Nigerian Tribune 25 Tuesday, 12 April, 2011
COMMUNITY NEWS
Kwara varsity establishes centre for Yekini Jimoh, Borin community devp HE Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, Professor AbdulRasheed Na ' Allah, has said that the institution has established ~ .~entre for Community gevelopment to evolve ways of collaborating with all communities in state for development. He路disclosed this recently while addressing newsmen on the achievement of the inStitution since it was established some years ago. According to him, the Centre is being run by a community development expert from the Grand McEwen University, Edmonton, Canada, adding that their Entrepreneurship Centre estabof provlslon of refuse bin, some people still do not see . bad in littering lished in 2009 was among the environment with refuse sanitary inspectors need to warn the residents around the bin against the first in the Nigerian such act. Photo: Tund. Bab_pd. . University system setting pace in training students for full employment after graduation regardless of Uchechukwu Olisah, with a group of students, . farmers to adopt the new pressed and excited by the their academic training. The vice chancellor Benin City pointing out that "nus spe- breed plantain sourced from project, adding "that is, why opined that the institution plantain is of imcies of the International Institute for we have provided them with o youth corps mem . had signed Memorandum bers, Tochukwu proved yield. It grows fast, Tropicai Agriculture (lITA), land." Ajato appealed to the gov- of Understanding (MoU) Ofodile and John matures fast and is free from lbadan. The Principal of the ernment of Edo State and the with many institutions Kelechi Ugoayin, have disease." According to them, they school, Mr. J.N Ajato, who host community to support the worldwide including Colaunched a new plantain species farm, at Igbanke in were motivated to embark on spoke during the farm project as it was capable of lumbia University in Orhionmwon Local Govern- this "pet project" because of launch, said that the school stemming youth restiveness United State of America, to the uniqueness ofIgbanke soil. authority was highly im- since students were involved. give its product internament Area of Edo State. "The soil isvery fertile, qrute The new breed is said to be an improved yield of plan- unlike ' what you have in tain and the farm which was many other places where you Tunde Oyekola, Osogbo no avail. The only mini live every things into the located at Igbanke Grammar expend too much energy on water scheme in the area hand of God who is caSchool, was launched on 6 ridge ci.igging," Ofodile said. HE Akire of Ikire- is not functioning as ex- pable of fighting for all. OfodiJe added that the inApril. land, Oba Olatunde . pected and the worst part Politics must not be seen The youth corps mem- volvement of the students Falabi, has ap- of it is that the scheme, as a matter of war against bers said they tilled the soil would make it easy to conand planted the new im- vince the indigenes of pealed to the governor of which I'm talking about, . one another so far they proved yield plantain variety Igbanke, mostly subsistence Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf was connected to the sis- want to serve the people Aregbesola,. to provide ad- ter s tate, Oyo, which is of their respectives area ." equate drinkable water for wTong, as we are supAkire, however, urged the residents of the com- posed to be connected to the residents to give the munity. our own state, Osun. present administration Speaking with CommuOba Falabi called on under the leadership of nity News on behalf of the the governor to extend Governor Aregbesola the residents during a peace dividends of democracy to deserved support, w hile HE 1 people of ' N<!)n~ of them premeeting with community Ikire community by giving they should always offer Yanasha 'and -sented .hJ.mself or hersel1 leaders and politicians in them drinkable wa ter to constructive criticisms of TUiiJ.un"gabas in fOr accreditatil,," and the area recently, Akire avert of water borne government policies, bearLo~a1 Gov~rlmentdered iNEG oUlcials to said the only problem fac- deseases. ing in mind that opinion o拢2';amf,ua'State, leave the area. ing the community presThe traditional ruler, is the cheapest commodity the,'weekend boy- .; Malam Mu.~a Dauaa, ently was the acute short- who used, the medium to in the market. cotted the National A.s~ one ot.-the vl'itets who age of drinkable water for warn politicians in the Similarly, Oba Falabi sembly etection ' because :spoke to NAN, wondered the residents. area not to take the issue praying that God should most of their names -w ere ' how their names were His words, "series of ap- of the ongoing elections give them the wisdom to of!litted on'the vClt<:il"'regis- omitted '0'11 the lists after peals have been made to with do- or-die affair, paddled the cannoe of the ters. . , . ,'being registered" the government, but all to said, "politicians should . state, The Ni1ws Agency of Dauda urged. INEe Jo Nigeria . (NAN) Te< ifritnediately address pprted. that the people ' iSsue before the took the,.a<icision 'Io ex- . tial election Gbelebu - Madofi road, the Some indigenes of the Uchechukwu Olisah, press thclr dissatisfaction enable them ~"'~"~'''~',I expansion of which he community, who spoke Benin City with INJ,lC for omitting theirciVjcresponsibilities. sponsored. during the inspection x militant leader, their names, " . When cOrltacled by According to thanked Chief Tonwerigha Chief Omoh Tonwerigha, he decided to for rehabilitating the road The voters' claimed that NAN for rus reaction, the Tonwerigha, has la- expand the road through which they said would no fewer :than 600 people Resident Electoral Commented the underdevelop- grading to enhance the help improve transportawereregiStetedineachpoU- rnissioher in the ment of Safarogbo commu- socio-economic activities in tion in the locality. only 15() voters . AIhaji. ' nbril nity in Ovia South West L0- the area. the !isis, <:puld neithercorlfirm The indigenes called on cal Government Area ofEdo of the atea . deny the report. . The former militant government at all levels to State. He said the ,carom;':>leader appealed ,to the state provide the area with basic Chief Tonwerigha spoke government and corporate social amenities, saying !lion w,as unaware of when he led a delegation to bodies to come to the aid of they had not felt government ..ISsue at the time inspect the Safarogbo the Ijaw clan in the state. contaCtedl:Um. impact for a very long time.
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COrpS members inaugurate new plantain specie farm at Igbanke
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Akire makes case for provision of potable water
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Community boycotts NASS election in Zamfara
Ex-militant leader laments neglect of Safarogbo community
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tional exposure. He added that last September, students from Kwara State Univ e rsity were in Thailand for a study ilbroad programme. Professor Na' Allah also added that by 2010 the institution had been awarded UNESCO Chair
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HE people of Odo-Owa in Kwara State have appealed to the state government to complete the only road that links the community and Erinmope in Ekiti State. Speaking with
Community News, a leader in the community, Mr. Tunde Emmanuel said that the road wasinbad situation. Acrording to him, the Ekiti State government had completed the one thatJinks themtogetherup to the boundary of Kwara State. Mr Emmanuel noted that the bridge on the road was also in bad situation as he appealed to the government to come to their aid and commence immediate work on the road. He said that farm produce were easily transported from their area to Ekiti State when the road was good, but now that the road is not motorable it took them several hours to 'get to their destination. He also called on the state government to provide them with potable water and other social amenities.