Page 34, THISDAY, Vol. 17, No. 6251
e ESusinessWORLD
Monday, June 4, 2012
Fanners Give N' Assembly 30-day Ultimatum on Cassava Ni~.!Ii;t
T he
GTlJY'erl
Cassa\'a
MORE lIUSINESS
U'iOClillion
.-
(NCGA) has I fW:5l£d the
8Clion of tht liousc of the lISle In ,II fkJf productS, giving ~ NIt.on; I Assembly 30 days ullun.lrull' 1U legislate on cassava ns :ompulsofy mgtedicm in .t I fk ur products
From lett,; Akinsuji
RcpescnlatJ'o'eo to 40p
of Cll.o;.s:JYIl
in the counuy L.c.:ling
~ pi' ~ 10 the Agric:ul~
Federal MmJ:Slry 01
ard Rural De>'elcpment, and the National As.se nbly in the nllll(HI-' capiLlI. he NCGA
president, Adcwumt,
r
Segun desc ibcd that ChIt
aQCllpllD 5talllhc I :grslauonas
Mli-people Adcwt.rml !l:'.Ki I ~ .:uon of the \qJSJ:JIa! cal! e as I surprise IQ the asso iruJOn. and lidded that il was 001. In the nation ', ~ n II ~ Mfect Iht ~ adm!1U5tBlion', etron IQ «C\'dop the economy and red ICC JXMnY
through b;::aI illdU!-mcs. ACOJrdi"K til hn n. "CasSIWlI ~ one tI tho crops that can iridustrilb: Niger. am ~ iA thcnecJlOlrollSlxmN"tsma from oil dependcli 10 CBSSa\'1I
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that the Nati.. na] Assembly dnIkilistc:n III the opinions d 5CIkdtokbstulUYIerliundthe role of cas1II\'3 m food before
<Q~ the bill.
J Also speaking. Ihr N:uionaI
Seer:mry of AgtdoYli FarmetsA~ or Nigeria, Chie' BanOOele OIanmji. urged die NaOOnaJ PilbhciIY
Assembly not 10 m:ike dec!5fm that would bt &...'trimcolnl 10 the growtb oflll" 1lJI6on. Otawnji apreakJ ror IS per IXfII of die '''l0II:I1 hxIee1 ror tbe: 1""C\llwnd sedOr to .... enha.nI;:e food sec IfIly in tItc counlly. sayillg th.11 "food 'ieCUf1ty n narion:!l ~lyM The pres1dcn, Nigcna Cassava PnIC'e1'j(lrs Ind M~ Associa ion (NJC1"MA), Mr Ayn O'ubcrt, who ~e through Mr. r-efT1l SDlami, ~."t::as1;: I'll is one of ~~ I;lII1 b: tnl:'d 10 iod' t~1.i und ~
pc.
~ for the YQ'rth~ Ib utlkk ~ aull, ~i\'t3.':5S
1I/0llrwurrtry,'W"ultweislhe
only pRlfessH1n II1It can be
used 10 engage them ArUIrr "'lI)' is fOl" the gDV(.'I1UYlent to Slop the imporultion of foods into this countty and ~ local indusl:OC!i 10 grow". he
"d
Speakmg in the $lIJE- w:in, Eze Pbillip Ajomiwe. said mnny jobs coukI be crt:a!td through the CltS5ava Value ctuun prograrmrw::. and a1kd for the 5lJPIU1 of all tim of govcmmcnl (or fllnDL'U in the
further 10 the growth of !he eoooomy.
CXlUIltry 10 alIllnbute
NEWS
Rc:spooding. the Pamarem Secretary In !he 1l1iIllSU)'. Dr.
-.
Ezekiel Oyemoml. Issunxllhe fannas that Ihc NatJon~ AssmlbIy would not make IInY dcctsion tIw would denil the agrictJltural ll'2nsfonnallon He !Old the fanners that the minister. Or Akinwumi Ade$ina. had saM:! the deasion 10 stall the legislation was
uncalled for and appealed 10 the fl!rl1'lC:B liD conducl thcmsdvcs orderly manllC:f_ 111e permanent secretary BSSIImt them thOl all sukcboIden; would be CIUTlCd along on WlI}'li 10 rum IlI'OUtkl the SCCIOr. In lin
Confab on Emerging Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Holds June
TI •
impart skills" knowledge 00 Nigcrial1s, the Full Gospel Busmc:ss Men's
By Chinazpr Megbolu
"""""",,. ,,,,,,,,",,,,,,, .....-,..."" (R:jBMFI) is agllllising scmhow !he a
maT tagged 'Emergmg 0pp0rtwitiEs for ~ in a Transfollmng Nigeria'. ~ Jwte 8 and 9 in I ~. The awx:iaDon. whidt~ Soutb'M:stDistriaJ.LagosI!ld also gklbaI network ofb.:siness. pofcssiona.l men and women. said d~ annJal. ~ was in line II>-ilh!he ttansformation agenda or Pft:sid.111 Goodluck JOIlIlItiw- '5 CioYenunrtt. Ciml!:f and
TheOiSlridCOClftfin¥t:Jr.Mr.
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Fob hi...-.i. said "5O&OD Ir1 5 ~,. the cngin:: of c:YCI)' eaJOCmy IS Ihe ~ or W5incss 10 enSUft: 1h:t1 they gi~ bar:k bocause God has richly bIIaed thnn t1wt1tgh Ihc: body. hcoce USIng.lllOunpldolllel"SlOhelp boo:sI: orononuc growth. He explamcd that the ~. wfucb would hold • A1ausa. Ikc:JlI. Lagm. WQlJId be used 10 ernptJ\'I~' pcqlIe \lllth know1edge. cspccilllJ~' on carter ~ In unJer ror them 10 be Jtdc 10 SllIIld on Ihe« fm Aguda further oou:d tt. II was also _ rM:fl1ll! 10 help the
lho""".
ioo a.wxiabon can
tty on
II::Ip bring about It MTIIlroUtItI for !he man on the sum in line
nl\gin,
~
r.1rt.'Ctor of C:msultmg LImited. M oUIeyinka deyc:m •• h 1$ saKI that
10 go lIIIO busuv:ss as wdJ as tha5e sedting 10 rqnwon thtir areen...:l prar:tice5 respective-
Iy Thr:!;ellMtedlOs:peakdunng the C\~ mc:h.ldes. l'>'lilllSler a( Firance.. MB. Ngori Okon,;; lwraia: M'mislerd Agnculturc:. Dr Adestna Akmwttmi; DiredOr-Genc:ml. SMEDAN.
Mr. Muhammed Umar- Nadab, and Managing Drrectoc.
Ne~th
with an e:;limale< annual growth. U J8 peT t ell III eIec· tionic b'i.nsadtOn~ lII:roM the Mrican \eglon, dO'!: _ • dear irdioulllfl III! Nigena WIIl5
ras..
becom'"l 'tibnult
tile IUt.a ~ cla:tn
tic." I
In '1~; 1lan5aI;:-
nllng in 1..Jtf... r umcly. said the grriWIh 11..1, In ;tJdhiOfl 10 pllliclCS "Y tie \\ftK:h
ment of other African COUIl-
1ne5. to follow lhe N"~llll eJllIlT1plc by providing the right
regulalOfY r~ for e· payments 10 thrIVe and grow as Ihis rrmd will have hu~ POSllivt'! tmp:a on the CCOOM1Y Bl
ma:::ro Ie\ds~. hecxplruncd pbnlled ttl lftnlC1 abool I SOl
ro:
k:~IC::::nI::rnn!~;:
-.hr-Iw th:u tile t,.'Ul1lpal1Y was ",Ih,,:; out IQ ~,IT8CI the pro-
,/Vetl ro =~=~I~~" ;:~_
p.:ttd pm1ICII)OIrl')ll
Au;urdi'lf 10 t 1m. this Y'!llf \ t"t~"r_~' "I~' .'\('111 ["f1~' '(".r \;' M ano ,..... ...... ,11' I:\r.. "11 ,lu'~J t{l '-,IJrr t,~ ... " '" "C ....
II:' "'!lll'- «fIliI"' .f '" ann,,~1 .. t·,tTl1Il't" [,;\"1"111 "!I'm 0: ,11, t-el"~ ',_-Itl' ~,I h,
I,
I.Rt"" \l.lu.1 11tnhc:r tum tho:- \rtOi:li 'hi n''lt!~ cnoamlll'!l the ~"t q II'ICf'i and ('Cfll.
ILo;en; Hf
~'ne.'lI
and <;en'il:e\ 10-10'1
~
;l'lldu[:r5
frica.
"We ate '15(1 IIIIJVOCIIllng
policy lI1lt:rvrmicw b\
!l0'0'Cn!-
-'Ab(wrt HOI
I· 'm within
Pham'Iar::ct.rt lid. MI Sam
N.500.IXX) for individuals
by JWIe..2012, the thcmcofthis yeqr's edition or the expo tw been centred around 'Acceptance and Usage: WlJIJ1ing Payment Ecosystem Oynamks;-. he added, Adcycml Slated thai the expo Ius been 5IrucWn'd IhlS year to focus more 0fI :he arxepIant'Ie. usage and educ::tlIOn of the gcncrol publish on lhe payment systt!m'l. DImS! Itw bu.<a,,'OOki be provided Ii) ~ W1lhn~ ."i",ton 1('1 lhe
Mercy (PACPM) under the
Chairmanship of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke,SAN,CFR will embark on this year's nation-wide prisons visit starting from Monday, the 11th of June.
The PACPM has been grouped into teams which will Simultaneously cover the prisons in the six (6) Geo-Political Zones of the country in the cause of the exercise.
It would be recalled that the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
OIJI~itk
Ni!-'CT13 .1ft C"r..:('tC<1 II> iIll .. ,} I
",c
I_ "'11" I .... '1 uu"",1 " 'MJU' • .: JlIl' .,.....;., • '<;It'll!-
r,yma:d ii"n i" I'r ''OliIIlr\ '~lkJ\\m~ tit: r ,Ii.~ do., sum (II II... Fcdttll. Gm~~1 If' re-culmc U~ payment ~y5lem~ ~pace: by prohibUlng cash wllhdrav. ,T
GCFR inaugurated the reconstituted PACPM on November 15, 2011 to assist with the discharge of his constitutional role of granting pardon to deserving
~~
Hf' ....atd 11"", tYent "'nuld
p:lrl,clpanl~
and
Committee on Prerogative of
and N3 million ror colponne
tk$lUddllS~f'S~was
Ade~ml. \h, spoke to JOUmal~~ 1Il a., Inl!TTlOC press
T
he Presidential Advisory
Inlemattonal
0huatuI_. anmngst others 0\ICf
ByA makoEu
THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PREROGATIVE OF MERCY: PRISON VISITATION
withlbttransfcnnatiooagmda.
While statin, """ """"" dies due 10 the filet thai pcqMe don'l ~'tbc: dynamics, II:: UIcd that teSOlD"I% ~ in both publicmd prm1Ieorpusalions ~ been drafted 10 ~ on iwIes that WCIUkI bing about prufilllbie chan~ In dtr::ir dDSCI pofemons Tlr !5ernlnllT. opened 10 rnernbcB or the pubtic., Aguda mainm.tned, is also for smaU b.Js~ <J\\1'IefS. those aspirinll
'FG Platform Has Made Electronic Payments Vibrant' Intennac
PUBLIC NOTICE
utcll.lrJc II hi~ profile )1CT5OIlneJ. m.trIlSUIe~ _cl1j~f =II.-..e of ho:nb ant.! lrodinf! t-pl\' 111tl1l ~'~:t pm'. ~ r",n; "llnl1 lI1d I"IUt<i& ~lie-mil
'Yo't-... nnmmf Ma.ltr~;I J ""lrI·h Ide Diar~1IIo1 B3.!''''. 7..cnit'l BMIL &.'~ID.AI'!'l:h West AJIlI."I· ~III.I ...'\:C"\~ Ban}, 11" lie) "f'OO~~ , I lhe: e'-'t.nt Alr)..ml Sltld Ihf' !\~11
0... allc-ndr-d
IrlI.:llkling the
b\
Ni~J(CBNI
Wfltlld
uh,bilon; Bank of
ect.uaI
prisoners.