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Again, Buhari fails to attend FEC meeting

Ï His absence due to doctors’ advice to rest - Lai Mohammed Ï Says President will soon travel to UK for medical treatment Chris Emetoh, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Against expectations, President Muhamnadu Buhari again was absent at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on

Wednesday.

This is despite reports on Tuesday that the President has resumed work.

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day endorsed the Report of its Ad hoc Committee on the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. David Babachir Lawal, and thereafter transmitted it to the President Muhammadu Buhari for further action.

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Anti-graft agency insists on probe of Kano emirate Yakubu Salisu, Kano

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Contrary to insinuation, the Kano State public complaint and anti-corruption agency said the probe of the Kano emirate council has not been transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Besides, the Kano anti-graft agency insisted that the investigation over the alleged misappropriation of the fund in the council would hold tomorrow as scheduled.

Addressing reporters in his office, Chairman of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado,

said the information circulated on the social media was sensational with no iota of truth.

The social media was at the weekend inundated with a story alleging that EFCC invaded the Emir’s palace and carted away vital documents. The operation as alleged followed

the visit of the EFCC boss to the Kano antigraft agency last week where the transfer of the case was believed to have been sealed.

But Muhuyi, who expressed dismay over the online publication, said there was no plan to hands off the case or transfer the investigation to EFCC.

Muhuyi, who insisted that his agency is committed and empowered by law to investigate any matter as well and carry out search, noted that he needs no fortification from EFCC to execute his responsibility.

He said that the agency is ready to continue with the investigation, which he

Lagos digital library opens to all, says Ambode

3 loggers in police net for killing 13-year old boy in Ekiti

Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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Police have arrested three men engaging in lumbering business in Ekiti state, Mr. Bidemi O. (18) and Mr. Ojo Sunday (19) and Adeyeye Miracle (14), for allegedly killing a 13year old boy, Abubakar Abdullahi and buriing him secretly in a farm.

The alleged murder occurred in Ifaki Ekiti in Ido/ Osi local government area of Ekiti state, on Monday.

Investigation revealed that Abubakar had been following the suspects to the forest to fell trees for some time, only for him to get missing on Monday when the trio surfaced in the town without the presence of the boy, who hailed from Ebiraland in Kogi state.

The three suspects were said to have firstly flied the kite that Abubakar didn’t accompany them to farm on that day , thereby forcing the deceased parents to declare him missing.

The source said: “These three persons deceived the parents of the deceased that they didn’t see the boy, even when they had killed him for no reason. They reported the case at the police station and the police were searching everywhere for him without making headway.

“Later the police got the trio arrested and subjected them to torture where they extracted useful information that the boy had been killed inside the farm.”

He said insinuation was rife in the town that the boy must have been killed for ritual purpose with suspicion that the boys might be surreptitiously engaging in the ICT scam popularly called Yahoo plus.

said, was instituted by a petition forwarded to it.

Muhuyi, who confirmed the visit of the EFCC boss to his agency, said “there was no issue or topic relating to emirate Council in our discussion. The visit of the EFCC boss to our office was purely on operational matter.”

People salvaging their belongings at a shop after being demolished by Lagos State taskforce, at Awolowo Road, Ikeja Lagos… on Wednesday.

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EEDC is killing us with outrageous bills, Electricity consumers’ cries out Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Entrepreneurs, industrialists as well as private consumers of electricity in North Senatorial Zone of Enugu state, have cried out that Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) “is killing them” with outrageous bills.

The people of the area who made their feelings known on Wednesday at the ongoing public hearing organized by the Enugu State House of Assembly over excessive bills, say that not only that they pay heavily, they rarely enjoy power supply which in most cases is epileptic and intermittent.

Because of the exorbitant high cost of estimated billing, they lament that companies and industries are folding up as a result of the high cost of power and inadequate power supply.

Chairman, Udenu local government transitional, Chief Frank Ugwu, who is also an industrialist, pointed out that the inadequate power supply as the high tariff has

forced many a company to close shop.

Ugwu also pointed out that the bills keep sky-rocketing that companies find it difficult to cope and appealed that companies and individuals be metres to eschew the extortionate tendencies of the EEDC. Lamenting in like manner, another industrialist, Chief Omeke, MD, PK Oil, pointed out that his company was forced to shut down over high tariff yet the bills kept coming even now that they can no longer cope.

Like the industrialists, community leaders that spoke at the public hearing painted a gory picture of how they are charged heavily without the commensurate power supply.

A community leader from Nsukka Local Government, Mr. Onyekachi Ugwu lamented thus: “they give us light for one week and three weeks black out; they give us exorbitant bill. We want the House to save us from the hands of EEDC. If we are pushed to the wall, we may be forced to break the law.”

Mr. John Offor from Uvuru in Uzo-Uwani local government area

pointed out that the bills they get is so much that they pay as much as N1.2 million monthly, whereas Chief Uwakwe Ezeja, transitional chairman of Igbo-Eze North local government area in his submission pointed out that EEDC is syphoning his people psychologically and economically with staggering bills and epileptic power supply.

“They are syphoning our people psychologically and economically.

They supply epileptic power but charge outrageously,” Ezeja said pointing out that the bulk metre they gave them runs so fast that within thirty minutes, N100, 000.00 is gone.

The transitional chairman of Igbo-Eze South, Dr. Fide Odo said that he has been pleading with the youth in the local government not to go on rampage over the EEDC high-handedness. He narrated that youth numbering about 100 storm the council headquarters and were spoiling for a showdown over the egregious billing but that he pleaded with them.

ÎÎÎThe Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that the newly opened state’s digital library was for everyone in and outside the state.

He stated this while unveiling the portal to the library, www.educatelagos.com last Friday at the Landmark Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Represented at the event by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, the governor explained that the digital library, which he described as the first- of- its- kind in the country, was part of government’s efforts to provide access, free of charge, to learning materials, especially to students and researchers, through the collection of digital contents using online portal.

He noted that the library was designed to complement the state government’s quest to make Lagos an Africa’s model megacity and a global economic and financial hub in a nearest future possible.

According to him, the digital library will provide a repository of contents which include 2,000 study aids on core subjects like mathematics, English language, sciences etc from primary to senior secondary school curriculum, over 1,600 tutorials, instructional videos and selected e-books for primary to SS3 approved textbooks, Lagos history, online forum, podcasts and exammate (A Test Resource).

“There will also be access to quality research papers from the state’s owned tertiary institutions on a wide range of topics, vocational videos, entrepreneurship contents, history lessons and online courses on coding,” he added.

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News 6 Continued from page 1 Sani had in its Report which it laid before the Senate recommended prosecution for the SGF and others over alleged acts of impropriety in the Award of contracts on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in North East.

Specifically, the committee recommended the prosecution of Babachir Lawal on alleged N500 million kickbacks and grass cutting contract approved by the Presidential Committee on North West under his supervision.

Chairman of the committee, Sen. Shehu Sani, who read the report

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“Anybody found culpable of contravening any section of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and the Federal Government Financial Rules and Regulations pertaining to the awards of these contracts should be dully prosecuted by the relevant authorities.

“Since all the contracts awarded

by PINE were awarded under the

principle of emergency situation, PINE should forward a detailed report of all contracts awarded by it to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This should be done in accordance with section 43(4) of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

“Since it was observed that there was no Bill of Quantities on most of the contracts awarded by PINE under the emergency situation, the BPP should undertake re-evaluation of such contracts

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CJN warns Judges against gratification

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ÏÏÏ The Chief Justice of Nigeria

(CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned judges in Nigeria to avoid all forms of misconduct including accepting gratification, saying that as judges, they are expected to live above board.

Onnoghen, who also noted that judges play a crucial role in ensuring the financial stability, advised the judges to work in synergy with regulators of the financial sector to put in place mechanism that would guarantee the safety of deposits and investments in the country.

He stated this at the 2017 sensitisation seminar for Federal Capital Territory FCT and state High Court judges, organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute in Abuja.

Speaking on the theme: Challenges to Deposit Insurance law and Practice in Nigeria, the CJN said: “Although judges are subject to the same human frailty as all

other members of society, while at the same time maintaining judicial independence, you must expect your conduct to be the subject of constant public scrutiny.

Various aspects of misconduct including accepting gratification when such delicate matters touching on deposits and investors funds are before your Lordships must be avoided”.

According to him, where judges indulge in such acts, the repercussion would be that of placing the wealth of the nation out of reach from regulation and inviting financial collapse of the entire economy.

“This workshop is evidence that the regulators in the sector recognise the importance of the role played by the judiciary in ensuring system stability in Nigeria. Judges must therefore learn to look beyond narrow interests of claimants and balance same against public interest in having a stable financial system and protecting the interest of depositors”, he said.

Onnoghen added that judges in their adjudication should recognise that in financial system, stability laws and policy have clear

objectives for the prevention of financial crisis and are targeted primarily at protecting a special class of persons, whom he described as depositors.

Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Hon. Justice Roseline Bozimo, who noted that the theme of the workshop was apt, as it is aimed at fostering previous efforts of the corporation and NJI, said the seminar will help fashion out ways of scaling some of the hurdles faced by the corporation in the discharge of its duties as it pertains to the rule of law.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, while acknowledging that the judiciary remains a major stakeholder in achieving the vision and mandate of the corporation, said seminars such as this affords the corporation a rare privilege of closely interfacing with the judiciary.

He said one of the major challenges facing the corporation since inception in 1988 is the gross misconception of the basic principles of Deposit Insurance System (DIS) among Nigerians.

to recover any proceeds from the over-inflated contracts,” he said.

According to Sani, relevant agencies should ensure that contracts partially executed but fully paid for must be completed by the concerned contractors or equivalent money for outstanding jobs should be returned to the government treasury.

He said that bank transactions

by Rholavision Limited and confirmation from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed through Bank Verification Number (BVN) that Mr. Babachir Lawal was signatory to the company’s account.

He further said that Lawal’s BVN also showed that he was signatory to 13 other accounts but with different names.

“The committee is of the opinion that Mr. Lawal has contravened the provisions of part one of Fifth Schedule of 1999 Constitution, the Public Procurement Act 2007 and breached oath of office as SGF. “So, he should be disciplined by the relevant authority. The committee also recommends further investigations by relevant agencies of government as to why contracts benefiting companies spread over 500 million naira into Rholavision Engineering account, a company in which Mr. Lawal has interest,’’ Sani said.

After deliberation on the Report, the Senate adjourned for 10 minutes and returned to approve the votes and proceedings of the day to enable them transmit the report to the Presidency.

Senators, who spoke with our correspondent, disclosed that vote of proceedings of the day on the suspended SGF was transmitted alongside that of the two Ministerial nominees, Professor Stephen Ikani Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) that were confirmed on Wednesday.

Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, in his remarks during consideration of the report, alleged that part of the money cornered from PINE was used to derail the National Assembly.

He said: “You raised issue that N13m is being used for borehole but you took N270m for consultancy service to cut grass and another N200m for the cutting of the grass”.

In his remarks when debate on the Committee Report was on, Senator Abubakar Kyari (APC Borno), averred that those who managed PINE never believed God do exist, as he expressed outrage on alleged fraud by indicted government officials over management of funds for displaced persons in the North East.

“They used the plight of helpless and hopeless displaced persons to enrich themselves. Up till now, our people are yet to go their farms because of pocket of marauding insurgents. Security operatives cannot be everywhere, “he said.

The Senate President, who spoke in the same vein, stated that the issue in question was not only about the suspended SGF but the plight of displaced persons in the North East.

Nigeria’s foreign debt hits $11.4bn, Local N14trn Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ A data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerian States and Federal Debt Stock data as at December 31, 2016 reflected that the country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $11.41 billion and N14.02 trillion respectively.

Further disaggregation of Nigerian foreign debt from the NBS showed that $7.99bn of the debt was multilateral; $198.25m was bilateral (AFD) and $3.22bn from the Exim Bank of China credited to the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN).

According to the data released on Wednesday by the NBS, the total Federal Government of Nigeria’s debt accounted for 68.72% of the country’s total foreign debt while all States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) accounted for the remaining 31.28%.

Similarly, the Federal Govern-

ment’s total debt accounted for 78.89% of Nigeria’s total domestic debt while all States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) accounted for the 21.11% balance.

A breakdown of the Federal Government’s domestic debt stock by instruments reflected that N7.56trn or 68.41% of the debt are in Federal Government Bonds; N3.28trn or 29.64% are in treasury bills and N215.99 million or 1.95% are in treasury bonds.

The data also indicates that Lagos State has the highest foreign debt profile among the 36 states of the federation and the FCT accounting for 38.70% while Kaduna (6.25%), Edo (5.15%), Cross River (3.22%) and Ogun followed closely with (2.90%).

Lagos State also has the highest domestic debt profile among the 36 states and the FCT accounting for 10.54% while Delta (8.15%), Akwa Ibom (5.25%), FCT (5.16%) and Osun (4.97%) followed in that order.

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Former Governor Aliyu, ex-Chief of Staff, Nasko granted bail Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏ Former Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu and his erstwhile Chief of Staff, Umar Mohammed Nasko, were on Wednesday, granted bail by a Minna High Court presided over by Justice Aliyu Mayaki, where they are facing corruption charges.

The duo were ordered to be remanded at the Minna Medium security prison by Justice Maiyaki eight days ago pending the determination of their bail application yesterday (Wednesday).

Justice Maiyaki, granted the duo bail in the sum of N150 million and two surety in the like sum who must deposit the Certificate of occupancy of their landed property worth N200 million within the jurisdiction of the court.

The former governor was docked with a sixcount charge while his exchief of staff was facing a four-count charge after the prosecution EFCC amended the 95-count charge originally filed before the court.

The duo were arraigned last week by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended six-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of N2.9 billion ecological fund, conspiracy to commit an illegal act, criminal breach of trust punishable under section 97 of the penal code.

As was the case when they were first brought to court, security was very tight within and outside the court.

The duo were brought to the court as early as 6am in a ‘’Green Maria’’ Prison Pick -Up van, marked, ‘Me-

dium Prison, Minna’ and clad in a ‘White Babanriga’ and brown cap and seated in the office of the Registrar until 9.15am when they marched inside the court before the judge emerged to deliver his ruling on the bail application.

When the case was called, Barrister Durojaiye Funke appeared for the prosecution (EFCC), while Olajide Ayodele (SAN) and 21 others appeared for the first defendant, Dr. Muaxu Aliyu Babangida.

Mamam Mark Usman (SAN) led 9 others to appear for the second defendant, Umar Mohammed Nasko.

Before delivering his ruling, the judge noted that the court has the right to grant bail, having satisfied that the applicant fulfilled all the conditions that could warrant it.

For the second defendant, the judge stated that each

of the four charges carried a punishment of seven years on conviction, just as the first defendant.

He further remarked that all the offences allegedly committed by the applicants are bailable, adding “I therefore certified and considered all conditions prescribed by the CPC has been met”.

In his ruling, he said that the second defendant is granted bail to the sum of N100 million, two surety with landed property worth N150 million within the jurisdiction of the court and deposit his C of O with the Court Registrar.

Then former governor, who is facing a six count charge, was granted bail in the sum of N150 million and two surety in the like sum with a landed property worth N200 million with the C of O to be deposited with the court.

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Dangote Group partners with GAC Motors

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commitment to creating the future achieved a milestone recently with a new business partnership with the largest conglomerate not only in Nigeria but in Africa, the Dangote group.

To this effect, CIG brand owners in Nigeria held a handing over ceremony at their head office and showroom in Lagos, where the vehicles were displayed.

The ceremony was attended by the Chief Marketing officer of the group and a senior executive, Mr. Oare Ojeikere and Mr. Adeyemi Fajobi who were present to take delivery of a large number of units of GA3S Saloon vehicles for the company’s operations.

The Chairman, of CIG motors, Chief Diana Chen, in her remarks, stated that GAC is in Nigeria to stay offering first class products to Nigerians at an affordable rate with the best quality and standards applied in the manufacture and maintenance of the vehicles in Nigeria.

She further stated that

the purchase of the vehicles by the Dangote Group goes to show the reputation GAC vehicles have built in the last 4 years being present in Nigeria with increased sales based on the confidence Nigerians have shown in GAC vehicles with one of the models, the GS5S, a second generation model, recording good sales results.

Mr. Adeyemi, who represented Dangote Group, remarked on the build quality and feel of the GA3S during the product demonstration for the handover, stating how impressed he was at the style and more importantly functionality of the vehicles, remarking “they are world class and I’m sure the owners of the cars will really enjoy it”.

CIG Motors currently has its assembly plant with an SKD assembling capacity in Lagos, with plans to increase its dealer network in the South East and North West Nigeria before the end of the year with its own distributor locations complimented with a strong dealer network.

Lawal, Oke: Osinbajo panel concludes probe, submits report Monday ÏÏÏ The

L-R: Permanent Secretary, Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Education, Mr. Samsudeen Azeez; Special Adviser on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello; and Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, at the launch of the Lagos Digital Library Portal in Lagos...recently.

Senate to debate final passage of 2017 Budget today Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

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The apprehensions over the fate of the national economy against the backdrop of delay in passage of the 2017 Budget is to end soon, as the Senate is set to debate the budget for final passage today (Thursday).

The harmonised 2017 budget, according to emerging reports, would be passed any moment to douse the growing tension on the state of the economy amid the prolonged delayed passage.

The tension over delayed

passage of the budget arose from reports that the grace enjoyed by the executive to continue to draw fund from the 2016 Budget in line with constitutional requirement would exhaust early this month, thus raising the fear that the National economy may grind to a halt.

The Daily Times exclusively gathered Wednesday night that the Appropriation Committee having concluded work on the budget will table it for debate today (Thursday) after bowing to pressure from across Nigeria, thus cutting short

excuses being adduced for delay in passage.

The 2017 Budget drew attention from Nigerians last week amid reports that the Senate declared the document missing after the Police raided the residence of the Senate Appropriation Committee Chairman, Senator Danjuma Goje.

Goje had told his colleagues during plenary last week that the officers who raised his Maitama residence carted away monies in different denominations, his laptop and 28 files containing issues on 2017 bud-

get, an indication that this year’s budget may not be passed soon.

Goje’s submission had raised suspicion in different circles that the Senate would be using the issue of budget to armtwist the executive over unresolved political issues.

The Daily Times can report that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had been more disposed to having the budget passed in order to avoid any constitutional crisis that may trail any further delay, according to one of his aides.

Presidency has said that the presidential committee probing the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal and the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, has concluded its work and will submit its report to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this development in statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.

Buhari had on April 19 set up the presidential panel headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and gave the committee two weeks deadline to submit its report. The report was expected to be submitted on Wednesday (yesterday).

But Akande said though the committee was scheduled to complete its assignment on Wednesday, the report will be officially

presented to Buhari on Monday.

He said: “The threeman Presidential Investigative Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari, under the chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to inquire into the Discovery of Foreign and Local Currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at Osbourne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos and the Allegations of Due Process Violations in the Award of Contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East is completing its assignment today (Wednesday) and is scheduled to present its reports to the President on Monday, May 8, 2017.”

Other members of the panel are the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

Lawal, Oke and other concerned parties had appeared before the panel and tendered relevant documents to assist the committee.

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Ekiti commissioner docked for alleged stealing Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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Newly inaugurated Tug Boats by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos… on Wednesday.

Whistle-blower asks court to sack Senator Uzodimma from Senate Andrew Orlua, Abuja

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blower and political activist, Nze Ebubeagu Ekenulo, on Wednesday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to relist a suit he filed in 2014 challenging the qualification of Senator Hope Uzodimma, representing Imo West in the Senate.

In the suit, Ekenulo is praying for an order to remove Uzodimma from the Senate and another order restraining the 4th defendant, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from allowing Uzodimma to contest any election recognized by the 1999 Constitution for not possessing school certificate.

Defendants in the suit are the Senate, the President of Senate, Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), INEC and Senator Hope Uzodimma, 1st to 5th defendants respectively.

The plaintiff asked the court for interpretation of Sections 57, 68(1)(b) and Section 65(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and determine whether the 5th defendant (Uzodimma)

“who had no school certificate when he contested in 2011 election can continue to be a member of the Senate.

He is contending that Uzodimma who allegedly had no school certificate should not remain in the office in the light of the 1999 Constitution, particularly “upon proper reading and interpretation of Sections 57, 68(1)(b) and Section 65(2) (a) of the Constitution .

When the case came up yesterday the plaintiff ’s counsel, K.C. Nwufor (SAN) told the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed that he has filed an application dated March 10, 2017 seeking to relist the suit.

Uzodimma was not in court and no lawyer announced appearance on his behalf.

In view of this, the court said for the benefit of doubt, hearing notices should be served on Uzodimma and the other defendants.

Consequently, the matter was adjourned to May 24.

In same suit marked FHC/Abj/CS/769/2014, the plaintiff is praying for an order citing Uzodimma for trial for perjury for lying under oath that he pos-

sessed school certificate when he contested the 2011 senatorial election.

“An order of court restraining the 4th defendant (INEC) from allowing Uzodimma to contest any election recognized by the 1999 Constitution for not possessing school certificate.

The plaintiff is asking the court to make an order compelling the 1st (Senate) and 2nd (Senate President) defendants to bar Uzodimma from participating in the business of the Senate for not possessing the entry qualification into the Senate.

More so, Ekenulo is seeking the court’s order compelling Uzodimma to vacate his office as Senator for not possessing the entry qualification thereto.

In addition, the plaintiff wants a declaration that Uzodimma who has no school certificate cannot contest any election recognized by the 1999 Constitution.

In a 17-paragraph affidavit personally deposed to by Ekenulo, he alleged that “the 5th defendant (Uzodimma) is not qualified to be in the Senate; he does not have school certifi-

cate when he contested the senatorial election in 2011.

“The 5th defendant granted interview to Thisday newspaper of Sunday, June 24, 2012, wherein he claimed among other things that he attended Government Secondary School Etche in Rivers state and got his O’levels WAEC there; that he got admission into the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and studied Maritime Technology at the HND level; and that he obtained a Masters Degree in Maritime Technology from Washington University in 1998, the affidavit stated.

“I instructed my solicitors to apply to the Principal of Government Secondary School Etche, Rivers state for clarification of the information and the Principal replied my solicitor’s letter and stated that the 5th defendant attended Government Secondary School Etche from 1978 to 1981 when he dropped out after class 3 and did not sit for West African School Certificate (WASC), Ekenulo claimed.

Senate confirms Stephen Ocheni, Hassan Suleiman as ministers Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominations of Prof. Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan.

President Buhari had forwarded the names as replacements for James Ocholi, former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, who died in a road crash and Amina Mohammed, former Minister of En-

vironment, who is currently at the United Nations.

The nominees fielded questions from the senators at the confirmation hearing.

They were confirmed when their nominations

were put to a voice vote

by Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Stephen Ocheni, who is from Kogi state, is to replace the late Ocholi while Hassan Suleiman will take the place of Ms Mohammed.

Ekiti state commissioner, Mr. Dare Omotoso, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti, over alleged complicity in the stealing of granite valued at over N5 million.

Omotoso, who is commissioner 2 in the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), however pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge.

The charge sheet read that Omotoso had allegedly committed the offence between August and September 2016, stealing granite and stone dust valued at N5million.

The materials, according to the charge, were property of Primadet and Co. Ltd, which its illegal possession by the defendant was an offence contrary to Section 390(9) Criminal Code C16 Laws of Ekiti state 2012.

During the trial, police prosecutor, Inspector Ca-

leb Leramo, told the court that he has assembled five witnesses to testify against the accused.

He, however, applied for a brief adjournment to study the case file and documents relevant to the case.

The defence counsel, Barr.

O.B. Farounbi, urged the court to grant Omotoso bail in line with Section 15 of Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2013, while promising that the accused would always make himself available for trial whenever the matter is called.

The lawyer described his client as “a well respected person in the society who is serving as a commissioner in the state.”

Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye granted Omotoso bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties with verifiable addresses in like sum.

One of the two sureties, according to the magistrate, must be a senior civil servant.

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prosecution witness, in an ongoing murder trial before a Lagos stateH igh Court, Ikeja, Insp Godgift Moses, on Wednesday narrated to the court how a housekeeper, Christian Yavine, slit the throat of Mrs. Mariam Abiola, 79, the mother of his employer.

The accused, Yavine, a Beninoise, who was 18-years-old when the murder was committed, denied the charge brought against him by the state.

The witness evidence was interpreted in French via an interpreter for Yavine’s understanding.

While being led-in-evidence by the state prosecutor Mr. Akin George, the witness, Moses, who is an Investigating Police Officer, narrated that “on July 3, 2014, I and ASP Adetunji Fisayo, paid a visit to the crime scene.

“The room where the deceased was murdered was found scattered with a lot of blood seen on the mattress and the pillow.

“Our investigation team proceeded to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, to inspect

the remains of the deceased.

“On close observation, there was a deep cut across the throat of the deceased and she had several minor cuts on her neck which shows a sign of a struggle,” Moses said.

He further said: “I am a Police Inspector attached to the Homicide Division of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

“I met the defendant on July 2, 2014 at 4pm while I was on duty at the State CID, I received the original case file, exhibits were handed over to me.

“The defendant spoke yoruba language but I did not understand, so I asked a colleague Sgt. Adeola Lawal to interprete the language to English for me.

“Lawal interpreted his statement for me and it was read to the defendant and he confirmed that was what he told Lawal.

“On July 7, 2014, we served the pathologist, Professor John Obafunwa with the coroners form and an autopsy was conducted by Obafunwa’s office to fund out the primary cause of death,” Moses said.

Politics Emmanuel iriogbe “The fundamental direction of this administration is predicated on continuation, consolidation and fine-tuning of projects inherited from previous administrations irrespective of the time they were started as well as the initiation and execution of additional people oriented policies and programmes.”

The above, forms the administrative thrust of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration in Kano State. To say he has been faithful to the letters of these words is stating the obvious as most roads under construction, hospitals, schools being rehabilitated are mostly carry-over from previous administration.

This singular act of the governor speaks volume of the man Ganduje, especially, in the political firmament of the nation where incumbents see and treat projects of previous administrations as abandoned ones that must remain so while embarking on new ones that on the long run will turn out to become white elephant projects that remain uncompleted and the vicious circle continues until another administration takes over.

This in turn, leaves the land dotted with abandoned projects that amount to wastage of resources and creating ugly scenarios in the landscape.

The governor in a recent interview with Political Editors and Bureau Heads in Kano reaffirmed this when he stated; “Our government is that of continuity because as you know, I was part of that government, consolidating those not completed and making sure they are completed, in doing this we go beyond projects that dates back to ten (10) years. While battling with the past, we initiate new projects” Informed source has it that the governor inherited over 2000 projects across the length and breadth of the state and that majority of these projects were even awarded after he had won the election confirming him as the next governor of the state come May 2015.

In the words of the state commissioner of works, Shehu Lambu; “That notwithstanding however and despite bankrupt treasuries inherited from the immediate past administration, over 70 percent of abandoned major infrastructures in the state have been completed, lamentable to note that only 15 percent of these projects were carried out at the time the present administration came on board.”

Many ardent followers of the administrative style of Governor Ganduje is of the opinion that he is only keying into President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of completing projects inherited from past administrations.

By the way, the governor remains the

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number one fan of the President who he eulogises at every given opportunity.

A former Kano State Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Farouk Farouk has this to say on the Ganduje administration and inherited projects; “The administration inherited a number of abandoned infrastructural facilities and a bankrupt treasury. When we took over the wheel of governance in the state, there were efforts to develop infrastructures, lots of projects

were started, but the biggest challenge we faced was that, not enough projects were completed; many were at the stage of implementation; lots were on-going; lots were not commissioned; lots were abandoned, not only by the immediate past government, but also by the three administrations that came before it” It is in line with this that the Ganduje administration decided to resume work on many road reconstruction too many to be accommodated in this

Governor Ganduje’s infrastructural development has obviously turned the ancient city of Kano into a sparkling city that has become a tourist delight to many people that troop in daily from outside the state to behold a marvel that was unheard of before the advent of his administration

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write-up, however mention must be made of a few here; such as the 1.7 km long Murtala Muhammad Way Fly-over project, Tiga-Rurum-Rano-Kibiya road project. The CBN/ Kondili/Zaria road which has been dualised by the present administration with necessary demolition of existing structures and compensation paid to affected people, it is awaiting commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The 2.1 km road which cost N650m was water-logged thereby making it inaccessible to commuters and other road users before government’s intervention. The Abdullahi Bayero Road was completely reconstructed.

Efforts by previous administrations to construct the road met with difficulties that made them to abandon it, the 1.2 km road which has become a beauty to behold was inaccessible some 6-7 months back because it was always water-logged even during the dry season.

Another road which the Ganduje hopes to complete before May 29 is the Bilili/Ado Madaka, which is expected to set the state back by about N375m. Quality of materials used is uppermost in the mind of the Kano State government, this it says is to avoid the mistake of the past.

Governor Ganduje’s infrastructural development has obviously turned the ancient city of Kano into a sparkling city that has become a tourist delight to many people that troop in daily from outside the state to behold a marvel that was unheard of before the advent of his administration. The Kafaruwa/Katsina road project according to the governor was conceived to free both ways of the underground bye-pass; “We want Kano to be a mega city. This is a link road to Niger and Katsina states, we started the project in September 2016 and hopefully in less than a year from now, the job will be 100 percent complete. The project is borne out of the need to free our roads, so as to make transportation easy for our people” The administration has so far sunk in N1.6bn for drainages in the city, while the sum of N465m has gone into illuminating the city with street lights.

The notion that Sabongeri area in the ancient city where majority of non indigenes resides is a neglected zone has been disproved by the Ganduje administration which has deemed it necessary to renovate and dualise the major road there. The road, formally known as Court Road was re-christianed Rochas Okorocha road and had in attendance during the commissioning, dignitaries such as; Governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.

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Care for children, youth and vulnerable our top priority - Mrs Yussuf tal of 481 children and senior citizens in need of reformation, correction, re-socialization, care and protection are being catered for.

Three wards- one female and two males were admitted into the University to study Petroleum Engineering, Mass Communication and Computer Science. This is in addition to the five wards that were admitted into different Universities in the year 2015.

14 wards passed the Common Entrance Examination into Secondary School, while two others passed Junior Secondary Certificate Examination and another three sat for NECO/SSCE Examination. A total of 63 wards participated and passed the Trade Test Examination organised by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity. Majority of the wards from the various centres undergo vocational training in bead making, tailoring, knitting, hairdressing, catering, shoe making, carpentry, screen processing, cane weaving, videography and vulcanizing.

A total of 63 graduating wards from different centres were presented vocational tools

by Her Excellency, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode. In the last two years, 10 wards went on summer holiday to Spain under an annual foreign trip initiative of BLESSLA Association De Proteccio De Menors, Spanish Agency in conjunction with Literacy Integration and Formal Education Foundation (LIFE Foundation).

Under a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arrangement, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO) and its co-ventures Nigeria AGIP Oil Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ESSO Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation renovated a section of the Old People’s Home staff quarters, Yaba.

Mrs Uzamat Akinbile Yussuf, a Pharmacist is the Commissioner for Youths and Social Development in Lagos State. In this chat, she says her passion for humanity is second to none, and is driven by providing an enabling and empowering environment for youth development.

She adds that promoting effective citizenship and leadership training, providing family and juvenile welfare services, school social work services, adult probation services and child development services, among others, are some of the things which make her tick. BENJAMIN OMOIKE reports.

How would you describe your ministry’s achievement in the last one year?

As part of efforts towards inculcating the spirit of contributing to the progress and greatness of the state, the Ministry of Youth and Social Development organised well designed programmes, seminars, conferences, debates and workshops in the last one year.

To address the upsurge of unemployment among our youths, a total of 16,645 youths were trained in various vocations ranging from shoe making, makeup/makeover and gele tying, hairdressing, photography and skin care products. We were also able to organise computer training, tailoring, scaffolding, mobile crane operations, sales and installation of DSTV, manufacturing safety and refill and servicing of fire extinguishers.

In an attempt to reduce the burden of mobility among the executive members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, the State Government donated an 18-seater bus for the benefit of members of the Lagos State Youth Council.

Also, in order to provide a practical and ready avenue for youth participation in governance and public administration, the third Legislative Assembly of the Youth Parliament was inaugurated comprising of 40 members.

The following activities were carried out to commemorate the 2016 International Youth Day Celebration: Community service across the state, award ceremony for partners on youth development and leadership workshops on the theme for the year.

Tell us about the Lagos State Youth Policy My Ministry equally developed and launched the first Lagos State Youth Policy, with a view to guiding the conduct and affairs of Lagos State youths. The Ibile Youth Academy (IYA), was conceived as an initiative to inculcate leadership skills into the youths of Lagos State and prepare them to meet life challenges. The target audience are youths between ages 16-24 years old. The maiden edition was held between Monday 6th -10th March, 2017, in the five divisions of

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the state for a total of 500 participants.

The best 10 participants from each division were camped at Ipaja Youth Hostel for the grand finale between 2nd to 7th April, 2017.

Thereafter, the best among the 50 participants emerged as the State Youth Ambassadors.

Still on what we were able to achieve, especially in the last two years, 466 Youths benefitted from various livelihood vocational skills training sessions to address unemployment and promote self-reliance/entrepreneurship.

In addition, as part of capacity building, 25 caregivers from correctional homes across the state also benefitted from a five-day Trainthe-Trainer workshop under the World Bank Assisted Expanded Public Sector Response (EPSR) as part of Lagos State response to HIV epidemic.

21 youths were trained on HIV/AIDS prevention as Peer Educators- which have reached out to 2, 500 youths across the state with information on HIV prevention, Counseling and Testing (HCT) services and Sexual Reproductive Health Education under the World Bank Assisted Expanded Public Sector Response (EPSR) as part of Lagos State response to the HIV epidemic.

We ensured that 600 young people participated in a Behavioral Change Programme in collaboration with UNFPA. A sensitization walk and awareness talk was carried out on HIV/ AIDs for youths in the state.

How about family social services?

In pursuance of its objective of promoting the attainment of healthy, cohesive and stable family units, the Ministry, through 22 Social Welfare Offices in the state carried out functions such as: settling of family disputes, provision of pre-marriage counseling services, encouragement of family values, promotion/ reconciliation of family issues, recovery of maintenance allowance and child support from estranged spouses.

Also, in line with the policy of the state government on staff welfare, an office was allocated to attend to the needs of the staff with social challenges.

On correctional and elderly care services?

In pursuance of the mandate of giving succor to the vulnerable members of the society, the Ministry operates seven Correctional Homes and one Old People’s Home where a to-

In pursuance of its objective of promoting the attainment of healthy, cohesive and stable family units, the Ministry, through 22 Social Welfare Offices in the state carried out functions such as: settling of family disputes, provision of pre-marriage counseling services, encouragement of family values, promotion/reconciliation of family issues, recovery of maintenance allowance and child support from estranged spouses.

One area of debate has always been on adoption, fostering services and its attendant challenges. How has it been?

Adoption is a process whereby suitable persons by legal means acquire parental claim over certain categories of children with or without blood relationship. It could either be local or international. Fostering is the placement of children in need of care and protection in the hands of fit persons by means of a fostering order. During the period under review, a total of 1,237 applications were received. 1,145 were for Local Adoption, 60 for International Adoption, 30 for Relative Adoption and two for Fostering. 99 children were released for Bonding. 80 for Local Adoption and 19 for International.

The unit also met with Inter-Country Adoption Stakeholders such as Spanish Consular General, Future and Child Agency in the Netherlands and officials from Office of Children Issues, US Department of State to improve and foster better relationship.

Officials from the ministry comprising three teams embarked on international monitoring to Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and France in 2016.

The trip afforded the team the opportunity to monitor and ascertain the progress of physically, medically and mentally challenged children adopted by non-Nigerians.

Does your ministry render other child development services?

Adequate Care and Protection are provided for vulnerable children, abandoned, homeless, abused or other children whose rights and privileges as stipulated by the Child’s Rights Law (2007) have been trampled upon.

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LASIEC partners INEC for PVC distribution in Lagos on Saturdays

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Patrick Okohue Registered voters in Lagos State who are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards now have another opportunity to do so as the cards will be made available for collection

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the period under review. This comprises of 106 male and 131 female. This figure is higher than the corresponding figure of 149 children that were rescued in 2015, while from January 2017 till date, 53 children have been rescued.

We also carried out child audit on the registered orphanages in order to conduct a case review of the children in the homes with a view to decongesting the homes and discouraging institutionalization.

As part of efforts towards preventing children from contacting worm infections and ensuring healthy development as well as boosting their learning capacity, the Ministry organised a deworming exercise for over 60,000 pupils from various primary schools.

The exercise was flagged off by the wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs. BolanleAmbode.

A one-day training workshop was organised for Police personnel in gender unit across the state on Child Protection and Safeguarding.

On medical social services?

The Ministry carried out the under listed functions in all the 26 General Hospitals/ Health Centres, LASUTH, Mother/Child Care Centres and Accident & Emergency Centres as follows: A total of 54,579 HIV/ AIDs patients were counseled along with their relatives, a total of 3,291 indigent patients and 282 destitute patients were assisted to obtain necessary medical services

by their owners on five Saturdays starting from April 22 at each of the 245 Registration Area Centres (RACs ) of the state.

This arrangement is sequel to a partnership between the Lagos office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Lagos State

Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ).

The collaboration between the two electoral umpires is aimed at facilitating easy collection of PVCs by registered voters who have not collected their cards due to their busy schedules during the working days of the week and other factors.

According to a report from INEC, about 1.4 million Permanent Voter Cards are still awaiting collection by registered voters in Lagos State. This huge number of PVCs that are yet to be collected by their owners prompted the partnership between the Lagos State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) and the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) so that such a huge number of eligible, registered voters might not be disenfranchised in the forthcoming elections into the 57 Local Governments/ Local Council Development Areas of the state, scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July, 2017.

The distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs ) on five Saturdays which commenced on April 22, 2017 will end on Saturday, 20th May, 2017.

It will be recalled that the two electoral umpires agreed to collaborate during a meeting held at the conference room of LASIEC. While the LASIEC team was led by the Chairman of the Commission, Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the INEC delegation was led by the then Administrative Secretary of INEC, Mr. Clement Oha.

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Voters’ Registration: Ohanaeze youths kick off house to house campaign Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia In order to avoid previous mistakes on voters registration in the South East, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Worldwide, early this week, kicked off what it called neighbour to neighbour campaign.

This is comin on the heels of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), resumption of its Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR), exercise nationwide.

The campaign, the youths said was an aggressive mobilisation strategy that would sensitise all the indigenes of the South-East region on the on-going exercise, stating that the exercise would be replicated in all the 95 local government areas of the South-East.

Speaking while launching the exercise at Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, the Deputy President of the OYC, Dr. Arthur Obiora and the national secretary, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said the exercise became imperative considering the poor awareness of Ndigbo on the voters’ registration exercise, which they said was the first determinant of the political power of the people ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The group had in the course of the campaign visited some community and religious leaders, including High Chief Kalu Ogbuga and Pastor Uka Uko, who promised to mobilise every eligible voter in all the nook and cranny of the council.

“This is no child’s play. This is a time for Ndigbo to rise up to the occasion. It is not a time to say I am APC or PDP. It is a time to unite by arming ourselves with the greatest political weapon, which is the voter’s card.

“We are calling on the South-East governors, Traditional Rulers and other political leaders not to sit on the fence; they must have to show due diligence and commitment to this project.

‘Care for children, youth and vulnerable our top priority’ amounting to N15, 942,385.00.

Also, 865 road traffic accident victims and abandoned patients were assisted to access medical treatment amounting to N3, 499,552.00.

On school social work?

The social worker in schools is an integral part of the educational team, that works with school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, psychologists, nurses, parents of school children, other agencies of government and the community at large. The main objectives of School Social Work include: Giving attention to school children’s individual intellectual social and emotional needs and facilitating a good relationship between the school system, its operations and other social institutions in the community. Other responsibilities include, ensuring that the child’s educational career is not hampered.

A total of 57,350 school children benefitted from individual and group counseling sessions to curb truancy, gangsterism, abscondment and other social vices, within the period in review. Five pregnant school children were assisted to access adequate antenatal and delivery services. They were also integrated back to school.

150 reported cases of sexual abuse and physical abuse were treated in 2016. With the introduction of Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, more school children were encouraged to report cases of abuse.

Tell us more about the Human Integra-

tion Services?

Human integration is the process whereby physically challenged people, destitute and indigent and vulnerable people with other social problems are assisted to have the support and necessary service to remain relevant in the community.

As part of its statutory responsibilities, the office renders aftercare services to graduands of our various Homes, Rehabilitation Centres and Homes of locally adopted children for evaluation purposes.

Thus, the success of rehabilitation programmes can only be measured by the number of released wards and rehabilitee that are successfully integrated into their respective communities. During the period, homes and workshops of wards and rehabilitees were visited.

A total of 2,669 rehabilitee were released from various Rehabilitation, Correctional Homes and reunited with their families out of which a total number of 443 were earlier placed in schools or different vocations. The high rate of the rehabilitees who have not settled down is significantly attributed to the fact that most of them were mentally retarded and are not engaged in any meaningful vocation immediately, thereby requiring a longer time for them to get settled and stabilised. However, they still enjoy our regular visits for monitoring purposes.

How much have you done in terms of research and development?

The Ministry is also responsible for the reg-

istration, monitoring, regulation of Homes, Orpharnages, Crèche’s and Foundations.

The recommendation for approval and registration is based on satisfactory fulfilment of the requirements and operational guidelines already approved by the Ministry.

A stakeholders’ meeting with all the Orphanages, Rehabilitation Homes and Foundations was held to review their activities and rub minds on the challenges encountered in their dealings with the vulnerable persons in their care. A total of 45 registered Homes, NGOs, Foundations were supervised within the period.

How successful has your rehabilitation of beggars and destitutes been?

Rehabilitation is the restoration of a person with any form of disability to the fullest physical, mental, psychological, social, vocational and economic usefulness of which individual is capable. The main operational areas are rescue operations- this deals with issues of begging and destitution in the state and it operates in all 20 Local Government Areas and 37 LCDA including Central Business Districts (CBD) by continuously embarking on an aggressive rescue of beggars, mentally challenged and destitute from the streets and overhead bridges of Lagos.

During the period under review, a total of 926 beggars, destitute, mentally challenged people were rescued off the streets of Lagos while 263 rehabilitee were released to their relations for re-integration.

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and other opposition members by planting either money, weapons, etc, in any place that they would call his house and use it as a guise for his arrest. The caucus which went into an emergency meeting immediately after plenary on Wednesday, said that the plan also targets all PDP former Governors.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), who briefed Senate Correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, expressed worry that “the plan which is an assault on human rights in this country tends to silence voices that have been kicking against what is happening today in this country.”

He referred to the arrest of the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan, former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and the former Governor of Niger State Muazu Babangida Aliyu, who were recently at arrested and detained by the EFCC on similar allegations.

“This has to stop,” Abaribe said.

But the EFCC has debunked the claims of Ekweremadu, saying that his allegations are baseless and pack of lies.

Speaking through its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC insisted that its operation and activities are guided by the law, adding that the Deputy Senate Dresident should realise his position before casting aspersions on agency doing its best in the war against corruption.

The Commission insisted that it was not aware of any plot to set up Ekweremadu for any arrest, saying that, “If any agency is plotting to plant monies and guns in Ekweremadu’s residence, it is certainly not the EFCC as such antics are alien to the Commission.”

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has raised alarm over plan by certain individuals within the corridors of power to use security agencies to frame him up.

Ekweremadu on Wednesday told the Senate that he received an anonymous letter from a good Samaritan that his house will be raided in Enugu by EFCC and that some huge amount of money in different currencies including pounds, US dollars, Indian Rupees and South African Rand will be discovered to constitute proceeds of corruption, and that it would be used as evidence against him.

The letter, according to the DSP, quoted the “good Samaritan” as giving him the information out of concern for him and wished him well in his political career.

It also added that while the raid is expected to take place on May 5, (Friday), the team will also find among other things, caches of live ammunition including AK 47 rifles and framed pictures to prove that the raided house belonged to him.

“Consequently sir, you will be invited by the EFCC to answer some questions and then detained. While you are being detained, a group of people will sponsor some Ibo youths to protest your detention and demand your release. The purpose of this is to establish a corruption case against you, discredit you and put an end to your political career,” the whistle blower wrote.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators caucus have immediately condemned what they described as alleged plan by some persons in the Presidency to use the EFCC to intimidate and detain the DSP

The EFCC further raised the alarm over the penchant of highly placed Nigerians to levy serious allegations against anti-graft agencies without confirming the veracity of such issues with the concerned agency.

The commission said: “Nevertheless, the EFCC is worried by the alarm and the fact that the highly-regarded Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate would go public with such unverified information without first doublechecking with the Commission.

“This is not only very strange but smacks of a scripted propaganda campaign to distract the Commission by putting it on the defensive.

“It must be emphatically stated for the benefit of Senator Ekweremadu and others who share similar misconception and jaundiced views of the EFCC, that the Commission does not need any grand plot to arrest and prosecute him if he is found to have violated any law that EFCC enforces.”

Reminding the deputy senate president that he is not covered with immunity, the EFCC stated that it will move against him if he commits any financial crimes.

It said: “He does not belong in the category of public officers that enjoy immunity from arrest and prosecution by law enforcement agencies.

“Once again, the alleged plot by

EFCC to raid Senator Ekweremadu’s house on May 6 2017, exists only in the very fertile imagination of the Distinguished Deputy Senate President’s questionable “source”, whom he claims is “Close to the EFCC”.

Advising Ekweremadu to be circumspect over spurious investigative journalism, Uwujaren said: “The Commission’s candid advice to Ekweremadu is to sleep easy if he is not involved in the looting spree that seems to be the pastime of many Nigerians in the corridors of power. Let it be known however, that there will be no amount of scare-mongering that will dissuade the EFCC from vigorously enforcing its mandate to rid Nigeria of corruption.”

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Again, Buhari fails to attend FEC meeting Continued from page 1 sent from the meeting in three consecutive weeks leaving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to preside over the meeting which was attended by majority of the ministers.

Buhari’s spokesmen, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as well as the president’s personal photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, had arrived the council chamber, apparently in expectation of their boss’ attendance.

Osinbajo and the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, was reported to have arrived the council chambers of the Presidential Villa at 10:59am.

Buhari’s absence from office and public functions has remained a source of concern to Nigerians who believe that it was on grounds of health conditions.

But briefing State House correspondents after the meeting on Wednesday, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, said that the President needed more rest on the advice of his doctors.

“The President chose today to rest, he was in his office yesterday (Tuesday), which you all reported.

He is taking his doctors’ advice so that he can fully recover,” the minister said.

He thanked Nigerians for their concern and prayers for the quick recovery of the President.

Mohammed said: “I know you will want to know why the President was not at the meeting.

“You are also aware that the President was at his office yesterday (Tuesday) and worked at the office.

“I think about a few days before now we did come out to say he has been asked to take some rest by his doctors and he chose today to rest instead of attending the Federal Executive Council meeting.

“I want to use this opportunity to thank Nigerians who have expressed a lot of concern and sympathy and those who have been praying for him.

“We always said Mr. President will stick to his doctors’ advice so

that he can recover much more quickly.”

Mohammed dismissed as wicked and ungodly the insinuation that the President’s health had deteriorated to the extent that he was being assisted before taking his meals.

He said: “It is absolutely bunkum.

“It is absolutely untrue that he is being fed.

“He was in the office yesterday (Tuesday) as you all reported.

“And if the doctor says ‘oh, you take a rest’, I think you recover faster when you rest and when you ought to rest rather that forcing yourself to work when you are not fit to work.

“All he is doing is that he is following the doctors’ advice.

“So, whatever is happening today is not any new development.

“It is actually what he said that he has been advised to take it easy by his doctors and that he would soon also go back for further medical attention in the UK.” According to the Minister, Buhari deserves commendation from all well-meaning individuals and groups for being transparent and upfront in the matter concerning his health.

Buhari was also absent during FEC meeting last week. Then, Mr. Mohammed said the president was taking the day to rest and work from home.

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Editorial Imperatives for encouraging Made-in-Nigeria goods

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t last, President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the camp of those campaigning for purchase of Made-in-Nigeria goods.

At the 2016 edition of the NESG forum, Buhari supported the theme of the summit, which goal is to reduce the country’s over-dependence on imported goods. This is one of the rare occasions when the public and the private sectors would be subsuming their different interests in pursuance of the same economic goal.

Since the slump in oil prices Nigeria’s economy has gone into recession with attendant job losses, dwindling foreign reserves, capital flight and little or no foreign direct investments. Even with the parlous state of the economy, many Nigerians are yet to face the reality and curb their appetites for foreign made products. It is this weird and irrational behaviour that is behind the NESG, and other stakeholders to launch the buy made-in-Nigeria programme.

Apparently, the heavy dependence on foreign products threatens the domestic economy. According to the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria imports food worth $20 billion, annually. Also, figures show that the country imports rice worth N356 billion; wheat, N635 billion; sugar, N217 billion; and fish, N95 billion. Paradoxically, Nigeria is blessed with rich vast arable where foods can be produced both for local consumption and export.

Apart from being a high-capacity employer of labour in the past, the textile industry has become a shadow of its once virile self. The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association says, “Nigeria currently spends over $4 billion annually importing textiles and readymade clothing.

The situation comes out starkly when the N400 billion per annum spent on the importation of paper products is added to the mix. Although Nigeria owns four refineries, they have been rendered moribund by maladministration and corruption. The result: the NBS, in its latest release on the oil industry, says the nation imported petroleum prod-

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ucts worth about N3 trillion between January 2015 and April 2016.

Similarly, Nigeria spent $3.3 billion on the importation of building materials in 2013. This is worrisome because these materials are produced from solid minerals, which are lying fallow in the country.

It is not surprising, therefore, when the NBS, in its second quarter report on the economy, said real GDP growth in manufacturing had contracted to minus 3.36 per cent. This must have informed the determination of President Buhari to restate the desire of his government to see the country produce all it needs.

But to translate this desire into reality, the administration must chart a fresh path. Yet, the fundamentals of the economy are so weak for this desire to be achieved. Manufacturing companies are closing down rapidly, eroding the capacity of the sector to produce goods and services needed domestically.

A major factor limiting local production is the harsh operating environment that business operators face. The 2016 World Bank Ease of Doing Business index ranks Nigeria 169 out of 189 economies. This says it all. In the basket of measurement, the Nigerian economy ranks 182 in “Getting Electricity,” 181 in “Registering Property,” 139 in “Starting a Business,” and 143 in “Enforcing Contracts.” Seriously, the economy is not tailored to production, which is an inducement for importation.

Without this, locally produced items will continue to lose out to foreign substitutes. And, this is where strong economies are different.

This gloom can, however, be altered with sound microeconomic and macroeconomic policies. First, the government has to demonstrate its commitment by changing its own habits. The campaign must take root among public officials. Their lust for imported items is a threat to the crusade; therefore, they have to retrace their steps.

Public procurement should likewise be restructured to accommodate local products as against foreign goods and services.

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Govt will protect your business interests, Ikpeazu assures Aba shoemakers ÏÏÏ

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has assured Aba shoe manufacturers, known as Omenka Shoemakers, that government will not allow the entrance of the Chinese in the business to disrupt their interests.

The assurance was given in a statement in Aba on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Enyinnaya Appolos.

According to Appolos, the meeting held at the Governor’s lodge in Aba was convened to brief Aba shoemakers on the gains of having Chinese investors in the Aba shoe industry.

The governor also challenged the representatives of the 14 clusters to leverage on the coming of the Chinese to improve on their skills and learn new ways of doing business.

Ikpeazu further warned that the government would do everything to counter attempts to frustrate its efforts to attract foreign investment to the state.

The governor said he invited them to for abrief on his recent trip to China and commended them for retaining their place in the Nigerian leather and garment industry.

“I promised when I was campaigning to be governor in 2015 that I will promote made-in-Aba goods. I have been doing that and I am ready to take it a notch higher to `make in Aba’.”

“When I went to China, I met with a major investor in the shoe industry who indicated interest in investing 1.5 billion dollars in our economy.

“The investor, Mr. Zhang Huarong of Huajian Shoe Factory Guangdong, China, visited Abia State last Sunday and I took him to some industrial locations within Aba, where we think he can site his industry.

“As those in the business, I must brief you and also assure you that his coming will not in any way affect your business negatively.

“As your brother and your governor, it is my duty to protect your interest and that I must do. But let me also challenge you to take advantage of his coming to improve and upgrade your processes and systems in the industry.

“This government will do everything to protect your business interest and also do everything to thwart any plan to frustrate foreign investment into the state”, Ikpeazu warned.

The governor told them that 100 shoemakers from Aba would be going to China any moment for further training in modern shoemaking that would impact positively on their output and quality.

Responding, Chairman of the Omenka Shoemakers, Aba, Mr. Okechukwu Williams, thanked the governor for finding time to brief them, and also for dousing their fears over the Chinese investors.

He said that they had thought the entrance of the Chinese would take away their businesses from them.

Niger Delta to benefit from huge investment in agric, modular refineries

A leader who hates press freedom cannot guarantee peace, justice -NUJ Saka Bolaji, Minna

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ÏÏÏ The Niger Delta geopolitical zone seem to be in for good times as some foreign technical partners mainly from China are investing over N12billion in mechanised agriculture in the region.

Also the deal, when fully operational, is expected to create over 6,000 job opportunities for the people of the region.

It was further gathered exclusively that the deal comes into force in a couple of days time via an agreement to be signed between the foreign investors and the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas Nigeria (HOSTCOM) under the leadership of Dr. Mike Emuh.

In a chat with Daily Times, Dr. Emuh disclosed that the deal, which is a trailblazer, has the support of the presidency.

“We (HOSTCOM) had a meeting with the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Majority of the notable individuals, traditional rulers and other key stakeholders from the Niger Delta region were in attendance and I must say we had a fruitful talk.

“This will soon crystallise into a big breakthrough for the region as in a couple of days from now some technical foreign partners mainly from China are in Nigeria to sign an agreement with HOSTCOM in the area of mechanised agriculture.

“The deal is worth well over N12billion investment and it will create over 6000 job opportunities which will go a long way in addressing the issue of unemployment in the region.

“Part of the deal involves the construction of over 600 housing units to solve problem of acute accommodation. The deal will stretch to about 20 years.

“Also, another group will be coming to convert gas flaring to energy. There is also a group of investors interested in converting regular refinery to modular refinery. They are from Dubai and we have taken them to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where they have held useful deliberations with the officials of the ministry.

The Niger state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has has reiterated the need for all leaders to promote access to information and safety of media practitioners as a panacea for peace and Justice.

A statement signed on Wednesday by the chairman, Mohammed Mohammed and the secretary Abu Nmodu, in commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, recalled that the day was a United Nation’s General Assembly declaration aimed at celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom.

The state council of the union used the occasion to pay tribute to all journalists who have lost their lives in the course of their job which they observed is often time caused by those who abhor free flow of information and the core principle of press freedom.

L-R: FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello; Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Suleiman Zakari Kazaure and the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, when the DG NYSC paid the FCT Minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…Tuesday.

Nigerian Baptist Convention charges FG to address ills of country Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The Nigerian Baptist Convention has called on the federal government to rise up to the challenges in the country by addressing the untold hardship the people of the country are undergoing with a view to providing a lasting solution.

The call was contained in a communique issued at the just concluded 104th annual session of the denomination held this week in Abuja presided over by its president who is also the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev (Dr.) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle.

According to the special assistant to the President, Mr. Adebayo Oladeji, the communique focused on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari; security challenges, anti-corruption war; unemployment, unpaid wages and salaries with attendant problems, the menace of the

university admission, including delayed budget 2017 and proffered a far reaching solutions to them.

The Convention expressed dismay over the political undertone that surrounds the health of Mr President especially the lack of openness in telling Nigerians that he went for medical attention.

However, expressed gratitude to the Lord God Almighty “who in His infinite mercy had graciously brought our President back on his feet and restored his health. We therefore urge Nigerians to continue to pray for him for more strength and mercy of God as he resumed office. We advise the President not to hesitate in going for further treatment if that would help in quickly restoring him back to sound health so as to continue performing his duties to the nation.”

“We encourage and advice Nigerians to have positive disposition towards the lives of our leaders by constantly wishing them well and

praying for them at all times,” the communique stated.

The Church commended the Federal Government for sustaining and winning war against various security challenges of Boko Haram insurgency, Kidnapping, Rape, Gun-men attacks, Militantancy, Ritual killing, Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers clashes in various parts of the nation and of recent the communal crisis in Ile-Ife that have confronted the country.

The communique further read: “We also observe and commend the Federal Government in the efforts to stem the tide of criminal activities and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in the North Eastern part of Nigeria due to Boko Haram insurgency as well as the securing of the release of 21 Chibok girls. We urge the government not to relent in getting the rest released before their lives are totally messed up by the terrorists.”

“We observe the persistent crisis in

Southern Kaduna, Agatu Community in Benue State and other places in the East, South South Western Nigeria.

We condemn in strong terms the reckless killing and destruction of property taking place in the areas.”

“However, the Convention noted that despite the steps taken so far by government in tackling security problems in the country there were still various security challenges in the nation, urging the Government to take serious measures in order to bring them to an end.

Some of the measures the Convention suggested include; the need for government to be proactive in responding to security challenges and bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to book, provide relief materials for the affected communities in Southern Kaduna Area and other places to cushion the effect of the crisis.

The Fulani herdsmen caught or implicated in criminal activities should be made to face the full wrath of the law for their crime without sentiment or emotional appeal and the government should leave no stone un-turned in fighting Boko Haram insurgency and their sponsors at all levels.

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Bizwoman docked for counterfeit product Peter Fowoyo Idu Jude, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The federal government has said that the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme should be sustained as it remains the only programme that ensures direct capacity building across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. This is coming on the heels of its revelation that it has revealed that challenges, currently being experienced at the NYSC orientation camp across the country is due to overstretched facilities and deeded to be tackled headlong.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, made this disclosure while playing host to the director-general of NYSC paid him a working visit.

The minister described the NYSC as a veritable instrument of nationbuilding that has benefited the nation immensely by engendering unity and the spirit of selfless service among Nigerians.

His words: “Without any doubt I believe that almost every person in

this hall is a beneficiary of the NYSC scheme. The NYSC is one of the laudable projects established by past leadership of this country that has endured and continued to serve its purpose, for that I think we should be eternally grateful.”

On the complaints about the congestion and the overstretched facilities at the Kubwa NYSC camp, the Minister said the FCT Administration has tried as much as possible to upgrade the facilities and make the camp habitable but lamented that the reality is that the facilities there are grossly over stretched and the ultimate solution is to move to the permanent orientation camp.

He said: “There is no doubt that the Kubwa camp of the FCT NYSC and indeed across Nigeria obviously is now overstretched by a combination of factors: the urbanization of Abuja itself is a factor because at the time when the camp was established it was considered to be out of

town, very far and remote. But you can see now that the town has literally engulfed it. But more importantly the number of the NYSC Corps members has also increased beyond our imaginations.

“The reality is that the facilities are grossly over stretched and there is nothing you can do. So ultimately the solution is for us to move to the permanent orientation camp.”

Malam Bello recalled that when he visited the FCT NYSC office about six weeks ago, he observed that the office space was not sufficient for the staff and therefore not conducive for the very important work they are doing.

“From what I saw, I totally agree with you that the office is inadequate.

So I think the best solution is to identify an office where you would be on your own and we would work and see if we can achieve that in 2017 or if not in the early part of next year”, the Minister said.

ÏÏÏ A Lagos based businesswoman, Nkiru Kalu, was on Wednesday arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos for alleged production of counterfeit product.

Ms Kalu was arrested at kilometer 16, Ojo Badagry area of the state, on February 23 by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

She was arraigned before the court yesterday on four count charge bordering on production of counterfeit product, possession of counterfeit product, selling of unregistered product and obstructing law enforcement officers from performing their duties.

In the charge, the defendant was alleged to have produced an unwholesome processed food to wit: Ethanol drink (Ogogoro/ Kaikai), and also alleged to have been in possession of the product on the day of her arrest.

NAFDAC also alleged that the product found in her possession was unregistered processed food which is an offence under Section (1) (1) of Food Drugs, and Related Product (registration etc) Act Cap F33 LFN, 2004 and

punishale under Section 6 (a) of the same Act. The offence allegedly committed by the accused person is contrary to Section (1) (a) of the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Food (Miscellaneous Provision) Act Cap C 34 LFN, 2004 and punishable under Section 3 (1) (a) of the same Act. Besides, the prosecutor, Umar Shamaki, also alleged the defendant on the day of her arrest, obstructed officers of NAFDAC in performance of their duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 25(1) of the agency Act Cap N1 LFN , 2004 and punishable under Section 25(1) of the same act.

The accused pleaded not guilty and her counsel made an oral application for bail but the court rejected it.

Justice O.O. Oguntoyinbo held that proper application for bail should be in writing and not oral.

The court ordered that since there was no proper application for bail, the accused should be remanded in police custody at Alagbon, pending determination of bail application.

Further hearing has been adjourned till May 31

I will build a state that works for Edo people –Obaseki Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÏÏÏ Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin

R-L: Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam; Governor, Rauf Aregbesola; his deputy, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori and Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, during the signing of documents establishing coroner inquest into the unexpected and sudden death of late senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, at the State Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, Osun State… on Wednesday.

Obaseki, has restated his administration’s commitment to building a state that works for Edo people and improving the citizens’ standard of living.

This was as he received executive members of Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOS), who paid him a courtesy visit at the Edo State Government House, Benin City.

“We are not afraid; we are transparent and have nothing to hide from the people. My focus is to use the available resources to pursue my administrations programme and improve the lives of the Edo people who trusted us

Niger Delta youths call for review of power sector ÏÏÏ The South-South Youth Consultative Enlightenment and Mobilisation Council, has urged the federal government to review the privatisation of the power sector to boost electricity output in the country.Mr Chris Nnodim, the National Director of Publicity of the council, a Non-Governmental Organisation, made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

He said that the power distribution companies, which bought the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), had yet to deliver stable electricity supply to Nigeri-

ans, nearly four years after the acquisition.

NAN recalls that the federal government had in 2013, handed over PHCN to private investors by splitting the company into generation, transmission and distribution companies.

According to Nnodim, the investors, who bought PHCN do not have the capacity to meet the needs of the people, going by the current poor electricity supply in the country.

“Four years after the privatisation of the power sector, Nigerians are yet to get improved power supply and power infrastructure.

“The federal government should

not allow the status quo to remain, and as such, must seriously consider reviewing the entire privatisation process for optimal performance of the sector.

“The current electricity shortage in the country is alarming and it is scaring away investors from investing in other sectors of the economy,” he said.

Nnodim said that most Nigerians were paying for services not rendered to them by the electricity distribution companies.

He said the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) must compel the power distribution companies to provide pre-paid me-

ters for proper metering in the interest of electricity consumers.

The youth leader urged the Federal Government to withdraw the licences of any distribution company, that failed to provide the prepaid meters for their customers and expand its network.

“The development of the country depend on the survival of local industries, and as such, policies must be geared towards the strengthening of the nation’s economy through small scale industries,” he said.

NAN reports that the country has six generations, one transmission and 11 distribution companies managing the nation’s power sector.

and elected us to power,” the governor said.

He urged the group to be exemplary because total independence, which would enable the group positively check the government, was the hallmark of credibility.

He said: “NGOs should contribute in providing solutions to the challenges faced by the government or review the government’s activities to help them roll out policies that will better the lots of the people, but not to become critics of the government without the necessary facts.”

The governor said his administration would not expand the government, but utilise resources accrued to the government to improve the lives of the people of the state.

“I am not keen on establishing more government institutions but training and retraining our people to contribute their quota to the development of the society and the state at large”.

For his part, the leader of delegation of Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOS), Comrade Jude Obasanmi lauded the governor’s policies and success rate with these policies, while also applauding the governor for his tenacity and courage to ban revenue collection in the state, which had become worrisome and negative to the state’s image.

The governor, he said, was already addressing other important issues of concern to the group, adding that they were more prepared to be involved in the success story of the present administration led by Godwin Obaseki.

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WORKERS’ DAY SPECIAL: We’ll build a better Nigeria, YCW vows God’s Covenant Snr The Nigerian arm of a global workers’ body, the Young Christian Workers Movement, Nigeria (YCWN) on Monday held a peace match in Lagos to commemorate this year’s May Day celebration.

The 3km Peace Trek which took off after Mass held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gowon Estate, proceeded to St. Ferdinand, Baruwa, Boys Town, Ipaja where a mammoth crowed heralded the reception and grand finale.

In his valedictory speech on behalf of Nigerian workers to the federal and state governments on Monday, the YCW President, Paul-Mary Williams said governments of Nigeria cannot wish for a better workforce under the sun.

“Nigerian workers are known to be very patient, devoted and active,” he began. “They are the most ill-treated, abused and underpaid workforce in the world and they always believe that tomorrow will bring a better hope.

“Today is a day of sober reflection for both Workers and governments of this nation. We want people in government to consider that dignity of labour today ensures a temperate, focused and service-oriented generation for tomorrow’s leadership. Government must know that life is garbage-in, garbage-out: the seed you sow into workers today is what you will harvest in your old age when they take over the mantle of leadership, but we as Young Christian Workers Movement of Nigeria say no to this ugly trend.

“In the midst of epileptic power problem, housing, inflation, hunger and insecurity, unnerving and satanic corruption like nowhere else in the world and other deplorable events which have troubled the very psyche of Nigerian workers as well as the conscience of all have come to light.

“We must stop these today and we are the generation to stop it.

Give us tomorrow, and we will guarantee you a better Nigeria, a buoyant economy and good life for all Nigerians.”

In his address to the Workers, the Archbishop of Lagos Diocese, His Grace, Alfred Adewale Martins, ably represented by Chancellor Monsignor Obanla paid tribute to the courage of the Nigerian workers.

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Boisterous YCW members in a grand salute to Regional Chaplain, Ukah on Monday.

gium who, in 1912, created the forum in a bid to train workers to evangalise and adjust to work ethics in offices and factories working on the methodological principles of “See-JudgeAct”, the Archbishop regretted that “In our contemporary time where workers are faced with conflicting values, we are called as Jesus described in Matthew 5:13-16 to be Salt and Light of the earth, bringing the gospel and its warmth to whoever we encounter. I urge you in the same spirit to promote goodwill amongst yourselves and never hold back the help you can render to one another in preserving, protecting and defending the teaching of the Church.” The celebration had on ground, the Nigeria Police Force Area ‘M’, Lasoma, Man of Order, Man of Discipline and the Red Cross.

In a close chat with The Daily Times, the Regional Chaplain of the body, the Very Reverend Monsignor Livinus Ukah affirmed that the Young Christian Workers in Nigeria are proud of who they are and where they are going. “This is why, every May Day, they make a statement that gingers one into action and makes one conscious of being responsible citizens. The youths must

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know that the future belongs to them. This is a big challenge.

“Living in a complex society like Nigeria requires certain degree of seriousness to inherit the

land, Nigeria. They are going to inherit the mantle of leadership.

Knowing what lies ahead, they challenge each other for a successful take-over.”

Ukay reasons that the positive action yields dividend and promotes good values that will liberate Nigeria from the shackles of poverty, disunity, political alienation, ethnicity and narrowminded ideas that mare the image of Nigeria.”

He said further that the difference they will make will lift Nigeria to a world state. “The YCW have seen that ideas rule the world and with that, they will use their togetherness to achieve their desired purpose for the good of the nation. Their connections with other young Christian workers all over the globe will yield great dividend. The contribution and wealth of ideas at the international conferences also help to boost the image of Nigeria and this is so because they let their actions make the difference.”

It would be recalled that Justina Awele, a member of the YCWN was appointed member of the new West Africa Regional Commission at a recent international council of ICYCW held in South Korea. “So you can see that wherever a Nigerian goes, he makes a difference. With this slogan registered in our memory bank, we shall change things in our country,” Ukah assured.

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IL Bagno/Technogym: Taking wellness to new height In this fast-changing world, where innovations and modern technologies are adding greater value to mankind, the Black Pelican Company Limited, BPL, Wellness, the official distributors of the sophisticated Technogym’s brands, as well as the world leading wellness and fitness solutions’ sector, is set to change the face of the fitness and health sector in Nigeria and beyond, so says the Managing Director, IL Bagno, Mr. Michael Owolabi, whose firm has also carved a niche for itself, as the regional distributor of the world’s leading manufacturers of sanitary wares and other interior solutions, in this report by Femi Ganiyu IL Bagno, is a house hold name not only in Nigeria, but across the world. The company has touched many lives, by adding value to their homes, offices and the likes.

Better known as the Black Pelican Limited, BPL, under which IL Bagno trades, the regional distributors for the world’s leading manufacturers of sanitary wares, bathroom fittings/designs and accessories, has begun redefining business in the country.

Now, in spite of the harsh operating business environment in the country, the company; and the ongoing recession that has torn bossiness into shreds, the company seems undeterred; it has, in fact, gone a step further by adding another brand to its business basket, by its forays into the critical health sector.

Through its new brand, Technogym, the wellness company, the firm says it is poised to make various brands of the latest gym technologies into the Nigerian sector.

For the Managing Director, IL Bagno, Mr. Michael Owolabi, while interacting with journalist at his Lekki-Lagos office recently, his firm is fully conscious of the need to add greater value to the Nigerian economy and, indeed, health, and other sectors with a bird

eye view to creating sustainable linkages in the country.

According to him, Technogym, has equipped over 65,000 wellness centres and 100,000 homes globally, adding that, his company is the official distributors of the products, such as, Threadmill; Excite Climb; Bike Abdominal Crunch and Multistation Wall in Nigeria, Mali, among other African countries.

A man imbued with consummate and business acumen, Owolabi, also a Barrister and former bank employee, is an uncommon and serious businessman, going by the way he has carefully laid down his business template for future development.

With an array of young and enterprising Nigerians in his employ, including his Brand Manager, Oluwaseun Darley,

Owolabi says his company would continue to “Employ more Nigerians, develop more businesses,” as well as, keep faith with its corporate social responsibility.

He said, “As part of our avowed commitment to give back to the society, we had renovated bathrooms in Ikoyi Club 1938; Senate Building, University of Lagos; etc.”

Owolabi, who together with

his wife, Mrs. Adetola Owolabi, Executive Director, have been nurturing the firm with their professional team, was upbeat that with the birth of Technogym in the country, the road to reducing health risks has been shortened.

He was upbeat that, with our wellness products, you simply don’t need to travel overseas again; as they are readily available here.

According to him, “Technogym promotes wellness in every aspect of human life; from organized exercise to staying healthy behind your desk at work, we strongly believe that our wellness is an opportunity for governments, companies and individuals to key into.”

For example, Owolabi said, “At IL Bagno, we constantly update our skills and product offerings to meet the needs and expectations of our increasing discerning clients and stakeholders.”

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Pastor Ashimolowo’s in land mess ...as protesters accuse church of demolishing their houses Joy Anyim Residents of Ifetedo Estate, Omu Arogun village in Ofada Mokolokin Local Council Development Area of Ogun State, on Sunday, stormed the Kingsway International Christian Centre to protest against the alleged unlawful demolition of their houses.

They alleged that their buildings were demolished by some persons and policemen, who claimed to be acting on the order of the Senior Pastor of KICC, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo.

The protesters stationed at the entrance of the KICC around 10am, while the church service was ongoing. They were, however, denied access into the premises.

They displayed placards, some of which read, ‘Unlawful demolition of properties in Omu Arogun by Pastor Ashimolowo agents; we have been sleeping outside with our families since the demolition;we have been rendered homeless since then,” among others allegations.

It was learnt that some riot policemen, numbering about 20, had provided security backup for some persons, who brought a bulldozer to demolish houses on the estate around 11am, on Thursday.

It was learnt that the operation was carried when most landlords had gone to their workplaces, with no fewer than 24 houses reportedly brought down in the process.

The protesters told our correspondent that they bought the land from an estate agent, Morufu Odesola, claiming they were surprised the same land had

The demolished building

been acquired by the pastor.

One of them, a widow, Mrs. Grace Apkama, whose three-bedroomed flat was demolished, said she built the house with the gratuity of her late husband,who was a police officer.

She said she had been thrown into distress since the incident happened, saying that she had nowhere to go to with her four children who now sleep outside.

She said: “I bought half plot from one Maruf for N250, 000 in 2010. I used the gratuity of my husband to build the house. It was a three-bedroomed flat. I lived there with my four children. I sell drinks to cater for my children. Two of them are in universities. My husband’s family does not care about us.”

She said,“On Thursday, I went to buy pap in the neighbourhood. I was there when somebody came to tell me

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that some people were demolishing our house. I rushed home and met some riot policemen. They initially prevented me from entering the house, but I begged them to let me pick my belongings.”

According to her, “By the time I went in, I was in shock. I was only able to remove some of my belongings. My children were not ready. I watched as they demolished my house. There was no prior notice. I approached one of the policemen and told him that my husband was also a police officer. He said Pastor Ashimolowo had bought the land. It was not his fault and that they were sent from Abuja. I don’t know where to go. I have nothing.”

Another resident, Olabisi Rahmon, said he lost four-bedroomed flat to the demolition. He said he was at work when he received the distress call,

lamenting that his households were trapped in the rubble by the time he arrived home.

He said: “I left house around 5am that day to work in Ayobo, Lagos State.

Around 11am on that day, I got a call that my house was being demolished. I was surprised. By the time I returned home, all my property, including, wardrobe, plasma television, washing machine, refrigerator and clothes had been destroyed. The cloth I wore to work that day was the only cloth I have now.”

A woman, Iyabo Babatola, said her husband, who had gone to work in Lagos on that day, was shocked when she informed him about the incident.

Another landlord, John Joshua, said, “I have two-bedroomed flat. I bought the land from the same Marufu Odesola.

I started living there in February 2016.

I was not aware our houses would be demolished. I have a wife and three children. We sleep in the open air. The policemen told us they got an order from Abuja; and that they were sent by Pastor Ashimolowo. They didn’t bring their vehicles.”

An agent, Kayode Soboiki, said three buildings, which belonged to his clients, who lived outside the country, were also affected, noting that one of the owners had been threatening him with the police since he informed him of the demolition.

He said: “I don’t know what to tell the two others now. I don’t want to be punished for what I knew nothing about;” just as an electrician and father of three children, Adesina Ismail, said he laboured had to build the house in a bid to end the family’s years of tenancy.

He said: “I moved into the house in September, 2016. It was a four-bedroomed flat and I was happy I have also become a landlord. By the time I got home, I was able to pick a few things. I am appealing to Pastor Ashimolowo to look into our situations. We are peace-loving people who bought the land legally.”

An official of the church, who identified herself as an administrator, Modupe Mujota, told the protesters to put their grievances in writing.

She said: “This is not going to work; I can tell you that. I counsel you; please do not embarrass him (Ashimolowo).

If you do, then, you have played your last card. That is the truth. There is nothing else you can do. The next thing is for you to write a letter; deliver it to this institution and we will ensure that he gets it. He is not here right now.”

She said: “I am not aware and I will not speak about what I do not know.

But, whatever your grievance is, if at all there is any, this is not the way.”

Odesola, told our correspondent that he sold the land to the landlords, saying that the matter was in court.

EFCC arraigns two over €88, 000 Internet scam Prisoner defrauds banker of N12.3m ...One uses female name to dupe Dutch victim

Father accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter

A middle-age man, Ikechukwu Ogbu, who is serving a 10-year sentence at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos state, was yesterday sentenced to 162 years in prison by an Ikeja High Court for defrauding a bank manager, one Chukwu, of N12.3 million.

The convict, Ogbu, was charged alongside Chuks Ibebugbu for conspiring to defraud Edet Chukwu.

They were first arraigned on June 10, 2011, on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretenses and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ibebugbu was, however, discharged and acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

Ogbu had defrauded Chukwu between May and October 2009, pretending that he was detained by the EFCC for bringing $2.5 million into the country.

He told the complainant that he needed some money to clear himself from

the anti-graft agency, promising Chukwu that the $2.5 million in the custody of the EFCC will be deposited in the bank.

The (victim), Chukwu, a branch manager of a second generation bank, wanting to meet his account deposit targets, trusted Ogbu and sourced for funds to enable Ogbu to ‘sort himself out’ with the EFCC. Justice Okunnu, while reading her judgement, stated that prison officials aided the crime by allowing Ogbu open a bank account and wear regular clothes, which tricked Chukwu, during his visits to the prison, into believing that Ogbu was not a convicted prisoner.

Pronouncing the sentence, Okunnu said: “I have listened to the plea of counsel. I have noted that names of a lot of notable personalities were put on the line during the commission of this crime; and I have also noted that the defendant has remained unrepentant.”

stopped from going to school, as she was assisting her father’s mistress to sell oil bean seed, popularly known as, Ugba, at the Alaba International market.

Narrating how she was violated sexually, the victim said: “One of the sons of my father’s mistress, Kenneth, crept to where I slept on the floor at night and started touching my private part. I woke up and rushed to inform my father, who

was sleeping on the bed with his mistress. But he did not listen to me, saying, I should allow him do whatever he wanted to do with me.

“My father came to where I was, parted my legs, with the assistance of his mistress and instructed his stepson to have sex with me. Next day, after everyone had gone out, my father called me inside, locked the door and had sex

with me. He warned me not to tell anyone about what happened, threatening to kill me if I did.”

She alleged that, “Since then, my father and his step-son had taken turns to rape me. At times when I went to sell Ugba at Alaba, his step-son would take me to an uncompleted building, where he would place some cartoons on the ground and rape me.”

Stories: Oguntade Ismaila The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, arraigned two fraudsters, Mr. Ajani Isaac Adedotun, (a.k.a. Clara Williams and Lara Williams) and Adesina Segun Adedeji before Justice A.D. Oladimeji of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ede, on a 50-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretense.

The petitioner alleged that the victim, M. Wassink, a Dutch citizen, was defrauded of over 88,000 in an Internet romance scam.

One of the counts reads: “Ajani Isaac Adedotun (a.k.a Clara Williams, Lara Williams) and Adesina Segun Adedeji, on or about the 5th day of March, 2014 at Ile Ife, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of 23,000 (Twenty-three Thousand Euro) through Adesina Segun Adedeji’s Skye Bank account from M. Wassink, under the false pretense that you are a female from Belgium; and had travelled to Nigeria to buy some gemstones and bracelets; and that the said sum of money represented fees for the officials securing the gemstones for you, which representation

...step son also allegedly had sex with her The Lagos State Police command has arrested a commercial bus driver alleged to have raped his 12-yearold daughter.

The suspect, identified simply as, Adimagwu, was also alleged to have connived with his stepson to have carnal knowledge of the victim.

It was gathered that the suspect took his daughter away from their apartment located at Alhaji Azeez Kalore Street, Isheri Olofin area of Idimu, Lagos, in May 2016, following a misunderstanding with his wife; and took her to his mistress’ home at Ilogbo area of Lagos.

During her stay there, the victim was

you knew to be false.”

The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them.

In view of their pleas, the prosecuting counsel, Vera Agboje, asked the court for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the accused in prison custody.

However, counsel to the accused persons, Sanyaolu S. Akinyele and T. S. Adegboyega, respectively, prayed the court to grant their clients bail.

Justice Oladimeji adjourned the case to May 16, 2017, for hearing of the bail applications; and ordered the accused to be remanded in Ilesa prison custody.

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AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES 2. TO PROVIDE WATER BOREHOLE FACILITIES TO COMMUNITIES/VILLAGES WHO LACK ACCESS TO PURE AND SAFE DRINKING WATER 3. TO PROMOTE HEALTH, NUTRITION AND SOCIAL SECURITY AWARENESS/ PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, MEN AND WOMEN. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: B. C. UDE & CO (SOLICITORS) 43, KUDIRAT ABIOLA WAY, OREGUN, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE

TRUSTEES: 1) MRS ONUCHUKWU LILIAN OBIANUJU 2) ENGR. KEVIN CHUKWUDI ONUCHUKWU 3) DR OBIORA JUDE OFOLE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1 .TAKING CARE OF ORPHANS AND LESS PRIVILEGE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA – FCT, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GREATMINDS PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. VALENTINE CHIKA NNAJI - CHAIRMAN 3. SYLVESTER IFEANYI ONYEAMA SECRETARY 5. SOMADINA EZEOHA F. PROVOST 7. OZURIGBO CHUKWUMA KINGSLEY - MEMBER 9. OBIKWELU HENRY OBINNA - MEMBER

2. UCHENNA CHUKWUOCHA - VICE CHAIRMAN 4. ONYEMUWA DANIEL - TREASURER 6. NONSO AKPA EDWIN - MEMBER 8. OKOYE GEORGE NNAMDI MEMBER 10. CHINWEZE KINGSLEY TOCHUKWU - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE, NURTURE AND PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERLINESS AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE MEMBERS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN LIFE AND HARDWORKING IN BUSINESS. 3. TO EXTEND WELFARE SERVICES TO THE MEMBERS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SYLVESTER I. ONYEAMA, ESQ. SECRETARY (08079923660)

ANOINTED GLORIOUS WISDOM CHURCH

CHRISTIAN BELEIVERS INT’L DELIVERANCE ASSEMBLY

HEPHZIBAH GLORIOUS LAND MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSEMBLY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

TRUSTEE 1. BISHOP DR. KATE GEORGE 2. EVANG. EMMANUEL APPAH 3. EVANG MRS CHRISTY ECHE. 4. DEACON CHUKWUEMEKA AJEAGBU 5. ELDER KORIBENIMO GEORGE 6. MRS AWOMINA PRINCEWILL

TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR. KINGSLEY EJIKE - PRESIDENT 2. EVANG. GOODLUCK EJIKE. - VICE PRESIDENT 3. EVANG. ADAMU KINGSLEY - SEC. 4. EVANG. JOSHUA O. JOSHUA - TREASURER 5. EVANG . NDUBUISI OKEREAFOR - MEMBER

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF LORD JESUS CHRIST

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE KING SUNDAY UKPONG - CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER 2. PASTOR JOHN UDOFIA - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. EVANGELIST OKON RICHARD - SECRETARY 4. EVANGELIST NSEOBONG KING - FINANCIA SECRETARY 5. ELDER INNOCENT UFOT - ASST. FIN SECRETARY 6. DEACONESS ROSE JERRY - MEMBER 7. BRO. UTIBEOBONG SUNDAY UKPONG - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO GATHER PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO DESIRE THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND GUIDE THEM ON HOW TO HAVE ACCESS TO GOD THROUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, BY STANDING FIRM IN FAITH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA – FCT, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: APOSTLE KING SUNDAY UKPONG

NNOVATIVE NOBLE MEN CLUB OF NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) UZOEGWU ANTHONY ODIKPO - CHAIRMAN. (2) ELOCHUKWU JAMES NWANKWO -SECRETARY (3) UGWU HILARY UGOCHUKWU - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FURTHER THE HUMAN AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF ALL MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

RECONCILING FRIENDSHIP CENTER

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

TRUSTEES: 1.DR. OKEY NWOKOLO 2. HON. TOS NWOKOLO 3. DR. ERNEST NWOKOLO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. FIGHT AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILD ABUSE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR MERCY

ISIALANGWA, OBINGWA & ISIAHIAEKETA HERBALIST ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONWUNMELU UKAEGBU - CHAIRMAN 3. JIM OKWUCHI SYLVANUS (H.R.H) 5. AKWURUOHA MERCY

2. IKE IHEUKWUMERE 4. OSUAGWU GABRIEL KARACHI

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. IT FOCUSES MAINLY ON THE WELL BEING AND REHABILITATION OF THE MASSES AND DEVELOPMENT. 2. TO CATER FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, INSPIRING LIFE AND TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SELF HELP INITIATIVE. 3. RESTORING HOPE TO THE AGED AND ORPHANS WHO HAS NO BODY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. ABODERIN TITILAYO AYOMIKUN. 2. ABODERIN NICOLE JADESOLA. 3. ABODERIN CHERELLE BOLUTITO. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

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EDUERE SUPPORT ORGANISATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEE NAME TO EDUGIRLS SUPPORT ORGANISATION TO NEW EDUERE SUPPORT ORGANISATION REMOVAL AND APPIONTED OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 TRUSTEES 1. DR WILFERD-EKPRIKPO PEACE CHIDINMA - REMOVED 2. MRS ELIZABETH PERE-ERE IJEH- TARILA JACK - RETAINED 3. MRS TAMUNOTONYE EKUNDAYO - RETAINED NEW TRUSTEES 4 . IBIWARI FRANCIS JACK (VICE-PRESIDENT

- APPOINTED

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO , FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEE NAME TO EDUGIRLS SUPPORT ORGANISATION TO NEW EDUERE SUPPORT ORGANISATION, REMOVAL AND APPIONTED SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY (ROO) NAME: ABOKAI PROMOTION LTD FILE NO: KAC/FCDA/LP&5/MISC-1691 AREA COUNCIL: KUJE ZONAL LAND OFFICE PLOT NO: 664 DATE OF ALLOCATION: 2000 ALL EFFORT MADE TO TRACE IT PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION

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GOAT BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION OF OBIO/AKPOR

23 Public Notice

SCOTTI ROSE INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY FOR THE VULNERABLE FOUNDATION

INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. IMOH PATRICK IDIONG. 2. ETTEYIN MONDAY. 3. CHINEDU ADIOLE .

4. OMENMA GABRIEL. 5. VICTOR NWAMOU.

TRUSTEES: MR. IROGHAMA A. PRESCOTT ( PRESIDENT/ CEO ) 2. MRS MERCY NKECHI EJEMBA ( EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ) 3. MRS EGHAREVBA ESOHA CHRISTY ( FINANCE DIRECTOR ) 4. ENGR. IROGHAMA EDOSA ERIC. ( PROJECT COORDINATOR 5. MRS UGOBOR EUNICE ESEMUEDE ( MEMBER ) 6. MRS CHIOMA UREH ( MEMBER ) 7. ARCH. AGHARIAGBONSE DICKSON ( MEMBER).

THE TRUSTEES ARE: I. JOSEPH IKHIMEALO - PRESIDENT II. ABEL DAVID - SECRETARY III. ABDULAZEEZ ADEKU IV. VINCENT IKHIMEALO V. ROSEMARY ODEY VI. SULEIMAN HUSSAIN

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES ARMED AT POVERTY ALLEVICTION, PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE AND NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND ENHANCEMENT OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS.

The aim and objective: 1. To provide sustainable agricultural Development for humanitarian needs in the society

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA – FCT, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

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

SIGEND: MR. IROGHAMA A. PRESCOTT (PRESIDENT / CEO)

GOODAY EREWA FOUNDATION

MASS MEDICARE INITIATIVE

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. GODDAY ORISREWINO EREWA President 2. EJIMA EREWA Secretary 3. ENIOLA EREWA Vice President 4. ABISOLA PERFECTION EREWA

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. PATRICK GORDIAN UDOFE 3. VICTOR ANTHONY WILLIE 5. MICHAEL EFFIONG JONAH 7. KENNETH BASSEY NDOM

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. To help the less privileged Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: Secretary

2. ANTHONY BASSEY GORDIAN 4. CHRISTOPHER UBON IBANGA 6. MRS. ANGELA PATRICK UDOFE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. Arousing the conscience and sensitizing the general public to the plight of the indigent, the neglected, the less privileged and the underserved masses, and the need for the good people of Nigeria to contribute in the spirit of love and charity to improving the health status of the target population Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED:- secretary

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Basikoro Sunday- National President 3.Justice Oyamienlen Godfrey 5)Joseph Ejindu Owoh 7)Adda’u Abdullahi Anka

2. Umar Sade- National Secretary 4) Adeyemo AdeDeji Ola 6)Engr. Saleh Abubakar Umar 8) Yasir Sani Tahir

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1)To Coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of Social Media proud practitioners (users) in Nigeria in tandem with best global practices.

2)To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the various peoples of Nigeria and the world at large via social media.

3)To Promote the principles of good governance and good citizenship.

4)To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social, political, technological, economic and moral development in Nigerians.

5)To serve as a platform to unite all social media users in Nigeria.

6) To increase the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding of social media users in Nigeria 7)To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics,sectarian and religion division shall not be matters of interest by this organization.

8)To Encourage service-minded people to serve their community selflessly, encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.

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

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED THAT THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY(C OF O) BEARING MALLAM IBRAHIM SHEKARAU OF PLOT NO_ 6 SOKOTO ROAD, G.R.A BAUCHI WITH NUMBER: NE/1594 WAS BURNED AS A RESULT OF FIRE INCIDENT WHICH GUTTED TO ASHES VALUABLE PROPERTIES INCLUDING THE C OF O IN THE HOUSE ON 25TH DECEMBER, 2008 AT ABOUT 6:30PM. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHAMPIONS HEALING AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

BIBLE DELIVERANCE MISSION 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. ESSIEN NATBILL JAMES - SECTARY 2. BASSEY BASSEY -PRESIDENT 3. BASSEY BRIGET 4. IHETUEGE CHIBUOGWU ANTHONY -TREASURER. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. To propagate the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. To win souls for Jesus Christ in the society for the growth of church.

3. To organise crusade, seminars and programs in the society for salvation of souls.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : BASSEY BASSEY - PRESIDENT

CLUB OF TWENTY SOCIAL FRIENDS

The generay public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters acts, 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters acts, 1990.

Trustees are: 1. NONSON ONYIA EMMANUEL- CHAIRMAN 2. MERCY NKEMCHOR OKOLO- SECRETARY 3. SUBSANA UKAMAKA ONYIA

Trustees are: 1. ADELEKE JIDE - CHAIRMAN 2. OTUNBA OLATUNDUN AJAYI NASIR- SECRETARY 3. OGUNSANYA ADEBAYO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Deliverance by depopulating the kingdom of darkness and populating the kingdom of Almighty God. 2. Lending positive hands to the needy in our society without any interest.

3. Preaching Jesus Christ as the only way, the truth and life who is the only way to heaven at last.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. unity of friends, tribes and religion no barriers 2. Making donation(s) to the less privileged children and the general public at large.

3. Unity in the fight for the social and economical development of the nation.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees.

Signed: Trustees.

ANIMAL DRUGS MARKETERS ASSOCIATION BAUCHI

The general public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters acts, 1990.

Trustees are: 1. SULEMAN YUSUF 2. NURA ISAH -CHAIRMAN 3. DANFULANI INUSA 4. USMAN ADAMU 5. HALLIRU HARUNA- SECRETARY 6. HON. ADAMU BELLO 7. SHITU IBRAHIM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To bring unity among fellow animals drug sellers.

2. To expand economic development of the state/nation in general.

3. To abide by the rules and regulation by the grots.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHUKWUMA MESHARK EZUMA 2. NONYE KATE CHUKWUMA EZUME THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication

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

Signed: Trustees.

SIGNED : SECRETARY

HEALTH EQUITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

LYNSON CHARITABLE TRUST

DIVINE CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH OF ZION

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

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change of Trustees under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.FRIDAY OGIAMIEN - PRESIDENT 2.DANIELLE IJEOMA OGIAMIEN - VICE PRESIDENT 3.EFOSA PAUL AGBONIFI - SECRETARY

TRUSTEES: 1. ADEDAMOLA JAWARAT MASHA- CHAIRMAN 2 .ELAINE THOMPSON- MEMBER 3.LYNETTE JOHNSON - MEMBER 4.ABAYOMI PELEWURA-SECRETARY

The Old Trustees are: 1. Akindutire Ezekiel Olajide - Deceased 3. Akindayomi Eniola Martins - Retained 5. Fatokunbo Joseph Olatunji - Deceased 7. Adenikenju Olorunsola - Retained

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POOR AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. 2.FOSTERING ACTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE PROVIDING ASSISTED voluntary return and reintegration for Nigeria migrants who are unable or unwilling to remain in host countries and wish to return voluntarily to their countries of origin.

THE NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Awolere Akinola Joseph 2. Akinyele Olusegun 3. Akinrogunde Omopariola

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

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Oguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication

SIGNED : SECRETARY

Signed : Secretary

2. Belie Sunday Michael - Retained 4. Iyaromi Adekuoroye Israel - Deceased 6.Olorunsola Sedrack - Retained

The aim and objectives remain the same Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

Public Notice 24 ODUNLADE FUNMILOLA OMOLOLA

ADELOLA JUDITH ABIOYE

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIFOWOSE FUNMILOLA OMOLOLA, Now wish to be known and addressed as ODUNLADE FUNMILOLA OMOLOLA Due to marriage. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADELOLA JUDITH OYEMADE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADELOLA JUDITH ABIOYE. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

OBAFAIYE ANA MARTINA (MRS)

IREDIA JUMOKE KHADIJAT

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FOLORUNSHO BAMISHE SHOUNMI

AKINDELE ABIMBOLA CHRISTANA

I, formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY FOLORUNSHO SHOWUNMI, Now wish to be known and addressed as FOLORUNSHO BAMISHE SHOUNMI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ABIMBOLA OLAYINKA TOYOSI CHRISTANAH, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINDELE ABIMBOLA CHRISTANA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

ONOJA UGBEDE

LLIYA WANZAMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONOJA UGBEDE MONDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONOJA UGBEDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS. OLATORERA ELIZABETH OKEDEYI

EMOKPAE BANBINGTON MICHAEL OLAOLUWA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OLATORERA ELIZABETH OLATUNBOSUN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLATORERA ELIZABETH OKEDEYI. All former documents remain valid. First Bank, Diamond Bank, Embassies and general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as BANBINGTON MICHAEL OLAOLUWA, now wish to be known and addressed as EMOKPAE BANBINGTON MICHAEL OLAOLUWA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

BALOGUN MARIAM BUKOLA

Chinedu Israel Obiako, Chinedu Obiako, and Chinedu Israel is the same person as appeared in other documents. All documents bearing these names remain valid. Concerned authorities and the general public should please take note

I formerly known, called and addressed as ADEBAYO MARIAM BUKOLA now wish to be known, called and addressed as BALOGUN MARIAM BUKOLA. All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

I, formerly known and addressed as AJAYI ANA MARTINA (MISS), now wish to be known and addressed as OBAFAIYE ANA MARTINA (MRS). All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FOWOMOLA JUMOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as IREDIA JUMOKE KHADIJAT. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

ABIOYE FAHEEDAT OPEOLUWA

CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

OMOBOLAJI O. UKHUELEIGBE

AFESHINA MAGDALENE AKHERE

\MRS. BURUJI TAWAKALIT

My name was wrongly written as AMODU AHMED now wish to be known, called and addressed as AHMODU AHMED OPE All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

That I Am the Same Person Bearing ASIMOT AMOPE, SULAIMON TAIWO ABIMBOLA my correct name is SULAIMON TAIWO ABIMBOLA all documents bearing my former name remains valid.

I formerly known, called and addressed as OMOYENI DANIEL now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMOBOLAJI O. UKHUELEIGBE All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

I formerly known, called and addressed as CLEMENT MAGDALENE MARY now wish to be known, called and addressed as AFESHINA MAGDALENE AKHERE All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

I FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OWOTUGA TAWAKALIT BOLANLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. BURUJI TAWAKALIT BOLANLE ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAINS VALID. General public should take note

I formerly known, called and addressed as ABIOYE RAHEEDAT O. now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABIOYE FAHEEDAT OPEOLUWA. All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

OMOTAYO INIOLUWA OLUWASEMILORE

I formerly known, called and addressed as AKINBILEJE INIOLUWA OLUWASEMILORE now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMOTAYO INIOLUWA OLUWASEMILORE all documents bearing my former name remains valid.

MRS OLOLADE ONAOPEMIPO OKEDARE Formerly Known As Miss Ololade Onaopemipo Eniola Now Known As Mrs Ololade Onaopemipo Okedare.

All Former Document Remain Valid, Obafemi Awolowo University, University College Hospital, White Strakesandbrooks Africa and General Public please take note.

PETER ZACHARIAH FEMI I, formerly known and addressed as PETER OLUWAFEMI GOLD, now wish to be known and addressed as PETER ZACHARIAH FEMI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

AUGUSTINE VERONICA IYAJI

ANDREW GRACE MOYINOLUWA

I formerly known, called and addressed as VERA AUGUSTINE now wish to be known, called and addressed as AUGUSTINE VERONICA IYAJI All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

I formerly known, called and addressed as VERA GRACE MOYINOLUWA now wish to be known, called and addressed as ANDREW GRACE MOYINOLUWA All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALHAJ ABDULJALEEL AKOREDE OLORI-AJE 3. ALHAJA HAMEEDAT MOJISOLA SANNI 5. ALHAJ KAMARDEEN KAREEM OLADOSU 7. ALHAJ DAWUUD ZUBAYR MUSA

2. PROF. ABDULWAHAB OLASUPO EGEWOLE 4. ALHAJ MORUF OLANREWAJU ADISA 6. BARR. SAADU AYOKU HAMZAT

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To provide emotional, spiritual, educational, economical, health care, psychological and psychosomatic reliefs for mankind generally.

2. To promote veritable knowledge, skill and education by challenging self and other towards achieving greater ability to restore and improve the lives of people.

3. To establish sustainable, scalable economic, health and education development programs in resource limited settings to contribute in alleviating related general problems in the society.

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

OLORI-AJE ADAM ESQ. Solicitor

IFO TECHNICIANS ASSOCIATION, OGUN STATE The general public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part C of the companies and Allied matters Act No 1 of 1990.

The Trustees Are: 1. Elder David Adesunkanmi Adebowale 3. Mr. Samuel Oyewole 5. Chief (Mrs) Yemisi Sulaimon 7. Chief Kola Sotayo 9. Mr. Olufemi Bammeke

2. Chief Saliu Alao Olalekan 4. Mr. Sunday Ojugbele Salako 6. Mrs Abosede Folahanmi 8. Mr. Gabriel Olufemi Ajayi

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ILIYA OFOKU EKYO NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LLIYA WANZAMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

SHOBANWA OLABISI CECILIA I formerly known, called and addressed as OSIGBESAN OLABISI CECILIA now wish to be known, called and addressed as SHOBANWA OLABISI CECILIA All documents bearing my former name remains valid.

Formerly Known As Miss ESTHER IMOH EKANEM Now Known As Mrs ESTHER IME IBANGA. All Former Document Remain Valid, General Public Note.

ANYEBUNA PETER I, formerly known and addressed as ANYAEGUNAM PETER, now wish to be known and addressed as ANYEBUNA PETER. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

LIFE FLOWER HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FESTUS WEST 2. SOKEIPIRIALA WEST 3. GLADS WARMATE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO CATER FOR THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Gariki Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

Signed: Optimal Consultancy 08033124237

SIGNED A.O AYENI ESQ

I formerly known and addressed as MISS MODINAT MOJISOLA OLUWO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUWOADEMUYIWA MODINAT MOJISOLA .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

MARTINS GBOLADE OKIKIOLA I formerly known and addressed as MARTINS GBOLADE OLUWADAMILARE now wish to be known and addressed as MARTINS GBOLADE OKIKIOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ALADESUA SEKORE TAWA

PAUL EBUNOLUWA TAIRAT

I formerly known and addressed as ADEKUNLE TAWAKALITU SEKORE now wish to be known and addressed as ALADESUA SEKORE TAWA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLOFINNIKA EBUNOLUWA TAIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as PAUL EBUNOLUWA TAIRAT, due to marriage. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AMEH ROSE OGWA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ROSE EGWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMEH ROSE OGWA. I WAS BORN ON 17/04/1990.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. BELLO TEMITOPE CHRISTIANA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEKOYA TEMITOPE CHRISTIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. BELLO TEMITOPE CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

OLAFA OLUWATOYIN OLUWABUNMI

MRS ESTHER IME IBANGA

Aims and Objectives 1. To promote harmonious relationship among the members 2. To promote unity and love among the members

MRS OLUWO-ADEMUYIWA MODINAT MOJISOLA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME On some of my documents, my name appears as ODEWALE NIMOTA ABIMBOLA ALABA while on other documents, my name appears as NIMOTA ALABA ODEWALE. That any documents bearing the above mentioned names belongs to me and remain valid. General public take note

I FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OLADIPO OLUWATOYIN OLUWABUNMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OLAFA OLUWATOYIN OLUWABUNMI ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAINS VALID.

MRS OLUWAFUNKE THERESA BUKO Formerly Known As THERESA OLUWAFUNKE AKINDE Now Known As MRS OLUWAFUNKE THERESA BUKO.All Former Document Remain Valid, General Public Note.

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BOLANLE

CORRECTION OF NAME MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS KOFO BEN TO BE CORRECTED AS GEORGE BEN KOFO ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAINS VALID. PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OLOYEDE ABIMBOLA SAHEED

Formerly Known As OLOYEDE SAHEED Now Known As OLOYEDE ABIMBOLA SAHEED. All Former Document Remain Valid, General Public Note CONFIRMATION OF NAME THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS OGUNTOYIMBO TEMITOPE RAZAQ INSTEAD OF OGUNTOYINBO TEMITOPE RAZAQ. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

GOD’S GRACE TAILORS ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named society has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja under part c of the companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990.

The Trustees are: 1. Pastor Ogunsina Clement - President 2. Pastor Akinola A. John - General Secretary 3. Mr. Arogunmasa Joseph - Assistant Secretary 4. Mrs Elizabeth Kolawole - Treasurer 5. Mr. Olu Aina - Member The aims and objectives are 1. To play influential role in promotion of good work ethics among members 2. To encourage, organize and promote healthy competition among members 3. To create an avenue for exchange of information on new technology in tailoring service 4. To facilitate the exchange of information and ideas among tailors and garment makers in open fora 5. To educate members and ensure compliance with the laws of the land Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, Maitama. PMB 198, Gariki Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: Secretary

ESENU MARGARET ELOOGHENE I, formerly known and addressed as ESENU CHARLES MARGARET, now wish to be known and addressed as ESENU MARGARET ELOOGHENE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS. EKEH NKEMJIKA QUEEN I, formerly known and addressed as MISS USEN QUEEN UMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EKEH NKEMJIKA QUEEN, due to marriage. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SUNDAY JULIUS GBEMINIYI I, formerly known and addressed as AMOS S. JULIUS GBEMINIYI and AMOS SUNDAY JULIUS GBEMINIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as SUNDAY JULIUS GBEMINIYI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME In some of my documents my name was written as ADEYEMI EJIMOH ALICE and In some other documents my name was written as EJIMOH ABUDU.The names refer to the same person.All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

My name was mistakenly written as ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE ALBEL instead of ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE ABEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE ABEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS MY NAME WAS WRITTEN AS ADEBOYEJO OLUFUNKE ODUNAYO AND ADEBOYEJO OLUFUNKE AND IN SOME OTHER DOCUMENTS MY NAME WAS WRITTEN AS SOFOLA OLUFUNKE.THE NAMES REFER TO THE SAME PERSON.ALL THE DOCUMENTS BEARING ALL THE NAMES ARE VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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MRS. MICHEAL JOY

I, formerly known and addressed as MAZI OKORO CHUKWUEMEKA OKORONKWO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as PRINCE CHUKWUEMEKA OKORO ALICHO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OAMEN JOY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. MICHEAL JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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EDYTH OGHENEOCHUKO APIKI

I, formerly known and addressed as EDITH OGHENEOCHUKO EKWEVUGBE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EDYTH OGHENEOCHUKO APIKI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MUKAILA NOFISAT OYINDAMOLA

JOSHUA ELOGHENE EFENUDU

This is to confirm that I, MRS. THERESA UBOH-ACHA is one and the same person known and addressed as THERESA UBOH which was the name I bear on my BVN bank account. That my date of birth is 27th day of July, 1958. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEBAYO NOFISAT OPEYEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MUKAILA NOFISAT OYINDAMOLA. That I was born on the 17th day of November, 1990 All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, FELIX EFENUDU, the biological father of JOWEL EFENUDU ELOGHENE by which name he was formerly known and addressed, but now to be known, called and addressed as JOSHUA ELOGHENE EFENUDU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ALABI OLANIKE OMOWUMI

OHONWA MERCY OBIANKE OBIANGELI

PETER OCHOYO SAMUEL

JONATHAN VICTOR ONYEMAECHI

EHIZIBUE RUTH ITOYAH

I, formerly known and addressed as PETER .O. SAMUEL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as PETER OCHOYO SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONUEGBU ONYEMAECHI VICTOR, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JONATHAN VICTOR ONYEMAECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ITOYAH LISA OMOSE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EHIZIBUE RUTH ITOYAH. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUWASEYI OMOWUMI OLANIKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ALABI OLANIKE OMOWUMI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

CORRECTION OF NAMES

OLUBUKOLA TEMITOPE OSUNTUYI

ENIOLA DOLAPO WILLIAM-AKINOLA

On my Bank Document my name was wrongly written as OKETAYO ABIODUN FRIDAY instead of OKETAYO ABIODUN FARIDE. That my correct name is OKETAYO ABIODUN FARIDE. General public and Authority Concerned should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUBUKOLA TEMITOPE ODUTOKUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUBUKOLA TEMITOPE OSUNTUYI. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ENIOLA DOLAPO WILLIAM, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ENIOLA DOLAPO WILLIAM-AKINOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

On my BVN, my name was wrongly written as ABDALIAH IZI ZUBAIR instead of IZI ADEKUNLE ZUBAIR. That my correct same is IZI ADEKUNLE ZUBAIR. General Public and Authority Concerned should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGHOR MERCY OBIANGELI, now wish to be known and addressed as OHONWA MERCY OBIANKE OBIANGELI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

JOVITA OSELUONAMEN EROMOSELE

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I, formerly known and addressed as JOVITA IYOHA, now wish to be known and Addressed as JOVITA OSELUONAMEN EROMOSELE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

My name was formerly written as BONERIC NADOZIE on BVN at UBA BANK, I wish to add ‘ONYEKACHI’ to my name to be known, arranged and be addressed as NADOZIE BONERIC ONYEKACHI. General public and Authority Concerned should take note.

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AKPAN EKERETTE SIMON

I, formerly known and addressed as IYABODE ADEKUNLE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DAUDA IYABO LOLADE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CHANGE OF SURNAME

That on my bank document, my name appears as UNAKA OBUMNEKE BATHLOMEW, while on others, it appears as UNAKANAMBA OBUMNEKE BATHOLOMEW. That my full names are UNAKANAMBA OBUMNEKE BATHLOMEW. General public and Authority Concerned should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KAMAL OLUWATOSIN OLUBODE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLATUNBOSUN OLUWATOSIN STEPHEN. That I was born on the 6th day of July, 1980 and not 6th day of June, 1980 All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as Akpan Ekerette Sirwhite wish to be known and addressed as Akpan Ekerette Simon. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKALA ADEWALE MELODY

OKOLI ROSEMARY NGOZIKA

NWIYI UCHENNA EMMANUEL

O L U WA R OT I M I E L I Z A B E T H A J I BA D E

I formerly known as Akala Adewale Jonathan wish to be known and addressed as Akala Adewale Melody. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Okoroafor Rosemary Ngozika wish to be known and addressed as Okoli Rosemary Ngozika.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Uchenna Onyebuchukwu wish to be known and addressed as Nwiyi Uchenna Emmanuel.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Oluwarotimi Nosimot Ajibade wish to be known and addressed as Oluwarotimi Elizabeth Ajibade. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Miss Bamitogba Temitayo Funmilola wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Otakponmwenhi Temitayo Funmilola .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ADERIBIGBE JAMES ADEYEMI

SHOTADE OLADUNNI OLUWAKEMI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADEOSUN ADEDAYO

CHIDOKWE MADUKA FRANCIS

I formerly known as Komaya James Adeyemi wish to be known and addressed as Aderibigbe James Adeyemi .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Oguntola Oladunni Oluwakemi wish to be known and addressed as Shotade Oladunni Oluwakemi.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

That I ODEFUNSHO ABIODUN SEKINAT is the same person bearing ODEFUNSHO ABIODUN ADEDAMOLA SEKINAT ABIKE. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as JEREMIAH ADEDAYO ADEOSUN wish to be known and addressed as ADEOSUN ADEDAYO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as NWANELI MADUKA FRANCIS wish to be known and addressed as CHIDOKWE MADUKA FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

LOSS OF DOCUMENT This to notify the general public of the loss of original copy of my 1. Statement of result in Bsc (Political Science), University of Nigeria Nsukka.

2. Receipts of post graduate fees 3. Books of different types 4. WAEC Result of 1992 All efforts made to trace the documents proved abortive.

Signed: NDUKA VICTOR EBERE BRANHILL BUILDERS MINISTRY THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr Hilary Nnamdi Patricks 2. Mrs Betty Rachael Patricks.

Aim. and Objectives 1.To preach the gospel if Jesus Christ .

Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

DAUDA IYABO LOLADE

x ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTANCY TUITION PROVIDERS OF NIGERIA. The general public is hereby notified that the above named Association has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

The Trustees Are: 1. Akeju Joseph babatunde.

2. Oderinde seun ayobowale.

3. Fajuyigbe kolade Elijah.

Aims And Objectives: 1. To harmonize the teaching of accounting courses in Nigeria with the global trends.

Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Trustees

GOD’S SAVING GRACE ROYAL ASSEMBLY THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 Oseh,ize Bright 2 Mayuku, Golden Ogenero 3 Ose, Helen.

- president

Aims and objectives 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication.

SIGNED: President

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That on my International Passport, my name appears as FOLAKE ABOSEDE OGUNYINKA, while on my bank account documents, it appears as ABOSEDE ADERONKE OGUNYINKA. That I am the same person bearing both names. Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as FOLAKE ABOSEDE OGUNYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public note.

That on my bank document, my name appears as FRIDAY OKORIE, while on others, it appears as FRIDAY OKOYE and OBIEZE FRIDAY OKOYE. That I am the same person bearing all the names mentioned above. That my date of birth is 10th day of November, 1986. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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MRS OTAKPONMWENHI TEMITAYO FUNMILOLA

TIAMIYU ABDULGANIY OLUWATOYIN I formerly known as ADEBISI GANIYU wish to be known and addressed as TIAMIYU ABDULGANIY OLUWATOYIN .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ELOCHUKWU CHIBUIKE OBELE

I formerly known as Elochukwu Chibuike Jakin wish to be known and addressed as Elochukwu Chibuike Obele.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AHUMARA EZEAMA MODESTUS MADUABUCHI

I formerly known and addressed as OSUNWOKE MODESTUS MADUABUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as AHUMARA EZEAMA MODESTUS MADUABUCHI. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

MRS. ONYINYECHI PASCHALINE CHIMEZIE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OGBENNA ONYINYECHI PASCHALINE , now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONYINYECHI PASCHALINE CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid, NYSC and the general public should please take note.

BUKOLA KOFOWOROLA

I formerly known as Ajibade Bukola Ayinke wish to be known and addressed as Orire Bukola Kofoworola. .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

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MRS ARAOYE OLUWAFUNKE ABIGEAL

I formerly known as MISS AFOLABI OLUFUNKE ABIGAEL wish to be known and addressed as MRS ARAOYE OLUWAFUNKE ABIGEAL. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

xx ODIKA OLUCHI MARTINA I formerly known as AKALITE OLUCHI TINA wish to be known and addressed as ODIKA OLUCHI MARTINA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. xx AMUSA NOFIU AYINLA

I formerly known as HAMZAT ISMAIL OLAKUNLE wish to be known and addressed as AMUSA NOFIU AYINLA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

xx OLUSANJO

KAFAYAT OMOWUNMI

I formerly known as EKEMODE KAFAYAT OMOWUNMI wish to be known and addressed as OLUSANJO KAFAYAT OMOWUNMI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

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OLACHI CHIKWENDU

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OLACHI ULUNNA UHEGBU now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EVAN OLACHI CHIKWENDU. All former documents remain valid, Banks and the general public should please take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that the names ONYEBINAMA CHRISTOPHER CHIBUEZE and ONYEBINAMA BENARD CHINWEOTITO refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEBINAMA CHRISTOPHER CHIBUEZE. All former documents remain valid, Banks and the general public should please take note.

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Wives of VP, Senate President and First Ladies unveil Breast, Gynae Centre Angela Onwuzoo In its quest to provide advanced, high quality, restorative, wellness and aesthetic care to women at all stages of their lives, Nigeria’s foremost healthcare provider, Reddington Healthcare Group, recently launched a state-of-the-art Breast and Gynaecological Centre in Lagos, solely dedicated to women’s health.

In collaboration with GE Healthcare, the primary supplier of equipment for the Centre, and a United Kingdom-based specialist team of gynaecologists, radiologists and breast surgeons, management of the hospital, led by its founder, Dr. Adeyemi Onabowale, said the Centre will provide a full range of high quality and personalised healthcare services covering all aspects of women’s health, including a Gynaecology Clinic, a Breast Health Clinic, and a Women’s Wellness Clinic.

Unveiling the Centre, wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Oludolapo Osinbajo, commended the management of the Redddington hospital which has been in existence for over a decade for giving priority to women’s health, and added that the facility will help reduce medical tourism.

Expressing delight over the establishment of the Centre, Mrs. Osinbajo said: “Taking a closer look at the facility, they

L-R; Consultant interventional Radiologist and Fibroid Embolization Specialist, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK, Dr. Paul Crowe; CEO, Reddington Hospital, Dr.Adeyemi Onabowale; Wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Akeredolu; Wife of Vice President, Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo; Mrs. Dayo Onabowale and Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi during the inauguration of the Breast & Gynae Centre, by Reddington Healthcare Group in Lagos ...recently

have the right equipment and experts to effectively handle all health issues affecting women. I commend the management for putting this together.”

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony which took place in Lagos recently, Medical Director of the Centre and Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Reddington Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Charles Iwuala, said the Centre will offer services covering fibroid, infertility care, menopausal health, pelvic health, hysteroscopy, and simple office procedures.

According to Iwuala, the

Breast Health Clinic will offer services on preventive breast care, curative breast care and aesthetic breast care while the Women Wellness Clinic services will include nutrition and general wellness, hormone wellness, skin wellness, heart wellness, cancer early detection and prevention and optimal-aging wellness.

Assuring women of comprehensive and quality healthcare services at an affordable price at the Centre, Iwuala said: “By bringing together a very exclusive team of specialists based in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, aided

by cutting-edge technologies and well-designed services, our clients will receive comprehensive, high quality and personalised services that spans all aspects of wellness, curative and aesthetic care all in one convenient and welcoming facility.”

He added that the Centre, said to be the first of its kind in Nigeria, serves as a model for the future of women’s health care, by weaving together allround women’s health services, robust client education and innovative technologies.

“With our philosophy of providing compassionate and

Diseases Outbreak: Early report will save lives, says NCDC Angela Onwuzoo To avoid a repeat of the current large scale outbreak of meningitis in the country which has claimed over 800 lives in the past few months, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has charged all state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, to promptly report any outbreak of infectious disease in their environment to the appropriate authorities.

The centre said this would help avert deaths and prevent such outbreak from going out of control and becoming a major national health

problem as witnessed in the current meningitis outbreak. It further said an early report would reduce the adverse impact of predictable and contingent public health emergencies.

The reason for the current large scale outbreak of meningitis in the country, the NCDC revealed, was as a result of late detection.

Speaking at a One-Day Media Orientation on Meningitis Outbreak and Response in Abuja recently, Incident Manager of the body, Dr. John Oladejo, told journalists that because Zamfara state where the outbreak first started in December 2016 failed to report the incident to the appropriate authority (the NCDC)

until February 7, 2017, the outbreak had had severe impact on the country as it spread to other states, taking many lives on its stride.

In his presentation which focused on the status of the outbreak response, Oladejo emphasised the need for integrated disease surveillance and response activities in all the states, and reiterated that report of outbreak of diseases should be done as quickly as possible to enable the Centre prevent, detect, verify and respond fast.

Noting that the government was taking appropriate steps to contain the outbreak, Oladejo identified very late detection of outbreak, late

realisation of potential scale and late institutionalisation of Incident Management System (IMS) structure, slow and tedious application process for vaccines, insufficient human resources at NCDC to manage two large scale outbreaks simultaneously as major challenges that confronted the current meningitis outbreak.

He also blamed the problem on what he described as “zero laboratory architecture” to support surveillance activities and zero funding in NCDC for outbreak response.

“Furthermore, we cannot store

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respectful care, the Breast and Gynae Centre will journey with our women through every stage of life - from puberty through menopause and golden years”, he assured.

The Centre, The Daily Times found out, boasts of a 3D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (3D Mammography), a 3D Automatic Breast Ultrasound System (3D ABUS), a 3D Digital Breast Streotaxic Biopsy System (3D Stereo) and a 3D MRI with 1.5 Tesla GE Explorer Technology.

Other dignitaries in attendance were wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki as well as First Ladies of Lagos State Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Ogun State Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, Ondo State Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and Oyo State Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, among others.

DRUG ALERT: Use of antibiotics during pregnancy causes miscarriage, Researchers warn Angela Onwuzoo Pregnant women have been warned to stay away from antibiotics or risk losing their pregnancy.

The warning came from a study carried out by researchers from the Universite de Montreal, Quebec in Canada. The team found that many classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were associated with increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy.

In the study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), lead researcher, Dr. Anick Bérard, from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the institution, however, said Erythromycin was not associated with increased risk nor was nitrofurantoin, often used to treat urinary tract infections in pregnant women.

Bérard revealed that infections were prevalent during pregnancy, and stressed that the findings may be useful for policy-

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NPHCDA boss wants children immunised against meningitis

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DRUG ALERT: Use of antibiotics during pregnancy causes miscarriage, Researchers warn CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26

Ibeneme Ebelechukwu, Abuja Parents, guardians as well as care givers in Nigeria have been called upon to ensure they avail themselves of the rare opportunity provided by the joint investment of the Federal Government and World Health Organisation (WHO) in imunising their wards against all sort of preventable diseases.

The Executive Director and Chief Executive, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib made this call in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the two Teaching hospitals recently approved by The Federal Government in collaboration with World Health organization (WHO) to help serve as surveillance center in the fight against meningitis and other diseases in children among others.

According to him, immunisation is one of the best investments parents can give to their children;

he reiterated that the Federal Government continued commitment in investing in the health of children and Government’s introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in 2015 left no body in doubt of such commitment.

Shuaib added that “The Federal Government in collaboration with World Health organization has approved University Teaching Hospital Enugu and the University Teaching Hospital Ilorin as special sentinel sites for surveillance of Rotavirus Diarrhea disease and Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in children.

“The findings from these sentinel sites will help information sharing and data collection on rotavirus and pneumococcal disease burden and impact of the vaccine introduction into routine immunisation, which will guide public health policy and interventions”.

In addition, data generated from the sentinel sites would be used to determine the burden of various or-

ganisms causing the diarrhea diseases or meningitis, the impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), newly introduced into routine immunization schedule and providing baseline data for different serotypes of rotavirus and other diarrhea causing pathogen diseases before the planned Rotavirus vaccine introduction in year 2018.

He assured that the Federal Government would continue to work closely with the two teaching hospitals in Enugu and Ilorin and other sentinel sites and partners, to further reduce morbidity and mortality from vaccine preventable diseases.

“The three other Universities serving as sentinel sites for only Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis (PBM) are the University Teaching Hospital, Benin, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi and Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos,” he concluded.

makers to update guidelines for the treatment of infections during pregnancy.

According to her, “Although antibiotic use to treat infections has been linked to a decreased risk of premature and low birth weight in other studies, our investigation shows that certain types of antibiotics are increasing the risk of spontaneous abortion, with a 60% to two-fold increased risk.”

Bérard and her team looked at data from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort between 1998 and 2009. For this study, 8,702 cases, defined as clinically detected spontaneous abortions, were matched with 87,020 controls; mean gestational age at the time of miscarriage was 14 weeks of pregnancy.

A total of 1,428 (16.4%) cases were exposed to antibiotics during early pregnancy compared to 11,018 (12.6%) in controls.

Participants were between the

ages of 15 and 45 years and covered under Quebec’s drug insurance plan. Women who miscarried were more likely to be older, living alone and to have multiple health issues and infections, all of which were taken into account in the analyses.

Study strengths include a large sample, valid information on filled prescriptions and routinely collected information on diagnosis of spontaneous abortion or related procedures. The authors note that infection severity could be a confounder, that is, contribute to pregnancy loss and explain some of the increased risk, although they did adjust for this variable in the analysis.

“Given that the baseline risk of spontaneous abortion can go as high as 30%, this is significant. Nevertheless, the increased risk was not seen for all antibiotics, which is reassuring for users, prescribers and policy-makers,” Bérard said.

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the vaccine. The vaccine can only be given to us by the World Health Organisation (WHO) only where there are confirmed cases, that is why we need to report early to avoid delay in procurement of vaccines”, he explained.

While assuring that NCDC will do its best to ensure there are no disease outbreak of this magnitude again in Nigeria, the incident manager said the cumulative number of suspected cases recorded in Nigeria throughout the outbreak period is now 9,646 with 839 deaths from 43 Local Government Areas across 23 states.

However, giving insight into its recent assessment of the outbreak, Oladejo said, following the current national and state interventions, the number of new cases has dropped.

Commenting on the objective of the media orientation which was

organised by NCDC in collaboration with UNCIEF, Technical Assistant, Communication, NCDC, Dr. Lawal Bakare, said the centre had developed an aggressive prevention and risk communication programme to tackle the outbreak.

Calling on the media to properly educate the people on how to protect themselves against meningitis and other infectious diseases, Bakare reminded the Federal and state governments of the need to put effective and functional laboratory in place to fast track early detection.

He expressed regret that the laboratory capacity in the country is weak.

“Government should improve and strengthen our laboratory capacity to detect diseases. States ought to have effective laboratory so that they can test and confirm cases before reporting,“ he said.

Bakare insisted that states must

CEO, NCDC,Dr. Ihekweazu

take responsibility for reporting cases of diseases to the appropriate authorities while appealing to the media to alert and remind the government early about possible disease outbreaks and their seasons.

UNICEF representative, Mrs. Margret Soyemi who is a Communication Development Officer, pledged UNICEF’s support to the government in containing the outbreak.

“UNICEF is willing to partner with other stakeholders and will continue to offer technical support “, she said.

Also, in his presentation which dwelt on key facts about meningitis and the Nigeria situation, a laboratory epidemiologist with NCDC, Dr Abiodun Oguniyi, urged Nigerians not to joke with the disease because it kills within hours and requires emergency medical attention, assuring that meningitis needs not kill as there’s an effective treatment for it.

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FEC approves $250m soft-loan for North East Mathew Ddiya, Abuja

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved $150 million soft loan from African Development Bank (AfDB) and US$100 million from African Development Finance (ADF) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) as well as a Grant of five million Euro to finance Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme in five states of the North East.

The approval followed a memo presented to the Council by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who explained that the money would facilitate in improving the quality of life of 14 million people and over 2.3 million internally displaced persons affected by the Boko Haram insurgency by increasing their access to basic social services in the areas of potable water supply, sanitation, health care delivery and education.

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by the programme are entrepreneurship development, job creation and livelihoods for youth, women and the vulnerable, social cohesion and physiological support.

It would be recalled that in its social inclusion agenda, the Federal Government has launched a programme for rebuilding and reconstruction for peace and development in the North East, and sought support from the African Development Bank to achieve the goal.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, May 4, 2017

Imo blind association storms Mbaise, Owerri to recover N2.6m from alleged fraudster Val Okara, Oweriri

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ciation of the Blind (NAB), Imo State chapter numbering over 100 Tuesday stormed the palace of the traditional ruler of Ezuido autonomous community in Ezinihitte Mbaise, Eze Okechukwu Adukwu protesting the alleged swindling of one of their members, Uchenna Aligwo by Lady Bernadine Aririguzo, an Indigene of the area.

Lady Aririguzo, a retired primary school teacher from Umuhu Egbemmirim Eziudo Ezinihitte Mbaise was reported to have defrauded the

blind student, Uchenna Aligwo to the tune of N2,650,000.00 in a business transactions.

The spokesman of the group who doubles as the state chairman of NAB, Mr. Andy Nwamkpa said that the blind student in March, 2012 paid the sum for N650,000.00 to lady Aririguzo his business partner to assist him purchase palm oil for sale in their normal business transactions.

He alleged that, Lady Aririguzo rather than to shift the items she bought for Aligwo for sale as she normally done, she chose to sell the goods without the consent of Aligwo to the tune of N900,000.00. Accord-

ing to him, lady Aririguzo withheld both the proceeds and 170 containers given to her by Aligwo to freight the products to him, even as she had refunded N200,000.00 after so much pressure amount against him through her son, an Owerri based lawyer.

The NAB chairman pleaded with the traditional ruler to use his good offices to recover the balance of N700,000.00 and the accrued five-years interest of N650,000 loan secured to execute the business at five percent monthly interest since March 2012 as well as cost of recovery the money.

“As at date, the monthly interest of the loan and the outstanding balance of N700,000 stands at N2,520,5000 million not including cost of recovering his money.” The visually impaired group urged Monarch to ensure that the said amount is paid in two weeks in order to avert what may lead to breach of peace in his domain.

“The association viewed this wicked act by the woman very seriously as a calculated attempt to cheat on our member owing to his obvious visual challenge and we shall not rest on our oars until justice is done in this matter.”

The Monarch; Eze Adukwu condemned the action of his subject and pleaded with the NAB members to sheath their swords and assured the association he would ensure that justice is done. Adukwu who spoke from abroad through telephone conversations with the association said he would call the warring group when he arrived from his overseas trip.

Aligwo, a student of the school of the Blind, Afaraukwu in Abia State told Daily Times that he obtained a loan (N650,000.00) from a money lender to fund this business with an interest of five percent a month.

Yemi Alade, Omawumi, Olamide on “fire” in Asaba for Glo Mega Music tour

Anxiety as abductors of ex-Exxonmobil’s staff insist on N70m ransom

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tal was set aglow last Saturday as telecommunications giant, Globacom, staged a six-hour mega music show which had entertainment icons like Flavour, Omawumi Megbele, Yemi Alade and others on the bandstand.

The Glo Mega Music Nationwide, Asaba edition held at the expansive Dome, otherwise known as The Event Centre on Okpanam Road.

The impressive lineup of Itshekiri-born female music sensation, Omawumi, Afro-pop diva Yemi Alade, exceptional highlife crooner Flavour, the enigmatic duo of Peter and Paul Okoye of PSquare; the King of street lingo, Olamide aka Badoo and the hottest Igbo ethno rapper, Phyno held the city spellbound with their amazing performances.

Delectable Nollywood diva, Mercy Johnson Okogie and her Ghanaian counterpart, Juliet Ibrahim anchored the show while veterans of the nation’s movie industry including ageless Richard MofeDamijo (RMD), Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G and Victor Osuagwu made celebrity appearances Prior to the commencement of the show, Mercy Johnson, Juliet Ibrahim, Victor Osuagwu and RMD bonded with the crowd by signing autographs for the guests as well as taking selfies with their fans.

Talented up and coming artistes such as Perezi, Young Swags, HCulture, Brown ray, Notorious Set Zon and the guitarist, Chika Madu entertained their local fans with their unique performances which got the ecstatic crowd yearning for more.

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Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (r), with Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, when the envoy led a team on a courtesy visit to the governor in his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office… on Wednesday.

Lagos to overtake New York in infrastructural development soon -Yusuf Alade Tasma

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A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Bisi Yusuff, on Wednesday said Nigeria as a nation rely on Lagos economy for survival and that the State would soon be better than the New York city in the United States of America with its pace of infra structural and socioeconomic development.

Yusuff, who is representing Alimosho Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly expressed this optimism in an interview in his office at Alausa. Yusuf who was reacting to the on-going Lagos at 50 Celebration, said the state was lucky to have been blessed with visionary and committed leaders since creation.

Lagos State has come of age in its golden jubilee, the age of pride. It is an attainment of self-actualisation.

“We are blessed with so many intelligent, energetic and pro-active lead-

ers. Most of the Governors of Lagos State have performed very well, both the military and civilian governors.

“We have had action governors such as Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande before the “real” man, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over the mantle of leadership of the state in 1999.

“In the next 50 years, when the State will be celebrating it’s centenary attainment, Lagos will be better than the New York.

“If we continue the way Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is doing it now, Lagos would attract people from all over the world,” he said.

Yusuff however, lauded the former Governor of the State, Bola Tinubu, describing him as a planner, an achiever, a man with a big heart who performed meritoriously when he took over the mantle of leadership of the state.

“We are counting our blessings and

monumental developments that could be seen in any other place in the world can also be seen in Lagos.

“It is here that things are happening. All the variables that make a mega-city are here. Witnessing this monumental development is great.”

According Yusuf, the state has achieved so many monumental developments in the areas of road network, streets lightning, heath care, housing, environment and social amenities with solid master plan.

The lawmaker however, urged the Federal Government to give attention to all its infrastructure in the state, to facilitate the realisation of the state mega city plan.

According it him, the high volume of heavy duty vehicles that are still passing through the state roads makes the roads infrastructure wear out fast, adding that if our railways were working well it would be better.

Anxiety and fear have gripped the family of Dr. Idongesit Udom, a former employee of ExxonMobil as his abductors have insisted for N70 million for his release.

Udom, the proprietor of Sure Foundation Polytechnic (SFP), Ikot Akai in Ukanafun Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State kidnapped a month ago by yet to be identified gunmen.

A family source who pleaded not to mentioned said “the kidnappers had tricked us to send N5million to them with believe they would release him, but they took the N5million and said the money was what they expended in feeding the victim”.

The source who was apprehensive that the family’s bread winner had been killed called on the state government to intervene.

“This man has brought opportunities for young men and women to get jobs in the Polytechnic that he brought to the community.

He has been promoting scholarships and taking development to this community.

If he were to be a selfish person, could have chosen to site this kind of investment in the town or elsewhere”, the source stressed.

Neither government official nor the authorities of the Polytechnic has been able to speak on the matter.

But Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Donald Awunah, has assured that the man would be rescued alive.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Ejidike commends Jemegah on league book

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he Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike, has hailed the bold step of sports writer, Emma Jemegah on his book “Eyes On the Nigerian League” describing the book as encyclopedia of issues in round leather game in Nigeria.

Chief Ejidike affirmed that people forget so easily but such a book would readily be a reference for clarity of facts.

“We lack records keeping attitudes which often lead to misrepresentation of fact even as some people are confused about the truth. A book of this kind is highly desirable. In this sense, there is need to encourage writers to do more,” he said.

The Sports philanthropist described the author, Emma Jemegah as a committed league writer who, against all odds traversed the length and breadth of this country covering league matches with zeal.

Ejidike, while commending him, also urged him to begin on second volume where aspects of referring, supporters club, ownership and other aspects of the league would be highlighted and further tasked other journalists covering other beats to come up with publications that will equally become reference materials.

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Nigerian players exit Tombim Abuja Open Andrew Ekejiuba

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igeria finally bowed out of the 3rd Tombim Abuja Open on Wednesday as the duo of Clifford Enosoregbe and Thomas Otu were knocked out in the second round of the ITF Pro Circuit tournament.

Enosoregbe, who defeated Britain’s Joe Cooper in the first round, was outplayed by Benjamin Lock; the seventh seed from Zimbabwe coasting to a 6-2, 6-1 triumph while another Zimbabwean, Takanyi Garaganga proved too much a task for wildcard beneficiary Otu by sealing a 6-2, 6-2 win.

Enosoregbe was Nigeria’s best performer at the 2016 Lagos Governor’s Cup, a tournament which ranked same as the Tombim Open - where he reached the quarterfinals and the second round in the two legs - and he conceded a break to the world no 457 in the fourth game of the first set which he eventually lost 6-2 closing the set on a double fault. Though the Nigerian had six aces against Lock’s one, his nine double faults on Centre Court makes it a match to forget.

“I’m very disappointed because I played very poorly. I was very optimistic going into the match but everything just went against me,” Enosoregbe, ranked world no 1203, said.

Seven Nigerians made it to the main draw of which Enosoregbe and Otu progressed to the second round.

In other matches, Italian third seed, Alessandro Bega, who defeated Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel in the first round, was put to a strenuous test by Frenchman Thomas Setodji before he scrapped through with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 while Canadian second seed, Brayden Schnur defeated Mark Fynn of Zimbabwe 6-3, 6-3. Brazilian Fabiano De Paula and Viktor Durasovic of Norway were also triumphant in the second round by beating Sasi Kumar Mukund of India 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 and American Jordan Parker 6-1, 7-6 (0).

They are joined in today’s quarterfinals by Tunisian Moez Echargui, a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 victor over fourth seed Pedja Krstin of Serbia, and Indian Haadin Bava, who defeated Ivan Marrero Curbelo of Spain 7-6 (2) 6-2.

Remo Stars capture Ejike

Full doping control expected at Okpekpe Road Race ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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igeria Professional Football League (NPFL) newcomers, Remo Stars have acquired the service of former Nigerian junior international striker, Bright Ejike for the upcoming second stanza campaign.

The former Sharks’ marksman last wore Heartland colours in the immediate past top-flight.

Source said the player who watched the Sky Blue Stars’ NPFL matchday 14 clash against hosts, Rivers United on Wednesday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt has already agreed terms with the Remo landlords.

“Yes, we just registered one player during the midseason transfer window in the person of Bright Ejike for the second stanza of the on-going topflight.

“We have agreed terms with the player to wear our colours for the second term of the league.

“We believe his coming will add value to our upfront as well as help the team in their quest to avoid relegation,” said the source.

Before Wednesday’s clash Remo Stars were at the bottom of the 20-team top-flight on 19 points 16 behind league leaders, Plateau United with a game to spare at Rivers United.

Clifford Enosoregbe was knockout of the 3rd Tombim Abuja Open on Wednesday.

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rganisers of the fifth Okpekpe international 10km road race say there will be full doping control during the race scheduled to hold in a forthnight at Okpekpe, Edo State.

Spokesman for the race Dare Esan reveals that provision has been made for a full doping control for the event which the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has classified as the only international competition/road race in Nigeria in 2017.

‘All tests shall be conducted in accordance with the IAAF anti-doping regulations.

There will be mandatory and requested tests. The mandatory tests are those that the organisers must conduct at its expense and includes the minimum four that must be done as a bronze label event for two men and two women as a mixed gender race and of course those that must be conducted in the event a world record or area record is broken,” said Esan who assured of the organisers’ preparedness to ensure a clean competition come Saturday, May 13.

“The testing kits needed for effective anti-doping in accordance with IAAF anti-doping rules have arrived. We have a doping station built in Okpekpe for the race. This is where the sample collection session will be conducted by doping control officers who have been trained and authorized by the Nigeria anti-doping agency with delegated responsibility for the on-site management of sample collection session.

“We also have Dr Akin Amao, one of Nigeria’s foremost sports medicine practitioners as the chief anti-doping officer for the race.

“We are ready for the race and those who qualified to be called elite athletes based on the times they have returned in the last 24 months are the ones open to testing. Those running for fun or charity are excluded.

“We have also advised athletes with illnesses or conditions that require the use of medication listed on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List to apply for Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) with the relevant agency before coming for the race,” said Esan. The Okpekpe international 10km road race is the only road race in Nigeria that is recognised by both the IAAF and Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) because its race course has been measured by an accredited measurer using the approved calibrated method.

The race is organised by Pamodzi Sports Marketing, leaders in sports marketing and hospitality business in Nigeria.

This year’s race will hold in Okpekpe a town in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It is located about 25 kilometres northeast of Auchi.

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Mikel returns to training after surgery

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ohn Obi Mikel is set to return to training with his Chinese side in a week’s time after the Nigerian underwent surgery last week.

The player will return to training with his Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda, according to an official statement released by the club.

“In mid-March this year, the team went to Shanghai training for preparation activities before Mikel got injured, the club and the team attaches great importance to thoroughly check the cause of injury,” read a translation of the statement.

”The first time (April 24), the club decided to send Mikel to Britain for diagnosis and treatment.

“On the 26th, the doctor diagnosed an inguinal hernia and adductor muscle injury, and two operations were successfully completed on 29 April, and he is expected to resume training after one week.”

This is good news for Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr, who will hope to call up the player for the Super Eagles’ upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.

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Nigeria’s foreign debt stands at $11bn in 2016 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria’s foreign debt stood at 11.41 billion dollars while its domestic debts was N14.02 trillion respectively in 2016.

The NBS stated in “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt –

2016’’ data, posted on its website on Wednesday in Abuja, that the sum reflected the states’ and Federal debt stock.

The report showed that 7.99 billion dollars of the debt was multilateral; $198.25 million dollars was bilateral (AFD) while 3.22 billion dollars from

the Exim Bank of China credited to the Federal Government.

“Total Federal Government debt accounted for 68.72 per cent of Nigeria’s total foreign debt while all states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) accounted for the re-

Target of exiting PMS importation achievable, says NNPC Simon Ugwu The 2019 target set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to exit importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is still achievable, Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has said.

Dr. Baru made this known while fielding questions from journalists on the sidelines of the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, United States, yesterday.

The GMD, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, Engr. Saidu Mohammed told journalists that as at today, all the nation’s three refineries were producing petroleum products.

“We load out at least 5 to 6 million litres of PMS daily and about that same quantity of AGO daily from the three refineries. That is part of what is making the PMS market in Nigeria stable today. We believe that the set target of exiting PMS importation in 2019 is achievable,” he stated.

He maintained that because

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rehabilitation of the refineries has been hampered by lack of regular Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) over the years, it would take more years to get the refineries fully back to their nameplate capacities.

“Don’t forget also that for us to exit PMS importation in 2019, we have to also bring in new refineries that will co-locate with existing ones together with the new ones that will be built. Then, we see ourselves as a net exporter of products. On this, I can tell you that we are on course,” he added.

He observed that following NNPC’s foray into the energy sector through electricity generation and other renewables, Nigeria’s perennial power sector woes may soon be over.

“Essentially NNPC has been there. Many people don’t know that the NNPC has been part of the power sector. We supply steadily about 1,000mw from Afam and Okpai, two of Nigeria’s most reliable power plants serving as one of the cheapest sources of power today in the country,” he noted.

According to the GMD, the NNPC engaged its Joint venture partners, Chevron and Total, towards building similar power plants at Obite and Agura.

He said the Corporation was also looking at bringing in new investors. “We have advertised and are currently evaluating po-

Ohanaeze applauds FG on agric initiatives

maining 31.28 per cent.

“Similarly, total Federal Government debt accounted for 78.89 per cent of Nigeria’s total domestic debt while all states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) accounted for the 21.11 per cent balance.’’

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Africa’s CEOs seize opportunities that uncertainty brings – PwC Joy Ekeke Notwithstanding the current economic and sociopolitical uncertainty, numerous companies in Africa are still positive about the growth potential of the continent. PwC (www.PwC. com) research across the continent shows that 91% of CEOs are confident about their own companies’ growth prospects in the medium term. “This is the highest level of confidence since we started our research on CEOs in Africa in 2012,” Hein Boegman CEO for PwC Africa says.

Boegman was speaking on the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s CEOs at a press briefing held by PwC at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017 in Durban yesterday.

One of the reasons why Africa CEOs are positive is that they tend to look to the upside and seize on the opportunities uncertainty brings. Facing a climate of muted growth at best, CEOs recognise that while they focus on organic growth and cost reductions, they also need to prioritise investment CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Report lists Nigeria among 5 key hub economies in Africa

Chairman, Choice International Group, Chief Diana Chen with Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at a ceremony in Lagos recently to mark the partnership between their organisations. tential partners in this regard,” he said.

The GMD further observed that beginning from the power that the NNPC has been supplying through Afam and Okpai, going to its refineries where there is excess power to the completion of the power plants that it has started and most especially to the three mega power plants

in Abuja-Kaduna-Kaduna (with combined capacity of 3000mw), the Corporation was fulfilling parts of its commercial obligations to Nigeria’s energy sector.

He said the NNPC was attending the OTC 2017 in order to attract potential investors and most significantly, to showcase its efforts of transforming into full-fledged energy company.

The EY.com, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, says Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa are the key hub economies in Africa.

Its latest Africa Attractiveness report by Ms Fathima Naidoo, Africa Media Relations, said that the five countries collectively attracted 58 per cent of the continent’s total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2016.

She said that the report heightened geopolitical uncertainty and multi-speed growth across Africa.

Naidoo said that the report provided analysis of FDI into Africa over the past 10 years.

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Jaiz Bank grows Q1 profit by 176 percent

Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun (left) in a handshake with the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Sadanobu Kusaoke during his courtesy visit to the Minister in Abuja recently.

Afolabi Adesola Jaiz Bank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank, has reported a 176 percent increase in its first quarter Post tax profits.

The report contained in the Bank’s unaudited financials submitted to the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shows Profit After Tax increased from N73.8 million to N203.7 million.

The bank also recorded significant increases across key financial parameters. For Instance, Gross Income from Islamic Financing transactions increased 24percent to N1.6 billion while Total Income settled at N1.4 billion against N1.1 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the previous month.

The increase in the bank’s revenue was driven mainly by the strong growth from Murabaha transactions. In Islamic finance, Murabaha is a sales contract in which a bank buys an item from a client for a predetermined profit over the cost of the item, then sells the item back to the client in installments. It is similar in structure to a rent-to-own arrangement.

Murabaha transactions recorded an increase of 76.3 percent to N794.4 million for the review period. Jaiz Bank’s total investment income also increased 59 percent to N79.7 million from N50.1 million while Total assets rose 34 percent to N78.7 billion from N58.7 billion in the same period of 2016 due mainly to an increase in Murabaha receivables and investments in Ijara assets.

Bonny Amadi Dangote Sugar Plc has announced that its proposed N106 billion investment directed towards enhancing local sugar production would be partly sourced from the capital market, the fund, he said would be invested by the company in the next three years.

Engr, Abdulahi Sule, Acting managing Director, Dangote sugar Plc revealed this on Tuesday in Lagos, during the facts behind the figures presentation of the company at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Customs street Lagos.

He said that though the board will eventually decide on the vehicle to raise the fund, but explained further that 20 per cent of the funds would be generated from equity.

Sule explained that the company in keeping with its tradi-

Nigeria’s foreign debt stands at $11bn in 2016 – NBS CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

The report further gave a breakdown of the Federal Government domestic debt stock by instruments reflected that N7.56 trillion or 68.41 per cent of the debt were in Federal Government Bonds.

About “N3.28 trillion or 29.64 per cent are in treasury bills and N215.99 million or 1.95 per cent are in treasury bonds.

“Lagos State has the highest foreign debt profile among the 36 states and the FCT accounting for 38.70 per cent.

“Kaduna (6.25 per cent), Edo (5.15 per cent), Cross River (3.22 per cent and Ogun (2.90 per cent) followed closely.’’

Similarly, the report stated that Lagos State had the highest domestic debt profile among the thirty-six and the FCT accounting for 10.54 per cent.

“Delta (8.15 per cent), Akwa Ibom (5.25 per cent), FCT (5.16 per cent) and Osun (4.97 per cent) followed in that order,’’ the report stated.

Africa’s CEOs seize opportunities that uncertainty brings – PwC CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

in strategic alliances and joint ventures to expand their markets and grow their customer bases.

Despite the level of optimism for growth, CEOs are concerned about uncertain economic growth and the impact this will have on their business. “The returns for doing business on the continent are high, but so are the risks.

Africa’s CEOs are operating in difficult times – infrastructure on the continent remains a challenge, finding and retaining the right talent for their businesses, dealing with many of the hurdles that come with working with governments, and managing growth plans across the continent,” Boegman comments.

Dangote sugar to approach market for 20% of N106bn expansion fund ..As sustainability drives out growers’ scheme

tion of dividend payment, could not have denied shareholders dividend of N0.60 per share this year, even as the company put finishing touches on fund raising documents for the company’s expansion project.

He said that Dangote sugar is a zero debt company with strong sustainability initiatives that takes care of the indigent sugarcane growers.

He said that the company is continually involved in community engagement with local communities where the company has farms.

We have robust out growers’

scheme, which also creates massive employment opportunities, in addition to creating large revenue base, as ethanol and animal feed production will be enhanced” The company’s acting managing director, said that Dangote sugar’s out growers scheme is woven around the company’s sustainability initiative, as it provides the local farmers large expanse of land to farm, “We provide irrigation, water, fertilizer, seedlings among other necessities they may need, and with a guaranty to buy all their produce.

“We are giving 30,000 hectares of land to the out growers, we are seedlings, fertilizer, irrigation and other things and at the end of the day, we buy all that they produce”

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Report lists Nigeria among 5 key hub economies in Africa CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

“The 2016 data shows Africa attracted 676 FDI projects, a 12.3 per cent decline from the previous year, and FDI job creation numbers declined by 13.1 per cent.

“However, capital investment rose by 31.9 per cent,’’ she said.

Naidoo said the surge in capital investment was primarily driven by capital intensive projects in two sectors, namely hospitality and construction, and transport and logistics.

She said that the continent’s share of global FDI capital flows increased to 11.4 per cent from 9.4 per cent in 2015, noting that this made Africa the second-fastest growing FDI destination by capital.

“This somewhat mixed picture is not surprising to us. Investor sentiment toward Africa is likely to remain somewhat softer over the next few years.

“This has far less to do with Africa’s fundamentals than it does with a world characterised by heightened geopolitical uncertainty and greater risk aversion.

“Investors with an existing presence in Africa remain positive about the continent’s longerterm investment attractiveness, but they are also cautious and discerning,’’ Naidoo quoted the report.

She said in a sign of ongoing diversification of Africa’s FDI investors, more than one fifth of FDI projects and more than half of capital investment into Africa

came from Asia-Pacific in 2016, an all-time record.

Naidoo said that most notably, Chinese FDI into Africa increased dramatically, making the country the single largest contributor of FDI capital and jobs in Africa in 2016.

She said that by 2030, if Africa remained on track to be a three trillion dollar economy, growth needed to become more inclusive and sustainable to eradicate poverty at the levels that were required.

“If we accept the reality that physical connectivity, enabled by regional integration and the development of physical infrastructure, will remain a key stumbling block to inclusive growth across Africa for at least the next decade.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, the Naira, on Wednesday appreciated slightly to close at N390 per US dollar against 392 traded a day before at the parallel market, even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offered $150 million on the spot and forward markets yesterday.

The apex bank has been intervening on the currency market since February in a bid to boost dollar liquidity and narrow the spread between official and black market naira rates.

However, the local currency at the official spot window depreciated to 306.25 compare to 305.85 sold per dollar on Tuesday.

Also, the naira whose appreciation on Tuesday stood at 491 against the Pound dropped on Wednesday to 500, while the Euro declined by five points to exchange at 425.

At the interbank market, the naira traded at 315.38 to a dollar, while exchanged at 407.59 per pound and 344.23 to the Euro.

At the Investors and Exporters FX window, the naira traded 382.64 per dollar but remained unchanged at the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira was sold at N362 to the Greenback.

Meanwhile, the CBN through its spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, has explained why it was necessary for the apex bank to create several exchange rates in the forex market.

According to Reuters, Okorafor, said that the multiple exchange rates are the only way forex liquidity could be maintained while

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Naira gains slightly, sells 390/$1, as CBN injects $150m simultaneously allowing investors to trade their own dollars at a more market-determined rate.

The CBN opened yet another window for investors and analysts this week, a move which effectively created another exchange rate, in addition to the existing five rates already in the market. The window which has begun trading also has the CBN as a participant.

However, the CBN has come under severe criticisms from international economists and analysts, who deride the multiple exchange regime, currently in place in the coun-

try, with many remaining skeptic about the sustainability of the CBN’s interventions.

Most prominently, the International Monetary Fund has urged CBN to scrap its multiple exchange rate regime to revive its economy, which is still quivering in recession.

Also, analysts continue to question the efficacy of the current methods the CBN is using, to draw inflows into Africa’s biggest economy as it masked pressure on the naira with the regulator trying to avoid a devaluation.

Last month the central bank cut the amount of

paperwork small firms require to buy dollars, to improve the ease of doing business and help narrow the gap between official and black market exchange rates.

The lenders were meant to sell dollars bought from the central bank to small firms t o enable them import eligible finished and semi-finished goods but they declined, spokesman Isaac Okorafor said in a statement.

Okorafor said the regulator took action based on field reports which showed that only eight lenders sold foreign exchange to small firms since the start of the

window in April. Nigeria has 22 commercial lenders.

He said the bank has used the convoluted system to eliminate “frivolous demand” for foreign currency.

“The action will be lifted immediately any of the affected banks show evidence of significant utilization of the fund allocated to them under the SME window,” he said.

The naira was quoted weaker on Wednesday at an investor trading window, at 382.33 per dollar, data from market regulator FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange showed. The official market rate was

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305.80 and the black market rate 391.

Okorafor said the bank sold a total of $196.2 million into the currency markets on Tuesday, including $52 million to small firms and $44.2 million to individuals with certain foreign expenses such as school fees and medical

L-R: Legal Director & Company Secretary, Unilever West Africa, Mrs. Abidemi Ademola; Corporate Affairs Director, Unilever Nigeria/Ghana, Mrs. Soromidayo George; Vice President, Supply Chain, Unilever West Africa, Mr. Siddharth Ramaswamy, Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Abimbola Ashiru; Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Funmi Ajayi; External Affairs manager, Unilever Nigeria Plc – Mr. Tomiwa Asaolu during a courtesy visit to the Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry.

FG to raise N140bn through bonds auction next week – DMO The federal government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that it would raise a total of N140 billion through bonds auctions on May 10, next week Wednesday.

The debt office will sell 40 billion naira of bonds due in 2021 and 50 billion naira each of bonds due in 2027 and in 2037, using a Dutch auction system.

At its last auction, it sold fewer bonds than it had planned after investors demanded higher yields to compensate for inflation.

Precisely, at its April 12 debt auction, the federal government targeted N135 billion ($429.25

million) in naira-denominated bonds auction.

However, Nigeria auctions sovereign bonds on a monthly basis to help fund its budget deficit, support the local debt market and maintain a benchmark for companies to follow.

The anticipated one would make the fourth in the year as the biggest economy in Africa expects a N2.36 trillion budget deficit for 2017, with half of it funded through domestic borrowing.

Meanwhile, the last two auctions, the debt office sold more bonds than expected due to an increased demand for the local debt by investors.

Just recently, DMO introduced

savings bonds for retail investors which is offered in Two- and three-year maturities, with interest paid quarterly.

According to DMO, “The bonds will be good for savings towards retirement, marriage, school fees and house projects.”

The nation’s debt office explained that savings accounts at Nigeria’s commercial banks pay up to 5 percent in interest, but the country’s inflation is running at more than 18 percent annually.

The bond offer will open on March 13 and end after five days, the debt office said. New issues will be sold every month. The minimum subscription will be

5,000 naira ($16) and the maximum 50 million naira. Nigeria’s government depends on local borrowing to fund more than half its budget deficit, which is expected to reach 2.36 trillion naira this year.

It issued a $1 billion Eurobond last month and is now seeking approval from parliament for an additional $500 million Eurobond.

Last week, it said it would offer a 20 billion-naira “green bond” in April.

The government also plans to sell a $300 million diaspora bond abroad this year and its first sovereign sukuk in the local market.

Meanwhile, the 8 fold oversubscription of the recent Euro-

bond orders in excess of US$7.8 billion compared to a pre- insurance target of US$1bn is a strong indication that international investment community are confident in Nigeria economic reform agenda, the federal government has said.

The largest economy in Africa, eexpects a 2.36 trillion naira budget deficit this year, half of which it hopes to fund through local borrowing.

Nigeria, which has Africa’s biggest economy, issues sovereign bonds monthly to help fund its budget deficit, support the local debt market and maintain a benchmark for companies to follow.

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Multiverse total assets decline to N4.57bn in Q1 2017

L-R: Bolanle Shobowale, Head, Client Experience, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers; Nike Bajomo, Head, Business Development; Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment and Dele Sotubo, Executive Director, Investment, at the BusinessDay 25 Topmost Innovative Companies and Institutions Awards 2017, at Eko Hotel Lagos, recently.

Stories Bonny Amadi

Equities market capitalization hits N9trn Afolabi Adesola Equities trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed 0.59 percent higher on Wednesday, to record its fourth consecutive trading session increase.

The market capitalisation closed higher to reclaim N9 trillion mark after recording an improvement of N52.4 billion. It closed at N9.027 trillion.

The All-Share Index also posted an increase of 151.61 points or0.59 percent complementing the increase of 206.67 points or 0.80 percent recorded previ-

ously and closed Wednesday at 26,116.79 basis points.

Fidson Pharmaceuticals recorded the highest gain of 10 percent to close at N1.32, Oando followed with a growth of 7.92 percent to close at N6.54 per share and UBA appreciated 6.26 percent to close at N6.28 per share.

Unilever was next with a gain of 5.31 percent to close at N33.50, while Ashaka Cement gained 4.98 percent to close at N10.96 per share.

Conversely, Unity Bank recorded the highest loss for the

day, dropping by 6.90 percent to close at 54 kobo per share.

7up trailed with a loss of 5 percent to close at N90.25, while Nascon Allied Industries was down by 4.96 percent to close at N8.05 per share.

Total and Continental Reinsurance also lost 3.77 percent and 3.60 percent each, to close at N255 and N1.07per share respectively.

Zenith Bank emerged the most traded equity accounting for 41.9 million shares worth N652.2 million.

Guaranty Bank came sec-

Interlinked technologies Q3 2017 records 31% drop in gross profit

..As profit before interest and tax records -822 % Interlinked technologies Plc has showed continued adverse impact of the macroeconomic environment in its operations, as recently released third quarter result weak performances.

The result made available to the public by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday showed that the company’s revenue for the third quarter accounting period ended 31 March 2016, declined to N75.734 million, against N101.658 million recorded in the corresponding period 2016, accounting for 26 per cent drop in revenue.

The company’s loss from valuation of equity investment measured at fair value through other compre-

hensive income (OCI) stood at N13.059 million, against N1.808 million in 2016 Q3.

According to the result, cost of sales however dropped to N54.893 million, against N71.271million, accounting for 23 per cent in cost of sales, while gross a profit N20.841 million was recorded, which in 2016 nine months operating period stood at N30.381million, indicating a 31 per cent drop.

The Q3 periodic result for interlinked technologies revealed that distribution cost closed the period at N2.5 million, from N1.805 million, indicating 39 per cent margin.

Administration expenses rose to N28.350 million, from N24.271 million recorded in third quarter

2016, showing 17 per cent increase in the cost of running the business.

However, loss before interest and tax stood at N13.059 million, against N1.808 posted in the corresponding period in Q3 2017, reflecting -822 per cent loss Interlinked Technologies Plc was incorporated in 1981 as Raychem Nigeria Limited, exclusively devoted to the distribution of the then novel Heat Shrink Technology pioneered by Raychem Corporation of Menlo Park, California, USA. Its major market was in electrical power distribution, telecommunications outside plant and industrial process temperature maintenance.

ond with a total of 37.7 million shares valued at N1.0 billion and UBA traded 34.0 million shares worth N205.2 million.

Transcorp sold 18.3 million shares amounting to N16.5 million, while FBN Holdings transacted 16.4 million shares valued at N57 million Investors in 3,958 deals transacted a total volume of 264.5 million shares valued at N2.9 billion compared to a total volume of 191 million shares worth N2.13 billion transacted in 3,392 deals on Tuesday.

In recognition of its creativity, environment friendly processes and innovation in providing construction solutions, Lafarge Africa Plc has bagged the most innovative in construction Awards.

The Award ceremony , Businesday Top 25 Most Innovative Companies and Institutions Award 2017, took place in Lagos recently, and was in recognition of Lafarge Africa’s giant’s strides development of alternative fuel supply and utilisation system to substitute the use of fossil fuel in 2016.

Vipul Agrawal, Marketing Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, received the award on the company’s behalf and that Lafarge Africa, in deploying the alternative energy source, was in its determination to make a difference in line with the sustainability roadmap of LafargeHolcim group.

Multiverse Nigeria Plc may have sent signals that the operating challenges may last longer, as its first quarter 2017 periodic result revealed.

The result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday, showed that while operations in the period was suppressed, valuations of plants and equipment continue to soften.

The Q1 result showed that while current assets declined, total assets also reduced, indicating none injection of fresh asset over a period or in the quarter under review.

While, Total assets dropped to N4.57 billion in the first quarter, from N4.60 billion in the preceding quarter ended 31 December 2015, Total current assets also declined to N4. 50 billion, against total current asset of N4.55 billion posted in the last quarter 2016.

Quarry properties N29.99 million in first quarter 2017, while at the end of fourth quarter 2016, it stood at N29.99 million.

Mine properties N1, 561,364, against N1, 544,380 that was posted in the fourth quarter 2016 ended December 31.

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26,116.79

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264,493,247.00

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2,896,145,253.71

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Lafarge Africa sustainability initiatives secures highest rating “We are very glad for this recognition. We just wanted to make a difference in line with the global sustainability roadmap of the LafargeHolcim Group and to give our stakeholders more reason to believe in our brand”.

Agrawal explained further that Lafarge Africa’s Biomass Alternative Fuel Feeding System which was commissioned on September 21st, 2016 is focused on developing a biomass alternative fuel supply and utilization system to partly substitute the use of fossil fuels at its Ewekoro and Sagamu plant facilities. “It has been quite successful and we are motivated to replicate it in our other operations” he said.

Expressing the company’s feelings towards the

recognition of its efforts, the Marketing Director assured that “It will encourage us to continue to create value to the communities that we serve” Mr. Michel Puchercos, Country CEO, Lafarge Africa Plc said “innovation is at the core of our businesses.

We are committed to generating value for our customers and responding to the needs of our stakeholders in the markets in which we operate. Understanding our stakeholder needs and the way they use our products enables us develop truly innovative products, systems, and solutions. Therefore, we rely on a powerful central Research and Development structure and on Development Labs, operating as close to our markets as possible”.

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p Th e Nig eria n e q uities m ark e t ext e n d e d g ains f ollo w in g con tin u o us in t erest in b ell w e t h ers as w ell as b arg ain h u n tin g by invest ors. Accordin gly, t h e b e nch m ark in d ex rose 0.6 % t o se t tle a t 26,119.79 p oin ts w hile t h e YTD loss e ase d t o 2.8 % .

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Brands & Marketing B6 Stories by Godwin Anyebe The recent issues surrounding the act of the federal ministry of finance in hiring a British public relations (PR) and strategic communications consultancy group to handle its public relations portfolio for a monthly fee of two million dollars at a time when the government is struggling to survive has continued to general debate among stakeholders.

While it is believed in some quarters that the move was as a result of strong desire for value delivery, others considered it not to be in line with international best practice.

Though some analysts are of the opinion that, the federal ministry of finance may have done its research and discovered that local public relations agencies could not deliver to the ministry the desired value, others posited that there are agencies in Nigeria that

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Why ministry of finance hired foreign PR agency have affiliations with agencies abroad that can deliver whatever value the ministry may desire.

While explaining the reasons for this action, Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, explained that the ministry of finance hired Africa Practice, British public relations (PR) and strategic communications consultants.

According to her, “the ministry hired Africa Practice — alongside Banwo and Ighodalo, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank — for international work on Nigeria’s recently tapped Eurobond, which was oversubscribed.”

Adeosun said; “the details of the deal are all available to the public, adding that it was approved by the Federal Executive

Council (FEC). Africa Practice were engaged for international work on Eurobond for the next three years alongside Citibank, Standard Chartered, and Banwo and Ighodalo,” As against the reported N610 million per month payment, Adeosun said Africa Practice was hired at N25 million per year or N2.083 per month. She said her ministry and the hired partners have succeeded in raising $1.5 billion for the country, with more to come.

She added that Africa Practice was present at the just concluded World Bank, IMF meetings in Washington DC as part of the assignment of interfacing with international investors. Africa

Practice offers “risk advisory services with strategic communications to help clients identify opportunity, mitigate risk and overcome critical communications challenges. It has presence in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Australia, UK and Nigeria.

Reacting to this issue, the president of the public relations consultants association of Nigerai (PRCAN), John Ehiguese, told Daily Time that, “President Muhammadu Buhari should make his Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who led the Nigerian delegation to the Washington DC meeting to explain whether the process of choosing the UK firm complied with the provisions

Adeosun

of the Public Procurement Act, regarding competitive bid from other equally qualified Public Relations Consulting firms.

According to him, “It will also be of interest to the Nigerian people to know if the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance signed off on the payment of the retainer fee allegedly paid to the PR firm in question.”

Doyin Salami, Aboderin-Talabi headline 2017 TAMS summit Full-fledged ICT service firm, SB Telecoms and Devices, has announced plans to host the second edition of its highlevel management meeting tagged TAMS Summit.

The event, which will take place on Thursday, 18 May 2017, at Muson Centre, Lagos, will have as its theme; “Boosting Employee Performance Beyond Pecuniary Benefits.”

The summit, which was inspired by the success and acceptance of the company’s time attendance and human resource management solution, will at this edition focus on eliminating the inefficiencies impacting employee productivity while also emphasizing how employees can attain their potential towards achieving corporate goals and objectives.

The summit is expected to attract leaders of thought from reputable global institutions of learning as well as the public and private sectors of the economy, who will evaluate Nigeria’s productivity output, and proffer solutions to the problems identified in order to improve human capital efficiency across all sectors of the economy, thereby boosting the national productivity level.

Dr. Doyin Salami, Associate Professor at the Lagos Business School (LBS) will lead an array of panellists and discussants as the Keynote Speaker at the event.

Mrs. Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, Executive Director, Business Development, Punch Nigeria Limited, will be the Chairperson of the event.

This year’s theme was chosen based on key metrics gathered over the course of the previous

working year from the TAMS software, a robust home-grown human resources information system developed by SB Telecoms & Devices. The cloud-based application allows organisations to centrally monitor employee attendance and productivity across multi-locations from any part of the world.

Among the traits of employees performance considered and measured by the software application include time management, competency, decision-making, industry knowledge and punctuality.

Speaking on the need for the summit, Chief Executive Officer, SB Telecoms & Devices, Mr. Afolabi Abiodun said; “There have been lots of complaints and reservations over the productivity output of today’s employees.

Sole Administrator, Yaba LCDA, Bayo Adefuye (middle); Marketing Manager, Mortein, RB West Africa, Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi Omotola (right); CEO, Market Doctor, Dr Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo (left), presenting Long Lasting Insecticide Net (LLIN) to Mrs Olabisi Odumosu during Mortein Market Doctor Free Malaria Test Exercise in Tejuosho Market, Yaba Lagos, recently.

Mortein, State ministries of health join forces against Malaria In continuation of its fight against Malaria and as part of activities marking this year’s World Malaria Day with the universal theme “End Malaria for Good”, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Nigeria, makers of Mortein insecticide Brand, with its theme: “One Act Against Malaria” has joined forces with the Lagos, Ogun and Abia State Governments and the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) Abuja, to upscale action for the elimination of malaria in Nigeria through community engagement, continued investment

and sustained efforts.

The community engagement saw officials from the States Ministry of Health and Reckitt Benckiser carry out sanitation, free Malaria testing and consultation in all the four States – Abuja, Abia, Ogun and Lagos State. They also went round communities to sensitize and educate residents on the immense benefits of maintaining clean environment as one of the most cost effective ways to reduce mosquitoes which are the major carriers of malaria parasite.

Speaking at the press briefing recently in Abuja to com-

memorate the 2017 WMD, General Manager, Reckitt Benckiser West Africa, Mr. Rahul Murgai, said the community engagement and collaborations are part of numerous consumer engagement activities by the company to stem the prevalence of malaria scourge in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. He said the partnership with the States and Federal Government, which has been on-going for years, also demonstrates the company’s commitment to the anti-malaria fight in the country towards a clean and heathy Nigeria.

He said, “At Reckitt Benckiser

our global vision is to have a world where people are healthier and live better. In achieving this, we will continue to make a difference by giving people innovative solutions for healthier lives and happier homes. We know that regular combined interventions of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs), Larviciding and insecticide use like Mortein is the solution to achieving a Malaria-free Nigeria. Therefore to protect our children and ourselves from getting sick, the first thing to do is to educate ourselves about prevention.”

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The President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has applauded the agricultural initiatives of the Federal Government, saying they are yielding positive results in Igbo speaking states.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo is the apex socio-cultural organisation of Igbo speaking states in Nigeria.

Addressing newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, Nwodo contended that with the implementation of the initiatives, the federal government had taken the best move to take the people out of recession.

He said that the various agricultural schemes embarked upon by the government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were a huge success.

The Ohanaeze chieftain said that the CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, should be com-

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Ohanaeze applauds FG on agric initiatives mended for the intervention of the apex bank in various empowerment programmes aimed at stimulating the economy.

Nwodo said: “we want to use this opportunity to salute the governor of the Central Bank.

“This gentleman has had one of the most difficult challenges that have faced any governor of the CBN. “What he has done lately in terms of fighting the value of the naira is most commendable.

“His programmes at assisting agriculture have impacted positively on the sector.

“It is working in Imo, Ebonyi,

Abia, Anambra and it is beginning to work in Enugu state and we are immensely grateful to him.

“We encourage him to continue to work in this way to ensure that the ordinary people in Nigeria can bounce back as this recession continues to recede in its calamitously effect on our standard of living.”

Nwodo said that the achievements of the government in the petroleum sector should not be overlooked as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had been reinvigorated.

He said that the achievements

recorded in the NNPC during the tenure of Dr Ibe Kachikwu as Minister of State for Petroleum and Managing Director were outstanding.

“Since the NNPC was incorporated, no minister or managing director has ever put the corporation on public portal.

“But by the click of the mouse, when our son was there, you could tell how much came into NNPC every day and how much was spent.

“For the first time, petroleum subsidy was removed without the economy collapsing,” he said.

Access to information, credit facilities key to farmers’ awareness, decision making — Expert

Nwodo

An environmentalist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, says the access of farmers to effective, reliable information and credit facilities will increase their awareness and empower them to make sound decisions.

Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, said this on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

He underscored the need for stakeholders to remove the bottlenecks hindering the farmers’ access to information and credit facilities so as to facilitate efforts to tackle climate change effects and boost agriculture in the country.

“Lack of effective access to information hinders the understanding of rural farmers of climate change issues.

“Thus, there is need for the provision of effective and reliable information in order to sensitise the farmers to relevant climate change themes.

“Besides, the provision of economic empowerment facilities, such as loans or grants, is crucial to efforts to empower the farmers and enhance their awareness of climate issues.

“This is vital for climate adaptation as well as decision making and planning,’’ he added.

Aremu said that the expansion of the farmers’ access to extension services and credit facilities would enable the farmers to have requisite information for decision making processes and the means to initiate relevant adaptation measures.

He urged the government at all levels to ensure that relevant financial institutions, including banks, introduced designed programmes to expand the access of farmers to credit facilities.

Agro dealers protest non-payment of N39bn GES claims The Growth Enhancement Scheme Agro-dealers Association of Nigeria (GESAAN) on Tuesday in Abuja staged a peaceful protest, asking the Federal Government to urgently settle their outstanding N39 billion claims.

The protesters marched to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, carrying placards with inscriptions: `Buhari, save GES’, `No farmer, No nation’, `Pay us our 2014 to 2017 subsidy’ and `This is a breach of trust’.

Addressing newsmen during

the protest, Alhaji Kabiru Umar, National Chairman, GESAAN, threatened that members of the association would not participate in 2017 wet season farming until the monies were paid.

According to him, agro dealer network has played a key role in solving the problem of farm input distribution through the GES programme, in the past few years.

“The idea behind our coming out today is that we have suffered many years of non-payment of our money.

“We have satisfied the govern-

ment’s yearning to support farmers at the grassroots, given them inputs.

“Government has not completely paid us for the outstanding liability for 2014, 2016 which is N29 billion and now, we just finished another GES in February 2017, and we also gave inputs to the farmers.

“We were told before we began the programme for 2017 that the money was ready, that they will pay us as soon as we finish.

“Based on that, we participated and it is now six weeks, we have

not been paid. We were told that there is no money.

“The rainy season is about to start, and we do not have enough money to buy inputs to sell whether under the GES or in the open market.

“We will not participate in the wet season farming until we get our payment,’’ he said.

Addressing the group, Dr Bukar Hassan, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, assured that the government would begin payment of the mon-

ies immediately.

Hassan disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved some money to aid the payment of the outstanding monies, owed from 2014 to 2015.

“We are partners in progress and partners do not quarrel.

“We appreciate your functions and responsibilities to reach our teeming farmers at the grassroots; otherwise, these farmers will not be able to get such inputs.

“The present administration places a lot of emphasis on agriculture.

Motoring B8

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Dangote invests in $100m truck factory in Lagos Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Africa’s richest man and billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote has entered into an automobile business deal with a total investment of $100 million on truck assembly which is 65 per cent owned

by Dangote and 35 per cent

by Sinotruk.

The truck manufacturing company known as Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd, located in Lagos will assemble and produce full range of commercial vehicles covering heavy duty truck, medium truck, light truck and other semitrailers amongst others.

Speaking during a facility tour of the Dangote truck factory located along Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja, Group General Manager, Dangote Projects, Hikmat Thapa said that the coming together of Dangote and Sinotruk to build the truck factory aims to meet an expected increased demand for logistics, construction and other industries in the country as the government focuses on boosting the economic development across

the vast country.

According to Thapa, the company will assemble and produce 10,000 trucks annually while the truck assembly plant will create 3000 job vacancies for Nigeria.

While assuring that Dangote Sinotruk had the capacity to assemble and produce 16 trucks a day and would export to West Africa, the GM added “We want to play our respective advantages to develop heavy-duty truck industry in Nigeria; provide new employment opportunities, improve local automobile technology, equipment and technology level, promote the economic development in Nigeria and Form a production base for heavy-duty trucks and commercial vehicles in West Africa.

Thapa further assured that, with the formation of the production base, not only the market demands in Nigeria can be met, but also the requirements of covering the neighboring countries will be gradually met, adding that they would “make contributions to build friendly relationships between China and Nigeria”.

L-R : Managing Editor of Transport Day newspaper, Mr. Frank Kintum; Director of Admin and Personnel, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Akinyosoye Ade (representing the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who won the Maritime Personality of the Year award); and Presenter, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Morning Ride Programme, Mr. Steve Ipalibo-Lawson at the 5th Nigerian Transport Awards and Lecture held on Thursday, April 27, at Ikeja Sheraton Hotel, Lagos

Currently, the factory produces about 4 to 5 units of trucks per day but Thapa informed that when the whole production processes are completed, they factory has a capacity of 10,000 trucks per annum while 30 trucks are expected to be churned out on daily basis.

“Our current plan is 200

people; the next step will be 400 people; finally, we will employ 1500 people while there will be 3,000 supporting employments”, Thapa said.

The GM who said they have planned three steps of development noted that those steps include: KD Assembling; a phase where

they produce and sell the heavy-duty truck which features favorable price, guaranteed quality and long service life, and provide systematic and professional after-sales service and adequate accessories.

The other step is commercial production when the company would transfer

the second-hand heavy-duty truck market into the brand new vehicle market in Nigeria. The final and third stage according to him involves a regional commercial vehicle production base, a phase when Dangote Sinotruk would equally promote the development of the local auto industry, especially the heavy-duty truck industry.

Also speaking at the facility was the Project Manager of Dangote Group, Mr. Tijani Momodu who assured that by first quarter of 2018, the truck factory must have taken a complete shape with full scale production.

“By early next year, the cabin line will take off. The full production will take off early next year that is the first quarter of 2018. Right now; by May this year, we will take start the cabin line as all paper works have been done. Hopefully, by February next year, we would have been through and start rolling out the cabin which of course is key to our production line. Once we have that, we are talking about full CKD”, Momodu said.

Kia Motors to build manufacturing plant in India

Here comes Volvo V90 Cross Country

Kia Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, India to build a new manufacturing facility in Anantapur District.

The MOU was signed at a ceremony held in the city of Vijayawada, a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, attended by executives from Kia Motors and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Construction of the new manufacturing facility, Kia Motors’ first in India and representing approximately a US$1.1 billion investment, will commence in the final quarter of 2017.

The manufacturing facility is expected to begin production in the second half of 2019 and produce up to approximately 300,000 units each year.

Kia plans to produce a strategic compact sedan and compact SUV especially for the Indian mar-

Traditional station wagons have become so unloved in this SUV-crazed market that they’re now virtually extinct in South Africa. Yet Volvo still sees some prospect in the butched-up wagon game, which it now has all to itself following the introduction of the V90 Cross Country.

Created as a spiritual successor to the XC70, the V90 Cross Country is based on the V90 wagon that won’t be sold in South Africa, thereby also sharing its SCA platform with the S90 and XC90. But it is a bit more than a dressed up V90 wagon, the Cross Country’s rough-road-adapted suspension raised by 60mm to 210mm and it’s also fitted with all-wheel drive as standard.

It still, of course, does the dress up thing, gaining wheel-arch extensions, a unique grille and redesigned bumpers. Buyers who don’t fancy the hiking boot look can opt for full colour coding for the wheel

Volvo V90

ket at the new plant, which will occupy around 23 million square feet (2.16 km2 / 536 acres) and incorporate facilities for stamping, welding, painting and assembly. The site will also be home to numerous supplier companies’ facilities.

“We are delighted to announce that Kia’s newest manufacturing facility will be here in Andhra Pradesh,” said Han-Woo

Park, President of Kia Motors. “Our new India plant will enable us to sell cars in the world’s fifth largest market, while providing greater flexibility for our global business. Worldwide demand for Kia cars is growing and this is our latest step towards becoming a leading global car manufacturer.”

Manufacturing in the fastest-growing major new

car market Construction of a new manufacturing facility in India will enable Kia to maintain its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing automobile brands. The new facility in Anantapur will enable the company to start selling its models in India, and benefit from further sustainable sales growth, locally and internationally.

arches, side sills and bumpers.

Four familiar force-fed 2-litre engine options are available – two petrols and two diesels. Your petrol choice is between a 187kW/350Nm T5 turbo model and 235kW/400Nm T6 ‘twin-charged’ derivative that employs both supercharging and turbocharging. The turbodiesel range comprises a 140kW/400Nm D4 and 173kW/480Nm D5, the latter using Volvo’s ‘PowerPulse’ technology (essentially a 2-litre compressed air tank) to combat lag at low revs.

All engines are mated to eight-speed automatic transmissions and BorgWarner all-wheel drive systems, which drive the front wheels under normal circumstances but can send up to 50 percent of the twisting force to the back wheels when deemed necessary. The AWD system and stability control have been adapted for roughroad driving.

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New revenue policy has boosted Edo IGR by more than 500% –Obaseki ET 2 NLC, TUC honour Osunbor, Odubu, Ihonvbere ÏÏÏ Governor Godwin Obaseki

L-R: Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Mr. Taiwo Akerele; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Managing Director of AG-Dangote, Mr. Ashif Juma, and Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, when the Governor commissioned the newly reconstructed Nevis Street in Benin City...recently

I’ll build a state that works for Edo people, says Obaseki

Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

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State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has restated his administration’s commitment to building a state that works for Edo people and improving the citizens’ standard of living.

This was as he received executive members of Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOS) who paid him a courtesy visit at the Edo State Government House in Benin City.

“We are not afraid; we are transparent and have nothing to hide from the people.

My focus is to use the avail-

able resources to pursue my administrations programme and improve the lives of the Edo people who trusted us and elected us to power”, the governor said.

He urged the group to be exemplary because total independence, which would enable the group positively check the government, was the hallmark of credibility.

He said: “NGOs should contribute in providing solutions to the challenges faced by the government or review the government’s activities to help them roll out policies that will better the lots of the people, but not to become

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critics of the government without the necessary facts”.

The governor said his administration would not expand the government, but utilise resources accrued to the government to improve the lives of the people of the state.

“I am not keen on establishing more government institutions but training and retraining our people to contribute their quota to the development of the society and the state at large”.

For his part, leader of delegation of Conference of NonGovernmental Organizations (CONGOS), Comrade Jude Obasanmi, lauded the governor’s policies and success rate with these policies, while also applauding the governor for his tenacity and courage to ban revenue collection in

the state, which had become worrisome and negative to the state’s image.

The governor, he said, was already addressing other important issues of concern to the group, adding that they were more prepared to be involved in the success story of the present administration led by Godwin Obaseki.

He, however, called on the governor to establish Edo State Emergency Management Agency to enable the state take proactive steps against disasters, and that the state government should merge or redefine the services and operations of Edo State Transport Service and Edo Line, even as he commended the governor on the rehabilitation and construction of road in the state.

of Edo State during the recently concluded International Workers’ Day in Edo State, held a dinner to celebrate workers in the state, where three Edo indigenes were honoured by different labour unions in the state for their contributions to the development of the state and their relationship with unions.

They include former governor of the state, Prof. Osarhiemen Osunbor; former Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Pius Odubu and immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere.

This was as Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday hosted members of the state’s chapter of Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to a dinner to felicitate with them as they marked the 2017 Worker’s Day. Speaking at the dinner held alongside the Award night organised by the Edo chapter of NLC and TUC at the State Government House Banquet Hall, Obaseki thanked the workers for trusting and accepting his administration.

The governor assured the labour unions of an open door policy, provided they continue to have confidence in his administration.

He said: “Nothing good thrives in a community where there is no trust, you have given me your trust and I will not betray that trust. Today marks a new dawn, and I want to be able to reminisce on my tenure and say, I never had an incident of strike. As long as you trust me, I will put every issue in front of you for dialogue,” he said.

Obaseki assured the workers that the hosting of the Workers day Dinner would be on a yearly basis.

The governor also commended the labour union for the presentation of awards to outstanding personalities, who he said, had contributed immensely to the development of the state.

In their remarks, Edo Chairmen of the NLC and TUC, Comrades Emmanuel Ademokun and Comrade Marshall Orhue, commended Governor Obaseki for hosting the unions’ members to a dinner after gracing the May Day celebration earlier in the day.

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APC stalwart appeals to residents to support Govt. developmental projects ÏÏÏ

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr. Roy Osa Osarieme, has appealed to residents of the state to support government developmental projects.

He also tasked them to shun street trading that has defaced the city center.

He made the appeal while fielding questions from newsmen in his office in Benin City yesterday.

Osarieme said citizens of the state should do everything possible to sustain all developmental projects of the government and should not hamper the progressive movement of the state.

The ardent party faithful noted that the recent public display of wares on walkways by traders is what everybody must stand up against.

“All Edolites must stand against street trading on walkways, indiscriminate parking of vehicles and loading of passengers by commercial bus drivers because it cause chaotic traffic jam in the city metropolis.

“The risk associated with the street trading cannot be overempha-

sized, therefore, let everybody come together and support the government to discourage the act”, he said.

The APC chieftain called on the government to do its best to reposition the Oba Ovaranmen Square while making sure citizens comply with the state master plan.

He commended the state government led by Mr. Godwin Obaseki on his courage to abolish illegal ticketing across the length and breadth of the state, adding that such decision was in a right step in the right direction.

He said the recent infrastructural development and programmes of Mr. Godwin Obaseki since he assumed office as the governor have pointed that he means well for the state.

He also said his victory at the tribunal has further reaffirmed that he was the chosen one and that there is nobody that can upturn the will of the people of the state.

He solicited the cooperation of all sons and daughters of the state both home and abroad to support the present administration in order to consolidate on the environmental and public utility policy of the previous administration.

New revenue policy has boosted Edo IGR by more than 500% –Obaseki Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

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State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has revealed that his administration’s zero tolerance for waste in the civil service has boosted the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in nine pilot locations in Oredo Local Government Area by more than 500 percent.

The governor disclosed this at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City during the recently celebrated annual International Workers’ Day in Edo State, where he also promised prompt and regular payment of workers’ salaries by the 26th of each month.

It would be recalled that Governor Obaseki had, in his 2017

New Year speech, outlawed the activities of non-state actors in Edo State, while promising that payment of taxes and revenue would be paid electronically.

In the interim, he granted workers in the state a tax leave until the modalities for the electronic technology, which includes e-payment, Point of Sales (POS) apparatus and purchase of tax vouchers, had been put in place.

Governor Obaseki revealed that 9 specific areas in Oredo local government area used to remit N42, 000 a day prior to the implementation of the policy, but that sum had since climbed to N500, 000.

He added that his administration was determined to

correct the ills of the past not create new ones, and that his administration had not banned the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) from collecting dues and levies from its members in the state.

He explained further that the technology was being test run and the union would start collecting levies from its members via electronic payment before the end of May. The Governor also said that promotion of workers was up to date and that he had mandated the State’s Head of Service, Mrs. Gladys Idahor, to review cases of demoted Permanent Secretaries with a view to reinstating those who were punished in error.

N1.8bn CBN loan empowers entrepreneurs, booms business in Edo ÏÏÏ Governor Godwin Obaseki of

Edo SThe sum of N1.8 billion loan facility secured by Edo State Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) may already be yielding dividends as new opportunities are opening for beneficiaries to sustain themselves in gainful employment.

It would be recalled that Edo State Government had last year with the assistance of the World Bank provided loans with little interest rate to boost the business of deserving SMEs in the state.

The loan facility, secured under the Chairmanship of Mr. Godwin Obaseki at the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), was a product of the economic team’s policies under former governor, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole.

Beneficiaries across the three senatorial districts in the state described the initiative by the state Government as impressive and laudable because it enabled them to become financially independent with a stable economic base.

Mr. Akinmeji Segun James, who is CEO of Meseg Capital Investment in Edo south, disclosed that his business, which trained people in Fishery, also engaged in farm settlements based on consultations.

Akinmeji revealed that the facility provided by the State Government had created new avenues for his enterprise to expand and improve in new ways, as well as employ labour.

Despite the initial funds deployed as capital, Akinmeji noted that he had been able to stabilise his business with the help of the low inter-

est loan, and had secured uninterrupted power and constant supply of oxygen for his fingerlings.

“I started with only my wife and now we have about 8 staff members, who run shifts daily, including technicians, and who are all on our payroll. With the profit from this loan, we have been able to acquire our land with Certificate of Occupancy.

This loan has enabled me to achieve, within this short time, what could not have been possible for me and my wife in the next 150 years working in the bank,” he disclosed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Isaac Babatope enthused that he had been able to found his own printing press called Babatope Printing Press International, of which he is the Managing Director, and that speed and delivery is now the slogan.

“The scheme is not about ‘godfatherism’ preference was shown to anybody. Edo State Government gave me this loan with low interest rate and now I have, polar 92 cutting machine, computers, printing machines”.

He continued that he only had a partner before receiving the loan, but three other people had since joined, under remunerative employment, while he was able to deliver promptly because he now had machinery.

For his part, Job Adedoyin, who was into pig farming, disclosed that his staff number had increased, courtesy the loan, while he had been able to combat sanitation challenges more effectively.

He however called on the Government to provide more facilities to encourage others to join the business.

Hon. Justin Okonoboh, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly (middle) presenting the NLC/TUC Award to Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (right) during a ceremony at the Government House Benin City, Edo State capital...on Monday

…To absorb Bendel Breweries workers into Edo Civil Service ÏÏÏ Governor Godwin Obase-

ki of Edo State may have provided a lasting solution to address the plight of state workers in the now comatose Bendel Breweries, which is enmeshed in litigation.

This was as the governor responded to entreaties by members of the NLC and TUC to provide succour to the workers, whose affairs were in limbo due to the stagnated affairs of the breweries.

It would be recalled that workers in the defunct brewery had staged numerous protests and repeatedly cried out concerning non-payment of their salaries as well as their pension arrears due to

the current legal battle facing the company.

Governor Obaseki, however, revealed that he would not use the state’s funds to revive the breweries, but he would instead withdraw the state workers from the breweries and absorb them in the state civil service.

He said: “Do you want me to take the money of taxpayers in the state and settle the debts of Bendel Breweries, from where people have stolen so much from? I will not do that. I will rather take out all our workers there and absorb them in the civil service, and then they will get their salaries and pensions promptly and regularly”.

He emphasised that he

would not use money that should be committed to providing better education for the children in the state into offsetting the debts that have accrued in the breweries due to mismanagement of funds.

“If investors will not invest in the breweries, I will fold up the company,” he declared.

Meanwhile, Governor Obaseki addressed the issues of salary payment in the Local Governments, acknowledging the challenges faced by the 18 Local Governments councils in the state whereby their workers were not sure of getting their pay at the end of every month, but revealed that he had personally taken up the responsibility of addressing these problems.

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We’re committed to developing sports –Obaseki ÏÏÏ

L-R: Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his wife, Mrs. Betsy; Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu and his wife, Maryann Shaibu, at the May Day rally held at Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City ...on Monday

Obaseki inaugurates 500m concrete pavement road Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

ÏÏÏ Edo State Governor, Mr. God-

win Obaseki, has restated his commitment to completing 3000km of roads within his first four years in office, adding that more youths would be trained in road design and construction using concrete technology.

He stated this as he commissioned the newly reconstructed 500m Nevis Street, which links four major roads in Benin City.

The newly reconstructed Nevis Street is the first road to be reconstructed in the state, using concrete technology to facilitate durability.

Governor Obaseki stated that with the success recorded in the use of concrete technology, he would, in the next few weeks, award con-

tracts for the construction and reconstruction of 45 roads across the state, explaining that he would construct the roads with raw materials sourced from the state.

The Governor noted that the state did not need to depend on foreign exchange for road construction as all materials and human capital could be found locally, while he also urged the youths in the state to register in the Edo Jobs Initiative to be gainfully employed.

He said: “I have come to change the face of politics in Nigeria. The construction of this Nevis Street within seven weeks showed that this government can make promises and fulfill them. This is a revolution in our road construction. We will design our roads, and we will train our youths on roads design and construction without waiting for foreign exchange. We have all

the raw materials here.”

For his part, Mr. Ashif Juma, Managing Director of AG-Dangote, the company contracted to refurbish the road with concrete, said the road was constructed in compliance with Governor Obaseki’s directive that the materials must be sourced locally.

He stated that his company had proved that concrete roads could be built within a short period, and that it was durable and cheap.

“Concrete has always made most sense in the long run. No other paving materials matches concrete’s strength and durability in standing up to heavy usage and truck traffic.

Concrete lasts longer without the need for resurfacing, patching or surface sealing. Concrete delivers structurally, financially and environmentally, he said”.

…Vows not to owe salaries, assures TUC, NLC of retraining ÏÏÏ Governor Godwin Obaseki of

Edo State met with members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Trade Union Congress (TLC), on Monday, to mark the annual International Workers’ Day and readdress the relationship between the government and the labour force.

This was at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, where the Edo State Governor outlined his plans for rejuvenating the civil service to loud cheers from hundreds of union members gathered.

Governor Obaseki appreciated what he described as “the strategic place of workers in the wealth creation process” of the state, disclosing that he would stand with both unions and their affiliates to improve working conditions and reward systems for workers in the state.

“I have no doubt that working together and putting the interest of our state first, we can rapidly repo-

sition our state for peace and progress,” he began.

“Be assured that this Government will not take your support for granted. Our most valued asset as a government is our workers. Labour and Government must collaborate to assist the Local Governments to restructure so they would be better positioned to address their perennial problems of unpaid salaries and pensions, low revenue generation and poor service delivery,” he said.

He also added that it would be recidivistic if the government owed salaries to workers, so he would ensure that all salaries are paid by the 26th of every month.

While the TUC Chairman, Comrade Ohue Marshall had earlier commended the governor for his policies and urged him to devote even more attention to the civil service buildings, the governor responded by saying that the expectation of the people would be better

met if the state’s most valued asset – the civil and public services – were performing effectively, efficiently and collaboratively.

On that account, he therefore reiterated his vow to renovate the Palm House and State Secretariat, adding that the government was concluding plans for a new administrative building in the Government House.

Nonetheless, to uptick productivity in the workforce, the governor revealed that the Civil Service Training School would be revivified and the state would invest in retraining its workers before deploying cutting edge technology as a tool to enhance service delivery.

To accomplish his promises, the governor called on both unions to work with it in ensuring efficiency and productivity, as its efforts to curb waste in revenue and productivity had already witnessed internally generated revenue (IGR) double.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has restated his administration’s commitment to revivifying the state’s sport sector and ensuring it led country in sports.

He made this disclosure as he received Executives and members of the Edo State Chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), led by the Chairman, Ahmed Aigbona, who paid the Governor a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City the Edo State capital recently.

“We want to make sure we regain our place of pride and restore our legacy in the nation’s sports as we are known as the leading state in sports. In sports, we are leaders, and we will do everything to ensure we retrace our steps and recover our position and pride in sports,” Obaseki said.

He continued that his administration had organised a sports workshop, which was attended by great sports men and women across the nation, including sports writers to move the state back to a position of authority in sports.

On measures to be implemented, he said that his administration would refurbish part of Ogbemudia Stadium, resuscitate some major sports like athletics and football, and ensure that they are managed by professionals to yield the desired result.

He added that they would also encourage schools to detect sporty

children early enough to train them, noting that his administration would work hard to strengthen government owned media houses and ensure the right incentives and motivation were put in place to enable workers become more productive.

The state’s club, Bendel Insurance Football Club, would also be buoyed with support to perform better in the league.

Meanwhile, Aigbona commended the governor for the laudable steps taken so far to reposition the state and make it the economic hub in the country, while also hailing the governor’s commitment to promoting sports in the state.

“We commend you for your commitment to developing sports in Edo State and your assurance to faithfully implement the outcome of the sports workshop,” he said.

Aigbona drew the governor’s attention to SWAN members in government owned media houses, including Observer and Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), who had been casual workers for many years, appealing to him to give them employment.

He also revealed that SWAN was working to establish its own radio station in the state to create employment, while calling on the governor to appoint its well-travelled member into his cabinet to contribute their quota to the development of the state.

Obaseki to solve Edo Poly problems in a month ÏÏÏEdo State Governor, Mr. God-

win Obaseki, has assured staff of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, that his administration would pay the 10-month salary arrears owed them, and would enforce prompt salary payment in the institution.

This was as he received executives from the school’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) at the Edo State Government House in Benin City.

Governor Obaseki noted that the blame for the school’s condition lay with both the government and the school’s administration.

“Most of the challenges faced by the Institution are not new to this administration. We have reflected on the issues and the position of this administration is to depart from the old ways of trading blames or doing things.

Instead, we’ll work to ensure that things are done differently to take us away from the past,” he said.

Continuing, the governor said his administration would set up a committee involving organised labour and the government to identify the cause of the problems faced by the institution and find ways to solve them.

Governor Obaseki said: “We will have an agreement with you on the structure and modalities the school will be operating with,

and also take a critical look at the master plan of the school to get the commitment of both the students and staff of the institution and ensure the progress of the School. Any Council that cannot meet the obligation of payment of staff salaries will be removed and replaced. I want to assure you that your issue will be resolved this month, after which I will hold you responsible for any problems that surface in the institution again”.

Meanwhile, leader of delegation, Mr. Edobor Sunday, appreciated the governor for his efforts in revamping technical education in the state with his visit to Benin Technical College, while commending the governor on the SEEFOR Project going on in the school, especially the renovation of computer classroom block in the Institution.

He drew the governor’s attention to issues, including promotion of staff; none payment of workers’ salaries spanning 10 months; increase of subvention to the school to help accredit some of her courses; not obeying the 65 years retirement age for staff; none payment of promotion arrears, and the appointment of a substantive rector for the Institution amongst others.

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Buhari is surrounded by sycophants –Idahosa Hon. Charles Idahosa, a prominent leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview with TITUS AKHIGBE speaks on the crisis rocking the party and other national issues. Excerpts: There is so much crisis in your party, APC. What is really the problem…?

(Cuts in) I feel very worried and I fear for the APC. I thought the party would take advantage of the confusion in the main opposition party, that is the PDP, but from all indications, the APC is having problems just the same way PDP is having problems. The way some of the top notchers and those powerful people at the national level are talking, it frightens me and I fear for Nigeria.

The president of the country, Muhammadu Buhari, I feel sorry for him because I can conclude without any fear of contradiction that he is surrounded by sycophants and people are just ready to tell him what he wants to hear. Nobody is telling him the truth and the country is just drifting.

I fear that we are going back to 2010 over the issue of his health and what happened to Yar’Adua. A situation where top officials of the party and top officials in government will be talking about a president running for a second term when we are all aware that the man needs to take care of his health, is worrisome. It has nothing to do Buhari, anybody can fall sick at any time. He didn’t plan for it and it is not something that anybody should laugh about.

What should be the concern of everybody is to how the president will be healthy enough to carry out his job. As we speak today, the man cannot carry out his job, the man is not well and he needs to go and take care of his health. Those around him are talking about Buhari is fit to do a second term. May 29th is not far away. He has not even done two years, so I am not quite happy at the way things are going at the national level and the feud between the National Assembly and the Presidency might lead us to where we started from. We might just erode the gains since 1999 if we are not careful. I am using this opportunity to call on those at the top to forget about their self-interest and forget about what they stand to gain because if you look at this whole thing, the National Assembly, the Presidency, the confusion in the hierarchy of the party over who to run or not to run.

We shouldn’t be talking about that, we should be talking about the welfare of the president because when the president is not well, Nigeria is not well. He has been voted to run this country but people are just say-

ing things that will suit him; people are just trying to protect themselves, people are trying to gain from the situation which is wrong and most importantly, the war against corruption is fighting back, they are fighting back. A lot of people have so much to gain if anything untoward happens to the president, God forbid. We are praying he returns to good health so that he can pursue this thing but they are fighting back and our leaders are not helping matters. People go and start talking about irrelevant things and I laugh when I hear these things.

In foreign climes, in developed countries, you talk about institutions not individuals. I don’t know how many of us can just tell the head of the CIA, or British MI5, or British M16, or the Israeli Mossad but in Nigeria, they still talk about Ribadu, they talk about Magu. Build the institutions, build the political institution and not names. So I am appealing that we should look inside and stop this drift. We are drifting because I discovered that in this country, nobody talks, everybody just keep quite but I am a stakeholder in this country and I have contributed in no small measure.

I have served in national committees, I have served in political parties that have won elections. I have served those who didn’t win; I know those I know and the ins and outs.

I have been on a federal board, so I have the right to talk. We are drifting and drifting very dangerously, we are going back to 2010 and we knew what we suffered that led to all those Niger Delta crises, militancy and everything and that is where we are heading to now. We have all the opportunities now of sitting down together, leaders in the National Assembly, leaders in the Federal Government so that we can solve the problem before us and not just saying things that will please the authority or the establishment.

But the National chairman is from your state, don’t you think you are talking like an outsider?

What has relationship got to do with this? Have you heard me talk about the national chairman now?

I am not a small fish in the politics of this country, so if he needs my advice, he should call me. He knows the contributions we made to get him there, so if he needs my advice, he will call me. All the information I have now is what I get from the me-

Idahosa dia, so it not my duty to call him.

The APC commands majority in the National Assembly but the relationship has always been frosty, what is responsible for this?

It is because the party is not in control of its members in the National Assembly. That is the meaning because the party abinitio wanted to install the leadership of the National Assembly and it failed and since then, they have not been able to make amends and talk as body.

The National Assembly members of APC are operating differently, don’t forget the different groups that make up the APC in the amalgamation. We all agreed from the PDP, the CPC, the ACN and the rest of them, so they have fused into one party, everybody is still protecting his own interest. The people that have been empowered to handle this matters are not doing their job, that is what I am saying.

What is the solution to this?

Those sycophants at the top who call themselves big names in the party and the government should put their heads together and say the truth to themselves. My fear is that I don’t see any of these parties being on ground to contest 2019. I see a situation where the PDP will disintegrate and if we are not careful, APC will disintegrate because the rate we are going, we are not one; so I am very worried about 2019. I thought after we have won, APC would put its acts together but you can see we are not together. The party is much divided, the National

I thought after we have won, APC would put its acts together but you can see we are not together.

The party is much divided, the National Assembly is operating completely different from the government and we are in absolute majority Assembly is operating completely different from the government and we are in absolute majority. So, what we should ask is those our people in the National Assembly, what are they doing? I am not in National Working Committee. I am not in the Executive of the party but I am a party man who was there from the beginning.

This party that is APC today, when we left PDP in 2004, we formed what was called the ACD under late Alexander Anielo. I remember the few people that I can see now are Lai Muhammed who was in the National Publicity Committee. We were always meeting in Abuja with a few other people and I remember at the time, immediately Tribune and Vanguard saw me at that meeting in Abuja because I just left government that time as Commissioner for Information under the PDD government, they carried a headline that

it was Lucky Igbinedion and Tinubu that were supporting the new party that will wrest power from the PDP in the future. The Lagos State government kept quiet. Lucky Igbinedion took a full page advert to disown me, that I am on my own and that nobody sent me, but today everybody is in APC. We started as ACD with Anielo as chairman; from there, we became AC and Lucky Igbinedion told us that we are air conditioners without compressor but there are people there now leading the party who were not there when it started. So, my advice to them is to put their heads together.

The National Assembly caucus of the APC should meet with the national leadership of the party and become one because we are not making any headway, we are fighting ourselves. Look at what is happening with these probes by Osinbajo, they are the people fighting themselves. You see the National Assembly rejecting a nominee of the president for EFCC job on the ground that the report from DSS indicted him. The DSS is under the presidency, the EFCC is under the presidency. The National Assembly is not saying they did not want him, they say the report indicted him. So, there is a lot of politics going on. You heard Babachir Lawal saying who is presidency? You journalists have not been able to analyse what he meant by that question?

So that is the big question because the different powerful people in the Presidency have different interests.

The DSS writing a report against another government agency under the presidency, so you can see the confusion, you can see the intrigues.

It is very worrying, that is the point I am making. The president is not too strong and instead of us to concentrate on how we can put the ship of state right and make sure the man has the opportunity of really looking after his health, you are politicising it and for those who want to gain out of it are saying he is ready for second term. How do you open your wide mouth to talk that kind of rubbish? The man has not even done two years and you are talking about 2019.

Do you see the national situation as a hopeless one?

Not hopeless but I am worried because the way things are going, we are not united. The APC at the national level is not coordinated, we are attacking ourselves. The APC members at the national level are not talking in one voice. I was reading Saraki and he said it was the APC members that voted for Ekweremadu. He said they made him deputy president because they are in the majority.

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