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Nigerian Tribu:ne 51 __ Monday, 25 April, 2011
Briefly Kwara govt urged to release N33,9m bursary allowance STUDENTS of Kwara State origin in the Nigeria Law Schools have appealed to the state government to release the approved N33 .9 million meant as bursary allowance for 164 students (Batch A and B 2010). This was contained in a press statement issued by the president of the association, Mallam Jimoh Saka Agaka, ,a copy- of which was made available to the Nigerian Tribune on Sunday. The statement added that the Kwara State gov-, ernment had not also paid N250, 000 to the lawyers in training as bursary awards. The president said that as of today, no money was paid to the 2009/ 2010 set "currently on court attachment. He posited ·that the . money was appropriated for the payment to indigent students in the Nigeria Law Schools in the 2010 budget but sadly the money .was never released to the students despite the approval from the state government. . Yekini Jimoh, Horin ,
Age falsification: Court asked to stop Lagos Assen1b1y ~speaker from ' e1ect"Ion Yejide GbengaOgundare, Lagos
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Lagos High Court legedly falsifying his age sitting in Ikeja has in an Independent Na,A been asked to stop ·tional Electoral Commis.the Speaker' of the Lagos sion (INEC) forms he preState House of Assembly, viously filed. Honourable ·Adeyemi Awoluyi, who Ikuforiji, fro.m contesting the claimed to be an ,interTuesday stale HoUSE! of As- ested party in the affairs of semblyelection over alleged the state, noted that Ikuforiji, falsification of his age. a candidate in the coming In a suit filed by one House of Assembly elecOlatunji Awoluyi, resi- tion, was not 6t to contest, dent in .Ikeja area of Lagos having allegedly contraState, he is seeking an'or- vened the provisions of the der of court to determine Electoral Act, 2010. whether the speaker is Other respondents qualified--to contest the joined in the suit are the forthcoming election !NEC l)Ild the Action Conbased on alleged com- gress of Nigeria (ACN). mission of perjury by alHe stated that it- was
discovered ' that the Speaker falsified his date of birth wherein he claimed in the different times 'in forms filled be-
for~' the electoral body, INEC, thathewasbornon August 24, 1954 as well as August 24, 1956. The applicant prayed the court "to determine whether the first respondent, who is the candi-
Agricultural dev'll be given priority By Peter Oke
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governor in Tuesday' s gubernatorial election. He stated this on Sunday, while participating on Gubern'atorial round up programme on
HE Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) gubernatorial standard-bearer in Ogun State, Chief Adetunji Gateway Radio, Idowu Olurin, has said Abeokuta. . that he will revive agriculChief Olurin noted that tural sector as well as give , majority of the Ogun elecpriority to rural develop- torate . in rural areas ment in the state, if elected
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mqnifestoes, we have a workable plan on modern fa r ming, many abandoned farm settlements in Ogun will be revived with adequate funding and incentives that will encourage people to embrace farming, instead of looking for white collar job at all cost. This will also attract prospective investors . to partner with the state." Assuring the people of , the gateway state on his ''''promise to reduce the school, fees of the stateowned tertiary institution by 60 per cent, Olurin said " it is achievable, education is one of important aspect that should not be taken tor granted, our schools will no more be run like private institutions, because it is for the masses."
Presidential election results:
Cleric ,pray~ fO,r peace in NIgerIa THE Bishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Wesley Cathedral, Elekuro, Ibadan, The Right Reverend James Oluwaseun Olusegun, has' predicted the renewal of the nation. in .an Easter sermon; Reverend Olusegunnoted that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
date of the ACN, is riO't~utomatically disqualified and / or disabled from contesting and participating as a candidate into the Lagos State House of Assembly for Ikeja Constituency·01 ."
Action of party agents faulted Akeem Nafiu, Lagos A
-From left, Deputy Vice Diocese of Lagos Anglican urch, Honourable Justice Ayo Phillips; Chief Olusegun Oshunkeye, Rt Rev (Dc) Peter Adebiyi and Chancellor, Honourable Justice Babasola Ogunade, at the Easter celebration, held at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, in Lagos, on Sunday, Photo: Taiwo BaJogun
Bayelsa CNPP condemns political violence
Senior, Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Mike Ozhekome, has faulted the action of some partY agents who refused to append their signatures to
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for His people. .. ., the CNPP, which ,com" He endured the suf- SOIl Apbola Yenagoa prised over 50 opposition fering on the cross for the ' AHEAD Tuesday's political parties in the salvation of you and 1," state House of state, said anybody who he stated th . Assemblyelection was not prepared for e The cleric enjoined the inBayelsaState, Conference election should back out congregation to stop cryrather than resorting to . mg as th e ce Ieb rll t'iOn 0 f of Nigerian Political Parties violence to cause tension Easter was meant to put (CNPP)" in the state )las in the state. an end to thel' r predl'ca - condemned political vioState Chairman of ments lence, pointing out that it Re~erend Olusegun is no longer a veritable ' CNPP, Sunday Frankalso prayed for peace dur- tool to win election in the Oputu, who disclosed this ing and after the guberna- country. to newsmen on Sunday, While noting that some in Yenagoa, at a news torial/state House of Assembly elections tom or- people were bent on win- c.b nference, warned row. ning elections at all costs, against inciting youths By Gbenga Opadotun during the election and
. . tion. in the country on April 6. remmded that elec!J~n The chairman said the In a telephone interwas nota do. or die aff?lf. last National Assembly view with the Nigerian OffiCials of the Action election conducted by the Tribune, Ozhekome deCongress of scribed their action as riIndependent National . . t,hgena(ACN),Lab?ur Electoral Commission diculous, saying theyerP.arty(LP) and All Nlge- . (!NEC) I'n the state was roneously believed they h d nanPeop Ies p arty(ANPP) peacefuJ, freeandfal'r,I'ust a P repared grounds for b t th an election petition. to were a sent a e even.t. as he urged Bayelsans F k0 h ' Accordl'ng to hl'm ' I ran th - putu,. ch w 0 ISf choose candl' dates of therr these party agents had' ~s~. estate C alfffian 0 choi~e, irrespective 'of forgotten that their "prea iOna onsclence party affiliation in the decessor agents had alPa~ty (NCP), said the Tuesday election. ready signed these results group ~as prepare~ to Frank-Oputu objected at the polling unit, ward, work With anybody Irre- to calls for the redeploy- local government and at spec!Jve of pa.r ty afflha- ment of the State Resident the state levels". tion, that won m the elec- Electoral Commissioner "You can force a horse of INEC, , Edwin to the river but you cannot Nwatarali, by an opposi- force it to drink. The assign. . party, saymg t h a t ment left for Professor tiOn elected lawmakneed the pai d a' private visit to the Attahiru Jega as the chief ()pni of Ife, Dba Okunade ers to execute the lofty CNPP would not accept electoral and ,collation ofS..I)u""a d e, proce~ ddt progr.ammes of hl's adany imposition of INEC fi . piyaup dd e Q ff . I cer was to SlID Modakeke to address araUy ministration. 0 iCla s or unnece$sary all the figures at the national He reml' nded them interference in the elec- level,"he said. and toId th em to vote fo r a11 . the candidates of the Action that it was imperative' for tions in Bayelsa State. "Jega did so in the full Congress of Nigeria (ACN) them to. vote for all candiHe continued:"The glare of the whole world, 10. the zone, dates of the ACN m' clud- Electoral. Act .is clear m . that cal and international obHe told the ACN sup- ing the re-scheduled whoever is not satisfied servers. Refusal to sign the porters that the state par- ' House of Representatives with the results declated results sheets as prepared by liamentary electi'on was seat being contested by by the Returning Officer !NEC does not in any way the, dQSest, to_hi&, admin~ . Cbi.ef Rotirni Makinde of , should seek redress in the . affect the result or invalidate ., ist·!,Mffi-e. ft~ " hrl :x~ul~ th,!H \.<;;N., . ,w.· ' t o '- ' eillction' trib\1J1als." " them( be added ' . ~:
Aregbeso Ia warns t rou bI ema kers over Tues day.' s eIec t'Ions
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Tunde Oyekola , House of Assembly. Osogbo Speaking after observ. at SUN State gover- mg th e Juma t Servlce nor, Mr Rauf the TIe-He Central Mosque Aregbesola, ha~ ., .. on F!iday, Areg b ~s?la declared the readiness of . thanked God for aSSisting his administration to ensure in 'maintaining peace in · h b e f ore, d unng that Tuesday's elections are testate peaceful, just as he warned and after the last set of troublemakers to steer clear elections and urged the of Osun State as the nation people to continue to be epares for the last set of peaceful. effiGRs-iRt&-tA~te The governor who later
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