20 injured, shops vandalised in ope, area boys clash gun~
KEN. OlAlTAN
It was further learnt
.."..
N
o fewer than 20 peopl~
wen!
in-
that the OPC members S1Mted sbootlng _ .
cally
immediately they
Jun!d while O\'ef" 10 arrtved at the ever-busy shops \-anda1lsed at lta·Fa· junction, forcing traders. ••U area of Owode. Apata. residents, commerc1a1 in Ido Local Government motorcyclists and others Area or Oyo State on Sun- to scamper for safety. day when members of the
,;olent
An e~-e\\'tmess said thai durlna; the stampede which lasted (or about 20 mlnut.eS.., no fewer than 15 people. including trad-
m the clash
ers got wounded. Over 10 miscreants Vo-ere also in-
Oodua People's Congress
engaaed some mis-
(OPC)
a-ean~
"area
popularly called
~ Min.
clash The cause
could 001 be ucena.ined,
Jured.
but National Mirror learnt that trouble stan· ed around 6.00pm when about 30 OPC members stormed the Ita Faa,1I jWlClion with _-ea.pons, includ-
Efforts to get the reaction of the OPCChairman In the local government. Mr. Murltala Adekola Ifawale, alias Murt OmI.
Called as he could nOt be
ina charms. c:utla.sses. ma-
reached on his telephone
chetes and loc:ally made
llnes.
Stakeholders laud WAEC's contribution to education ome_In the education sector hIM commended the West Atrican Eumination Coundl (\YAEC) fer lIS contributJon to the nation's educatioo system in its 60
S
,...,. m exlsImce.
The staJteboIders tok1 the News Agency d NIgeria (NAN) In separate Interviews yest.etday in Lagos that WAEC. which celebrated Its Enh annI· ~ OIl March 26. bad performed Mill. espoclalIy in 1~ and tne8SI.1Jt!ment
m
~
Co\'enant 0n1YersitJ: Om in oruo State. Pro( Abe Obo;yan, said the ezamIna· lion body bad been ''trY effectfve in its different eva1uatlon strategies over
<he,...... "J believe that WAEC has performed well because we haYe c::urtinued to lee improvements," she said, """"'" that h badeoo-
-
tributed positJl,'ely to the manpower de\ooelopment eX
"As WAEC}ooks forward to celebrat:inc more years ~ excellence. we should begin to look at the models ~ tesI and measurement and how ~ wou1d tr'3Il5we into the COltents eX aJrrlcuIum. '"We cannot at this _ _look atthequaIJ.
1Y of our teacben." she said. Tbe National PresidI!nt d the Nigeria Urum of 'II!achen, Mr Mld>aeI AIoo
bIKllul<oya said <he bodY
had CM!(' the yean sustaIned its a-edlbll1t;x but urged it to intensitY efforts to check eI-
amlnatm_
He al!IO said thai. 8Sge95ments by the aJUDdl bad lmpacted posiuyeIy OIl Nigeria's educaDOll5)'5teln.
'"!be aJUIlcil Is """""" has _ to mlmr 9tbat the education aecur is all about and. 81 the same time., helped in enhancing <he quality m students and its catifk:ates.. ""'...." day; it
"I warn the ooundl to put beuer mMSUn!S in pbce that would cbedanate leakages and f!!DSlft release of results at the sbcrtest pes.
""'" time.
-nus
will I!Jl8bie candi-
dates to decide OIl their rulUre In oootI time. " he said.
On his part. the President d the Atademk: Staff UnioD d l1ntYersttles. Pn1. 1lI<ad>ukwu AMmo. abo ac:ored WAEC high, but said thai there _1t5 stiD room for 1m..".,....... Awuzie saki that ezami. . - maIpra::dces and mass fallwe; d candidates in WAEC nam1natims bad conslstcntly _ potr
.....,.,.tIons by _
and
condIdateS. '"School are no!. well equipped and teachers not property motf\"8led; to, the srudentSwillooJyoplfirtbe easiest means « passing eum1nation, but WAEC has done • good job In terms ol ass rrwmt, be said. n
Climate change: Osun urged to adopt Indian example male change by embracinc
he Osun State government has been llf1ed to take I cut fiom India in Its efforts at
T
tackllng the dfects made chance.
O LUlOE ONO I()I ONO ill
menL
TI
AcOon<:ongre.s Local ~
p.rertlOI" of the statE!.
m NIgoria (ACN) In DoJe
mern AnB
chalrmen. _ the cbalrman of tb.!: _ 12 ward
rer
It saki justice, equity and fair PIal! Ihe DoJe'-' should pmjuce the next
G<wt=Ondo State
has sa1d that It would settle for nothing less than the
. - . .... _ DoJe theIr....for
goYernOr.ihip sloe In the
the ao;piration of their Jdns. man. Mr Felh Ra9., who is oon_lhegoYernOr.ihip poll <he _ N:2i
"'""""""'" - . SO)'
ina
fiun the area _ b-the deputy .... ernorshIp _ not all)'Clne
~
representins the interest ~ <hepeoplemDaJe. 'I'Ili' Ilaje ACN made its positXm known to N3lional MJmr at <he _ _ after
'_meednom all <he
12 wards in the kx:al p:wn-
The
on
m
the DtVe At:.N said thaJ. as the _ local """""""" producing oil in oommerda1 quantity and which gave Ondo &ate the status rI an 00 producing state. they deserYed to produce
_on theIr_
the """ .......,.,.:
Led by <he chalnnan m the pany in the local g0vernment. Akin EsanmIn; the local ~t sec:retar)I Chi!{ Marokutimi Ade)OInl; the )'OUIh IeadeI; De]1
Esannlon! said: -we arecaBina on the nadonal leadership of the ACN to take note allsed _ _ that we_ have been margin-
~<he_
producing mille on in oommerdaJ quantity
_
Mn.llomi 0beIe and
and as the tnIy local .... t!rnmO!ttI
the chalnnao d the ammission, _no is DfJIW in the ~ fI the Economic and F\nandal Q1mes Qmmlsskm (EFCC). to siphon deYeIopmental funds into private podleu. neither do need the N"I3l!I" Delta
v.'I!
DeYdopmenI Commission
0(
c11COD-
tamed In • communlquf
issued after
I
and promoting lUStIlnable agrlcu1ture..
improvtJll
manaee menl and payin, adequate Ineolion to small scale: agro.
po&t b&rvtst
ptodUcet'l.
This position was
staltehold-
The
Stakebolders'
Roundtable with the theme:
MBll11ding sustalnable part-
en meetinl on the effect
nershlps
or climate than,e held at
tal conservation and low carbon economy in Osun Stlte," also ~mmended that tbelO,-ernmtntsbould embrace the 1(iea 01 low carbon economy as well as the proc:ess of decarboniJ..
the Centre (or Black Arts and Culture lD Osogbo. the state capital Acc:onim, to the communlquf signed by the state
CommilsJoner
Envlronmellt. Prot
for
(Mrs.)
Atinuke Oyaweye. Gover-
for envtrorunen-
iDe as done in the Southern Asia counU'y with the
nor Rau( Ar'egbesola-Ied
widespread deployment of
lovernment
solar panels and efficient
Ondo: lIaje ACN wants 'governorship slot • Backs Rawa Fel IX sane. and ....1lIch&:M!:theszmeits stUUS as an oil produc:hw now is the time for us to be gM!n the opportUnity to take a shot at the &0\"'" DOI"ShIp. "We don', need the Ondo State on Producing Areas Commission (OSOPADEC) ....1tk:h is a a:n:tuit pipe for the pre9Im .,...ernment ....iUc:b has mnnht!d with
done in Indla. enhance citiuos' re.stuence apintl cli·
M UVIWA O VINlOLA
should.
as
~~::~:.=:::
(NDDC) ",tuch has curtinued to marginal.Ise us in termS
d
deveIoImJen,tal
projects. In the last three
~ no single OSOPADEC or NODC pn:8ea has been
sited in I1aje Local Govern-
menL
in,rromth@Conferenceof States (COP 17) which held in Durban last year as they affect Osun Stilt and N~ ria at laJ'It.
Other recommendations or the stakeholders. accordIn& to the communique. in-
"Let me stale here dear eluded inJtiatln& capacity and loud that any 900 bulldlng Pf'OIrammes to or daughtB" ang1i.nc the enhance the U:illJ or mdeputy goYernOr.ihipsiot is t\'aDt mlnlstrles. depart· not ~ the inter- men! and .~ncles of the est d IIa,Ies. be or she is 00 IOwrnment to paraJltee his own. And I can tell)W , aood qw.llty procratnmes, that ....oe are fully In suppa1 11trac1 development sup. €I the asplratioo d Felix porn and dfecu\'f.ly impleRawa. our 0'\0\'11 son who is mem, monitor and naIua gubernatorial aspirant ml ate cUmate change and the platform fA our great sustain.ble de\'e.!opment puty" mated inltiauvu.
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