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permanent secretary, MlIU5try of Corruncn'C and industry. Ogun Stille, Pnnct: Henry Adenl)l. has appealed 10 tm: Fedc:raI Govc:mmenl and 1awrrW.;m; to address !he l<;<;Ue of dechrung OClIVlI) III the famung sector. 10 stem food cnsJS In the country. 0I'ITla
Adc:ruJI made thr pica at the
~~~'~'Dlkl~,~a~.lIIon of the World
Food Day 2012 orpnlSed by Ccnu-e for Altanatl\'c [)eo.dop"nc:nt and Self·Enhancc:mcnt (CEADESE). m IJebu0& He told Ius auchc:nce: "Accmbng 10 the UN and the
Worid Bank 's Repon 2012. one of ~~' SC\'CfI ~Ie. (almost billlCll flCOPIe)suffm from cbroruc: malnounshmcm m the world lOeb)'. Three qtIll'1Cn of !hex 1M m ruroJ an:as and nla)Ol'lty ~ ....uncn and children.. Undemounshment leads 10 poor he3l1h. )owmng of Ieammg Cllp3IClI)'. c:spec:.a1Iy for e1illdrcn. and dunuushcs physICal actJ\'Ity." He s;ud Ihal tIus )II:3f'S theme· -Agnculture ~u.: K.r:y 10 Feedmg. tht World," undc::rscofes the roles coopcr:wves pby and coukI pby m unpuvmg food seCUfl1y and ilS cmtn--bubm 10 the cmdlCIltJOrI ofhtmgcr '"The: even! IS aJso 10 IIlOdcm wrth the IT\lSSQl SIlllCmCfIt of CEADESE. whICh lS 10 pllSlllvely UllpQC! upon the bves of tile less-pmi1edged and nwgmaliscd membas of the soady." He bmcntcd: "Rq;mubIy, food is fi15l gming out of the ~ of the CU1lIl1CIl man m ~igena 1Oday, ~ A lc:ctur'I:T at the Oepartmc:nt of Agriculture Produc:uon and I\.boagcmcnl Socnc:e, Till Solann UnM:rnty of Edut::a1Kln. I~ Dr. otufenu Att1Isan. sud despite Nigcna', pogbOn as the mosl popuIws COUfIIry m Africa. "1\ IS wlOng to cco::lude that Nigeria's laq,,>e popul:won IS dte bane of our food 1IIStX.:Unty. Rather. (U' negative attitude 1OYo'llJds the deOJdop.ned of our- agnolltmaI se:n should not be rqkcL "A tunes when one finds lrimsdf III a comfort zone.lhere IS that Imdency 10 KqeI where OOC' IS oommg &om. With the adYc:nI of oil Nigenao Ic:adcrsinp ftwgOl ....'here \Io't v.~ comU!& from and Iosa!he n:tlJOn'S vWon for agncuJnue. '"Today, the umount we spend on food unpon IS 510 fughu:nIf1£- HOVo~ llll hope IS not lost. If only our k:3dcn; can nse up 10 the cbaJlcnge and Slop ~ I~ 10 tIus <bngerous SltllaOOn of II1lOlJI)t(lt food cnstS m the COUIlU)'-~
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than 1.000 physx::ally thallatged people from across the 20 local gID'O't\If)I:Dt areas ofOgtm State Mve benefined from the 'uphftmg the phystcally challenged programme' by the Wife of the Slate governor, Mn._Olufunso Amosun The ~ mJh3l«I by the ",'lie of the ~ ....'as dcstgned 10 crt1pOWC" poopk ....,th spcoaI Deeds across the SIale H\II'ldrros of ncms hke me \lI'Ufittailunbs. wheel ch.1lJ'i.. SC"A'lIlg madunes and ~ ,t=JS hke gl8IlI coolcn. ~ pacb of Indonue and other Dangote Jroducts IIlCludJng cash glfls were gJvm 10 the physally dJalknged people 10 boosI tlw:u- personal and eCOOIl(mc needs. SpeakIng dunog the progr.unme aI the Jtme 12 Cultural Ceme. Kuto. Abcakuta. the Swe (imunor. Ibil:unIe ~ who made a 5UIpISe ~ aI the ~ assun:d the pe&pie of his adnuwslr.ulOO'S comrrutmcnt 10 the ....'cifiut: of the people. paruc:ubrly the people ....lth speoaJ needs.. that III SfIIU: of thetr speoal needs these people wen:: bicsY.d ....1th me talenl or the other, ''so they can sull conb1bule 10 the devdopmm of the stair and Ihe COUllii)' at large when gI\Ittl cooOle
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~~ envtJtIDI1ElIllO operalc.. " The govmwJr saxi II1OJ"C' JXUjC'C'tS and poIJC1C5 of UIlC'eSl wooId be uuu;ua:! for people With specml needs 10 bmefil thr:m. poumng OJ! \hal a special passage route had been carved out of the newlycoostructed Ita-EkoISokort road iIlAbcokuta for Ibcm and JIKR facilities ...."tJUkt be destgncd Ihrwgboul the St1lt 10 tnsun:: their safety
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irdgenes raise funds to build poIytedmic .
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he sum of Nibil boo Ili apcc:ted 10 be r.used under the auspices of Board of TrusICCS of 19baJO Polytecllllll:. Osun SUIe. 10 build a communi!} polytechnic for the scns and daughlefS oftbe Iov.n. The co.'alI hokts al Eta! tuU
""""""" Federal Qoo.'Cmfl'IalI has g1\1ttlIlJ¥U'o'lll for the SI:!Ung up of IgbIjo Polytc:chruc. an IllSlltuuon prtmD(ed by the natives of Igbap and the autbonties ~ act:qJted pID'llte uuuanve In the nanon's IeftllU)' eWcanon. The keynote DRss would be ik:u\ued OIl the ocx:asJOD by Mr Segutt Oloketu)i., Group Mlulagmg ~. Wcma Bank.. SpcoaI GUCSI of bcI¥Iur 15 Mt L.ay\ Adeyenu. and Qud" Aik: Fadahunsr (MFR) ....;]J ch:ur the event. Other 0lllI1CIll pe:tSOOBhlles ~ 10 grace the oc:caslOD Ddude HRM Oba Aderuyi Olufenu Fashade ([V) Ov.'ll of Igbap. as- Royal FaIbcr of the Day, Chief OIajKk 0yevr'Ok. Mrs \\'woola Ay.mdosu. Han Sunday Mere, CunmissJooc:rfOl tnformatlOD and Stroleg)', O:s:un State. Mrs Remi Olowude,
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I never asked non-natives to
leave Ondo -Mimiko By RAZAQ BAM/DELE
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ndo Swt Govc:mor-, Oluscgun MlmLlm has described ItS -falsehood.- lhe mmour makmg the round mal he has ordered non-nallVe fltn1'1el'S In the state, who did not vote for htm In the litsI October ~o go\'emorshlP election 10
Akmmnde howt:Ver expbuned !hat ......hat some p:q:!k rrugbl be ~ ing is the OYer 16 yean Forest Rc:scve Law that warns the ~Idents 10 deslSl from c::nao;dung the ~'s Reserve Atc:a." S1lIlIng mal ''no mnttcr hcrw kng. the govert1IllCJII .....ould one day decide to reclaun 115 bDd from the
lolanuts. t::rlSbe¥> among odJc:r cash trnc:s lhal ....~ pennanc:n! III
the
governmenl
Resen.-e
F""", He however SlIUed emphaI-
x:nUy thaI .'there IS no order 01
fcellon In the oommuruty through unguxbI UtteraDt:eS or R1lSUlfonn.mon. He .....arned th:n nobod). or group of tndt\-1c!uals should be alJov.m 10 daract the gD'\'mlOI" from •
pbn 10 order the cncroacheB 10 ~ for nov.... assunng Early this ....'Cd:, some non!hat nobody .....Quld be pasecuttd. WltdHumted or victnn- OOb'C'IIC fiumers m areas like I2ICd 01\ the account of the las! ~ OdJgbo. Orrufan. AJUC elet:uon ''becrnse the vidary and AkmIoIa area of the SWe wen:: pawdmg O\'l'l" lUI IS for the geoernlJly of Ondo unconfirmed reportS thai nonpeople ....,thout exemption. ~ The people "'~ then:fore Khgcncs m mas .....here the urged 10 go about thetr Ic:gm- Labour Puny sc:omi k>v. VUCC5 m::ue busJnes5es and report to should be gtV!:fl qull TlObI::e to the 1ll'rropriate authonues \'3C3IC the areas and abandoo anybody tI)"Ul! 10 cause dlsaf.. """r"""""",
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would nul CO!JIl\C:f to the pr0VISions of the COOSllWIJOD that guaraIlled Nigerian cillUDS
Oyo, UK lim sign MoU 10 eslOOish N4bn soya m1< firm
Ac:cording" 10 him the The govanor......ho recently someumes BOt a second tmn 1T1i1lKiate. encroachers assencd thai. asKk that tbc:re molest ~ officials III .....as no lOla of truth m the charge of forcsrry III addItIOn nunour. he had no COI1Sfitu. \0 fellmg and sellmg the umlIODal nghts and po¥>oer 10 do bers illepJly befctt plannng crops like cocoa. 510. He added that s:aytng 510 cash
esmbbshed :u a cost $25 rruJ.. bon (N4 tniboo), will be proa memo.. ducms abouI 150.000 metric """'tty mndum of under· IOOS of soya mill per annum. Spc:OOng through hIS Information CommISSioner. sundmg (MoU) wnh a asade tbe prtMSIOfI of about Uruted KEngdorn-based milk IOO.<XX> JOb'.> for th(o people of Ka~ Akmmade. MinuKO susoectcd thai .'the rumoor producing company. K= the state. MiJi.: Industry foo:he proc.;:s:;muSt have emanated from the Govmu AbIoIa Ajunobi. opposluon ~ !hat wen: mg !Dld pnxtucnon of soy~ .....ilo prcsxied ova-!he stgrung beaten silly III the Iasl gover- milk. ceremony aI the Govanor's \\'ben JI evmtu:illy comes norshtp election in the stale." ()ffia:, Ibad3n m Wcdnesd:Jy. on sueam. the a:mpany. bemg
the nghl to rc:sxie and own property III any pan of the
O
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has
Signed
saKI that the ik:YdoprncIl\l''aS the product of Ius man)' forelgn tn(15 ....fuch wen: aimed at ntq:roVIllg tbe 0CXlll00ly of the state and c:nboD:mg the 1T.'IIlI! Sl3lIdan:I of the people.. "TlK: Moll IS ooe or the
productsofwrpomoum; ....~ ~ nov. ha\'IDg a comp.1Il)' mvolved m the large manufocnumg of soya bean .....hich .....ill be the IargIs m Afilca outOOe
Again. Oyo extends LG aretaker pcmeI's tenure ~~':':"'_ from OLAOlUWA BILAU,
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"""""""'" m Oyo Stille still ha\'e a \ODger period 10 .....1111, as the State House of Assembly yesterday apprm'1:d the exu:nsxm of the tcnlR of the current council caretaker committees by another six months.. The ternre ckmganon IS the fourth by the I&- month-old admuti:str.Iboo aDd is coming anudst the cla!noor ror the condutt of the local govcnmenl elet:tioos by oppostUon pohuca1 parlleS especuilly, Oyo Stalt chapter of the Peoples Democr:uic pany (PDP). A few days ago, the
PDP tbroogb Ii pess n:1e:!sr: bad declared Ib3lIhe SU1e g0vernment was JIttery aboul CIpIUS1Ilg the council polls due 10 the poorsbm.\'lIlg of the Action ~ of Nigeria in
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Ondo Stille. The state po.
a:nmenl is bov.~ yet 10
Informatton
MmlStJy,
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wtoch he sax! he .....ould ensure
thai people understand lbe of the Slate governIIlOII even dcMll 10 the grassrooIs.. He a1so prorrused 10 budd 011 the acluevements of
.w::b\'IUCS
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Hov."'e\tt, Albap Adeymu 5lale the t"Cl'iOlS for the tenure frcrn Abba Local GovemmenI exlt:nsion.. Also. the Sl8U: House of An::a and d:mgbter of AJaafin Assembly lJRm''tId the norru- of~, Oba Lmrudl Adeyatu nman of Mt TaNiO lb!yt:rru m was only asked 10 take a Ote:gbcye and AIhaF Adewru bov,' after III motJOn by the Muliat Atgbe Adeyenu I:I31JE:d DepuI)' Speaker......00 s::ud the .s comrn&SSIODeJS in the cabJ.. oominee's pedlgn::e already net reshuffie at:lDOOnCCd earfi. speaks for ttsdi er m the ....m by Governor Thereafter the lawmakers Abiola AJunobi.. unanimously supponed the The kpslalOJ!i grilled mouon and the Itl()Il3rt"b's ~ on .... i131 wouJd be daughtc:t look the bov.. hIS pnonllcs al the
Signed by lus specwl adviser 011 media. Dr. Fesrus Adcdayo. ~ the rnanag.:ment of the company mal government .....'OUId prOVIde the enabhng envtIODml:Zlt 10 c:nhanct ItS
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~ mdeed ready 10 ",iIh ~ and prtl\ide the enablmg an1rOlllllc:D1 thai will nuke you. succeed and all thai IS requutd of us 10 ~ mOle: and mate progress III ~ State.- be sud. The governor aJso ItSSUftd that the canpany ~ be provxb:l .....ub 15 hectan:s of bOO 10 cortnIaJCC the pnd.x:lion of soya be:ms .....tueb, he sax!.. ....'OUId have its own \-aNt chain addJtlOIl throucll the promotJOrl of POU1uY. fJSb product am anunal feeds..
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