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civil society organizations (CSO) have raised the alarm of certain individuals, using the name of the Attorney- General of

the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), to manipulate the proceedings of the committee set up by the federal government over the suspension of Nigeria from Continued on page 6

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Ten Deposit Money Banks (DBMs) operating in the country Continued on page 5

Controversy trails 6 FG’s appointments in aviation parastatals Boko Haram commander 7 surrenders, says he led Chibok girls’ abduction Police: Sen Misau is a deserter, forged documents to contest 7

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Revealed: 10 banks rake in N26.8bn from account maintenance charges Continued from page 1 have declared a whopping N26.8billion on current account maintenance charges in the first six months of 2017, investigations by the Daily Times have revealed.

The lenders are Sterling Bank Plc, FCMB Group Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Diamond Bank Plc, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and Unity Bank Plc. Deposit money banks periodically maintain customers account; and charge appropriate fees on such services.

Although, our findings revealed that out of the total contributed sum of N26.8bn generated from depositors current account maintenance, Tierone banks accounted for N21.99bn during the period under review, and this represented a decline of 2.1 per cent from N22.46bn recorded in the corresponding period in 2016.

For instance, one of the big lenders considered, UBA account maintenance fee rose by 34.4 per cent from N1.9bn recorded in the first half of 2016 to N2.6bn in six months of 2017, while Access Bank within the same period p recorded 54.4 per cent increase to N1.9bn from N1.26bn.

But Zenith Bank and

First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, both declared depreciated figure of 6.69 per cent and 34.2 per cent drop, respectively, for the account maintenance fees during the considered period.

Therefore, Zenith Bank’s account maintenance fee, moved from N8.9 billion to N8.3bn; while First Bank of Nigeria reported N4.2bn account maintenance fee in six months of 2017 from N6.4bn reported in prior six months of 2016.

Further checks, however, showed that Sterling Bank was the only Tier-two bank that recorded decline in account maintenance fee.

Other Tier-two lenders recorded significant increase in their account maintenance charges in the first half of this year.

Sterling Bank reported 4.5 per cent decline in account maintenance fee to N662 million as against N693m reported in six months of 2016.

Diamond Bank reported 27 per cent increase in current account maintenance fee from N1.8bn to N2.3bn, while Union Bank of Nigeria reported 19.3 per cent increase in account maintenance fee to N712m as against N597m in prior six months of 2016.

FCMB Group reported N738m in current account maintenance fee, an increase of 16.6 per cent from N633m reported in six

months of 2016 while Unity Bank’ s current account maintenance fee rose marginally by 5.7 per cent to N369m from N349m in six months of 2016.

However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had indirectly reintroduced Commission on Turnover (CoT) fee as Current Account Maintenance (CAM) Fee in 2013.

The apex bank, in 2013, commenced phased reduction of CoT, which terminated with zero CoT charge this year.

However, the Director, Financial Policy & Regulation

Department of the apex bank, Mr. Kevin Amugo, in a circular, replaced the CoT with CAM, but subject to maximum of N1 per N1000 (Mille).

The circular was titled, “Introduction of Negotiable Current Account Maintenance Fee Not Exceeding N1/Mille.

It stated that “the Revised Guide to Bank Charges (RGBC) which came into effect on April 1, 2013 provides for a phased elimination of COT charges in the Nigerian banking Industry. Under the Guidelines, a zero COT regime was to

come into effect from January 2016.”

The CBN noted that while the gradual phase out was being observed, some banks continued to charge Account Maintenance Fees in addition to the reduced COT rate, which, in effect, amounted to double coincidence of charges.

The CBN said it was not oblivious of the impact of declining crude oil prices; operation of Treasury Single Account; and other market turbulences on the viability and stability of the banking system.

“In furtherance of the

mandate to promote and safeguard a sound financial system in Nigeria, banks are by this circular, reminded that the 2016 Zero COT regime as jointly agreed during the 311th Bankers Committee meeting of February 12, 2013 has come into effect.

“In the interest of stability of the banking system, a Negotiable Current Account Maintenance Fee not exceeding N1 per mille may be charged in respect of all customer induced debit transactions. Please ensure strict compliance,” the apex bank said.

Some drums containing 71,500 litres of adulterated petroleum products impounded by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Ikot Udoma Street in Eket, Cross River State… at the weekend.

Heritage Bank not under investigation – EFCC Chidi Okoye

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management of Heritage Bank has distanced itself from any allegation of untoward financial deals linking it and its Managing Director to the Oyo State Government.

The, bank, while reacting to insinuations linking it to the to any account belonging to Oyo State, said that, Contrary to newspaper (not Daily Times) reports, of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, into dealings arising from a bank account managed by the Oyo State Government and domiciled with Heritage Bank it has no financial transaction of that kind.

It also said that its Managing Director, Ifie Sekibo had no such dealings with the state.

Specifically, the bank has firmly denied recent me-

dia reports suggesting that the financial institution, as well as its managing director have refused to cooperate with the anti-graft agency’s investigation, including ignoring a series of invitations by the commission because of possible personal ties to the state government.

Media reports in some newspapers (not this one) allegedly claimed that the EFCC invited Sekibo because of an alleged role in the yet to be unproven diversion of 13 billion belonging to the Oyo State Government. According to these reports, the said monies were lodged in secret accounts with the bank in connivance with some top state government officials.

However, Oyo State Government has denied any knowledge of the said allegation, as the state finance and information commissioners, have told the press

that they were unaware of any such incident or issues with their bank accounts and any malfeasance connected to it.

They argued that Heritage Bank has said the investigation into the alleged scam was just restricted to the account that is the subject of the EFCC’s enquiry.

In a response to inquiries by the Daily Times, the bank insists the account was part of a raft of accounts inherited as part of its acquisition of Enterprise Bank from the Asset Management Company of Nigeria; and the EFCC was seeking certain information on the said account, following a petition over certain issues relating to them.

The Group Head, Corporate Communication, Heritage Bank, Mr. Fela Ibidapo told the a national newspaper, which contacted him for their story that

the EFCC was investigating some accounts at the bank, but they were a fairly routine process.

He added that, “There is no management fraud.

There is a customer’s account that the EFCC is interested in; and the normal thing is to talk to the account officer. They are just investigating an account entry. They have invited the relationship manager.

It is still being investigated; and for confidential issues, I can’t divulge more than that.”

The spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone that the commission was investigating some accounts at the bank, but refused to give more information.

He said, “It is true that some of our people went to the bank, but it was a routine investigation. They went to get documents in

relation to the investigation. I cannot say more than that for now.”

The development is what is known in banking as an acquisition/combination issue. The Daily Times also understands from sources that any contentious issues with respect to banks are typically handled by the bank regulator, the Central

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Bank of Nigeria, while the EFCC deals with issues arising from infraction in banking transactions and regulatory infractions with potential fraudulent implications.

The former Enterprise Bank was a banker to several state governments, as well as a few federal government agencies.

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Egmont suspension: CSOs raise the alarm over manipulation of proceedings by AGF’s aide Continued from page 1 the Egmont Group.

The groups also condemned what they described as the deepening disharmony currently existing between the office of the AGF and the and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a statement jointly signed by the CSOs, the group stated that the development is an embarrassment to the Federal government that is capable of

weakening its anti-corruption drive.

The statement was jointly signed by Chido Onumah of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy; Olanrewaju Suraju,Civil Society Network Against Corruption; Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre; Mohammed Attah (Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative; George-Hill Anthony (Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group and Ibrahim Modibbo of the

Democrats of Conscience.

The CSOs also insisted that the acting EFCC chairman, Mr.Ibrahim Magu, is not the stumbling block to the status of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the country’s suspension from the Egmont Group.

The groups therefore urged the AGF and his aides to allow the committee set up by the federal government to resolve the suspension issue to do its job.

The groups added that it was wrong for the AGF’s

aide to write on the ongoing proceedings of the committee set up by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and made unfounded allegations against Magu.

They further questioned the use of the AGF’s office in the article when the committee is yet to conclude its assignment.

The groups said, “ It is unacceptable for somebody to write an article on a sensitive issue and proceeded to accuse Magu of frustrating the war against corruption without concrete evidence.

L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and Gombe State Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, after their installation as the Apesin (Apagun P’ote) of Ado-Ekiti and Akinmuagun of Ado-Ekiti respectively by the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe in Ado Ekiti… recently.

Controversy trails FG’s appointments in aviation parastatals Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏ Following the appointments of some management workers into various aviation parastatals in the country, some aviation stakeholders have condemned the Federal Government’s action.

Investigation carried out

by Daily Times revealed that workers, especially careers civil servants, have described the move as unproductive saying that it does not give room for promotion, especially for deserving employees.

The aviation ministry had, in the past two weeks, announced changes and swapping of positions by appointing people from outside the system to head managerial positions.

The it was gathered, has not go down well with those already in the system; and those who are also aspiring to attain the peak of their carriers in

Ï Aviation unions kick, to petition Presidency

the system.

While condemning the action, stakeholders noted that it was done few years ago when former aviation minister, Stella Oduah flooded various parastatals with outsiders in top management positions, which led to protest by aviation workers; and was later rectified by the committee on rightful placement.

“Some deputy general managers especially in Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria,(FAAN) have been on acting capacity for many years without confirmation only to appoint people who don’t know the job from outside to head them without doing anything. They come in and expect us to do their works for them because they don’t know what to do,” a source who preferred anonymity, told our correspondent.

The source also con-

demned the the appointment of some general managers in the FAAN in the accounts department when there were equally capable and trusted hands in the system.

However, while reacting to this development, Secretary General, Nigerian Aviation Professionals Association (NAPA), Comrade Abdulrasaq, told Daily Times that the Minister of State for Transport and Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika got it wrong with the appointments made, stressing that the unions in the sector have warned on the consequences of bringing people from outside the system to hold positions in a ‘highly technically regulated industry.’

Saidu said the union will take up the issue with the Presidency to ensure that carrier civil servants get their promotions as at

when due; adding that quality of service rendered by agencies have dropped as a result of the improper recruitment.

According to Saidu, the government has killed the system by making the top management heavy with difficulty in paying salaries, adding that all appointments were from grade level 12 and above, which attracted high wage bill.

He said all appointments made will remain null and void, as the unions will take the ministry on the issue to ensure that there was justice in the system.

Saidu, however commended the merging of the some directorates in NAMA and FAAN, which were demerged by the Stella Oduah administration in the ministry in what he called ‘creation of job for the boys.’

“ The fact of the matter is that the suspension of Nigeria from Egmont Group is being addressed and that is why the committee is set up to resolve the status of NFIU and where it should be domiciled.

“The global practice is that over hundred countries in the world including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany usually domicile their Finance Intelligence Unit (FIUs) under some anti-graft bodies and the police as their FIUs are not autonomous.

“It is only about four smaller countries including Ghana that have autonomous FIUs. So there is the need for the general public to know the truth and we believe that the committee will come up with the recommendations that will resolve the suspension issue.

“The committee’s proceedings should not be manipulated by certain fifth columnists for selfish agenda.

“The story of what led to the suspension of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, an informal network of national financial intelligence units, is already well known and has nothing to do with Ibrahim Magu or the EFCC. “Since the government has set up a committee to address the issue, we urge that the committee be allowed to do its job without interference, though we believe the committee has already been infiltrated by fifth columnists who are using the committee’s name to push personal objectives”.

On the issue of transfer of case files of high profile cases to the office of the AGF, the groups recalled the number of cases that were sent to the AGF’s office and were reportedly messed up.

The groups cited the Malabu case and that of the judges who were arrested for alleged corruption by the Department of State Security, DSS, saying that the AGF has not fared well in prosecuting them.

They said, “By calling for all case files of politically exposed persons, we see the desperation of the AGF to assert his position as Chief Law Officer of the Federation. That position is not in doubt and we don’t want to believe the EFCC as an in-

stitution has given any indication that it was unwilling to yield to the directive.

“We are reliably informed that a good number of cases have been sent by the agency to the AGF, including the controversial Malabu case which sources in the AGF office confirmed receiving in January this year. As at the time of this release, the AGF has done nothing about the case?

“We also want to draw the attention of the public to the fact that even in cases such as the ones involving judges arrested for alleged corruption by the DSS, the AGF has not fared well in prosecuting them.

“We would like the AGF to tell Nigerians the successful convictions his office has secured in the fight against corruption in the last 2 years.

“On the other hand, this year alone, the EFCC going by records available to the public, secured 124 convictions as at the end of July.”

Calling on the AGF to leave Magu alone to concentrate on the anti-corruption drive of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, the groups commended the EFCC over the successes recorded so far.

The CSOs further said that in addition to these convictions, the quantum of assets recovered under the current acting chairman of EFCC is unprecedented.

The groups said, “Several assets worth billions of Naira have been frozen by court orders pending the determination of substantive cases. Others have been recovered under the civil recovery process.

“If the EFCC appears reluctant to yield to the AGF’s demand for case files of high profile suspects being prosecuted by the Commission, our belief is that it is not without reason.”

The groups while accusing Malami of instigating his aides to incite the people and the President against Magu urged him to tell Nigerians how much stolen assets he has repatriated from foreign countries since he assumed office about two years ago.

The Daily Times recalls that the bickering between the EFCC, and the AGF had last week assumed a different dimension as the AGF accused the EFCC of frustrating the fight against corruption.

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Police: Sen Misau is a deserter, forged documents to contest

Olufemi Samuel,

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The Police said Misau dubiously absconded and deserted the Nigeria Police Force on 24th September, 2010, when he was redeployed to the Niger State Command; but failed refused to report for duty as directed.

It said that consequent upon which he was queried in line with the Public Service Rules Sections 030301(b)(g)(m)&(o) and 030402(a)(b)(c)(e)&(w).

The Police, in a statement signed by the Force Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh O. Moshood said the authorities had issued queries to Senator Misau, who was to face a disciplinary process on refusal to proceed on Junior Command Course(JCC) 49/2008, at the Staff College, Jos, between 5th January, 2009 and 19th June, 2009.

The Police said its record still indicate that the Senator still exists on its Staff List as AP. No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman on posting to Niger State Police Command on the 24th September, 2010.

Misau at a press briefing in Abuja, last week, alleged that the IGP had collected roughly N120billion as pay-

Abuja

The Nigeria Police has descended on a serving Senator Isa Hamman Misau, representing Bauchi Central), alleging that he absconded from service and forged documents to contest the last Senatorial election in his state.

The Police made the allegation against Misau, while reacting to his own earlier allegations against the Inspector General, Ibrahim Idris on embezzlement of Police funds running into several billions of naira.

Senator Misau had also alleged that the IG has been collecting monthly allocations to the Police totaling N10 billion, while also collecting bribes from officers to get posted to states considered as juicy.

The Police, however said Misau remains on its wanted list for absconding while on duty and hence, is deemed to still be in service.

It said the Senator committed a criminal act by forging documents to contest the Senatorial seat of the Bauchi Central under the All Progressives Congress (APC), an indication that he was not qualified to be in the Senate in the first

ment for special security services rendered by the Police to corporate bodies, oil firms high placed citizens in the land etc, on yearly basis without spending a dime out of it for more than 50,000 personnel involved and the Police as a body.

He also alleged that the Police, under IGP Idris has been a cesspool of corruption, nepotism, indiscipline, favouritism and lowest level of morale that must not be allowed to continue in the interest of the ongoing anti-corruption war; and there was urgent need to stem the tide of increasing rate of crime and criminality in the country.

He told the media, “The IGP, based on available records and series of petitions and reports from insiders, has no capacity to run the police.

He said from investigations, the IGP has been collecting the sum of N10bn on monthly basis as money for special security provided by men of the force to corporate bodies and highly placed individuals including criminals, running to N120bn on year basis without any reflection in Police annual budgets or internally generated revenue.

“On nepotism, the IGP is scoring high mark by making almost half of the mobile commanders in the country, people of his Nupe extraction and on favouritism, appointing CP Moses Jitoboh an officer who had been out of field of operational service to that of political service for close to 20 years, as Adamawa State Police Commissioners.”

But the Police, in a swift reaction, said, “The Force’s attention was drawn to the publications in the media attributed to the Senator captioned: “Senator accuses IG of cornering N10bn monthly IGR, taking bribe to post CPs to juicy states.”

The misleading, misrepresentation of facts and concocted allegations by the Senator against the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force are unfounded fallacies aimed at casting aspersions on the renewed commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure law and order and protection of lives and property across the country.

“The retirement letter presented to the Journalists by DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman is suspiciously forged and dubiously ob-

Accident scene on Mohammadu Buhari Way’s intersection with Ahmadu Bello Way at Area 11 junction in Abuja… at the weekend.

tained. The letter which was dated 5th March, 2014, a period of more than Four (4) years after AP No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman (Senator Isah Hamman Misau) deserted the Force is now being investigated by the Force. (ii) It is on record for the public and the media to verify that, as AP No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman was being wanted as a deserter, he contested and lost the Bauchi Central Senatorial Election in 2011 General Elections under Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), at the age of Thirty Seven (37). One Bappa Aliyu Misau contested against him under Congress of Progressive Change (CPC) Political

News Party; other contestants with him were Mohammed A. Mohammed (ANPP), Ibrahim Mohammed (Labour Party), Alh. Dansallah I. Ningi (MPPP), Ahmed Abdul Ningi (PDP) winner. (iii) AP. No 57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman absconded from duty and deserted the Force on the 24th September, 2010 but contested the Bauchi Central Senatorial Election in 2011 General Elections under Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and got suspected forged retirement letter dated 5th March, 2014, this means that for four (4) years, he is still a Police Officer which made it a criminal act for him to contest election as a Police Officer in service and this is another fraud the Police is investigating against him.

Boko Haram commander surrenders, says he led Chibok Girls’ abduction Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Leader of Boko Haram’s squads that abducted the Chibok girls in 2014, Auwal Ismaeela, has surrendered and confessed to leading the squads who abducted about 280 secondary school girls.

Ismaeela said he was tired of the “senseless” atrocities of the insurgent group, hence his decision to surrender.

The Boko Haram commander said he regretted his actions and that he was cooperating with the Nigerian military with information on locations and hideouts of other top commanders.

He said he was “brainwashed and misled” to abduct and kill people, adding that he could no longer stand the atrocities “contrary to the teachings of Islam” which were being carried out by the insurgents.

He said: “I and Abu Hafsat, a Boko Haram commander, led other squads to abduct the Chibok girls.

“We led the operations to invade Gwoza, Bama, Limankara mobile barracks, Bita, Bosso, Madagali, Chibok, Pulka, Firgi, and Mubi.

“In Madagali which was my home town, myself, Adam Vitiri, Abu Adam and Habu Kudama, some high ranking Boko Haram Commanders led an operation in 2014 where we killed some students and youths at the Central Secondary

School in Sabon Garin Madagali.

“In one of the operations, I abducted my wife named Maryam who had two kids for me in Sambisa Forest.

“It is unfortunate that I was brainwashed and misled not only on some abductions but in the killings of my own people that were innocent. I wholeheartedly regret my actions.

“During a battle in Konduga where myself and other Boko Haram commanders led the operations, I lost my right leg and was almost got burnt. Even at that, I did not stop fighting for the course. Sheikh Shekau ordered that I should be given a tricycle which I continued to use for various operations before I eventually surrendered.

“I willingly surrendered to the military because I was tired of the senseless killing and fight. I realised that our people have resorted to stealing and all sorts of atrocity contrary to the teaching and practice of Islam.

“Women were being raped, sometimes publicly.

Children died from malnutrition and disease as the living condition became harsher. As there was no food in the camp, people died every day because of hunger.

“I will continue to cooperate with the security agencies in providing useful information on our mode of operations and to disclose top-secret hideouts of our commanders.”

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Pro-Buhari group urges Nigerians to focus on issues of unity

Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe North Central Zone

of the Buhari Campaign Organization (BCO), has appealed to all progressive minded Nigerians, lovers of democracy and democratic dividends to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in the onerous task of taking Nigeria to an enviable height among the comity of nations.

The Zonal Coordinator of the BCO, Hon. Ubale Marafa who gave the appeal at in Abuja, equally urged Nigerians to help the President to succeed by focusing on issues that are capable of uniting the country rather than those that have the tendency to divide her and tear the people apart.

The BCO, while welcom-

ing the President back from his medical trip to London, pointed out that a healthy and stronger Buhari would be able to concentrate more vigorously on the task of taking the nation to a greater height, thereby building the country to the envy of others nations.

The organization stressed further that President Buhari’s recovery is a good news not only for Nigeria and Nigerians, but to the entire black race and the whole world.

The BCO said that there is no gainsaying about the fact that the divine healing of the President will go a long way to reduce the needless conspiracy theories surrounding his health.

The Organization counseled all Nigerians, especially the political elite, irrespective

of ethnic, religion or political affiliation, against the propagation and promotion of hate speeches as well as divisive politics for selfish benefits.

According to the BCO, “We admonish all Nigerians to continue to see themselves as brothers, sisters, friends and not enemies because united we stand, divided we fall.

“Nigerians, irrespective of their differences, should continue to pray for the President to succeed in the interest of the larger interest of the country.

“We want to specially appeal to all progressive minded Nigerians, lovers of democracy and democratic dividends to rally round, support, join hands with and help our loving and amiable President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed by focusing on issues that are capable of uniting the country

rather than those that have the tendency to divide her and tear the people apart.

“We do not have any iota of doubt in our minds that only a healthy and stronger Buhari would be able to concentrate more vigorously on the task of taking the nation to a greater height, thereby building the country to the envy of others among the comity of nations.

“President Buhari’s recovery is a good news not only for Nigeria and Nigerians, but to the entire black race and the whole world as whatever affects any part of the body, affects the whole body.

“There is no gainsaying about the fact that the divine healing of our President will go a long way to reduce the needless conspiracy theories surrounding his health.

Anambra 2017: Youths caution aspirants, trouble makers over party primaries

Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

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The youths of Anambra state have cautioned those planning to cause trouble in the state to perish the idea or face their wrath as well as that of security operatives.

The youths, under the aegis of Coalition of Anambra State Youths, stated that 1000 of them have been mobilized to monitor the political activities of political parties including their congresses, saying that they were on ground during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary which held on Sunday.

The state coordinator of the coalition, Hon Okoli Onyekachi, who spoke in Awka cautioned parents not to allow their children to be used in disrupting peace in the state, while also calling on supporters of both the winners and losers to comport themselves to ensure that peace reigned throughout the period of the election.

In a statement, Onyekachi said, “the coalition of youth organizations in Anambra

state have come together to warn aspirants planning chaos if they don’t win ticket, that their plans will not be tolerated in the state.

“We are warning youths sponsored for such exercise to stay away from venue as force will be met with force, and parents should warn their wards too. We know all aspirants and their supporters, so we will also know those who come out for trouble and will work with security operatives to arrest not only them but their sponsors too.

“Election is not do or die, and Anambra Youths are not ready to allow any individual bring terror to the state, so it must remain a peaceful exercise.

“The warning is not only for APC primaries, but subsequent ones coming after Saturday in the state.”

He said it was gathered that some aspirants have recruited thugs to cause mayhem if they don’t win at the primaries, adding that they have obtained police permit to operate at the venues of primaries.

LASG arraigns paramilitary officer for theft of impounded motorcycle Joy Anyim

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L-R: Head, Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, office of the National Security Adviser, Mrs. Catherine Udida; Lead Officer, Counter Terrorism Crisis Response Program, British High Commission, Mr. Michael Askew and Executive Director, Partners West Africa –Nigeria, Kemi Okenyodo, during the meeting on Enhancing the Use of Information Communication Technology in Counter-Terrorism Policy and Practices in Abuja… recently.

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7m Nigerians suffering from stress, depression Chairman, Society of Family Physicians

Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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A medical consultant and chairman of the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, Ekiti Zone, Dr. Olabode Shabi, has said that about seven million Nigerians are currently suffering from mental health problems associated with stress and depression.

In his paper titled ‘Stress and Depression in Workplace: Strategic approach to management,’ presented in Ado Ekiti at a lecture organized by the Information Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ekiti state, Dr. Shabi described stress as an exaggeration of normal physical response to events and life challenges that makes a person feel threatened or upset in some ways adding that depression

is a common mental health problem affecting 29 million in Africa out of an estimated 322 million people worldwide.

Dr. Shabi who is also the Chief Consultant Family Health of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, identified major causes of stress in workplace to include ambiguity in the job schedule of workers, career development pressure, poor working environment lack of job security, fear of redundancy and early retirement ,struggling to meet unrealistic targets, poor interpersonal relationship with the colleagues and superiors as well as low trust level and lack of problem sharing among workers.

Stressing that no human being has absolute immunity from depression under certain circumstances, Dr. Shabi highlighted major symptoms

of the condition to include persistently sad moods, loss of pleasure in usual activities, feeling of helplessness and guilt or worthlessness, fatigue or decreased energy, loss of memory and concentration, loss of decision-making capability, poor abstract reasoning, restlessness, irritability, sleep disturbance and loss in appetite or weight.

The SFPN Zonal Chairman listed major causes of stressful life conditions to include low literacy level, poverty and short life expectancy and negative life events such as bereavement ,job loss, financial difficulties, divorce, loneliness, childhood abuse and neglect medical illnesses and exposure to chronic pains as well as imbibing some mentally stressful lifestyles such as misuse of

certain prescription drugs and abuse of substances such as cocaine, narcotics and alcohol as causes of depression outside the workplace.

The Family Health Consultant identified strategies for managing stress to include avoiding unnecessary stress, reducing job stress by improving emotional intelligence, creating time for fun and relaxation, better management of one’s time, be willing to compromise, reframe problems, focus on positive things, accepting things one cannot change, sharing feelings with friends, resolving conflict positively, adopting healthy lifestyles, exercising regularly, eating healthy diet, avoiding alcohol, cigarettes and drugs reducing sugar and caffeine as well as getting enough sleep.

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Task Force) has arraigned a paramilitary officer with the Man ‘O’ War for stealing a motorcycle out of those impounded by the agency.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr. Wilson Alaba, who represented the chairman of the agency disclosed that the suspect was a member of the enforcement team who operated and impounded motorcycles plying restricted routes around Berger area.

Alaba stated that during the enforcement operations 95 motorcycles plying restricted routes around Berger area were impounded and taken to the office.

“It was after we got to our office and re-counted those impounded motorcycles that we discovered one was missing and after a thorough investigations it was discovered that one Olajide Felix a paramilitary officer attached with Agency stole the missing motorcycle.

“What makes it disheartening is the fact that the Lagos State Government have been paying huge allowances as at when due to every members of the Agency’s paramilitary officers to cater for thier needs and to equally deprive them of indulging in such criminal acts.”

He confirmed that the agency just concluded a 3-Day Training Workshop tagged “Work Ethics and Attitudinal Change For Law Enforcement and Field Officers,” for all

paramilitary officers in July 2017 as approved by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

The representative of the chairman of the agency who warned other paramilitary officers not to engage in criminal activities however stated that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Fatai Owoseni, after being briefed directed that the suspect be immediately prosecuted.

It was also gathered that Felix, 31year, has been attached to the agency since 2009. In his confessional statement he stated that he stole the impounded motorcycle and that he has been using it personally since then.

“Yes, i stole a motorcycle (Boxer Bajaj) with registration No AYE 441 QC out of 95 motorcycles impounded during an enforcement operations at Berger and I have been using it for commercial purposes before I was arrested with it.”

The suspect, who hails from ‘Oro’ in Kwara State, said it was the devil that pushed him as he had never engaged in criminal activities since he was born.

He however pleaded for leniency and promised never to indulge in any criminality again if pardoned.

Meanwhile Magistrate Lateef Owolabi of the Lagos State Mobile Court at Oshodi granted the accused (Felix) a bail with two sureties after he pleaded guilty to the one count charged of ‘Conduct in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by stealing an impounded ‘Boxer ( Bajaj ) motorcycle and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 168 (1)(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 levied against him.

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Buhari’s directive against IPOB is hate order, says group

Owerre Market demolition: Its total invasion -Ihedioha

Patrick Okohue

Val Okara, Owerri

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The South East Revival Group (SERG) has described as hate order, the directive issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to service chiefs to crush the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Decrying the order issued by the president, the group, in a statement signed by its national coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, strongly condemned the order, saying it was part of plans for ethnic cleansing in Igbo land.

The reaction came at the weekend after an emergency meeting by the central executive of the socio-political organisation in Enugu.

The statement added that “it is worrisome that a non-violent body like the IPOB should be included in an order to crush violent groups and criminal gangs.

“For us in the SERG, this directive is clearly a hate order, targeted against the people of South East and part of a plot to begin ethnic cleansing in Igbo land.

“Rather than support the on-going effort of South East Governor’s Forum to address the development challenges in the zone, the President Buhari administration has again openly displayed its hatred to the people of the zone.

“Unarmed Igbo people of the South East have been killed, many more injured under the president government for holding an opinion. That is war against humanity.

“We call on the federal government to urgently address the development deficit in the South East region, which is the reason for the renewed agitation in the region.

“The South East is the only zone in Nigeria with the five states and the only part of the country with little or no federal presence.

“We also urge the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to order the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to begin massive rehabilitation of federal roads across the South East zone.

“We believe that it’s time to end the shedding of innocent blood and sowing of seeds that fan the embers of disunity to preserve the country as one indivisible entity,” the group stated.

er of House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, said he received with rude shock, sadness and profound regret, the invasion of the Eke-Ukwu Owerre market by heavily armed security agencies and the Imo state government armed militia leading to the unfortunate loss of lives.

Chief Ihedioha expressed regret that the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, took the action in spite of a subsisting court order restraining the state government from taken any action on the market saying that the action was not only provocative but orchestrated maliciously to cow, intimidate and forcefully take over Ekeukwu market for obviously selfish objectives.

The former lawmaker

who expressed his views in a statement at the weekend said that the claim by Gov. Okorocha that his action was motivated by the need to flush out kidnappers and drug dealers is not only hollow but a shameless display of his usual white lies.

Ihedioha said “His (the governor) penchant for primitive acquisition of property is well known and clearly at the core of his motive for this act of cowardice. No doubt, thousands of Imo citizens have been thrown out of job, a number of whom may become security risks. The blood of innocent victims of that Black Saturday and the latent consequences of this action will surely hang on his head.”

“Most unfortunate and regrettable is the fact that

Governor Okorocha has once again usurped and appropriated unto himself the powers and authority of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to order the deployment of men of the armed forces in matters relating to the internal security of the state.

Owerri and indeed Imo state is not and was not in a state of war at the time of this action. “ He therefore called on the security high command to take appropriate actions to stem the tide of anomy and bring all culprits to book no matter how highly placed.

According to him the incident may necessitate drawing the attention of the Nation’s Security Agencies of the determination of Okorocha to flagrantly abuse official privileges in festering

his distasteful governance of lawlessness and serial abuse of the well cherished rule of law.

He reminded the Nigerian Police of its responsibility to the citizenry particularly in a civil democracy, saying that the police cannot continue to be a repressive tool in the hands of Okorocha and his cohorts.

“This reign of terror must not be allowed to take roots in our state because ours is a civilized society. “ “My heart bleeds for the family of the innocent deceased particularly Mr. Mbanusi, who lost his 10 year old only son (Somtochukwu), in that wicked incident and equally for those who lost their means of livelihood in this period of hardship. In spite of the provocations, I must urge all of us to maintain the peace and be law abiding. “

Representative of Plateau State Governor, Mr. Rufus Bature (right), addressing participants, during the opening ceremony of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics in Jos… recently.

Over 1,500 Nigerians died in 7 months seeking greener pastures

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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says more than 1,500 migrants have died in their perilous journey this year alone while many more are believed to have perished in the transit countries.

According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), up to one million migrants are trapped in transit in Libya. The frustration of their precarious situation and the dangers they face in the North African country, which is in a state of conflict, make many migrants so desperate to willingly take the grave risk of

boarding rickety boats to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

Thousands of young Africans are victims of people-smugglers who deceive prospective emigrants into paying sometimes thousands of dollars for a supposedly easy passage to Europe only to be abandoned in the transit countries such as Libya or Niger, where they’re exposed to harsh living conditions and human rights abuse.

An information campaign to raise public awareness of the dangers of irregular migration will kick off at the Centre for Management Development (CMD) in Lagos on 12 September.

The campaign, captioned ‘Look before You Leave,’ will highlight the opportunities for legal migration to Europe and give a realistic picture of the situation of irregular migrants in Europe while also encouraging youths to look at positive alternatives to emigration available in Nigeria.

Initiated by African-German Information Center (AGIC), Hamburg, and The African Courier Verlag, Berlin, with the support of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the campaign under the aegis of the “Migration Enlightenment Project in Nigeria (MEPN)” will work with the media, civil society

and government agencies to dissuade young people from taking illegal routes to Europe.

Among those expected to attend the press conference/project launch are journalists, representatives of youth organisations and women groups, and government officials.

Speakers billed to talk at the one-day event include Hon. Rita Orji, chairperson of the Committee on the Diaspora at the Federal House of Representatives, Kenneth Gbandi, director of AGiC and chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe, and Femi Awoniyi, publisher of The African Courier.

News 9 Nigeria, Poland to establish world class hospital Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Poland business community have concluded plans to establish a world class international hospital in Nigeria just as both countries are also working out synergy in Television and Information Communication Technology (ICT) development as well as host the Polish – Nigeria Business Investment summit.

This was contained in statement signed by Patrick Iwhiwhu, Chief Press Secretary to Hon. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment in Abuja.

Polish businessmen and the representative of the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Alhaji Abubakar Yerima, who paid a visit to the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aisha Abuakar in Abuja said that the Polish investors are in the country to explore some investment opportunities in the country, adding that the polish businessmen intends to invest in some critical sectors that will be of mutual benefit for both countries.

He said that the delegation have concluded plans with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) as well as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to work out strategic business projects that will create jobs and address some of the critical gaps in the country.

The Polish delegation which also visited the Executive Secretary of NIPC, Ms. Yewande Sadiku, stated that “arrangement, are on for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Poland businessmen to establish a hospital of international repute in Nigeria noting that invitation has been sent to Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Mines, Industries and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to work out modalities of cooperation.”

While receiving the delegation, the Minister disclosed to his guests, the huge business and investment opportunities that exist in the country, charging them to take advantage of the opportunities to establish businesses of mutual interest, adding that federal government has done a lot to create an enabling environment for the establishment of businesses in the country.

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PDP condemns Owerri market traders’ forceful eviction

Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the forceful demolition of the popular Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, the Imo state capital as well as the violent eviction of traders by the state government.

The Imo state government was reported to have used the Nigerian Police and other security agencies for the demolition during which three people, including a 10 year old child were extra-judicially murdered and several others.

The opposition PDP has consequently called for immediate investigation of these extra-judicial murders, while the culprits should be brought to book.

The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Sunday maintained that only such an action will give justice

to the dead and discourage the use of the police and other security agencies as tools for further oppression of ordinary Nigerians.

The party pointed out that the current violent eviction is all the more condemnable because it was carried out in violation of a pending order granted by an Imo State High Court restraining the state government from demolishing the market and evicting the traders.

The statement reads, “We condemn the Forceful Demolition of the Popular Eke Ukwu Market and violent eviction of traders in Owerri by the Imo State Government using men of the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies during which three (3) people including a 10 year old child were extra-judicially murdered and several other people were injured.

“This violent eviction is

all the more condemnable because it was carried out in violation of a pending Order granted by an Imo State High Court restraining the Imo State Government from demolishing the Market and Evicting the Traders.

“This action, sadly, follows a pattern of the Use of the Apparatus of State Security to forcefully and violently carry out evictions of ordinary Nigerians from valuable property in blatant violation of Court Orders.

“Not very long ago, the Lagos State Government ordered the Forceful Eviction of indigent Nigerians from waterfront properties to enable it enter into joint venture agreements for the Construction of luxury apartments.

“Like the Owerri incident, this eviction led to the deaths of at least two (2) people and the Injury of several others, including women and children.

“As much as we acknowl-

edge the deals of Development and the Construction of critical infrastructure, these ideals must be pursued within the confines of respect for the Rule of Law as well as in a humane manner that preserves the dignity of indigent Nigerians while giving them viable and affordable alternatives regarding where to live, grow and trade.

“Unfortunately, the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not recognise such valuable ideals and as such, continues to design, promote and pursue anti-people policies.

“We call for the Immediate Investigation of these extrajudicial murders and for the culprits to be brought to book.

Only such an action will give justice to the Dead and discourage the Use of the Police and other security agencies as tools for further oppression of ordinary Nigerians. “May God rest the dead,” the PDP said.

Ethnic Agitations: Yoruba youth group ask FG to look inwards I‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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A coalition of Southwest youths, the Yoruba Youths Congress (YYC), on Sunday, charged the federal government to look into the main cause of the numerous agitations being made by the different ethnic groups seeking for the division of the country.

The group said the government should wake up to the demands by engaging these youths from the ethnic regions in order to douse the various agitations been demanding by them.

The national president of YYC, Dapo Adepoju, who said this while speaking with journalists in Akure, commended the Arewa and the coalition of northern youth group on the withdrawal of the quit notice given to the Igbo living in the north to leave that region.

Mr. Adepoju disclosed that the Yoruba group was very happy with the northern youth group for withdrawing its earlier quit notice issued few months ago to evict the Igbos from the north.

He said the northern youths have shown that they

are truly sincere citizens of the country adding that the yourba youths were satisfied with the mutual peace agreement reached by the, Arewa youths and Igbo leaders living in the north “This has further shown that the unity of our country is none negotiable,” he said.

He said any Nigerian is free and safe to live and do business in any part of the country without fear,” saying “we are all Nigerians irrespective of our ethnic and religious beliefs.”

Adepoju commended the efforts of the federal government for making sure that Nigeria remains a peaceful and united country despite challenges.

The Yoruba youths also saluted the IPOB leaders for dropping their initial agitation and openly agreeing to a peaceful and united Nigeria for the development of the country.

The group urged the President Muhammadu Buhariled administration to incorporate more youths into the helms of affairs of government and to as a matter of urgency call for a national youth confab.

Police recover decomposed body of undergraduate used for money rituals ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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Newly elected President of Rotary Club MaryLand, George Ikpekhia (right), inducted Board of Directors after a summit in Lagos… at the weekend.

Faleke warns Bello on breeding thugs in the name of vigilante Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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Kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has been advised against training of civilians in armament as such could backfire on the populace reminiscent of the ongoing Boko Haram debacle in the North East Chief James Abiodun Faleke,who was the running mate to late Prince Abubakar Audu,candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gave the advice during the 26th anniversary of the creation of Kogi state.

He commended the people

of Kogi state for their rescillence despite all forms of intimidation and reckless administration.

In an interview yesterday, the former APC deputy governorship candidate, praised the people for their patience and tolerance as the negative actions of the Kogi state government has not forced them to take to the streets.

“I commend the civil servants for believing that there is tomorrow. I commend the populace generally for believing that tomorrow will be better than today. I charge the Bello administration to look at the plight of Kogites who

are majorly civil servants, even the market men and women are not faring better since the civil servants claim their salaries and emoluments have not been paid,” Hon Faleke lamented.

He therefore appealed to the Governor to look at the plights of pensioners and the numerous civil servants that have remained unpaid for several months.

Faleke also expressed concern on the area of security advising the governor to stop breeding future problem for the State “(On) the issue of vigilante that he is training, I learnt

he is using the army to train 1500 youths which he calls vigilante and he gives them guns, I don’t know whether he would be able to retrieve the guns from these people.

“He should be more careful and more purposeful and there is nothing to celebrate, this will come and go but the next should meet everybody in good health.

Training hooligans in the name of vigilante, this was how Boko Haram started in Borno state. When politicians arm civilians, thugs and at the end of it they were unable to control them,” he cautioned .

Police Detectives in Ondo state have found the decomposed body of a female undergraduate student of the Adeyemi College of Education (ACE) in Ondo.

The student, whose real identity was not yet known, was one of the two students that was declared missing last month by the management of the ACE in Ondo.

The Daily Times gathered on Sunday that two female undergraduate students of the Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo had left their hostels but didn’t return back to the school.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state Femi Joseph, who spoke with reporters, said the mutilated body of the female student was recovered after the arrest of two men.

Mr. Joseph said that one of the men was arrested by the police during a robbery operation and confessed to be among the kidnap gang that abducted the female student.

He explained that during an interrogation with the arrested suspect, he confessed how the female undergraduate student was waylaid and kidnapped for money rituals

in the state.

The police spokesman added that the arrested suspect led detectives from the command to arrest the second suspect who later took security officers to their hideout in the state.

Mr. Joseph revealed that the police was still investigating the murder case while noting that the school management has been contacted to unravel the identity of the found female student.

He later disclosed that the police was ready to charge the arrested suspects to court after the completion of its investigation on the case.

“We have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of the female victim for money ritual.

“The two suspects have confessed to the police for mutilating the body of the victim for ritual purposes.

“Police investigation is still ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspect who flee because we have arrested his gang members,” he said.

Mr. Joseph later called on parents and guardians to always monitor the activities and movement of their children to guard against being victims of criminality.

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Nigerians are tired of recycled, old, weak politicians -Owolabi What is your assessment of the President Muhammadu Buhariled administration so far?

When these questions are asked, I have repeatedly maintained same attitude and approach; to me, time of the greatest calamity in human history, have always been product of the best minds. The problem we have in Nigeria is that we forget what the philosopher said that ‘great minds discuss important ideas and average minds only discuss events while the weak discuss people.’ When we are talking about this government, the one before it or the one that will come in the future, we tend to forget that a government is the reflection of the society; no government can perform better than the ability of the components of the society.

The difference between followers and leaders is that leaders think and talk about solutions while followers only talk about problems, but the problem that we have is that there is character deficit in Nigeria, not only in terms of the leaders, but also of the followers to the extent that they are now so corrupt that they are now looking for thieves, armed robbers and the most corrupt elements as people that they will vote for because they will buy them.

So, in such a situation where character deficit is total in the society, it’s embarrassing to me the type of people we see as honorables, politicians who are completely devoid of moral integrity, honesty and character. In fact, many of the politicians tell me not to bring my professional integrity here and they say that in politics you must lie, but I have consistently told them that I will never lie. The point I am trying to make here is that there is no magic this government, the last one or the future will perform without the transformation and change of attitude of the followership.

Having said this, I will like to say that it is the job of the leaders to put in place a mechanism to change the attitude of the people voluntarily and not by coercion as we are doing in Nigeria. It has to be a deliberate effort to use knowledge and wisdom to transform the minds of the people and that is not a rocket science, it can be done.

Is this present government using coercion, rather than wisdom and intelligence to govern the Nigerian people?

What I am saying is that the government we inherited; civil and military regimes have been indoctrinated in that negative culture of command and control leadership. That is what we have in the military system and we are supposed to be a democratic country and democracy is the government of the people, for the people and by the people themselves. It is a team approach, but here, we have been indoctrinated to believe that there is a magician who will come and solve a problem that is for all of us to solve.

So, we are all guilty of the present situation.

People who are always abusing authorities and who think they are not part of the problem, they are the disaster waiting to happen.

This is a collective problem and we are going to solve it collectively, but it requires a leader who understands the human needs, body, psyche and we should have the knowledge to help the people, but here in Nigeria, we are recycling people who are motivated by passion to capture power by any means even when they cannot even remember what that power is supposed to be used for, this is why we are in this mess today.

Dr Makounjola Owolabi, an aviator, medical practitioner, retired Airforce officer and a politician, wants Nigerians to stop voting politicians he calls ‘third eleven’. In this interview with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO, he speaks on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, his Ekiti 2018 ambition, ethnic agitations and tribalism.

Nigeria, we are recycling people who are motivated by passion to capture power by any means even when they cannot even remember what that power is supposed to be used for, this is why we are in this mess today. Leadership should start from within us, you make up your mind, you are convinced of what you want to do, you have faith in God, faith in your ability that it is possible together. playing football. We should be a Nigerian first and that is what Chapter 2 of the Nigerian constitution says, but we need to put it into effect.

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Leadership should start from within us, you make up your mind, you are convinced of what you want to do, you have faith in God, faith in your ability that it is possible together.

There are several ethnic agitators across the country, demanding for restructuring, how do you think we can move forward as a nation?

The problem of restructuring and others as I reason is that we are a country manufacturing answers and forgetting the questions.

That is why it has taken us 18 years to have a nation. A reasonable people and country would have sat down to look at the mechanism, structures and modalities. That would have been number one over 60 years ago, but here we are today, we are still doing trial and error. Restructuring is a disaster that has come because of our mode of our attitude in Nigeria and operation. I served in the Nigerian Air Force, I lived in Kaduna for over 40 years and three out of four of my children were born in Kaduna. When it came to politics to get an ordinary party card, despite my years there, I was reminded that I was not a son of the soil; I had to come to Ekiti State to have a party card.

We don’t have a country form based on patriotism. Chapter 2 of the Nigeria Constitu-

tion actually made it very clear what should be done, but we are not doing it. If we can make Chapter 2 justiciable, we would all be Nigerians first before you remember where you came from. An American is an American before he remembers he’s from Texas or Dallas. The disaster we have in Nigeria is that we didn’t form nationality citizenship whereby you are first of all a Nigerian before you remember your tribe. It is that disaster that is still hunting us till date. How come that my children who didn’t grow up in Ekiti, but grew up in Kaduna, cannot have same rights as others in that state?

Our systems are designed in such a way that even when they were going to Armed Forces Primary School, to even get that form filled, I needed to first get a local government of my state of origin and by the way, I was born in Ile-Ife. But, these very derelicts leaders who are doing these would get their own wives travel to London, New York, deliver there and claim all the rights of those countries and yet here, we cannot do that. This is what has led us to where we are, where people have the guts to be calling other Nigerians by their tribes. It is because all of us have not first of all formed a nation where we have a common citizenship that we are Nigerians.

The only exception is maybe when we are

How far have you gone with your desire to rule Ekiti State?

I am not one of those who wait to be drafted because that is not leadership, I believe that by Almighty God’s privilege for the past 40 years, I have been fully trained, prepared with the wisdom and the knowledge necessary to serve any group of people for that matter, even the entire country, but I want to start from Ekiti State. In the whole of my town, there is no electricity in this modern world. Look at those children, their libraries are on the internet and even to get forms for exam purposes, they are on the internet, have we not sentenced the next generation to destruction? This is my own passion and motivation. I am not here for the love of power; I am determined to recognise that the only legitimate and lawful ways, because coups and military governments are in the history books, is to have a democratically elected government with a leader with good character who will be able to develop the entire land for peace and progress of the society.

We are blessed entirely; Ekiti State has the capacity to be the food basket of the whole of West Africa and I know when President Buhari was campaigning in Ado Ekiti, he made a promise of an airport, which we are going to make an agro-airport, just like Kebbi State. Even now, some good leaders in the North, Kaduna State for an example, has been able to use the Federal Government and his own leadership acumen to get his own people to be enjoying travels from the state to all over the world now. We shall also ensure that from Ekiti State, people can go all over the world, but, that requires leadership.

This is why I tell my followers that my political party is Ekiti State within Nigeria as presently constituted, but Ekiti State backed by the political party that controls the Federal Government. I do not believe that we should make the mistake of the past where the Yoruba for example were more of regional politicians. This country belongs to all of us and we know until it is restructured, but for now, the power and the resources reside with the Federal Government. Those resources are for all of us.

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Nigerians are tired of recycled, old, weak politicians CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 ing the political party to support is that party that controls the Federal Government so that we can come and use our resources as a nation to develop Ekiti State too just as they are developing other parts of Nigeria.

It would be a suicidal mission for anybody to do otherwise because anything sectional, it can’t stand. The state can’t pay workers’ salaries now, it is the Federal Government that is bailing it out. It is a shame. So, we have to be reasonable, not because I am a retired military man who was schooled in patriotism, but quite frankly, Nigeria as a nation is great. If I had my way, it would be like China where we have only one national party, but the focus is to develop the nation and not pockets of individuals. But, that requires people who can think out of the box, people who are leaders and have the strength and courage of the Biblical Joshua, because the job at hand is very difficult, the road may be very complex, but leaders must have the courage, the strength and the character to ensure that we succeed in this nation.

What is your assessment of the present government in the state?

There are seven dangerous character traits that are responsible for failures and disasters even in politics. Anybody who has anti-authority attitude is a disaster waiting to happen. Every one of us is to support whoever person that Almighty God puts in a position, whether he’s a David, Herod or Nebuchadnezzar it is irrelevant. And I tell everybody around me that anybody who abuses Governor Ayodele Fayose would leave my camp because you are indirectly abusing me too. I am from this state and as at today, he’s the number one citizen of this state. Also, I tell some of them in Ekiti State that anybody who abuses President Buhari is insulting himself and also insulting all of us because Buhari is the head of the country today. So, people with anti-authority attitude are very dangerous, they are disasters waiting to happen.

Reasonable people should within the authority support each other. I must support Fayose even though we are in different political parties and he too must support Buhari because he’s the head of the country today.

We are in a nation where we don’t support people because they are not in our camp.

We must communicate with each other, we must respect each other even though we disagree. We once had a President in this country that drove away his Vice President just because they disagreed. Those are not the good traits of leadership. It’s like a pilot who drove out his co-pilot, of course, they are going to crash; they must work together, they must respect each other. In fact, the person who criticises you like Peter in the Bible who criticises Jesus is the person you can make loyal to you and you can convince him by superior knowledge and argument, he becomes reliable.

Also, we must educate each other. A political leader or a governor should not be the one who seats on a sit and be collecting salaries, cheating people; you are supposed to educate the people. That is what we call the leader. Also, a leader must be assertive.

We now train our co-pilots that they are not extra-tyres. Co-pilots who cannot challenge captains, we don’t tell them to fly because it is an accident waiting to happen. The captain may be better than you, but he’s not the deputy God; all of us on this planet, we can make errors. Human skills and human errors are opposite side of the same coin. We are prone to errors, but we can only be safe if we operate as a team. That is what we are lacking here and that is why we are failing.

looked for those who had money, but credible people whether they had money or not and then, galvanise them, but now, we are being ruled by thieves and Evans of this world just because they have money. We are all guilty, but this is the best time Nigeria needs leaders who have the capacity and the character to bring us out of this mess that we are in.

DR. OWOLABI

We are all limited.

In my 40 years of aviation, what I tell people around the world is that anybody who cannot criticise you should not work around you. I cannot employ any doctor in my hospital who cannot disagree with me because the same attitude we are using to crash airplanes is the same attitude we are using to kill patients. Our culture has to change; that is why I call it Peculiar ICT (Peculiar Ignorance, Culture and Traditional), is the disaster we are facing, we need to change it.

Also, we must monitor each other; we must not go to sleep. Why did we manufacture Pentium 4 and later to Pentium 5? Why did we manufacture Iphone 6 and we are now talking of Iphone 8? Everything must improve and those improvements are the results of critique. Anyone that criticises their leaders in government, they are executed and in the military, they are retired.

Every improvement in mankind is based on disagreement with other one.

Politicians should not be jobless people, you must have a second address. That is why we have this buying and selling of votes. We should have seen you succeed in something before venturing into politics. A man who has not succeeded in anything, why are you surprised that he’s crashing your state or country? They are disasters waiting to happen. In my own situation, I am fully prepared

by God, in primary school, I was a prefect, in secondary school, I was the leader and from there, I went to University of Ibadan even though, I was from the poorest home in Ekiti State. I can’t even remember how I paid my school fees, but that never affected my abilities. I was the President of Medical Students in the University of Ibadan and our records are still there.

What I am saying is that leadership is what we should take very seriously. That is why I coined my political movement ERA (Ekiti Restoration Agenda), which is to restore the political dignity and honour of Ekiti State, the Fountain of Knowledge, but has become the butts of jokes all over the world; home of Professors being ruled by people who hardly know their left from right.

How do you think Nigerian leaders can build strong and credible characters?

It is not a rocket science, every human being has a seed of character and leadership

sowed into him, but it is just that we are not developing it. Why we may have disaster problem with the followership and the leadership, our solution will come when we have the right leaders who can solve both the problems of followership and leadership. The problem of Nigeria is that we keep on recycling the wrong leaders. I don’t agree with the excuse of poverty, I lived in this community for example in those days in Yoruba land, but somebody could put wares worth N5,000 on the road and if you come back in three days, you will still meet it there. We were not so rich at that time, but it has happened. I don’t believe that poverty makes a person lack character, but I think we have refused to train our children and youth in school and even at home. Everything has broken down. In those days, the society was comprehensively involved in moulding every child’s character. The community was a self-asserting, self-monitoring homogenous society where everybody cares for everybody. It is because we are not doing that that we find ourselves in this way today.

So, when people choose leaders without characters, leaders who are not real leaders, but rulers, you cannot only blame the leaders, but you have to blame the followers, too. So, everyone must wake up. We need to realise that the whole world is embarrassed about Nigeria. So, this is the time for us not to be recycling our second or third 11, but to look for our best team. Even in the days of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, they never

All those agitations are because we don’t seem to have equal rights in the system, we have it in the constitution, but we don’t obey it. We need to make up our minds, start a nation and make it justiciable.

If all of us have equal right, then we can now decide that whosoever has the merit out of all of us, to do the larger good to the society is what we are going to get.

Do you believe that this country should still remain one despite all these agitations everywhere?

All those agitations are because we don’t seem to have equal rights in the system, we have it in the constitution, but we don’t obey it. We need to make up our minds, start a nation and make it justiciable. If all of us have equal right, then we can now decide that whosoever has the merit out of all of us, to do the larger good to the society is what we are going to get. For instance, from the part of Ekiti State that I come from, we have once had a Speaker of the State House of Assembly and we currently have a Chief of Staff too, but of what benefit are these positions to the grassroots from this place? We have not had power supply in this part of Ekiti State for over four years and yet, we have people at the helms of affairs.

Of what use is the quota system the elite are fighting for to the common people? We have been deceiving ourselves, using Nigeria for personal aggrandisement and personal gains, rather than for the good of the society.

What is your assessment of the Nigerian aviation industry?

In aviation all over the world, 80 to 90 per cent of all problems; crashes and disasters are from what we call human factors and this is the area I specialise in. Human factor is about people who are working in their natural environment whether politically, scientifically, educationally or technologically.

Human beings need to know that to attain optimum efficiency and safety, by nature, we have certain limitations, which can make us fail and those things need to be changed by training, by indoctrination. This is what we have been doing. So, it is that training that I do that makes me know the problem of Nigeria. During the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, there was a national stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja when everyone in the sector were called to discuss developments in the sector.

Obasanjo even recognised my presence, but he didn’t even allow me to speak. What I would have contributed is what I have just given you, but he didn’t allow me to speak because of our impulsive and macho attitude. Once these matters are not addressed, it may take about eight to 10 years, we are going to have another spate of accidents because we are just deceiving ourselves, we have done nothing.

In fact, most of the people that I have trained, have left the country saying that if there will be no opportunities to reflect the changes that we know and we still engage in sharp practices, it is an accident waiting to happen because it is not a rocket science.

We are wasting our time because nothing has changed. How many of the ministers in the country today are even knowledgeable about what to do? Look, Nigeria is like a football field where the football itself has been thrown out of the football pitch and here you have two teams still playing with each other and the referee is playing with one of the teams. That’s the story of Nigeria. Go and write it down, unless we change, another spate of air disasters is still coming because we have done nothing.

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Need for caution in Anambra guber election

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rom Chris Ngige in 2003 to Peter Obi in 2006, to Virginia Etiaba in 2007, and from Etiaba in 2007 back to Peter Obi in 2010 to the current Governor Willie Obiano, Anambra elections had laid a foundation for staggered elections in the country. However, this is good because, that is what you find in a fledgling democracy, though the impression it leaves in the minds of people, especially first-timers to the state, who are left with no alternative conclusion is, that politicians from the state approach politics with a do-or-die attitude.

What had happened in Anambra over the years politically has spilled into other states like, Ekiti, Osun and Ondo and this trend had also reduced the burden of the stress arising from conducting elections in Nigeria at once, on the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Anambra State is proudly known for its high level of politicking and active electioneering participation by its citizens who think they possess both the mental and financial grit and gut required to contest, win and control the reigns of government, an obscure reason why one would find, that in every election in the “Light of the Nation” state, especially gubernatorial polls people from different backgrounds: technocrats, administrators, academicians, successful businessmen and women, etc, come out to express their willingness to contest, albeit to govern the people of Anambra. This massive ‘expression of interest’ to rule their own people is democratically atone with the prescriptions of democracy, not ‘democrazy’, no doubt.

There is nothing wrong with that. It’s highly acceptable and commendable by all standards. You know why? There are mixed-feelings in certain quarters in the state that those who had been privileged to govern the state had not done enough to alleviate the sufferings of the citizens and to put smiles in their face. In a hurry, one would conclude that why our brothers and sisters usually put themselves out en mass, for elective positions in the state is that, those who had at one time other been privileged to govern the state, didn’t really do anything tangibly meaningful, apart from the much touted dividends of democracy successive past administrations in the state had had to

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brandy and green-wash on the screens of some television stations and pages of newspapers in the country and abroad in the form of paid adverts.

The Anambra state gubernatorial election holds on Saturday, November 18, 2017 and as political parties and contestants are strategizing and re-strategizing to ensure victory in the forthcoming election in and aspirants are also warming up with internal and external consultations with relevant stakeholders, all in efforts to secure the nod of their respective parties.

At the last count, no fewer than 10 people had declared interest to run for the election. Among them are Senator Andy Uba, Tony Nwoye, Bath Nwibe, Chike Obidigbo, Obinna Uzor, George Moghalu, John Bosco Onunkwo, Don Okonkwo, Charles Odedo, Paul Chukwuma and a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, who recently declared his aspiration for the election on the platform of the United Progressives Party (UPP), and the sole candidate of the Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA), Godwin Ezeemo.

And with the number of those who had declared interest to vie for the election, the political tension in the state is already high and these are pointers to the fact that the contestants and their parties are poised to win the election.

Be that as it may, it’s important for the contestants and their supporters to know that in the forthcoming election, Anambra is in the eyes of the world and they must play by the rule and ensure they maintain decorum before and during the election. It’s also morally advisable that they shun every negative act and trend that is capable of leading to violence, killings, riggings, kidnappings, and just as they strive hard not to throw caution to the wind.

Our contestants should remember that the recent attack of a Catholic Church in Ozubulu community, Ekwusigo Local Government Council of Anambra state, that had left 13 people dead and scores injured, has already cast the image of the state in bad light, locally and abroad. And on this note, they should not allow their personal ego and self-aggrandizement to becloud the interest of the masses who now yearn for a more peaceful and orderly state.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Muhammad Ali

Kanayo O Kanayo

Nelson Mandela

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

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Religiosity and corruption: A Nigerian paradox

C Norbert Ogakwu

onsidered to be one of the most religious nations on earth, yet one of the most corrupt. Religion and corruption are supposed to be incompatible and mutually exclusive, hence in the Nigerian context a paradox.

Given the high moral values exemplified in both of Christianity and Islam, Nigeria’s main religions; one may perfectly conclude that Nigeria will be an ideal example of a moral, just and fair society.

Both religions have similar core value attributes and sanctions against indiscipline, oppression, wickedness and corruption which emphasise doing good.

We however see with disappointing unbelief at how Religion has been bastardised and commercialised to the extent that it is losing its appeal as a promoter of morality.

As practised by both the leaders and followers in Nigeria today, religion has become commercialised to the extent that the only thing that is yet to be seen is the outright inclusion of ‘LTD or PLC’ after the name of these churches.

Self proclamations and acqui-

sition of titles such as Dr; Founder, Prophet, Pastor Evangelist, Bishop, Most Senior Apostle, General Overseer etc is typical of them.

To the extent that it has thrived in the midst of corruption and social decay and has not been able to make a difference in the social morality and piety of the adherents, what camouflages as popular Christianity in Nigeria and spreading like wild fire and winning thousands of souls may not really be true religion at all Churches are found in all nooks and crannies of the streets.

There are churches on almost every street, in the cities and crusades organized daily. Worship sessions and vigils take place every minute of every day of the week.

The religious enterprise appears to be thriving very much in Nigeria, as more people are being converted, many houses are being turned to churches, sports stadia, Hotels and every available space are being used more for religious functions.

Streets and highways are blocked at regular interval for religious meetings and crusades.

Unfortunately in most of these churches, holiness seems to be unpopular, as the vows of celibacy and life devoid of glitters has been overtaken and replaced by Pastors with flamboyant lifestyles, beautifully groomed hair, expensive clothes and shoes, posh homes and cars and

even private jets.

Some have gone a step further to seek and acquire fetish power so as to be able to tell their followers certain secrets and to make predictions for them. Some are believed to use ‘anointed’ handkerchiefs, anointed rings, holy water etc’ to cure sicknesses and diseases.

Most topics of crusades are coined in catching phrases such as ‘your miracle is today’; ’overcoming the devil’; ‘victory at last’ ; ‘march into your wealth’; ‘claim your fortunes today’ etc. These phrases serve their desired purpose of attracting followers.

The largest bill boards on the streets are those advertising one religious crusades/faith healing or the other. Religious phrases such as praise God, Halleluiah, Jesus is Lord and so on are commonly on the lips of people anywhere and anytime of the day. Some establish their churches and make themselves the General Overseer, their wives Deputy General Overseer or Treasurer, their son the Secretary and so on.

It is common knowledge that most of these pastors now go about with armed body guards, bouncers and other official paraphernalia such as secretaries, personal assistants, protocol officers and others.

What more? Seminaries, Monasteries, Bible Colleges are increasing

and they are turning out thousands of preachers, evangelists Based on the level of indiscipline and corruption evident in Nigeria, it is fair to conclude that what is being witnessed in this nation is only but mere religiousity - mass movements of some sort, preaching messages of convenience, with a few elements such as singing, prayer and so on. These social movements largely lack the understanding of the call to a high level of sacrifice, discipline, honesty, truth and justice Given the contradiction and the embarrassment of booming religions in the midst of an environment that stinks with corruption and indiscipline, the conclusion seems to be that what is spreading like wild fire in contemporary Nigeria is not genuine religion at all, but a mass movement of some sort with elements of ritualism; one that is largely shallow, superficial, noisy and devoid of substance and depth.

We are known the world over as a very religious people, yet cannot be trusted on matters of integrity.

Of what value therefore is our religiosity if our country is not benefitting from it?

Norbert N. Ogakwu, Esq, managing partner N.N.Ogakwu & Co. 23 Mahatma Gandhi Street Asokoro, Abuja.

Quarter of India’s energy demand can be met with renewable energy

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ndia can raise its renewable energy use to meet a quarter of the country’s total final energy demand by 2030, according to the findings of a report presented yesterday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable energy prospects for India, a study from IRENA’s REmap programme, outlines action areas that can unlock India’s vast renewable energy potential, ensure clean and sustainable energy for generations to come, and enable the country to fulfill its pledges under the Paris Climate Agreement.

Renewable energy prospects for India describes how solar energy will play a vital role representing the second largest source of renewable energy use with 16 per cent, followed by wind at 14 per cent, and hydropower at 7 per cent of the country’s total final renewable energy use by 2030. Biofuels, which can be used across the end demand spectrum, such as for transport, electricity generation and heating, would account for 62 per cent. The country could potentially increase its share of renewable power generation to over one-third by 2030.

Adnan Z. Amin, IRENA’ Director General, yesterday at the

World Renewable Energy Technology Congress in New Delhi, said, “with one of the world’s largest and most ambitious renewable energy programmes, India is taking a leading role in the energy transformation both regionally and globally,” adding that India possessed a wealth of renewable resources, particularly for solar and bioenergy development, which can help meet growing energy demand, power economic growth and improve energy access, as well as boost overall energy security.

Increasing renewable energy deployment could save the economy twelve times more than its costs by the year 2030, creating jobs, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and ensuring cleaner air and water, with savings on health-related costs. Furthermore, the renewable energy technologies identified in the report would lower the demand for coal and oil products between 17 per cent and 23 per cent by 2030, compared to a business as usual scenario.

Amin noted that balancing economic growth and development, environmental protection, and energy security was a real challenge in India that can be tackled by enabling more renew-

able energy deployment, and stressed that through the report we IRENA had attained a better understanding of India’s renewable energy potential, that can assist in guiding the country’s energy policy in a way that is both economically and environmentally attractive.

Meeting India’s electricity demand, which has grown by 10 per cent a year over the past decade, and attaining the country’s economic growth targets will require significant investments in powergeneration capacity and related infrastructure, and in transport, buildings and industry sectors, creating important opportunities for renewable energy deployment. IRENA’s report shows that investments in renewable energy capacity must more than double to make the most of India’s potential. Mobilising affordable financing and adapting new business models will be essential to achieve this. India will also need to accelerate the transformation of its power system to integrate higher shares of renewables by strengthening transmission grids, reducing grid losses, and in general improving the resilience of the power system by investing in more flexible system that values demand-response, inter-

connectors and storage, as well as greater transport and powersector synergies.

The country’s population and economic growth, combined with accelerating urbanisation, is expected to increase the number of people living in cities and towns from approximately 435 million in 2015 to 600 million by 2030. In addition, estimates suggest that 80 million households — roughly 300 million people — have limited or no access to electricity. Renewables can improve energy access for poor communities and bolster energy security through diversified, and largely indigenous, sources of supply.

Renewable energy prospects: India REmap analysis is part of IRENA’s renewable energy roadmap programme, REmap, which determines the potential for countries, regions and the world to scale up renewables to ensure an affordable and sustainable energy future. The roadmap focuses on renewable power technologies and technology options in heating, cooling and transport. The India study is the latest in the series of country-level REmap analyses, which includes countries such as China, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and the United States.

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Ogun State and lopsided revenue sharing formula

Guest Columnist ROTIMI DUROJAIYE

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Regrettably, while Ogun is among the few states that produce the wealth that sustains the country, it is among the states that receive lower allocations from the Federal Government.

Ogun State is next to Lagos State in terms of non-oil revenue generation such as VAT, among others, for the Federal Government.

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gun state has always been alive to the need for an enabling and investor friendly environment, able to attract capital and foster economic growth. It has recorded many achievements over the past six years of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s administration.

Ogun is one of the five states that attracted fresh investments into their states between January and June this year, an analysis of a capital importation report obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.

The report revealed that only five states within the first six months of this year recorded any form of fresh investment inflow in key sectors of the economy.

According to the report, Ogun State attracted fresh investment inflow of $5.31million.

In its report for the first quarter of 2017, the NBS listed Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as the most investors-friendly destinations in the country.

It listed Ogun as an investmentfriendly state with a capital importation of $5.351 million in the first three months of the year, while Oyo and Rivers came next with $3.419 million and $550,000 respectively.

According to the report, the largest chunk of the imported capital, $302.47 million, representing 33.5 per cent, came in from the United Kingdom, while the second largest, $215.66 million, came in from the United States of America.

The Bureau noted that this year’s record showed a 27.75 per cent improvement over the country’s achievement last year.

Another data provided by the NBS shows that Ogun state has recorded the highest amount of mining activity in the country in the last three years.

The statistics indicates that Ogun State accounts for about 40 per cent of the mining resources in the country, which makes it the leading state in the mining sector in Nigeria.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, recently noted that two of the 914 people who paid between N10 million and N20 million tax annually are domiciled in Ogun State.

Regrettably, while Ogun is among the few states that produces the wealth that sustains the country, it is among the states that receive lower allocations from the Federal Government.

Ogun State is next to Lagos

Amosun State in terms of non-oil revenue generation such as VAT, among others, for the Federal Government.

Unfortunately, Ogun State is still placed 25th in terms of revenue sharing in the country based on indices generated several years ago and not on present contribution to the federation account.

Last year, the Internally Generated Revenue, (IGR), of all the states in Nigeria for 2015 was released by the NBS. The statistics show a decrease in the total IGR of all the states of the federation by comparing the IGR of 2014 and 2015. The IGR of 2014 was N707.8 billion while that of 2015 stood at N683.6 billion. Even in the face of this decline, Ogun State still recorded one of the highest increases in IGR (49.42%).

In 2016, the 36 states and the 774 local government councils in Nigeria shared a total sum of N2.6 trillion from the Federation Account in spite of the prevailing economic recession.

The total figure was payment made to the two tiers of government between January and December 2016 at the monthly meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).

The total gross federal allocation to Ogun state in 2016 was N57 billion.

The statutory revenue received by the Ogun State government for the months of January, February and March 2017 from the federation account has been put at N4.98 billion.

The N4.98 billion revenue was paid to the state, after deduction of N3.64 billion from the total allocation for debts and other financial obligations entered into by the previous administrations.

Ondo State during the three months period, received N10.2 billion, after deduction of N3.19 billion; Oyo State (N8.9 billion, after deduction of N2.2 billion); Osun State (N1.1 billion after deduction of N7.22 billion); Lagos State (N19.03 billion, after deduction of N8.5 billion) and

Ekiti State got N4.97 billion after N3.08 billion deduction.

The top 10 recipients of Federation Account allocation in Nigeria are Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa and Lagos States. Others in the top 10 bracket include Kano, Katsina, Oyo, Kaduna and Borno States.

One of the perennial problems which has not only defied all past attempts at permanent solution, but also has a tendency for evoking high emotions on the part of all concerned is the issue of equitable revenue allocation in Nigeria.

It is an issue which has been politicised by successive administrations in Nigeria both military and civilian regimes.

The imperative of competition over sharing commonwealth in the context of a plural society like Nigeria have resulted into a lot of contradictions.

An acceptable formula that would foster a more balanced development and harmonious fiscal federalism among the component groups in the country is very fundamental.

Governor Amosun, has, on several occasions, advocated an overhaul of the existing revenue allocation formula in the country to make it fairer and equitable.

At a time most states in the country are groaning over dwindling resources and are unable to pick their wage bills, Ogun State, under Governor Amosun, has recorded an increase in internally generated revenue to the tune of N6 billion per month.

Although, the Governor is not in support of the restructuring of the country, but he welcomes anything that will allow for the equal distribution of projects and dividends of democracy.

Amosun’s request for a special status in the federal revenue allocation is borne out of the fact that Ogun State has been officially acknowledged as the industrial hub of the country, adequately remitting excise duties to the coffers of the Federal

Government.

Due to prudent husbandry of the scarce resources of the State and his less reliance on the monthly Federal Allocation, Governor Amosun has not defaulted in the payment of salaries.

Amosun has realised the importance of partnering with the organised private sector towards boosting the potentials of the state. There are about 423 companies in Ogun State with a minimum of over $2 billion investment capital base.

In view of the new business investments trooping into Ogun State, the government has continued to complement their investments by maintaining and expanding on the existing infrastructure with the little revenue allocation it receives, just as new ones are being constructed.

According to the 2014 Ease of Doing Business Sub-national rankings, Ogun State recorded the most improvement of all the 36 states in Nigeria. This was compared to the state’s very poor ranking of 34th position at the inception of Amosun’s administration in 2011.

The state has also introduced the concept of a “One Stop Shop” to assist investors in their interactions with government, particularly during their early stages.

For instance, Ogun State has the highest number of industries in the country today, contributing significantly to the revenue generation efforts of the government.

Revenue allocation formula must accomplish national unity; economic growth; balanced development; self-sufficiency and high standard of living for the citizens.

The hitch however in Nigerian context is how best to resolve these complex revenue allocation problems that will achieve these objectives. Thus, on several occasions, successive governments have been revising revenue allocation formula till date. So far, an acceptable formula is yet to be arrived at; in view of the agitations here and there for an acceptable formula.

Out of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria, the 19 states in the North have 419 Local Government Areas. The 17 states in the South have 355 Local Government Areas.

The 355 Local Government Areas in the 17 southern states receive 45 percent of what they contribute 100 percent. The 419 Local Government Areas of the 19 Northern states receive 54.9 percent of what they contribute 0.00 percent.

We can all see the need for fair and equitable revenue sharing formula in Nigeria.

The current revenue allocation formula by which the Federal Government takes as much as 52.68 percent of centrally-collected revenues in the Federation Account, leaving the States and Local Governments with 26.72 percent and 20.60 percent respectively has created a glaring unacceptable imbalance in the financial resources of the three tiers of government.

Durojaiye is the Special Adviser, Information & Strategy, to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.

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ÏRƒƆƏ & ƌ Ɛ Ƒ ƍƆ ƈ é dR The attention of the under listed civil society organisations has been drawn to the needless rift between the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which further deteriorated with the recent ill-advised statement by Salihu Othman Isah, media aide to the AGF, pointing to the EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, as the one undermining the war against corruption of the current administration.

We see the deepening disharmony between the two government institutions as an embarrassment to the federal government and it is capable of weakening its anti-corruption efforts. We are alarmed that someone in the office of the AGF could be making such sweeping and grievous allegation without an atom of proof.

We want to believe that Mr. Isah did not speak the mind of his boss given that the AGF himself had dismissed any notion of quarrel or disagreement between him and Mr. Ibrahim Magu as widely reported in the media a couple of weeks ago.

In our estimation, if there is anyone who will not give an inch to the corrupt, it is the current acting chairman of the EFCC. How will such a person become a stumbling block to the fight against corruption? It simply does not make sense.

The story of what led to the suspension of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, an informal network of national financial intelligence units, is already well known and has nothing to do with the person of Ibrahim Magu or the EFCC. Since the government has set up a committee to address the issue, we urge that the committee be allowed to do its job without interference, though we believe the committee has already been infiltrated by fifth columnists who are using the committee’s name to push personal objectives.

By calling for all case files of politically exposed persons, we see the desperation of the AGF to assert his position as Chief Law Officer of the Fed-

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eration. That position is not in doubt and we don’t want to believe the EFCC as an institution has given any indication that it was unwilling to yield to the directive. We are reliably informed that a good number of cases have been sent by the agency to the AGF, including the controversial Malabu case which sources in the AGF office confirmed receiving in January this year. As at the time of this release, the AGF has done nothing about the case? We also want to draw the attention of the public to the fact that even in cases such as the ones involving judges arrested for alleged corruption by the Department of State Security (DSS), the AGF has not fared well in prosecuting them.

We would like the AGF to tell Nigerians the successful convictions his office has secured in the fight against corruption in the last 2 years. On the other hand, this year alone, the EFCC going by records available to the public, secured 124 convictions as at the end of July.

The Commission reportedly recorded 194 and 103 convictions in 2016 and 2015 respectively. And some of the convictions were even handled by lawyers seconded to the Commission from the Office of the

Magu

AGF! So, who is frustrating who? Is it Ibrahim Magu who is working with lawyers seconded from the Ministry of Justice or Malami who is instigating his aides to incite the people and the President against Ibrahim Magu?

In addition to these convictions, the quantum of assets recovered under the current acting chairman of EFCC is unprecedented. Several assets worth billions of Naira have been frozen by court orders pending the determination of substantive cases. Others have been recovered under the civil recovery process. The AGF should tell Nigerians how much stolen assets it has repatriated from foreign countries since he assumed office about two years ago. If the EFCC appears reluctant to yield to the AGF’s demand for case files of high profile suspects being prosecuted by the Commission, our belief is that it is not without reason.

In 2013, the Federal Government worried by the loss of revenue through oil theft and pipeline vandalism set up a Committee on Crude Oil Theft headed by the then Vice President, Namadi Sambo. The Committee set up other subcommittees, one of which was

headed by the then AGF and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, who was given the task of prosecuting oil theft cases.

Though, EFCC originally had no representative on the committee, it was invited by the committee when it realized that the bulk of the oil theft cases were being prosecuted by the Commission. It was then directed to transfer original case files dealing with crude oil theft to the Ministry of Justice for evaluation and prosecution.

Although, the Commission forwarded over 100 duplicate files to the Ministry of Justice with a good number of them at various stages of prosecution, up till this moment there is no news about the status of these case files from the Ministry of Justice and the suspects freely walking the streets with their proceeds of crimes. Had the Commission sent the original case files as demanded, all the oil theft cases being prosecuted in courts would have been thrown out for lack of diligent prosecution.

During the banking sector reform initiated in 2009 by the then Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, a number of bank executives were arrested and

detailed for prosecution. The then AGF, Mohammed Adoke, and the then EFCC Chairman, Farida Waziri, assembled a consortium of lawyers made up of SANs who were paid humongous legal fees to handle the cases.

But as far as we can remember, only the case involving Cecilia Ibru, former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, was concluded through plea bargain. Till date, nothing again has been heard of the other cases. Based on this unpalatable experience, we are aware that the current leadership of the EFCC had to review its prosecution strategy by placing greater emphasis on the use of in-house prosecutors in prosecuting high profile cases instead of farming out its cases to external counsels many of whom are motivated by financial gains. The challenges being faced by EFCC in the prosecution of high profile cases are well-known. They include blackmail, intimidation and petitions against some judges who are trying corruption cases by the defence counsels who are mostly SANs. Once these counsels perceive that the odds are against their clients and the judges are not yielding to their delay tactics, they attack the judges.

Instead of engaging in “petty shadow boxing,” what the country needs at this moment, particularly in the war against corruption, is focused leadership. In our opinion, this is no time to give in to the wiles of inordinately ambitious fifth columnists. We can’t afford to allow emotions ruin the fight against corruption.

We don’t think the action of the AGF is in tandem with the anti-corruption agenda of Mr. President!

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ARIKAWE ADELEYE JOSEPH

My name was wrongly written as MOHIE OSCAR OKWACHI instead of MOHIE OSCAR OKWOCHE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS UZOAMAKA CLEMENTINA TAIWO-BROWNE

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AINA KUDIRAT OLUWAKEMI

RASAKI ISMAILA OLABANJI

OGUNDEJI AZEEZAT IBIDAPO

OFFOR THEO-ANSELM ONYEBUCHI

SAMUEL ABIGAIL OLAWUNMI

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as RASAKI ISMAILA KAYODE instead of RASAKI ISMAILA OLABANJI. That my correct name is RASAKI ISMAILA OLABANJI. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Known As Showole Azeezat Ibidapo now wish to be known and addressed as Ogundeji Azeezat Ibidapo. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as AYINDE ABIGAIL, ALADE ABIGAIL BUSAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL ABIGAIL OLAWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AINA OLUWAKEMI ABIODUN now wish to be known called and addressed as AINA KUDIRAT OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

PUBLIC NOTICE THE FAMILY OF SURVEYOR CHARLES UGOCHUKWU NWACHUKWU OF UHUEZE NENWE IN ANINRI L. G. A OF ENUGU STATE, HEREBY WISH TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT SURVEYOR CHARLES UGOCHUKWU NWACHUKWU WHO WORKED WITH J. F. O NIGERIA LTD, WHO DIED ON THE 4th DAY JUNE 2008, BURIED ON THE 20th DAY OF JUNE 2008, ACTUALLY LEFT THE SHORES OF NIGERIA ON THE 18th DAY OF DECEMBER 2006 FOR GHANA, BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH ON THE 4th DAY OF JUNE 2008, ANYBODY WHO ENGAGES IN BUSINESS OR WHATSOEVER IN HIS NAME, DOES SO IN HIS OR HER OWN RISK .

SIGNED: EMMANUEL E. NWACHUKWU, FOR THE NWACHUKWU FAMILY WINDOWS NEEDS-RELIEF ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION OF ENUGU STATE INDIGENES IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1.Somunachi Valerie Nkem Okee-Aguguo 2. Henrietta Bolajoko Oguntolu

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY, LOVE AND PROGRESS AMONGST ALL ENUGU STATE INDIGENES LIVING IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATE (UAE) Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

EBENEZER - UYI PRIMARY SCHOOL FORUM

COLLEGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ENUGU ALUMINI ASSOCIATION, LAGOS

AIM: 1. TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO INTERACT AND SUSTAIN A SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL CONTACTS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NNE NGOO COMPASSIONATE HEART FOUNDATION This is to Notify the General Public that the Above Named Foundation has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration Under part “ C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.RASAQ, HAKEEM OLAYIWOLA 2. THOMPSON, LOOKMAN 3. GBADAMOSI, FALILAT 4. KAREEM, LUKMAN 5. OPE, MONSIAT 6. ATUNDE, LUKMAN AYINLA

TRUSTEES. 1. Mrs Ngozi Lawren Igbobi.

2. Mr. John Okwudiri Ngumoha 3. Mrs. Nkeiru Hector Anukem - secretary 4. Mr. Emeka Ngumoha 5. Mrs. Obianuju Toyin Olle 6. Mr. Tochukwu Ngumoha 7. Rev. Fr. Martin Unadike 8. Mrs. Ifeyinwa Otujeme 9. Chief Valentine Igbobi - Chairman

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Irosi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: RASAQ, HAKEEM OLAYIWOLA

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

This is to inform the general public that the above name has applied for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja under Part ‘C’ of Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To preach Islam 2.To teach the word of Almighty Allah 3.To establish/ build mosques whenever and wherever opportunity arise 4.To establish both Arabic and Western School for the growth of Islam 5.To establish a Vocational Centre for the purpose of empowering Muslim youths

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES -To draw attention to the lack of representation of youths in politics -To empower youths by educating them on various societal & political issues -To raise awareness on various societal issues through events and activities that promote social justice and equality -To encourage youth participation in politics

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. MRS UVBI OSULA ATU 2. OSEBOR KENNEDY EHIZOGIE. 3. ABINA BAMIDELE FALILU. 4. OLAYEBI EDWARD KOLAWOLE. 5. IMIEMOHON OGBEMUDIA VICTOR. 6. OLOTU SOLOMON KOLADE. 7. EBOHON EGHOSA ENOSAKHARE.

NIMATULLAHI WA RAHMA MUSLIM CONGREGATION OF NIGERIA

SOCIALLY AWARE YOUTHS ADVOCACY NETWORK

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) EZE KINGSLEY CHIKAODILI -President (2) OZOANI GREGORY AMOBI -Secretary (3) UGWU VINCENT UGWU (4) EZEOHA JOHN MARTINS MUODEBELU (5) NWAEZE FRANCIS REUBEN (6) OKONKWO JEROME ANEKE (7) ANIOMA ANTHONY OKENWA

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. NKECHI MARTHA OHIRI 2. ALOZIE PASCHAL OHIRI 3. CELESTINE SUNDAY NWAOGU

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly written as SHERIFF ISMAIL instead of ADEBAYO SHERIFF BABATUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

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

I, Formerly known and addressed as Uzoamaka Clementina NWOBI now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Uzoamaka Clementina TAIWO-BROWNE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

NNABUE VITUS EMAKA

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as NNABUE VITUS MAKERS instead of NNABUE VITUS EMAKA. That my correct name is NNABUE VITUS EMAKA. General public take note.

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

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:1. Cater for the widows welfare and their families 2. To reach out to as many as possible widows with information pertaining to widows rights 3. To support children of the needy widows with rightful information, materials etc necessary for their development

SUNDAY OBINNA EMMANUEL

I, formerly known and addressed as Ugbala Emmanuel Obinna now wish to be known and addressed as Sunday Obinna Emmanuel . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AIMS 1. To provide for the needy and cater for the elderly ANY OBJECTION TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ,ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

This is to Inform the General Public that the Above Named Association has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration Under part “ C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. Oliver Obiora Nnona 2. Linus Onwuachumba 3. Chizoba Ojielo 4. Udoka Ejilibe 5. Samuel Awodele

6. Onyebuchi Anukwu 7. Eric Okechi 8. John Ojeh 9. Ikenna Okoli

Aims and Objectives 1. To provide an avenue for social interaction and the strengthening of ties between members 2. To provide an avenue for support and assistance to members ANY OBJECTION TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ,ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: UYI WOGHIREN SOLICITOR

GALLANT GRACES FOUNDATION This is to Notify the General Public that the Above Named Foundation has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration Under part “ C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. Mrs. Janet Temitope Adetu - Founder/President 2. Mrs. Kofo Akinkugbe 3. Mrs. Patrenia Onuoha 4. Mrs. Patricia Ojora 5. Mrs. Lara cookey Aims and Objectives 1. To provide Personal Care education to orphans, less privileged children and aspiring youths.

2. To promote Societal transformation through image enhancement.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ,ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: ADEKUNLE KOIKI SOLICITOR

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TOTAL GOSPEL SOULS WINNERS ASSEMBLY

REBUILD EVANGELICAL CHRIST MIRACLE MINISTRY

This is to notify the general public of the Loss of Original MFCT Land Applications Forms with Ref. No. MFCT/LA/98/AD1626 dated 21/12/98 including 2 Revenue collectors Receipts Nos. 505516 and 507962 dated 21/12/98 for the sum of N20,000 and N100 respectively. The said document belong to Abubakar Mohammed M.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

TRUSTEES 1. REV OBED NWABUEZE ONYEBUCHI 2. PASTOR MRS OBED SUSAN OKWUABUCHI 3. ELDER UCHE JOEL OBINWANNE 4. EVANG MRS UCHE OGOCHUKWU 5. BRO OKO STEPHEN FRIDAY 6. OKOYE PAUL ONYEKA 7. OBED PROMISE EWEZUGAKWU

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKINOLA MICHAEL ADEWALE......... CHAIRMAN 2. OLANIYI ABIOLA........... SECRETARY 3. ABOSEDE AKINOLA..

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 3. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS SUCH AS TELEVISION, RADIO, CRUSADE, CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANISED FORUM. 4. TO BE INVOLVED IN HEALING THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND THE POOR WITH HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND THEIR GENERAL WELL-BEING.

All efforts made to trace the document proved abortive MFCT, Concerned authorities and the general public should please take note

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

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. REV DR. TUNDE LEMO - CHAIRMAN 2. SIR. CHIEF. MICHAEL ADE -OJO 3. PROF. IDOWU AWOPETU 4. PROF. PASTOR ARC MIKE ADEBAMOWO 5. REV. AMOS A. AJAYI 6. DR. MRS YINKA OLANIYI 7 .PASTOR MRS NIKE ARIYIBI 8. ARC OPEYEMI ARIYIBI 9. DR. OLUBUNMI OWOSO 10. PASTOR AYO EBIFEMI. - SECRETARY

SIGNED : REV BARR TITUS OFOMA. ONITSHA

SIGNED SECRETARY

LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

HERBAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS AND MARKETERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

I, CHINWE UCHENNA UGO-ONYEGBULA, wish to state I am the bona-fide owner of the two missing underlisted items: 1. International passport Number A 02282472 issued to me on the 1st September, 2010 with its expiration date been 31st August, 2015.

2. International passport Number A 06349947 issued to me on the 28th May, 2015 which will expire 27th May, 2020.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE INTEREST FREE SEED CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED , FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR GROWTH OF WORTHWHILE ENTERPRISES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: RABO ISHAYA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) OGUNKOLATI KUNLE OLABODE (2) OGUNKOLATI FOLASHADE REBECCA (3) HARUNA STEPHEN ISAH (4) OLAWEPO JOHN BOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

That the said International passports was issued to me by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. That I lost the above listed items on the 28th March, 2017 at Port Harcourt.

That all efforts made to recover the said international passports proved abortive, hence this publication.

That this publication is now required for record purposes and for the attention/information of whosoever it may concern.

WIDOWS INDEED AND SINGLE MOTHERS EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES

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

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. EVANS OPEYEMI FOWOWE 2. STEADY EBI IGBANIBO 3. JUDE OGUNSAKIN 4. OLAYINKA ABIODUN ISAAC 5. EUNICE MOJI ADEWUMI 6. SEGUN OGUNDARE 7. ADEBAYO RISIKAT JADESOLA

- PRESIDENT -VICE PRESIDENT - GEN -SEC - TREASURER - FIN- SEC - P.R.O - MARKETING LEADER

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND PEACE AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

STANLEY SEYI SANYA FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) JOLAOSO KATE NANA - PRESIDENT/FOUNDER (2) OLA-DAVIES OLATUNJI OLAKUNLE - SECRETARY (3) AJAYI OLUFUNKE OLUKEMI - FINANCIAL SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADESANYA GLORIA 2. BALOGUN OLUWADAMILOLA - SECRETARY 3. ADESANYA EKUNDAYO 4. AYEDUN AYODELE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) TO EMPOWER WIDOWS AND SINGLE MOTHERS THROUGH ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES. (2) TO ORGANISE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS. (3) TO GIVE SUCCOUR TO THE WIDOWS AND SINGLE MOTHERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION. 2. TO VULNERABLE AND INDIGENT CHILDREN. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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THE REAL ME ORGANISATION

EXCELLENT MEN OF OUR TIME CLUB

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

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EZE EZUKANMA 2. AKPOBASAHAN ORUERHAKPO TIMOTHY ADAKA 3. FRIDAY OCHOLI 4. UKINEBO ASEMOTA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANENE, CHINAZOR FAITH - PRESIDENT 2. AKANEGBU CHUKWUDIKE - VICE-PRESIDENT 3. NWANKWOR OBINNA HARRISON - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 4. IFIDON TRACY ISIMEME - TREASURER 5. JOHN OKWOK INEMESIT - SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHARLES MICHEAL - FOUNDER/ CHAIRMAN 2. CHIGOZIE DURU - TREASURER 3. KYRAIN OFOEGBU - PRESIDENT 4. OSAMOR CHRISTOPHER - MEMBER 5. MARCEL OKAFOR - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO INSPIRE THE LIVES OF YOUTHS WITHIN AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN NEED WHEN SUCH ARISES.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH PROVISION OF RESOURCE CENTRES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

MRS. LOUISA TAMUNOTONYE DANIEL-BILLE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. LOUISA SAMUEL ANDREW and LOUISA UKPONG NDEM, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. LOUISA TAMUNOTONYE DANIEL-BILLE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I, formerly known and addressed as, UBULON ATAISI OBADA, now wish to be known and addressed as, OBADA ATAISI UKO. My correct date of birth is 23rd January, 1999 not 3rd January, 1996. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SIGNED BY SECRETARY

EZE AMADI I, formerly known and addressed as, SENATOR EZE AMADI and WYENI OSAH EZE, now wish to be known and addressed as, EZE AMADI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

I, TASIE MATTHEW, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, TASIE ANGEL MATTHEW, instead of, TASIE MATTHEW. I now wish to be known and addressed as, TASIE MATTHEW. My correct date of birth is, 15th March, 1988.

All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

SIGNED SECRETARY

MRS. CHIDERA VANESSA OKEREKE I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. CHIDERA VANESSA ESOMONU, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. CHIDERA VANESSA OKEREKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

AKANBI BABATUNDE

JAIYEOLA GBENGA OLANIRAN

MRS. JEMIDE ORITSEJOYEWA

I, formerly known and addressed as, KAYODE BABATUNDE, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKANBI BABATUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Jayeola Gbenga Joseph, now wish to be known and address as Jaiyeola Gbenga Olaniran. All former document remain valid.

General public should please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. MAKU ORITSEJOYEWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSE AS MRS. JEMIDE ORITSEJOYEWA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS. GERALDINE CHINEMEREM MOUNFORD

CALLISTUS CHINAEDU SUNDAY

MRS. TUMINITAMUNOGHA ALLAPUTA

MRS. RITA BARIVALE VIDIGIO

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. GERALDINE CHINEMEREM NOSIRI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GERALDINE CHINEMEREM MOUNFORD. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS CALLISTUS CHINAEDU MMAOKPU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS CALLISTUS CHINAEDU SUNDAY, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. TUMINITAMUNOGHA ABBEY, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. TUMINITAMUNOGHA ALLAPUTA. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. RITA BARIVALE KORNOM, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. RITA BARIVALE VIDIGIO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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THE FULL-TIME EVANGELICAL MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OJO OLUWAROTIMI EZEKIEL 2. OJO OLUWATOYIN FOLASAYO

Public Notice 23

AGUIYI IRONSI INTERNATIONAL MARKET TRADERS ASSOCIATION OF LAGOS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. INNOCENT EJIKE 2. ONYEMAECHI CYRIL CHUKWUJINDU 3. ONYILIAGHA ANTHONY 4. NNORUGA EDWIN, 5. NWAZELIBE ANTHONY CHIBUZO, 6. ONEDIBE IGNATIUS IFEANYICHUKWU

7. MBAH GODWIN NNAMDI 8. OKONKWO HYGINUS OKONKWO 9. ANIGBO CAJETAN KENECHUKWU 10. SULAIMON MUDASHIRU OLARE

GUILD OF WATER PURIFIERS AND RESEARCHERS OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTESS ARE 1. MR. SOLOMON OLANIYI OLADIMEJI 2. MR. AHMED ADEKUNLE ANRINLE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO SEEK AND PROMOTE THE PROGRESS AND UNITY OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERS. 2. TO BRING TOGETHER MORE INTIMATELY ALL THE MEMBERS INTO A SENSE OF ONENESS AND UNITY SO AS TO ENABLE THEM FACE THE TASK OF BUILDING A GOOD AND BETTER ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO ALL THE DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THEIR BUSINESS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS 2. TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO HELP MEMBERS PUBLICIZE THEIR BUSINESSES 3. TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS ARE LAW AND THUS CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN THE ORGANISATION AND THE LARGER SOCIETY FROM TIME TO TIME WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE THE SHORE OF NIGERIA 4. TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS HELP TO UPLIFT THE STANDARD OF LIFE OF THE POPULACE AND TO RENDER WELFARE SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY,

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED SECRETARY

SIGNED: OBIORAH UMEH ESQ (SOLICITOR)

SIGNED: M.E. IMONAH & CO SOLICITORS

BIRIRI ISLAMIC CENTRE

ONE TRUST SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

MANDELA CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE WORLD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI MAI ALIYU MUHAMMAD 2. ALHAJI MAI ALIYU USMAN 3. ARC. MUSA USMAN 4. ALHAJI USMAN MUHAMMAD BIRIRI

5. ALHAJI BARARU ABBA BIRIRI 6. ALHAJI AHMADU TALBA BIRIRI 7. HAJIYA MARYAM IDRIS 8. ISMAILA MAI ADAM

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE ISLAM 2. TO TRANSMIT ARABIC LANGUAGE THROUGH ARABIC LITERATURE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GIVERS EMBASSY CONGREGANTS

TRUSTEES ARE 1. PASTOR EDWARD OLUTOKE 2. DR EMEM OLUTOKE 3. PASTOR ECHE ASUZU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE UNDILUTED GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY AFOLABI OLUWAKEMI DORCAS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MATTHEW SHEDRACH A. C., ACHA ANTHONY, MATTHEW SHEDRACH A., ASHER SHEDRACH MATTHEW, & SHEDRACH A. CHIDERA ACHA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ASHER SHEDRACH CHIDERA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBADINA OLUWAKEMI DORCAS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFOLABI OLUWAKEMI DORCAS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MARYAM BABATUNDE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as MARYAM IDRIS now wish to be known and addressed as MARYAM BABATUNDE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). UKWOME ANDY GOODLUCK 2) NWANKWO JEREMIAH CHIZOBA 3).UMUNAKWE JEREMIAH 4).OBI OLISAH ANTHONY 5).WIKE NYESOM

TRUSTEES: 1. CHRYS CHIGERE ANYANWU 2. ONYEKACHI ESTHER ANYANWU 3. IJOMAH EBERECHUKWU FELIX 4. BARR. GODSON AIGBOGUN

- CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES I).TO PROMOTE UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG OUR MEMBER II).TO CARE FOR THE WELFARE OF HER MEMBERS IN TERMS OF SICKNESS AND PROBLEMS III).TO SHOW OR CARE AND REPRESENT IN THE TIME OF DEATH OF ITS DECEASED MEMBERS WHO IS SERVING THE CLUB VERY DILIGENTLY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED CHAIRMAN

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

ASHER SHEDRACH CHIDERA

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

That OLYMPAS ABIGAIL PEDRO, OLYMPAS INANNA PEDRO, ARA ROBERT ABIGAIL AND ABIGAIL ROBERTS are one and the same person. That all documents bearing the above mentioned name remains valid. General public take note.

GOD THE PILLAR OF MIRACLE COVENANT CHURCH This is to inform the general public that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part C of the companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990.

Trustees are : 1. Pastor Ajibade Kayode Abraham 2. Pastor Mrs. Ajibade Ayooluwa Elizabeth 3. Adeosun Biodun 4. Awe Omolara Olubunmi 5. Oyekanmi Emmanuel 6. Olasupo Benjamin Olusola 7. Kayode David Olatunde 8. Ajiboye Ayodeji Michael Aims: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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

Signed: Trustees

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONAFOWOKAN EMMANUEL OLUFEMI 2. FRANCIS OLUSHOLA AKINBIYI 3. OGUNBELA OLAWALE MICHAEL 4. ONATADE OLUWAGBEMIGA OLAIWOLA 5. OGUNTOLA BABATUNDE 6. ADEKUNLE SAID 7. AKADRI BABATUNDE ADELEKE 8. SEYI AKINDUJOYE 9. HON. PRINCE OLUSANYA OPEYEMI OLUSANYA

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANITA IGWE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANITA EMEBRADU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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

FINE AMAECHI OGONNA OSUAGWU

I, formerly known and addressed as, FINE AMAECHI OGONNA JAMES, now wish to be known and addressed as, FINE AMAECHI OGONNA OSUAGWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

GREAT UMUNNAH

I JOHN GREAT UMUNNAH, BORN ON THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1977, WITH INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER A08007850 IS A CITIZEN OF NIGERIA. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT AUTHORITIES SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ISAAC OMAWUMI AKWARA

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO IMPROVE THE LIVING STANDARD OF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY.

ANITA EMEBRADU

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO SUPPORT GOOD LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

PEACE SAM EKUSO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS COMFORT SAM EKUSO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PEACE SAM EKUSO . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

LADOYE OLUDELE AYOBAMI

THADIUS DAUDA

I formerly known called and addressed as LADOYE OLUDELE VICTOR, now wish to be known called and addressed as LADOYE OLUDELE AYOBAMI. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ISUA ISREAL now wish to be known and addressed as THADIUS DAUDA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GOLDENHOME INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990.

Trustees Are: 1. AJAKAYE OLUMIDE TOPE 2. AJIBOYE DAMOLA TOBI 3. ABON ISRAEL ADEBOWALE 4. OKOH BLESSING CHEKWUBE AIMS: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: OLUGBENGA ADEWOYE & CO 4th Floor, ANCE Building, Jericho Ibadan.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISAAC OMAWUMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISAAC OMAWUMI AKWARA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ABDULHADI RABIU KURA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULHADI YUSUF RABIU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULHADI RABIU KURA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JESUS CHRIST COVENANT HEALING MINISTRY INT’L. This is to inform the general public that the above named “Ministry” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1) PROPHETESS ASABE PETER ANAGHA 2) EVANGELIST PETER ANAGHA 3) EVANGELIST ONYEKA PETER EZE 4) REV. (DR.) PATRICK OLISA MBATOJUO 5) EVANGELIST AKPIRI JOY SUNDAY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to Nigerians and the world at large.

Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed by: TRUSTEES

OLAYINKA MORENIKE BABATUNDE ROYAL FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies And Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

Trustees are : 1. BABATUNDE JOSEPH OLAYINKA 2. BABATUNDE OLUKEMI MORENIKE 3. BABATUNDE FIDELIS TOPE. Aims: To support and care for the welfare of the widows, orphans and the less privilege.

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

Signed: Trustees

24 Public Notice LOSS OF DOCUMENT This is to inform the general public that I, MR Daniel Osademe one of the Administrator of the Estate of late Babatunde Oke. Owner of the property lying being and situated at No. 24 Adeyemi street, Surulere,Lagos by virtue of a letter of administration dated 27th October 2014 and with the consent of one Mrs Beatrice Hart his Co.administrator. Do hereby declare that the Title document of a Land Certificate dated 26th January 1982.

Got lost in transit and despite Several effort locate it has proved abortive and Fruitless. If found Kindly notify the above address or the Solicitor.

Mr Sanni Muritala.A. 318.Herbert Marcauly Way Sabo, Yaba Lagos ADANNA NWANYIOJII EKEANYANWU FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above-named Association has applied for registration to Corporate Affairs Commission under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

The Trustees are: 1. Mr. Uchechukwu Amandianeze Ekeanyanwu 2. Chief Gerald Mock Anyanwu, KSM 3. Mr. Hyacinth Agomuo 4. Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Abiahu 5. Rector, St. Brigid’s Catholic Church, Nnarambia (Rev. Fr. Anthony Anyanwu) The aims and objectives of the Association are: 1. To promote and sponsor the education of indigent members of the society.

2. To promote and sponsor the learning of technical and vocational skills by young people.

Any objection to the registration of this Association should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, P.M.B 198, Maitama, Abuja within 30 days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Patrick O. Ekeanyanwu, Esq. Legal Adviser

ALL FOR GOD MINISTRY This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, 1990 THE TRUSTEE ARE:1. Doris Obiageri Ofokansi 2. Fortune Chibuzor Ofokansi 3. Chikezie Nwachineke Nwaigwe THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ ( 2) To evangelize, prophesy the word of God and win souls for Jesus Christ.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication Signed by: Barr. Mary Bodede 08064165811 AGU GRACE CHIKAODILI I formerly known and addressed as OJO-OKOYE GRACE CHIKAODILI now wish to be known and addressed as AGU GRACE CHIKAODILI. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

NWOKE CHIOMA PRECIOUS I, formerly known and addressed as DURU CHIOMA PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKE CHIOMA PRECIOUS, All former documents remain valid.

Banks and the general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that IDIM RACHEAL DANIEL, IDIM RACHEAL PRINCESS, IDIM RACHEAL SIFON, and IDIM RACHEAL, refer to one and the same person, but henceforth wish to be known and addressed as IDIM RACHEAL,. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

IME MAGDALENE TOM I, formerly known and addressed as MAGDALENE TOM, now wish to be known and addressed as IME MAGDALENE TOM. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

MRS EJIOFOR EMILIA UGONWA I formerly known and addressed as MISS ORJI EMILIA UGONWA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EJIOFOR EMILIA UGONWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MR ANTHONY IFEANYICHUKWU AGWO I, formerly known and addressed as MR. ANTHONY AGWO, now wish to be known and addressed as MR ANTHONY IFEANYICHUKWU AGWO, All former documents remain valid.

Banks, SETRACO Nig. Ltd and the general public should please take note.

OSHODE TITILAYO OLUWASEUN I, formerly known and addressed as OLUBAYO TITILOPE OLUWASEUN, now wish to be known and addressed as OSHODE TITILAYO OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm/certify that OBINNA ADEDOYIN ATINUKE is the same one person as OBINNA VICTORIA ATINUKE and OBINNA VICTORIA ADEDOYIN. Henceforth wish to be known and addresed as OBINNA ADEDOYIN ATINUKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public please take note.

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INSPIRING NIGERIA’S VANGUARD OF EXCEPTIONALLY NOBLE TALENTS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT,1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: (1)ONWUBIKO VICTORIA DIBUMMA (CHAIRMAN) (2)OGUNRO OLUWASEYI ABIOLA (SECRETARY) (3)ROTIBI IYIOLUWA OLAJOKE (4)ADEYI OLADIPO ADEOLU (5)ADESIDA BANATOMIWA JOHN (6)ADEBAMGBOYE OLUBUSOLA KEHINDE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1)TO ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP AND CAREER KNOWLEDGE BASE AND FOCUS OF YOUNG PEOPLE (2) TO SENSITIZE AND CREATE PRO-ACTIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS GLOBAL ISSUES (3)TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOCIAL PROCESSES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA,P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA,WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED; SECRETARY

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I, formerly known and addressed as Sule Gafarudeen Temitayo, now wish to be known and addressed as Sule Gafarudeen Tayo. That I was born on 09\08\1981. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

MRS. UKAEGBU CONFIDENCE IFEYINWA I,formerly known called and addressed as MISS. MADUAKOLAM CONFIDENCE IFEYINWA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. UKAEGBU CONFIDENCE IFEYINWA. All former documents remain valid. The general public should take note.

IKOTA GREENLAND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, LEKKI LAGOS This is to inform the general public that the above named association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr. Jude Odia (Chairman) 2. Dr. Kehinde Olafiranye (Secretary) 3. Valentine Ossai (Financial Secretary) 4. Mrs. Taiwo Unokiwe 5. Mrs. Solape ADEMULE GUN-AGBI 6. Chief Oladini Adeyemi 7. Mr. Dayo Hamzat 8. Mr. Fidelis Eze 9. Bishop Peter Okoduwa 10. Alhaji Musediq Adamson AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To make the residents come together for the good of the estate.

2. To foster peace and unity among the residents.

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SMEDAN to establish Rating Agency for MSMEs Myke Uzendu, Abuja

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has concluded plans to establish SME Rating Agency of Nigeria (SMERA) which will be responsible for assessing the performances of Medium and Small Enterprises in the country for more empowerment, product standardiation and international exposure.

This was disclosed by the Director General of SMEDAN, Dr. Umar Dikko Radda MRS ADEBAYO SAINAB OLUWASEYI.

during an exclusive interview with The Daily Times.

The director general also stressed that SMERA will closely monitor the activities of MSMEs and calibrate their performamce so that they can be positioned for further assistance from funding agencies, capacity training on business skills and book keeping.

He said that the move will stir positive competition among MSMEs in the country and ultimately increase the contributions of MSMEs to the GDP and to export.

He also said that the agenAUGUSTINE HELEN OMOTEKOVIE

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cy is also at the fore front of articulating a legislation on the use of movable assets to acquire loans so that MSMEs can have seamless access to capital.

He said, “Two initiatives are on ground at the moment. There is a collateral registry being championed by the CBN to be able to use movable assets to obtain loans from banks.

“As at today, SMEDAN in collaboration with Bank of Industry and NEXIM bank, we have gone to India and Dubai to study the rating agencies of those countries.

“We have solicited for the UDOEKPO IYAKNDUE

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support of Dawn and Broad street to help us developed SME Rating Agency of Nigeria (SMERA). Efforts have gone far and I believe that we shall fix a date in September to sign the MoU between SMEDAN, Bank of Industry and NEXIM bank together with Dawn and Broad Street so that we can begin the process of setting up this SMERAN. “The essence of the rating Agency is to rate our SMEs. Once they rate our SMEs, with that rating, they can easily go to any financial institution and get loans easily and simply”.

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Building collapse: Still no end in sight to sorrow, tears and blood Ladesope Ladelokun Like over a dozen families that reportedly lost their loved ones when a four-storey building collapsed on Massey street, Lagos Island in Lagos state on July 25, 2017, agony enveloped Egwumi Chinenye as the remains of her last born was priced out from the rubbles; tears flowed like a burst pipe. The gory sight of shattered limbs and skulls caused many to recoil in shock.

According to Ngozi, she is consoled by the fact that at least, one of her sons did come out unscratched by the grace of God, even though her 12-year-old boy was crushed to death.

In what appears to be an unending tale of sorrow and tears, on August 13, 2017, another building collapse cut short the lives of four people in Imo state, which included two babies.

Before the aforementioned incidents, the dust raised by yet another building collapse had barely settled where 30-yearold Basirat was not so lucky, as a building collapse at Meran, Abule Egba area of Agbado– Oke Local Council Development Area, dispatched her and her two-year-old daughter to their

early graves.

But observers wonder why building collapse has become a recurring decimal that has continued to yield avoidable death certificates despite what experts have concluded were preventable accidents.

According to a recent study conducted by renowned quantity surveyor, Prof Philip Lawal, out of 64 incidents of building collapse that took place throughout the country from 2007 till July 2016, Lagos state has the highest number of building collapse cases and highest number of casualties as well.

The academic estimated that, out of a total of 178 casualties and 226 injuries recorded in as many as 33 cases of building collapse, Lagos, the City of Excellence, took the lead.

A second study by a Nigerian national newspaper, revealed that at least 272 people have been killed in 43 incidents of building collapse in Nigeria in the last 17 months.

Why buildings continue to collapse, experts in the industry say, is enough blame to go round.

From contractors to government agencies, government agencies to house owners, all

are culpable in a way, the experts said.

An architect, Mrs Chidinma Umeaku-Fofah, bares her mind on the issue. “Building collapse in Nigeria can be attributed to a lot of factors, ranging from quack building contractors to substandard building materials. A certain percentage of cement and sand is mixed to get a certain number of building blocks.

“Now, in order to maximise profit, people cut corners; and when they do, what do you get?

You have building crumble whilst still undergoing construction,” she said and went on to indict the building sector: “Our building sector is unregulated, period. I have seen cases where builders defy the original building plan approved in favour of that which will accommodate more tenants all because their clients want to maximise profit. I can go on and on.

It is appalling how things have degenerated in this country.”

The architect recalled cases

where government agencies had sealed off buildings due to poor quality of building materials. “But some contractors have defied these orders. Some go as far as bribing these government agencies to enable them to continue their work.’’

It’s cheaper to engage professionals - COREN The President of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, (COREN), Engr. Kashim Ali, has charged Nigerians to engage only professionals for building projects. He added that it is cheaper on the long run.

Kashim also called for capital punishment as a measure to deter people directly or indirectly responsible for building collapse.

“Quacks are not engineers.

If you drive your car and somebody loses his life, you will be held responsible. But people engage those who are not professionals. They are killing people, they should be killed.

“What causes collapse is a failure of structural practice.

If you don’t engage a qualified structural engineer, the building is an accident waiting to happen. “Everywhere in the world, they follow the right procedure, but our people don’t want to spend money. At the end of the day, you even spend less when you engage the services of professionals.”

“For instance,” he stressed, “There is nothing voodoo about engineering. If you don’t know it, you don’t know it. If you fail to invite the right people, something will give in.’’ Whistle blowing For the Publicity Secretary of Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Mr. Akinola George, control is key.

“We are working with Standards Organisation of Nigeria and the Lagos State Building Control Agency because we believe control is key. Whistle blowing is one of the strategies we have adopted to check building collapse. Anyone that notices tell tale signs that a building is likely to collapse can call this number – 08034253639 and alert us.”

How to know a building may collapse A structural engineer, Engr Kunle Arowolo, says deaths are avoidable if signs that a building may collapse are detected early. He pointed out that major cracks in the wall, which could be caused by thermal movement, could eventually lead to collapse of a building.

“A crack in the wall of a building shows the structure cannot accommodate the load to which it is subjected.

Deformed siding could also make a building collapse,” Arowolo said.

He added that siding can be found inside and outside buildings that are well built. “It protects buildings from moisture and elements. When it’s not kept in good condition, it can weaken foundational structures and eventually lead to building collapse,” he said.

Another thing to look out for is “creaking and popping sound”. According to the engineer, “When strong winds blow and strange sounds and cracks are heard coming from the building, it’s a sure sign that must not be ignored,” he said.

Stakeholders – which include all citizens in Nigeria - are uncomfortable with the trend, especially because no clear cut solution is anywhere in sight to stem these avoidable deaths staring us in the face.

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Police arrest 2 fraud syndicates Joy Anyim, Lagos

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Policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested four members of two fraud syndicates operating in Ikeja, Maryland, Ojodu-Berger, Agege and Oshodi parts of the state metropolis.

The members of the syndicates, three male and a female, were arrested in two separate cases of fraud last Thursday and Saturday in Ikeja and Oshodi.

The first group, comprising of Chinasa Sunday, 44; and Osadebe Aigbe 30, were arrested in Ikeja after several days of being under the surveillance of the RRS Undercover team for defrauding a lady of the sum of N85,000.00.

Their victim, Grace Enitan, had reported at the RRS Headquarters that a syndicate of four men picked her up in a taxi and duped her of the sum while she was heading to Ikeja.

Investigations revealed that Chinasa Sunday and Osadebe Aigbe were involved in the scam while their ring-leader, identified as Martin, is on the run.

The victim, after the arrest, identified the two

suspects and their respective roles in the scam.

Chinasa, while pleading for leniency, explained that he joined the syndicate after losing his job in February, 2017. He explained that they picked up the suspect in Olowopopo Way, Ikeja, adding that her role was to monitor their victims while the scam lasted.

The second syndicate members were arrested on Sunday after a failed bid to swindle a food seller of over N120,000 and dispossess her of her jewelry in Oshodi.

The victim, identified as Rukayat Aderinwale, was accosted and hypnotised by a syndicate of five members before dispossessing her of a purse containing the sum and her mobile phone.

They were leading her away to another location when the lady regained her consciousness and called out to RRS officers stationed nearby.

The officer arrested one Sunday Atanda, 56, living in 13, Pero Street, Agege and a 58 year old Fausat Tijani, a pure water seller in Akala, Mushin, while three other members of the syndicate escaped.

In his confession to the police, Atanda gave the names of other syndicate members as Kayode, Shina and Lateef.

Bello pledges to improve ease of doing business in Kogi Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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The Lagos state government on Sunday ordered the immediate closure of an illegal plank market in Oko-Baba Extension by Wright Street in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state.

Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has reaffirmed his commitment to the establishment of economic stability for the indigenes and inhabitants of the state.

Bello maintained that he strongly believes that uniformity in the economic development of the states in the federation will guarantee sustainable growth across the nation.

The Governor, according to a press statement bu his Chief Press Secretary, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, said this when he played host to the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Major General Sharif Kazi Kaikoba, at

the weekend at the Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, to discuss economic opportunities in Kogi state.

The High Commissioner disclosed that investors from his country are interested in establishing a ceramic factory in Kogi State, stressing that his visit was to underscore the genuineness and importance the Bangladeshi government attaches to this interest.

He said he would have loved for the investment to have taken off since but for the challenges of insecurity that the state was bedeviled with.

Kazi Kaikoba however pointed out that the evident improvement brought about by the effective measures put in place by Governor Bello’s administration has rekindled their interest and would be great to have bilateral relations take root for the benefit of both parties.

Responding, Governor Bello reiterated the enormous opportunities which abound in the state.

L-R: Registrar, Alhaji Mohammed Aliyu; Chairman of the occasion, Mr. Bala Kaoje; President, Alhaji Diekola Oyewo; National Treasurer, Mrs. Akon Victoria and Coordinator North West Zone, Alh Hassan Tahir, all of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN) during the induction ceremony in Abuja... at the weekend.

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SERAP asks Buhari to end monitoring of Nigerians on social media by military authorities Peter Fowoy, Lagos

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A nongovernmental organization, the SocioEconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking that he instruct the military authorities to immediately end any monitoring of activities of Nigerians on the social media.

Besides, the organization urged the president to ensure that military operations comply with the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and also “the country’s obligations under international human rights law.

In the letter dated 25 August 2017 and signed

by SERAP deputy director Timothy Adewale the organization expressed “serious concern that any monitoring of Nigerians on social media by the military authorities would

directly violate the constitutionally and internationally guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and privacy online. Instructing the military to end any such monitoring would help your government to defend and keep to its oftrepeated commitment to human rights, transparency and accountability.”

The organization said that, “Monitoring of the social media by the military is neither necessary nor proportionate, and could portray your government as working to control the political and social media space. Classifying legitimate exercise of freedom of expression as ‘hate speech’ is counterproductive, In exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and privacy, Nigerians should be allowed to speak truth to power and stand up for their rights.”

According to the organization, “Monitoring Ni-

gerians on social media would criminalize their freedom and the activity of journalists that are critical of the government and censor the media from reporting on sensitive and critical information that is relevant to the public interest but controversial to the government. It would have a chilling effect on media activities in Nigeria, and pose a serious threat to the ability of Nigerians to meaningfully participate in their own government.”

The organization’s letter followed reported statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche that the activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military. He justified this move on the alleged grounds of “troubling activities and

misinformation capable of jeopardizing the unity of the country.”

The letter read in part: “To monitor Nigerians’ access to social media solely on the basis that it may be used to express views critical of the government or the political social system espoused by the government is entirely incompatible and inconsistent with constitutional guarantees and Nigeria’s international human rights obligations and commitments.

“SERAP notes that protecting critical expression on the Internet is the standard by which governments are now held to be considered genuinely democratic.

Nigerians should therefore be allowed to discuss government policies and engage in political debate; report on corruption in government; and exercise their right to expression of opinion and dissent.

Anambra guber: Lawyers want AGF to monitor IPOB activities Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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As the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State draws near, legal practitioners from the state have asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to check the activities of the the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ensure a hitchfree election in the state.

The lawyers, in a letter addressed to the AGF, expressed the fear that the ‘no referendum, no election agitation’ by IPOB is capable of exposing the Igbo to another war.

Operating under the auspices of Anambra State Lawyers in Defence of De-

mocracy (ASLADD), the lawyers said the actions of IPOB constitute a grave threat to the operation of the Nigerian Constitution in the Eastern part of Nigeria, especially in Anambra State.

The letter signed by the convener of the group, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi and titled, “Anambra 2017 election and Biafra agitation: The need for your office to robustly rise in defence of our constitutional democracy and halt the impunity of charlatans”, accused the IPOB’s self-acclaimed leader, Nnamdi Kanu of issuing a directive to the effect that elections should not hold in Biafra land.

According to the the let-

ter, IPOB has no right to disrupt the Anambra election because, it is not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria, adding that the exercise of the right to vote is tied to the discretion of each citizen and as such, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently facing treasonable felony charges before the Federal High Court, Abuja cannot stop them.

The letter dated August 14, 2017 was made available to journalists in Abuja yesterday.

The letter reads in part, “The Nnmadi Kanu -led IPOB are always quick to raise the green banner of “non-violence” and take refuge under its canopied ambience whereas their of-

ficial dissemination channel, Radio Biafra, is a flowing river of hate-speeches, incitement to violence and war.

“Hate speech leads to war and war leads to deaths and, therefore, IPOB preaches violence. In the SouthEast (especially in Onitsha which is our commercial nerve center) the IPOB miscreants extort money from traders after intimidating them.

“IPOB hoodlums illegally mount roadblocks to force other citizens to buy their Biafra flags and insignia not minding whether such citizens subscribe to their separatist ideology or whether such citizens have the money to pay for the said flags.

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uper Eagles’ manager, Gernot Rohr, has called up CSKA Moscow striker, Aaron Samuel, as replacement for injured Alex Iwobi for the double header World Cup qualifier against the Indomitable Lions of

WCQ: Samuel replaces injured Iwobi Cameroon.

The gaffer, according to the senior national team Twitter handle: @NGSuperEagles, also extended the invitation to Standard Liege player, Uche Agbo.

“Aaron Samuel called in to re-

place injured Alex Iwobi. Uche Agbo also invited,” the handle tweeted.

Samuel made his debut for the Super Eagles in a Nations Cup qualifier against Sudan in Khartoum, just as he scored his

first goal in a 3–1 home victory against Sudan.

Nigeria will slug it out with their eternal rivals, Cameroon on Friday, while the reverse fixture is for Yaoundé on September 4.

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Moses shines as Chelsea beat Everton S uper Eagles forward Victor Moses made his first home appearance for Chelsea this season in their 2-0 win against Everton at Stamford Bridge in the English Premier League on Sunday.

Moses, who was suspended for the 3-2 defeat to Burnley, was lovely as Chelsea eased to a comfortable victory.

He was later replaced by Andreas Christensen on 88 minutes.

Two first half goals from Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata sealed Chelsea’s second win of the season.

Chelsea are now fifth on six points in the league table.

Five minutes into the game Chelsea conceded a free-kick but Fabregas was on hand to clear the danger.

Few minutes later Chelsea almost took the lead off a superb bicycle kick by Pedro Rodriguez which skimmed off the bar.

Chelsea went close again but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made two saves, first from David Luiz before denying Pedro.

Chelsea eventually took the lead in the 27th minute through Fabregas who fired a low shot past Pickford following an assist from Morata.

In the 34th minute Everton had their first attempt on goal but Gylfi Sigurds-

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ndomitable Lions of Cameroon head coach Hugo Broos says he can now heave a sigh of relief after going through the team’s schedule for the much anticipated double header World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria on 1 September and 4 September, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

The Belgian-born coach seems pleased the internal wrangling that is tearing FECAFOOT apart did not have any negative effect on the national team programme for their 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Although, Broos is worried about injuries, he said will be banking on coach Rigobert Song to nominate a potent left-full back from his CHAN team. “At the programme level, Sunday and Monday, it’s the gathering. Depending on the competition in the different countries, on Monday night, everyone will be there,” Broos told Cameroon-info.com.

“There is training Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday morning, we take the flight to Nigeria, on Friday we have the game and we return directly after the game.

“The match is at 5 pm, there is only an hour’s flight. So we’re going to be here at about midnight. “It is very good; we will again sleep in our hotel. So, Saturday-Sunday: training and already Monday, we have the return match.

“I tried to contact Rigobert Song, he has not answered me, so I am waiting for him to call me, we will see if we can pick a left-full back from his team that recently qualified for CHAN 2019 few weeks ago.”

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ne of the surprise names omitOnana ted from the Indomitable Lions squad that is set to travel to Nigeria for a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria this week is Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper André Onana.

Cameroon manager Hugo Broos had to explain that he did not call up the former Barcelona youth-teamer because he refused to play for his country. ‘’I had an interview with André, he said that he no longer wants to be selected with the national team. He wants to concentrate on his club,’’ Broos told reporters, according to camfoot.com. ‘’Honestly, I have a little doubt. I think the reason is elsewhere. I am really surprised at his decision’’ .

Onana’s cousin, Sevilla Atletico netminder Fabrice Ondoa, has been included in the squad list.

son’s effort did not trouble Thibaut Courtois.

With five minutes left, Chelsea went 2-0 up thanks to Morata who headed in Cesar Azpilicuerta’s cross after the referee played the advantage from a foul on Moses.

It was new signing Morata’s second goal for Chelsea in his third league appearance.

Pedro went close for Chelsea three minutes into the second but could not add enough bend into his curler.

In the 55th minute it was the turn of Moses to go close for Chelsea only to see his shot off a Willian back-heel hit the side-netting.

Moses had another pop at Everton’s goal on 61 minutes but his shot was well saved by Pickford.

Azpilicuerta had a chance to extend Chelsea’s lead after catching Fabregas’ corner with a volley which was blocked by Everton defenders.

With few minutes remaining Ashley Williams had a chance to pull a goal back for Everton but his effort landed on the roof of the Chelsea net.

On the stroke of 90 minutes Willian tried a shot which was too close to Pickford which he saved.

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ormer Chelsea Youth Development player Habib Makonjuola has signed a four-year deal with English Premier League rivals Leicester City following a successful trial, according to reports.

Makonjuola, 18, spent four years at Stamford Bridge with the midfielder having joined the Blues in aftermath of the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The teenage star was only 14-years-old when he won the world showpiece - hosted in the United Arab Emirates - with Nigeria.

Leicester City First Team forward Kelechi Iheanacho was named as the Best Player of said tournament, with the former Manchester City man to be joined at the King Power Stadium by his national teammate.

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Alampasu claims N0 1 shirt at CD Feirense

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x-Nigeria U17 international Dele Alampasu has been handed the number one jersey at Portuguese Primeira Liga outfit CD Feirense for the new season.

That is not to say that Alampasu is now the first-choice goalkeeper at Feirense, but it is a clear indication that he is in the plans of manager Nuno Santos until at least the January transfer window.

Indeed, the 20-year-old has been included in each of the three match day squads by the Portuguese coach, acting as cover for the more experienced Brazilian goalkeeper Caio Secco.

Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has inherited Fábio Carvalho’s number ten jersey after he departed the club in the summer.

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eymar has the potential to make history at Paris Saint-Germain and become the world’s greatest footballer in the process, according to the club’s former forward Nene.

The Brazil star has enjoyed an exceptional start to his Ligue 1 career following his world-record €222million transfer from Barcelona, registering three goals and three assists in his first three appearances.

His speedy adaptation to life in the French capital has been all the more impressive given the acrimony surrounding

the move, which has seen Barca launch legal action after alleging a breach of contract on Neymar’s part, while FIFA is investigating a complaint made by the forward in relation to an unpaid loyalty bonus. Nene, who won the Ligue 1 title during three strong years at Parc des Princes, believes Neymar will prove he made the right choice by helping the club to reach new heights, including a possible Champions League triumph. “Seeing him in my old team, with my old shirt, is fantastic,” Nene, a close friend of his compatriot, told Le Parisien. “We spoke a lot before he signed. I

weighed the pros and cons but I told him that Paris was the best choice for him.

“It’s where he can become the best player in the world, where he can make history. Paris have never won the Champions League. They already had a great team but with Dani Alves and him, it could be the difference. I think they could even win it this year. “I’m really glad he made the choice. He will not regret it.

“I know he loves challenges, he loves it when he’s under pressure. I also know that this is a club that has grown well and that is worthy of a player like Neymar.

Pulis expects Evans to reject Man City move

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iverpool put up a sterling display to dispatch Arsenal 4-0 in a tense afternoon encounter at Anfield on Sunday.

Goals from Roberto Firmimo (17 mins) Sadio Mane(40) Mohammed Salah(57) and Daniel Sturridge(77) sealed the match for Liverpool.

This is their first encounter in the league and both sides desperately needed a win having lost points in earlier games.

Much was expected of Arsenal’s strike duo of Lacazzette and returning Sanchez, but it was it was Liverpool that took early control of the game and sustained it throughout regulation time.

est Brom boss Tony Pulis expects Jonny Evans to reject any further advances from Manchester City before the end of the transfer window.

The centre-back is reported to have been the subject of an £18million bid from City that was promptly rejected by the Baggies.

Evans missed the 1-1 draw with Stoke City at The Hawthorns on Sunday but stated in the prematch programme that he is ignoring the speculation over his future and is committed to the club.

And Pulis is confident he will still have his captain by the time the window closes next Thursday.

“Have you read his programme notes? Hopefully he’ll be with us,” Pulis told Sky Sports after the match.

The 59-year-old is also eager to bolster his squad in the coming days, adding: “We’re hoping we can bring the players in that we need to improve the club. Without Evans, [Nacer] Chadli, [Gareth] McAuley today, we had important players missing so these lads have done fantastic.

“We know the specific areas we want and we know two or three of the players as well.”

The home side were denied a third win in three games when Peter Crouch cancelled out Jay Rodriguez’s opener, the veteran striker making the most of a mix-up between Ahmed Hegazi and Ben Foster.

But Pulis was content with the point against a team he claims have greater funds at their disposal than his own.

“You have a look at the money they’ve invested, the players they’ve brought in from abroad... they spent real money,” he said. “We were interested in [Kurt] Zouma but we couldn’t afford that loan fee.

They’ve spent a lot of money and they have some quality players.

“I thought our goal was a really well-worked goal and Jay took it brilliantly. Theirs was a mistake, really. Ahmed and Ben got mixed up more out of communication than anything else.

“That’s eight, nine games I’ve managed against Stoke and they still haven’t beaten us. We’re pleased we got seven points from the games we’ve played and if we hadn’t made that mistake, it would be nine. It’s been a great start.”

Mark Hughes, meanwhile, was happy to avoid a third defeat in a row against West Brom despite admitting the match was short on quality.

“We’ve gone behind against the run of play and showed good character to come back. We made some changes to make us more dynamic in the final third,” said the Stoke boss.

“I told him about the facilities, the passion of the fans. I told him he was going to be adored, and that was true when he signed, wasn’t it? It was an incredible explosion.”

tletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his team for their lively start in their 5-1 thrashing of Las Palmas in LaLiga.

Angel Correa and Yannick Carrasco struck in the opening five minutes at the Estadio de Gran Canaria on Saturday, giving Atletico – who were without suspended star Antoine Griezmann – an early advantage they capitalised on to secure their first league win of the campaign. Koke scored a stunning second-half brace and Thomas Partey sealed the win, which came despite Jonathan Calleri briefly making it 2-1 and Jonathan Viera failing to convert from the penalty spot for Las Palmas.

Simeone was full of praise for his team, particularly for the way they started the encounter.

“It was a very good match. At the start, we were ambitious, enthusiastic and energetic,” he told a news conference.

“We knew where we could harm them and we took the lead rapidly. In the second half, the team played the match in the best way. “The result shows 1-5, but without the effort, without the work and without the humility that my players had, we would not have reached this final result.”

Atletico were held to a surprise draw at Girona in their league opener and sit third in the table ahead of the second matchday being completed on Sunday.

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After my 8 years, Anambra won’t AT4 depend on Abuja –Obiano

Onitsha Bridge extortion: Traders, road users ask Buhari, Obiano, Okowa to intervene AT 3 Twenty years after, Soludo’s community resolves crisis ÏÏÏAfter

Governor Willie Obiano (4th right) with Anambra State Association South Africa (ASA-SA) delegates at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Awka, during their 10-day roadshow...recently.

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ers impressed by the performance of Governor Willie Obiano in providing infrastructure in the markets in the state have reiterated their commitment to back Obiano’s second term bid.

President of Onitsha South Shop Owners, Chief Eric Uwaoma, speaking after the meeting of the stakeholders to assess the level of work in Governor Obiano’s N10 million project recently, said work is progressing steadily on the project, which he said, has reached an advanced stage.

Chief Uwaoma said their own project is a one storey hall with offices and borehole, saying that the hall has

reached decking stage, while the borehole has been sunk.

Uwaoma said the deadline for the completion of the project which is located at Akpo Street/Port Harcourt Road, Urebo Housing Estate, Onitsha is the end of this month (August), assuring that barring any unforeseen circumstances, the work would be completed on schedule.

He this is the first time any Governor in Anambra State, since the return of democracy in Nigeria, is investing so much on traders in the state and to that extent, they in Onitsha South Shop Owners, have decided to work assiduously to ensure that Obiano is returned with landslide victory.

“This type of thing has

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never happened before. My people are commending the Governor for this gesture.

They are very happy. And they are all shouting during our meeting that he must go for a second tenure,” he said.

Chief Uwaoma, who was surrounded by other members of the market executives, including the Secretary, Chief Felix Ezeoke, said Obiano has demonstrated more than enough love for traders in the state, that they cannot but work for his success in the coming election.

He said apart from providing security in the state, which is the primary need of the traders, Obiano appointed three traders as Special Assistants and introduced the Traders’ football competition among the markets in the state.

Uwaoma also commended the President-General of Amalgamated Markets Traders Association of Anambra State (AMATAS), Chief

Okwudil Ezenwankwo, for his dogged fight to promote the welfare of traders in the state, saying that he has been instrumental to attracting Obiano to Anambra markets.

He particularly lauded Chief Ezenwankwo, popularly called Ewepudike, for his support and encouragement to Onitsha South Shop Owners, pledging their loyalty to his administration.

Chief Uwaoma however called on Governor Obiano to as matter of urgency direct the contracted handling Ochanja Roundabout to Ziks Avenue road, linking Fegge and other parts of the commercial city to mobilise to the site.

He said the road has become so bad that to move goods across it by Keke operators, barrow and truck pushers, Okada riders and vehicle drivers has become difficult, stating that giving the road face-lift will help them market Obiano in Fegge.

twenty years of protracted dispute which led to the splitting of Isuofia, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s community, the people of the community have resolved to put the crisis behind them and forge ahead as one untied entity.

At a peace summit convened by the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, the community selected 22 -man committee who will discuss the details of the reconciliation, which has the unification of Isuofia and Isuanoma, an autonomous community which split from Isuofia due to the crisis.

The 22-man committee came from the representatives of the six villages that constitute Isuofia.

The reconciliation is being handled by a committee of priests and pastors serving in different denominations in Isuofia with Rev Father Patrick Okeke of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the community as the helmsman.

The committee of men of God will serve as a secretariat that will moderate the reconciliation exercise.

Speaking earlier in a homily during an interdenominational service at Civic Centre, Isuofia, the Auxiliary Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Bernard Okoye, asked every member of the community to swallow their pride and work for the restoration of peace in the community.

He told them to take decision for the sake of God and humanity, stressing that “we may have diverse opinions but there is need for all to respect the rule of law and the majority opinions”.

He charged the committee members to discharge their duties without fear or favour and should be sincere and fair in in the manner the go about their job.

He said: “Take time to do a thorough job. There is work in what you are doing. Isuofia was exemplary. I want this community to regain its lost glory. God will lead us to the promise land. I promise to offer three holy mass of intention every day until this matter is resolved”.

Prof. Soludo in an emotion laden speech, said for the past 20 years, the people of Isuofia have never come together in the Civic Centre as they had done during last weekend.

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Development of Inland waterways will reduce road accidents –NIWA official ÏÏÏThe Deputy General Manager,

Bishop Okoye (extreme right); Prof. Chukwuma Soludo (third from right) and Commissioner for Chieftaincy Matters in Anambra State, Chief Greg Obi (4th right) at the peace summit at the weekend to resolve the 20-year-old crisis that rocked Isuofia, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s community.

Nov guber poll: Youths caution aspirants, troublemakers over party Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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Anambra State have cautioned those planning to cause trouble as political parties begin to conduct primaries to choose candidates for the November 18 governorship election in the state to perish the idea or face the wrath of the youths as well as security operatives.

The youths under the aegis of Coalition of Anambra State Youths, stated that 1000 of them have been mobilised to monitor activities of political parties including their congresses, saying that they were on ground during All Progressives Congress (APC) primary which held at the weekend.

The state coordinator of the coalition, Hon Okoli Onyekachi, who spoke in Awka, the state capital, cautioned parents not to allow their

children to be used in disrupting the ample peace in the state, while also calling on supporters of those who lost and winners to comport themselves to ensure that peace reigned throughout the election.

In a statement, Onyekachi said: “The coalition of youth organisations in Anambra State has come together to warn aspirants planning chaos if they don’t win ticket, that their plans will not be tolerated in the state.

“We are warning youths sponsored for such exercise to stay away from venue as force will be met with force, and parents should warn their wards too. We know all aspirants and their supporters, so we will also know those who come out for trouble and will work with security operatives to arrest not only them but their sponsors too”.

He continued: “Election is not do

or die, and Anambra Youths are not ready to allow any individual bring terror to the state, so it must remain a peaceful exercise.

“The warning is not only for APC primaries, but subsequent ones coming after Saturday in the state”.

He said it was gathered that some aspirants have recruited thugs to cause mayhem if they don’t win at the primaries, adding that they have obtained police permit to operate at the venues of primaries.

Onyekachi said the coalition was also motivated to take this action based on the life that was said to have been lost during UPP primaries.

“Starting from APC primaries, 1,000 youths will converge at venues of the primaries to monitor the exercises, and we will deal with anybody who tries anything funny to cause chaos during or after the exercise”.

Conduct Anambra Senatorial election, CLO urges INEC ÏÏÏThe

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to immediately fix a date for the conduct of the much anticipated Anambra Central Senatorial zone election.

The chairman of Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) in Anambra State, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, who made the call in a statement he made available to newsmen, said two years after the election of Senator Uche Ekwunife was nullified by the Court, it was long overdue for the INEC to conduct the election since all the legal bottlenecks have been cleared.

He said “it is instructive to note that Anambra Central Senatorial zone is the only Zone in the entire country without a Senator, and it is pertinent to also note that this has denied the zone dividends of democracy and representation”.

He urged political gladiators in Anambra Central Senatorial zone to close rank and display patriotism

at least for the interest of the common man in the zone by removing all the impediments towards the conduct of the election.

Meanwhile, Ezekwueme has extolled Governor Willie Obiano over the award of contract for the rehabilitation of decrepit Nkwo Ugwu-akwu Achalla Umuchu Road in Aguata Local Government Area.

It would be recalled that Comrade Ezekwueme had written memos to the governor over the pathetic condition of the road and the plight of the people.

Comrade Ezekwueme lauded the governor for listening to his demand since 2014 for the construction of the road that has disconnected the village from the rest of the town, saying that “this has brought untold hardships and sufferings to the people of the area.

He said: “The governor has shown that he is not only loving, caring, compassionate and concerned over the plight of the citizens of

the state, but he is fanatical towards their welfare. Significantly such good gesture should be extended to Nfkwo-Amanasaa- Umuchu general Hospital Road as well as 3-3 Nkwelle Ezunaka Road and Ochanja Rouud About -Zik Avenue in Onitsha”.

The construction of the dilapidated roads, he said, will help combat erosion, ameliorate the suffering of the people, spur development as well give the people sense of belonging, and alleviate the excruciating pains people go through the deplorable roads.

He called on the contractors handing the projects to ensure prompt execution of the contract and according to specification.

The community, he said, should monitor the projects, protect and safeguard equipment and ensure that they were the eyes of the government to report any “unwholesome or nonchalant attitude on the part of the contractors to the government”.

Nigeria Inland Waterways (NIWA), Mrs. Uche Amadi, has expressed the need for Nigeria to improve the inland waterways so as to reduce accidents and engender safer higher ways.

Mrs. Amadi spoke in Onitsha, the Anambra State commercial nerve centre, when participants at Navy War College, Nigeria course one visited the moribund Onitsha River Port as part of their one week study tour of Anambra State.

She said although the lower river Niger has been dredged, due to excessive siltation, there was compelling need for continuous maintenance of dredged areas.

The Deputy General Manager said the Onitsha River Port was on the process of being concessioned and if achieved, it was expected that the River which would be navigable from Port Harcourt to Onitsha, Onitsha to Warri and Onitsha to Lokoja will boast the economy of the country.

She opined that if Lower Niger becomes active, there would be no need for businessmen like Alhaji Aliko Dangote to invest in haulage vehicles to evacuate their products through road and that will result in longer life span for our roads and less accidents.

Mrs. Amadi said that when waterways are effectively used, organisations apart from investing less in

haulage vehicles, will rather invest in warehouses.

She said that NIWA and investors can collaborate with the Nigerian Navy to provide effective security along the Nigeria Inland Waterways.

Stressing the importance investing in Nigeria Inland Waters, Mrs. Amadi said it will also provide fertile land for all year round farming for those along the river bank.

She stated that the major challenges facing the development of Inland waterways were policy somersault and bureaucratic bottleneck on the part of the Government.

The Commandment, Navy War College, Nigeria, Rear Admiral Thaddeus Udofia, said the College was set up to improve the technical competence of Navy to meet the dynamic global competitiveness and innovation required of the Force.

He said in the College, they develop the capacity of selected officers and they embark on the tour states to learn the efforts of various State Governments on in developing maritime safety and development.

He said at the end, the tour will form part of their report and make commendation to improve maritime security.

Addressing the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, members of the board and management of Interfact Beverages, Udofia lauded traditional institution for bringing peace in their respective communities.

Obiano attributes govt’s successes to improved security noted the inter-connectivÏÏÏAnambra State Governor, Chief ityObiano between good security and develWillie Obiano, has attributed his administration’s successes to improved security occasioned by good working relationship between his government and security agencies in the state.

Obiano said on Thursday in Awka while addressing students of the Naval War College, Ubima, Rivers State, who were on a one week study tour of Anambra State.

Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, the governor described the choice of Anambra as the first state to be visited by the naval college team as a welcome development.

The governor thanked the Nigerian Navy for its imputes into the Security Joint Taskforce team in the state.

opment, saying because of improved security, the state had achieved a lot.

He assured the visitors of safety during the upcoming November 18, 2017 gubernatorial election in the state and congratulated the participants of the first course of the Naval College on their exploits.

Earlier, the Commandant of the Naval College, Rear Admiral T.C. Udofia, congratulated the governor on his successes, especially in the area of provision of security.

He explained that the choice of the state was necessitated by the level of peace and development being recorded by the administration.

Nwoye wins Anambra APC guber primary ÏÏÏAfter two days of strenuous pri-

mary election, Dr. Tony Nwoye, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary congress to become the flag-bearer of the party in November 18, 2017 governorship election.

Nwoye, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Anambra East/West Federal Constituency, polled 2, 146 votes to beat his closest rival, Senator Andy Uba, who polled 931 votes.

Chief Muoghalu scored 625 votes; Pat Winibe got 414 votes; Paul Chukwuma, 110 votes; Obinna Uzor, 17; Nwike Patrick, 20; Madison Nonso, 21.

Others are Chike Obidigbo, 22; Donatus Ojonkwo, 10; John Bosco

Onunkwo, 85; and Uchendu Adaibu 1.

According to the Chairman of the Anambra State Primary Election Committee of APC, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Nwoye having scored the highest number of votes cast has been elected to fly the party’s ticket in November election.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had already elected Governor Willie Obiano as its flag- bearer, while former Aviation Minister and ex-Corp Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Chief Chidoka, was picked by the United Progressives Party (UPP) as its candidate.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to select its candidate having shifted its primary to Tuesday, August 28, 2017.

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No threat will stop Nov guber poll in Anambra –Igbo Forum agitation but I don’t know what ÏÏÏAn Igbo grassroots socio cultur- and he has in mind for saying that there al organisation, Imeobi Igbo Forum, has vowed that no amount of threat from Indigenous Peoples of Biafra ((POB) would stop the conduct of November 18 2017 governorship election in Anambra State.

Speaking through their national chairman, Dr. Mike IkeguluOnugha, after their meeting, the group said that the problem in Igbo land has nothing to do with conduct of election but marginalisation in a country that Igbos were part builders.

He urged the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to soft-pedal in his boycott campaign and listen to the voice of reason, adding that such threat would worsen Igbo problem instead of curtailing it.

“We respect Kanu’s enthusiasm

will be no election in Anambra State.

“The referendum he is talking about will come one day and it is not by boycott of election that we will achieve a Biafra republic rather it will worsen our problem,” he said.

Continuing, Onugha said: “We will constitute a reconciliatory body to help move Igbo nation forward and for those who believe.

“This organisation has its tentacles in Igbo land and we will screen all the candidates in this election when the time comes to know their antecedents”.

Stressing that the Igbos are being marginalised in the country, he said that “they want to use us as slaves and that is why they don’t want us to go”.

Onitsha Bridge extortion: Traders, road users ask Buhari, Obiano, Okowa to intervene ÏÏÏPresident Muhammadu Buhari, line up at both sides of bridge with Governors Willie Obiano of Anambra State and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State have been urged to direct the removal of every form of road blocks being used to extort money from motorists and users on both sides of Onitsha Niger Bridge.

A cross-section of users of the ever busy bridge and traders in Onitsha in Save Our Soul message to the president and others lamented that both Onitsha and Asaba end of the Niger Bridge have become extortionist points for uniformed personnel and some hoodlums who parade themselves as revenue agents of state governments.

Mr. Clement Ezenwata, a trader at Bridgehead market but resides at Asaba, lamented that most times it took two hours or more to cross over from Asaba to Onitsha due to the road blocks mounted by the soldiers, the police and men of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), saying that the unfortunate situation has been worsened by the presence of hoodlums who allegedly collect tolls from motorists.

At the Onitsha end, said Ezenwata, the soldiers, men of FRSC and others

their road blocks, extorting money from motorists and users of the brid ge.

Said Ezenwata: “It is only in this part of the country that security operatives mount road blocks on an Expressway to collect tolls. They also inflict

Nov 18: Anambra traders task INEC on free, fair election Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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Anambra State Traders under the aegis of their umbrella body, Amalgamated Markets Traders Association Anambra State (AMATAS), have challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the November 18, 2017, Governorship election was not compromised in anyway.

They vowed to resist any attempt by any person or group to rig the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

President -General of AMATAS, Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, who stated this when members of the Shoe Manufacturers Association of Anambra State (SMAAS), paid

him a courtesy call at the AMATAS secretariat, Onitsha, said without rigging, the incumbent Governor Willie Obiano has the chances of winning the election of November 18, 2017.

Ezenwankwo insisted that the election would eventually end up as a one-stroke victory for APGA which will guarantee Obiano’s second tenure ambition.

He said: “Nobody can rig election in Anambra State and it can’t even be tried because there would be no lapses to create an avenue for rigging and anybody who wants to govern the state should test his or her popularity through the ballot box and not by rigging”.

Ezenwankwo said he was yet to see any strong opposition to Obiano from other political parties so far be-

cause Obiano had done so well in office in all ramifications to the extent that he had provided enabling environment for the people to thrive in their undertakings which has now endeared him to the traders.

He said what Obiano had done for the traders was so unprecedented that they had concluded arrangements to vote for him massively.

Speaking on the factions in APGA, Ezenwankwo said: “APGA has only one candidate who is Obiano. The Kangaroo order of mandamus obtained by Chief Martin Agbaso from the Enugu High court has been quashed and with that, there is no more crisis in the party.

APGA is now one family and all of us are working to deliver him on the D-day”.

psychological fear on the people and sabotage the economic activities of the traders in Onitsha. Why don’t they station security operatives in other cities where expressway passes? Why not do it in Benin? Onitsha Bridge is oil well. They collect millions of naira there”.

A driver who regularly ply the bridge,

Mr. Kenneth Osadebe, said they have gone through terrible experience, saying “apart from money they extort, they work in concert with touts to cause traffic hold up and extort money from motorists”.

He then called on President Buhari to direct all the security outfits to remove the road blocks from both ends of the Niger Bridge.

Osadebe also asked Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State and his Delta State counterpart to dismantle hoodlums embarrassing the two state Governments through their criminal activities.

Obiano to provide ambulances to 543 health centres ÏÏÏAnambra State Governor, Chief pletion.

Willie Obiano, on Thursday, said he would provide 543 tricycle ambulances to 543 Primary Healthcare Centres in the state.

The governor said this while handing over cheques in support of mission hospitals at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka.

Obiano said the tricycle ambulances would help improve primary healthcare services, especially during emergencies in the hard-to-reach areas of the state.

“The ambulances will assist in emergencies and this is part of my commitment towards the provision of quality healthcare services in Anambra,’’ he said.

The governor said he would also construct nurses’ quarters in government owned primary healthcare centres.

Obiano said that his administration was working on 63 health Centres in parts of the state, which according to him, are at various stages of com-

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Obiano said provision of infrastructures in health sector was not limited to just physical buildings.

“We will supply medical equipments, functional operational vehicles, conducive and clean environment to enhance efficient and smooth operations generally,” he said.

He said the state government would soon commence payment of allowances to nurses working in remote areas to further motivate them.

“We divided health sector intervention into three; upgrading of health infrastructure, ensuring the comfort of patients and training/retraining of health workers and welfare,” he said.

He also said that the funds distributed to the missions were part of government’s efforts at supporting them as major players in the health revolution initiative of the state.

The governor said the state Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS) would soon take effect, explaining that the scheme would address the greatest challenge facing effective healthcare delivery.

Deputy General Manager, Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Onitsha, Mrs. Uche Amadi (middle) with Rear Admiral Thaddeus Udofia, Commandant, Naval War College, Nigeria (4th from right) and other directing staff and participants of Course One during their one week study tour of Anambra State on Maritime Security...recently

Nov guber poll: Legislator asks APC to do away with ‘federal might’ mentality ÏÏÏThe

member representing Onitsha II State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Chugbo Enwezor, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to do away with the mindset that they will win the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship election through Federal might.

Enwezor in an interview with The Anambra Times said they should go away from that mindset because that would not work for them in this election.

“They won’t do anything. This time, the security apparatus will not work for them. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would not work for them.

They would rather work for Nigeria and ensure free and fair election.

That is the way I look at it”.

He said neither INEC nor the security operatives were in position to help APC rig the coming Governorship election, saying that APC that

has not delivered at the national and the states they control cannot come here and snatch away victory.

Enwezor’s response came on the heels of speculations and boastings from APC faithful in the state that the party would use the INEC and security operatives to edge out the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its candidate, Governor Willie Obiano, in the election.

But Enwezor, a legal practitioner and rights activists, wondered what APC that does not have programme for Ndigbo will tell them during the campaign.

“APC has nothing to offer to solve the problems of Ndigbo. A government that elevated nepotism, ethnicity, skewed appointments as state policies cannot come and to tell us to vote for them. No way” he said.

The chairman of Judicial Committee in the State House of Assembly strongly disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari

that Nigeria’s unity was not negotiable, emphasising “Nigeria is negotiable”.

He said: “When people are living in a country they are marginalised, when people are oppressed, when there is no equality of Nigerians, you cannot talk arrogantly that we cannot negotiate our unity. Are we prisoners, are we under hostage. If that is their thinking, then that is irresponsible thinking”.

Continuing, embittered Enwezor said: “We suffer all sorts of degradation, injustice, oppression, deprivation and marginalisation under this administration. That is not unity.

Iron cannot mix with clay. It is only justice that can help us to get together. Injustice, nepotism repel. Even in your home, there must be fairness, equity and justice, if not there will be trouble. Igbo nation is being subdued, subjugated and undermined in the country they call their own”.

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Interview

After my 8 years, Anambra won’t depend on Abuja –Obiano

Chief Willie Obiano is the incumbent executive governor of Anambra State, seeking the mandate of his people to continue as governor on the ticket of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In this interview with TOM OKPE, the governor emphasised why he will defeat his opponents and his plans for the state. Excerpts: How would you describe the processes for your second term for now?

I recently passed through a very rigorous screening exercise in line with APGA constitution. The exercise was very thorough and I am happy that every step in APGA constitution is been followed to ensure that everything we are doing is consistent with the constitution which is the supreme thing that we are doing. The party is supreme and every party runs on constitution that is appropriately approved, so I am very happy that it has concluded one aspect of the process. What is left is the other meetings by the secretariat of the NWC before we roll out the drums for the election. Once again, I want to thank the chairman of the screening committee and all the members of the screening committee, the National Chairman and the NWC members that gave me a warm welcome when I appeared to the screening. Of course, we are our brothers and sisters keepers and we want to make sure we continue to do so. I am confident that after my election, the subsequent elections will bring many more APGA governors from Zamfara, Nassarawa, Abia, and Imo amongst many other places and APGA family will grow from strength to strength.

So once more, I want to thank everybody for this great opportunity and I thank God for passing through a very rigorous processes.

God bless our great party.

How would you react to what happened in Owerri, Imo State some days ago where a faction of the APGA held a meeting to elect officers?

Well, I don’t have information on what you are telling me. All I know is that there was nothing that happened in Owerri. If something had happened, Police and INEC would be present and I am aware that it didn’t happen and that is the best I can tell you.

May you tell us your plans for women in line with affirmative action to enhance their participation in your government?

If you look at my present cabinet, women constitute 27% and I am coming up to 36 percent. So in the things we are doing women are given priority. By the way, the N1.5 billion that we gave to farmers in Anambra State, women farmers got 60% of the money. So we are paying attention to women generally and improving their health. We are trying to reduce the maternal death in Anambra State and how we are doing that under my admin-

istration is that we got accreditation for the School of Nursing and graduated about 300 Midwives and these Midwives will be sent to the primary health centers in Anambra State.

Now we are going to ask those old women in the villages who didn’t go to school but help in child delivery that we will pay them what the government would have paid them so that they can refer them to the proper Midwives so that those people can have good antenatal. If we do that, you will see a very considerable reduction in the death rate of children and their mothers. So we are doing a lot of things for women.

You have been in power for almost three and half years now, would you state the milestones that you have achieved and also the most challenging aspect of governance that your administration has confronted?

Well, I will say the last two years has been tough. Nigeria went into a recession and only four states could pay salaries and Anambra is one of them out of 36 states. We have consistently paid salaries, pension and gratuities in the state as at when due. We are also working on other infrastructure and other things that are required in a recession. So being able to navigate the challenges of a recession and keeping my state afloat is key. This has been a key challenge and I had to bring to practice all my banking experience to keep the ship afloat.

Awka modern city is one of the cardinal projects you promised the people of the state and we have not seen much done in that aspect. How optimistic are you that you would be able to execute this in your second term?

I don’t know when last you came to Anambra State, you would have seen that Awka has transformed rapidly from a glorified village to a proper modern city. Are you aware of the three flyovers? Are you aware of the street lighting at night that stretches from Amansea all through the length and breadth of Awka? You are aware of the shops that are opened that brought Shoprite? Are you aware of the 24 hours filling station? Are you aware of the bumbling night life that has come to stay in Awka? Are you aware of the massive security that has been there? More importantly, have you heard that someone has been kidnapped in Awka since I assumed office as governor?

We are doing area mapping in the whole of Anambra State and we have started with Awka. Area mapping is very useful when you want to do GPRS and GIS. GPRS is for direction that is why we are labeling the streets so that when you come into Anambra State, all you need to ask is about the street, you will be directed accordingly. You just key in where you are going to and the taxi will carry you to where you are going and the GIS is very useful for land and erosion site monitoring.

We are doing so much more because we have development authority headed by a renowned American architect who is a Nigerian in Anambra State. So we are doing more, in the second term we are going to deal

Gov. Obiano

We want to do more so that by the time my 8 years is done, every community would have very significant infrastructure. This is outside the roads that we are building, the streets lightning that we are doing. with the inner roads of Awka and we have a plan to do another linkage to address the weekend traffic jam. A lot of vehicles come into Anambra State during the weekends because of the night life and adequate security; because of that, we have plenty of vehicles on the road and sometimes you have some traffic jam here and there. So we want to do some road intersects that will fly across one or two towns so that people will be able to get to their destinations faster. So we are working hard. We are doing an event centre that will sit 6,000 people which is going to be the best event centre in the South East. When you come in there, you will think you are somewhere in Dubai. That event centre is at the DPC level as we speak and I will flag it off once the DPC work is over, then you will begin to see the blocks and that is when I will flag it off but we are still on the ground, you know it takes a while to finish the foundation. So we are doing so much not only in Awka but in other cities in Anambra State.

We are currently modernising the roundabouts and that is what we want to do in the next one month and we are trying to retouch all the roundabouts so that we can put things

that depict what people from the areas are known for. Take for example, you find somewhere in Onitsha where we show ‘Odu’ and that is what Onitsha women are putting on.

You go to other places like Aguleri, we show bronze and fishes because that is what they are known for and that brings tourism into the state.

Why are you seeking fresh mandate?

I want some of my projects completed so that I will be around to commission them. In less than three and half years, virtually all the communities in Anambra State would have felt our presence to the tune of N40 million; we want to do more so that by the time my 8 years is done, every community would have very significant infrastructure. This is outside the roads that we are building, the streets lightning that we are doing.

In Anambra State now, virtually all the roads are lighted and we have continued to do more. By God’s grace, we are going to win the election and that would enable us to actualise the vision we have for the state and that will make the state to be the first choice in investment destination for economic and commercial activities. The mission when we go to work is to create a socially stable and business environment where indigenes and non-indigenes can have the opportunity to create wealth. That’s our vision. If you check my mission and vision so far, you will see that substantially we have achieved that.

So, my dream when I finish my 8 years as governor is that Anambra will be selfsufficient in its revenue sources and will not be dependent on Abuja. I have achieved that 65% already and in the coming years I will be able to fully do that and that’s the only way to move the process; making everybody productive, getting people to generate economic activities and creating wealth apart from securing lives and properties which is the core business of the governor.

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DisCos: NLC faults F.G’s bailout fund ....says N660bn intervention fund wasted

Simon Ugwu

THE Nigeria Labour Congress ((NLC) accused the Federal Government of wasting over N11 trillion on the power sector reform.

NLC President Ayuba Wabba,, who spoke with reporters in Abuja recently, said it was obvious that the power sector reform embarked upon by the government has failed.

But, he said the government was still bent on pumping more money into the sector, adding that while countries like South Africa were thinking about producing above 40,000 megawatts of electricity, Nigeria was still celebrating 5000mw.

Since inception, according to him, the current government has spent about N660billion in form of intervention in the power sector, adding that despite claims that they have paid over N500 million as electricity bill for public institutions and streetlights in Abuja, the DisCos were still disconnecting the streetlights to conserve energy to be sold to others.

“One of the things affecting our country today is the issue of accountability. Every other issue can directly or indirectly be linked with the issue of good governance.

The state level is even worst; and that is the bane of our challenge.

Take for instance, the power sector,” he said.

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NNPC alerts Nigerians on crude oil scammers

By Idu jude Abuja The Nigerian National Petrol;eum Corporation,( NNPC) has said that the corporation is engaged in questionable deals.

Speaking on the unwholesome activities of the scammers, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Mr. Mele Kyari, said the corporation “doesn’t sell crude oil from hotel rooms as done by scammers.”

And in furtherance to its efforts in fighting oil scammers who dupe unsuspecting public, the NNPC, days after raising the red flag on the fraudulent activities of crude oil scammers, has urged members of the public to be weary of fraud-

...says security agents on their trail sters.

Speaking on the unwholesome activities of the scammers, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Mr. Mele Kyari, said the Corporation “doesn’t sell crude oil from hotel rooms as done by scammers.”

Kyari said some fraudsters usually lured their unsuspecting victims with higher discount offers on cargoes, offers of non-OPEC crude specification, crude allocation, presentation of crude oil sale letters, as well as, conducting business from hotels.

“Some of them even go to the extent of luring their victims to

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hotels rooms to transact business with these fraudulent crude oil contracts. The entire public should know that NNPC doesn’t do business of crude oil marketing from hotel rooms, “Kyari stated.

He said that there was only one way of buying crude oil from the NNPC, which was through advertisement for the selection of customers who were screened for compliance with the corporation’s expectations and standards.

He said,“There are very high standards we have set; and if you don’t meet them, you cannot be our customer. And once you become our customer, we sign a single annual contract with you.”

L:R: Mr. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, and Muhammad Musa Bello, Minister, Federal Capital Territory, during a courtesy visit to the minister... recently.

By Idu Jude Abuja Newly elected Executives of the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN), Alaba International Market have been challenged to embrace self-regulation as part of the fight against the dangers posed by substandard products to the economy.

Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Osita Aboloma, who gave the challenge while receiving the executive members in his office stated that over 70 per cent of cables traded in Nigeria passed through the Alaba International Market.

According to him, if the traders chose to stock and sell only quality cables and other electrical appliances, importers of substandard products would have no market for their nefarious activities.

He urged the dealers to be more

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Infrastructure : Kano Gov seeks accessibility to UBEC’s fund

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appealed to the Federal Government to allow the state to access Universal Basic Education, (UBEC), funds for the development of basic educational infrastructure in the state.

He stated that Kano has been

up to date in accessing UBEC’s funds for numerous projects, but needed more funds, in view of its enormous challenges in the sector; and to meet the needs of its teeming pupils.

Ganduje said that while some states were yet to fulfill their counterpart funding mandate with UBEC, Kano has accessed the funds up till 2016; and would soon provide the matching grant

for 2017.

He said,“At the moment, we have about 3 million children in school; and about the same number out of school. So, obtaining the funds will help us revitalize the basic education sector, especially in view of the prevailing challenges facing us.”

The governor, who made the assertions while receiving members of the House of Representa-

tives Committee on Basic Education, led by Dr. Istifanus Dung Gyang at the Government House in Kano, said Kano, being the most populous state in the country, required more money to provide infrastructure, teaching aids and personnel in the basic education sub sector.

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NNPC tasks indigenous coys to bid for 30 marginal fields

Simon Ugwu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on members of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) to participate in the forthcoming bid round for about 30 marginal oil fields which would soon be flagged off by the Federal Government.

Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, gave this charge when he received a delegation of IPPG led by its chairman, Engr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, at the NNPC Tow-

Entrepreneurial skills’ll reduce unemployment gap – Ngige Ganiyu Obaaro Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that development of entrepreneurial skills in the country would act as a catalyst in bridging unemployment level in the country.

Ngige made the assertion on Saturday during an interview with journalists in Awka.

He said that the Federal Government was committed to developing any window of economic development that would help in wealth creation in the country.

He reassured Nigerians that the Federal Government was committed to combating unemployment menace in its totality in the country.

According to him, to achieve the agenda the Federal Government has encouraged its agencies like National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to embark on massive programmes that would encourage the public to engage in entrepreneurial skills as a means of livelihood.

He said that once the principle of self reliant is imbibed by the people as alternative to white collar jobs, unemployment level will reduce in the country.

He said that the Federal Government would provide every necessary good business conditions and training for interested persons who have various skills and wish to put them to good use.

He disclosed that he was at Sokoto state for NDE retreat with the theme: “Repositioning the NDE for Operational Excellence through Effective Leadership and Team Building”. “ I was happy as the theme as fitting to the Federal Government’s goal in nation building” he said.

ers in Abuja, where he also urged them to take advantage of the low crude oil price regime to develop their capacity and acquire technology.

Dr. Baru stated that there were lots of opportunities in the marginal fields which would soon be available urging the IPPG to work hand-in-hand with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ensure that they met the conditions that would be required from bidders.

“The marginal oil field lease renewal is an opportunity for your group. You will need to engage the DPR early in discussion

to find out the conditions that the Federal Government is interested in. For example, the supply of gas to power plants and fertilizer plants and I think your group will be successful,” Dr. Baru advised.

The NNPC GMD also tasked the IPPG members to ramp up their collective production from 10 per cent of national production to fifty per cent in the next 10 years in order to increase the footprint of indigenous companies in the upstream sub-sector as is the case in the downstream.

The NNPC helmsman stated that the Corporation was passionate about collaborating with

the indigenous producers in order to grow their capacity and participation in the exploration and production sub-sector in line with government’s local content policy.

Baru

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patriotic by patronizing certified made in Nigeria cables and shun imported substandard and cloned cables from abroad.

Aboloma advised the group to guide their members on the need to register all products with SON for traceability and confirmation of quality status in the overall interest the Nation and its citizens.

Also speaking at the occasion, SON’s Director of Compliance, Engr. Bede Obayi charged the dealers to consciously work at developing a positive reputation for the market.

Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Prof. Seidu Mohammed (3rd right) showing the NASRDA flood warning system to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (4th right), during the Minister’s facility tour at the NASRDA Headquarters in Abuja… at the weekend.

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of million out of school kids, pointing out however, that recent figures available to the government, have shown that two thirds of them are from neighboring states and even some West African countries, brought to the state for Qur’anic education.

Governor Ganduje told the visiting committee members that his administration has deployed enormous resources to teacher capacity building, explaining that nearly 30, 000 primary school teachers have so far been sponsored by the government to enroll for professional programmes at several tertiary

institutions within the state and in neighboring Kaduna state.

In his remarks, the leader of the team, Gyang acknowledged the fact that the state was facing infrastructure deficit in the basic education sector, stressing the need for increased budgetary intervention in the sector.

CPC wants new MoU with NCC on improved quality of service Tony Nwakaegho The Consumer Protection Council, (CPC) has requested for a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in order to sustain the cordial relationship existing between the two organisations towards improving the quality of consumer experience.

The director general of CPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera pushed forward the request when he paid a courtesy visit to the Management of the NCC, adding that he was

gratified by the novelty and nobility of the idea of Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer, as well as the zeal with which NCC has prosecuted the components of the campaign.

Irukera said he decided to visit the Commission after attending the workshop on enforcement of Code of Corporate Governance for the Telecom Industry organised recently by NCC in Lagos.

The executive commissioner, Stakeholder Management at NCC, Mr. Sunday Dare in his response, commended Irukera for the visit and informed him that the Man-

agement of the Commission made the declaration of Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer to highlight the fact that the consumer is the lifeblood of the telecom industry and the primacy of the consumer among several stakeholders in the telecom sector.

Dare listed the challenges in the telecom sector that impinge on the quality of service to include, vandalism of telecom infrastructure, dearth of foreign exchange needed by the operators to sustainably service their operations, multiple taxation, and multiple regulation among others.

Dana emerges Nigeria’s airline of the year

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

For its innovative online products, World-class inflight service and immense contribution to the Nigerian economy, Dana Air has been named the Nigerian Airline of the Year 2017, at the just concluded World Stage Economic Summit (WES 2017) held at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) House, Lagos.

Speaking at the World Stage Economic Summit Awards themed: ‘Transforming Business and Economy Through Innovation,’’ the President / CEO of World Stage Group, Segun Adeleye, said one of the objectives of WES 2017 is transforming the Nigerian Economy through new ways of doing things, and from the responses compiled, Dana Air is one of the outstanding institutions that has emerged winner, as a result of its innovation and immense contribution to the growth of the Nigerian economy this year.’’

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, Agust 28, 2017

Stories by Motolani Oseni After recording a rebounded rate at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX) window a day before the closure of the

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

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official forex market, the Nigerian currency, Naira, on Friday, relapsed against the US Dollar, as well as shedding 0.02 per cent at the Central Bank official rate.

The local currency, had on Thursday, ended its woes against the dollar, following a three-day low trading during the week under review, before gaining a total N4.50k to close at 355.55 per dollar on Thursday, compared to 359.60 traded on Wednesday, but surprising relapsed on the last trading of the week to record a closing rate of 359.56. However, it fell to 359.56 to the Greenback to end

the week on a downward trend.

Although, it had earlier registered a total gain of 0.025 per cent at 360.63 per dollar, which was an open rate at the forex window, against 361.38 opened on Thursday and 362.97 that was seen in the previous day, FMDQ OTC data showed.

However, the daily turnover at the Investor and Exporters FX window, improved significantly by $67.12 million of the new figure of $213.21m, while compared to $146.09m traded on Thursday, as well higher than Wednesday $100.29m, Tuesday $165.29m and

stronger than $212.43m recorded on Monday, representing the highest turnover for the week, even though it was weaker than $236.97 registered the preceding Friday, while considering on a week-on-week (w-on-w) basis.

Also, the naira, at the official forex market dropped further to 305.80 per dollar compared to Thursday, Wednesday and Tuesday flat rate of 305.75; and weaker than 305.65 sold last Monday and 305.60 exchanged previous Friday (w-on-w).

It however, recorded slight or no changes at the parallel mar-

ket, as the local currency was seen hovering between 369 and 370 to the dollar, while remained steadied at 475 against the pound sterling and also, retained depreciated rate of 432 per Euro against 431 traded the previous day.

Meanwhile, the continuous weekly intervention in the foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been described by many finance experts as unsustainable, even though the apex bank had reiterated that it was in a better position to do that due to the current level of the nation’s external reserves.

Unity bank enhances rural economy with NIRSAL savings’ account There is no gainsaying that the creation of several intervention schemes by the Central Bank of Nigeria will boost economic diversification and reduce over dependency on Crude oil.

In view of this, Unity Bank has developed a product called NIRSAL Farmers Savings’ Account specifically designed to drive its strategic business focus on rural economy.

The bank said that the platform is to execute a key aspect of the service level agreement for the NIRSAL UNITY BANK channel partnership to bank farmers in rural areas.

NIRSAL, (Nigerian Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending) is borne out of the efforts of the CBN to increase the disbursement of the Anchor Borrower funds to more farmers at the grassroots level; and the product was conceived to expand and capture more states of the federation to benefit from the scheme.

The apex bank is thus funding the Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme (ABS) in which it has set aside a whooping N500billion for the creation of rural employment and assurance of food security.

Commenting on the Farmer’s product, the Head, Agribusiness, Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Olugbenga Emmanuel Adelana, said, “a total of seven states - Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano and Bauchi;

and over 9000 small holder farmers have signed on to the scheme when the pilot of the Channel Partnership Agreement (CPA) first came on stream.

“The success and the need to grow the number of farmers benefiting from the scheme in other states of the federation have therefore given rise to the development of NIRSAL Farmers Savings Account.”

However, a Memorandum of Understanding and Service Level Agreement on the implementation of the Channel partnership has been approved and signed

by Unity Bank and NIRSAL, and would involve NIRSAL aiming to disburse up to N100bn out of the N500bn earmarked by CBN for the Anchor Borrower Scheme, using Unity Bank as “channel partner.”

The scheme will leverage Unity Bank’s extensive rural branch network, echannels and technology to reach several thousands of un-banked smallholder farmers in rural Nigeria, with access to finance for staple crops and livestock production, under Central Bank of Nigeria funded Anchor Borrowers Scheme.

“Unity Bank Plc, being a niche player in agricultural financing in Nigeria, with active participation in most government intervention schemes and support for key policy initiatives to drive growth and transformation of Nigeria’s agricultural economy,.

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Following the spike to almost 100 per cent at the mid of last week, the nation’s overnight lending rate on Friday, dropped to 12 per cent, due to a liquidity squeeze, as lenders paid for hard currency and treasury bills purchased from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), traders have disclosed.

This is just as the CBN, in a bid to aid liquidity management and deepen the financial system, introduced two new financial instruments, known as – Funding for Liquidity Facility (FfLF) and Intra-day Facility (IDF), at its window, for access by non-interest financial institutions (NIFIs) under its regulation.

However, the money market rates on Thursday, moderated after the state disbursed N224.54 billion

Overnight lending rate drops as new banking instruments debut ($715.10m) in budget allocations to its three tiers of government, boosting liquidity.

Similarly, the apex bank also repaid around N95.7bn in matured treasury bills, to boost liquidity, as well sold around N26.90bn at an open market treasury auction on Friday to soak up naira liquidity. Traders said the money market remained liquid despite the auction.

Although, trader expected rates to rise up to 30 per cent this week, as the CBN issues more securities to mop up part of government disbursement from the banking system.

However, the apex bank, in a circular signed by its Director, Financial Markets Department, Dr. Alvan

Ikoku, which was obtained on its official website over the weekend, stated that the FfLF would provide liquidity facility on overnight basis only and to be terminated on next business day.

Other features include: “Authorised non-interest financial institutions to provide eligible securities to the CBN as collateral for the facility. The value of the collateral to be maximum of 110 per cent of the value of the facility. For example, if a NIFI wishes to take a FfLF of N10bn, it would be required to provide eligible security collateral worth N11bn .

“The CBN shall specify acceptable collaterals from time to time. These shall

include, but not limited to the following securities: CBN safe custody account (CSCA) deposit, CBN noninterest note (CNIN), CBN Asset-backed security (CBN-ABS). Sukuk (that has received status from the CBN, warehouse receipts as provided in the CBN Act 2007, and any other collateral designated by the CBN that does not contravene the CBN guidelines for NIFI’s operations.

On the other hand, it listed some of the features of the IDF to include, the CBN would provide an IDF for settlement, on same day business, while authorised NIFI are expected to provide eligible securities as collateral for the facility.

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Equities market resumes with 0.74% loss Stories by Afolabi Adesola Nigeria’s equities market resume today with a decline of 0.74 per cent recorded for the week ended 25th July, 2017.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s All-share index (NSEASI) and market capitalisation thus closed the week at 36,646.46 and N12.631trn, respectively.

Sectoral indices, which make up the ASI also finished lower during the week with the exception of the NSE Main Board, NSE Banking and NSE Consumer Goods Indices that appreciated by 1.34 per cent, 0.31 percent and 2.38 per cent respectively.

At the close of the week’s trading investors had exchanged a

total of 1.538 billion shares worth N24.218bn in 19,187 deals; this is in contrast to a total of 1.394 billion shares valued at N25.037bn that exchanged hands last week in 23,133 deals.

Data from the NSE indicated that the financial services industry remained at the top of the week’s activity chart with 1.209 billion shares traded in 10,692 deals and valued at N14.210bn.

The financial services industry thus contributed 78.65 per cent and 58.68 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

The Agriculture industry followed with 109.646 million shares worth N154.438m in 321 deals, while the third place was oc-

cupied by Consumer Goods Industry with a turnover of 83.608 million shares worth N6.247bn in 3,726 deals.

Top Three traded equities (by volume) for the week were Unity Kapital Assurance Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and AIICO Insurance Plc. They accounted for 579.065 million shares worth N7.900bn in 1,856 deals, contributing 37.66 per cent and 32.62 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

Also traded during the week were a total of 390 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N6,511.60 executed in 5 deals, compared with a total of 5,168 units valued at N65,570.28 transacted last week

in 8 deals.

A total of 3,657 units of Federal Government’s Bonds valued at N2,866,267.62, were traded this week in 9 deals, compared with a total of 987 units valued at N986,951.99 transacted last week in 1 deals.

A summary of price changes in the review week shows that Caverton Offshore Support Group led 32 equities that gained at price during the week, higher than 19 posted the past week. On the flip-side, 11 Plc (Formerly known as Mobil) led 40 depreciated equities, lower than 51 declared the previous week, while 99 equities remained unchanged lower than 101 reported in the preceding week.

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Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria Plc and Avon Crowncaps & Containers (Nig.) Plc will soon be delisted from the daily official list of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Individual company regulatory documents from the NSE, signed by the Acting Head of Listings Regulation Department, Godstime Iwenekhai said that a scheme of arrangement between both companies and holders of their fully paid up ordinary shares of 50k each, will lead to the delisting of both companies entire shares from the NSE. Iwenekhai confirmed that Paints and Coatings have, through its Stock-

Morison, UBN seek N502m, N49.7 bn rights’ issue Due to the prevailing high cost of borrowing from financial institutions in the country, Morison Industries Plc and Union Bank, like other quoted companies who are in dire need of capital, have resorted to applying for a rights issue to be approved by the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

In Morison Industries Plc’s proposed, but yet to be approved rights issue, shareholders will get eleven new shares for every two held.

A statement by the NSE on Friday, said that Morison’s Stockbroker; GTI Securities Limited had submitted an application to the NSE for approval and listing of a Rights Issue of 836,983,125 Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo each at 60 Kobo per share.

If approved the company will have the opportunity to raise about N502 million fresh capital from its investors.

The statement also noted that shareholders on the list of the company’s register as at Friday, 25th July, 2017, qualify for the rights issue.

The statement read, “Morison Industries Plc (‘’Morison’’) through its Stockbroker; GTI Securities Limited, submitted an application to The Nigerian Stock Exchange for approval and listing of a Rights Issue of 836,983,125 Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo each at 60 Kobo per share on the basis of eleven (11) new Ordinary Shares for every two (2) Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo held.

The Qualification Date for the Rights Issue is, 25 August 2017.”

NSE: Paints & Coatings, Avon …as Tranex to expand Crowncaps begin delisting process logistics business with N238.6bn rights’ issue broker; Meristem Securities Limited, submitted an application for a Scheme of Arrangement between the company and holders of its fully paid up ordinary shares of 50k each.

He said the Scheme would lead to the delisting of the entire shares of Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria Plc from The Daily Official List of The Exchange.

For Avon Crowncaps & Containers (Nig.) Plc, a like mannered application for a Scheme of Arrangement between the company and hold-

ers of its fully paid up ordinary shares of 50k each, was also submitted through its Stockbroker; Integrated Trust & Investments Limited, leading to the entire shares of Avon Crowncaps & Containers (Nig.) Plc being delisted from The Daily Official List of The Exchange.

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Summary of activities on NSE ASI

36,646.46

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3,618.00 422,448,502.00 3,249,106,175.42 12,631,036,509,419.73

Trans-Nationwide Express Plc (Tranex) has informed its shareholders that its rights’ issue, which opened on Monday, July 24, 2017, is being undertaken to raise capital for business expansion, to set the company on a growth trajectory in the logistics sector.

Tranex is a wholly owned Nigerian logistics company engaged in domestic and international express delivery, haulage, freight and other ancillary transportation and storage services.

The company, in a statement published on the official website of the Nigerian Stock Exchange

on Friday, also informed shareholders that the above-referenced rights issue of 298.23 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at 80 kobo per share is on the basis of three (3) new ordinary shares for every two (2) ordinary shares held as at the close of business January 25, 2017.

Tranex Managing Director/CEO, ChidinmaE. Iheme encouraged shareholders to take advantage of this unique opportunity to increase their holdings in the Company.

She said the rights issue, billed to close on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, will further enhance shareholders’ profitability.

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Stories by Godwin Anyebe All over the world, the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards community development is not only important to members of communities alone but to brand owners as well.

Besides a universally accepted role in philanthropic work of corporations, CSR projects are today achieving greater sustainability in their efforts resulting in growth and change in communities. This evolution has been possible due to the collaboration of corporations with the development sector, especially none governmental organisations (NGOs).

Report shows that, from the past five decades, the western world has been looking at several dimensions of CSR; legal, ethical as well as discretionary.

But in Nigeria, It is only in recent years that dedicated CSR departments and staffs have appeared in companies. These trained professionals are designing effective community oriented projects which are transforming communities albeit in a small focussed manner.

While it is still contested whether corporations should have social responsibilities beyond a wealth generating function, the world is increasingly seeing corporations fulfilling broader social goals. These have been happening within business firms with initiatives like changing methods of production to reduce environmental impacts, changing employee relations both within the firm and across the firms’ supply chains. The initiatives outside the firm include making infrastructure investments in local

CSR: Providing enabling environment for community development communities, or as more widely seen in philanthropic community initiatives. Checks also reveal that, earlier corporations found it difficult to understand the consequences of social and economic goals. Social goals were directed towards stakeholders and economic goals towards shareholders. It soon emerged that the development of these groups needed to be directly proportional; and this led entrepreneurs to believe that profit making needs not be the only corporate goal.

As a result, companies started practising social responsibility activities on a voluntary basis to attain various results such as building strong company - stakeholder relationship, motivating employees to enhance production, influencing the community for development and reducing the threat to environment.

Companies also have a history of adapting the approaches advocated in professional social work. This has resulted in good employee engagement practices besides the engagement of other stakeholders the deprived communities.

Speaking to Daily Times on this issue, a brand management consultant, Bernard Okhakume said, “Community development is based on the principles of fairness, equality, accountability, opportunity, choice, participation, mutuality, reciprocity and continuous learning with core emphasis on Educating, Enabling and Empowering community members. True development is

facilitated when citizens from all strata of the society engage together with a sense of community solidarity through combined processes, programs, strategies and activities.”

While also speaking on individuals or group that could be potential partners for community development through CSR, he said; “the external organizations which can be potential partners for Corporate Citizenship include government and nongovernment organizations, corporations, such as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and multinational corporations. The emphasis should be on instilling creativity and self-reliance in the community for short and long-term goals taking forward community devel-

opment as an educational as well as an organizational process.”

According to him, “CSR is in line with United Nations’ ‘Global Compact’ initiative which is the largest corporate citizenship and sustainability endeavor with 4700 corporate participants and stakeholders from 130 countries for promoting human right corporate sustainability.

“Through this initiative, CSR aims to build markets, combat corruption, safe-guard environment and ensure social inclusion through partnerships among business, government, civil society, labour and United Nations. This ever-increasing understanding is reflected in the growth of the community development seen in Nige-

ria.”

Speaking on participation, collaboration, he added that, “CSR has an important role in strengthening close link of collaboration, participation and co-operation between corporations and community.

For example, Shell Foundation, in the Flower Valley’ and Marks and Spencer in Africa gave, aid to underprivileged communities through CSR projects. Malaysian reality show, ‘Bersamamu’ of TV3 is sponsored by Syarikat Faiza Sendirian Berhad (SFSB), which is local enterprisecum-philanthropist who responded to government’s appeal to help impoverished community to improve their livelihoods through help from the local media for publicity and au-

dience support.

“This show focuses on the life of poverty and every purchase of Faiza’s Product, entitles the buyer to make a donation to Tabung Bersamamu TV3.

This is a novel endeavor which may inspire other corporations to help the nation in its effort of alleviating poverty leading to development of community”.

According to him,“Technology corporations can benefit community and support business objectives through their CSR laden technical expertise by facilitating data collection for public organizations. Ex. Intel and IBM in U.S. assisted under-staffed police departments by collecting and processing information of regions with high crime rate.”

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (second right), with the Chief Executive Officer of Huaxia Movie Distribution Group of China, Mr. Wei Bian (second left); the Director, Production and Distribution of Star Times, Tony Kao (first left) and Chief Executive Officer, Star Times, Justin Zhang (first right) when the Huaxia Movie Distribution Group visited the Minister in his office in Abuja on Friday.

Cowbellpedia Mathematics TV Quiz Show: Lagos, Osun shine Contestants representing Osun and Lagos States have moved on to the semi-finals of the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited.

In the fourth preliminary stage contest held last weekend in Lagos, Hezekiah Ilesanmi of Bibo Oluwa Academy, Osun State moved onward to the semi-finals of the Junior category, while Emmanuel

Mebude of Ogunlade Secondary School, Surulere, put Lagos State up in the Senior category.

Ilesanmi and Ayomiposi Adeleye of Federal Government College, Suleja, Niger State, finished ahead of Cynthia Monyei of Good Shepherd Comprehensive High School, Meiran, Lagos State; Oyeyemi Olorunkoya of Deeper Life High School, Mowe, Ogun State; David Nwobi of Faith Academy, Lokoja, Kogi State; and Abdulbasit Abdulrazak of Command Day

Secondary School, Bauchi, Bauchi State.

Ilesanmi, 13, who is participating in the competition for the first time, was excited about his performance. He described his experience as “very good and interesting.”

The JSS student, who scored 98 per cent in the qualifying examinations, said wanted to win be the ultimate prize winner. “I am very happy that I have crossed this hurdle, but my expectation is

to win at the finals. I am looking forward to that great moment,” he said.

In the Senior category, Mebude and Munachi Ernest-Eze of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja eliminated Oghenekvwe Agbadudu of University Preparatory Secondary School, Benin City, Edo State; Taiwo Gbadamosi of Oritamefa Baptist Model College, Ibadan, Oyo State; Florence Izekwe of Twelve Apostles College, Sharon, Ebonyi State and Shuab

Abdullahi of Nigerian Tulip International College, Yobe, Yobe State excelled.

Mebude who answered 16 questions in the Cowbellpedia 60 seconds of Fame segment of the show, described Mathematics as his easiest subject. He aspires to be a mechanical engineer to invent what he called, a “unique car for Nigeria.”

The 15-year-old boy expressed self confidence to emerge top in the senior category.

Insurance B7 dƐ ƏƈƆ Ƅƕ ƕ ƌ Ɨƈ Insurance has been described as tool that helps people achieve their financial planning initiatives as well as attain a high degree efficient risk management and safety.

This was disclosed at a day’s training of capital market financial journalists by the American International Insurance Company (AIICO) Plc in Lagos, as Nigerians were urged to deploy insurance to attain life goals while in active employment, out of employment or even in death, Head retail Sales, AIICO, Mr. Ayeni Taofek delivering a lecture on financial management, said that Nigeria’s economy has the potential to benefit from growth opportunities in the insurance sector, hence

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AIICO’s annuity guarantees safe financial management - Ayeni insurance penetration in the country still falls below 1 per cent.

He said that Aiico is continually repositioning to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the economy and the sector, deploying and upgrading its information technology and exploring new markets, products and diversified new clients.

He said that individuals should always think of safety irrespective of positive in life, adding that such security would always be guaranteed by one form of insurance policy or the other.

Ayeni said that safety of

individuals, organizations are usually guaranteed by putting to use, concrete information that help mitigate different types of risks.

Using annuity as analogy, Ayeni said that annuity helps people in paid employment to sustain a desirable lifestyle when out of paid employment.

AIICO Insurance Annuity Plan, he said, helps protect the policy holders against the possibility of outliving ones financial resources in retirement, as it also helps to provide a lump sum benefit in the event of the policyholder’s death.

According to him, annuity guaranteed the holder, among other benefits, a regular income after retirement, affords opportunity for flexible annuity plans ranging from immediate annuity plans to deferred annuity plans and also ensures surrendering of values for deferred annuities after one year.

Aiico head retail sales, added that a spousal annuity option provides for 75 per cent of the original annuity after the death of the annuitant, enjoys tax relief on contributions payable in order to reduce tax liability, annuitants can choose preferred earning

at retirement and fund it as well as enjoys a multiple of 5 times of earning as death benefit.

Head, Non- Life, AIICO, Felix Ehumadu, in his presentation said that management of risk depends 99.9 per cent on every individual, who at all times should be concerned on “ things you should do to minimize risks. It is possible to avoid risk from perspective of insurance” He added that while one works towards transferring risk to the risk bearer, it should be guarded that the transfer process does not negate the business day to day activity.

Royal Exchange total net claims drops by 10 % in H1 2017 ….As Profit rises by 19% Royal Exchange Insurance Plc has recorded a 10 per cent drop in net claims for the period ended June 30 2017.

This was contained in the company’s first half 2017 result released recently by the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

The result, which showed growth in key indices, just as challenges persist showed that total Net Claims paid for the period under review, amounted to N1.76 billion, a decrease of 10 per cent from N1.95bn posted in 2016 H1.

This feat was achieved as a result of stringent underwriting policies implemented throughout the company in the period under review.

Group Managing Director of Royal Exchange Plc. Auwalu Muktari, said, “by focusing on the growth objectives set forth at the beginning of the year, which included an increased focus on the retail and corporate markets, amongst others, we have been able to achieve moderate growth and the board and management of the company are definitely optimistic for the second half of the year.”

According to Muktari, “the beginning of the 2017 financial year witnessed difficulties in the Nigerian economy, but as evidenced by our stellar results and those of other firms in the Nigerian Stock Market, there is renewed optimism in the Nigerian economy.

Royal Exchange Plc is hopeful that by focusing our efforts on aggressive sales of our various products and services, including strong presence and participation in the retail sales space and the continued optimization of our operating costs, we will be able to surpass our financial targets set for ourselves at the beginning of the year.”

The company’s hi result further showed that Profit after Tax (PAT) increased by 19 per cent from N171.14m achieved in the first half of 2016 to N203.3m recorded in the first half of 2017.

The company also announced an increase in its Gross Written Premium in the sum of N9.37bn in the period under consideration, which represents an increase of 11 per cent over the same period in 2016, which stood at N8.43bn.

NEM insurance plc, has explained that its decrease ingress earnings for the 2916 financial year was due to merger of its Ghana operations.

The company’s Chairman, Dr. Fidelis Ayebae , revealed during his company’s 47th Annual General Meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State.

He said that following the directive of the National Insurance Commission, Ghana, to increase the share base of insurance companies from $1 million to $5m, we decided to merge our op-

Sovereign Trust: Net premium peaks at N2.8bn Hi 2017 Ï Ə ƍƏƆƌƈƑƌ ƍƆ Ɗ at 6.1bn in 2017 H1 Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has grown its net premium and other key performance measuring indices in the first half of 2017.

According to the result, released recently by the capital market regulator, net premium income rose to N2.8billion in the same period of 2017, from N2.3b in the corresponding period of 2016, reflecting 22 per cent growth.

The underwriting profit rose from N1.11bn to N1.4bn representing a growth rate of 2.7%, while investment income also grew by 73% from N140m in 2016 to N243m in 2017 Q2.

Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, total Gross premium written grew from N3.7bn in the second quarter of 2016, to N6.1bn representing an increase of N2.4bn; and a growth rate of 64 per cent in the current financial year.

According to the result, the profit before tax had a growth rate of 57.5%, having increased from N400m in 2016 to N630m in 2017, while profit after tax also grew from N373m in 2016 to N588m in 2017, representing a growth rate of 57.6%.

Management expenses in the second quarter of 2017, dropped to N713m, as against N762m in the same period of 2016, representing a 6.4% reduction rate.

Indeed, the Management Team said is committed to reducing cost of operations.

NEM Insurance explains drop in investment, gross earnings erations with Regency Alliance Ghana Ltd. The new name of the merged entity is RegencyNem Insurance Ghana Ltd. As a result of the merger, the status of NEM Insurance Ghana Ltd has changed from being a subsidiary to an Associate as our stake in the company is 40percent.

The development, he said, resulted into a decrease of

1.3per cent in Gross Premium over the previous period for the Group. The absolute figure was N10.8 billion in 2016 as against N10.9bn in 2015.

He added that the parent company recorded an increase of 4 per cent over the previous year. The sum of N10.8bn was achieved in 2016; while in 2015 it was N10.3bn.

He also noted that there

was a notable improvement in the company’s claim experience during the period under review.

The chairman said, “The low interest rate as well as the inability of MTN to pay dividend as at when due because of the issue they had with the NCC, investment income, decreased by 35.7% for the group and 29.1% for the Parent Company.

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About Pel Extract Limited.

We are producers of wines, food drinks and spirits. Some of our brands are Capri aptizers, Pel aptizer, Rubby red wine, Casablanca, brandy , pel light drink soda to mention but a few.

Pel Extract Limited is located in Mushin, Lagos. Our company is mainly into Alcoholic Drink, Beverages, Drinks and offering Alcoholic And Non-Alcoholic Drinks.

How has it been accessing the CBN facility for SMEs? I think the banks have their own criteria of accessing the loan. But I think that is a way of keeping the money longer in the bank. I have not seen many who accessed the loan.

This is an estate of about 37 occupants. That means something is wrong somewhere.

The government should ask the banks why have they not disbursed the loans? May be, they will seat up.

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Business Interview

Challenges facing manufacturing must be addressed - Kotey Managing Director, Pel Extract Limited, Linus Kotey and chairman of the Lagos State Small Scale Industrial Estate, Matori, Lagos, in this interview with SIMON UGWU, speaks on issues affecting manufacturing industry. Excerpts

Powerandbusinessoperation Power has been a long standing issue. it also has affected our adaptability of business.

If you have something to do, for example, when you want to carbonate health products, you need cooling facility, but when there is no power, how do you power the cooling facility?

You will adjust your plans and start doing something else. It affects the stability of business apart from affecting profitability. It is something that has been there; and it affects business really negatively.

We have to rely on generator with the exchange rates now, generators are much more expensive and their parts are much more expensive, even for diesel. When generator is on you, have not started production when it breaks down, then, you are in trouble, you have much problem on your hands. The cost of the diesel is reducing now. This will help, but the major issue is stability of power supply. If one can predicts the availability of power, for example, between 9am-5pm, you will have power supply, then, you know you can plan, but the situation whereby it goes off; and you don’t know when to expect power supply again you have a problem.

Assessing improved power supply There was a time we saw improvement in electricity supply; and we were clapping, but lately, it has gone back to that situation where you cannot predict. Even though we hear that generation has gone down as a result shortfall in gas supply, the situation has almost remained the same.

Predictability is a very big

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factor in the manufacturing industry; when you cannot predict, you have a problem and that is the reason some factories decide to forget about DISCOs and GENCOs; and, instead, generate their own electricity. But small business are not able to do that, so, it is either you use your generator or factor product lines that don’t require too much power.

Transportation.

I will say looking at the size of Nigeria as a country and the available market, what is negatively affecting businesses with regards to transportation is that the rail transport is not there. Without rail transport, cost of transportating goods will always be high. For example taking a carton of wine from here in Lagos to Benin cannot cost less than N150.00 per carton, so, your margin is gone. You may be recording sales but you don’t make

profit. The easiest way to move goods from one place to the other is rail transportation.

Until we have that, you cannot talk of distributing goods effectively and taking advantage of the vast market available.

Propelling factor I am a professional brewer.

Once you have the entrepreneurial spirit, you will always try your best to hang on in the business, hoping that it will get better. I have a lot of colleagues who have given up. I don’t want to give up.

Diversification We are veering more into the spirit line, like brandy, gin and things like that. Talking of alcoholic brands, we make sure that our products are cheaper than our competitors’ products. We have also been doing some contract production in the area of food drinks and water production to keep the factory running. There are very

many other products we are interested in but the cost of importation of the raw materials make it difficult for a small business to go into it.

Major challenge The major challenge is access to finance. It is a re-occouring challenge but it is more expedient that we have access to finance now. Genuine producers should have access to finance.

Once there is access to finance, one can think about new types of products lines. One should always make sure that 80 per cent of the raw materials are sources locally, then 15-20 per cent imported. You must be able to import the raw materials and stock them so that you will not run out of the materials in order to produce continuously.

Advice to CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), being the owners of the fund, the CBN’s N220 billion

set aside by the apex bank for MSMEs and being in position to translate the government objective should monitor the banks to know how much was disbursed to the MSMEs; because that is the objective. And if necessary sanction some banks why they have not disbursed the funds. They should have a way of monitoring the number of applications that are submitted to these banks and how many applications treated and disbursed.

Advice to Discos The DISCOs should do more with regard to power distribution.

The distribution companies should do a good work with a good spirit in the power distribution areas. Power certainly is not everywhere, but they should ensure that there is power supply in industrial areas from this time to this time so that they can plan their production along with regards to when there would be power supply. They should give more predictability. This will enable them to generate more income. It is cheaper getting power supply from Discos than providing power supply by oneself by running generator.

Government The government should make power supply a top priority in order to encourage independent power supply so that captive areas can generate their own power and run it.

The gas supply should be given more attention. So, also addressing the issue of vandalisation with regards to developing a means of monitoring the vandals so that there will be enough gas to supply generation companies. It is worthy of note that the issue of pipeline vandalisation has stopped for some time now. This will help the generating companies and the economy to grow.

Upcoming industrialists I think one should first have the entrepreneurial spirit; so that the person can endure and go to an area well known to him/her. Be sure you have the expertise of the area you are going into so that you can be flexible and be marketable.

Job creation The Federal Government should bear it in mind that people need job. It is paramount empowerment of human existence to earn a living, feed your family and live a decent lifestyle.

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