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3 Wellness

Swiss chard

Amazing benefits of Swiss chard The health benefits of Swiss chard are amazing and include an ability to regulate blood sugar levels, prevent various types of cancer, improve digestion, boost the immune system, reduce fever, and combat inflammation. It also helps lower blood pressure, prevent heart diseases, increase bone strength, detoxify the body, and strengthen the functioning of the brain.

Swiss chard leafy greens Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that is scientifically classified as Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, and it belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae. Swiss chard is actually a common name, but in reality, you can simply call the vegetable ‘chard’. It is closely related to beets, and actually has the same scientific classification, but beets are usually cultivated for the roots, while Swiss chard is grown for its leaves.

Swiss chard has been around cultural diets for many centuries, probably for as long as beets, which go back thousands of years.

However, since the two subspecies are so similar, it is difficult to trace the exact lineage or native region of swiss chard. However, it is grown most commonly and easily in the Northern Hemisphere and is very popular as an ingredient for Mediterranean cooks.

The first documented use of chard in cooking was in Sicily.

Swiss chard is usually eaten raw in salads, cooked, or sauteed. The bitterness of the raw leaves dissipates when cooked, leaving a soft, delicious flavor, more subtle than spinach, which chard is often mistaken for. But why so much focus on this leafy vegetable, when spinach is more readily

available and provides a number of health benefits? Let’s find out what nutritional content is in swiss chard that makes it so valuable as a dietary staple!

Nutritional value of Swiss chard The many health benefits attributed to chard are due to its impressive list of vitamins, nutrients, and organic compounds, which include vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A, as well as vitamin E, riboflavin, and vitamin B6. In terms of minerals, Swiss chard has a wealth of magnesium, manganese, potassium, iron, sodium, and copper. Furthermore, in addition to dietary fiber, chard has a significant amount of polyphenolic antioxidants, phytonutrients, and enzymes that are unique and highly beneficial to your health.

Health benefits of Swiss chard Let’s look at the health benefits if Swiss chard in detail.

Diabetes Control One of the most important benefits of Swiss chard is its ability to regulate the blood sugar levels in our body. Syringic acid is one of the unique flavonoids found in Swiss chard, and it has a very unusual ability. It inhibits the activity of a specific enzyme named alphaglucosidase. This means that fewer carbs are broken down to simple sugars, which allows the blood sugar levels in the body to remain stable and prevent the plunges and peaks that are so dangerous [3] for diabetics patients, or for those people who are at a high risk of developing diabetes.

Bone Health Swiss chard has a significant amount of calcium in those leaves, which means that

it provides a major boost for bone health.

Calcium, as well as the other minerals found in this vegetable help stimulate bone growth and development, including magnesium and vitamin K. Brain Booster Swiss chard is a valuable source of both potassium and vitamin K, both of which are found in significant amounts in the brain and are integral parts of boosting cognitive development and abilities. Add some Swiss chard to your diet and expand your mind!

Blood Circulation Iron and copper are both essential elements of red blood cells, and without those two minerals, people can develop anemia, which shows itself as weakness, fatigue, stomach disorders, and lack of concentration. By ensuring a proper amount of red blood cells by eating food like Swiss chard, you can increase blood circulation and oxygenation to essential organs within the body.

Blood Pressure and Heart Health The anti-inflammatory and phytonutrient antioxidants found in Swiss chard, along with potassium, all contribute to reducing blood pressure and stress on the cardiovascular system. Hypertension is due to pro-inflammatory enzymes within the body, which the organic compounds in Swiss chard are able to neutralize. Therefore, Swiss chard protects from a variety of conditions like atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.

Blood Pressure and Heart Health The anti-inflammatory and phytonutrient antioxidants found in Swiss chard, along with potassium, all contribute to

reducing blood pressure and stress on the cardiovascular system. Hypertension is due to pro-inflammatory enzymes within the body, which the organic compounds in Swiss chard are able to neutralize. Therefore, Swiss chard protects from a variety of conditions like atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.

Eye Care Swiss chard has a huge amount of betacarotene, which has been linked in many ways to optimal eye health and a reduction in macular degeneration, glaucoma, night blindness, and other vision-related conditions.

Healthy Hair Swiss chard also has significant amounts of biotin, among its many other beneficial compounds. Biotin is an organic compound that has been directly linked to healthy hair, the stimulation of follicles, and as a way to increase luster and texture.

Cancer Prevention Like many leafy, green vegetables, swiss chard has anti-cancer properties due to the huge amounts of antioxidants found in it. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, which are the dangerous byproducts of cellular metabolism that can cause healthy cells to become cancerous. Swiss chard contains significant amounts of vitamin E, C, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin, kaempferol, beta-carotene, and quercetin. Many of these have been connected to preventing a wide variety of cancers, specifically colon cancer.

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President, Association of Bureau de Change Operators in Nigeria (ABCON), faulted the CBN directives. He added that the regulator should review the BDC’s dollar purchase rate to align with rate commercial banks’ buying rate.

ABCON President said in a statement made available on Sunday that CBN’s directive mandating BDCs to make such purchases is not in line with global best practices and should be put on hold.

He said: “The CBN’s directive at this time of our operational difficulties is no doubt precarious and vague and was intended to emasculate a sector that has helped the system to olasemo stabilise adesola and thus ThaT I was Formerly known and unacceptable”. addressed Gwadabeas awoyo said comForT the adesola ThaT I now wIsh To regulator should first known, called and addressed merge BDC adesola dollar comForT. buying as olasemo rate that of commercial all with Former docUmenTs remaIn banks and pUBlIc alsoTake noTe. pay ValId. General ABCON disbursement fees as it is practiced globally. mrs mrs sokUnBI-Jones lawal saraT sImeon olUwaseUn For instance, Travelex also olaTUnBosUn kUdIraT Formerly Formerly known known and and and Formerly known collects forex disbursement Formerly known and addressed as mIss olonade addressed as mIsssamson onIyIde addressed fees from the CBN. addressed as now dUrosImI olUyemIsI omolara now wIsh saraT adeBImpe wIsh To olUwaseUn samson now wIsh The ABCON boss also kUdIraT Folake, now wIsh To known and addressed Be known and addressed as ToTo BeBe known and addressed as mrs sokUnBI-Jones Be known and addressed as urged BDC operators to mrs lawal saraT adeBImpe. all as sImeon olUwaseUn samson. olUyemIsI omolara. all Former olaTUnBosUn kUdIraT Folake. remain and wait for Former docUmenTs remaIn all Formercalm docUmenTs docUmenTs remaIn remaIn ValId. all Former docUmenTs remaIn executive engagements ValId. General pUBlIc Take noTe ValId. General pUBlIc Take noTe. General pUBlIc Take noTe. ValId.the General noTe. with CBNpUBlIc andTake further communication on the adekanmI dIke mIchael issue in duenGoZIka course. daUda orIyomI oyenUGa aBosede Gwadabe also I Formerly Formerly known known and addressed and Former known and addressed Formerly known and addressed as addressed Uwah aJImoh nGoZIka as lUwoye BenITa, mIchael Uwah recommended that the as alayakI ayInke now as akIndUro aBosede olasUmBo, nGoZIka olUwadUroTImI, BernadeTTe now and Uwah wIsh CBN cuts the three market wIsh To Be known and addressed now To Be known nGoZI To BewIsh BenedeTTe known and now addressed wIsh and To as daUda orIyomI ayInke.all days for buying dollars to Be as knownadekanmI and asaddressed mIchael as addressed oyenUGa Former docUmeTs remIan ValId. two at $30,000 per dIke olUwadUroTImI. nGoZIka BenITa. all all Former Former aBosede olasUmBo. allmarket Former General pUBlIc and aUThorITy docUmenTs docUmenTs remaIn remaIn ValId. ValId. day. docUmenTs remaIn ValId. General General concerned Take noTe pUBlIc General Take pUBlIc noTe. He said, “The ratenoTe. between pUBlIc Take noTe. Take the banks and DBCs should be merged for uniformity awodIBU aJao kehInde shakIraT and olUJoBI fairness. daVId A situation Formerly Formerly known known addressed and Formerly known and addressed where the banksand buy dollar addressed as owolaBIas salamI adenIke, now as oGUnJoBI daVId olUwaToBI, from the kehInde CBN at shakIraT lower aBIke, wIsh To now BeTo known wIsh To andBeaddressed known now wIsh Be known and rate than the BDCs is notmy and as aJao addressed kehInde adenIke. as awodIBU ThaT addressed as olUJoBI daVId helping market stability shakIraT daTe oF the BIrTh aBIke. Is 21 all decemBer Former 1991. olUwaToBI. all Former drive.

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Isaac Okorafor, said that possession of relevant valid travel documents such as visa and ticket are sufficient for immediate over the counter transactions.

In a statement made available in Abuja on Sunday titled “Sale of Forex exchange to Travelers Over the Counter”, Okorafor said “in order to ensure that eligible travellers are able to access foreign and make liquidity available in the market, the CBN wishes to make the following release: “All-Deposit Money (DMBs) are mandated to buy and sell foreign exchange to travellers (both customers and non-customers) upon presentation of relevant mrstravel lawaldocuments saraT valid Formerly known and such as visa and ticket addressed mIss onIyIde OVER THE as COUNTER. All saraT adeBImpe nowattended wIsh To travellers shall be Be known and addressed as to immediately at the banks’ mrs lawal saraT adeBImpe. all counters. contravention Former Any docUmenTs remaIn shall sanctioned bynoTe the ValId. be General pUBlIc Take CBN. “All BDCs shall omolola kUsImo aBIGeal hannah henceforth access forex adekanmI mIchael Formerly Formerly known known and and from the CBN on Mondays, Formerly known and addressed addressed as olUwaFUnmIlola as khadIJaT Wednesdays Fridays.

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Travelex in the collection centres to ameliorate the new assignments”.

Operators, he said, insist that making Fridays as market day and funding same day will be difficult to achieve and therefore should be discouraged.

Gwadabe assured the CBN of ABCON and BDC’s continuous support in enabling the regulator achieve its core mandate of ensuring exchange rate stability and liquidity access.

Gwadabe also added that: “The BDC sector is confronted with many challenges such as multiple exchange rate, abnormal bank charges, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Commission on Turnover (COT), parallel market operators and illegal International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), porous international boarders, complex documentation requirements and poor capacity/ skills of operators.” omolola olasemo hannah adesola kUsImo aBIGeal The Daily Times recalls Formerly ThaT I was Formerly knownknown and and Formerly known and that the apex bank had last addressed as olUwaFUnmIlola addressed addressed asas awoyokhadIJaT comForT week advised customers hannah wIsh ToTo aBdUlaZeeZ aGBoola now wIsh adesolaolUsoJI ThaT I now now wIsh who were refused forex Beknown, and addressed as To Beknown known and as called and addressed omolola hannah all kUsImo moJIrade and sales byaBIGeal banks toonIFade. report to as olasemo adesola comForT. Former docUmenTs remaIn my daTe oF BIrTh 3rd JUly 1945.

CBN for immediate action. allFormer Former docUmenTs remaIn ValId. General pUBlIc remaIn please all docUmenTs It said, “The CBN has ValId. General pUBlIc Take noTe. Take noTe. ValId. General pUBlIc Take noTe. gathered that some banks are turning back customers sImeon olUwaseUn anele kUdIraT thatolaTUnBosUn come chInasa toalaBI purchase adeFIla Formerly known and BTA/PTA and forex for Formerly Formerly known known and and Formerly known and addressed addressed as samson pilgrimage. addressed addressed as as mark dUrosImI oFIlI, as yUsUF aBdUlGanIyU alaBI, olUwaseUn samson now wIsh now kUdIraT wIsh Folake, To and Be appeal now known wIsh and “We hereby toTo now To Be known and To Be wIsh known addressed addressed BesImeon known as andanele addressed chInasa addressed as adeFIla alaBI bank customers to goas as olUwaseUn samson. noel. olaTUnBosUn alltoFormer kUdIraT docUmenTs Folake. yUsUF. docUmenTs straight their banks to all Former docUmenTs remaIn remaIn allforex Former ValId. docUmenTs Inec and General remaIn remaIn ValId. General buy asInec theand CBN has ValId. General pUBlIc Take noTe. pUBlIc ValId.Take Take General noTe.pUBlIc Take noTe. pUBlIc noTe. supplied enough forex to the banks to meet needs in daUda segment. orIyomI the invisible adUnola oyenUGa aBosede esTher damIlola ayoka “Customers are hereby Former known and addressed Formerly Formerly known known and addressed and Formerly known and as alayakI aJImoh ayInke now enjoined to report any addressed as To akIndUro as aBosede adUnola olasUmBo, esTher addressed as damIlola ayoka wIsh Be known andto addressed bank that refuses attend akInrodoye, now wIshnow To now BewIsh wIsh known To Be and Be FaToyInBo, To as daUda orIyomI ayInke.all to their legitimate demand known addressed and addressed addressed asremIan oyenUGa as known and as Former docUmeTs ValId. within 24 ayoka hours”, the adUnola aBosede esTher olasUmBo. aBolade. all apex Former all damIlola arokoyo. all General pUBlIc and aUThorITy bank stated and advised Former docUmenTs docUmenTs remaIn ValId. remaIn General Former docUmenTs remaIn concerned Take noTe such customers to noTe. call ValId. pUBlIc General Take noTe. pUBlIcTake Take noTe. ValId. General pUBlIc 07002255226.

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, marking the Children’s Day at the Abegena Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benue State... on Sunday

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‘Hand of God’ responsible for Lagos’ achievements – Gov Ambode Lagos economy among strongest in Africa, says Adefarasin

Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday attributed the remarkable achievements recorded by his administration in the last three years in all sectors to the ‘hand of God’, saying the feats attained across the state were divinely inspired.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at a Special Thanksgiving Service held at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the third anniversary of his administration, said it was obvious from the upward trajectory of the state that God was involved in the process of thinking, planning and executing policies and programmes for the people, which according to him, had resulted in wonderful accomplishments for the state.

He said, “In two days time, we will be three years in the saddle of this major task. There is no other way to celebrate and that is why we are doing this service because we believe strongly that there is no way we would have

made the level of progress so far made without some supernatural hands and we want to give God all the thanks.

“No matter how much strategy that you have read in school or how much work you have done in the public service, it is not possible for you to put a plan up, strategise and try to implement and it works. If it is working backto-back and consistently, there has to be some other source that is making it work, because you are just one out of several others and why it works for Lagos is the more reason why one has to be very sober and humble to actually know that there is something that is making that to happen and that has to be God.” He said notwithstanding the complexity of managing the massive population of the state, it was evident that Lagos had been hugely prosperous, just as he thanked all those who had helped in managing the state aright in the last three years.

Akinwunmi said, “I just want to say a big thank you to

everyone that has actually been a co-traveler in this journey that we have had in the last three years. It has not been easy but somehow to the glory of God, it is evident that there is huge prosperity in Lagos.

“In all these, the complexity of managing 24 million people, there has to be something else driving it and in all situations, we give glory to God; in all situations, we are grateful that He has given us the opportunity to become a source of joy to the rest of Nigeria because Lagos is like the last hope for the country.”

Justifying the need for the service, Ambode said it was important to appreciate the Almighty God and indeed the people of the state for their support which facilitated the achievements, assuring that more infrastructural projects would be implemented in the next one year.

According to him, “We are doing this Church Service to celebrate three years of our administration in office. Just last Friday, we had the same service

across all our Mosques in Lagos State. We are very grateful for the support Lagosians have given us in the last three years and then coincidentally today is Children’s Day, and so it is more or less double celebration and most people must have forgotten also that today is marking the 51st anniversary of Lagos State.

This same time last year, we marked the Golden Jubilee of Lagos@50.

“So, for me, the last three years have been very eventful and very fruitful. You can see remarkable progress going on across the length and breadth of Lagos and so we can only do better and then render more services to Lagosians in the next one year.”

In his exhortation, Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, commended Governor Ambode for the infrastructural strides and progressive development of the state’s economy, saying it was laudable that Lagos’ economy remains one of the strongest in Africa.

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“I want to appreciate His Excellency, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, for the tremendous work he has led and inspired across Lagos State both in the public and private sectors and especially with the infrastructural development and the progressive development of our economy that it remains one of the strongest economies in Africa and for that we are truly grateful,” Adefarasin said.

He said there was an oath of God upon the governor’s life to continue in office for another four years beyond 2019, saying more infrastructural strides and development would be witnessed in the state.

“Mr Governor, there is an oath of God upon your life; this seat,

you will remain in it for another five years and the excellence and progress that we have seen in the first three years will only increase and abound to the betterment and the strengthening of Lagos institutions, infrastructure and the powerful economy that has been built in three successive administrations,” Adefarasin added.

Speaking on a theme titled: “The Power of An Unstoppable Promise”, the clergyman said God is limitless, infinite and can never be diminished or depleted, adding that when He makes a promise, He would surely deliver it, just as he admonished the people not to be perturbed by the enemies in holding on to God’s promise.

Children’s Day: Oyo reiterates APC sweeps Nasarawa LG commitment to child right poll, APGA, PDP kick Oyo State government and other organizations on Sunday celebrated thousands of children across the state in commemoration of the annual Children’s Day celebration, where the children were treated to series of entertaining activities to make the day a joyful one for children.

While the Oyo state government held its event organised by the state Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Development, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, a private radio station based in Ibadan, Inspiration FM also treated the children to fun and excitement at the Palms Shopping Mall, Ring Road, Ibadan.

The Deputy Governor of the state, Otunba Moses Adeyemo who delivered President Muhammadu Buhari’s address on behalf of Governor Abiola Ajimobi said the government is committed to protecting and promoting the rights of children as evident in the signing into law, the Violence Against Women Bill, adding that “the bill, we believe will drastically reduce cases of child abuse, rape, kidnapping and truancy in general.”

Adeyemo thanked the President Buhari led Federal Government for “consistently supporting programmes that will better the lots of

the children in Nigeria”, citing the social investment programmes tagged ‘National Home Grown School Feeding’ which he said has greatly impacted positively on the enrollment of children in the primary schools.

“It is when our children are well protected that they will be able to grow and develop to their full potentials for better future for our society.

Child protection is the responsibility of everyone as parents, teachers and guardians of children. This administration will ensure that all hands are on deck to contribute to the safety and well-being of the children”, he said.

The State commissioner for Women Affairs, Community Development, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Atinuke Oshunkoya in her speech stated that the event was to celebrate the children and reassure them of a better future.

She assured that the state will not relent in doing all to ensure the rights of the children are well protected and taken care off.

At the Palm Malls event, the Acting General Manager of Inspiration FM, Ibadan, Mr Olalekan Olajolumo explained that celebrating children by his organization is not just a jamboree or money-making venture, adding that the rationale behind organising a special

fun party to celebrate the children is based on lots of reasons.

According to him, the Nigerian child should be induced not to be discouraged and remain resolute in the face of daunting challenges facing families today as the child remains a beacon of hope for the country.

He stressed that the media house known for its priority and flair for upholding family together organised the celebration to foster an atmosphere of fun, encouragement and hope for the Nigerian child, adding that it is the radio station’s way of taking responsibility of creating safe spaces for the children to thrive.

The highlight of the Adamasingba event was a march past by children from both public and private schools across the state and it had in attendance top government functionaries, political office holders, trade groups, and various nongovernmental organisations.

There were also performances by diverse cultural troupes, faith-based organisations, beneficiaries of the FG N-Power scheme, children homes as well as children with special abilities among others.

The theme of the 2018 celebration is “Creating safe spaces for children: our collective responsibilities.”

Augustine Kuza, Lafia The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, swept the local government election in Nasarawa State while the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked against the ruling party’s victory.

The opposition parties also described the development as a mockery of democracy.

But announcing the results of the local government election in Lafia on Sunday, the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) Chairman, Mr. Henry Omaku, declared the candidates of the APC as winning all the Local Government Areas in the state.

He added that three political parties: APC, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Advanced Democratic Party (ADP) fielded candidates for the chairmanship election across the 13 local government areas, while 21 political parties contested for the 147 councillorship positions in the state, with the APC winning all the seats.

Omaku said, “The APC chairmanship candidate for Awe Local Government, Umar Abubakar polled 56, 598 votes to emerge winner, with Mr. Samuel Meshi

emerging victorious for Akwanga Local Government having polled 50, 149 votes.

Other winners include: Mohammed Iyimoga for Obi Local Government, polling 88, 019 votes, Idris Danlami for Nasarawa Eggon with 79, 789 votes and Mohammed Sani scoring 98, 515 votes to win chairmanship seat for Nasarawa Local Government Area. Also elected were: Aminu Maitafa for Lafia Local Government with 172, 717 votes, Saidu Kazi for Kokona with 69, 043 votes and Adamu Giza for Keana with 13, 658 votes garnered at the polls. Abubakar Abass emerged victorious in Wamba Local Government with 27, 108 votes, Rabo Sani got 77, 003 votes to clinch the chairmanship for Doma, while Samuel Akala and Abdulrahman Sani polled 80, 934 and 14, 817 to emerge winners for Karu and Keffi Local Government Areas respectively”.

Omaku noted that although the election witnessed low voters’ turnout, it was smooth and rancor-free. He added that the restriction of movement could not be implemented during the election because of ongoing Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The NASIEC boss also commended security operatives, political parties and observers for their contribution towards the

peaceful conduct of the election, advising political parties against boycotting subsequent elections in the state as doing so was capable of denying the people quality leadership at the local level.

But the state Chairman of the PDP, Francis Orogu lamented that the local government election in the state, saying that the outcome was the worst so far in the country.

In his reaction, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship aspirant in the state Mr. Labaran Maku, said the election was a sham and a disgrace to Nigerian democracy.

He said, “What happened in Nasarawa state on Saturday was selection from APC members to fill the seat of LG chairman; there was no election, voting materials were not seen at polling units, and no result was announced or dispatched to polling units”.

The Daily Times gathered that opposition parties in Nasarawa State including the PDP and the APGA boycotted the local government election, citing lack of confidence in the electoral body.

The opposition parties had alleged that the chairman of NASIEC, Mr. Henry Omaku is a card-carrying member of the APC, therefore, not qualified to head the commission.

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Children’s Day: We’ll ensure your safety, survival - Buhari Continued from page 1 and be protected from all the challenges associated with this phenomenon.

In his message to mark the Children’s Day on Sunday, President Buhari re-affirmed his administration’s commitment to the protection of children, saying it is “a day to reflect on our roles and responsibilities as parents and leaders towards our children, and also assessing how far we have fared in this regard.”

He said that the theme for this year’s celebration “Creating Safe Spaces for Children: Our 27th May, 2018,” added that his administration has recorded measurable success in the home grown school feeding programme as it has continued to expand.

The President stressed that one of the cardinal objectives of the present government is the provision of quality education “to our children as a fundamental foundation of economic and social development.”

Buhari further disclosed that, “Our children are our future, and the initiatives that come from them give confidence that our country has a bright future.

I am always inspired and encouraged when I remember encounters I had with three of our young ones. When I was on medical vacation in 2017, threeyear-old Maya Jammal recorded a prayer for my recovery, which went viral online.

“Also, 10-year-old Aisha Aliyu Gebbi wrote a personal letter to me, describing herself as my “biggest fan”.

“Nicole Benson, then 12 years old, had contributed the sum of Five Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira and Eighty-Five kobo (N5, 700.85) to my campaign in 2015. The money was all saved up from her lunch and pocket allowance. There are millions of such children nationwide,” he said.

Speaking further, Buhari said he was very impressed by what Nigerian children have been able to do, and what the future holds for them.

“That is one reason why we are committed to the school feeding programme, to prepare a future generation of physically and intellectually robust children,” he added.

According to the President, over 8.2 million children in 24 states of the Federation were being given free meals daily in 45,000 schools round the country.

He, therefore, called on all stakeholders to support the school feeding programme to ensure that all the 36 states of the Federation and FCT are covered.

This, the President said, “will promote substantially higher enrolment levels in our schools.

“As a responsible Government, we are committed to ensuring that children are protected from violence and exploitation against them, and,

that their environments are safe enough for them to pursue their educational attainments, discover their full potentials to grow into responsible citizens.”

Buhari said that his administration has made giant strides in the protection of the Rights of the Nigerian Child and as a result of such efforts, he disclosed that Nigeria has been declared a Pathfinding Country on Ending Violence Against Children.

“This, I believe, is a collective achievement and I urge us to continue to build on the present momentum to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our children are our future, and the initiatives that come from them give confidence that our country has a bright future,” he added.

The President called on all schools management committees at all levels of public and private institutions to take adequate security measures and put in place mechanisms for safety of children.

He also called on the Families, Security Agencies, Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders, Civil Society Organisations, Human Rights Activists, and the society at large to rise up and take urgent and decisive actions to stem the unacceptable rising cases of violence against our children, adding “We must ensure safety of our children in homes, schools, markets, worship centres, on the streets and everywhere at all times”.

Buhari appealed parents not to relent in their efforts to send their wards to school, especially the girl child as her education reduces infant and maternal mortality and prevents early and child marriages.

In a related development, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, celebrated the 2018 Children’s Day with children at the Abegena Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benue State.

Saraki, who was accompanied

on the visit by the Senators Barnabas Gemade, George Akume, Emmanuel Bwacha and Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, was received by Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, who led the delegation to the camp.

Saraki, while commiserating with the people of Benue State over the loss of lives and property occasioned by incessant attacks by bandits, reiterated the call of the Senate for increased funding for security agencies to enable them combat violent crimes across the country.

In a statement bzy his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, Saraki said that killings in parts of the country must stop because they are an abomination to civilized values that cannot be tolerated.

Saraki said: “I decided to mark the 2018 National Children’s Day here in Benue, with those who, due to no fault of theirs, find themselves in an Internally Displaced Camp on a day set aside for the nation to celebrate her greatest assets, the children.

“In previous years, I have spent Children’s Day in the comfort of my office with children visiting the National Assembly, and that was fine enough. This year, however, I decided to come here, not just to celebrate the day but to let the people of Benue know - especially the children who need us now more than ever - that you are not alone in this ordeal.

“This visit is also emblematic of our deep concern and sympathy for children and other IDPs in many other parts of Nigeria – in places such as Borno, Yobe and Adamawa who have fallen victim to many conflicts that are destroying entire communities.

“We recognise that there are many other children and adults who do not even have the meagre luxury of IDP camps in many places in Kaduna and Zamfara states – fellow

citizens who are daily exposed to bandits, robbers, kidnappers and rapists, as well as the elements.

“We chose to visit Abagena IDP Camp, to spend some time with the children and inspect the facilities, in continuation of the Senate’s search for solutions to multi-faceted crises that are stretching our security and law and order assets beyond their limits.

“Just last week, the Senate received detailed briefings from Service Chiefs and other security agencies on the nature of our current security challenges, and the ways in which we can contribute to finding solutions.

“The Senate also received the Report of the Security Summit it organised in February this year, an event that tapped into a very wide spectrum of national assets with knowledge, experience and responsibility in improving citizen, community and national security.

“What is clear is that we must fund our security agencies. We must equip and support them, if we are to bring to the barest minimum those situations that cause people to be internally displaced. The killings going on in many parts of this country must stop. They are anathema to civilised values and cannot be tolerated,” he said.

He said the visit was important to tell the people of Benue State that they are not alone in their moment of trial.

“Benue State, in particular, has suffered terribly as a result of these senseless and murderous activities,” Saraki said, adding, “It was therefore important to come here in solidarity with the people of this state, to say: we stand with you, we are one.”

He said that the Senate has been gravely concerned about the situation for several months now, the reason it sent an Adhoc Committee on Security to Benue State immediately after one of the major atrocities, earlier this year.

He said: “Our interventions culminated in the briefing

by Service Chiefs last week; and we remain committed to ensuring security in this state in particular. Our efforts towards supporting effective solutions to the deteriorating security of the nation as a whole, shall be unrelenting.

“The condition of children caught in conflicts, many of whom we see here today, is particularly challenging, but the nation must never resign itself to living with this problem. This cannot become the new normal.

“Beyond millions of children in the North East who have missed out on education and vital social support for many years, there are others being deprived daily of parental care, development and security in many parts of the country.

The fate of the Nigerian child today should spur all leaders into action, to bring an end to conflicts that make victims of the most vulnerable among us.

“We need to rediscover the vision that emplaces the young as the centre piece of national development and all endeavours. A nation that does not invest in its young by protecting it, investing in its health and education and skills and hope –or building economy that should make it productive is doomed.

“Conflicts that make women and children prime targets, sap the national energy needed to resolve them. Every adult who is confined to IDP camps represents a waste of productive resource, and resources spent on running the camps are regretfully diverted from vital investments in human capital and infrastructure.

“Internally displaced persons are taken out of productive circles and activities, and they risk becoming permanently dependent. Rebuilding lives and communities become more challenging and costly the longer the conflicts last and occupy more space in our lives.

From L-R: Head of Civil Service of the Federation Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, Wife of Speaker House of Representatives Mrs Gimbiya Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mr. Boss Mustapha at the 2018 Democracy Day Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja on Sunday May 27, 2018. Picture: Speaker’s Media Office.

“I appeal to us all to use this National Children’s Day to intensify efforts at finding lasting solutions to conflicts which give rise to camps such as this one. I strongly believe we can find these solutions; and that military and police presence and activities and IDP camps are not the only solutions we need,” he said.

On his part, Governor Ortom, thanked Saraki for the visit and the the National Assembly for approving more funding security agencies.

Ortom also thanked President Buhari, for approving a full military operation in the state which has so far brought relative calm and peace to troubled areas.

In his message to mark the Children’s Day, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, said that deliberate efforts must be made to put an end to the exploitation of children across the country.

The Speaker also expressed concern that many Nigerian children are deprived of access to education and called for all hands to be on deck to correct this.

He said, “We at the House of Representatives are deeply concerned about the challenges which plague Nigerian children.

Child labour, molestation and other acts of exploitation should have no place in our society and we all must work towards creating an enabling environment which allows all our children thrive.

“Many Nigerian children are on the receiving end of issues such as being subjected to domestic violence and being deprived of education.

These children are our future and this is why the House of Representatives recently adopted a motion on the need to put an end to child labour, molestation and other forms of abuse. We are hopeful that the Executive will implement the resolutions of the House by taking the required steps and hereby call on states which are yet to, to domesticate the Child Rights Act. “Ours is a country with one of the highest rates of children out of school in the world and the federal government in conjunction with states must design and implement policies which will change this. Our children are our future, and the glory of this nation depends on each and every one of them being equipped with the necessary skills to contribute their quota to national development.

“Our schools must be safe, parents who live below the poverty line should be able to put children in school at no extra cost and in areas where enrolment is particularly low, incentives may be offered while parents are also made to face penalties for not enrolling their children in school. Only when all our children have access to education can we speak of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.”

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Stop lamenting, move forward, Osinbajo tells Nigerians Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to move forward from ‘the anguish of the past’ and join hand with the government to build a Nigeria of their dreams.

Quoting from Bible text in Exodus 14:10-15, Osinbajo likened Nigeria’s predicament to that of the children of Israel who were on a journey of nation building; the Lord had promised to take them to a land flowing with milk and honey.

The Vice President gave the admonition on Sunday at the National Christian Centre Abuja, while delivering

his remarks at the Interdenominational Church Service to mark the 2018 Democracy Day with the theme: “Peace Building and Good Governance for Sustainable Development.”

He said God has said concerning this nation, that ‘He is building’ a new Nigeria; a nation where men and women of all tribes and faith, dwell in love and peace.

“A nation, where our young people have ample opportunities for productive and rewarding work. So I say to you brethren in Christ and fellow country men and women, let us go forward, do not look back, the armies of the enemy that you see today threatening to kill

and maim, and the claws of poverty and injustice you shall see again no more forever, the Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace. We must go forward, we are a people of prophecy.

“They had just left the captivity of Egypt, where they were cheated and punished by Pharaoh. God took them on the journey out of captivity, out of anguish, and promised them a place of comfort, abundance and peace. But the journey was tougher than they expected, suddenly they saw Pharaoh and his army coming after them. They were unarmed, and one of the most vicious armies in history was coming after them. They ran in great fear, with

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule (middle), with others, at the Children’s Day celebration in Lagos...on Sunday

Ijaw National Academy tops in essay writing The Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama has emerged as the overall best by winning the first, second and third prizes in the just-concluded Essay Writing Competition organised by the state Ministry of Education.

Master Africanus Noel, won the first prize of N100,000 while his colleagues Miss Victoria Yoku Tarimoboere and Godswill Ifiemi Odiowei, clinched the second and third positions smiling home with N70,000 and 50,000 naira respectively.

Master David Anthony representing Government Model Secondary School, Ekeremor came fourth while Okoko Ayibaemi of Southern Ijaw Model Secondary School got the fifth position with consolation prizes.

Presenting the awards at the Peace Park, Yenagoa, venue of this year’s Children’s Day Celebration, the Commissioner for Education, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite said the competition was organized to identify and develop writing skills in students.

Obuebite, noted that the competition which has come to

stay as an annual event, would go a long way in encouraging Bayelsa children to develop interest in literary works as well as groom them to become renowned authors in the near future.

According to the Commissioner, the programme is designed in such a way that, apart from the financial benefits, the overall winner will serve as education commissioner for one working day with effect from this year’s edition.

Obuebite who lauded Governor Seriake Dickson’s achievements in the education sector, also commended the participants and their teachers for putting up a good showing.

Speaking with newsmen at St Jude’s Model Girls Secondary School Amarata, the Governor’s Speech Writer and Coordinator of the Competition, Mr Michael Afenfia disclosed that a total of 37 students took part in the essay writing.

According to Afenfia, the participants representing all the eight local government areas of the state were selected from the state owned unity schools through an

unbiased and transparent process.

He expressed hope that Bayelsa children would compete favourably with their peers anywhere in the world as well as run a knowledge-based economy in the near future if the current efforts of state government were sustained.

In separate interviews, Master Tony James of Model Secondary School, Sagbama, Miss Appi Ebifie, Nembe National Grammar School and Master Ibimenzi Michael of Government Model Secondary School, Ogbia Town, expressed gratitude to the state government and particularly the Commissioner for Education for organising the competition.

They described the level of organization and atmosphere of the contest as excellent and conducive.

The interviewees, however, pleaded with government to sustain the programme as it has the capacity to not only expand the knowledge base of students but also enable them to make friends beyond their immediate school environment.

their wives and children. They carried the elderly, the disabled, and the babies, but in front of them was the Red Sea. No boats to cross the sea. They were, “between the proverbial devil and the deep blue sea.”

The Vice President said: “So they turned to their leader, Moses, who himself was now full of fear because he didn’t expect what they were now experiencing. A lesson here, when God puts you on a journey to your destiny, whether you are a person or a nation, He doesn’t tell you what the challenges will be, lest you refuse to undertake the journey. So the Israelites turned to their leader, Moses, saying in Exodus 14.11, “because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”So it is in the journey of nation building and development, our own nation, is no different, we are on a journey from the anguish of the past. There have been times when the journey is somewhat tough, difficult, and fearful; we look behind us and see the armies of the past, the armies of division, which led to a civil war where millions died, the armies of religious strife that refuse to leave us, the armies of corruption and graft, those who want us to remain in the captivity of ethnic and religious conflicts. Ahead of us, we see the Red Sea, bloody conflicts, and the doomsayers saying that the future will be worse than the past! And then the people say, why did you take us from where we were? The same people who cried in anguish to the Lord, now say, “you should have left us in Egypt.”

We didn’t know you were taking us out of captivity to kill us here in the wilderness. Like Moses, the leadership say to God, but what shall we do oh

Lord? We didn’t expect that this would be a journey to destruction.””Then God said to Moses in Exodus 15, ‘why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. Go forward! Don’t turn back! Moses inspired by God, said to the children of Israel, “do not be afraid, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

Osinbajo emphasized that the promises of God are sure and certain, citing 2nd Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him amen, to the glory of God through us.

This is the future and we are headed in that direction already.”

The Secretary to the Government of the Feceration, SGF, Boss Mustapha thanked the people for turning out in their numbers to mark the 19th edition of the Democracy Day celebration adding that it’s the third in President Buhari’s administration.

Some of the dignitaries at the occasion included Osinbajo, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Boss Mustapha, Head of Service of the Feceration, Winifred Oyo-Ita, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas, Senator Philip Aduda representing the Deputy Senate President, Catholic Arch Bishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, National Chariman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) John Odigie Oyegun, Acrh Bishop John Praise amongst other dignitaries.

The sermon was given by His Eminence, Rev. Samuel Kalu Uche, saying that there is hope for Nigeria.

Uche said, “We need peace before we can build the nation of our dreams. We need to adopt servant leadership style where we see each Nigerian as brother.

For us to enjoy peace, and harmony, the leadership of the country must provide security.”

Ahmed celebrates Nigerian children, counsels parents on proper upbringing Kehinde Akinpelu, ilorin Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged parents to spend more time with their children and wards, in order to ensure a better society and an assured future for the children.

In a message to commemorate this year’s Children’s Day, Governor Ahmed said the celebration reminds not only leaders at all levels of the need to prioritise the welfare of every Nigerian child but parents, the need to spend more valuable time with children.

According to Gov Ahmed, “No nation can grow beyond the quality of its children who are potential leaders and experts in various fields of human endeavours”.

Ahmed assured Kwarans that his administration would continue to formulate and implement policies

that would be favourable to children in the state.

The Governor urged parents and guardians to bequeath quality education, moral and spiritual upbringing to their children and wards to make them useful citizens, saying that education remains free and compulsory for children in the state.

He said, “My administration is resolute at improving the welfare of every child. Our Health Insurance Scheme is one of the ways we hope to guarantee quality lives for them”.

He expressed dismay over the growing cases of abuses meted out to children by some unscrupulous parents, guardians and caregivers, insisting that the government would not hesitate to prosecute erring individuals to serve as deterrent to others.

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Kano earmarks N89m for dredging drainages Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Kano state government has set aside the sum of N89 million for the dredging of the popular Jakara and other major drainages in the state.

The Commissioner of Environment Haruna Ali made this known Saturday during the flag off of the exercise and end of the month sanitation

exercise, said that the state government is committed to combating flood and other related issues in the state by providing more funds for the exercise.

“Unlike the previous years, the ministry has mapped out plans to clear more major and minor drainages in the state.

And we are hoping to cover over 67 kilometers for this exercise”

“The Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has approved the sum of 89 million Naira for this very exercise considering it’s importance to the safety of the state. You can see that the Jakara drainage is filled up with refuse and this is a major drainage that connects with other major and minor drainages in the state if we don’t take care of this problem, it could lead to flooding in the

state” Makoda however, called on the people of the state to desist from the habit of dumping refuse in the state major and minor drainages so as to avoid the blockage of water particularly in this rainy season in order to avoid sad incidences that could occur as a result of such habit.

Furthermore, he called on the people of the state to

endeavor to comply with the last Saturday of the Month sanitation exercise to keep their environment clean and that the police should always ensure that motorists obey the 7-10am non movement order.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the state’s popular ‘yan Lemo fruits market and Tarauni markets have been invited for further discussion over poor sanitation within their markets.

Haruna who decried the poor state of the markets, described it as an unfortunate development as the marketers have failed to heed to directives by the ministry to keep their business environment clean.

During the end of the month of May sanitation exercise, mobile court judges attached to the inspection team fined 142 defaulters a total sum of 140,465.

IYC warn Ijaw leaders, desperate politicians to stop sponsoring violence Akam James, Yenagoa Sequel to last Tuesday’s violent clash between protesters and police during the protest by indigenes of Ammassoma community over the sack of some staff of the Niger Delta University, the Leadership of the Ijaw

Youth Council(IYC), Central zone has warned Ijaw leaders across other Ijaw states who are bent on promoting crisis and sponsoring violence in Bayelsa state.

Speaking during a press conference in Zonal headquarter in Yenagoa at the

weekend, Chairman of the zone, Barr. Tare Porri, described the recent violence as unfortunate and avoidable, adding that those desperate politicians who play politics with the education of the Ijaw people while their own children are studying abroad should call themselves

to order and have a rethink.

Porri, while appealing to youths to shun violence and see a brighter future in their tomorrow, noted that only Ijaw leaders whose interest is to promote peaceful coexistence and tranquility among the people of the region will be

supported.

He said “Those Ijaw leaders across the region whose interest is to promote crisis in Bayelsa should henceforth desist from their desperate actions, those promoting peace and tranquility will be supported” IYC central zone has

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followed the recent uprising in the community, the crisis was unfortunate and avoidable but for desperate politicians who wanted to score cheap political score while the blood of innocent people were shed the youths played into their hands. We delved into the issue with urgency, we condemn the killings and violence and we must put a stop to it.

We commend the government of Bayelsa state for calling for a meeting to resolve all pending issues. The bereaved will be visited so that their dead can be buried, for those injured all medical bills will be paid and all those arrested the governor has order for their release. Structures in the community that were destroyed will be fixed and academic activities in the institution will commence in harness.

While calling on all the political class in the state to support government in ensuring violence is curbed in the state so that more development can come to the people, he noted that IYC was not established to fight other Ijaws but to protect the land and the common good of the people.

Niger Delta: Minister blames economic hardship on abandoned projects Idu Jude Abuja Several uncompleted projects in the Niger Delta, has been blamed on the current economic hardship being experienced in the country currently, just as the FG has assured that all ongoing infrastructure projects in the Niger Delta region will be completed by the present administration.

Usani said this recently during an inspection of ongoing projects in Abia, and Cross River States ,where he said that it was the desire of the administration of President Muhammad’s Buhari to improve the standard of living in

the Niger Delta region through infrastructure development.

At the inspection of the Nkwoagu Isuochi erosion control project and the Orie-Ngodo- Lombard road projects at Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, the Minister expressed displeasure at the slow pace of work on the erosion control project site as routes water was channeled to were already being eroded.

He said that the Federal Government was aware of the destructive effects of erosion on the community, hence the

urgency to curb the menace by putting appropriate measures in place, within its limited resources.

Noting that quality of work on ground was not commensurate with invested resources, the Minister, subsequently, urged the construction company to make the best use of resources available to it as well as the best design to ensure that the project lasts and serves the community efficiently as no shoddy job would be tolerated.

Usani who said that a technical review of the project’s design

would be done as the job progresses to ensure that the community does not suffer more damage from erosion. He disclosed that funds might be sourced from the Ecological Fund for the timely completion of the project in addition to budgetary provisions.

In his remarks, Hon. Prince Ikedi Ezekwesiri, representing Umunneochi in the Abia State House of Assembly, expressed joy at the project and requested that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) be involved as a means of adding more sources of funding for the

project.

He also requested that actions should be expedited to pay contractors handling the projects in the community, on the premise that “there is money for these projects remaining in the 2017 budget as both have a lot to do with erosion and the rains are fast coming down”.

Another project that was inspected and whose slow pace of completion was put on the lack of funds, was the 50 kilometer ObihieAkwenteAzunminiUkanafun road that connects Abia and Akwa Ibom States though the

Minister frowned at the use of substandard designs and materials. The road is 38 percent complete.

In Cross River State, Usani inspected the over 3 kilometre Okoyong Liberty City Road in Oduakpani Local Government where he also frowned at the slow pace of work and use of substandard designs and materials by the constructing company. He stressed that quality of work on all the inspected projects have to be improved upon as a team of inspectors would return in “ four weeks time for reinspection”

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Adamawa APC Congresses: Gov Bindow, SGF Mustapha, Babachir and matters arising

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Tom Garba, Yola The just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) Congresses from Wards to State level has been widely described as problematic, as parallel ones held in many states haven its nature and the peculiarities of the Congress.

In Adamawa State, the home of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and the former SGF, Babachir David Lawal had both of them pitching different tents with those who will make the party structure ahead of 2019 general elections.

The parallel exists in two broad camps, Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow who is seen as a four Star general of the party at the state level and considered as the party leader in the state is having the likes of the present SGF, Boss Mustapha, the

Mustapha

North East vice Chairman of the party, Salisu Mustapha, the party Leadership under Ibrahim Bilal, Sen Binta Masi Garba, the senator representing the Northern zone of the state, the eight serving members at the House of Representative, the 24 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly, all Commissioners ,19 chairmen of various LGAs and their 205 wards councillors, elder statesmen and stakeholders like Jonathan Zwingina, Gen Aliyu Kama, former acting Gov James Barka.

Others are Alhaji Umar Duhu, Barr Ali Gulak, Felix Tangwani, Medan Peter, Sen Ahmed Barata belonging to Bindow’s camp as combatants foot soldiers waiting for a victory battle come 2019.

In the other camp which is believed to have Babachir David Lawal as the arrow head, have the likes of former

Gov Murtala Nyako, Sen Aziz Nyako, Senator representing Central zone of the state, Moallayidi, a senator from the Northern zone, Gen Buba Marwa, Marcus Gunduri, Nuhu Ribadu, a serving member in Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon Rufai Gombi, the current chairman of Gombi LGA and the 10 wards councilors, a suspended Chairman of Yola North LGA and his 11 wards councillors, Daniel Bwala, former adviser

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Yaya Hamanjulde, former speaker, Yidi Turaki are his supporting men and women fighting to seize the structure of the party in the state.

The two camps are no doubt roaring Lions, the former is seen as a well fed, strong, agile and ready for a victory battle to defend it territory, kill any intruder into its domain, while the latter is seen as a hungry Lion looking for who it will devour and take over the party system and gain

The parallel Congresses have come and gone. The question is who is the winner among the two camps?

Which list will be accepted as the authentic one at the national office of the party? What will be the fate of the loser in the game playing out? Could defection and cross carpeting be the final decision of those that lost?

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its total control. The battle of supremacy for the party’s control is the main game playing out in the political scene of Adamawa State APC. The delegates’ elections were peacefully done in the two camps as adjudged by various stakeholders of the party.

The parallel Congresses have come and gone. The question is who is the winner among the two camps? Which list will be accepted as the authentic one at the national office of the party? What will be the fate of the loser in the game playing out? Could defection and cross carpeting be the final decision of those that lost? These are the questions arising from the recently concluded APC congresses in Adamawa State.

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My experience in private sector makes me best suited as next Osun governor – Lawal regime should build industries and Governor Aregbesola has the road to the industries. We need to build different industries all round the local governments, encourage the cottage industry where old men, women and children, everybody will be gainfully employed, everybody doing one thing or the other. That means we have a dynamic society.

At a time Osun State is in dire need of industrialisation in order to compliment the aggressive infrastructural development of the current governor, Mr Ayoade Afolabi Lawal, an engineer and frontline gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun State, recently held a session with newsmen in Lagos and he speaks on why it is important to attract real investors to the state, develop education system, among many others. MOTOLANI OSENI was there and reports.

We know that Nigerian politics is about cash, how financially buoyant are you or how do you intend to launch your political ambition at this point?

Politics in Nigeria is not different from any other politics all over the world, as long as we are under a democratic environment, I will tell you that. When it comes to finance, we have supporters, we have those that believe in our dreams and they have been supporting us day by day.

We will not go beyond our limit.

However, personally, I will keep doing my own, will keep financing what I can finance and with what my supporters can do, we are good to go.

Considering other contestants, what are your chances of winning and what is your relationship with the present governor?

Well, first of all we operate in an environment where there is freedom of speech; there is freedom to contest and not to contest. The other political aspirant has a right to contest just as I have the right to contest. I am showcasing myself, and I would advice they showcase themselves.

But, at the end of the day, it’s going to be the choice of the people. And every society gets a type of leader it needs at a particular time.

So, I believe our democratic structure keep evolving every day, whatever type of leaders we get, shall be the measure of the reflection of what the society want at that particular time. My current relationship with Governor Rauf Aregbesola, he is our leader, he is the governor of the state, I would say he is the type that favors nobody, there is no special relationship, he is the leader of the party, and he remains like that.

If you are asked to step down for others to showcase themselves, are you ready to step down?

In the current dispensation, we have internal democracy which goes thus, we know this is battle that we go to the primary and at end of the day outcome of the result would determine who the party picks. So, I don’t see a reason why somebody would say he or she wants me to step down, for what?

Why do you think the people of Osun State will choose you above every other candidate, and what have you considered doing to convince the people both in the primary and the general election?

First of all, we at different stage in life think differently, I have seen things in life and I have a burning passion to make it work. I have work experience and I run businesses, I have gone to different parts of the world, I have seen different things, I have met different people, I have seen how things work and how things don’t work and I believe I can leverage on that and the fact that I have dealt with quite a number of multinationals. I have work experience with Chevron, and different multinational groups and I have worked for Nigerian companies too. And I have seen what it means to be unemployed, I experienced it too, when you leave the university and you don’t get employed. I know the psychological effects. I know what it means when your fortune change overnight and how it is also difficult to manage success. I have had my own fair share of life, I feel for the average Nigeria youth. I know how many CV I get every day and I know how many I try to put to work. I know why at times I just have to retain some workers even when business is not doing well and I know how to look for ways to propel them even when business is doing well to make them know that look, it doesn’t mean you can’t get to a better place, I encourage people, if you are with me today I can only wish for you to be the best.

So, I see myself as someone that can help in aggressive human capital development and also to manage our resources in a responsible and optimal way. When you say there is no money, don’t let us always believe that there is nothing. So, I believe with the experiences I have had over the years, I can leverage on this, with the little network I have, because I believe that we keep networking, we can bring a full internet idea for people to drive our state forward.

Considering your experience with multinationals and connections that you have across the world, what are the strategies that have been put in place in ensuring that Osun State

If you lose at the primary election, would you support the party’s flag bearer or go to another party to contest?

It is not in my agenda to move around, I think where I am I fight my battle, you win some, you lose some.

What are the considerations for the upcoming election as an aspirant, looking at calls for zoning in the ruling party APC? It is a welcome development, I am from Osun West and if you look at the country as a whole even the mindset of the people, there is always a mindset of rezoning arrangement. If you look at my state in all fairness, the people of Osun knows we are pushing it to the West.

Afolabi Lawal can actually be compared with other states, in terms of infrastructure and economic development?

When I get there by the special grace of God, I am going to leverage on a lot of multinationals, most especially the producing company and see how we can bring them in to start up producing different products in Osun State. We are going to start with agoallied industry, because if we look at the agro allied industry, there are a lot of potentials in that area. If you look at Edo State for example with Cresco and Como oil, so we are going to pull as much company from agro-allied to support us, so they will come in there and create a lot of employment opportunities.

The government is going to partner with them and encourage them and build a lot of industry from there.

We will also look at the wood and

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steel sectors, because when you talk about industrialization, your ability to use steel and wood plays a very important role, so we are going to look at bringing a lot of wood steel investment companies over there.

If we focus on those areas we will make the environment conducive.

Also, when you look at areas in agroallied and tourism, they are very important sectors. In fact tourism cut across different areas too, we talk of accommodation, and all these things come around tourism too. So, we are going to leverage all these together and make things comfortable.

Tell us what you would do differently from what Governor Aregbesola has done?

Fine, he has done a whole lot of road networks which are strong infrastructural development. My own

When I get there by the special grace of God, I am going to leverage on a lot of multinationals, most especially the producing company and see how we can bring them in to start up producing different products in Osun State. We are going to start with ago-allied industry, because if we look at the agro allied industry, there are a lot of potentials in that area. If you look at Edo State for example with Cresco and Como oil, so we are going to pull as much company from agro-allied to support us, so they will come in there and create a lot of employment opportunities.

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As a governorship aspirant and a father, what are your plans in educating the children of Osun State, so that they can be compared with their peers across the country?

It saddens me when I look at the education situation in Nigeria now, and what saddens me basically is the fact that the level of knowledge that we used to have seems depreciating everyday among the upcoming children. What I mean by that is, when you go back and see a child of primary three those days, you could easily say he can do this and that. But now, tell a primary class student and say my friend can you recite the times table, and he can’t even recite 2×2. And then you are like what is this? We are killing our educational system because we want technology, it pains me.

What is happening in the west has actually crept in here, because a lot of them uses calculator. I personally would want to teach some basic subjects once in a while to encourage the teachers and students and also put in necessary training program to upgrade the teachers they have in those schools. Then go back to that traditional way of teaching, get text books, let them do more of writing and not using more of phones and calculators, especially the primary school and secondary school pupils, so that they will come back to that traditional old way. Also, we have to do programs to encourage hard work, such as quiz competition to encourage the brilliant ones to know that there is reward for hard work Most aspirants do say, they will only contest once, but you find out that they go for second term once they get into office, how many times do you wish to contest for election and concerning the agriculture, a whole lot of youths now do not want farming, how do you intend to run it or how do you want to upgrade agriculture in Osun State?

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Group faults Coalition of Northern Groups over stand on Buhari’s second term Patrick Okohue The Coalition of Northern Group’s advice to President Muhammadu Buhari not to contest the 2019 Presidential election has been described as “ineffectual and untenable”.

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the Coalition Group’s position “does not hold water and runs contrary to reason as the Nigerian constitution does not in any way debar him from running for a second term”.

In a statement signed by its Chairman, Austin Braimoh and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, BMO advised the Coalition that “President Muhammadu Buhari did not in any way contribute to the problems the country is now facing. Rather, he has been in the forefront of fighting corruption and other ills that have retarded the country’s growth and development.

“Even on the aspect of age, we

need to remind the Coalition that age has never been a hindrance to good leadership, but in the case of President Buhari it has proved to be an advantage. It is also necessary to recall that recently the former Malaysian President, Mahathir Mohammed was recalled from retirement to come and lead the country again at over ninety years, based on his antecedents and performance in office.”

BMO also drew attention of the Coalition to the various projects which it says the Buhari administration has started across the country, especially in the rail, road and power sectors.

“It is also important to point out the diversification programmes, anti-corruption fight and defeat of Boko Haram terrorists. All these achievements need to be sustained and consolidated in his second term.

“We therefore advise the coalition to rethink its position as President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on rebuilding the country for the good of all Nigerians.”

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Bello restates support for academic excellence as he gives scholarship to best law graduate

Yahaya Bello

The Kogi State government has expressed its determination to support the education of brilliant students across the state.

Governor Yahaya Bello made the promise recently while providing scholarship to the tune of $93,000 to Ms. Fatima Bombom Sani, the best graduating student at the 2015 Call to Bar examination of the Nigerian Law School.

Bello, who spoke while receiving Ms. Fatima Sani, her relatives, alongside Bar. Natasha Akpoti at the Kogi State Government House lamented a situation where academic excellence has not been given the requisite reward in Nigeria.

“The case of Fatima Sani reminds me of how academic excellence has not been adequately rewarded in Nigeria.

Imagine someone that bagged nine separate awards including “Best Student of the Year and Council of Education Star Award, and nothing was done for her since 2015.”

He applauded Akpoti for taking up the case of Fatima Sani, it was Akpoti, who sought the intervention of the Kogi State governor who was not only surprised but disappointed that Fatima was left unsupported while no information was brought to his office concerning her case.

He charged privileged Nigerians to make more contribution to the education of brilliant students.

“I heard about your exceptional performance at the Nigerian Law School in 2015 and assumed you were recognised and sponsored by

the administration of the day. It’s unacceptable that such brilliance is not celebrated and promoted. Nevertheless, I shall grant you a personal scholarship to celebrate your exceptionality and help your career-defining goals.”

Governor Bello stated that after some inquiries and validation of Fatima’s credentials, he in his capacity declared a full scholarship for Fatima to study Masters in Finance Law at the Colombian Law School, in the United States of America.

Bello thanked Natasha Akpoti for her humanitarian efforts in bringing Fatima’s issue while urging Fatima to uphold her academic excellence and make Nigeria proud and return home to serve her fatherland.

Speaking, Barr. Akpoti commended

Governor Bello for his benevolence and penchant for promoting academic excellence.

“We must celebrate heroes like Fatima in view of motivating young people especially girls towards exceptional educational performances.”

She advised Fatima to go for her studies and come back to contribute her quota to the development of Kogi State and Nigeria.

Akpoti had on April 27, 2018 via her Facebook page, advocated sponsorship to help Fatima further her academic dreams having emerged as the best graduating student at the 2015 Bar exam where she bagged nine separate awards including “Best Student of the Year and Council of Education Star Award.

‘...private sector makes me best suited as next Osun governor’ Continued from page 10 For your first question, if the people see the works done the first time and they request I contest for the second time, I will surely go.

Concerning farming, we now have what is called mechanised farming, so as to make it easy for today’s youths to use machines to cultivate lands. We would bring in all these machines and train them on their usage.

As a political aspirant in a time like this, how do you hope to empower the youths and what means are you using to do your own consultation in Osun?

Empowerment is not about giving out material things, it is about giving the little I know on how to fish I pass over to you, so that you will be able to

fish for yourself. And empowerment comes in an intellectual form, you grab it then you use your hands and leg to execute. You cannot give what you do not have. So, I advocate empowerment through training and feeding our brains. We need to look at the youths and see what a person can do, because some of the youths are not employable, but you have to help them, how do you help them? It is by telling them the truth. Empowerment is the ability to know that you have this skill and it is set to bring food to your table. It is now left for you to use that skill sense to climb on your own financial management for your own life style. The ground of most people is here in Lagos and this is where most of us earn our living. I stayed back for this program and next week I would

be there. There should be a way you balance things.

Some people believe that the APC has failed in their promises to the nation, so, what are the chances of APC wining among other parties in Osun State?

I would not agree that APC has failed us, naturally we have people with different views. Some will say APC has done well, others say they have not done well, but of course it is when we go to the polling booth that we know the true situation.

Basically, we all know what happens within the economy. We have been operating a mono-economy, it is not that we are diverting. So it will not be mono economy again, if you look at oil going as low as $85 per barrel,

if you have money coming down at a period where a government came in, definitely you know things will be a bit tight. Now I believe that things seems to be getting better, the oil is getting back up and at the same time we have been able to do one thing.

We have been able to diversify. A lot of people are now thinking of exportation of cash crops. I personally would be of the view that we can’t actually say we have not done well, so we thank God things are going well.

APC by the special grace of God, we are going to win the election come September 2018. The complaint of the economy is a general one, people have the right to criticise, but when criticising let us be constructive, challenge is everywhere and I believe that APC will still win in Osun State

by the special grace of God. What measure do you think the Federal Government should put in place to stop the herdsmen killing across the country?

This whole herdsmen farmer’s thing is becoming highly sinister and it is a painful thing that this is what the country is experiencing at this particular period, but I would encourage the Federal Government and the Police Force to do more on community policing. Know your neighbour and your environment.

Surveillance has to be aggressive and intensified. So, community policing must become effective and the security authority must be penalised whenever they are given information and do not act on those information.

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...Gov Bindow, SGF Mustapha, Babachir and matters arising Continue on page 9 a comparative advantage of having the national officers of the party recognised its sanctity and acceptability.

On many interviews with newsmen in Yola, the SGF, Boss Mustapha affirmed that he is a grassroots politician and knows what politics entails by doing and following the detates of the national body of the party.

According to him, “ I am a party man and a grassroots politician, doing just what my party instructed me to do.”

Salihu Mustapha, the North East Vice Chairman, who is an indigene of the state while casting his votes in the last State’s delegates opined that he has been delegated by the party to make sure the Congresses go well and in line with the party constitution. ‘’I thank God the Congress is peaceful and as a delegate from the national office of our party I can say that my observations are just to say the Congresses are really free and fair to all party loyalist,”

Salihu said.

The Bindow’s group is undeniably the group that is having the National recognition of the party.

But in politics you can expect the unimaginable and the unthinkable as everyone and every unit of it is nucleus in playing a prominent role of marring or making a positive change in the game.

The other group may be having a strong reason on why they are factionalising the activities of the party affairs at the state level. One of the possible reasons could be relegations of party loyalists who fought the battle and struggled to bring the present administration to be.

As it is indisputable, the central fact that the struggles of every politicians is for his or her interest to be protected or covered, when there is less than that one will be seeing uproars or grievances coming from those feeling displaced or not been carried along within the scheme of things.

Many believe that the

Babachir led faction is strong to the extent that they fall within the national caucus of the party as Babachir, Murtala Nyako are partly founding members of the party and they form alliance with the likes of Tinubu, Buhari, Adams Oshiomhole, who are founding fathers of the APC, and as such Babachir’s struggle can never be considered a struggle in total futility.

A possible looming defection and cross carpeting It is a fact that the political gimmicks playing out in Adamawa which is breeding enmity and creating grievances is taking the centre stage and no possible reconciliation is in sight. If it be that the Bindow group finally succeeds in forming a structure of the state party from Ward to national level, one can then rightly say that the Babachir group are irredeemable losers who will never stoop low to join hands with the Bindow’s group to

form another four years of APC leadership in the state.

Recently, Senator Abdul Aziz Nyako told journalists that if they are maltreated at the local, state and national level they will have no reason staying in the party that they toiled and sweated to sustain both in the state and at national level.

According to him, they are going to defect to another party to form a government of the people in the state.

Views and opinions of observers in the state indicates that the Babachir led faction has deliberately formed their party structure under the leadership of Comrade Dimas Ezra to be able to automatically move into a new party entirely in the state with its structure from wards to state level.

With what is on ground, Bindow, the incumbent governor who is gearing up to finish his two terms as the elected number one citizen of the state, with all his political will and connection,

his records of achievements and the machinery he has on ground, one can only say it will take a special miracle not to elect him as dovernor for the second time.

Of recent the Executive Chairman of Maiha Local Government Area, Hon Idi Amin described the governor as the Oscar winner of 2019 election. He believes that the governor has done much in terms of infrastructural development that is clear to even the blind, Adamawa is a transformed state, he said.

Idi a grassroots politician considers Bindow as a believer in hard work who passed through several litigations in court and is still standing strong in putting democracy to work, not fight and deserves the support to come back in 2019 for the developmental work he is known for to continue.

“If you look at his antecedents as governor, he battled nine court cases, litigation upon litigation, he won them all and became a record breaker. ‘’All the huddles he passed as a governor did not deter him from doing good for the people of the state, turning Adamawa into a model city,’’ Idi said.

He continued, saying that Governor Bindow has collected nine awards because of his outstanding performance in leading the affairs of the state and it will take only God not to return him as a governor because he has done what God approves of, he has done and consolidated development in many areas.

Amin dispelled the idea of sharing state’s resources at the expense of development, because one cannot eat his or her cake and have it at the same time and one cannot be dancing and eating, but Bindow prefers work alone than sharing the state’s resources. ‘’I tell you the truth, I brag around telling people I’m from Adamawa State where we have a governor that makes good things happen unlike before,’’ he said To people with voting right, Bindow is wonderfully doing well, developing the state and in 2019 they will certainly vote for him. To some politicians Bindow has done nothing to deserve a second coming as a governor, this is because he has not been carrying them along.

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Editorial Commentary OUR POSITION JEHOSU strike and threat to Ebola response in Nigeria

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t’s been more than one month now, since health workers in tertiary health institutions across the country embarked on industrial action; grounding virtually all health facilities and services across the country.

The impact of the suspension of services cannot be quantified in terms of economic and monetary value alone. As a result of it, lives have been lost.

Following the outbreak of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigerians have expressed worry of what will happen should the disease spread to Nigeria.

Sadly, JOHESU in their desperate bid to be on the same level with medical doctors, has tabled a 15-point demand to the Federal Government, seeking significant improvements in terms of the conditions of service.

Ironically, their counterparts in the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), the doctors, are also threatening to down tools if the government as much as accede to the demands of these health workers who are the nurses, pharmacists, radiographers, laboratory scientists and so on.

The union had last week threatened to withhold help for emergency measures against Ebola because of an ongoing strike over pay and conditions.

It is instructive to note that the federal government this week ordered screening of travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries after a fresh outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever there.

JOHESU comprises pharmacists, nurses, laboratory technologists and other paramedics in the public health sector, except doctors and dentists.

But the strike has paralysed services in Federal Government-owned hospitals and health centres

across the country.

On Wednesday, JOHESU extended the strike by directing its affiliates in Nigeria’s 36 states to join, following deadlock in talks with government.

Nigeria does not share a border with DR Congo but memories are still fresh of an Ebola outbreak in 2014 that killed seven people out of 19 confirmed cases.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) at the time praised the country’s response for containing the spread of the virus, which left some 11,000 people dead in wider West Africa.

Incidentally, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed that relevant agencies, including the port health services, have been mobilised to ensure the safety of passengers and other users.

It is interesting to note that the Senate had last week pleaded with JOHESU to call off the over three weeks strike it embarked on which has affected the health sector across the country.

The Senate’s resolution was sequel to a motion on “Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Need to Take Precautionary Measures” during plenary.

The upper chamber also urged the Minister of Interior to take necessary steps to check immigration.

It further urged the Minister of Health to ensure alertness to combat whatever cases that might arise and get Ebola vaccines ready for an emergency The Senate also recalled that an infected immigrant, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, who arrived Nigeria in July 23, 2014, was notable for been the index case for the introduction of Ebola virus into Nigeria Although the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, seems hopeful of quick resolution to the crisis, we think that the loss of lives following the crisis should suggest the need for a lasting solution to the frequent needless rivalry between doctors and other workers in the health sector.

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We also believe that JOHESU needs to review its 15-point demand realistically, and cut down on its requests of linear comparison with the doctors. The federal establishment is not a place for unwholesome competition amongst professionals and specific allowances can definitely not be universalised in order to enforce industrial harmony.

But we believe that it is fair to acknowledge that some of JOHESU’s demands are quite in order while members of the NMA should proffer solutions with a view to resolving the current crisis.

The doctors must realise that they are not a super breed. They must stop the infamous practice of looking down on other professionals in the health sector, a practice traceable to the universities where professors of medicine often allegedly give the impression that professors of nursing or pharmacy are inferior to them as academics.

It is gratifying to note that as a follow-up to his mediation between JEHOSU members, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said that the Senate will meet with health workers leadership today to resolve the issues.

Last week, Saraki began mediating in the ongoing strike that has crippled Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for the past 40 days, with a meeting with JOHESU officials on Thursday afternoon and the Ministers in charge of the Labour and Health Ministries, Dr. Chris Ngige and Prof. Issac Adewole, on Friday morning.

We are of the opinion that since the discussions initiated by the Senate President is to resolve the matter, we believe that government has improved on its offers to the striking health workers.

Now that the stakeholders will meet today on the contentious issues, we are hopeful that the meeting will yield positive results while the health workers will in couple of days, call off the strike in the interest of the country.

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To refresh some memories on spurious $16bn claim “

Foluseke Somolu

write with regards to the column by Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi titled ‘Yar’Adua, Obasanjo and Power Sector’ which appeared on the back page of the 7th July 2011. Segun mentioned that one major problem the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had was that his predecessor, President Olusegun Obasanjo did not give him a hand-over note, especially as concerned the power sector.

While I confess that I do not know what form handover notes from one president to another takes (or should take) I am aware, however, that in the period between his election and the actual swearing in date, all government departments, ministries, parastatals, etc. made presentations to Presidentelect Yar’ Adua on their activities, structure, on-going projects, funding, what problems there were, etc. In addition to the presentation, they also submitted written reports, with then President Obasanjo in attendance and directing affairs. Questions were asked and clarifications made as necessary. I am not sure Segun had assumed duties at this time. Furthermore, shortly after resuming as President, apart from the presentation to him by Engr. Makoju, I, as coordinator of NIPP, also gave the new President a presentation on the NIPP. So I am convinced Yar’Adua had enough opportunities to get as much information about the sector as he would want, and to further continue to seek clarification as he needed.

President Yar’adua’s confusion as to the role of GE, as reported by Segun, did not need arise at all. NIPP consisted of contracts with companies in their areas

of strength and comparative advantage.

GE builds and sell generators and gas turbines and they were contracted to supply all the generators and gas turbines for the NIPP. They also had contracts to supply technical support for installation and commissioning to the respective Engineering-Procurementand-Construction (EPC) contractors for all the power stations under the NIPP as well as the long-term service on the units.

Segun also gives the impression of apparent total confusion in the concept and implementation of the NIPP project, mentioning the non-availability of gas pipelines and gas, inadequacy of road bridges, etc. as examples. This is not the case. All these challenges mentioned are routine in power projects and are routinely overcome. In the case of NIPP, where gas pipelines and/or additional gas were required were identified before hand and contracts were awarded (or in the process of being awarded) for the pipelines when Yar’Adua got in charge. Negotiations were also held with NNPC and the oil companies and assurances were given that there would be gas when the power stations would be ready. Slips do occur when two parastatals are cooperating on a project. For example, Egbin power station was commissioned in 1986/87 almost two years before the gas pipeline from Utorogu to Lagos was completed.

Something like this almost happened too when Olorunsogo (a.k.a Papalanto) was commissioned because the gas pipeline installation was still in progress, but NNPC were able to deliver gas from their pipeline feeding WAPCO’s cement plant at Ewekoro. And that arrangement remained in place for quite some months after that. The suggestion by Segun that a tanker was used to deliver LPG for the

commissioning is preposterous. A typical NEPA gas turbine consumes an average of between ten and twenty-five million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day at a pressure well above fifteen bars. Use of tankers could not meet up with this rate of consumption and delivery pressure.

As for the inadequacy of some bridges to support the weight of turbine generators crossing over them and ferrying by barge having to be resorted to, again this is not such a strange situation and it is a problem that is being solved every time a power station has been built inland in Nigeria, beginning from Kainji (1968) through Shiroro, and Jebba (early 1980’s), Geregu (2006), etc. when railway was used where available, and some sections of road had to be improved and bridges reinforced to allow road transportation.

Hard and fast provisions were not made in the NIPP contracts because the condition of roads and bridges change all the time and roads and bridges that may be okay or nearly so may deteriorate drastically between tender submission and contract award and implementation.

Contractors are therefore usually wary about making firm commitments on such details. The provisional sums to meet such incidental expenses as these would entail were included in the contingencies sum in the funds approved for the NIPP project management which unfortunately was not released to the project team by the time the generators started arriving because of Yar’Adua’s hesitancy.

True, the gas turbines arrived well ahead of the site works completion. This was because there was a huge worldwide demand for gas turbines at the time the contracts were awarded and all reputable manufacturers all over the world had very long queues and tight delivery

schedules. GE had a window in their manufacturing programmes at that time, and it was either we took advantage of it or be prepared to wait years to be served.

If the disruptions of the Yar’Adua era did not take place, the units would have been delivered to respective sites where GE had contractual obligation for regular inspection and preservation pending their installation and commissioning instead of being left at the ports.

The controversy over how much had actually been expended on the NIPP did not need arise at all. Yar’Adua had access to all the people who would have given him the true picture if he would believe them. He should have known that telling the world (and Nigerians) that $10 billion had been expended on power projects and “there was nothing to show for it” would raise the type of reaction he got. There is a huge difference between $10 billion and $5 billion. And if the functional available generating capacity in the country was raised from about 1500MW (15 available generating units) in 2000 to 4000MW (36 available generating units) with constant daily generation above 3000MW from end of 2001 even right up to 2007 when Yar’Adua came, and contracts were in place and being implemented to raise that capacity to about 8000MW with corresponding reinforcement of the transmission and distribution networks to all states of the country under the NIPP, the $5 billion was more than justified. I find it difficult to see how all these could be swept off as amounting to “nothing to show for the expenditure that had been committed”. And this is more so when the bulk of the $2.2 billion for NIPP was in letters-of-credit opened by the CBN and still then largely not yet drawn down.

Qualities of contestants and 2019 polls “

Gbemiga Olakunle

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hen thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee, and shall possess it, and shall dwell therin, and shalt say, ‘I will set a king over me, like as other nations that are above me. Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy GOD shall chose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses. Forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, ‘Ye shall henceforth return no more that way’. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away, neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold…..”Deuteronomy 17: 14 – 20, KJV .

Politics is an activity for promoting the public interest, according to GreekoRomanian conception of politics. People go into politics for three reasons: 1. To serve selfish interests, 2. To serve communal or tribal interests and 3. To promote public interests. According to the above quoted Biblical injunctions, GOD changed the Israelites about the qualities of characters to look out for whenever they wanted to move out from Theocracy to Monarchical form of government or Democracy. God sternly frowns against characters who might want to vie or go into public office mainly to pursue or promote their selfish interests at the expense of pursuing or promoting public interests.

God specifically warned against voting for people or choosing characters who may

go into public office to amass wealth for themselves at the expense of the masses.

This group of people got into public offices through deceits, manipulations and giving of empty promises to the Electorate. And sometimes they perpetuate themselves or elongate their tenures in office through the use of coercive force of the State machinery to subvert the collective will/choice of the people.

Unfortunately, there is the preponderance of this group of politicians in the Developing World of most African and Asian countries. Some of these rulers/ public office holders sometimes looted their nation’s treasuries into economic recession as it happened in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and several other developing countries where the political elites are richer than their States.

This is the category of people in any given society that the Ancient Greek Philosophers called the Idiots. The Greeks called them Idiots not because they are mentally deficient or retarded, but because they are totally self – centered and totally selfish persons They are always out for their personal gains or their personal interests. They have no public philosophy, no knowledge, no skill, no character and no virtues to be able to live and contribute in a flourishing society and community.

They are all out for their personal interests and their personal pleasures. According to the Greek Philosophers, the Idiot is just an upgraded barbarian.

Still quoting the ancient Greek Philosophers, Dr. Kethoser Kerichusa in a recent public lecture called the second group of people in any given society the Tribes people who go into politics to pursue and promote the interests of their communities, tribes or religions against

the public interest. These are people who have tribalistic mentality. They are not able to think beyond their small tribes or small groups. Their only and ultimate allegiance is to their tribes. Their tribe is their god and their religion is tribalism. The Tribe people, according to the Greeks, are always afraid of things that are different to them.

They are always suspicious and fearful.

They always dealt with different people at difficult times with intimidation, with force and with finance. The ideal person for the tribe people is the “Warrior”, because tribes people are war – making people. This particular second class of people also typifies the kind of political elites that abounds in most African and Asian societies.

Lastly, the third category of people who go into politics in any given society are those who seek public office to pursue and promote public interests. And this is the group of people called the Ideal – class whom the Greeks termed as the Citizens.

They are not called Citizens in a legal or a political status. The Citizen, according to the Greeks is someone who has the skills and the knowledge to live a public life- someone who is able to live a life of simplicity. The Citizen recognizes that he or she is a member of the commonwealth that strives for the common good. The Citizen knows his or her rights in a society and at the same time he/she knows his/her responsibilities to the society. The Citizen can fight for his/her rights but always with an awareness of and with the respect of the rights and interests of others, of their neighbours and of the smallness of the minorities. It is the Citizens, according to the Greeks that made and make-up of civilized societies because the Citizens settle their differences with civility and so

they produce a civilized society- a society that truly lives up to the true meaning of the name Society. Society, according to Dr. Kethoser Kerichusa, literally means friendship and friendliness.

And so as we approach the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun states later this year and the general elections in the first quarter of 2019, the choices enumerated above are open for the Nigerian electorate to make. If we continue to do our business as usual, we will continue to get the same results. But if we choose to break out from our idiotic and tribalistic cocoons and choose to be the ideal persons called the Citizens in a civilized society, we shall begin to get better results and commensurate dividends of good governance. This is the holistic way to put an end to frequent cases of inter – ethnic rivalries, betrayal of public trusts, looting/mismanagement of public funds and corruption in every facet or form. As for me, I choose to be a Citizen and wish to vote for fellow Citizens with a hope to make up a Civilised society called Nigeria. How about you?

Joshua, the good successor of Prophet Moses who led the Israelites to their Land of Promise in his valedictory words charged the children of Israel to make their own choice between good or evil. “…but as for me, and my house, we will serve the LORD”, declared Joshua to the Israelites (Joshua 24:13-17, KJV). We sincerely hope that the ongoing political process and realignment of forces will throw up the Ideal persons the Citizens so that the Nigerian electorate can have an option of voting them into power for our society to accelerate its pace/ strides as we march in the direction of our own Canaan land. May GOD help us in JESUS Name.

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Ekiti 2018: Revisiting the ‘Fayemi question’ Times Columnist femi odere “

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He may be a civil servant or a senator, a candidate or a campaign worker, a winner or a loser. But he must be a participant and not a spectator

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ost people think they know the answer.

I am willing to admit, I don’t even know what the question is.” ----- Arsenio Hall, an American comedian, actor, and talk show host.

Perhaps the best way to interrogate if a question----or a set of questions----with the propensity to coalesce into a larger question for an individual and/or his persona may be to first understand the definitional underpinning of the word.

While not a few dictionaries have variegated, yet overlapping similarities in definitional terms to describe the word, the ones by Merriam Webster and Wikipedia suits this writer’s fancy the most.

For the former, a “question” is, among others, described as “an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.” It is also described as a “subject or aspect in dispute or open for discussion.”

The latter, on the other hand, sees the word as a “linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or the request made using such an expression” whereby the “information requested is provided in the form of an answer.” The question, if it eventually fails to give birth to an answer, can metamorphose into further and larger questions in which the journey of the original “question” inadvertently becomes circuitous.

For a public figure who barged into the political landscape almost ‘unannounced’ and ‘uninvited’ and have made, and continues to make profound impacts on the polity in his political assignments, interrogating the ‘Fayemi Question’ every now and then as dictated by the prevailing circumstances that seems to accentuate his political trajectory with the hope of finding the answer that best describes him is a worthwhile exercise for those who may be worried about the verdict of history. So, it’s understandable if the locus of the ‘Fayemi Question’ finds a better expression in the comity of the political class (to which he belong), most specifically that of his state branch. This should be expected not only in view of the contest for political power that is inherent in the class, but the agelong hierarchical predisposition and principle to attaining power and prominence by which members are to strictly adhere that Fayemi may have been deemed to have violated with his emergence at the top of his state’s political

ticket within a short spate of time.

It may, therefore, be perfectly in order if members of this group are conflicted to the extent that certain questions are woven around him for whatever reason such as: Who is he? Who does he think he is?

How old is he? What does he really want? Why is he very aggressive in his political ambition? What’s the best way to checkmate him?

And so on.

Perhaps it was an attempt to find his own answer to the ‘Fayemi Question’ when, in the course of the Ekiti APC primary, one of the aspirants wondered (probably with pun intended) where Fayemi was in 1999 when he was already a senator of the republic.

Also, in an attempt to interrogate the Fayemi phenomenon the first time, one had observed that “there’s no one that has affected the politics of Ekiti state in profound ways (in a relatively short period of time) with the intensity and curiosity he generates since the state’s creation than Dr. Kayode Fayemi. And it is for this reason that, at intervals, one must interrogate what may have been responsible for a public personality with no history of political brigandage behind him [and who is also] not known for having any earth-shaking oratory prowess to have become an issue that has now transmuted into the ‘Fayemi Question.’ It is even imperative to revisit the ‘Fayemi Question’ in view of the Ekiti APC primary which was held twice, the first having been cancelled due to a disruption by some thuggish elements probably acting on behalf of some aspirants who, to their chagrin, saw their collective defeat by a man whom some of them had not only ganged up against, but who barged into the campaign less than a month into the primary victoriously coasting to the finish line.

If the ‘Fayemi Question’ (whatever it may eventually turn out to be) can be understood within the context of contestation for political power among the political class, perhaps, what befuddles is the same premium, if not more, given to the Fayemi phenomenon amongst his state’s intelligentsia (his first constituent) in----should one say----their unwillingness to understand the values and developmental blueprint with which the man happened on the state’s political landscape.

Considering this group’s inability and/or unwillingness to come to his defence in the aftermath of the 2014 governorship election regardless of

his refusal to dispute the election result even after the revelations of the most egregious and criminal rigging that ushered in the same man who, in his first coming, took no prisoners, desecrated the values and virtues for which the state was known, and made desolate the entire state is something one may never be able to live down for a long time.

If Fayemi had embarked on such an unprecedented shift in the state’s developmental paradigm in the mould of a “president Nigeria never had.” If he had demonstrated that he has the basic ingredients of a transformational leadership that Ekiti truly needs in his first outing in strategic visioning, selfless patriotism, sacrificial service, strategic leadership succession planning and gender inclusiveness (which may have been influenced by none other than his wife Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, a professional heavyweight in Gender Equality) in leadership style to generate the groundswell of energies required for societal transformation, and all the intellectual community (which naturally should be endeared to these leadership qualities and to someone who has left no one in doubt of his eminence in these parameters) could give was a shrug after that election fiasco, one cannot but wonder if there was a better a developmental model they thought Fayemi should have implemented but did not. This is what makes the ‘Fayemi Question’ a lot more interesting.

Judging from the glaring aloofness in the aftermath of that election by the intelligentsia in particular and society at large, one wonders if Fayemi was being ‘punished’ for the pursuit of knowledge and scholarship---which he relentlessly pressed into service in his first term----by a group that should have done everything humanly possible to discredit that election on moral and constitutional grounds and call for its cancellation even if Fayemi had preferred not to challenge the electoral heist. This would have been the greatest paradox in a society that prides itself as the “Fountain of Knowledge” if this aspect of the ‘Fayemi Question’ were to be true.

It is no gainsaying that today’s Ekiti State under Governor Ayo Fayose best exemplifies the remarks of American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) in Nashville, Tennessee at the 90th Anniversary Convocation of Vanderbilt University on May 18, 1963. He said that “If the pursuit

of learning is not defended by the educated citizen, it will not be defended at all. For there will always be those who scoff at intellectual [and] seek to limit our educational system. They see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. But the educated citizen knows how much more there is to know. He knows that knowledge is power---more so today than ever before.

He knows that only an educated and informed people will be a free people; that the ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all….And, therefore, the educated citizen has a special obligation to encourage the pursuit of learning, to promote exploration of the unknown, to preserve the freedom of inquiry, to support the advancement of research, and to assist at every level of government the improvement of education for all Americans from grade school to graduate school. The educated citizen has an obligation to serve the public…He may be a civil servant or a senator, a candidate or a campaign worker, a winner or a loser. But he must be a participant and not a spectator.”

In today’s Ekiti, Fayose scoffs at the intelligentsia to the extent that they’re confused about their role in society. He has largely succeeded in turning the people against their bright minds with his modus operandi. Fayose has been able to forge a new age of antiintellectualism in the 21st century where ignorance is the new social order. He has turned the intelligentsia into spectators and has excluded them from the socioeconomic and political conditions that affect their existence with his deliberate policy of subjugating society’s economic growth. Fayose sees no harm in paying those to whom society entrusts the minds of its children a smaller wage than he paid to those whom he entrusts the care of his legion of personal vehicles. This is the crux of his continuity agenda.

Since history has its own way of repeating itself, it remains to be seen to what extent would be the involvement of the intelligentsia in reversing the desolation to which Fayose has subjected the state now that Fayemi is once again in the contest. Although he’s not running, Fayose is desperate to plant his deputy in the Governor’s Office for his negative continuity that can only guarantee poverty and subservience for the people into the foreseeable future. One hopes that the puerile argument would not be made that Fayose’s protégé would be better than his boss because he’s a professor who would be his own man once he is in the saddle.

Fayose will never grant him----let alone anyone close to the power he can control----the luxury to be his own man. Ekiti state is already in a socio-economic precipice. There’s simply no better alternative for the intelligentsia who must carry the burden of society’s socioeconomic and political progression on their shoulders than to look in the direction of Fayemi to salvage the state not because he will be infallible, but because of their

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Some electoral officials and voters during the Local Government election in Nasarawa ... on Saturday

2019: South-East, Buhari’s shoreline for one million votes – VON DG Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has described the South-East as the shoreline of President Muhammadu Buhari and by extension the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 presidential elections.

According to Okechukwu, President Buhari and by extension, APC would get more than one million votes in the South-East, to balance whichever tendency they would miss in the North and the SouthWest in the 2019 electoral vote distributive curve.

The VON DG gave this assurance at the weekend in an

interaction with newsmen at his hometown, Eke, Udi local government area of Enugu State during the flag-off of the town’s annual ‘Igwa Nshi’ cultural festival.

He spoke against the backdrop of the parallel APC congresses held in different states and the threat posed by the nPDP group in the ruling party.

On how the APC and by extension President Muhammadu will survive the parallel congresses across the country, and the threat of nPDP, Mr. Okechukwu assured that the “South- East is the shoreline of Mr President and by extension the APC.” “My happiness is that the South- East come 2019 will be the shoreline of our dear

president and by extension our great party, the APC. Buhari will get more than a million votes in the South East.

“The so called parallel congress members under close scrutiny are not truly APC people. To be exact, the mainstream APC in the South East will balance whichever tendency we miss in the North and South West in the electoral vote distributive curve of 2019 presidential election. Be it the nPDP or ADC.” “We got less than 200,000 in the South East in 2015, but with rapid infrastructural development going on in the South East, we will leverage for Ndigbo are not ingrates. We will cover the missing gap envisaged from the South -West and nPDP in the North.”

“Don’t forget that those who enlarged the APC South East mainstream today were loyalists of His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.

Today they are in league with President Buhari, they are passionate to re-elect him.

Am excited with the rate their campaign for Mr. President is going and the response of the electorate” Okechukwu said.

Asked why he is in the East most of the time, Okechukwu said: “Yes, I have acquired modern ICT platform, new office and concluding arrangement for staff housing and solar energy for Voice of Nigeria; now am in the East to revive the indelible legacy of North-East alliance bequeathed to us by the great Zik of Africa.

Zik was Nigeria’s persona

dictum and unparalleled nationalist. He built the NorthEast alliance and as his acolytes we are consolidating it as PanNigerians.”

On how Buhari would garner over a million votes with the crises here and there and in their party, APC, Okechukwu described ‘Buhari’s Roads, Rails, Agriculture and Power (RRAP) Projects’ as the development resurgimento, which would reinforce the private sector and attract more Foreign Direct Investment.

According to him, when you have 5,000 kilometers of federal roads, 5,000 kilometers standard gauge rail lines and 5,000 additional megawatts and self sufficiency in food production in the next five years, there would be peace, progress and prosperity.

‘Training of children, collective responsibility’ Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta As Children worldwide celebrate this year Children’s day with the theme, Creating Safe Spaces for Children: Our Collective Responsibility.’, a governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Engr. Mayokun Ilo has called on parents, and other relevant stakeholders to take the welfare of children in the society as a responsibility that must be

taken with utmost priority.

Engr Ilo in a statement issued in Abeokuta to felicitate with Nigerian Children and their counterpart across the world enumerated the critical areas relevant for their social protection.

Engr Ilo who said it is imperative for parents and guardians to take care of their children also harped on proper home training to safeguard the future for

them.

He also advised government at all levels to ensure that they create an enabling environment for young individuals especially children to fulfil their God given potentials.

Engr Ilo, while commending Senator Ibikunle Amosun administration for creating an enabling environment for education sector to thrive, said SIA’s huge investment

in the sector is next to none in the country.

“SIA’s giant strides in education is a testament to his resolved determination to ensure no child is dropped out of school on the account of economic quagmire, a situation that has been adjudged the best policy by both local and international communities”.

He charged the Federal Government to improve on its handling of the situation

of children in the Internally Displaced Peoples Camps IDPs across the country so as to give them a sense of belonging for a better life.

The governorship hopeful admonished children to be responsible leaders of tomorrow by obeying their parents, facing their studies and being good to others.

Engr Mayokun Ilo however wished Nigerian Children and the world over a Happy Celebration.

Dogara mourns Dr. Bala Takaya Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has joined other Nigerians to mourn late academic, politician and one of intellectuals from northern Nigeria, Dr. Bala Takaya.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the speaker said the one-time governorship candidate in Adamawa State was a true advocate of equal rights for all Nigerians.

Hon Dogara said Dr. Bala Takaya was an embodiment of courage, whose voice was often heard speaking of issues that are considered to be ‘off limits’ and calling on leaders to rise up to their responsibilities by leading Nigeria to a path of prosperity.

The Speaker also described him as a brave and bold man, who rose at every available occasion against oppression of the less privileged and the down trodden in the society.

“As we mourn his sad demise, I urge all of us to remember to put his family in prayers, that God will comfort them and fill the void that he left behind.

“I also commiserate with the government and people of Adamawa State, his friends and associates and pray his soul rests in peace”.

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2019: Fali Community, Adamawa vows to support Bindow’s second term agenda Tom Garba, Yola The Fali Cultural and Community Development Association (FACCODA) of Mubi North LGA area of Adamawa state, has vowed to vote, work and support Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow in 2019.

The group made this known at a fund raising occasion through chairman, Cdre Usman Sali Bodes (rtd) while addressing journalists at NUJ Secretariat, the venue of the ceremony said Bindow is their Son from Mubi North is making them proud with his effective performance in delivering the dividends of democracy, and as such they will do anything within their power to bring him back in 2019.

He said the Governor has laid a structure of development in the state that has become a precedence for everyone coming after him as a Governor must follow to build in the ladder of development credence.

The guest speaker during the occasion, Sir J.P. Kaigama charged the people of Fali to support the present administration under the leadership of Bindow because is people driven.

“Bindow has done a significant job in the area of infrastructures, go to Mubi, is now a new town already, you can go round the state with the scarcity of funds all the country this Man is doing this, he need a support to Carry on in 2019.’’

Kaigama said He reminded them on the need of steady nurturing cultural norms of Fali nation because of its rich values cannot be overemphasis in the area of socio economy growth and peaceful coexistence for unity and progress of the country.

According to him Fali Land is endowed with so many adventurous traditional costumes, land and historic tourist areas that need to be explore, calling on the government to help in reviving cultural heritage of the people of Adamawa state.

The occasion which was aim to raise 95 million Naira for the building of a Fali civic centre in Yola and to buy traditional costumes in order to sustain the historic norms and values of the people that’s fast eluding them.

The Senator representing Adamawa North and the Chief Launcher, Mrs. Binta Masi praised the good initiative of the people of Fali and call on other tribes in the State to immolates their noble Course, an effort in making sure their history and norms are sustained.

Binta narrate the historic unity between Michika and Fali dates back to decade of years when the helds their cultural days together until of recent because obvious reasons to sustain each tribe’s cultural beliefs.

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Almajiri child right to be enforced in Nigeria, as group tasks FG over neglect Idu Jude Abuja As the United Nation craves to institutionalise the rights of child globally, group under the aegis of Almajiri Child Right Initiative, is keen to bring the government of Nigeria to the table to ensure that these category of children receive the desired attention accrued to any other Nigerian child.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, to mark the launch of the group, Secretary of the group Mohammed Sambo Keana and Shirk Nurudeen Lemu Chairman Governing board, jointly stated that the Nigerian government, should be made to know that Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Children states that “ State Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to

protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s) legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child”.

According to the group, in its inquest in defence of Article 19 of United Nation charter, “this year we plan to institutionalize May 26th as the “Almajiri Child Rights Day” or Vulnerable Children’s Day ahead of Nationally recognise Children’s day , to bring to the consciousness of Nigerian Government and to focus national and global attention to the world’s most deprived, abused and marginalised set of children.

“Our demand is foir the Nigeria government to immediately set up a multistakeholder task team to come

up with a unified position on how to address the social, educational, nutritional and security need of the Almajiri child including a medium term enlightenment plan for building consensus with Government.

For the ECOWAS commission, to work with the affected countries to initiate and amend policies that will address the regional implication of ungoverned borders as evidence suggests that migration accounts for a large number of the street begging population in places like Borno State where an estimated one million Almajiri exist”.

The group also call on the United Nations and international organisations on humanitarian cause to add voices to the plights of the children which has been identified as potential danger, especially in addressing the rights to education, nutrition,

healthcare, sanitation and decent work of ten million of them which is also critical in achieving the MDGs in Nigeria.

Almajiri Child Rights Initiative, noted that “May 26th” is aimed to focus the nation’s attention on the plight of millions of Almajiri children and other vulnerable children across the country, as such should be observed on such day each year.

“For too long, we have looked the other way while permitting one of the world worst form of Child Rights violations in recent history involving the Almajiri children who are abused, deprived marginalised and exposed to all forms of dangers. They lack decent Shelter with no access to health care, No education and are subjected to daily street begging.

Many are physically and sexually abused, many are prey

Children of the Redeemed Christian church of God Beautiful Gate Assembly celebrate Children Day in service to God in Abuja. . . on Sunday.

for ritualists and agents for banditry activities”.

The Almajiri Child Rights Initiative (ACRI) is a non‐profit organization that aims to end the systemic abuse of Almajiri children through access to better healthcare, nutrition, shelter and a reinvigorated educational curriculum that prepares them for a life of dignity in the 21st Century.

It said that its goal includes serving as a pressure group to inspire policy change through a consistent and persistent evidence‐based advocacy, wide stakeholder engagement and awareness campaigns that leverages traditional and new media.

It will also serve as community influences to pressure the government and all those relevant to solving the Almajiri phenomenon, at the executive and legislative levels, into decisive action.

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Lagos Task Force to clampdown on illegal activities of LG traffic officials Joy Anyim The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, is set to begin a total clampdown on illegal activities of Local Government Traffic Officials on all roads across the State.

According to the Chairman, Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, the clampdown begins on Monday, May 28.

He noted that the activities of the notorious traffic officials on the roads have been worrisome as cases of motorists being

extorted were reported to his office daily.

SP Egbeyemi said: “This total clampdown by the Agency was on the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Imohimi Edgal.

“The Commissioner of Police was not comfortable with the rate of extortion of motorists by these notorious traffic officials who claimed to be enforcing the Lagos State Road Traffic Law of 2012. “ As a responsive and responsible government every rights of Lagosians including

motorists is paramount to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.”

He reiterated that the ban of all Local Governments traffic officials from controlling or engaging in traffic duties by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode still stands.

“Indeed there are traffic unit in all the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas.

However, traffic management is not a responsibility for the third tier of government. We have reported instances of illegal

arrest, extortions and general impunity on the part of the Local Government operatives, “ he said.

The Chairman further quoted the Commissioner of Police saying “Only the Nigerian Police, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Taskforce and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) can perform traffic duties” SP Egbeyemi urged motorists to always adhere strictly to traffic regulations and report to the nearest Police Station

any illegal activities of these notorious traffic officials, adding that there had never been a time government considered ceding its traffic management responsibilities to any tier of government.

He however enjoined Chairmen of Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of the State to maintain zero tolerance for illegal traffic duties around their respective council as any traffic official caught by the Agency would be seriously death with in accordance with the law.

News 18 Muslim Enugu community endorses Gov Ugwuanyi for 2nd term Moses Oyediran, Enugu Country Director, Actionaid Nigeria, Mrs Ene Obi has hailed the Edo State Government and the wife of the state governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki for their commitment in the fight against irregular migration amongst other societal ills.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the wife of the state governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, in Benin City, Edo State, at the weekend, Obi said the actionaid and the Ideal Development and Resource Centre (IDRC) visit to the state was to appreciate the efforts of the governor’s wife in curbing irregular migration and to solicit for areas of cooperation to tackle the trend in the state.

Obi who frowned at the forced/ irregular migration among youths in the state and country ,said it is suicidal for any young person or group of persons regardless of their economic status or having been displaced to embark on irregular migration.

She sought the support of the state government in providing a parcel of land for the NGO’s building project , which she described as a “Development Village for youths seeking entrepreneurship/ empowerment in the state “.

According to her, the land project will serve as a development and entrepreneurship centre for youths engaged by the NGO in training or skills acquisition.

On her part, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, who assured of government support to the NGO, commended the actionaid and IDRC for bringing empowerment to Edo youths by training over 1,200 persons in the state who have since received their certification in different vocation.

She however harped on the need for more empowerment for not only children but women in the state as the government, she said is not only committed in curbing irregular migration but determined to promote value chain development to grow local industry and improve the economy through women empowerment.

“I will discuss with the Governor, who is committed to the fast development of the state to consider a space for your project at the Benin Industrial Park for the training of Edo youths in the state.”, Mrs. Obaseki said.

The actionaid country director was accompanied on the visit by other members of the NGO among whom are, Mr. Ipoade Omilaju, Programme manager Humanitarian and Resilience,Mrs Tesallah Chibok, Director Programme and member, Board of Directors IDRC, Mr. Osadeyi Olurunisola Sunday as well as the Executive Director, IDRC, Saliu Aidorolo.

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Lagos begins homegrown feeding plan

Benjamin Omoike

The Lagos state government has assured that the laudable Home Grown Feeding Programme of the APC-led Federal Government would soon commence in the state.

The Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, gave this assurance at the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing of the Ministry of Education to mark the third year in office of governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.

Adebule, while noting that the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), is yet to commence in Lagos state, revealed that final steps were being put in place to ensure that once the programme took off, it would run smoothly and be hitch-free, to cater for

the large student population in Lagos.

She said, ‘’Let me state categorically that the number of students in Lagos state schools is about the number of students in five or six states put together.

We just have to plan properly to ensure no student is left out.” ‘’I’m happy to announce to you that we have engaged the office in charge at the federal level, as well as the state Ministries of Agriculture and Health. We are on course.” ‘’Lagos state is not known for a shoddy programme and we are gunning for nothing but the best as you all know that our state is the centre for measuring excellence, and we will want to do it in the best way that the motive behind that scheme is achieved,’’ she declared.

Reeling out achievements in

the year under review, Adebule said the state government awarded car loans to 491 teachers to the tune of about N40 million, adding that N30 million housing loan was approved for 38 teaching staff as welfare package, to increase productivity and inspire better performance.

The Deputy Governor said the various initiatives in the Education sector - Ready-SetWork, Code-Lagos, Project 350 and the Digital Library have all recorded remarkable achievements during the period under review.

While the Ready-Set-Work initiative since inception in 2016 has trained 12,500 and will, in 2018, be training 25,000 students, the Code Lagos initiative has trained over 31,000 Lagosians with 364 Coding Centres

established in various schools and localities.

On adult literacy, Adebule said the Centres increased from 250 to 798 with a total enrolment of about 20,488 as at March 2018.

According to Adebule, ‘’The governor Ambode-led administration’s target is to ensure that 95 percent of residents can at least read and write.” ‘’Our vision is to be a model of excellence in the provision of quality education for the attainment of self-reliance and socio-economic development,” she affirmed.

She said the state government had created an Office of Education Quality Assurance to monitor and evaluate all academic activities in public and private schools; while ensuring total compliance with

academic standards set by the state government to ensure an environment conducive for learning.

The Deputy Governor added that the initiative had helped to bring significant improvement to learning outcomes as reflected in the better performance of students in both internal and external examinations across the state.

She disclosed that out of a total number of 152,882 public and private school pupils who sat for the Year 2017 Placement Test into public Secondary Schools, a total of 146,116 being 95.61 per cent, were successful and offered admission; promising that the state government would not relent in initiating programmes and policies that would continue to improve the standard of education in the state.

Round Table discussion on Pauline Jaricot by Children of St. Augustine’s Parish, Lugbe during the Children’s day Celebration in Abuja yesterday. Photo: Pauline Jaricot

Research-based policy should be people-oriented, don urges govt Moses Oyediran, Enugu A don, Dr. Clement Ighodaro, has urged government at all levels to ensure that every researchbased policy is peopleoriented.

Ighodaro, who is with the Department of Economics, University of Benin (UNIBEN), made the call while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Enugu.

He spoke at the end of the week-long workshop titled: “2018 Train-The-Trainers (TTT) Workshop on Econometrics for Policy Analysis’’.

Ighodaro noted that the people must be at the centre of each policy of government for it to achieve the desired result or objective.

He noted that researchers and policy formulators must look to get or sum up the aggregate views of the people

(i.e. the woman selling roasted corn or the man selling `suya’ meat on the street) before policies are formulated.

“One way of ensuring that we fast track our development is to carry everybody along, which will ensure even development of all sectors and geographical location of the country at the same time.

“Research-based policies must aim at targeting the generality of the people, most especially the people at the rural areas where vast majority of Nigerians live.

“A well-thought out and implemented policy research must put the people or the ordinary Nigerians at the driver’s seat.

“Since, from all know indices of development, only people-oriented policies stand the test of time as they enjoy the patronage of the people both in words and actions,’’ he

said.

The lecturer, however, urged institutions to assist government agencies and personnel with the technical know-how to go about policy

researches that would have far reaching effect on the people.

The African Heritage Institution (Afri-Heritage) organized the workshop, which started May 21 and

ended on May 25.

56 lecturers from various higher institutions in the country attended practical intensive train-the-trainer workshop.

9 escape death in Kwara auto crash Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin About nine people escaped death in Ilorin after two commercial vehicles collided on the old Ilorin-Jebba Road in Ilorin.

The accident, according to eye witnesses occurred at the Oyun end of the road. They claimed that one victim died after the accident.

But the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Sunday Maku, on Saturday said eight people comprising

four males and four females sustained injuries, adding that no victim died.

He explained that nine people were in the two vehicles when the accident occurred.

According to him, accident involved Mazda 323 with registration no FUF 845 XA and another Mazda 323 with registration number KEY 609 XA. The sector commander stated that the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking.

He said said, “Accident occurred at the Oyun end of old Ilorin-Jebba Road. It happened at three kilometers from base. Two commercial vehicles: Mazda 323 with registration number KEY 609 XA and Mazda 323 with registration no FUF 845 XA were involved. There were nine people in the vehicles, five males and four females.

Four males and four females were injured. Nobody was killed. Cause of accident is wrongful overtaking, initial referral is Olutayo Hospital.”

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Kwankwasiyya supporters surrendering to us - Ganduje

Yakubu Salisu, Kano

Barring any last minute situations, an exodus of the members of the Kwankwasiya faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), into the Ganduje group, is expected to place any moment from now.

The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Kano state Governor Abba Anwar, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Kano.

According to the statement, In what appears like glad tiding to the newly inaugurated leadership and members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, the governor of Kano state Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje reveals that, Kwankwasiyya followers of the former governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso are surrendering to the new leadership of the party.

Assuring that, he was privy to information that, many were planning to join the genuine party structure of APC, “...abandoning their long held idea of Kwankwasiyya in the state,” he hints.

Ganduje made the revelation during breaking of Fasting dinner that was held over the weekend at Africa House, Government House, Kano, with all his political appointees, cutting across Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants, in the presence of the Secretary to the State Government and a few members of his cabinet.

He advised the leadership of the party to accept the new returnees from

Kwankwasiyya faction and treat them as brothers and sisters, urging that, “When they are back they should be treated as part of our flesh.

Don’t say you will give them new party cards. No! All along they have been card carrying members of our party.”

“Accept them and embrace them. Those that are joining us from different parts of the state, abandoning their Kwankwasiyya root, I am sure they are genuinely cross carpeting to the right place.

Take them seriously as long as they remove the red cap, (jokingly put)” Ganduje urges.

The Governor further

reveals that, during the wards and local government congresses few weeks back, the Petition Committees sent from the national headquarters of the party, “came and left without receiving a single petition against the conduct or the results of the held congresses,” he says.

Instead of the Petition Committee to receive complaints, “they went back to the national office commending how the congresses were conducted peacefully. In fact, the committees were thinking to recommend for a special acknowledgement and

recommendations for the Kano chapter of the great party, the APC,” he emphasises.

“The same thing comes our way after the transparently conducted state congress last week. This shows how honest and transparent we are when it comes to party activities. We play the game by the rule and we listen to all,” the governor noted.

On the forthcoming primary elections within the party, as general election period was fast approaching, the governor assured that, “We are now in real politicking period. We are therefore about to form committees in all the local governments of the state for

reconciling different aspirants who might indicate interest to contest any position.”

“Where consensus is reached between aspirants, fine and good. But where we have difficulty in arriving at any consensus, then aspirants would go to the field and sort it out.

We are determined to protect all rights of our members, no matter what,” he assures.

Ganduje therefore assured returnees from Kwankwasiyya to his fold, not to panic, “...as it is in our blood to protect the rights of all APC members when it comes to the conduct of primary election. We respect and observe internal democracy,” he insisted.

L-R: Assistant Secretary Generation Leadership Development Foundation, Mr. Onyebuchi Obeta; Treasurer, Alhaji Usman Kaiba; Chairman, Generation Leadership Development Foundation, Dr. Godwin Udibe; and Secretary, Mr.Seun Olokeogun during a press briefing in Abuja... on Friday

Gov Ugwuanyi inaugurates 1000 youths to clean up Enugu Moses Oyediran, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Sunday, amid excitement inaugurated the 1000 youths recently engaged by his administration to clean up the state under the Enugu Clean Team Project.

Inaugurating the scheme at the popular Michael Okpara, Square, Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi stated that the project was in keeping with his administration’s vision and promise to create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for the people of the state.

The governor added that the project will not only help reduce the risk of epidemics and other health hazards but will also help to improve the aesthetic outlook of the state, saying: “We are indeed hopeful that the project will help us achieve our aspiration of making Enugu the cleanest state in the country”.

He further stated that the

project was also in line with the state government’s roadmap for generating employment and creating avenues to engage the teeming population of youths in the development process of the state.

“Accordingly, 1000 Enugu State youths have been recruited to participate in the project. This vision had also guided the creation of other youth development and empowerment schemes that are already being implemented in the state”, Gov. Ugwuanyi explained.

Promising that the state government will continue to provide the team with the necessary equipment and other enablers that will it function effectively, the governor charged the newly recruited youths to approach their duties with patriotic diligence and commitment for the full actualization of the initiative.

The governor, however noted that the task of keeping

the environment clean should not be left to government agencies alone, urging residents, institutions and private agencies to join hands in ensuring a clean and healthy environment.

Earlier in his address, the Coordinator of Enugu Clean Team Project, Rev. Fr. Michael Amobi Ogbu expressed gratitude to Gov. Ugwuanyi for initiating the project and sustaining it thus far, disclosing that “we have been equipped with the needed paraphernalia for the project’s take-off, functioning effectively and efficiently”.

He added that members of the team have been trained and devoted to daily sanitation at their duty posts “on individual basis and collectively on weekends”, declaring: “There is no going back in the inner drive for “A Cleaner and Healthier Enugu State”.

Reacting to the development, a cross section

of residents of Enugu who witnessed the ceremony has commended Gov. Ugwuanyi for his brave initiative in launching the project, saying that it was a demonstration of his untiring commitment to employment generation and social services and good governance in the state in line with his administration’s fourpoint agenda.

They stated that the initiative was the first of its kind in the state, adding that it will not only ensure that the state is cleaner and healthier, but will also provide employment for the unemployed youth to better their lives.

Dr. Chidi Nzeobi, a resident of Independence Layout, Enugu, applauded the governor for the unique innovations his administration has brought to bear in the governance of the state, saying that it gladdens his heart that the programmes and policies of the governor are people-

centered.

“I came here not just to witness this epoch-making event, but because I m happy and satisfied with the innovative style of leadership of this governor, Gburugburu. His leadership and programmes touch the lives of the commoners, the ordinary people.

“1000 youths is not just a small number, and as we heard him speak here a while ago, he said he will increase the number to 2000. This is great. It means Enugu will be cleaner and healthier and more unemployed youths will be gainfully employed. I sincerely commend him for his good works in Enugu State”, he said.

Gov. Ugwuanyi shortly after the event inspected the ongoing evacuation of refuse dump at Ogui Nike site by Enugu - Port Harcout expressway that had been in existence in the past 12 years without any intervention.

Osifeso lauds Awori bishop over community’s socio-economic growth A fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) and Chairman of Macpotec Nigeria Limited, Surveyor (Dr.) Segun Osifeso, has applauded the Bishop of the Diocese of Awori (Anglican Communion), Rt. Revd. Johnson Akin-Atere, on the contributions of the Diocese since its inauguration 10 years ago to the socio-economic development of Ota in particular and Ogun State in general.

Dr. Osifeso, who made this remark during the dedication of the Diocesan multi-million naira office complex at Ota,Ogun State recently, praised the effort of the Diocese for its leadership role in laying a solid foundation for the growth and expansion of Christianity in Aworiland and Nigeria in general.

He noted with delight the completion of the diocesan new multi-million naira office complex, ultra modern church secretariat, 12-lock–up shops, diocesan cemetery, state-of-theart women centre and ownership of acres of land and other landed properties spread across the town, which have all impacted positively on the socio-economic growth of the people.

The fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors explained that the people were full of praises for the initiatives of the Diocese of Awori to have impacted positively on their religious and social lives, charging that members of the Diocese must ensure they continue to live in harmony, more so that no organisation or group could make progress in an atmosphere devoid of progress.

Dr. Osifeso showered encomium on the Bishop of the Diocese, Rt. Revd. Atere, for his leadership qualities, sense of vision and innovation in piloting the affairs of the Diocese since its inauguration 10 years ago to its present lofty height.

The Macpotec boss, who reminded the members of the Diocese of the importance of Ota in the advent and growth of Christianity in Nigeria, advised that all hands must be on deck to ensure the Diocese remained a force to reckon with in the task of spreading the gospel.

He urged the Diocesan members to re-examine their lives and rededicate themselves to the teachings of Christ, adding that the only way the Diocese could be everybody’s pride was the collective readiness of the members to serve diligently and make sacrifices that could lead to winning of souls for Christ.

Osifeso, however, expressed optimism that the Diocese would be greater, considering the monumental changes and transformation projects that were being dedicated on the occasion of its ongoing 10th anniversary celebrations.

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AFRICMIL lauds court for voiding Jibril’s suspension, validating whistleblower protection Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has commended the court judgment nullifying the suspension of a member of House of Representatives, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin as the court also ordered that all the salaries due to him be paid for the period he was suspended.

AFRICMIL described the judgment handed down May 24, 2018, by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as the triumph of

constitutional democracy and an enduring affirmation of the sanctity of the protection of whistleblowers.

In a statement, Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, noted that, “It is regrettable that the judgment is coming so late in the day, yet we are delighted that it vindicates good reason as it met the expectations of the teeming lovers and advocates of justice, fairness, equity, and transparent and accountable governance.”

He said it was incontestable that Jibrin’s disclosure of budget fraud in the lower arm

of the National Assembly was a patriotic act of whistleblowing done in the interest of the public.

According to Onumah, “Every citizen is legally and morally obliged to report crime.

Section 24(b) and (e) of the 1999 constitution as amended empower citizens to do so, and this is much more compelling in a society like Nigeria where rampant corruption at every facet of national life has been identified as the major reason Nigeria has remained underdeveloped.”

Onumah expressed regret that despite repeated pledges

of protecting whistleblowers by top government officials and political office holders, reprisals are routinely being visited upon whistleblowers by persons or groups desperate to cover up improper behaviour.

He recalled the cases of Ntia Thompson, an Assistant Director in the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), an agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Murtala Ibrahim, an auditor at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN); Aaron Kaase, Principal Administrative Officer at the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Joseph

Akeju, Chief Lecturer in the department of accountancy, Yaba College of Technology.

According to Onumah, “All were punished for exposing fraud in their offices. Except Kaase who was suspended without pay, all others were sacked. Although Thompson and Kaase were recalled after many months, Ibrahim and Akeju are still battling to go back to their jobs.”

Jibrin’s case is the second after Kaase’s that a court of competent jurisdiction will deliver judgment in favour of the protection of whistleblowers and the

legitimacy of whistleblowing as a mechanism for enhancing good governance in the society.

Onumah noted that the protection of whistleblowers from all forms of victimization was important for the success of the whistleblower policy.

“Unless people are assured of safety and protection, they will not find the courage to blow the whistle on misconduct,” Onumah said.

Although Jibrin was suspended for 181 days, he served 231 days in suspension.

His victory at the court came after 20 months of a winding legal battle.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right), his wife, Bolanle (right); General Overseer, House on The Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin (left) and Executive Director/C.E.O, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Segun Awolowo (2nd left) during the Thanksgiving Service to mark the 3rd Year Anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. . . on Sunday

Northern, Southern elders’ meet over poor governance, economy Tom Okpe, Abuja In order to address challenges confronting the country, a technical committee has been set up by the Northern Elders Forum and the Southern Elders to discuss modalities of coming together to establish Nigeria Elders Forum (NEF).

This forum when established would devise means of meeting, study situation, provide solutions making sure that the decisions have impact on the lives of the people and the country at large.

Addressing newsmen after a three and half hours closed door meeting at the weekend in Abuja, spokesman of both forum, Prof. Banji Akintoye, said the country’s elders were

worried that things are not well with our country and that a lot were happening that ordinarily should not happen.

Apart from Prof. Akintoye, others were Dr. Yime Sen, Yinka Odumakin, Dr. Alfred Mulade, Sen. Kofo BucknorAkerele, Sen. Chris Anyanwu, Francis Doukpola, Dr. Chike Dike, Engr. Bello Suleiman, Sen. Ibrahim Y. Lame and Ambassador Bala Sani.

Others at the meeting included; Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, Sheik Idris Hayatudeen, Sen. Saidu M. Dansadau, Alhaji Falalu Bello, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Yerima Shettima, Dr. Charles Nwekeaku, G. G Darah, Barr. Abdullahi Usman Toro, Prof. Rahila P. Gowon and Abdulrazaq Adamu among others.

Prof. Akintoye said that there are big governance and economic problems which needed urgent attention of the elders.

“We are elders, we are not active politicians. Most of us are not active politicians. We have come together because we are worried about the condition of our country. Things are not well with our country. A lot of things are happening in our country that ordinarily should not happen. Ours is a land of promise, a land well-endowed by nature with a lot of wealth but we are not using the wealth to enrich our people. Instead, we are going down, down and down in terms of prosperity and progress.

“Parts of the South-south is already under the sea and

we are not doing anything about it, in the East, there is serious strange problem of gully erosion. Nobody seems to know what to do about it.

And then, economy itself; we have become a country that is no longer productive because lack of productivity is the big problem now of our country, and we have to do something about it. We also have this huge problem of poor governance.

It is no longer a question of a party, it is no longer a question of one party is doing better than the other, you can see now clearly, even though our political parties are rarely no longer political parties, they are just neighbors’ or combination of people who want to gather together and win elections and control the wealth of the

country which has come, as making yourself rich.

“So, we have decided to work together, that is the most important thing because the problems are many. There is a general problem like the problems of ecology. The desert is moving South upon us, upon our country and we are not doing anything about it. The ocean is moving in from the Southern parts of Lagos, already under sea level and we are not doing anything about it.

“That is what it has become, and the quality of leadership has fallen so drastically that it is not possible to have any progress in the hands of such poor leadership and then now we have reached a point at which we are actually killing one another; people

burning around, killing their countrymen and destroying their livelihoods. So, we cannot go on like this, we elders of the country have decided, we cannot go on like this. We must change actions to change these things”, he stated While speaking on the resolutions of the closed door meeting, Prof. Akintoye said: “What we have decided is to set up - and this is the height of our decisions, to set up a Nigerian Elders Forum.

“The Nigerian Elders Forum that will establish its own means of meeting and study situation and provide solutions and make sure that the decisions have impact on the lives of our country. Those are the things we have decided today”, he added.

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MENTOR AFRICA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. MARYAM BASHIR RIBADU 2. IFEANYI EKEANYANWU 3. LUBEM SHADRACH MTILE 4. ZAINAB SHITTU AYANDOYIN 5. RABIYATU ALIYU MUSTAPHA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO DEVELOP PLAN FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MEN AND WOMEN. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS 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 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

DITOKEBI YOUTH FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR KEHINDE OSENI BELLOS - CHAIRMAN .

2. DR(MRS) ABIDEMI OLUBUNMI BELLO - SECRETARY. 3. MR MAYOWA AJETUNMOBI - MEMBER. 4. DR MUKAILA AKINWALE - MEMBER. 5.MR OLUFIKAYO OGUNDAIRO - MEMBER. 6. DR PETER ONIFADE - MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTHS AND ADOLESCENTS. 2. TO TREAT THE YOUTHS THAT ARE ABUSING DRUGS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

OLUWALAMONA CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. MOGAJI JUSTINA FUNLAYO 2. WHESU SAMUEL TANPINNU 3. AKINYEMI LAWRENCE KAYODE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. 2. DELIVERANCE OF THE CAPTIVES THROUGH PREACHING BY CREATING AWARENESS OF CHRIST SECOND COMING. 3. PROPAGATION OF THE WORD OF GOD AS CONTAINED IN THE HOLY BIBLE FOR THE SALVATION OF MANKIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIVINE INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE. 4. TO USE DIVINE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST AND GUIDELINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO BRING RELIEF TO HUMAN SUFFERINGS THROUGH FAITH IN PRAYER. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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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. CHUKWU JOHNSON EGU - FOUNDER/CHAIRMAN 2. JOHNSON-CHUKWU NNEOMA - CO-FOUNDER/ SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO CARRY OUT HUMANITARIAN SERVICES IN REMOTE VILLAGES AND COMMUNITIES 3. TO EMPOWER THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE THROUGH SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES. 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

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AGUEGWU CAJETTAN CHUKWUEMEKA 2.

AGUEGWU JULIET NNEDINSO 3.

IKEJINDU DONATUS UCHECHUKWU 4.

COSMAS NWANKWO 5.

OKONKWO JUDE OKEZIE 6.

PETER ODOME CHIJIKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR ACTIVE EVANGELISM AND DEEPENING THE FAITH OF MEMBERS IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 3. TO RAISE AND TRAIN MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL WORK IN THE VINEYARD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 4. TO FOSTER PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS AND ASSIST MEMBERS IN TIME OF NEEDS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: UJUARINZE & COMPANY LEGAL PRACTITIONER 08033140231

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UGWU, ASAA SUNDAY - CHAIRMAN. 2. OKOLI, VALENTINE IKECHUKWU - SECRETARY. 3. ANAEKWE , RICHMOND EJIKE - TREASURER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY, LOVE AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF MEMBERS. 3. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS IN TIMES OF NEED. 4. TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, PROMOTE SELFEMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUTREACH THROUGH BENEFICIAL PROJECTS. 5. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE GOOD BROTHERLINESS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CAJETAN AMASIKEN ESQ.08037933562

DOMINION GRACE PARTAKERS CHURCH

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. MUSTAPHA DEBORAH TITILAYO 2. MUSTAPHA IDOWU RAPHAEL 3. OLUWASEUN MUSTAPHA A. 4. MUSTAPHA ANUOLUWAPO SHADRACH 5. MUSTAPHA GBENGA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS. 2. TO TAKE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO HEAVEN. 3. TO MAKE HOLINESS OUR LIFESTYLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

INSPIRATION CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. ODUWOLE ALBERT OLUFEMI, CHAIRMAN 2. OLOWOLAYEMO LAWRENCE SAMSON 3. IYADUNNI DADA SECTARY .

4. MBAMALU CYNTHIA ONYINYE. 5. AKERELE OLUSEYE MAYOWA, 6. TAIWO-OJO OMOTENIOLA OLUSEYI. 7. FALANA MARTIN-MARY ILESANMI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2. TO ASSIST AND EMPOWER YOUTHS ON ENTREPRENEUR SKILLS THROUGH TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS 3. TO ORGANISE RALLIES, WORKSHOPS TO SENSITISE THE YOUTHS ON THE NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONEERING PROCESS IN THE COUNTRY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS 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 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR YETUNDE

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NAMES OF TRUSTEES 1. SERVANT EMMANUEL OGAR NTUI (CHAIRMAN) 2. PASTOR BENEDICT OJONG OBASHI (SECRETARY) 3. DEACONESS AGNES EMMANUEL ABUNG (TREASURER ) OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: A. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST BY ALL SCRIPTURAL MEANS. B. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE WORSHIP OF GOD AND FELLOWSHIP AMONG BELIEVERS. C. TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL WORK IN SO FAR AS SEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER GROWTH AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CHURCH. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF HAPPINESS AND MICHAEL FOUNDATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYIIRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SERVANT EMMAUEL OGAR NTUI 0810688087 CHAIRMAN

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TRUSTEES: 1. ONUOHA ENDURANCE EBERECHUKWU. (FOUNDER) 2. OKEKE SUNDAY CHUKWUDI . (SECRETARY).

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Plateau STF Commander gets international recognition, awards Kingsley Chukwuka,Jos A global organization, the International Federation of Civil Rights and Liberty Organizations, has conferred awards of excellence on the Commander of the Special Task Force (STF), code name Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Plateau State, Major General Anthony Atolagbe, for restoring relative peace between farmers/ herdsmen in Plateau State, after years of ethno-religious conflicts that saw hundreds of people killed and property worth several billions of naira destroyed.

The awards, “Outstanding Commander of Military Operation in Nigeria and Icon of Human Rights and Conflict Prevention”, presented to the security Chief, in Jos, according to the organization, followed his unique roles in handling the Plateau crises which yielded desired results.

Speaking at the ceremony, President of the International Federation of Civil Rights and Liberty Organizations, Dr Michael Spencer, said General Atolagbe was picked

for the awards having viewed the conflict prevention and mitigation strategist of operation safe haven.

According to him, Atolagbe won the heart of his organisation, especially in terms of civilmilitary relationship, after its analysis of activities of various military operations in the country.

The awards, he revealed, also came after the organisation’s “multi level under cover investigations in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter of 2017 as well as 1st and 2nd quarter of 2018″, which proved that Atolagbe and his able team have earned themselves double points on the ladder of their career and earned excellent points for the entire country in the world perception index.

Dr Spencer said the organisation before arriving at its verdict, carried out “extensive background checks on civil – military approach to security issues; operational strategies, respect for United Nations human rights and

rules of engagement; attention on welfare of troops priority to training and retraining of troops for better service delivery and provision of world class decent detention facilities”.

Others, he mentioned, were “the inclusion of enhanced community relations which has promoted quality relationship between host communities and the troops, the introduction of specialized operational motorcycles for troops to permeate difficult terrains during emergency operations, prioritization of troops adherence to professional ethics and improved relationship with the civil society organizations which has enabled many inquiries possible”.

“Your activities as commander of Operation Safe Haven and your officers and men have exposed you to public scrutiny more than most military establishment because you are directly dealing with the people who are unfortunately not in the war front.

“Therefore, the level of

curiosity, anxiety and panic has to be censored by independent organizations in order to arrive at an acceptable judgment of the situation, “he told the Army General.

Speaking more on his organisation’s decision Spencer said, “let me respectfully guide us to the reality that this is not the only operational command in the country, of course including the police, we have done critical analysis and reviews have been subjected to independent opinion polls using various analytical indices.

“All results we generated both from our head office in London, and new Jersey and our country office points to one directionthat Major General Anthony Atolagbe remain an outstanding Commander in military operations in Nigeria within the period under review.”

He commended the Chief of Defence Staff General Gabriel Olorunshaki, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, for appointing such a square peg in square hole,

and for also providing the platform for excellent officers to excel” besides opening “doors for external inquiry into the activities of the military.”

In a related development, the organization shed more light on why his organization recently dismissed allegations of rape and human rights abuses against the Nigerian Military by the Amnesty International other unpatriotic organization and individuals.

“Only recently, about some months ago, there were allegations of human rights abuses against the Nigerian Army by some international sister organizations specifically the Amnesty International. Upon this reality, our president, His Excellency, Dr Michael Spencer visited Nigeria on a fact- finding mission to ascertain the veracity of this allegations.

“Ever since the organization has been involved in covert and overt investigations of security agencies particularly the Nigerian armed forces and the police to constantly put them on a check.

“Our organization last year

engaged the federal government on the need to set up the investigative panel on allegations of human rights abuses by the Nigerian Army, this was complied with and appearances were made by various groups and individuals and substantial vindication was obtained which confirmed on the contrary that the allegations were untrue.

“This of course has led to the lifting of the ban on arms sales to the Nigerian state by United States of America”, he said.

He said all exploits had been pursued in conjunction with his organization’s effort in minimizing human rights abuses in the society.

Recall our organization, was recently nominated by the United Nations Commission for Human Rights and Refugees to submit memoranda and make appearances to the investigative panel on allegations of rape and physical abuse on internally displaced under age persons and women in Central and Eastern Africa and Syria.

African Church counsels FG over economy, 2019 polls The Federal Government has been urged to find lasting solution to the recurring herdsmen, farmers crisis rocking the country as the nation marches towards another round of general election next year.

The call came from the First African Church Mission at its General Council Session held at Jehovah Shammah Cathedral of the Church, in Lagos, which ended on Sunday.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the session and signed

by Bro. Bayo Jones, Chairman, Bro. Tola Akinwande and Most Rev. Dr. O. C. John, the church, however, commended the President Muhammadu Buhariled government towards ensuring the indivisibility of the country.

The communiqué read, “ The session congratulates His Eminence, The Most Reverend Dr. S. O. Matilukuro JP, the Primate of the Mission, for the remarkable achievements so far recorded within his 18 months in office. The session extols the sterling qualities and dynamic leadership so far exhibited.

“The Session commends the Federal Government’s efforts or fight against corruption in all spheres especially as the fight has been recognized and supported globally. The Session also commends the Federal Government on the exit of the country from recession that plagued the nation within a short time.

From left: The President of The Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES), Engr. Charles Uwadia, The Former MD, Nigerian Ports Authority, Otunba Adebayo Sarunmi, The Director General NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr. Hassan Bello and the Representative of the Chief of Naval Staff during the 2nd Nigerian Maritime Technical Summit organised by the Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES) recently in Lagos.

Don’t come out on May 30 – IYM tells Igbos The Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, has urged people of the South East to adhere to the sit-athome order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on May 30, 2018. May 30 has been set aside by IPOB as a day to remember Igbos that died during the Biafran war.

Commenting on the sit-athome order, IYM said apart from honouring the dead and heroes of the Nigerian/ Biafra civil war, remaining indoors would also enable people of the South East to

reminisce over their journey in the country they have found themselves.

Founder of IYM and Deputy Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, in a statement said, “I am grateful to God that the section of the Igbo elite who for varied reasons were afraid to identify openly with the restructuring gale that has been blowing across the country for over two decades (since the Abacha days), have finally found the courage to stand up and be

counted. To God be the glory.

“Credit goes to leaders like Prof Ben Nwabueze and The Patriots, who sustained the restructuring struggle for decades. We must also remain grateful to the great Ide, Dr Alex Ekwueme, who, actually, is the father of the six regional structures.

“It does not matter that these people woke up to the truth very late; their ceremony at Awka shows that they have eventually become converted to the truth.

“We must thank God

for that and pray that their conversion is real. We must also help them sustain the tempo until Nigeria is returned to the regional format that saw rapid development in the First Republic. Returning Nigeria to the 1963 constitution remains the only way out of the impasse the country has found itself in.

“I would like to use this opportunity to plead with our people to remain indoors on May 30th. It’s the only way we honour our dead and reminisce on our journey in the country we find ourselves.

“Finally, we restate, that the only kind of restructuring that will save Nigeria is a return to the 1963 constitution, built on true fiscal federalism and regional autonomy.

“Any attempt by the oppressor to retain the 36 states as federating units and also sustain the unjust 774 local government areas while claiming that devolving some powers and duties to the states equals to restructuring, will be resisted. Only a return to the 1963 constitution will be acceptable.”

News 26 Cuba celebrates African Day, pledges continuous support for Africa Adebisi Oyindamola in Abuja The Ambassador of Cuba in Nigeria, Carlos Trejo Sosa has said that Cuba will continue to support Africa in areas of pharmaceutical development and improved health care delivery.

This disclosure was made at the commemoration of African day celebration organized by the Cuban embassy in Abuja, where the ambassador described the relationship between Cuba and Africa as that of blood ties, this he said informed the decision to mark the day as way of celebrating their African roots.

“This celebration means a lot to Cuba in terms of culture, religion and blood, in Cuba we don’t allow anyone to say AfroCuban, we don’t allow discrimination, if you are born in Cuba you are Cuban”.

He further stated that the contributions of African slaves in Cuba towards the revolutionary movement in Cuba immensely contributes to the decision of Cuba to support the continent.

“These people who had been horribly exploited and tyrannized by the colonial power, freely decided to join the liberation force, born on that date and fight for independence of a country which as from that moment began rightfully to be their” The Cuban ambassador sadly noted the trade volume between Nigeria and Cuba is poor, this is because of Nigeria’s trade links with America, a country that has placed a trade embargo on Cuba.

But in the areas of medicine and health care services, Cuba has been partnering with the federal government in vaccines production during health epidemics like Meningitis and Ebola.

Carlos pointed out that presently Cuba in collaboration with Nigerian government is introducing in Nigeria some drugs that are unique in the world, “it is already being tested,a drug to prevent the amputation of limbs of people who suffer ulcer due to diabetes end up amputated, but with our drugs that doesn’t happen, 80 to 85% prevent that” He hinted that plans are underway to introduce vaccines against lung cancer in Nigeria, and initiate the production here in Nigeria with the help of Cubans.

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2019: Nigerians are not gullible, APC tells PDP Tom Okpe, Abuja Ahead the 2019 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the opposition People’s Democratic party (PDP) that Nigerians are not gullible, a response to the opposition’s critics to the ruling party.

The APC said that it’s increasingly baffled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) new found proclivity for constantly spewing falsehood in the name of opposition rhetoric and politics.

This comes against the backdrop of a recent statement by a spokesperson of the PDP in which the APC is accused of, among others corruption, sectionalism and opposition

clampdown, in the lead up to the 2019 elections.

The ruling party opined that while it is a widely-known fact that suppressing the opposition was the stock in trade of the PDP during its defunct 16-year rule, the APC has definitely not inherited this undemocratic practice in its governance style both in its internal politics and the country’s administration, under President Muhammadu Buhari.

In its reaction on Sunday, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said that Nigerians will recall how past PDP administrations illegally and routinely used state apparatus to harass opposition figures as seen in

the attack on the APC data centre, blockade of the air and road routes to prevent movement of then opposition leaders in the lead up to the 2015 elections, among other clampdowns that are too numerous to list.

He said: “The PDP is quick to forget the divisive, insensitive and sectional politics it played during the 2015 electioneering campaign when its women’s wing led by a former first lady denigrated the country’s north as parasitic and unwilling to educate and cater for its young populace. In fact, the PDP-led administration at the time pointedly regarded the Boko Haram insurgency as a northern affair.

“The PDP without an iota

of proof, rather spewing laughable conspiracies accuses the APC-led administration of ‘barefaced looting’. Elections are around the corner and Nigerians are not gullible.

They see through the PDP’s diversionary antics aimed at deflecting attention from the wanton culture of impunity and corruption it instituted when it held sway.

“Do we forget the PDP administration’s unwillingness to operate the now implemented Treasury Single Account (TSA) which has greatly plugged government revenue leakages? Do we forget the voodoo economics, reckless fiscal policies and shocking pillage of the public treasury perpetuated during past PDP administrations?

From left: Acting Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund, Mr Bello Maigari; Director-General, Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMC), Prof David Iornem and the Head Media, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Mr Celestine Toruka, during a workshop and presentation of certificate of Fellows by IMC in Abuja.

Do we forget confessions by the immediate-past Finance Minister and coordinating Minister of the Economy, reporting “zero political will to save” under the immediatepast administration. Do we forget the $2.2 billion antiinsurgency funds fraudulently diverted and disbursed by the erstwhile National Security Adviser to political associates of the immediate-past President and PDP members, while our military personnel on the frontlines were ill-equipped and demoralized, resulting in many avoidable deaths and the maiming of our gallant men in uniform?

“For one, Nigerians generally agree that the era of impunity is beginning to disappear from our national life. There is a gradual acceptance of the best practice and time-honored values of honesty, hard work, and patriotism, abhorrence of corruption, accountability and integrity in our everyday life”.

According to the party spokesman, “PDP’s narrative is anchored on the belief that if they continue to throw these wild allegations around, somehow Nigerians will forget what they truly represent and the atrocities that they have committed against the country.

Alas, Nigerians are wiser now and our memories are longer.

We can forgive, but we will not forget”, he added.

Bolaji said that Change is perhaps the most difficult idea to implement in our societies, but sometimes, it becomes necessary or even inevitable, just as Nigeria found itself in 2015 because of PDP misrule.

“Whatever is left of PDP, after years of suicidal gluttony can only whine about imaginary persecution while willfully ignoring the efforts being made to literally clear the mess they created and build a new Nigeria in line with the Change Agenda promised the electorate”.

The party urges Nigerians to remain steadfast to the collective task of achieving the country’s dreams adding; “With prayers and support for the administration, we will propel the country on the path of growth in all facets”.

Lagos boat mishap: Use of life jacket prevented loss of lives - LASWA At least 24 passengers were rescued on Friday evening when two boats collided and capsized in Ojo area of Lagos State.

The accident which occurred at about 7:45pm close to the Ojo Terminal involved two open fiber boats.

Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel who confirmed the incident, said

one of the boats was driving at full capacity with 22 passengers, while the other had just the boat captain and deckhand on boardHe said immediately the incident occurred the patrol team at the Ojo Terminal was able to move swiftly to rescue the situation.

“One boat was going from Liverpool to Ojo while the other was doing a return trip from same location.

“LASWA response team were able to rescue all passengers from the capsized boat and transported them to shore, no lives were lost,” Emmanuel said.

He said the affected boats (Toba Marine & Eco Lima) are presently in the custody of LASWA at the terminal until conclusion of investigations into what led to the collision.

Emmanuel attributed the success of rescuing all

passengers alive to the fact that they were all putting on life jackets, which according to him also made rescue efforts a lot easier.

“All passengers on both boats were all putting on their life jackets. This is what we have been encouraging.

Our agency has been on the forefront of leading the campaign that for no reason should anyone embark on a journey on water without

putting on a life jacket. We have also gone a step further to distribute life jackets to encourage boat operators to enforce it,” the LASWA boss said.

He said the 1500 life jackets were distributed within 2017 and January 2018, adding that more would be distributed in the course of the year however urging passengers to insist on life jackets before embarking on any journey on the water.

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Creating safe spaces for children as collective responsibility Olasunkanmi Onifade Every May 27 is important to family units in Nigeria as the country has set the day to re-awaken the importance of children and emphasise the need to uphold the child’s rights to scheme of things in life, including their safety.

Observance of the day is also to raise public awareness of problems that children face, how to solve them and give them a sense of belonging.

Perspective observers of the previous activities of the day note that the theme of the 2018 edition of the day: “Creating safe spaces for children, our collective responsibility’’, is apt, especially as the country is faced with some security challenges.

They call on the media to highlight the plight of children in the society, their safety and efforts government and non government agencies, to preserve the rights of children in that regard.

Observing that children are the greatest resources that any nation has, the future of family units, the society and the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari promised in his speech during the 2017 Children’s Day that the government would be committed to end all forms of violence against children.

Further to that, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development held a panel discussion and renewal of leadership of the 6th National Children’s Parliament preparatory to the day.

These initiatives notwithstanding, the Nigerian children have demanded that more attention should be channeled to issues affecting them during after the observance of the day.

They call on government, community, parents and all stakeholders to ensure more protection of children in the country, especially those residing in some parts of the country where there is security challenge.

Miss Mary Emmanuel, member representing Kaduna Federal Constituency in the National Children’s Parliament, observed that no place was safe for children from the home, school and religious houses.

She called on government to take speedy action to take the safety of children seriously, pointing it out that in Kaduna State many children were not enroled in schools.

She also blamed parents and guardians for their preference to giving out teenage girls’ early marriage or hawking.

“It is painful that in the northern part of the country such as Kaduna State for where education in primary and secondary school is now free, children are still everywhere

School pupils celebrating Children’s Day

hawking during school hours.

“Parents also still give their children out early in marriage to older men and the result of this is chronic health issues such as Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF).

“Government and other stakeholders should also help in promoting laws that protects children,’’ she said.

Another child parliamentarian from Kano State, Miss Maisara Abba, blamed the challenges children faced on religion, observing that religious disparity was growing daily and creating enmity among Nigerians.

“It is sad that when a Christian child is going through any situation the Muslims may not show concern, just like Christians may not also show concern when a Muslim is in an unfortunate situation; this attitude must change if we must grow as a nation,’’ she observed.

Similarly, Mr Ezeaku Chidubem, a member representing Anambra in the National Children’s Parliament, called on government to overhaul the justice system and law enforcement agencies, making them accessible to children.

Apparently reacting to this, Mrs Ifeoma Anagbogu, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, said that parents remained the major custodians of their children

that would prepare them to take public responsibility.

She urged the children to be conscious of democratic process to prepare them as better legislators in their parliament and contribute to strengthen democratic practices in future.

“There is no gainsaying that children are the future of the nation, without them, the nation’s hope of building a youthful and productive workforce greatly diminishes and the basic family structure appears imbalanced.

“Everyone who is an adult today had to pass through the childhood phase; the stage is unique because it is marked with moral instructions, home training and fundamental education where child’s learning ability develops.

“If guided in the right path, children can perform marvelously; and if not, they can evolve into individuals that are capable of terrorising the nation,’’ she cautioned.

In the same vein, preparatory Children’s Day, the Senate has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts at releasing Miss Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi schoolgirl who has yet to be released by Boko Haram insurgents.

It also urged the government to speed up effort at freeing the remaining Chibok schoolgirls still in the custody of the insurgents.

The call was sequel to a motion by Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Sen. Binta Masi Garba (APC, Adamawa North) entitled: “2018 Children’s Day Celebration.’’

However, Mr Kolawole Olatosimi, the National Coordinator, Child and Youth Protection Foundation, observed that implementing the Child Rights Act and child rights law in states would provide a good platform for the safety of children.

He observed that the Child Right Act had yet to be domesticated in some parts of the country, calling on government to properly take care of children that had been victims of all forms of child abuses.

“Government should invest more in the education sector, especially the welfare of teachers, infrastructures, students’ wellbeing and safety,’’ he said.

Concerned citizens, nonetheless, insist that as the country observes Children’s Day, parents should sincerely evaluate their parent-child relationships.

They emphasise that a child’s wellbeing and safety ought to be a collective responsibility of all, including religious bodies, governments, schools, parents, guardians and relevant non-governmental organisations.

Onifade is of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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Top 10 foods that fight inflammation Eating anti-inflammatory foods should be a part of any healthy diet, but if you are more prone to chronic inflammation, knowing the best foods for such conditions is important!

What is inflammation?

Inflammation is the body’s way of signalling that it is defending itself, whether against physical injury or infection. When you bang your knee, cytokines are released, which signal the immune system that the body requires assistance/protection.

The blood vessels dilate and white blood cells rush to the site of impact, usually accompanied by swelling and redness. This is acute inflammation and can be a good thing, but chronic inflammation is much more dangerous. This can wear down your body, and can also lower your defenses to chronic diseases, such as cancer and arthritis, among many others.

List of anti-inflammatory foods The top anti-inflammatory foods include blueberries, salmon, grapes, green tea, coconut oil, ginger, and turmeric, among many others.

Green leafy vegetables Packed with minerals, low in calories and high in antioxidants, green leafy vegetables like kale, spinach, and collard greens can all help with symptoms of chronic inflammation.

Beets Beets are packed with many unique nutrients and antioxidants, but it is the betaine found in these vegetables that

get the most attention for their anti-

inflammatory effects, which is why eating beets are associated with a lower risk of diabetes.

Turmeric The active ingredient in turmeric, curcumin, is considered one of the most powerful antioxidants we can consume, and as such, is also excellent at reducing inflammation throughout the body.

Ginger Some of the active ingredients in ginger, called gingerols, are famous for their strong anti-inflammatory effects, particularly in the stomach and lining of the gut, which is where so much chronic inflammation occurs.

Coconut Oil Although coconut oil is high in fats, the high concentration of medium-chain fatty acids, particularly lauric acid, mean that this oil can actually help reduce inflammation and lower your risk of heart disease.

Green Tea With such a high level of polyphenolic compounds, green tea is known to reduce inflammation in the stomach, respiratory system and cardiovascular system, in addition to its many other healthy, relaxing effects.

Walnuts Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory in nature, and walnuts are one of the best sources for these “good” fats.

Flaxseeds Seeds and nuts are often high in fats, and flaxseeds are no exception, but the

fatty acids found in these seeds can reduce inflammation in the cardiovascular system.

Tomatoes Eating tomatoes boost your lycopene levels, which can reduce the deposition of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain, a serious form of inflammation that can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Grapes The resveratrol found in grape skins has been proven to reduce the inflammatory response by the body.

Blueberries The anti-inflammatory flavonoids found in such high concentrations in blueberries make them a favorite remedy for chronic inflammation. Additionally, blueberries are a superfood that can boost the immune system and prevent cancer, among many others.

Inflammatory foods to avoid While some foods can help reduce inflammation in the body, others can make the situation worse, such as • Highly processed foods • Vegetable oils • Dairy products • Artificial additives and artificial sugars • Excess gluten • Alcohol • Trans fats Basically, if you shift to a healthier diet, you can easily eliminate many of these inflammatory trigger foods from your weekly intake.

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Didier Deschamps hails Zinedine Zidane’s incredible Champions League success Didier Deschamps hailed Zinedine Zidane as an “extraordinary” coach after his former team-mate led Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League triumph.

The 3-1 win over Liverpool in Kiev, which came courtesy of two Loris Karius errors and a stunning Gareth Bale bicycle kick, saw Madrid become the first club to complete a three-peat in over 40 years.

The victory was another vindication of Zidane’s appointment as Rafael Benitez’s successor in January 2016, with the former France international joining Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti as the only men to have guided teams to European football’s top prize on three occasions.

Les Bleus boss Deschamps played alongside the 45-year-old at both club and international level and was full of praise for what he has achieved in a short managerial career.

“It’s fabulous. You can only admire what he’s doing,” Deschamps told Telefoot.

“He was an extraordinary player and he’s already an extraordinary coach.”

Deschamps, who won the Champions League as a player in 1993, is preparing to guide France through their upcoming World Cup campaign.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot was omitted from the 23-man squad bound for Russia and rejected the chance to be named as a reserve, criticising the decision as lacking logic.

But former Juventus coach Deschamps stood by his choice and suggested the 23-year-old should assess his performances for the national team.

“He only has to look closely at the matches he has played for France,” said the 49-year-old.

“Maybe he has a different analysis. He made that decision [to reject a reserve spot] which is obviously a mistake.”

Skipper Mikel Obi loves Super Eagles underdog tag, charges team to fight at World Cup Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has said he is happy that the team will go into the World Cup in Russia as underdogs, while also charging them to again display the fighting spirit they showed to qualify for tournament.

The Eagles are the lowest rated team by FIFA in a tough first round group that has Argentina, Croatia and Iceland.

But the former Chelsea star said this can only challenge the Eagles to do more in Russia.

“Being underdogs is good for us. It means we have to do more, we have to be humble,” said the experienced midfielder, who is set for his second World Cup. “That means we can do better than what people expect us to do.”

He added: “We have to do better than we

have ever done.

“It will be tough because we’re in a tough group and so our first game (vs Croatia) is very important. It’s important we win that game.”

Mikel therefore tasked the Eagles to show the fighting spirit and unity that got them through a tough qualifying section that included African champions Cameroon and Algeria.

“One thing that will help us is we need to be together, play as a team, and the fighting spirit we have all this time, we need to show it in Russia,” he said.

“We need to continue the way we have done.

“We are a young and energetic team.

“We go as one, Nigeria and the team come first.”

Rohr: I don’t regret leaving out Kelechi Nwakali, Usman Mohammed Gernot Rohr has insisted he does not regret leaving out players like Kelechi Nwakali and Usman Mohammed, who shone against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night in Uyo, from his World Cup squad.

There has been a clamour for the coach to hand late call-ups to next month’s World Cup to Nwakali and Usman Mohammed.

But Rohr maintained he is satisfied with his 30-man provisional squad even without these other players.

“There are no regrets because Atletico played their second team and it was a holiday game for them,” he argued at a press

briefing covered by SCORENigeria in Uyo today.

“The list of 30 is a good one with very interesting players.

“They did so well to qualify us for the World Cup from a very difficult group.

“And it would not be normal to have players from the B team (going to the World Cup).”

The coach said his regret would be that there has been a lot more talk about the players who did not make the World Cup preliminary squad than about those who did.

Moses Simon ruled out of World Cup Only 29 players are left in the race to represent Nigeria at the World Cup in Russia.

Moses Simon, one of the players in the 30-man shortlist, has been ruled out the World Cup. Simon who plays for Belgian Jupiler League side, Gent, will not be making the trip to London for the friendly against England, let alone the World Cup in Russia.

Rohr confirmed to newsmen in Port Harcourt that Simon’s World Cup dreams is over “It is unfortunate Moses Simon will not be travelling with the team on Tuesday because he is down with an injury,” Rohr said on Sunday “The nature of his injury is such that he won’t be recovering quickly enough to make the World Cup,” he added.

The German tacticician is expected to drop four more players after Monday’s friendly game against DR Congo.

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Mo Salah: I’m confident I’ll play in World Cup

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is “confident” of playing in the World Cup with Egypt after copping a shoulder injury in the Champions League final on Saturday night, which his side lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.

Salah was injured in a challenge with Real Madrid hard man Sergio Ramos and the 25-year-old, who scored 44 goals in all competitions for Liverpool this just ended season, had to be substituted in the first half.

The Egypt star walked off in tears of anguish, fuelling speculation he could be the World Cup in Russia, which kicks off in about three weeks.

“It was a very tough night, but I’m a fighter,” Salah tweeted on Sunday evening. “Despite the odds, I’m confident that I’ll be in Russia to make you all proud. Your love and support will give me the strength I need.”

Egypt play their first game of the World Cup in Russia on 15 June against Uruguay in Yekaterinburg.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had described the injury as “really serious” on Saturday night but the Egyptian FA tweeted that Salah’s X-ray showed he had a “sprain in the shoulder ligaments” and that it was “optimistic” he would be fit for Russia.

Karius: I haven’t really slept since the Champions League final

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has taken to Instagram to apologise for his two errors in his side’s Champions League Final against Real Madrid on Saturday.

The Reds lost 3-1 at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium as Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale capitalised on a shaky Karius in the Liverpool net.

The German stopper has thanked Liverpool fans for supporting him after the game, while apologising for his performance on the night.

“Haven’t really slept until now… the scenes are still running through my head again and again,” Karius wrote on his Instagram page.

“I’m infinitely sorry to my teammates, for you fans, and for all the staff.

I know that I messed it up with the two mistakes and let you all down.

“As I said I’d just like to turn back the time but that’s not possible. It’s even worse as we all felt that we could have beaten Real Madrid and we were in the game for a long time.

“Thank you to our unbelievable fans who came to Kiev and held my back, even after the game.

“I don’t take that for granted and once again it showed me what a big family we are. Thank you and we will come back stronger.”

The 24-year-old joined Jurgen Klopp’s side from Mainz for £4.7m in 2016.

Mikel Obi expects tough clash against DR Congo in Port Harcourt Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi is not taking the friendly with Democratic Republic of Congo lightly as he and his teammates gear up for the Russia 2018 World Cup. The World Cup-bound Nigeria side will face their African rivals in a send-off friendly at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt today.

DR Congo, with 28 players landed in Port Harcourt on Thursday night, boasting they were in Nigeria to give the Super Eagles a good match and Mikel is up for a tough duel.

Apart from the missing Everton forward Yannick Bolasie, the Simba squad is a strong one with the likes of Yannick Bangala, Chancel Mbemba, Aaron Tshibola, Paul-Jose Mpoku and Gael Kakuta, as well as Cedric Bakambu, Britt Assombalonga, Benik Afobe, Kabongo Kasongo and Ben Malango.

“We do not expect the Congolese to be easy opposition,” Mikel was quoted in a Nigeria Football Federation press release on Sunday.

“They have a strong team made up of very talented players and we

know this is good opposition for us to confront before going to the World Cup. “The FIFA World Cup is no picnic. We have to arrive in Russia with a winning mentality and you get that feeling of being ready only after beating strong teams.”

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has already revealed that five players will be cut from the provisional list of 30 after Monday’s encounter, leaving him with only two more to drop when announcing the final squad in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria on Monday next week.

Real Madrid fans rejoice at Bernabeu after European success Tens of thousands of Real Madrid supporters erupted in delight at the club’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium after Saturday’s 3-1 Champions League final victory over Liverpool in Kiev.

Familiar chants of “Campeones, campeones” rang out at the final whistle after Real fans flocked to the ground to watch the match which was

broadcast on eight giant screens at the Bernabeu.

“We’re the best club in Europe, we’re the best club in the world, we’re the best club in history, we are Real Madrid!” shouted the stadium announcer, as the Spanish giants won a recordextending 13th European Cup. The club’s “decimotercera” moved them six titles clear of

second-placed AC Milan in the competition’s all-time honours list, after lifting the trophy for a remarkable fourth time in five seasons.

Frenchman Zinedine Zidane also became the first coach to win three consecutive Champions League crowns, despite having spent less than three years at the helm.

Top officials have said that the U20s, the Flying Eagles, will resume training camp on June 20 but a training site has yet to be decided on.

The Flying Eagles face giant killers Mauritania in a 2019 U20 AFCON playoff in July.

“The team will resume on June 20, but what has still not been decided is where the training camp will be as there are now several proposals for the NFF to consider,” a team official said.

Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, for one, has offered to bankroll the team’s training camp.

The Flying Eagles will tackle Mauritania on the weekend of July 13-15 with the return leg in Nigeria a week later.

The overall winners of this playoff will advance to the tournament in Niger early next year.

The Flying Eagles eliminated Guinea Bissau 3-2 on aggregate in the second round of the qualifiers, while Mauritania saw off Morocco and Guinea.

Gernot Rohr: Wilfred Ndidi will be fit for England showdown

Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi will be fit to play against England on June 2 after recovering fully from a hamstring injury, according to coach Gernot Rohr.

“Ndidi has been following a special programme for his club and for us,” the coach disclosed.

“After tomorrow, I think he can return to the team training and I hope to have him for the game against England.”

Today, Ndidi again trained on his own, apart from the main squad as he fights to be fully fit for the World Cup next month.

The former U17 and U20 international defensive midfielder has become an integral part of the Eagles leading up to Russia 2018.

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Dangote lauds FG’s economic recovery, growth plan President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has disclosed that he has been engaged in strategic investments in the country in a bid to compliment the federal government’s economic recovery and growth plan, saying his investments in agriculture and fertilizer production are in the direction.

Dangote spoke just as the flagship of the conglomerate, the Dangote Cement Plc commenced the training of its newly engaged managers in order to sustain its leadership and competitiveness in the industry.

He said at the weekend that the decision of the Government at diversifying the economy away from oil only to an agriculture centered one remains the viable solution to creating a healthy economy and that private sector has important roles to play which was why he has taken up the challenge to lead the way as a leading private sector operator.

Dangote who was speaking to newsmen at the weekend in Lagos said it was because of his belief in the government approach at re-energizing the economy and make it export oriented made him to step up his investment in agriculture especially in the area of food sufficiency.

According to him, Nigeria has wasted so much foreign exchange importing foods that ordinarily should be produced locally and even exported and that until a new approach at redirecting the economy from import dependent to an export one, which the present government is leading, no meaningful changes can happen.

“We have invested massively in rice, sugar, diary products, and tomatoe.

Our rice-out grower scheme will produce rice by next year and that will reduce our rice import to nearly zero

because Nigeria imports more than half of the rice it consumes. We have expanded our sugar operations with our operations in Tonga in Nasarawa in addition to Numan sugar projects where sugarcane is being planted for raw sugar production that will be refined.

Dangote Cement new managers who were inducted weekend at the Dangote Academy Ikeja, Lagos are being trained under the newly established scheme: Management Trainees Program (MTP).

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Cement Plc Joseph Makoju lauded the programme, saying it would support the overall drive of the conglomerate.

Mr. Makoju said the management

scheme was part of the effort of the conglomerate “to sustain our exponential growth, competitiveness and market leadership.”

He said: “We are committed to attract top talents into our business for our current and future business needs.”

Addressing the trainee managers, Mr. Makoju said: “The fact that you are sitting here today among the top 20 candidates selected for the pilot scheme out of over 16,000 interested applicants speaks volume of your quality and expected potential as future business leaders.”

He told the management trainees, who are expected to spend 18-month before being absolved that the management of the Dangote cement

has a high expectation of them in many areas which include: Customer focus in service delivery, entrepreneurial mindset, continuous professional development, innovativeness/ creativity, critical thinking, discipline, integrity, interpersonal skills in a multicultural business environment and value addition.

Mr. Makoju urged the new would-be managers to be steadfast and prepare to work hard.

The Dangote Academy runs Graduate Engineer Trainees Scheme(GET), Junior Technicians Scheme (JTS), Management Skills and Leadership training scheme.

Only recently, the Academy inaugurated 100 new students under its Junior Technicians Scheme (JTS).

L-R: Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Sola David Borha; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and Global Head of cash Equities ICBC Standard Bank, Ian Carton, during a meeting with the senior Management of Dangote Group in Lagos at the weekend

ATSSSAN, NUATE’s threats to MMA2, acts of lawlessness – Bi-Courtney Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has described as acts of lawlessness the threats by two of the unions in the aviation sector, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), to disrupt operations at MMA2 following the termination of services of some members of staff.

A statement by the company in Lagos yesterday said: “The attention of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services

Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) has been drawn to the activities of two of the unions in the aviation industry namely, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), who have threatened to disrupt operations of our terminal.

“We are taken aback by their threat to further display acts of lawlessness against our organisation.

“It would be recalled that when the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) was handed over to our company in accordance with the Concession

Agreement executed between our company, the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), these two unions physically prevented us from exercising our constitutional and legal right of ownership of the terminal.

“Subsequent to this handover, the courts have confirmed that the terminal belongs to our company.

“It is interesting to note that the two unions, NUATE and ATSSSAN, actually challenged our ownership of the terminal in court in Appeal No. CA/A/141/M/09. The case was decided in our favour in the Court of Appeal on the 16th day of October 2010. Their case was dismissed for lacking any merit

whatsoever.

“Sequel to this, the courts have awarded damages of N132, 000, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Thirty Two Billion Naira) in favour of our company for the liability we suffered up to 2009.

As at now, the damage is in excess of N200, 000, 000, 000 (Two Hundred Billion Naira). The same unions, in continuation of their desire to sabotage the operation of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are now threatening to disrupt our operations.

“We will do everything within the laws of Nigeria to enforce our right to peaceful existence and to operate our business without any interference from meddlesome interlopers.

Heritage Bank clicks best supportive financial institution in tourism Institute for Tourism Professionals, organisers of the National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo 2018 (NTTS), has crowned Heritage Bank as the best “Financial Institution, for Outstanding Support for Tourism.”

The award, according to the organizers, was in recognition of the contribution of the bank to the growth and development of the tourism industry over the years.

Receiving the award on behalf of the bank at the Gala night in Abuja, the MD/ CEO, Ifie Sekibo, who was represented

by George Oko-Oboh, Regional Executive, Abuja & North, said it was a well-deserved honour for the bank, because over the years the bank had believed in tourism and had tried as much as possible to increase its support to the sector.

He disclosed that the bank is partnering with stakeholders and plans to increase its investment in the sector in the years ahead.

Sekibo said, “It is a well-deserved award for the bank because over the years the bank has believed in tourism and we always keep trying as much as possible to support the tourism sector.

Over the years we think it is something we have done with a quite a number of stakeholders and we have done that quite well.

“In the coming years, we should expect more of better handshake. We intend to do more; because looking at what they are trying to achieve here now, we have seen that they are trying to take in much into the other sectors. We think we would still be there for them.

“The sector is quite lucrative, but for us, what we are doing basically is like partnership. That is what we have done with them over the years. We have done quite a few investments in the sector.”

Also speaking on the award, a member of the Local Organising Committee of the NTTS, Mr. Kayode Adesola, said several banks were selected for the honour, but Heritage Bank emerged the winner because of its unique approach and support for operators in the industry.

He said, “It is not as if the banks have given money to operators, but there have been some banks that have been of help to some of the players in the industry; like the travel agents, tour operators and others.

“In giving out this particular award, we consider the fact that banks such as Heritage Bank and a few others had been helping to facilitate smooth engagements in the industry. For instance, some the banks serve as guarantors; they give us bank guarantee to be able to cope with the requirement outside there to operate as travel professionals.

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Why we cherish loyalty of passengers – Med-View Airline MD Passengers-Airline Relationship Doing business, we keep passengers at the heart of our soul.

There is no way and there is no time, you will not find us at the departures and arrivals of our flights. We are not the kind of chief executives that stay far away from the scene of the business. So, that touch alone shows a sense of responsibility. It shows a sense of commitment, sense of showing our delivery of services to our passengers. One of the corporate values of Med-View is the ability to deliver the deserved value of quality and standard services. When you fly Med-View, you find out that passengers on business class, we have considered this as part as of our responsibilities. While leaving your home as early as 5 or 6 O’clock to catch early morning flight at 7, there is no way you could have had the opportunity of having a mini breakfast. So, Med-View consider that as a right. So, when you get on board Med-View aircraft, you have a full complimentary breakfast, standard, where you have everything. So, that already giving you a relief, before catching up with your meeting in Abuja. You will not be seen to be stressed out. We do that on our domestic, as well as our regional routes. We consider all that in total, to care for our customers.

And that has made our customers to stay with us. Inflight services, commitment by the management team of Med-View. When there are problems, it does matter how much it will cost us, we have to work to protect our passengers. We apply the same sincere value, either hotel or to give them refreshment, or we ensure that we get aircraft to protect them at any time, no matter the cost.

Steadfast Safety Record From the beginning, our safety record remains steadfast. What we preach is that we have no compromise to any of our safety requirement.

We are totally compliant. When the aircraft are due for checks, the checks are duly carried out, even the line checks. We ensure that our partner, Ethiopian Airlines for a very long time has been part of this successful story. They (Ethiopian Airlines) have been working with us right from the beginning this operation. We value the importance of safety and we spend so much money in training as well. Pilots who fly Med-View are people that are with sound minds and they committed to this business and to service to passengers. Due to our consciousness of safety, we apologise to passengers when our

ECOWAS community, are over 165 million people. When we add this to the population of Nigeria, the whole West Africa is over 300 million. I think the business of aviation, when we are planning, we need to consider this, I mean the ECOWAS states.

Some of these countries do not even have an airline. I will continue to pray for the government to create the enabling environment. Aviation is the fastest growing business. 11 million Nigerians flying? We have not even seen anything yet. With the support of government and wide contributions from all angles, the business of aviation will grow more.

We at Med-View, have consolidated the regions in Nigeria, we have decided and that is why we are a regional airline. We try to touch all the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria.

We try to ensure that we are in South East, South-West, South-South, North East and North Central. With the expectation of more aircraft, we will expand the operations.

Bankole

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, in this interview with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO, explains the reasons for good relationship with passengers, safety record and supports needed from government to continue existing in business. aircraft is having Aircraft On Ground (AOG). We do not compromise. We ground the aircraft. So, that has been part of us. Experience has shown in the couple of days back on delays and cancellation of flights. We have to put passengers on other flights.

We want to appreciate our customers and we want to sincerely continue to serve them. There is no short cut to anything about safety with us. We also appreciate God. When you see an aircraft in the air, we need to ask ourselves-who keeps the airplane flying? We need to also respect the spiritual guidance towards the

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successful operations and that is the secret.

Vibrance of Nigeria Market We need to appreciate God for giving us the numbers. God gave us everything. But there is one thing I will keep asking God, and that is to continue to support the growth of our economy, to support our leaders.

In this light, we are blessed. Two hundred million people? Where do we come from? The being behind it is God Almighty. And we manage to live together? Our neighboursWest Africa countries that is the

Government should separate this and let the banks know. Once it is a genuine transaction and it is being approved, they must continue to support

Government Support for indigenous Operators I will say this with humility and sense of belonging, government should buy into this business of aviation. The government areas of support should come from Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance.

Aviation ministry is already there.

Why did I mention Ministry of Finance? There must be special rate, that is Foreign Exchange. What we are going through is a very difficult situation. We do not get the full complimentary of the rate. We still go to the parallel market to meet our obligations, which is high.

Government should separate this and let the banks know. Once it is a genuine transaction and it is being approved, they must continue to support. For Ministry of Tourism, if there is any program or events, the airlines must be part of it. For Ministry of Interior, government should encourage security for tourists. The tourists should be able to move freely. Nigerians too should feel secured moving around in the country. The agencies of government should reduce charges to the barest minimum. We do not need to pay charges for intra-country flights such as flying across Lagos to Yola or Maiduguri. The reason is not far-fetched, we have a lot of people to move around. Nigerian airlines should pay all charges in the country currency, Naira, to government agencies. We are still paying some charges in foreign currency. This is very important.

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Crude supply dips as Shell Invest excess oil proceeds in infrastructure, savings, experts tell FG Nigeria shuts pipeline

Nigeria: Niger Delta militants almost crippled Nigeria in 2015 - Kachikwu

Minister of State, Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu The various militant groups in the Niger Delta region almost brought Nigeria on its knees in 2015 but for the timely intervention of the Federal Government.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who stated this on Wednesday said some senses were made through back-channel consultations and then open dialogues with militants who resumed bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta in 2015.

Kachikwu was speaking through a podcast he sent out in Abuja and explained that at the height of the oil militancy, Nigeria’s oil production dropped to about 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), a production volume he said was inadequate to fund the national budget or investments in infrastructure.

He stated that bombing of oil facilities in the region went on for a stretch of 10 months within which the integrity of the facilities were compromised.

According to him, the government realised that if it failed to act fast, the militants would cripple the oil industry and Nigeria’s economy which is still heavily

reliant on revenues from oil produced in the region.

“His Excellency, the President was kind enough to appoint me to hold the twin positions of both the GMD of NNPC and the Minister of State for Petroleum. Niger Delta was a burning issue at the time, there was key unrest in the Niger Delta.

“A huge amount of militancy activities going on, there were reductions in production volumes, a consistent loss that led to almost crippling of the oil industry,” said Kachikwu.

He noted: “At the lowest point, we were down to 800,000 barrels. All the infrastructure that we had were compromised. The integrity of the infrastructure, vandalism and militancy compelled the integrity of the infrastructure to disappear.

“This sustained attack continued to for over a 10-month period. Forcados was breached in February 2016. In May 2016, the Nembe Creek Trunkline was attacked. In November 2016, series and series of attacks.

“The cheer amount of problems we inherited in the Niger Delta meant that literarily if nothing was done, the country

was getting crippled. No money for investments, no money for infrastructures or to run the budget.”

The minister also explained that when he assumed office, he realised there was no coordinated effort to develop the region and that potential investors shied away from putting their monies there.

“Everybody basically watched out for when the next alarm bell was going to be.

We moved in rapidly and dealt with three main fundamentals,” he added.

According to him, the government took up the environmental and security issues in the region, within which it engaged key stakeholders and created the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) to amplify its efforts.

He also noted that the cleanup of Ogoniland was the next issue it took up, as well as initiating a gas flare commercialisation framework to ensure that the immoral practice of gas flare was tackled.

Modular refineries, he stated, have also been initiated to help the region’s communities get involved in productive activities.

“Modular refineries concept was initiated. 10 had been approved, two are on ground constructing and could be ready in the next one year. Eight more are ready for financing,” the minister stated.

He said capacity development for communities in the region had also been taken up by the government, but warned that more needs to be done to sustain peace in the region.

“A lot of works need to be done.

Sustained engagements, active exploration of opportunities to ensure that communities get benefits. Ogoni clean-up must continue and funds budgeted must be released on time to enable the clean-up move from the drawing board to the field,” Kachikwu, said.

He also noted that communities would be involved in the protection and policing of oil pipelines in the region.

According to him, the work done so far to keep the region stable would be sustained if the government remained focused, oil companies focus on their key social responsibilities in the areas, government agencies keep up with their intervention responsibilities and communities realise that destruction of oil platforms would always lead to confusion and mayhem.

NNPC tasks IBB Varsity on Bida oil exploration The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has charged the Management of the IBB University for more collaboration on oil exploration in the Bida Basin, one of the seven inland basins in the country.

Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, gave the charge when he received in his office in Abuja the Chairman of Council and Members of the Governing Board of the University based in Lapai, Niger State.

Dr. Baru commended the institution on the search for oil in the basin, stressing that NNPC was pleased with the excellent services offered by the Ivory Tower in that regard.

He expressed delight at the initiative of the university in the development of renewable energy, disclosing that the corporation had signed an MoU with four states on the development of renewable energy projects, which when completed, would not only produce fuels, but also generate about 50 megawatts of electricity.

He told the Management of the University that NNPC was committed to the development of indigenous technology to place the country on the part of economic growth and sustainable development.

Dr. Baru, who described universities as centres for research and development, stated that NNPC would collaborate with them to benefit from the array of expertise they have, saying this position informed the theme of his recent convocation lecture at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

Speaking earlier, IBB University’s Chairman of Council, Dr. Mohammed Saminu Turaki, commended the GMD for sustaining the exploration activities in the inland basins and development of renewable energy, saying he was delighted NNPC was involved in research into areas complimentary to the hydrocarbon resources.

He said the institution had depth of competence in the renewable energy, while expressing delight that its scope of collaboration with NNPC was beyond hydro carbon.

On his part, Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Mohammed Nasirudeen Maiturari, commended Dr. Baru on his recent Zik prize for Professional Leadership Award, 2017, assuring the GMD that the unflinching support he has been giving for advancing the course of inland basin exploration in Nigeria would outlive him.

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Invest excess oil proceeds in infrastructure, savings, experts tell FG The Federal Government has been told to take advantage of the current rise in the price of crude oil to invest in infrastructural development as well as savings in order to avoid the mistakes of the past.

The price of crude oil has been on the rise for some time and is expected to maintain the upward streak for a while. Currently, Brent crude sis at $80 per barrel, a level never achieved since 2014. Increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, plunging Venezuelan production, and the return of United States’ sanctions on Iran, which are expected to keep exports lower amid tighter market, have been adduced as some of the factors causing the rise in the oil prices.

Analysts have predicted that the black gold would be sold for $100 per barrel in 2019, if these prevailing factors become more manifest or have overarching effects on the oil market.

Taking cognizance of the rising fortunes of oil, the major revenue earner for Nigeria, the National Assembly, which passed the 2018 appropriation bill recently after increasing expenditure

by N500 billion, to N9.12 trillion, had predicated the oil price benchmark on $51

per barrel, up from $45.

The 2017 budget, which would cease to run on June 5, was based on an oil price benchmark of $44.5 per barrel. Brent crude currently hovers around $80 per barrel, with the likelihood of rising higher, thus, translating to oil boom for Nigeria and other oil exporting countries. The fund in the excess crude account, which totalled $1.8 billion as at April 23, is expected to swell with continued rise in oil prices.

The International Monetary Fund, which had foreseen what is happening today and the future, had at this year’s spring meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions cautioned Nigeria and other oil exporting countries to utilise the opportunity created by the prolonged stability in crude oil prices to reform their economies. IMF said the countries would not be so lucky, if crude prices plunge again.

According to the Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF, Maurice Obstfeld, who spoke at the launch of the World Economic Outlook, the IMF had been warning for a while that the current cyclical upswing offered policymakers an ideal opportunity to make longer-term growth stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive.

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Marketers want FG to remove VAT on cooking gas

Cooking gas depot The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has urged the Federal Government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also called cooking gas.

Its President, Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, told

reporters in Lagos that VAT payment on locally processed LPG makes it expensive and unattractive to imported LPG, which does not attract VAT payment.

He noted that payment of VAT on locally processed LPG, which the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited supplies, among other

issues, make cooking gas in Nigeria to be expensive, which ought not to be because we have gas resource in abundance.

The price of 12.5 kg cylinder of cooking is between N4,200 and N4,300 as against N 3,600 in April. Ogieva-Okunbor said apart from VAT problem, some stakeholders in Nigeria’s LPG

supply value chain have taken a strangle hold on the business, and are determining what the price of the commodity will be.

He said it has become imperative to develop effective policies to encourage investors to come into the LPG sector to boost market penetration and the country’s economy while protecting the environment.

He said VAT removal from the gas supplied to marketers by the NLNG will attract more investors and reduce importation of gas into the country, which is VAT free. He also called for the reduction of import duty on LPG equipment to encourage more investors and deepen LPG consumption in the country.

According to him, it is not complimentary that Nigeria remained one of the countries with the lowest LPG consumption despite the enormous natural gas reserves in the country. ”Our position is that the government has to provide the enabling environment for more people to come in. We have to remove VAT on the LPG and reduce import duties on the equipment. When this is done, more investors will come into the market and that will help the country a great deal,” he said.

Ogieva-Okunbor, urged the government to beam its searchlight on marketers responsible for arbitrary increase in the price of cooking gas for personal gain, noting that the price of gas had jumped by 15 per cent in less than two weeks.

According to him, the price of 20 metric tonnes of the LPG, which was N4 million three weeks ago, increased to N4.6 million last week.

He decried price instability in the domestic LPG market, which he said, was caused by a cabal delaying berthing of the LPG bearing vessels at the terminals to cause artificial scarcity.

“We have been contending with the issue of price instability because a couple of people have hijacked the government’s good gesture of installing the domestic scheme. Under the scheme, gas will be readily available in the major terminals in Lagos. When there are no supply shortages, there will be a level playing ground in terms of competition and pricing.

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Crude supply dips as Shell Nigeria shuts pipeline The nation’s crude oil exports have suffered another setback as Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has shut down production following the discovery of leaks on a pipeline in Delta State.

The SPDC said on Friday that it confirmed four leak points on its 24” Trans-Ramos Pipeline in the swamps of western Niger Delta.

The pipeline, which supplies crude oil to the Forcados export terminal, has a capacity of around 100,000 barrels per day.

According to a statement by a Shell’s spokesperson on Friday, as soon as the leaks were noticed on April 24, the SPDC immediately shut down production, deployed containment booms and mobilised its oil spill response teams to clean the sites.

The company said the JIV team confirmed four leak points on the pipeline and identified the impacted areas in Odimodi community, Delta State.

According to the statement, the cause of the leaks is yet to be determined and the SPDC is working on further site preparation and mobilisation of specialised equipment to the swamps for safe excavation of the pipeline for inspection.

“The JIV team is expected to return to the sites as soon as possible to complete the investigation process,” it added.

The shutdown of the Trans-Ramos

Oil pipeline pipeline followed the declaration of force majeure by the oil major on exports of Bonny Light crude, one of the country’s major sources of oil revenue, last week.

Force majeure is a legal clause that allows companies to cancel or delay deliveries due to unforeseen circumstances.

The SPDC said the shutdown of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line had prompted the force majeure.

Exports of Bonny Light crude are expected to run at around 195,000 bpd next month, according to Reuters.

Prior to the declaration of force majeure on Bonny Light exports, the nation’s crude shipments were already witnessing delays following a leak on the 200,000 to 240,000 bpd TransForcados pipeline that shut down earlier this month, effectively cutting deliveries of Forcados, one of the nation’s largest crude grades.

Labour rejects cut in contract service period THE National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have rejected the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), reducing contract service duration to six months.

NUPENG and PENGASSAN lamented that the jobs which used to be carried out on permanent basis, have been converted to threeyear service contract, and the NCDMB which should protect Nigerians against international oil companies (IOCs) has decided to sell Nigerian workers into slavery.

In a statement, PENGASSAN President Comrade Francis Johnson and NUPENG’s General-Secretary Lumumba Okugbawa said the unions would resist the implementation of the agreement, calling for the abrogation of the agreement in the interest of industrial peace.

“The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), read with rude shock and total dismay, the purported Service Level Agreement (SLA) reached between the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) and therefore, condemned it in its entirety and see the SLA as an unwholesome act,”the statement said, pointing out that it is ridiculous and unfortunate that “the NCDMB allowed desperate OPTS to armtwist it into making mockery of the key thrust

of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010, vis-a-vis maximising participation of Nigerians in the Oil and Gas activities, as well as maximising the utilisation capacity of Nigerian resources, i.e. goods, services and assets.

“The unions wonder what sort of maximisation of Nigeria’s participation in the Oil and Gas businesses will arise from the reduction of the contract circle to a mere six months duration,” they said, saying in the statement, that the SLA, “will lead to further impoverishment of indigenous contractors and workers in the oil and gas industry. We are very sure that the prevailing indecent and precarious work condition in the Industry will further be accentuated by the reduction of contract circle to six months duration. A situation which this injurious Agreement signed on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 sought to champion, and which is nothing short of slave-labour in our opinion.”

The unions said the agreement would not deepen the skill acquisition and expertise of Nigerians because of IOCs and indigenous oil companies that may want to exploit such agreement for their pecuniary advantage. They pointed out that any agreement that failed to address decent and sustainable jobs for Nigerians in the oil and gas industry would be resisted in whatever guise they appear.

The unions said it was unfortunate that the views and opinions of unions in the industry were “not regarded worthy of consideration in the course of work of the NCDMB, yet the Board was specifically set up by law for the reason of maximising decent and sustainable

PENGASSAN President Comrade Francis Johnson participation of Nigerians in the oil and gas industry.”

“With humility and without sounding disputatious or belligerent, NUPENG and PENGASSAN however call on all relevant stakeholders involved in this Agreement to immediately have a rethink of their decision in the overall interest of Nigeria,” the unions said.

B5 Oil & Gas ECOWAS revises single currency road map to meet 2020 deadline Adebisi Oyindamola, Abuja

The implementation of single currency drive of the Ecowas sub region has continued to be an Herculean task with the failure of most member states in meeting major criteria for the unification.

This prompted the need to revise the road map, and constitute a presidential task force to accommodate new challenges and fast track the monetary integration quest, through the single currency program.

An initiative agreed upon by founding fathers of ECOWAS in 1987,the single currency market , with 2020 as its launch date is a single major factor in the economic growth and trade promotion target as espoused in the framework.

However, there are a lot of areas to be considered and laws to be ratified if the single currency framework will see the light of the day.

Speaking at a workshop on challenges and prospects of the ECOWAS single currency program organized, by the national institute for legislative and democratic studies, NILDS in partnership with the ECOWAS parliament, the Director General of NILDS, Prof. Ladi Hamalai, noted that the single currency has its immense benefits in areas of economic growth and employment opportunities, but shouldn’t be a hasty decision.

She is calling for caution in the process of implementing the monetary program across member states in the bloc.

“I think we should not go too fast, at the moment it is too slowly, because we have so many challenges and obstacles, the basic macro economic fundamentals of most countries are still not stable enough for such venture” she said.

In Nigeria she noted that, “there has some been basic infrastructure and processes that have begun to take place to make inter mobility of currencies and transfer very easy, that is a good step” The director of monetary policy Central Bank of Nigeria, Momodu Saho , highlighted some issues to be resolved if the 2020 deadline is to be met.

He said that” in addition to meeting the macroeconomic convergence criteria, harmonization of economic policies and practices laws and regulations are essential to the creation of a monetary union”.

Saho also observed that “The budget deficit criteria is the most difficult to meet as the convergence profile is very small”.

The elements of the macroeconomic convergence criteria are; budget deficit\GDP of not greater than or equal to 3%, Average annual inflation not more than 10%, central bank financing of budget deficit not more than 10% of previous year’s tax revenue and Gross external reserves not more than 3 months of imports.

In an assessment of the progress so far, statistics show that no member state have been able to satisfy the primary convergence criteria completely,only three countries have made significant efforts in policy.

Most member states have high inflation rate, deep in both domestic and external debts, Cape Verde for instance has inflation record above the convergence criteria, and other countries in the west African Anglo phone bloc( WAMZ).

Nigeria’s inflation figure of 12.5 is still being disputed, differences in banking laws across countries and many more challenges needs to be addressed before the deadline and that is where the fear lies, whether or not the single currency 2020deadline can be met.

Reacting to the challenges highlighted above, Dr. Jodi Apraku member of parliament from Ghana is positive the plan will pull through, and called for more commitment from member states.

“The single currency will never happen by chance, what we lack is political will, and it is not beyond west Africa, that is why we have a roadmap, and this is the first time we have constituted a presidential task force,if we don’t achieve a single currency, it is because we don’t want it”.nion EU, and its attendant challenges, most people question the relevance of this decades old resolution in recent times.

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Petrol prices rise for 14th straight day in India

OPEC, Russia prepare to raise output to lower oil prices amid US pressure

Domestic petrol prices increased for the 14th consecutive day on Sunday, with the key transportation fuel being sold at Rs 78.12 per litre in the national capital.

According to the data from oil marketing major Indian Oil, petrol price rose to Rs 78.12 in Delhi from Rs 77.97 a litre on Saturday. Along with Delhi, prices in Mumbai and Chennai have already reached record levels. In Mumbai and Chennai, petrol was sold at Rs 85.93 and Rs 81.11 a litre, respectively, up from Rs 85.78 and Rs 80.95 per litre on Saturday.

In addition, price in Kolkata inched up to Rs 80.76, against 80.61 per litre on the previous day. The surge in petrol prices is largely attributed to the recent rise in crude oil cost and the high excise duty levied on the particular fuel type in the country.

Diesel cost, which is already at record levels across the major cities, rose to Rs 69.06, Rs 71.61, Rs 73.53 and Rs 72.91 a litre on Sunday in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, respectively.

However, consumers can expect some relief as the Brent crude oil prices have eased to around $76 from $78 per barrel on Friday. As per the country’s pricing mechanism, the domestic petrol prices are dependent on the international fuel price on a 15-day average.

Saudi Arabia and Russia are discussing raising OPEC and non-OPEC oil production by some 1 million barrels a day, sources said, weeks after US President Donald Trump complained about artificially high prices, reports Reuters.

Riyadh and Moscow are prepared to ease output cuts to calm consumer worries about supply adequacy, their energy ministers said on Friday, with Saudi Arabia’s Khalid al-Falih adding that any such move would be gradual so as not to shock the market.

Raising production would ease 17 months of strict supply curbs amid concerns that a price rally has gone too far, with oil having hit its highest since late 2014 at $80.50 a barrel this month.

Trump tweeted last month that OPEC had “artificially” boosted oil prices.

“We were in the meeting in Jeddah, when we read the tweet,” OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said, referring to a meeting in Saudi Arabia on April 20.

“I think I was prodded by his excellency Khalid Al-Falih that probably there was a need for us to respond. We in OPEC always pride ourselves as friends of the United States,” Barkindo told a panel with the Saudi and Russian energy ministers in St. Petersburg at Russia’s main economic forum.

OPEC officials said by “the need to respond” Barkindo was referring to a tweet he sent the same day, rather than the need to act.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia have agreed to curb output by about 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) through 2018 to reduce global stocks, but the inventory overhang is now near OPEC’s target.

In April, pact participants cut production by 52 percent more than required, with falling output from crisis-hit Venezuela helping OPEC deliver a bigger reduction than intended.

Sources familiar with the matter said an increase of about 1 million bpd would lower compliance to 100 percent of the agreed level.

Barkindo also said it was not unusual for the United States to put pressure on OPEC as some US energy secretaries had asked the producer group to help lower prices in the past.

Oil prices fell more than 2 percent towards $77 a barrel on Friday as Saudi Arabia and Russia said they were ready to ease supply curbs.

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Baker Hughes Partners TREXM on crude oil metering

Commercial Counsellor, US Mission to Nigeria, Brent Omdahl Baker Hughes, a GE company, in partnership with a local firm, TREXM Oil and Gas Services, has unveiled its latest innovative metering solution in the Nigerian market to help players in the oil and gas sector cut costs, reduce risk, and increase their operating efficiency.

The new cutting-edge solution new Sentinel LCT8, was unveiled in Lagos

at a technology seminar on custody transfer metering in Nigeria, hosted by the US Consulate’s Commercial Desk in conjunction with BHGE and TREXM Oil & Gas Services.

Speaking at the event, the Commercial Counsellor, US Mission to Nigeria, Brent Omdahl, said the seminar was designed as a platform for interaction between oil

and gas operators and regulatory bodies, as well as to introduce the latest trends in liquid custody transfer metering in the Nigerian market.

He disclosed that BHGE, working in conjunction with TREXM, has satisfied all the custody transfer metering requirements as set by the main regulatory body in the Nigerian oil industry, culminating in the acquisition of an official approval for ultrasonic flow metering to be used for the said purpose.

Also speaking at the seminar, the Chief Executive Officer, Sub Saharan Africa, Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), Mr. Ado Oseragbaje, said the launch of the product was a continuation of the company’s efforts to aid the growth of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, stressing that the new Sentinel LCT8 will help tackle some of the challenges currently being experienced by operators, including high cost of maintenance of pipelines.

In his remark, the Chief Executive Officer of TREXM Nigeria, Bolu Bolutife Odusanya, argued that in pipeline flow metering applications, miscalculations or false alarms cost money.

“The right technology, like the Sentinel LCT8 can reduce the uncertainty inherent in flow measurement. It gives pipeline operators confidence in their process measurement and the insight they need to avoid problems when revenue, the environment, or reputations are at stake,” Odusanya said.

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B 7 Money Market

ABCON rejects CBN’s forex bidding Keystone Bank order, insists on rate review declares N3.72bn PBT in Q1 Stories: Motolani Oseni

Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) directive mandating Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to make three forex biddings and purchases on weekly basis,the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) had on Sunday rejected the directives, rather insists that the regulator should review the BDC’s dollar purchase rate to align with rate commercial banks’ buying rate.

ABCON President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said in a statement that CBN’s directive mandating BDCs to make such purchases is not in line with global best practices and should be put on hold.

He said: “The CBN’s directive at this time of our operational difficulties is no doubt precarious and vague and was intended to emasculate a sector that has helped the system to stabilize and thus unacceptable”.

The ABCON’s position followed yesterday’s directive by the apex bank that BDC buy dollars at least thrice weekly to deepen market liquidity. The CBN had directed that: “All BDCs shall henceforth access forex from the CBN on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is compulsory that all

BDCs access forex at least three times weekly. Any BDC that fails to access the forex window at least three times weekly shall have its licence reviewed by the CBN”.

The CBN’s goal is to ensure that eligible travelers are able to access foreign exchange for the Business Travel Allowances (BTA), Personal Travel Allowances (PTA), school fees payment and medical bills payment. It is also in line with its plan to deepen foreign exchange liquidity available in the market.

Gwadabe said the regulator should firstly merge BDC dollar buying rate with that of commercial banks and also pay ABCON disbursement fees as it is practiced globally. For instance, Travelex also collects forex disbursement fees from the CBN. The ABCON leader urged BDC operators to remain calm and focused, ahead of and executive engagements with the CBN and further communication soon.

Gwadabe has therefore recommended that the CBN cuts the three market days for buying dollars to two at $30,000 per market day. He said: “The rate between the banks and DBCs should be merged for uniformity and fairness.

A situation where the banks buy dollar from the

CBN at lower rate than the BDCs is no helping the market stability drive. Besides, ABCON should be considered for disbursement fees like Travelex in the collection centres to ameliorate the new assignments.”

Operators insist that making Fridays as market days and funding same day will be difficult to achieve and therefore should be discouraged.

Gwadabe assured the CBN of ABCON and BDC’s continuous support in enabling the regulator achieves its core mandate of ensuring exchange rate stability and liquidity access.

Gwadabe also added that:“The BDC sector is confronted with many challenges such as multiple exchange rate, abnormal bank charges, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Commission on Turnover (COT), parallel market operators and illegal International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), porous international boarders, complex documentation requirements and poor capacity/ skills of operators.”

Continuing, he said: “For instance, the increasing difficulties arising from over regulation and complex documentation requirements that licensed BDC operators are facing in carrying out their daily legitimate operation remain worrisome.

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, with her predecessor and former Managing Director of World Bank Group, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Governors in Busan, South Korea… on Friday

Following its recent acquisition by Sigma Golf - Riverbank consortium, the moves by the new management team at Keystone Bank Limited has begun yielding fruits, as the Bank for the quarter ended March 2018 recorded a profit before tax of N3.72billion, compared with a loss of N2.79billion over the same period in 2017.

The lender also, grew its deposit by 42 per cent or N84bn to N283bn at the end of the quarter March 2018.

Keystone Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, recently posted its first quarter financial results which indicate tangible profits in just eight months of taking over the helm of affairs after many years of struggling to stay afloat.

Recall that following the successful completion of AMCON’s divestment from the bank, a five-man transitional board was set up to oversee its re-positioning for growth and competitiveness. The transitional arrangement was successfully concluded on August 15, 2017 with the assumption of office of the substantive MD/ CEO. In less than one year, the bank has experienced tremendous transformation in all ramifications. Aside revamping all its branches across the country and bolstering its workforce, it has invested substantially in technology and developed fully integrated service models that enable customers access banking services through a wide range of channels. The Keystone mobile banking application boasts of several unique features such as the ability to bank with zero data, the Oxygen Chat Banking and several others that have re positioned the bank to compete effectively in the sector.

Speaking on the development, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei said, “This achievement is a testament to the hard work and resilience of the management and staff of the bank. From inception it has been our vision to restore the confidence of all our stakeholders with tangible results and we are indeed pleased with this start.”

Mr. Ohiwerei stressed that this was only the beginning of greater things to come, noting that the team was set to double its efforts in meeting and surpassing the expectations of its customers.

“It was not an easy journey,” he said.

Bank customers with BVN hit 33.2m The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) said bank customers issued Biometric Verification Number (BVN) increased to 33.2 million as at May 20, 2018.

NIBSS had reported 31.4 million bank customers with BVN as at 2017.

Precisely, a total of 31,426,091 were issued BVN last year as analysts maintained that the figure might increase further this year as a result of the recent extension of Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) registration by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

As at September 10, 2017 a total number of 30.26 million bank customers were issued BVN as against 29.4 million issued as at June 18, 2017.

Early January 2015, a total of about 2.24 million were issued BVN, a year the apex bank commenced the exercise.

The CBN in collaboration with banks carried out various sensitization exercises which had been assisting in driving the stakeholders support for the project.

The enrollment is still ongoing at about 5,000 banks locations across the country.

As at June 7, 2015, the collaborative efforts in the implementation of the BVN initiative had resulted in the achievement of over 12.43 million registered customers in the central database.

Early in the month, the CBN Director, Banking and Payment System, Dipo Fatokun, said, “Nigeria’s progress towards the creation of a robust, trusted and inclusive Financial Services Environment’ delivered at the annual meeting of the ID4Africa movement on in Abuja.

He said “To address the absence of a unique identifier in the Nigerian banking industry and to

facilitate the creation of inclusive financial services environment.

“The CBN in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee launched the BVN Project on February 14, 2014, with biometric solution, as a unique identifier for all bank customers.

“The objectives includes the following: increase access, convenience, service levels across the industry; enable greater financial inclusion and integration of financial services into the economy, with its attendant positive impact on economic development,’’ he said.

He said the BVN was also targeted at promoting safe and sound financial system in the country.

He said that the BVN has helped in the provision of unique identity for customers that impact other areas such as credit check, and non-repudiation of transactions.

According to him, the BVN has also helped to increase deterrent controls on financial transactions and reduce or mitigate fraud risk and identity theft.

“Most importantly, it has created avenues for people who cannot write regular signature to make financial transactions, thus, facilitating financial inclusion.

“As at December 2017, the implementation of the BVN Project recorded 31,426,091 registered BVNs and 43,959,282- accounts linked with BVN,’’ he said.

Fatokun explained that the BVN was part of the federal government’s strategy towards accelerating financial inclusion in the country.

“Nigeria launched its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in October 2012 with the goal of reducing the percentage adult Nigerians that are excluded from financial services from 46.3 per cent in 2010 to 20 per cent by 2020,’’ he said.

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Daily Times Nigeria Monday, May 28, 2018

Stock market closes low as indices dip by N145bn Stories: Motolani Oseni

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Friday for the fifth consecutive trading day closed negatively, dipping further

by N145 billion or 1.01 per cent to close lower at N14.244 trillion against N14.389 trillion achieved on Thursday.

Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 39,723.85 lost 400.23 points or 1.01 per cent to close at 39,323.62 following pride loses.

A breakdown of the price movement table shows that Guinness topped the losers’ chart for the day, shedding N4 to close at N100 per share.

Flour Mills Nigeria trailed with a loss of N1.50 to close at N49, Julius Berger was down by N1.45 to close at N27.55 per share, while Glaxosmithkline depreciated by N1.02 to close at N20.50 per share.

Commenting on the persistent

market drop, Mr Ambrose Omordion, the Chief Operating Officer, InvestData Ltd, attributed the development to the exit of foreign portfolio investors.

Omordion said foreign portfolio investors were offloading and running for safety as “political risks” surrounding the 2019 general elections were beginning to play out.

He said investors at the moment had two options of investing for long-term or to sell down in order to cut the huge losses to invest back when eventually the market rebounded.

On the other hand, MRS led the gainers’ table, gaining N1.70 to close at N36.05 per share.

UACN followed with a gain of 55k to close at N15.05, while Fidson Healthcare gained 25k to close at N5.95 per share.

Ikeja Hotel added 23k to close at N2.58, while Sterling Bank increased by 6k to close at N1. 35 per share.

On a bright note, FCMB group recorded the highest volume of activities during the day, trading 44.016 million shares worth N98.29 million, The financial service sector remained the most active with Zenith International Bank emerging the toast of investors, accounting for 22.21 million shares valued at N590.59 million.

United Bank for Africa sold 21.43 million shares worth N228.17 million, while Regency Alliance Insurance traded 20.81 million shares valued at N5.41 million.

FBN Holdings trailed with an exchange 19.99 million shares worth N194.09 million.

In all, investors bought and sold 295.99 million shares valued at N2.95 billion achieved in 4,911 deals against the 256.43 million shares worth N2 billion transacted in 4,111 deals on Thursday.

L-R: Executive Secretary,Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Mr. Simbi Wabote; Convener, CSR-in- Action, Miss. Bekeme Masade; Guest Speaker, Mrs. Omude Ochonogoro; and Director Center for Stakeholders Development Network, Mr. Chris Onosode, during the 7th sustainability extractive industry conference in Abuja... on Friday

Pension fund assets hit N7.9trn in Q1 The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) during the weekend said that N5.59 trillion representing 70 per cent of the pension funds assets were invested in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Securities, even as the fund assets stood at N7.9 trillion in the first quarter of 2018.

The breakdown of the ‘Pension Asset and Membership Data’ report by NBS, showed that N3.86 trillion or 48.61 per cent were invested in FGN Bonds while 20.89 per cent amounting to N1.66 trillion went into Treasury Bills (TBs).

The statistics further showed that N734.5billion or 9.25 per cent was invested in domestic ordinary shares, while N384.8 billion or 4.48 per cent was invested in corporate bonds.

From the Bureau report,, the local money market securities contributed N651.7 billion or per cent 8.20 per cent of the total pension funds as the breakdown revealed that Bank contributed N577.6 billion or 7.27 per cent and N74 billion or 0.93 per cent was invested in Commercial Papers as at March 31, 2018.

About N219 billion went into Real Estate Properties and Local Money Market Securities accounted for N651.7 billion or 8.20 per cent of pension fund assets as at March 31, 2018.

The report by NBS stated that the Pension Fund Asset under Management as at Q1 2018 stood at N7.9 trillion as against N7.5 trillion in Q4 2017.

“FGN Bonds has the highest weight percentage of 48.61 per cent of the total

pension fund assets and closely followed by treasury bills with 20.89per cent weight and domestic ordinary Shares with 9.25per cent weight while agency bonds have the least with 0.07per cent weight.”

The report stated that Pension Asset and RSA Membership Data Q1 2018 reflected that 7,975,976 workers are registered under the pension scheme compared to 7,823,911 registered workers in fourth quarter of 2017.

“Participants within the age distribution 30-39yrs have the highest percentage composition closely followed by participants within the age bracket of 40-49yrs and 50-59yrs while participants above 65years has the least percentage composition,” the report by NBS added.

UBA highlights cultural heritage, celebrates Africa Day in Style United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, joined the rest of the world over the weekend to celebrate this year’s Africa Day. The celebration which went on concurrently across all of its subsidiaries in Africa as well as in London, Paris and New York, had the underlying theme: ‘The Colours of Africa: Celebrating our Diversity.’

Staff members were dressed in colourful African attire displaying the cultural diversity of the United Bank for Africa.

There were dance troupes across the continent organised by UBA subsidiaries, where staff, clients and the public were entertained with African drums and cultural dancers.

The Deputy Managing Director, UBA Plc, Victor Osadolor, who addressed staff at a celebration in Lagos to commemorate the day, commended staff members for their hard work over the years and noted that the annual event had become a lifestyle for the bank.

He said, “We at UBA celebrate Africa Day with the rest of Africa.

We are Africa, United by one Bank.

Today is a day to remind ourselves that we have all it takes in Africa, be it fashion, talent, and creativity.

The message is about being African and being proud of our heritage. We want to showcase who we are and what we have.

A major highlight of the event was the selection of two best-dressed staff (male and female) representing the diverse African culture.

The two winners, who emerged through the highest votes by other staff, as the overall winners were Opeyemi Ogunnoiki (female) and Ayoola Olalekan (male).

They were each rewarded with an all-expense paid 5-day trip for two to beautiful West African Cape Verde islands.

UBA’s celebrates Africa Day on the 25th of May annually in line with the official celebration by African nations, reiterating its longheld belief that the future belongs to the continent.

Africa Day is an annual event, commemorating the birth of the African Union on May 25, 1963.

It is dedicated to celebrating the diversity of the African continent, and to highlight the cultural and economic potential that exists on the continent.

The pan – African bank leverages on the occasion to rekindle the African spirit that drives the UBA group’s vision to be a dominant financial services provider on the continent and its emergence as a recognizable economic power.

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L1 Focus/Celebrities Birthdays

Know the great people you share your birthday with MAY 28 People born on May 28 fall under the sign of Gemini and are known for their inability to be fully at ease and tendency to over analyse and be overwhelmed when there is a change in plan with a tendency to be selfish and keep people at bay. They also are likely to withdraw consent to attend social invitations. However, their ability natural ability to relate to others makes them highly likable and magnetic to people. A great many of them are successful people.

GEORGE I George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698 until his death.

ROMAN ATWOOD, 34 He is YouTube prankster known for his public and hidden camera pranks. His RomanAtwood channel has earned over 10 million subscribers.

GLADYS KNIGHT Singer Gladys Knight has given voice to multiple R&B hits (with and without her Pips), including “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

MEGALYN ANN ECHIKUNWOKE Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, 1983 in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. She is known for playing “Nicole Palmer” in the first season of 24 (2001), “Angie Barnett” (Kelso’s girlfriend) in the seventh season of that “70s Show 1998) and “Isabelle Tyler” in THE 44002004).

RUDY GIULIANI Also Known As: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani, KBE, he is famous as former Mayor of New York City, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Giuliani was Mya 28 1944 and therefore 73 years

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CAMERON BOYCE 18 Actor and dancer who had his breakthrough roles as a child actor in Grown Ups and Eagle Eye. He also stars as Luke Ross in the popular Disney series Jessie and had roles in the Disney TV movies Descendants and Descendants 2.

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MICHAEL OHER NFL offensive lineman whose life inspired the movie The Blind Side. He spent the first five years of his career with the Baltimore Ravens, winning Super Bowl XLVII with the team in 2013. He joined the Carolina Panthers in 2015 and helped lead the team to Super Bowl 50 in 2016.

KAELIN EDWARDS, 20 YouTube blogger who shares real life content in addition to an occasional challenge or prank video on the channel Kaelin and Kyrah, which he shares with his high school sweetheart Kyrah Edwards. Their channel has earned more than 1.5 million subscribers.

SETH ROLLINS, 31 Formerly known as Tyler Black as a ROH World Champion. He later joined forces with his NXT friends, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield, and won his first championship while in the group. He would later become a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and has headlines numerous events.

MICHAEL OHER Rai-Elle Williams is a 2017 X Factor hopeful who stunned the judges right from her first audition, despite being just 16. The Croydon native sang Awol nation’s Sail and completely owned it, before impressing again and again - getting through the brutal Six Chair Challenge too. Previously she’s worked as a child model, actor and dancer as well as making it to the final of CBBC singing contest Got What It Takes? two years ago.

B E T T Y S H A B A Z Z [BETTY X] A civil rights activist and educationist, Betty Shabazz was widow of the famous Malcolm X . She was born in Pinehurst, Georgia, USA and died June 23, 1997 at the age of 57 of Burns suffered in a fire started by her young grandson, Malcolm

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Mmiata-Anam- Nzam Road: Obiano tasks contractor on AT 2 speedy delivery

ANSG cautions traders against reconstructing illegal structures

ANSG signs N9bn contract for erosion control in 6 sites Stories by John Ndu, Awka Anambra State Government has signed agreements with two reputable firms for control works on six erosion sites in the state.

The contracts, totalling N9 billion, will see a Chinese firm, CGC-CHWE and CGC-YSE, handle erosion sites at Enugwu-Ukwu and Abidi-Umuoji expected to gulp N2 billion and that of Nnewi-Ichi and Ojoto put at N5 billion.

Also, under the contract, an indigenous construction company, Monier Construction Company Nigeria Limited, will handle the erosion sites at Nkpor Flyover and Ire-Obosi at the cost of N2 billion.

All the projects have completion

period of 24 months.

The projects will be carried out in partnership with the World Bank, Federal Government, Anambra State Government and the Federal Ministry of Environment.

Governor Willie Obiano while signing an agreement for the execution of the projects at the Governor’s Lodge, Awka, disclosed that there were over 972 active erosion sites in the state.

Out of the 972 erosion sites in the state, only twelve had been successfully controlled.

Speaking during the ceremony, Governor Willie Obiano, who expressed satisfaction over the war waged against ecological problems, noted that government had secured

ten additional sites to be funded by the World Bank.

Governor Obiano while canvassing for best environmental practices from citizens through the planting of tress also called for more assistance from the World Bank to ensure greater erosion control in the area.

He expressed happiness that the erosion challenges would be handled by competent firms, noting that his administration had intervened in controlling the Obosi and Nkpor flyover erosion sites in the past.

Earlier, the State Commissioner for Environment and Beautfiication, Mr. Mike Okonkwo, said the state government has fully paid its counterpart financing for the projects.

The Deputy Managing Director of the firm that would handle the four erosion sites that would gulp N7 billion, Mr. Xion Jian Fan, pledged to deploy modern expertise in handling the project.

Also, the leader of the team that would control the Nkpor flyover and Ire-Obosi erosion projects costing N2 billion, Senator John Mbata, appreciated the due process utilised in awarding the job and promised to deliver the work on time.

In a remark, the State Project Coordinator of NEWMAP, Mr. Michael Ivenson, noted that the agreements were indications of government’s readiness to tackle ecological challenges in the state.

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano (centre), inspecting the Mmiata-Anam- Nzam road and bridge while the contractor and other engineers watch.

There’s no war between Fulani herdsmen, Ndi Anambra – Alhaji Sidiq The South East Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Gidado Sidiq, has described as baseless and unfounded, the report by a national daily, (not The Daily Times) that there is an impending war between Fulani herdsmen and their host communities in Anambra State.

Speaking to the members of the press in Awka, Alhaji Sidiq, who is the leader of the Fulani Community

in Anambra State, noted that the herdsmen and their host communities in Anambra State are living in peace and harmony as Governor Willie Obiano has set up a peace and reconciliation committee that was saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that an enduring peace between herdsmen and their host communities in Anambra State is sustained and preserved.

Alhaji Sidiq cautioned the the

national daily in question to always verify their report very well before publishing, as such malicious and frivolous reports could lead to anarchy and doom, and made it clear that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders are now ready to sue anybody, group of persons or media houses that instigates people against them to court for damages.

The leader of the Fulani community in Anambra State commended

Governor Willie Obiano and the people of Anambra State for their hospitality towards strangers, including the Fulanis in the state and assured that they will always respect the customs and traditions of Ndi Anambra.

Alhaji Sidiq equally promised that the union will always report any bad eggs found wanting among the herdsmen to the appropriate authority to serve as a deterrent to others.

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Anambra begins 2018 youth talent hunt The need for youths in the state to be proactive in using their God given talents to impact lives positively was centre of discourse at the lecture series for the 2018 Anambra State talent show.

It was a day of songs and lectures at the Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre as the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy in conjunction with the “Bring it on Africa”, kick-started the 2018 Anambra talent show.

Addressing youths made up of entrepreneurs, secondary and tertiary students, the Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Mr. Bonaventure Enemali, charged them to diversify and create wealth using their talents.

The Commissioner, who spoke on the role of the youth in creative economy, said that since youths have the population and energy to run the space, they should do all within their powers to own the space through creativity.

In a lecture on the impact of education on entrepreneurial development, Professor Joy Eyisi of the National Open University, stated that though billionaires like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbeg made it without education, it remains the key to development as according to her, illiterate millionaires often go the extra mile to ensure their children go to school.

She hinted that an uneducated entrepreneur is like a blind man in his business.

In their separate speeches, a university lecturer, Professor Alex Iheme, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Creative Media, Mr. Bob-Manuel Udokwu, a Philanthropist, Mr. Emeka Igwe, among others, made a case for the Nigerian youth who they said, is faced with many challenges and encouraged them to be innovative to make a difference.

In a vote of thanks, the President of Bring it on Africa, Mr. Chigbo Nweke, said the talent show is aimed at harnessing and showcasing the talents of Anambra youths.

Some participants that spoke to the our correspondent including Comrade Stephen Ifediora and Angela Ozoemenam, promised to apply what they learnt in their everyday life.

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Daily Times Nigeria Monay, May 28, 2018

ANSG begins enforcement of standard perimeter fence initiative in Awka The Anambra State Government has commenced demolition of fences that does not conform to the stipulated standards in Awka Capital Territory.

The exercise was carried out by a joint team of officials

of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, men of the Nigeria Police Force and Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade.

Among the property which were partially demolished during the exercise were

fences of private and public property that do not meet the 0.9 meter height standard and other designs stipulated by government.

Clearly marked on the fences were the dates that notices were served on the property owners and the directive to reduce the fences to the approved measurement.

Also during the exercise, shanties sited along the road at the Amawbia, Udoka Estate and Regina Caeli junctions were also demolished.

Addressing newsmen at the end of the operation, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACTDA, Venerable Amaechi Okwuosa, explained that the exercise was part of efforts by the Agency aimed at transforming the outlook of the state capital territory to create a new city with aesthetics that will appeal to both local and foreign investors.

He revealed that before the exercise, notices had been served on the property owners severally and enough time

given for them to comply with the directive.

While stating that the Obiano administration has zero tolerance for rascality and disregard for the law, Venerable Okwuosa noted that a seven day grace will be given after which the fences if not reduced, will be completely pulled down.

The ACTDA boss further pointed out that aside its aesthetics implications, the policy to reduce the fences also holds great prospects for the ongoing security initiative of Governor Willie Obiano.

He, therefore, appealed to property owners to heed government’s call on them to comply with standards for structural developments, assuring them that the ACTDA under his leadership is poised to take off from where its predecessor stopped in coordinating developmental activities in the 24 communities of the 6 local government areas that constitute the state capital territory.

APGA ready for 2019 general election - Shinkafi The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has continued to map out visible strategies to clinch various positions ahead of 2019 general election.

APGA disclosed this after a meeting with the members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Awka, the Anambra State capital.

The National Secretary of

the party, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who briefed newsmen, noted that the victory of Governor Obiano in last November 18 governorship election was strategic to growth of the party.

Shinkafi explained that the victory has consolidated the party’s efforts to promoting its image to national grip, making it the best political party with national interest.

“The essence of the meeting is to strategize on how the party will participate in the 2019 general election.

“The party will fill credible candidates across the 36 states.

Already, the party has won in some states. We occupied some positions during local government election in Kaduna and FCT. We have a serving member in Bayelsa,” Shinkafi stated.

Speaking on the party primaries, the APGA national secretary assured that the party would give every aspirant equal opportunity to strive, without prejudice.

“APGA has internal mechanism that will always allow internal democracy. The Democratic system of our party but be sustained,” he added.

Mmiata-Anam- Nzam Road: Obiano tasks contractor on speedy delivery Stories by John Ndu, Awka Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has charged the contractor handling the Mmiata-AnamNzam road and bridge to speed up construction to deliver as scheduled.

The governor was speaking when he inspected work on a bridge along the road.

The road which is 10.2 km and the bridge which is 120 meter, has 6 spans of 20 meters each, were designed in 2008 but had to be redesigned after the 2012 flood due to the high water level observed.

It was observed that piling work was ongoing on the bridge with filling have been achieved on an 8 kilometer stretch on the road.

Governor Obiano while speaking during the inspection acknowledged that the road was very significant to the development of the state, as it would open up the Agrarian

communities of Mmiata Anam and Nzam.

Obiano described his arrival to the site as a surprise visit to ascertain the level of work the contractor had put in place, as well, to know if it was commensurate to the amount of money released for him.

He assured that a reasonable portion of the road would be delivered before August this year.

“This is what we are doing to transform the state. It is in line with the vision of my administration to create access roads to communities to promote Agriculture, which would boost our economy.

“It is your duty to collaborate with the contractor to ensure he will deliver according to specification.

“We will keep on mobilising the contractor for speedy delivery,” the governor assured.

The project manager of the Contracting firm handling

the project, Mr. John Nasir, revealed that with the support of the governor and inputs of Engineers from the Ministry of Road Infrastructure, Furniture and Maintenance, they have

completed the redesigning of the bridge and the road to accommodate the flood usually experienced in the area and promised that they will work hard to deliver on time.

No case of herdsmen in Oyi – LG boss The Transition Chairman Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Dr. Nnamdi Nwadiogbu, has debunked the rumour filtering the air that herdsmen have invaded some communities in Oyi Local Government Area.

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Nwadiogbu disclosed that every measure had been put in place to sustain the tempo of security Governor Willie Obiano had attracted in the past four years.

Nwadiogbu while briefing newsmen at Nteje, the Headquarters of Oyi Local Government Area, revealed that arrangements had been finalised to meet with all herdsmen in the area to sign a peace pact that would encourage harmonious relationship with the communities.

“Those we are meeting with are the police in area, the Presidents General of every community, the traditional rulers, vigilant groups, herdsmen and other bodies of importance,” Nwadiogbu disclosed.

Speaking on the welfare of workers in the Council, the Transition Committee Chairman described it as heinous crime to deny workers of their entitlements, especially now there is economic hardship.

He charged workers to live up to expectations and discharge their duties diligently in line with civil service code.

He, however, commended Governor Obiano for putting square pegs in a square wholes and his altitudinous approach in attracting development.

Ministerial committee inspects site of 2018 farming season The Ministerial Committee, constituted for launch of 2018 farming season, has inspected the farming site at Atani, Ogbaru Local Government Area.

During courtesy call to the Chairman of Ogbaru LGA, Mr. Arinzechukwu Awogu and the traditional ruler of Atani, Igwe Azuka, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Afam Mbanefo, officially informed them that Atani was chosen to host the event.

The commissioner, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Agriculture, Mr. B.C Nweke, said that the Central Primary School, Atani, would be the primary base.

The council chairman expressed his happiness at the privilege given to his LGA,

stressing, ``Ogbaru farmers are industrious’’.

Awogu, who accompanied the committee to the site for proposed vegetable production, pleaded that the farming opportunity be extended to other towns in the area.

The Igwe Azuka, then, commended Governor Willie Obiano and the Commissioner for Agriculture for their effort in moving agriculture forward in the state.

Igwe Azuka, however, notified the committee that Atani engaged in seasonal farming, which he would want the ministry to assist to develop on a large scale.

He added that such development could lead to possible export to Europe and other areas of the world.

Anambra Assembly aspirant suggests better ways for empowerment An aspirant for Awka South State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Chief Chukwuma Okoye, has described politics as a viable alternative for empowerment of youths.

Okoye, who is a Clearing Agent Officer, regretted that some politicians who are in enviable political positions are egocentric, emmassing wealth and impoverishing the youths.

The business mogul, while addressing journalists on the need to instill positive change and adequate paradigm shift, urged prominent and meaningful individuals to utilise their wealth for the betterment of the youths.

Okoye, who has over 300 staff under his control, revealed that the indiscriminate recruitment in his agency was

geared towards transforming the youths to redirect their negative thoughts.

“The causes of different agitations in Nigeria is lack of job opportunities. We need to create opportunities for youths to be meaningfully engaged.

Okoye said he would enter into a contract with various industries to allow youths undergo trainings on different skills.

The APGA House of Assembly aspirant, said: “I don’t believe in giving fish.

I believe in showing how to catch fish. Youths are my target.

I want to empower them. I can give my last to ensure the welfare of any youth.

“We are going to the state House of Assembly to set agenda and policies that will stir the political ship of the state to a greater height,” he said.

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Group honours SARS commander in Anambra for effective policing Human Rights Defenders of Nigeria (HRDN) has honoured the Anambra State Commander, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) for his gallantry in policing.

The commander, Mr. Sunday Okpe, a Superintendent of Police (SP), was adjudged the best crime buster.

The National chairman of the group, Dede Uzor A. Uzor, gave him the award as Best Crime Buster of

the Year at Anambra State headquarters of the FSARS at Awkuzu.

Uzor noted that Okpe was instrumental to crime reduction as well as arresting of notorious criminals, armed robbers and kidnap kingpins in the state. ``Okpe’s outstanding devotion to his police duties and rare courage has translated into enormous crime reduction; an effort which has contributed to the present rating of Anambra as one of the safest states in

Nigeria,’’ Uzor said.

He noted that days when parts of Anambra State were death traps and dens of robbers and notorious criminals were over as Okpe’s contributions had been outstanding.

Uzor said the purpose of the honour was to thank the FSARS boss for his rare performances and task him to do more to encourage other officers to be as patriotic and hardworking as him.

Okpe, while reacting to

the honour bestowed on him, said he was `moved and humbled’. ``The honour is an indication that my efforts did not go unnoticed. I will work harder for safety and security of residents of the state and to promote the image of the force.’’

He commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim, Commissioner of Police, Anambra, Mr. Garba Baba Umar and Governor Willie Obiano for working round

the clock to ensure that citizens under their care were safe and secure.

Present at the ceremony were chairman of the Award Organising Committee, Mr. Udemadu; Legal Adviser of the group, Mr. Ada Obinna Edozie; O/C Legal, Anambra State, Mr. Ben Onwuemekai; and O/C Legal, FSARS, Awkuzu, DSP Obi. The event also featured the release of a 61-year-old suspect, who was held at FSARS custody for allegedly aiding and abating crime.

Illegal structures: ANSG knocks down petrol station at Igboukwu Anambra State Government has demolished a filling station illegally sited at Nkwo Igbo- Ukwu.

The operation was carried out by a joint team comprising officials from the Anambra State Physical

Planning Board and men of the Nigeria Police Force.

The filling station was sited at the heart of Nkwo Igbo- Ukwu, a large market that attracts buyers and sellers from all communities of the Old Aguata region on Nkwo

market days.

Also, at the immediate back of the station were residential houses whose occupants stand a big risk of suffering severe casualty in the event of an inferno.

The arrival of the demolition team erupted

shouts of approval from market people and onlookers who nodded their heads in approval for the exercise.

Speaking after the exercise, the General Manager, Anambra State Physical Planning Board,

Mr. Victor Okpoko, noted that the developer had been served all processes starting from when the structure was at foundation level but he continued with impunity, stressing that aside the demolition, the developer will be prosecuted.

Commissioner for Culture, Tourism and in Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Sally Mbanefo (middle), with traditional rulers from South East states when the monarchs visited her in Awka... recently

Children are our future, pride, says Mrs. Obiano Stories by John Ndu, Awka

Wife of Governor of Anambra State and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, has called for utmost care and keen interest in the upbringing of children.

Congratulating the young ones on this year’s Children’s Day, she noted that children are the future of the nation our pride therefore, they must be

groomed with utmost care and protected by everyone.

Mrs. Obiano made the observation over the weekend in commemoration of the 2018 Children’s Day celebration.

In a statement signed on her behalf by Chief Media Officer, Emeka Ozumba, Mrs. Obiano noted that the theme of this year’s celebration: “Creating Safe Spaces for Children” is very apt and could not have been chosen at a better time than now that our nation is

plagued by uncertain future which threatens the country’s future and stability.

Her words: “In spite of glaring challenges that have put more pressure on families, we can’t ignore the fact that the future belongs to our children and they will become the product of what we sow in them. Therefore, let us show them love by creating safe and conducive spaces where we can teach them the truth; to imbibe the fear of God and manifest it

always.”

Mrs. Obiano commended the efforts of government aimed at providing safety cushions for children through childfriendly policies that have been domesticated in Anambra State.

She assured that her NGO, CAFE will remain steadfast in its support of government’s initiatives and sustenance of advocacy for good maternal and child healthcare while pressing for other safety-nets for their well-being of the

children in homes across the state.

She urged parents not to be deterred by daily challenges, rather they should strive to shield the children from the vagaries of life by ensuring that the homefront becomes a haven of peace. She congratulated the children on the 2018 Children’s Day celebrations and urged them to remain focused on their studies and learning good conducts at home and in the society.

Awka South Council renames Eziokpalaigwe Street

The Awka South Council has renamed Eziokpalaigwe Street Amawbia to G. C Nonyelu crescent.

The Transition Committee Chairman of the council, Mr. Leo Nwuba, presented a certificate to that effect to the President General of the community and immediate family members of the late Nonyelu at the Okpalaigwe square Amawbia.

G. C Nonyelu Crescent starts from besides St Peter’s Anglican Church Amawbia and terminates at Nibo junction.

Presenting the certificate during a ceremony to mark the event, Mr. Nwuba said it was in recognition for the outstanding contributions of late Nonyelu to the development of the community when he was alive.

Nwuba noted that good legacies are forever remembered, charging people to ensure that they do something beneficial which they would be remembered for even long after they have gone.

He commended Barrister Chinedu Obienu, who brought G.C Nonyelu’s contributions to limelight through a research he did on the late Nonyelu, with regards to his being the first Director of Public Prosecution in the federation.

In an address, President-General of the community, Engineer Chris Nwoye, regretted that the honour is coming very late after his demise but expressed happiness that the needful has been done, appreciating the Awka South council boss for making it a reality.

Engineer Nwoye went down memory lane on the contributions of the late Nonyelu whom he described as a legal giant.

On his part, Barrister Obienu, said it is high time Igbos celebrate their own, both the living and the dead, which he said was why he took it upon himself to ensure that the late Nonyelu is immortalised, starting with his community and will gradually get to federal level.

The first son of the deceased, Mr. Nonyelu thanked Ndi Amawbia for remembering their father and appreciated Awka South Council for the honor.

The Anambra Times 4 S’East monarchs commend Obiano over Mbanefo’s appointment South East Traditional Rulers have commended Governor Willie Obiano for appointing Mrs. Sally Mbanefo as Commissioner for Indigenous Artworks, Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism.

Traditional Rulers from Imo, Abia, Enugu and Anambra states made the commendation when they paid courtesy visit to the commissioner in her office at Awka recently.

The traditional ruler of Omogho, Igwe R N Offor, who led the delegation, praised the governor for bringing home `Olanma Ndi Igbo’.

He said: ‘Olamma’ title was bestowed on the commissioner in 2016 at the National Iri ji festival in Igboukwu, when she was the DirectorGeneral, National Tourism Development Cooperation (NTDC)”.

Igwe Ofor said the aim of the visit was to keep the state government abreast of preparation for the 2018 National iri ji festival and to welcome the new commissioner. ``The National Iri ji Festival is an avenue for showcasing and promoting the rich cultural heritage of Ndi Igbo, which is more visible in Anambra than in any other state of the country. ``I commend the Anambra Governor for his past support at previous festivals,’’ Igwe Offor said.

Mbanefo said that her appointment was to serve Ndi Anambra and help the governor to make the state more attractive for investors. ``Anambra and indeed the Southeast have rich cultural history that should be showcased at all times,’’ she said.

She urged the traditional rulers to use their good offices to promote Igbo Language which is the hallmark of our culture.

The commissioner assured them of the state government’s readiness to promote and support the showcasing of our rich cultural heritage.

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Anambra Environment Ministry scales up waste disposal interventions Stories by John Ndu, Awka The Commissioner for Environment, Anambra State, Architect Michael Okonkwo, has reaffirmed his resolve to make Anambra State safe and healthy for the people by eradicating waste and other things that defaced the environment.

Architect Okonkwo gave the reassurance in Awka during a three-day aggressive clean up and disposal of filled

up waste bins in state capital following a directive by Governor Willie Obiano.

The exercise which involved the Commissioner and his ad-hoc staff, working throughout the weekend, also had the new Managing Director of Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA), Mr. Amaechi Akorah, on his feet working with the staff of the agency.

The emergency exercise involved the dispatch and

use of manual and electronic labour to the various designated waste bin points, according to location and nature of waste disposal needed.

Hon. Okonkwo, who expressed satisfaction with the work done so far, said that the government would not relent in its effort to provide the citizenry with a conducive and healthy environment.

He, however, urged the people to endeavour to dispose

their waste properly, by tying them in a water proofed bag before disposing into the waste bin.

He also decried the incessant dumping of refuse into gutters and on the streets, saying that such nefarious acts contributed in making the state untidy and posed risks to the general well being of the citizenry.

The Principal Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Willie Nwokoye, the Senior Special Assistant to the

Governor on Environment, Waste Management, Mrs. Florence Oraedum, and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment and Beautification, Chief (Mrs.) Chinwe Aniemena, also joined to supervise the exercise.

The waste bins located at Udoka Estate main gate, Mopol Gate, Okpuno, Ukwu Aki, Ifite, Meloch Hotel, Nibo General Hospital, INEC Road, among others, were cleared and properly disposed.

Lawmaker seeks speedy rehabilitation of Aguluezechukwu-Ndiokpalaeze-Ajalli Road The member representing Orumba North constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr. Romanus Obi, has called for rehabilitation of the bad portion of the Aguluezechukwu-OgbojiNdiokpalaeze-Ajalli road.

Obi told newsmen that the deplorable condition of the bad portion of the road require urgent attention.

He cautioned that if urgent steps were not taken to arrest the situation, the road could be cut off, to the detriment of the three local government areas

- Aguata, Orumba North and Orumba South. ``The early fixing of the road will not only save money for the state government but will reduce frequency of accidents on the road,” Obi said.

He, then, appealed to Governor Willie Obiano not

to allow the road completed by the Niger Cat Construction Company in 2013 with good asphalting to become impassable.

The chairman of Oteku Village, Okpeze, Orumba North LGA, Mr. Ben Nwafor, called on the governor to

rehabilitate the Awgbu Ndiukwuenu-Ufuma-Okpeze road.

The other road requiring attention includes the AguluAwgbu-Okpeze road to enhance the socio-economic viability of the affected communities.

Wife of the Inspector General of Police and President, Police Officer Wives Association, Barrister Princess Asmau Ndayoko Idris (second right); Wife of Anambra State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, represented by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oby Okeke (first right); Wife of the Deputy Inspector General of Police and Zonal Coordinator, POWA, Mrs. Chioma Ntomchukwu, (third right); and the Anambra State Chairperson of POWA, Hajiya Khadija Fayek Umar, during the Empowerment of women by POWA in Anambra State... recently

ANSG cautions traders against reconstructing illegal structures Traders in Anambra State have been cautioned against reconstructing illegal structures on major roads across the state.

Anambra government gave the warning as it embarked on demolition of shanties and illegal structures in various

cities within the state.

A Decongestion Team constituted by government had been going round to forcefully remove illegally installed structures across the state.

The Transition Committee Chairman, Awka South Local Government Area, Mr. Leo

Nwuba, described the ongoing demolitions as measures to restore sanity in the metropolis.

Nwuba noted that illegal structures had caused discomfort and loss of lives, stressing that it had increased death toll in the past. ``If you have illegal shops, get

ready for demolition. We want to maintain free flow of traffic in Anambra. We are determined to promote cleanliness and reduce careless accidents,” Nwuba emphasised.

The Awka South Council boss added that every arrangement had been finalised

to sustain decency, assuring that the Decongestion Team would work to sustain the tempo.

Nwuba enjoined the displaced traders to apply through Awka South LGA to assist them in securing alternative places.

NYSC members list benefits as scheme marks 45th anniversary National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Anambra State chapter has joined their counterparts in the federation to celebrate 45th year anniversary of the scheme.

The NYSC is a compulsory one year service for every Nigerian graduate from tertiary institution; it was

instituted by the Federal Government on May 22, 1973 for corps members to serve in any part of the country.

The corps members in the state celebrated the 45 years since inception of the scheme.

Emeka Obi, one of the corps members serving in Anambra, said that the reason for the celebration was to appreciate

the Federal Government for adopting the scheme.

He added that the scheme had helped many graduates to serve and became useful citizens. ``NYSC scheme has also helped many to reduce rate of unemployment among graduates. ``It has served as a means

of livelihood to some people,’’ Obi said.

The corps member said that the scheme helped some to marry across ethnic lines, thereby promoting integration, one of the core values of the project.

Uju Nwankwo, another corps member from Ebonyi State, said that the scheme

helped her to get exposed different cultures/dialects, other than her own.

According to her, the celebration is to appreciate of the Federal Government’s gesture in introducing such a wonderful scheme.

As part of the ceremony, cultural events were staged with a lot eating and drinking.

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Foreign Affairs

Strengthening Africa-Europe ties in the city of dragons

Yarik Turianskyi

Although it may seem like an unlikely choice of venue for an Africa Day conference, which took place from 14 to 16 May 2018, it demonstrated the importance of bilateral cooperation between African and European states against the background of often tense meetings between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU).

Initiated by the club of Slovenia’s former ambassadors and organised by Slovenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this conference focussed on the current political relations and prospects for economic collaboration between the two continents. It was the seventh iteration of this event.

‘Africa is diverging’ One of the key points of discussion emphasised the divergence of Africa’s stories and narratives. In contrast to the generalised marketing phrases like ‘Africa rising’, participants sought to highlight the differences between African countries and regional economic communities.

Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, stated: “Just like Europe, Africa is not homogenous. Africa is diverging. Not rising or declining.” The renowned Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance illustrates this point. Between 2007 and 2016, 18 countries have shown increasing improvement in their overall governance, 13 have witnessed slowing improvement, 10 signalled warning signs and eight have increasingly deteriorated. Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Kenya are the five most improved countries, while Libya, Madagascar, Burundi, Eritrea and Mauritania are the worst performers.

Positive signals for African governance Last year saw the removal of three long-serving rulers: Angola’s Jose Eduardo dos Santos (in power for 38 years), Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe (37 years) and The Gambia’s Yaya Jammeh(23 years) all left office under different and sometimes contentious, but ultimately peaceful circumstances.

During and after elections in Kenya and Liberia the courts played a pivotal role in ensuring that due legal process was followed to settle disputes.

Hopefully this will set a precedent, given the number of other African elections that have disintegrated into violence in the past decades. In many election preview articles and news

Slovenia’s capital city Ljubljana – with a population of just 250,000 – is symbolised by dragons and is one of the greenest cities in Europe.

View of Slovenia’s capital city Ljubljana segments the question of whether the ballot will be violent is often the centrepiece. This must change. Elections should be technical processes which are not seen as ‘winner-takes-all’ outcomes by politicians and their constituencies.

Inclusive socio-economic development and growth is key, as is the strengthening of electoral management bodies and the independence of the judiciary.

These changes are taking place in the context of an increasingly volatile, multipolar world. According to Geert Laporte, Deputy Director at the European Centre for Development Policy Management, the EU often behaves in a patronising way towards its African counterparts. Yet the postcolonial era is over and the status quo has changed, meaning the relationship between the EU and the AU needs to follow suit. The EU often seems unwilling to make concessions and sets the agenda according to its priorities.

The issue of migration is illustrative of this. It is the top priority for the EU, but not even in the top 10 for Africa, Laporte continued. There is a need for joint agenda-setting and balanced dialogues on issues important for both partners.

At the same time, while Europe needs to give more concessions and be open about its agenda, Africa needs to fund its own institutions, such as the AU, which are too dependent on European funding.

Reforming the AU The AU is indeed in need of on overhaul, which is recognised by African leaders. A highly bureaucratised institution, it suffers from low implementation of its decisions. Francis Bokilo, with the Permanent Mission of the AU to the EU, estimates that only 10% of AU decisions are implemented.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (joined by nine experts), is currently leading the reform process, which will be linked to Agenda 2063, the continent’s long-term vision and developmental blueprint.

Financing the AU from within the continent is key. Many countries do not pay their membership contributions.

While a proposal is on the table to fund the continental body through a 0.2% levy on all eligible imports, not all member states are committed to it. Implementation of the ‘Kaberuka plan’, named after former African Development Bank chief Donald Kaberuka, the mastermind behind it, is behind schedule, originally having been pencilled in for 2017.

To be an equal partner in its relations with Europe, Africa needs strong, self-sustaining institutions.

The AU represents the continent in the international arena in dialogues with the EU and other actors. While the AU has managed to overcome some of the criticisms levelled at its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity –

such as turning a blind eye to coups and other unconstitutional changes of government – it still needs to establish its own credibility and effectiveness.

Self-sustained financing of its operations is an important first step on this road.

In the meantime, bilateral cooperation between African countries and their European counterparts, such as Slovenia, will be crucial to deepening relations between the two continents.

Eastern European and African states have a lot in common, being relatively new entrants into the international system. Slovenia’s trade with Africa is at a nascent stage, but conferences like Africa Day are meant to increase it. In 2016 Africa was the EU’s fourth largest partner for imports and third largest for exports. Slovenian companies, in the meantime, provide innovative IT support for infrastructure in Uganda and Rwanda.

Developing deeper economic ties, which was the primary focus of the Africa Day conference, is crucial in building mutually beneficial relationships in a world trying to shed the baggage of post-colonialism, aid dependency and political conditionalities.

Turianskyi, is Deputy Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs.

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Religion

3 temptations of the world The world was created good. The world and all that is in it was created for our enjoyment and pleasure and points us to a good God who loves us and desires our good pleasure. However, something is wrong.

Often we hear that the world is evil and that we should avoid it and remain separate from it. As followers of Jesus, we can be confused by the notion the world Christ created and came to redeem is evil. Are we not to be in the world? What does Scripture mean regarding “not loving the world or the things in the world”? What does “friendship with the world is enmity with God” look like? How do we make sense of “not being in the world” or “not being friends with the world” in light of God placing us here in this world at this specific time? Something must be wrong in the world.

The apostle John, who spoke of not loving the world, defines his terms in 1 John 2:15 when he said, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”

Several observations can be made from 1 John 2:15-17. The first observation: John defines what he means by the world in verse 16. John describes three specific categories of sin that must be avoided in the world.

This sin is what John is referring to as the world. The first sin is the lust of the flesh, the second is the lust of the eyes, and the third is the pride of life. These three sins are similar to the temptations Adam and Eve faced in the Garden of Eden—succumbing to which is what destroyed their relationship with God, as well as destroyed all that was to be right and good in the world.

First, they were tempted by their physical needs and ate the fruit, choosing it above their relationship with God. This was the result of giving in to lust of the flesh.

Second, they were tempted by desiring that which would harm them because it looked pleasurable. This was the lust of the eye.

Third, they were tempted to be their own god. When the serpent said they would be like God if they ate the fruit, this was the pride of life (See Genesis 3:1).

These three sins, “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life,” are depicted in Jesus’ own temptation in the wilderness in Matthew 4:1, as well. Here, Jesus was tempted to sin against God by pursuing worldly things rather than God. He was tempted by His physical needs, the lust of the flesh, when He was tempted to turn the stones into bread.

Next, Jesus was tempted to do something

spectacular by throwing Himself off the temple and having His angels recue Him, the lust of the eyes.

Finally, Jesus was tempted to receive all the kingdoms of the world if He worshiped Satan; this is idol worship and the pride of life (See Matthew 4:1).

These three temptations that Jesus resisted in the wilderness mirror Adam and Eve’s temptations and sin in Garden and reflects what John defines as loving the world, the sins of “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.”

The next observation we can make from John in verse 17: “the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” is that he was warning us against sins that lead to death and about pleasures in sin that are not eternal. He was saying these pleasures will not last and instead lead to death. John was contrasting clearly the differences between the temporary sins and pleasures in this life and the eternal pleasures to come. John’s concern was for the believer to have an eternal perspective and not to place stock in temporary pleasures, which all are fleeting.

The pleasures of this temporary world are not comparable with the pleasures and blessings to come in eternity with God. God has our best in mind.

The final observation we can make from John is from the context of his whole letter.

From the context, we find John concludes his letter with an appeal to his readers to

“keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21).

John was saying that loving the world and the things in the world above God is idolatry.

Simply put, John was speaking against idol worship. John goes on to say in 1 John 5:18: “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. We know we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. We know the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Amen.”

John is not the only biblical author who defined terms such as this. James also defined loving the world or friendship with the world as idol worship. In James 4:4, James speaks of pride and unfaithfulness to God as unfaithfulness and adultery, “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think the Scripture says in vain, ‘The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?’” James emphasizes that our God is a jealous God and desires our worship and well-being.

This world was created good. The world and all that is in it was created for our enjoyment and pleasure. However, sin

has marred the world’s goodness, and its charms have strived for our affections under the influence or sway of Satan. God desires us. God yearns for us jealously and desires to give us so much more than what the world can offer. As far as we see beauty and goodness through sin’s shadows in this world, that goodness is pointing us to Someone better, the Author of life itself, God. God knows the pleasures and sin in this world can lead us away from Him and can harm us. God also knows this world is passing away, and He knows He is going to make all things new. God desires our best and wants our good pleasure in Him, in this lifetime and in the next.

May we not be led astray by “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.” Would we come to the Author of life and receive life eternal from Him? Robbie Pruitt is a high school Bible teacher in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, where he lives with his wife, Irene. Robbie loves Jesus, youth ministry, the great outdoors, writing poetry and writing about theology, discipleship and leadership. He has been in youth ministry more than 17 years, since volunteering after high school. Robbie graduated from Trinity School for Ministry with a Diploma in Christian Ministry and from Columbia International University with a B.A. in Bible and General Studies and a minor in Youth Ministry. Follow his blogs at robbiepruitt.blogspot.com and robbiepruitt.com.