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Naira strenthens at Investors window amid weekly forex injection Motolani Oseni

ÏÏÏ The Nigerian currency, Naira,

at the end of trading activities at the Investors & Exporters Foreign exchange Window (I&E), last week, appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.05 per cent to close at N360.0, amid weekly injections by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The apex bank during the week

under review lifted the Foreign exchange market with total sum of $210 million, while allocating $100 million to Wholesale (SMIS), while $55 million was allocated to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and $55 million sold for invisibles.

The Naira, on the last trading of last week began trading at the I&E Ɛƈ ƑƆƗ ƍ Ɔ ǀ

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the 2019 election inches closer, political fireworks, horse trading and nocturnal meetings

are in top gear towards picking a credible presidential candidate for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party struggling to get back to political reckoning after losing power to the ruling All Pro-

gressives Congress(APC) in 2015.

But the entry of the incumbent Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has changed the permutations within the party as some PDP stakeholders believe that the

governor may be the dark horse in the presidential race.

Incidentally, Dankwambo has about 13 months left in office as governor.

It is instructive to note that early

this year, an Enugu based cleric, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, in a new year message endorsed Dakwambo as president in 2019. Ɛƈ ƑƆƗ ƍ Ɔ Õ

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Be more ruthless with looters, Oshiomole tells FG ÏÏÏ

Former governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, has called on the federal government to adopt a “ruthless” measure against alleged looters of the nation’s treasury.

NAN reports that Oshiomhole made this know on Sunday in Benin. He described as mindless the stealing by the then Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led federal government.

He said it was the right of Nigerians to know the level of rot that transpired in former president Goodluck Jonathan’s government.

“I think that if other Nigerians don’t understand the power of transparency, the right to know, the media should uphold that right and defend it,” he said.

“What was stolen was not from private purse; the house that was destroyed was not a private residence. We are talking of resources, which if it is distributed on basis of equality, divide by 180 mil-

lion people you will be a lot richer.

“I think my only complaint is that the federal government should be more ruthless because there are a lot of people who should be in court who are not there.

“When I was still in the office and I said the kind of money they stole was huge in dollars they paid hired writers to ask how I knew.

“I have interacted with power vertically and horizontally. I know that we cannot be lamenting today without understanding that the treasury was burgled yesterday.

“I think the promise of democracy is that good or bad, the people have the right to know and that is the starting point and particularly important. I think the people have the right to know and if any of them think that what has being said is not true, they can go to court.

“All of them who are involved and those who they are looking for, they should put everything in public

domain and that is the promise of democracy and it is about you. Just by virtue of being in a winning party they helped themselves so much.

“One of the acting chairmen of PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, I used to respect him so much, I heard him saying that the reason they did not indict Diezani was that the money missing and everything that was done, Goodluck approved.

“If President approved the money, should it be stolen and not go into the federation account or used for the intended purpose.

“Jonathan may have immunity against prosecution but he doesn’t have power to appropriate what the national assembly have not done.

“Right now, they are now saying the national assembly should not approve the $1 billion the federal government is going to spend on security.

“This is a party that spent well above that without going to the national assembly at all.”

FG plans to frame me, Wike alleges ÏÏÏ Rivers

State Governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that the Federal Government and her agents are planning to frame him up by planting illegal items on him in any of his trips outside the shores of Nigeria, and have him quizzed and embarrassed by foreign security agencies.

A statement by Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, also claimed that investigations by the Rivers State Governor revealed the Federal Government is using her security agencies to plan the set up anytime the governor travels abroad.

Governor Wike said, ” My investigation reveals that the Federal government using her security agencies is planning to set me up anytime I am travelling outside the country.

“They plan to organise security to storm the hotel I am staying and say they found xyz cash in my possession; after which they would say I was arrested for currency trafficking or

whatever offences outside the country.

“They will then precipitate crisis in my state and other parts of Nigeria.

They will plan demonstrations to demonize me and claim I have gone outside to embarrass the country. The public odium is meant to smear me before my people and other Nigerians. It is unfortunate, wicked and unfair.

“What they plan is similar to what was once done to the late Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha. They are planning what they call the ‘Alams treatment’ for me. But, by the grace of Almighty God, they will fail.”

Governor Wike further said that though he was neither scared nor disturbed over the plot, he felt the need to alert the nation and the world to the evil and dangerous dimension politics had degenerated in the country.

He said: “I am using this opportunity to alert the world of the sinister plot.

I am a law-abiding citizen of this country and countries I visit in the course

of my work or holidays.

I have never dabbled into anything illegal. So, any attempt to frame me up on trumped up charges or alleged offences is bound to fail.”

“What they are doing is just cheap politics. They want to intimidate the opposition into silence as they are already doing with their so-called ‘looters’ list’. It won’t work. We can’t all be intimidated.

“What we expect government at the centre to do is to showcase to the people their lists of achievements; why they should get a second chance. But they have nothing to show; so they are embarking on intimidation and armtwisting tactics of the opposition.”

According to Wike, he is sure of resounding victory at the polls in 2019, because he has been serving the people diligently and efficiently.

“My works will speak for me. My projects will speak for. The People of Rivers State will speak for me by voting me back. No shaking, ” he added.

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (right), at the palace of the Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi (seated), when the minister visited on Sunday to condole with the people of Offa, Kwara State, over the recent armed robbery in the town.

L-R: Head, Data Services, 9mobile, Taofeek Babalola; Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu; General Manager, Tecno Nigeria, Chidi Okonkwo, and President, ATCON, Olusola Teniola, at the launch of Tecno F2 and other devices by Tecno Nigeria in partnership with 9mobile, in Lagos.

L-R: Spokesperson APC Non- National Working Committee Members Forum, Mr. Jack Alamba; Coordinator APC, Non-NWC, Mr. Nasiru Danu; Forum Secretary, Mr. Omolaoye Akintola; and Forum Public Relations Officer, Mr. Mamman Azare, during the forum meeting over the tenure elongation of APC executive in Abuja... on Sunday...

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L-R: Acting Coordinator, Ogun State, World Health Organization, Dr. Gloria Archibong; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Ogun State, Dr. Nofiu Aigoro; Commissioner for Health, Ogun State, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye; and Representative, Nestle Nutrition Institute Africa, Dr. Omotayo Omoteso at a press conference to commemorate the 2018 World Health day in Abeokuta.

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2019: Dankwambo’s entry alters permutations in PDP Continued from page 1 This was closely followed

by Gombe State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria under the chairmanship of Rev. Isa Uba. With Dankwambo throwing his hat into the presidential ring, his entrance will definitely alter certain existing calculations in the party.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Pro- Chancellor of the Baze University, Abuja , Senator Datti Baba Ahmed, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido are already in the presidential race, strategizing on how to win the PDP ticket for the highest post in the country.

Speaking on why Dankwambo is in the race, a source close to the governor said the PDP must depart from its past activities and chose a credible candidate that will slug it out with the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.

The source, who spoke in confidence, told The Daily Times last night that, “The PDP needs a candidate who in the first place must be acceptable across board within the organs and structures of party, a candidate who can win acceptance of the majority of the entire North.

“A candidate who must be acceptable to the nation’s economic and business so-

ciety, and above all, a candidate with little or no burden of corruption charges hanging on his neck. “ That candidate is Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo. “ Please note that the PDP leadership has made it clear for the umpteenth time that the presidential ticket is not automatic for anybody and at the December 9, 2017 national convention made it clear that it will give room for a credible primary to avoid the pitfall of endorsement that was the party’s undoing in the past.”

Putting the spiritual aspect of his link with 2019 presidency aside, the source claimed that Dankwambo’s preference by some mem-

bers and certain blocs within the party might be due to his sterling performance as governor and his profound economic and financial management skills that have been brought to bear in Gombe.

He said, “ Little wonder that Rev. Isa Uba said the antecedents and educational qualifications of Dankwambo cut him out as the best man to salvage the nation at this critical period of economic downturn.

“He was recently adjudged the best performing governor in the northern part of the country. “ Please note that most of the PDP governors (a very powerful organ of the party)

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are solidly behind Dankwambo, since he is one of them.”

To pave way for his clinching the presidential ticket, it was further learnt that both Governors Nyesom Wike and Ayo Fayose are rooting for the emergence of the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke as Dankwambo running mate.

The governors were said to have started consultations on Dankwambo’s behalf and reportedly trying to convince other organs of PDP why the Dakwambo/Duke ticket can bring the party back to power in 2019. They believe that the party could not have hoped for a better opportunity and time to return to power than now.

The duo of Dankwambo and Duke, it is being canvassed, have no corruption cases, considered as technocrats and performers in their states, have academic ability and above all, have age on their side.

The source further disclosed that, “Some stakeholders also believe that Dankwambo, who has never had an appointment with any of the anti-corruption agencies, can get the votes of Nigerians in any presidential poll.

“In tune with the widespread yearnings for younger leaders, Dakwambo who will be 57 next year, is a relatively young man, he is also roundly experienced, exposed and educated. “He is educated to the level of PhD and a member of seven professional bodies. His career achievements in the private and public sectors is another major attribute that cut him out as the ideal presidential

candidate of the PDP. “A shrewd accountant, he began his career at the Coopers and Lybrand International, now PriceWaterHouseCoopers, as a chartered accountant from 1985 to 1988. It is on record that he became a chartered accountant at a record time of one year after his graduation from the university.

“He later joined the Central Bank of Nigeria in 1988 and worked with the apex bank until 1999 when then Governor Abubakar Habu Hashidu appointed him as the Accountant General of Gombe State. “ He was appointed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the Accountant General of the Federation in 2005. During his tenure, he introduced the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Central payment of salaries of staff in all the ministries, departments and agencies using an automated system.

“He was part of the revolution in the public sector that brought e-payment system. He also ensured that the financial statements of the Federal Government which were in arrears were brought up to date, prepared, audited and published before he left office.

“Dakwambo equally completed the Treasury House, the magnificent edifices of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

The solid credentials Dankwambo has earned in the public and private sectors will obviously speak for him in the contest for the PDP presidential ticket.”

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Ohaneze youths, women’s wings suspend President-General Nwodo Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏ The Ohanaeze Youth

Council, OYC, and the Women Wing of the group have suspended its President-General, Chief John Nnia Nwodo.

The suspension of Nwodo is coming seven days after the group passed a vote of no confidence on him.

Okechukwu Isiguzoro, President, Ohanaeze Youth Wing confirmed to Daily Times on Sunday that the group suspended Nwodo after its meeting for his refusal to appear before a disciplinary committee set up to investigate allegations against his leadership.

Isiguzoro said himself as President, Ohanaeze Youth Wing, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Secretary Gen-

Ï dƑ ƍƆ ƈ Ƌ Ƒ ƄƋƆè ƈƋƋƆ Ƌô eral, Ohanaeze Youth Wing, Engr Obinna Adibe, National PRO, Ohanaeze Youth wing and Chief Hon. (Mrs) Calista N. Adimachukwu, President General, Ohanaeze Igbo Women Organisation signed the document.

The statement reads in part: “With the 7-Day ultimatum given to the embattled President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Dr. Nnia Nwodo, having expired, and having had him instead of clearing his sullen hands from the weighty allegations of highhandedness and turning Ohanaeze Ndigbo into a political appendage party for those that could pay and pick his greedy bills – the main issue why he was asked to

clear his names, to start ordering for termination of leadership and calling for elections into the Youth and women wings for querying him for his gross antisocial behaviours; “We, the well meaning and rightly focused Ohanaeze Youth Wing, OYW, under the President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, having earlier-on reaffirmed our confidence in our present Executives, hereby, in a joint meeting with Ohanaeze Ndigbo Women Wing, therefore, we will no longer have Dr. Nnia Nwodo to continue doing his businesses with Igbo identity and political interests, and hereby arrive at the following decisions, as advised by the 7-man

Investigation committee that Nnia Nwodo failed to appear before, to clear his names: “That, we the Ohanaeze Youth Wing, OYW and Ohanaeze Women Wing had for so long tolerated the shameful and debased politics of Chief Nnia Nwodo led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, while he sidelines the various organs of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, including Ime Obi and his 24 – man led EXCOS that are there to represent their various localities and States and having relegated them to the backgrounds to getting little or no attention from their respective state, socio-cultural and political constituencies; and charters of offices and demands.

“We hereby find Nwodo loathsome and guilty of anti-Igbo politicking and

badly moneyed-Igbo polity killer-character that in the first circumstance had no role for political and social services not just Ndigbo’s.

Having failed to appear before the 7-man panel to clear himself of all the weighty gross breaches of office and constitution of Ohanaaeze Ndigbo, we take the Investigative Panel’s submission that by so doing he seems to have nothing to deny the wrongs as catalogued against him by Ohanaeze Youth Wing; Chief Nnia Nwodo is hereby suspended and should not be seen around Ohanaeze Ndigbo secretariat nor operate by proxy! He remains suspended!

“Holding vital evidences on how he has been collecting and hunting for monies at the expense of the Igbo

nation, Biafra and Nigeria plights, from one government house to another and as well with Nwodo been at the becks and calls of the money-bags/politicians doing errand boy Ohanaeze Presidency. Nwodo remains suspended!

“That Nnia Nwodo occupies the vintage Ohanaeze Ndigbo presidency and still talking from both sides of his mouth to soiling the preeminent Ohanaeze concept, not just Ohanaeze Ndigbo, leading to our earlier calls for him to give accounts of his stewardship but he, instead of taking the ample opportunity to clear his mess, took to media charades announcing that Ohanaeze Youth and Women wings, were long suspended and Continued on page 6

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Naira strenthens at Investors window amid weekly forex injection Continued from page 1 FX window at N359.83 to the dollar compared to N359.96 recorded a day earlier, however, traded high at N361.50 per dollar before closing at N360.01 against N360.45 sold on Thursday, indicating an appreciable rate of 0.12 per cent.

Although, the Naira at the special FX window, had on Thursday, depreciated by 30 kobo to close at N360.45 per dollar, even as the window recorded transitions turnover of $259.03 million, lower than $572.1 million,

which was an upsurge from $170.21 million on traded on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, the Naira against the Dollar rate remained unchanged at the interbank foreign exchange market, the parallel market and the Bureau De Change segments at N330.00/Dollar, N362.00/Dollar and N360/ Dollar respectively.

Meanwhile, all dated forward contracts at the interbank over the counter (OTC) segment appreciated–spot rate, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months and 6 months contracts fell by 0.02per cent,

0.07 per cent, 0.13 per cent, 0.23 per cent and 0.40 per cent to close N305.60/Dollar, N363.73/Dollar, N367.62/ Dollar, N371.41/Dollar and N385.55/Dollar respectively.

Analysts at Cowry Assets Limited in a report said: “This week, we expect stability in exchange rate amid further accretion to the external reserves as global oil prices retain its upbeat and CBN continues with the weekly intervention.”

Last week, the apex bank auctioned Treasury Bills (T bills) worth N95.20 billion via the primary market; viz:

91- day bills worth N9.52 billion, 182 -day bills worth N17.60 billion and 364-day bills worth N68.08 billion.

Also, T-Bills worth N748.69 billion were sold via Open Market Operations (OMO).

The outflows were partly offset by inflows worth N528.90 billion in matured Tbills. Nevertheless, NIBOR fell for all tenor buckets amid FAAC inflows worth N647 billion: NIBOR for overnight, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months tenor buckets fell week-on-week to 4.56 per cent (from 7.6 per cent), 14.64 per cent (from 14.85 per cent),

15.28 per cent (from 16.01 per cent) and 17.06 per cent (from 17.79per cent) respectively.

Trading in the bond market was bullish, amid the higher liquidity levels, as average yield contracted in all but one session of the week.

Week-on-week, average yield dropped seven basis points, to 13.62 per cent.

Demand was strong at the short (-17 bps) and mid (-3

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bps) ends of the curve, with the FEB-2020 (-2 8bps) and MAR-2027 (-10 bps) bonds recording significant contractions. Yields at the long segment were flat.

Analysts at Cordros Capital, said: “We expect reduced activity next week due to anticipated squeeze in liquidity position. We however reiterate our expectation for lower yields”.

The Daily Times recalls that only Atiku Abubakar has openly declared his intention to contest the party’s ticket in Port Harcourt, Rivers State while others have kept their intentions closely to their chests while supporters keep on rooting for them.

The Turaki Adamawa, as Atiku is fondly called, no doubt seems to be a serious contender for the top job because it was obvious that the deft move to realise his ambition drove him back to PDP and he has been consulting across geo-political zones.

Atiku has a strong political machinery and was about the most formidable aspirants in PDP before former President Goodluck Jonathan was considered in 2011, which of course led to Atiku’s departure to APC. His exit then altered his structure within the PDP because while some of his supporters stayed back in the party, some others fol-

lowed him to APC, creating a divided political camp for him. Likewise, on his return to PDP, some of his men remained in APC. Though tedious, Atiku has been trying to piece together his fragmented political family, reaching out to aggrieved persons, smoothing frayed nerves, all in an attempt to once again have that strong, articulate block across the six geo-political zones.

It was authoritatively gathered that he has already made certain concessions to groups considered powerful in the party to pave way for a smooth presidential primary for him ahead of 2019.

Part of the deal has either Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State or Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as his running mate.

Atiku, it was further learnt, is making an appreciable inroad into the North West zone which may prove difficult to his ambition. A source said he has a ready list of juicy positions reserved for the zone.

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there would be elections for the new leadership to pilot their affairs. Nwodo, remains suspended!

“Assuming without conceding that there are no functional Ohanaeze Youth and Women wings while we have Nwodo’s almighty Ohanaeze Ndigbo as made known to the media by the non-functional, but now politically romanced and activated, Secretary General Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Uche Okwukwu, whose names have been missing in Ohanaeze records of Secretary general duties courtesy of Nwodo, to now alleging that Ohanaeze Youth Wing and Women wing have respectively ceased to exist nor have leadership

since 2016 and 2017, is a bad tale in their mouth. Nwodo remains suspended!

“That Nwodo’s Ohanaeze Ndigbo are now calling for elections in both Ohanaeze Youth and Women wings, with promises of selling forms to gullible aspirants is another political mischief showing gross case of maladministration and intolerance of opposing views with the sole intent to dismember the youth and women wings, more.

While this remains condemnable, we shall resist this Nwodo’s sham with the last drops of our bloods till Ohanaeze Ndigbo is rescued and reorganized with a National Acting Steering Committee in-charge and we call upon the Igbo leaders of thoughts, especially

the mature minds and notable Ime Obi, Ohanaeze leaders namely Prof Ben Nwabueze, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, Prof Amuche Azi, Dr. Kate Onwe, Chief Ralph Obiaoha, Chief Obi Nwaka, Engr. Isaac Wowu, Richard Ozobu, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu to come to Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s rescue.

“That Nnia Nwodo speaks from both sides of his mouth while at the same time claiming to represent the pan social ideals of Ohanaeze, leading to Ohanaeze Ndigbo organizational frameworks, is verily worrisome and too poor expected of any person that occupies such vintage post of Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership. That Nwodo speaks differently in different fo-

ras on Igbo politics, Biafra restoration and inequalities in Nigerian nationality to now conscripted himself “minister of restructuring” without consulting his Igbo people because a Northeast presidential aspirant now picks his bills and any Igbo not thinking in the same direction with him is in his Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s Black book. This has been the plight of the Ohanaeze youth and women wings.

For this, Nwodo remains suspended and ceases to represent Ohanaeze Ndgbo and Igbo nation in any capacity!

“Having had him instead of responding to the weighty allegations of shortchanging Igbo nation and running Ohanaeze Ndigbo as a generalissimo

to even messing up the Igbo nation saying that he has been comfortable without Ohanaeze youth and women wings to even attempting the impossible throwing the youths and women into a disarray, saying they do not exist nor have a leadership, we the youth and Women Wings in this joint meeting hereby disassociate ourselves from whatever Chief Nnia Nwodo is doing, be it his sham Ohanaeze presidency or call for change of leadership.

“He is no longer to us President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and we bid every other Igbo national to so consider him same for he is no longer the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and he stands suspended and by extension, his politi-

cal brigade-boys, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Executives till peace and mutual respects for institutional order, measures and respects is returned to Ohanaeze Ndigbo.”

Meanwhile, the Nwodo’s loyalists had fired back describing the suspension as a comic relief.

The deputy publicity secretary, Chuks Ibegbu, called the bluff of the youth and the women groups, saying that the groups “are no more in existence.

He then said, “It is very laughable; this rascality has dragged too far. How can a group that is no more in existence said they have suspended the president general of Ohaneze n’igbo.”

“Children must always learn to respect their parents for them to leave long”.

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INEC hosts continental Election Management Bodies in Abuja Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) will today host about 150 participants from across the African continent to a three- day International Conference of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa and Southern Africa Development Community.

The Conference, the first of its kind , scheduled to hold between Monday 9 and Wednesday 11, April, 2018 will have in attendance the President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Jean Claude Kassi Brou and Ambassadors of some of the participating countries.

The Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola said that all the National Commissioners of INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioners, (RECs) and Directors of the Commission are to participate at the three day Confer-

ence with the theme, “Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Technology in Elections.”

He also added that registered political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are to send one representative each to the Conference.

Dr. Ogunmola disclosed that the President of European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) Ms. Monica Frassoni is expected to attend the pre- event Press Conference which would hold simultaneously with registration of delegates today.

Equally scheduled to attend the Press Conference to be addressed by INEC Chairman, who is also President of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is the President of Electoral Commissions Forum (ECF) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) Namibia, Adv. Notem-

ba Tjipueja.

Dr. Ogunmola assured delegates of adequate security throughout their stay in Nigeria courtesy of a collaboration between INEC and the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN).

He disclosed that INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has met with Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris and Director –General, Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura to firm up security arrangements for the Conference.

According to the Na-

tional Commissioner, more than fifty security personnel were earlier scheduled to be deployed for the Conference, but ‘ín order not to appear as if we are militarizing the venue of the Conference, the number has been reduced to 40 security personnel.’’

The Security personnel, he said comprise of the Police, DSS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who have been detailed to escort delegates on arrival from airport to their hotel rooms and be with them till the end of the Conference.

Dr. Ogunmola explained

that the Committee has already created Protocol Desk at the Airport to make their trip stress-free, while discussions had been held with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to grant Visas to participants who would require entry Visa to come to Nigeria.

The LOC Chairman further said that adequate provision has been made for Tour Guides to take delegates round the City of Abuja for Sight- seeing and shopping adding, ‘‘there will be adequate security for them from landing to departure.’’

He said that the LOC in

conjunction with European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has finalized arrangement to ensure hitch-free Conference by putting in place Secretariat for the Conference, Medical facilities to cater for medical needs of participants and other logistics plans.

Other activities to make the Conference memorable for participants include Walk-in Dinner holding at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja venue of the Conference on Sunday, April 8, General Tour of Abuja City during the period and Departure Dinner on Wednesday April 11.

Miyetti Allah has accepted cattle ranching – Ortom ÏÏÏ Governor Samuel Or-

tom of Benue state, has said that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has accepted to adopt cattle ranching as a solution to the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

The state passed the antigrazing law in May 2017 and it took effect in November.

The law, among other things, prohibits the movement of livestock on foot within the state.

Since its implementation, it has generated controversy among the parties involved. Miyetti Allah had rejected the law, describing it as a time bomb.

But Ortom, in an interview with Vanguard, said MACBAN has finally accepted it.

“I think that, in Benue, we are winning because Miyetti Allah and MACABAN have accepted that ranching remains the best option to rear cattle,” Ortom said.

“And we commend them and we will work with them to see how our law can wear human face to ensure that we have a win-win for all.

“The 20 million cattle in Nigeria cannot cope with open grazing…So, we must adopt global best practices and modern ways of animal husbandry. This will go a long way in helping us.”

Asked if there has been any improvement in the security situation in the state since President Muhammadu Buhari visited, Ortom said some arrests have been made.

“Well, there have some killings in flash points by these militia groups but security men are doing their best and some arrests have been made by them,” he said.

“I believe we will overcome at the end of the day.

If not for the presence of security men, the situation would have really been worse than what we have today.”

Commenting on the statement by Theophilus Danjuma, ex-army chief, who asked Nigerians to defend themselves against killers, Ortom said he was misinterpreted.

He said self-defence does not necessarily have to involve the use of arms.

From left: Osun Auditor-General, Mr Folorunso Adesina, Osun Auditor-General for Local Government, Mr Immanuel Kolapo and Osun Accountant-General, Mr Akintayo Kolawole, during the presentation of the 2015 and 2016 Audited Accounts, organized by the office of the Auditor-General in the state in collaboration with State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR) Project (EU/World Bank Assisted), at Aurora Event Centre, Osogbo.

Sokoto APC: At last, Gov Tambuwal, Sen Dahiru settle rift ÏÏÏ The longstanding po-

litical feud threatening the foundation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State have been settled, with the principal actors, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Senator Umaru Dahiru Tambuwal attending a function together for the first time since 2014.

The former allies went their separate ways in December 2014 after the former Speaker of the House of Representatives defeated the ex chairman of Senate Committee on Judiciary to emerge the flag bearer of

the APC for the April 2015 Sokoto governorship election.

Dissatisfied with the outcome, Senator Dahiru challenged the outcome and twice lost at the trial and appellate courts, before he was prevailed upon not to take the matter to the Supreme Court.

A source in Sokoto revealed that community elders and religious leaders intervened to ensure that the former allies are now back on the same page politically.

The source said, “It is true they have been settled.

That was why the former Senator visited the Governor’s house in Sokoto on Saturday to attend a wedding ceremony. In the past, he had avoided such gatherings but this time, to prove that all past differences have been settled; he came to the venue and went straight to greet the Governor. He was also offered a seat in the front row and took part in all the activities as a respected family member.”

It was further gathered that Senator Dahiru has now accepted to join hands with Governor Tambuwal

and other APC stakeholders to move Sokoto forward.

The source said, “Since the reconciliation, he has privately expressed his joy at how the APC has been steering the ship of state.

He has commended Governor Tambuwal on his stewardship and has given commitment to give his support to the success of the administration.”

Meanwhile, reports indicate that many of the former Senator’s allies and immediate family members have been co-opted into the running of the government as a sign of goodwill.

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NASS not on mission to obstruct Buhari’s Govt –Saraki Olufemi Samuel and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Senate President, Dr. Bu-

kola Saraki, has said the relationship between the Executive arm and the Legislature in the current dispensation has been cordial, contrary to general impression and that the National Assembly has never been on a mission to obstruct the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senate President also called for deeper collaboration between the two arms of

Ï Calls for better collaboration between Executive, Legislature government as a panacea for deepening democracy.

Saraki said the Senate, for instance, had screened 227 out of 240 nominees that Buhari forwarded to it, stating that so far it only rejected 13 from the list.

According to him, the Senate had demonstrated commitment to cordial relationship with the Buhari-led government, having confirmed 95 percent of the nominees from the President.

He made this known in Jos,

the Plateau State capital at the weekend during a retreat

by Senate Correspondents and lamented that the Nigerian public still continued to blame and blackmail the lawmaking arm of government over every friction between it and the executive, notwithstanding its effort to encourage collaboration with the executive.

He said the psyche of Nigerians must change about how the executive and the legislature must relate in which case

critics should stop blaming the legislature always for frictions between the two arms.

According to him, there is need for strong advocacy to educate Nigerians that the Parliament is not there to just obstruct the work of the executive. Nigerians, Saraki said, should know that the legislature has not always been the cause of delay in passage of the national budgets.

He said: “If the public has a better understanding of the role the legislature should

L- R: Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Senator Umaru Dahiru at a public function in Sokoto

Malabu scandal: UK Govt approved $875m payment to Etete - JP Morgan Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

ÏÏÏ The banking giant, JP

Morgan Chase, has revealed that the United Kingdom (UK) anti-money laundering unit, Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), now renamed the National Crime Agency gave authorisation for the transfer of $875 million to accounts linked to Dan Etete, a former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources in the controversial Malabu scandal.

JP Morgan Chase also acknowledged it knew that former Nigerian oil minister convicted of money laundering would benefit when it transferred over $875 million of government funds to a company he controlled, according to a court document.

The bank made the acknowledgement in its legal response to a lawsuit filed by Nigerian Government in UK in 2017 over

transactions made by the United States bank when Royal Dutch Shell and ENI bought offshore oilfield OPL 245 from Malabu Oil and Gas in 2011.

The $1.3 billion deal has spawned legal cases spanning several countries and involving Nigerian government officials and senior ENI and Shell executives, a number of whom face trial in Italy on corruption charges next month.

Malabu is controlled by Dan Etete, who was Nigeria’s oil minister at the time of the deal and was convicted of money laundering in France in 2007. He could not be reached for comment.

The lawsuit against JP Morgan accuses the bank of negligence over the transfer of funds from a Nigerian government escrow account into which Shell and Eni had deposited money to secure OPL 245. It claims $875 million from the bank.

The Malabu deal, in-

volving OPL245, has Shell; Italian oil company, ENI; Etete; former oil Minister, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke all fingered in the deal in a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Beside the suit lodged at the Federal High Court in Abuja that has disappointingly not progress beyond mention, the Nigerian government, had in November 2017, sued the bank for $875 million (N315 billion) in London courts over its alleged failure to block payments made from the massive Malabu oil deal that is subject to a string of international corruption investigations.

The Nigerian government argued that JP Morgan had been “grossly negligent” when it was banker to a previous government alleging that there was an “abuse of the banking system” and therefore, demanded that the bank repay

$875 million it paid out to Etete, plus interest.

But in its counter claim, JP Morgan claimed that it repeatedly sought consent from Soca and instead of being told to block the transfers, it was given the green light to proceed.

The green lights to make the payments in two tranches in 2011 and 2013 were reportedly given by Soca at the time the UK’s main anti-corruption unit was reporting to the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, now Prime Minister.

In its written defence, filed in a British court last week, JP Morgan said Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), now renamed the National Crime Agency, had approved the transfers to Malabu. It denied negligence.

The bank had previously said only that it “considers the allegations made in the claim to be unsubstantiated and without merit”.

play in democracy, the job will be easier for us as lawmakers”.

He stressed, however, that the executive and the legislature need to accept one another as partners and not competitors, as that, according to him, will bring about national development being clamoured.

Emphasising on the theme of the retreat which was ‘Strengthening ExecutiveLegislative Relationship’, he said by the design of the nation’s presidential system of governance, the inherent principle of power separation calls for cordial relationship between the two institutions.

Saraki said “the Parliament is being seen as an irritant institution” but added that ‘”the number of blackmail that some legislators got for doing what is right will not deter us from doing our job”.

He said the executive should desist from painting the legislature black in the public because the parliament as an institution has never been at logged- heads with the executive.

He said further “Discrediting the legislature cannot bring collaboration because without constitution, you cannot to do it alone”.

Speaking on budgetary process, the Senate president said until there is engagement and collaboration between the two arms of government, there will always be conflict in the processes of the budget.

“If we have dialogue, if we have collaboration, I believe the time-frame in the budget process will be reduced”, he said.

Saraki, therefore, called on the media to always help

in projecting the activities of the parliament in the public, saying,”If the public has a better understanding of what we do, a lot of us would be encouraged to do more. The role of the media is central in providing this information.

We need to have the public on our side and we cannot do this without you playing your role as the media”.

The chief host and Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong said safeguarding the nation’s infant democracy requires the strengthening of relations between the executive and legislature, the two arms that define the existence of democratic governance.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prof.

Sank Gwande, said where unhealthy frictions exist in executive- legislative relation, the health of a democracy is threatened.

“To therefore engender good governance that will deliver dividends of democracy to the citizenry, there is need for collaborative synergy along constitutionally spelt out responsibilities, for the executive and the legislative arms to deliver on their mandates”.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, said the legislative arm needs the media more than any other public institution because the role of the media cannot be overemphasised, hence the 8th Senate attached serious importance to the role of the media.

Though the theme of the retreat raised a very germane issue, he said the the Senate president is making frantic effort to minimise friction with the executive.

Buhari departs for UK on 2 weeks official visit Mathew Dadiya,

Abuja

ÏÏÏ President Muhamma-

du Buhari will on Monday (today) depart Abuja for an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with the UK Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for April 18 to 20.

The President would also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15billion in Nigeria’s oil industry.

In a statement made available in Abuja on Sun-

day, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, stated that the investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years production and domestic gas supply, bringing with it all the attendant benefits both to the economy and the wider society.

Shehu also said that. “Buhari is due to renew discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, a good friend of the President on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and World-wide.”

He added that further meetings had also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain.

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News Vote APC out for Nigeria to survive, Secondus tells PDP supporters at Katsina rally

ÎÎÎUche Secondus, National

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle front row); Kwara State Police Commissioner, Ado Lawan and other top brass of the state police command during the minister’s visit on Sunday in the wake of the recent armed robbery attack in Offa, Kwara State. sho Local Government was an evidence of good governance.

The coordinator of IIEV added that the governor’s pledge to further develop other communities within the axis had further reposed people’s confidence in the ability of the governor to deliver on during which he commis- ultra-modern Ikeja Bus Termi- state and make modern buses promises.

A group operating under sioned the Ike Bus Terminal nal designed to redefine public available to the people, noting He said the roads, which the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle and also graced the occasion transportation in line with the that it is only a proactive gov- connect Lagos with Ogun Eko Vanguard (IIEV) has laudof the 66th Birthday Celebra- Bus Reform Initiative of the ernment that would conceive State from Agbado Oke-Odo ed President Muhammadu tion of the National Leader state government unveiled by and complete such project.

Local Council Development Buhari over his two-day offiof All Progressives Congress the president during his visit Bamigbade also commend- Area now fitted with walkcial visit to Lagos State, saying (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed was evidence of good gover- ed Governor Ambode for his ways, drainage system, laythe president and Lagos State Tinubu. nance in the country. developmental strides in the bys, service ducts, lane markgovernor, Mr Akinwunmi AmThe state coordinator of He said the ultra-modern last three years, saying the ing and street lights, among bode, have redefined good govthe group, Mr. Seyi Bamig- Ikeja Bus Terminal was initi- just commissioned 21 network others would raise the value ernance in the country. bade, who spoke to newsmen ated to cater for movement of of roads and two bridges total- of the property and bring President Buhari a few days at the weekend, noted that the the growing population of the ling 27.4 kilometres in Alimo- commerce to the area. ago paid official visit to Lagos

Group hails Buhari, Ambode on good governance ÎÎÎ

chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has called on Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 for the country to survive.

According to a statement signed by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, the PDP chairman made the remark on Saturday while addressing PDP members and supporters in Katsina state.

He said Nigerians can no longer endure the suffering brought about by the APC administration.

The PDP chairman said the country’s unity is under serious threat because the APC style of governance has promoted enmity among Nigerians.He said the APC has nothing to offer Nigerians.

“In Katsina state, APC has nothing to show outside what late Umaru Yar Adua and Ibrahim Shema did for you,” he told the crowd.

“PDP is the only party that has the interest of the people at heart, it’s the only party that will guarantee national unity.”

Four PDP governors, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe were present at the rally organised to welcome defecting members to the party.

Members of the party’s national working committee, national executive committee, Walid Jibrin, chairman PDP board of trustees, and Adolphus Wabara, former senate president, were also in attendance.

Offa robbery attack: FG to provide armoured personnel carrier, vows to arrest perpetrators

ÎÎÎThe Federal government

has promised to arrest and bring to justice all those behind last Thursday’s armed robbery and killings in the ancient town of Offa, Kwara state to discourage persistent attack in the area.

Speaking during a condolence visit to the state on Sunday, the minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, who visited Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, said that the Inspector General of Police had promised to deploy armoured personnel carriers that would be stationed in Offa to prevent future occurrence.

The minister also said that the Federal government

would continue to improve on its security provisions that would ensure adequate safety for all and sundry. He, however, said that the state and the entire public must learn from ‘‘the mistakes’’ of the incident with a view to improving on security architecture of the entire country. ‘‘What happened in Offa on Thursday shocked the entire nation and it’s our prayers that the souls of all the victims will rest in peace and also that those badly injured would be healed and recover very soon. ‘‘I want to take this opportunity to also let you know that the entire country is grieving and the entire country is sympathising with Kwara state and the entire people of Offa. ‘‘But there is also a silver

light, despite the losses of the police, it is quite heart-warming to know that some of the suspects have been arrested. ‘‘I spoke yesterday with the IG and he assured me that all the people responsible for the dastardly act would be arrested and brought to justice. ‘‘I hope also that we are all going to learn from the mistakes both the larger public and everybody and we are going to factor this into the larger security architecture in a manner that we will have a much more secured and safe state country’’, he said.

The Minister also urged residents of Offa to be more security conscious now more than ever and report suspicious person(s) among them to the appropriate security office.

Also speaking, Governor Abdulfatha Ahmed thanked the ‘‘presidency for its intervention so far.’’

He particularly expressed delight with the promise made

by Inspector General of Police to deploy an armoured personnel carrier that will be stationed specifically in Offa to prevent future occurrence.

He described the level of the crime perpetrated as “unexpected,” a situation which he said was an indication that the country was in a “challenging situation.”

The governor said government at this time must accept the fact that the nation was going through challenging time and redouble efforts towards improving on her security architecture saying ‘‘this is not

the time for blame game.”

He advocated for effective community policing and improved synergy through effective communication particularly between the military and the police.

The governor said that effective collaborations among the security agencies would

security for the people.

The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, expressed concern that with the latest attacks on banks in Offa, there is no bank operation in the entire Kwara south senatorial district.

The monarch therefore urged the federal government to provide two Armoured Personnel Carriers,One in Offa and the other in Ajase-ipo headquarters of Kwara south to beef up adequate security

in the area.

Olofa also urged stakeholders to ensure that all needed supports were given to banks to return operations in Offa and the entire Kwara South, saying that doing banking transactions in Ilorin from Offa and the affected areas would be most difficult.

He also called for an increase in police officers posted to Kwara, especially Offa, saying that the armed bandits operated for over two hours unchecked a development he said was very unfortunate.

He, however, commended the efforts of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed who had approved the construction of a bigger police station in Offa, while the only bigger one attacked in Owode area would now serve as an outpost station.

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Why I want my deputy to succeed me –Fayose ÏÏÏGOVERNOR Ayodele

Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he is supporting Professor Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola, his deputy, because “he has been instrumental to the unprecedented achievement recorded by his administration in education, saying that such a feat must be sustained after the end of his tenure.

Fayose stated this when the National Association of the Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) conferred on him the award of the most performing governor in private education in Nigeria during their international conference of the association held at the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado Ekiti.

The Governor said that “when you don’t allow continuity, you will lose all the gains you have recorded.

For our achievements to be sustainable we must encourage the continuity of this government by supporting Kolapo Olusola to succeed me.

“My deputy is a man that has done well in education. He is an outstanding person he is personally involved in the educational system of our state. Their decision is not by chance, they must have a look at many parameters because when you don’t allow continuity, you lose all the gains. They are only buying into the sustainability and continuity of these gains.

“You can only get a reward for a well-done job.

The award given to me by the NAPPs is a confirmation of what we have been able to achieve in the educational sector. In Ekiti, we don’t discriminate against private schools because a state is rated not by the performance of the public schools alone. On the award conferred on me, It is not the feeling every-

body wants something good to continue in their lives.

Earlier the president of the National Association of Proprietors of Private School said that they decided to confer the award on Fayose because of the giant stride he recorded during his tenure and the cordial relationship be-

rested 18 suspects over last week’s mayhem in Offa, Kwara State and Doga, Bali Local Government Areas of Taraba state respectively during which several lives were lost and property worth millions of naira were lost.

The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, ACP Jimoh Moshood who disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspects before news men in Abuja on Sunday said that while Eight Principal Suspects were arrested in the Offa Bank Robbery, 12 Suspects nabbed for the killings in Donga and Bali Local Government Areas of Taraba State.

According to him, “the

(WAEC) among others.

“We want to have a voice in the governance of Ekiti state. We have taken a decision to support the continuity of this government under Prof. Kolapo Eleka.

This is a seamless transition. This man is one of us. We have mandated our members to vote for him.

Don’t vote for somebody

who will come and complain. We are asking our teachers to get registered.

“We will do operation show me your voters cards. We have the population and by the time we are done you will know. I will hold our state executive responsible if our teachers don’t have their voters’ cards, “she said.

L-R: Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Executive Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Communications, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, during a courtesy visit on Uduaghan in Asaba, Delta State

Police arrest 18 suspects over Offa, Taraba mayhem ÏÏÏ THE Police have ar-

tween him and the private schools in Ekiti.

Speaking on behalf of the NAPPS, its President, Mrs Sally Bolujoko said that Ekiti State under Fayose performed better than most states in education, especially in National Examination Council (NECO), West African Examination Council

items recovered from the suspects include; Seven AK47 Rifles, four Locally made Revolver Pistols and 30 Rounds of AK47 Ammunition, Seven Operational Vehicles of the Armed Robbers and assailants in the two ncidents.”

The FPRO stated that following the ugly incidents in the two states, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has ordered deployment of three Police Mobile Force Units, high powered police investigation team, Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) with 10 Crew members and Anti-Robbery equipment to Kwara State and three additional Police Mobile Force units to Taraba State to beef up security in the areas.

The teams, according to him were under strict instructions to prevent further attacks, arrest perpetrators and carry out a discreet investigation into the Offa Banks robbery and recent killings in Donga and Bali LGAs of Taraba state.

He added that the deployments which have arrived the two States would cover Offa Local Government Area and its environs and other vulnerable points in Kwara State, while the deployment of the Three Police Mobile Force (PMF) in addition to the Five PMF units recently deployed to Taraba State would cover Donga, Bali, Lau, Gasol, Karim Lamido LGAs and other flashpoints in the State.

13 new bus terminals will provide 3000 jobs - Lagos govt ÏÏÏTHE Lagos State Gov-

ernment has said that construction works are ongoing in 13 different bus terminals that will employ 3000 youths in the State. This is even as it revealed that over 800 buses have been procured to kickstart operations at the newly inaugurated Ikeja Bus Terminal.

Speaking over the weekend during a media tour to both the Ikeja and the notyet-completed Oshodi Bus Terminals, The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson said that the 13 bus terminals will checkmate the menace of “one chance” kidnapping and accidents associated with the current commercial bus regime in the State.

According to Lawanson, “Constructions are ongoing

in 13 different bus terminals across the state to leverage their various operations.

“We have Alapere Bus Shelter, Ilupeju Bus Depot, Yaba Bus Terminal, Anthony Bus Depot, Maryland Bus Terminal, Agege Bus Terminal, Ojota Bus Terminal, Oyingbo Bus Terminal, Tafawa Balewa Square Bus Terminal and other proposed corridors.

“This Facilities will provide over 3,000 jobs for youths and increase transport connections and intermodal connectivity in the State.

He added that the state government is coming with multimodal and integrated transportation system which will take care of about four million people on a daily basis across the state.

“The idea is to cater for Lagos residents of especially lower and middle classes, who cannot afford to fund their own cars every day”.

“We should be expecting some buses like over 800 that Lagos State Government has procured to kick-start operation for the benefit of the residents,” the Lagos Commissioner of Transportation explained.

The Commissioner also noted that Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, has about 900,000 inhabitants, adding that It is also a major transport hub on the Lagos mainland, as it is a major node of very important corridors in Lagos such as Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Agege Motor Road, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Oba Akran Way and Awolowo Way.

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Looters’ lists: APC, PDP playing games with the life of Nigerians, says NIM The Grand National Coalition of the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) has said that it was in shock over the accusations and counter accusations of looting the country’s treasury between the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) government and its counterparts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was in government for 16 years, describing it as tragicomedy.

The group in a press statement signed by its Deputy Director General, Mallam Nasser Kura said, “this unfortunate melodrama of kettle calling pot black was occasioned by a “looters’ list” said to have been released by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

“The whole episode would have been laughable were it not tragic for our common existence as a country. The long awaited list itself, like the then list of nominated ministers has turned out to be predictably disappointing and comical as it contained only

names of opposition politicians who are currently facing trial in law courts.

“The surprise, if any, is that no single name of key players from the PDP but managed to defect to the now ruling APC, including those who have been indicted by judicial commissions in their various states, was included. Expectedly, this has given the now opposition party, PDP the moral high ground to justify their alleged looting of our common patrimony.

“When a looters’ list would not include the names of pension thieves, IDP and Ikoyi cash stash fraudsters as well as indicted members of the ruling APC, then such list leaves much to be desired and posts a sad commentary on our avowed war against corruption thereby exposing our country to ridicule in the comity of nations.

“NIM sincerely believes that neither the political jesters in the APC nor their counterparts in PDP can take Nigeria to the

promised land as their current subterfuges validate the necessity for the intervention of the third force movement whose political grand coalition was recently inaugurated in Abuja to provide an alternative revolutionary platform and leadership for toiling and exploited peoples of Nigeria to achieve their aspirations for a new prosperous and democratic country.”

The group therefore called on all Nigerians to pull resources together to drive a system that will ensure that the people do not use their PVC well, but it also mobilise for electoral participation towards liberating the country from those milking it dry.

He said, “To this end, NIM hereby affirms that it is time for Nigerians to join forces together and take back their country through the PVC driven, ballot based revolution initiated by NIM for 2019 for the purpose of repositioning our pauperised country, Nigeria back as a society that truly works and serves its citizens.

Election rigging confession: Why we cannot investigate Mantu – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has explained why it cannot investigate a former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, who recently confessed to rigging previous elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This is even as Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has expressed support for plans by the INEC to monitor the source of funds for campaigns by political parties and thwart the influence of illicit campaign monies in the electoral process.

The INEC Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mr. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi said, “if any security agency sends a report to the commission regarding Mantu’s claim, then INEC will take action. We are not an investigative body. We can only prosecute when investigation had been concluded,” he said.

Osaze-Uzzi added that “The security agencies have to investigate first and when they have concluded their investigation, they will send the case files to us and if there is a case that has been established, we will prosecute.”

“For now, we don’t regard the telecast as an admission of crime until we receive a complaint following which we would invite Mantu and interrogate him.”

Meanwhile, the Chairperson of TMG, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, in a statement, said: “As we wait for Senator Mantu and his co-travelers in the business of rigging elections to discharge their moral burden, we call

….As TMG urges Mantu to name accomplices

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ABIOLA ABIYODE-AFOLABI

on all stakeholders to be vigilant as the 2019 electoral process shapes up.

“He also has a patriotic duty to name all INEC staff, and members of the security agencies who participated in the various schemes aimed at subverting the vote of the people.

“While some may argue that those issues are in the past now, proper repentance and restitution implies that all those involved have to account for their actions.

“TMG makes no mistake about the fact that there are still vestiges of die-hard election riggers, who unlike Senator Mantu, may just not be ready to confess their infractions on the laws of the land.”

Akiyode-Afolabi said Mantu’s confessions deserve a deeper scrutiny from the authorities, if Nigerians were to get a sense of closure from

the terrible events of the recent years, when politicians subverted the democratic choices and aspirations of Nigerians by corrupting the electoral process.

According to her, Mantu’s confession goes to the heart of the problem of morally bankrupt political leadership, which has been the cog of Nigeria’s nation building, since the return of democracy in 1999.

“The last time we checked, using bribes to tamper with the electoral process and all actions undermining the vote of the people, are crimes punishable by the extant laws of the land.

“Sections 124 and 130 of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended make it punishable offences for anyone to pay or receive bribes to influence the outcome of elections.”

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Ozekhome attacks Buhari, APC over ‘Looters’ list’

OZEKHOME Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the publication of looters’ list.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed had a week ago released the list.

Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, told another newspaper that the people whose names are on the list have been in court and that the Federal Government has not been able to prove their cases.

He said, “In any case, many of these people whose names were contained in the list already have their cases in court.

“These are people that the same government filed charges against and they have not been able to prove any of the charges, some of them going to three years now.

“It is the same government through the EFCC, ICPC or police that is always asking for adjournment. So, what they are trying to do by doing this is to acquiesce the judiciary by painting the people corrupt so that the judge will say, ‘well, the executive has already said the people are corrupt so let us find a way to jail them at all costs.’

“So, it shows that they have maximum disrespect for the rule of law and for the judicial process, which they themselves indicated has commenced. But we are going to take some actions against Lai Mohammed and the Federal Government.

“Some of them will be contempt proceedings and some will be defamation action, because until a court of law proves a person guilty, you can never call him a looter as they have done to many Nigerians.

“Everything they have done is what we call red herring, a diversionary tactics to divert the attention of suffering Nigerians from the woeful failure of this government.

“This government has failed on all indices; it’s a government that has made deep corruption its cradle rather

than anti-corruption. This is the most corrupt government in Nigeria since the Lugardian amalgamation on January 1, 1914.

“A government that approves the expenditure of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA), the same ECA which one of their promoters had gone to court against about four years ago and it was declared illegal. But the government is approving the expenditure of $1 billion from it supposedly to fight Boko Haram, which they said they had defeated since December 2015, without any appropriation by the National Assembly.

“Under Sections 58 and 59 of the Constitution, only the National Assembly can appropriate the expenditure of money paid into the federation account under Section 162 of the constitution.

“So, what the government is telling us is that they want to spend an average of N1 billion everyday for the next one year, which is $1 billion to fight Boko Haram that they said they had defeated.

“This is a government that has failed on everything including the economy, where Nigeria’s economy today is in shamble.

Both the World Bank and the IMF have rated the economy as nosediving and the Transparency International has rated Nigeria as being one of the most corrupt countries in the world today.”

“They did not name the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, who was indicted by a panel set up by the president himself and headed by the vice president.

“They could not see anything wrong with all the other scandals like the Mainagate, Barugate and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) gate. That is why the list they released is a laughable one that nobody in the country has believed.

“Go online and you will see that everybody is laughing at the government because they have not removed the log from their eyes.”

Politics 12 Stories by Patrick Okohue Stories by Patrick Okohue As speculations is rife across the social media that the founder and publisher of an online citizen news platform, Saharareporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, is gearing up to contest the 2019 presidential election, Sowore has explained why he was yet reveal the political platform under which he will seek to actualise his 2019 presidential ambition.

This is as the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu has described him as a day dreamer and an inconsequential person who lacks any political value.

Speaking during a town hall meeting at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, the activist cum journalist said he is more interested in galvanizing a movement of a coalition of diverse interest groups for the realization of his presidential ambition, than focusing on party politics.

He said he and his team are currently in meeting with a number of political parties under which coalition he would run for the highest office in Nigeria.

Sowore was to later clash with Shittu on a public affairs radio programme in Ibadan, argued that when the youth are resolved, the party would not be a problem.

He said: “We have coalitions of political parties we are engaging with. We are not naming them yet because we suspect that they will infiltrate them. Some of the political parties we are seeing today are very new and that is why we are approaching this throw movement politics, but here is what I have to tell you, we are not joining the PDP or the APC. “We welcome people of conscience across Nigeria, across all political parties and creed. We welcome them to our movement and together we will join parties that are pro the people of Nigeria.

“We cannot have a merger

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SHITTU anymore because we run out of time to assemble political parties that will surrender their identity under a merger, but even as I am standing in front of you, we are getting commitments from parties.”

He warmed that the Take Back Nigeria Movement is not a joke, as it is determined to reposition Nigeria and take power from the political elites who have mismanaged and mistyped the country for so long.

“This is not the time for a joke. It is not the time for adulation. It is the time for us to get very serious because we have a battle ahead of us. These guys are not going to leave power on their own volition.

We have been fighting them for 30 years and now is the time to disrupt the system and take it down. It is up to them to choose

SOWORE where they want to be spanked in this fight. It is up to them to choose to leave peacefully. The word disruption is not to scare anyone but to prepare us that the younger generation is finally ready to give worthy leadership to this country,” he said.

However, at the Radio Station, the interview had barely kicked off when the debate became heated with Sowore firing the first salvo, “Minister, it is great to see you. This is the minister of an outgoing regime; the Buhari regime will be kicked off power by 2019,” Mr Sowore said shortly after the programme began.

He had barely concluded his introductory statement when Mr Shittu fired back, saying the Sahara Reporters’ publisher is a dreamer.

“By your wish or by God’s wish?

Why I dumped APC for PDP – Ex-Gov Bafarawa Former governor of Sokoto State on the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has disclosed why he dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Bafarawa, one of the founding fathers of the APC, left the party before the 2015 general elections.

The ex-governor, who joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged injustice against him and others who “laboured” to form the APC. Bafarawa was one of those saddled with the responsibility of drafting a constitution for the APC.

BAFARAWA He alleged that the leadership of the APC at the national level, “ceded” the new party to some PDP governors, who defected

to the new party in November 2013, and were made the leaders of the APC in their states after each paid N100m.

Bafarawa, through his media aide, Yusuf Dingyadi, said “The reasons why His Excellency, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, left the APC are well known. His former party did not treat him as one of its founding fathers fairly.

“Those who laboured to form the party were frustrated out; their supporters were frustrated out.

“The party structure in the states were seized from them and handed over to governors who knew nothing about how the APC came about.”

You are just dreaming. You are a day dreamer” he said in response to Mr Sowore’s claim to which the presidential hopeful replied saying, “By the wish of the people of Nigeria, Sir. It is not a dream. It is the realisation you’d wake up to on February 15.”

Mr Shittu retorted: “Sowore, what’s your electoral worth?

Whether in your Ife (sic), home or any part of this country.” Mr Sowore replied: “My electoral worth brought you to power in 2015. Nobody even heard about many of you in 2014.”

The minister thereafter said the Sahara Reporters publisher didn’t know about him because he was inconsequential in politics.

“You are inconsequential…” he said.

In defence, Mr Sowore said he was consequential because Mr

Shittu and others came to power by the efforts of young Nigerians like him.

He said, “I am consequential because you came to power on my back, on our back… on the back of young people who invested a lot of hope.”

In response, the minister described the publisher as a mere noise-maker. “What did you invest? Did you invest more than me, No? I will not sit here and allow someone make noise…You are just a noisemaker. You are just a noisemaker.”

The Sahara Reporters publisher thereafter warned that the minster’s conduct was typical of the same way handlers of former President Goodluck Jonathan treated Nigerians before they were defeated at the polls in 2015.

“This was the same way Jonathan people were sounding in 2014… you are gonna be shocked in 2019,” Mr Sowore said.

On accusations by the minister that he was a dreamer and that his statements were politically motivated, he said: “The Nigeria of the future is for dreamers like me.”

Apparently angered by Mr. Sowore’s statements, Mr. Shittu said: “You think the presidency is for people like you? Go and start from being a councillor. I have been a member of the House of Assembly, I was a commissioner twice, I was already a lawyer… you wouldn’t know, you were too small. How old are you? How old are you? This is not a platform for minions like you to come… you think the presidency is something you can just buy in a market place? You are a giant in university politics (and) by the grace of God you will be put to shame.”

APC chieftain urges INEC not to recognise party for breaking own rules A member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Buba Galadima, says the party no longer deserves recognition of the country’s electoral commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He made the declaration while lamenting that the APC had failed to hold meetings and carry out other demands in line with its constitution.

Galadima further lamented that the party has abandoned its founding members.

The former National Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), said these in a chat with another newspaper.

Galadima, a close ally of

President Muhammadu Buhari, explained that with the way the party was being run by its current leaders, the INEC ought not to recognise it as a political party.

He said, “The party has not been fair to its founding fathers. Those at the party’s helm are sycophants who (have) ingratiated themselves to the President and abandoned the party.

“As a result of their attitude, the party is suffering. This is a party that has failed to hold its statutory meetings not even a non-elective convention for over three and half years.

“It does not even deserve the recognition of the Independent National Electoral Commission as a political party.”

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Bank robbery: How governors, LG chairmen can help reduce crime– Army Offa Muslim reports that it had be- battalion special forces have talion conducted clearance community holds ÏÏÏTroops of Operation ram insurgents and capture those engaged armed herdsmen operation along road Sungun phased withdrawal of five.

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Muslim Community in Offa, Kwara, on Sunday organised a special prayer to ward-off unforeseen calamity and to attract unity, peace and socio-economic development into the community.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the prayer held at the Offa Central mosque may not be unconnected with the recent armed robbery attack in the community.

It would be recalled that some armed bandits had on Thursday raided five commercial banks in the town, killing some policemen and residents, and carted away undisclosed amount of cash in the process.

The prayer, led by the Deputy Chief Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Qosim Olatunji, witnessed recitation from the holy Qur’an and other supplications by selected Qur’anic students whose ages are not above 10 years.

Olatunji said the prayer was intended to seek God’s adequate protection of life and property for the indigenes and nonindigenes, economic prosperity and peaceful co-existence among the people.

He described the recent bank robbery in the community as one which required the collective responsibility of every stakeholder, especially through prayers to nip such crime in the bud.

He said: “Our prayer is to seek Almighty Allah’s protection, unity, peace and tranquility in our dear community, Offa, the state and the country in general.

“More importantly, we prayed Allah in His infinite mercy to unravel the perpetrators as well as their collaborators of this dastardly act.”

Alhaji Nojim Yasin, the President, National Union of Road Transport Workers, said the prayer had been a continuous exercise for the safety and unity of the community.

Yasin, who was accompanied by Hajia Wosilat McCarthy, General Secretary, Offa Descendants Union, implored the authority to find a lasting solution to the menace of bank robberies in parts of the country.

He added: “This is a calamity and we have no other thing than prayer, that is why we have put prayers first for the unity and safety of the people of our community.”

a total of 149 persons held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents. Those persons comprising 54 women and 95 children, were rescued in an operation carried out on Saturday, by troops to smoke out insurgents in Yerimari Kura community on Sambisa axis.

As disclosed in a statement by Deputy Director, Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, the rescued hostages are currently receiving at the 21 Brigade Medical Centre.

The clearance operations in Yerimari Kura also saw troops kill three Boko Ha-

ism operation, that Saturday, troops of Operation Lafia Dole, while on patrol in Konduga have intercepted and neutralised two suicide bombers.

The two suicide bombers strapped with suicide vests had attempted infiltrating Mandanari Community in Konduga, Borno State, before they were engaged by troops, from a safe distance.

The engagement compelled the suicide bombers to detonate their suicide vests, with the suicide bombers, died in the incident, while three persons were injured.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army was regarded as false

ty operations in some parts of the country.

The Army in a statement

by Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, maintained that it remained committed to its internal security operations and will continue to intervene to checkmate all forms of criminality across the country.

The Army, however, noted that it was imperative for governors and Chairmen of Local Government Areas to help reduce incidences of crime, by providing basic social and developmental infrastructures.

In a clearance operation on Saturday, troops of 72

to the killing of one herdsman, while another one had gunshot wounds and three others arrested.

In the operation carried out in Gbajimba, Baka, Too many, Iyode and Dogon Yashi in Benue State, one Ak 47 assault rifle was recovered.

Similarly, two other herdsmen engaged in the destruction of farmlands have been arrested at the chembe community.

Earlier that day, troops of the Battalion on patrol at Jatoaka town affected the arrest of 10 armed robbery suspects linked to an armed robbery incident.

Similarly, in Taraba State, troops of 101 Special Bat-

moved against armed bandits who had barricaded the road.

The bandits fled into the bushes on engagement by own troops, only for a search of the general area to lead to the recovery of a dane gun.

Similarly, the Army said it had mandated aggressive patrols continue to frustrate armed bandits and deny them freedom of action on road Abuja-Kaduna.

In another incident, troops of 707 Special Forces Battalion mobile strike team in operation lafiya dole have prevented the infiltration of troops in defensive position by two female suicide bombers.

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L-R: President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Waba; President, Construction Workers Association, Comrade Amaechi Asugwuni; Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige and President, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Comrade Igwe Achese, during the inauguration of committee on Tripartite National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

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fewer than 480 students including the youngest son of late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Mustapha, have graduated from the Maryam Abacha American University, Maradi in Niger Republic.

The President and Founder of the university, Dr. Adamu AbubakarGwarzo, gave the figure at the 2nd convocation of the Institution at the weekend.

According to the founder, the institution has also graduated the first set of postgraduate students who were awarded master’s degrees in various fields of study.

Abubakar-Gwarzo said that the university, established in 2013, had witnessed phenomenal growth and achievements.

He said that the strides earned the university recognition by world education bodies such as UNESCO, United Kingdom based Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities and U.S.- based Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

He said: “Other achievements include; membership of the United Nations Academic Impact, membership of the British Quality Foundation and membership of the

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.”

In his address, the President of Niger Republic, represented by the Governor of Maradi, Dr Zakar Oumarou, commended the foresight of the Founder of MAAUN. He said that the establishment of the university in Niger premised the beginning of a quantum leap in education standards in the country.

The President urged the founder to sustain the tempo of investment in education, adding that the government of Niger would continue to partner with MAAUN for the

growth of education in the country.

The Wife of the late Head of State, and Chairperson of MAAUN’s Board of Trustees, Hajiya Maryam Abacha, urged the graduands to be good ambassadors of the institution.

She wished them brighter future.

The Pro-Chancellor of the university and former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wammako, promised to sustain the tempo of development in the university.

Wammako attributed the achievements of the university to its commitment to education development

madu Buhari on Sunday returned to Abuja after a 3-day private visit to his country home Daura in Katsina state.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some of his aides took off from the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, at about 10.45a.m.

The aircraft landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 11.28a.m.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammed Bello, some security heads and other presidential aides welcomed the President at the airport.

It would be recalled that Buhari on Friday joined the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq and other community members to observe the third day prayers for late Senator Mustapha Bukar.

The President, who arrived Daura on Friday afternoon, made straight for the residence of the late senator where he was received by the Emir, members of the Daura Emirate Council and members of the family of the deceased.

Buhari also on Saturday received some serving Senators who paid a condolence visit at his country home Daura over the death of Bukar.

He thanked the senate members for their support and show of solidarity with the people of Katsina North senatorial district in particular and Katsina state in general.

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PDP, Saraki congratulate Mark at 70

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L-R: Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB), Mr. Kufre Ekanem; Director of Transport, Operations, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, Engr. Akinola Johnson; Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Command, Hyginus Omeje and Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, during the NB/FRSC ember months campaign themed: Right To Life On The Highway Not Negotiable, held in Lagos

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participant, Dr. Modestus Ezenwa has described his marching order from a meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Education on the instruction of theMinisterasuncharitable.

Dr. Ezenwa who represented Imo State recently at the 19th Stakeholders Meeting on Unity Schools / Colleges in the country in Abuja said he was thrown out of the meeting without being allowed to pick up his files or say a few words to colleagues, as he was asked to leave immediately within a few seconds on the order of the Education minister.

According to him, his offence was asking what appears to the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education a hatefilled question over his opposition and stance against Unity Schools and the injustice in Nigerian education system.

He said his anger borne out of what he considered a misinformation by Mrs. Priscilla Ihuoma, the spokesman of the Minister.

He said, Mrs. Ihuoma in her speech has announced the breakdown of the registrations in the 2018 Common Entrance Examinations in which she said that: “A total of 71, 294 young boys and girls were registered for the examination, a little shortfall from the 81,930 that registered in 2017. Lagos State hit the top with 24,465, FCT came next with 7, 699. Of course you know why? Igbos in Lagos and FCT are included!

Then, she murmured a wellrehearsed statement: Zamfara 28, Kebbi 50, Taraba 95. These three states came first from behind.

“She went ahead to tell us the obvious: that the nation has 104 unity schools; that most of these unity schools don’t get up to their carrying capacity; A budget, running into billions of naira goes into their maintenance each year and that The Unity Schools take up to 45% of the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Education. “ I was bitter. I was overtly burning with rage and hate. I couldn’t wait for the question and answer session. I did all I could to get hold of the microphone and finally, I got to the aisle, looked directly to the raised table and heaved a sigh of relief. I glanced through my notes and let loose the canons: “Why do we have 12 Unity Schools in the East where more than 50% of candidates come from? Mr. Minister, why are kids from Igboland not given admission to those Unity schools that don’t get up to their quota/carrying capacity? Honorable Minister, can you explain why A young girl from Imo state, seeking admission into any of the country’s 104 Federal Government Colleges (Unity Schools) must score 139 points out of a possible 300 to stand a chance of being taken. But her counterpart from Zamfara state only needs to guess two answers right? Why does the young boy from Abia be denied admission even when he scores 198 while his counterpart from Gombe who merely wrote the examination (but scored zero) is allowed to study in any unity school of his choice? Why do we have only 2 Igbo principals in the 105 Unity schools in Ni-

geria? Does this reflect intellectual preparedness or merely a reflection of the wishes of the leadership of the nation and that of the ministry?

‘Why must the federal government set up a wellfunded advocacy team to persuade villagers, traditional rulers in North and clergy to encourage their citizens to send their wards to unity colleges while efforts are not made to accommodate thousands of kids from the East who are denied admission yearly.

“Our Minister, I hope you are aware that Last year, Nigeria’s four Federal Government Colleges did not produce a single candidate that scored five credits that included English and Mathematics, needed to gain admission into the university. “ Hon Minister, I hope you are aware that, Federal Government Girls’ College, Bajoga (Gombe State), FGGC, Bauchi (Bauchi State); FGGC Gboko (Benue State), and the Federal Science and Technical College, Kafanchan (in Kaduna State) did not produce a single pupil with credits in English and Mathematics. ‘’Honorable minister, I hope you are aware that in 2013, human rights lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Lagos over admission inequality in Federal Government Colleges. The court declared as unconstitutional, the decades-long state-based, quota system admission into federal gov-

ernment colleges. John Tsoho, the trial Judge, in his ruling declared that the action of the Minister of Education in prescribing and applying different requirements for candidates seeking admission into unity schools is in violation of Section 42(1) of the 1999 Constitution. If this is the case, and definitely that is the case, Why, does the Ministry of Education under you refuse to adhere to the court ruling?’

He said, he further asked why Zamfara State, with 28 candidates for the 2018 common entrance examination have three Unity Schools, while my state of Imo has only two? Why do we have three Unity schools in Taraba (that has only 95 students this year) while Enugu State has only two.

Hon. Minister, I can go on and on to...

Dr. Ezenwa said it was at this point that heavens were let loose. “Stop there!!!

Voices from the elevated table raged. It was amidst claps and jeers, heckles and clear disapproval from those whose benefits have been threatened; acclamation from those whose grievances have been let loose, that I was ordered and whisked away from the ICC, venue of the stakeholders meeting. No harm befell on me. I retired to my hotel room, got enough rest and made a Lagos-bound journey. I am sure, the organizers wouldn’t invite me to subsequent meetings. But who cares?”, he said.

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates former Senate President David Mark as he clocks the age of 70 years.

The party through its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan described Senator Mark as an exceptional patriot and outstanding statesman, who has dedicated a greater part of his life, both as a soldier and a democrat, towards the stability and development of our dear nation.

In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, he said “the PDP, as a party is particularly proud of Senator Mark’s excellent performance as a two-term Senate President, during which the Senate played unparalleled roles in holding the nation together while strengthening our constitution and democratic institutions, in line with the ideology of the PDP and the visions of our founding fathers.

“Senator Mark’s role in leading the PDP-controlled Senate to achieve the first amendment to the 1999 constitution, to among other things insert provisions that ensured credible electoral processes and entrenchment of rule of law, and particularly the granting of operational autonomy to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Judiciary arm by listing them on the first line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, remains a watershed in our democratic experience and history.

“Furthermore, the invocation of the Doctrine of

Necessity in 2010 to avert a constitutional crisis as well as the critical interventions of the Senate, under Senator Mark, in the resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country, stand as credits to his commitment to a stable and united Nigeria, for which the PDP is known for”.

He said the party joins millions of other Nigerians in congratulating Senator Mark as he marks his 70th birthday while praying to God to grant him more strength and wisdom as he continues to be of service to our dear nation.

In the same vein, the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki described the former President of the Senate as a patriot and a statesman.

Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, stated that as a two-time Senate President, a retired Brigadier General from the Army; former Minister of Communication; and a onetime military Governor of Niger State, Senator David Mark has distinguished himself as a Nigerian with vast leadership experience.

“Today, I join all Nigerians in celebrating Senator David Mark at 70.

“Undoubtedly, as our nation’s longest serving Senator and Senate President, Senator Mark has contributed significantly to the growth of the legislature in Nigeria and distinguished himself overtime in the service of our nation — in various capacities and at various levels as a patriot and a statesman.

Ikpeazu calls for prayers over mankind Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has called on the church to remain steadfast in prayers for the solution of the various problems confronting mankind.

Governor Ikpeazu spoke at the 28th Annual synod of the Methodist Church, Nigeria with the theme “Strive for peace and Holiness” at Wesley Cathedral, 38/46 Park Road, Aba, stating that the various challenges confronting the country, Abia State, the church and family can be healed by God. Dr. Ikpeazu attributed all that he has achieved so far to God and called on Christians to anchor their faith in God, assuring Abia people of greater things to come and urged the church to continue to pray for his

government to realize all its dreams, disclosing that his purpose in government is to stand in the gap for the common people.

In a sermon, the Methodist Archbishop of Ilesha, most Rev Amos Akindeko who noted that the society today is filled with crises, urged Christians to strive for righteousness, peace and joy in the Lord which, according to him is the solution for all the restiveness in the world.

He noted that no development will be achieved in the absence of peace and advocated holiness and reliance on God as the only way to escape God’s condemnation.

The clergy man commended the Governor, Dr Ikpeazu for the peace that has returned to Aba as well as the massive road construction going on in the city and prayed God to strengthen him to do more.

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Troops kill 1 militia herdsman, recover AK 47 rifle, arrest 10 robbers

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72 Battalion Special Forces on clearance operation in Gbajimba, Baka, Tomanyi, Iyode and Dogon Yashi at the weekend engaged armed herdsmen militia in gun battle killing one and left one other with gunshots wounds.

The troops during the exchange recovered 1 Ak 47 assault rifle and arrested three other herdsmen militia.

A statement issued by Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Texas Chukwu said troops also engaged and arrested two other herdsmen who were on destructive activities on farmlands at Chembe community. “ Earlier, Troops of the Battalion on patrol at Jatoaka town effected the arrest of 10 armed robbery suspects linked to an armed robbery incidence at about 0415hours (4:15am). All the suspects have been handed over to the police.

“Similarly, in Taraba State, at about 0030hous to 0230hours (12:30am to 0230am), Troops of 101 Special Battalion conducted clearance operation along road Suntai-Muji-Kungana. During the clearance operation, troops encountered

armed bandits who blocked the road and were harassing and dispossessing road users of their valuables”.

“The bandits fled into the bushes on engagement by own troops. A search of the general area led to the recovery of a dane gun. The barricade was cleared and traffic restored.”

The statement said similarly aggressive patrols of troops along Abuja-Kaduna road continue to frustrate the activities of armed bandits and denied them freedom of action.

While in another incidence, troops of 707 Special Forces Battalion mobile strike team in OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE, prevented the infiltration of troops defensive position by two female suicide bombers.

A combined team of 707 Special Forces mobile strike team and 222 Battalion pressured the suicide bombers into detonating their suicide vests killing themselves. Troops remain alert to prevent attacks on civilian population.

Also, a BOKO HARAM Terrorist suspect surrendered to troops in Sambisa Forest. He is currently undergoing interrogation at 26 Task Force Brigade. He will be moved to join the de-radicalization program in due course.

Ogun Appoints 217 Principals, VPs

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Ogun State Government has appointed another set of 65 principals and 152 vice principals, towards enhancing smooth administration in public secondary schools across the state.

The appointments, effected by state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), brings the total of principals and vice principals appointed by the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration to 433 and 975 respectively.

Speaking at the induction ceremony, held at Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, the TESCOM Chairman, Chief (Mrs.) Olabosipo Ogunsan, said exercise was based on seniority, merit and time of certification.

She advised the new principals and vice principals, to lead by example, as they are now role models in their various schools.

Ogunsan charged them to provide quality leadership and be steadfast, dedicated, committed and hardworking, to justify their appointments.

She urged them guard against all forms of indiscipline and examination malpractices in schools, adding

that “being a principal, you must stand against bad conducts, like lateness to school, sexual immorality, unprofessional behaviour by teachers, lackadaisical attitudes to work and indiscipline.”

Earlier in his welcome address, the Full-Time Commissioner ll of the Commission, Alhaji Nojeem Macgregor, expressed gratitude to the governor for the gesture, noting that the development will ensure the effective administration in schools for improved performance of students, teaching as well as non-teaching staff.

Also, no fewer than 4000 teachers from public secondary schools, have been trained on the rudimentary knowledge of computer and its usage, in preparation for their forthcoming Computer Based Test (CBT) promotion examinations.

Ogunsan, while speaking at the training workshop, with the theme; “Towards Progressive Evaluation System”, held at the Southwest Resource Centre, Abeokuta, said the training was to integrate the participants into the latest trends in Information Communication Technology (ICT).

L-R: Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Akande Adetunji and former Governor of Abia State, Uzor Kalu, during a courtesy visit on Oba Adetunji in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Buhari departs for UK on 2-week official visit Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏPresident

Muhammadu Buhari today, left Abuja for an official visit to the United Kingdom, UK where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs. Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads

of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018.

The President would also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.

According to the Senior Assistant to the President

on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday, these investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years’ production and domestic gas supply, bringing with it all the attendant benefits both to the economy and the wider society.

“Buhari is due to renew discussions with the Archbishop of Canter-

bury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, a good friend of the President on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and World-wide,” the Presidential spokesman stated.

He added that further meetings had also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain.

1 feared killed, as explosion destroys storey building in Ife

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was pandemonium in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, on Saturday night when a suspected explosion destroyed a storey building, forcing residents near the scene of the incident scampered to safety, it was reliably gathered.

Credible sources informed our correspondent that the incident which caused apprehension occurred around Moore area of the historic town at about 11.05 pm as most residents in the affected

neighbourhood had already gone to bed.

Though details surrounding the cause of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, eyewitness explained that the blast might have been precipitated by an improvised explosive device, where one person was reportedly feared dead.

Eyewitnesses further hinted a pharmaceutical firm, identified as Ebenco Pharmacy was located inside the building destroyed by the explosion.

One of the sources, who pleaded anonymity disclosed that an unidentified man, who was critically injured at the back of the building was subsequently rushed to the Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), IleIfe, where he later died early Sunday morning.

The explosion brought down the building and also damaged adjoining structures in the area, while two policemen were spotted at the scene of the incident.

Reacting to the incident

during a chat with journalists in Ile-Ife, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi said there was a dispute over the building by the family members of the deceased owner, assuring that elders of Ife at the community level would intervene over the matter.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs. Folasade Odoro said that the development was not as a result of the explosion, saying that it was just a mere fire incident.

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APC NEC: Non-NWC members support Buhari ...Says he must seek re-election Tom Okpe, Abuja

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the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds Monday, 9th April, forum of Non-National Working Committee but NEC members of the party have withdrawn their initial support for the controversial tenure elongation.

The forum had earlier expressed support for the current NWC led by Chief John Oyegun to be given another 12 months’ tenure extension.

At a press briefing on Sunday in Abuja, the spokesman of the forum, Jock Alamba, in company of other members, expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s position as regards the tenure extension.

“We share Mr. President’s unalloyed commitment to the rule of law and fine tenets of internal democracy; firm beacons he is laying to deepen our fledgling democracy; He has in different fora, as a convert democrat demonstrated his commitment to democracy as exemplified in the Gubernatorial and Senatorial elections which opposition political parties won in States like Anambra and Rivers States

under his watch. A stark difference from mid-term and other election results under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 16 years of do or die politics.

“President Buhari’s concern for due process is legendary, that we could not underrate his concern that since the law is an ass, our most likely 2019 presidential and other electoral victories should not be toyed or placed in jeopardy with legal niceties or put in harm’s way of fortune hunters.

“Our position is reaffirmed after a careful survey, which shows that 99% of the entire membership and Governors of our great Party are in support of Mr. President’s second term bid.

It is a common position that for the overall interest of our great Country that President Muhammadu Buhari should complete the critical infrastructural foundations he has laid.

“This means that with all hands on deck, we can avoid the risk of rancorous and conflict ridden intraparty elections which made majority of our leaders to clamor for one-year elongation of tenure in the eve of 27 February, 2018, National Executive Council (NEC) meeting”, Alamba said.

Emir wants more funding for FMC Jalingo Tom Garba, Yola

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Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Tafida, has appealed to governments at all levels to provide more funds to the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, for subsidizing medical charges of its patients.

Tafida made the plea on Friday in Jalingo when the newly constituted governing board of the hospital paid him a courtesy visit.

He said although the hospital had recorded 60 to 70 percent success in infrastructure development and effective service delivery, more funds were required to augment the low income level of patients.

“The doctors in the FMC are always ready and on a high spirit to help their patients.

“But you will agree with me that the facility cannot provide drugs 100 percent or foot laboratory test bills of thousands of patients; they have to rely on the income of the patients.

“When the patients do not have the income level to offset the bills then there

is a big gap which may even demoralize the doctors.This is where the state and Federal Government must patiently intervene.

“So it’s a situation that our commissioner of health here with us should pull off his shirt, get the governor and ensure he gets a large slice to help our people either in the FMC or the Specialists Hospital, Jalingo,” Tafida said.

Earlier, the board chairman, Mr. Oke Ezea, said their mission was to assist the management of FMC Jalingo in achieving its objective of providing decent health care service delivery.

While seeking for maximum cooperation of the emir and his subjects in running the hospital, he urged him to feel free and approach the board for any comment and observation regarding the hospital established in 2001.

Ezea assured the emir of the board’s determination to improve on the patients’ welfare, infrastructure development, staff motivation and satisfaction.

L-R: Unilever Nigeria Plc. Non-Executive Directors; Chika Nwobi, and Biola Alabi ; Chairman, HRM, Nnaemeka Achebe, MNI, CFR; Executive Vice President, Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh; Unilever Global CEO, Paul Polman and Unilever Nigeria Plc. Non-Executive Director, Atedo Peterside, CON after a meeting with Polman during his visit to Nigeria.

PDP Lampoons APC, presidency over endorsements of Arewa Pastors Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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cratic Party (PDP) has said that the recent endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by some northern Christian clerics was stage-managed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency.

Describing it as a political endorsement, the party said the act of procuring individuals who masqueraded as religious leaders by the APC ledPresidency, is hypocritical and disgusting signs of desperation.

It said the Buhari Presidency’s hiring of supposed Arewa Pastors was a second attempt to orchestrate fake endorsements ahead of the 2019 election, recalling the recent Martin Luther King Jr. saga The party’s National Publicity Secretary. Kola Ologbondiyan in a press statement on Sunday said “both procured endorsements, which had turned out to be fake, are, to say the least, despicable and betray the nervousness of a sinking leadership,

desperately trying to save its face, having been rejected by the people.

“It is heartrending that because of the desperation of one man, the integrity of Nigeria’s seat of power has again been ridiculed as the world watched religious bodies and groups in the country disowning the procured band.

“The fact that this disgraceful drama came barely a week after our nation suffered an international show of shame over President Buhari’s presentation with a procured award fraudulently linked to Martin Luther King Jr, speaks volumes of this administration’s proclivity for falsehood, lies and deception.

“Having failed to gain any endorsements from reputable international figures, such as Bill Gates and the Martin Luther King’s Jr group, the APC and the Presidency have now shamelessly resorted to cheaper ways and means, particularly, along the unregulated and porous religious and sectional lines.

“It is now overtly manifest that the Buhari ad-

ministration is ready to even stage anything, no matter how ignoble, including fake rescue missions, to deceive Nigerians”.

It would be recalled that the PDP had earlier alerted Nigerians of plots by the Federal Government to engage in orchestrated endorsements as well as issuing of false performance indices.

The PDP alleged that the endorsements are being coordinated by three presidential aides, a cabinet minister from the southsouth and certain officials of the APC, a project for which billions of naira have been earmarked.

This so called cabal is said to be responsible for the renting of crowds, who are usually conveyed in buses, trucks and trailers, to fill the space during President Buhari’s visits to various states of the federation, as witnessed in Benue during the last visit of Mr. President.

“That President Buhari could be begging for endorsements only points to the fact that he and his cabal have lost the sup-

port of Nigerians whom his administration has subjected to horrible economic hardships, traumatic bloodletting and a bleak future.

“If President Buhari and his dysfunctional APC had performed to the least expectations of Nigerians, even by implementing the littlest of their numerous fake campaign promises, they would have no need for mundane gimmicks of procuring awards from well-known street quacks ahead of the elections.

“We charge all credible groups in the country to be at alert and resist any attempt by the Presidency and APC to induce them to compromise their integrity, as well as guide against plots to use money to infiltrate and divide their ranks”, he stated further.

The party, therefore urged the APC and Buhari Presidency to admit that their time is up “as Nigerians are now rallying with the repositioned PDP in the national quest to rescue our dear nation from the incompetent, failed and deceptive administration of the APC, come 2019”.

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Etsako Central LG presents budget of N3.4 bn Titus Akhigbe,Benin

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Executive Chairman of Etsako Central Local Government Area, Comrade John Osi Akhigbe has presented a budget estimate of three billion, four hundred and fifty-five million, five hundred and eighty-two thousand, two hundred and fiftyfive naira, ninety-two Kobo (N3,455,582,255.92) christened budget of hope to the legislative

arm.

Out of these amount of recurrent revenue will be from the share of statutory allocation of N1,608,370,836.10 representing 46.54 percent, SURE-P/Paris Club Refund of N555,008,714.68, 10% share of state IGR of N240,000,000.00, Excess Crude/NLNG of N224,000,000.00 while Internal Generated Revenue and Value Added Tax (VAT) N273,629,000.00 and N250,000,000.00 respectively.

The Drift budget esti-

mate which is christened Budget of Growth” was fashioned along the policy thrust of the state government sustained commitment to infrastructural development in primary schools’ improved Health Care Delivery, Environmental Sanitation and Beautification, good road network, Welfares, socialeconomic empowerment of the people and rural transformation and general well-being of the people.

Works, Housing and

Transport got the lion share of N950,000,000 out of the N3.4 billion has been earmarked for the provision of good road network in the communities, construction of staff quarters, purchase of Mass Transit Buses, construction of drainage/Asphalting of selected roads, rural electrification and water supply etc.

Comrade Akhigbe reiterated his administration’s commitment to the judicious utilization of available resources

to better the lots of the people and deliver on his electioneering promises.

He sincerely thanked the party leaders and the generality of the people of the local government for reposing trust on him and giving him the opportunity to serve.

The chairman therefore sued for the continued cooperation and constructive advice of all and sundry in the run-

ning of the affairs of the local government.

According to him, “ I wish to renew my gratitude to the leader and other members of the legislative arm for making the presentation a reality. I will not hesitate to sue for the sustenance of the cordial and harmonious working relationship of the executive and the legislative arms”

Uma Ukpai Poly becomes varsity soon Ï^ƋƆ Ɨ ƓƈƐ j&j0nM# ƒƆƏ ƍƏƈƒ ƐƆ ƒ Ə ƈƐƈƆ Sunday Nwakanma – Umuahia

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President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (3rd right), Kogi APC Chair, Haddy Ametuo, Senators Jibrin Barau, Rafiu Ibrahim and Dino Melaye during a condolence visit to commiserate with the family of late Senator Mustapha Bukar in Daura, Katsina State....on Wednesday.

US army war veteran drums support for Oba of Benin

Titus Akhigbe,Benin

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Iraq war Veteran of the US Army, Col.Wisdom Osagiede Ogbeowemwenkon Osemwende (rtd) has called on all Nigerians of Edo origin to join hands with His Royal Majesty, Oba of Benin,Ewuare II to harness the benefits of culture to empower youths.

He said there was a lot for the society as a whole to learn by taking heed to the Oba’s admonition and counsel, targeted at the youths as this was a sure way for them to take their proper place in society as leaders of tomorrow.

Col. Osemwende (rtd) in a statement in Benin City at the unveiling of a billboard at the Kings Square in support of the strides by the Oba of Benin for Youths, said all ongoing efforts of the Oba of Benin are genuine efforts that are bound to create jobs and gainfully employ the youths.

“This will not only reduce

Crimes and criminality in all its forms, it will also alleviate poverty and squalor and go a long way to restore the pride of Edo”.

The former military officer said, “It behoves on us as subjects- citizens, politicians and government appointeesto constantly imbibe in our people the need to respect our culture which teach values, respect for our elders, traditions, tolerance and mutual respect.”

Col. Osemwende (rtd) was full of praises for the Oba of Benin especially with regards to the three months allowances, the Oba Ewuare II Foundation recently gave to tens of returnee Nigerian youths from Libya.

He said that the foundation’s action in providing the necessary tools/facilities for those who had gone through the various skills acquisition programmes was an added incentive which deserve commendation.

Col. Osemwende (rtd) has

over 27 years of progress experience in the United States Army which he joined in 1987 and was involved in worldwide civil military operations, humanitarian affairs, National defense, National Security, chemical operations/defense.

He was also involved in psychological operations, economic development, public policy and administration, and security cooperation/ management around the World for the US Army.

Recall that His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin last week offered the sum of twenty thousand naira to each of the 78 Libya returnees who paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace in Benin City.

His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin added that the financial assistance which will be for three months is for their upkeep and to enable them settle down without much difficulties.

The Oba of Benin said the Oba Ewuare II Foundation would also support the youths to establish a trade that they have learnt, especially since they returned from Libya.

His Royal Majesty condemned the youth’s penchant act for travelling illegally through the Sahara Desert and across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, pointing out that it has brought disrepute to the state.

The Omo N’Oba also condemned the craze for quick wealth among youths which is responsible for increasing rate of human trafficking and other crimes in the society.

The Oba of Benin advised the returnees to channel their youthful energies into more meaningful ventures that will benefit society like agriculture, art and craft, tourism and hospitality, event management, interior and exterior decoration among others.

Indications emerged Saturday that the newest Polytechnic in the country, Uma Ukpai Polytechnic, Asaga Ohafia will soon become a university.

This was disclosed by the founder and Visitor to the Polytechnic and a renowned evangelist, Rev Dr. Uma Ukpai, last Saturday as the fresh polytechnic had its maiden matriculation of its first intake of 95 students.

Rev. Dr. Ukpai also disclosed that already, a team of National University Commission officials has visited the school with talks on the possibility of turning the school into a university, pleading with the people of Asaga and the state government to avail the school with land for the expansion.

The fund, he said is not the problem but the land and space, stating that his initial dream was to build an aircraft assemble plant in the area and had already assembled six Indian experts and three aircrafts for the plant, regretting that enemies did not allow him realize the dream.

“I had a dream that one day, aircrafts will be assembled in Nigeria”, he said.

He said that it is also his desire that the polytechnic will produce students who would help the country send satellites into the orbit from Nigeria.

“My task is to make education available to all in this part of the world. My mission is to provide practical step by step assistance in this direction”, stating that the dream started in 1973 having been the first missioner to Ahmadu bello University and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where “I saw the beauty of schools and began to dream about building a school in Asaga”.

“Our first attempt was to build an Aeronautical Engineering University. But enemies of progress stopped me from continuing with that project”, he said.

He advised the students that “education without Christ is an accident waiting to happen. To know and not to do is not to know”.

Speaking, the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu said his plan is to build a state with the necessary skilled manpower to attract industries and development, stating that with the foundation already laid, abia in the nearest future will be the leading state that has created the enabling ecosystem that would support industrialization.

He expressed his joy that all he has been praying for in the education sector has come to fruition noting that three higher institutions have come on board within three years of his administration noting that his huge investment in the sector has made the state to retain leading position in WAEC for three consecutive years.

He advised the student to see the matriculation as signing a contract for their future, noting that the greatest need of the people is that of people with imagination and creativity.

He pleaded with the founder to make out time to teach the students so that they can tap from the wealth of knowledge, promising to make land available to enable the school expand up to university level Earlier in his matriculation address, the Rector of the polytechnic, Elder Alwell Onukogu described the Polytechnic as “one polytechnic which emerged fully made at birth, while “The conception of the polytechnic and the delivery of the structures betray a mindset that has taste foe what is exclusive and what must stand apart”.

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NASU tackles FG on illegal inclusion of employees on employment list Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Jos chapter of Non Academic Staff Union (NASU), of Educational and Associated Institutions of Inter Country Center for oral Health (ICOH), of Africa in Plateau State, on Friday lamented what they termed the Illegal addition of employees and illegal substitution of those legally selected.

The union in a letter of complaint to the Director and CEO and internal management, jointly signed by Comrade Elias Damuan ICOH Branch chairman and Comrade Samuel Gambo Pam ICOH Branch Secretary, a copy made available to our correspondent, states that 14 names of those who did not go through the normal process of employment are found on employment list.

According to the statement, “we understand that the names of the 13 selected new employees during the recruitments exercise of 2014 were finally captured in the 2018 budget this gladdens our hearts as more competent hands will soon join us in the center for greater productivity.

“However it has come to our notice that you and your management have decided to add another 14 names to the 14 duly selected, without any advertisement, interview or proper selection; in fact some of you and your favored staff have smuggled in names of your children and blood brothers.

“Also we understand

that you have doctored the initial list of the selected 13 personae who passed through a very vigorous process, with officials of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and Federal Character Commission taking part, that you have substituted some names and reduced the grade levels of some of them, without any authorization.

“Funny again, we noticed that you have gone ahead to write to IPPIS office in Abuja to do the biometric data capture of the new employees with the active connivance of the accounts department without issuing letters of employment indicating the designations and grade levels this indeed is very strange to us and to administrative transparency ,it is also a very corrupt practices which we will not accept ,therefore ,we want this corruption stopped immediately ,you cannot pad the center,s nominal roll beyond the number presented and captured in our 2018 personal budget your backdoor smuggling of new names without due process stings of terrible corruption.

“Pls note that we have the names of the thirteen selected persons during the interview of 2014, any strange name included on our nominal roll will not be accepted: ‘a stitch in time saves nine’, we are committed to progress of the center and pledge our support to a corrupt free and transparent management”, the statement reads.

Saraki appoints ex- lawmaker as aide ÏÏÏSenate

President Bukola Saraki has appointed Danladi Abubakar as his special adviser on special duties.

Abubakar was a senator representing Taraba north in the eight senate until the supreme court sacked him in 2017.

The apex court held that Abubakar was not the legitimate candidate to represent the constituency in the senate because he did not have the highest number of votes in the primary election.

Shuaibu Lau has since been sworn-in as his replacement.

In a statement on Sunday, Yusuph Olaniyonu, media aide to Saraki, said the former lawmaker’s appointment takes immediate effect.

The senator had served as chairman of the committee on New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and he was a member of other committees.

Before the 2015 election, he was also a deputy governor of Taraba

From left: Project Coordinator, State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR) Project, Mr Yemi Ejidele; Osun Auditor-General, Mr. Folorunso Adesina and Osun Accountant-General, Mr. Akintayo Kolawole, during the presentation of the 2015 and 2016 Audited Accounts, organized by the office of the Auditor-General in the state in collaboration with State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR) Project (EU/World Bank Assisted), at Aurora Event Centre, Osogbo.

Obasanjo most incompetent to attack Buhari - Kalu Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that President Olusegun Obasanjo was the most incompetent former President to describe any government as being corrupt in the country, branding his government as far more corrupt in the democratic history of the nation.

Kalu, who expressed resentment at the comment credited to Obasanjo asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek second term in office, insisted that the former number one citizen lacks the moral standing to stop a president that has been the most selfless in Nigeria’s history from contesting.

On the comment credited to Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose that Kalu-led Peace Advocacy Team should not come to Ekiti, Kalu advised the Ekiti chief executive to stop manifesting ‘thuggery’, saying such is not expected from someone holding a high political office.

Kalu, who is the Acting Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Na-

tional Movement for the re-election of President Buhari, spoke in Ado Ekiti Sunday during a peace advocacy visit to the state, where he used the opportunity to plead with Nigerians to embrace the second term bid of the President.

The former Abia governor who arrived Ado Ekiti at exactly 2pm Sunday was welcomed to the state by an All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship aspirant and former speaker, Hon Femi Bamisile.

Addressing the APC members at the premises of Bamisile’s house at GRA in Ado Ekiti, Kalu told the gathering that President Buhari is desirous to contest for second term and that no effort will be spared from stopping Obasanjo from thwarting the dream.

Kalu who lambasted Obasanjo for discrediting Buhari’s government said: “Nigerians should tell former President Obasanjo to stop writing frivolous letters. It was said that some who behaved badly by not listening to advice could talk like this.

Let me tell you emphatically that President Buhari will contest

again, don’t listen to letter writer like Obasanjo.

Obasanjo has been President twice, so he should keep his letter in Ota for himself.

“If anyone will caution President Buhari, it should not be Obasanjo.

If you check your records very well, he remains the most corrupt President ever. He came into office with less than N20,000 and he later built multi billion naira Ota Farm, Library Project and the Hilltop Mansion.

“That is why somebody like me is in Ekiti to tell our people not to listen to Obasanjo. He met the economy in comatose, today President Buhari has raised the foreign reserves from $23b to as much as $47b dollars while the menace of Boko Haram has been defeated.

“So, some people are out to destabilize his government. We want Nigerians to embrace love, peace and show understanding”, Kalu advised.

On the July 14 governorship poll, Kalu urged Ekiti delegates to vote wisely, by voting an aspirant who has the political network and dexterity to defeat Fayose.

“You need to work very hard because President Buhari doesn’t believe in rigging. I am ready

to support whoever you bring up as candidate here in Ekiti for the July 14 election, because I am part of you.

“If I am to choose for you, I will choose Hon Bamisile, but this lies on Ekiti delegates. However, as a national leader of APC, I am ready to support whoever you bring up.

“My attention was called from Ondo State on Saturday that Governor Fayose said I should not come to Ekiti, Fayose is my boy, he can’t stop me from coming. He is my boy and he knows he can’t stop me on anything.

“Governor Fayose was in my house for 90 days after he was impeached, he is my friend but he has gone beyond his limit by saying a bonafide elder statesman like me should not come to Ekiti.

“Fayose was in my State, Abia last week, nobody said he should not come, so I have declared war on him. Even if I sleep on the floor, I will still defeat Fayose on any issue”, he said.

He promised to work hard to ensure that APC wins the 2018 poll, so that the battle can be easy for the party in the 2019 presidential poll when Buhari will be re- contesting.

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Buhari may be Nigeria’s last President-MASSOB Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has stated that going by happenings in the country, President Muhammdu Buhari could be Nigeria’s last President.

The pro-Biafra group made the claims in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday by its leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, where he said Buhari was not fighting corruption but running a tribal and corrupt government in favour of his kinsmen against other parts of the country.

Madu said rather than work as a leader for all the sections of the country, Buhari was pursuing ethnic and religious agenda.

He said in the statement that “President Buhari has shown to the world that he is an unrepentant and resolute promoter of Islamic fundamentalism.”

He further alleged that under the current administration, “the people of Biafra, Middle Belt and Oduduwa have watched, seen and experienced the unleashing of terrorist and genocidal wars, with the backing of Nigeria security agencies manned by Buhari’s kinsmen against the armless and innocent citizens of Biafra, Oduduwa and Middle Belt.

“The consciousness for survival of the people of Biafra, Oduduwa and Middle Belt have been reawakened and charged for self-defense and self-determination.

“We insist that President Buhari shall be the last president of this geographical expression called Nigeria because 2019 will surely manifest the last doom of Nigeria.”

On corruption in governance, Madu said “since the inception of democratic rule in Nigeria, the country has never been run in such high magnitude of illiterate tribal domination and corrupt tendencies.

“Records have it that President Obasanjo sacked his IGP Tafa Balogun for corruption. He backed the impeachment of the then Senate President, Adolfus Wabara for corruption allegations. He also sacked his own ministers, Fabian Osuji, S.M Afolabi, Hussein Akwanga, Tim Menakaya, etc for corruption cases. He also sacked Mrs. Mobolaji Osomo for administrative infraction.

“The same way, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua sacked Mrs. Adenike Grange as Minister of Health for administra-

tive infraction.

“It is on records that President Jonathan also sacked Stella Odua for corruption allegations, though she was one of the most powerful ministers in President Jonathan’s administration.

“President Jonathan also sacked Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina as the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform for issues of corruption.”

“Who has President Buhari sacked for the reported cases of corruptions and infractions in his government?” He queried.

He added that “on the case of former SGF, Babachir Lawal, we wish to remind that the same President Buhari wrote the Senate, defended and exonerated Babachir of all wrongdoings leveled

against him. It was the cries of citizens that forced him to sack Babachir and have him replaced with his own brother, Boss Mustapha. In other words, Mr. Babachir brought his own replacement.

“MASSOB wish to remind the citizens that president Buhari also reappointed the sacked corrupt men as a compensation for being Fulanis after they were all sacked for corruption and violation of their oaths of offices.

“Abdulrasheed Maina was the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform. He was secretly recalled and reinstated by President Buhari.

He was even promoted to the position of Director in charge of Human Resources in the Ministry of Interior. Maina was dismissed

by President Jonathan in

2013 following recommendations by the Office of the Head of Service. He was accused of stealing about 100billion naira from the pension fund.

“Zakari Biu (CP) was dismissed following his complicity in the escape from police detention of notorious Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto.

He was reinstated and promoted to the rank of AIG

by President Buhari before he was gloriously retired from active service.

“Prof Usman Yusuf (NHIS Boss) was accused of squandering over 997 million naira from the schemes intervention fund. Investigation was carried out and he was dully sacked by the minister of health, but because he is President Buhari’s brother, he was recently reinstated.

Former Abia state governor and Senator representing Abia Central Theodore Orji flags off the construction of Umuariaga Ikwuano ring roads on Saturday

Sen. Orji flags of Umuariaga Ikwuano ring road Sunday Nwakanma , Umuahia

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was all joy and admiration weekend as the senator representing Abia Central in the Senate, Theodore Orji, mounted the bulldozer to flag off the Umuariaga ring road in Ikwuano LGA. Reacting to the expression of happiness and adoption for the second term by the people of the area, the Senator, Theodore Orji urged the people

to be steadfast with him and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the state as “we will not disappoint you”.

Having seen the importance of the road to the people, the senator said he had thought about the road and had promised that he will do it.

“I am also pained by the revelation that the community has no health centre”, he said and promised them to look towards that direction soon, pleading with them to ensure to vote

him in for a second tenure to enable him come back and finish the projects he has in mind, especially the health centre project.

The senator also assured them that before the end of December, he will sink five water boreholes for them through their own sons as the contractors, while also disclosing that he will make efforts to include the federal road in the area in the federal budget “for the federal government to come and build them and to remove

the burden from the state government”.

He stated that all the good things being done in the state are being done by the PDP in the state and called for their support for all PDP candidates in the forthcoming general election in 2019.

Earlier in her speech, the Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Ezinne Ngozi Elizabeth Oji extolled the virtues of Sen. Orji, explaining the importance of the Umuariaga ring road to the people

of Ikwuano.

In his welcome address, the President General of Umuariaga Community Development Union, Pastor Chuks Alamba described the senator’s legacy projects when he was the governor still stand the taste of time “as well as still impact on the lives of the down trodden” while his active participation in the senate has “led to people-oriented programmes and projects throughout your constituency”.

Police arrests herdsman with AK-47 riffle, ammunition in Enugu Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Enugu State Police Command at the weekend arrested a suspected cattle herder with one AK-47 riffle and 7.62 ammunition at Isigwe Ugbawka community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Saturday that the suspect was arrested on April 4 at a farmland in the area.

Amaraizu noted that the arrest was made possible due to its operative’s prompt response to a distress call and intelligence information received from the residents of the community.

“The suspected herder is now helping the police operatives in their full scale investigations,’’ he said.

He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Danmallam, visited the farmland, the community, and local government councillor in the area, Mr. Peter Edeh.

Amaraizu noted that the commissioner commended the effort of the community for their timely and useful information which led to the arrest of the suspected herder and the recovery.

The spokesman said that the commissioner maintained that the command would continue to partner with communities under community safety partnership of the community policing.

The partnership is to ensure that communities continue to remain safe and secured “since security is everybody’s business and requires collaborative effort’’.

Amaraizu said that police boss used the occasion to further release all the state command’s distress/ emergency numbers to further strengthen the police public partnership in the area and for prompt and useful information.

Responding, the Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Chief Ikechukwu Ubagu, expressed happiness with the prompt response of the police, the arrest and recovery.

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I FORMERLY KNOWN AS BABATUNDE ABIMBOLA ADIJAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYADEJI ABIMBOLA ADIJAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MUSTAPHA MONSURAT ATINUKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINLADE ATINUKE MONSURAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIBOSHO ABOSEDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BAKARE ZAINAB ABOSEDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOKOLO FLORENCE UCHE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAGBO FLORENCE UCHE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHUKWU FAVOUR

OKUNLOLA YETUNDE

AZEEZ FOLORUNSHO

ABDULGAFAR OJO

OLUWAKEMI NIMOTALLAHI

BALOGUN DAMILOLA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWU PATIENCE NDIDIAMAKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWU FAVOUR NDIDIAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAUDEEN YETUNDE NAFISAT, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUNLOLA YETUNDE NAFISAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ARAOYE OLUWADAMILOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZEEZ FOLORUNSHO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJO KEHINDE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULGAFAR OJO MUFTAB. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUWAKEMI NIMOTALLAHI AKINYEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUWAKEMI NIMOTALLAHI OLUROMBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN DAMILOLA, NOW WISH TO ADD PHILIP TO MY NAME. HENCEFORTH, I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN DAMILOLA PHILIP. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 18/06/1989 AND NOT 18/07/1988.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JIMOH GBEMISOLA

BISONG OBI

OLADIPO RASHIDAT

AMAO MOJIREOLA

TITILOPE MUYIDEEN

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOLAWOLE RASHIDAT SHADE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADIPO RASHIDAT FOLASHADE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALIMONU MUYIDEEN ABIDEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TITILOPE MUYIDEEN ABIDEMI. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 12/10/1983.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BOROKINI OLAJUMOKE

OMOLE OYINLOLA

AKINLEYE BUKOLA

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DARAMOLA JANET ABIMBOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMOLE OYINLOLA ABIMBOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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SHUAIB ABDULRAHEEM

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKEJU GBEMISOLA ADEOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JIMOH GBEMISOLA ADEOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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OGEDENGBE OLUWABUKOLA

OLAGOROYE JOSEPHINE

GONTEN CHADIRMWA

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SAMBO PAUL

ODIASE SANDRA

ARIYIBI FUNKE

NSIKAK ABASI SUNDAY

IKECHUKWU THELMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMBO NKEREUWEM FRIDAY AND SAMBO NKEREUWEN FRIDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS SAMBO PAUL NKEREUWEM FRIDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBOMO FLORENCE ERONMWON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ODIASE SANDRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLANLE MORDINAT ARIYIBI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ARIYIBI FUNKE BOLANLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDOH UMOREN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NSIKAK ABASISUNDAY UMOREN. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 14 DECEMBER 1969. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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JOHN ONYINYECHI

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OLUKOTUN AL-AMEEN

OLUKOTUN AMEERA

ABUDU EVELYN

GBADAMOSI ISMAIL

ADDITION OF NAME

FAKOLUJO IBUKUN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUDIYA ALAMEEN OLUTOKUN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUKOTUN AL-AMEEN AYOMIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING THE OLD NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUDIYA AMEERA OLATOKUN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUKOTUN AMEERA OLUWADARA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING THE OLD NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FELIX EVELYN YZOZO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABUDU EVELYN YZOZO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING THE OLD NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULLATEEF ISMAIL ABIDEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GBADAMOSI ISMAIL ABIDEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING THE OLD NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THAT ON MY NATIONAL I D, MY NAME APPEARS AS IBRAHIM MOHAMMED, I WISH TO ADD AUWELU TO MY NAME HENCEFORTH I WHICH BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM MOHAMMED AUWELU. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING THE ABOVE MENTION NAMES REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEFOLAYO IBUKUN VICTORIA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAKOLUJO IBUKUN VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ATION

EVUARHERHE UBANDOMA I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS BLESSING EVUARHERHE ATIRENE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BLESSING EVUARHERHE UBANDOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AS APPLIED TO RT “C” OF THE

E THEY NT OF KAJJU HE NIGERIA ARD OF, AND ENEWAL AND

HE REGISTRARENT, OFF AGUIYI ION.

ION, LAGOS

PPLIED TO THE THE ABOVE HE COMPANIES & OMMISSION ANIES AND

OLADEHINDE AISHAT YETUNDE

MRS. KUKU TONBRA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAGBAYE YETUNDE AISHAT ,NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OLADEHINDE AISHAT YETUNDE .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ELEHIBIRI TONBRA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. KUKU TONBRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLADEHINDE AISHAT WHETO WHENAYON SUURU YETUNDE

LAVISHED GRACE ASSEMBLY

PETER JULIANA ADAKU

I FORMERLY KNOWN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND AND I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAGBAYE ADDRESSED AS JULIANA ADAKU AS, HAS HUNGBO THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLICADDRESSED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED APPLIED YETUNDE AISHAT ,NOW FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PART “C” ONWUALEZI NOW KNOWN WHENAYON NOW WISH TO AND OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

WISH SUURU, TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS PETER BE KNOWN AND AS ADDRESSED AS ADDRESS OLADEHINDE THE TRUSTEES ARE; JULIANA ADAKU. ALL FORMER 1. SARAH KPALIKU M. - PRESIDENT. AISHAT YETUNDE .ALL FORMER WHETO WHENAYON SUURU, ALL 2. IGBAYIMA TERFA - SECRETARY. DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID 3. ISAIAH NGOZI OKAHNEE - MEMBER.FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND PUBLIC PLEASE 4. IBIFUBARA PEPPLE GEORGE JUSUTUS - MEMBER. VALID.GENERAL THE GENERAL PUBLICTAKE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. NOTE. 1. TO DISSEMINATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE WORD OF GOD

THROUGH OUT THE WORLD. 2. TO REGULARLY ASSEMBLE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH FOR FELLOWSHIP. AMONG THE 3. TO PERFORM THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH. AND TO PRAY FOR THE UPPORT AND NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE, AND FOR ALL THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY AS INSTRUCTED IN I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND 1TIMOTHY 2:1-3.

ENEFITS OF 4. TO PRINT ANDADENUSA PUBLISH TRACTS AND RELIGIOUS BOOKS, MAGAZINE AND PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESSED AS LISIA NOW WISH ANKIND DISTRIBUTE SAME TO THE PUBLIC FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. N PPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS CLARA DAMIAN OGBAJIE CENTRES AND OTHER TRAINING CENTRES FOR 5. TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS, HEALTH ORWARDED ATION UNDER PART “C”DATE OF THE COMPANIES AND SKILL E TO THE AND MY ACQUISITION. OF BIRTH WAS WRONGLY MMISSION, 6. TO LICENSE AND ORDAIN MINISTERS, TO ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RS ACT 1990.

SI STREET, WRITTEN AS 15TH OF DAY OF SEPTEMBER MAINTENANCE OTHER CHURCHES OR MINISTRIES.

DAMIAN HE SUPERWORDCLARA CHURCH

PETER JULIANA ADAKU CORRECTION OF NAME

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND MY ADDRESSED NAME WASAS JULIANA FORMALLY ADAKU WRITTEN AS ONYINYECHI ONWUALEZI NOWAKUDO KNOWN JOHNPAUL-EDOCHIE, I NOW WISH AND ADDRESSED AS PETER THAT JULIANA JOHNPAUL BE REMOVED ADAKU. ALL FORMER AND SHOULD BE KNOWN RAR GENERAL, DOCUMENTS REMAINANDVALID, ON. 1990 INSTEAD OF 1ST DAY OF JULY 1995 N. RE: ANY OBJECTION(S) TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYINYECHI ALLREGISTRARFORMER DOCUMENTS VALIDAFFAIRS GENERAL, REMAIN CORPORATE COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS GENERAL PUBLIC CRESCENT, ABUJA WITHIN DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. EDOCHIE. ALL PLEASE FORMER TAKE THONY N. ...............PRESIDENT. GENERAL PUBLICMAITAMA, AND BANKS PLEASE TAKE 28 A. NOTE. REMAIN VALID. DOCUMENTS H NGOFA. .......SECRETARY. NOTE. SIGNED; SARAH KPALIKU M. (PRESIDENT)

ME ESSIEN

ECTIVE:

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, April 9, 2018

CLARA DAMIAN

ADVOCACY FOR HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS LISIA ADENUSA NOW WISH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL MANKIND BE KNOWN CLARA DAMIAN OGBAJIE N TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD FORWARDED THE GENERAL PUBLIC BE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THATTO THE ABOVEAS MENTIONED HAS MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS WRONGLY TRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATEAND AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER GRIS CRESCENT,THEOFF IRONSI STREET, WRITTENACT, AS NO 15TH1 OF DAY OF SEPTEMBER PART AGUIYI C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS 1990 JA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 1990 INSTEAD OF 1ST DAY OF JULY 1995 TRUSTEES: ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID 1. DR SAMUEL ABIONA - CHAIRMAN GENERAL PUBLIC AND BANKS PLEASE TAKE SIGNED: 2.

PRESIDENT MRS OMOLOLA SERAH ABIONA NOTE. 3.DR OMOSEHIN ADEYEMI OSOWE - SECRETARY.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO BRING ABOUT A HEALTHIER NIGERIA POPULATION BY PROMOTING EVIDENCES, INFORMED DECISIONS, ADVANCE ATTENTION TO HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ON THE PART OF STAKEHOLDERS OF HEALTHCARE IN NIGERIA IN GENERAL, BUT PRINCIPALLY AT THE GRASSROOTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, PMB 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED SECRETARY

DIM CHINEDU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DIM CHINEDU CALLISTUS, BORN ON 21 DECEMBER,1961, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DIM CHINEDU NNANNA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. WAEC AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JENNIFER EHI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS JENNIFER EHI BLESSING JATHO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JENNIFER EHI BLESSING OJEYINKA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

EVUARHERHE UBANDOMA I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS BLESSING EVUARHERHE ATIRENE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BLESSING EVUARHERHE UBANDOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Old Philimon Nedum Jehova New Obeagu Chinedu Philimon My Correct Date Of Birth is 20/07/1960. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. KUKU TONBRA

BAJJU RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION

4. MR PATRICK KATUKA 5. MR THOMAS GYANG 6. CHIEF BULUS TRUANG CORRECTION OFDANMAGAJI NAME AIMS 1. WORK WITH ALL LEGITIMATE INSTITUTIONS & STRUCTURES,BE THEY MY NAME WASOR POLITICAL, FORMALLY SOCIAL, TRADITIONAL TO PROMOTE EVEN DEVELOPMENT OF KAJJU WRITTEN AS ONYINYECHI IN A WAY THAT WILL ENHANCEAKUDO ITS ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN THE NIGERIA PROJECT.2.

AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. TO HELP LIFT THE STANDARD OF, AND JOHNPAUL-EDOCHIE, I NOW WISH ACCESS TO, EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES FOR HUMAN CAPITAL RENEWAL AND THAT JOHNPAUL BE REMOVED REJUVENATION.

WILL & CONSCIENCE 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.

AND SHOULD BE KNOWN AND

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-

ADDRESSED AS ONYINYECHI THE TRUSTEES ARE: GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI EDOCHIE. ALL- Chairman FORMER 2.28 STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN DAYS OFAkande THIS PUBLICATION. 1.A.IRONSI Ibrahim Awoyemi Kazeem - Secretary DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.

SIGNED DR JOSEPH YAKUBU MAYAKI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To provide support to the rural communities in Nigeria especially in the areas of education, health and economic well being.

COMMUNITY UNION, LAGOS 2.ENUGWU-UKWU To advocate for good conscience DEVELOPMENT towards the Nigerian nation by GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE itsTHE citizens.

CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO 1 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE – Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the 1.

CHIEF ANTHONY NWIJEONWU OKEKE, Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris 2.

SIR OBIEKWE INNOCENT NWUME 3.

JUDE CHUKWUDI EKWUNIFE Crescent offBARR. Aguyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Maitama, Abuja within 28 4.

DR. OSITA EMMANUEL IBENEGBU days from the day of thisAMAECHI publication.

5.

CHIEF AUGUSTINE EBISI 6.

CHIEF SAMUEL CHINEDU ABANA 7.

SIR. ALEX EMEKA OKONKWO 8.

HON. VALENTINE OGBONNA AYIKA THE AIMS & OBJECTIVES

SIGNED: Solomon Okedara Esq. 08034781490 1. TO FOSTER AND BUILD LOVE, UNDERSTANDING, PEACE, UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION. 2. TO SEEK AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF EVERY MEMBER AND TO SUPPORT AND HELP EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF NEED. 3. TO INITIATE AND EMBARK ON VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFITS OF I NATIVES FORMERLY KNOWN AND OF ENUGWU-UKWU COMMUNITY. ADDRESSED AS AHMED BOLA 4. TO SEEK AND PURSUE THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENUGWU-UKWU TOWN NOW WISH ECONOMICALLY, TO BE KNOWN, EDUCATIONALLY, SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY. CALLED ADDRESSED AS ANTECEDENT, INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE 5. TO DO AND ALL SUCH THINGS NECESSARY, ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES HEREIN CONTAINED. YUSUF IBRAHIM BOLAJI ALL

ANYALEWECHI CHIKA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ONWUAGBA CHIKA JULIANA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES ANY OBJECTION THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE AS FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR - GENERAL, ANYALEWECHI CHIKA BEARING MYTOFORMER NAMES CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NIGERIA JULIANA ALL FORMER IMMIGRATION SERVICE, DATED THIS DAY OF 2018 DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE SIGNED: STANLEY E. PUBLIC CHINWUBA, PLEASE ESQ. THE GENERAL STONEFIELD TAKE NOTE.CHAMBERS NOTE.

AYILARA LAWAL

ABIMBOLA JOSEHP THE NAMES ABIMBOLA JOSEPH OLUBIODUN AND ABIMBOLA JOSSY OLU REFERS TO ONE AND THE SAME PERSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABIMBOLA JOSEPH OLUBIODUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AYILARA OLAYINKA OLUWATOBI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AYILARA LAWAL OLUWATOBI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

LAWRENCE ADEBISI

ADIAMO ASIMIYU

ODUFUWA ROSELINE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEWOLE ADEBISI OLUWASEUN , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWRENCE ADEBISI OLUWASEUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MR ALAWUSA ADINAMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MR ADIAMO ASIMIYU AYOFE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

JOHNSON BUKOLA FORMER MISS OGUNTOLU BUKOLA JANET NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS JOHNSON BUKOLA JANET. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

TRUSTEES: 1. DR JOSEPH YAKUBU MAIYAKI - CHAIRPERSON 2. AMB PHILIP ALI DAUDA 3. MR ISMA BRIGHT ILIYA 4. MR PATRICK KATUKA 5. MR THOMAS GYANG 6. CHIEF BULUS TRUANG DANMAGAJI AIMS 1. WORK WITH ALL LEGITIMATE INSTITUTIONS & STRUCTURES,BE THEY SOCIAL, TRADITIONAL OR POLITICAL, TO PROMOTE EVEN DEVELOPMENT OF KAJJU IN A WAY THAT WILL ENHANCE ITS ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN THE NIGERIA PROJECT.2. AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. TO HELP LIFT THE STANDARD OF, AND ACCESS TO, EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES FOR HUMAN CAPITAL RENEWAL AND REJUVENATION.

SIGNED DR JOSEPH YAKUBU MAYAKI

WHETO WHENAYON SUURU

YUSUF IBRAHIM

BAJJU RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, 1990.

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

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, HUNGBO THIS IS TO INFORM THENOW GENERAL PUBLIC WHENAYON SUURU, WISH TO THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 1990.

COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, WHETO WHENAYON SUURU, ALL TRUSTEES:DOCUMENTS REMAINS FORMER 1. DR JOSEPH YAKUBU MAIYAKI - CHAIRPERSON VALID. THE ALIGENERAL PUBLIC 2. AMB PHILIP DAUDA 3. MR ISMA BRIGHTTAKE ILIYA NOTE. SHOULD PLEASE

ADIJAT OLASHEINDE

LAMINA LATEEF

OBEAGU CHINEDU PHILIMON

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ELEHIBIRI TONBRA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. KUKU TONBRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADIJAT AJOKE OLAJIDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADIJAT OLASHEINDE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

FORMERLY LAMINA SAMUEL LATEEF NOW LAMINA LATEEF OLUWAROTIMI. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

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IMHONTU HELEN

ENUGWU-UKWU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNION, LAGOS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO 1 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE –

THE TRUS 1. SARAH 2. IGBAYIM 3. ISAIAH 4. IBIFUBA

1.

CHIEF ANTHONY NWIJEONWU OKEKE, 2.

SIR OBIEKWE INNOCENT NWUME 3.

BARR. JUDE CHUKWUDI EKWUNIFE 4.

DR. OSITA EMMANUEL IBENEGBU 5.

CHIEF AUGUSTINE AMAECHI EBISI 6.

CHIEF SAMUEL CHINEDU ABANA 7.

SIR. ALEX EMEKA OKONKWO 8.

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Two killed as mining site collapses in Plateau ÏÏÏThe

Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the death of two persons in a mining collapse which occurred in Wase Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s

Spokesperson, ASP Terms Tyopev, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos. Tyopev told NAN that the incident took place on April 7.

He said: “At about 23

hours, the Wase Police Division received information that there was a mining collapse which led to the death of two people.

“The people that died were Safianu Yinusa of Kangial Village, Dengi

Kanam Local Government Area; and Usman Abdulahi of Gwaram Village, Bashar District of Wase.”

He said that investigation was on to ascertain the remote and immediate causes of the collapse.

Achievers varsity set to break research, academic record Bode Ayorinde ÏÏÏTHE

Pro-Chancellor of Achiever University, (AU) Owo, Ondo state, Hon. Bode Ayorinde, has said the institution is poised to break records in terms of researchers which would prefer solutions to the socioeconomic challenges of the country to rank the University as the best in Africa and one the best in the world.

Ayorinde who started this during a press conference to herald the 10th anniversary and Seventh convocation ceremony of the school said the school has been on the track to change and make new discoveries by breaking academic records.

He said the University which was nurtured and upgraded from a Continuing Education Center to a university in 2008 had graduated over 3,000 students in the last ten years while the school remains the highest employer of labour in the state.

He said, “the vision of this institution is to produce a total man, morally sound, properly educated and entrepreneurially oriented, who would be useful to himself and the society thus be-

coming the best university in Africa and indeed one of the best in the world.”

He lamented that lack of funds was destroying the educational vision in the country saying the nation has the potentials of producing one of the best universities in the world.

Speaking on the Convocation programmes, the institution Vice Chancellor, Prof. Theophilus Ibiyemi, said the anniversary and convocation would be held between Friday 6th April and 15th April 2018.

According to him, a total of 363 would be graduating during the seventh convocation ceremony saying 30 students graduated with First Class, 206 with the second class upper division, 111 with Second class lower division while 16 students graduated with Third class.

Ibiyemi said a convocation lecture titled “Non-Oil Export: Panacea to Underachievement of Nigeria’s Economic Potentials,” would be delivered by the Managing Director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Abubakar Abba Bello.

Alleged Rape: 1 killed, as youths disrupt police investigation ÏÏÏOne person has been

General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, MTN Nigeria, Ikenna Ikeme and the Wife of the Deputy Governor, Kaduna State, Madam Ladi Barnabas Banka during the launch of the MTN Foundation Yellow Heart Initiative in Kaduna.

Cross River water board vows to disconnect debtor consumers

ÏÏÏThe Cross River Wa-

ter Board Limited says it will henceforth disconnect water supply to all consumers, including government establishments that fail to pay their bills regularly.

The Administrator of the board, Dr. Stephen Odey, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Sunday.

Odey said that this was part of the measures being taken by the board to restore regular supply of portable water in the state, especially in Calabar metropolis.

He said: “We will disconnect you as soon as

you fail to pay your bills no matter who is involved.

“Be it a government establishment or an individual, if the consumer defaults in payment of bills, we will disconnect supply.”

He added that the board would soon embark on public awareness campaign to sensitise and reorientate the people on the need to pay their water bills promptly.

Odey said that Calabar residents were ready to pay bills as long as they had water supply and assured them of uninterrupted water supply in the city in no distant time.

He said that he had held

meetings with the top management and other staff of the board on how to render efficient services.

He said: “The situation I met on ground was very

embarrassing. There were broken pipes all over the city and water was wasting while there was none for people to dink.

“So, I have decided that there must be a total over-

killed with several property destroyed in Tanglang community in Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe State, north-east Nigeria.

The incident occurred after angry youths went on a rampage, disrupting police investigation into an alleged rape case of a four-year-old girl in the community.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Shina Olukolu, confirmed the incident during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday.

He said the youths burnt the police vehicle that conveyed the policemen deployed to the area for the

investigation.

Mr. Olukolu explained that some ammunition that exploded from the vehicle while it was burning killed one of the restive youths.

He, however, said the case was already in court while three persons have also been arrested and charge to court.

The father of the victim, Mr Matthew Nwabike, an Igbo man, said he has been living with his family in Tanglang for almost a decade.

He had also alleged that his daughter, Precious, was defiled by one Sham Sunday who lives in the neighbourhood.

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2019: Only Atiku can restructure, rescue Nigeria from total collapse –Group Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

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20- year old Rilwan Wasiu arrested with toy gun with which he robs stranded motorists at the Adeniji Adele end of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos by men of the Rapid Respond Squad(RRS)

Ebonyi 2019: 17 aspirants to jostle for APC guber ticket Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

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politicians begin permutations and consultations with stakeholders ahead of 2019 general elections, not few than 17 persons will jostle for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, The Daily Times has gathered.

This is even as the party has vowed that no amount of intimidation and harassment from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state could deter it from taking the rein of power come 2019.

A chieftain of the party, Dr. Mike Okoro (a.k.a Vote for Jesus), in an exclusive interview with The Daily

Times Sunday, said the deep interest so far shown by 17 Ebonyi political gladiators to secure the party’s governorship ticket was as a result of its prominence and transparency, both within and outside the state.

Okoro, who also made known his intention to contest for the governorship election, added that the poise and the enthusiasm with which notable Ebonyi politicians had exhibited their quest to grabbing the APC ticket was an indication that the APC was the only political party that is alive and surviving in the state.

According to Okoro, some of the personalities,

currently helping to spearhead the activities of the APC in Ebonyi State were until a month ago, strong members of the PDP, but had decided to defect to the party because they had seen the handwriting on the wall, pointing out that “with time, APC leaders in their characteristic manner and adherence to internal democracy, will join hands and support one person to be the party’s candidate in the 2019 governorship election”.

The Assemblies of God Pastor and business mogul, reiterated the party’s poise and preparedness to unseat the Governor Dave Umahi-led government in 2019, lamenting that the

present PDP administration in the state had failed Ebonyians.

Describing the present government as selfish, he said the appointment of over 3,000 aides by the governor, without recourse to what his party’s constitution stipulated, was a sign that he had lost confidence in himself and his administration.

He appealed to all APC faithful within and outside the state to be resolute and fearless as they prosecute strategies and plans geared towards realising the party’s goal in 2019, saying, “My advice to the APC members with regards to the vulgar statement credited to the

Ebonyi State governor, although he has been trying to deny it that anybody who stands in his way in 2019 would be crushed and grinded to ashes, but have not come out clearly to do so, is that the comment has been taken to Abuja and it’s critically being looked into. But it feels bad that such statement should emanate from a leader at that level as a governor”.

“Quote me that I said there’s no other party that’s alive, that’s surviving in the present Ebonyi State except the APC. Of course if you listened very well, why are they up to 17 people jostling for the governorship ticket of the APC in Ebonyi State ahead of the 2019 election?”.

Oyintiloye commends FG for reintroducing new history curriculum in schools ÏÏÏA member of

Osun House of Assembly, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has commended Federal Government for the reintroduction of new history curriculum to primary and secondary schools in the country.

Oyintiloye, in an interview with the news men on Sunday in Osogbo, said that history as a subject was at the verge of neglect at both primary and secondary schools.

The lawmaker said that teaching of history was

essential to a nation and its citizens.

Oyintiloye(APCObokun), who noted that the reintroduction of history in schools was a good development, said that children needed to be taught history for them to be aware of their identity, connect with the past and placed the present into the perspective. “ I want to commend the Minister of Education for inaugurating new curriculum for history in primary and secondary schools.

“No nation can develop without teaching its young ones history, history reflects the past and situates the present’ “Without historians, we would not know much about our past, our heroes, our ancestors, their heroic deeds or their epic mistakes.

“When pupils and students learn about the values that built the country they live in, the wars that were fought to protect certain ideals, the triumphs and failures of different leaders and societies, they

become better for it. “ They can better understand how their own society was shaped, and what role they should play. “ With a knowledge of history young people have the opportunity to learn from the tragic mistakes of past individuals and societies, and to prevent the same mistakes being made over again” It will be recalled that Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, recently inaugurated the new curriculum for history and ordered its release to

primary and secondary schools.

The curriculum is divided into three levels Primary 1 -3 (lower basic), Primary 4- 6 (middle basic) and Junior Secondary School 1- 3 (Upper basic) Oyintiloye, who is the House Committee Chairman on Information and Strategy, said that the new history curriculum in schools would awoke the consciousness of Nigeria unity and progress in the minds of upcoming generations.

organization, under the aegis of Atiku rescue Nigeria campaign mission, (ARNCM),has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria is the only qualified person that can sincerely restructure and save the country from total collapse.

The National coordinator of the group, Alhaji Asuwaju Babafemi,who stated this at the weekend while briefing newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the south-East zonal officers comprising Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Imo and Ebonyi states held at Codial Hotel, New Haven, Enugu.

He said: “If you look at the present condition of this country and compare it with what it was in the last general election, the change that we wanted is not what we are seeing now. The youths of this great country have been silenced and kept in the dark.

“This is the right time for us to stand up and take the leadership of this country, but we realize that we cannot do that on our own. We need somebody that knows the political terrain, somebody who can take power out from the cabals that are controlling the present government.

He revealed the readiness of the youths to ensure the total victory of the ex- former vice president which according to him, is the only person that is qualified to restructure Nigeria without bias, to become the President of Nigeria in the 2019 general election.

“This is because the youths of this country love Atiku. The present condition of Nigeria cannot continue to be managed by someone who do not have leadership qualities or the intellectual capacity to move the country forward.

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FG decries Offa armed robbery attack, vows to arrest perpetrators Kehinde Akinpeu, Ilorin

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federal government Sunday assured Nigerians that those behind last Thursday’s armed robbery and killings in Offa, Kwara state would be arrested and brought to book.

Minister of Information, Alh Lai Muhammed gave the assurance during a condolence visit to the Kwara state governor, Alh Abdulfatha Ahmed at the Government House Ilorin.

He said the entire nation was ‘‘shocked and grieved’ by the dastardly acts committed in Offa during which 17 persons, including nine police men were killed.

The minister later visited Offa to commiserate with Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II and the people of the town in the unfortunate incident.

He also visited the headquarters of the state police command in Ilorin to commiserate with the police commissioner, Lawan Ado over the loss of nine policemen to the dastard bank robbery.

He was also at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital) UITH) where he sympathised with the victims of the armed robbery attacks who were on admission there.

The minister was however quick to add that the state and entire public must learn from ‘‘the mistakes’’ of the incident with a view to improving on security architecture of the entire country. ‘‘What happened in Offa on Thursday shocked the entire nation and is our prayers that the souls of all the victims will rest in peace and also that those badly injured would be heeled and recover very soon. ‘‘I want to take this opportunity to also let you know that the entire country is grieving and the entire country is sympathizing with Kwara state and the entire people of Offa. ‘‘But there is also a silver light, despite the losses of the police, it is quite hearth warming to know that some of the suspects have been arrested. ‘‘I spoke yesterday with the IG and he assured me

Safety House, Lagos L-R: Captain Dayyabu Danraka, Director of Operations, AIB, Engineer Akin Olateru, Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), and Engineer Hamisu Wali, Director of Engineering, during AIB media briefing on the inauguration of the Safety Recommendation Committee at the AIB. that all the people responsible for the dastardly act would be arrested and brought to justice. ‘‘I hope also that we are all going to learn from the mistakes both the larger public and everybody and we are going to factor this into the larger security architecture in a manner that we will have a much more secured and safe

April deadline: Ebonyi Govt threatens to sack erring contractors in 13 LGAs Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

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ment has threatened to revoke any of the contracts awarded for upgrading of the 13 General Hospitals in the Local Government Areas (L.G.As) should any of the contractors fail to complete the project at the end of this month.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike disclosed this during the weekend on the occasion of press conference marking the World Health Day. He explained that none of the contractors has any reason to fail as none of their generated bills was yet to be paid by the state government.

The Commissioner explained that issues of healthcare, more espe-

cially from the primary healthcare sector should not be toiled with, “the April deadline for completion of the projects is sacrosanct. We have served the contractors notice on this. No paper stays 24 hours on the Governor’s table”.

Umezurike said that 171 primary healthcare centres have been upgraded in the 171 political wards in the state, noted that the efforts were meant to improve health services down to the far-to-reach communities in the state.

“As we speak Ebonyi state remains the number one state in malaria management. We have distributed 1. 7 million insecticidal treated nets. We have distributed tricycle ambulances for the rural communities.

“We are also partnering

the office of the wife of the governor on female genital mutilation and of course Ebonyi state is polio free due to robust immunization activities”, he stated.

He, however, lamented that Nigeria as a country was very far from realising the goals of proving desired healthcare in the country for which reason many Nigerians including those at the top echelon go abroad for medical treatment.

Umezurike noted that for there to be reliable healthcare system, all ties of government, from wards to the national should meet the expected roles, “With what is happening in Ebonyi state I grow the hope that Nigeria will one day get it right. Umahi has shown that leadership is the problem”.

state country’’, he said.

Responding Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed thanked the ‘‘presidency for its intervention so far’’ He particularly expressed delight with the promise made by Inspector General of Police to deploy an armoured personnel carrier(APC) that will be stationed specifically in Offa to prevent

future occurrence of the incident.

He described the level of the crime perpetrated as ‘‘unexpected’’, a situation which he said was an indication that the country was in a ‘‘challenging situation.’’

The governor said government at this time must accept the fact that the nation was going through

challenging time and redoubled efforts towards improving on her security architecture, saying ‘‘this is not the time for blame game’’.

He advocated for effective community policing and improved synergy through effective communications particularly between the military and the police.

We rob stranded motorists with toy gun – Suspect Joy Anyim

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20-year-old man arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, has confessed that his gang use a toy gun to rob stranded motorists around Adeniji Adele end of the Third Mainland Bridge.

The suspect, Rilwan Wasiu from Oyo State was arrested last week Thursday at Adeniji Adele under bridge around 10:00 p.m. while he was fighting with his girlfriend.

The officers according to report sighted the suspect beating his girlfriend late at night by the road side. The officers stopped to mediate in the dispute when a toy gun fell off the body of the suspect.

The suspect had attempted to run away immediately the toy gun fell off his body when he was promptly apprehended and taken to the RRS Headquarters.

Wasiu had initially claimed that he picked up the toy gun from where he was sleeping under the Adeniji Adele Bridge.

“I found it where I was sleeping. I picked it up to go and destroy it before the misunderstanding with my girlfriend”.

On further interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he is one of a 3 – man robbery team dispossessing stranded motorists and passersby around Adeniji Adele end of Third Mainland Bridge of their belongings.

According to him, his two other gang members include Salami and Sakiru and that they operate at night after working as bus conductors during the day.

Commenting on the development, the Lagos State Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti said that the deployment of more police officers by the Commissioner of Police to checkmate the activities of criminals on the Third Mainland Bridge had reduced crime in the area, adding that, officers are on the trail of other members of the gang.

The suspect has been transferred to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad for further investigations.

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God gave power to APC because PDP offended Him, says Bafarawa that retards the progÏÏÏFormer governor At- deed ress of any nation,” he said.

(L-R) The Technical Committee Chairman and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, during the committee’s report presentation at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja

PDP commiserates with Olofa over robbery attack Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State Chapter has expresses its sympathy and condolence to Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi over the armed robbery attack that led to the loss of many lives in the town.

The party, in a press release by its Publicity Secretary, Chief Rex Olawoye in Ilorin on Saturday also commiserated with the Offa –in- Council and the people of Offa over the sad incident.

“The sad event which occurred on Thursday 6th of April, 2018 in brood day light was one of the

armed robbery disasters in recent times.

“It was reflective of a very heartless approach to life and has claimed unimaginable loss of lives of innocent citizens.

This kind of attack is becoming traditional in Offa,” Olawoye said.

PDP therefore called on the State Government to relate with all security agencies to curb this menace and reoccurrence of this dastardly act.

“The culprits of this callous act must be tracked down, apprehended and brought to book.

“We share in grief that now enveloped the entire Offa community and Nigerian Police, Kwara

State Command.

“We pray to almighty God to repose the spirit of the dead and grant them eternal rest while we also wish the families of the deceased the fortitudes to bear the irreparable loss,” the party added.

Alhaji Hakeem Lawal, PDP chieftain in the state also commiserated with the Olofa of Offa, the people of Offa and the State Government over the sad event.

Lawal, in a press statement made available to journalists on Saturday described the armed robbery attack as senseless and evil.

“The attack was painful and regrettable as there was no justification

for killing of innocent lives.

“This kind of attack is becoming serial occurrence in Offa; I urge Kwara State Government and all security agencies in the state to find a lasting means of curbing the reoccurrence of this dastardly act,” Lawal added.

Alhaji Lawal also sympathised with the Nigeria Police, Kwara state command and the families of the police officers that died in the attack.

He prayed to almighty God to repose the spirit of the dead and grant them eternal rest, while he also wished the families of the deceased the fortitudes to bear the loss.

… as Ahmed pledges new police station in Offa ÏÏÏ Kwara State Gover-

nor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has promised to build a new police station for Offa at a strategic position in the town within the next 45 days.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II at his Palace in Offa to commiserate with him and people of Offa over the week-end.

The April 5th armed robbery attack that claimed several lives in the town, Alhaji Ahmed said he will do everything

within his power to prevent a re-occurrence.

Besides, the Governor promised to facilitate an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) for the community in order to beef up security in Offa and its environs.

Governor Ahmed said he has secured the assurance of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that the security infrastructure of the town will be rapidly scaled-up.

He said these measures were necessary to forestall incessant attacks on the existing police sta-

tion each time there was armed robbery attack, assuring that those behind the act will soon be apprehended and brought to justice.

According to him, “those who perpetrated this evil have saddened and inflicted pain on us but they cannot break our spirit. I assure you that those behind this wicked act will soon be apprehended and brought to justice swiftly.

“As always, I stand with you in solidarity and support. I pray for the families of the departed and

injured and I salute the valiant police officers who fell on that day. We will do everything within our power to ensure that never again will people of Offa or any part of Kwara State live in fear or experience such tragedy again”.

Earlier, the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, thanked the Governor for the visit and concern. He requested government assistance to prevail on the commercial Banks not to abandon the town due to the incident.

tahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto state, has advised members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to intensify prayers and repentance towards God. “It is the sins that the PDP members committed that God is punishing them with it,” he said at the PDP northwest zonal rally on Saturday in Katsina.

“Almighty Allah does not make mistakes and that was the reason why when the PDP offended him, He snatched the power and handed it to APC.” Ibrahim Dankwambo, governor of Gombe state, also spoke at the rally. He charged Nigerians to shun all forms of corrupt practices and rise up and challenge the evil of corruption in the country.

“Corruption is an evil

On his part, Ibrahim Shema, former Katsina governor, backed calls for the restructuring of the country, saying it would result in rapid development of the nation.

He said the banking and political sectors must be restructured to encourage all citizens to be part of the Nigeria project.

Shema said Nigerians need not panic over the agitations by some well-meaning Nigerians over the restructuring project.

In his remarks, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger state, advised PDP members to close ranks and work towards the success of the party in 2019.

Aliyu said without unity, the PDP would not clinch back the power it held for 16 years.

Okorocha’s commissioners flight dirty in public Val Okara, Owerri

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female commissioners in Imo state, Joy Mbawike and Angela Uwakwem, on Saturday allegedly engaged themselves in a free for all at an All Progressives Congress meeting in Isiala Mbano LGA of the state.

Mbawike who is in charge of market development and Non- formal sector and her counterpart, Uwakwem, commissioner for Health, are from the same LGA, Isiala Mbano.

The Health commissioner who is aspiring to go to the House of Representatives, her counterpart reportedly angling to be elected to the State House of Assembly.

An eyewitnesses account alleged that, trouble started when the Health Commissioner accused her colleague, the APC chairman in the LGA, Obinna Onuegbu and the Transition committee chairman of the area, Julius Onyeneho, of allegedly hijacking State Development Council list for the 12 Independent National Electoral Commission wards in Isiala Mbano LGA. The meeting which took place at Mbawike’s house in Osuachara ended in fiasco as the two commissioners who have been battling to control the party structure in the area engaged in fisticuffs The meeting which was made up of the 12 SDC coordinators was called to

set up a 21man list at the ward level, our correspondent learnt.

While Uwakwem accused Mbawike of allegedly supporting Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Evaluations, Simeon Iwunze, as against her ambition, the latter took the exchange of words to her which allegedly ended in a brawl.

The source alleged, “the development degenerated when the health commissioner interrupted the APC chairman in the area for addressing the commissioner for market Development and Non Formal sector as the convener of the meeting.

The source stated that Uwakwem insisted that the APC chairman should address herself and her colleague as co conveners, a development which did not go down well with her colleague, trouble ensued. While the argument lasted, the Heath Commissioner reportedly charged towards her colleague which led to the host allegedly head booting her which destroyed her eyeglasses.

The Director General of her (Uwakwem’s)campaign organization, Tony Nduka also exchanged words with the Transition Committee Chairman.

It took the intervention of APC stakeholders who were present at the meeting to arrest the ugly situation, which abruptly ended the meeting with the female commissioners allegedly threatening each other.

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INEC hosts continental election management bodies in Abuja

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) will on Monday host about 150 participants from across the African continent to a three- day International Conference of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa and Southern Africa Development Community.

The Conference, the first of its kind, scheduled to hold between Monday 9 and Wednesday 11, April, 2018, will have in attendance the President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Jean Claude Kassi Brou and Ambassadors of some of the participating

countries.

The Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, said that all the National Commissioners of INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioners, (RECs) and Directors of the Commission are to participate at the three- day Conference with the theme, “Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Technology in Elections.”

He also added that registered political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are to send one representative each to the Conference.

Dr. Ogunmola disclosed that the President of European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) Ms.

Monica Frassoni, is expected to attend the preevent Press Conference which would hold simultaneously with registration of delegates today.

Equally scheduled to attend the Press Conference to be addressed by INEC Chairman, who is also President of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is the President of Electoral Commissions Forum (ECF) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) Namibia, Adv. Notemba Tjipueja.

Dr. Ogunmola assured delegates of adequate se-

curity throughout their stay in Nigeria courtesy of a collaboration between INEC and the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN).

He disclosed that INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has met with Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris and Director –General, Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura to firm up security arrangements for the Conference.

According to the National Commissioner, more than fifty security personnel were earlier scheduled to be deployed for the Conference, but ‘ín order not to appear as

if we are militarizing the venue of the Conference, the number has been reduced to 40 security personnel.’’

The Security personnel, he said comprise of the Police, DSS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who have been detailed to escort delegates on arrival from airport to their hotel rooms and be with them till the end of the Conference.

Dr. Ogunmola explained that the Committee has already created Protocol Desk at the Airport to make their trip stress-free, while discussions had been held with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to grant Vi-

sas to participants who would require entry Visa to come to Nigeria.

The LOC Chairman further said that adequate provision has been made for Tour Guides to take delegates round the City of Abuja for Sight- seeing and shopping adding, ‘‘there will be adequate security for them from landing to departure.’’

He said that the LOC in conjunction with European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has finalized arrangement to ensure hitch-free Conference by putting in place Secretariat for the Conference, Medical facilities to cater for medical needs of participants and other logistics plans.

Ekiti 2018l: SDP to hold primaries for governorship poll Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏThe Social Democratic

Party (SDP) has said that it will conduct a primary election soon to pick its governorship standard bearer for the July election in Ekiti state.

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party Alhaji Alfa Mohammed in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna Niger state, stated that all those angling for the governorship ticket of the party should be prepared to put their popularity to test before delegates at such a primary election.

Alfa Mohammed’s statement clarified a recent development in the SDP in Ekiti state where one of the governorship candidates had claimed he had been en-

dorsed as the flag bearer of the party for the July election.

“The SDP does not believe in candidates’ adoption and at no time has or would the SDP at the state or national level adopt any aspirant as the party candidates for the governorship election in Ekiti state or anywhere in Nigeria.

“Candidates adoption or imposition amount to impunity and negates the principles of democracy, level playing ground and justice which form the key parts of SDP credo” Alfa Mohammed said the SDP was “aware that Ekiti State is blessed with highly educated men and women of integrity, which many of them have joined the Governorship race on the platform of SDP.”

L-R: Lagos State Cancer Control Coordinator, Dr. Abosede Wellington; Director Disease Control , Lagos state, Dr Dr. Erinosho Ashimiu Eniola and Executive Director, Dorcas Cancer Foundation, Dr Mrs. Adedayo Joseph during the seeking of partnership between the Foundation and the Lagos State Ministry of Health on ways to reduce the scourge of childhood cancer at Alausa Secretariat, Lagos.

South-East NHRC calls for adequate security at rural communities

Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged Nigerians to support all efforts and initiatives meant to boost security of lives and property at the community level.

NHRC Zonal Co-ordinator (South-East), Mrs. Uche Nwokocha, made the call during the inauguration of members of Community Safety Programme (CSP) of Ngwo Community in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State at

the weekend.

Nwokocha said that security remained everybody’s business; adding that the answers to the current security can only be achieved through a collective effort. ``The essence of the inauguration is to get dedicated people within the community who will work closely with law enforcement agencies to enhance the current security level. ``It will be a bottomup approach, where the community people have to do more and take more responsibility to see that

their community and neighbourhood is well secured. ``As you know, the government cannot do it all alone but with the support of the community more can be achieved,’’ she said.

Mr. Larry Oguego, Team Leader, Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP), Enugu State said that security of lives and property was the most vital of human needs and needed collective and concerted efforts.

Oguego said that those, who were inaugurated for the task of CSP, would

be doing it voluntarily as their contributions to the security, peace and development of the community. ``What people do not know is that security is what other human endevours build on; because you cannot buy and sell or even do other human activities without security in place in the first place. ``That is why we are calling on more Nigerians to join the bottomup approach to security, which NPP is formulating for the country, for a better and secured Nigerian

communities and neioghbourhoods,’’ he said.

The Traditional Ruler of Ngwo Community, Igwe Innocent Ayalogu, noted that he was happy as his community was used as one of the pilot communities for the project in the state.

Ayalogu said that the involvement and sensitization of everyone in a community about security matters, community surveillance and channel to report any suspected object, persons and issues would definitely go a long to bring lasting security in his community.

``I have to thanked the Inspector-General of Police; our commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Danmallam and those in NPP for starting this beautiful programme from my community. ``We will co-operate and give the CSP the needed support in the community for it to succeed,’’ he assured.

The CSP is the community version of the NPP launched recently to further push the community policing initiative of the police closer to the grassroots or communities march to victory”.

NFF wants State FAs to appoint integrity officers

T

he Nigeria Football Federation has, in line with the implementation of its National Integrity Initiative Guidelines, requested that each of the Football Associations of the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory nominate two individuals as State Integrity Officer and Assistant State Integrity Officer respectively.

In a statement signed by the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Thursday, the State Football Associations are expected to nominate persons of good character and exemplary behaviour for these positions. It is advised that one of these two persons should be a female, and names of the in-

dividuals should reach the Nigeria Football Federation on or before Monday, 16th April 2018.

The statement read, inter alia: “The individuals must also possess other qualifications which include being a graduate; they must not currently hold any office in the State FA; they must be computer – literate; they must be able to con-

duct trainings using Microsoft Power Point Application; they must be able to write very good reports; they must be resident in the State; they must also produce verifiable source of living; they must be of good character and integrity; they must produce a security report from the State Police Command clearing him/her of any criminal indictment and; must not be more than 45 years

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old. “The Nigeria Football Federation will do due diligence on recommended applicants and approve if convinced all criteria have been met,” the statement read, while also warning that the names of the preferred candidates should be sent on the letter –headed paper of the State FA to the National Integrity Officer, Dr. Christian Emeruwa.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Okon Otop, is top scorer for Go Round FC

‘Ekiti United FC will never under estimate any club in NLO’

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o Round FC have a clean bill of health going into this game against Yobe Dessert Stars in Damaturu yesterday.

The top scorers in the team are Okon Otop (4) and Adeseun Adelani (3), though Seun is not in the team to play against Yobe Dessert Stars as Go Round FC look for their first points on the road this season.

Victor Obiowo looks set to start in goal ahead of substantive first choice, Stanley Nwabali as he has stopped two penalties on the road this season, against Kano Pillars and El Kanemi.

Yobe Dessert Stars are imperious on home soil and they face a Go Round side which the less said about their travels the better.

This is definitely going to be a hard task for the visitors and I don’t think coach Ngozi Elechi, despite scoutingYobe Stars on Wednesday can find them out.

Yobe Stars are unbeaten at home this season and have only conceded once at home, against Enyimba in their last home game.

Go Round FC have not recorded a point at home this season and have only scored once on the road against El Kanemi (2-1) on February 18, 2018.

Yobe Dessert Stars and Go Round FC have never met in the League before but in the Federation Cup Round of 64 in 2016 they came against each other in Makurdi.

Go Round FC won that game 3-1.

What the manager says Ngozi Elechi: Away wins are important but what we need to do is to win at home first. We need to understand the politics of the game, read the body language of the match officials and then understand the way the game is played in the NPFL. In Kano we saw a different kind of officiating, same as in Maiduguri so I can say my boys are learning every time they go on the road.

Amaju Pinnick, President NFF

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Jennifer Ukoh, Public Relations Manager, GOtv; Chidozie Bede-Nwokoye, GOtv Marketing Manager; Jekinns Alumona, CEO Flykite Productions and Rafiu Ladipo, President, Nigeria Boxing Board of Control during the Press Briefing of GOtv Boxing Night 14 held at The Regent, 25 Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja

GOTV Boxing Night14: Organisers promise adequate security

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lykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, have assured that fans coming to the event on 14 April have nothing to fear as it hosts GOtv Boxing Night 14.

The event, which holds at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos, will feature seven fights in different weight categories.

Jenkins Alumona, Flykite Productions, Managing Director, stated that fans will have nothing to fear in and around the event venue.

He explained that provision of adequate security has always been a major feature of the event and the reason for which not a single breach has

been recorded since the event began in 2014.

“We have a hundred per cent record in terms of security. One of our partners, KSquare Security, is the leader in the security sector. We are also in touch with the Police.

There is nothing to fear. This is a family show and we want fathers, mothers and children to feel safe in and around the venue,” he said.

The headline bout will see Waidi “Skoro” Usman of Nigeria seek to win the African Boxing Union title when he takes on Michael “Shaka” Nyawade of Kenya.

Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde will

fight for the West African Boxing Union welterweight title against Djossou Agoy Basile of the Republic of Benin.

Two lightweight bouts are scheduled.

One, for the national title, will see Rilwan Oladosu take on Kazeem “Ijoba” Badmus while the other is a challenge duel between Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph and Prince “Lion” Nwoye.

In the cruiserweight division, Abiodun “Finito” Afini will confront Ramon “Hyena” Razak. The middleweight category will see Chukwuebuka “Wise King” Ezewudo up against Semiu “Jagaban” Olapade, while Sulaimon “Olags” Adeosun will confront Majesty Maduka in the light heavyweight division.

The best boxer at the event, which will be aired live on SuperSport in 47 African countries, will go home with N1million.

UNILAG embraces para athletics games

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igeria’s university of first choice, University of Lagos (UNILAG) is on the threshold of sports his-

tory.

On April 21, the institution would be embracing Para-athletics when the sport for the physically challenged is formally presented to the university community.

The high point of the occasion scheduled to take place at the university’s sports complex in Akoka, Lagos will be a Wheelchair race competition.

Over 30 physically challenged athletes would jostle for prizes ranging from N50,000 to N200,000 on the occasion.

With few days to the event, excite-

ment has reached a feverish pitch both in the university community and the physically challenged athletes’ community.

One of the facilitators of the event, Mr. Adebayo Aliyu, a renowned national coach for Para-athletics couldn’t conceal his excitement while speaking with PM Express at the weekend.

He gushed “I am very excited about this programme because it will change the story of sports for the physically challenged in this country.

“With UNILAG embracing sports for the disabled, other universities would follow suit and in no time our events would be part of the sports curriculum of the Ivory tower”.

“With this development”, Aliyu noted “Universities would be fulfilling the policy of inclusiveness which means that athletes who are physically challenged in their institutions would have a platform to exhibit their sporting talents”.

Aliyu said his dream is to have sports for the physically challenged in the schedule of the Nigeria Universities Games Association(NUGA).

“With the April 21 event at UNILAG, our NUGA dream will soon come true more so with UNILAG hosting NUGA Games later in the year”.

The facilitator was full of praise for the founder of the Agatha Obiageli Aghedo Memorial Foundation, Mrs. Marian Akhere Akran who he described

kiti United Football Club’s Head Coach, Olusegun Adelakun, on Friday assured that his team would not underestimate Rising Stars FC of Akure in their Nationwide League One (NLO) match.

Adelakun told newsmen in AdoEkiti that his team was well prepared for the match scheduled for the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado-Ekiti.

He said the club was able to recruit versatile players in the midfield, defence and attack ahead of the new season and he was sure that his team would perform well.

The coach said the team was ready to improve its tactics and winning mentality in their matches, regardless of the club’s performance last season, “We will not tolerate any form of complacency, laziness, and disobedience of instructions both on the field and off the field from the players.

“These were part of the club’s setback last season.

“I am delighted that the new season of the NLO will kick-off on Saturday because my team will have the opportunity to correct the mistakes of last season.

“We are also determined to work harder to gain promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL).

“But I want to assure our fans that we will not underestimate our opponent, Rising Stars on Saturday and other opponents to enable us get to the promise land.

as the “heart and soul of the project”.

According to him “Apart from being the sole financier of the championship, Mrs. Akran also came up with the idea of presenting special sports to the university. “Though our partnership is only four months, it has been very fruitful.

She has been very, very supportive of our programmes. I really don’t know how to express my gratitude to her for her kindness”.

Mrs. Akran has carved a niche for herself and foundation in the realm of advocacy for people with special needs and the less-privileged, empowering them through a range of intervention programmes and improving their standard of living.

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EXTRATIME

Klopp

Klopp moving to Real Madrid

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iverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is attracting interest from Real Madrid as the club want him if they get rid of Zinedine Zidane at the end of the campaign, according to The Sun. The way in which Klopp has transformed the Reds has put him on the La Liga side’s radar.

Madrid’s current boss Zidane is expected to remain at the club if he wins the Champions League, but the club’s poor league form has put his position under threat.

Klopp has become a target for Madrid following his success with Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool in the European competition.

The Liverpool boss could still have a say in whether Madrid retain the Champions League if both sides progress to the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich have also been linked with Klopp but sources in Germany say Madrid hold the most interest.

Klopp’s Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Merseyside rivals Everton on Saturday and face Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night.

Charlie Austin (right) taps home from close range to equalise for the Saints midway through the second half

Arsenal beats Southampton 3-2

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he incessant rain drenched Mark Hughes and his seat, so for a time there was really no shelter as he stood there, contemplating how he can possibly extricate his fragile new team from this almighty mess.

They arrived with a counter-attacking master-plan and a five-man defence. It intermittently looked like it just might work against an Arsenal team which, as we all know, does not exactly scream out intensity. But when all was said and done, this was just more testament to a side lacking the necessary muscle for a fight like this one.

An opening goal materialised for Hughes team - testament to the utter fecklessness

which never lurks far behind this team of Arsene Wenger’s when the going begins to look mildly challenging.

The sight of Shkodran Mustafi, way back on his hells, as Shane Long darted forward in front of him to place the ball past Petr Cech, was a sobering one for any who think Arsenal’s place in the Europa League quarter semi-final is pre-booked, ahead of the visit to Moscow this week. Arsenal spent £35m on Mustafi.

But the lead was Southampton’s for barely ten minutes and it said everything for the demoralised, shot-at ranks of the team that two gusts of Arsenal wind were enough to blow them down.

Each of Arsenal’s subsequent first half

goals had beauty in it. First, a fine giveand-go from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang whose ball in to Alex Iwobi was navigated onwards via the heel of Danny Welbeck, into the path he had taken into the heart of the visiting box. It was not the cleanest connection past Alex McCarthy but the vision was good and you don’t need much to dismantle this defensive edifice.

The lead belonged to Arsenal’s within a further ten minutes - Iwobi again the initiator, sliding a ball to Welbeck which the striker took inside from the left, past the back-pedaling home defence before unleashing a right foot shot which flew in off Maya Yoshida’s heel.

World highest paid manager Guardiola signs £20m Man City deal’

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Guardiola

Pep Guardiola is to sign a one-year extension to his Man City contract,

ep Guardiola is to sign a one-year extension to his Manchester City contract worth £20million, according to reports.

The deal would make Guardiola the world’s best paid manager, and would keep him at City until 2020.

Guardiola’s current contract expires next summer but he said to be keen to stay and build on this impressive season, with City close to winning the Premier League.

According to the Mirror, Guardiola met City owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in Abu Dhabi last month.

City were in the Middle East for four days of warm weather training, and it was there where he reportedly agreed to extend his stay.

Guardiola took charge of City in the summer of 2016 and has taken them to the top of the table, potentially one win from the title.

They could have won the Premier League on Saturday had they beaten local rivals and closest challengers Manchester United, but were beaten 3-2 at home despite having led 2-0 at half time.

Guardiola this season won his first trophy as City boss - the Carabao Cup - defeating Arsenal 3-0 in the Wembley final.

They have also reached the Champions League quarter finals, but face a tough task to progress further after losing 3-0 to Liverpool at Anfield in the first leg.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov eyes Conor McGregor

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habib Nurmagomedov is the new undisputed UFC lightweight champion, seizing Conor McGregor’s old belt by beating Al Iaquinta over five dominant rounds in Brooklyn.

The Russian paid tribute to Iaquinta for stepping in on short notice to take the fight and called him a ‘real gangster’ as opposed to Conor McGregor who was arrested and charged for attacking a bus with Nurmagomedov in three days ago. He said: ‘I want to pay tribute to my opponent and his team, Iaquinta is a real Brooklyn gangster, he is not a chicken, he comes here, where is Conor? He wants to fight with bus, I want to fight with real gangsters.

‘It’s crazy you know, 26-0, 10-0 in the UFC and I’m undisputed undefeated UFC lightweight champion,’ he added.

Over 25-minutes in the UFC 223 headliner, the new lightweight king demonstrated his familiar prowess on the ground and incredible grappling ability, though Iaquinta exposed signs of fallibility in the stand-up exchanges. Nurmagomedov was a huge favourite to win and Iaquinta replaced Max Holloway who in turn had replaced Tony Ferguson after the UFC scrambled to find an opponent at the 11th hour.

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Bishop Ezeokafor urges Obiano to reduce cost of governance

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Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano (centre); Chief of WASH section of UNICEF, Mr Zaid Jurji, (4th left); Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Mark Okoye (2nd left), after a brief visit by UNICEF officials at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia...recently

Anambra Assembly moves to stop killings at boundary area between Anambra, Kogi Stories by John Ndu, Awka

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Anambra State House of Assembly has urged President Muhamadu Buhari, the InspectorGeneral of Police and all security agencies to provide security to the people of Eziagulu Otu, Aguleri and Enugwu Otu to end the senseless killing of the people by the people of Kogi State over boundary issues.

The House also urged Governors Willie Obiano and his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello, to intervene in the issue with a view to ensuring lasting peace in the area.

The House passed the resolution following a matter of urgent public importance, sponsored by the member representing Anambra East constituency, Pharmacist Obinna Emenaka during plenary in Awka.

Moving the motion, Hon Emenaka observed that those unleashing

this attacks were people sent from Kogi to study how security work in Anambra state.

The lawmaker noted that the state is witnessing repetition of attacks for five years even when all measures put in place to solve the boundary dispute proved abortive, such that it has gone beyond what Anambra Govt and Commissioner of Police could handle.

He, however, stressed the need for National Boundary Commission to come and identify the boundary between Kogi and Anambra State.

Supporting the motion, the Majority Leader, Mr. Victor Jideofor Okoye; Barrister Chugbo Enwezo, representing Onitsha North One constituency and Dr. Pete Ibida of Njikoka Two constituency, called on President Buhari to rise up and protect the lives of citizens in the affected border communities between Anambra and Kogi states

by giving necessary directives to security agencies to address this mayhem.

The Speaker, Barrister Rita Maduagwu, who read the resolution, described the issue as terrible and a sad one.

Also at plenary, members of the State Legislature took turn to congratulate Governor Willie Obiano on his successful searing-in for a second term in office and urged

him to sustain his remarkable achievements in his first tenure.

In a motion sponsored by the member representing Orumba South constituency Princess Nikki Ugochukwu and 28 others, Ndi Anambra through the House resolved to give the governor more support in his second term, praying God to give him wisdom to sustain and surpass his previous achievements.

Construct new roads in Ekwulimili, indigenes urge Obiano ÏÏÏEkwulumili

Community in Nnewi South Local Government Area has appealed to Governor Willie Obiano to construct new roads in the community. ``I appeal to Anambra State Government to include Ekwulumili among communities to benefit from the next phase of road construction,’’ Ebenezer Okoli, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

He made the call while apprais-

ing the performance of Governor Obiano over the last four years of his first term.

According to him, no single road has been constructed in Ekwulumili by previous administrations.

Okoli said the community deserved good roads because they massively voted for Gov. Obiano during the last Governorship Election in the state.

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Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has congratulated the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, on his swearing-in for second term as the state’s helmsman for the next four years.

The Catholic Prelate while congratulating the governor, urged him to do away with frivolous activities, as well as reduce the cost of governance, noting that he (Obiano) had the best opportunity now to write his name in gold.

The Bishop, who gave his congratulatory messages at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while interacting with newsmen recently, observed that despite winning his re-election, the governor was still working.

The chief shepherd of Awka Catholic Diocese, reminded the governor that there was room for improvement, noting that those who gave him overwhelming support were expecting improved living conditions from him in the second term.

‘It is time for you to prove the doubting Thomases who said after your second term victory you will go into deep slumber wrong by embarking on serious infrastructural development. Also, this is time for you to have your name written in gold.

‘I must commend you on the work done so far in the areas of security, agriculture, education and health.

Let me also thank you for the street lights scattered all over the place. That alone is a serious plus. I enjoy light a lot. You have lightened up the entire Anambra State and we are happy. Please do not stop,” Bishop Ezeokafor said.

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Monarch urges Ndi Anambra to pray for Obiano’s administration ÏÏÏThe

L-R: Wife of Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) flanked by Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children & Women Affairs, Dr. Victoria Chikwelu and Mrs. Rose Anene, with her children and Anene family from Umudioka, Awka during the discharge of twelve inmates from the Home at Nteje, Anambra State ...recently.

Obiano targets more interventions in state Media establishments Stories by John Ndu, Awka

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Anambra Newspapers, Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of National Light newspapers, owned by the state government is to be elevated as one of the best newspapers in the country.

Governor Willie Obiano made the pronouncement during the recently concluded executive council retreat held in Awka.

The Governor said having completed the ABS hundred percent, making it the best digital radio and television station in West Africa, he will now put money in the

quality of the printing and publishing corporation.

Governor Obiano also said that an L shaped three story building complex that would house offices would be constructed in ABS. He urged the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C-Don Adinuba, to ensure that the ABS and the Anambra Newspapers, Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of National light newspapers are properly run in terms of aesthetic, attitude to work, dressing code among others.

Also speaking, the Principal Secretary to the Governor, Sir Wil-

lie Nwokoye, described the retreat as very rewarding, noting that the lectures delivered by resource persons whom he said are outstanding, strengthened and exposed them on how to tune touches and direction for the next four days.

Sir Willie commended Governor Obiano for appointing a commissioner from Nzam, in Anambra West Council Area which is a forgotten place, adding that the move has lifted the people’s sense of belonging.

He observed that it shows that the Governor runs an inclusive government.

Nteje community condemns destruction of Govt property ÏÏÏNteje

community in Oyi Local government Area of Anambra State has expressed dismay over the level of destruction of government property by some hoodlums in the community.

Speaking for the community, the traditional ruler of Nteje, HRH Igwe Rowland Odegbo, regretted that some goons attacked the engineers and workers handling Nteje - Nando roads and inflicted various degrees of injuries on them.

Igwe Odegbo, who addressed some journalists at his palace in Nando, said the road had been neglected for the past 30 years by the previous government, but attracted government attention in Governor Obiano administration.

Hear him: “I got a call that some people from Achala Agu in Nteje invaded the workers at the site, destroying some of their equipment and injured some of them. It is an aberration. There are the people who do not want the progress of the

community.

“When we heard the news, we contacted the vigilant groups and the boy who masterminded the attack was arrested and handed over to the police in Nteje.

“It was unfortunate that the DPO in Nteje released the boy within 30 minutes without interrogation. This has been his mode of operation. Once a criminal settles him, he (DPO) will release the person immediately.

“We call on the Commissioner of police to quickly remove him from Nteje. He is so corrupt,” Igwe Odegbo exclaimed.

Commending Governor Obiano for his intervention on the road, Odegbo disclosed that the road had economic value to the state, being a major road, connecting various communities.

He said it would facilitate evacuation of goods by farmers to different communities and equally decongest traffic.

He, however, promised to further provide adequate security

for the workers and charged the vigilante not to relent in supervising the project and ensure safety of the workers.

The President General of Nteje, Chief Ben Chinweze, assured maximum cooperation with the workers and promised serious monitoring to ensure effective delivery.

On his part, the Contractor handling the road, Sir Chuks Okolo (Pachuks Construction Company), expressed dissatisfaction with the level of attack on his workers.

Sir Okolo noted that the safety of his workers majored high in his life and would not commence construction unless there would be adequate security provided.

He promised to sustain the partnership with the State government and to deliver excellent jobs that would stand the test of time.

Every efforts to reach the Commissioner of Police proved abortive as he did not pick his call.

traditional ruler of Umuoba Anam, in Anambra East Local Government Area, Igwe George Ekwealor, has appealed to Ndi Anambra to continue praying for the success of the Obiano administration.

Speaking to newsmen in his palace, Igwe Ekwealor, who said that the Obiano administration has transformed all critical sectors of the state economy in the last four years, urged Ndi Anambra to support the present administration with prayers to enable it surpass its previous achievements.

He commended Governor Obiano for his numerous devel-

opmental projects in his community which includes road construction, street lights, forty million naira Community Choose Your project Initiative among others.

For the State Chairman, Akpokuedike Action group, Mr. Michael Nwofia, Governor Obiano has conscientiously turned around the economic fortunes of the State, through the provision of adequate security of lives and property, mechanized agriculture, industrialization, trade and commerce, infrastructural development, among numerous other achievements and prayed God to give him the wisdom and grace to succeed in his second term.

ANSG to complete 40km of roads before rainy season ÏÏÏAnambra State government

has targeted the completion of 40Km roads across the state before the next rainy season.

The roads cutting across the 21 local government areas in the state are constructed with high standard materials.

Governor Willie Obiano disclosed this while inspecting the ongoing construction of Atani-Ozubulu Road, Ogbaru and Ekwusigo Local overnment Area recently.

Speaking while inspecting the roads, Governor Obiano said the 23Km had been asphalted while the remaining 17 would be completed before the end of April.

Obiano explained that the road when completed would bridge time of transport and decongest traffic in the major roads in the state.

“We are concerned about agrarian communities. If we complete asphalting all the roads in agrarian communities, it will boom the economy of the state and reduce pieces of commodities.

“My administration will ac-

celerate construction of more roads when the state’s revenue increases. The roads will have every standard facilities to stand the test of time. “Obiano said.

The Commissioner for Road Construction, Road Furniture and Maintenance, Mr. Lawrence Chinwuba emphasised the importance of the road, saying it would link some communities in Anambra North and South.

Chinwuba noted that the 5.6 km road would be completed as scheduled, as the contractor had commenced the final asphalting.

The contractor, Engr. Tony Madi reassured that the state government had fully mobilised them and they would deliver in line with global standard.

The Managing Director Anambra State Advertising and Signage Agency, Chief Jude Emecheta and the Special Adviser Agriculture, Tourism, Ven Amaechi Okwuosa expressed gratitude to the governor for his prompt intervention, saying no government had responded to their needs in the past.

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nity had not benefited from successive governments, except the N20 million communities choose your project initiative, extended to every community in the state.

Okoli said the people of the community expected that Governor Obiano would remember them during his second term in office them, so as to end ``years of neglect and marginalisation’’.

He, however, commended him for his prudent management of

the state meagre resources., The chieftain praised his prompt payment of salaries and pensions, investments in agriculture, trade and commerce, and revamping of the health and education sectors.

Okoli, then, appealed to the governor to upgrade the Ekwulumili Community Hospital to a General Hospital in order to stem occurrence of preventable deaths of people and pregnant women.

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UNICEF presents Obiano charges contractors to speed up construction Speaking during the in- Our dream is to make Anam- yeakpa noted that the road 3 utility vans, 2 Stories by John Ndu, Awka spection, Governor Obiano bra the food basket of the na- creates a major by-pass to the very busy Umunze junction ÏÏÏAnambra State Gover- expressed satisfaction on the tion.” the Governor said. motorbikes to especially during festivities level of works, assuring that 3 He commended people of the nor, Chief Willie Obiano, has and said by constructing the km distance of the road would community for their cooperacharged all contractors hanAnambra Govt road, Gov Obiano has done be asphalted before the next tion with the contractor and dling different road projects ÏÏÏThe

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has presented three Toyota Hilux Vans and two motorbikes to Anambra State government.

The utility vans and bikes would be used by the UNICEF body in Anambra State for effective service delivery.

Presenting the keys to Governor Willie Obiano at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia recently, the leader of the team and Chief of (WASH) section of UNICEF, Mr. Zaid Jurji, confirmed that UNICEF, especially the water section had been working in Anambra State since 2012.

Jurji said “it is a uniform programme found by European Union geared towards ensuring safe water and sanitation for every individual”.

He assured the state government that they would increase the tempo of their projects to ensure provision of access safe water and sanitation for all citizens of the state.

Jurji commended Governor Obiano, for being responsive and faithful towards fulfilling all counterpart obligations, which includes funding and ensuring proper supervision and monitoring all on going projects being executed by UNICEF in the state, to ensure standard and quality assurance.

Receiving the keys, Governor Obiano said his government would not relent in supervising the various WASH initiative.

The Gov recalled that in 2016, his wife, Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano was decorated as the Ambassador of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), to become the first WASH Ambassador in South East, Nigeria.

He promised to sustain the partnership with UNICEF, vis-avis prompt payment of counterpart funds and other terms that would enhance quality service delivery.

Governor Obiano however, promised to make judicious use of the utilities vehicles to improve on human lives.

It would be recalled that Anambra is the first of the six states in the EU/UNICEF support Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (WSSRP), to pay counterpart fund worth more than 700 million Naira.

Presently, UNICEF is executing projects in four local government in state, namely Aguata, Anambra East, Idemili South and Nnewi LGAs respectively.

in the state to accelerate in order to meet up with the end of April target, to avoid next rainy season.

The Governor gave the charge while inspecting the ongoing construction of Ajali - Nawfija roads.

The 21.21 Km road network cut across Akpu, Nawfija, Ajali, Ufuma Ogbunka in Orumba North and South respectively.

rains.

The Governor disclosed that the road was awarded last year and his administration had mobilised every contractor handling road projects across the state.

“All our roads will be completed with the full compliments of a standard road.

When completed, it will give a brighter prospects for agricultural revolution in the state.

urged them to sustain the support to enable the contractor deliver the Project on schedule.

The Commissioner for Road Infrastructure, Furniture and Maintenance, Chief Law Chinwuba noted that due to the nature of the road, the State government had hired a competent firm to execute it.

In his remarks, a former Chairman of Orumba South Council Area, Bar John On-

something that will remain indelible in the minds of Ndi Orumba.

For a stakeholder from Nawfija, Dr. Maduka Nwankwo, the construction of the road will make it easier for farmers in the Orumba North and South communities to evacuate their farm produce and there is no better way for the people to repay the governor than to continue to support him.

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano inspecting the Keke Ambulance presented to Primary Health Centres in the state by the State government,,,recently

ABS Film Academy students urged to take studies serious ÏÏÏThe

pioneer students of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) Film Academy have been urged not to take the three months intensive training for granted but be committed and serious with their studies to enable them realise their innate potential in their chosen field of study.

The programme aimed at helping the students gain more practical experience and training in film making and visual art, script writing, cinematography, acting, make-up, animation, graphic design and broadcast journalism has 30 students registered as pioneer students.

The Rector of the academy and Managing Director of ABS, Nze Uche Nworah while declaring the academy open at ABS complex, Awka, noted that the management of the

state media started nurturing the dream of establishing the academy in the state since the past four years and thanked God that the long- awaited dream has been realised.

He charged the students to prepare their minds for learning, disclosing that the best graduating student will be sponsored for further studies at the New York Film Academy courtesy of an undisclosed American-based development partner and sponsor.

He noted that the academy is in line with the governor’s interest in promoting creative economy which he recently added to his blueprint as part of his second term development agenda, adding that Governor Willie Obiano subsidised the entrance fee to make it affordable for interested individuals.

In his remarks, a Nolly-

wood actor, Mr. Bob Manuel Udokwu, urged the students to believe in themselves, be creative in whatever they do and pursue their dreams and aspirations diligently for excellent result.

He reminded them that the creative industry has made many in Nigeria and beyond, pointing out that many who are successful in the industry are not only those in front of the camera but people behind the camera too.

“In America and Europe for instance, women handle camera while men indulge in make-up, but the reverse is the case here because everybody wants to be seen in front of the camera,” he said.

Also speaking, the Managing Director Rockland Developers, Mr. Obi Eneh and Principal Partner, Winning Concepts/Brand Aristotle,

Mr. Mike Meze, urged them not to take any profession for granted even if they get there by chance.

They called on the students to learn how to manage success when they become successful, adding that the idea that will shake the film industry in Nigeria has not been conceived by anybody so far.

Others who gave their goodwill message to the students included the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Willie Obiano, Mr. James Eze, Group MD of Olis Warren Group, Marcel Manafa, Nollywood actress, Oby Okafor, Media Aide to Governor Obiano, Mr. Emeka Ozumba, Anambra State Publicity Secretary of APGA, Chinedu Nkwonta and members of ABS Management Board including Mr. Gab Okpalaeze, Lady Tina Ekenta among others.

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How to tackle flooding in Onitsha –Igwe Achebe Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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of Onitsha, Igwe Nn’emeka Achebe, has observed that issue of flooding, silted drains, building on flood channels and waste management has been major bane to development of Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State.

According to him, ``a study on storm water management in the commercial city will help in developing clear master plan to tackle the perennial flooding in Onitsha’’.

Igwe Achebe said this during

the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) one-day Stakeholders consultation held in Onitsha recently.

He commended efforts of the state government through NEWMAP in under taking to provide solutions.

Igwe Achebe was represented by President-General of the Onitsha Improvement Union, Chinyelugo Osita Anionwu.

The Project Coordinator for Anambra NEWMAP, Michael Ivenso, who was represented by the Natural Resources Management Officer, Mr. Emenike Ajulufo said the study would aim at mitigating perennial flooding

in the metropolis and environs.

Ivenso explained that the project was based on effort of Governor Willie Obiano, who sourced for the funding from the Special climate Change Fund (SCCF). ``The fund was under NEWMAP’’.

The Coordinator said an International Consultant, Enviplan International Ltd., was selected to undertake the study of flood and drainage discharge patterns. ``The study is intent on developing lasting solution to flooding and the menace of rain water in Onitsha and environs.”

The Transition Committee Chairman, Onitsha South

Local Government Area, Mr. Emeka Asoanya noted that the project was timely and called for the redesigning of drains in the city.

One of the consultants, Mr. J.W.E Metibaiye explained that the consultancy would be achieved by identifying and assessing the storm water drainage needs of Onitsha City.

He said a Master plan was prepared to allow for detailed design and implementation of infrastructures and projects to reduce flooding, and manage the menace.

The Managing Director, Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), Mr.

Phil Chinwuba explained that the issue of waste management required attitudinal change and the corporation of the public.

He called on the citizens to imbibe the right environmental practices. ``The situation where the citizens build on water ways and steal bins provided for refuse disposal is totally unacceptable,” Chinwuba said.

A retired Director with the National Geoharzard Monitoring Centre, Akunne Ernest Anyaegbunam, commended the efforts of Governor Obiano for addressing the issue of erosion.

Anambra has every facility for dry season farming –Obiano ÏÏÏAnambra

State government has commenced additional measures to boost food production and increase rice cultivation.

This was disclosed when Governor Willie Obiano visited Coscharis Farm at Anaku, Ayamelum local government Area, Anambra State recently.

At the visit, the Governor inspected the ongoing land preparation to beef up the nutrient values in the soil.

Among the land preparation include digging of deep canals round the farm to serve irrigation purposes and to keep the plants safe in the case of cow invasion.

Speaking after the inspection, Governor Willie Obiano expressed gratitude that the completion of the land preparation would witness a huge success in agriculture, which had been the dream of his administration.

The Governor observed that the Cosharis Farm had already exhausted the 2.8 hectares of land provided for agriculture, said the state government would support by expanding the land.

The Governor noted that the irrigation initiative which the farm had introduced would complement his administration’s efforts at supporting dry season farming in the State and ultimately achieving 600 metric tons of rice annually.

The Investor, Chief Cosmos Maduka, commended the Governor for his initiative and heavy investment in agriculture to achieve maximum food sufficiency.

Maduka said the farm which is N 2.8 billion project would cultivate different plants season, geared towards achieving drastic reduction in food.

The General Manager of the

farm, Mr. Bharat Dhir, said they are committed to producing the best quality rice for the state and setting a model for rice production for other states of the country.

On the same vein, Governor Obiano also visited the Federal Government National Grains Reserve at Igbariam.

It was gathered that the Reserve had been giving on lease to Coscharis Rice farm, Anaku for the next ten years.

The silos at the reserve have the capacity to store 25,000 metric tons of grains, which would be used to store paddy produced by the farm.

By so doing, it would be producing a capacity Mill of 150 metric tons daily.

In his observation after inspecting the facility, the Governor said that “with the arrangement, the farm now has a wholesome plan that will guarantee great improvement in the value chain, starting from planting up to processing and storage.

“With what my administration has done towards supporting other rice farmers, especially through the FADAMA initiative, the vision of the state to do 600 metric tons of rice annually, is now becoming more realistic,” Obiano said.

The Investor, Chief Cosmos Maduka, said the idea behind the lease agreement is to produce fresh grains, fit for human consumption and capable of competing favourably with those produced in developed countries.

He added that when the mill and silos fully come on stream, there will be prospects for electricity generation through the milling turbines as well as wealth creation.

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and wife, Ebelechukwu Obiano (centre) and other laity after a Holy Mass, to mark the official flag off of the 2018 Archdiocesean Laity Week, at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha...recently

Community canvasses establishment of Old People’s Homes ÏÏÏA

call has been made for governments at all levels to establish the `Old Peoples’ Homes’ across the country.

The President, Enyinwanyi Obosi (wives of Traditional Chiefs) in Obosi community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Dr. Vivian Onwuekwe, made the call during `Ite Ogbo’ ceremonies held recently.

Ite Ogbo is a special ancient traditional rite in Obosi Kingdom for all those that have attained 80. It has lasted the last 400 years.

Onwuekwe is Medical Director, Ezinne Specialist Hospital and one of those who spoke during mass birthday celebra-

tion of the octogenarians. ``Government is supposed to take care of the elderly, build homes for them and even give them stipends. ``They should be given free medical treatment in our government hospitals. ``We give them free medical treatment, sponsored by Obosi Development Association (ODA), U.S.,” Onwuekwe said.

She thanked the traditional ruler and his cabinet for seeing to the successful celebration of the `Ite Ogbo Festival, 2018’, saying that Obosi people were proud to celebrate their elderly.

The President-General of Obosi Development Association (ODA), Deacon Ike Mmadubosa, however, announced

that Obosi community was on the verge of opening a major old people’s home. ``We have also initiated a health insurance scheme for the elderly,’’ he said, stressing, ``we are seeking partnership from the state government to see to its fruition’’.

The Chairman, Ite Ogbo Organising Committee, Mr. Emeka Chude, lamented that there were no old people’s home or working health insurance scheme for the aged. ``We don’t have old people’s home. At this age of 80, health insurance will be of importance to this group of people and the older ones to take care of their health needs,” Chude added.

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The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, FUTO, Prof. Francis Eze, congratulating the NDDC Executive Director Projects, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, during the 30th convocation ceremony of FUTO, after being conferred with a Ph.D. in Industrial and Production Engineering.

Heritage Bank restates commitment to sustainable growth, profitability Motolani Oseni Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider, has restated its commitment to sustainable growth and profitability despite the prevailing adverse macro-economic environment.

The bank said in statement issued over the weekend by Mr. Fela Ibidapo, Divisional Head, Corporate Communications of the bank that, “Its ambition to emerge as a systemic important bank in the

Nigerian banking industry remains its underlying corporate growth strategy.” According to him, the foundational element of its growth strategy: People, Partnership and Process have been recalibrated to match the rapidly changing needs of its customers especially as it deploys full steam retail banking franchise.

He said the bank was on a growth track and was not unmindful of the headwinds facing the domestic economy, adding that it is very optimistic that the Heritage Brand will

continue to soar over the current economic tide through its collective efforts to remain an enduring institution.

Ibidapo said the bank would continue to grow by appealing to key client segments especially in the retail space and also focus on under-penetrated banking segments while building loyalty amongst the bank’s existing customer base.

The statement said the bank was committed to building an enduring and resilient banking franchise in the country, remarking that in the midst of

the seemingly stormy realities presented by events within the political and economic environments, the bank will continue to pursue its strategic aspiration of not only being stable but also being sustainable in earnings and profitability in its growth plan.

The Divisional Head, Corporate Communications remarked that the bank was committed to deploying its resources towards the delivery of innovative banking solutions to its customers as well as create and transfer wealth to all its stakeholders.

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele was on Saturday, unveiled as The Guardian Economic Personality of the Year 2017 in recognition of his contribution to stabilizing the Nigerian financial sector amidst recession as well as the Banks effort in development financing.

Presenting the award to Mr. Emefiele at a ceremony held at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, the President and Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Professor Segun Ajibola, commended Mr. Emefiele and his team at the CBN for their efforts at managing the Nigerian financial sector and intervening in critical sectors of the economy, particularly agriculture.

In his acceptance remarks, Emefiele expressed appreciation to The Guardian selecting him for the award and commended the outfit for its foresight and thoughtfulness at publishing the report on Financing the Economy.

Speaking on the economy, the CBN Governor noted that the exposure of the Nigerian economy to global shocks was a reflection of the fact that Nigeria, as a country, was unable to sufficiently produce what its people consume; hence the huge dependence on foreign goods.

He attributed the inability of the country to sufficiently produce what it consumes to heavy dependence on oil sector to provide the foreign exchange needed to finance the countrys imports and the poor diversification of the economy and low factor productivity in key non-oil sector. He also identified the ostentatious and elitist taste for imported goods in Nigeria and the inadequate finance to strategic high impact and high employment multiplier sectors as major challenges facing the economy.

While noting that the level of credit in the domestic economy channelled to productive private sector was critically below the levels required to place the Nigerian economy on the path of balanced, sustainable, and inclusive growths, Mr. Emefiele, however, assured that the CBN and the banks in Nigeria would continue to be catalysts to development in Nigeria, particularly as it concerned the vulnerable and needy in the society.

According to him, following a joint initiative by the banks in 2016, each bank contributed five per cent of its profit after tax to support the development initiatives of the govern-

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CBN names Nnanna Economic Policy head, deploys new DGs Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Following the assumption of duty of the two new Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on March 28, 2018, the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has approved the redeployment of Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna, from the Financial System Stability (FSS) Directorate to the Economic Policy Directorate.

The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, Isaac Okorafor, disclosed this on Sunday.

Okorafor also said that the Governor equally approved the deployment of Mrs. Aishah Ahmad to the Financial System Stability (FSS) Directorate, while Mr. Edward Lemetek Adamu has been assigned the portfolio of Deputy Governor, Corporate Services.

Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, however, retains his portfolio as Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate.

The Director of Corporate Communications said that all the affected principal officers have since assumed duty in their new offices.

L-R: Donor of the Business School Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Vice-Chancellor of BUK, Prof Mohammadu Yahuza Bello; Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru; and Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar at the commissioning ceremony.

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Aviation unions in the Nigerian aviation industry have petitioned the Federal Government over the sack of 37 staff school teachers from the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State by the management.

The unions; National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) in a joint petition signed by their general secretaries insisted that the college’s management was ill-advised by some people in the system. The unions also demanded for due process to at all times be followed when the management decides to discharge any of their members due to faults not of theirs. The petition dated March 19, 2018 was signed by Comrades Fran-

Aviation unions petition FG over sack of 37 NCAT teachers ces Akinjole; ATSSSAN, Olayinka Abioye; NUATE and Ocheme Aba for NAAPE. The unions also copied Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minsiter of Labour and Employment , Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Executive Chairman, Salaries, Income and Wages. The petition insisted that “some mischievous third force at NCAT” were bent on misadvising the management in order to dislocate the prevailing industrial harmony at NCAT, wondering why the management was reluctant in implementing the judgement of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, which

reversed the sack of teachers in staff schools across the country.

The petitioners explained that the management of the college immediately implemented the policy of the government, which withdrew it from the funding of staff schools, but wondered why it was slow in implementing a court judgement, which reversed the government’s policy.

Other staff schools across the country have implemented the judgement of the industrial court by recalling their sacked teachers in staff schools, but only NCAT was yet to implement such.

The petitioners agreed that 13 out of the 37 affected staff of the college’s school had approached the court

to ensure their re-instatement, but noted that they took the court option when the management intentionally frustrated their re-instatement by some elements in the college.

The petition added: “Did we not agree in September 2017 at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja to constitute a joint committee of NCAT-union-ministry of transportministry of labour-head of servicesalaries and wages to discuss and finally resolve the staff school teachers issues even before the release of this ‘knotty’ circular? While we had since submitted the names of our nominees for the proposed committee, we do not understand the motive for cherry-picking in resolving the staff school teachers’ predicament.

EEDC urges Enugu residents to co-operate with enumerators Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has appealed to Enugu State residents to co-operate with its customers’ enumerators in order to improve service delivery.

EEDC’s Head of Communications, Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement issued at the weekend in Enugu, that the ongoing exercise was beneficial to both the company and its numerous customers.

Ezeh said that the company was using Enugu as a pilot state for the exercise before extending it to other South-East states within its electricity servicing coverage.

“The exercise is aimed at facilitating comprehensive metering of all electricity customers; easy identification of all electrical assets and their state; identification of all existing customers and adequate planning for potential customers.

An energy generating plant.

“Other benefits include network expansion; improved power supply, and quick response to faults; effective power distribution and monitoring through remote cen-

Fashola, minister of Power Works and Housing

soring.

“It is also aimed at ensuring prompt identification of damaged and non-functional equipment for replacement as well as improved

customer service delivery,’’ he said.

According to him, the exercise, which effectively commenced in 2017, with Enugu State as the

pilot, will soon be extended to other states within EEDC’s franchise areas.

“Customers are therefore encouraged to cooperate with our enumerators when they visit their homes, and avail them with necessary information needed to make this project a success,’’ he said.

He noted that EEDC had been using Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to facilitate the exercise.

Ezeh said that the GIS technology allowed for efficient mapping of the entire electrical network system.

This, he said, was by updating its database and also capturing all electrical assets within its network, with each part of the infrastructure registered on the map.

He added that the project was also expected to improve EEDC’s decision making in its operations.

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ment. He further disclosed that the contributions to the fund was nearing the N60 billion mark, adding that the CBN and deposit money banks had concluded plans to unfold the disbursement criteria of the funds to the vulnerable sector in Nigeria, which he said needed access to credit.

On the efforts by the Bank in countering the adverse effects of the global shocks, he said the CBN embarked on a number of short- term and long-term policies such as a cycle of monetary tightening to rein in inflation; external reserves management through the restriction of foreign exchange for imports of goods that can be produced in Nigeria. He said the Bank also established a decisive withdrawal of the “de facto” subsidy for the importation of 41 non-essential commodities with unfolding suc-

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Emefiele emerges The Guardian Economic personality cesses, introduced various policies to eliminate FX speculators, bettors, round-trippers and rent-seekers and thereby stabilise the exchange rate with the establishment of the Investors-Exporters Window among others. Reeling out the achievements of the Bank, Mr. Emefiele said the sum of $393.5 billion had been released to 478 large scale agricultural projects since inception in 2010, even as the Bank was poised to disburse up to $400 billion at only 9.0 percent interest rate under the Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF), adding that the strategic initiative was targeted at projects in manufacturing and agriculture, given the mutual interdependence of both sectors for the complete industrialization of agro-allied

business.

He also disclosed that under the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), established in 2011, more than 224 projects valued at over $33.0 billion were guaranteed for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture’s Growth Enhancement Scheme.

Under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), he reported that the domestic rice production had increased many folds and its imports had crashed substantially.

While also enumerating the Banks intervention efforts in the power sector, which he noted was key to industrialization, as well as the Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), which he said was the nu-

cleus of sustainable growth, job creation and poverty reduction, he said the intervention of the CBN in key sectors had resulted in a significant boost in local production.

Mr. Emefiele said that as a result of the Banks strategic development finance initiatives supported by the dogged implementation of its foreign exchange restriction on certain items, Nigeria had recorded spectacular improvements in domestic production of most items that were hitherto imported.

In spite of the gains recorded by the Bank, he said Nigeria remained significantly below its potential and must ensure that it sustains a properly functioning financial system that channels credits to critical high

impact productive real sector.

While noting that a lot still needed to be done if Nigeria must achieve the desired balanced economic growth and development on a sustainable and inclusive level, he stressed the need for a well-coordinated and effective public private partnership to enable Nigeria achieve its potentials.

Present at the ceremony were the CBN Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability (FSS), Mrs. Aishah Ahmad; Chief Executives of Deposit Money Banks; President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Professor Adeola Festus Adenikinju; and Departmental Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, among others.

Oil sector: Total shutdown imminent as NUPENG vows to resist moves to sack workers Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has hinted the Federal Government of its planned protest and shutdown of the oil sector if the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) sacks its members.

NUPENG gave the hint recently via a statement, urging the government to act within a 14-day ultimatum to settle the N650 billion debts allegedly owed its members.

Prior to the reaction from NUPENG, DAPPMAN issued a statement through its Executive Secretary, Olufemi Adewole, warning that if the government failed to meet the deadline, it would direct its members to shut all the depots the NNPC uses to store imported products as well as disengage over 10,000 workers.

However, NUPENG President, Igwe Achese, who addressed newsmen after a NUPENG Elders Stakeholders Meeting in Lagos, said the union would protect its members from the threats.

Achese noted that there was an urgent need to call for dialogue with the marketers, adding that if the issues were not promptly addressed, NUPENG would be at the receiving end.

“The problem will not only affect workers but also tanker drivers.

Hence, if it happens, we will react to protect our members. If workers are sacked, the union will react accordingly,” he said.

The NUPENG chief advised the government to ‘wake up’ to the reality that NNPC alone could not sustain petroleum supply in the country.

“We have always said it that, for fuel crisis to end, our refineries must come back on stream. If we are importing, that should only be a stopgap,” he said.

The union, he said, would give the Federal Government maximum support to ensure that all the refineries got back to their full working capacity, but that the government must ignore those that were calling for privatisation of the refineries.

L-R: Representative of the Dangote Group, Mr. Jibrin Abubakar receiving an award on behalf of his group from Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai, while KADCCIMA President, Dr Muheeba Farida Dankaka looks on at the just concluded Kaduna Trade Fair...at the weekend.

NNPC claims completion of 2011/2016 account auditing

By Idu jude Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has successfully completed outstanding audit of the Group Financial Statements from the years 2011 to 2016.

The audited backlog has since been formally approved by the Board of the corporation in line with extant laws governing the operations of the national oil company.

Providing details of the development in an exclusive interview published in the Q1 2018 edition of the NNPC Magazine, Isiaka AbdulRazaq, Chief Financial Officer/Group Executive Director (CFO/GED), Finance & Accounts of the NNPC, said the delivery of the audited financial state-

ments would help foster better relations with stakeholders and further promote transparency and accountability in the corporation.

AbdulRazaq said the drive to achieve the clean slate dated back to August 2015, when the current Management of the Finance & Accounts Directorate took over the mantle of leadership and inherited a total of 65 unaudited financial statements for NNPC Group Corporate and its subsidiaries, covering 2011 - 2014.

“There were, undoubtedly, challenges that led to the backlog which may have been beyond the control of the previous managements. However, the important factor was not to look to the past. We saw an opportunity to challenge the problem and resolved to clear the arrears in the shortest possible time,’’ the NNPC CFO said.

Moving swiftly, the NNPC Management constituted a Project Steering Committee (PSC) under the Chairmanship of AbdulRazaq which met on a weekly basis with the auditors and all relevant stakeholders to identify and isolate key challenges and give them priority attention.

“With this approach, Management achieved the first step of concluding the audit of the 2011 – 2012 financial positions and presented same to the Board in 2016 and in recognition of that modest achievement, the NNPC Board further mandated Management to clear the remaining outstanding reports for the years 2013 – 2016 and the result today is the delivery and Board approval of the audited Group Financial Statements as at 31 December 2016,’’ he said.

Also, in the publication, Manag-

ing Director of the Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company (NPSC), Engr.

Luke Anele, has revealed plans by the company which was created out of the old Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), to embark on comprehensive audit of the over 5000km of petroleum products and crude oil pipelines under its watch.

According to Anele, the project which has already been approved by the NNPC Management is to be executed by the National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) an upstream subsidiary of the NNPC Group.

“It covers the conduct of integrity test on crude pipelines, the products pipelines and our depots, with special emphasis on refinery attached depots and refinery evacuation lines,’’ he said.

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As Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement road project inches closer to completion, Motorists travelling from Northern part to the South said the road has started supporting vehicular movements across the regions.

The Obajana- Kabba road in Kogi State is said to be the longest concrete road project in Nigeria.

It’s one of the country’s roads that link the North and the South.

A notable businessman from the North, Mr. Ibrahim Dantsoho, 40, as well as other motorists commended the president of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote, and described the project as a big relief, saying it has already eased travelling and connectivity across the regions.

Managing Director of AGDangote Construction Company Mr. Ashif Juma said the project will be completed as planned and that Nigerians would yearn for more of such road when they see the difference with bituminous road Mr. Juma said so far 33km earthwork and 22KM concrete pavement have been accomplished adding that every care is being taken to ensure that Nigeria has a most durable road in Nigeria.

He assured: “We will deliver the project by December this year. all hands are on deck” He urged Nigerian governments at all levels to switch over to construction of concrete road instead of asphalt as it is far superior, durable and cheaper, as it does not require frequent maintenance.

A human right activist and consultant, Mr. Abdullahi A. Umar, 55, who normally travels through Okene in Kogi State said he now uses the Obajana-Kabba road.

He called on other companies to emulate the Dangote Group.

Most of the motorists who

Dangote hailed over longest concrete road project in Nigeria

26 km Itori-Ibese concrete road constructed by Dangote Group as part of the company’s corporate responsibility projects spoke to our reporter hailed Mr. Dangote and urged governments at all levels to the partner Dangote Group in road construction.

They called for a timely completion of the project, saying it would make transportation and businesses across the two regions easier.

A statement from the Corporate Communications Department of the Dangote Group said: “Concrete road

last longer than asphalt roads and do not have potholes. It does not require frequent maintenance as asphalt roads. It saves fuel for motorists and protects tyres from wear and tears.”

The statement said it is part of the Group’s determination to support government and Nigerians in order to grow the economy and facilitate ease of doing business. It added that the

Obajana-Kabba rigid pavement road project is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) of the Dangote Group Plc. Worried by the huge sum of money used in road repairs, President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote had said plans were afoot to revolutionize Nigerian roads with concrete, stressing that resources used in road repairs and maintenance would be channeled to

other more important needs of the nation.

“We are going to be building concrete roads in the country so that anytime we build a road, we do not have to go back to repair after the third raining season, but move on and use the resources to address other pressing needs of Nigeria,” Mr. Dangote said.

It would be recalled that as part of its Corporate Social

NDDC assures FUTO of more development projects The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has promised to execute more development projects at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO. The NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, made the pledge at the 30th convocation ceremony of FUTO, where he was given an honorary doctorate degree in Management Technology (D. M.Tech) honoris causa.

At the same event, the NDDC Executive Director Projects, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe was conferred with a Ph.D. in Industrial and Production Engineering.

FUTO also awarded honorary doctorate degrees on the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Drugs Ltd, Sir Tony Ezenna, as well as the General Manager, Exploration, Esso

Exploration Production Ltd., Engr. Andrew Ejayeriese.

Speaking on behalf of the honorary doctorate degree awardees, the NDDC Chief Executive Officer expressed gratitude to the Vice Chancellor and the Senate of FUTO for finding them fit and worthy to be honoured.

He declared: “We are indeed spurred and encouraged by this award and we will continue to dedicate our lives to excellence and professionalism in all that we do. We are also encouraged to continue to do our best to uphold the dignity of man and serve humanity.”

Ekere assured that the NDDC would not relent in its efforts to fast-track development in the Niger Delta region, stating that the Commission had executed several projects in FUTO in the last

one year. According to him, “several roads were completed within the university community for the benefit of both staff and students. And we are not done yet with the provision of facilities in the university. We shall continue to do more for FUTO.” “We shall sit with the university authorities to find out the areas of need so that we can focus on those. Subject to the approval of the university, we intend to build another auditorium for the students.

However, the final decision on this will depend on what projects the university authorities considered to be more pressing.”

Ekere said that he would not fail to appreciate excellence in the university. Consequently, he declared that the best graduating student in the

university, Miss Jane Adim, of the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Technology, would be awarded the NDDC post-graduate scholarship to study anywhere in the world.

He commended Miss Adim for scoring 4.76 CGPA and blazing the trail for her fellow students. He affirmed: “This is the kind of student that we must encourage so that she will stand out as a beacon for others not just in the Niger Delta but in Nigeria at large.”

“We are tired of youths being involved in militancy and causing a lot of problems for the oil communities and instigating instability in the region. I believe that if we support education properly, we can use it to fight cultism, militancy and unemployment in the Niger Delta region.”

In his address at the con-

vocation ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of FUTO, Prof.

Francis Eze decried the unfriendly attitude of the university host community, following the demolition of about 1.5km of its perimeter fence by persons suspected to be from the area.

He alleged that the host communities had been encroaching on the land belonging to the university, stating: “In the early hours of Tuesday, March 13, 2018, some disgruntled elements from Umuanunu Obinze completely destroyed the entire stretch of the fence measuring about 1.5 kilometres in Umuanunu-Obinze axis.

The Vice Chancellor said that 2,325 students got first degrees, while 438 post-graduate degrees and diplomas were conferred on deserving candi-

Responsibility (CRS), the Dangote Group had earlier commissioned the 26 km Itori-Ibese Concrete Road.

At the commissioning, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, had noted that the stride by the Dangote Group demonstrated the unwavering commitments of an indigenous investor towards the industrialization of Nigeria.

dates.

He gave the summary of the class of degrees for the undergraduate students as: 36 First Class, 914 Second Class, 1,170 Second Class Lower,49 Third Class and 22 Unclassified Degree(Optometry).

Similarly, for the higher degrees, 46 were awarded Ph.D, 250 M.Sc/M.Eng, MPH, M.Tech, MBA and 142 PGD. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of FUTO, Prof John Offem, said that the convocation was an opportunity to celebrate academic excellence, noting that the university which was anchored on science and technology was a unique brand.

He appealed to the visitor to the university, President Muhammadu Buhari, to come to their aid in putting a check on what he described as “an unwarranted antagonism of the host communities.”

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NNPC ready for Ajaokuta- Kaduna-Kano 614km AKK gas pipeline project

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activated for the flag-off of what has been described as the single biggest Abuja gas pipeline project in the history of The Nigerian National Petro- oil & gas operation in Nigeria.

Upon completion, 24 months from leum Corporation NNPC) has said that arrangements have now, the AKK gas pipeline would enbeen concluded for the historic able connectivity between the East, groundbreaking of the 40inch x West and North, currently non-exis614km Ajaokuta - Kaduna – Kano, tent. It would also enable gas supply (AKK), gas pipeline and stations in and utilization to key commercial centres in the Northern corridor of the weeks ahead.

The corporation said following last Nigeria with the attendant positive week’s successful execution of con- spin-off on power generation and tract agreements for the engineering, industrial growth.

Providing details of the contract procurement, construction, commissioning and financing for Lots 1&3 of awarded to consortium of indigthe over $2.8billion trans-Nigeria gas enous and Chinese entities under pipeline project, measures had been a 100 per cent contractor financing

model, the NNPC said Lot 1 with total length of 40inch x 200km stretching from Ajaokuta to Abuja Terminal Gas Station awarded to the OilServe/ Oando Consortium had a contract value of about $855million.

Lot 2 whose contract agreement is yet to be executed covers 40inch x 193km, stretching from Abuja to Kaduna with contract value of about $835 million.

The NNPC said Lot 3 which runs from Kaduna Terminal Gas Station (TGS) to Kano TGS with total length of 40inch x 221km was awarded to the Brentex/China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) Consortium under a contract value of about $1.2 billion.

The above brought the total value of the entire project to over $2.8billion as approved by the Federal Executive Council at its 46th meeting on 13th December, 2017.

For so long, NNPC had activated an aggressive gas reforms and implementation drive, requiring accelerated implementation of gas pipeline infrastructure development with specific focus on critical pipeline infrastructure to power plants and industries.

Between 2010 and today, almost 500km of pipelines had been completed, commissioned and now delivering gas. Some of the completed pipelines included the Oben-Geregu

(196km), Escravos-Warri-Oben (110km), Emuren-Itoki (50km), ItokiOlorunshogo (31km), Imo RiverAlaoji (24km) and Ukanafun-Calabar pipeline (128km). In addition, there is ongoing construction of the strategic East-West OB3 pipeline (127km), scheduled for completion by Q3 2018 and the expansion of the EscravosLagos Gas Pipeline System scheduled for completion later in 2018.

With the growth in infrastructure, gas, hitherto inaccessible and flared, is now being utilized. Nigeria had seen the most aggressive drop in gas flaring from a peak of 2500mmcf/d few years ago to about 700mmcf/d currently and reducing

Sokoto to repeal obsolete laws as IGR jumps by 98% Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said his administration has begun process of repealing obsolete laws hampering against effective revenue generation in Sokoto state.

To this end, a bill that will soon be sent to the state House of Assembly for passage into law is being perfected by legal and tax officers who are expected to complete their assignment in due course.

A statement issued in Sokoto Wednesday by the Governor’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said Tambuwal spoke after a meeting with officials of the interim management committee of the state board of internal revenue.

“We have recorded modest achievements in revenue generation in the last year but I have to admit we have our sights set on far higher targets.

“In 2017, we achieved 98.40% annual growth on our IGR compared to previous year. This followed the intervention we put in place by appointing new officers to head the revenue generating agency in the state.

“We will continue to support your work by giving you all the necessary tools to succeed. We will also institutionalize these achievements by passing relevant laws that will move revenue generation forward,” the Governor added.

He said a situation where some of the state laws being in operation since the 70s cannot meet up with the requirement of modern governance.

L – R: Brand Manager, PZ Cussons Anaekwe Aishat, Assistant Director, Science and Technology Department, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Aberuagba Olufemi and the Area Sales Manager, Lagos North, PZ Cussons, Olabode Popoola at the First Stage Examination of 5th Edition of PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge in Lagos.

State Houses of Assembly on track with LG autonomy - NULGE The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has reacted to claims that the local government autonomy has been rejected by state houses of assembly in the on-going constitutional amendment process, intimating that such information is false.

President of NULGE, Ibrahim Khaleel, revealed that the bill was still under consideration by 26 houses of assembly across the country, as only 10 had so far considered the bill and passed it to the Chairman of Conference of Speakers of state

Houses of Assembly for transmission to the National Assembly.

Khaleel stated that the National Assembly had sent 15 different bills to the states houses, of which Local Government Autonomy Bill was one of them. “Among the 36 states, however, only 10 states have considered the Bill on Local Government Autonomy and forwarded it to the Chairman of Conference of Speakers, which was part of what was transmitted to the National Assembly.

“Among the 10 states that have considered it, eight states: Kwara, Benue,

Niger, Plateau, Bauchi, Cross River, Bayelsa and Ogun states voted for local government autonomy while only two states: Edo and Imo, rejected it by voting against it.” Khaleel further commented that Rivers and Lagos states have not attempted to work on the Bill, but noted that the remaining 24, who joined the other 10 states to transmit it to the National Assembly, said they stepped the bill down for further consultation. “So, 24 states houses of assembly are still working on it, many of them are already holding a public hearing on it. That is

what is going on. For example, Sokoto State just conducted a public hearing on the bill. Gombe has just called for a memorandum from its citizens on Local Government Autonomy Bill.

Others also differ it to hold a public hearing and for further discussions before they vote and forward it to Chairman, Conference of Speakers.

“It is just that only eight so far have voted for it among 10 states who have fully considered it. It is possible that we will still get 16 states, out of the remaining states that have not voted on Local Government Autonomy Bill.

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Gov el-Rufai: Kaduna needs $65.5bn for infrastructure Stories by Simon Ugwu

The Governor of Kaduna State, Naisr ElRufai, says the state requires $65.5 billion to address its infrastructure challenges over the next 30 years.

While unveiling the Kaduna infrastructure master plan (2018-2050), El-Rufai said the long-term infrastructure master plan summarised the infrastructure target of the state aimed at providing job opportunities and making lives better for the people.

“The breakdown of the future infrastructural developments between now to 2050,

include the transportation sector which would require N8 trillion while N5.1 billion would be required annually in the education sector to build about 9,006 schools including tertiary institutions.

“Other sectors include, the health system which would require N158 billion, while N100 billion yearly is targeted for the water sector; agriculture would require N53 billion, and 5,000 housing units would be developed annually all within the time frame of 2018-2050.”

According to him, the administration had attracted investments into the state in the last two years, with 79% com-

ing outside the country, due to the low percentage of domestic investment.

He said the government would focus on attracting businesses to Kaduna by providing skilled workforce “To encourage domestic investment in the state, government’s first priority is to build human capital by engaging in different activities where the young people are willing to be employed in businesses,” he said.

El-Rufa’i disclosed that the government expects some of its investments to bear fruits before the next edition of the summit.

Kwara Assembly steps down Gov Ahmed’s N1bn loan request

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He listed the investments to include Vilisco textile park, Arfa dairy farms and ranches, Kaduna automobile village, Green economic zone, Solar power project, Dangote-PAN assembly plant among others.

Kwara State House of Assembly, yesterday, stepped down the request of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed seeking to access another N1 billion agriculture loan from a bank for disbursement to poultry and fish farmers in the state.

It also set aside his request seeking approval for a loan of N400 million to settle the subventions of the state-owned tertiary institutions.

The House took the decision in its resolution after deliberating on the governor’s request read by the Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad.

In a unanimous decision, the House asked the executive to brief it on how the N1 billion agriculture loan approved by in 2017 was disbursed.

The House directed its Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources to liaise with the executive to know the identity of the beneficiaries of the new loan request.

The House noted that there was no need for the N400 million loan since allocation from the Federal Government and the state’s Internally Generated Revenue had improved since January

Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah retd, (left) addressing members of the Press during the February/March 2018 edition of the monthly Transparency Initiative Press Briefing at Government House, Yenagoa, while the State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai (2ndright) and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Treasury, Accounts and Revenue, Mr.Timipre Seipulo (right) looks on. Photo by Lucky Francis.

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China, Zimbabwe agree on strategic partnership of cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Tuesday agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries.

The two heads of state reached the agreement during their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chinese president said the Zimbabwean people had started a new journey in building their country since Mnangagwa took office in November 2017. “As a good friend, partner and brother of Zimbabwe, we are glad to see that,’ Jinping told Mnangagwa.

Hailing the long-term close relationship between the two countries, Jinping said the development of China-Zimbabwe ties is facing new opportunities.

China stands ready to work with Zimbabwe to jointly lay out the new blueprint of bilateral cooperation to continue the relationship and better benefit the two peoples, Jinping said.

Calling Mnangagwa “an old friend of the Chinese people, who has been long committed to the cause of China-Zimbabwe friendship,’’ Jinping said that the visit by Mnangagwa, who chose China as the first non-African country to visit, demonstrates the high importance he attaches to bilateral ties.

China and Zimbabwe are “allweather friends,” said Jinping, stressing that the two countries have always weathered hard times together, no matter how the international landscape changes. He added that the bilateral friendship would emerge even fresher and stronger.

He called on both sides to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges and exchanges at all levels, carry out top-level planning in various areas of cooperation and continue to understand and support each other on issues regarding core interests and major concerns.

Jinping also encouraged both sides to dovetail development strate-

gies, enhance cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative and within the framework of the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC), and continue to promote cooperation in infrastructure construction, agriculture, investment and financing.

China supports Zimbabwe in exploring a development path in line with its own national conditions, he said. The two countries should also enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges so as to consolidate the public opinion foundation of both sides, Jinping said. China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation in regional and international affairs, the president said.

He called on Western countries and organisations to improve relations with Zimbabwe at an early date.

Mnangagwa, who is on a state visit to China from April 2 to 6 at the invitation of Jinping, congratulated Jinping once again on his election as Chinese president. Speaking highly of Jinping’s vision and foresight on

state governance, Mnangagwa said Jinping thought on Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era greatly inspired Zimbabwe to take a development path with its own characteristics. He said he remembered clearly his study in China in the 1960s, expressing admiration for the achievements the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country have scored in past decades. Noting that Zimbabwe-China friendship has endured the tests of time and change, Mnangagwa said his country and people would never forget China’s long-term assistance and support for improving people’s livelihood.

Zimbabwe would adhere to the one-China policy and promote the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation with China, enhance exchanges of views on state governance and expand cooperation in areas including trade, investment, technology, telecommunication, infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges, said Mnangagwa.

Zimbabwe stands committed to deepening Africa-China friendship, supports China’s Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation under the FOCAC framework and encourages Africa to take an active part in Belt and Road construction, he said.

Jinping said that China would work with all countries to build a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for humanity, and it will enhance unity and cooperation with developing countries, including African countries.

“No matter how the international situation changes and to what stage China develops, China will, as always, stand with all developing countries, including African countries, and be a sincere friend and a reliable partner of Africa,” Jinping said. After the talks, the two presidents witnessed the signing of bilateral documents on economic and technology cooperation, agriculture, science and technology and human resources.

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L-R: Group Head, Agric Finance, Heritage Bank Plc, Olugbenga Awe; Senior Private Sector Development Adviser, British Deputy High Commission, Richard Sandall; Dean, Dangote Business School, Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Murtala Sabo Sagagi and Deputy Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association, Sani Sagagi, at the Lagos-Kano Economic and Investment Summit in Epe, Lagos…yesterday.

Stories by Motolani Oseni Analysts at FSDH Research expected the inflation rate to drop to 13.49per cent in March 2018 from 14.33% recorded in the month of February.

According to FSDH report, the drop in the rate is premised on the base effect of higher prices in the Composite Consumer Price Index (CCPI) in March 2017 than the current month.

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is expected to release the inflation rate for the month of March on 16 April, based on the data release calendar on the website of the NBS. FSDH report in its report stated that the monthly Food Price Index (FPI) from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released today shows that the Index was up 1.05% to 172.8 points in March from the revised value for February.

“The increase recorded in the FPI was because of a strong recovery in dairy and cereal prices. The FAO Dairy Price Index appreciated by 3.26per cent in

Analysts predict March inflation rate at 13.49% March as prices of butter, Whole Milk Powder (WMP) and cheese were on the increase. This increase was mainly supported by strong global import demand and lower than expected milk output.

The FAO Cereal Price Index was up by 2.67per cent from February.

“The sustained increase recorded in the cereal price Index is as a result of the rise in the prices of most of the major cereals. The FAO Meat Index was up by 0.32per cent driven by the increase in the prices for ovine meat, pig meat and poultry meat. On the flip side, the FAO Sugar Price Index dropped by 3.4per cent.

“The drop in the Index is on the

heels of favourable supply conditions in the main sugar producing regions, and a weaker Brazilian Real. The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index was down by 0.77per cent as soy, rape and sunflower oils prices dropped.

“Our analysis indicates that the value of the Naira remained stable at the parallel market while it appreciated at the interbank market by 0.08per cent to close at US$/N305.65 from US$/ N305.90 at the end of February.

The appreciation recorded at the inter-bank market between the two months under review moderated the impact of the imported consumer good prices in the do-

mestic market.

“The prices of most of the food items we monitored in March 2018 recorded moderate appreciation, leading to 1.12per cent increase in our Food and Non-Alcoholic Index. The Index increased by 16.31per cent from 229.71 points recorded in March 2017.

We also noticed increase in the prices of Transport and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels divisions between February and March. We estimate that the increase in the CCPI in March would produce an inflation rate of 13.49per cent lower than the 14.33per cent recorded in February.”

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CIBN records revenue growth of N910m, surpasses budget by 64% The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has reported internally generated revenue of N910 million as at close of 31 December, 2017, as against N646.24 million declared in 2016, while surpassing budget for the year by 64 per cent.

Speaking at the institute Annual General Meeting (AGM) over the weekend, the President and Chairman of CIBN, Professor Segun Ajibola, explained that the revenue growth in 2017 represented 40.93 per cent, in spite of the challenging economic environment In the country.

Ajibola noted that the year closed with a Net Operating

Surplus (NOS) of N385.12 million last year from N231.83 in 2016, reflecting 66.12.percent increase as its subsidiaries reported profits in 2017 though it wasn’t able to cover all the debts the subsidiaries recorded in 2016. He explained that CIBN press, CIBN bookshop and CIBN Center for financial studies that have not been profitable before have been revamped for growth hence the profits being reported.

Ajibola also commended the Federal Government for introducing policies and initiatives to improve the country’s economy, as through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2017, it initiated the Foreign

Exchange Policy that stimulated the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

He said : “A Foreign Exchange Window that automatically combated foreign exchange scarcity that distorted trades in the sector was opened by CBN and also in order to facilitate access to finance, in 2017 the Federal Government also assented to the Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Bill and Credit Reporting Bill among others”.

Ajibola asserted that over 10,000 SMEs had been able to access funds using their Movable Assets and Credit Reporting Bill 2017 and the policies are proving effective, as the

World Bank Ease-of-DoingBusiness Report for 2018 placed Nigeria on 145th position out of 190 countries.

Speaking of the institute, he said building the banking workforce to better standard hasn’t been smooth sailing as the institute is always looking to develop capacity of bankers. He mentioned the Global Banking Education Standards Board (GBEStB) that was launched at the World Conference of Banking Institutes (WCBI) hosted by the institute in 2017, with more than 20 countries participating,as one body to grow capacity.

“The GBEStB is a voluntary and industry-led board

aimed to develop internationally agreed standards for the education of professional bankers and it s our strategic intent which would ultimately enhance and sustain global standards of ethics and professionalism in banking worldwide”, he said.

The outgoing CIBN president also said the institute was cooperating with all relevant institutions and agencies to ensure adherence to ethics and professionalism as CIIBN accredited over 30 Tuition Centers and Educational Training Service Providers, and has has a total of 124, 212 members nationwide at at December 2017.

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Above: Ayade Rice Seedling and Nursery Manufacturing Plant. (Below from left) Automated Seedling Conveyor, Seedling Automated Distributor and Automated Combine Harvester.

CSR and global best practices in Nigeria Stories by Godwin Anyebe The issue of genuine corporate social responsibility in Nigeria has continued to be a subject of debate among stakeholders.

While some corporate are considered as being sincere with their commitment to CSR others are seen as unethical whenm it comes to issue of CSR. According to Business for Social Responsibility, CSR simply means achieving commercial success in ways that honour ethical values and respect people, communities and the natural environment. This ranges from the respect for local labour laws, for example, to international human rights norms such as the UN Guiding Principles (GP).

In other parts of the world, there are legislations in place to check the activities of businesses as well protect businesses from abuse either from the host community or even the government. What this means is that a business should have defined standards of operation – minimum wage, avoid child labour, respect the environment, ensure safe working environment, among others. There are also a number of international agreements and initiatives in different sectors aimed at protecting both employers and employees thereby ensuring business sustainability – international programmes such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Global Reporting Initiative, ISO 26000, Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative, United Nations Principle for Responsible Investment, etc. require multinational companies (MNCs) to apply CSR programmes

globally.

Large international brands like Nigerian Breweries, Guiness, MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, British American Tobacco, Coca-Cola, Dangote Group, Cargill, Carlsberg, Pepsico, Diageo, Chevron, Airtel, SAB Miller, Dufil Prima etc. expect all their operations to comply with their corporate codes irrespective of country of operation.

Suppliers must meet CSR standards for responsible sourcing, etc.

However, this seems not to be the case in Nigeria, there is instances where companies indulge in social marketing and call it CSR. As a matter of fact, the most annoying aspect of it analysts said is the abuse of labour by multinational in Nigeria.

For them, what most organisations in this part of the world term as CSR is simply “Corporate Philanthropy” where they return a share of their profit to the society irrespective of the way they conduct their business.

Speaking on this issue, Mr. Eustace Onuegbu , the President of International Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (INCSR) and the CEO of De Bernards Consulting Ltd said; “I often get amazed when in the process of research or otherwise, I come across company websites that involve in what I term as “Image Laundering”. Worst still is the fact that there are a number CSR awards being given out each year by a number of organisations that (with all due respect) don’t even know the true meaning of CSR. Here you have an organisation that may have not paid its workers a living wage, may have never conducted a CSR audit

being given a CSR award by maybe an organisation that does not have a CSR professional and did not engage any CSR audit company to properly assess the activities of the organisation.”

According to him, “I have often challenged the merits for such awards. One can only conclude that this is another image laundering approach being deployed by some organisations which is made possible due to lack of good governance. Organisations are required to conduct annual CSR audits in most parts of the world to ascertain both existing and potential risks that the organisation may be facing and with the help of a qualified usually external CSR auditor(s), design an intervention CSR strategy to mitigate against such risks.”

“Please, get this right – corporate philanthropy is good but should be a small part of the entire CSR strategy in an organisation. An organisation should have a CSR strategy that creates shared stakeholder value – both internal and external stakeholders.”

He added Also speaking, an expert in CSR, Pwano Maxwell disclosed to Daily Times that, “for clarity, it may be good to apply another definition by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, which defines CSR as, “the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large

Power Oil extends health activation to Port Harcourt, Onitsha As part of its corporate social responsibility, power Oil, a cooking oil brand has recently extended one of its annual consumer health awareness activities tagged “Power Oil Pay with Calories” to Rivers and Anambra to further encourage more Nigerians to maintain healthy body fitness and promote general healthy living.

The activation which began exactly five years ago is an open to all activity especially for consumers who are willing to work out with the aim of trading calories in exchange for gifts on the spot. The idea is to engage consumers in a series of exercise on the treadmills and cyclers to burn some calories, of which will eventually be rewarded with amazing gift items depending on the amount of calories being able to burn within a specific time.

The events which held respectively at the famous Onitsha Mall, Off Awka road and Port Harcourt Mall, Azikwe Road, created an exciting platform for the brand to interact with its consumers in a fun, rewarding and most importantly healthy manner. Various sport oriented gift items were laid out for consumers to pick from as per calories burnt within a specified time.

Speaking on the activity, the Brand Manager, Power Oil, Miss.

Amisha Chawla, said that the experiential campaign was borne out of the necessity to encourage Nigerians to further become mindful of their heart health by making efforts to maintain good body fitness and possibly eliminate unhealthy consumption habits, as these factors are important to lowering the risk of blood pressure and heart-related ailments.

“The activation is simply to pro-

mote healthy living by encouraging Nigerians to pay more attention to their body and be cautious about the quality of what they consume in order to maintain a healthy heart. We also make it a point of duty to advice Nigerians against the consumption of low-quality or sub-standard cooking oil, which on the long run puts consumers at risk of heart related diseases and other health issues” she said.

According to Mrs. Omotayo Abiodun, the Public Relations Manager, Power oil Pay with Calories activity had always been held in Lagos, Ibadan & Abuja in the last couple of years. However, in order to have more Nigerians especially from the eastern part of the country benefit from the health awareness campaign, it was recently being extended to 2 more states; Rivers and Anambra.

The consumer engagement activation was extended to more states with the strong believe that it will motivate and encourage consumers to understand the importance of leading a healthy life for themselves and their family.

Mrs. Ngozi Ibekwe, a participant in Onitsha who lost up to 30 calories and got rewarded with a tummy trimmer, she commended the brand for its unflinching efforts in encouraging Nigerians to live a healthier and better life through their various health friendly activities Mr. Tony Chris, a participant in Port Harcourt who also burnt 53 calories said “we had so much fun while getting rewarded for that made it more interesting, I applaud the Power Oil brand for bringing the event to Port Harcourt, and we shall be looking forward to another edition.

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Betty Akeredolu attends Osoba daughter’s wedding engagement

APC Chieftain Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (left), and Wife of Ondo state Governor, Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu - Akeredolu (right), during the engagement ceremony of Efuntoun Olayinka Osoba, the daughter of former Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba to Adegboyega Apata in Lagos, at weekend.

Wife of Ondo state Governor, Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu - Akeredolu (left), Chief Olusegun Osoba (right) during the engagement ceremony of Efuntoun Olayinka Osoba, the daughter of former Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba to Adegboyega Apata in Lagos, at weekend.

Wife of Ondo state Governor, Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu - Akeredolu (left), wife of Edo state Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki (middle), during the engagement ceremony of Efuntoun Olayinka Osoba, the daughter of former Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba to Adegboyega Apata in Lagos, at weekend.

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Ex-raying the past winners of Big Brother reality TV show BIG BROTHER NIGERIA Katung Aduwak house a little while after the second eviction tasks that were giving to them. He was kept in isolation alongside with his co-housemate, Sandy, before they were introduced to the show. chase a directorial degree from the Digital Film Academy. Afterwards he moved back to Nigeria and got involved in several Projects. He has produced and directed a number of movies, He has also directed a number of music videos

that includes Bisola, TTT, T-Boss, Uriel, Kemen amongst others emerged winner walking home SUV Jeep.

After winning, Efe continued on his passion for music releasing back to back music to his fans but the Warri born still has a lot to do musically so that his supposed style of music will growing fans when he posted on social media me, I entertained you and your money expired

Desperate Housewives. Presently, Katung is

Katung Aduwak

also the Executive Director at Chocolate city.

Efe slogan which became viral; Efe is became social

Mutiat Alli

Business. He also fondles in entertainment

Television reality shows have become a norm among Nigerians of this century and we spend our times engaging in them and investing,

to see to it that the basic needs of the Nigerian/

mentally, or emotionally; it just entertains us.

One of the most trending topics on Instagram and twitter is #BBnaija. For those of you that do not know, Big Brother Nigeria is the Nigerian version of the reality show that airs on major television stations. It is a reality Television show based on the Big Brother Television series where by 12 Contestants live in an isolated house without any reach from the world outside them. They have to accomplish basic and complex tasks to win a large cash price at the end of the show. The contestants have to do anything and everything to avoid being evicted by the viewers of the show. Big Brother is collaboration between Nigerian and South African Production teams. It aired on DSTV different varieties and versions of Big Brother.

Nigerian winners of Big brother Nigeria and Big Brother Africa. What have they been up to since wining that large amount of money?

BIG BROTHER AFRICA Kevin Chuwang Television reality show, Big Brother Africa.

With his winnings, Kevin became the Chief The Jos, Plateau state-born graduate of University of Jos is married to his then fellow

sign on and discover new artistes onto his label.

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which has been critic by music lovers.

Now, the nation is in opt suspense to see who Brother Nigeria. Who do you think will win this

dream just as we had hoped.

Uti Nwachukwu became the third evictee of Big Brother Africa his stay he did a lot of teasing on his fellow

Karen Igho

Uti competed again as a contestant in Big

Uti has found his way into the hall of fame of USA. From acting, he presently presents and he fondles with comedy shows. But it is in the witnessed the most skyrocketing rise.

Kevin Chuwang

tweet via twitter that she had cancer and in was cancer free. After winning, she is presently Jos. They are blessed with a boy whom she made her acting debut in M-Net series Tinsel.

Karen is currently based in the United States actress.

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