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FG sacks Sally Mbanefo as DG NTDC —P7

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MTEF not empty, FEC replies Senate •Okays 2017 budget Leon Usigbe -Abuja HE Federal E x e c u t i v e Council (FEC), on Wednesday,

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insisted that the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), sent to the National Assembly ahead of the presentation

of the 2017 budget, was well prepared.

This is contrary to claims by the Senate, which had recently described the

From left, Mr Biodun Shobanjo; co-chairman, African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, Ambassador (Dr) Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu and Chief Pekun Awobona, during the wake keep for Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, at the Town Hall, Isara, Ogun State, on Wednesday. PHOTO: YEMI FUNSO-OKE.

Chief Keshington Adebutu (right); Dr Ola Ajayi and Kanyinsola Ajayi, at the wake keep of Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, at Isara Town Hall, Isara, Ogun State. PHOTO: YEMI FUNSO-OKE.

Olaniwun Ajayi championed the cause of Nigeria —Bishop Ladigbolu Olayinka Olukoya -Abeokuta THE retired Archbishop of Diocese of Ilesa, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Grace, Ayo Ladigbolu, on Wednesday, said the late Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, a political icon and one of the last disciples of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, lived his life championing the cause of Nigeria in particular, and the Yoruba nation in general.

He said this in his short sermon during the wakekeep service for the late Ajayi, held at the Afotamodi Hall, Isara-Remo, adding that he (Ajayi) fought for the development and progress of the country.

Bishop Ladigbolu said Sir Ajayi had hoped that the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), promoted by governors in the South-West states, were realised in his lifetimes.

The cleric added that the late Sir Ajayi was a man of peace in all ramifications and enjoined the gathering to embrace his good virtues of brotherliness, irrespective of race, sex and creed.

Bishop Ladigbolu also noted that the deceased was much concerned with the devolution of powers in the country, saying that he fought this till he breathed his last on November 4.

“He was a man of peace and one that embraced peace with himself, friends, neighbours and immediate environment.

He championed the cause of Yoruba unity and progress.

He wanted success open to all and wanted all to rise.

“Olaniwun Ajayi brought economic progress to Isara, his country home and the entire Remoland. He had great passion for Yorubaland and the South-West.

“He had an unflinching support for the church and was committed to the House of Oduduwa,” he said.

Present at the ceremony were the co-chairman of the African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, Dr (Mrs) Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu; business mogul and pool magnate, Sir Kessington Adebutu; former governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos and

Ogun states, Mr Jimi Agbaje and Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, respectively; the Archbishop of Lagos Province, Church of Nigeria, His Grace, Dr Olusina Fape; Senator Adegbenga Kaka, among others.

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document as empty and not worth considering.

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, who briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, said it was prepared by experienced experts after extensive consultations.

The Senate had picked holes in the document sent to the National Assembly on October 4, 2016, noting that it did not contain the details of the fiscal proposals.

Udoma rejected the assertion but noted that the estimates contained in the document at the time it was submitted were bound to change, because of the changes in the exchange rate.

“The MTEF was a very well prepared document after extensive consultations.

We consulted the private sector, NGOs etc.

“Naturally, every time, you improve on your estimate based on the latest estimates.

For instance, one of the issues they raised was about the exchange rate, that we used 290 as the exchange rate, and that was the exchange rate of the time.

“So, you only use the exchange rate that is valid at that time. Naturally, by now, you will change that.

“So, whenever we appear before the National Assembly, we’ll engage them and take them through one by one and through each items.

“But the MTEF was extremely well prepared, consistent with the best possible methods of preparation by people who are very experienced in preparing it,” he said.

The minister also revealed that FEC had approved the

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2017 budget preparatory to its transmission to the National Assembly for its consideration and approval.

He was, however, unable to give details or say when the president would lay the document before the legislature.

“With regards to the date, the president will be communicating to the National Assembly and, of course, it will be at the National Assembly’s discretion ultimately.

“The president will write to them and after they confirm, then the president can come to address them,” he said.

On the implementation of the 2016 budget, he said though it had been been affected by revenue constraint, government had been able to release N800 billion for capital projects and had also paid 100 per cent on personnel.

“With respect to implementation of 2016 budget, as you are aware, we have revenue constraints. Nevertheless, as we have been briefing regularly, we are up to date. We have paid up to date,” Udoma stated.

Also speaking, Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde

Fashola, said FEC had also approved the business case for concessioning and development of Ikere Gorge dam in Oyo for six megawatts of electricity, Bakolori dam in Zamfara for 3.2 megawatts, Jibiya dam in Katsina for four megawatts, Zobe dam for 0.29 megawatts (290 kilowatts) in Katsina, Kampe Omi in Kogi for two megawatts of electricity and Doma dam in Nasarawa for one megawatt of hydro electricity.

This, he said, was in furtherance of the administration’s incremental power initiative and rural electrification initiative.

“Not only do this projects further our quest for incremental energy wherever there is legitimate opportunity, they further our quest for renewable energy as well, because hydro electricity is also clean energy,” Fashola noted.

Similarly, he said FEC approved the commencement of the Federal Secretariat complex in Ekiti State and the furnishing of the one in Gombe.

Fashola said though the Ekiti project was conceived in 2000, funding was not provided for it.

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Ondo, Ogun communities clash over boundary Hakeem Gbadamosi - Akure

Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, flanked by the deputy governor, Dr (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (left); Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Dr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti (right) and the President, Lagos State Council of Tradesmen and Artisan (LASCOTA), Alhaji Nurudeen Buhari (left behind), inspecting some wares at the exhibition ground, during the seventh Tradesmen and Artisans’ Week and graduation ceremony for re-trained artisans and traders, at De Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, on Tuesday.

ANOTHER round of crisis, on Tuesday, broke out between neighbouring communities of Atijere in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and a boundary town, Makun-Omi, in Ogun State, over land tussle, leaving many injured.

The two communities had been laying claims to the ownership of a piece of land between them while the Boundary Commission had intervened in the crisis before it erupted on Tuesday evening.

It was gathered that the people of the two communities had been living in peace not until recently when the

PDP senators stage walkout over defection of Ondo senator to APC His seat must be declared vacant —PDP Taiwo Adisa and Ayodele Adesanmi - Abuja

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HERE was drama on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, as senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) staged a walkout, following the announcement of the defection of Senator Yele Omogunwa (Ondo South) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP lawmakers, who rejected the defection, insisted that the seat of the defecting senator must be declared vacant as a result of the fact that the PDP was not divided.

Omogunwa had, in a letter of defection read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said he was joining the APC to support the candidate of the party in the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election.

His letter read in part: “This declaration l have made in my local government on Sunday, November 20, to enable me actively canvass for the success of Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the gubernatorial election of November 26, 2016.”

But Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, faulted in the defection and insisted that his seat be declared vacant.

Akpabio, who came through order 43 to fault Omogunwa’s defection, said the only ground upon which a serving lawmaker could defect from one party to the other as specified in Section 68(c) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, was if a division existed in the PDP. He stated that based on the ruling of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court over the nomination of the

PDP candidate for Ondo election, the leadership of the PDP was clear.

Akpabio explained that the appellate courts stated categorically in their judgments that the only known and recognised national leadership of the PDP was the caretaker committee under the chairmanship of Senator Ahmad Makarfi.

The Minority leader was, however, ruled out of order by Saraki who said the matter was controversial which ran contrary to the spirit and letter of order 43 on which Akpabio made his objection.

Tension was, however, raised as PDP lawmakers took offence when Senator Dino Melaye came through Order 43 and declared that the division within the PDP was obvious.

He said the national leadership of the party was divided between Senator Mohammed Makarfi and Senator Modu Sheriff, adding that the situation had

made “Omogunwa’s defection to be perfectly in order.”

But Senator Peter Nwaoboshi kicked against Melaye’s submission, accusing the Senate President of running foul of the Senate standing rules by allowing Dino to make remarks over an issue that had already been ruled upon.

He noted: “Mr President, having ruled the Senate Minority Leader out of order over his objection and, by extension, PDP Senators’ objection to Omogunwa’s defection, it is wrong to have allowed another comment.”

The infuriated PDP Senators, thereafter, staged a walkout from the chamber and converged on Hearing Room 2 to address a press conference.

Akpabio, the Minority Leader told newsmen at the briefing that the PDP would ensure that it retrieved its “stolen” senatorial seat from Omogunwa through the courts, since according to

him, there was no division within the party leadership now.

He said: “One of our colleagues, Senator Yele Omogunwa, decided to jump the ship, may be out of the excitement of the Ondo governorship election, which the PDP is challenging and other political parties. He did that not taking into cognisance the recent Supreme Court’s decision which settled the issue of the chairmanship of the party, which had been an issue in the last few months. That issue was settled in favour of Senator Makarfi’s leadership, which was set up at the Port Harcourt convention.

“The moment that happened, that means that the PDP as a family has no division. The Supreme Court does not recognise any divisions in the PDP as of today because the issue has been settled.

“At the appropriate time, I believe that, working with

the caucus, we will work with the national leadership of our party to take a correct legal pronouncement and ensure that the seat is declared vacant.

“Just like you observed, the reason for his jumping the ship from the PDP to APC this morning is in order for him to go and support the new governorelect, Akeredolu; that is the reason. It is not on the basis that there is a division in the PDP and that is not recognised by the law. He stated in his letter that he wanted to go and support Akeredolu. He should do so by resigning and giving us back our seat.”

The PDP caucus later went on a closed door meeting where it was found out that they agreed to resume plenary today.

It was gathered that the Senators would cause further drama by filing into the chamber after the Senate President might have taken his seat.

Election: Reps want CJN/NJC to appoint tribunal chairmen Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel - Abuja

THE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, okayed for second reading a bill that sought to confer exclusive power to appoint chairmen and members of National and State Houses of Assembly election tribunals in the 36 states of the federation and the FCT to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) or the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The amendment was contained in a bill jointly sponsored by Honourable James Faleke and Honour-

able Sunday Karimi aimed at taking the power to make those appointments which was hitherto the exclusive preserve of the President, Court of Appeal.

Honourable Faleke, while leading the debate, explained that the “objective is to first and foremost contribute to the ongoing judicial and electoral reforms in the country, and secondly, create a system of check and balance on the process of appointing these judicial officers.”

According to him, “As it is now, the authority to appoint the judges for the tribunals, as well as the appel-

late tribunals, rests squarely on the President of the Court of Appeal, in consultation with the Chief Judge of the state, the Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the state or the President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the state, depending on the state where the said tribunal members are to be appointed from”.

He further stated that, “it is believed that where the CJN and NJC select the members of the tribunal of first jurisdiction from where contending issues go from onto appeals which in this case would be the responsi-

bility of the President of the Court of Appeal, the actions and activity of the lower tribunal would be seen to be more objective and meritorious.”

Honourable Karimi, on his part, said the amendment would deepen democracy and ensure proper constitution of the tribunal.

The bill was adopted when it was put to vote and subsequently referred to the special ad hoc committee for the review of the 1999 Constitution, by the Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, for further legislative input.

people of Makun-Omi began laying claim to a small community before Atijere, known as Limorisa.

According to a source, trouble started on Monday evening when some armed men from Makun-Omi blocked the road leading to Atijere, turning back vehicles entering the area, and vowed not to allow people gain entry into Atijere.

He said the Divisional Police Officer in the area was informed on the development and that the DPO urged the people to embrace peace but the armed men from Makun-Omi refused.

He, however, said that the armed men returned in the early morning in two 18-seater buses, threatening to kill anybody who lay claim to the land He explained that the traditional head of Atijere was informed about the development and that he reported to the police but before help could come their way, the armed men had allegedly invaded the coastal community, shooting sporadically and injured some residents.

Speaking on the crisis, the traditional ruler of Atijere, Oba Samuel Edema, said the boundary crisis had been between the two communities for a long time and “we have taken some steps to put an end to this incessant crisis between the two communities.

“We invited the officials of the Boundary Commission and they fixed a meeting between the two communities where it was resolved that the commission will meet with us on Monday, November 28.

“We also communicated this to the Secretary of the Boundary Commission in the state but because of the Ondo State governorship election, we called for the postponement of the meeting, in order to allow the state officials to be part of the truce.”

He, however, expressed surprise over the presence of the officials of the commission who visited the area on Monday, saying “we told them we cannot participate in the exercise.”

The monarch said he was surprised to see some armed men invading Atijare, sacking the people of the community, saying some of the residents were shot in the process while majority of the residents had deserted the community.

Oba Edema explained that there was a natural boundary between the two communities from time immemorial, saying “the area where the red earth surface ends belongs to the Makun Omi, while the Atijere territory starts where they have the white sands, being a coastal community.”

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•Senate summons communications minister From Taiwo Adisa, Ayodele Adesanmi Bode Adewunmi and Ruth Olurounbi

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OLLOWING the outrage against a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to telecom operators in Nigeria to introduce price floor for data segment of the telecommunications sector beginning from December 1, 2016, the commission said it has “suspended any further action in that direction.”

Nigerians, who took to Twitter to launch a campaign against the directive by the commission to the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on November 1, 2016 on the determination of an interim price floor for data services after the stakeholders’ consultative meeting of October 19, 2016, said the proposed price hike was designed to make life more difficult than it already is.

Similarly, the Senate on Wednesday moved against the plan to hike data tariff.

The Senate also issued a summons to the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to appear before it.

One Twitter user, Joshua Okwe, started a petition, titled “Data plan rates by carriers in Nigeria should not be increased by NCC” against the proposed price hike with a single signature, and at the time of filing this report, the petition had 4,899 supporters.

Although the NCC said the decision to have a price floor was “primarily to promote a level playing field for all operators in the industry, encourage small operators and new entrants,” Nigerians said the move was to deprive small business owners the ease of doing business in the country.

Some even saw the directive as setting the country’s tech industry back by 20 years.

Victor Asemota, a tech enthusiast and business owner in Nigeria, said via his Twitter handle, @ asemote, that: “between policies by CBN and NCC, proposed new role by NITDA, Nigerian Tech just went back another 20 years,” adding that “I am still trying to understand if Nigeria is a capitalist or communist country. Why should regulators actively prevent free market forces?” @MizCazorla1 tweeted that: “All over the world data prices are crashing. In Nigeria, the NCC is tasking the telco’s to hike data price. I’m tired, I don’t belong here.”

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, former co-founder of Andela and now founder of Flutterwave, a tech-based financial service company, directing his tweets to President Muhammadu Buhari, via his Twitter handle, @MBuhari, said: “In one blow, we are about

to destroy Yaba - the one bright spot of the last year for this government,” adding that “you will kill future @andela if you don’t stop the NCC from going through with this data price increase.

“People’s lives have improved because of oppor-

tunities they can access via the internet. So many young people rely on cheap mobile data to educate themselves in the face of a stretched education system. Sir @MBuhari - this is the equivalent of increasing fuel prices for young people.”

The Senate, which adopted a motion by its Deputy Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Alla condemned the planned increment in cost of data services by telecommunication companies made public in November by the Nigeria Communications Commis-

Managing Director, Evans Brothers Publishers, Mr Lukman Dauda (second left), shedding light on an issue; General Manager, Mr Adegboyega Adewole (first left); Publishing Consultant, Mr Mazi Akuwudike (third left) and the National Sailes Manger, Kikiowo Samuel, all of Evans Brothers Publishers, during a press conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the company, at the company’s hall, Jericho Road, Ibadan, on Wednesday. PHOTO: YEMI FUNSO-OKE.

Recent CBN policies devastating on publishing industry —Evans Publishers

By Wale Akinselure

RECENT fiscal and monetary policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), especially, the foreign exchange policy, are having a devastating effect on the country’s publishing companies, the Managing Director Evans Brothers (Nigeria Publishers) Limited, Mr Lukman Dauda, has said.

Dauda, speaking on Wednesday, at an event to herald the Golden Jubilee anniversary of the publishing firm, also noted increased costs of production brought about by the liberalisation of foreign exchange policy, poor electricity supply, decrepit infrastructure and piracy as the bane of the sustenance of the printing industry.

Noting that publishing firms in the nation were compelled to patronise foreign printers owing to inadequate production capacity of local printers, Dauda prayed that government help the survival of the printing industry with tax reliefs, new duty regime on imported printing items.

He noted that publishers largely survived on huge patronage of books by government through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to cushion the deficit in the open market.

“Recently, the monetary policies of the country have

dealt a serious blow on our operations. The production capacity in the country cannot meet the requirements of all publishing companies hence we patronise foreign printers.”

“We patronise foreign printers for so many advantages.

In the last one year, paying for such services have become a serious challenge because of the foreign exchange policy of the CBN It

has been worsened when the foreign exchange policy was liberalised and the official exchange rate was tampered with and is to be dictated by the forces of demand and supply.”

“Before June, the official exchange rate was N197, but after the liberalisation, the official exchange rate has hovered between N300 and N308, that is an increase of

more than 50 per cent. We have been faced with the challenge of integrity before our foreign customers. We take delivery of goods but we cannot pay back as initially agreed.

“It is our hope government will come up with a more friendly policy on foreign exchange especially to the services and manufacturing industry,” he said.

Kachikwu calls for diversification of Nigerian economy THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe kachikwu, says the growth of the economy solely depends on mobilising and applying human, natural and financial resources.

Kachikwu said this in a presentation at the ongoing 9th Annual Forum of Laureates of the Nigerian National order of merit (NNOM) in Abuja on Wednesday.

The paper is titled“ Structures and Processes of Nigeria Mono Economy”.

He said that Nigeria’s challenge was as a result of not diversifying its natural resources base for a useful result.

Kachikwu said that the country’s economy would attain a great height of development if the economy was diversified and the mono product economy practice was jettisoned.

He said that that structures and processes should

be made for the implementation of national economic survival in the quest to diversify the revenue base of the nation.

“Oil has been the world’s

major commercial energy source for decades and the consensus is that it will maintain this leading role in the foreseeable future,” he said.

sion (NCC).

The lawmakers said that the planned increase in the cost of data services would further impoverish the people. The Senate equally ordered the network providers to put paid to their plan to commence implementation of the new tariffs today.

The Senate also mandated the Committee on Communications to commence a comprehensive investigation into the matter which has generated a range of controversies across the country and report back to it within one week.

The NCC, reacting to Twitter outrage on the matter, said in a written statement via its website that “the price floor is not an increase in price but a regulatory safeguard put in place by the telecommunications regulator to check anti-competitive practices by dominant operators.”

It added that in taking a decision to introduce price floor for data segment of the telecommunications sector, “the smaller operators were exempted from the new price regime, by virtue of their small market share.

“The decision on the price floor was taken in order to protect the consumers who are at the receiving end and save the smaller operators from predatory services that are likely to suffocate them and push them into extinction.”

Saying that the statement “clarifies the insinuation in some quarters that the regulator has fixed prices for data services,” the commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, said it “is not true” that the commission was trying to hike the data prices, saying “the NCC does not fix prices but provides regulatory guidelines to protect the consumers, deepen investments and safeguard the industry from imminent collapse.

FG sacks Sally Mbanefo as NTDC DG By ‘Wale Olapade AS stakeholders ask for credible and active replacement Sally Mbanefo, the Director-General of Director-General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), was on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 removed from office by the Federal Government.

The removal of Sally Mbenafo was contained in a letter dated November 27, 2016 and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal.

According to the letter, “I refer to the attached letter,

Ref. No. SGF.6/S.23/1/568 of 8th October, 2013, in respect of your secondment from the Keystone Bank Limited to serve as Executive Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) for a period of two years with effect from 6th May 2013.

“You may note from the foregoing that the period of your secondment at the corporation had since lapsed on 5th May 2016.

“Consequently, you are to handover the affairs of the corporation to the most senior officer on or before Wednesday, 30th November, 2016.”

Reacting to the Mbanefo’s exit, stakeholders in the tourism industry who see the step as commendable, urged the Federal Government to look for a credible replacement that would reposition the agency to operate like its counterpart in other countries.

Tourism stakeholders who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune annonymously, said “NTDC plays a significant role in the development, marketing and promotion of the tourism in Nigeria, but if you don’t have the right person in place not will work, because it is the pivot on which the public and private sector partnership spin.

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IGP on 128 slain policemen

HE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, recently lamented the loss of 128 policemen in the line of duty in the last three months. The IGP was concerned that the deaths of the policemen were “occasioned by unwarranted attacks by religious bigots, bandits, hoodlums and militants”, calling for a reversal of this ugly trend to enhance the security profile of the country.

It was his contention that these deaths were also related to the continuing destruction of police infrastructure and public assets with recent cases happening in Dankamoji village in Maradu, Zamfara State; Abagana in Anambra State and in Okrika waterways in Rivers State where personnel were killed, arms carted away, and structures and equipment destroyed.

Evidently, the IGP’s concern speaks volumes about the continuing expansion of insecurity in the country in spite of the efforts of the security agencies, particularly under the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The growing killing of policemen and other security officers betrays an increasing sophistication of the forces arrayed against them, calling into question the determination of the government to prioritize security as part of its platforms for development. We obviously support the government’s commitment to security, given that it is the first condition for all other efforts in society. But the failings of the current efforts, as epitomized by the IGP’s lamentation, demands a fundamental review and transformation of the present strategy.

The government’s efforts to secure the country are organised around the law and order approach. It prefers to deploy soldiers, policemen and other security agents in such high numbers as to overwhelm those intent on disturbing the peace of the country. This approach has seen the deployment of soldiers to the North East to curtail the activities of the Boko Haram terrorists, the President himself going to Zamfara State to launch the security operation to combat rustlers and other criminals, and the deployment of soldiers to the Niger Delta and the South East to rein in the activities of militants and those clamouring for the establishment of Biafra.

It is, of course, true that no meaningful security could be achieved without strengthening and deploying security agencies. Yet, the point has to be made that the limit of the law and order approach is shown by IGP Idris’ lamentation which suggests that more than the deployment of soldiers is needed to maintain peace and security. The IGP is not saying that the police would not do their duty because many of their men are being killed in the line of duty. Rather, he is

lamenting the unusual number of those getting killed, with this perhaps pointing to the insufficiency of the current approach. For in spite of the death of these policemen, bandits continue to roam the country, while militants continue to wreak havoc on petroleum infrastructure. And there are new reports of Boko Haram terrorists getting new and more sophisticated weapons. The implication of all this is that insecurity persists in spite of the deployment of soldiers.

This situation, we believe, would continue until the government initiates a more holistic approach to security.

The truth is that bandits, militants, and even terrorists would not continue to increase in influence without some form of support and enablement by the immediate societies in which they operate. Where those who engage in perceived criminality do not enjoy support, it is not difficult to isolate and deal with them successfully. Thus, there is the need to find the root causes of the various breaches of security in the country in order to engage such dissatisfaction creatively.

The idea that the clamour for Biafra would go away just because of the deployment of soldiers and the President insisting that the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable, is simply mistaken and unrealistic. There must be a deliberate effort to calm nerves and address elements of dissatisfaction as suggested by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in order to present the government as being for the benefit of all Nigerians. Where some Nigerians, rightly or wrongly, perceive that they are being marginalised, the reaction cannot and should not be to suppress their agitation.

The more effective response would be to engage with such disaffected people and regions in order to fully understand the basis of their agitation and be in a position to give assurances to mollify the protests. Such engagement would not necessarily satisfy all protesters but it has the potentiality to remove support for the remaining agitators.

This way, agitations would not be widespread and the possibility of peace and order would be enhanced as it would not be difficult for the security agencies to cope with the remaining pockets of protests.

It is, therefore, important for the government to use the opportunity of the IGP’s lamentation to consider a fundamental overhaul of its security strategy away from the lone plank of law and order, and incorporate engagement with the diverse elements in the country to assure it of success. It should also be concerned with adequate compensation and care for the families left behind by all the security agents who lost their lives in the line of duty.

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•Culture at its best. PHOTO: TOMMY ADEGBITE

Towards preventing fire disasters in dry season WE are in the dry season, and there is need for us to be careful on how we handle fire at this period so as not to bring about fire incidents.

Things burn faster in this period, and we must not take anything for granted.

I just want to share with us some safety tips in preventing fire incidents. Firstly, we must not leave burning things unattended to. Some people will set out to burn their refuse and leave as soon as they ignite the fire.

This is dangerous, as the fire could go beyond burning just the refuse. We should also ensure that our electrical appliances are switchedoff whenever we are not in the house. Those who burn bushes while searching for bush meat should also be cautioned. May we not experience fire disasters.

•Anuku Uzor, 08136449554

Capital punishment: To be or not

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IGERIANS have been debating on whether to stop or continue the capital punishment. However, before we decide on what to do, we need to know what benefit the country gets from the implementation of the capital punishment. What does the victim of murder gain when the convict is killed? These are the questions which need to be addressed by the death penalty proponent for anybody found guilty of corruption.

Some who want capital punishment say that killing the offender will bring pain to bear on him or her. But is it really true that somebody killed by two shots of bullet or even one did feel any pain? It is doubtful.

In the same vein, it is a kind of punishment that does not deter or discourage others who might want to commit the same offence. Honestly, once a criminal knows that the moment he or she is caught, only one bullet will silence him or her,

such a person will become hardened, killing for living, raping and maiming, looting and hooting, kidnapping, while engaging in

other serious crimes. Some people view that when a large crowd watch the public execution of an armed robber, for example, those

people would avoid the offence that brought that person to destruction. But is this true?

Those who are optimistic

should think that criminals can still turn over a new leaf, if their lives are spared.

Sunday Ogunkuade, 08036142877.

FERMA, fix Owerri-Mbaise Road PERMIT me to use this opportunity to bring to the attention of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) the terrible condition of the Owerri

Federal Road at Ezeogba, Emekuku, Imo State.

This road is such a nightmare to users that it is affecting the economic life of surrounding communi-

ties. There is no denying the fact that good roads aid economic development, and it is because of this that I want the Federal Ministry of Power, Works

and Housing, which supervises FERMA, to come to our aid by rehabilitating the road.

•Chukwuma Dioka, 08063286727

On Buhari’s support for LG autonomy I want to commend President Muhammadu Buhari when he said he supports local government autonomy. He has aimed high at moving the country forward by saying the 774 local governments in the country would become autonomous.

The president’s decision is welcome as it will help strengthen democracy at the third tier of government. While the Federal Government sends allocation to the local governments, the greedy gover-

nors, because of the joint accounts they operate with the local governments, mismanage the funds for the third tier of government. This is why the local governments are not functioning as they should.

President Buhari’s position on the local government autonomy will, therefore, correct all these illegalities, while also promoting democracy.

I, therefore, want the

president to quickly put in motion towards ensuring that local governments become free of state governments.

•Abidoye Kolawole, 08063254401

Economy: Buhari deserves our support THERE is no doubt that our nation’s economy is already in comatose and the government of Muhammadu Buhari is doing everything possible to-

wards finding solution to the myriads of problems it inherited upon assuming office last year. As a result of this, the National Assembly should support

President Muhammadu Buhari in any way it feels right in the interest of the nation.

•Odunayo Joseph, 08053488121

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Tinubu and the burden of leadership

By Bayo Osiyemi

Nwon nbuu; nwon nbu Falolu ni’Ga o; nwon nbu Falolu ni’Ga, nwon tun b’Erelu Eko; Agba t’o w’aiye; Agba to w’aiye t’omode o bu, aiye asan lo wa o; E je kan ma bu wa, e je kan ma bu wa, Ebu i ma e so laaraa ..

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first heard this song rendered by the inimitable and immortal Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, in 1978 at a Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) campaign rally at Isale-Gangan on Lagos Island where Alhaji Lateef Jakande went to market his governorship candidacy to the people of the area.

That song was Iyaloja’s response to the aggressive and provocative campaign strategy of the younger elements of the opposition National Party of Nigeria (NPN). It was a song that had a restraining and salutary effect on the UPN leadership and followership, not to allow themselves to be ‘done in’ by the provocative pranks of the NPN men and women on the hustings, who at that point were panicky of imminent defeat at the polls.

LKJ and all the Assembly candidates from Lagos Division then - Prince Yaya Dosunmu, Lateef B. Odunsi, R.A. Balogun, R.O Balogun, Ojekunle Pereira and the Senatorial candidate, Alhaji Sikiru “Jabita” Shitta-Bey - bought into the moral of the song, kept their heads while their opponents were losing theirs to intemperate behaviour; the very main reason why the UPN swept all those seats, as in the other constituencies in the state, at the general elections.

I made that short excursion into history to advance my point that the “Jagaban Borgu,” Nigeria’s most successful and living politician (after President Muhammad Buhari who’s on record to be the only Nigerian politician - dead or alive - who made conscious and determined effort to be president and succeeded); has invested so much into the Nigerian project that he cannot and must not allow himself to destroy the edifice he helped build and which I know has been publicly acknowledged in very high places.

If he thought he had been undermined by people God used him to nurture politically, he won’t be the first to be so affected. Papa Awo had similar experience, although at some cost but succeeded in the end, though he ended up as ‘the best president Nigeria never had’, courtesy of the now late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu in a tribute on the passing of Pa Awo in the 80s.

“Inu bibi dakun ma ya l’odo mi o, aibinu laa jeere; inu bibi dakun ma ya lodo mi, suru lo n se ongbogbo ..”, was rendered by Fuji exponent, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister to emphasise the virtue in patience and endurance. Your enemy or detractor yesterday can be your friend today and vice versa; were it not so, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, who was reported to have held his predecessor, Gentleman Niyi Adebayo and Asiwaju Tinubu himself on house arrest in Iyin Ekiti in Fayose’s first coming, will not be standing up for Asiwaju today in the political space.

I don’t know former Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi intimately but I know much of Dr Muiz Banire and a little of Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola in Lagos; these guys used to be reliable assets to Asiwaju when he nurtured them in government. They must not be done away with at this time because what lies ahead is far more than what lay behind.

Some people may find this as bad music to the ear but I stand by it because whoever has seen thunder strike before, will never join in abusing his wife, Oya. If these matters are delved deep into, Asiwaju and his enstranged men will be found wanting in some areas, it is just the degree of guilt that will vary. There should be give and take on either side, in the larger interest; and there should be no problem in making concessions, where necessary.

The situation on ground is not one that permits of pontification or the beating of chests. I’m even pressured to ask where are the elders of our party in Yorubaland. They should please step in before it is late and avert what may be costly to the Yoruba in the medium and long run.

If all these don’t work out, can’t Asiwaju, being a crack political tactician that he’s reputed to be, come on top of the situation and play the maturer and older combatant among the lot? This is the time for Senator Bola Tinubu to prove himself the true Asiwaju of Yorubaland by meeting with all politicians of worth in the land, whatever differences he might have had with them in the recent past and rally them to the end of having a solid, united front that can be a crucial bloc of a national political arrangement. If he does this, his rating can only soar, not dip.

Or, didn’t the Yorubas say the elder that has a broad and forgiving mind has the chance of his coast becoming wider and larger? Agba ti o binu, l’omo e npo joojo”, I so submit and whoever calls for my head for this position must belong in the rank of those Yorubas call ‘arije-ninumadaru’; and these are the spoilers we must not allow to continue their business as usual.

•Prince Osiyemi is a public affairs analyst.

As Sir Olaniwun Ajayi goes home

By Kunle Olasope

Papa Obafemi Awowolo’s eldest child, Segun and I were registered to start school at Agbeni Methodist School, Ibadan in January of 1943. Later, we both were admitted into the prestigious Igbobi College, Yaba for Secondary education. The Okebola residence of the Awolowos and that of the Olasopes at Ekotedo in Ibadan were home for Segun, myself and our friends. Thus, I came to know from close quarters, the leading lieutenants and associates of Chief Awolowo in and out of government — the Akintolas, Adegbenros, Odebiyis, Adiguns, Adeyis, the Osuntokuns, the Bamises, the Oredeins, the Omisades, etc. There were some other notable ones who were not in government but who were close to Chief Awolowo. They were waiting in the wings for the leader to become prime minister and be part of the cabinet. It was to this group that the Akomolafes, the Iges, the Olaniwun Ajayis and Ayo Adebanjos belonged.

When, in 1980, Chief Bisi Onabanjo, as governor of Ogun State, appointed me his first Chief Press Secretary, the Head of Service then, Abayomi Oduntan, disclosed to me that I had been nominated for the appointment by Papa Awolowo. Papa had known me and taken me like his own son.

From time to time as occasion demanded, the inseparable duo of Olaniwun Ajayi and Ayo Adebanjo visited the governor’s office to see Chief Onabanjo. Because of my intimate knowledge of the gentlemen, I never wasted time to let Chief Onabanjo know of their presence, and of course, they were promptly invited in and attended to. Both men were highly knowledgeable, intelligent and well spoken. They were bold like a lion and they booked no nonsense from anybody. Of course, one could not be close to Chief Awolowo and be an idiot. Papa knew how to pick his team who were usually among the best available. Seeing Sir Olaniwun

Ajayi and Chief Ayo Adebanjo, you would not mistake them as ardent Awoists. They were usually well dressed, smartlooking and confident of themselves and the political class

Adieu, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi. Your rest with God is assured with the way you led your life and your monumental contributions to society.

to which they belonged. The popular Awo cap was the distinguishing hall-mark.

One thing that struck me about the two great men was that even though the younger Adebanjo started politics before the older Ajayi and, therefore, tended to get some precedence, he nevertheless conceded seniority and respect to his older friend. This was remarkable and showed the sterling stuff the two men were made of.

I was not surprised to read the account of the part Sir Olaniwun played in the courtship and marriage of Chief Adebanjo preceeded by their being together in London during their student days. They kept this close brotherly togetherness till the very last.

I just wonder what life will be like for Chief Adebanjo without his ‘twin brother’ and egbon, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi.

I can only hope that the children of Sir Olaniwun will not be far from Chief Adebanjo, otherwise the gap will be there for the rest of his own life.

It is my prayer that God will comfort him and grant him the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. I urge other Awoists, Afeniferes- Femi Okurounmu, Olu Falae, Supo Sonibare, Tony Adefuye, Kunle Olajide, to join hands with Chief Adebanjo and Pas Reuben Fasoranti and Ayo Fasanmi to keep the flag flying.

It will be a shame if the Yoruba nation is allowed to be pushed down the precipice.

Adieu, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi. Your rest with God is assured with the way you led your life and your monumental contributions to society.

Indeed, your re-union with Papa Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Dauda Adegbenro, Chief Adekunle Ajasin, Chief Bisi Onabanjo, Chief Abraham Adesanya, Uncle Bola Ige, Mama H.I.D. Awolowo, the Jewel, and others will be a sweet one. Rest in perfect peace!

•Otunba Olasope, a veteran journalist, sent in this article from Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State.

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Conjuctivitis:

Protecting self, preventing spread

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ITTLE Samuel came home from school scratching his eyes. They seemed slightly swollen, but his mother felt the toddler was simply sleepy. The next day, his eyes were stuckshut and after a disheveled mother got them open, they had a deep hue of pink.

The pediatrician diagnosed little Samuel with conjunctivitis, locally called ‘Apollo’.

Recently, the outbreak of conjunctivitis has been on the rise as a good number of children were observed to be brought into the hospital for treatment, said a medical expert, Dr Misbau Lawal in Ilorin, Kwara State, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Adults also are not exempted from the infection.

Conjunctivitis, according to medical experts, is an inflammation or swelling of the conjunctiva, the thin transparent layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the white part of the eye.

Often called “pink eye,” and locally called “Apollo”, conjunctivitis is a common eye disease, especially in children. It may affect one or both eyes. Some forms of conjunctivitis are highly contagious and can easily spread in schools and at home.

While conjunctivitis is usually a minor eye infection, sometimes it can develop into a more serious problem.

According to Dr Lawal, the conjunctiva, which produces mucous to coat and lubricate the surface of the eye, contains fine blood vessels that can be seen on close inspection. He explained that conjunctivitis was a common eye problem that affected people of all age groups and one of the most common eye infections in children.

A viral or bacterial infection can cause conjunctivitis. It can also develop due to an allergic reaction to air irritants such as pollen and smoke, chlorine in swimming pools, ingredients in cosmetics, or other products that contact the eyes, such as contact lenses, experts say.

According to Dr Lawal, symptoms of

conjunctivitis include pinkness or redness in the eye red, inflamed inner eyelids, blurred vision, sandy or scratchy feeling in the eye, pus, mucous, watery discharge from the eye, itching or burning sensation in one or both eyes, excessive tearing or increased sensitivity to light.

Dr Lawal therefore advised Nigerians to imbibe the habit of regular hand washing to avoid contracting the infection of the eye that is currently spreading. Also, for those that already have the eye infection, the spread can be prevented by increased personal hygiene, experts say. “Once an infection has been diagnosed, do not touch your eyes with your hands.”

Infected persons are also advised to wash their hands thoroughly and frequently, change their towels and beddings frequently and avoid sharing them with others. Ladies who are infected are advised to discard eye cosmetics, particularly mascara and those who are not are advised not to use anyone else’s eye cosmetics or personal eye-care items.

“You can soothe the discomfort of viral or bacterial conjunctivitis by applying warm compresses to your affected eye or eyes. To make a compress, soak a clean cloth in warm water and wring it out before applying it gently to your closed eyelids,” an eye expert said.

Consultant opthamologist at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr

Adeola Onakoya has however warned that those suffering from conjunctivitis should desist from arbitrary use of concoctions to treat the infection. She decried the use of substances like battery water, urine and other unapproved solutions in the treatment of the infection. She explained that such method of treatment would only worsen the infection and cause a secondary infection.

Dr Onakoya said that the first aid treatment for viral conjunctivitis was cleaning the affected eye with water and salt solution and subsequently, seeing an ophthalmologist to prescribe antibiotics to prevent secondary infection.

The ophthalmologist attributed the infection to the dry harmattan haze, which affects the eyes causing itching and redness, with a lot of discomfort.

She said that the symptoms of viral conjunctivitis were itching and redness of the eye and watery discharge.

Onakoya explained that the infection was spreading fast because it was being passed round by close contact, including the mere infected person.

“The infection is caused by a virus called adenovirus, which is highly contagious without affecting the vision.”

“An infected persons with the virus, keeps wiping the eyes due to its watery state. It does not affect the vision but

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by VERA ONANA. causes discomfort.

“The tears from the eyes are the source of infection,” Onakoya said. She advised parents of pupils infected with viral conjunctivitis to keep them away from school to prevent its spread and immediately visit an ophthalmologist for treatment.

Treatment options depend on the exact type of conjunctivitis a person has, experts say. But, because it may be difficult to tell which kind of conjunctivitis a person has without medical consultation, it’s wise to visit a doctor if eyes are red and irritated.

Bacterial conjunctivitis is usually treated with prescription antibiotic drops or ointment. Eye drops are used up to four times a day which don’t hurt, although may cause a brief stinging sensation.

“Even though your eyes should feel and look better after a couple of days, it’s important to use the drops for as long as the doctor has prescribed. The infection may come back if you stop too soon,” ophthalmologists say.

However, antibiotic drops will not work if conjunctivitis is viral. Instead, the body’s immune system will fight off the virus. In allergic conjunctivitis, a doctor may prescribe anti-allergy medication in pill or eye drop form.

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January 2, 2020: Glaucoma is no longer such a dreadful disease

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could hardly sleep last night because I was just too anxious to hear the latest about glaucoma from my son, Debola who is a lecturer in Genetic Diseases in one of the leading universities in Canada. He had come from Canada to celebrate my 50th Birthday with me. esterday, he had informed me that a glaucoma gene had been identified in his blood, his younger brother’s and mine. Considering the fact that my father (and probably his older brother and younger sister) had all gone blind from glaucoma, I was very worried we could end up having a whole house full of blind people. What a great burden that would be for my wife, the only one free of this terrible scourge?

“Not quite,” says Debola. “My brother, Desola and I have the gene, but we don’t have the disease yet. It is also erroneous to say that Mother is free of glaucoma because the gene was not found in her blood.

Let us get this right.

Many different diseases affecting the eye can result in glaucoma, either alone or as part of a larger syndrome of ocular problems. Therefore, understanding its genetic foundations helps us better understand how and why it occurs.

The picture is undeniably murky as there are a number of identified genes that confer an increased risk of glaucoma on carriers. Desola and I are, strictly speaking,

carriers. Having the gene makes us likely candidates to develop glaucoma but we may never do owing to the presence of gene modifiers. A gene modifier is a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene.

“Dad, remember there are no easily recognisable symptoms and signs of glaucoma until the disease is advanced, so identifying the gene in my brother and I, long before the signs of glaucoma means damage due to the disease can be prevented.

Daddy, please, note that some structural and functional damage must have been identified before you can say that a person has glaucoma!

“And even more intriguing is the fact that the major tool (perimetry) for measuring progression (whether we are doing well or not) rely on the evidence of the continuation of damage. In other words, you can only tell if you are winning or not

Many different diseases affecting the eye can result in glaucoma, either alone or as part of a larger syndrome of ocular problems.

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by monitoring the increase in damage.

Isn’t that absurd?

“Why must we wait for damage to occur before we know whether to increase the dosage or the frequency of use of the prescribed medication, change it completely or perhaps, intervene surgically? This has been the greatest challenge we faced with the treatment of this disease! And that is why glaucoma has been such a dreadful disease.

“That was several years ago. We are now in the year 2020, the year of the “Right to Sight.” Today, we are better equipped. In addition to knowing that I have the gene, the thickness and other features of the inner coat of my eyes (the retina) are measured at intervals to see if there are subtle structural changes suggestive of any disease, including glaucoma, before any characteristic functional damage occurs.

“Dad, you won’t believe this! I am wearing a “smart” contact lens that monitors my intraocular pressure (IOP) round the clock. You know that elevated IOP is often associated with the optic nerve damage that is characteristic of glaucoma. So, changes in the pressure inside my eyes are accurately assessed day and night.

“Added to this, the patient with glaucoma also has a computerised eye medication delivery system, inserted beneath the eye, that is automatically stimulated to discharge medications to bring the IOP to normal levels. Thus there is a precise and

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timely delivery of medications to keep the intraocular pressure at the desired level round the clock.

“The most exciting work we are doing now is on modifier genes. We have now identified some of these and in a position to manipulate them to increase the survival of the retinal ganglion cell layer (the inner coat of the eye). This will make it more resistant to damage from high intraocular pressure and other hazards.

“And if all fails and blindness ensues, we have now perfected the Bionic eye to restore sight to the blind. A bionic eye communicates images to the brain so we can distinguish what we see. These mechanical eyes are now being improved upon to provide enhanced sight so that it is possible to see even better than a normal eye!

With all these new developments, Dad, would you agree with me that glaucoma is no longer such a dreadful disease?” Debola concluded.

I am completely speechless. What can I say? He has answered all my questions and allayed my fears, except one. There’s just one question. How do I put it? I summon up courage and ask, “When are you coming back home?” “Home?” He shook his head. I notice a tinge of sadness in his voice, “Dad, coming home will sound the death knell for my research – no water, no light and many hungry faces with loads of security challenges. I am sorry, Dad, certainly not now.”

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Jibril Abdulmalik (Consultant Psychiatrist) jabdulmalik@gmail.com

When does hyperactivity in children become a disorder?

TUNJI’S mother is becoming worried that he is very restless and is always jumping up and down the house from morning till evening. She initially downplayed her worries, after all, everyone says boys are always very active and troublesome. However, Tunji’s teacher also reports that he never sits in one place and he frequently disrupts the class because he is too restless.

The teacher is finding it difficult to cope with Tunji in class and has recommended that they should do something about him.

Thus, the worried mother is now presenting in clinic, even though her friends have told her she is only worrying over nothing.

While some level of hyperactivity is common in children, often referred to sometimes as bundles of energy, it is also true that in some instances the level of hyperactivity is so severe that normal functioning is difficult and parents, caregivers and teachers struggle to cope.

In such instances, it may be wise to have an evaluation by a child psychiatrist to ascertain if the child is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

the brain to concentrate and pay attention, while also causing the child to be restless and impulsive. It is a condition which affects the parts of the brain that we use for planning, concentrating on tasks, self-control and problem-solving.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

It is a disorder that is common in children, especially boys more than girls, which is caused by a chemical abnormality in the brain. ADHD affects the ability of

If you have any child or you know one with hyperactivity problems, seek an evaluation with a child psychiatrist nearest your location in

order to receive expert care

What are the major features of ADHD? It is characterised by three types of problems: impulsivity; hyperactivity and inattention.

So the child has significant problems with impulsivity, as they have a tendency to speak before thinking, will frequently interrupt others and keep blurting out answers….even before you complete the question. This impatience makes it difficult for them to do well in school as they are frequently in a hurry to answer the question and will therefore jump to an answer, before understanding the question properly.

Hyperactivity is another common type of

problem among children with ADHD. They are very restless and usually all over the place. It appears as if they never get tired and they frequently wear their caregivers and parents out. They are also prone to accidents due to their carelessness.

Lastly, inattention is the last category of common problems that they usually display. They have trouble completing any task or their homework; they are easily distracted and so have a tendency to jump from one task to another – without completing any. They also make careless mistakes with their school work because they find it very difficult to concentrate and pay attention.

How is ADHD different from just a hyperactive child?

A normally hyperactive child, will exhibit such tendencies on an episodic basis, but can calm down and focus on tasks. Additionally, some children may be hyperac-

tive at home but behave themselves when they get to school or are outside the home.

Whereas, for children with ADHD, these symptoms are present all of the time and regardless of the setting: whether they are at home, in church/mosque or school…the symptoms are present all of the time. And the severity of the symptoms makes it very difficult if not impossible for the parents or teachers to cope, without help.

What can be done for children with ADHD? The first step is to seek expert evaluation and assessment from a child psychiatrist. If the diagnosis is confirmed, then there are medications that can be used to help such children to calm down and focus better on tasks. The treatment usually achieves very fantastic results and the drugs are not addictive and they are safe to use for a long time. Usually the symptoms also improve as the child grows older into adulthood. In addition to treatment, parents and school teachers will also be given an explanation about what is happening, so they can better relate and cope with the situation.

So, if you have any child or you know one with hyperactivity problems, seek an evaluation with a child psychiatrist nearest your location in order to receive expert care and help the child to improve academic performance and attain their full potential.

healthnews World AIDS Day: HIV prevention efforts not working for adults —Expert 18

By Sade Oguntola

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S Nigeria joins other nations of the world in marking World AIDS day today, a medical expert, Professor Philips Olatunji, had warned of increasing cases of HIV in adults despite HIV prevention initiative, saying people remain lackadaisical in their attitude to the virus.

Professor Olatunji, Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Services, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu stated that the change in attitude of Nigerians to HIV was not commensurate with efforts put into Information, Communication and Behavioural efforts put into HIV control.

According to him, while on the one hand it is good that those that have the infection and under treatment are doing well, it has made people to feel that change in attitude or way of life is less important.

Olatunji, a former project coordinator for IHVN/ OOU action site, Sagamu, stated that “people have not taken time to change their way of life and once that does not happen, transmission will not be controlled.”

The expert added that while treatment for pregnant women living with HIV can prevent their off-

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spring having HIV, where compliance is poor or the baby after birth did not receive prophylactic ARV, the virus will continue to spread.

According to him, “It is true that discrimination and stigmatisation is bad, but once we start to encourage everyone under treatment to look normal,

it or not, the result of not really holding people responsible for their action is what we are seeing.

“Civil society can give something they do not like

From left, HR Manager, P&G Ibadan Plant,Segun Olujimi; HR Department Manager, P&G Ibadan Plant, Oyeyemi Roseline; Brand Manager Oral B, P&G, Iphie Chuks-Adizue; and Oral B Dentist, Dr Remi Aliu, at the Oral B Community Outreach held in Ibadan recently.

a bad name like female circumcision is called female genital mutilation, but prostitution becomes commercial sex work because they want to give it a good name and make everybody comfortable with it.”

Olatunji expressed concern that recession and dwindling resources from funding partners for HIV services in Nigeria may further worsen the spread of the virus.

According to him, “in the days when the programme was good, we used to have people in the community who were monitoring those patients to ensure they adhere to treatment.

All that stopped after the withdrawal of the PEPFER fund.

“So now that funding is no more for this, it becomes an issue. Some of us are not surprised that this is happening. What is been spent now on treatment and control is less than a tenth of what we were using in 2010 because funding from the US government has dwindled.”

Task shifting policy, a stop gap for inadequate health manpower —FG THE Federal Government has enjoined state and local governments to imbibe its task sharing policy, describing it as an appropriate intervention in view of the grossly inadequate

manpower in Nigerian health sector.

Director and Head, Reproductive Health (RH) Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Kayode Afolabi speaking at the Na-

Oral B gives free dental care to 500 people in Ibadan TO enhance better oral hygiene among the common people on the street, Procter and Gamble, maker of Oral B toothpaste has given free oral medical care to residents of Ibadan.

The outreach is part of the company’s Community Dental Health (CODEH) outreach to reach 25 less privileged communities in Nigeria as part of activities to mark the 5th anniversary celebration of the toothpaste’s entry into the Nigerian market.

The community outreach which started with talks on oral hygiene also afforded the people the opportunity to check their blood pressure and sugar levels as well as dentists attend to their various dental problems.

Peter Orji, Plant Manager, Procter and Gamble declared that the Community Dental Health outreach was dedicated to improv-

saying it is not a social disease, everybody begins to feel comfortable.

“All these the civil society may not agree with but whether they agree with

ing oral hygiene in Nigeria.

He declared: “As part of the programmes scheduled to celebrate Oral-B at 5, we organised this event to improve the lives of people living in local communities where P&G operates in Nigeria.

“Oral B is offering free dental care to people in various communities in Nigeria through the provision of our Mobile Dental Clinic (MDC) fully equipped and manned by qualified dentists. This is being done as part of activities set aside to celebrate our success as a brand and giving back to our community.”

The Senior Brand Manager, Oral B, West and East Africa, Mrs. Ifeoma Chucks-Adizue, said that Oral-B has been a proud supporter of the World Oral Health Day, adding that the product’s uniqueness is its stannous-flouride content that is meant to keep the teeth and entire mouth in

healthy condition According to her, “Oral B contains stannous flouride that helps to protect the teeth and entire mouth.

It also helps to cure tooth pains and mouth odour.”

The outreach, she said, was also to create more awareness on the importance of good oral health as well as reinstate the company’s corporate social responsibilities to the people.

About 500 people who attended the free outreach were given free oral B toothpastes and brushes to take care of their oral needs.

Mr. Daniel Robinson, one of the beneficiaries said he was surprised at the kind of attention he was given by the doctors who had a check on his teeth. While expressing appreciation for the free toothpaste and other gifts, he called on other multinationals to emulate the P&G gesture.

tional Task Shifting Policy Dissemination in Ibadan, stated that this policy must be seen as a continuous process until Nigeria’s human resources in health optimally meets its demand.

It was organised by the Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with Oyo State Ministry of health and Pathfinder International Nigeria.

Afolabi declared that a major barrier of access to essential health care services in Nigeria is shortage and inequitable distribution of health workers, adding the National Task Shifting and Task Sharing Policy is a major strategy to scaling up access to effective and evidence-based essential health services in Nigeria.

According to him, “Task shifting involves the rational redistribution of tasks among health workforce teams and movement of specific tasks, where appropriate, from highly qualified health workers to health workers with shorter training and fewer qualifications in order to make more efficient use of the available human resources for health.

Afolabi remarking that “The goal of task shift-

ing or sharing is to get the right workers with the right skills in the right places doing the right things”, said a number of operational researches which supported the prospects of the Task Sharing policy, especially in family planning (FP) had been conducted in Nigeria.

According to him, “before the advent of task shifting or sharing, the Community Health Extension officers (CHEWs) were not allowed to provide injectable contraceptives. But with this policy, they will be able to do so and this will ensure improved access to injectable contraceptives.

“There is evidence to show that over 30 per cent of women who have unmet contraceptive need indicated their willingness to adopt injectables. The same thing applies to IUDs & Implants which currently are witnessing increased acceptability and uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Afolabi declared that Nigeria’s high maternal mortality rate was a concern and as such the need to critically look into human resources given that in many remote areas, CHEWs performs lifesaving procedures in many primary health care cen-

tres.

He assured also that World Health Organisation (WHO)’s recommendation was that countries with gaps in human resources embrace task shifting or sharing policy.

Dr Habeeb Salami, Programme Manager, FP/RH for Pathfinder International, stated that levels of task shifting or sharing was already operational in the health sector, adding that it was a stop gap measure to ensure people in rural areas have improved access to quality health care.

According to Salami, “it is hoped that states governments will quickly look into the policy and adopt it so that we have lees people dying unnecessarily because there are no healthcare workers to provide services for them.”

The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr Azeez Adeduntan impressed by impart of task shifting or sharing policy in other countries stated that a committee would be established in the state to assess its workability in improving healthcare services.

Adeduntan, however, reiterated intensified training to prevent the task shifting or sharing policy becoming determent to health.

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TASUED offers best graduating student automatic employment Olayinka Olukoya - Abeokuta

19-year-old Sholola Temiloluwa Adunola, Best Graduating Student, receiving her award from the vice chancellor, McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State, Professor Niyi Agunbiade, while the new newly installed chancellor and former Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade (left) look on.

How to reform teacher education in Nigeria —Okebukola

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former executive secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Peter Okebukola, has faulted the curriculum currently in use in all teacher preparation institutions across the country, saying it produces “parboiled” teachers who have shallow knowledge of the subjects they were trained to teach.

Professor Okebukola made the remarks on Saturday in Ijagun, Ogun State, while delivering the 8th Convocation Lecture of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), entitled ‘The Teacher We Have, the Teacher We Want: Bridging the Gap’.

According to him, studies have shown that graduates of teacher preparation institutions generally exhibit shallow knowledge of their teaching subjects, poor classroom management and control, as well as inability to communicate effectively in English Language, among other weaknesses.

He argued that the current curriculum overloads teacher trainees with too many education courses, with little attention paid to the subjects they are being trained to teach. This, he said, produces halfbaked teachers in terms of content knowledge.

Another challenge he identified is the poor quality of teacher trainers themselves.

“Many education lecturers are far from being exemplars of good quality teaching and high morality,” he noted.

From casual surveys he said he had conducted, Okebukola said, “The preponderant view is that education lecturers are disappointingly poorer than lecturers outside education in terms of quality of

their teaching, use of technology and conversance with the latest developments in their disciplines.”

He also identified weak implementation of teaching practice as one of the challenges besetting teacher education in Nigeria.

Over the past 15 years, he said, this all-important part of teacher training has been “wobbly implemented,” owing partly to interruptions in academic calendar due to strikes, delay in or nonpayment of teaching practice allowance to lecturers or grossly inadequate time allotted for the exercise.

Okebukola also had very strong words against sandwich programmes for teacher trainees, which he said have been fraught with laxity and ‘underhand dealings’ in academic delivery.

To turn these around, however, he recommended, among others, that teacher training programme be made highly selective; and more importantly, that teachers be paid “good starting salaries.”

Citing the case of Finland, which ranks Number One in the world in teacher education system (followed by South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Ontario in

that order), Okebukola said that teachers earn the highest salary, and that only the best are given admission to teacher training institutions.

In South Korea (which pays teachers the highest salary in the world relative to GDP), according to Okebukola, primary school teachers are recruited from the top 5% of the academic cohort by grades.

He noted: “As long as teaching is unattractive as a profession, only the weak candidates will continue to apply for admission to teacher training institutions.

“The lesson to learn from Finland and South Korea where it is a struggle even for bright students to gain admission to teacher training institutions is for the Nigerian government to significantly improve the welfare scheme of teachers.

“The present level of remuneration should be raised by a factor of 1.5. With a one-and-a-half-times rise in remuneration of teachers, there will be a rush to make education first choice or course and market forces will then kick in to raise cut-off points to a level at par with or higher than such choice courses as medicine and law.”

AUTHORITIES of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, have offered Miss Ogunkomaya Funmilayo automatic employment for emerging the best graduating student of the institution in the 2015/2016 academic session.

This was disclosed by the institution’s vice chancellor, Professor Oluyemisi Obilade, during the 8th convocation ceremony of the university, held at the main auditorium of the university on Monday.

She noted that Ogunkomaya won the coveted university prize and seven others, as the best graduating student from the College of Science and Information Technology.

Obilade said that the overall student would be an asset to the university, hence the decision to engage her services in the university system.

In her address at the ceremony, Professor Obilade disclosed that a total of 1,586 graduated under the full-time degree programme in the academic year, while 567 graduated in the part-time programme for the 2014/2015 session; 22 Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and 86 masters degree graduands.

She added that the university had remained a reference point in the country considering the number of graduates churned out in the education discipline, which is higher than any other conventional universities.

Obilade enjoined well-meaning Nigerians to support the institution in ensuring the attainment of its lofty ideals.

“No university can boast of overseeing or mentoring TASUED because we are better than anyone else in what we do,” she noted.

The pro-chancellor of the institution, Professor Olufemi Bamiro, in his address commended the Ogun State government for its support towards the university.

Bamiro noted that public universities in Nigeria were confronted with two major challenges – fund and unionism.

He called on government to look into the area of tuition fees as the highest source of internally generated revenue for any university, reiterating that government could not reasonably fund education.

The pro-chancellor also noted that staff unionism and the way government handles it had done damage to the university system through the unstable academic calendar.

The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, admonished the graduands to demonstrate the virtues and values inculcated in them in their daily dealings.

The ceremony witnessed the conferment of honorary degrees on two distinguished Nigerians, Dr Olusegun Aina and, posthumously, the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh.

FG’s ongoing special projects in tertiary institutions worth N156bn —TETFund Clement Idoko - Abuja THE executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa, says the agency is currently executing special projects worth over N156 billion in public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country.

Baffa made this known in Abuja in his presentation to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, on oversight visit to the agency.

He told members of the committee that the core mandate of the agency was to disburse funds, which is the two per cent tax on the assessable profit of private companies operating in Nigeria, for the general improvement of education in federal and state tertiary institutions across the country.

The areas of intervention are essentially physical infrastructure for teaching and learning, instructional materials and equipment, research and publication as well as academic staff training and

development.

Dr Baffa explained that allocation to universities under the ongoing special projects is N74,745,400,000, with the sum of N57,757,235,651.51 already disbursed to the beneficiary institutions.

He also disclosed that the polytechnics and colleges of education had over N40 billion each allocated to the beneficiary institutions while over N30 billion each has been disbursed to them.

He explained that special projects were different from the main

intervention fund that is allocated annually to all the beneficiary institutions.

According to him, the agency is currently intervening in 78 public universities, 58 polytechnics and 67 colleges of education, which are all federal and state-owned institutions.

He, however, told the committee that TETFund was yet to disburse the 2016 main allocation to the beneficiary institutions as it was still awaiting the Federal Government’s approval.

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Our accommodation problem will soon become a thing of the past —FUT Minna VC Professor Musbau Adewumi Akanji is the vice chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna. In this interview with ADELOWO OLADIPO, he discusses efforts being made to tackle challenges of power supply, accommodation and water shortage, among other issues. Excerpts.

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TUDENTS will soon arrive on campus for the new academic year. How do you hope to address the issue of epileptic power supply?

The repairers are there now. They have diagnosed the problems and they have brought some of the parts to me. They have fixed what was wrong, but there is one point whereby they will discharge all the oil, and put another new one back there. They had earlier told me that the oil was not available in the market in Abuja and in Minna, but that they are likely to get it in Kaduna or in Lagos.

the commencement of the second semester next year.

But we are talking to Shelter Afrique Niger Habitats; they want to provide for us 5,000 bed spaces hostels for male and female postgraduate students. We are one of the five pioneer universalities that were chosen for these projects.

Water shortage has also been a big problem on main campus of the university, Gidan Kwanu, Minna. What are you doing about this?

We are benefiting from the Presidential Assessment Fund, and we were allocated N500 million to construct an earth dam. We have done all necessary diligence; the stage we are now is to award the contract. We cannot do anything during the rain season. We hope that this dry season, we will be able to commence work. And because it is above our premier list, contract will be awarded by the ministerial members list.

The dam will start in due course.

You still have some months to the completion of your second tenure as vice chancellor. What are those things you are still aspiring to achieve before the end of your tenure?

I think it will be premature to say that, because I think one year in the life of a university is large. So, I will be comfortable to answer this question by this time next year. (However), I promised that I would put the university on auto-run; meaning that the university would not depend on an individual.

I can comfortably say that we have achieved that because we have a management that is cohesive. I also promised to make the university visible, and we are highly visible now.

We are within one to 10 in Nigeria, and within the first 100 out of more than 5000 universities in Africa. We are number 87 in Africa and we are number 9 in Nigeria. I also promised that I would improve inter-personal relationship in this university. We have succeeded largely in doing that because there is no sharp division among the work force.

What are you doing to accommodate the students on campus?

Well, that is a very big problem. We are a population of 16,000 or thereabout. Considering the students’ population, and we have accommodation for only 2,250 students on both campuses at Bosso and Gidan Kwanu, we can simply say that we do not have accommodation. But recently, there is an ongoing construction of a 1000-capacity female students’ hostel on this campus; and it is completely our own under the Presidential Needs Assessment Funds. The federal government has given us the money and work is about 70 per cent completed. Our plan was that it would be ready for occupation at the commencement of this semester, but because of the problem with the foreign exchange, the occupation period will likely to be around the end of this month or early December. (This means) it may not be ready until

What are the challenges you have faced in running the university?

Number one challenge is the issue of accommodation. We tried our hands on Build, Occupy and Transfer, but at the verge of success we were disappointed. This is why we went for it under the Federal Government’s Needs Assessment and Shelter Africa, which is an international organisation.

We hope by this time next year, we would have overcome some of the challenges in the area of accommodation. Our

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ambition is to accommodate about 50 per cent of the students’ population or ultimately about 25 per cent. We have a very large bandwidth, but by 4pm when everybody goes home, the internet facility would not be fully utilized because of the large number of students living off the campus. So, the ambition is to have about 50 per cent of the students’ population on campus, so that these facilities could be utilised.

Have you been able to achieve your projected revenue generation as an institution?

It can never be enough because the university is not strictly a revenue-generating agency. We don’t charge fees because government policy will not allow us to charge fees. However, we try to generate what we need. Apart from that, we get support from the Federal Government and inter-governmental agencies such as Tertiary Education Trust fund Education, Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF), Shell, Chevron, among others who are helping us.

In what way is the university going to partner with the Raise Foundation, the pet project of the wife of the Niger State governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello, a Consultant Gynecologist, in the area of cancer awareness?

Her Excellency, Dr Amina Abubakar Bello was here some weeks ago for a public lecture on cancer awareness. We lost some of our staff to cancer recently. We supported her in capacity building. People are now going for screening. The Raise Foundation also organised a Walk for Cancer awareness, and they promised to do screening for men for prostrate cancer in the future. In the area of capacity, we are going to assist them.

Stakeholders seek support for varsity administrators, as ANUPA holds international confab NAZA OKOLI and ELLIOT OVADJE, LAGOS THE Association of Nigeria University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) has restated its commitment to the uplift of university administration system in Nigeria.

This was made known by the National President of the association, Mr Okey Ikegbunam, when he spoke with journalists at the opening of the 2016 National Conference of the association, held on Monday at the University of Lagos.

Ikegbunam said some of the challenges faced by university administrators include poor funding and in-

adequate staff training.

He said: “In a world where change is about the only constant phenomenon, the Association of Nigeria University Professional Administrators is aware of the challenges posed to universities by the dynamics of poor funding, practice, technological advancement, and insecurity, among others.

“To address these serious challenges, ANUPA has aggressively pursued the issue of training and staff development. We have been constantly reminded of the poser: ‘If training is not part of your agenda, then who is driving your business?

“We have organised world class training and work-

shops for members, from administrative assistants to senior administrative officers and principal adminis-

trative officers to directors.”

Earlier in his opening remarks, the vice chancellor, Professor Rahmon Bello, de-

scribed administrators as the engine room of every university. He also described as apt the theme of the three-day

event, ‘Re-engineering University Administration in an Era of Insecurity and Economic Recession’.

‘Poor mentorship cause of low quality academics’

By Laolu Harolds A Business Educationist, Dr. Mrs T. A. Akinyele, has attributed low quantity and quality of new academics in the nation’s Ivory Towers to poor mentorship skills among senior academics.

Speaking with Tribune Education, Dr Akinyele described many academics as “selfish,” who make students go through long and rigorous research training

that contributes little or nothing to education and the society.

Dr. Akinyele, who is the Dean of Vocational Education at the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said most academics do not have mentoring skills to produce quantitative and qualitative researchers with the capacity to create solutions to the nation’s current economic challenges.

Academics, according to her, should be key agents of social change, especially in solving the nation’s problems.

“If the next person to you is too low, you need to stretch before you can hand over anything; but if you allow the person to achieve and he’s close to you, it will be easier to impart, pass over and hand over things to them,” she noted.

She also urged academ-

ics to imbibe some administrative skills, as, according to her, “for you to be a successful academic, you have to be a good administrator.”

Describing the present status of Business Education in Nigeria, Dr. Akinyele said the field is just developing, saying that there are few universities offering the course, and just about 10 professors in the field all over the country.

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Public school students are equally talented, intelligent —Principal MODUPE GEORGE and NIFEMI ODUNTAN

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HE principal of Basorun Ogunmola High School, Ring Road, Ibadan, Mrs Bolanle Ibitola Oketade, has advised parents whose children attend public schools to see them as children with great potential, rather than arrogate success only to children who attend private schools.

She gave the advice last week at a programme organised by the school, tagged ‘One Day Principal’, which took place in the school’s premises.

According to her, students in public schools are wonderful and equally intelligent; and all they need is the provision of adequate educational materials and moral support from their parents.

She urged parents to cultivate the habit of buying textbooks for their children in order to assist them and encourage reading culture.

On the rationale behind the ‘One Day Principal’ event, Mrs Oketade said the programme was initiated to show the whole world that there are brilliant and talented children in public

schools.

“We encouraged them to emerge as principal and vice principal for a day through a series of keen competitions, which took several weeks before we could pick the winner, to inculcate the spirit of followership and leadership in them,” she stressed.

She thanked the old students association and parents for their financial support, and appealed to the

state government to encourage teachers by paying up all outstanding salaries and arrears to enable them do more.

In her remarks, Mrs Bisi Kode, a former principal of the school, who was the initiator of the ‘One Day Principal’ event in the school, noted that the reason for inaugurating the programme was to inculcate the spirit of leadership in the students at

a tender age.

In her key note address, the Permanent Secretary, Teaching Service Commission, Oyo State, Mrs T. A. Olaitan, who was represented by Mr Olukayode Windapo, lauded the school, saying that “ it is a laudable programme that will have a long lasting impact on the students, broaden their imagination, and strengthen their resolve for excellence

in life.

Also speaking at the event, the Local Education Officer, Mrs Olufunmilayo Okeyode, the representative of the Local Inspector of Education, Ibadan South West, Mrs L.T Oladeji, said the programme was the first of its kind in the history of the local government, and that it was worthy of emulation.

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The ‘One Day Principal’, Miss Olaoluwapo Ifeoluwa, and the vice Principal Adelani Favour Ayomide, receiving salutes from the Man ‘O War team of the school on the assembly ground, while fellow students look on.

Olaoluwapo Ifeoluwa, the ‘One Day Principal”’ an SSS 3 Science Student, expressed her gratitude to God for the rare privileged given to her to act in the capacity of the school principal for the day.

“I feel so proud of myself today. I really thank God for his help and my loving parents for their moral support, prayers and words of encouragement. I have always been shy to face the crowd; but today, I overcame my fears. I want to encourage my fellow students to believe in themselves and be determined to succeed against all odds.”

Her counterpart, Master Adelani Favor Ayomide, also of the SSS 3 Science Class, who was the vice principal for the day, said that the experience gave him the opportunity to read and pray more.

Mrs Deborah O Adewunmi, Head, Co-Curricular Activities for the school, hinted that the winners emerged as a result of hardwork and doggedness at the end of a six-week long competitions put together by her team; featuring quiz, debates, catering craft practice, among others.

NTI organises workshop for teachers under SDGs Muhammad Sabiu, Kaduna THE National Teachers Institute has said the capacity building workshop for teachers under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) project was aimed at improving the quality of teaching in our schools.

This was disclosed by the Director General and Chief Executive of the National Teachers Institute, Professor Garba Dahuwa Azare, during the flag-off of 2016 nationwide capacity building workshop for teachers under the SDGs in Bauchi.

He said the SDG project was an off-shoot of the Millineum Development Goals project that was mounted to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and diseases among members of the United Nations.

“Nigeria being one of such communities has wholeheatedly embraced the SDGs programme, and the present administration is deeply committed to seeing through the implementation of the project,” he said.

Azare remarked that the prompt released of funds for the project is a sure pointer to the commitment of the federal government to ensure success of the programme.

To this end, he said NTI, on its part, would support the federal government, and that the pedigree of the institute in the training

and retraining of Nigerian teachers over the years has earned it respect and confidence of successive governments.

In his own remarks, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Anwukah, charged participants at the workshop to utilise the knowledge that they would acquire.

He said at the end of the workshop, teachers would have been exposed to the best practices and new knowledge and skills of teaching.

He urged participants to share their experience with those teachers that did not get the opportunity to attend the programme.

A pupil of Marella International Group of Schools casting her vote during the election

Marella elects 2016 prefects at open ballot election

By Gabriel Oshokha IN its continued resolve to inculcate democratic norm in the psyche of its pupils, Marella International Group of Schools, Oluyole, Ibadan, on Wednesday, November 16 conducted the 2016 open ballot election to elect new prefects for the Grade One to Grade Five arms of the school.

The voting exercise, which was preceded by electioneering and presentation of manifestos by the contestants for the positions of Head Boy, Head Girl, Sports

Prefect, Health Prefect and Library Prefect, was conducted under the scrutiny of electoral officers and independent observers to ensure transparency of the exercise.

Speaking shortly before the commencement of the voting exercise, a co-director of the school, Mrs Michelle Adebisi, sensitised the pupils that formed the electorate to the importance of the ballot paper, how to vote, invalid vote and the importance of electing credible candidates that would represent their interest throughout the

school calendar.

“You must be convinced about the candidate you vote for. You must not vote a candidate that will bully you, or someone that will disrespect the school authorities. You must vote a candidate that you trust; someone that will adequately represent your interest.

“I have once voted against my very close friend because I was not too sure she would deliver on her campaign promises. So, don’t vote for anyone because such candidate gives you money or sweets,” Adebisi advised the

young electorate.

At the end of the voting exercise, Funsho Akingbade emerged as the Head Boy, having polled 43 votes, while Olajumobi Olabode clinched the position of the Head Girl with 45 votes. The Assistant Head Boy, Uhumagho Osabome polled 23 votes, while the Assistant Head Girl, Anulopo Ikeoluwa, polled 31 votes.

Bisola Bello polled 37 votes to become the Library Prefect, while Prince Ebere-Enoch beat other contestants with 40 votes to emerge as the Sports Pre-

fect. Sukurat Ayilara got 44 votes to become the Health Prefect.

Lauding the electoral officers and the independent observers for the hitch-free exercise, the director of the school, Mr Edward Adebisi, said the 2016 election was realisable through joint inputs of all stakeholders.

Adebisi enjoined the newly elected prefects to deliver on their campaign promises, saying they would work closely with their teachers towards ensuring successful academic and co-curricular activities in the school.

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Introduces 30% discount off fares on Lagos/Kigali route Stories by Shola Adekola

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WANDAIR, the only East African airline operating into Nigeria has assured the Nigerian traveling public of a seamless and better flying experience as Christmas and New Year draw nearer This is just as the African carrier has promised not to abandon Nigeria in the face of the ongoing economic challenges confronting the most populous African country.

In an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Tribune in Lagos, the Country Manager, RwandAir, Nigeria, Ms Ibiyemi Odusi while dropping the hint on how the airline intended to make the Yuletide period memorable for its Nigerian travellers, declared that among the incentives to be enjoyed include a 30 per cent discount off the fares on the Lagos/Kigali route.

Speaking on how the airline has prepared to confront the huge traffic synonymous

with festive period, Odusi declared: “We are ready.

The first Airbus with much improved capacity is now in the fleet. We are offering 30 per cent discount presently as a way of giving back to all valued customers.

Odusi who was reacting to the decision of some foreign airlines to leave the Nigerian market in view of the present economic recession facing

it and what has kept the East African carrier going, attributed the feat largely to the decision of the airline to remain ‘focussed, working through the present challenges and believing in the economy of Nigeria that it will always rebound.”

Talking on what distinguished RwandAir from other African airlines, the Nigerian born Country Manager identified non

compromising position on safety, on time performance and core values of integrity as the airline’s selling point.

Still speaking on what makes the airline different, Odusi maintained: “Don’t forget we are the only airline from East Africa with free wifi and mobile network onboard on our A330 with flat bed in business and luxury Premium economy cabin.

From left, Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation/Deputy Chairman of Aviation, Senator Ben MurrayBruce; Vice-Chairman, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi and the Chief Executive Officer, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, Captain Jari Olubunmi Williams, during a tour of MMA2 facilities by the committee early in the week.

Nigerians to enjoy new baggage tracking device on Delta Airlines in 2017 TO show its optimism for the capacity of Nigeria to overcome its present economic hardship which is taking its toll on the country’s aviation sector, DELTA Airlines has reiterated its commitment to remain in the Nigerian market.

Reacting to why the American carrier has continued to remain and do business in Nigeria while others are leaving because of the temporary economic hardship, the Delta Airlines Commercial Director, East and West Africa, Mr Bobby Bryan attributed the airline’s position to the huge potential available in Nigeria which he believed will overcome the tempor-

ary hardship.

This is just as the airline has promised its Nigerian customers greater improvements in baggage tracking as

it has concluded plans to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) baggage tracking technology by 2017.

Through new baggage

tracking, customers via their mobile app can know where their baggage is and have some rest of minds while on their flights.

FAAN commissions automated car park at Lagos airport IN a bid to block leakages and boost its revenue base, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commissioned a stateof-the-art automated car park at the Domestic Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

This is just as the authority has assured the traveling public of its

commitment towards making air travel safe and secured during Yuletide despite the economic challenges.

The modern facility according to the FAAN management, was “uniquely designed to ensure that parking fees are paid at the payment booth before you exit the car park unlike the past when you pay at entry point.”

This facility which has a special billing system programmed to give the end user the exact amount for time spent at the parking lots, “will automatically eliminate long queues, reduce traffic, speed up passenger and vehicular movements at the landside of the Terminal and ensure seamless facilitation of passengers and airport users.

Abali makes case for Accident Intervention Fund for AIB THE Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Dr Felix Abali, has called for the creation of Accident Intervention Fund for the bureau.

Speaking at the headquarters of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in Lagos during the recent visit of

the Senate Committee on Aviation to the aviation industry, Dr Abali stated that the fund was very essential to the industry.

He cited the example of Malaysia Airlines which he said was able to survive despite two successive crashes because the country has an Accident Inter-

vention Fund.

According to Abali, if it were to be in Nigeria where such fund was not available, the airline would have collapsed.

He who said the Commission needs more money from the Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) to carry out some of its pro-

jects, maintained that the three per cent given to the bureau from TSC was not enough to carry out its financial responsibilities effectively.

The AIB boss hinted that the bureau was building regional offices in Enugu and Kano for effective operations.

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MMA2: The credibility burden on FG IT is no longer news that all is not well with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and most of its concessionaires as most of the gentlemanly agreements FAAN entered into with them have been controversially rejected afterwards.

Among such concessions is the one on MMA2, a private terminal being managed by the Bi-Courtney Air Services Limited (BASL) owned by the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Wale Babalakin.

Others include: the Chief Harry Akande’s AIC which initially signed an agreement with FAAN to construct a world class five star hotel at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport; an agreement which was sadly turned down after it was signed and sealed and that of Maevis Nigeria Limited, a private company, FAAN concessioned to manage the Airport Operations Management System which was put to an end in an unpalatable manner over controversial agreement.

While there are still other controversial concessions that have jammed the rock over ‘ambiguous or unfavourable’ reasons, it is no longer news that nearly all these identified concessions have become a matter of litigation with all sides claiming rights.

But the particular concession which has generated the hottest controversy and still generating it is that of FAAN/Bi-Courtney on the number of years that was agreed for the management of Bi-Courtney to run the private terminal it laboured to help rebuild after government could not rebuild the one that mysteriously got burnt about 16 years ago.

As good as this concession would have been, being the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) the federal government would ever sign in the sector, the aim has almost been bungled all in the name of flawed agreement.

As expected, FAAN being an agent of government should always be above board whenever taking any decision for government with focus on national interest.

In other words much is expected of FAAN particularly its legal department which is expected to parade a team of professionals with high sense of credibility and intelligence laced with smartness devoid of slackness.

All these qualities seem to be absent in view of the controversies that have continued to rock the various agreements FAAN entered with the concessionaires which here become an international embarrassment to Nigerians who have foreign business partners.

Were the FAAN legal department officials and ministry of aviation officials who represented government at the signing of the FAAN/ Bi-Courtney agreement then, under duress or did they not study the agreement before appending their signatures?

These questions and many more deserve to be answered by those who signed the agreement and why FAAN should shift the goal post at the middle of a game or could it be that they don’t understand what it is to keep to an agreement in a business which involve billions of Naira?

The implications of these bad transactions is that Nigeria is speedily having credibility image before foreign investors with even local ones skeptical of investing their finances here to avoid experiencing what Bi-Courtney and other concessionaires are experiencing with the huge fortunes they have invested in the sector going down the drain under funny excuses which could have been resolved seamlessly.

It is on this premise that the Crucial Moment is welcoming the latest intervention of the Senator Ben Murray-Bruce led committee on privatization to not only look into why FAAN does not like to honour agreements, but subsequently resolve the controversies finally.

Ability to resolve the lingering crisis will not only bring fairness to Bi-Courtney and the rest aggrieved concessionaires but remove the burden of credibility brought upon government by the bad deals.

B-Courtney has paid its due being the first PPP entity in the sector and therefore, there is no point for FAAN to throw out the baby with the bath water over flimsy excuses.

Obviously, the aggrieved concessionaires should be treated fairly for their patriotism while those who signed the deals should be called to give account as this will force people in positions of decision making to be more responsible.

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Amaechi tasks NIMASA’s board on mandate

From left, Former Chairman, Nigerian Indigenous Ship-owners Association (NISA), Isaac Jolapamo; President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr (Mrs) Nike Akande receiving an award from Vice President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Alhaji Ahmad Rabiu and Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr Hassan Bello, during the stakeholders night of appreciation, held in Lagos, recently.

Lack of funds threatens N6.8bn Lokoja, Oguta River port projects Stories by Tola Adenubi -Lagos

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indings have revealed that lack of funding by the Federal Government is currently threatening to derail the construction of the Inland River Port project in Lokoja, Kogi State awarded in 2011/2012 at a cost of N4,112,346,572.26 to Inter Bau Construction Ltd. This is even as another River port project, awarded at the same period in Oguta, Imo State to Scott Amede Engineering Ltd for a fee of N2,743,625,787.15 is also facing similar dilemma as the contractor has abandoned work due to non payment from the Federal Government.

According to findings, the projects which were approved by the Federal Executive Council under former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan were designed to boost economic and commercial activities in Lokoja, Kogi State and Oguta in Imo States respectively According to one of the employee’s of the contractor handling the Lokoja project who declined not to have his name in print, “the Federal Government is yet to pay the contractor a larger chunk of the money needed for the completion of the project.

“Since they released the first batch of money needed to complete the project, funding has stalled because the government of the day then probably wanted to use the port as an electioneering bargain to get the peoples vote in 2015.

“Due to lack of adequate funding, the project was executed at a slow pace as the contractor could not do more than the money that has been paid. However, the election result of 2015 turned everything upside down.

“A new government was sworn in and right now; there is a general feeling that the government of the day does not see anything viable in that river port. The action of the government of the day speaks volume of this.

“Since they took over government, a penny has not been released for that port and that is why work has stopped there.

The port is just a little above 50 percent completed and if urgent actions are not taken, some of the works done will start dilapidating.

“Maybe it’s the economic recession thing, but as I speak to you, work has stopped on the River port construction in Lokoja. We just hope government changes its mind so that people like us can return back to work.”

In a similar vein, works have stopped on the Construction of the Inland River Port in Oguta, Imo State. Although the project has gone very far ahead of the Lokoja project; the contractor handling the project, Scott Amede Engineering Limited is still being owed part of the N2,743,625,787.15 approved in 2011/2012.

The contractor, it was reliably gathered stopped work when a new government came on board last year and is yet to return to site over fear of non payment.

When contacted, the Spokesman of NIWA, Tayo Fadile confirmed that the contractors handling the projects in Lokoja and Oguta are still being owed. In his words, “Government owes the contractors handling the Lokoja River port and Oguta River port.

However, very soon work will commence as the new Managing Director has those ports in his plans.”

THE Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has urged the members of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to assist the Management of the Agency discharge its mandate optimally.

Delivering a keynote address at the retreat for the Board members on the topic “Integrating the Transport Sector with the Ocean Economy in Nigeria,” Amaechi called on the members to assist the Management of NIMASA to deliver on its mandate and collaborate with other transportation sectors to build an efficient intermodal system for the country.

Represented by Mr Danjuma Dauda, Director of Maritime Safety and Security in the Ministry, Amaechi acknowledged the strategic importance of the maritime industry to global commerce and called on the members of the NIMASA Board to “place NIMASA in an enviable position that would enable the Agency optimally perform its functions and deliver on its mandate. This retreat is therefore expected to strengthen your capacity for the assignment ahead within the tenure of this board.”

The minister noted that government is committed to a holistic development of the transportation system saying “we must effectively harness the opportunities in the maritime sector in

Alleged contraband importation: Odu’a investment absolves Nigeria of complicity ODU’A Investment Company Limited has risen in support of foremost roofing sheet manufacturer, Nigerite in the allegation of importing contraband into the country.

In a statement by Odu’a Investment Company Limited recently, the conglomerate described the incident as unfortunate and an attempt to tarnish the hard earned reputation of the building solutions manufacturing company.

Vouching for Nigerite as a company that would not engage in importation of any illegal or contraband goods, Odu’a said it has been associated with the company for over 50 years and it can unequivocally state that the action of importing illegal items is completely inconsistent with the character of the building solutions manufacturing giant.

Odu’a, who is a significant shareholder in Nigerite, posited that the building solutions provider is a compliant and respected company that has been operating in Nigeria

since 1959 and during this period, has complied strictly with Nigerian laws and regulations.

Odu’a further stated that Nigerite, which has done and is still doing legitimate business in the construction and manufacturing sectors of the Nigerian economy with annual volume worth several billions of Naira, offer jobs and business opportunities to many Nigerians and its operations also span to other parts of West Africa.

We believe in Nigerite that it is illogical to say that the same company which is doing so well in its legitimate business will also engage in such act and tarnish its well-earned reputation as a leading company in the building and construction sector of the Nigerian economy.

While expressing confidence that Nigerite would be exonerated, the company called on the law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate the matter with a view to apprehending the culprits and bring them to justice.

collaboration with other sectors which explains why government is working assiduously towards improving transportation by seamlessly integrating maritime with road, rail and air modes of transportation.”

He commended the management of NIMASA for initiating the retreat for the members of the Board observing that “as part time Board Members of NIMASA recently inaugurated, it is very desirable that members get acquainted with the Laws and the Act establishing the Agency and be guided by it in the performance of the functions to which you are appointed.

Responding, the Chairman of the Board of NIMASA, General Jonathan India Garba (rtd) thanked the Minister and assured him that the board will work cooperatively with the management team to reposition the agency to discharge its mandate effectively.

Shippers council very strategic in maritime sector —LCCI THE President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Nike Akande has described the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) as a very strategic agency in Nigeria’s maritime sector.

Speaking during the end of the year dinner put together by the NSC in Lagos recently, Mrs. Akande stated that the elevation of the NSC to the status of the economic regulator in the Nigerian maritime sector should be applauded.

According to her, “the elevation of the NSC to the position of economic regulator will improve the quality of engagement between the service providers in the Nigerian maritime sector and other players in the economy at large.

“However, a number of activities need to be streamlined for efficiency and effectiveness, and the various agencies at the ports needs to work moiré harmoniously in the interest of the larger economy.

“We need to make our ports and international trade processes more investment friendly. I am aware that the Shippers Council has taken some major steps in this regard. The Council needs our support and cooperation to do even more.

“There is tremendous scope for collaboration between the Shippers Council and the organised private sector. I am confident that such partnership will be mutually beneficial.”

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PoliticsNews Akeredolu receives certificate of return, meets Buhari Says I never shunned Tinubu From Leon Usigbe and Hakeem Gbadamosi

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HE Ondo State governor-elect, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has assured the people of the state of his readiness to work towards the development of the state, saying his victory in last Saturday’s election “is a challenge to perform.”

This was just as he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja and also declared that he did not shun former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu.

Speaking in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during the presentation of a Certificate of Return to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he said: “Today’s victory is of God through the good people of Ondo state. It is not for me or

APC alone.

“It is a victory for the people of Ondo State, irrespective of which side of the divide you stood during the election. For me, it is a

call to service and a challenge to perform. Although we all had different points of view before the election, today, as members of one strong, vibrant and indivis-

ible Ondo State family; we are all united and resolute with one single objective to save our beloved state.

“Today, you have all voted for change and your fore-

sight has laid a solid platform for the liberation of our people. I accept this honour to serve as governor, this call to duty, this divine responsibility to lead

Ondo State governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN); receiving his certificate of return from the National Commissioner of theIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prince Adedeji Soyebi, at the INEC office, in Akure, Ondo State. With them is Akeredolu’s wife, Betty.

Ekiti 2018: I don’t know my political platform yet —Fayose APC’ll take over governance of Ekiti in 2018 —Fasanmi From Sam Nwaoko and Oluwole Ige GOVERNOR of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has admitted that he is not sure yet the political platform he would use to prosecute his succession plan in the 2018 governorship politics on the state.

Governor Fayose, who was speaking in Ikere Ekiti, also declared that the emergence of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect in Ondo State, did not in any way threaten the supremacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State.

The governor also contended that Akeredolu’s emergence did not mean that the Ondo electorate had voted rightly.

Governor Fayose, who was meeting with members of Suppliers’ Association of Nigeria, Ikere-Ekiti chapter, said “I don’t know the platform I will use for the 2018 election yet and at the appropriate time, I will tell you.

“We are still studying the situation. We have to play the game left, right and cen-

tre and whoever we are going to use, and the platform, you will all be part of the process, because party politics is about the people.

“You all saw how people sold their votes in Ondo State. I am confident that that will not happen in Ekiti. I am close to the people, they are the source of my strength. Even if it requires just 48 hours to any election, if I tell you where to go, you will surely follow me there.”

At a separate meeting with the junior staff members of the state’s civil service, Fayose said he would repeat the “16-0” victory he and his party recorded in the 2014 governorship election in the state in which he defeated

ex-Governor Kayode Fayemi in all the state’s 16 local governments.

But elder statesman and chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, on Wednesday, said the APC would take

over the governance of Ekiti State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election.

Receiving the Ekiti State chapter of Afenifere led by its chairman, Mr Jonathan Alade in his residence in Os-

ogbo, the Osun State capital, Fasanmi expressed joy at the victory of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu in the last Saturday’s governorship election in the state, predicting that the APC will floor the PDP in Ekiti State in the 2018 poll.

Reps move to limit tenure of acting president, govs Kolawole Daniel - Abuja THE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed for second reading, a bill that sought to restrict any person that acted as president or governor for more than two consecutive years from being eligible for election for more than a single term.

The bill sought the alteration of section 137 of Principal Act to insert new subsection (3), which states that “a person who acted as president of Federal Republic of Nigeria consecutively for more than two years, shall not be eligible to contest for the same office for more than a single term”.

The Sponsor of the bill, the Deputy Speaker, Honourable Lasun Yussuff, in his argument, explained that “no person who had held office of president or governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president

LG election: LG boss absolves Ajimobi of allegation of imposition

By Tunde Ogunesan THE chairman of the caretaker committee in Ibadan North Local Government, Mr Yinka Akinbode, has condemned the allegations that the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi had been imposing chairmanship candidates ahead of the forth-

you wonderful people. I accept this victory with every sense of humility and responsibility. I cannot thank enough, my fellow compatriots during this election, who had a separate conviction and voted elsewhere,” Akeredolu said.

Meanwhile, the governorelect and his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, met with President Buhari at the State House, Abuja to thank him for his support over the just-concluded gubernatorial election in the state.

Akeredolu, who was led to the president’s office by the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Ondo State campaign committee and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, told State House correspondents that he never shunned APC national leader, Senator Bola Tinubu.

His assertion followed speculation that while he acknowledged the contributions of the president and theAPC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, after his election, he neglected to mention Tinubu.

The governor-elect said Buhari was the only national leader of the party and since he had thanked him and Odigie-Oyegun as the national chairman, he had by extension, thanked all leaders of the party.

coming local government election in the state.

Akinbode, in statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, stated that the allegations were products of the anti-government elements “who are in the party in flesh and not in spirit.”

He absolved the governor of any allegation of imposition,

noting that true members of the party “have conducted investigations” which he said complemented his statement, adding that the party had its way of doing things.

“Investigation showed that those who made this untrue allegation are those that have benefitted from the government of Senator Abiola Aji-

mobi. They are in the party in flesh and not in the spirit.

It is unfortunate that those who are well-beloved of the party can now turn around to say things that are not in tandem with the system by which the progressives operate; those who could be termed a rot in the system,” the statement read.

or governor, shall be elected to the office of president or governor of a state more than once.”

He said that the aim of the bill was to give constitutional protection to the two terms tradition.

By virtue of the combine provisions of sections 137(1) (b) and 182(1)(b) of the constitution, the president of Nigeria and governor of a state shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years.

According to him, “when a person is chosen to act as president or governor of a state and the person serves for more than two years in a four years term, that person shall only be eligible for contest election to the same office only once.”

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We’ll outlaw caretaker committees at local govt level —Dogara Says no going back on financial autonomy for LGs, Houses of Assembly Kolawole Daniel - Abuja

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HE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. ourable Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, said that the National Assembly would not relent in its effort to grant financial autonomy to the 774 local goverment councils in the country.

A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr.

Turaki Hassan, noted that lack of elections at the local government level had been crippling democracy and denying the much needed development at the third tier of government.

The statement also quoted the Speaker as saying that the House under his leadership would grant financial autonomy to the 36

states Houses of Assembly.

The statement quoted the Speaker as saying: “As a matter of fact, joint account is one of the biggest evils, because it gives the authority to local government ministries in the state. In most states, especially in the North where we don’t have oil and so on, the ministry of local

government in the state is regarded as the ministry of petroleum resources.

“We all know when funds are allocated to the councils, instead of getting to the councils, they are hijacked at that level and appropriated according to the whims of the powers that be,” the statement noted.

He decried a situation

whereby governors have constituted themselves as middlemen who continued to hijack funds meant for the councils in the name of joint account, which he described as “evil.”

The speaker further described as aberration and illegality the continuous existence of caretaker committees manning the af-

Akeredolu’s emergence, indication of God at work —Adefarati WIFE of former governor of Ondo State, Deaconess Adetutu Adefarati, has urged Mr Rotimi Akeredolu to see his emergence as Ondo governor-elect as a call to fulfil God’s desires for Ondo people.

Adefarati, speaking with Nigerian Tribune, described Akeredolu’s victory at the polls as a clear indication of God at work and an answer to the prayers of the people of Ondo State.

Noting that Akeredolu emerged at an auspicious time in the history of the state, Adefarati urged the Ondo governor-elect not to betray the trust reposed in him by the people of the state.

“Your victory is a clear indication of God at work and an answer to the prayers of the people of Ondo,” Adefarati said.

She lauded the pedigree and antecedents of Akeredolu for improving the welfare of the masses, expressing optimism that Akeredolu will deliver on his promises to the people.

Consequently, she besought Akeredolu to focus on programmes that will enhance people’s welfare and socio-economic development of the state.

From left, Board chairman, Tristate Heart Foundation, Chief Bisi Akande; Ogun, Lagos, Oyo and Osun states governors, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during the 1st Annual Black Tie Gala and fund raising for cardiovascular care in Nigeria by the Tristate Heart Foundation, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, on Tuesday.

Wike urges international community to focus on Rivers rerun election

By Dapo Falade RIVERS State governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the international community to take serious interest in an alleged plot to start indiscriminate arrests of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters, few days to the December 10 rerun elections.

The governor declared that through the state-established intelligence channel, he was in possession of the list of PDP supporters earmarked for arrest by the police before the rerun elections.

He spoke on Wednesday during the kick-off of the Chokocho-UmuechemOzuzu Road in Etche Local Government Area.

He said: “They have writ-

ten the names of those they want to arrest. In Khana Local Government Area alone, they have earmarked 103 persons for arrest. You didn’t arrest them before now, but you want to arrest them at this point because

election is approaching.”

The governor called on the people of the state to resist any such politicallymotivated arrests, pointing out that such actions aimed at promoting the interest of “an unpopular APC” will

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) will, today [Thursday], hold a miniconvention to elect a new National Publicity Secretary.

It will be recalled that the post became vacant more than a year ago when the Minister of Information and National Orientation,

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, resigned following his appointment as a minister.

Attempts by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, to assume the post in acting capacity were rebuffed by the National Working Committee based on the zoning arrangement for the positions.

It was, however, gath-

not be tolerated.

He said: “Now that it is obvious that the APC cannot win, they should forget about these rerun elections and wait for another time.

There is no need creating crisis when the APC is un-

popular in Rivers State.”

“We want free and fair elections. They should allow our people to choose their leaders in peace, because nobody will be allowed to rig elections here,” he said.

Why political parties should stop giving women free nomination forms —WIPF Adetola Bademosi - Abuja THE Women In Politics Forum (WIPF) has strongly condemned situations where political parties give free nomination forms to women to contest electable positions.

It said this was not only doing more harm than good but also depriving women the right to holding positions of authority

in the country.

This was stated by the president of the WIPF, Ebere Ifendu, at a media and stakeholders presentation and review of the women fund’s strategic framework 2016-2019, organised by The Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund, with support from African Women’s Development Fund in Abuja, on Wednesday.

APC holds mini-convention to elect new spokesman Taiwo Adisa - Abuja

fairs of local government councils.

Going forward, Dogara, revealed that clauses may be introduced in the constitutional amendment bill that would not only outlaw caretaker committees but would also stop allocation of funds from the federation account to local governments that do not have democratically elected councils.

As a step to end the illegality perpetrated by state governments, the speaker disclosed that the parliament would consider abolishing States Independent Electoral Commission (SIECs), thereby empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take over their functions.

He also called on the media, civil society organisations and well-meaning Nigerians to be vigilant and ensure that the proposed amendments were endorsed by at least 24 out of the 36 state assemblies by mounting pressure on them and the governors.

ered that the leadership of the APC had concluded the plans to elect another spokesman from the North Central zone, with Kwara State emerging the preferred state.

Sources said that the former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, is set to emerge the new spokesman of the APC at a miniconvention slated to hold

at the New Chelsea Hotel, Abuja at 11 a.m.

It was also confirmed that delegates from only the six states of North Central are expected at the convention, while the Senate President, members of the National Working Committee as well as governors from the states are billed to attend the convention.

While noting the poor representation of women in top positions in the country, she blamed the trend on political parties.

In her explanations, she said although free nomination forms were used by political parties to encourage women participation, they are easily discarded when the intrigues of politics come to play.

Her words: “Representation of women is too low and I will blame political parties. Free forms came out at a time when women were begged to come out.

Free forms are not necessary anymore, because it is even doing more harm than good.

“You see, when the intrigues of politics come to play, at that point for a woman who did not pay for forms, she cannot be considered during zoning as

a potential candidate over someone who has paid millions to get his form.”

Ifendu, who charged women to stand up and play real politics said: “Let us forget about free forms and do real politics. Until we understand this, we will still remain in the 5.5 per cent we are, we really don’t have women occupying positions. Women should be proactive,” she added.

Earlier, in her presentation, the Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s Trust Fund, Olufunke Baruwa, explained that women in positions of authority across all tiers of government were in the minority.

She blamed this on cultural, traditional and religious norms, finance, violence and inhibiting gender roles as well as capacity and internal party democracies.

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Onigbinde, Oyo Sports Commissioner, others call for sports development

By Tunde Ogunesan

Super Falcons’ Ngozi Okobi is challenged

by Banyana Banyana’s Mbane Bambanani during the semi-final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, in Limbe, Cameroon, on Tuesday.

AWCON: Falcons’ progress down to Presidency, Dalung —NFF

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HE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has again handed out big kudos to the Federal Government and its sponsors, this time for the progress of the Super Falcons to the final of the 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ongoing in Cameroon.

Nigeria on Tuesday pipped South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 1-0 to reach the final for the eighth time in the 10 editions since the inaugural that Nigeria hosted in 1998.

On Wednesday, NFF President Amaju Pinnick put the progress of the girls towards their eighth continental title

...Saraki lauds team Ayodele Adesanmi-Abuja

THE Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday congratulated the Super Falcons for qualifying for the final of the ongoing 2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON).

Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, lauded the team and the technical crew for their superlative performance so far, and urged them to do everything to bring the cup home.

“No doubt you have surmounted daunting challenges to advance to the final in this highly competitive tournament. I

must say above all, that your individual determination and zeal to excel have taken you thus far.

I cannot but urge you to up your game in order to clinch the ultimate prize in this final clash,” Saraki said.

The Senate President called on all Nigerians to continue to support the team with prayers and encouragement as they prepare to face hosts Cameroon in the final which will be played on Saturday.

He also called on the Falcons and their handlers to make all the necessary preparation in terms of fitness of players and tactical approach to the game to enable them to soar above the Cameroonian team.

down to the support that the Federation has continued to receive from the Federal Government and its sponsors, and particularly the visit of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to the team’s training session in Abuja in November.

“We remain very much appreciative of the support of the Federal Government, right from His Excellency,

President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) who is a true father for the girls.

There is not much we can achieve without the support of the Government.

Pinnick, who will attend Saturday’s potentially explosive final at the Ahmadu Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, also showered encomiums on Sports and Youth Development Minister, Mr Solomon Dalung.

FORMER coach of the Super Eagles, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, Oyo State Commissioner for Sports, Mr Abayomi Oke and other sports stakeholders have called on government and sports administrators to practically develop sports in the country.

They made this call on Wednesday at the first edition of the sports summit, organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Oyo State chapter, held at the Wallan Hotel, Ibadan.

Onigbinde, also a former General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), said “we must first of all develop sports before we talk about competitions. “ In his speech, Chief Onigbinde stated: “I keep on saying it, the way for progress in sports is to develop sports. We must practically and sincerely develop sports. There is no other way to it.

“If Nigeria will excel in sports, we must consistently stop preparing for competitions and games.

This won’t, and has not taken us anywhere, but when we really develop sports, all other laurels

will definitely accompany it. Most importantly, such sport will develop beyond a particular event or competition.”

In his contribution, Oyo State Commissioner for Sports, Mr Abayomi Oke called on stakeholders to contribute to the development of grassroots sports.

He said this would develop sports beyond the venue of sports event but also enhance development of the sporting community.

According to Oke, “the state government is poised to change the face of sports in Oyo state. We want to focus more on grass roots and youth development that goes beyond football.

“It’s not going to be business as usual because we will harness potential in the state to take Oyo sports to greater heights.”

The chairman?, SWAN, Oyo State chapter, Mr Niyi Alebiosu, commended all the stakeholders for their commitment to sports development in the state.

Alebiosu said with the status of attendees at the summit, it is a new dawn for sports development in Oyo state and Nigeria in general.

Participants at the sports summit orgarnised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Oyo State chapter, in a group photograph at the Wallan Hotel, Ring Road, Ibadan, on Wednesday. PHOTO: OLAWALE OLANIYAN.

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“There is a real link between a strong and independent judiciary and economic growth and prosperity. No investor will for example invest in a country in which it will take years to resolve the simplest of business disputes”.

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AST week, I compared the pay of Nigerian Judges with their counterparts in South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States of America and suggested that the authorities in Nigeria adopt a similar policy and place a premium on paying Judges wages commensurate with their work and attractive enough to encourage qualified lawyers to aspire to the Bench.

I made those comments in the hope that Government would eventually see a real need to take adequate funding of the Judiciary seriously and regard it as a necessary step towards the economic development of the Country. The allocation of 70 Billion Naira to the Judiciary across the Federal and State levels in the 2016 Budget is the lowest in recent times. This sum represents about 1.15 per cent of the N6.06trn total budget of the Federal Government.

The figure approved for 2014 and 2015 was 73 Billion respectively. This year, it is reported that the National Judicial Council which coordinates budget matters for the judiciary across the country proposed a budget of 143 Billion but had to adjust this to comply with a ceiling of 70 billion stipulated by the Federal Ministry of Finance. While it is not disputed that the earnings of the Country have been adversely affected by the drastic drop in the price of crude oil, the fact remains that the annual budget has steadily increased over the years without any commensurate increase in the amount allocated to the Judiciary. As far back as 2013, the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Aloma Murhktar made this point when she stated as follows: “A situation where budgetary allocation to the judiciary continues to drop while the general government budget is on a steady increase every year is clearly an impediment to the quick and ef-

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A cleric, at a commendation service for the late chieftain of Afenifere, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, said the deceased had started preparing for death 13 years before he eventually died. That is a lesson in reality. But same should be commended to those who love the world so much and fail to believe that the end will come one day.

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Justice: Loss of public confidence - Another look at the role of lawyers and judges fective dispensation of justice in Nigeria and, on the whole, a setback to the current effort at transforming the Judiciary…..Over the years, funding of the courts has remained a challenge, as evident in the conditions of many courts in Nigeria today.

An examination of most court buildings across the Country will reveal that they are in states of disrepair. Some Judges even sit in dilapidated structures totally devoid of essential amenities for any meaningful adjudication. There have been reported instances in which Lawyers have on their own application or upon the intervention of Judges been permitted to remove their gowns and even jackets when the court rooms became too hot owing to power outage and lack of backup generators. In many states judges still record proceedings in long hand. Realising the need to do away with such outdated practices, the judiciary has in recent years identified the deployment and utilisation of Information technology as a catalyst for improved productivity. Regrettably its budgetary proposal in this respect was slashed. Despite these all, judges at all levels continue to brave great odds to carry out their constitutional duties. In the 2014/ 2015 Legal Year, the Supreme Court reportedly heard 1578 matters, consisting of 1009 motions and 569 substantive appeals and delivered 262 Judgments in that period. They deserve to be encouraged. More importantly brilliant lawyers should be encouraged to join them. In the United kingdom, judges are appointed from Lawyers who have attained the rank of Queen’s Counsel (QC) the equivalent of Senior Advocate of Nige-

ria (SAN). This is possible as a QC upon being appointed a Judge will not suffer any significant reduction in earnings if at all he encounters any. The same cannot be said of the situation in Nigeria.

The Government must particularly act in manner that suggests it is serious about independence of the judiciary. A situation in which the judicial arm of government yearly gets pittance in terms of budgetary allocation is not one that will portray Government in good light. Government may be perceived as punishing the judiciary for any perceived wrong doing and this will never augur well for the polity. Jesper Wittrup in an article titled “Budgeting in the Era of Judicial Independence” stated as follows on this very point: “…governments should not only care about maintaining an actual high level of judicial independence, but they should also care very much about how their actions toward the judiciary, however well-intentioned these may be, are perceived by others.

Rumors may easily arise that the government tries to use the budget to punish or reward the judiciary for its actions…In Denmark, for example, there was a consistent rumor that the government’s demand for reductions of the total judicial budget in the beginning of the new millennium was a kind of punishment for a famous Supreme Court verdict (in the so- called Tvind case) which had declared unconstitutional a law passed by parliament ban-

ning schools run by a certain “sectarian” movement (Tvind) from receiving public funds. If a government stand on the total judicial budget is enough to raise concerns over possible violations of judicial independence, this becomes of course even more critical when the government does also have the power to allocate the judicial budget among courts, because it can then in theory direct funds to those courts and those judges it likes, and away from those it does not like.

As government steps up preparations for the next budget, I suggest that it takes another look at allocation to the Judiciary.

As stated earlier there is a real link between a strong and independent judiciary and economic growth and prosperity. No investor will for example invest in a country in which it will take years to resolve the simplest of business disputes. This point is particularly important as it was reported last year that most if not all Judges across the Federation were no longer being paid their salaries as and when due despite the fact that their salaries ought to enjoy huge premium. The reason for this is not farfetched. The judiciary in Nigeria still lacks autonomy in the real sense of the word despite attempts made in recent times to give it a semblance of such autonomy. At the moment, the executive arm of government at the federal and state levels still do not see the Judiciary as a totally separate and independent arm of government.

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AWCON final: Falcons ’ll adjust against Cameroon —Omagbemi

By Wale Emosu

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SUPER Falcons players were psychologically overwhelmed against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Tuesday, according to Florence Omagbemi.

The head coach of the Nigeria female football team said this during the press conference that followed the semi-final match of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and South Africa.

However, she has assured that same will not repeat itself when the defending champions play hosts Cameroon, in the final on Saturday.

“The players carried the game too much and psychologically some of them were overwhelmed. In the second half, we asked them to relax and play simple,” Omagbemi

said.

But she added that “it will prepare us for the final against Cameroon and we will try to make some adjustments.”

She also gave kudos to the Banyana Banyana, for giving her side “a good game,” on a day she said even the Falcons knew they played below expectation.

Nigeria face Cameroon in the final of the 10th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Lionesses defeated the Black Queens of Ghana 1-0 in the first semi-final.

But the head coach of Cameroon had earlier anticipated a Cameroon-Ghana fixture in the final.

Enow Ngachu, during the press conference that followed her side’s semifinal match, had made reference to the

fact that anytime the championship is held in Central Africa, the Super Falcons never play in the final. That was, perhaps, an insinuation that they would not make it against South Africa.

“If statistics is anything to go by, Nigeria has never played the final when the competition is played in Central Africa.

We know how to handle pressure,’’ Ngachu had said.

Another Central African country Cameroon - is hosting the current edition.

The Nigeria-South Africa match was played hours after Ngachu’s statement.

Equatorial Guinea, a central African country hosted the only two editions Nigeria have failed to win the African women’s championship out of the previous nine.

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crime, security, court Bauchi police arrest man for killing 75-year-old who resisted kidnap saliugbadamosi-abuja THE police in Bauchi State have arrested a 25-yearold man who conspired with two others and killed a 75-year-old man who resisted being kidnapped, even as the state police command made some other arrests of public interest in the month of November.

The arrest of the 25-yearold Mohammed (other name withheld) was contained in a statement made available on Wednesday to Metro by the acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Haruna Mohammed, detailing the achievements recorded by the command last month.

According to Mohammed,

The Chief Judge’s chambers gutted by fire. INSET: The courtroom

Fire guts Chief Judge’s chambers in Lagos AyomideOwonibiOdekanyin -Lagos

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HERE was palpable pandemonium and fear on Wednesday within the premises of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, as fire gutted the chambers of the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Funmilayo Atilade.

The CJ’s courtroom which is on the top floor of the old building was engulfed in fire at about 8.15 a.m following a spark from one of the air conditioning unit in the chambers.

Metro gathered that the fire started when one of the cleaners switched on the faulty air conditioner and left the courtroom.

Another report, however, had it that the fire was noticed by a security woman, who raised the alarm.

The security woman was said to have been hurriedly taken to the hospital as a result of the smoke she reportedly inhaled before the arrival of the fire fighters.

The courtroom which is hardly used by the CJ is reserved for her anytime she comes to the Lagos division of the court.

The entire building was saved from being razed

following a quick intervention of the Lagos State Fire Service, which prevented the fire from spreading to other courtrooms.

Metro learnt that it took the fire fighters about one

hour to put out the fire.

The inferno, it was gathered disrupted activities as litigants were evacuated from the premises and gates locked.

According to one of the

court registrars who spoke on condition of anonymity, “the fire started from one of the air conditioning unit in the CJ’s chamber.

But before anyone could get to know about it, it

had gone out of control. “I quickly informed my colleagues in the office and we ran down the stairs to our vehicles which we drove out of the premises,” he disclosed.

Teenager docked for procuring abortion drugs for 14-yr-old lover Ayomide Owonibi Odekanyin -lagos

FOR allegedly procuring abortion drugs for his teenage girlfriend, a 19-yearold man, Olamilekan Yusuf, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos.

It was gathered Yusuf was having affair with the 14-year-old girl who was his neighbour, and had slept with her on several occasions.

“When the accused discovered that his girl friend was pregnant, he convinced her to take abortion drugs, since both of them were not ready to cater for a child.

“The young girl started having severe stomach pains after taking the abortion drugs and she was also bleeding.

“The parents of the 14-year-old girl discovered that their daughter was acting strange and was

also in so much pain; they decided to take her to the hospital for medical attention.

“The girl later confessed to her parents that Yusuf, who was responsible for the pregnancy, gave her drugs to terminate it.

“The case was reported to the police and the accused was immediately arrested,” a police Prosecutor told the court.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the crime when he was arraigned before an Apapa

Magistrate Court.

The Magistrate, Mr M.A. Etti, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum.

Etti adjourned the case till January 12, 2017 for further hearing.

a Superintendent of Police (SP), the suspect invaded Ganjuwa village in Gunjuwa Local Government Area of the state with his accomplices now at large and killed the septuagenarian.

The gang later demanded a ransom of N1 million from the son of the deceased, threatening to kill him like they did to his father if he refused to give them the money.

“On November 18 at about 18:30 hours (6.30p.m), following intelligence report and painstaking surveillance, detectives attached to anti-kidnapping /SARS Bauchi State Command arrested one Mohammed (m), 25, of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area at Liman Katagun Forest in Bauchi State.

“Suspect conspired with two others now at large, invaded Ganjuwa village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area on November 11 at about 0003hours (12.30a.m) and killed one Muhammadu Mamman (m), 75, of the same address when he resisted to be kidnapped,” the statement informed.

According to SP Mohammed, a machete, a knife, a motorcycle, a handset used in calling the complainant and a SIM pack were recovered from the suspect.

The acting police image maker further informed that the case was under investigation after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.

Police warn against giving account details to strangers Celestine Ihejirika - Umuahia THE Abia State Police Command has warned members of the public against sending their bank details to phone numbers of unknown people claiming to be account officers from their banks to avoid falling victim to fraudsters.

The state Police Commissioner, Leye Oyebade, gave the warning while parading some suspects last week.

According to him, police investigation revealed that a suspect arrested in connec-

tion with a fraud case did a ‘welcome back’ of his victim’s phone number and got relevant information with which he accessed his victim’s account online and diverted huge sum of amount from it.

According to Oyebade, the arrest of the suspect was as a result of the complaint lodged by the victim.

The suspect (name withheld), however, denied knowledge of the crime during an interview with Metro, saying he only gave his account number and ATM card with the

pin code to one Mrs Eziulo (other name withheld), a coteacher in a school at Aguda, Surulere, Lagos State, to enable her pay him the money she owed him.

He said: “I don’t know anything about this fraud.

What happened was that I gave my account number and the ATM card to my friend and colleague to enable her get money from her brother and pay me the money I lent her to pay her house rent earlier, because she told me that her account had a problem.

“I thought she was genuine because as teachers, we teach morals. I didn’t know that she had another ulterior motive with her husband to use my account to defraud people of their money. Later, I got an alert of the sum of N400,000 that was transferred to my account and it was withdrawn immediately.

“When I called her to find out why she didn’t give me the money she owed me, she said she will give me the money in school. It was in the process that I was arrested by the police.”

Thursday, 1 December, 2016 C news FG seeks Varsities must produce globally competitive graduates partnership with UNIDO to boost —TETFund boss Clement Idoko - Abuja

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HE Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Dr Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, has challenged the Nigerian universities on the need to ensure that graduates churned out from the institutions are globally competitive.

He said the intervention by the agency to public tertiary

Chi Farms partners USAID to empower smallholder farmers in fish farming

institutions in the country, was targeted at improving the teaching and learning environment, both in content and physical infrastructure.

Baffa, spoke while commissioning the new Academic Complex of Tai Solarin University of Education sponsored by TETFund, also enjoined all academic staff in the various tertiary institutions in the country, to embrace the qualities of a

good teacher.

He commended the management of Tai Solarin University for dreaming big and ahead through the mission statement, pledging that TETFund would give the university maximum support to achieve its dream of producing quality graduates that would contribute to the development of the nation.

Dr Baffa noted that the current administration of President Muhammadu Bu-

hari was committed to the realisation of the dream of making Nigeria become one of the key players in global competitiveness.

He insisted that the education sector remains key, since it produces the human capital needed to drive the nation’s development process.

He drew the attention of the audience and the management of Tai Solarin University to the institution’s

Mission Statement, pointing out that his worries was in the area of training persons that would have the capacity to compete globally.

According to him, while Nigerian universities were still thinking of what to do for the future, universities in most of the developed countries have moved away “from where we are aspiring to be, and there is need for efforts and strategies to double up.”

By Aramide Shanu

CHI Farms Limited and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have partnered to contribute to food security and small holder farmer empowerment in Nigeria.

By growing the Nigerian aquaculture industry, the project will make a significant difference for food security in Nigeria.

As part of the US government’s Feed the Future initiative, Chi Farms will engage small holder farmers to become successful catfish farmers. It will assure supply of quality feed and quality catfish juveniles to the farmers, by enhancing its feed milling and hatching capacities.

“This development will add positively to the overall food security in Nigeria. We are delighted that USAID has decided to support the proposed initiative of Chi Farms. At the same time, it is at the core of what we do at Chi Farms: We are convinced that working with out-growers is a step in the right direction towards sustainable economic development,” said Martin Middernacht, Executive Director, Chi Farms Limited.

His counterpart from USAID, Mr Roland Oroh stated that: “We are very happy to work towards food security in Nigeria, with our trusted partner Chi Farms.” USAID previously partnered with Chi Pharma, a sister company to Chi Farms, to roll out insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria.”

Under the partnership, not only fish farmers, but also over 6,000 soy and maize farmers would be trained to meet the quality standards of Chi Farms. They will be closely integrated in the supply chain of the fish feed mill.

The project will contribute to food security in Nigeria, by adding over 4,000 metric tonnes of catfish to local markets in Nigeria every year.

hydropower generation

Adetola Bademosi - Abuja

THE Federal Government has sought partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), on the development of small dams, to boost hydropower generation.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Rabi Jimeta, at a meeting with UNIDO delegation on Wednesday, in Abuja, stated that with the potentials of over 254 small dams in the country, Nigeria through the partnership could boost power generation.

Mrs Jimeta also called for the transfer of the Regional Centre of Small Hydro Project to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, to ensure its effectiveness and sustainability.

She added that, “the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has the mandate for hydropower development in Nigeria because the ministry is the custodian of all the small dams in Nigeria.”

Over 1,000 applicants seek 40 slots in Benue Nursing School The N3.8 billion 38megawatts Sokoto State Independent Power Project being test-run in Sokoto, on Wednesday. PHOTO: NAN

Obaseki assures investors of security in Edo EDO State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has assured of his readiness to do everything humanly possible to guarantee security in the state, by supporting the Nigerian police, saying “it is the most important factor in attracting investment.”

Besides, Governor Obaseki said once investors feel that their property and lives would be safe, and that they could attract and execute contracts without fear of insecurity, investors would have no choice but do business with Edo State.

Obaseki while playing host to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone Five, Abubakar Muhammad, who was at the Government House, on Wednesday, to introduce himself, said: “we spend eight years to build the foundation of this state and now, we are consolidating.

We need external investors in the state and we need security for safety of lives and properties.

“For us, security is number one and we will do everything to support the police, because our survival is on that. We would want to work with you very closely. However, I want to commend the existing cooperation of the police with government and I

want to sue for its sustenance.

“I’m saying you couldn’t come at a more opportune time because as a government, we are very clear on where we are going.

“We have spent the last eight years laying the foundations for economic and social take off. We have built infrastructure like roads and schools, now we need to consolidate on those development for the

future and to do it.

“We are also aware that we have to rely on our own internal resources and to leverage those internal resources, we need to attract investors and investments.

“My other life was about working on investment and attracting investors and I know that a single most important factor in attracting investment into any area is

security. It is not the money.

That is why we are very excited that we have you.”

While admitting that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria vests the responsibility of internal security with the Nigeria Police, Governor Obaseki emphasised the imperative for concerted effort because the Nigeria Police cannot do it alone.

Ogoni clean-up: Reps query ministry’s capacity Kolawole Daniel - Abuja

THE House of Representatives Committee on Environment, on Wednesday, queried the capacity of the Federal Ministry of Environment to carryout Ogoniland clean-up.

This came up just as the committee frowned on the inability of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to explain its contribution to the Ogoni clean-up plan, as stated in the UNEP report.

The Chairman, House Committee on Environment and Habitat, Honourable Obinna Chidoka, who addressed stakeholders on the urgent need to implement the United Nation Environ-

ment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoni land said that members are worried at the level of implementation.

According to him, “We are worried that the implementation of this report is yet to take off, and the Ogoni people, and indeed, the entire Niger Delta have continue to drink contaminated water, eat sea food scrounged from the polluted water and the community people still process their foods in crude coated creeks.

“This situation is already generating ill-feelings, despondency and anger amongst the Niger Delta people and unless the UNEP report is fully implemented, they would continue to suffer pain and feel alienated in their

land, a situation that could further lead to breakdown of law and order in the region.”

Minister of State for Environment, Mr Ibrahim Jibrin, who represented the Minister for Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, said the ministry had made significant progress from the time the launch for the clean-up was done.

According to the minister’s representative, the ministry had already convened several meetings with key stakeholders on implementation of the Ogoni clean-up report.

The committee, however, resolved to have another session with the minister and NNPC officials on the matter.

MORE than 1,000 applicants on Wednesday, wrote the aptitude test for admission into the Benue State School of Nursing, Makurdi, which regained accreditation through the efforts of Governor Samuel Ortom.

The test was held on Wednesday, on the premises of the institution, in Makurdi.

Director of Nursing Services at the Ministry of Health, Mrs Rose Adobe, disclosed that 1,065 applicants bought forms, adding that the sales lasted for two weeks.

She explained that in the past, the exercise lasted for two months, saying it was shortened this time, in order to meet the 2016/17 academic session.

Principal of the school, Mrs Pauline Atser, also attributed the reopening of the institution to Governor Ortom, and pledged that the test would be conducted with integrity, in the consciousness that the nursing profession was concerned with human life.

Messrs Mhange Moses Mchivga and Onah Grace Ene, who spoke on behalf of the applicants pledged to abide by the rules and regulations governing the aptitude test and expressed appreciation to the governor, for the opportunity given to them through the opening of the school.

Thursday, 1 December, 2016 Nigerian Tribune D south-westnews Excessive borrowing will mortgage Nigerians’ future —Varsity chancellor

As Gowon, Alakija, Otudeko bag doctorate degrees at Ajayi Crowther Varsity

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HE Chancellor of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, the Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola, has warned the Federal Government against mortgaging the future of Nigerians through excessive foreign loans.

He said that rather than

plunge the nation into debilitating indebtedness by taking its proposed $30 billion foreign loan, the Federal Government should take serious steps to discourage and reverse Nigerians’ excessive dependence on foreign goods, and stimulate local production.

Akinola made the remarks in his address at the

8th convocation ceremony of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. He also called for outright and complete “ban on importation of whatever can and should be produced locally.”

“When you borrow that much without verifiable repayment plans, just to fund some aspects of the 2016 budget, how will the

government fund the 2017 budget?

“Clearly, borrowing at this point is not the right path to recovery from recession. It is more likely to mortgage our future,” he said.

Among other measures, he called on the Federal Government to drastically cut down overseas travels and estacodes, and to

ensure that religious pilgrimages are performed by those who can afford the cost from their pockets.

He maintained that during recession, Nigerians must learn to work harder and for longer hours than they used to do, saying that whenever festivals fall on weekends, government should stop adding more holidays in the ensuing weekdays, a practice he described as “a celebration of laziness.”

The vice chancellor of the university, Rt Reverend Professor Dapo Asaju, in his address, announced that a total of 319 graduands would be awarded with bachelor degrees. Of these, 16 obtained First Class honours; 66, Second Class honours Upper Division, and 125, Second Class

Lower Division, and 111 with Third Class honours.

Five outstanding Nigerians were conferred with the honorary doctorate of the university. These were the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa); Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa); and Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe, Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa).

Others were the chairman of Honeywell Group, Ayoola Oba Otudeko; and a former Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Timothy Oyeyipo, Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa).

The sixth awardee and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, was said to be out of the country and was not around to receive the award.

Appeal Court fixes Dec 22 for hearing over land tussle in Akure Hakeem Gbadamosi - Akure

From left, Pro-Chancellor, Ajayi Crowther University, Chief Wole Olanipekun; Chancellor, Most Reverend Peter Akinola and the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dapo Asaju, at the convocation ceremony of the university, in Oyo, on Wednesday. PHOTO: NAN

Why it’s difficult to evacuate beggars off streets —Oyo commissioner

By Wale Akinselure

OYO State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Isaac Ishola, has said that the state government was being strategic in asking beggars to evacuate the state so as to avoid inter-tribal crisis.

Speaking against the backdrop of inquiry by the state House of Assembly on the increasing number of beggars across the state, Ishola said the government intended to create a destitute centre where beggars could be relocated to.

He, however, decried the abandonment of the space created for the beggars at Jemibewon area of Ibadan.

Furthermore, he hinted of the constitution of environmental tribunal where able persons who took to begging as an occupation would be prosecuted.

“The government has started strong action against the issue of begging in the state. What we want to do is to create a destitute centre for them such that when we arrest them, we can relocate them to such centre.

However, we have some of them that can be referred to as real economic beggars.

They are able and only do

not want to work.

“We created a space for them at Jemibewon area of Ibadan, where anyone who wants to offer them assistance can meet them.

During the day, you hardly find the beggars under the

Mokola bridge, but once it is evening, they return there.

We also have some people who, probably due to the economic recession, are well-dressed, but are actually beggars.

“But, with the constitution

of environmental tribunal, once we arrest such persons and confirm such person not to be a destitute or beggar, we charge them to court and they will be dealt with accordingly,” Ishola said.

Senate has no power to probe bailout —Osun Assembly OSUN State House of Assembly has said the attempt of the Senate to probe the application of N28.1 billion bailout given to the state government was an usurpation of power of the state parliament.

In a statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the Assembly made the declaration at the plenary on Wednesday following a matter of urgent public importance raised by Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Kamil Oyedele, on propriety of the Senate to probe the bailout.

The Senate has written a letter to the state government on its decision to visit the state to probe the fund and its disbursement.

But while raising the matter, according to the statement, Oyedele said by Sec-

tion 128 of the Constitution, the state Assembly is the arm of government empowered to carry out such probe, saying, the Senate was only attempting to usurp the power of the state parliament.

According to him, there was a budgetary provision for the application of the fund and the state legislature was carrying out its oversight function by monitoring the fund.

The statement said, he urged the Assembly to invite the state government officials and other bodies in charge of disbursement of the fund, with a view to investigating the fund, instead of waiting for the Senate to usurp its power.

The statement noted that the Speaker, Honourable Najeem Salaam, said the state parliament was not at loggerheads with the Senate.

According to him, in a fed-

eration like Nigeria, each of the federating unit has its limit and responsibility, saying, the state Assembly has been carrying out this responsibility, especially on the bailout fund and other state finances.

THE Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, has fixed December 22 for hearing of a motion brought before the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olaseinde Kumuyi, to step aside on a land dispute suit pending before him.

Justice Kumuyi has fixed December 7 for continued hearing of the land dispute between the families of Olusola Osore and Chief Oluwole Olokunjuwon.

Earlier, the counsel to the defendants had walked out of the court after they were unable to secure the court’s nod in obtaining the record of proceedings before the court, alleging Justice Kumuyi of bias in handling the land dispute.

The two lawyers representing the Olukunjuwon family, Chief Dapo Agbede and Mr Morakinyo Ogele, filed a motion before the appellate court asking it to compel the lower court to give record of proceedings to them and to stop further hearing of the suit.

The lawyers had predicat-

ed their action on the refusal of the Justice Kumuyi to allow counsel to the claimant and applicant, Ogele, to have access to the record of proceeding of the court having been recently briefed.

Ogele who had appeared in suit No Ak/173/2012 in his motion on notice, asked the court to allow him have access to the record of proceeding so as to allow him give proper representation to his client.

The suit, which has Prince Olusola Osore and Pastor Thomas Ojo as claimants and applicants, has Chief Oluwole Olokunjuwon, Ajayi Oluwole, Michael Kerubu and Mikolad ventures as defendants.

However, the chief judge decided to continue with the hearing of the suit, despite the walk out stayed by the two lawyers which prompted the defendants in the suit to file the stay of proceeding at the appellate court.

Agbede and Ogele demanded from the Court of Appeal to compel the lower court to furnish them with records of proceeding at the court.

Oyo NAWOJ charges women on responsibilities WOMEN have been charged to be alive to their responsibilities as wives and mothers.

The charge was given by the Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Oyo State Chapter, Comrade Foluso Lala, during a courtesy call on the state Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA ), Mrs Dolapo Dosumu.

NAWOJ chairperson decried the alarming rate of child abuse, rape and sexual abuse of little children.

NAWOJ then called on women to be more vigilant and desist from activities that can jeopardise the future of their children.

On cultural values, Comrade Lala frowned at the decadence that is eating deep into the fabric of our culture. According to her, the indecent backing of babies by women is against the culture of adequate child care.

“We see women around stripped babies on their back with their legs dangling. Our mother tongue

also should be taught children right from the cradle.

English language should not be given preference over our language. Mother tongue is the first identification of any individual,” she said.

In her response, Oyo State Director of NOA, Mrs Dosumu appealed to Nigerians to embrace “change begins with me” programme of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in order to inculcate positive attitudinal change.

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IDPs need 30,000 metric tonnes of food monthly in North-East—UN official

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Safieldin, the immediate past UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, told the New York correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the monthly requirement was not currently

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met.

“The available humanitarian aid at the moment is inadequate. Whether it is the aid coming from the government or aid coming from the international community, it is inadequate.

“Many people either don’t have any food or they have less than what is sufficient for one meal a day; we are talking of at least 1.8 million displaced people.

“To feed these people, you need an estimated 30,000 metric tonnes of food every month and this amount of food is not available from the government and it is not available from the international community,” Safield-

in said.

According to him, the liberation of more communities previously under the control of Boko Haram by the Nigerian military has meant more mouths to feed.

According to him, at least 800,000 people currently need urgent humanitarian assistance.

“Since March, the Federal Government and Nigerian Army have gained full control of at least 16 local governments areas in the Northeast; many cities and villages have become accessible.

“Many civilians have been relocated by the army from remote villages in which they are living under Boko

Haram to the capital of the local government areas and 16 satellite camps have been established.

“There is a minimum of 300,000 civilians living in these satellite camps in addition to an estimated 500,000 people who are living in these liberated areas outside the satellite camps.

“So all together, we are talking of about 800,000 people at least, who are accessible, who need humanitarian assistance urgently because I have visited many of these places.”

Safieldin decried the level of destruction caused by the Boko Haram insurgency, saying there is real humani-

tarian crisis in the liberated areas.

He said while in Nigeria, he made on-the-spot assessment to Bama, Damboa, Monguno, Konduga, Dikwa, Gwoza, Pulka, Banki and many other liberated towns and communities.

“You can’t imagine the level of physical destruction of all the basic facilities such as hospitals, water supply system, the schools and the homes of the individual poor people.

“So it is a real humanitarian crisis in terms of the number. It is a real humanitarian crisis in terms of availability of humanitarian aid at the moment,” he said.

By Kehinde Adio WORRIED by the prevailing economic situation in the country, scholars drawn from colleges of education in the South-West have suggested the inclusion of sustainable development education in Nigerian tertiary education curriculum.

This suggestion was given on Tuesday, at the opening ceremony of the fourth national conference organised by the Research and Publication Committee, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo. According to them, the development is inevitable as education is the greatest force that could be used to bring about change in the economy.

The Provost of the college, Dr Rasak Adefabi in his submission at the conference titled: “Emerging Discourse in Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria”, expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the Nigerian economy, which he said, is characterised by unemployment and harsh living condition.

He expressed optimism, however, that education remains the panacea that could guarantee sustainable development, an answer to unemployment, poverty and inequality in Nigeria.

“For effective learning in tertiary institution in Nigeria, he said: “It is time we shift the paradigm from lecturing to teaching. We must see ourselves first as teachers than as lecturers. It is by so doing that we make teaching meaningful to learners.”

Personnel of Mothercat Nigeria Limited working on the dualisation of Kano - Maiduguri Road, (Section III: Azare -Potiskum Road, as part of the ongoing rehabilitation of roads across the country by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, under the 2016 Budget.

No state govt, institution has mandate to issue EIA certificate, FG declares Ademola Adegbite - Abuja THE Federal Government has declared that no state government or institution has the mandate to issue the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) certificate to telecommunication companies, before erecting their base stations anywhere in Nigeria, except the Federal Ministry of Environment.

It, therefore, said it was the reason the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) was established to ensure strict compliance with all environmental laws, guidelines, policies, as well as standards and regulations in the country.

The Director-General of NESREA, Dr Lawrence Anukam, who made this declaration at the 7th National

Dialogue on the implementation of National Environmental Regulations, held in Abuja, added that telecommunication operators have now realised the need to cooperate with the agency, especially on EIA, before erecting their base stations.

According to him, “initially, we were a little bit not getting it right but in

recent times, most telecom companies are beginning to follow the rules in terms of making sure they conduct the environmental studies, the EIA even before erecting their masts. But we still notice one or two infractions and when we do, we try to follow up appropriate actions.

“All the same, there have

been a lot of improvements better than it was years ago,” he stressed.

In her speech, the Minister of Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed said the regulatory dialogue was to discuss information on how best stakeholders could ensure compliance with environment safety programmes.

Stowaway found dead in Arik’s Lagos —Jo’burg flight Sola Adekola with Agency report THE lifeless body of a stowaway was, on Wednesday, found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air’s A330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.

The airline confirmed the incident in a statement by its Communications Man-

ager, Mr Ola Adebanji, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

According to the airline, the aircraft operated the scheduled Lagos-Johannesburg flight that departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 3:55 p.m on Tuesday and arrived in Johannesburg shortly before 11:p.m.

It said engineers of South

African Airways Technical facility at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, where the aircraft was scheduled for a routine maintenance check, discovered the body of the stowaway during the inspection phase.

The airline said investigations were ongoing to determine how the stowaway found his way into the aircraft’s main wheel well.

UN sets up private sector group to monitor SDGs implementation Collins Nnabuife - Abuja THE United Nations has set up a group of the organised private sector, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Nigeria (SDSNNIGERIA), to monitor the processes of implementing Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs) to avert the identified issues that caused Nigeria’s failure in fully realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda.

It will be recalled that Nigeria was one of the countries that could not realise the United Nations MDGs agenda, necessitating the need for the global body to come up with a 17 development points agenda now christened the Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs) possibly to ameliorate the shortfalls of the MDGs. During their meeting in Abuja, the group, blamed the government for its inability to reach the MDGs targets, arguing that the government did not create an enabling environment that would have allowed the organised private sector to play a role in executing the MDGs agenda.

They alleged that the MDGs were not realised because the government ‘hijacked’ the processes through its counter-productive buearacracy with little role left for the private sector.

Brief Real Experience Mission annual summit

REAL Experience Mission International, Ibadan, Oyo State, will hold its eight edition of annual empowerment programme, tagged: “The wisdom of God in man,” with the theme: The blessed seed” on Saturday, at Reol Events Centre, Ashi, Bodija Road, Ibadan at 10.00 a.m.

According to the convener of the summit, Dr Ayo Osisanya, this year’s summit aims among others, to offer practical knowledge and proven experience towards pleasing the great sowerour maker, promises a life transforming experience and impactful encounter that cannot be forgotten.

Ministering are the anointed men of God while Christ the Rock Drama Ministry will also be at the programme.

Dr Ayo Osisanya is the convener of the programme.

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WEEK 21 STATUS EKO - 46 LKO - 09,16,44,45,47 SUNDAY - 01, 03,21, 22, 26,27,30, 31,33, 35,37,43, 48,49.

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Mourinho inside the troubled world, his behaviour upsets people at Manchester United. They are not used to it.

November 2015 and Jose Mourinho was in meltdown. The cracks were showing in his troubled regime at Chelsea and he had been punished by the FA for ranting at referee Jon Moss during a game against West ham.

Last weekend he was sent to the stands following angry outburst as Red Devils drop points at old Trafford to West ham that made the game ended a goal apiece. Draws are likely in the Premiership this weekend especially at Crystal Palace, Everton, Middlesbro, Stoke, Sunderland and Westbrom. Arsenal at west ham, is there any harm ahead?

Watch Fulham to Wigan for likely draws in the Championship, the 2nd round Cup fixtures is from Blackpool to working where many surprises is expected Bolton, Bristol R, Carlisle, Currzon, Liincoln, Notts Co, Phymouth, and the S.S.S at home on Numbers 34,35,36,the Scottish division teams are known as inconsistence draw region but Hamilton, Kilmarknock Ross. Country and St Johnstone are draws favourites. Spanish Laliga the uneasy forcast region for many Experts as Athletico Bilbao, Granada, Legananes, R.Betis and Valencia are sure for least 2/3 draws.

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THE DOYEN OF POOLS COMPILATION IN Africa and the managing director of King and George of Papers, Prince Willy Ehi Obinyan lived up to his promises last week as he dished out naked draws in spite of the stock draws on coupon.

The Africa No 1 compiler in Pool Telegraph pair Region won millions to staker through the fixed pairs in the Sunshine 5 (five wizard pair. express 02/03X, Jackboulder 22X/23, Longsight.30/31X and Sun 03X/08 and the Shoot Painter late pair on 27/29x - on 11 draws on coupon. He therefore urged stakers to continue to watch the sequences in his papers for regular winnings, his group of papers, Pools Telegraph, Shoot Painter, New Dream, Zetters Pools – Guide, Murphy Sports and Final Result.

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Prince R. O. Ola – City (MPC) Master of F.A. Cup Draws got his 3 F.A. Cup correct in week 17 on Nos. 1X 10X 17X assures stakers of his 3 fixed cup. Draws for this week 21 and week 22 cost N10, 000 cash each week.

Which will surely get all correct as predicted by the compilers predicted by the compiler.

Pay to First Bank Plc to Account No 3033318854 in the name of Olafenwa R. Ola – City and collect the 3 F. A Cup draws on phone after confirmation of your payment. Ola – City international 3 draws is already in Lagos in some area of the state. Phone 08085005634.

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Week 21, Cup II, and Wk 22 Naps are ready for all interested stakers fans and general public, to win should call Hope Naps & Co and pay to First Bank Plc Account No 3088328923 in person of Mr Gbadebo Stephen A. while the week releases will be sent to you on phone by text message, cash wk cost N20, 000. Only. Pair, 14 & 17) (14 & 17) (14 & 17) must for cup. Wk 21. God bless bye. Thanks.

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Stakers to rejoice for the next 4 weeks, winning galore.

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Last week results are: 4, 6, 32 = 3/3. but pair failed. Because the pair that failed last week, kindly enjoy this 3 games for 2 draws and raise cash to buy our 3 draws next week after cup. Any interested stakers for our 3 draws this wk21, should call me with only N15, 000 cash. Registration is still N350, 000 cash. Contact phone: 08163631159. Goodluck

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INCREDIBLE! 20X 31X 40X as what obtained last week 20 Sometimes, pools stakers forget that there is always follow ups to earlier forcasted games, normally called Late News pools draw computation is a continuous exercise until the very last minute.

Published numbers are followed by extensive research even towards closing hours. Last week primary no of 27 plus month of play plus month brought 20X week of play plus month landed on 31X while primary week of play reversed plus 2nddate and its addition(9) clicked at 40X. Week 21 is 2nd F.A. CUP. The sequence of week 17 is similarly applicable with modifications as computed with 03x24 as pair just as the trio of 17, 08, 25 will give a draw of all on science of Number computation week 21in the last 5 years had recorded 15 draws as the highest with 59 draws altogether. Call or text for details. Goodluck

VICTORIOUS VICTOR IS BACK FOR CUP 08126994034 (49XX 15X49XX.

VALENCAI – VALENCIA – VALENCIA. 2014, 2015 and 2016 – 2NDROUND CUP. VALENCIA – control our annual 2ND round Cup – since 2014 to 2016= VALENCIA XXX BK Week 21 – 2014 = 9X 13X 34XXX – 49 Week21 – 2015 = 06X 22X 41XXX – 37 Week21 – 2016 = X X X – 49.

Since 2014 to date Valencia is always a fixed draw in every 2ND round cup and 3 others. N25,000 Godluck

NAZAR MASTER CONTINUE TO SHINE

The leading pool company in Oyo State environs, NAZAR Master Pool Company Limited .Ibadan has continue to shine in the current English season with big dividend on its Treble Chance odd prompt payment of winning on fixed odd.

The pools company made available to TRIBUNE POOLS during the week. According to the statement, ‘“We at NAZAR Master are on top of the situation in the pools business . We have paid all winning for week20 and we shall continue to reward stakers with big dividend on our Treble Chance odd. Other stakeholders would not be left out of the laagesse.”

BEST BARGING INTERNATIONAL 08092621480 WEEK 21= 23 BK + OTHERS

After an extensive consultation with the Bookmakers and the pool panel and after receiving the green light, our forecast is back with good tiding for staker . This week, coupon no 23 must draw with other classified game to enrich stakers. Our registration fee remain N25,000. This is a new deal and a new dawn. Call me on 08092621480 for further details and discussion.

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Your selfless and hardworking Fortune Donor International was again on song in the 1BK series last week on No 4XX with 40XX/41 as pair.

This trend continues this week on happy mood.

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Thursday, 1 - 7 December, 2016 JACOBSON THE STAKERS FRIEND 07065292905 47 MUST 49

Congrats our late new Nap last week enriched many stakers on our Experts advice. In week 16 Bristol R. was placed on Charlton at home on numbers 22 and 23.to controlled 3 fixed matches as Nap – and 47 must 49 as pair. Recession on NOT your winning is sure N25, 000 = check your records before call. Winning guaranteed. Goodluck

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07069009601 = 06X 20X 40XXX 03X. Congratulation 11 – draws of full payment with 4/4winningoptions.

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ANNUAL 2ND ROUND CUP (Week 21) WINNING-PROGRAM Week 21 – 2014 – 03X 19X 34XXX – 09X Week 21 – 2015 – 06X 26X 37XXX – 10X Week 21 - 2016 - X X X- 11X Another Superlative performance awaits all our Callers this week again. Our banker on 9X 10X 11XX – is a bonus to our annual NAP. Join the Harrison winning forum and Get connected – N50, 000 = again

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09038460009= 10XX 20XX WK 20 NO 4X 20X 22X 31X 4 Special Draws N6, 000 Wk 17 F. A Cup one No 14x 13x 28x 10x 4 Special Draws N6, 000 Wk 21 F. A Cup two No Cup Cup Cup Cup 4 Special Draws N6, 000 Wk 22 No Nap Nap Nap Nap 4 Bankers N6, 000 Wk 23 No Nap Nap Nap Nap Two bankers N3, 000 Wk 17 No 17x 28x Pair 36 Wk 21 No Cup Cup Pair Cup Cup Key Arsenal at away on top of the First Bar to control 4 special draws this Wk 21. F.A Cup 2 cost N6, 000. Following Wk 22 Blue. A wk after cup everton must set at away on top of the First Bar to control 4 special draws cost N6, 000 send.

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2014

2015 (1st CUP) – 03X 20X 35XXX – 02X 21X 38XX – 01X 2NDCUP – 02X 26X 49XX9X – 06X 29X 41XX –10x 3RD CUP – 05X 33X 48X –10X 31X 35XX. 4TH CUP – 11X 15X 19XX –15X 32X 42XX .

5THcup – 17X 34X 46XX –09X 31X 40XX. 6THCUP – 11X 25X 49X – 01X 18X 37X The above chat shown 2014 and 2015 previous winning records – N50,000 = Goodluck.

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EDITOR’S PLACE

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AMUKO & ASSOCIATES —07014686970= CUP ONLY We only operate in Cup weeks that made us Cup Manager. Are you aware that 2013 - 2015 1st Round Cup - 9x 10x 11x is scheduled for 2 draws in Annual week 17= and TOTTENHAM. 2016 - 8x 9x 10= 2draws - and 47x 48x 49x= 2drs. 2nd round Cup is here - N50, 000= against N250, 000= for 2nd round Cup. Call Amuko. Pay & Win —N50, 000 - Goodluck.

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ANNUAL 2ND ROUND CUP (Week 21) WINNING-PROGRAM Week 21 – 2014 – 03X 19X 34XXX – 09X Week 21 – 2015 – 06X 26X 37XXX – 10X Week 21 - 2016 - X X X - 11X Another Superlative performance awaits all our Callers this week again.

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Thursday, 1 December, 2016

Nigerian Tribune

Again, Buhari’s nominee shuns Senate’s screening He has turned down the appointment —Senate Committee Taiwo Adisa - Abuja

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nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor Akintunde Akinwande, has, again, turned down his nomination as chairman of the board.

The United States-based professor had shunned Senate screening a month ago, prompting the Senate Committee on Power, headed by Senator Enyin-

naya Abaribe, to suspend the screening of members of the board.

At the resumed hearing of the committee on Monday, the nominee, again, shunned the screening prompting a member of the committee, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, to declare that Professor Akinwande had lost the privilege given to him to serve the nation.

It was also gathered that the US-based professor communicated to the committee and informed the members that he was not available for the assign-

ment.

“The nominee (Professor Akinwande) has exhausted the privilege given him by Mr President. He has also lost the privilege given to him by the committee by deferring the screening of the board for one month. He has finally exhausted the opportunity to serve this country,” Senator Hunkuyi said at the screening session on Monday.

A month ago when Akinwande refused to turn up for the screening, the Presidency had denied the re-

ports that he had declined the offer, claiming that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) lecturer was perfecting his papers for leave of absence.

It was confirmed that Akinwande sent a text message to a member of the committee to indicate that he was not available for the job.

But Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, however, tried to persuade the committee not to foreclose Akiwan-

de’s opportunity.

He told the committee that he would make further consultations with the president.

“I do pray that the committee note that the nominee did not appear just today. Let it be a suspended matter. I will communicate with the president and get more information about him and get back,” he said.

From right, Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko; the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the Osemawe of Ondo, Oba Victor Kiladejo, during a visit by the emir to the Governor’s Office, in Akure, on Wednesday.

Mimiko to commission over 100 legacy projects ONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, is scheduled to begin the commissioning of life impactful projects of his administration across the state.

The Commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, who disclosed this in Akure, said over a hundred projects had been lined up for commissioning

by Governor Mimiko before the expiration of his tenure

by February next year.

According to the commissioner, the projects included the International Event Centre in Akure also known as The Dome.

Stating that the exercise will witness the commissioning of about 35 Mega schools across the state, Akinmade also mentioned that an ultra modern 18 holes golf course designed to advance tourism in the state will also be commissioned.

The Akure Democracy Park is also on the commissioning schedule, ditto for

the Owo Township, Arakale, Oba-Ile Airport roads, while the Civil Service training institute in Ilaramokin is also mentioned for commissioning.

Other projects to be commissioned included the Ondo Township Stadium, Chicken Processing Centre,

Sericulture unit of the state’s Wealth Creation Agency, the Trauma, Surgical and Kidney Care Centres Ondo; Comprehensive Health Centre, Igoba; Community Health Post, Adejubu; Doctor’s Quarters, Ondo; Ilaramokin Basic Health Centre, Isarun; health facilities

in Bajare, basic health centres in Akomowa, Ojumu, Adaja, Ipinlerere as well as the emergency medical services base in Ilaramokin and Bolorunduro among others.

Mentioned also is the Ado road and semi mechanised abattoir.

We’ll commence disbursement of N25bn ETF this month —Ambode Bola Badmus - Lagos LAGOS State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the state government will commence the disbursement of the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) initiative of his administration this month.

Ambode said this while speaking in Lagos at the graduation ceremony for 500 artisans trained by the state government on modular employability programme in 19 different trades.

The governor, while pointing out that the informal sector remained a critical vehicle for economic recovery, said his administration was passionately committed to repositioning the sector for economic gains.

According to Governor Ambode, the N25 billion ETF, which will be disbursed for the next four years on N6.25 billion annual basis, is one of the initiatives designed to empower the informal sector, adding that government was open to ideas and strategies that would aid sustainable growth of the sector.

“Let me tell you clearly that the N25 billlion ETF is for artisans and entrepre-

Security, bedrock of development —Ajimobi GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has described security as the bedrock of development, adding that without it, no meaningful development could take place in any society.

The governor also called for the inclusion of security studies in schools curriculum.

Governor Ajimobi, in his goodwill message at a threeday international conference on “Security, Education and Sustainability,” held at the Lead City University, Ibadan, on Tuesday, observed that the security of lives and property of citizenry remained one of the key agenda of his administra-

tion, which he pursued vigorously through a special security task force he initiated and code named “Operation Burst.”

Ajimobi, represented by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr ‘Gbade Ojo, said that it was in realisation of this that his administration, upon inception, courted all the security agencies in the state and had been maintaining harmonious working relationship with them.

This, according to Dr Ojo, paid off with the peace and security of lives and property currently reigning in the state, which used to be known for violence and

brigandage before the advent of his government.

He added that the entrenchment of a peaceful atmosphere had given room for all the developmental projects which Ajimobi’s administration had been able to execute, all of which he said had changed the face of the state and improved its economy.

He pointed out that security issue is a national phenomenon which should go beyond formal sector of providing gadgets for the government-owned security agencies at the expense of the local security agencies like vigilante group which is an informal sector.

His remarks were, however, promptly rebuffed by the Senate Committee chairman, Senator Abaribe, who stated that the committee’s decision would be communicated to the Senate at plenary.

Hunkuyi, however, interjected and said: “But if somebody says I will not be able to make it, what does he imply?”

Ojo further stated that Ajimobi had shown himself equal to the task, recalling that Ibadan was a hotbed of violence and insecurity.

“Partisans of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) terrorised citizens, robbers prowled and the general sense was that of unfathomable devilry,” Dr Ojo recalled.

He said the vision of Ajimobi’s administration was to turn things around for better, in the interest of the generality of the people and to evolve a consistent socioeconomic development system that is free of apprehension.

neurs in Lagos State. We will commence disbursement from this month and let me assure you that a larger percentage will go to our carpenters, tailors, hairdressers, vulcanizers and so on.

“Everybody that is a tradesman and is an artisan in Lagos will have automatic access to the ETF,” Governor Ambode said.

Speaking at the event, which also coincided with the 7th Tradesmen and Artisans’ Week, the governor said the ETF was an initiative with the cardinal mandate to support the establishment and growth of small businesses to create job opportunities for the people, adding that soft loans would be provided to genuine and credible artisans and traders in the state.

Besides, Governor Ambode said it was now time for conscious and concerted efforts to re-engineer the mindsets of young ones and advance entrepreneurs with the view to repositioning them to face modern challenges.

He contended that except focus was shifted to equip and rebuild the informal sector, members would not be vibrant enough for the prevailing realities of the moment.

The governor assured that his administration would not sit and wait for oil prices to rebound in the international market before arriving at a solution to the challenges confronting the state, hence the need for the ETF and other initiatives.

On the training for artisans, Governor Ambode said such was one of the platforms for recognising and projecting the significant contributions of the informal sector as a vehicle for economic development, adding that government was equally mindful of the fact that artisans were the major players and the conveyor belt for industrial enterprise in the country.