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efinitely, no one would be surprised at the recent defence of Constituency Projects allowance by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Speaking in Billiri town, Gombe State at the launch of an empowerment scheme, Dogara posited that members of the National Assembly see constituency projects as the only way to attract federal presence to their constituencies. Even though he admitted that it was not the responsibility of lawmakers to execute such projects, the Speaker maintained that given the widespread poverty and hardship among Nigerians, it was imperative that lawmakers take upon themselves the task of reaching out to the deprived at the grassroots in order to ameliorate their situation. Since the return to democratic rule 17 years ago, the issue of constituency projects allowance has been at the crux of every disagreement between the Executive and the Legislature. Citing relevant provisions of the constitution, legislators claim sole responsibility for appropriation while insisting they have the power to alter, reject or even rewrite the budget. However, behind the veneer of this argument is the age-long battle between them and the executive over who should be responsible for the socalled constituency projects. For the avoidance of doubt, ‘Constituency Project’ is the term used to describe any project in a community that is nominated into a budget by a particular legislator. In contrast, any similar project nominated by a government agency or ministry for the community is never seen as a constituency project but a “budget project”. The often-touted argument of legislators to justify their hold on con-

stituency projects is that they are closer to the people and so know more of their pressing needs. Invariably, this is where we disagree. We believe that the constitutional duty of legislators is the making of laws for the good governance of the people and society. Therefore, we are repulsed at the sight of our legislatures turning themselves into contractors for the sole purpose of executing constituency projects. Even when they claim that they are not given cash for such projects, it is no secret that some legislators are also the contractors selected to execute their nominated projects. It is a fact that even when constituency projects are advertised as required by law, lawmakers have devised dubious ways of ensuring that only companies fronting for them or those belonging to their cronies are pre-qualified. Perhaps this explains why they devote more of their time running after contracts for socalled constituency projects. Even at that, evidences show that many of such projects are poorly executed, either uncompleted or even abandoned after full payments were made. It is time, lawmakers realise that Nigerians are not enamoured of their continued interest in constituency projects at the expense of legislative functions for which they are elected. All we see in the entire exercise is the overwhelming pursuit by legislators for personal monetary gains. Unfortunately, budgets for these projects are not only shrouded in secrecy but also are allegedly diverted by some lawmakers. That is why Nigerians are calling for outright cancellation of constituency projects or in alternative bring more clarity and openness to the process by publishing what each lawmaker gets and for which project.

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News Analysis What’s the value of human life in Nigeria? Sam Nzeh

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is the value of human life in Nigeria? This is the question that stares at the face each time Nigerians are mowed down needlessly by security forces during confrontation across the country. Just on Monday, June 30, 2016, no fewer than 30 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) and the Movement for Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were allegedly killed in Anambra State by security forces, portraying how cheap human life has become in Nigeria. The deceased were among IPOB, BIM and MASSOB members who were commemorating the 49th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra Republic by the Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Aside those killed, several other members of the pro-Biafra groups were injured during the clamp down by the security forces in Anambra State. Over 50 of them were arrested by the military and taken to their 302 cantonment in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. The clamp down on the proBiafra groups also took place in other South East states, with police arresting 320 MASSOB

members in Ebonyi; 50 in Owerri, Imo State and 40 in Nsukka, Enugu State. Expectedly, the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, defended the action of its personnel, saying they shot the pro-Biafra protesters over “unwarranted attack, breach of peace and creation of wide spread panic, tension and apprehension”. The police also defended the role of its personnel in the clamp down of the pro-Biafra groups, following this up with the arraignment of those arrested in Ebonyi State on Tuesday. From any angle incident is looked at, it is clear that the deaths could have been avoided if the security forces had not employed lethal weapons in their confrontation with the pro-Biafra groups. Though it is the constitutional responsibility of security forces to ensure that there is no breach of peace by individuals or groups, the pro-Biafra groups inclusive, they should realise that the killing of the pro-Biafra members was needlessly. The incident does speak well of them. Our security forces should emulate their counterparts in other climes who employ non-lethal weapons to quell protests. This way, our security forces will be able to minimize if not eliminate the fatalities that always trail confrontation with protesters.

FG appoints Ag. Auditor-General

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Anyanwu has been appointed as the acting Auditor-General of the Federation. Her appointment was approved by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) on Tuesday, June 7, NAN reports. This was contained in a statement issued by Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, the Chief Press Secretary, Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) had directed the FCSC to appoint the most senior director as Auditor-General in acting capacity, pending the appointment of a substantive auditor-general within three months. The Auditor-General for the Federation, Samuel Ukura has reached the mandatory retirement age. Before her appointment, Any-

anwu was the director of audit in-charge of Legislature, Judiciary and Security Agencies Department of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. Anyanwu, who joined the OAGF in 1984 as Auditor 1, and became Director of Audit in 2011 has more than 32 years’ experience as a professional auditor. “She earned her membership of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in 2004 and was conferred a fellow in 2013. She is also a member of Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, 2011, and Nigeria Institute of Management in 2004,” the statement read. Anyanwu was appointed due to the retirement of Samuel Ukura, who attained the mandatory age of 60 years on June 5, 2016. Ukura, who was appointed in 2010, was born on June 5, 1956.

Okorocha saves S’East from political extinction, says el-Rufai ÏÏÏKaduna State governor, Mal-

lam Nasir El Rufai has commended his Imo State counterpart Owelle Rochas Okorocha for his foresight in joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) as his swift move saved South East zone from being forgotten in decision making of the nation. El Rufai, who was speaking at an event organised to mark five years of Okorocha’s administration in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday, noted that had Governor Okorocha failed to join the APC at the time he made that decision, South East would have relapsed into “useless opposition.” Said he: “Governor Okorocha was among few political leaders that saw tomorrow, he broke away from the whole and had courage to recognise that other party was dying and just waiting for its funeral and that the future is in the APC, I think the entire people of South East should be grateful to Rochas Okorocha because without him, the South

East would have gone into useless opposition.” According to him, “it takes patience and courage to do what Governor Okorocha did. This is why I have great respect for him.” He commended Okorocha and his commissioners for transforming the state, adding that with his numerous achievements dotted across the state, it was not in doubt that the governor had worked, saying that “I am also encouraged that most important ministries in the state are headed by women. Every ministry is important but there is nothing as important as education, health and infrastructure which women occupied.” The Kaduna State governor also thanked the APC leadership particularly the National Chairman, Chief Odigie John Oyegun for being patience with some of them who are first term governors saying the party and people did not make mistake electing them as governors, assuring that they would bring much needed change to the people.

Also speaking, the Bauchi State governor, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar expressed happiness for the rapid transformation in Imo State, saying that he would replicate achievements he had seen in the state in Bauchi. While presenting a certificate of occupancy to Governor Okorocha for the construction of Rochas Foundation College in Bauchi, Abubakar noted that Okorocha was one of the most performing governors of APC. Earlier, Chief Odigie Oyegun said that though the state had been transformed but noted that it was not yet uhuru, advising the people to concentrate more in supporting the governor for more transformation to take place in the state. Governor Okorocha in his appreciation thanked God, Imo indigenes including security agencies, APC leaders among others, for supporting in these past five years, adding that he was there for the glory of the job not for profit making.

Varsity graduates key to sustainable economic devt – VC ÏÏÏ

The Vice Chancellor of Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, Professor Friday Ndubuisi made this submission while playing host to a delegation of the Anambra State Women Association (ANSWAL) Lagos. Professor Ndubuisi, who is a Professor of Philosophy, pointed out that the different areas of the country’s life had grown in complexity, saying that the intellec-

tual sophistication of university graduates was needed in steering them forward. He noted that it was imperative that the different universities designed quality programmes aimed at inculcating profound academic, vocational and other abilities in their products. “Products of the university system cannot shy away from being in the lead in the efforts to take

Nigeria to the next level. This is why each university should endeavour to produce quality graduates”, Professor Ndubuisi stated. The Vice Chancellor, who is also a legal luminary and newspaper columnist, assured that Christopher University, would produce graduates who would not only be job-seekers but also creators of wealth.

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Jonathan indicts govs Opeoluwani Akintayo

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Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole acknowledging cheers from residents during an inspection of the dual-carriage way 2nd East Circular Road in Benin City… on Tuesday. With him are, Commissioner for Information, Prince Kassim Afegbua, (left); Commissioner for Environment and Public Utilities, Prince Clem Agba (2nd right); Project Manager, Hartland Nigeria Limited, Mr. Claudio Teagno and others.

FG withdraws military from N’Delta communities Continued from page 1 Odom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) and Adams Oshiomhole (Edo). The service chiefs in attendance were General Gabriel Olonishaki (Chief of Defence Staff), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (Chief of Army Staff ) and Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas (Chief of Naval Staff). The meeting was believed to be in connection to the threats by the new militant group, Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) to bomb the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, the Defence headquarters, National Assembly among other strategic government facilities especially in Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna. Prior to the emergence of the new group last week, the Niger Delta Avengers had been engaged in serial bombing of oil facilities

in the Niger Delta region, reducing oil production per day to less than 1.5 million barrels as against the 2.2 million estimated in the 2016 budget. The meeting was also believed to have discussed the way forward in resolving the knotty issue of the current agitation by militant groups in the oil rich region. President Muhammadu Buhari had threatened in his Democracy Day nationwide broadcast last week that the militant groups whose activities were disrupting oil production would be brought to book. But the Federal Government recanted on Monday when Osinbajo announced a cease fire to allow for meaningful engagement with leaders of the oil producing communities. Briefing State House correspon-

dents after the meeting, Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa said, however, that the meeting resolved to have the ongoing military operations in the region distilled, while the communities would be engaged. “We have also agreed that there is a need to distill military operations directly in communities, but the military needs to actually remain on our waterways to ensure that we adequately man the waterways itself while we engage the communities and that engagement process is starting any moment from now.” Okowa also disclosed that the security chiefs briefed them on the situation in the region while the governors also shared their perspective and they agreed on intelligence sharing on the situation, going forward. “We governors of the oil producing states, security chiefs and min-

isters who are concerned met with the Vice President and I believe we had a very fruitful meeting. “One thing we identified which is the synergy between the Federal Government and the States which is very important and this meeting has raised a lot of issues and we believe that the collaboration will help us to tackle the issues in the Niger Delta. “Of course, we were briefed by the service chiefs and the governors also have their own perspectives along with the minister of state petroleum. “We have taken a lot of decisions which will help us mitigate what is going on currently in the states particularly Bayelsa and Delta. We believe we are going to find solution to it. Continued on page 12

PDP prays for Buhari as Makarfi takes over Continued from page 1 for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari, who left Nigeria on Monday for London. Buhari, who will be in London for ten days, is expected to see medical experts regarding ear, nose and throat (ENT). The PDP’s prayer for Buhari was led by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu during the handing over ceremony to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the party. Senator Ekweremadu, in the

prayer, noted that President Buhari was presently not feeling well and has been flown abroad for treatment. The Deputy Senate President said: “I will like to invite you to rise, let us say one minute of prayer for his (Buhari’s) quick recovery”. Continuing, he said: “In Jesus’ name, our God and father, we know you are the physician of all physicians, the healer of all healers. Father, you give power to who you have chosen. “This your servant, General Buhari, you have made our President today; Father, may it please You to

give him good health. “Whatever is afflicting him, Father, we are appealing to you to stretch your healing hands and make him whole again. “Heal him and restore his health for the good of this country. We pray that he will return in earnest to continue the work that has been given to him. “May it please You Lord to be with each and every one of us so that we will all be in sound health as he pilots the affairs of this great country. “Mighty Jehovah, we pray Lord that you be with our President’s

family. Help them Lord in their endeavours and imbibe him with great wisdom. At the end of the day, may all the glory, adoration be ascribed unto you in Jesus’ mighty name”, he said. Commenting on the handover of Tuesday, the Deputy Senate President described the event as a new spirit in PDP, which is capable of moving the party forward. Meanwhile, shortly after taking over the affairs of the party from the former Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche SeconContinued on page 12

President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how $20 billion in the excess crude oil revenue account he inherited at the inception of his administration was reduced to about $2 billion when he left office on May 29, 2015. During an interview programme with Bloomberg TV, Jonathan pointed accusing fingers at state governors who he said forced the federal government to withdraw from the reserve fund to augment revenue allocations from the federation account. “At any time the earnings (from oil) dropped, the governors would insist that there is no place in our laws that actually say that the Federal Government should keep the reserve,” Jonathan said. “They always insisted that a part of it (excess crude revenue account) should be brought.” He said there was a misconception about the excess crude account, pointing out that while some felt it was a reserve fund for the rainy day, others said it was fund that could be drawn from in times of economic difficulty. “Yes, it is also part of our own reserves. But, when I was there, I tried to make a special fund called a Sovereign Wealth Fund, so that it would not be easy for one to take from there,” the former president said. On the diversification of the economy away from oil, the former president said his administration did “very well”, particularly in encouraging manufacturing and industrialization as well as agricultural development, which he said got to its peak within the five years he was in power. He spoke of the agriculture transformation agenda of his administration, which he described as not only the best since the history of the country, but also one that received global acclaim.

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Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, recorded another victory, as the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, affirmed his election and dismissed the petition filed by former governor Capt. Idris Wada. The tribunal had on Tuesday dismissed the election petition filed by Hon. James Faleke the running mate to late Prince Abubakar Audu for same reasons. Wada the immediate past governor of Kogi State had prayed the tribunal to nullify Bello’s election and declare him winner, as he claimed that Bello did not score the majority of lawful votes cast at the November 21 and December 5, 2015 supplementary election. Meanwhile, Wada has rejected the verdict of the gov-

Again, tribunal affirms Kogi Gov Bello’s election ernorship election petition tribunal which, on Monday, dismissed his petition challenging the emergence of Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the state governor. But the three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Halima Mohammed, said that Wada’s claims had no basis in law because Bello candidacy was a proper replacement for late Prince Abubakar Audu, who died on November 22, 2015, during the election. The tribunal said that the contention of the petitioner that only 6,885 votes cast for Bello, at the supplementary election, should be recorded for him was in error. Justice Halima Mohammed

Gov. Bello said that the votes cast at the elections belonged to the political parties. She explained that the (APC) had the 240, 867 before Prince Audu death on November 22, 2015 and the party recorded

6,885 votes additional votes during the supplementary election as against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) score of 199, 514 votes on November 21, 2015 election and 5,363 votes it scored during the supple-

mentary election of December 5, 2015. She said that Wada had no locus standi to query the nomination of Bello, who contested under the APC, as he was not a member of the APC. According to the tribunal, “only members of APC, who participated or were excluded from the primary could challenge Bello’s nomination.” On the petitioner’s complaint that Bello went into the election without a running mate, the tribunal said that the issue of running mate was not part of the qualification prescribed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) for a person seeking to become a governor.

Avengers should be treated as criminals, says Ndume Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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Resident doctors to begin nation-wide strike tomorrow

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of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) will start a nationwide strike, on Thursday, June 9, the National President, Dr Muhammad Askira, has announced. Askira told newsmen in Kano, on Tuesday, that the decision was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association, held from May 30 to June 5 in Jos. He said “16 out of 58 federal tertiary institutions or centres were exempted from the initial strike for the commitment of the Chief Medical Director of the hospitals to implement the Federal Government’s directives.’’ He said that if by midnight of Sunday, June 19, their demands were not met, all the members of the association, including those exempted, would join the indefinite nation-wide strike. Askira said the association found it necessary to take the painful decision following the inability of the government to meet its demands.

Nigeria’s democracy still discriminatory against women –Abiola-Costtelo

ÎÎÎThe Leader of the Senate,

Senator Ali Ndume, has called on the Niger Delta Avengers to accept dialogue with the Federal Government as a means to state clearly whatever their grievances were. Ndume during an interview with the Daily Times in his office, on Tuesday, frowned at the violent approach adopted by NDA, which had culminated into blowing up oil pipelines and killing of military and other security personnel. While commending the APC-led government for doing much in keeping with their campaign promise to improve on security in the country, especially with peace relatively returning back in the North East, as a result of the gradual defeat of the insurgent Book Haram, Ndume said that NDA quest was not understandable as according to him, they had no clear-cut demands to justify what they were doing.

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L-R: Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu at the retreat on livestock and dairy development in Nigeria, in Abuja... on Monday.

Nigeria not only rich in oil, but in language – Expert Chijioke Kingsley, Jos

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language expert, Mr. Zuwaqu Bonat, who is also the Co-ordinator, Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Community Development Association (CONAECDA), has said that Nigeria was also rich in language, and not just oil. He noted that out of 7, 000 languages in the world, Africa was blessed with 2,000 of which Nigeria had 500. Bonat stated this at a twoday workshop tagged: “Minority Languages Development Programme and International Strategy”, held in Jos.

He said that 50 percent of the world languages would go extinct at end of the 21st Century, and that the minority languages were in danger of going extinct, as they were relegated even by the ethnic groups that are supposed to speak and teach them to the young ones. He lamented that out of 500 spoken languages in Nigeria, only Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and English are recognised as official languages, while other languages are not recognised, despite the fact that the minority languages constituted 40 percent of Nigeria population, he said.

“That means that when you put minority language together they are greater in number than any of the major languages and yet their languages have been ignored,” he observed. According to him, minority languages were facing various challenges that were causing their gradual deaths, if something urgent was not done. He said that languages were not used for academic instructions neither were they used as subjects in schools, adding that they were not used in daily writing and reading like the major ones. Bonat stressed that the eth-

Gov. Lalong nic groups that used to speak minority languages had abandoned them either for religious or economic reason. However, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, in an address, commended CONAECDA for choosing Jos for the conference, saying that Plateau was blessed with many minority languages.

only fully appreciate its desired result not until the womenfolk are given their rightful place in the polity, and for the current democratic dispensation to be legitimate, women must be fully represented in all facets of the nation’s governance. This was the position of a release to mark the 20th anniversary of the martyrdom of the wife of acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 Presidential election, Bashorun Moshood Abiola, Kudirat. The release was issued by Kudirat’s daughter, Hafsat Abiola-Costtelo, in Lagos, on Tuesday. Abiola-Costtelo also maintained that in Nigeria of today, it was glaring that women were not fully encourage to participate in elective positions. The statement read in part: “It has taken so long for the tree of democracy that she and other women sacrificed so much for, to begin to show the promise that motivated them to take a stand. Yet, even now, it is still glaring in its failure to include women in elective positions.

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PDP to appeal Kogi Tribunal verdict - Awoniyi

Wada

Deputy Governor to Capt. Idris Wada, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yomi Awoniyo, on Tuesday, revealed that the People Democratic Party (PDP) would appeal the judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal of last Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state election petition tribunal had on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the former governor for

lack of merit and legal incompetence. Awoniyi told newsmen, shortly after the judgment of the tribunal, that consultation was already going on within the party’s legal team of lawyers on how to appeal the judgment. “Our lawyers are already reviewing the judgment with a sound mind to appeal, we absolutely believe in the efficacy of our justice system. “I appeal to our supporters to

remain calm and not to aggravate their grievances, we have absolute confidence that justice will be done at the end of the day,’’ Awoniyi said. The former deputy governor told newsmen that the desire to appeal the judgment was to deepen the country’s electoral laws. NAN reports that the former governor is not in town as he was said to have gone for Umrah (Lesser Hajj). NAN)

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South-East, South-South demand equity, justice - Emeka Ugwu-Oju development agenda is Oil and Gas but particularly focusing on value addition to the products. This, we believe, will create a lot of jobs for our teeming youths. For instance, one of the projects captured in our 20-year development agenda which is almost ready for take-off will happen this year and with this, we believe that some of the problems of unemployment in the region will be addressed. That project is the Brass Fertiliser and Chemical project which during construction phase will have not less than 10,000 persons on site every day. Thereafter, for those working on the project and others distributing the products produced, we might have up to 100,000 persons involved. Once this happens and other projects like it take off, then not only will unemployment be a thing of the past in the SouthEast/South-South but we will be looking for people from other regions to come and work in the region.

EMEKA Ugwu-Oju, President, South-East/South-South Professionals of Nigeria (SESSPN) in this interview with SAM NZEH, speaks on achievements of the organisation in the past 10 years, its plan to stem unemployment in the region, resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta and pro-Biafra protests among others. Excerpts: Ten years after, would you say the objectives have been achieved? I think that as a body, the South-East/South-South Professionals of Nigeria (SESSPN) has come a relatively long way. We had our ups and downs; we are not there yet, but the good thing is that we have made good progress. For me, the most important progress we’ve made within the period under review is trying to get most of our people to focus on what we need to do to make our region the best it can be. For instance now, we have a 20-year development agenda to turn the South-East/South-South region into the most developed place in the country once it is ratified by the different stakeholders which

we believe will happen sometime this year after which action on the plan will commence. The South-East South-South is fast becoming a restive region and many link this to unemployment; so what’s your group doing to stem unemployment in the region? Our 20-year development agenda addresses the problem of unemployment in the South-East/ South-South region and we hope that once the agenda is up and running, the problem of unemployment would be greatly reduced. The development agenda is anchored on five pillars. One of the pillars is Agriculture. The other is Industrailsation and since oil and Gas is found in the region, one of the pillars of the

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Ohuabunwa: Constituency projects fund not for lawmakers

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Sequel to growing controversies over funds for constituency projects, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP-Abia North) has said that money appropriated for constituency projects does not go to parliamentarians as widely as-

sumed. Ohuabunwa, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that lawmakers only choose the site of the projects, while the relevant ministries handle the contracts

and execution. He explained that lawmakers in the 4th and 5th assembly demanded for constituency projects in order to address infrastructural deficits in their constituencies. Ohuabunwa said that the job

of legislators was to make laws for peace and good governance but they lacked power to execute projects. He said that there was serious decay in infrastructure in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Another thing that we are doing to tackle unemployment in the region is encouraging skill acquisition by our youths. This is the reason Education is one of the pillars of our 20-year development agenda. Towards this, we are focusing on putting in place skill development trainings to equip youths in the region with requisite skills that will enable them to get jobs. A lot of us make the mistake of thinking that government creates jobs but the truth is that it doesn’t. Whatever job government creates is limited but it is projects like the one we are facilitating that create jobs. This is why we are in contact with state governments in the region with a view to encouraging them to provide the enabling environment for economic activities to thrive. Is your group concerned about the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region and what is the roadmap to ending this? The South-East/ South-South

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‘Dialogue solution to militancy in N’Delta’ Professionals of Nigeria (SESSPN) because we are from the region, we know the kind of things going on and we are concerned about the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta. We don’t subscribe to the idea of calling the militants or agitators terrorists. In saying this, we are not saying that there are no criminal elements that will use the cover of injustice to perpetrate crime. This is why we are trying to encourage all the parties especially the government to do what is right and that is to provide an enabling environment that will make it easier to deal with the criminal elements in this issue. This is because if a people get the idea that their own government, either by body language or direct actions see them as conquered people or people who do not belong, then it gives room for people to do all sorts of things. This is what is happening in the Niger Delta presently; people feel alien-

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ated. Some persons might want to think otherwise but that’s what is happening. We are happy that the Federal Government has seen that dialogue is the way forward in resolving the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta and as a group, the South-East/SouthProfessionals of Nigeria will encourage a meaningful dialogue between the Federal Government and all stakeholders. We are also delighted at what the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, is doing to stem the renewed restiveness in the Niger Delta. He’s doing a great job; he is from the region and should know the feelings of the people which people who are not from the region may not know or may want to wish away. In as much as we want to have peace in all parts of Nigeria, but we must realise that peace without justice is peace of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Herdsmen attacks: We took cattle farmers for granted- FG Tom Okpe, Abuja Minister of Agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has admitted government’s inefficiency of not taking the Fulani cattle bearers as farmers equally like other farmers thereby taking them for granted. Ogbe said a lot was done for the other farm produce farmers but did not realise that the cattle rearer is equally one and so never invested in them. The minister who was speaking at the retreat on Livestock and Dairy Development in Nigeria with the theme, “Setting an agenda for commercializing Livestock and Dairy in Nigeria” at the Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja on Tuesday observed that the retreat is coming in the period of the Nation’s history when National security is threatened by heightened and frequent farmers/pastoralists conflicts, banditry and cattle rustling resulting in the depletion of our National herd that was estimated at 19.5 Million. His words: “The Nigeria livestock figure currently stands at an estimated 19.5 Million Cattle, 41 Million Sheep, 72.5 Million Goats, 7.1 Million pigs and 145 Million Poultry birds; these livestock are predominantly kept by pastorals and subsistence small holder producers which makes

‘‘National security is threatened by heightened and frequent farmers/pastoralists conflicts, banditry and cattle rustling resulting in the depletion of our National herd that was estimated at 19.5 Million.’’ productivity very low. “It is for this reason that the country has not been able to meet the protein needs of our populace which resulted into massive importation of animal protein to bridge the gap between demand and supply”, he added. Ogbe pointed out that the goal of the retreat is to create enabling environment to attract investment for the development of livestock dairy sector in Nigeria stressing: “This will generate employment and create wealth through Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (LIFE) initiative and improve the sector, contribution to foreign earnings and GDP. “The retreat will among others review existing policies to attract

private investment and ensure transformation of the livestock and dairy sectors in line with the LIFE initiative; develop strategies to increase the quality and quantity of livestock and dairy products produced through the application of modern techniques and appropriate technologies; enhance value added processing and manufacturing along the livestock commodity value chain for rapid industrialization and rural development and to develop appropriate distribution mechanism, innovative marketing strategies to increase awareness and stimulate demand for Nigeria’s livestock and dairy products in the domestic and international markets”, he added. The Minister also said his

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Ministry in collaboration with the African Business Roundtable (ABR), a private institution for mobilizing and engaging the private sector, deemed it necessary to host the retreat in order to set an agenda for commercializing the sector.

“At the end of the retreat, deliverable expected will be strategic implementation framework or master plan for commercializing livestock and dairy commodity value chain in Nigeria; financing mechanism and Agri-business plan”, he added.

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Ohuabunwa: We don’t handle constituency projects fund “What have you done to positively impact their lives in terms of infrastructure; alleviation of poverty, skill acquisition among others; so we came up with the idea of constituency project?’’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

constituencies; hence the constituents were not interested in how many bills and motions the lawmakers sponsored.

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The senator said that the constituents did not understand it when a lawmaker talked about motions and bills he sponsored as their roads were impassable and they had no light and other amenities. “What have you done to positively impact their lives in terms of infrastructure; alleviation of poverty, skill acquisition among others; so we came up with the idea of constituency project? “That was what led to the agitation for constituency projects; it was not easy; but eventually the president saw the need and we started it on three sectors then-power, health and water— rural electrification, primary healthcare and provision of boreholes. “When appropriations for constituency projects are made, lawmakers will be given options among the three sectors; you choose and allocate-that is the community or local government where you want the project sited; after that, your job ends.

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graveyard. So basically, what the people of the South-East/SouthSouth want is equity and justice which of course yields desired peace. If we have a just and equitable country, I guarantee that it will be very easy to deal with criminal elements in the Niger Delta region and the entire Nigeria. But when there is feeling of inequity and injustice, then there is room for all sorts of things to happen and it makes it tougher to deal with criminal elements. This is what the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has to understand - that meaning well is not the same thing as what the perception is. The perception is that the current government is anti-SouthEast/South-South. We can shout and say, no, Mr. President is fair, but the perception in the SouthEast and South-South is different. We know that Mr. President is a fair man, but we want action to speak louder than words. That’s why we believe that in the dialogue that the government is considering to engage with stakeholders in the Niger Delta, there should be milestones on certain things that needs to be done that will be fair and just to the people of the South-East and South-South. Once this happens, stakeholders like us will be in a position to ask those in the re-

gion who feel agitated to trust the government that they mean business. But such trust can’t be in a vacuum and that is the essence of the dialogue. So, in the dialogue that government is planning, let’s have short term, medium term milestones that will encourage those in the region who feel aggrieved rightly or wrongly the chance to trust the incumbent government. Violence doesn’t do any good but of course you can’t beat a child and expect him/her not to cry. What’s your take on the way security forces particularly the military handled the proBiafra protests in Onitsha and other cities across the South East recently? The way the military handled the demonstration by pro-Biafra groups in commemoration of the Biafra Day was unfortunate. To know that lives were lost in the confrontation saddens me. The loss of lives could have been avoided if the security forces had shown more restraint in the use of lethal weapons. Let me say however that Biafra is just a name and those who want Biafra should define what they mean by it. If by Biafra, they are looking for a place where they will get equity, justice and freedom, the question to ask is: are they are not getting that in Nigeria? Do Nigerians not want

‘‘If we have a just and equitable country, I guarantee that it will be very easy to deal with criminal elements in the Niger Delta region and the entire Nigeria. But when there is feeling of inequity and injustice, then there is room for all sorts of things to happen and it makes it tougher to deal with criminal elements.’’

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“As regards the award, payment and the execution, it goes to the relevant ministry, if it is power; it goes to the ministry of power; if it is water, ministry of water, health, ministry of health. “There is a misrepresentation that parliamentarians receive money for constituency projects; no, government does not operate that way and it is not possible. “What you can do is to determine the budget and the location,’’ he said. He said he was not present at the National Assembly during the consideration of the 2016 budget as he was pursuing his re-run election. The lawmaker said that his absence affected projects he would have attracted to his constituency. Ohuabunwa, who represented Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the 4th and 5th assemblies from 1999 to 2003, however said that he remained optimistic of attracting projects in 2017 budget.(NAN).

equity, justice and freedom? These are just what every human being wants. I’m sure if these are available in Nigeria, those agitating for a separate Biafra will not be doing so. Having said that, let me say that in a democratic setting such as we have presently in Nigeria, people are free to agitate for what they believe is in their interest as well as protest and this right should not be abridged under any circumstance. It is for the government and other stakeholders to engage those agitating or protesting in such a way as to avoid violence and loss of lives. If such people behind the agitations or protests including pro-Biafra groups are engaged, it is possible to show and convince them that they could realise their aspirations of a place where there is equity, justice, freedom, etc, in Nigeria without necessarily separating from it. I think people agitating for Biafra do so because they think that they are not getting equity, justice and freedom in Nigeria but if you show them that they can get these and much more in Nigeria, they would not hesitate to drop their agitation. People are not agitating for Biafra to go to a place that they will die, have no food, no justice, equity and freedom, rather they are looking for a place where there is equity, justice, freedom. If you give them these in Nigeria, I’m sure most of them will not mind dropping their agitation.

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Kogi crisis: Reps summon Bello, Buratai The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi and the Chief of Army staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai sequel to the deployment of armed military men to the state assembly. This followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Chukwuemeka Ujam (Enugu-PDP) which was unanimously adopted. Ujam had said that on May 31, masked armed men invaded the Kogi House of Assembly premises, shot into the air in an attempt to intimidate members from carrying out their legislative functions alleging that the armed military men were in company of the security details and escort of the governor. The lawmaker expressed worry that the governor in defiance of the resolution of the National Assembly continued to patronise a group of five assembly members and has forwarded the list of commissioners, special advisers’ nominees and the Appropriation Bill to them for approval. Ujam expressed concern that if the impunity was allowed to

continue, the crisis rocking the assembly may result into anarchy and breach of security as well as threat to lives and property. Contributing, House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila (LagosAPC) urged the House to seek judicial interpretation to the situation saying the development was a clear violation of the resolution of the House. His words: “It is time for the House to seek judicial interpretation of the constitution as regards the matter. The governor has no right to deploy the military to the State Assembly, so the question arises as to who deployed the military”. He pointed out that it was the responsibility of the Police to ensure law and order in the society, saying: “If we allow any governor to get away with this, then the House can never invoke the section of the constitution which empowers it to summon people when the need arises. “We should investigate who gave him the power to deploy military personnel to Kogi State Assembly,’’ he added. Similarly, Minority Leader,

Rep. Leo Ogor (Delta-PDP) said the development was confrontational to the powers of the National assembly, stating that if allowed, the situation may lead to anarchy in the state. His words: “I lay blame on the Attorney-General of the Federation for directing that the Kogi State Assembly be opened even when the National Assembly took over the State Assembly activities because of the crisis. It is a clear violation of Section 121 of the constitution where only five people out of 21 members will sit down and claim to impeach the Speaker. “This is confrontation on the powers of the National Assembly. The Committee on Judiciary should summon the governor to appear before it for proper explanations”, Ogor added. Also contributing, Rep. Igariwey Iduma (Ebonyi-PDP) said that the involvement of the military in civil matters was capable of destabilising the country noting that it was unconstitutional to bring the military into the country’s political space as this was capable of destabilising the country, stressing: “There is no reason whatsoever

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“It is time for the House to seek judicial interpretation of the constitution as regards the matter. The governor has no right to deploy the military to the State Assembly, so the question arises as to who deployed the military”.

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to bring in the military into happenings in state assembly”. The House in adopting the motion directed all parties in the dispute to refrain from fur-

ther actions or seating till the National Assembly vacates its earlier resolution to take over the functions of the state assembly. (NAN)

Tax wealth, not rent, APC guber aspirant tells Oshiomhole “Edo people want to pay tax, its not as if they don’t want to pay, but they are rebelling against paying tax today because of the way it is at the moment, we are taxing rent, we want to be able to tax wealth, this is the reason why we are going to create a lot of wealth”.

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Tom Okpe, Abuja An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo State Governorship Election coming up in September, Arch. Austine Ilenre Emuan has taken a swipe at the tax system of the administration of the state led by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him

of taxing rent instead of wealth. Emuan made the accusation while speaking to newsmen at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja after picking his expression of Interest and Nomination form. While speaking on how he is going to raise more funds to augment the falling Federal Government allocation, he said: “Edo people want to pay tax, its not as

if they don’t want to pay, but they are rebelling against paying tax today because of the way it is at the moment, we are taxing rent, we want to be able to tax wealth, this is the reason why we are going to create a lot of wealth”. Emuan who said he would tackle the state problem on three major developmental philosophies including; Capillary Democracy,

Bi-cultureless, and Moral Economy, said his vision for the state are built on these in order to ensure Edo becomes the next destination for investment. He lamented the present system that breeds terrorism and other social vices because of the huge inequality that existed among the people which his theory of moral economy is going to address. He

stressed that the Capillary Democracy would take power to the people while the concept of biculturalism is utilizing culture to create wealth in the society. He explained that his administration will revive the moribund state industries through bail-out as well as provide jobs for the teeming unemployed youths of Edo State.

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PDP prays for Buhari as Makarfi takes over Continued from page 6

A cross section of civil servants at the annual pre-retirement workshop for prospective retirees in Abuja... on Tuesday.

CCT chair canvasses return of Decree 2 for erring journalists Andrew Orolua Abuja

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by media reports of tribunal’s indefinite adjournment of Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s trial for false asset declaration, the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, advocated for the return of Decree Number 2 to curb the alleged excesses of journalists in the country. Speaking at the end of Tuesday’s proceedings, Umar said that journalists misrepresented the tribunal’s position when it could not sit following the prosecution letter of request that resulted in an abrupt

adjournment without fixed date. He said that “journalists should be punished” for misrepresentation and publishing falsehood that the tribunal had gone on an indefinite adjournment, saying “it is a criminal offence.” Umar said that his position was informed by the publication in some newspapers last week that the tribunal had adjourned the trial of the Senate President Sine-die (indefinitely). Apparently angered by the publication, the CCT Chairman accused journalists of practicing irresponsible journalism that is in bad taste for him and for his tribunal. He said: “If I have my way, I would

bring back the Decree 2 of the olden days to take care of the irresponsible journalists in this country. “How can they dare to publish that we have adjourned the trial of this defendant (Saraki) indefinitely? It is the highest point of irresponsible journalism but I thank God for them that we are in a democratic era and that is why they are doing what they are doing now. “They are embarking on sensational journalism to sell their newspapers at the expense of truth but that is not journalism but a serious crime that can lead them to jail”. Recall that during the military administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, Decree Number 2

gave the Chief of Staff at Supreme Headquarters the power to detain journalists for up to six months without trial or anyone considered a security risk. However, responding to the remark of the CCT chairman, Godwin Kanu Agabi (SAN), the lead counsel to Saraki, announced that he admires journalists a lot because of their contributions to the enthronement of democracy in this country. Agabi told the CCT Chairman that what Nigeria needs now is peace and not Decree 2 and urged that all Nigerians should pray for peace rather than anything that can disturb the peace of the nation.

dus in Abuja on Tuesday, Makarfi apologised to all members of the PDP who may have been unhappy and feel hurt by as a result of the developments of the past few weeks in the party. The PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman therefore appealed to the members to embrace dialogue in the spirit of democracy. Makarfi who lamented the leadership crisis that has been rocking the party since the Port Harcourt convention, assured that the caretaker committee would abide by its mandate of organising a convention and uniting members of the party. His word: “People wondered why we did not rush into the secretariat after the convention. We were appointed and not elected. That was the reason. “If the process has hurt anybody, I publicly apologise, and in the spirit of democracy, they should embrace dialogue as well,” he said. Makarfi later led the committee’s Secretary, Senator Ben Obi to a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) soon after the handover ceremony was concluded. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), of the PDP, Senator Walid Jibrin, equally handed over the PDP secretariat and other property of the party to the caretaker committee. The embattled erstwhile National Chairman of the party and former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was conspicuously absent at the handover ceremony.

FG withdraws military from N’Delta communities Continued from page 6 “One of such is that there is a need for us to share intelligence which is very important and for us to be proactive, working together with the various stakeholders in the states to achieve a better result going forward,” the governor narrated. Also speaking after the meeting, Oshiomhole emphasized the need for government to sustain the amnesty programme so that skills acquired in the training could be effectively utilized. He also cautioned that Nigerians

should strive to resolve any differences amicably rather than sing war songs. He said: “Nigeria is not at war and we cannot be at war with ourselves. “If we have conflicts, we will talk through those conflicts. There are laws that have to be enforced. “I think that in all of these the whole idea is to find peace that is functional, that creates environment for very decent Nigerians to live their lives.” Meanwhile, the Embassy of the United States in Nigeria on Tuesday expressed concern over

reports of attacks and other incidents in the Niger Delta. This was contained in a statement issued by the Embassy’s Public Affairs Unit in Abuja. The Embassy stated that the U.S. mission to Nigeria was monitoring reports of attacks and other incidents in the Niger Delta and it shares the concerns of all Nigerians about these attacks. “The U.S. remains supportive of efforts, including the promotion of dialogue, to address grievances in the Niger Delta,” it stated. It appealed to all parties to resolve their disputes through peace-

ful means and emphasize that human rights of all Nigerians must be protected. It called on all Nigerians to persevere in efforts to achieve common goals. It stressed on the need to end violence and curb the activities of criminal elements. It called for the establishment of conditions and mechanisms for profound, positive, and lasting changes in the region. According to statement, there is the need for the provision of economic opportunity and the needed services for residents of the Niger Delta.

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VANDALISM of gas pipelines =SHORTAGE OF GAS...

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News 14 Police dismiss, arraign corporal for killing, burying Inspector Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

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of the Nigeria Police Force, has dismissed from service, a corporal, Mr. Daramola Tosin, of Ekiti Police Division of the command for allegedly withdrawing N300,000 from an Inspector, Mr. Lateef Shuaib, shooting to death and burying him in a bush near Osi Police Station in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The command also arraigned him on Tuesday at a Magistrate Court in Ilorin. According to the First Information Report, obtained by journalists in Ilorin, Shuaib’s sister, Sherifat Hammed, reported on May 10 to the Osi Police Station that her brother had not been seen since May 6. The FIR further said Hammed also reported that she suspected Tosin, adding that her elder brother, told her that when he was sick, he gave Tosin his Automated Teller Machine card, based on trust, to be withdrawing money from his account at UBA on his behalf.

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Mimiko raises the alarm over threat to Nigeria’s unity ...Says forces against nation’s unity getting stronger Lateef Ibrahim Abuja Bureau Chief

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Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has raised the alarm that forces against the unity of Nigeria are getting stronger. Mimiko noted with regrets that voices of opposition like civil societies were gradually

being silenced. The governor spoke on Tuesday during the formal handing over of the affairs of PDP, at the national level, to the Caretaker Chairman and former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Maikarfi in Abuja. Mimiko said, “These are definitely happy times for PDP. But paradoxically these are unhappy times for the nation. “In all my time in this country

as an adolescent and as a politically active adult, which is a few years now, dying has never been this cheap in this country. Beheading, dying has never come to the forefront of national discuss. “It seems that everyday you open the newspapers, you see people dying here, beheaded there and people carting them away to secret graves”, he said. The governor, however, attributed this to what he called

the mismanagement of the nation’s affairs. He expressed the fear that all the centrifugal forces threatening to tear this nation apart are taking strength. His words: “We want to have a nation. We want to have a united Nigeria that is based on justice. We want a government that protects the people of Nigeria. We want a nation where those who have the mandate of the people will stand up for the security of this nation. “These are very worrisome times for this nation and I think we need prayers and we also need PDP. If there is anything PDP knows how to do best, it is to bring this nation together. “Whatever anybody would say about the PDP, it may not be a perfect party, it has its own limitations.

Kano investing heavily in Agriculture, says Ganduje Yakubu Salisu Kano

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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has said that his administration is investing heavily in agriculture in order to increase the food security status of the state and to increase the sectors’ contribution to internally generated revenue. The governor made the assertion during the celebration of the state Farmers Day and inauguration of 381 Agricultural extension workers and distribution of motorcycles to them, at Kadawa, in Garun Mallam Local Government Area. “Oil money has dropped so the best option is for us to focus on agriculture so as to shore up our revenue, to enable us address the development deeds of our people”, he stressed. “We, as a leading wheat production state, have invested substantially in production of the commodity. For instance, the government provide N100 million interest-free loan to wheat farmers, drilled 1,000 tube wells, distributed 5, 000 hand pumps and procured two combined harvesters, clearing, sorting and grading machine, among others, to boost production”, the governor maintained.

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Founder and CEO, Hunger Relief FoodClique Support Initiative, Mr Bolajoko Fadipe (right) presenting a plaque to Sen. Theodore Orji after the public hearing on hunger Bill sponsored by Orji at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja… on Tuesday.

Herdsmen: Oke Ogun opposed to Grazing Zone

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State government under the leadership of Governor Abiola Ajimobi has been called upon to shelve any idea of establishing Grazing Zone(s) in Oke Ogun area of the state. Making the call in a press statement by Oke Ogun Development Council (ODC) and signed by Mr. Oladoja Oladele and Comrade Jare Ajayi, acting President and General Secretary of the organisation respectively, the Council said that it has come

to its attention that the governor is planning to cede some lands in Oke Ogun for the proposed ‘grazing zones’ for Fulani cattlerearers. The statement read thus: “It is on record that Oke Ogun is an area in the South West that has suffered the most in the hands of unscrupulous cattle scoundrels who pretend to be cattle rearers. It would, therefore, amount to a height of injustice to give the land of suffering farmers to these Fulani rearers who are inflicting

untold harms on the indigenous people.” The body contended that designating a land in Oke Ogun to these rearers would amount to appeasing them instead of sanctioning them for their destructive, dastardly and murderous acts against the peace-loving people of Oke Ogun. It would be recalled that the governor, during his 2016 Democracy Day address to the people of Oyo State, announced that his government will

establish grazing lands, feedlots and ranches for herdsmen with a view to curbing incessant clashes between them and farmers in the state. The ODC maintained that this new position of the governor “is very much anti-thetical to what he told the whole world when he launched Oyo Agric programme at Paago, near Iseyin in May this year. On that occasion he had maintained that there would be no land for grazing of cattles in Oyo State.”

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PMB, APC: Of Magic, Chaanji and Chains

T Ikechukwu Muo

his is not an assessment of the first year tenure of the author and finisher of body language or how APC has so far fared in power. I have been working on this article for a long while but things have been happening in such a fuzzy pattern with inherent confusion and incredulity that it had been impossible to be on track. This is because while you are writing one line, another confounding event would throw the whole thing into disarray. Last week, Femi Adesina declared that it was mendacious for anyone to claim we were (are) suffering. When Professor Ilesanmi disagreed with him, Adesina crowned him the wailer in chief! It has been in the character of our presidential spokespersons, to insult anyone who questions the way our affairs are being run in a supposedly democratic government. The president’s men think they do him a favour by attacking anyone who disagrees Buhari. No democracy can survive if the citizens do not look critically at their government, and voice their concerns... Attacking someone for the mere sin of being critical of the government is a tactic used only under dictatorships. James Baldwin insists on the right to criticise America perpetually because of his great love

for her, while Elbert Hubert reminds us that it is a proof of greatness to be able to endure criticism without resentment. Even the Bible says that when you reprove a mocker or the wicked, you attract dishonour and contempt but when you rebuke the wise, he will love you for it because he grows wiser and gains more (Proverbs, 9:7-9). For those who believe that it is sinful to criticise Buhari, Roosevelt in 1908 told them, that “patriotism means to stand by the country, not to stand by the president, expect to the degree in which he himself stands by the country”. Jefferson while proclaiming dissent as the highest form of patriotism declares that ‘It is our duty, to question everything that can possibly be questioned, look into matters that involve us and every law or policy affects us… not to question the president would make him a dictator’. Roosevelt concured that embargoing any criticism of the president, is ‘unpatriotic, servile, and morally treasonous’. Adesina and co, should face their duties squarely; scan the media, gauge public opinion and pass on to their principal, correct wrong impressions where need be and collect the estacodes that accrue to them as they gallivant with PMB. Attacking those who have contrary spirits does not do PMB or APC, any good.

APC stalwarts have responded in diverse ways since they realised the wide gulf between opposition politics, propagandist campaigns and governance. They have introduced body language as an instrument of governance and blamed GEJ for everything, including the sorry state of the Naira and fuel price hike. They denied most of their documented promises. However, are their denials proper? On 28/7/15, Tinubu while welcoming PMB from his ‘successful’ US trip, authorised us to attack the President if he didn’t perform in 100 days(it’s 366 days now) On 14/3/16, Governor Abubakar of Bauchi State wailed that it was unfair to judge APC in just 9 months and asked us not to expect magic. On 8/3/16, Femi Adeshina declared that PMB promised change while Nigerians were clamouring for magic. Just the other day (23/4/16), Amaechi declared that they never promised magic. I want to state unequivocally that PMB and APC actually promised magic expressly and impliedly during the elections. Magic (also sorcery or trickery) entails the use of rituals, symbols, gestures and language to present things that are not as if they were. It is also the art of creating illusions or conjuring by the use of deceptive devices; performing tricks that seem impossible, too wonderful to be real

Buhari: 365 days of ineptitude

A Adetokunbo Pearse

joke making the rounds currently postulates that Muhammadu Buhari’s promise was to put Nigeria in “chains”, and never to bring about “change”. The joke explains that the confusion emanated from Buhari’s crude pronunciation, which makes the word chains to sound like change. Certainly, all the economic indices point to a country in chains. The pain is everywhere. In the first quarter of 2016, the stock market dropped 17.6%, losing N1.2 trillion in capitalisation. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is down by about 50%. Direct Foreign Investment dropped from $8.9 billion in 2014 to $4.9 billion in 2015, and the Naira’s fall from 150 to 1 dollar in 2014 to 300 to 1 dollar today is the weakest the Nigerian currency has been in living memory. There is a shortage of electricity supply. The consistency of petrol supply is still in question. There is shortage of water, and the price of essential commodities has doubled. Not only are Nigerians not living well; they are losing their lives. In a real democracy, Buhari’s statement that his concern is for the constituency that voted 97% for him

and not that which gave him 5% support would be enough to start impeachment proceedings against him. This statement that is on record, has nullified the laudable claim he made in his inaugural speech. By words and actions, he has shown that he belongs to northern Nigeria, the constituency that gave him 97% support. Moreover, 27 out of president Buhari’s first 34 key appointments including the secretary to the government, the chief of staff, the head of department of security services and the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission are from the north. Meanwhile, Fulani herdsmen continue to terrorise farmers and landowners across the south. Rather than prosecuting the herdsmen, Buhari is proposing to reward them by establishing ranches across the country with federal government funds. President Buhari demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law when he refused to release Dasuki from detention even after the courts had granted him bail on health grounds. A similar fate befell Kanu, accused of promoting seccession under the umbrella of IPOB Buhari’s illegal methods of pursuing alleged illegality has not gone unnoticed by the international community. Amnesty international has pointed out several cases of human rights

abuses, and the United States and the UK, one-time staunch supporters of the president have both expressed their dismay at his disdain for the rule of law. In Washington Times of 18 November 2015, Bruce Fein argued that by flouting Justice Ademola’s order to release Dasuki, the president has fatally compromised judicial independence, and is threatening to destroy the growth of democracy in Nigeria. On their part, the British are upset that Buhari’s government has diverted hundreds of millions of British foreign aid funds to tackle his political opponents. Writing in the Telegraph of 12 April 2016, the Newspapers Defence Editor, Con Coughlin, charged that as a result of Buhari’s failure to properly address the Boko Haram issue, the terrorist group continues to ravage the north East of Nigeria, and has now become the world’s deadliest terror organisation. Shortly after election as president, Buhari had referred to ministers of the Federal Republic as ‘noise makers.’ For nearly six months, all areas of the economy from education to health and agriculture were at a standstill When ministers were eventually appointed, he would proceed to treat them as outcasts. Without ministers to report to the ministry, directors took

or using special powers that make the impossible seem to happen. In effect, magic is 419. So how did APC promise magic? By promising everything and anything to everybody, group and community when it knew that it lacked the resources, competence to deliver on those promises. Before the election, Professor Soludo, warned APC that, an efficient national transport infrastructure alone will cost billions of dollars, even paying between N5, 000 and N10,000 monthly to 25m Nigerians will cost between N1.5 and N3trn per annum. Olu Fasan, a Diaspora intellectual also warned APC (The price of APC’s statist agenda, BusinessDay, 2/2/15). He recalled their numerous promises including six new universities, increase in the number of doctors from 19 to 50 per 1000; increase in health expenditure per person from N10,000 to N50,000per annum and expanding the size of the state by creating several new agencies. He then regretted that they ignored two critical questions: How much would they cost? In addition, where would the money come from? He emphatically declared that APC had over promised and would under deliver in office. Unfortunately, that is exactly where we are today! Dr. Ikechukwu Muo (PhD), is a lecturer at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State

liberties. They demonstrated their penchant for corrupt practices when they padded the budget with fictitious figures, and complicated the budgetary process that the problem is still unresolved today; one year later. Virtually none of the promises made by Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 has been addressed. Some of those promises were so outlandish that the President began to sound like a clown. How else would one describe a president who boasted that he would stabilize the international price of crude oil, or that he would, so strengthen the naira that it would become as strong as the American dollar. While the president has no direct influence over the price of oil, and the strength of the naira however, he could if he had the intellect fulfill some of his promises such as providing free school meals and paying five thousand naira monthly welfare benefit to unemployed youth. Then the president has divorced himself from these promises. According to him, those notions came from the APC, and not from him. If the president did not promise to bring about an egalitarian society, what did he promise? Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse is the Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of PDP MATTERS.

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4 new private colleges get operational certificates ÏƟƟ ƃ ƉƉƄ Ƅ ƃ ƉƄ M & ƃƃƍƄƕƆƎ ƎƆ ƏƍƕƉƄ Stories by Augustine Okezie Abuja The Federal Government has granted provisional approval to four (4) new private Colleges of Education to commence operation as part of efforts to increase access to teacher education in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Professor Monday Joshua, who made this known in Abuja, while presenting accreditation certificates to some

successful Colleges of Education, said all the newly approved colleges met minimum standards and requirements set by the Commission. He listed the Colleges as Oswald Waller College of Education, Shendam, Plateau State; Pan African College of Education, Offa, Kwara State; Diamond College of Education, Aba, Abia State and Bilyaminu College of Education, Dass, Bauchi State. He also disclosed that the ongoing programmes accreditation of Colleges of Education in the country was on course, adding

that eleven (11) Colleges have so far scaled the Commission’s accreditation hurdle and were accordingly issued with Accreditation Certificates. He recalled that when he assumed office, one year ago, as Executive Secretary of NCCE, one of the greatest challenges in the system was that a lot of programmes in the NCE-awarding institutions were unaccredited for about a decade. Joshua, who noted that there was no way the quality of teachers produced by the Colleges could be improved without strict regulatory oversight, added that programmes and institutional ac-

creditation were a core mandate of the Commission as part of quality assurance. He, however, disclosed that out of the 12 Colleges of Education visited for the accreditation so far, one (1) of the institutions has been closed down by the Commission for having obtained Denied Accreditation in nine (9) programmes run by the College. The NCCE boss further explained that the affected college was running 10 programmes and unfortunately only one of the programmes obtained Interim Accreditation, saying the institution lacked basic teaching and learning infrastructure as well as

inadequate qualified teachers to teach the programmes it claimed to have offered. He said based on this dismal report by the Accreditation Panel to the College, the management of the Commission had to closed down the institution while arrangement was made to transfer the students to other Colleges. Meanwhile, a total of 64, 432 backlog of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Certificates have been released to students who graduated long time from some of the Colleges but were unable to get their Certificates, a statement from the regulatory agency stated.

Education, most powerful weapon to change our world- Jimi Agbaje

Esther Taiwo

The gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State in the 2015 general election, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has disclosed that the more Nigerian governments continue to allow mediocrity in the education system, the more standard continues to fall. He said this at the 8th Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) organised by EDUMARK Education consulting firm in Lagos recently where he was the special guest of honour. Quoting the late Nelson Mandela, Agbaje said @Education is the Most Powerful Weapon to Change the World@. He stressed the need for government to take education serious in turning things around for the country. According to him, there are so many out of school children and this is creating danger for the country, adding that people do not need to go abroad to get education

World Bank, Dev. partners vote 100m dollars for Basic Education

as all that government needs do is to increase access to education. ‘’There is need for government to empower teachers and train them so that they can build children that will be better prepared for tomorrow. What is missing in our education is creativity which is as important as literacy. It is a whole new world, education today is about producing creative thinkers because there is no more white collar job’’, he said. He said private schools are trying their best to maintain standard in the system but if the public sector is not catching up with such standard, then there will be problem in the system. Chief Executive of EDUMARK, Mrs. Yinka Ogunde, in her welcome address, said there is no country that wants to develop without having interest in the education sector, adding that the theme for this year’s programme, ‘’Creating Successful Partnerships in Education,’’ is all about maintaining standard of education.

R-L: Wife of Ondo State Governor/Guest Lecturer, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko; Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; ViceChancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun and Acting Registrar of AAUA, Mr. Sunday Ayeerun during the 4th Research and Development Lecture titled “Women and Development: Special Focus on Developing Countries”, in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State… on Monday.

The World Bank and sundry development partners have jointly made a donation of 100 million US dollars to ensure the successful take-off of the newly launched ‘’Nigeria Partnership for Education Project ‘’ (NIPEP), with a pilot take-off in 5 North Western states namely, Sokoto, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano. Speaking in Abuja on Monday during the lunch of the project whose focus is on improving Access and quality of basic edu-

cation with emphasis on Girls Education, the Team Leader of Global Programme on Education (GPE) and representative of the World Bank, the Grant agency, Dr. Olatunde Adewole, said the national partnership for education project is purely a Nigerian project with external support from funding agencies and development partners. Adewole maintained that the project is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s Basic Education

System and improving equitable access with particular emphasis on girls, adding that quality education differentiates the lives of those who attended schools and the ones who didn’t. Giving a further breakdown of the grant, Adewole said that the allocation is 100 million dollars; 95 percent for the five states while 5 per cent is for the supervising ministry and the Universal Basic Education (UBEC). He said: ’’GPE is part of UN ef-

forts to support developing countries especially on how to bring more girls to school and they stay in school and learn. The objective of the project launch is to sensitize the citizenry about the delivery of process, knowledge sharing and capacity building. ``Since the effort is to bring more girls to school, we are focusing on five states in NorthWest that have more girls out of schools—Sokoto, Jigawa, Kano, Kastina and Kaduna.

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19 Education Times

When Class 2016 students mounted the podium at the Centagon Students, parents and visitors who trooped en-masse to witness the graduation ceremony for Class 2016 of Centagon International School, Maitama Abuja, will always relieve the excitement and the wonderful memories of Saturday June 4, 2106 AUGUSTINE OKEZIE who attended the event writes: While making a brief speech to kick-start the ceremony, school proprietor and chairman of the governors’ board of the school, Sir lucky Omoluwa, restated the mission of the school which is to deliver high quality international education, reflecting a mix of Nigerian, British and American curriculum delivery with uttermost technological superiority and environmentally accommodating. Omoluwa, who further revealed the quality of teaching and learning process the school has imbibed as the reason behind the string of successes recorded by the school in its entire history, reminded the 11 graduating students not to forget the school’s motto which emphasizes excellence and hard work, as they march into a competitive future. The Centagon International School (TCIS), which is privately designed to serve grades Pre Kindergarten through Secondary School graduation levels, officially admitted its first batch of students to commence academic activities in September 2010, giving students great opportunities to grow, as well as discover their

The graduating class

unique gifts and academic talent. TCIS as it is fondly called has two school divisions: The Elementary School which consists of Grades Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 (Nursery 3 through Primary 6) and the Junior Secondary School which consists of Grades 6 through 8 (JSS 1 through JSS3).

By September of 2012, TCIS had its first Grade 9 (SSS1) class. Grade levels are added yearly and as TCIS celebrates its second Grade 11 (SSS3) graduating class, the school has since expanded to two classes at each grade levels. The relationship between the teaching staff and students were glaring during the ceremony

Mixed reactions trail scrapping of Post-UTME Iniobong Iwok Stakeholders and candidates have expressed divergent views on the decision of the Federal Government to stop the conduct of Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME). Speaking to Daily Times in separate interviews, they stressed that the advent of the exam was to check poor quality of candidates and eliminate fraud in the admission process, adding that the Federal Government decision would further compound the problem in the admission process. While others were of the views that the exam has not solved the problem it was created for but rather helped in exploitation of candidates. Reacting, Chairman, ParentsTeachers Association (PTA) of Federal Government College (FGC) Ijanikin-Lagos, Barrister Aina Emmanuel, said scraping post-UTME would add further problems to the admission pro-

cess, adding that post-UTME has helped to sanitise the education sector. He described the decision to scrap the exam as hasty, noting that relevant stakeholders should have been consulted before it was taken. He said: “It is a wrong decision, we all know the reason why postUTME was started. They should look at this, if there is any if need be for review, relevant stakeholders should be consulted. It would not do us any good. I’m not doubting the credibility of JAMB exam, but we have seen what is happening all these years. However, the proprietor of Eduland School, Egbeda, Lagos, Mrs wura Ayandosu, noted that it was obvious that post-UTME has not eliminated irregularities in the admission process, adding that the current system overlaboured the candidates, who according to her, have to write several exams before gaining admission to tertiary institution.

She said: “I don’t think postUTME has eliminated the problems, rather we all know these officials favour their children and carry out other irregularities through this process. Why subject the candidates to several exams which over-labour them and at the end we may not get the best from them. “I believe JAMB has doing well over the years, and if need be let’s strengthen JAMB to perform efficiently. They introduced PostUTME because the people do not have confidence in anything that is not done by them”. Also speaking, an Educationist and subject counsellor, Akanimoh Uwenedimo, called for caution, wondering what criteria would be adopted in admitting students by tertiary institutions. He lamented that present students are unwilling to read, adding that the Post-UTME exam was being used in grading the candidates and admitting the best.

through several manners of interactions and exchanges between both sides. Speaking, the school principal, Mr. Onifade, said: ‘’The teachers at TCIS are experienced with several holding advanced degrees. The majority of teachers are Nigerians while about 20% of the faculty teachers are from vari-

Esther Taiwo The Justice Development and Peace Commission, JDPC, Festac deanery, Lagos and Mobiks Educational Services have stressed the importance of Mathematics in bringing about innovation, urging parents and the government to encourage children to embrace the subject. The organisations stated this at an event to mark 2016 Children’s Day held at the Holy Family Catholic Church Festac Town, Lagos. The highlight of the celebration which was attended by over 1,000 children was the presentation of gifts to winners of the 2016 Senior and Junior Secondary School Mathematics competition organised by the JDPC Festac deanery in collaboration with Mobiks Educational Services. Speaking at the event, the deanery coordinator of the JDPC and CEO of Mobiks Educational Services, Mr. Modestus Onyenakeya, said that the idea

ous countries around the world or have been educated overseas’’. ‘’Approximately, 30% of TCIS Student enrolment represents over fifteen different nationalities, while the school facilities contain 36 classrooms, three laboratories, two libraries, an ICT laboratory, a basic tech room, an Art Room, a Music Room, a playing field, an outdoor basketball court, two playgrounds, a clinic, a counselor’s office, a multi-purpose hall, and administrative offices’’. Special Guest of Honour at the occasion and Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, while commending the proprietor of the school for his resilience in the face of intimidation and challenges and for having successfully superintended the growth and development of the school, called for partnership between private and public schools as a way of complimenting government’s efforts in the development of Nigeria’s basic education. Mallam el-Rufai, who was represented at the occasion by his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman, recalled with nostalgia the battle to reclaim the present land on which the school is built from the French Embassy which encroached on the property earlier designated for education development. While appreciating the parents and teachers, the governor called for concerted effort aimed at fixing public schools in the country to bring them up to standard.

Mixed reactions trail scrapping of Post-UTME behind the competition is to motivate the students to greater heights, which according to him, is one of the reasons for the competition- to get students to be interested in the subject of Mathematics which has become a source of phobia for many. On the issue of special centres and performance of students in internal and external exams, Onyenakeya attributed the low performance of students to the fact that parents have become connivers in patronising some of the so-called special centres to aid their wards in passing exams, thereby not getting to know the full potentials of the child. He said: “The necessary education is needed for the child’s optimal growth in knowledge, which will invariably become profitable to both the child and the society at large.

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ÎÎÎResidents of

Badia East community in Apapa-Iganmu Council Area of Lagos, have applauded police operatives for raiding criminal hideouts in the area, where 80 hoodlums were apprehended in a mid-night raid. Nine unregistered motorcycles, suspected to have be stolen and converted to use for various criminal activities by the bandits, were said to have been recovered from them during the exercise which occurred at the weekend. Led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badia Division, Kayode Ayeni, a combined police operatives drawn from the division, Mobile unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad

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Police apprehend 80 hoodlums, recover stolen motorbikes in Lagos (SARS), Anti Terrorists Squad, Taskforce, Criminal Intelligence Bureau, B’ Ops Dept, Area Bravo had local vigilantes, stormed the criminal hideouts located behind Oke Ilueri community, whitesand and Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tankers Parking Terminal on the National Art Theatre axis of Lagos Badagry expressway, where the bandits were nabbed. Armed to the teeth, the cops were said to have stormed the area at about 11.00 p.m. and operated till 6.00a.m., the following day, when some of the

bandits were either preparing or returning from scene of criminal acts. The operation, as gathered, was consequent upon complaints by victims who had been dispossessed of valuables by the hoodlums, especially under the Iganmu overhead bridge, vicinity of the National Theatre and IjoraApapa road, which prompted Ayeni to write the State Police Commissioner for a massive raid. Alleged to have also been responsible for the various attack on motorists at the Na-

tional Theatre axis of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, the hoodlums were said to have found the area as a comfort zone; it being a shanty. Upon the completion of the exercise, the bandits were immediately conveyed in the Black Maria provided by the Task Force to Alausa, arraigned before the Mobile Court and remanded. Ayeni, a Superintendent, who confirmed the raid exercise, said the exercise would be continuous, as he was determined to make the area crime-free.

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Five men arraigned for stealing 604 bags of sugar Rachel Akomolafe

ÎÎÎFive men arrested by the

L-R: Manager, Events and CSR Stanbic IBTC, Ame Okwudi; Principal, Lagos Progressive Junior Secondary School Surulere (LPJSSS), Mrs. SantosAnjorin Adetola; Head Boy and Head Girl, Lagos Progressive Junior Secondary School, Wilson Boluwatife and Oyewunmi Iswai, at the mentorship training organised by Stanbic IBTC for LPJSSS in Lagos... recently.

FCT minister issues threat to contractors over BPP

PenCom denies allegations in petition before Reps

Abuja

Idu Jude

ÎÎÎThe

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has charged the National Contractors Association of Nigeria to register with the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP), as a nongovernmental organisation to enable it monitor activities of contractors in the country. The Minister gave this charge, on Tuesday, in his office, while receiving the leaders of the National Contractors Association of Nigeria led by its National Chairman, Mr. Onuche Okoh.

Henry Omunu,

ÎÎÎThe

National Pension Commission (PenCom) has denied allegations contained in a petition before the House of Representatives to the effect that, in 2011, it illegally appointed an interim management board for a Lagosbased Pension Fund Administrator (PFA), First Guarantee Pensions Limited (FGPL). The petitioner, Mr. George Ozodinobi, who is laying claim to the chairmanship of the board of FGPL, had on April 14, 2016, in his petition, now before the House Committee on Public Petitions, accused PenCom of constituting the said interim management team, in breach

of a subsisting order of the Federal High Court. Ozodinabi further alleged that PenCom had continued to undertake many unlawful actions – including lack of transparency in the management of the FGPL for nearly five years, failing to hold annual general meetings, failing to publish audited accounts, not filing any annual returns with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as demanded by law and not paying any dividend, as well as managing the company in a manner that had resulted in the significant loss of its market shares. But, in a 47-page rebuttal, dated June 2 and addressed to the House, PenCom is accusing the petitioner of

fraud and impersonation, declaring that it had never, at any given time, approved his name as that of the chairman of First Guarantee Pensions Limited (FGPL) as he claimed. PenCom informed the House Committee on Public Petitions that it hadn’t disobeyed any court order or ministerial directive as was claimed by the petitioner, adding that the decision it took was to safeguard the integrity of the company, protect shareholders investment and pensioners’ assets. The commission disclosed that its regulatory intervention in FGPL had been on since 2011 and had traversed from civil litigation to criminal proceedings.

police for allegedly stealing and receiving stolen goods have been arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Aje Afunwa. The accused, identified as Ayomide Kentomahun 34, Lekan Oyenusi, 39, Isek James, 42, Agbaje Lawrence, 29, Haruna Abdulah, 65, allegedly stole six hundred and four (604) bags of sugar worth 4.9million naira, property of SKG Pharmacy Limited. One of the defendants, Haruna Abdulah, was said to have received and retained the bags of sugar, knowing

it was unlawfully obtained from SKG Pharmacy Limited. Evidence, which included an issued note, which was falsified by one of the defendants, was tendered by a witness, Mr. Orji during their trial. According to him, five hundred and fourteen (514) bags of sugar went missing in year 2014, and between January to April 2015, another one hundred (100) bags of sugar were also declared missing. He further told the court that the monetary value of the sugar as at the time of the incident was N4.9 million but had however increased to 6million.

Ugwuanyi plans mass purge of political appointees Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÎÎÎGovernor

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu State, has reportedly concluded plans to embark on a cabinet reshuffle after eleven months in office. The Daily Times gathered that among those to be booted out were Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Gabriel Aja, Commissioners and Special Advisers appointed by former governor Sullivan Chime, Deputy-Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and other top politicians. Aside the Commissioners and (SPAs), others to be shown the exit door due to the present economic crisis in the country are some 600 Executive Assistants engaged by the governor in parts of the local government areas in 2015.

Our correspondent gathered that Ugwuanyi had not been impressed with the performance of the SSG and some of his aides, since they assumed office. A source who craved anonymity revealed that the Governor had been shopping for a seasoned technocrat, who may likely take over from the incumbent SSG.

Gov. Ugwuanyi

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This is to inform the general public that the above named Community 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. PASTOR DAVID IFEANYICHUKWU NWADIKE - CHAIRMAN 2. BASSEY OKON EKPENYONG - SECRETARY 3. MIKE IDOKO 4. MRS CECILIA IFEYINWA NWADIKE

Trustees 1. CHIEF ADEBIYI ADEKEYE 2. MR. BAYOWALE ADEKEYE 3. MRS. LIEVE ADEKEYE 4. MRS. KOFOWORADE ADESINA

Trustees: 1. MR akintunde Aina. 2. Prof (Mrs) ibiyemi mojola 3. Ms bosede bakare 4. Ms vivian boi-nai 5. MR akingbade adejugbagbe 6. Mrs veronica adejugbagbe 7. MR. Douglas egwuenu

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD

AIMS: To help the needy and provide for the needs.

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

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

SINGED BY SECRETARY.

Signed: Trustees

TAJUDEEN ADEDAPO ODOFIN FOUNDATION The General Public is hereby notified that the above named organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. Tajudeen Adedapo Odofin (President/Chairman) 2. Mrs. Olubunmi Odusanya-Odofin. (member) 3. Taofeek Adedapo Babajide Odofin. (member) 4. Rasheed Adeleke Odofin (member) 5. Miss. Adetutu Rukayat Odofin (member) 6. Okusanya Olaniyi Kolade (Secretary) Aims & Objectives 1. To act as a charitable foundation 2. To assist in the arear of health care services, education, information and communications technology. 3. To relieve persons, who are in condition of need, hardship or distress as a result of local, national or international disaster or by reason of their social and economic circumstances. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Secretary

EMINENCE STAR CLUB OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby informed that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part “C” of Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OGBUAGU CALEB ALOZIE - CHAIRMAN 2. IBEH CHARLES KELECHI 3. OLELEWE OKECHUKWU DONATUS AIM AND OBJECTIVE To promote unity and progress among members

Aim. To foster christian healing and nursing. Signed: Trustees.. Any objective to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of the Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Trustees

EBIRA YOUTH COMMUNITY, ONDO This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied for Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matter Act 1990. Board of Trustees (1) ABDULSALAM YAQUB OGIRIMA,(2)SHUAIBU OZOVEHE BASHIRU (3) YUSUF ZUBAIRU AHMED (4) SALIHU JAMIU (5) SEIDU MAUHAMMED (6) SUBERU AZEEZ (7) SALIU YAKUB. AIMS & OBJECTIVES : TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registration – General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi street, and Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Abuja, within Twenty Eight (28) days of this publication.

Signed: TRUSTEES

Signed: SECRETARY

CHURCH OF THE RISEN DRY BONES.

BARRISTER OKEY OKOYE FOUNDATION.

SALVATION AND HEALING CHURCH OF GOD

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

Trustees are. 1. VOSSAN JOSEPH KOFFI. 2. NYAMANYAHE WILLIAM. 3. AMOUZOUGAN MONDAY DAVID. 4. AUGUSTINE AFI PHILOMINA. 5. GOMELA MAWULI. 6. WILLIAMS KOMI JULIS. 7. ANAGO KODJO MONDAY.

Trustees. 1. OBIEZE CHUKWUDI NWABUFO. 2. IGODAN OBIAGELI GLORIA. 3. ILUKWE GERALD CHUKWUKA. 4. OKOYE NWAMAKA NKEOMA. 5. OKOYE ANTHONY CHUKWUMA. 6. OKOYE CHRISTIAN OBI.

THE TRUSTEES ARE (1) CHILAKA ADOLPHUS ONYEMECHI ..... CHAIRMAN (2) ADOLPHUS DABERECHI (3) THEOPHILUS ANUCHA (4) EUGENE ANYANWU......... SECRETARY (5) KELVIN URAKPA (6) EUCHARIA EKEH

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE. To Organize skills acquisition training and welfare assistance for widows.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. To serve humanity 2. To preach thé Gospel Of Jesus

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

Signed straight path consulting 08023694015.

Signed: Secretary

WORPHAN INT’L CHARITY ORGANIZATION.

ELSHADDAI LIFE SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

UNITED NIGERIA CHRISTIAN PROPHETS ASSOCIATION

This is to inform the general public that the above Named ASSOCIATION has applied for Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matter Act 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE : 1,ADETAYO BOLANLE ADESINA -CHAIRMAN. 2.UZOMA KINGSLEY AKANADOR -SECRETARY.

Trustees are 1. UDOMISOH EKIKERE SMART. 2. UDOMISOH WILSON SMART. 3. UDOMISOH REBECCA SMART. 4. MCOYETT ADEMOLA PAGAG.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1.To help the less privileged people in the society, 2,To engage in humanitarian activities & charitable works, 3. To rehabilitate widows, widowers, orphans and street children through educational and cultural exchange programs.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE To create awareness against drug menace.

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

Signed: secretary.

Signed straight path consulting 08023694015.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BABA ALADURA SAMUEL BISI ADEMOSU - PRESIDENT 2. HIS EMMINENCE JAMES OLUWEMIMO OLUSEGUN - VICE PRESIDENT 3. BABA ALADURA DANIEL OLATUNDE SHOYINKA - DEPUTY VICE PRESIDENT 4. PRIMATE SAMUEL OJO BALOGUN 5. APOSTOLIC MOTHER COMFORT EBUNOLUWA ABIODUN - GENERAL SECRETARY 6. SAMUEL OLUSEGUN FAGBEMIGUN 7. REV GABRIEL AKINWALE AIYELABOLA 8. PASTOR JAMES ADEOYE UNIGBE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.To foster unity Among members 2. To cater for the interest and welfare of 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, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. SIGNED BY SECRETARY.

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ASSOCIATION OF BROADVIEW ESTATE RESIDENTS, RAIL TERMINAL ABUJA

ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG PRODUCERS OF CASSAVA IN WESTERN NIGERIAN

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

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

Aim and objective 1. To encourage volunteerism at all levels of the society in Nigeria.

TRUSTEE : FALILAH FOLASHADE AKINDUMILA 2 MUSA WZANI 3 OGIJO EMMANUEL AKU 4 TAJUDEEN ABIOLA AKINWALE 5 EMMANUEL BASSEY JAMES

Trustees 1. PASTOR ADESINA GABRIEL TEMITOPE 2. OYELEKE BOLA JOB 3. ADESINA ISAAC ADEWUMI

2. TO PROMOTE SELF HELP IN AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CUSTODIANSHIP AND GRASSROOTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

AIMS TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS 2 TO MAKE THE ESTATE LIVEABLE & PROTECT THE ENVIRO.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION.

Signed ; Secretary

SIGNED BARR SOLOMON OYAKHILOME O8O36411184

ALPHA HUMANITARIAN CUSTODIANS FOUNDATION. THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. Trustees 1. OLUGBENGA MEJABI. 2 OMOLARA OMODELE. 3. BOSEDE AWODOLA.

SUPPORT & SUCCOUR FOR THE NEEDY FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. Trustees 1. BEN GBADE OJO. - CHAIRMAN 2. OLUWATOYIN ANNE OJO. - SECRETARY 3. PETER ILUORE HARRISON. - MEMBER Aim and objective 1. Giving help to the poor ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed. Secretary

Aim and objective 1. To encourage and train youth in producing and processing cassava ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed. OLUCHI ONONAMADU

FERTILITY IN ZION OUTREACH

PRINCE OSISIOMA FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. ENGR. JOSEPH NWAFOR MADUEKWE 2. ANTHONIA NGOZIKA MADUEKWE 3. JOAN UDEJIOFOR 4. MARYANN MADUEKWE 5. MRS. UJU NWOGA 6. KEN MADUEKWE 7. NOELLA EKEZIE

Trustees 1. EZE UJUNWA MAUREEN 2. IGWEAGWU SAMUEL NNAEMEKA 3. EZE CHIGBO CHUKWUNONSO 4. MR ONYEKA EZE

Aim and objectives 1. To encourage support and uplift the poor , the dejected and the needy,the brokenhearted the frustrated ,the despaired and the forgotten in the society to begin to appreciate life again and to believe that Jesus alone adds meaning to every meaningless situation.

Aim and objective 1. To empower of less privilege person of the society charitable organisation for the care of homeless, motherless children ( orphanage home).

Signed. OCHU. C. SOLICITOR

ESQ.

Signed. Secretary

GLORIA GLAD DIRI GREAT HEARTS FOUNDATION

DR LATHA DIABETES CARE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: i). CHINEDU ENUJEKO-CHAIRMAN ii). VICTOR OWENMADU OKOLIE- SECRETARY iii). MR IKECHUKWU JOSEPH OKOH- MEMBER iv). MR. PETER OKOLO-MEMBER v). MR. CHUKWUMA OKONKWO. -MEMBER vi). DR. EMMANUEL MAFIANA. -MEMBER vii). MR. CHARLES OKWUOKE. -MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNITE THE THREE UBULU COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP THE UBULU CLAN 2. TO PROTECT THE INTREST AND WELFARE OF THE UBULU CLAN AND PEOPLE 3. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND WELL BEING AMONGST THE UBULU PEOPLE. 4. TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN THE UBULU CLAN. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REVEREND TONYE GLAD-DIRI 2. MRS. LUCY BOMA GREEN 3. MRS. JOYCE TEJEV 4. MRS. GLORIA GLAD-DIRI

Trustees. 1. DR. LATHA RAVIKUMAR 2. MR. FRANSISCO BOLAJI ABOSEDE 3. MR ADEBOLA OLUKOYA OLANJO 4 MRS FOLASHADE OMOBOLA ASHAFA 5. MR. AKINDIJI ABIOYE OGUNBIYI

SIGNED: OKOLIE ESTHER UCHECHUKWU ESQ, (07032489659)

UBULU YOUTH CLAN ASSOCIATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED IN OUR SOCIETY. 2. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEDGED IN OUR SOCIETY. 3. TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDY AND ORPHANED CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY. 4. TOENDRE ASSISTANCE TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION.

Aim and objectives 1. To educate everyone and make them believe that diabetes is manageable. 2. To provide treatment for diabetes at an affordable cost to all. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT H 20, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed. Seun Olokeogun 08034066834.

HEAVENLY KINGDOM VESSELS ASSEMBLY.

UNIQUE YOUTH INITIATIVE;

IHITE DEVELOPMENT UNION PORT HARCOURT.

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,FOLAKE ADELUSI, 2.OLUWATOYIN SUNDAY TOGUN, 3.MICHAEL AWI.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOEL UGBOAJA - CHAIRMAN. 2. STEPHEN OKEKE. 3. CHUKWUMA GILBERT. 4. OKPARA CYPRIAN - SECRETARY. 5. MONDAY OKEKE.

TRUSTEES:1.PASTOR THEOPHILUS MAURICE (2) SISTER JOHN CATHERINE. (3) SISTER ONYEAHIRI DORATHY (4) SISTER IHECHUKWU CHIDINMA (5) SISTER DORATHY IBEAWUCHI (6).SISTER ANN NWAKAIRE . AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE PEACE, LOVE, GOOD DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD BEHAVIOR AND MORAL CONDUCT AMONG THE YOUTH.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : TO PROMOTE UNITY LOVE AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

DELE BAMGBOYE GLOBAL OUTREACH.

THE ASAMU CARE FOUNDATION

N0. 54, TOMBIA EXTENSION ROAD, G. R. A. PHASE 3. PORT HARCOURT. The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the corporate Affairs commission, Abuja for registration under part’ ‘C’ of the companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE. 1. PASTOR OLADELE BAMGBOYE - President. 2. PASTOR (MRS) BAMIDELE BAMGBOYE - Vice President. 3. PASTOR GBENGA BAMGBOYE - Member. 4. MOYINOLUWA BAMGBOYE - Secretary. 5. MOYOSOLUWA BAMGBOYE - Member. 6. PASTOR CALEB AJAGBA - Member. 7. MOFEOLUWA ABIOLA BAMGBOYE - Member. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. Preaching the word of God with the holy Bible. 2. Salvation of souls in the name of Jesus. 3.To evangelize, organize Outreaches, Ch urch service, Seminars, Conventions, Retreats and Gospel of Jesus Christ related activities. 4. To undertake and execute any project that will Minister salvation and win souls for God. 5. To sponsor Mission oriented Crusade and Out reaches.

TRUSTEES: 1. ISAQ OLANREWAJU ASAMU 2. KOSENAT OMOLOLA ASAMU 3. TAIWO ADEYINKA ASAMU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST, CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY.

SIGNED: O. J OBUMNEME ESQ (JUSTJURIST CHAMBERS) 08030954075.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE FAVOURED UNITED BROTHERS ASSOCIATION OF ABA NIGERIA. 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. OSINACHI AGBAKWUO, 2. AJAGBA WILKINSON CHIBUEZE, 3. DIMGBA KERIAN KELECHI, 4. UCHE FRED, 5. ONUMADU GODSWIL CHUKWUEMEKA, 6. NWOSU SYLVESTER CHIBU, 7. IGU DICKSON UKA, 8. NJOKU OKECHUKWU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND COOPERATION AMONG THE MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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BELIEVERS VOICE OF VICTORY TABERNACLE 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. PASTOR JAMES ADISA -CHAIRMAN 2. OKOLO DAVID -SECRETARY 3. PROPHET MOSES ADISA 4. ESTHER ADISA

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DAUGHTERS OF LIVING SACRIFICE OUTREACH INT’L, NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ASSOCIATION NAMED ABOVE WITH REG NO. CAC/IT NO. 71861 HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND AMENDMENT OF ITS CONSTITUTION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. OLD NAME: DAUGHTERS OF LIVING SACRIFICE OUTREACH INT’L, NIGERIA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY.

NEW NAME: KINGDOM REVIVAL MISSION INT’L, NIGERIA AMENDMENTS: ALL THE ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION ARE TO BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF NAME, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES, AND ALL OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION.

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

SIGNED: EKERE CHRISTY 08033436481

SIGNED: SETFORTH LP SOLICITOR. 0805 594 8010

FULL GOSPEL POWER TABERNACLE INTERNATIONAL 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. MRS PRECIOUS ANYIKAEME (NEE ENWEREONYE) 2. EVANGELIST CHRIS CHICOCO ANYIKAEME 3. EVANGELIST CHUKWUEMEKA CHRISTIAN 4. PASTOR IHEME IZUCHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SAMUNEL BILL’S MISSIONARY FOUNDATION

KINGDOM RECOVERY CHURCH

MY TIMES HAS COME GOSPEL MINISTRY

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. ELDER (ENGR) ONOFIOK EKONG 2. ELDER SUNDAY ABENGOWE 3. ELDER MFON BROOKS 4. MRS FAVOUR UBOKOBONG FRIDAY 5. ELDER DAN CHIDIADI 6. ELDER NSEBOT UDO TITUS

TRUSTEES: 1. ANYAHAMIWE IKEJIUNO EDMUND 2. UZOEGBU DONATUS OBIOMA

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR FELIX NWAEBUNI UTOMI 2. PASTOR MRS HAPPINESS UTOMI 3. MR. GREAT CHIEMERIE UTOMI 4. DEACONESS JOYCE IJAH

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT MISSIONARY WORK ALL OVER THE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: JOYCE ODUAH & CO 30 BOMBARY CRESCENT APAPA LAGOS

-PRESIDENT -SECRETARY

BORNO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION KADUNA STATE

CHRIST CHOSEN PRAYER OUTREACH

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. GLORIA IKPEME 2. MR. ERNEST EBI 3. EME ITA IKPEME 4. MR. ITA IKPEME 5. MR. GBOLLY OSIBUDU 6. IKENNA ITA IKPEME 7. DR. MRS ADESUA ATANDA 8. MRS OBIAGELI OBI

The General Public is hereby Notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. BULAMA MUSTAPHA -PRESIDENT (BSCKD) 2. CAPTAIN JAURO MUSA LIYA RTD -VICE PRESIDENT 3. UMAR SHU`IBU -GENERAL SECRETARY 4. MRS. DORA MANGA -VICE CHAIR LADY (BSCKD) 5. HARUNA ALI -ASSISTANT SECRETARY 6. MOHAMMED ALI DOGO -TREASURER 7. ADAM MINDIMA -FINANCIAL SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Evan Caroline Taiwo DADA [President] (2)Daniel Oluwatoyin DADA [Secretary] (3)Folasade Tolani DADA [Treasurer] ( 4) Jeremiah Oluwashina DADA [Auditor]

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGES IN OUR SOCIETY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN BORNO STATE

TOUCHING HEARTS GLOBAL FOUNDATION

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WITHIN NIGERIA AND INTERNATIONALLY

Any objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198 Maitama,Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

Signed By: SECRETARY

NOAH’S ESTATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

SAVE OUR LIFE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

UMU - UMEARO PROGRESSIVE UNION

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.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named UNION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ESTHER ISIOMA OSEMWEGIE President 2.VICTOR A.M. OSEMWEGIE Vice - president 3. ELVIS ESOGIE OSEMWEGIE Secretary (4) TIMOTHY OLASUNMIBOYE Accountant

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. NZE JONAS EKEDOZIE UDOKORO 2. NZE OBIEFUNA ALOYSIUS UCHE OGBU 3. CHIEF ONONOBI VINCENT UMEJIEGO 4. SIR JAMES EZE EZERIOHA

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE:(1) LANRE ARIYO (2) DAMISA ENAHORO (3) ADEOTI AJIBOLA (4) SODOLAMU TUNDE (5) RABIU AYO (6) OLUWAGBEMI JOSEPH

5. ELDER (BARR) INNOCENT UMEOHA EKWUEME 6. MR. DONATUS EKEMEZIE OBIOHA 7. PASCHAL NNAEMEKA NWADIKE, ESQ. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To promote peace, unity and progress of members of the Community

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Silent Ride ÏÏÏ It’s a Sunday after-

noon. Morenike’s sitting on the balcony. She’s expecting, Dejumo, her brother who comes straight from Church to see her. Every week he comes to have Sunday lunch with her. She hopes he’ll stay much longer with her today and not rush off after the meal as he often does. She wonders where he rushes off to for she knows he doesn’t go straight home. He says his wife, Omowunmi, spends the whole Sunday doing the Lord’s Work - from Church she makes prison visits, from there to house fellowships. She doesn’t return home till about 8p.m. He arrives with her favourite bran bread in one hand and a pack of bottled water in another. He’s so caring, this brother of hers! Pity he’s married to an unresponsive wife. He invites her out. He says he’s come to take her to the new shopping mall. It’s his dream to own a mall. He wants her to see the latest mall in town. He wants her to go on the escalators. She lives in Lekki. The new mall is in Ikeja, quite a distance from where she lives. In fact, Ikeja is the other side of town. His driver doesn’t work on weekends so he’ll drive the long haul

to and fro. She starts talking about the long drive but he cuts her short. It’s Sunday, so that’s no ‘biggie’. She goes in and freshens up. In the next 10 minutes they’re on their way - Ikeja straight, no diversion. On the way, he says he wants to invite a friend and her baby to join them on the ride to Ikeja. He’d promised to take them as well so he’d kill two birds with a stone. He’s busy during the week - his official workload is so heavy that he rests all day on Saturdays. Sunday is his real free day. He’ll pick his friend and her baby in Surulere. She doesn’t mind at all. After 20 minutes of driving, they get to Surulere where the friend lives. He gets out of the car. He tells his sister he won’t be long. About five minutes later, he comes out with his friend and her baby. He carries the baby while his friend carries the baby’s chair. He introduces the friend as Chioma. Chioma kneels down to greet the older woman. She then puts the baby’s chair on the back seat. He gives the baby to Chioma who, with the baby in her arms, gets into the back of the car and takes her place next to the baby’s chair. She sits behind his sister. The

older woman looks back and says hello to baby. The baby looks familiar to her. But it’s the first time Morenike’s meeting the mother. They’re on their way to the new shopping mall in Ikeja. The journey is carried out in silence. Even the baby’s quiet. The journey from Surulere is smooth till they get to Maryland where they’re in traffic for 15 minutes. Morenike doesn’t want to imagine how horrendous traffic will be at that spot during the week. After many turns and manouverings, they arrive at their desti-

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nation. A parking space is found in the large parking area. The passengers descend one by one. The older woman stands on one side. Chioma and the baby stand on the opposite side. The driver gets out of the car. He walks a distance and presses the lock button in the device he’s holding. He walks to Chioma and takes the baby. He and Chioma with the baby walk to join the older woman where she stands watching her brother, Chioma and the baby. The Ikeja Shopping Mall looks mega to the older lady. They go up on the es-

calator, the baby still in her brother’s arms. They find an eaterie on the upper floor. Her brother gives the baby to Chioma and takes their orders. When he goes to the counter to place the orders, Big Sis is left with Chioma and the baby. Silence at first. Then Big Sis asks: - Is baby a boy or a girl? - A girl ma. - What’s her name? - Morountodun. - A very colourful name. Silence. Thundering silence. She doesn’t know how to converse with this ‘friend’ of her brother’s.

He returns first with their drinks. He goes back for his. He comes back and sits with them. - Sis, Chioma’s baby is mine. Silence. Thundering silence. - Mowunmi doesn’t know about it yet. Silence. Thundering silence. - I decided to introduce them to you so that you can be around when I mention it to Mowunmi. Silence. Deafening silence. Is this ‘goodluck’ jinx? They say ‘be careful of what you wish for’. For yonks, PMB had been dreaming of being the captain of the vessel called Nigeria. Turn by turn the captaincy was rotated. It eventually got to him a year ago. Captains before him - especially the most recent - almost made the vessel capsize. The vessel didn’t have an even keel socially, economically and politically. The people who feared drowning, cried out and PMB heard their voices. PMB assumed the captaincy of the vessel and hoped to make it stable. But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for our captain. The vessel he’s piloting is constantly passing through muddy waters. Sometimes it rocks and other times it tilts. PMB holds on tight to the steering wheel. From time to time, he consults the compass to tell him the direction. Some other time he listens to the people. As the vessel is gaining stability another problem starts. The problem is now with the captain who’s having discomfort in his ears. This discomfort is quite different from that which one feels when water enters one’s ears. Lord knows we need to hear our captain’s voice just as he also needs to hear ours. That’s why we beg the Most High to lend his ears to us and heal our captain’s ears. Shalom!

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LASTMA official settling it with his fists

When you talk about traffic in Lagos, it’s as daunting as the power situation in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), Retired AIG Chris Olape was guest recently to veteran news and public affairs analyst and broadcaster, the indefectible Jones Usen on the celebrated radio talk show, Kubanji Direct recently. GOD’S COVENANT SNR presents highlights of the intriguing one-hour nationwide interactive dialogue.

Acknowledging that his job is daunting though not insurmountable, the general, sounding rugged and fit as fiddle, started with some of the aches he inherited when he assumed office. “Yes I inherited a LASTMA that was looking abysmally very low in discipline with lots of allegations of corruption; that is, indiscipline borne out of not really carrying out the dictates of

the mandate of LASTMA, some irresponsibility in colluding with some itinerant members of the public to interface with commuters and cause problems. “So I came in with a nine-point agenda ostensibly structured to drive the road map to change the nomenclature and to change the personality involved and aim at zero tolerance for corruption and attitudinal change - and that is ongoing as I speak.” Acknowledging that a team is as good as its captain, the LASTMA boss gave a brief chronicle of

I have brought into the template a very serious training manual which I call Tradop, Trading and Doctrine Process, re-orientation from the civil to paramilitary life that will help them do their job better. We’re going to increase the tempo of drills, unarmed drills, structured learning in surveillance techniques and intelligence gathering, sociology, anthropology, public relations, etc. Those are the things that would be introduced into the training manual so that people will begin to see a new evolving people friendly LASTMA very shortly.”

his nine-point agenda: “To conduct what I call ‘operation keep moving traffic’ that will make LASTMA visible and accessible; that will re-engineer the rescue team, invigorate it and make sure the PPP (public private partnership) approach is working. The rescue team is to go on the roads from 6pm – 6am, making sure that any broken down vehicle is rescued or dealt with - particularly when such broken down vehicle is deliberately left unattended to by members of the public. And also to enamor the PEED (Public Enlightenment Education Department), to step up their conduct by taking the enlightenment campaign to garages, bus-stops, schools, universities and catching the young ones in the nursery schools in our drive to enunciate, inform and educate members of the public more than ever before: that is in the template. “And also I instituted a very strong security team made up of a combination of LASTMA and Policemen to go on surveillance for anti-corruption crusade and that is really biting deep into the system.” LASTMA in anti-corruption crusade? How do you mean? “This unit would be looking out for those who are corrupted by members of the public or corrupting members of the public as the case may be, and those LASTMA officials who are not properly dressed and derelict to duty. In this template is a very vibrant team ably led by a Provost-Marshal which I instituted to try and dismiss anyone caught breaching the laws.” When you try and dismiss, is that enough punishment, do you think? “The normal template is you try, dismiss from service and take them to court. Section 98 of the Criminal Code is just waiting for any erring LASTMA man to be dealt with.” On twitter, Gabriel Agulimen asked to know why LASTMA officials ignore the menace of okada riders even on roads they are prohibited from plying. CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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al evidence will give credibility to evidence so we will not stop until people stop violating traffic laws; we must have pictorial evidences to make prosecution smooth.” The LASTMA boss revealed that the body has concluded their recruitment and actually in the process of commencing training. The men have been screened by the Civil Service Commission and any moment from now, they are expected to be collecting their letters of employment.

A LASTMA official effecting-the arrest of a Danfo bus drivern in Lagos CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26

“This is being looked into because when I came on board, I instituted collaboration with all security agencies; we are partnering with the Special Task Force, RRS and the Federal Road Safety Corps to get these men off the roads; in due course you will see the result.” Onyeka Chijioke says LASTMA cannot seem to control the traffic gridlock at Mile 2 for so long, but since the soldiers arrived, the road is totally cleared. “When I talk about collaboration, it is not a LASTMA activity exclusively, every man must come on board; the people who are indiscipline and causing havoc on the road must change their attitude. People driving recklessly against traffic must also change their attitude and so we’re going around doing public enlightenment with vigour to ensure that people change their modus operandi in driving along the highway. “Meanwhile we are happy with the government of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who has given us increase in numbers of LASTMA personnel; we’ve been with 2,300, now he has given us opportunity for recruitment into LASTMA to increase our personnel so we envisage three duty-sections that will cut across all the roads in Lagos in due course. We’re going to give them training in security management, in security and monitoring of the environment.

In the template LASTMA will also collaborate more than ever before with the police in sharing of information and intelligence in public theft.” They’ll be bearing arms? “No, just in sharing intelligence.” While a commendation came from Christopher Folajimi for a job seemingly well doing, Lucky Lola Onyemare says, convince us that Lagos State government is not using LASTMA to raise money. “That is out of the quesion because firstly, we’re not out to raise money, we’re out to ensure traffic moves and ensure enforcement will only take place when people violate traffic regulations.” Solomon Edukugo from Badagry says your men just harass and extort drivers instead of controlling the traffic. The LASTMA boss disagreed absolutely. “That’s quite incorrect because, remove LASTMA from the template of traffic management in Lagos and there will be chaos; and you should know that many states are emulating Lagos State and to draw out of the wisdom of Lagos. They have even set up their own traffic management institution. Delta has just established one, for example; we were called to come and train them; Sokoto and Kano have tapped into the template; the states are watching and emulating Lagos, so I disagree with Solomon.”

Process Advocate is taking you back to leaving damaged vehicles on the roads; the main culprits are waste management trucks: what is LASTMA doing about this? “We don’t spare any vehicle that is dropped without constructive activity of moving the vehicle out of the road way; if you drop any vehicle, that amounts to willful obstruction and you will be fined, ticketed and prosecuted.” Recruitment Do you agree that the recruitment ground is where the problem starts? “Quite appreciated, that’s why I have brought into the template a very serious training manual which I call Tradop, Trading and Doctrine Process, re-orientation from the civil to paramilitary life that will help them do their job better. We’re going to increase the tempo of drills, unarmed drills, structured learning in surveillance techniques and intelligence gathering, sociology, anthropology, public relations, etc. Those are the things that would be introduced into the training manual so that people will begin to see a new evolving people friendly LASTMA very shortly.” Lekan Oladele asks to know when LASTMA stop enforcing the law without pictorial evidences. “In the law of evidence, pictori-

Purging LASTMA effectively We will be talking about deepening enforcement to release and purge impurities by drivers, the impurities by the yellow painted vehicles and some private car owners are also involved in the impurities. I heard about the FRSC doings, that is switching from lane to lane, not observing the road caution, what I mean by this is that you must have a thinkand-stopping distance between one vehicle and another, but not so in Lagos: it’s bumper to bumper causing minor accidents to be rampant, so let us observe the road caution so that it will reduce the minor and fatal accidents on our roads. Street trading “Here, we are partnering with other bodies such as KIA, FRSC, Special tasks force in terms of street trading. Street trading is another cause of menace as you keep on moving, because once you stop to buy, the traffic slows down so we are partnering to shed down street trading and making it a thing of the past. This is not to say your men are concerned with street traders and all that? “No! No! We are passing buck to our other partners, that is Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), the

special task force and others so that they intensify raids on street traders and those trying to cross the road without using the pedestrian bridges; they are a menace also, but KIA is up to it; they are dealing with them and people have began to respect the use of the road by going through to climb the pedestrian bridges. Where there is no foot bridge? “Well, I think government is doing it’s best to increase the number from time to time. And we must give it to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who is doing his best to ensure that every other 100/200 meters you have a foot bridge. I think that is good and overtime, we will be able to cover as many places as possible.” That could reduce traffic robbery cases, do you think? “In a way, yes, but more so, this is going after those who are corrupt and corrupting members of the public as the case maybe; and those LASTMA Chaps who are not properly dressed. are derelicts to duty so they go after them and so we have in the template this very vibrant team ably led by a Provost Marshal which are instituted to try and dismiss anyone caught or found guilty. During rush hours in Ojota with just one pedestrian bridge, is encouraging robbery and pick pocketing. What are commuters expected to do? “Well for now, since that’s an expressway, Zebra Crossing cannot work there; traffic there is free flowing now, but what we can introduce is, put surveillance men in mufti, to patrol that area to curb the menace of crooked people and petty robbers. So that will be brought to the notice of the commissioner of police to place surveillance on the pedestrian bridge.”

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Poor governance, bane of transportation in Nigeria - Amaechi Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏMinister

of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has identified poor governance as the bane of transportation development in the country. Amaechi, a keynote speaker at the maiden edition of the lecture series organised by Lagos Traffic Radio, with the theme; “Migrating Workforce: The Challenges of Mass Transportation”, on Tuesday at the Blue Roof LTV 8 Compound, Agidingbi Road, Ikeja. The Minister said that he was happy to be Transport Minister under President Muhammadu Buhari, because he was a man who was very interested in and committed to revamping the transport sector and that he (Buhari) always accorded him audience whenever he had cause to discuss matters relating to transportation with him. According to him, “The problem of transportation in Nigeria is that of poor governance. Experts also posit to this fact and I’m sure we all agree with them. That is why policies are important. Before now, government had monopoly on the sector but today a lot has changed as there is private- partnership participation. This has opened up the sector for better growth and development. “Inefficient means of transportation impacts heavily on produc-

tivity and that is why, at the Federal level, what we have done, and are still doing, is to adopt a threepronged measure to revive the sector. First, we have started the audit of the maritime sector. Secondly, we have started the revamping of the National Shipping Line, which is going to be managed by private partners. Thirdly, the railway from Lagos to Ibadan is top priority and this will be delivered in two and a

half years from now,” he said. He said the Federal Government had decided, as a part of its radical approach to turn the fortunes of the sector around, to concession the airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Kaduna, so as to encourage private participation. He added that the Federal Government would adopt best internationally-acceptable standards and practices in all the reforms being

put in place. Amaechi said his ministry had made tremendous progress, one of which was that the Transport Commission Bill and the Railway Corporation Bill had been sent to the Senate. He said that both vital bills were at present, being deliberated upon in the Upper Chamber. These, he said, would soon be followed by the Port and Harbour Bill, which would be presented to the House.

L-R: Principal, Akande Dahunsi Junior High School (ADJHS), Mrs. Ajiboye; Director, Regulatory Etisalat Nigeria, Ikenna Ikeme; Principal, Akande Dahunsi Senior High School, Mrs. Badejo Olayinka and Secretary Administration, Education District 3, Ikoyi Lagos, Mr. Mudashiru Raji at the handover of educational equipment to ADJHS by Etisalat Nigeria, in Lagos... recently.

Delta: Attorney-General has power to issue fiat on state’s behalf Nosa Ogiugo, Asaba

ÏÏÏThe Chief

Magistrate, IsseleUku Magistrate Court, in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Mrs. Roseline Ewerebor, ruling, on Tuesday, in a case of criminal conspiracy and forgery brought by the Nigerian Police Force against Prince Uzoma Idabor, has declared that the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice had the power to issue a fiat to a private legal practitioner to prosecute a case within their jurisdiction, on behalf of the state. Expectedly, the ruling came against the backdrop of the commencement of legal proceedings in the hearing of the case at the Issele-Uku Magistrate Court, where the appearance of Barr. Chijioke Eroundu, a private practitioner with a fiat from the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Delta State as the prosecutor, had been vehemently objected to by the defence counsel, Barr. Chukwuma Oko, from Ehieghelua Ikhide Chambers based on his argument that the Nigerian Police was an agent of the Federal Government and for a fiat to be issued in respect of any prosecution emanating from it, it had to come from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Enugu monarch raises the alarm over alleged Trouble brews at Fed. plan to destabilise community thrift, loans society Moses Oyediran Enugu

ÏÏÏThe traditional ruler of Eziani

Kingdom, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State His Royal Highness, Igwe Tony Ezema, has raised the alarm over what he described as an alleged attempt by the traditional ruler of Obimo community, Igwe Spencer Ugwuoke, to destabilise his community under the guise of inaugurating neighbourhood watch for Agbor Eziani and Agbor Obimo. Igwe Ezema stated this in an interview while reacting to the allegations that he scuttled the inauguration of the joint neighbourhood watch of the two communities. He alleged that the inauguration of the joint neighbourhood watch at Central School, Eziani, was actually a guise to install one Augustine Ugwoke as traditional ruler for Ag-

bor Eziani before he got wind of it and invited police to disperse them. He stressed that his counterpart from Obimo had refused to understand that Eziani was now autonomous and no longer under his jurisdiction. “Eziani Kingdom, formerly Enuagu Obimo under Obimo community, was granted autonomy about seventeen years ago. It has six villages namely Amaetiti-Isiama, Amoka, Amaeze, Isiyi, Amaoji, Akanri-Akutara, with the late Igwe Charles Idu as its first traditional ruler”, he said. “Even while we were under Obimo community as Enuagwu Obimo, the fact that we had nothing in common made us sought for autonomy”, he said. The traditional ruler queried the intension of Igwe Ugwuoke to inaugurate neighbourhood watch without informing him – the traditional

ruler – or the town union president and the youth leader of the community. He asked: “If this action of Igwe Obimo was not divisive, what else because I was not privy to his coming and he didn’t give me that simple courtesy of informing me either. He was emphatic that Igwe Ugwuoke left his domain to install one Augustine Ugwuoke as traditional ruler in Eziani under the guise of inaugurating the Agbor Eziani and Agbor Obimo neighbourhood watch. “This action of Igwe Ugwuoke is unbefitting of a traditional ruler of his status. Since I refused his several overtures shortly after my coronation to collaborate with him and sell lands belonging to my community Igwe Ugwuoke has vowed to make Eziani ungovernable for me”, he said.

Idu Jude Abuja

ÏÏÏMembers of

the Joint Federal Staff Co-operative Thrift and Loans Society have called on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chief Registrar to rise up to the occasion by quenching the crisis brewing within the society. The members, led by their president, Mr. Sunny Antai, at a protest to the office of the registrar in FCTA, on Tuesday, stated that there was an urgent need for the registrar to oversee a fresh election in the society as an impostor was already taking advantage of the situation. Antai stated that one Ifeanyi Uwaje, who claimed that the current executive had outlive its tenure was already posing as president of the society and ordering an audit of the co-operative account.

Antai alleged that, “He (Uwaje) broke into the office of the president without due process, adding that the annual general meeting is where members of the society takes its decision and decide on matters governing them but unfortunately he (Uwaje) refused to adhere to the order”. According to him, “Ifeanyi Uwaje is just an ordinary member of the Co-operative”. He added that, Uwaje’s claim that the current executive had stayed for over twenty years was false. “We registered the Co-operative in year 2005, so it’s only ten years, but he accused the incumbent executives to have remained there for twenty-three years. He has accused us wrongly and at the same time accused us of embezzlement and ordered an audit of the cooperative account of which he has no right whatsoever.”

Ejidike delighted with Karate inclusion in Olympics

L-R: UNICEF Country Representative, Jean Gough, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Head, Corporate Communication, Access Bank Plc, Olubusola Osilaja with the dummy Cheque of the N10 million donated to UNICEF by Access Bank Plc during the closing ceremony of the Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament in Kaduna on Sunday.

he Nigeria Pillar of sports and President of Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN), Chief Donatus N. Agu-Ejidike, has congratulated the world karate family in general and Nigeria in particular for the inclusion of the sport in the Olympics. Ejidike therefore called on government agencies, corporate organizations and philanthropists to invest in karate as the

federation is ready to partner with anyone to make life better in Nigeria through sports. He also urged athletes and coaches to take advantage of this new development not only to improve their performances, but to develop more skills that could earn them more laurels in local and international championships. “As the President of Karate Federation in

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Nigeria, I want to reiterate the Federation’s determination to make Karate sport more popular and more interesting in Nigeria. “Regular competitions is now needed, particularly making it part of school curriculum to enhance the participation of schools in the sport and learning of the rudiments at the grassroots level to catch them young, “ Ejidike said.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Giwa storms

NFF office, insists he’s Court backing 3

2 schools from across the federation have entered into the regional stage of the 2016 U-15 Copa Coca-Cola tournament, just as Rockford Junior College, Ikorodu emerged winner of the Lagos grassroots finals. At the Legacy pitch of the National stadium where the match was played, Rockford had a fantastic outing, defeating rival team, Jibowu Junior School 7-0 to make their way into the next stage of the competition. It was a highly tactical match as the Rockford boys dominated all through the game scoring seven sensational goals. Commenting on the match, the Marketing Director, CocaCola Nigeria, Patricia Jemibewon expressed delight at the display of football skills by the teenagers,

Giwa

Copa Coca-Cola tourney enters regional stage

noting that Coca-Cola would Some of the ex-internationals, including more participation. continually provide platforms that Victor Ikpeba, Tajudeen Disu and Henry Nwosu According to Ikpeba, “Many of the Football stars support teenagers’ passions. commended Coca-Cola for expanding the scope of you see today began their careers from competitions Jemibewon said that, “Coca- the Copa Coca-Cola competition to accommodate such as this. Cola is committed to the overall development of young Nigerians, especially teenagers, and research has shown that, beyond being just a sporting activity, Football plays a huge role in the development of teenagers because of the values they learn from playing, which include determination, friendship, hard work, and responsibility. All of these skills are useful for the future, hence; Coca-Cola is committed to Victor Ikpeba, ex-international footballer, giving handshakes to the players before the kick-off during the 2016 COPA Coca-Cola Lagos Grassroots finals held at the Lagos state National Stadium promoting the game of Football Legacy Pitch recently. among teenagers.”

he confusion surrounding the leadership of Nigerian football has continued after self-acclaimed president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chris Giwa, insisted he was issued a valid Writ of Execution by the Federal High Court in Jos. Giwa also visited the NFF office on Monday along with his loyalists Effiong Johnson and Sani Fema. They came to inspect “NFF facilities” and were also slated to visit the federation’s permanent office, the Sunday Dankaro House in Package ‘B’ of the National Stadium complex. Giwa had stormed the NFF premises last Friday with a writ of execution which he claimed to have obtained from the Federal High Court in Jos, a development which caused a mild drama at the ‘Glass House’. Reacting to the development, chief press officer of the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF Ademola Olajire, in a statement on Monday, dismissed Giwa’s writ of execution, which he claimed did not originate from the Federal High Court, Jos. In the statement, Olajire quoted the Registrar of the Federal High Court, Jos, Nasiru Gusau as saying: “We did not issue any writ of execution on this matter. What you are saying is strange to me.” But Giwa has insisted he was issued the writ of execution by the same court. “I am a law-abiding citizen of this country. They said the court didn’t grant us that order but I approached the court for an execution of the order,” he stated. “And to the glory of God, the court signed a writ of execution.” It seemed the crisis would eventually be resolved when both Giwa and Pinnick appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Sports last Thursday and agreed to work on a compromise.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

EXTRATIME

EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016…

Yusupov

Courtois

cuts holiday

short following

Russia call-up

Pogba

confident of Belgium’s triumph Courtois

T Yusupov

s a replacement for the injured Igor Denisov at Euro 2016, Russia have called up Artur Yusupov - who concedes he is not in the best condition after two weeks on holiday. Dynamo Moscow midfielder Denisov was ruled out on Monday with a hamstring injury, a major blow coming just two weeks after it was confirmed Alan Dzagoev would miss out with a broken metatarsal. Those injuries have opened the door for Zenit’s Yusupov, who was enjoying a holiday in the same Monaco hotel as his international colleagues. Yusupov admits he is unprepared for the tournament - to the extent he had to borrow a pair of boots from a team-mate in order to train. “I didn’t even have boots, Roman Neustadter gave me some. We are the same size,” he said. “Being in the national team is a great honour,” he said. “Though it happened out of the blue, I’m still very happy to receive the call. As soon as I learned, I immediately packed up and came. “Naturally, it is difficult to readjust after 14 days of rest. Of course, it is always an honour to come to the national team for me. When I learned about the call, I did not even care.” Russia begin their campaign against England on June 11 before facing Slovakia on June 15 and Wales five days later.

hibaut Courtois is optimistic about Belgium’s chances of winning Euro 2016. Marc Wilmots’ men sit second in the FIFA Ranking behind Argentina and are regarded as one of the dark horses to win the upcoming showpiece in France. Courtois believes they have what it takes to go all the way, but is adamant they must take things one step at a time. “I’m very much looking forward to the tournament. It’s the second one for our generation, and after the World Cup when we

Ballack tasks Ge

rman

team

ichael Ballack says Germ any face a challenge replacing a retired core of leaders as the world champ ions prepare for their opening game of Eur o 2016. Joachim Low’s team wil l be without former captain Philipp Lahm, his fellow defender Per Mertesac ker and striker Miroslav Klose when the y take on Ukraine in Lille on Sunday. The trio all called tim e on their international careers after lifting the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. And Ballack, who inspire d Germany to the final of the Wo rld Cup in 2002 but missed the defeat to Brazil due to suspension, knows how important it is for the more experienced pla yers in the squad to take responsibility in Fra nce. “We lost a few leader s with Lahm, Mertesacker and Klose wh ich we have to replace,” he said.

reached the quarter-final, we felt we could do better,” the goalkeeper said. “The hope this year is to go as far as possible. It’ll be very hard, there are lots of top teams and you need sometimes to be a bit lucky. We go there and we think we are one of the teams that could win it, but of course we have to go step by step. “We have a good side and we can go far but we must go step-by-step and approach every game like a final. A lot of it is about momentum. If you win your first game you feel in the mood and you are ready to do

great things. Sometimes it is luck on the day that helps you or doesn’t help you.” Belgium meet Italy, Sweden and Republic of Ireland in Group E and Courtois feels they are arguably the strongest team in their section, even if he realises it will not be easy. “We have a difficult group. Italy are a strong competitor, they always are. It’ll be a hard start against them,” Courtois added. “Sweden are a dangerous team and Ireland will defend well and look for space we leave at the back because we are a team that likes to have possession.

Sturridge: Inexperience won’t hurt

England´s chances D

aniel Sturridge does not feel England’s lack of experience will be a problem at Euro 2016. Roy Hodgson’s squad for the upcoming tournament in France is the youngest of all 24 nations, with an average age of just 25.8 years. However, speaking to the media at England’s training session in Chantilly on Tuesday, Liverpool striker Sturridge said: “I don’t

believe age has got anything to do with it, its how you play as a team and how you gel as a team. “If you go back to Manchester United, the Liverpool sides and all other clubs around the world who have had young squads and young players, they had a gelling period and became successful. “I believe that we can do that. I don’t see why we won’t be successful at the tournament

just because we are young. The feeling is great. It’s probably a bit more relaxed than before. The group is younger. We’re just ready to go. “We are very prepared, the management team are telling us about our opposition and how they perform. We’ll have no excuses when we go out there because we’ve got all the information that we need.

Casillas in the dark over Spain fate

Casillas

ker Casillas claims he has no idea who Vicente Del Bosque will pick in goal for Spain at Euro 2016. Casillas has been Spain’s number one since the World Cup in 2002, helping his country to win the European Championship Conte in 2008 and 2012, either side of becoming

world champions in South Africa in 2010. Despite some struggles at club level, the goalkeeper kept his place during a disappointing World Cup campaign in 2014, when the holders lost to the Netherlands and Chile to bow out in the group stage. But, having left Real Madrid for Porto

last year, the 35-year-old’s position is under considerable threat from David de Gea, who has excelled in recent seasons for Manchester United. And while Spain’s opening match of the tournament against Czech Republic in Toulouse is less than a week away, Casillas

remains unsure if he will be between the posts or watching from the sidelines. “I do not know, that’s the truth,” he told reporters when asked about his selection chances. “I have no idea. All of us here think and believe that we can play, of course.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

EXTRATIME

NFF boss, Amaju Pinnick (2nd from left) and other NFF Board members at Eaglets screening in Abuja.

fter fruitful discussions with the House of Representatives Committee on Sports at the National Assembly on Tuesday, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick took time out of his tight schedule to witness the on-going Golden Eaglets’ screening at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project Pitch in Abuja. Pinnick who came in company of a number of board members and some football stakeholders, spent almost one hour to watch the players jostling to be part of the team being put in place for the forthcoming qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Madagascar next year. On the entourage of Pinnick were NFF’s 1st Vice-President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi, Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf Fresh and Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau. There were also Pinnick’s Special Assistant on security, Chikelue Iloenyosi and Austin Popo, secretary of Nigeria Players’ Union. Speaking to Extra Time Pinnick stated that the large turnout is a vindication of the abundance of talents in the country, even as he challenged the coaching crew to

Pinnick,

NFF Board members at Eaglets’ screening

discover more Kelechi Iheanachos, Victor Osimhens and their ilk for the country. “This exercise is competitive and I’m always very proud to see young players play football but at the end of the day, only about 50 or 60 would be picked by the coaches,” noted Pinnick. “But the players have shown discipline and we have also seen dexterity on the part of some of them and I’m just overwhelmed; and I think it is going to be difficult for the technical study group to arrive at a sizeable number.” According to Pinnick, football has become an integral sector of the economy, adding that young players have seen that football is a leeway to better the lot of their families. He further said Nigeria has created an enviable record at the U-17 level after the Golden Eaglets won its fifth title in Chile last year, and asked the coaching crew to maintain the momentum: “The U-17 World Cup is our exclusive preserve and we must keep on winning it.” Meanwhile, Coach Garba has expressed confidence in the ability of the technical crew to assemble talented crop of players capable of defending the proud record of the country at the U-17 level.

Delta,

good start

at Nestle Milo

Basketball Championship

resisting and reporting any approaches to fix a match. “In line with FIFA’s resolve to tackle this scourge, we cordially invite Dr. Christian Emeruwa from the NFF as a nominee to attend a training course for trainers in the area of match manipulation prevention. This ‘Train the Trainer’ course is a key component of the FIFA integrity initiative to tackle match manipulation.” Participants are expected to, at the end of the course taking place at the Accra City Hotel, be equipped with the knowledge and skills to deliver match manipulation prevention training for their respective member associations.

etermination, dedication and team work are some of key words by the sole sponsor of Nestle Milo when the Milo Championship started 18years ago. All these attributes were evident as the girls took the centre stage first at the Indoor Sports Hall of Asaba Stadium at the national finals. Defending champions of the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships in the girls cadre, St. Jude Girls Sec School, Amarata, Bayelsa State on Tuesday began their title defence on a bright note in Group A, after defeating Harmony Secondary School Lokoja, Kogi State, 40-06 in the opening match. The Bayelsa girls took the game beyond Kogi girls reach as they made them look ordinary and disorganised to the dissatisfaction of their fans. Bayelsa captain, Odiowei Susan was arguably the star player of the match as her ball skills and good ball passes helped in outplaying Kogi’s team. Susan speaking after the game revealed that good teamwork and determination had given them the victory. In the second match played in Group B, Wesley Gilrs Snr Secondary School, Lagos out dunked Government Secondary School Gboko, Benue State by 37-25 points. The three quarters of the game saw a well contested match as the results read, 3-7, 10-15 and 20-21 before Lagos pulled off in the final quarter to beat Benue 37-27 points. In the boys category, hosts Osadenis Mixed Secondary School Asaba, Delta State defeated General Muritala Muhammad College Adamawa by 53-26 points in Group A. Tinism Dickson of Adamawa said that his team lacked endurance and were not able to sustain the tempo in the all quarters of the match. ‘’We played well but could not sustain the tempo we started

Federation Cup: Abuja,Calabar on

for FIFA course N

Lagos in

Emeruwa in Accra FF’s Integrity Officer and National Security Officer, Dr. Christian Emeruwa has arrived in Accra, Ghana for a three –day FIFA EWS Match Manipulation Prevention ‘Train the Trainer’ course. In the letter inviting Emeruwa to the course, football’s world ruling body, FIFA wrote: “As the level of awareness of the threat to the integrity of football from match manipulation grows, it is increasingly important that all members of the football family are fully aware of the risks of engaging in match manipulation and can protect themselves and football by recognizing,

edge for big games

Emeruwa

he Round of 32 matches of this year’s men’s Federation Cup competition will take place next week, with the clash between NPFL sides Enyimba FC and El-Kanemi Warriors the pick of the pack. CAF Champions League contenders Enyimba take on the Maiduguri Warriors at the Area 3 venue, Abuja on Wednesday, June 15 at 4pm. The UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar will be venue for the only other all-NPFL clash, between FC IfeanyiUbah and Lobi Stars. Kwara United FC will be at loggerheads with NPFL side Akwa United at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi on Thursday, while Nasarawa United are up against Go Round FC at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Wednesday. In the women’s competition, champions Sunshine Queens will lock horns with Osun Babes in Ibadan on Wednesday in the Round of 16, while COD United must negotiate past Pelican Stars of Calabar at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on Thursday.

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Chelsea,

Mourinho

make peace with

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confidential settlement has been reached in the employment tribunal involving Eva Carneiro, Jose Mourinho and Chelsea - who have “apologised unreservedly” to their former doctor. Carneiro left Chelsea in September following an argument with Mourinho on the opening day of the season and claimed constructive dismissal against the club. On Tuesday Mourinho - sacked by Chelsea in December following a poor run of form and recently appointed Manchester United manager - arrived unexpectedly at London South Employment Tribunal. Following talks between the two parties, it was confirmed that a settlement had b e e n reached. A Chelsea statement read: “Chelsea Football Club is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Dr Carneiro which brings her employment

Mourinho

tribunal proceedings against the club and Jose Mourinho to an end. “The club regrets the circumstances which led to Dr Carneiro leaving the club and apologises unreservedly to her and her family for the distress caused. We wish to place on record that in running onto the pitch Dr Carneiro was following both the rules of the game and fulfilling her responsibility to the players as a doctor, putting their safety first. “Dr Carneiro has always put the interests of the club’s players first. Dr Carneiro is a highly competent and professional sports doctor. She was a valued member of the club’s medical team and we wish her every success in her future career. “Jose Mourinho also thanks Dr Carneiro for the excellent and dedicated support she provided as First Team Doctor and he wishes her a successful career.” Carneiro, meanwhile, was glad the case had reached a conclusion, and thanked her family and friends for the support she received.

NOC set for Olympic

Day celebration O Gumel

ver twenty-five States have indicated interest to be part of the 2016 Olympic Day celebration holding on July 2, 2016 across the country according to the President of Sports for All Nigeria (SFAN), Prince Henry Amike. These includes Abia, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Benue ,Borno, Delta, Edo, Ebonyi, Gombe, Imo, Kebbi, and Kaduna states, while Katsina ,

Pinnick

Kwara, Lagos , Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and Federal Capital Territory Abuja completes the list. Disclosing this in Abuja during the media unveiling of the event, Amike, said the number is expected to increase before the July 2nd date of the event. He explained that the Nigeria leg of this year’s Olympic Day celebration was originally fixed for

Saturday 25th June, 2016 but has to be shifted due to the Nation wide environmental sanitation exercise that holds across the country. Meanwhile, President of the Olympic Committee, Engr. Habu Gumel while emphasizing on the importance of the celebration, urged Nigerians not to joke with the physical exercise which he said promotes healthy living and good lifestyle.

Business Times Daily Times Nigeria

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SEC begins investigation on mismanagement by WT Securities Page B6

Skye Bank fires 300 workers Dilionye Dilibe Onitsha

There is palpable panic among regular and contract staff of Skye Bank Plc as the management of the financial institution has shortlisted names of three hundred employees under its workforce to be sacked. A source from the bank told our reporter that the measure was in line with the present economic realities in the country. The source also hinted that those mostly affected were workers who had engaged in one professional misconduct or the other. Our reporter gathered that staff affected by the sack tsunami were in the senior, middle and lower cadres. We also gathered that some staffers from various branches of the bank across the country were affected. However, some of the affected staff, according to the source, are yet to receive their sack letters, while others are still puzzled over the unfortunate incident. One of the affected staff of the bank who did not want his name on print said that he put in twelve years in the bank only to be shown the back door after serving the bank meritoriously. He added that he was still awaiting details from the bank’s management as no form of compensation was detailed in the letter. He stated further that after waiting for a while without a word from the management,

he was prepared to enter into a legal battle against the management of the bank. When this reporter visited Skye Bank branch along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Uga Junction, Onitsha, there was unusual calm in the branch as

workers wore long faces for fear of the unknown. The situation even became tense in the branch when it was learnt that the branch BSM was affected by the sack having received his letter of termination of appointment. The mass sack in the banks

has generated a lot of controversy at a time when the Federal Government had a fortnight ago directed an end to retrenchment of workers in the banking sector following the termination of about 200 workers at Diamond Bank recently.

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State(left) and the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogheh during the governor’s visit to the minister in Abuja ...on Monday.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Shocking: Custom officers living in smugglers’ Page B4 houses

NDE seeks endowment fund to tackle unemployment Joy Ekeke The Acting Director General of the National Directorate for Employment (NDE), Kunle Obayan, has canvassed the need to urgently establish a National Employment Endowment Fund to tackle unemployment in the country. He explained that the Fund could be funded through levies, tariff on import, among other taxes, adding that such fund could be tapped into to empower the youths. The DG who disclosed this during a media interaction in Abuja, said that the NDE is working with the National Assembly to create the endowment fund so as to increase job creation for the teaming unemployed youths. The NDE boss said with the increased support to the Directorate by the Buhari-led administration, the Directorate intends to continue with training and settlement of trainees. He added: “There were parallel efforts by past governments to generate employment which has taken funds from the NDE. However, we are assured that with the renewed commitment of government to the Directorate we intend to create more employment opportunities”. He maintained that NDE is the apex organization crated CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Taxation, main focus of FG – LCCI Charles Okonji Taxation has been a major source of revenue for the nation in the past decades, as government at all levels are facing various challenges due to a sharp drop in the global oil price, hence, government’s focus on taxation has increased. Mrs. Nike Akande, President of the Lagos Chamber of Com-

merce and Industry, LCCI who disclosed this at the LCCI Taxation Round Table organised by the Chamber on Tuesday noted that the Chamber was formed to protect the interest of its members and the business community through public policy advocacy. She said; “In line with its advocacy mandate, the chamber is organising this forum on taxation

to enable stakeholders rub minds together on the issue of tax in Nigeria. We would exchange ideas on the issue of multiple taxation, numerous levies on businesses, tax laws and regulations; tax compliance and mode of enforcement. We would also situate the current drive for tax revenue and internally generated revenue (IGR) by the state governments in the context of current invest-

ment environment challenges. Ensuring a balance on these issues is worthy of engagement with tax authorities.” In his presentation, Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), stated that Nigeria is currently ranked 169th out of 189 in the recently released World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index, stressing that

particular concern to the LIRS is that Nigeria ranked 181st of 189 Countries on the Ease of Paying Taxes index. He said; “Analysts have identified that one of the major drawbacks responsible for this poor rating is ineffective tax administration. This makes it more expensive to voluntarily comply CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

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Taxation, main focus of FG – LCCI L – R: Director, Consumer Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Adeolu Dairo; Odimayo Okunjimi John and Agbataekwe Solomon Ifeanyi, both Etisalat GEM customers during an all-expenses paid trip to Milan for GEM customers organised by Etisalat Nigeria recently.

We reduced corruption in Agric sector through mobile phones – Jonathan Tony Nwakaegho Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigerian President, said in London, United Kingdom that the last administration, which he headed significantly, reduced corruption in the agricultural sector with the help of a simple mobile phone. Jonathan made this known in a speech titled “Civis Nigerianus Sum” – I am a citizen of Nigeria,” which he delivered recently at Bloomberg Studios, London, United Kingdom. The former Nigeria’s leader said the administration achieved the exploit by pro-

viding an e-wallet to farmers, which grew the percentage of registered farmers receiving subsidy from 11 percent to 94percent, adding that in the process the government was able to save billions of Naira in fertiliser subsidies. “We drastically reduced corruption in the agricultural sector with the help of a simple mobile phone. We achieved this by providing an e-wallet to farmers, which grew the percentage of registered farmers receiving subsidy from 11percent to 94percent. And in the process we were also able to save billions of Naira in fertiliser subsidies,” he

said. He stressed that beyond job creation, Nigeria like other developing countries face the challenges of corruption, which is a stumbling block to the development of nations. He, however, noted that through technology, which was part of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda, (ATA) Nigeria greatly boosted food production and saved almost a trillion Naira on food imports. “This one initiative had the benefits of improving food security, creating more jobs and reducing inflation to its lowest levels in over 5 years,” he said.

FG to continue deliberations on ECOWAS/EU trade agreement Charles Okonji The Federal Government has stated that it would continue to encourage deliberations within the country with regards to its stance on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), between ECOWAS and the European Union. Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, who disclosed this at the just concluded Dakar meeting of West African leaders, where he represented President Muhammadu Buhari, noted that there are ongoing negotiations with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and some other key

economic players about the trade treaty. Osinbajo noted “We understand some of the terms of this agreement are capable of restricting their (manufacturers) trading activities and we would not want this to happen. It is equally important that as we make the decision, we take into consideration the concerns of these critical stakeholders and tread cautiously.” He pointed out at the meeting which ended late on Saturday that Nigeria is yet to fully endorse the agreement because of these concerns, adding that the federal government will continue to engage in wide consultations with rel-

evant stakeholders before coming to a conclusion on the Economic Partnership Agreement. The EPA is a free trade deal that had been initialled by EU and ECOWAS negotiators covering trade in goods and development cooperation. The Vice President reiterated the country’s constant commitment and obligations to the regional body having recently paid its dues, stressing that it is coming against the background of worries that some of the members of the body are not up-to-date in their financial obligations, with a call raised at the Dakar summit for such nations to do so.

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NLC tasks FG to use recovered loot to rebuild Nigeria The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to develop Nigeria’s infrastructure with funds recovered from looters since President Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29, 2015. The NLC, while commending government’s efforts, said the “quantum of these recoveries vindicated our unqualified support for the fight against corruption and our insistence that more stringent punishment be prescribed for corruption cases.” Ayuba Wabba, president of the NLC called on the Buhari administration to channel the funds into building roads, infrastructure, and reviving moribund sectors of the economy.

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than not to comply at all. However, the analysts report stated that implementing reforms in property registration and tax administration could translate to improved ranking for Nigeria by at least 47 places. “The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has consistently been a pioneer of reform activities aimed at easing the process of doing business in Lagos State and by extension Nigeria. Some of the initiatives that have been recently introduced are as follows: The existing 6-page Form A has been revised to a 2-page Form which is now used for both Direct and Self Assessment. The revised Form and its Guide Notes have been translated to Pidgin English and Yoruba for ease of completion and wider reach. “The Agency activated the provision of one per cent incentives for Self Assessment in accordance with Section 45 of PITA 2004 as amended. This is a statutory obligation which will be upheld. The National Tax Policy document defines multiple taxation as; “where the tax, fee or rate is levied on the same person in respect of the same liability by more than one State or Local Government.”

NDE seeks endowment fund to tackle unemployment CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

solely with the mandate of generating employment, skills acquisition and enterprise creation. He also disclosed that the present administration has put in place programmes to tackle youth unemployment and also provided funds to help poorest of the poor. Lamenting the increasing population of job seekers in the country and the need to urgently tackle the menace, Obayan explained that the NDE is working with the Federal Government to set a roadmap for employment generation. Adding that the Directorate is working with the office of the Vice President to empower as many youths as possible to create enterprise to enable them aspire to become employers of labour.

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Cashless Nigeria: PoS transactions value rises by N38.9b in 4 years Stories by Motolani Oseni As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued in ensuring further adoption of alternative payment channels, fact has emerged that Point of Sales (PoS) transactions value has risen from a total of N39 million in January, 2012 to N46 billion in February, 2016, which is equivalent to an increase of N38.9billion in 4 years. The apex lender, made this disclosure at a one-day interactive enlightenment session with stakeholders, held recently in Lagos, with a focus on the cashless policy, which was said to have transformed both commercial and retail payments in increasing the use of electronic (alternative to cash) channels. In his presentation, Assistant Director, Banking and Payment System Department, CBN, Mr. Agboola Olusola, noted that similarly, Mobile Money Operators’ transactions increased from N31 billion in 2012 to N1.1 trillion in April,2016 with 107,571 agents and 29.9million customers. CBN further revealed that the number of citizens captured is 5 million while a total of Bank Verification Numbers linked to accounts as at May 31, 2016 stood at 34,765,546. The apex bank said it has so far conducted nation-wide cashless sensitization campaign; suc-

cessfully implemented cashless policy in Lagos, Abia, Anambra, Kano, Ogun, Rivers and FCT; licensed 21 Mobile Money Operators and 6 Payment Terminal Service Providers (PTSPs) among others. Agboola, however, hinted that CBN effected refunds of N26.998billion to bank customers, while its Consumer Protection unit received and treated over 8,000 complaints and was able to resolve over 6,000 of them. On job losses, the Ag. Corporate Communications CBN, Isaac Okoroafor said it was not about one industry. He pointed out that it was about what the labour law says and about the country’s industrial policy, but remains optimistic that the ministry of labour and the banks would arrive at a reasonable conclusion in their soonto-be-held meeting. Okoroafor noted that interactive session is a way of sensitizing stakeholders about the recent policy measures taken by the apex regulator For instance, the Financial Literacy Framework adopted in 2013 was reviewed in 2015 and that it adopts a CBN-led multistakeholder approach to the delivery of financial education programmes to drive financial inclusion and to promote sustainable economic growth and development.

The Managing Director of Yola electricity distribution company, Mr. Baba-Umara Mustapha (r) and other officials Inspecting some transformers presented to the Company by Federal Ministry of Power, in Maiduguri on Monday.

Also responding, the General Secretary of National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTW), Comrade Issa Aremu, said the interactive session has been quite useful. According to him, the CBN under Godwin Emefiele has done what labour asked for by insisting that as an import dependent country, Nigeria will not benefit

anything from Naira devaluation. “We are happy the CBN has kept to that because any devaluation will have negative impact on workers’ salary,” Aremu said. Consequently, the CBN explained that Nigeria Interbank Payment (NIP) is the first and only point to point funds transfer service that guarantees instant value to the beneficiary.

Access Bank donates N10m to UNICEF for Charity Shield Polo Access Bank Plc, which is the sole sponsor of the prestigious Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield international polo tournament, has donated the sum of N10 million to UNICE for the just concluded tournament. The donation was presented at the Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club in Kaduna by the Head, Corporate Communication, Access Bank, Olubusola Osilaja in support of UNICEF campaign against HIV/AIDS pandemic among Nigerian children. Osilaja who led other top officials of Access Bank to the grand finale, expressed delight that the Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield is achieving its main objective of reaching out to the less privileged children in the society. Executive Director, Personal

Banking, Access Bank, Victor Etuokwu had disclosed that the bank maintained its yearly donation of N10m in supporting UNICEF towards its Projects for orphans and vulnerable children. In addition to that, the Bank is continually seeking avenues through which more resources can be pooled towards supporting the children. “We have been working in Kaduna, in collaboration with UNICEF and Fifth Chukker to elevate quality of lives. We need to do a lot more in support of these orphans and vulnerable children to enable them look forward to a better tomorrow,” Etuokwu added. UNICEF Country Representative, Jean Gough who received the donation, commended Access Bank for the assistance, pointing

out that through the donation, UNICEF would be able to provide care and support service to orphans and vulnerable children in focus areas of Kaduna State. Proceeds and other donations during the international polo event which is in ninth year in partnership with Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club, Kaduna, is channeled into Supporting UNICEF’s campaign against diseases especially HIV/AIDS among Nigerian Children. The Cheque presentation which was witness by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai was the major highlight of the closing ceremony after the final game of the event in which Access Bank Fifth Chukker defeated MRS 8-7, to win their fifth Charity Shield title.

However, this is known to be powered by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), the Instant Transfer is a service majorly offered through bank’s internet banking, mobile and bank branch platforms for corporate and individuals as well as through the banks’ branch network. It is an on-line real-time bank account numbers based Inter-bank credit transfer.

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NIMASA concludes arrangement for cadets’ sea training The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced sea training for cadets trained at various maritime institutions across the world under the Nigeria Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). Already, three firms have been approved by the agency to carry out the training. Disclosing this in Lagos at a one day programme organised by Platform Communications with the theme, “The Youths and the Future of Nigeria’s Maritime Industry,” NIMASA Director of Labour, Mrs Juliana Gunwa said that the agency is working at approving more vendors to create a wider opportunity for cadets in the country. Gunwa said the approval of more vendors will enable cadets undergo their compulsory sea training, a requirement for qualification as seafarer. She explained that sea training programme would have commenced much earlier but for the change in government. According to her, “The change

brought some slight delay but the Director General of NIMASA has contacted all the vendors that have indicated interest to provide sea time training for cadets. “As I speak, we have three vendors that are providing sea time training for our earlier batches; senior students are at sea services as I speak. “There are also two vendors that have gone very far in the process of meeting the requirements for providing sea time training for other cadets. More vendors are also being invited to submit their papers and make the necessary presentation.” She assured cadets that the agency is working hard to create the enabling environment for sea time training for them. “NIMASA will never send you to school and leave you without going for sea time, it cannot happen. NIMASA is the agency that regulates the theoretical training and the very vital aspect which is sea time training, there is no way we will not fulfil that obligation,” she said.

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs with the ACG ZONE ‘A’, Charles Edike, the Controller FOU ZONE ‘A’,, Comptroller Umar Mohammed Dahiru and some senior officers during the oversight visit of the Committee to FOU ZONE ‘A’

Shippers’ Council to metamorphose into National Transport Commission Ï ƅ ƋƋ Ƈ Ə ƆƋƈƌƈ Ɛƈ Ƈ ƗƑƍƋƈƅƈƐƕ Ƈ ƇƑ ƅƐƈ ƈ ƐƆ ƈƇƈƆ Stories by BABAJIDE OKEOWO If the suggestions of stakeholders at the just concluded Maritime Seminar for Judges which held last week in Abuja is adopted, the Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) is heading for a transformation into National Transport Commission (NTC). This is even as stakeholders in the maritime sector intensified the call for harmonisation of existing domestic maritime laws to avoid duplicity of functions among agencies. All these and many more are contained in a communique issued at the end of the two-day seminar. According to the communiqué, in consideration of the National

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Transport Commission (NTC) Bill before the National Assembly, regards must be made to the history, legal functions and legal contents of the NSC. The seminar participants also said that the Federal Government should, as a matter of urgency, consider the enactment of the Ports and Harbour Authority Act while calling for the harmonisation of existing domestic maritime laws to avoid duplicity of functions among agencies. The communiqué urged government to put in place adequate measures to sanitise the freight forwarding and the customs brokerage business in Nigeria ports, it also urged the Federal Government to factor independent power providers into renewals of the

concession/lease at the Nigerian ports to solve the country’s power problems. According the communiqué, the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) should initiate legislations to cover liability of terminal operators for loss, damage or delay to cargo. This, the communiqué said, was in accordance with the framework under the United Nations Convention on Liability of Terminal Operators 1991. It called for the teaching of the Admiralty law in Nigerian universities in view of its strategic importance in Nigeria. The communiqué stressed the need for a holistic review of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules 2011 and the establishment of an Admiralty Division in the Federal High Court.

Shocking: Custom officers living in smugglers’ houses Area Controller, Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) Comptroller Victor Dimka in a shocking disclosure has revealed that lack of decent accommodation for officers of the service has led the officers to live in houses owned by smugglers thereby compromising the officers. sHe also expressed concern over the improper implementation of the agreement reached on the handing over of transit goods and vehicles to the Nigeria

Customs by Beninoise Customs. Dimka made these revelations when he received the House of Representative Committee on Customs. According to him, most of the officers reside in houses owned by smugglers and these often times demoralizes their moral and made them compromise in the discharge of their duties noting that the that the command is currently operating at 30 percent capacity due to the dilapidated infrastructure and unwholesome situation it finds

itself. “We also have challenges in the area of adequate and befitting accommodation for officers and men of this command. No officer can give his best in the absence of personal comfort and state of demoralization. This has affected our performance and efficiency by about 30 percent. He said lack of interconnectivity between Nigeria and Benin Republic has made it impossible to have the true manifest of imported goods coming into

Nigeria from Benin thus resulting into loss of revenue to the government. “The non-completion of the ECOWAS building that has been under renovation for a long time has impacted negatively on our operations as well. “Absence of baggage hall to ensure efficient baggage assessment and provide efficient control of human and vehicular movement in and out of Nigeria, as well as the dilapidated and sorry state of the Badagry express road

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Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

27,475.48 3,488.00 183,238,187.00 2,014,749,411.90 9,436,438,052,235.82

SEC begins investigation on mismanagement by WT Securities Retirees of Bayelsa State government during a Verification Exercise at Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa on Monday

NSE ASI slopes downward as investors lose N42.3 billion Stories by Afolabi Adesola The Nigerian equities market continued on a negative trend as the NSE All Share Index declined by 0.45 percent to close at 27,475.48 points against 0.13 percent lost previously to close at 27,598.54 points. Market capitalization likewise dropped N42.3 billion to close at N9.436 trillion against N12.3 billion to close at N9.479 recorded previous session. Market breadth closed with 16 equity gainers against 17 equity losers. UBA led the losers chart following a descent of 9.57 percent or 45 kobo to close at N4.25 per share, Cadbury declined by 4.98 percent or N1.02 to close at N19.48 per share, Access lost 4.68 percent or 26 kobo to close at N5.30 per share while FBNH and Skyebank dropped 3.3 per-

cent to close at N3.76 and N1.16 per share respectively. Oando topped the gainers chart gaining 10.16 percent or 62 kobo to close a N6.72 per share, following the Oil company’s announcement of securing of a N94.6 billion loan from 10 local banks. N.E.M Plc and Neimeth Plc also gained 5 percent or 4 kobo each to close at 84 kobo and 86 kobo per share respectively, while Unity Bank Plc and Honeywell Flour Plc added 4.17 percent and 3.59 percent to close at One naira and N1.73 per share each. At the end of the day’s trading, investors in 3,488 deals traded 183.24 million shares worth N2.01 billion compared with a total of 142.34 million shares exchanged for N1.43 billion in 3,695 deals previously.

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The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a statement indicating the commencement of a formal inquiry in relation with complaints received from Chief Opral Mason Benson and Ngozi Oyewere Nwachuku against WT Securities Limited. In its statement, SEC noted that WT Securities Limited allegedly mismanaged stocks of Chief Chief Opral Mason Benson, valued at N185.2 million and unauthorized the sale of 500,000 units of NB Plc shares belonging to Ngozi Oyekwere Nwachuku, currently valued at N68.3 million (N136.53 per share). “A preliminary investigation carried out by the Commission revealed that WT Securities Ltd. sold the complainants shares without authority and Management of the Commission has directed that the firm, its Directors and Sponsored Individuals be invited to a meeting to explain their roles in the transaction. Consequent upon the above, the under-listed Directors and Sponsored individuals of WT Securities Ltd. are hereby invited to a meeting to show cause why they should not be sanctioned for violating the

provisions of Rules 43 and 182A (1), (3) and (5) of the SEC Rules and Regulations.” The SEC named Aisha I. Lawal, Taofik A. O. Lawal, Barrister Ajinamo Umma Hanni as Directors to be present at the inquiry, Lawal Taofiq Ayorinde O, Amakude Cosmas Madu as sponsored individuals and Lawal Aisha Iyabo as the Compliance Officer also to be in attendance. The meeting was scheduled to hold yesterday June 7, 2016 at the Abuja Office of the SEC to facilitate the resolution of the matter. It will be recalled that a couple of weeks ago, Daily Times reported that SEC through its adjudicatory arm, the Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC) withdrew and cancelled the registration of BGL Securities Limited and BGL Asset Management Limited after the APC found the firms and their operators guilty in a N2.2 billion asset management case. Key executives and management staff of BGL were also banned from the capital market for several number of years and fines of N100,000 each were placed on 14 of those the APC found guilty.

Access, Diamond others fund Oando’s N94.6 billion 5 year loan Oando Plc., Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has announced the conclusion of a N94.6 billion facility provided by ten leading financial institutions in Nigeria. The company made this announcement through a statement released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange recently. The statement noted that the

financing, was coordinated by the mandated Lead Arranger, Access Bank Plc, adding that it is a 5 year Medium Term Note (MTN) at Nibor + 200 bps and that it is a crucial part of Oando’s strategic restructuring plans. Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, said “In a bid to return to profitability in 2016, I am happy to announce the successful completion of restructuring our

overall debt profile into a N94.6 Billion Medium Term, 5 year consolidated facility, with a 3 year moratorium on principal. This is the pivotal leg in our Group restructuring plan of Growth; via the Upstream business, Deleverage; via the disposal of $350 million in assets’ value in 2016 and our return to Profitability in 2016, driven by our dollar earning oil export & trading activities. The company now stands diversi-

fied with higher weighted dollar denominated earnings, an optimised and restructured balance sheet with lower cost of capital and longer tenors. With the upturn in the global oil prices to levels above $50 per barrel, we now look forward to the successes of 2016, having ridden out the storm”. According to the statement, the institutions involved in the financing are; Access Bank, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, FCMB, Fidel-

ity Bank, Keystone Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, UBA Bank, Union Bank and Zenith Bank. Oando Plc said the transaction further signifies the solid commitment from Nigerian banking institutions to support sustained growth and development of the Nigerian oil and gas sector in these trying times, adding that it will continue to exercise strong financial discipline in meeting its obligations and debt covenants.

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B7 Travel Times Hoteliers cry out over multiple taxation

Lagos hotels lose Nbillions to Synagogue crisis Hoteliers in the Ikotun area of Lagos State are currently bemoaning their losses due to low occupancy rate in most of the hotels. According the hoteliers, since the Synagogue Church of All Nations accident and the consequent disagreement with the Lagos State government, the hotels have lost over N3.9 billion revenue. Speaking to some journalists in Lagos recently, the hoteliers under the aegis of Pilgrims Hostels Association of Nigeria, said the total number of bed spaces of different categories for all the hotels in the Ikotun area stands at about 3500. Before the accident, the hotels had 100 per cent occupancy rate in three days of every week due

to the programmes in the church. The occupancy rates currently fluctuate between 10 per cent and zero all week. According to them, what this meant was that in these three days, instead of having their normal 3500 bed spaces sold, they could only boast of 350 rooms occupied. Speaking further on the issue, one of the hoteliers, Chief Jerry Omoridion said, “We have been crying for a long time and the government does not seem to understand our plights. It is a serious issue for us because our means of sustenance is currently being wiped out. Look at it this way, you will understand what we are talking about: Before the unfortunate

incident at the church, I mean Synagogue Church of All Nations, cumulatively, we have a total of about 3500 hotel bed spaces. I am not adding some of these hotels that were in the process on coming on board, but had to stop since the accident. The hotels have different categories of rooms, but for you people to understand the enormity of our loss, let me peg the room rates at just N5,000, that is the cheapest room rate in any decent hotel in Ikotun. Before the accident, we were having 100 per cent occupancy rate on at least three days in a week, this may sound unbelievable. You are members of the press, go round and do your investigations. But now, the

Starwood Hotels in Nigeria present ‘Special Ramadan Experience’ With an aim to ensure an elevated Ramadan Kareem experience for the Muslim faithful, Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Sheraton Abuja Hotel and Four Points by Sheraton Lagos have put together what they called an enriching package which includes Suhur and Iftar Buffet offers, unrivalled room discounts and a line-up of seamless activities. According to the Area General Manager for the Starwood Hotels in Nigeria-Barry Curran, “We have carefully planned our offerings in consideration of the par-

ticular needs of our guests during this Holy month”. Our room rate start from as low as N35,000 and includes complimentary Buffet Breakfast (Suhur), Complimentary Buffet Dinner (Iftar), a chance to earn starpoints with free enrolment for new Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) members, 4pm late check-out based on availability, in room internet all-inclusive of taxes,” adding that the offers were valid from the 6th of June till the 10th of July 2016”. According to Barry, “At Sheraton Abuja Hotel a special Rama-

dan themed venue with tents and praying areas are available for our Iftar guests. Chef Gambo and his team will prepare a selection of exotic meals for Suhur and Iftar favourites to break your fast such as tabbouleh, Hummus, fatoush salad, Moutabel as well as other Nigerian and Arabic dishes. Our Iftar feast is available for families, friends and groups and you stand a chance to win free tickets for Umrah courtesy of Egypt Air. SPG Members will enjoy 20% off the Iftar Buffet,” says Barry.

occupancy rate in these three days is less than 10 per cent. Many of my colleagues have reduced their staff to the barest minimum; some of us are doing the jobs we used to employ and pay workers to do, since we can’t afford to employ now due to bad business climate. “With a 10 per cent occupancy rate only about 350 rooms are sold by our members every night. Many had zero occupancy severally. What it means is that 3150 empty rooms, at N5,000 minimum per night, we are losing about N15,750000 per night. In a month the lost is at 189,000000. Times that figure by 21 months, you have a whooping N3,969,000,000 as lost of revenue.

The Nigeria Hotel Association has lamented what they called the evil effects of multiple taxation in the country saying that multiple taxes would push hotel business into extinction if not properly addressed by government. At a recent one day seminar on pension scheme for hotel workers in Kaduna, Acting National Secretary of the association, Mr Jijiwon Akpovwovwo , said that the issue of multiple taxations had been a major challenge facing hotel owners’ operating in Kaduna. ``We appeal to Kaduna State Government to look into the issue and address it, we want to partner with the government for the development of the sector. ``Yes we are aware of the short fall of revenue in the country; we know every state is trying to see how to improve its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).’’ Akpovwovwo said if this problem of taxation in the hotel sector was not addressed on time, it will create negative threat to investment. ``If we are looking for investors to come and invest in the country without addressing the issue of taxation, it will be counterproductive. ``So we appeal to the government to protect local investors.’’ Akpovwovwo express concern that the new revenue laws in the state had classified all hotel under category A, and were expected to pay as much as N1 million in taxes. He said that it was impossible for most hotels to pay the amount, adding that most of the hotels are struggling to their staff salaries.

Aviation B8

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Unity Cup: MD boys get N.5m

L-R: Dep. Director, Air Traffic Services, Grp. Capt. S. Peter; Commander, Nigerian Air Defence Corps, Grp. Capt. M. N. Onyebashi; Ag. NAMA MD, Engr. Emma Anasi; Director, Air Traffic Management Services, AVM. Christopher Gudi and Military Airport Commandant, MMIA, Wng. Cdr. I. E. Imoke during a visit of NAF team to NAMA hqtrs, Lagos recently.

Privatisation of airports, ill-timed – Stakeholder Stories by Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The plan by the federal government to concession four major airports in the country has been described as abnormal and ill-timed as it will lead to job losses. An aviation stakeholder and the publisher of Aviation safety and Security magazine Alhaji Abdulyekeen Ibn Umar who disclosed this to aviation correspondents in Lagos while reacting to the planned concession of the four viable airports in the country, advised the government to drop the idea. According to Umar , it will be wrong for government to concession only four viable airports leaving the 17 non-viable

ones that depended on the only four viable ones to survive. Umar declared, “it is totally wrong to concession airports because only four viable ones in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano have been selected. What happens to the 17 other nonviable ones that depend largely on these four airports. Anybody taking the four airports should go with the liabilities of the 17 nonviable ones” Umar advised government to improve on Yola, Jos, Akure and Makurdi airports by designating them as agro-airports to boost the evacuation of farm produce. He said the move was aimed at killing FAAN and sending workers into unemployment market as it was in the case of the liquidated Nigeria airways,

Abdulyekeen Ibn Umar

adding that the government has been wasting human resources especially manpower. Umar called on Senator Hadi Sirika as an aviator to stamp his feet on ground and take far reaching decisions aimed at developing the aviation sector in the country.

Fire cooperatives empowers 40 members The Airport Fire and Safety Co-operatives Multipurpose Society Limited at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has trained 40 aviation workers in various parastatals due for retirement. The president of the fire cooperatives Mr Richard Tella said during the training that the it became necessary to get the retirees trained in various skill acquisitions including, fish, poultry farming among others aimed at settling them after re-

tirement. Tella regretted that most workers after retirement looked hungry and unkempt as a result of their inability to take plan very well before leaving service. He said the cooperatives has taken it as a challenge to equip the workers to enable them have something to fall back to when they were finally disengaged. According to Tella the gesture was part of the cooperatives contributions in training to ensure that that the lives of

members of the cooperatives were adequately taken care of. While commending the members for their participation assured of the cooperatives determination to improve the welfare of every member. Tella urged the participants to ensure that they put into use the acquired skills to enable them settle down after disengaging from service. He pledged the cooperatives support for subsequent workers to be disengaged from service.

Nigeria to host first Aerospace show, Aviation Expo The first ever international Aerospace show, Airport Expo aimed at attracting $50b Investment into the country’s aviation industry is to be held in October this year. The Executive Director of the International Aviation Management and Security (IAMS) Mr John Nwosu who disclosed this to aviation correspondents in Abuja said the event will bring together participants from all over the world adding that it was intended to attract 50-billion-dollar worth of investment into Nigeria’s aviation industry through its international business forum. Nwosu said that the potential in the country’s aviation sector was yet to be harnessed, adding that Nigeria controlled the largest aviation market in the Central and West African region. “The benefit of this programme for Nigeria is that it will attract investment into this country. For example, the Airport Expo that was held in Dubai in 2013 generated over 20-billion-dollar investment, while this one will be done in five phases and we are expecting 50-billion-dollar investment” According to him, the first international Aerospace Show, Airport Expo and Business Forum will be held in Lagos and Abuja in October. He explained that the programme will enable the participants to collaborate and establish clear legislative frameworks, policy priorities, transparent governance systems and effective funding strategies for regional aviation growth.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Inter-Directorate Unity Cup,” has ended with a spectacular bang as the Managing Director’s Directorate clinched the coveted cup after beating the Directorate of Airports Operations by 2-1 during regulation time. The MDD also won the N500, 000 reward provided by the sponsors, Sulah Bureau De Change for the competition’s winners. The exciting match which was watched by fans and spectators all over at the prestigious Murtala Muhammed Airport Secondary school pitch saw a repeat of last year’s finals with the MD’s Directorate turning the table for a sweet revenge. The MDD took the lead earlier and the first half through a mistake from the goal keeper when Ali Muktar Danbatta scored and MDD doubled the lead after the keeper made another blunder, heading out a ball he was supposed to catch comfortably, while leaving his ranks open for the MDD to slot past him. During the second half the DAO came back pulling a goal back through Waziri Abba but despite their best efforts they could not find the equaliser leaving the MDD winners of the 2016 InterDirectorate Cup. Speaking to reporters at halftime, the Chief of Staff to the managing Director, Mohammed Kabir said the games were key as it helped staff of the agency not only to relax but to recreate energising them and keeping them mentally alert. According to him, the InterDirectorate Cup was also a way of bonding and establishing a spirit of camaraderie among the staff of the authority. Apart from the flamboyant football there was also cash rewards as the sponsors of this year’s competition, Sullah Bureau de Change doled out a cash price of N500,000 for the winners while the Second and Third places got N300,000 and N200,000 respectively.

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Empress

Njamah On acting and entreprenurship

Interview L2

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not adventurous with beauty products

Will it be right to say you are falling out of love for acting?

- Empress

Njamah Dark skinned curvy actress, Empress Njamah, is one interesting character any day, any time. The talented actress apart from acting which entrepreneur. In this interview with she speaks on her other passion, fashion among other things. Enjoyâ&#x20AC;Ś

I eat Amala with them. I eat anything. I told

How long have you being wearing your claws? And what made you to start wearing them?

What have you been up to?

away if you keep away?

it. What other fashion fetish do you have?

Do you have a few favourites?

So what was the movie that gave you that limelight? take them off?

about your beauty routine?

me. How do you eat Eba with them?

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Entertainment Correspondent Mutiat Alli

Society Correspondent Abimbola Obatayo

Photography Quadri Olowolagba

Graphics Daniel Ekiye

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L3 Event

Mutiat Alli

9ice, Jaywon, Doris Simeon,

others attend D’Good, D’Bash N Funny concert. Jaywon, Terry G with Reminisce

African China and 9ice

Lolo

Adunni Ade

Mc Shakara

Doris Simeon

Bunmi Davies

Blackface

Minjin

Okey Bakassi

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Fashion L6

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Ladies!!!

Soremekun Gbemisola

Go trendy with your hats Hats just might be the only fashion accessory so tricky for us females sometimes we want to just throw on a baseball cap like the guys, but

rectly. A hat can be that one accessory that

Look rocky for the winter

most likely be pairing it with your coat, sweater, carscarf.

o n l y p u r chasi n g o n e h a t make sure you

easily transition a spring panama into summer.

that goes with many winter robe. If you purchase two

Wear your Hat while traveling -

special occasion to wear a hat.

Hat for Spring Time wear more of panama. A Panama is a stylish op-

play with styles. You can pair the Panama with

masculinity.

from getting sun-

Wear your head warmer/hat in the rainy season

likely be wearing a comfort-

During the rainy season, you can really wear a hat or your warmer with anything you wish.

look.

Rock it during summer period

of seasons.

You can also rock your baseball cap -

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L7 Fashion

Denim: Owhe Wilfred

Indeed a style inspiration

Distressing denim is easy as you like.

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