈ Ƌ Ɛ ƇƇ Ï ƒ ƈƋ ƄƈƋƈƐƕ Ƈ ƏƆƎƑƈ ƈƐƆ Ɨ ƍƍƏ ƍƏƈ ƐƆ ƊƈƋƋ ƌ ƊƆƕ Ɨ ƍƆƏ Ɛ ƄƆ Ɔ ƆƗ Ɛ Ɔ ƍƏ ƉƆƅƐê ÏGƈ Ɛ Ƈ ƆƎƑƈƍƌƆ Ɛ Ɛ ƄƆ Ƒ ƆƗ Ƈ Ə Ɛ Ɔ Ɠ ƏƊ Ɨ Ɛ ƆƈƏ Ƌ ƅ Ɛƈ æƓ ƆƏƆ ƍƍƋƈƅ ƄƋƆç j) A sworn affidavit confirming that all information presented and attached are true and correct and to include among others: a. That no officer of the Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo(FUNAI) is a former Director, Shareholder or has any peculiar interest in the bidder. b. That the Director(s) of the prospective contractual Company have never been convicted by any Court of Law. c. That neither the Company nor any of the company’s directors is bankrupt. d. That the Company is not in receivership The documents should follow the order listed a-j above. Each parcel should have a table of content indicating the pages on which these items are to be found.

3.0 BID COLLECTIONS I. Bid documents will be available for collection from the office of the Director(Physical Planning, Works and Services Department), Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo on presentation of a Bank Draft in the sum of N25,000.00. This being the Non-Refundable Processing Fee. 4.0 BID SUBMISSION: I. The submission is to consist of “Technical” and “Financial” tender. Each submission will consist of one (1) original and two (2) duplicate copies sealed in two separate envelopes clearly marked “Technical” and “Financial” respectively and both envelopes in a third and bigger envelope. All the envelope must be clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and labeled with “The Project Name” and “Lot M êÿ Ɛ Ɛ Ɔ j ƍ `ƈ Ɛ 6 Ɨ Ə ƆƏ Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ & ƒƆƋ ƍƆê j Ɔ ƌƍ ƕ ƌƆ Ɨ ƍ Ɔ ƑƌƄƆƏ ƑƋƗ ƄƆ boldly written on the reverse side of the envelopes and addressed to: The Registrar, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo P.M.B 1010, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

5.0 BID CLOSING: I. Closing date and time for all submissions are Tuesday 4th April, 2017 by 12:00 noon prompt.

6.0 BID OPENING: I. All bids shall be opened immediately after close of bid submission by 12noon prompt at the Multi^ƑƏƍ Ɔ 6 ƋƋ Rƍƍ ƈƐƆ 0nM 9 LƆƗƈƅ Ƌ Ɔ ƐƏƆê ƋƋ ƐƏ ƅƐ Ə Ɨ Ɛ ƆƈƏ ƏƆƍƏƆ Ɔ Ɛ ƐƈƒƆ è `ƆƋƆƒ Ɛ Professional Bodies, Civil Societies Organizations (CSO) and the general public are invited to witness the bid opening exercise.

NOTE: I. Late submission will be rejected II. That by the submission of the Pre-Qualification Documents; The Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo(FUNAI) is neither committed nor obliged to award the contract to any Contractor.

III. That this advertisement for invitation to Pre-Qualification shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the institution nor shall it entitle any Contractor to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI).

9yê j Ɔ 0ƈ ƅƈ Ƌ ƈƗ Ƈ jƆ ƗƆƏƆƏ Ɛ ^ƏƆé_Ƒ ƋƈƇƈƆƗ ƓƈƋƋ Ɛ ƄƆ ƍƆ ƆƗ Ɨ ƋƋ ƄƆ ƏƆƐƑƏ ƆƗ Ɛ Ɛ Ɔ Tenderer(s) yê ƈƗƗƆƏ Ɠ ƒƆ Ɠ ƏƊƆƗ Ƈ Ə Ɛ Ɔ n ƈƒƆƏ ƈƐƕ Ɨ ƒƆ ƈ Ɛ Əƕ Ƈ ƍ Ə ƍƆƏƇ Əƌ ƅƆè abandonment, termination and or prolonged contract execution period need not to apply.

Signed: ODISA C.OKEKE (Mrs) REGISTRAR

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PDP: Singing discordant tunes after Appeal Court’s judgement

Sheriff

Makarfi

Fayose

Turaki

Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, the judgement is a rape of the nation’s democracy.

The court recognised National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Sheriff, in his reaction to the judgement at the weekend stressed that the judgement does not call for merriment or mourning, insisting that there was no victor and no vanquished.

According to him, “I see the judgement as a golden opportunity for a sincere renewal of our sense of unity and fraternity. No doubt, we have come a long and tortuous road, wherein some of us have been bruised or out rightly wounded and are hurting. I understand also, that for some of us, our ego has been agitated.

“Yet, I dare say that we can put all of that behind us and come together with one accord and move our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forward.

“Let me use this auspicious opportunity to assure all our party faithful, both the mighty and the weak, the young and old, that on my part I am ready and will-

ing to work in any capacity that can bring lasting peace to our party.

“It is not about me or any ambition, it is about the survival of our great party on this score. I can assure you that I shall be willing to make any sacrifice that can guarantee peace in our party.

“Let us be certain about this, no person or group, no matter how powerful, can do it alone. We need all hands on deck to rekindle the winning fire in PDP. Divided, we can achieve little or nothing, but united, we can stand like the impregnable Glam Rock and no weapon fashioned against us can prevail.

“I see a very great future for our great party, PDP. Our people are already looking forward to the return of the glorious days of a PDP government, when the net worth of life was worthy of human dignity. We cannot afford to disappoint the teeming majority of Nigerians who are looking up to us at this despondent hour of our politics and economy. How can we meet their expectations if we remain fragmented and disunited? We must

therefore rise to the occasion and come together as one strong united family,” he said.

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction, on the other hand, could not hide its feelings. It pointedly described the judgement as a big disappointment and a travesty of justice.

In the words of the Senator Makarfiled national caretaker committee of the PDP, “The judgement is a big disappointment. It is a travesty of justice, a miscarriage of justice and an invidious attempt to destroy the PDP. “The minority judgement is very sound in law, logic and fact. It gives us hope that we will have our day in the Supreme Court. Whereas the lead judgement left out the main issues and laboured unconvincingly to work to a preconceived answer, the minority judgement thrashed all the issues and upheld the judgement of The High Court Port Harcourt delivered by Liman J on July 4, 2016.

“We will certainly appeal to the Supreme Court. No reconciliatory effort will stop it. We need the Supreme Court to make a Pronouncement on the issue once and for all.

“We maintain that this is a continuation of the attempt to kill the PDP and thereby destroy all opposition in Nigeria. The rebels in the party who were favoured by the two justices of the Appeal Court today are snakes within the house working for the ruling party.

“The great conspiracy to silence the PDP is an assault on the Nigerian de-

Since the last Friday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which accorded recognition to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the authentic National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), several divergent views have been expressed by those in support and those against it.

The court annulled the May 21, 2016 national convention of the PDP in Port Harcourt, which gave birth to the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) and upheld the position of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party.

The judgement of the appellate court came months after the crisis that has, literarily, brought the party to its knees, had lingered. The crisis within the party (PDP), which ruled the country for sixteen years (1999 to 2015), during which it dictated the nation’s political affairs, no doubt, has adversely affected the fortunes of the party terribly. The crisis has equally taken the two factions within the party (Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi) to so many courts from Abuja to Port Harcourt among others, over who the real leader of the party is.

While Senator Sheriff, two-term Governor of Borno State, described the judgement as a ‘no victor’ and ‘no vanquished’ one, the other faction, under the aegis of PDP national caretaker committee, NCC, sees it differently. The Senator Makarfiled NCC tagged the judgement as a big disappointment, a travesty of justice and an invidious attempt to destroy the party.

To the Chairman of PDP Governors’

I see the judgement as a golden opportunity for a sincere renewal of our sense of unity and fraternity. No doubt, we have come a long and tortuous road, wherein some of us have been bruised or out rightly wounded and are hurting.

I understand also, that for some of us, our ego has been agitated. Yet, I dare say that we can put all of that behind us and come together with one accord and move our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forward.

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‘Obasanjo, Atiku, others betray PDP’ Alade Tasma Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Senate Leader Victor Ndoma Egba have been described as betrayals by a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ojo constituency 02, Hon. Victor Akande.

The lawmaker who was reacting to the defection of six out of the eight PDP members in the Lagos State House of Assembly said personalities like former President Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar and Senator Ndoma Egba left the PDP after benefiting from the Party.

Akande however, disagreed with the reasons canvassed by the six defected lawmakers from the PDP, the party under which they contested and won election into the House of Assembly, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defector lawmakers cited irreconcilable crisis which has led to factionalisation of the party between Amodu Sherrif and Ahmed Makarfi led factions as reason for dumping the PDP. Hon. Akande who along with Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu, representing Amuwo Odofin 02 remain the only two PDP members of the House however, faulted the decampees, saying party crisis is not peculiar to the PDP. The six PDP lawmakers, who formally defected to the ruling APC on Thursday were; the Minority Leader, Hon. Akeem Bello, (Amuwo Odofin 02), The Minority Whip, Hon. Moscow Sangodara (Surulere II), Hon. Olusola Sokunle (Oshodi/Isolo I), Hon. Jude Idimogu (Oshodi/Isolo II), Hon. Dayo Famakinwa (Ajeromi Ifelodun II) and Hon. Oluwa Fatai (Ajeromi/Ifelodun I).

Meanwhile, One of the defectors, Hon.

Akande

Jude Idimogu from Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 2 in an interview insisted that the six decampees decided to leave the PDP over disagreement and factionalisation of the party, the reasons which Akande faulted.

The two lawmakers however, agreed that the PDP needs to put its house in order.

Idimogu who holds the record of the first Igbo to be elected member of the House of Assembly said the crisis in the PDP did not start now and that it is getting out of hands both at the state and federal levels.

“I was not finding things easy in the PDP and this made things difficult for me.

I felt embarrassed and it did not give room for me to plan for the future.

“Right now, the PDP is factionalised, but the APC has a very stronghold in Lagos State. I thank God that they gave me the ticket to come here.

“Now, the vision of achieving things in the PDP is difficult. Also, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has impressed me. He is like my friend. I now look at how to repay him. Not that he gave me money, but he has always paid attention to my demands and requests, even in my community,” the lawmaker said.

He added that the Governor of Imo State, his home State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha also an APC member, once handed him over to Akinwunmi Ambode.

However, Hon. Victor Akande in a separate interview berated the defectors for abandoning the party that brought them into office The lawmaker said it was obvious that the decampees would again abandon the APC if the party is engulfed in crisis and peace returns to the PDP. According to Akande, their [decampees] excuse is medicine after death, saying the people voted for them instead of the APC candidates at the last election. He however, wished them well in their new endeavour.

Asked if he would join his former party members who have defected to the APC in the nearest future, the lawmaker said he would only carry one cross at a time and that PDP remains his party for now.

He added that he was not afraid of per-

secution as one of the two remaining PDP lawmakers in the Assembly.

“I have nothing to be afraid of because when it comes to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of the state, I have confidence in them ,” he stated.

Akande who said he was not bothered about the statement by some members in the House that the position of Minority Leader and Minority Whip were no longer necessary. However, said he was bitter with the PDP because they did not put their house in order, which is why the six lawmakers left. Saying the party could have rallied round them, when the news broke, but that however, it was not an excuse for the six lawmakers to leave the party.

“That is why I weep for the party. You could even see people leaving the party after benefitting from it. People like Ndoma Egba, Atiku Abubakar and former President Olusegun Obasanjo left the PDP after benefiting from it,” Akande stated.

Meanwhile, a member representing Epe constituency 01, Hon. Abiodun Tobun has described the defection of the six lawmakers from the PDP to the APC as a welcome development.

According to Tobun, the six decampees were being pro-active and that they knew that the PDP has lost focus especially with the crisis currently rocking the party.

“The PDP is like a flock without Shepherd. So it is good to leave the party and come to the progressive, where things are done with the fear of God and where service delivery is key to the party.

“We welcome them sincerely. Their coming to the party is a plus. They were not intimidated, this is a parliament, where they air their views. They came willingly on their own. They know that their former party has crumbled,” Tobun concluded.

We’ll conduct national convention soon –Sheriff ÏÏÏReinstated

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he would organize a national convention of the party within the shortest time.

He said the convention was imperative as it would enable interested party members to aspire for positions.

Sheriff, who addressed a news conference in Abuja at the weekend, said that Friday’s Appeal Court judgment in Port Harcourt affirming his chairmanship of the PDP was the beginning of good things to come to the party.

He said that he was not interested to be chairman of the party, but was more interested in reuniting the members and made sure the party had credible leaders, who would make it win the 2019 elections.

He said that following the judgment, he had received many telephone calls from PDP leaders and that he had also reached out to many persons over the unity of the party.

“All the leaders of the party will be consulted between now and the next one week and we will come out with a firm roadmap that will lead to a successful convention.

“I can assure you that within the shortest possible time we will organise a successful national convention so that people can aspire for whatever positions they want.

“Regarding the ruling of the Appeal Court on Friday, I want to assure that nobody is victor and no one is a loser.

“In fact, I have spoken to almost all the people that are affected by the court decision and assured them of

my readiness to work with them to ensure that the party returns as one family,’’ Sheriff said.

He added that he would also reach out to the party’s reconciliation committee to ensure that it came up with roadmap leading to the national convention.

Sheriff said that though he had full confidence in the country’s judiciary, he believed that litigation was not the best way to settle a dispute.

“I am determined to make my honest contributions to the success of this party. By doing that, I am ready to make any sacrifice for the success of this party.

“We don’t want PDP to lose elections again. It is painful to lose elections. We need people to patronise our party, democracy is about people, you either give them their right

or they leave.

“What we are trying to do is to give the party back to the people,” he said.

The chairman announced that all states congresses held prior to the Port Harcourt national convention remains valid, adding that congresses would only be conducted in states where it was not held.

He, however, warned those speaking for him on the social media to desist from that in order not to compound the problem of the party.

He advised that people should not look at the leadership tussle as fight between him or Makarfi or any other leader of the party.

On the reopening of the locked PDP national secretariat, Sheriff said that it would be done as soon as an order on it was given by the Police. (NAN)

Sheriff

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We can’t be distracted, says Delta lawmaker The member representing Ethiope East Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Evance Ivwurie has described the allegation that the state lawmakers relocated to Labour House as wicked, malicious and diversionary.

Ivwurie told journalists in Asaba that the lawmakers did not relocate to Labour House for sitting.

In response to what he calls “unfair” or “biased” news reports, Ivwurie said the Delta State lawmakers can’t be distracted.

“The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources held a public hearing at Labour House” he said.

To put the record straight, Ivwurie said the Delta State House of Assembly adjourned on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, stressing that the lawmakers are yet to resume sitting.

Ivwurie, who is chairman, House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, said a warning that participants will be embarrassed by the striking workers and the withdrawal of those saddled with logistics responsibilities in the Assembly compelled the committee to make alternative arrangement.

“The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources executed its oversight function of carrying out a public hearing on a bill to regulate nomadic cattle rearers (Fulani

herdsmen) operation across Delta State” he said.

He described the public hearing as robust.

“The public hearing was chaired by the member representing Ethiope East Constituency, Hon. Evance Ivwurie. There was a big crowd in attendance including Hon. Daniel Mayuku, Hon. Samuel Mariere, Hon. Reuben Izeze, Hon. Emeka Nwaobi, royal fathers, representatives of law enforcement agencies, ministries in the state, community leaders, pressure groups, local government chairmen, intellectuals and victims of Fulani herdsmen.

The hearing started at 12noon and ended at 3; 40pm” he added.

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mocracy. We are however determined to resist this onslaught to the very last,” the NCC said in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said.

Already, Chairman of the NCC of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Makarfi, has called an emergency meeting of stakeholders of the party to discuss the issue of the judgement.

The meeting, which is expected to deliberate on the next course of action by the NCC, has been scheduled for today (Monday) by 2pm at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja.

According to the notice of the meeting, those invited to the meeting are members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), National Assembly members, former governors of PDP, former ministers under the platform of the PDP, former National Assembly members and party elders.

The notice signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said all invited to the meeting to attend “unfailingly as crucial party matters will be discussed.”

Mr Fayose, in his reaction to the judgement, said, “the outcome of the Port Harcourt Court of Appeal that reinstated Ali Modu Sheriff as Chairman against the will of the people, is nothing but a rape of our democracy. It the people truly symbolize what a party is, then, the

machination of our detractors and the anti-government organs will not prevail at last.

“We commend the minority judgement of the court and we believe the truth will prevail.

Thank God we have another opportunity to seek justice at the Supreme Court, which I believe will not be delayed or denied.

“The party will appeal the judgement as we believe in the ability of the judiciary to do justice. However, we plead with our members, leaders and supporters to calm down as we keep hope alive.

“If this is the price to pay to keep our democracy alive and opposition strengthened, we are prepared to go the whole hug,”

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the Ekiti State governor said.

Fayose assured that the various organs of the party will meet shortly to take concrete steps and decisions on the way forward.

The forum of former Ministers under the PDP, on its part, called on its members to remain calm as they will not be denied their rights.

“We will liaise with other organs of the party to decide the next step to take,” the forum assured.

The Forum, which reacted to the judgment through Barrister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, after its meeting in Abuja, declared that it was too early to take any decision.

The forum, which described itself as a ‘critical stakeholders’, however advised the leadership of the party to appeal the judgment.

Now that the Court of Appeal has spoken, will its judgement provide the opposition party the needed window for the various factions within the party to come together and put their house in order? Can it provide the required succour for all the aggrieved members within the PDP to come together?

If eventually, the Makarfi faction goes to the Supreme Court as it has indicated; will the apex court reverse the judgement of the Appeal Court? Can the PDP, which had several times in the past, tagged itself as the biggest party in black Africa, come together and be strong again with a view to capturing power at the centre again in the country?

Time will tell.

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Adokwe at 63, calls for sustenance of Nigeria’s unity

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Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Culture, Sen. Suleiman Adokwe has called for the sustenance of unity in the country to build a legacy for future generation.

Adokwe made the call at a thanksgiving service held in his honour to mark his 63rd birthday at the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC) Vision Assembly, Nyanya, Abuja.

According to him, there are many challenges that threaten to tear the country apart in many ways, but added that “God continues to keep us as one family regardless of these challenges.”

“The mercy of God and His gift to this country is much more than the things that keep us apart. We have a lot to do, particularly the leadership; we need to be fair and just to Nigerians.

“And also, we need to be fair and just in the resources God gave us to see what we can do to take the country to another level. We must remain eternally grateful to God,” he said.

The lawmaker said that at 63, God had been very gracious, faithful and merciful to him.

“It has been 63 years of goodness.

I appreciate God for bringing me this far. It is quite unique, not many people celebrate 63.

“The greatest gift God gave to me on Feb. 15 which was my birthday was the birth of my granddaughter,” he said.

In a sermon titled “The Importance of Thanksgiving”, Pastor in charge of the church, Reverend Joseph Iwala, said that God honours people who showed gratitude.

He said that if Christians honour God they would witness abundance in all areas of life and they would experience multiplication in their finances.

“People that show gratitude to God will never experience backwardness,” he said.

In a remark, Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu, described the celebrant as “a wonderful man, a patriot who had tremendous passion for his country.”

Lawmaker launches skills acquisition for 2,000 women Two thousand women have been enrolled into a skills acquisition programme being organised by Hon James Gbande, a member of the Benue State House of Assembly, representing Kwande East constituency.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the women are being trained on the production of detergents, soap, beads and the weaving of clothes.

Speaking to NAN on Sunday in Adikpo, shortly after inaugurating the centre made up of four blocks, Gbande said that the scheme would soon be extended to youths and men, who would be trained on animal husbandry.

“We also have a warehouse for the storage of grains, fertilisers and pesticides to be distributed to farmers,” he said.

He urged youths to strive to be useful to the society, and particularly advised them against violence, drug addiction and other vices that were inimical to societal growth.

Gbande also challenged the youths to see the current economic challenges as a stepping stone to progress, and cautioned them against wallowing in self pity that would not be helpful.

“You must strive to be self-reliant;

do not wait for handouts from anyone. Get up and do something because success is for those who work hard and are smart,” he said.

Gbande, Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, advised youths to also key into farming and animal husbandry, and promised to use his office to seek out opportunities for them.

He also advised his constituents to produce sesame, pineapple, palm kernel, soya beans and groundnuts for exports.

The legislator explained that he began the skills acquisition project with women because they are a crucial component in the growth of any nation.

“The woman takes care of the home; she is always the first to worry about what the child eats. So, if we empower the women, we have done a lot,” he said.

He said that the youths were also being encouraged to initiate ideas toward a better society because they have the energy, vigour, enthusiasm and ability to get things done.

Gbande advised youths to respect constituted authorities, pointing out that they were future leaders and could not afford to lay a foundation for a lawless society.

News 12 Ex-NNPC GMD appeals against seizure of $9.8m, £74,000 ÏÏÏ The embattled former Group

Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, from who the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seized $9.7m and £74,000 which sum a Federal High Court in Kano had ruled should be forfeited to the federal government, has filed an appeal at the Federal High Court, Kano, demanding the refund of the seized fund.

In the appeal filed by his counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), Yakubu challenged the ruling of the Federal High Court presided over

by Justice Zainab B. Abubakar, saying the court lacked the territorial jurisdiction to try the case since the crime was allegedly committed in Abuja, which is outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Kano court.

In a motion on notice with suit number FHC/ICN/CS/24/2017, Yakubu’s counsel, Raji argued that “by Section 45 of the Federal High Court Act, an offence shall be tried only by a court exercising jurisdiction in the area or place where the offence was committed.

No aspect of the perceived offence in respect of which the Order of February 13, 2017 was made, was committed within the Kano judicial division of this Honourable Court,” Raji said.

He said, “by Section 28 of the EFCC Act, only the commission, i.e. the EFCC has the vires to seek an Order for the interim forfeiture of property under the Act. “The power of this Honourable Court to make interim forfeiture Order(s) pursuant to Sections 28 & 29 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004 (hereinafter “EFCC Act”) is applicable ONLY to alleged offences charged under the EFCC Act and not to offences cognizable under any other law.

“The ex-parte Order of this Honourable Court dated February 13, 2017, was made in respect of alleged offences under the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission Act (hereinafter “ICPC Act”) and not the EFCC Act as prescribed by Section 28 & 29 thereof.

“The conditions precedent to the grant of an interim forfeiture Order under Sections 28 & 29 of the EFCC Act were not complied with by the Applicant before the Order was made. “In the instant case, no charge was brought against the Respondent/Applicant before the provisions of Section 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act were activated to grant the ex-parte Order of 13th February, 2017.”

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The Youth Leader, Alhaji Dauda Usman, who spoke on behalf of the youths of the area at the flag-off of distribution of relief materials by the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI) in Gulak town of Madagali LGA, yesterday, lamented that if the activities of these stakeholders are not curtailed, the Boko Haram insurgency will continue to persist in the area.

According to him, the Boko Haram insurgency have continued to enjoy cover from prominent personalities because whenever they are identified by their

victims and were arrested and handed over to the military, after sometimes they are released and sent back into society.

“You will see them walking freely, we know these people, but afraid to mention names because they might come after you,” he said.

He also revealed that the hunters manning the areas complained that sometimes when they go into the bush they always bring back empty bags used to bring relief materials to Madagali.

He said the development is pathetic and called on all sons and daughters of Madagali and government to come together and

fight the insurgency to a finish, adding that the insurgency have left the dreaded Sambisa forest and now have their enclaves in Madagali.

Also speaking at the distribution ceremony, the Chairman of Madagali , Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf, appreciated PCNI for the relief materials and promised that distribution will be done judiciously without religious, political or tribal sentiments.

Yusuf said the relief materials will go a long to cushion the hardship faced by the citizens due to the persistence of insecurity challenges that had disallowed his people from farming for more

than three years now.

He said their major request is that government should provide security for them because the insurgents have left Sambisa and have returned and are camping close to Madagali.

The development have denied farmers access to their farms for fear of attack by insurgents, adding that their women cannot go into the bush to fetch fire woods for fear of being kidnapped.

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Senate charges MDAs to rescue education Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate has urged stakeholders in the Nigeria’s education sector to ensure a higher standard of performance in capital projects implementation in the 2017 fiscal year.

It said it was prepared to address the problem of shortfall in the overall allocation to the Education Sector by the federal government through the 2017 budget.

It lamented what it described as unimpressive performance of capital projects by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the education sector in 2016, blaming the problem on late release of funds and bottleneck in budget due process.

Chairman, Senate committee on education (basic and secondary), Senator Aliyu Magatakarda

Wamakko, made this known during a meeting with representatives of education MDAs on how to promote education in Nigeria, beginning from 2017.

Wamakko said it was time Nigeria developed different immediate strategies for rescuing the education sector in Nigeria, insisting that timely delivery of capital projects in the sector with adequate funding serves as a way out.

Wamakko said the government was determined to set the tone for improving education in Nigeria, a reason it increased the allocation to the sector in the 2017 budget by 10.05 per cent.

He said the total budget allocation proposed for education in 2007 was N448, 443,102, 615, with additional N92, 456, 040, 046 allocated as statutory transfer to the Universal Basic Education (UBEC), bringing the overall pro-

posed budget to N540, 899, 142, 661.

According to him, while the amount voted for the education sector in the 2016 budget stood at N480, 278, 214, 688, the government in the 2017 budget added the sum of N57, 232, 765, 766 amounting to 10.05 increase to address the shortfall in the total allocation to the sector.

He charged the heads of MDAs to reciprocate the gesture by the government by working hard and improving their performances towards raising education standard in the country.

Wamakko said, “It is pertinent to assert the need to increase capital cost to MDAs to ensure meaningful development in the education sector. The committee hopes to look into issue of unnecessary shortfall in capital costs in order to reposition the institutions and provide enviable learning envi-

ronment for the children.

“There is need to advise the MDAs to remit their internally generated revenues to the federal treasury. Utilisation of part of your IGR should be justified and evidence of payment advice should be submitted on regular basis to the committee.”

In attendance at the meeting were representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education, Universal Basic Education Commission, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, National Mass Literacy Commission, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), West African Examination Council (WAEC)National, WAEC-International, NABTEB, National Teachers Institute (NTI), National Commission for Nomadic Education and Federal Government Colleges and others.

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Editorial Need for economic diversification in 2017

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ith the increasing parlous state of Nigeria’ economy brought about by dwindling price of crude oil, it is time the country and citizens look inwards for solution. The present dire financial strait now facing the country was predicted long ago. However, successive administrations failed to heed the warnings or read the tea leaves for signs of hard times to come. For long, the country lived a profligate existence, while squandering the commonwealth that should have been saved for the rainy day.

Now, the chickens have come home to roost and with them the consequences of a charmed existence. The economic downturn is cause for concern giving that Nigeria depends on massive importations for almost every product consumed in the country.

Moreover, with the continuing depreciation of the Naira against all major currencies, the situation ahead is predicted to gloomier. We believe the country can ride out of the looming recession if it starts local manufacturing of those goods that are presently imported.

In fact, it is time to encourage “Made in Nigeria” goods. If enacted, such policy would save the country the much-needed foreign currencies now being expended on importation of goods and services. Analysts had for long decried the unregulated importation of goods that could be easily produced in the country. For example available figures reveal that more than 2 million metric tonnes of rice are imported into country annually.

This is against the fact that Nigeria has vast arable land that could be used for planting and processing rice. What goes for rice is symptomatic of the importation mania that

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Not only will the country save scarce foreign exchange, such manufacturing outfits would employ hundreds of thousands workers, thereby reducing the high level of unemployment. Nigeria should learn from other developing countries such as Taiwan, China, Malaysia and Indonesia that have succeeded in pulling millions out of poverty through local production of goods. That is why we are hailing the amendment of the Public Procurement Act of 2007.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Pastor Tunde Bakare

Pope John Paul II

What God purposed and did before time cannot be destroyed by time, because once upon a time, there was no time at all.

Christianity is called to offer a genuine ‘DNA’ for a universal humanity; a Trinitarian vision and life that can animate a civilisation of love.

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Address political bickering in Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta now, Okorocha told Val Okara, Owerri

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FAAN commissions 216 AVSEC, ARFFS officers with high expectations Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian (FAAN) has formally commissioned 107 Aviation Security (AVSEC) and 109 Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) officers, urging them to dedicate themselves to the service of FAAN, the Nigerian people and to all stakeholders in the aviation industry.

In his address at FAAN Staff School in Lagos Airport, Ikeja over the weekend, the Managing Director of FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma, said that the event further demonstrates management’s commitment to human capacity development in order to meet the highest standards of professionalism and best industry practices.

Engr Dunoma who was represented by FAAN Director of Commercial and Business Development , Mr. Sadiku Abdulkadir Rafindadi, commended the parade instructors and trainees for the impressive performance, professional carriage and excellent drill, stressing that the painstaking rehearsals and hard work have obviously paid off.

The FAAN boss who urged the 216 officers to remember all they have learnt advised them to make a personal commitment to excel in their chosen career.

Dunoma said “this career path is challenging and rewarding. in the course of its pursuit, you have a great responsibility to live up to the vision of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria which is to be amongst

the best airport groups in the world.”

“You should be vigilant and ensure that you do not become the weak link in this value chain. While acknowledging the inherent challenges in your operations, you must guard against temptation, and compromises. You should always put service first before any other consideration, as this organization places integrity above all other things,” he said.

The FAAN boss also used the occasion to reaffirm FAAN’s commitment to human capacity development, which has seen demonstrated by the passing out officers, just as he urged them to continue to give their best to the organization.

While appreciating the efforts and unwavering support of the Honour-

able Minister of State Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Dunoma equally commended the devotion and sacrifices of the Director of Human resources, training center, AVSEC and ARFFS instructors which have made the day successful.

In her address, Director of Human Resources & Administration, FAAN, Hajia Salamatu Umar-Eluwa said the 216 commissioned officers have gone through three months training at FAAN training center and that they are part of the online recruitment excercise that took place in 2015.

According to Hajia Umar-Eluwa, the first batch was trained between July and October last year and have since been integrated into the system.

Gov. Sani Bello tells doctors to check quackery Saka Bolaji - Minna

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Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has challenged professionals in health sector in the country to check the increasing rate of quackery, complaining that many people have been victims of wrong diagnoses.

He also decried the high mortality rate among pregnant women, new

born and children, saying the development is not acceptable and should be curtailed.

He threw these challenges at the weekend when he hosted the national executive council of the Society of Obstetric and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON) led by its national President, Professor Joseph Biran Adinma in Minna, the state capital.

The governor decried the

situation where people are wrongly diagnosed of an ailment and medications applied without healing forcing such victims to seek for second opinion and found to have been wrongly diagnosed.

“One disturbing trend in the health sector, is the growing rate of wrong diagnoses of ailment. I know a person who was diagnosed of diabetics and was treated without im-

provement and on seeking for another medical examination, he was said not to have diabetic problem.

“Many people have been victims of this costly mistake and as a civilised people things cannot continue like this. Professional bodies in the health and medical sector should rise to the occasion, curtail the trend and restore public confidence in the sector,” Gov. Sani Bello advised.

stakeholders of Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta, the two oil communities in Imo state, have called on the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, to intervene in the bickering among some political bigwigs in the areas.

The stakeholders were reacting to reports of misunderstanding that sparked off among some political chieftains from the two oil rich council areas of the state after the recent visit of the acting President Prof.

Yemi Osinbajo to Imo. The aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) members bared their minds in separate interviews on Sunday over what they identified as the danger of not addressing the matter urgently by Governor Okorocha in Owerri.

It was gathered that some politicians from Oguta and Ohaji/Egbema areas have been agitated at the manner the visit of Prof. Osinbajo, meant to engage the oil producing areas of the state, was allegedly hi-

jacked by a section of political class in the area.

Mr. Henry Ezediaro member representing Oguta State Constituency and his Ohaji/Egbema counterpart had Thursday last week at the plenary of Imo State House of Assembly presented a motion of urgent public importance to the Assembly on the rift.

The two lawmakers who moved and seconded the motion respectively urged the Assembly to summon the deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Okorocha, Mr. Kingsley Uju, to appear before the House to explain his role in shading off key stakeholders during Osinbajo visit to Imo. Ezediaro had in the motion stated that the position paper which contained the marginalization of Oguta area was not presented to the acting president, nor did Osinbajo visit any place in his Oguta constituency.

The lawmaker in a chat with Journalists insisted that if the wrongs are not addressed urgently, the wonderful intention of government would be mismanaged.

Bindow embarks on street ightening of Adamawa State Tom Garba, Yola

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The Executive Governor of Adamawa state, Senator Muhammadu Jibrilla Umaru Jibrilla Bindow embarks on a project in the state known as “light up Adamawa”.

The project started over the weekend where a 12km road commissioned with street lights at Mubi, one of the economy boom area of the state and the second largest city in the state.

Bindow being the first Governor to start a project of this magnitude outside the state capital promised to make sure that every town in Adamawa is beautify with streets light.

He emphasized that the street lighting project goes beyond beautification of towns but a strategy to tackle the daunting challenge of security threats by hoodlums and other nefarious people who carry out their evil

acts at night and security agencies will now carry out their duties with ease even at odd hours.

He called on the people of Mubi North and Mubi South to secure and maintain the project for the benefit of all.

While commissioning people from all works of life in Mubi town were massively out to celebrate and congratulate the Governor for lighting up Mubi.

The commissioning ceremony was witnessed by the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Kabiru Mijinyawa, the Emir of Mubi, member representing Mubi North and Mubi South at the National Assembly, members of Mubi north and Mubi south at the state house of assembly, chairmen of Mubi North and Mubi south, commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, and many sons and daughters of Mubi.

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2nd Niger Bridge: Buhari As Igbo’s Best Friend

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espite obvious criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by some South Easterners, it has finally manifested that under this administration, the people of the area will heave a sigh of relief in the aspect of infrastructural development.

Before his assumption of power, South Easterners had to put up with a litany of unfulfilled promises by successive PDP administrations. The circuitous journey started with the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo who despite all pleadings for the construction of the Second Niger Bridge merely paid lip service to the peoples’ clarion call.

Till President Buhari arrived on the scene no serious deliberate effort was made towards the realisation of the project. The good news however is that President Buhari has approved the construction of the second Niger Bridge as a national priority in the 2017 budget proposal.

What this implies is that once the 2017 appropriation bill is passed into law, full construction work will commence on the Second Niger Bridge, and sufficient funds have been provided to ensure its successful completion.

In the final analysis, the point must be made that despite the shenanigans of the PDP lords of manor about loving Igbos, President Buhari has demonstrated in concrete terms that his love for Igbos is real and unpretentious. For sixteen years, South Easterners put up with a deceitful, self-seeking and rapacious crowd whose claim to leadership was based on god-fatherism, and links to Abuja overlords.

They failed to spare a thought for the long-suffering people of South East whose physical infrastructure had dilapidated to unimaginable levels. Rather they gloried in selfimmolation and aggrandisement, preferring to pollute the atmosphere with their filthy riches, while at the same time abusing our sense of decency and tolerance.

With President Buhari’s emergence, the people will sing a new

song as a Daniel has come to judgement, as he has exhibited large heartedness towards the people of South East. In a figurative manner, one can rehash Bob Marley’s popular song which says that your “worst enemy could be your best friend”.

This can simply be translated to mean that in spite of various misgivings against candidate Buhari during the elections by some Igbos; his proactive actions towards ameliorating the plight of the people are today visible. It is on record that no administration has gone this far in making deliberate efforts to address the infrastructural deficit of the South East geo-political zone.

As a sign that the Buhari administration has a lot of goodies in stock for the South East it is pertinent to state here that the federal government under President Buhari has earmarked over seven strategic roads for complete rehabilitation in the zone. It is not in doubt that decayed infrastructure has remained the major militating factor towards the economic emancipation of the South East. This has also led to what many people from the area have

termed as marginalization.

Without mincing words, this is the first time a significant attention is being paid to the infrastructural decay in the South East. Regrettably, despite the fact that the zone produced five Senate Presidents, SGF, chairmen of works committee in the Senate and House of Representatives respectively, it is puzzling that they failed to influence the repair of the roads in the zone.

It is therefore only reasonable that the people of South East should throw their weight behind the APC administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, as they embark on massive rehabilitation of road infrastructure in the zone.

Even as President Buhari undergoes medical check-up in the United Kingdom, the fervent prayer of all Nigerians, especially people of the South East is for God to grant him good health, long life and even a second term to be able to complete his assignment for all Nigerians.

Chukwudi Enekwechi, Journalist and Politician, writes from Abuja and can be reached via kwechis19@yahoo.com

Bringing corruption to its knees

“ Ayobami Ismail Akanji

Corruption is a true enemy to development” Sakhiagiin Elbegdorjt The fight against corruption by the present administration has to be critically and objectively assessed to be able to understand its dialectics and dynamics.

No patriotic Nigerian should see corruption expanding in scope as if it is a productive venture. Criticising the way and manner it is being fought at present is not the issue; the fact is that it must be collectively fought to a halt.

Now let us go through a preview of how the Buhari administration has been handling financial recklessness and gross leadership indiscipline that dominated the Nigerian economy.

Nigerians are horrified by the mind boggling reports on sabotage of the national economy by past government officials, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The revitalized anti-corruption agency, from indications, has performed creditably in spearheading the fight against the monster of corruption which in the past had threatened to pull down Nigeria. One of the shocking recoveries made by the EFCC involves forfeiture of $153.3 million dollars or N33.1 billion by former minister of petroleum allegedly stolen from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, $9.2 million and £750,000 seized in cash from a former GMD of the NNPC. The Buhari administration has devised multiple tactics in fighting corruption, one of which is the

whistle blowing policy, yet to be a law but being implemented as an executive order, with the sole aim of encouraging Nigerians to expose corruption and also protect the identity of the whistle-blower. The policy guarantees 2.5% or 5% of the money recovered for the whistle-blower.

This policy is yielding the requisite results as $151 million and N8bn looted funds were recovered within two months of its launch.

However, this seems to be a droplet in the ocean of sleaze perpetuated.

Not too long ago, a Federal High Court ordered the interim forfeiture of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL 245) christened Malabu Oil, considered to be the most enormous oil block in Africa with proven crude in the region of 9 billion barrels, with a larger volume of gas reserves with a market value of $1.1 billion already shared by few individuals at the detriment of Nigeria and currently subject of investigation in Italy and the United Kingdom.

Corruption over the years has been at the heart of Nigeria’s problem. Regimes were changed in the past on accounts of phenomenal acts of corruption allegedly perpetrated by leaders, all eroding public trust in government, undermining the rule of law, weakening the state’s ability to raise revenue for critical projects, while fuelling violent extremism.

The social media savvy politician, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce aptly captured the fears of the witch-hunt mongers when he tweeted – ‘‘the administration’s anticorruption war isn’t a witch hunt, in my opinion, we need it. If you’re innocent, prove your innocence. Don’t say witch

hunt’’.

So far EFCC has secured 187 convictions, frozen 126 billion naira in just 120 accounts, the disclosure by the interim forfeiture of funds that over N1.9 trillion has been recovered from leaders who were trusted with public funds but lacked the capacity to treat the nation’s treasury with discipline and integrity. Add N32.8 billion from suspects implicated in the Police Pension Office.

The Attorney General of the Federation mentioned that his office recovered N15 billion and $10.5 million when he met the Senate committee on Judiciary. Little wonder Nigeria is in an economic mess.

Corruption has been so entrenched in the past that it somewhat took a garb of a government policy, wherein funds meant for development of critical infrastructure were doled out as patronage. Today the story is different. All loopholes for stealing of government funds have been blocked. This has informed the new cliché “no food for the boys” or “Baba no dey play ball”. The bad old days now appears gone forever.

The good news is that, the current Sherriff abhors corruption ab initio; he is enthroning a new financial order whose sole objective is to curtail financial indiscipline and implement probity in the institutions of governance.

We have seen a deliberate policy thrust of government in restructuring cash flow, viewed through the all-encompassing implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to reduce the number of accounts in operation and monitor government funds while the Efficiency Unit (E-

Unit) serves as benchmark for government spending in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

The TSA has helped in reducing the number of accounts in operation, while monitoring and firm control has significantly improved, with 976 MDAs currently subscribed to the TSA. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun disclosed that the TSA has significantly witnessed an increase to the tune of N4.3 trillion, noting the Ministry’s inclusion of additional revenues hubs; shipping levies, airport landing charges, visa fess will increase revenue.

President Buhari’s commitment to the fight against corruption is boosting Nigeria leadership role internationally, the badge of honour is Nigeria’s membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global body committed to accountability and transparency in the management of public office.

To underscore his commitment, the president will sign an executive order mandating over 500 MDAs to embrace open contracting. The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) is already keying into this laudable policy, its beneficial ownership disclosure makes it compulsory to report owners of companies operating in the extractive industries and have a public register of owners and corporate entities. This will eliminate corruption through transparency and accountability in the extractive industry and help track illicit financial flow.

Ayobami Ismail Akanji, a public affairs, writes from Abuja.

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TIMES AGAINST CORRUPTION Revealed: How Gen. Atewe, squandered N4.9bn NIMASA fund More revelations have emerged detailing how Retired Major General Emmanuel Atewe, diverted N4.9bn belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, into private accounts Atewe, a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, who is now standing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC, at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, was alerted to have committed the offense, while in office in Rivers State.

The prosecution witness, Ahidjo Nkem, a businessman, revealing how Atewe fraudulently diverted the sum of N 4, 951, 163,103 ( Four Billion, Nine Hundred and Fifty-one Million, One Hundred and Sixty-three Thousand, One Hundred and Three Naira) from the coffers of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Atewe alongside Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of NIMASA,

Kime Engonzu and Josephine Otuaga are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended 22-count charge bordering on fraudulent diversion of N8.5billion from the coffers of NIMASA between September 5, 2014 and May 20, 2015.

The defendants allegedly used six companies- Jagan Limited; Jagan Trading Company Ltd; Jagan Global Services Ltd; Al-Nald Limited and Paper Warehouse Limited - to divert the money from the account of NIMASA. At the resumed hearing today, Nkem, the first prosecution witness, PW1, told the court how he met Atewe at a church called Villa Church located within his (Atewe) house in Abuja, where they were meeting for vigils.

Nkem, who was led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, further told the court that Atewe once invited him to Bayelsa state between July and September, 2014.

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Major General Emmanuel Atewe ‘‘When I met him in Bayelsa state,he asked me if I had any company and I said ‘yes’.

After I provided my companies’ names and my account details to him, he transferred the sum of N4.9billion to me.

He said the money was for some contracts that he wanted me to execute for him.

He, however, warned me not to tamper with it. He said I should wait for further instruction from him,’’ Nkem explained.

Visa racketeer bags 4 years ploma from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State, is said to be a member of a syndicate that specializes in forging bank statements, employment records, international passports, national identification card, and supporting documents needed to process visas for the United Kingdom.

His nefarious activities date back to 2005 during which he mastered the art of forging documents for “abusive visa applications”.

SEC applauds court over conviction of illegal operator Myke Uzendu,

He also told the court that Atewe allegedly instructed him to always call and wait for his directive before giving any money he received to Engonzu.

He added: ‘‘Engonzu used to instruct me to change the money to dollars, which I always handed over to him at his house at the Game Village, Apo, Abuja.”

Justice Seidu adjourned to March 21, 22 and 23, 2017 for continuation of trial.

Alleged diversion of N1.64bn: Nyame begins defence March 8

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has added Olugbenga Fanbunmi, to the list of the growing number of convictions the anti- graft agency has secured under the current administration.

The convict who was arraigned before Justice Mamman Kolo of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court on one-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud.

Fanbunmi, who holds a di-

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Between 2007 and 2016 he helped to forge bank statements as part of documents to process UK visa for 11 people. He had succeeded in helping 15 people obtain visas to travel to the UK where they were forced into prostitution.

He pleaded “guilty” to the charge on February 9, 2017.

Based on his plea, Justice Kolo, convicted him of the charge and sentenced him to four years in prison

Former Taraba state Governor, Rev. Jolly Nyame, will begin his Defence on March 8 to tell the Court what he knows about alleged diversion of N1.64bn.

This followed the rejection of his “ no -case” and the consequent order by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu, that he begin his defence on March 8, 2017 after Justice Adebukola Banjoko.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41-count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to “hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can’t be relied on”, and “the crucial elements are missing in this case”.

At the resumed sitting today, the trial judge, citing Sections 302, 303, 357 and 358 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 noted that, it was in order for a defendant to apply to the court for a “no-case” submission, but the “court shall have discretion whether essential elements of the offence have been proven or not”.

Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has thrown its weight behind a Federal High Court in Kaduna division for a 5 year conviction of Moses Samanja, the Managing Director of Marian Moses Ventures Ltd, an illegal operator in the Capital Market convicted in October 2016.

Mariam Moses Ventures Ltd was convicted for soliciting and collecting deposits from unsuspecting members of the public with unrealistic return on investment without a SEC registration or CBN licence.

Applauding the Judgement, SEC said that the conviction will restore sanity in the Capital Market and serve as deterrent to illegal operators who solicit for funds from unsuspecting public and restore investors’ confidence on the Commission.

In a statement Thursday published on its website, SEC said, “Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission wishes to draw the attention of the investing public to the Judgment of the Federal High Court Kaduna division of October 27, 2016, which handed down a 5year imprisonment term against one Moses Samanja the Managing Director of the Illegal Operator (Marian Moses Ventures Ltd) and also ordered that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) should wind up the said Mariam Moses Ventures Ltd; while funds in the accounts of the firm should be used to restitute its clients.

“The conviction of this illegal Operator serves as warning to perpetrators of illegal investment schemes that regulators will not “fold their arms” in the fight against the activities of illegal Fund/Investments Managers”.

SEC advised the investing public to always demand for a SEC Registration or CBN License before making deposit or subscribing to a scheme promoted by any firm.

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CPC seeks stronger media action against corruption Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta, has charged the media to support actions aimed at tackling corruption in the country.

Addressing journalists at the event tagged “ICPC Chairman’s Media Parley”, the Chairman of ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta said “Corruption is a global and cross-border problem that has far-reaching consequences on nations and societies and Nigeria is not an exception”.

He argued that in order to reduce corruption, Nigerians must realise the importance of curbing opportunities that lead to corrupt activities in the society, and that the media had a crucial role to play in this regard.

A statement by the Commission’s Spokesperson, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, mni, after the event, revealed that the ICPC had filed 70 cases in court, secured 11 convictions and still has 303 on-going cases, in 2016.

Nta further said that, although the Commission would continue to bring the full weight of the law against corrupt persons, ICPC would not fail to vigorously pursue public enlightenment through the media, while undertaking systems reform to deliberately and consciously shut the door against illicit activities of corrupt persons.

The ICPC boss revealed that in 2016, the Commission made a recovery of N8.7 billion from multiple sources while a total of 124 vehicles were recovered from officials of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (Sure-P) and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Out of the 124 vehicles, 40 had been handed over to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.

Nta told the journalists that ICPC’s preventive mandate led to collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Technical Unit on Governance and Anticorruption Reforms (TUGAR), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Shippers Council and the introduction of various measures to curb corrupt practices in the operations of Nigerians ports.

He added that the Commission had carried out system study and review exercises in several government establishments to put in place integrity measures that would help curb corruption while the number of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with Anticorruption and Transparency Monitoring Units (ACTUs) (a unit that serve as watchdog for ICPC) has risen to 427.

Ethics and Integrity Compliance Score-card was also developed to encourage accountability and transparency in the

Ekpo Nta conduct of business in the public sector, Mr. Nta also revealed.

Besides reeling out the achievements of the Commission in 2016, the Chairman used the opportunity to introduce the Director of Public Enlightenment, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, mni, as the Spokesperson for the Commission. He encouraged the journalists to always seek clarifications from authentic sources rather than depend on speculations or unverified sources of news.

The Secretary to the Commission, Dr. Elvis Oglafa, who was also at the event said the Media Parley was necessary because “the business of combating corruption is the business of everyone and by everyone”.

Oglafa maintained that the media was viewed as the fourth estate of the realm because of the critical role they play as agents of social justice in the society.

He also said that, the media was saddled with the duty of informing the public of government policies as they affect the society in addition to being “a powerful medium to inspire the general public towards constructive change on a consistent basis”.

In his conclusion, the Secretary to the Commission noted that the significance of ICPC’s parley with the media could not be over-emphasised because “It allows the Media to share in the anti-corruption vision of the Commission through knowledge-sharing”.

In her vote of thanks, the Spokesperson for ICPC and Director of Public Enlightenment, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, mni, appreciated all the media houses represented for honouring the invitation of the Commission, and added that ICPC looked forward to a robust relationship with the media.

Apart from media personalities, others who were part of the event included; Honourable Member of the Commission, Alhaji Abdulahi Bako; Head of Investigation Department, Mr. Kayode Adedayo; Head of Administration Department, Mr. Gad Bako; and other top management staff of ICPC.

ICPC intensifies war against money for job scam In a bid to check one of the one of the worst forms of corruption perpetrated against the job seekers in the country, the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has intensified war against money for jobs scam in Nigeria.

Already, the efforts are said to be paying off as several top agencies staff engaging in the practices are being apprehended by the agency.

One of such actions resulted in the confession of a victim recently who revealed that money was paid to the culprit for the purposes of securing employment for an applicant with the Nigerian Prisons.

The victim had revealed that

“ I and many others have given her different sums of money at different times either in cash, or through cash deposits into her bank account for the purpose of securing employment for my son with the Nigerian Prisons Service” Prosecution Witness 2 (PW2) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) stated this at a resumed hearing in a case involving one Hassana Danladi of Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) who was standing trial for alleged job racketeering.

The PW2, while being crossexamined, stated that she was introduced to Danladi by one Pastor Yakubu Wambai to help

her son secure a job with the Prisons Service, who said that the accused had already helped his daughter in that regard.

The PW2 further told the court how she and a few other unsuspecting job-seekers had paid large sums of money to the accused without gaining any employment.

Sensing that the entire process was a scam, she quickly ran to ICPC to lodge a complaint which the Commission investigated.

After the investigation, the defendant in a charge No: FCT/ HC/CR/55/2015, had been arraigned on a 9-count charge before Honourable Justice C.U. Ndukwe of FCT High Court 37, Kuje, for violating Section 10

of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, which proscribes corrupt demand or receipt of any benefit by a public officer in the discharge of their official duties.

This section of the ICPC law also stipulates that any public officer, who engages in the aforementioned act, shall be guilty of an offence of official corruption and shall on conviction be liable to seven (7) years imprisonment.

The accused person had pleaded not guilty to all the charges and that set the tone for the trial to commence.

After the testimony of PW2, the judge adjourned the case to 15th March, 2017, to enable ICPC present more witnesses.

ICPC recovers N3.3m death denefits for widower A petitioner, Simeon Nnadi, has described the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as “the hope of the hopeless” when it comes to providing redress for weak and voiceless citizens who are deprived of their entitlements by public and private establishments due to corruption or bureaucratic bottlenecks.

Mr. Nnadi had petitioned the Commission in relation to his late wife Mrs. Maria Okeawolam Nnadi’s outstanding entitlements, who until her death, was a staff of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the Health and Human Services Secretariat. His prayer was for the Commission to help him recover the variation of his wife’s promotion allowance which accrued from October, 2011 to December, 2012.

However, after her demise, her employer had held on to the balance of her entitlement. All efforts made by her husband to get them to release the money proved abortive which led him to run to ICPC for intervention.

Upon receipt of the petition, ICPC immediately commenced investigation and the outcome revealed that the late Mrs. Nnadi’s contributory pension from August to December, 2006 was not paid to her and also the variation in her contributory pension for the new level she was promoted to was not remitted amongst others.

Following ICPC’s involvement, the first payment of N324, 290.56 was made to her husband. A month later, the balance of N2, 752, 880.33 which was being held by her insurance companies (Goldlink, Zenith, Capital Express and Leadway) was also released.

In his appreciation letter to the Commission, Mr. Nnadi, commended ICPC for the professionalism it displayed in handling the matter.

The letter reads in part,”This achievement was made possible by the professionalism, timeliness, selflessness and the zeal for a corruption-free nation shown by your wonderful officers who investigated the case.

‘You restored hope when all hope was lost. I am deeply indebted and I humbly pray for God’s guidance, strength and wisdom for you to lead this noble Commission to a greater height.”

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I, formerly known and addressed as, UDO AKPAN MOSES, now wish to be known and addressed as, MICHAEL SAMUEL AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, OKAA DARLINGTON, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKAA IKECHUKWU DARLINGTON. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known called and addressed as ADIELE ANYAROGBA LULU now wish to be known called and addressed as ADIELE OGADINMA GRACE. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

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I formerly known and addressed as MRS SHADIAT OLAPEJU AKINSEMOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SHADIAT OLAPEJU ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly COMFORT ODOH..now COMFORT GABRIEL. Former documents remains valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as AGNES CLEMENT , now wishes to be known and addressed as MRS AGNES EDETANLEN. All former documents remain valid. General Public take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAMES This is to confirm that l, DOTUN NIKE FABEYO, am one and the same person as ADENIKE OLUDOTUN JAIYEOLA, JAIYEOLA OLUDOTUN NIKE, JAIYEOLA DOTUN NIKE and DOTUN NIKE FABEYO. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as MRS. DOTUN NIKE FABEYO. All Former documents bearing any of these names remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as FAYOMI AKANJI, now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUFU SAIBU AKANJI FAYOMI . All former documents remains valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME I formerly known and addressed as OSAMUYIDE OLARONKE ATINUKE now wish to be known and addressed as OLUMUYIDE OLARONKE ATINUKE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS ELUMESE TONITO FAITH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGWU FAITH TONITO All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME I formerly known and addressed as OGBONNAYA CHINEMEREM UKO now wish to be known and addressed as FELIX OGBONNAYA UKO. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. GLORY OGUNKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GLORY KINGSLEY APU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. MERCY UCHECHI ISIGWE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. MERCY UCHECHI IWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ANIH:

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as ANIH MICHAEL ARCHIBALDnow wish to be known and addressed as ANI MICHAEL CHIDERA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known called and addressed as MISS OYEWOLA OLUWAYEMISI ESTHER. Now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS.ABOLARIN ESTHER OLUWAYEMISI.All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, SEIKEPAGHA JOSEPH, AND SEIKEPA JOSEPH, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SEIKEPAGHA JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known called and addressed as MISS KUDIRAT LYDIA ABU.now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS.KUDIRAT ABU UMORU.former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

UGWU:

INYABA:

OKWUOHA:

I formerly known and addressed as EDWIN UGWU ANIKE now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUAGBO EDWIN ANIKE AGBO.All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS INYABA THERESAnow wish to be known and addressed as MRS EDEH THERESA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKWUOHA AUGUSTINA CHINYERE now wish to be known and addressed asOKWETE AUGUSTINA CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ILOUGA: I formerly known and addressed as MISS ILOUGA CHINYERE CHRISTIANA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UZOIGWE CHINYERE CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid.

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AWUCHA:

I formerly known and addressed as AWUCHA CHIGOZIE STANLEY now wish to be known and addressed as LAWRENCE CHIGOZIE STANLEY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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ONYIRIMBA:

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS OLUSHOLA HAFEESAT BADMOS Now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS OLUSHOLA HAFEESAT OGUNSIJI Of No 2, Ogunsiji Close, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYIRIMBA OZIOMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OZIOMA NWANKWO. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General public should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known as IGBOJI JOY CHIDIMMA wish to be known and addressed as Okonkwo JOY CHIDIMMA. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

EZEKWUGO: I formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEKWUGO OGOCHUKWU ROSEMARY now wish to be known and addressed asMRS OKEGBO OGOCHUKWU ROSEMARY. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known as UGWU PRINCESS JOY wish to be known and addressed as CYRIL OLUOMA CLARET. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Miss ADEGBOYEGA Folake Kikelomo. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as Mrs YAYA Folake Kikelomo. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME

Formerly SUNDAY AJEWOLE. now SAMUEL ABIODUN. Former documents remains valid.

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I formerly known as CHIOMA DIANA NGWU. wish to be known and addressed as CHIOMA DIANA UWAKANEME. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

ANI:

UDE:

I formerly known and addressed as ANI CALISTER CHINWE now wish to be known and addressed as ONOVO CALISTER CHINWE IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS UDE UKAMAKA FLORENCE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGBO UKAMAKA FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, SEIKEPAGHA MAGDALENE, AND SEIKEPA MAGDALENE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SEIKEPAGHA MAGDALENE. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known called and addressed as AFISHETU AUDU,now wish to be known called and addressed as AFISHETU OGIEMWONYI. former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ORJIEKWE:

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ORJIEKWE OBIANUJU WINIFRED now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUJEKWU OBIANUJU WINIFRED. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, SEIKEPAGHA LESLIE PEREMOBOWEI, AND SEIKEPA LESLIE PEREMOBOWEI, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SEIKEPAGHA LESLIE PEREMOBOWEI. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as EMEKE EZE Now wish to be known called and addressed as OMOH GABRIEL all documents bearing my former name remain Valid general public should please note

OKE:

ONUH: I formerly known and addressed as ONUH UGOCHUKWU VICTOR now wish to be known and addressed as ONUH AFAMEFUNA VICTOR. All former documents remain valid. GTB, Fidelity Bank and General public should please take note.

AWUCHA:

AWUCHA:

OBIEJE:

I formerly known and addressed as AWUCHA EBUBECHUKWU LAWRENCE now wish to be known and addressed asLAWRENCE EBUBECHUKWU JUNIOR. All former documents remain valid. AFCS Agbani and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UCHE OBIEJE now wish to be known and addressed as OBIEJE UCHENNA PATRICK. All former documents remain valid. GTB, First Bank, Eco Bank and General public should please take note.

ONUCHUKWU:

OBODOUGO:

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OBODOUGO OZIOMA SANDRA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ASUKE OZIOMA SANDRA. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

UGWOKE:

I formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWOKE CALISTA CHINASA OGECHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IFEANYI CALISTA CHINASA OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, SEIKEPAGHA DENNIS ABADEOWEI, AND SEIKEPA DENNIS ABADEOWEI, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SEIKEPAGHA DENNIS ABADEOWEI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKE FREDRICK CHIJIOKEnow wish to be known and addressed as OKEH FREDRICK CHIJI. All former documents remain valid. Skye Bank and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AWUCHA UGOCHUKWU VICTOR now wish to be known and addressed as LAWRENCE UGOCHUKWU VICTOR. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS ONUCHUKWU BLOSSOM CHIOMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IBIANG BLOSSOM CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, SEIKEPAGHA JAMES EBIPADE, AND SEIKEPA JAMES EBIPADE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SEIKEPAGHA JAMES EBIPADE. All former documents remain valid.

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EDEONWE:

I formerly known and addressed as EDEONWE PAUL IFECHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as EDEONWE PAUL NWAEKE. All former documents remain valid.

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NNAJI: I formerly known and addressed as NNAJI NONYEREM now wish to be known and addressed as ANINWENE NONYEREM PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid.

ENSUBEB and General public should please take note.

UKACHI:

I formerly known and addressed as IFEOMA MARYCOMFORT UKACHI now wish to be known and addressed as IFEOMA BLESSING UKACHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ENEH:

IGWE:

ASAN:

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ENEH CHIOMA PATRICIA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OBASI CHIOMA PATRICIA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS CATHERINE NNEOMA IGWE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CATHERINE NNEOMA MGBOGO. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as ASAN ENAGHA OYAMA now wish to be known and addressed as OYAMA GIFT ASAN. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUNGBEMI OLUWATOYIN OLUWAFUNKE. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS ADEGBITE OLUWATOYIN OLUWAFUNKE. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME

UDOH:

I Formerly known and addressed as TITILOLA ADEKEMI FATIMOH. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as AYOOLA TITILOLA ADEKEMI All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as LAWAL BOLANLE GRACE. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as FATUNMBI BOLANLE GRACE. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ESSIEN GODWIN UDOH now wish to be known and addressed as ESSIEN GODWIN. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME I formerly known as OKPANI JOY ALIJI wish to be known and addressed as ELESHIN JOY ALIJI . All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as HAMEED ABIMBOLA RASHIDAT wish to be known and addressed as OKUNUGA RASHIDAT ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as Taiye Misrogi Koku wish to be known and addressed as TAYE MENSOGI and corrected Date of Birth is 27th August 1985. .All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

That I ADEBIYI OLUMUYIWA OLALEKAN My name was wrongly written as OLALEKAN ADEBIYI OLUMUTIWA wish to be known and addressed as ADEBIYI OLUMUYIWA OLALEKAN. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANIMAM MONSIAT HENCEFORTH WISH TO STATE THAT MY CORRECT NAMES ARE ANIMAM K. OYINDAMOLA AND MY CORRECT YEAR OF BIRTH IS 1993 AND NOT 1990. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known as Maxwell Jennifer Adaku wish to be known and addressed as Nwosu Jennifer Adaku. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF DATE OF BIRTH.

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as miss ODO MONICA now wish to be know as Mrs AMEH ONYECHE ROSEMARY. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as PETER ABAH now wish to be addressed as BERNARD P. Agada ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.AGBAHA-OTUKPA IN OGBADIBO L.G.A.AND GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS STEPHEN MENSAH. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS STEPHEN HORACE AMEZHINIM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

This is to confirm that I, Abraham Sunday was born on the 6th Day of March, 1995 at Abakpa Barracks in Nsuka, Enugu State. General public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMANI ASANGWOR MICHAEL WISH TO STATE THAT MY CORRECT NAMES ARE ASANGWOR OBIMOLUMANI MICHAEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known as Ijaduola Yetunde Christiana wish to be known and addressed as Oyeniyi Yetunde Christiana. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EDE:

AVERT SPACE FOR SALE

I formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU EDE RAPHAEL CHINEDU now wish to be known and addressed as EDE RAPHEAL. All former documents remain valid.

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GRASSROOTS INDIGENT TALENTS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

Trustees 1. AYOBANDELE OLUSEUN BOLA. 2. JINADU ABDULBAQI OMONAYIN. 3. ADEBAYO BABJIDE ADEYEMI. 4. BABYEMI FUNMILAYO GRACE. 5. ADEDOTUN ABIODUN ADEYEMI. Aim and objective 1. To promote youth empowerment. 2. . To assist the indigent in the society Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

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CHEMARKE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION

OKONFO RAO KAWAWA 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

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. OKEKE SALLY CHIZOBAM 2. IWUORIEH-INYAG, IJEOMA NNEKA 3. IWENOFO, ADANMA CHINELO 4. ASINUGO, IHEANACHO CHINEDU

TRUSTEES. 1. MRS. IYABO DIEKOLA KOLATA, 2. MR. TIMOTHY DARAMOLA OYENIYI,

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ENGAGE IN GENERAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ULUNYA OVOKO WOMEN WELFARE ASSOCIATION

ZINNA WOMEN FOUNDATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN OUR SOCIETY. 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

YES EMPOWERMENT 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

The general public is hereby notified that the above named non-governmental organization has apsplied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, for registration as an incorporated trustee under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C-20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

TRUSTEES : 1. MRS. AGNES OKANYA 3. MRS. BRIDGET UGWUOKE 5.MRS. AUGUSTINA ASOGWA

The general public is hereby notified that the above named non-governmental organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, for registration as an incorporated trustee under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C-20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). OMOLAYO IBRAHIM JANET - PRESIDENT 2). RITA OGBIECHE - SECRETARY 4). CHIKA JULIAN DIKE -

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). OMOLAYO IBRAHIM JANET - PRESIDENT 2). RITA OGBIECHE - SECRETARY 4). CHIKA JULIAN DIKE -

2. MRS. EUNICE ASOGWA 4. MRS. AUGUSTINA EZE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE MEMBERS WELFARE 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 : UDEOGU OBINNA ESQ. 08065657274

DAMIAN OBINNA OBIALOR FOUNDATION

3). TIWA IBITOLU 5). NIKE ODEDEJI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE i). To give sense of belonging to less privilege ii). To succor, nurture and mentor the orphans, homeless, age peoples, widows and the less privileged in the society. iii). To foster peace, love and development among members IV). To help members financially

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES i) Targeted towards helping the poor get over their emotional problems through skills acquisition ii) To assist the members financially iii). To cater for the needs of widows

Any objection to this registration should be addressed to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Any objection to this registration should be addressed to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED PRESIDENT

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

RHEMA OF LIFE LIBERATION POWER MINISTRY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named non-governmental organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, for registration as an incorporated trustee under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C-20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

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 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). BELLADONNA CHIDINMA OBIALOR - PRESIDENT 2) MRS BRIDGET OBIALOR - SECRETARY 3). MRS DEBORAH FYNFACE 4). DESTINY OKORO SUNDAY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Moses Oluwasegun Emmanuel 2. Pastor Augustina Ogiator Moses 3.

Pastor Anthony Olumide Olajide 4. Pastor Micah Akinmuyiwa 5. Deacon Adebayo Adeosun 6. Deaconess Agnes Ogudugu 7. Evangelist Vivian Deborah Moses

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES i). To give sense of belonging to less privilege ii). To succor, nurture and mentor the orphans, homeless, age peoples, widows and the less privileged in the society.

Any objection to this registration should be addressed to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed : Trustee PATIENTS EMPOWERMENT AND HEALTHCARE RIGHTS INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MR. ADENIYI O. ADELEYE RN. - PRESIDENT 2.AMINYIKOWOH CLEMENT EKO - SECRETARY GEN 3.MRS. OLUBANKE AJOKE ISIOLAOTAN RN - TREASURER 4.DR. GBENGA OLAOYENIKAN 5.MS. TONYE GOBO 6.ENGR. ADENIYI ADEAGA 7.MR. OLUWOLE G. OKEGBOLA 8.UGOCHUKWU NNAMDI UKAMBA 9.ODEY KINGSLEY ODEY 10.WOFAI OGOMETU-EKO (MRS) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO CHAMPION THE COURSE FOR IMPROVED OVERALL PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. 2.TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OF ALL HEALTHCARE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

ITEH KWEDINA FOUNDATION FOR WIDOWS & ORPHANS

ECHOING LIFE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.YARO HANNATU 2.AYUBA HASSANA 3.ABUBAKAR AISHATU 4.MAIGUWA NAOMI PHILIP 5.ILIYA S. DABO 6.JOSHUA SHEBA 7.SATI S. REBECCA 8.YARO HAUWA AHMED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO ENCOURAGE AFFORESTATION AND DISCOURAGE DEFORESTATION. 2.TO SUSTAIN VEGETATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SAMUEL BIKI ESQ (08100122617)

LIVING WATER FOUNTAIN GLOBAL ENLIGHTMENT FOUNDATION (CAC/IT/RC/ NO. 84408)

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION, APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES, REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES AND ADDITION OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.RIMAMDEYATI MATHIAS 2.BLESSING NDEYARKA 3.PASTOR JACOB RIMAMNYANG ANDENUM

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SANDRA OGOCHUKWU EZENWANNE - RE-APPOINTED 2. CHIMDIMMA JULIANA OKPARA - REMOVED 3. EZENWANNE DALUCHI - RE-APPOINTED 4. EZENWANNE NMACHUKWU - RE-APPOINTED 5. EZENWANNE EMEKA - RE-APPOINTED 6. THERESA OKEZUE - APPOINTED

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN TUE SOCIETY.

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

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

SIGNED: AYODEJI AROWOLO ESQ 08038710803

SIGNED: SECRETARY

GREAT GRACE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

RE-INNOVATE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Apostle Anthony stephen 2. Mr Yunana Bature 3. Prophetess Rose Olamide 4. Mr John .o . Onwunmere 5. Chief Joshua Christian 6. Mr Nnok Yohanna

3). TIWA IBITOLU 5). NIKE ODEDEJI

1. ADDITION OF NEW AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : ON THIS ISSUE IT WAS AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES THAT THE FOLLOWING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES BE ADDED BY THE ADDITION OF CLAUSE 3- 15 INTO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FOUNDATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF DONKEY SKIN DEALERS OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Ebele Teresa Chiatula - Chairman 2. Chikam Ekeh - Secretary 3. Chinedu E. Igwe - Member

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Okoye Tochukwu Elija - Chairman 2. Ewelobi Gerald Emeka - Secretary 3. Nnaji Matthew Okafor 4. Ekuma Kelechi

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To preach the gospel of Jesus christ.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.To promote environmental literacy through healthy living and sustainable practices.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.To regulate and monitor the quality of donkey skin in Nigeria.

2. To unite and establish harmony amongst dealers.

3. To act as mediators between government and donkey skin dealers.

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

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

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

SIGNED: Bar Ngozi Annie okwuonyechie

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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IMHANDIABALE LYDIA

AKINBO OGEDE JUSTINA

MATTHEW ERIC CHIMELA

Formerly known and addressed as MONDAY LYDIA OTIBHOR, now wish to be known and addressed as IMHANDIABALE LYDIA. All former documents remain valid.

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HENTOWANU SAMUEL OLUWASEUN

AJAYI KEHINDE OLUSHOLA

CHARLES CHUKWUKA LIVINGSTONE

MENDES IDOWU GBEMISOLA HANNAH

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MRS FRANCES CHISOM GODWIN

HANNAH EDWIN UDOGWU

ADEBULU-DARE JAMES

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MRS BAYO-OLUGBAMI ADEDAMOLA AMINAT

UCHEOMA CHIDIEBERE EMMANUEL

TIJANI EGENE

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This is to confirm that I, AZUMAH ABGAIL is one and same person as ADEWALE ABIGAIL. But now wish to be known and addressed as AZUMAH AKWUGO ABIGAIL. All documents bearing the above names remain mine. General public take note.

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OSUNLOLA BOLUWAJI

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ABUWA UGOCHUKWU WALTER

I FORMERLY MISS SALAUDEEN AMINAT DAMOLA NOW WANT TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BAYO-OLUGBAMI ADEDAMOLA AMINAT. ALL FORMER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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GERALDINE IJEOMA ANIEBONAM

AKINLOLU ALABA AKINBEBIJE

x CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that I, OLUCHI ANNE NJOKU WILLIAMS is one and same person as OLUCHI ANNE NJOKU. But now wish to be known and addressed as OLUCHI ANNE NJOKU WILLIAMS. All documents bearing the above names remain mine. General public take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIIRTH Formerly known and addressed as ALUU ONYINYECHI SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ELIU ONYINYECHI SAMUEL. That my correct date of birth is 15 June 1987 and not 15 March 1987. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that I, ATTIB HASSAN MOMOH is one and same person as ATTIB HASSAN. But now wish to be known and addressed as ATTIB HASSAN MOMOH. All documents bearing the above names remain mine.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS. OKOYE JULIET CHINEZE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that I, AKPAN NSE TITUS is one and same person as AKPAN MERCY NSE. All documents bearing the above names remain mine. General public take note.

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THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT I AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING TABITHA ERDOO SOPHIA HEMBAH AND TABITHA UGBAJA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

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OMOLOLA BOLANLE SOBANKE

CHITURU MARYJANE NDUKAUBA

SUNDAY CHIBUEZE AGABA

EDWARD ODIANOSE AGHEDO

IJABIYI TEMITOPE FOLASHADE

KING ONYEBUCHI NDUBUISI

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I formerly known and addressed as CHITURU MARYJANE IBE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHITURU MARYJANE NDUKAUBA. All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

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I formerly known and addressed as ANYAGHARA. ONYEBUCHI. KING, now wish to be known and addressed as KING ONYEBUCHI NDUBUISI. All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

ADISA IBRAHIM

OLISAKWE CHIBUEZE EMEKA

ONADA OPEYEMI RAOLAT

EGBEMU EIDENOJIE KIZITO

ADEWUYI TOBI DADA

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CHRIST LIVING DELIVERANCE CHURCH

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 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. REV. APOSTLE EMMANUAL OBIORA OKEKE - CHAIRMAN 2. REV. MRS UCHENNA CHRISTIANA OKEKE 3. ELDER OKORO MOSES IKECHUKWU 4. ELDER OKORO GABRIEL NWAFOR 5. PASTOR CHISOM EMMANUAL OBIORA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach and teach the full gospel of Jesus christ.

2. To proclaim deliverance to the captive through ministration of the power of the holy spirit.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar -General Corporate Affairs Commission, Maitama Abuja within 28days of this publication.

Signed. Secretary

INTEGRATED CLASSMATES FOUNDATION

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LOSS OF DOCUMENT This is to inform the General public of the Loss of Grant /Conveyance of Right of Occupancy in respect of Plot 4861350 Sqm in phase AA4 Ext. Layout Kuja. File No 47630 Issued in the Name of Uman Musa. Sold to Sir Lawrence Okoye. All Effort made to trace the said document proved Abortive. If found please return to the Nearest police station All Authority Concerned and General public should take note .

Public Notice MOUNTAIN OF PEACE PRAYER ARMY MINISTRY The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.OBONG (REV.) FRIDAY JACKSON AKPAN -Gen. Overseer 2.APOSTLE UDUAK JACKSON 3.PASTOR EFFIONG UDOH 4.BARR. ANDY NWANZE VALENTINE 5.EMMANUEL ISOFIDA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To proclaim the gospel according to the teaches of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

Signed: BARR. ANDY NWANZE VALENTINE (Solicitor)

INTEGRATED CLASSMATES FOUNDATION

WAVES OF HOPE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

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, 2004.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

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, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.ONOWIGHO NELSON ONOWOTU-Chairman 2.ONOYONA EDWIN AZUBUIKE-Secretary 3.IGHOTA GIBSON OGHENOVO 4.ATONUJE EVELYN AJIRI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.DEBORAH DOOSHIMA AJAI-Chairperson 2.PROF. SOLOMON SULEI DANBAUCHI -Co-Chair 3.GRACE JOHN -Secretary

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.ONOWIGHO NELSON ONOWOTU-Chairman 2.ONOYONA EDWIN AZUBUIKE-Secretary 3.IGHOTA GIBSON OGHENOVO 4.ATONUJE EVELYN AJIRI

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To empower, touch, equip and transform the future of our generation.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To engage in activities that support rural evangelism, Pastors and Families in education for sustainable development.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To empower, touch, equip and transform the future of our generation.

Signed: BARR. PRECIOUS O. OKORO (Solicitor)

Signed: BARR. PRECIOUS O. OKORO (Solicitor)

YOUTH-ARISE LEADERSHIP &ENTERPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE This is to inform the general public that the above named BODY has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act1 of 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES 1 ONILARI VICTORIA OLUFUNKE 2. ONILARI BABSY BABATUNDE 3 ADESHOLA MICHEAL 4 JIBOGU DAVID OLASUNKANMI

LOSS OF DOCUMENT THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT I MODUPE SAMUEL OF MAKE OVER SERVICES LTD MISPLACE THE ORIGINAL CONVE YANCE OF PROVISIONAL APPROVAL OF CUSTOMARY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY IN RESPECT OF PLOT

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO IGNITE THE POTENTIALS OF YOUTHS AND CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE ACCESS AND EXCHANGE THEY REQUIRE TO INNOVATE AND PIONEER SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD IMPROVE NIGERIA AND AFRICAS ECONOMIC POTENTIALS Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: VICTORIA ONILARI

NO CPI7A MEASURING ABOUT 4,538. 4825QM SITUATED AT CHIKUKU EXTENSION KUJE ABUJA, BEARING KABB NIGERIA ENTERPRISES. ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVE ABORTIVE. IF FOUND KINDLY RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ARABAA FOUNDATION

OCHIBE BOKYI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Assembly has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

Trustee 1. HRM Otu Fredaline Akandu (Chairman) 2. Dr Pius Tabi Tawo 3. Hon Justice James .A. Binang ( Rtd) 4. Sir Lt Col Paul Edor Obi ( Rtd) AIM AND OBJECTIVES 1. For the unity and progress of the people of Bokyi 2. For the development of Bokyi land Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED Secretary

APO MARKET SHOPS A-F ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION

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, 2004.

Trustees 1. MR. AKINSOLA AKINFEMIWA 2. DR. MRS. OMOTAYO AKINFEMIWA Aim and objectives 1. To focus on the often relegated,smallest insignification units of our society , we seek to influence positive change in the Nigerian society.

2. To promote community socio-economic development, employing tools like continuous learning knowledge sharing and cooperation among micro-units

Signed: R. N. EMORON

Names of trustees.

(1) Onyema Kalu Mba.... Chairman.

(3) Orji Onyekachi.

(5) Victor Oluchi Joy. (7) John Christiana Chiamaka.

(9) Iwuoha Chijioke.

(2) Anichukwu Felix Okeke. Secratary.

(4) Ihieanacho Kalu.

(6) Kalu Albright.

(8) Monday Ekponoimo Joy. (10) Onumonu Innocent.

Aim and Objectives.

1. To seek the welfare of members.

Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: President CHRIST COVENANT GOSPEL CHURCH ‘CCGC’ INTERNATIONAL INC. The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for REPLACEMENT AND CHANGE OF CHURCH NAME FROM GOSPEL CHURCH IJO MAJEMU AGBALAOLUWA GBAMILOIYA To CHRIST COVENANT GOSPEL CHURCH ‘CCGC’ INTERNATIONAL INC. under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

Trustees 1. PASTOR / PROPHET. BLESSING AGBAJE LOLA. 2. EVANGELIST BUKONLA AGBAJELOLA 3. ELDER OLUSOLA TELUFUSI.- REPLACED 4. MRS. ELIZABETH FAYODE. NEW AND REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEES 1. OLUWATOSIN AGBAJELOLA The aim and objectives remain the same

Signed: VICTOR. A. OLISA

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER IN NIGERIA FOUNDATION

Trustees 1. DEMOLA ELESO 2. DR. AKIN ORUNMUYI 3. DOSEKE AKPORIAYE

Any objection to this Appointment , Amendment of constitution and , Change of Association name. FROM : APO MARKET SHOP A-F OWNER ASSOCIATION. TO ; APO MARKET SHOPS A-F ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

Signed: Secretary

Trustees 1. HON. EMEKA AGBO (JP), - CHAIRMAN 2. ENGR. OMOAKA AKHERE. - SECRETARY 4. MR. FORTUNE ONUORA ONOVO 6. ROSEMARY EMOVON 8. JACOB KWUSHUE

All Former Trustees remain the same

ABIA MASS TROUSERS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

Any objection to the REPLACEMENT AND CHANGE OF CHURCH NAME FROM GOSPEL CHURCH IJO MAJEMU AGBALAOLUWA GBAMILOIYA TO CHRIST COVENANT GOSPEL CHURCH ‘CCGC’ INTERNATIONAL INC. should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

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, 2004.

NEW AND ADDITIONAL OF TRUTEES 1. Mr. JOHN OKORO. - WELFARE OFFICER

Signed: BARR. PRECIOUS O. OKORO (Solicitor)

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Appointment , Amendment of constitution and Change of Association name FROM : APO MARKET SHOP A-F OWNER ASSOCIATION. TO ; APO MARKET SHOPS A-F ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

3. MR. KINGSLEY ABENGOWE 5. DR. NKOYO EKOP 7. BARR. PATRICK ANI 9. MRS. ROSELINE AHUCHAOGU

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

KOLA CHRISTWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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, 2004.

Trustees 1. DR. KOLAWOLE OLUSOLA-CHRISTWEALTH. 2. MRS. OYINOLA OLUSOLA-CHRISTWEALTH.

Aim and objective 1. To promote the awareness of the Nuclear Medicine centre at UCH. Ibadan.

Aim and objective 1. To provide advocacy and funding of education and agricultural 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, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within TwentyEight (28) days from the date of this publication.

Signed Barr. OLAOLU MICHAEL ADENIYI.

Signed Secretary

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Home-grown feeding for pupils: How far can it go?

The Federal Government’s on-going feeding programme for public school pupils across the country may after all be a flash in the pan going by the plethora of challenges confronting the government. FEMI GANIYU writes

Nigeria School feeding

At last, the Home-Grown Feeding Programme of the Federal Government has begun across the country. And, like a long rope, the policy has begun dragging along its path, robust value chain, including employment for food vendors and the likes; nutrition development for pupils, and bounty harvests for farmers, transport operators and markets.

But, just as the government has started relishing about its potential success, even at this infancy stage of the programme, some critical observers have identified landmines that may truncate the policy, if not well implemented from achieving its sustainability objectives.

Indeed, following the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari to carry through to the letter, one of its election campaign promises of setting aside some funds to feed millions of pupils in public primary schools in the 36b states and Abuja, Federal Capital, activities have since the beginning of this quarter, been upbeat about the programme.

According to the Federal Government, the programme is seeking to feed millions of traumatized Nigerian children under the National HomeGrown School Feeding Programme.

The programme, which is being driven by the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, as part of his oversight state functions ceded to him

by President Buhari, was to have taken effect in June last year, but had to finally be inaugurated in September last year.

Now the bites are on. Already, states like Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Zamfara have begun feeling its impact, as millions of pupils in public primary schools in these states are feeling its value addition.

According to the Acting President Osinbajo, the government was committed to its success, although coming on the heels of the jettisoned similar policy operated by Lagos and Osun states a few years ago, the government hopes to realign it with its ‘Change Mantra’ policy drive.

Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said that the “One hot meal per day to over one million pupils, is already on in seven states,” identified earlier.

The government said millions of Naira had so far been released to these states, adding that 11,775 food vendors/cooks have been employed to prepare the meals in the lucky states, just as local farmers in these states have been captured in the food supply chain needed to enhance the success of the programme through reduction in nutrition deficiency, employment generation, capacity and empowerment.

Osinbajo said that, Anambra, with pupils’ population of 96,489 and 937 schools, was the first state to receive funding in three trances covering 30 school days totaling N188, 769,000.00; Ogun state, with 170,927 and 1,381 cooks has collected N119,648,900, while Osun State, collected N92,425,400 to feed 142,193 pupils. The scheme currently engages 2,688 cooks to handle the programme in thousands of public primary schools there.

Observers have described the government’s action as commendable, but warned about its full implementation.

According to the President, Certified Board of Administrators of Nigeria, Professor Samuel Gbolahan-Dairo, the scheme, on its” face value, is good; but the problems that usually confront such programme, going by our past experiences, are implementation and sustainability.”

He said he doubted whether the programme can endure the current recession, but warned the government against any hijacking of the programme by politicians, who may be out to satisfy their pecuniary interests.

Indeed, there are cries in some states like, Ogun and Oyo, that some registered vendors were being schemed out in favour of some people who have powerful connections with some politicians. Also, in the state, appeals have gone to governor Abiola Ajimobi to ensure that all identified schools captured by the scheme are fully incorporated into the programme, as there were reports that some

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schools were yet to benefit from it.

But, Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun, said at the flag-off of the ceremony in his state that the social intervention policy would enhance enrolment in schools, attendance, among other benefits.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, also said that, “There is a serious need to ensure the well-being of the pupils in the primary schools.”

Among the beneficiary schools in the state included, St. Paul’s Demonstration Primary School, Onikolobo, Abeokuta, the state’s capital.

As Lagos State, which currently awaits its own local flag-off also lauded the programme, as the governor of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that thev programme was a right step in the right direction, there are those who feel that the Federal Government must not waiver on it, so as to rekindle the hope of the people, who are currently battling to survive, following high inflation, recession, poverty, armed robberies and kidnappings, among other socio-economic vices confronting

them.

One of them is Mrs. Adeyinka Sunmola, a caterer/nutritionist, who said the government must adhere strictly to nutritional content of foods served the pupils to avoid constipation, vomiting and deaths that they could face in case of poor management of the programme.

She said the government should put in place total quality management, such that qualified food vendors and nutritionist are engaged to handle the programme in the states.

Pupils in the beneficiary schools are said to be happy about the programme, more so as they are fed with rich meals like rice (using modern culinary like aluminum plates), they do not often eat in their homes. They also get bottled water to the bargain.

Private school owners are appealing to the government to allow their schools to benefit from the programme as well.

According to the Proprietor of Success Schools, Ogba, Mr. Jide Ajayi,” We too deserve to benefit from it, after all, our pupils are Nigerians as well;” although not oblivious that he’s is a private school, as against public schools that is the focus of the government currently.

Analyst say that this programme may be a political gimmick by the government to hoodwink Nigerians into believing that they are working, adding that should a new government come into power in the next election, the programme may suffer a stillbirth.

This was the view of Mr. Uzomah Benjamin, who added that beyond the programme, “Government must take a holistic approach” to addressing Nigeria’s many challenges, like electricity, food, housing, education, health, among others, Justas the nation awaits the ailing President Buhari’s approval of the N7. 2 trillion 2017 budget, when he returns from his medical vacation in the United Kingdom!

As the programme takes its foothold on the nation’s economy, the question begging for an answer is; how far can it go?

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We aim to empower Nigerian youths on renewable power generation -Engr Oludemi Engr. Francis Oludemi is a manager of Solar Affairs and owner of Solar Energy Systems, whose aim is to empower Nigerian youths on renewable power generation. Oludemi, who has been in most parts of the country installing the solar system, spoke to Tom Okpe about solar in Nigeria and way forward.

Why are the Youths your target audience?

The Youths are the generating power of the World right now, which goes around the Solar Energy Systems. Everybody is talking about Power generation and living on the Solar Energy Systems makes it cheaper, cleaner, more durable and reliable; it’s safe and of a lower expenses as regards maintenance. It allows grid decentralization. Everybody is on grid in Nigeria, that’s why the grid cannot supply everybody. The grid cannot supply one quarter of 170 million people.

Now, we are saying the sun is available everywhere so it is a case of my people perishes due to lack of knowledge. Now, having gotten it, we began to give to those we know will live with it for a very long time. So, the Youths will live with it for a very long time and pass on to their descendants.

Have you sold this idea to the government most especially, at this time when generating power has become a challenge?

Yes, somehow. In my 11 years of practice, I have done a lot for government officials, in the military, magistrates and schools, who now run on my system. I was in one of the National Youth Service Corps camps when this polytechnic in OKoh, Anambra state, sent for me to come and power their hostels.

On February 2010, I was in ex-Governor Nyako’s residence for the same purpose. l have powered the residence of some very important personalities in the society, So, we’re doing our best and praying that the little we are doing, will get out there for all to see.

Nigeria has never had it so bad in terms of power generation, how do we put an end to this incessant power failure in the country?

The only thing we can do in this country, which has always been my cry anywhere I go, is that every developed country today live majorly on the solar energy systems. In 2011, there was this publication that United States of America is creating thousands of jobs from the solar energy systems. Now, Australia lives around 90 percent of their entire populace in the solar energy systems and a lot of other countries. China is almost everywhere. Go to Israel, what you see everywhere is solar. These people have the power, but cannot pay for it, but we don’t have the power and yet cannot embrace solar. We have sunlight, yet we have power challenge, they don’t have sunlight, yet do not have power challenge.

They generate power but they can’t pay.

There, they think of alternative to cushion what is going out from their purse and they discovered solar. We have the solar and cannot take advantage of it. So, what the government should do that I have been crying since 2006 is to domesticate solar energy systems.

When we domesticate the solar energy system, the price will crash and once the cost crashes, the next thing you will see is that everybody can afford it. Go round here now and you will see every family has a generator.

What we’re doing now is to make all the noise so that the government can hear this and begin to think on how to open up borders. I

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started my first year in the system in Benin Republic. If you tell them there this thing will aid power, they will take no tax on it. Anything you’re bringing, even if it is paper, once you say it is to aid electricity, they won’t take tax on it. But here, the story is different. Once they know it is solar, you’re paying from your nose. So, government should open up borders, let these things come in, and attract investors let there be investment in this sector.

In Ghana, they already have solar manufacturing company, why can’t we have one in Nigeria? Just to come and assemble these things here is a big challenge for us. We can do it, because Nigeria has the potential, resources and the human resources. Nigeria has the capacity but cannot utilize it. The only source that is reliable in terms of power generation is solar. You wake up in the morning, the sun comes up and remains there till 6pm and goes down by 7pm. But in your area, can you have the Power Holding Electricity light for 12 and 13 hours?

On daily basis, God has given us that light.

Solar is not about the sun that drives you to a shade, solar is about the sunlight that gives you brightness, it is about the light, not about the heat, and this is what we take away from the sun which is called, insulation.

Sometimes in class, I tell them close your eyes watching a bulb and you will see some lines; I use this as an example to tell them that from the sun, there are so many things that are traveling. If you can see those lines in star forms, those are the light that will come in to the modules. The modules will now soak it in through the charge controller, power the batteries, then the inverter can invert and it becomes a useable power.

What advice do you have for donor agencies since government seems to have a lot in their hands and the secret behind your success in the sector?

They should look for companies that are genuine and give them grants. There are some companies that are older than Nigeria

I had worked for 18 months without salaries but today, I pay people salaries. We have sun and yet complaining of light, I don’t understand! How can one be in the water and still be thirsty? At this age, Nigeria should be one of the producing countries, and if we cannot produce, let us at least assemble the solar energy modules in Nigeria.

and some recent ones also doing it, just locate who and who are genuine.

On my success, I think the biggest I want to celebrate is the NYSC in 2009. I was with a company serving as their solar energy engineer and my MD happened to bring in a Chinese, who told me the story of how China grew to the level where it is today. He said his father worked with a company that produced a solar module. So one day, his father just woke up and called 20 of his friends, worldwide, and held a meeting like Nigerians can hold meeting and agreed that every year, every one of them will be going back to their country, China, to train their youths, and gave themselves 20 years target.

At the 15th year, everybody had done more than enough and China grew to become the world power. They went back to their country to train their youths in their mother tongue, that’s why you hardly find a Chinese man who speaks the English language.

That is how I started; after hearing this story, I put up my resignation and left. Today, I have trained quite a number of youths, who have become employers of labor and doing very well, two in China, three in the US and so many of them in other parts of the World.

Some of them will call to tell me that they have bought their first and second cars, and even send me recharge cards.

So, with all these and their prayers, I am fulfilled. The youths are my target, I have successfully lived on solar energy for 11 years, no NEPA, I don’t have the smallest generator.

I had worked for 18 months without salaries but today, I pay people salaries. We have sun and yet complaining of light, I don’t understand! How can one be in the water and still be thirsty? At this age, Nigeria should be one of the producing countries, and if we cannot produce, let us at least assemble the solar energy modules in Nigeria.

Today, we are at the mercies of Niger Delta Avengers. Once they blow up pipelines, we are in total trouble, total blackout because Kainji Dam cannot produce as much as can serve us and there is sunlight. I think God Himself is not happy with us that we are not exploring the natural resources given to us.

What role can the government play in all these?

The government should domesticate solar energy systems. In Australia, you are encouraged. They give dual directional meter. So, when you are on your systems, the general electricity supply will own you, and when you are on that, you will be unwinding it. Once general light is not available, your neighbor lives on your systems and the power provider begins to own you. If you have a school that has up to one thousand pupils, they give you up to a thousand solar wears, worth 15 thousand dollars. That is the way to encourage the citizen. You can imagine how much the government pumped into NEPA during Obasanjo’s regime. If it were poured into solar; you will see countries far and near come to see what we have done. So, it is not enough to just talk about it, it is time for us to back it up with action.

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The House of Representatives on Thursday gave nod to the performance of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), most especially on the aggressive metering embarked upon by the distribution company.

Speaking during an assessment tour by the House Committee on Privatization and Commercialization, with the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE), committee members and members of Bureau For Public Enterprise, said the mass smart pre-payment meters currently being mounted in most parts of Jos, the Plateau state capital as directed by the industry regulators, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), will enable consumers pay for only what they consume.

The visit, which is an oversight function by members of te lower house of the national assembly, was also aimed at exploring ways in which both the federal government and DISCO (JED), will fulfill pact xx

signed by both parties.

Addressing newsmen after the eventful inspection, the Chairman House Committee on Privatization and Commercialization, Hon. Ahmed (Yerima Misau/ Dambam, Bauchi state), represented by Hon. Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole, (Akoko South East/South West), said it is clear that JED have been keeping to its agreement and that the federal government will play its own role in ensuring that it fulfills its own side of the bargain. “it is obvious that JED is keeping to its side of the bargain and as expected, government will play its own role to uphold agreement reached when pact was signed; and most especially will shall ensure that the cost effective tariff will be looked into”, he said.

On his part, the Acting Director General BPE, Vincent O. Akpotaire, in his remark said Nigeria will grow DISCO out of season of Complain, identifying regulation as one of the major challenges and expressing confidence that BPE will surmount all uphill task.

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Ikeme Hails Gallant Wolves In FA Cup Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme

Second half goals from Pedro Ro-

Reacting to the defeat, Ikeme also

has hailed the performance of his

driguez and Diego Costa, sealed Chel-

praised Wolves fans for their support.

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sea’s place in the quarter-finals.

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mates despite their 2-0 home defeat

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against a top Chelsea team. Thanks

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face to face with Super Eagles teammate

everybody for your support. The at-

Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, Com-

Victor Moses who was impressive for Chel-

mosphere was incredible!,” Ikeme

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sea throughout the game.

wrote on his Twitter handle.

Ademola Lookman

Ighalo scores twice in China

O Everton star Lookman in international tug-of-war E verton attacker Ademola Lookman has the option to represent Nigeria at international level and the African country have made an approach to seek out his allegiance, according to sources.

The blistering young forward has moved to the Premier League outfit from Charlton Athletic and has impressed for Ronald Koeman’s men since his January transfer.

Lookman has already represented England at both under-19 and 20 level, with the Wandsworth-born starlet being tipped as a player that could feature in senior international football in the future.

While the FA surely have a pathway for the 19-yearold to possibly play for the Three Lions in the future, Nigerian officials have contacted the Everton star to gauge his interest in playing for them, according to the report.

Lookman qualifies for the African nation through families ties and as such the former Charlton starlet seemingly has a tough decision to make over his national alliance.

The teenager has made five Premier League appearances so far for Everton this term and scored his first Premier League goal in the 4-0 win over Manchester City.

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arcelona new signing Ezekiel Bassey was among the players not listed for action by coach Gerard Lopez when the B team defeated UD Cornella 2-0.

Ezekiel arrived the club on loan from Nigeria Premier League side Enyimba FC of Aba on transfer deadline day, but he is yet to make is debut 19 days after his transfer.

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The 20 year old has been impressive in traning with the B team, but he is yet to be granted a work permit which will allow him play in competitive games even for the main team.

He will be issued a work permit in a few days time as exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com few weeks ago, and he is expected in Nigeria next week to complete the process of his work permit application.

dion Ighalo scored again for his new club, Changchun Yatai, to make it three goals in two games following his debut goal two days ago.

The Super Eagles striker scored a brace for the Chinese Super League club on Saturday, in another friendly game, even though they lost 3-2 this time.

The 27-year old has scored for his new team in a 3-3 draw against a Korean club in a friendly two days earlier in their training camp.

Ighalo and his teammates will participate in their last friendly on Monday, February 20, before returning to China ahead of theirfirst game of the new season against Shanghai SIPG. The former Udinese striker joined the Chinese club from Premier League side Watford last month and is now reportedly the highest earning Nigerian player.

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he Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has finally concluded plans for friendly games for the Super Eagles as they prepare for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Cup of Nations qualifiers in June and the resumption of the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers in August.

The Teranga Lions of Senegal will meet Nigeria in London on March 23 and then the Super Eagles take on Burkina Faso four days later as they maximise the Fifa window next month.

Senegal, who lost in the quarterfinal at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and Burkina Faso who made the semi-finals will provide a stern test for Gernot Rohr’s men who failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

To date, Nigeria haven’t played any games in 2017.

Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye said that the friendly games in the March window have been finalised after a bit of concern on which teams the Eagles will face.

“The two teams that the Su-

Iheanacho Is Very Happy At Man City - Pellegrini

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ormer boss of Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini who is now the head coach of Chinese side Hebei China Fortune has spoken out about his plans to sign some players he has worked with in the past.

Pellegrini who gave Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho his breakthrough at Manchester City last season, listed the Nigerian as part of the players he would love to work with at the Chinese club in the future.

Although the Nigerian has found games hard to come by under new City boss Pep Guardiola, Pellegrini insist the 20 year old forward is very happy at the Etihad. ” I have worked with a whole lot of players, but some I feel I won’t love working with them in the nearest future but I won’t mind luring some to join me in China,” Pellegrini said. ” The young players have worked with in the past are the ones I strongly feel we could work again before I retire, there are many like Iheanacho but I know he is very happy at Manchester City”

per Eagles will play have been confirmed. Nigeria will face the Teranga Lions of Senegal on March 23 and then meet Burkina Faso on the 27th,” Ibitoye said.

“Both games will be in London and it will provide us with a stern test as we prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.

“We had a few teams in mind but we have finally received confirmation for Senegal and Burkina Faso. The Ghana deal didn’t work presumably because they don’t have a coach now after Avram Grant resigned.

“But all has been settled now, Senegal and Burkina Faso will be the two teams the Eagles will face in the March Fifa window,” he added.

Nigeria are top of Group B of the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers with six points from two matches. The Super Eagles will also do battle with South Africa, Libya and Seychelles for a spot at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Ogidi community commend Gov. over road project

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Govt. warns against using children for alms begging

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Bishop Okeke with (from left) Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah; Chief Victor Umeh; former State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi; Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige and Dr. Obinna Uzor, on his immediate left, during the celebration of the cleric’s 70th birthday in Onitsha...recently

Come to our rescue, Onitsha traders urge Obiano Alphonsus Nweze, Onitsha

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of Anambra State has been asked not to abandon the traders of Marine Modern Market Onitsha in Anambra State in their legal battle with a prominent businessman in the state who has been laying claim to the ownership of the market.

The new chairman of the market, Chief Lois Onyeabor, told the Anambra Times in Onitsha that Anambra State Government under Chief Willie Obiano should not abandon the traders in the hands of their enemies, who want to take away their means of livelihood.

“Our prayer is that Government should not aban-

don us. We are their tenants.

Government is our landlord.

We have been in legal battle for a long time now. We pay levies to sustain this litigation. The Governor should come and intervene in the matter once and for all in overall interest of the parties involved,” he said.

The market leader also asked the Governor to extend the Government’s road rehabilitation to the market, lamenting that both their road and light have not been given attention as all of them stopped at the Main Market.

Onyeabar however, commended the Governor for the good governance he has offered the state so far, which he said include drastic reduction of crime and

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criminalities in the state.

He was particularly impressed that the Christmas was celebrated in the state without any major crime like armed robbery and kidnapping.

The Marine Modern market chairman said with what Governor Obiano has accomplished so far, his members will no doubt back him for the second term, insisting that he will continue in office till he completes his eight-year tenure.

He promised to continue to follow meticulously the overall needs of his people, especially the litigation over the ownership of their market, stressing that nobody will hijack the market from them since it belonged to the traders.

“Nobody can take it away from us in spite of the intimidation. We have been paying levies to sustain this case. There have been intimidation but nothing will de-

ter us. Everybody should be free to come to us. We have open door policy. There is no crisis now and there will be no crisis,” he said.

Continuing, the chairman urged his members, saying “they should support us.

They should always reason with us, support our programmes. We will not impose levies arbitrarily. It is said united we stand and divided we fall. We have come to serve them and we will serve them to the best of our knowledge”.

Other members of the new executive include Ilochukwu Ezeanya, Vice Chairman; Echezona Ikeh, secretary; Chizoba Nwankwo, treasurer; George Emelukwa, Financial secretary; Okechukwu Okonkwo, Public Relations Officer (PRO); Peter Ogbe, Assistant secretary; Nze Patrick Ezeala, Provost 1; and Onyeozichkwu Humphery Onyekaba, Provost II.

dren and sick persons to beg for alms in Anambra State have been warned to desist from the act or face the wrath of the law.

The state Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Dr. Victoria Chikwelu, gave the warning on Friday in Awka, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The commissioner decried the activities of those who use vulnerable persons to beg for alms, adding that it will not be tolerated.

Chikwelu said that anyone caught using children and sick persons under any guise to solicit for alms, will be apprehended and prosecuted.

She lamented the indiscriminate use of children, the sick and other persons in need of medical attention for alms begging, which she noted compounds the medical and mental status of the victims.

The commissioner, however, advised that any person that has a sick person should go to government hospital for treatment at a reasonable cost.

She also advised persons with disability to enroll in any of the governmentowned homes for physically challenged persons.

The commissioner described the state government as child friendly and would stop at nothing to protect their rights.

She appealed to the public to report persons who engage in using children for alms begging to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs in Awka, or the nearest police station for prompt action.

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Onitsha Fire: Obiano orders relocation of filling stations near residential buildings ÏÏÏ

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Thursday, ordered the relocation of filling stations constructed around residential buildings and markets.

Obiano gave the order at the scene of a fire incident which destroyed 13 buildings, 10 vehicles and other valuables worth millions of naira on Upper New Market Road, Onitsha, on Wednesday night.

The governor, who cut short his trip to Abuja to visit the scene, expressed worry over the increasing cases of fire incidents in the state.

“At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday when I was about to retire after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, I was called and briefed about fire incidents in five locations in the state.

“The fire incidents occurred in Nnewi, Nimo, Okpuno, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and Onitsha and all started almost at the same time.

“It is only in Onitsha that we had an extensive damage of property where about 15 families were

displaced but no death was recorded in all.”

He said that a committee would be set up to find out the remote causes of these fire incidents and what government could do differently to assist the victims.

“We are going to find out whether these filling stations will remain here because Onitsha has grown and the gas stations are now in the midst of residential buildings.’’

The governor said that the committee, in collaboration with the Obi of Onitsha, Obi Alfred Achebe, would determine how the affected 15 families would be resettled around the area for a year.

Obiano also said that a barrier would be placed across the three flyovers in Awka, to restrict the movement of articulated vehicles on them.

He urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to impound articulated vehicles that violate traffic rules and regulations.

While commending the firemen from the state and Asaba, for their timely intervention, Obiano dis-

closed that three special fire trucks to complement the existing ones had been ordered.

According to him, each has three components — 10, 000 litres capacity for water, 750 litres for foam and 75 kilogram for powder — which will make fire-fighting faster and more efficient.

“One of the trucks will be deployed to the Main market, Onitsha, while the others will be deployed to Nnewi and Awka; the trucks will arrive within two weeks,” he added.

He appealed to traditional rulers and leaders in the communities to sensitise their people on the need to reduce bush-burning, especially during the harmattan season.

Obiano also advised people who do not have business around an inferno to run for their lives rather than stay close to take videos and pictures.

He commended the security operatives that assisted during the inferno, saying that their presence helped to stop attempts by hoodlums to loot banks.

Wealthy individuals asked to extend their wealth to the poor, needy ÏÏÏ The Managing Director of

Arthur Garden Hotels, Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area, near Onitsha, Anambra State, Mrs. Nkechi Arthur, has called on wealthy individuals to always share their wealth with the poor and the needy.

Mrs. Arthur, who spoke recently during the celebration of her 40th birthday anniversary, said it was by God’s grace that some people are privileged to be rich, not necessarily because of their personal effort.

“A lot of people hardly see food to eat. Things are very difficult and that is why the privileged ones should offer help. I wanted the needy to be part of this celebration. Earlier in the week I had visited motherless babies home to make them be part of this celebration,” she said.

Reminiscing on her life in the last 40 years, Mrs. Arthur thanked God for his grace all these years in spite of all the challenges.

She said: “God has been faith-

ful to me and my family. I married to the love of my life. Celebrating this birthday with my friends around me gives my joy.

There have been so much ups and downs but God has been faithful. My husband has been flying to and from. He flew in from London for this celebration and God has been protecting him. That is why I first celebrated this in the church with thanksgiving”.

Mrs. Arthur, who has been married for 17 years and blessed with two boys, advised couples to always maintain effective communication in their marriage as it is essential ingredient for successful marriage.

She also told wives to always be submissive to their husbands, without which they will not have happy and enduring marriage, stating that the celebration was initially planned for the married couples but on second thought and protest from some of her friends, she threw it open for the singles to have a feel of the occasion too.

Nigeria needs divine, not political or economic solution - Cleric

ÏÏÏ The General Overseer of Bible

Bishop Nwachukwu with his wife (middle); other Bishops and children in yellow cutting his birthday cake...recently

Base Church, Rev. Jerry Nwachukwu, has said the only way out of Nigeria‘s economic and socio-political crisis is for everybody including our leaders and the led to turn to God and seek divine solution.

Rev. Nwachukwu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with the Anambra Times in Onitsha, Anambra State, said like the days of Jonah when everybody in the sinking boat cried unto God, all of us in Nigeria must now cry to God to intervene in our national affairs.

“What we need now is not politi-

Defend yourself from unwarranted aggression, Bishop Nwachukwu tells Christians Stories by Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

ÏÏÏ As

Nigerian Christians continue to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari administration of plot to islamise Nigeria due to their unabated killings by Fulani herdsmen especially in Southern part of the country, the General Overseer of Rhema Chapel Church, Bishop Arthur Nwachukwu, has called on Christians to defend themselves in the face of unwarranted aggression.

Bishop Nwachukwu, who spoke in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anam-

bra State during his 75th birthday anniversary, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of grand plot to islamise Nigeria.

The Bishop said if he speaks the truth, they would come after him, but he would not intimidated, saying “he can come all the way from his office in Abuja to pick me. The man wants to islamise Nigeria, but you should be a Christian. Don’t run away. Defend yourself as Christians”.

He attested to the grace of God in his life in the last 75 years especially since he totally surrendered himself to God, saying that there have

been several efforts in the past, including using charms to eliminate him but God has been faithful, and he asserted “no native doctor can do me anything. I am a spirit. That born of a spirit is a spirit”.

Speaking at the occasion, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, extolled the virtues of Bishop Nwachukwu, who he said, was not only an accomplished servant of God but has brought up his children in the way of the Lord.

“We are celebrating God’s glory. Your own children are telling your story. You can’t

have it better. The grace and blessings of God are on Nwachukwus. You should pray for our state and the country,” said the former Governor.

Governor Willie Obiano, who was represented at the occasion by the State Head of Service, said that the Governor has high regard for the man of God because of his accomplishment in the vineyard of God. He challenged other men of God and the elites in the state to emulate this servant of God in the manner he has brought up his children to take after him in the service of God.

cal or economic solution as many are suggesting. We need divine intervention. We need to call on God who has answer to every situation to intervene in our time and even in time to come,” he said.

The General Overseer of Bible Base Church said that in course of seeking God’s face, he was told in the spiritual realm that Nigeria as a nation has no direction economically and politically now.

“I am not in support of national policies that are not divinely inspired, but our policies are not inspired spiritually and when policies are not influenced spiritually, they cannot change the situation. They will be anti-people; satanic kingdoms take control and this leads to collapse of a nation. This is the time for every man to call on his God,” said Rev. Nwachukwu.

He lamented that today’s Nigerian leaders are self-centred, think more of their respective regional interest rather than national interest.

“What we have now is oligarchy, a system of government of few individuals, the richer getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Under Jonathan, we were the highest economy in Africa, yet our living standard was low, our literacy level was low. There was inequality, no empowerment of the citizens. It was based on paper. It is worse now.

Under this government, it is government of the few cornering the resources of everybody.

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APC is occupation party in Igbo land, says Okorie ÏÏÏ The leader of United Progres-

sives Party (UPP), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has dismissed boasts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the party will take over Anambra State after this’ year’s governorship election, describing the APC as an occupation party in Igbo land.

Chief Okorie, who spoke recently after the inauguration of the management Board of Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said as an occupation party, it must be kicked out in Igbo land.

Prominent members of the APC in the state especially Senator Chris Ngige, who is the Minister of Labour and Chief George Moghalu, the National Auditor of the party and also an aspirant, all have vowed to use the federal might to push out Governor Willie Obiano of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

Already there seems to be a gangup for APC to hijack power at all cost as prominent businessmen and politicians have joined the party to plot the ouster of Gov. Obiano. Among those said to have joined APC and are working to install APC governor include business mogul, Chief Arthur Eze; Dr. Ifeanyi Uba; Sir Emeka Offor; Chief Obinna Uzor; and Tony Nwoye among others.

But Okorie said they were daydreaming because APC has no natural support in Igbo and anybody thinking of expanding the party was misleading the leadership of the party.

The founding chairman of APGA said they in UPP have not come up with their strategy for the Anambra Governorship election later this year but said the pre-occupation of Ndigbo should be that APC must be stopped.

He challenged Ngige to explain how the Federal Government arrived at paying N5, 000 APC campaign promise to only seven states.

He said: “Chris Ngige is at the centre of the payment. His ministry oversees it. He should explain how they already knew who they will pay and how they came to shortlist the beneficiaries. We need to know”.

Okorie described as “mirage” the touting of mega party in Nigeria, stating that forming a party that can win election is not a tea party as it takes time to brand a party.

Restating his comments on Biafra which has been trending in the social media, Okorie said that Biafra is a reality and existed before the amalgamation of Nigeria as Bight of Biafra 500 years ago, which they changed as Bight of Benin after the civil war and it is still existing.

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Obiano gets more endorsements for second term bid

Alphonsus Nweze, Onitsha

ÏÏÏAnambra

State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has continued to receive more support from wellmeaning citizens of the state who believe that his accomplishments in office would guarantee his reelection.

Speaking to newsmen in Awka on the issue, President-General of the Ogbunike Progressive Union, Mr. Godwin Ibekwe, said the Ogbunike community has agreed to support Gov. Obiano in his second tenure aspiration.

According to Ibekwe, the governor’s wife whose paternal origin is Ogbunike has conveyed her husband’s re-election aspiration which should be given every support.

The president general asked all governorship aspirants in the state to wait till Obiano completes his sec-

ond tenure in office given his great accomplishments which need not be interrupted.

On his part, the principal of Igwebuike Grammar School Awka, Dr. Raphael Anaekeokwu, spoke of Obiano’s achievements in office which are great indicators that a winning team needs not to be changed.

Anaekeokwu made reference to his recent distribution of textbooks to all schools in the state aimed at promoting the reading culture in the educational institutions.

Contributing, the Ezeigbo Adamawa State, Eze Solomon Ebisi from Enugukwu conveyed the support of Igbos in Adamawa State for the second term re-election of Obiano.

Meanwhile, the member representing Ayamelum constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr. Uche Okafor, stressed that Gov. Obiano has proved beyond

all reasonable doubts through his developmental accomplishments in the areas of payment of workers’ salaries as at when due, agricultural revolution, attracting investors to the state, among other indices of development that he deserves a second tenure in office.

In a related development, the state president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, who maintained a non-partisan posture on the issue of second tenure, said the Igbo apex organisation stands for the rule of law to be obeyed in all electoral matters.

He however lauded Obiano’s grassroots development which manifested in giving all communities in the state N20 million each for development, a gesture, he noted, was aptly approved for all communities for the year 2017.

FG/IFAD presents rice, cassava processing equipment to farmers in Awka ÏÏÏ The Federal Government in

collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have presented equipment worth millions of Naira to some farmer groups in Anambra State to boost rice and cassava production.

Some of the equipment distributed to the beneficiaries under the IFAD-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) are parboiling tank, dryer, parboiler, power tiller, seed planter and high performance ATAT thresher.

Other equipment, included small thresher, stainless manual fryer, manual press, 32ton jack, mechanical peeler/sieving machine/stainless grater and manual uprooter, among others.

Presenting the items in Awka on Friday, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Afam Mbanefo, said the gesture was a big success toward mechanisation of food and food security in the country.

Mbanefo, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs. Ngozi Onu, said the equipment would minimise labour as well as encourage others who were yet to embrace farming.

The State Programme Coordinator of VCDP, Mr Emmanuel Aguncha, said the equipment were meant to add value to rice and cassava enterprise in the state.

Aguncha explained that each farmer group paid 30 per cent of the actual amount for the equipment, while FG/IFAD and the state government contributed the remaining

70 per cent.

“The emphasis is that you should put these facilities to good use, guard them jealously and ensure that they grow to profits.

“We will continue to train you on how to use and maintain these equipment,” he said.

Mr. Peter Emeka, a beneficiary from Rainbow Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Omor, commended the government and VCDP for the gesture, assuring that the equipment would be put to good use.

“The farmers are very happy because it has never been like this for us.

“I want to assure you that we will not disappoint you; what you did for the farmers cannot be estimated because the knowledge you have given to us will help improve agriculture.

“One testimony is that farmers are smiling because the harvest has continued to double from what it used to be,” Emeka said.

He assured that the equipment would be judiciously and effectively utilised.

Also, Mr Benedict Imeh from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, expressed confidence that the equipment would help foster development in the agricultural sector.

“I want to plead with the Federal Government to allow the programme to continue, so that other farmers who are highly productive but incapacitated can benefit,” Ime said.

Vice Chancellor, Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Prof. Fidelis Okafor (2nd from left) surrounded by other principal officers of the university during the interdenominational service for the 17th matriculating ceremony of the institution..recently.

The secret of my success, by Ojukwu varsity VC ÏÏÏ The Vice-Chancellor of Chuk-

wuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Prof. Fidelis Okafor, has said that display of love and humility to the students and staff of the university have been the secret of his success in administering the rather young university.

Prof. Okafor, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the 17th Matriculation ceremony of the university, said that if one wanted to be loved, one should first show love to others.

“If the students know that the Vice-Chancellor loves them, they will return love to him. It is a practical thing. When you are up there, you are there because somebody must be there. It is not because you are the best. So there should be no need for one to be flaunting oneself,” he said.

Continuing, Prof Okafor said: “You respect the sensibilities of others. No son will want to harm his father except that son is insane. It is true that the university as a community is made up of the good, the

bad and the ugly but we know how to manage them”.

He said cultism was not totally absent from the university but they have been able to manage it to the barest minimum, that they do not give the university community any trouble as they engage their cult activities in hiding.

Earlier during an interdenominational service, three students had in compliance with the tradition of the school, renounced their membership of cult groups.

Prof. Okafor had equally charged the students to run away from cult groups and cultism. “Cultism is proscribed by the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Membership of any cult group is therefore an offence punishable by law. The Federal Government had, many years ago, directed universities across the country to expel any member of any cult group from the universities and to hand over such students to the Police for prosecution. You are there-

fore advised but also warned to keep away from cultism. Cultism will ruin your life, your career and families,” he said.

The Vice-Chancellor therefore urged the new students to be focused by constantly keeping their eyes on their goals, warning them that if they lost sight of their purpose, they may likely derail and fall by the wayside.

“To achieve this therefore, you must have to work hard. You should avoid such distractions that may lead away from the goal of your university education. Bear in mind that the university’s academic regulations does not allow students to stay 50 percent over and above their expected year of graduation. You must exercise self-control and self-discipline,” he said.

Prof. Okafor noted that the interdenominational service was an annual ritual for the university to invoke God’s presence as well as commit the new students into God’s hand.

The Anambra Times 4 Group seeks accommodation for Onitsha residents displaced by fire ÏÏÏ Southern Nigeria Peoples Man-

date has appealed to both Anambra and Federal Governments to urgently resolve the accommodation problem of more than 100 persons displaced by Feb. 15 tanker fire in Onitsha, Anambra State.

The President of the group, Mr. Augustine Chukwudum, who made the plea in Onitsha, said about 15 families were rendered homeless.

He said that the families were left with nothing after the articulated vehicle spilled inflammable content around the DMGS Roundabout, which resulted to a huge inferno.

The fire reportedly razed 13 buildings, 15 vehicles, five tricycles and three filling stations.

Chukwudum said that such a gesture would bring relief to the affected families who had been rendered homeless.

“The human elements affected by the incident should be given optimal attention.

“These 15 families of more than 100 persons altogether should be given befitting temporary accommodation before any other investigation should continue.

“This is an eye opener for the state government to ensure that mushroom filling stations do not exist in residential neighbourhood in the state. `Again, fuel and gas businesses should be sited away from residential areas, especially the densely populated area of Onitsha metropolis.

“We call on public spirited individuals, philanthropists and people that have spare clothes, household items and foodstuffs to come to the immediate aid of the displaced persons,’’ he said.

Chukwudum also called on the Federal and State Governments to adopt the use of pipelines for petroleum products distribution rather than the use of trucks.

Politician criticises N9m signage fee on campaign posters ÏÏÏ A leading politician in Anam-

bra State, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has criticised the nine million naira signage fee for campaign posters fixed

by Anambra Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA).

The agency had fixed three million naira fee per senatorial zone for politicians who wish to display their campaign posters for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

In a statement in Awka on Thursday, Obaze, who was an APGA governorship aspirant in the 2014 poll, said the fee was punitive and hindrance to the freedom of expression.

He said his view derived from consultations with lawyers and advertisement experts on the implications of the guideline.

“Our attention has been drawn to the recent disclosure by ANSAA that Anambra intends to compel all aspirants in the 2017 governorship election to pay nine million naira each to the state government for putting up campaign posters.

“It is noteworthy that while the charges are presumably aimed at improving internally generated revenue, they are also punitive and aimed at mitigating free campaign activities and freedom of expression.

“There is also an element of conflict of interest involved as well as shifting the goal post in the middle of the game,’’ Obaze, who is the immediate past Secretary to Anambra State Government, said.

He said the time for the charge was wrong and constituted ‘’sufficient grounds for legal challenge by affected aspirants, civil society organisations and pro-democracy activists.”

Meanwhile, the Managing Director of ANSAA, Chief Jude Emeche-

ta, insists that politicians who display campaign billboards must pay.

Emecheta said the agency was empowered to approve, regulate and determine charges for outdoor advertisements.

“This agency is owned by the state government, signed into law in 2015 but it is also a professional agency manned by experts who have their profession to protect.

“The question of APGA trying to make the opposition suffer does not arise, it is a matter of law, and nobody is being witch-hunted here. ‘’I think we should stop appealing to sentiment whenever the law is made to take its course.

“This agency is empowered to make and regulate laws from time to time, if you think this fee is high, don’t use posters. ‘’You do not need posters to win election, in some places you don’t put posters at all, and if you do, you pay for it,” he said.

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Day houses, vehicles, goods went up in flames in Onitsha

Debris of burnt buildings and vehicles at Upper New market Onitsha...on Wednesday night Philip Balepo, Onitsha

ÏÏÏ Wednesday night would ever

remain a nightmare for most of residents of Oguta Road, Upper New Market Road and Oboli Lane, all in Onitsha, the biggest commercial city in Anambra State.

Most of the residents and occupiers of offices on these streets are now homeless and no offices to run their businesses from, no thanks to the fire that engulfed the area on Wednesday night, consuming no less than 20 houses, 15 vehicles, 10 tricycles, three filling stations and goods worth over N5 billion.

The three filling stations affected, MRS and Total, are frantically struggling to revive what were not burnt, while Mobil filling station is an absolute write-off and only a start from the scratch can bring it back.

However, kudos must go to the Delta State Fire Service, Asaba, who are really worthy neighbours. For the umpteenth time, they had to come to Anambra State to put out fire outbreak incidents.

When the fire first started around 8/8.30 p.m., the Onitsha Main Market Fire Station came but had no water; a regular sing-song since former Governor Peter Obi left office.

Okpoko was the next to arrive and true to type, they exhausted their water before they got started. It was then that frantic calls were put to the Asaba Fire Service via various channels, including Trend FM, Asaba, the only Radio Station in Anambra and Delta states that runs 24 hours.

Their arrival to a very great extent, brought the casualties to the numbers recorded.

It is on record that over 20 houses, three filling stations, 15 vehicles and around 10 tricycles were touched by the inferno that lasted over eight hours; consuming in its wake properties worth over five billion naira.

It was caused by a petrol tanker with the registration number, ABB 44 AX, which lost total control and climbed through the popular Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Roundabout before ramming into the Mobil filling station and ravaging it beyond repairs.

Heavens were kind enough that the last staff of the filling station was on her way out of the office when the tanker lost control. The damage which spread up to the Mr. Biggs Roundabout at Ogbommanu Junction, was made possible by the fuel which flowed like a flood down the drainage system fully filled with sands and dirt. A popular bookshop,

Jenson, which used to stock good volumes of professional books, an eatery, the office of Trend Cable TV, Rex Chemist and Laboratory building, were all consumed by the fire outbreak.

One of the hardest hit was the shopping plaza building owned by Chief N. C. Unachukwu, that was totally razed.

Speaking to newsmen, Chief Unachukwu said: “One has to thank God that no life was lost, but it pains so much that all the electronics sold here all got burnt. And my tenant just took delivery of goods worth N70 million on Tuesday from Abuja.

I practically sent the wife back home when she came here.”

Some of the sympathisers on the ground were Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, who really felt pained about “the inability of the state’s firefighters to be of any good to the state.

“I was once a victim, Asaba rescued me; a couple in the G.R.A. lost their lives because they (Firefighters) were ineffective. Last December in Nnewi, they failed again. And the 2017 State Budget had just been read in the House, and not a farthing was provided for the Fire Service parastatal,” he said.

Ogidi community commend Gov. over road project ÏÏÏ The Ogidi community in Ide-

mili North local Government Area of Anambra State has commended Governor Willie Obiana for ongoing 7 kilometre 7km Ogidi – Umuoji road project.

The traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Patrick Onyido, who made the commendation, expressed gratitude to the Governor for undertaking the road project, saying the road in the past had hindered socio economic activities in the community.

Igwe Onyido promised to support the vision of the present administration to achieve viable results.

Inspecting the road project, Chief Willie Obiano said 2km of the road had already been asphalted while the remaining 4km would be completed

before the rainy season.

Governor Obiano also stated that the road with two drainage systems would link various communities in the area even as he hoped that construction work would meet standard specifications.

The governor disclosed that his government would always embark on state roads regardless of the present economic recession.

He urged people of the community to always supervise the road to ensure it was implemented as designed.

Meanwhile, Gov. Willie Obiano has continued the inspection of all ongoing projects of his administration, including the construction of a modern abattoir complex at Amansea in Awka North Local Government Area.

The project which is being executed by the State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), would to be managed by the State Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation, Processing and Export when completed.

Already, two main structures housing the Dirty Section where killed cows are left to bleed, the Cattle Wash Section and the wholesale section had been completed.

Also completed was the Oven Section for skin processing while a major borehole project is still under construction.

Speaking after he inspected the project, Obiano revealed that the objective for the Abbatoir was to sanitise the entire meat slaughtering,

processing and distribution system in the state to meet global standards, and disclosed that his government aims to replicate the project in 6 locations across the state.

According to him, the project has the capacity to slaughter 40 cows daily, which was the meat consumption capacity of the entire population in Awka Capital Territory.

The Governor further explained that through the project and the Lynden Poultry Project, his government intends to checkmate diseases associated with improper and unhygienic meat processing by ensuring that meat sold to Ndi Anambra are prepared in the best hygienic format.

He assured that his government was committed to completing the project within a record time.

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FMDQ admits N7.5bn FCMB, Sterling Bank SPV papers

L-R: Regional Head, Apapa/Chairman, Promo Committee, Fidelity Get Alert in Millions Savings promo, Obaro Odeghe; N1 million naira winner, Ifeanyichukwu Chinweike Okenwa; Divisional Head, Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank Plc, Richard Madiebo and Head of Savings, Fidelity Bank, Janet Nnabuko at the 5th Get Alert in Millions Promo Prize Presentation which held in Lagos at the weekend.

Bonny Amadi The FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange has admitted a total sum of N7.5 billion Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) for both Sterling Bank and First City Monument Bank, FCMB respectively.

FCMB’s Financing SPV 17.25 per cent Series 3 Fixed Rate Unsecured Bond under Programme was admitted on the OTC Exchange platform, while the Sterling Bank Plc’s Paper (CP) Notes ,under its N100.00bn CP Programme was also admitted in the FMDQ’s official list.

Listing of the second and third corporate bond papers in the FMDQ OTC securities Exchange was effected, barely a week after the admittance of the Forte Oil PLC Bond, as the first corporate instrument to be listed in the OTC this year.

The successive admittance of these securities, following due approval from the FMDQ Board Listings, Markets and Technology Committee, attests to the highly efficient time to market and uniquely tailored Listings and Quotations service offered

by FMDQ. In the coming weeks, respective ceremonies will be held in honour of the issuers, Sterling Bank PLC and FCMB SPV PLC to commemorate these achievements.

The OTC Exchange in a statement said” FMDQ shall continue to validate its operational mandate of aligning the markets within its purview to international standards, striving to ensure they emerge as globally competitive, operationally excellent, liquid and diverse.

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Fitch ratings, Nigerian banks and economy Bonny Amadi The recent Fitch ratings which downgraded some Nigerian banks from stable to negative due to what the ratings agency termed heightened vulnerability of capital due to downside asset quality risks has been described as a reflection of the economy.

Fitch Ratings, one of the big three rating agencies in the world, recently rated Zenith

and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) highest in Nigeria despite downgrading the rating of the financial institutions and two others from “stable” to “negative.”

The other affected banks are First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and Diamond bank. Fitch also affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of 10 financial institutions in Nigeria.

The financial institutions whose IDR’s were affirmed by Fitch are United Bank for Af-

rica (UBA), Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, Union Bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Wema Bank. The national ratings of Stanbic IBTC Bank, as well as its bank holding company, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, were also affirmed by the rating agency.

The banking sector lubricates the nation’s economy and any sign of systemic risk, portends danger signal for the entire economy. some of the expected consequences , Daily Times gathered

include , anticipated negative reaction of the equities market, further regression of the economy, threat to job security and depressed Human Development Index (HDI) , among others.

Afrinvest West Africa Limited CEO, Mr. Ike Chioke, recently told Daily Times that banks are boosting earnings via foreign exchange earnings as against core banking operations, adding that most of the banks have negative retained CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

NNPC records reduction in vandalism Simon Ugwu The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that it recorded a marked reduction in the cases of pipeline sabotage.

This was disclosed in the Corporation’s monthly Financial and Operations Report for the month of December 2016 which has just been released.

According to the report, only 18 cases of vandalized points on downstream pipelines were recorded in December 2016 as

against 43 in the previous month.

The downward trend in the cases of pipeline sabotage, according to the report, was due to sustained engagement with stakeholders by the Federal Government and Corporation.

The report also indicated a 13.4 per cent rise in oil and gas sales in December 2016 over sales in November 2016.

A total export sale of $195.40 million was recorded for crude oil and gas in the month under review as against the sum of $166.18 million recorded in November 2016.

“This is $20.22 million higher

than the preceding month’s performance. Crude oil export sales contributed $100.37 million (or 51.36%) of the dollar transactions compared with $96.31 contribution in the previous month”, the report stated.

The report put the total export sales of crude oil and gas from January to December 2016 at $2,445,451,363 The report also indicated that the total export proceeds of $175.04 million for the month of December 2016 was “remitted to fund the JV cash call for the month of December 2016 to guarantee current and

future production”.

In the downstream, a total of 1,392,154,486 litres of white products was distributed and sold by the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) in December 2016 compared to 1,248,831,982 litres in November 2016.

According to the report, of the total volume of 12.67 billion litres of white products distributed in 2016, petrol accounted for 88.07%.

The report also revealed that about 9,493,640 barrels of crude oil were processed under the DirectSales-Direct-Purchase (DSDP) scheme in November, 2016.

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earnings.

Chioke described the expected results of banks as expected to spring surprises, predicting that even some top-tier surprises will report higher none performing loans exceeding the regulatory threshold which also reflects danger signal. “As at last October 2016, we were seeing NPL in the industry at about 11 per cent, while the regulatory limit in the industry is 5 per cent” “The high none performing loans” Chioke said, gives cause for worry “ That, somewhat gives cause for concern and one beginning to wonder if the CBN will begin to do another AMCON backed restructuring” Cross sections of experts who spoke to Daily Times Nigeria said that the rating was coming at the time some of the banks were yet to release their 2016 financial results and likely may serve as a window on what to find in the expected results.

Cross section of experts who spoke to Daily Times Nigeria, said that the downgrading rating was expected, hence the sovereign ranking of the country was also downgraded. The experts maintained that no organization would rank higher than its sovereign rating, unless on very few cases.

A Lagos based stock broker, Mr. Paul Uzum, said “it is expected, the banks are products of the country they operate in and therefore should not be expected to have positive ranking, while their country maintains negative ranking, and hence they are products of the same macro and micro economic environment.

Matthew Ogagavworia, a senior stockbroker and chartered accountant told Daily Times that “It is a wrong signal for the Nigerian economy. It will hurt foreign direct investment and also foreign portfolio investments. The stocks of those banks are likely to feel the heat rather earlier” According to him, the Fitch report says 2016 profits of most banks were padded with foreign currency gains and revaluations rather than from core banking and that most of the banks are holding huge chunks of federal government bonds and hence the sovereign rating has been downgraded, it certainly will affect their instruments and institutions.

He said that that ranking reflects that the banks ratings cannot be higher than that of the country they are operating in. he said that a negative rating for an otherwise big Nigerian Bank has consequences for the smaller banks.

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FG urges Agric sector to contribute reasonable quota Joy Ekeke

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has charged the Agriculture and Allied Employees’ Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) to contribute their quota reason-

ably to the efforts by the Buhariled administration to rejuvenate the economy.

Ngige stated this at the 3rd National Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference of AAEUN in Dutse on Saturday.

According to him, the Federal Government (FG), under President Muhammadu Buhari, is committed to creating jobs for the teeming unemployed through agriculture.

“We are also concerned with good governance and increased productivity in the work places.

“We believe this could only be achieved through social dialogue among social partners who are the catalyst for maintenance of industrial peace and harmony in work places.

“This will, in turn, lead to increase in productivity; a sine qua non for socio-economic growth of the country,” he said.

Ngige said that the frequent mobilisation of union members for protests and strikes had become antiquated; a weapon of trade unionism he described as inimical to the growth of the economy.

He, therefore, charged the members to always use social dialogue in pressing home their demands, instead of being confrontational.

While giving his welcome address, Governor Muhammad Baderu of Jigawa said the conference was an opportunity for members, as professionals, to assess his achievements, particu-

larly in relation to agriculture.

Baderu, represented by his deputy, Ibrahim Hassan, said AAEUN could use the opportunity to assess the support given by the state government to agriculture, not as a tradition or a social sector, but as a business.

The governor described agriculture as the only business capable of helping the country to diversify its economy, reduce dependence on food importation, create jobs and revive the rural areas.

Earlier in his speech, the union’s National President, Mr Simon Anchaver, called on Nigerians to see agriculture as a way out of the present frustration being faced by the people due to the economic challenges.

Air Peace Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide flanked by Nigeria High Commissioner in Ghana, Mrs. Adekunbi Shonaike-Ayodeji (front 5th left), Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, UBA Ghana, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah (front 4th left), Air Peace Ambassador, Kcee (front 3rd right), Cabin Services Manager/Head of Commercial, Florence Opia (front 2rd right), Head of Maintenance, Mrs. Maureen Udale-Ameh (right) and other dignitaries preparing to cut the cake to mark the airline’s maiden Lagos-Accra-Lagos flight

.africa domain to be accessible July via Registry Africa Tony Nwakaegho

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Adebayo Shittu

The .africa generic toplevel domain (gTLD) will be accessible to the general public to apply for domain names from 4 July, following the outcome of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) delegating .africa to Registry Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR).

The declaration is coming after years of legal battles which prevented ICANN from delegating .africa to Registry Africa.

The domain will be launched in

three phases: sunrise, landrush and general. The ‘sunrise’ phase is for trademark and brand names that will have priority.

‘Landrush’ applications follow and are usually for premium or sought-after domain names.

Lucky Masilela, ZACR CEO explains that “If you are a trademark-holder ICANN prescribes a process, which we as the registry operator need to follow to ensure genuine trademarks are protected and sold to the valid entity.

“The trademark-holder will need to register their trademarks with the ICANN Trademark Clearing House or the Mark Validation System.”

The sunrise and landrush phases will commence in the coming months. From 4 July, applications will open to the general public.

Masilela added: “The process is the same as registering any other domain name. One will have to contact an accredited registrar (ISP) and they will assist with the registration process.”

According to Masilela, a list of all accredited registrars will be made available here, stressing that “all attempts to stall the public availability of the .africa gTLD have failed and it’s now time to create the next chapter in the .africa story.”

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, February 20, 2017

PoS transactions decline by N16bn in one month The value of transactions carried out through Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in the country dropped by N16 billion in January this year compared to the figure achieved in December 2016, as Nigerians slowed shopping after the frenzy of the yuletide.

A report by Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) the industry Payments Terminal Service Aggregator (PTSA), stated that value of transactions over the platform in December 2016 was N108 billion dropping to N91 billion in January this year.

More so, volume of transactions was also affected as volume in December recorded 8.9million compared to 7.9 million it recorded in January this year.

Financial technology experts described the situation as normal in view of the fact that December is a festive period when Nigerians make a lot of purchases for the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

“But in January not much shopping is done at this period as people have exhausted their cash during the festivity. This is the reason for the drop in both transaction value and volume on the PoS platform,” they said.

Managing Director, Global Accelerex Limited, Tunde Ogungbade, commended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for formulating policies that are increasing the deployment of PoS in the country.

“The CBN has done a great job working with the industry players, especially, the Payment Terminal Service Providers (PTSPs) that have played a significant role in Nigeria with adoption of PoS terminals through the Cashless and Cash lite Initiative that started in 2011. The association of PTSPs of Nigeria, for example, has been engaged from time to time to contribute and provide input on policies.”

“It is my view that the current policies are good; nevertheless, there is always room for improvement. For example, a new policy for migration from MSC to Interchange Fees is a welcomed development that will be a major driver for industry growth. Global Accelerex will continue to work with regulators and other players to ensure rapid adoption of policies,” he said.

He however, attributed the lopsided growth observed in the use of PoS in major cities of the country e.g. Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt against other states and cities to the economic activities in those regions vis-à-vis the major city.

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Money Market

High forex demand forces Naira to 517/$1

Stories by Motolani Oseni

The naira plunged to a new all-time low of N517 to the dollar at the parallel market over the weekend, posting its biggest daily decline in the recent times.

The local currency stood at 510 per dollar at the close of trading on Thursday, down from 507 against the greenback on Wednesday at the parallel market.

A week ago, the local currency was exchanged at 503 but dropped four points on Tuesday to close at 507 and eventually hit a record low of 517 when the foreign exchange market closed for the week.

The naira at the official forex market stood at 305.50 to the dollar, but exchanged at 379.28 per pound, indicating a slight appreciation of 2.56 and closed at

325.30 per Euro which showed a decline of 0.43 while compared to the previous day rate of 324.87.

At the interbank market, the naira closed flat Friday at 315.12 per dollar, 391.22 to a pound sterling and 335.51 against the Euro, respectively.

The naira at the Moneygram platform receiving rate on Friday closed at N373.13 to the greenback, but traded at 465.02 to a pound and N397.30 against the Euro. At the Western Union, it was 375.00 to the dollar, 455.85 per pound and 391.20 against the Euro.

Meanwhile, the banking system’s overnight lending rate doubled to 25 percent on Friday from 10.17 percent on Thursday after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold open market bills and debited commercial banks for bond purchases.

According to the market traders, the CBN sold N178.44bn ($586.01m) in 321-day treasury bills at 18.6 per cent and N19.14bn of 174-day paper at 18 per cent, draining cash from the money market and pushing up the cost of borrowing among commercial lenders.

It also debited commercial banks’ accounts for the purchases of N160bn worth of long tenor bonds and N202.4bn in treasury bills sold at auctions on Wednesday, leaving the market with little cash for transactions.

However, the nations’ foreign exchange reserves climbed to $29bn as of February 15, their highest level in 19 months, the CBN data showed on Friday.

The external reserves have increased by 11.2 per cent this year but are still far off their peak of $64bn hit about nine

years ago.

It would be recalled that, the Debt Management Office and the CBN had raised N160bn in local currency bonds at its second debt auction this year and N202.4bn treasury bills at another auction, respectively same Wednesday.

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

R –L: Chairman, Teach For Nigeria, Gbenga Oyebode; Founder, Teach For America and CEO/ Co-founder, Teach For All , Wendy Koppand and Chief Executive Officer , Teach For Nigeria, Folawe Omikunle, during the launch of Teach For Nigeria supported by Sterling Bank Plc in Lagos...at the weekend.

In a swift move to address persistent scarcity of foreign exchange in the Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), indications are rife that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to release about $1 million to meet the demands for payment of school fees, travel allowances and medical expenses.

However, this is coming barely a week after the National Executive Council (NEC) pressed the apex bank to change its forex policy, considering the wide disparity between the parallel and the black market.

Travelers, students to access CBN’s $1m forex through banks Also, Traders and analysts have said dollar liquidity remained a major challenge in the market amid surging demand pressure on the greenback by parents paying schools fees of their children studying overseas as well as travelers.

This is the latest move to ensure forex is available for selected important sectors of the economy, as industry sources believed it would address a lot of demand for forex.

“If the CBN goes on with this plan, then it is likely that we see an appreciation of the Naira.

Data from the CBN reveal the CBN had reduced sales to BDC’s by as much as 98percent since 2014, dropping from $4.4 billion to just $58 million”, sources disclosed.

In a related development, the apex lender recently revealed that three key sectors of the economy had received the largest foreign exchange allocations

between December 2016 and January 2017.

The CBN said out of a total of $2.83 billion disbursed during the two months to critical sectors of the economy, manufacturing, agriculture and raw materials got the lion’s shares.

CBN spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said these sectors were considered by government as prime target for employment generation and wealth creation sectors of the economy.

Capital Market B4 Stories by Afolabi Adesola Lasr week at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was more bearish as mixed sentiments were recorded across the week’s five trading sessions.

The first two trading sessions closed negative, with the All Share Index (ASI) down 0.38 percent and 0.84 percent on Monday and Tuesday but rebounded 0.39 percent midweek as a result capital appreciation in high cap stocks. However by the fourth day the ASI closed 0.30 percent lower but increased by 0.44 percent at the end of trading on Friday.

Accumulated performance for the week showed that The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.69% to close the week at 25,164.91 and N8.709 trillion, as all other Indices also finished lower with the

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, February 20, 2017

Stock market drops o.69 percent in one week exception of the NSE Premium, NSE Oil/Gas, NSE Lotus II and the NSE Industrial Goods indices that appreciated by 0.70 percent, 1.63 percent, 0.44 percent and 0.73 percent respectively, while the NSE ASeM Index closed flat PZ Industries led twenty equities that appreciated in price during the week, by 21.29 percent, to close at N13.39. It was seconded

by Julius Berger Nigeria with a growth of 10.22 percent to close at 38.39 per share while Beta Glass came third, having appreciated by 10.22 percent to close at N36.45.

The week’s twenty advancing stocks were higher than nineteen

equities of the previous week.

On the flip side, Vitafoam, Fidson Health Care Pharmaceuticals and Nigerian Breweries topped the week’s twenty-five depreciated stocks. They lost 13.04, 11.40 and 8 percent of their share values each to close at N2, N1.01 and N115 respectively. The weeks twenty five depreciated stocks were however lower than thirtyeight depreciated equities of the previous week.

Meanwhile one hundred and twenty three equities remained unchanged higher than one hundred and nineteen equities recorded in the preceding week.

In the course of the week, a total turnover of 1.073 billion shares worth N8.608 billion in 14,486 deals were traded by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.052 billion shares valued at N8.031 billion that exchanged hands previous week in 13,586 deals.

The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 930.380 million shares valued at N5.701 billion traded in 8,759 deals; thus contributing 86.70 percent and 66.24 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

R – L shows Oscar N. Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Karim Hajji, Chief Executive Officer of Casablanca Stock Exchange signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with each other for the growth and development of the two exchanges, in the presence of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari and the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI in Abuja recently.

The Managing Director of Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, has said that by April, this year, the airline will expand its operations to Francophone countries within the West African States.

Also, in the next three months, the airline would be hitting the market with an initial public offering (IPO) to enable more investors buy into the company and raise additional funds.

The fast rising airline, had listed its 9,750,649,400 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N1.50

Medview eyes expansion to Francophone countries each on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on January 31, 2017.

Speaking in Lagos on the future plans of the Medview Airline, Bankole said the airline would expand its operations to Dakar (Senegal), Conakry (Guinea) and Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire) in the next two months, noting that the airline has already com-

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

25,164.91 2,713.00 480,000,153.00 1,979,409,018.81 8,709,099,857,643.21

menced Lome (Togo) route.

He said: “We are in the market not to do anything extraordinary but to let all Nigerians know that there is something to grow together. This is a private entity that starts from zero. The durable, profitable and safest business you can do is transport.

“To carry cargo from Lagos to Abuja is 45 minutes; London is six hours even by ship you will be there for three months. It is the only way you can move people and communicate to the next neigbhour.”

Bankole said that the aim of the airline was to connect all the West African states before expanding its tentacles to Europe and America.

According to him, the airline will also commence Lagos-Dubai route in April, which has been in pipeline for over two years while the Baltimore, Washington DC in United States will starts soon.

“We are increasing our financial capacity in the area of growth. We are discussing with partners to acquire more aircrafts that we bring back home to be able to increase our capacity because we still have in our plans in the future apart from Dubai, we are doing Johannesburg and United States. Before now, we have to go to Benin Republic to travel to USA. You can see the suffering, before the end of the year, we will start airlifting passengers to US,” he said.

United Capital grows profit by 169% … Recommends N3bn dividend to shareholders United Capital Plc. On Thursday released its 2016 full year financials, which shows a 169 percent increase in profit for the year.

The financial asset management group’s profit for the year ended 31st December 2016, stood at N6.9 billion as against N2.6 billion recorded in the prior year.

The group’s Directors also proposed that a dividend of 50 obo per ordinary share of 50 kobo each, amounting to N3 billion be paid to shareholders upon approval at the company’s general meeting.

Gross earnings for the group grew by N3 billion to N9.0 billion in December 2016, from N6.2 billion recorded in December 2015.

Total Expenses dropped to N2.6 billion from N3.2 billion, improving profit before tax that settled at N6.4 billion from N3.3 billion recorded in December 2015.

Earnings per share of the group consequently increased to 115 kobo from 43 kobo posted for same period of prior year.

AXAMANSARD approves 2016 dividend to shareholders The board of directors of AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has approved for payment an undisclosed dividend to be paid to shareholders for the 2016 year.

The company in a notice, filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange stated that the company’s audited financial statements has also been approved by the directors.

The statement however noted that the company is required to forward the audited accounts to the National Insurance (NAICOM) for approval.

“Pursuant to the post listing requirements of the Nigerian Stock Exchange for quoted Companies, AXA Mansard Insurance hereby informs you that the Board of Directors of AXA Mansard Insurance Plc at its meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2017 approved the company’s audited financial statements together with the Directors and Auditors reports for the financial year ended December 31, 2016.

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Daily Times Nigeria Monday, February 20, 2017

Estate engineers blame 80% building collapse on quacks A member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Engineer Isa Emoabino has laid the blame of the incessant building collapse experienced in the country in the recent time on the doorsteps of patronizing quacks which he said is responsible for 80percent of such incidents.

Speaking in an interview at the branch meeting of the association recently, Emoabino cited that most of the building collapse recorded in the country recently were caused by lack of professionalism.

“Nobody takes engineers serious, they say engineers are expensive,” he said.

Alade lamented that quacks have taken over engineers’ jobs which he said is responsible for collapse of buildings in the country.

Engineer Alade who is also a consultant, Net Construct Nigeria Limited in Abuja condemned the activities of quacks that pose as contractors and cut corners to get engineering jobs.

According to him, other factors responsible for building collapse include poor workmanship, use of substandard building materials, illegal alterations of design and faulty construction methodology among others.

He described quacks and non professionals as evil collaborators, he suggested that clients or project owners confirmed to have defaulted by engaging non professionals or found to have refused to adhere to approved design specifications should be charged for non compliance or stiff penalty meted on them so as to serve as deterrent to others.

B6 Property

Mortgage deficit: Why FG, NHFP adopted literacy campaign Stories by Babajide Okeowo The Federal Government and the Nigerian Housing Finance Programme, (NHFP) implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the need to arrest the growing housing deficit can only be possible through a process of literacy and consumer

Tokunbo Martins

education.

To this end, the NHFP has engaged the services of an Abuja based communication firm, Blake & Harper Nigeria to develop strategies and deploy materials for consumer education. This, it hopes would help stimulate awareness, increase mortgage uptake nationwide and open access to housing micro finance through a pilot program with eligible Micro Finance Banks (MFB).

Recently in Abuja, the Governor of CBN, represented by the Director, Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department (OFISD), Mrs. Tokunbo Martins and Managing Director, Blake & Harper Nigeria, Mr. Daniel Kure put pen to paper to kick-start the mass literacy campaign.

Various communication tools are planned to help create the

awareness. They would involve exploiting a mix of traditional and new media. There would be advertisement, public relations, activation of campaign plan, heightened awareness through the social media platforms etc.

Through direct marketing, mortgage originating institutions (Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) and Commercial Banks) applying uniform underwriting standards, Housing Microfinance operators and potential home owners would be engaged and enlightened.

Several brochures, pamphlets, leaflets and assorted literature would be produced and distributed across the country among stakeholders. There would as well be direct interaction with the relevant publics through workshops, town and market storms.

By these activities, the Nige-

rian government through the NHFP wants to confront the country’s huge housing deficit that is estimated at 17 million houses with catalytic process and pilot products.

In spite of Nigeria being Africa’s largest economy with a GDP of $510 billion, the housing and construction sector accounts for only 3.1% of the rebased GDP, producing about 100,000 units of houses per year.

The lackluster performance of the country’s Mortgage and Housing micro financing penetration has been of great concern for the government and the industrial subsector – industries and jobs associated with the housing industry. It is estimated that of the nation’s estimate 10.7 million housing stock, barely five percent is through formal mortgage.

Estates

Buildcon assures on maximum security at Pracht Gardens Estate As part of efforts in ensuring safety of lives and property in Pracht Gardens Estate in Ikota, Lagos, Buildcon, a real estate firm with global recognition has put in place adequate security technology to address any security issue that may arise within the estate.

Speaking on safety measures already deployed, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Buildcon, Mrs. Bukunola Gadzama, said Pracht Gardens Estate has up-to-the-minute safety technology like closed-circuit television (CCTV) also known as vid-

eo surveillance technology that transmit signals from one monitor to another within the estate.

This is complemented with a functional electrical fence wire that is powered by 24 hours security electrical power transformer, patrol officers that engage in routine check to curtail misconducts, to ensure protection of subscribers and their properties, as well as maintaining peace within the estate.

‘In this period of insecurity, with increased awareness towards security by the government and the general public, we

thought it wise to install up to date technology that can track any move made within the environment and to ensure that subscribers get the right value for money and are adequately protected,’ Gadzama stated.

Aside maximum security that is guaranteed, the Pracht Garden Estates is built with the state-ofthe-art facilities that are required in a dream home. It has a fully paved road; suitable shopping centre; ample parking space; power supply and distribution; street lights; recreational centre for children; and crèche among others.

The estate which is also nearing completion has gotten subscribers excited, as many have expressed delight for having the right value for money. One of them, Mr. Andrew Obioma, affirmed that he is glad for making the right choice of a home with tight security which is something he desires for his family.

‘Protection should be the utmost priority when thinking of the right environment to live, considering the heinous crime perpetrated these days and Pracht Gardens Estate has fully addressed that,’ he said.

Another, Mrs. Anne Adamoh, said ‘l believe l have made the right choice of a home, considering the security measures in place to curb acts of misconduct, and l am also pleased with the serene environment which l also know will make life very comfortable.’

The estate consists of 40 units of four and five bedrooms fully detached duplexes as well as four bedrooms terraces, and sits on 21,000 metres square parcel of land in Ikota, before Victoria Garden City in the Lekki area of Lagos State.

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Business Interview

We’ve installed capacity of 12,000 megawatts -Amoda

Nigeria has an installed capacity to generate 12,000 Megawatts if gas is available for the power stations and adequate rainfall for the hydro power stations. But the energy industry has faced lots of challenges which militate against the performance of the operators. The Managing Director of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Engr Oladele Amoda, sheds more light on the issues in this interview with SIMON UGWU -Excepts Efforts to address the challenges

Poor assessment of Gencos and Discos

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has formed a stakeholder meeting which brings all the stakeholders in the power sector together on a rotational basis every month. We come together and look at issues affecting all the components of the power value chain. From Gas, generation, distribution transmission, NERC and the ministry of power in terms of policy formulation. We take that opportunity from time to time to look at the challenges and proffer solution to the problems. Then we go into major transmission infrastructure and distribution infrastructure around the location of the meeting for that month. We look at what is new. Some discos take that opportunity to launch transformers, injection substation or meter roll out and so on. It has been very helpful because every stakeholder will have knowledge of various problems affecting the sector in entirety.

Well, the performance assessment for improvement, investment is within five years, so it is too early to assess us as we have just operated for three years plus.

It took India 10 years to be fully self-supportive, when they started, government supported them with subsidy and creating enabling environment that helped them to succeed during the first five years.

But here we didn’t get such support, it is just this present Minister of Power that is supporting us.

All these are aimed at hearing about the problem and proffering solution. Where it requires government intervention in terms policy or getting the attention of the government , the minister of power is always there to attend to it.

The plan for this year is forward looking, it is envisaged that Niger Delta issue will be resolved. The Vice President, Prof Osinbajo visited the Niger Delta region in connection with the resolution. Part of the visit is how to have peace in the Niger Delta so that things will move on smoothly.

Limited liquidity in the country We have enough gas to power the Generation stations. The only major issue plaguing the Industry is that of liquidity. Money is not flowing as it should, there is apathy on the side of customers. They are not paying the bills as at when due probably due to the economic situation of the country which is affecting everybody. The rich also cry so entrepreneurs who need foreign exchange to do business are not finding it easy. So it is affecting very thing in the country and the power sector is not isolated.

Amoda

Gas prices are denominated in dollars as it is at international market rate. On the downstream, which is distribution companies are still charging the old tariff of last year which is N197 where as we are being billed on the energy supplied to us with the prevailing exchange rate. So you can see that the gap is very big.

So it is affecting us as Discos don’t have enough money to remit to the market for the power delivered to us. If Gencos don’t get enough money they will not have the money to remit to the Gas companies. And the Gas companies are all threatening to stop supply to the Generation Companies. Gencos are threatening to shut down but the minister of power is trying to see how this relationship can improve. So also how revenue generation can improve in the market. Government is working on the Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to pay the Discos so that they can improve revenue base which will in turn affect the Transmission and Generation Companies positively. Also government is looking into transmission issues as there are lots of challenges. Transmission has lacked serious investment for a very long time so their network needs to be

upgraded and re-enforced. Government is trying to make enough appropriation this year for the sector to be able to complete some of the critical projects that are on the pipeline. We are beginning to see incremental power supply.

Then later, it will be sustainable and later it will be steady. That is the philosophy of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and everybody agrees with him.

The challenges are multifaceted but government is very worried and very keen in addressing the problems in the sector because without electricity, the nation cannot move forward. Electricity is key to the development of infrastructure in the country as it is used domestically and industrially. This is because it is more expensive to provide alternative power supply for oneself per unit cost than getting power supply from distribution companies.

So I will say that we are forward looking this year and we had our first meeting this year two weeks ago at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC). There are certain decision we made that will improve what we had last year. So we are going to make tremendous improvement this year.

Besides all the things that were to be put in place by the government, before our take off were not there.

For instance the level of power generation about 4, 000 megawatt should be in place when we started but it was around 2, 000 Megawatts when we came in November 2013.

So we started incurring shortfall from day one on that alone. So also the government promised cost reflective tariff, there was no cost reflective tariff, so what that means was that the Discos were subsidizing the customers because the government was supposed to allow cost reflective tariff or pay the difference. But government didn’t pay and cost reflective tariff was not allowed. So that was the reason for the shortfall in the market.

So gradually, inflation came in the exchange rate was N155 per dollar when we started, from N155 to N450-N500 per dollar, but it was N495 few days ago. Remember most of the equipment and materials used in the power sector are imported.

So the exchange rate affected the capacity of the various companies in terms of executing all their grogrammes. But that is not to say that they have not done anything.

Speaking for Eko Disco, our investors injected funds on their own for us to take off.

The banks are reluctant to grant loan to power companies. So that compounded the problem and as if that were not enough, MDAs were not paying their bills. So if you look at the whole things the challenges impeded our ability to rapidly transform the sector.

But we are doing our bit with the available fund, for instance in Eko Disco, we procured several trans-

formers, as at the last count, we have purchased close to 500 transformers since the privatization.

We have reconstructed lines, rehabilitated lines, the network, added injection substation, we have done a lot. We have also improved our customer relationship. We interact with customers more now. We visit their locations to interact with them and we let them know our challenges, our plans and what we have done. We also get feedback from customers on peculiar problem within their locality. This helps us a lot in terms of building confidence and trust on the part of our customers. So the usual friction between the company and customers is decreasing rapidly.

They are beginning to understand the problems in the sector.

Metering When we came in the metering was about 40 per cent that time, through funding from our investors and the loan we got from Central Bank in 2015. In fact, it was our money given to us as loan, because the short fall of the previous year which the government did not release to us was given to us as loan. We are paying back now with interest contrary to what people are insinuating that it was bailout from government, no, it was a loan with interest. We used it to do a lot of things, to improve some of our injection substation, we bought transformers, meters, and we are modernizing our network, we want to automate our network. We are introducing technology to bring about efficiency in our activities. Government is concerned and transforming the power sector is its top must priority. When the sector is transformed, businesses will thrive and money will flow into the pockets of the populace and life will become more meaningful and unemployment will start reducing. Robbery will reduce because when people are usefully engaged, they will not take to crime.

Smart metering We have started smart metering, you will be seeing meters on poles and high walls just to stern the unwholesome activities of fraudulent customers. The technology is faster in raising alarm so you will know that they are tempering with the meter.

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NAICOM seeks synergy to enforce compulsory insurance in Lagos The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) said it recently met with the management of Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) to enforce compulsory insurance in the state.

Mr Rasaaq Salami, the Director, Corporate Affairs of NAICOM, stated this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja.

Salami said the initiative be-

came necessary due to reoccurring loss of lives and property in Lagos arising from collapsed buildings, fire incidents among others, without compensation to victims.

“Particular attention will be on Sections 64 and 65 of the Insurance Act of 2003 which relate to insurance of buildings under construction and public buildings.

“This is to ensure safety of

Pensioners union want FG to settle outstanding arrears

Osinbajo assents to Pension Rights of Judges Act, 6 others

The National Union of Colleges of Education Pensioners has appealed to the Federal Government to pay its members the three and a half years outstanding arrears.

The National Secretary of the union, Malam Yusuf Abubakar, made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.

Abubakar said that the union’s complaint to the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) concerning the outstanding payment totalling 53 per cent, had not yielded positive result.

He listed other challenges members of the union were encounter as delay in monthly pension payment, inaccurate pension payment and exclusion of pensioners from payroll.

According to him, there is also delay in complaints resolution and the lack of access to PTAD’s director-general.

“Government should release funds for the payment of our 42 months arrears of the revised 33 per cent now 53 per cent.

“We deserve peace of mind after years of national service; we are tired of going to PTAD times without number yet nothing is done.

“We have laboured for the country; we have been teaching children and other things; so we deserve the best treatment from our country.”

Abubakar also appealed to the government to ensure that pensioners received their monthly pension regularly.

He emphasised the need for union dues to be paid, including the arrears of over four years.

PTAD was established to address numerous pensioners’ complaints that border on non-payment of monthly pension, short payment of pension and gratuity.

third parties and adequate compensation in the event of injuries or death from any mishap,’’ he said.

Salami said that one of NAICOM’s initiatives was to drive the enforcement of compulsory insurances in the country through collaboration with state governments.

He said, ‘’To this end, the commission has already met with the Governors of Ogun

and Gombe States, while efforts are being made to meet other governors.’’

Salami also said that the second phase of the Market Development and Restructuring Initiative (MDRI) of the commission would be launched in the first quarter of 2017.

He said the launch would begin the enforcement of compulsory insurance at the national level.

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Protesting Pensioners

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has assented to Pension Rights of Judges (Amendment) Act, 2017, and six other bills passed by the National Assembly.

This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang.

Enang listed other bills assented to by the Acting President as: Oaths(Amendment) Act, 2017; Defence Space Administration Act, 2017; Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment) Act, 2017, and National Film and Video Censors Board(Amendment)Act, 2017.

Others are- Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc.) Act, 2017, and Mortgage Institutions (Amendment)Act, 2016.

He noted that the Acts, other than Defence Space Administration Act and Institute of Soil Science Act, were mainly amendments to the principal Acts, intended to bring them in conformity with current realities.

Enang explained that the Oaths Amendment Act, enlists courts that were not in existence when the Oaths Act was passed into law.

He added that the Amendment Act enlists courts which came into being upon amendment of the constitution, cre-

ating such courts as the Federal High Court, FCT High Court, National Industrial Court, among others.

“Defence Space Administration Act establishes the Defence Space Administration, to develop satellite technology and ensure security of the nation’s cyber activities.

“Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment)Act reduces the membership of the Veterinary Council.

“National Film and Video Censors Board(Amendment) Act reduces the membership of the governing board and empowers the board to regulate the import and export of movies.

“Pension Rights of

Judges(Amendment) Act expands the meaning of a judicial officer.

“This is to cover offices of Chief Judge or Judge of the Federal High Court, President or Judges of National Industrial Court and Chief Judge or Judges of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.

“Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment, etc) Act establishes the Nigeria Institute of Soil Science, which is charged with the responsibility of regulating the profession of Soil Science.

“Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) Act reviews the prescribed penalties,’’ he said.

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Daniella Oji:

Studying accounting is never a waste

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Daniella Oji: Why I love Asa & Nnneka Ex-Project Fame housemate, Daniella Oji, has surely made her entry into the Nigerian music scene with her sultry voice and wonderful stage performances. Having several covers of top musicians both home and so far, new project, her experience as an ex-project fame housemate and what her fans should expect from her.

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Nutrition

Ayokunle Edema

Tigernut:

Inexpensive yet nutritious There is no doubt that Tigernut are one of the cheapest African snack foods often sold by the Hausa in different parts of Nigeria.

they reduce the risk of suffering

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Tigernut is highly nutritious and contains high energy content (starch, proteins, sug-

ing the body to dispose it through

brings a feeling of fullness, helping to suppress appetite and aid substance of the bones and teeth. It plays bread instead of butter for a healthy applying on skin and hair. The oil is responsible for the death of the body cells. This

age to cells and has anti-aging properhelps your digestion. Tigernut are also source of

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Soremekun Gbemisola

Different beauty benefit you can get from strawberries Strawberries is one of the fruits that can give your skin the

strawberries is not only for eating but has other good it does to our

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Apply this paste all over your face and neck.

Use this face pack once a week.

Its Improves Skin Complexion

Cures Acne It treat sagging skin

Repeat daily or every other day to get a glowing complexion.

Lightens Dark Lips Apply it to your face.

Allow it to sit

Apply the paste on your face and neck.

Do this once daily for several weeks.

Exfoliates Skin Strawberries also work as a

Cut them into thick slices.

Repeat as needed.

Promotes Healthy Nail Growth

It Makes Teeth Whiter