5th August 2016 by Nigerian Tribune

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Nigeria's oil earning shrunk by 60% —FG

•Says foreign reserves stand at $26bn —P6

Budget padding

APC gags Jibrin

—P4 •Says govt, party not happy with development •Controversy should not be used to settle political scores, NLC tells FG Wife of the president, Hajia Aisha Buhari, receiving a bunch of flowers from a little girl dressed in Nigerian colour, on her arrival at Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C., United States, on Wednesday night.

I will do more to resolve PDP crisis —Jonathan —P4

Appeal Court upholds Bello's election as Kogi gov —P6

Ogoni clean-up:

Buhari inaugurates Wale Edun-led BoT —P6

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•Says govt, party not happy with development Kolawole Daniel-Abuja

HE All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, ordered the former chairman, House of Representatives Com-

CRS: Zenith Bank renovates library for the impaired in Ondo Hakeem Gbadamosi-Akure

AS part of its corporate social responsibility, Zenith Bank Plc, on Thursday, handed over to the Ondo state government of a renovated library and donation of learning materials and library facilities for the pupils of the School for the Hearing Impaired in Akure, Ondo State capital. Speaking during the handing over of the library and learning materials, the Senior Manager, Head Akure Branch, Oluseye Alade, said the initiative was part of the bank’s efforts at building skills and capacity and improving human the country’s human development indicators. According to Alade, “Zenith Bank is committed to the improvement of the quality of education in the communities where we carry out our business. We are also committed to supporting children with special needs. This commitment to the well being of the people informed this CSR gesture.” Alade, who assured that Zenith Bank would continue to contribute towards the development of education in the country, called on the authorities of the school to ensure that the library facilities were put to good use and preserved for current and future students that would pass through the school. Commending the initiative, the state Commissioner for Education, Jide Adejuyigbe, said the state remained the only state in the country offering the physically challenged qualitative education. The commissioner, who was represented by Mr Ibidapo Olikoju, said four special schools for the physically challenged scattered across the state with the aim to providing free education, free tuition, free medical and accommodation for the challenged students.

mittee on Appropriation, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, to stop further comments on the allegation of budget padding levelled against the Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers, saying that his comments are embarrassing the party and the government. Other principal officers mentioned by Honourable Jibrin in the allegation were the Deputy Speaker, Honourable Yusuf Lasun; chief whip, Honourable Alhassan Doguwa and the minority leader, Honourable Leo Ogor. The party, in a letter addressed to the lawmaker by APC deputy national chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu, noted that “as you are aware, the party and, indeed, the govern-

ment have not been happy over recent developments in the House of Representatives over the issue of the 2016 budget.” To this end, the party said “we found it embarrassing to have to deal with another new phenomenon you tagged ‘budget padding’.

“However, I write to thank you for your cooperation in honouring our intervention and your readiness to afford the party the chance to handle the House budget padding crisis. “Arising from the series of meetings we held with you over the subject mat-

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ter, the National Working Committee had decided to request you to henceforth avoid issuing public statement on this matter. “This, however, includes statements through the social media or other means of transmitting an opinion on the matter to the public, as the party is now looking

into it towards finding possible solution.” It will be recalled that the NWC members of the party had, on Tuesday, quizzed Honourable Jibrin for about four hours behind closed doors over the issue, with all parties saying that the matter would be resolved soonest.

...Don’t use controversy to settle political scores, NLC tells FG Soji-Eze Fagbemi-Abuja THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to revisit the budgetary system, do a soul-searching, as well as x-ray the budgetary system which has failed to address the needs of the Nigerian people. Besides, the congress, on

Thursday, warned that the current budget padding controversy should not be used to settle political scores or unduly weaken the National Assembly. President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, declared that the budget padding controversy should rather avail “us an opportunity to revisit our bud-

getary system and the need for development planning.” He stated that instead of going after individuals, “government should do a soul-search as well as x-ray the budgeting system that fails to address the needs of the people.” In a statement entitled: “The budget padding con-

From left, Head, Zenith Bank, Akure, Mr Oluseye Alade; Principal of the school, Mrs Victoria Olaniyi; Zenith Bank staff members, Mrs Morayo Ogunloye; Mr Isaac Oluomo and Mrs Funke Ogunmilade, during the donation of a new library complex to the Ondo State School for the Hearing Impaired, in Akure, on Thursday.

troversy,” Comrade Wabba said: “the ongoing controversy over the padding of the 2016 budget is an incontrovertible evidence of the inherent weaknesses in our budgeting process and accordingly underscores the need for a thorough revisit. “It also reveals the imperfections and the distrust in project identification/implementation system and consequent failure of the present model of capital budgeting without a development plan framework. “It shows that projects are not implemented according to needs-value or priority, but who is behind which.” The NLC president said: “A strong National Assembly is a necessity for a vibrant democracy and urged Nigerians to be slow to anger in matters of this nature, even as they have little or no reason to be too trusting of any political office holder, so that in the end, they do not end up victims of other peoples’ wars.” He called for caution, “because how the issues in contention are resolved will shapen the direction of our democracy; deepen or weaken it.”

I’ll do more to resolve PDP crisis —Jonathan Jacob Segun Olatunji-Abuja FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that he has been working behind the scene to resolve the ongoing leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and has also committed himself to doing more so as to bring the issue to a closure. He spoke on Wednesday night, when members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) met him in his Abuja home to seek his intervention in the crisis. The former president told them that the problems in the former ruling party were a normal oc-

currence and was hopeful that they would soon be resolved. He admonished members of the party to ensure to put the party’s interest above their individual interests. Jonathan reminded them that Nigerians were looking forward to seeing the PDP played its role as a viable opposition party. While commending members of the BoT for their effort so far in stabilising the party, he said: “unfortunately, we have challenges, but I think we should not be discouraged. “Challenges are parts of life. In families, there must be challenges. Among friends, there must be

challenges. Even in the offices. There are no places where people expect not to see crisis. Even in religious houses, sometimes, the challenges there are worse than the challenges we have in our political institutions. “But the key thing as human beings, is our ability to resolve our differences, our ability to resolve our challenges. “This will not be beyond us. Yes, matters are in court because that is why the courts are there, but I believe collectively, we will be able to resolve these issues that have been raised. “But I believe that any sincere members of of the PDP will know that the

PDP is superior to the individual interest. “And I believe so many members will sacrifice their personal interest for the sake of the party. “And of course, even the nation, they expect a vibrant opposition party now that we are in opposition. They expect PDP to even be stronger, more cohesive so that the ruling party will also know that there is somebody watching what we do. “So, we must play that role. I believe we will be able to resolve these issues.” Responding to the request by the BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, to intervene in the crisis,

he disclosed that he had, indeed, been talking to the principal actors in private and was hopeful that the matter would soon be put to rest. Jonathan added: “You made a request that I should...really, I have been talking to some of the actors, but not in a way that is exposed to the media. “So, we will maybe do more to see how we can resolve this perceived impasse of “who is the chairman of PDP or who is not,” one court giving judgment, another court of concurrent jurisdiction, the same high court giving conflicting orders, conflicting rulings and conflicting judgment.

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Fayose’s associate, Agbele, gets N500m bail Sunday Ejike-Abuja

Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to Abiodun Agbele, an associate of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, in the sum of N500 million. Agbele is currently standing over an allegation of money laundering of about N4.6 billion. The trial judge, Justice

Nnamdi Dimgba, in a ruling he delivered on Thursday, on the bail application, said the prosecution failed to show reasonable cause why the defendant would not be granted bail. The judge, who stated that he was not convinced that the prosecution has made sufficient case while the bail application would not be granted, rejected the claim of the prosecution, led by Jonson Ojogbane, that the

It’s wrong to say budget was padded —Ex-Reps member Jacob Segun Olatunji and KOlawole Daniel-Abuja

A one time spokesman of the House of Representatives, Honourable Eseme Eyibo, on Thursday, condemned the ongoing controversy over the allegation of budget padding, saying that it is a misapplication of an English word that never exists in the dictionary of the legislature. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, on Thursday, under the auspices of Faculty Board of Initiatives (FBI), a think-tank comprising seven former and serving members of the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Eyibo declared that “the legislature derives powers under Section

80(4) of 1999 Constitution of Nigeria to make inputs and adjustments into annual budgets of the Federal Government.” While appealing to the members of the public to allow the legislature to exercise this provisions of the constitution, he stated that the word budget padding “is a misapplication of word in the context of the budget,” adding that “it is a word wrongly applied.” He further explained that the annual Appropriation Act “flows from the executive to the legislature and goes back to the executive after its passage,” saying no budget had ever been implemented 100 per cent.

defendant would jump bail if granted. According to Justice Dimgba, the prosecution failed to show that the defendant, if granted bail, would interfere with the course of justice or destroy evidence, a bail condition, he said, could be denied. Justice Dimgba, who held that an accused was presumed innocent until proven otherwise, stated that the purpose of bail was to provide an accused the best atmosphere to prepare for his trial. Parts of the bail conditions were that the defendant shall produce two sureties in the sum of N250 million each with prove of ownership of a property in Abuja or Lagos. The sureties can be in a private business or professionals and, where they are civil servants, should hold a position not less than a director. The defendant, the judge held, should also deposit his international passport with the court and should not travel outside the country without the permission of the court. Justice Dimgba also ordered for an accelerated hearing of the case and that the defendant remained in prison custody until the bail conditions were met.

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Nigeria’s oil earning shrunk by 60% —FG

•Says foreign reserves stand at $26bn •Amnesty programme failed because govs were not involved —Uduaghan Dapo Falade - Port Harcourt

EDERAL Government has again painted a gory picture of the national economy, as it disclosed that the earnings from the oil sector has shrunk by 60 per cent. Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 12th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC 2016), held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday. This was as he disclosed that the country, with a population of over 170 million, could only boast of just $26 billion in foreign reserves. He, however, said hope was not lost, as he said the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had laid emphasis on agriculture as one of the major sectors to revive the ailing national economy. He said Nigeria’s economy was hard hit by the fall in the price of crude oil because the country failed to save for the rainy day, coupled with the fact that the country did not invest in infrastructure “Nigeria has nothing to rely on to cushion the effects of the lost earnings. Many other oil-producing countries and fellow Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members are faring better because they saved for the rainy day. “Saudi Arabia, with about one-fifth of Nigeria’s population, has in foreign reserves about $600 billion (which is 23 times what Nigeria has in foreign reserves). “United Arab Emirates (UAE), with less than 10 million people, has $75 billion in foreign reserves. Qatar, with 2.4 million people, has $36 billion in foreign reserves. Even Angola, with just 24 million people, has about $25 billion in foreign reserves. “Here in Nigeria, with oil selling consistently for over $100 a barrel for many years, we simply failed to save for the rainy day, with the result that a country with a population of over 170 million today, has just $26 billion in foreign reserves. “To compound this, the fall in the price of crude is having a ripple effect— the scarcity of forex, which has resulted from the oil price crash, means that industries are struggling to get forex to

import raw materials and machinery. With falling imports, the Customs Service, which is another source of revenue, is collecting less duties. “Taxation is also affected, as industries with no forex to import can neither employ more people nor pro-

duce more goods. Then, Nigeria has had to fight an existential battle to root out Boko Haram in the NorthEast,” he said. The Information Minister, however, commended Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) for choosing “Economic diversification: Agriculture as

option for a prosperous Nigeria” as the theme for the conference and urged media practitioners to be champions of change. “As you are all very much aware, agriculture is one of the sectors we have identified in our economic diversification programme, aimed

at moving the country away from a mono-product, oilbased economy, under our change mantra,” he said. Also speaking at the event, the host governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the focus of the theme of the conference suggested that the media executives had con-

From left, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; former Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and the acting president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mrs Funke Egbemode, during the 12th All Nigerian Editors Conference, in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. PHOTO: NAN

sidered the imperatives of diversifying Nigeria’s economy for socio-economic prosperity through agriculture. “I commended the organisers for choosing this topic because every Nigerian stands that Nigeria’s future is bleak for as long as it remains a mono-product economy. I agree with those who hold the view that Nigeria’s economy is already diversified,” he said. In his own speech, former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, said he believed the media would always set agenda for the society, adding that “today, you have chosen another topic that is very close to my heart– agriculture. “There is nobody in the country that does not believe agriculture is the main area for diversification. When we started our ‘Delta Beyond Oil’, there were criticisms, but today, many have come to see that there should be Nigeria beyond oil.

Kogi guber: Gov Bello floors Faleke again, as justices dissent over Wada’s appeal Dissenting judgment gives hope to democracy —Wada From Sunday Ejike and Yinka Oladoyinbo THE Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, struck out the appeal brought before it by Honourable James Faleke, challenging the judgment of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which threw out his petition and affirmed Yahaya Bello as the duly elected governor of the state. The judgment of the fivemember panel of justices of the appellate court delivered by Justice Hannatu Sankey, held that Bello was validly elected as governor of Kogi State and dismissed Falake’s appeal for lacking in merit. The court held that Bello was properly nominated by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in compliance with Section 33 of the Electoral Act after the death of Prince Abubakar Audu, who was the initial candidate of the party at the poll. The appellate court held that Faleke had no right in law to challenge Bello’s election, adding also that the issues raised by Faleke in his petition challenging Bello’s nomination during the supplementary election of December 6, 2015 was an inter-

nal affair of the party, which was exercised by the party in the substitution. Justice Sankey said Faleke’s move to join the APC as a party in the suit was fatal to his case, saying the appellant, who was nominated as running mate to late Audu after the APC primaries had been concluded cannot turn around to claim to be the candidate of the party or deemed to have been elected, since he did not participate in the primaries as required by law. The court also held that Faleke failed to prove the allegations stated in his petition and resolved that “all the issues raised by the appellant against his appeal failed and accordingly dismissed” and then upheld the judgment of the tribunal, which also dismissed his petition. Meanwhile, the court in majority decision of four justices to one, held that the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no right to complain against the nomination and sponsorship of Yahaya Bello by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the ground that he was not a member of the party and did not partici-

pate in the party’s primaries. The court said Section 33 of the Electoral Act permitted the APC to replace late Audu with Bello. Justice Mahjid Adekunle Owoade, who read the lead judgment, said no party challenged the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which ordered APC to substitute late Audu with a candidate of its choice. The court agreed with the tribunal that votes cast in an election belong to the party sponsoring a candidate and that Wada failed to prove the allegation of non-compliance to the Electoral Act in his petition and added that “the appeal fails and it is hear by dismissed.” But in a dissenting judgment, a member of the panel, Justice Ita George Mbaba, said INEC violated Section 141 of the Electoral Act in declaring Bello as the elected governor of Kogi State. Justice Mbaba, in his judgment, held that Bello did not participate in all the stages of the election as prescribed by Section 141 of the Electoral Act, which said: “No person shall be declared a governor unless such a person has participated in all the stages of the election.”

While stating that Wada’s appeal has merits, Justice Mbaba said the tribunal erred in law to have affirmed the election of Bello, who did not participate in all the stages of the election. He said the appellant’s grouse was that Bello was not a candidate in the said election, adding that it then meant that Bello did not participate in all the stages of the election to be declared winner by INEC. In the instant case, Justice Mbaba said apart from participating in the primaries, there was no evidence that Bello participated in all other stages of the election before his purported declaration by INEC as a governor. He ordered the nullification of the election that produced Bello and that INEC should retrieve the certificate of return issued to Bello and should conduct a fresh governorship election in Kogi State within 90 days. Similarly, the court also dismissed the appeals by the Labour Party (LP) and the African Development Congress (ADC) against the decision of the tribunal which dismissed its petition challenging Bello’s election. Meanwhile, the immediate past governor of Kogi State

and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election, Captain Idris Wada, has said the dissenting judgment from the Court of Appeal over the election has given hope to democracy in the country. Reacting to the appellate court’s judgment on his appeal before it, the former governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Jacob Edi, said he had never lost hope in the judiciary. Wada said: “We have never lost hope in the judiciary; we have always have hope in the judiciary of this country. Of particular note is the courage and statesmanship displayed by the judge that gave a dissenting judgment. “He has shown courage where ordinary mortar has failed because the judgment he gave was also backed by the constitution of this country. So one wonders why the governorship appeal tribunal and four members of the panel overlooked that critical aspect of our constitution. “The bottom line is that the political situation in Kogi State will fundamentally affect the jurisprudence of this country, some of the issues continues pg29

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Police parade cultists who invaded Ogijo community Olayinka Olukoya

HE Police on Thursday paraded five out of six gunmen suspected to be cultists, which invaded Ogijo community in Sag-

amu Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The invasion led to the death of a 16-year-old boy and three other people. The teenager was reportedly shot dead inside the MRS

filling station at Ogijo. They were paraded at the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Magbon, Abeokuta. The acting state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the

suspected cultists were arrested in different parts of the area. He said, “On Tuesday, we got a report that there was a cult clash by rival cult groups in Ogijo, immediately the Divisional Police

Officer (DPO) in Ogijo lead a team to the scene. “Five suspected members of the two rival cult groups were arrested, among them was one who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy inside the MRS filling station. Arms

and ammunitions were also recovered from them. “As soon as we complete our investigations, they will be charged to court?.” However, the suspect denied killing the boy, stating that “I did not kill anybody.”

IGP assures Lagos, Ogun communities of security •As police promise regular patrol on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Ovadje Elliot with Agency Reports

From left, Commanding Officer in change of Operation Awatse, 174 battalion, Ikorodu, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Ogbobe; Commissioner of Police, Lagos Command, Fatai Owoseni and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, during the visit of the IGP to the troubled area of Ishawo, Ikorodu area, on Thursday.

Men of the Operation Awatse, on guard during the visit of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to the troubled area, on Thursday. PHOTOS: ELLIOT OVADJE

THE Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has assured residents of the volatile Isawo and Arepo community, Ogun State and in the Ikorodu areas of the police commitment to provide adequate security in the areas. The IGP during a working visit to Lagos State visited Ishawo and Arepo which have been ravaged by the activities of militants and pipeline vandals in recent times. He urged fleeing residents in the area to remain clam as he is currently collaborating with sister agencies in ensuring that the area is safe for them. While addressing policemen and other security operatives deployed in the area, Idris said “I am here on behalf all security agencies. I have come to see things for myself and I am also here to boost the morale of the officers and men of other security agencies that have been doing so much to curtail activities of militants and vandals. I am assuring you of our support and I will also ensure that more marine policemen are deployed to this area.” The commanding officer of the military tactical base,

Undergraduate kills neighbour for warning against prostitution FOR demonstrating good neighbourliness and concern over another person’s lifestyle, Efe Okotie, a 38-yearold resident of Ojo in Lagos, has paid with his life. His alleged killer, Mabel (surname withheld), an undergraduate of Open Univer-

sity, is now the fate brought unto her by uncontrolled anger. With both sharing residential address, a concerned Okotie allegedly advised Mabel to quit her wayward ways, having seen her at a close quarter and the type of life she was

living. An enraged Mabel allegedly decided to teach Okotie a lesson in minding one’s business, by pouring hot water on him. The angry reaction proved fatal after a few days. Mabel is now cooling her

heels in Ikoyi Prisons detention. Speaking on the July 2 incident, Police prosecutor, Olatunde Kehinde, said “Out of anger, she bathed the late Okotie with hot water. The deceased died six days after the incident due to the se-

vere burns he suffered from the hot water.” Mabel risks a death penalty if convicted on the basis of Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. The court of law will take her case up officially on November 4.

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Ogbobe at Kuno in the Isawo Ikorodu area of Lagos State, explained to the IG the sketch of the locations of the enemies and how they carried out the operations. On the arrests made so far, he recovered items including two locally made guns, two generators, eight dane guns, 32 live cartdiges, two laptops, one magazine AK 47 and one magazines of GPMG and one handcuffs, 18 cutlasses, two Mopol badges, two Ecobank withdrawal booklets. Also found were Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voter cards, FCMB deposit slips. Meanwhile, the Assistant-Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr Abdul-Majid Ali, on Thursday said the police would soon revive highway patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ali said in Lagos that the police high command had ordered intensified patrol of the highway following reports of attacks on motorists during gridlocks. “There is a specific directive that constant patrol should be carried out, especially where there are vehicle breakdowns so as to assist distressed motorists to finish repairs. Ibafo, Mowe and Warewa were directly under my command when I was the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, so, I am familiar with the terrain,’’ Ali told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The AIG added that the command was addressing the challenges of inadequate patrol vehicles to stem the rising criminalities on the road.

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Boko Haram: ONSA indicts fertiliser firms for security, economic sabotage •Arrests security operatives for aiding militants with explosives

HE Federal Government has indicted some top fertiliser companies in Nigeria of sabotaging national security and economy by being a conduit through which the insurgents, especially the Boko Haram terrorists and Niger Delta militants, obtain explosive materials wrecking havoc across the country. This is coming as the Nigerian security and intelligence agencies have made a major breakthrough in tracking the source of explosives used by the Niger Delta militants to blow up the oil pipelines and facilities with the arrest of several suspects, including five security personnels. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, made the revelation when he met with the representatives of local manufacturers of fertilisers. Monguno warned that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate a situation whereby the security and economy of the country was being threatened by “unpatriotic actions of the fertiliser companies,’’ threatening to close them should the seemingly acts of sabotage continue. The security chief also read the riot act to any company or individual engaged in economic, business or commercial activities linked to the dissident groups operating within and outside the country. He said: “I must say at this point that the goodwill shown by the government of this country will not be taken for granted. The fact that we are in difficult and complicated situation, in terms of our economy and security, does not mean that companies and individuals with vested interest will take the goodwill of this country for granted. “The president came to power with specific mandate which is clear to all Nigerians, and, indeed, the international community. We will view with very serious consequences whatever any company does to fall out of line and behave in a manner that will bring to its knee the economy of this country and, indeed, the security of this country.” “ Like I said, we will not hesitate to take action with immediate effect. It is also important for us to also know that the local farmers are suffering in all communities all over the country,” he stressed. Monguno said ONSA

and “the whole intelligence community discovered that the Improvised Explosive Devices (EIDs) being employed by the terrorists for their bombing campaigns were developed mainly from certain grades of fertilisers with particular reference to some nitratebased types, including Urea Nitrate (synthesised from Urea).” He said it was the discovery that the indiscriminate importation of these urea nitrate by all and sundry resulting into lack of control and the ease of their availability to the terrorists, militants and other mischievous elements for use to perpetuate insecurity that necessitated Federal Government to license only the two companies to operate in the country. He also noted that ONSA and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development facilitated necessary importation of raw materials and also secured distribution networks, which was “aimed at solving the national security problem on one hand by easing control of the items and on the other hand, boosting economy by encouraging local production.” Against this backdrop, the NSA said the cumulative annual production of the two companies was estimated at 2.05 million metric tonnes, while Nigeria’s estimated consumption rate was 1.1 million metric tonnes, which was 53 per cent of production and “opportunity to cumulatively export about 47 per cent of their production.” Monguno, however, noted that ONSA “has observed with total dismay some unpatriotic acts and abuse of the goodwill of government,” saying “reports of activities of these companies have indicated that about 71 per cent of the 2.05 million tonnes cumulative annual produc-

tion is being exported to the detriment of our national economy.” According to him, this had resulted in a spike in the price of urea-based fertilisers in Nigeria, with obvious implications on food security in the country. “In view of the foregoing, I wish to categorically state that government will continue to adhere to the rule of law. However, it must be noted that rule of law is not akin to anarchy. Accordingly, this office will not hesitate to close and withdraw the operating license of any company that exports products without first meeting local consumptions. “This office and the Ministry (of Agriculture) will work to put in place measures to access production and determine exportable quantity by the respective companies. Please note that the well-being of this country is a collective responsibility of all,” he said. In a related development, Monguno disclosed that ONSA conducted investigation into the incessant bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta and discovered that commercial explosives and accessories were used for the attacks. He said the resultant investigation and detailed audit of the records of explosives magazines and quarries in the region revealed “the diversion of about 9000kg of high explosives and 16, 420 pieces of detonators for illegal use.” PROBATE PUBLIC NOTICE

We, BINTU OGUNDEJI AND TOYIN BEATRICE OGUNDEJI of c/o our solicitor, Samuel George Esq. of 162, Iremo Road, IleIfe have applied to the Probate Registry, Customary Court of Appeal, Osogbo, Osun State, for LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION to administer the Estate of LATE MR OGUNDEJI OLADIPUPO GABRIEL who died intestate on the 3rd day of May, 2013. Any objection to this application is to be forwarded to the Probate Registry of the Customary Court of Appeal, Osogbo within 14 days of this notice.

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Demand for dollar pushes naira interbank spot rate to N315.06 Pound in free fall By Sanya Adejokun and Chima Nwokoji

NCREASED demand for dollars at the interbank market has pushed the naira spot rate to N315.06 against the United States’ dollar on Thursday, compared to N311.06 it exchanged for on Wednesday. However, despite losing 1.29 per cent in value due to increased demand for the greenback, the naira strengthened against other currencies as the it exchanged for N407.991 to the Pound Sterling on Thursday, compared to N414.036 on Wednesday and N345.03 as against N347 to the Euro, which it exchanged for on Wednesday. The local currency’s parallel (black) market value which had slipped to N390/$1 on Wednesday, headed further south to N400 to the dollar even as it remained stable at N500 to one pound and N422 to one Euro at the same market. Currency traders fear that scarcity of the greenback might continue into the coming week if nothing is done to boost dollar liquidity in the foreign exchange (forex) market. Financial experts said the level of foreign exchange reserves show that dollar inflow has reduced drastically and that this could be one of the reasons the Central Bank of Nigeria no longer intervene in the market “because one can only give what one has.” The foreign exchange reserves stood at $26.42 billion on May 28; it was down by 9.2 per cent year-onyear. During the month of July, the reserves hovered

between $26.3 and $26.4 billion, just as the foreign exchange reserves oscillated between $26.3 and $26.4 billion in June. The CBN had last month lifted its 16-month-old currency controls and auctioned about $4 billion on

the spot and futures market to clear a backlog of dollar demand, to help boost interbank market trading. Meanwhile, the pound has gone into free fall after the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent, down from 0.5 per

THE Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Colonel Hamid Alli (Rtd) has stated that 70 Customs officers lost their lives while battling to intercept smugglers across Nigeria, Benin Republic border towns of Idi Iroko and Seme. The Customs CG disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting with the ChargeDe-Affairs of Nigeria’s embassy in Benin Republic, Madam Beatrice and Customs officer’s of Benin Republic in Cotonou. The Customs CG in his opening remark emphasised the fact that borders are imaginary as far as the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is concerned, and that Cus-

The rate cut had been widely expected, which probably explains why the currency fall is not much worse. But the BoE does expect the weaker pound to increase inflation over the rest of the year and possibly beyond.

From left: Dr. Remi Oni, Executive Director, Corporate Banking, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; Mr Mitchell Elegbe, GMD/CEO, Interswitch Limited; Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries; and Mr Charles Ifedi, Divisional CEO, Consumer Segments, Interswitch Limited, at the official recognition of FirstBank’s 100 million monthly transactions milestone at FirstBank Headquarters in Lagos.

Nigeria’s internet subscribers reduce by 81,415 Sanya Adejokun with agency report

INTERNET users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks have reduced to 92,281,921, as at June 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Thursday. Nigeria’s internet subscribers reduced by 81,415 in its monthly Internet Subscriber Data. A breakdown of the data showed that internet users on both the Global System for Mobile Communications, and the Code Division

Multiple Access networks reduced by 81,415. In addition, 92,363,336 subscribers surfed the internet in May, but only 92,281,921 did in June, it further disclosed. Of the 92,281,921 internet users in June, 92,181,178 were on the GSM networks, while 100,743 users were on the CDMA. Of the 92,181,178 internet users on the GSM networks in the month under review, the document showed that MTN Nigeria had 32,974,177 customers browsing on its network.

Smuggling: 70 Customs officers killed in Idi Iroko, Seme —Customs CG Tola Adenubi -Lagos

cent. It is the first time the Bank has lowered interest rates since 2009. Sterling fell 1.27 per cent after the BoE’s announcement at midday and is $1.3156 against the dollar as of 13:44 GMT.

toms administrations must honestly work hard, to ensure that trade between peoples are without unnecessary hindrances. He lamented the loss of seventy officers while combating smuggling within Idi Iroko and Seme areas, and that the biggest problem confronting Nigeria Customs service till date is the lack of compliance on the part of traders, who make dishonest declarations. Colonel Alli reiterated the need to review existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and Benin Republic, with a view to bringing them in conformity with internationally accepted standards in trade between countries. He emphasised that both countries must address issues of dumping and smug-

gling across borders, especially that of the commonly traded items like rice, vehicles, etc and find solutions to the numerous complaints made to the embassy. Colonel Hameed Ali warned stakeholders to desist from unwholesome practices that impede trade facilitation across international borders. He advised that everybody involved in the business of trading across West African countries must read the ETLS (Ecowas Goods) protocol and understand the laws as it affects their trade. Speaking at the meeting, the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Olayiwola Shittu drew the attention of the CGC to the expensive nature of doing business across the Benin-Nigeria border.

It stated that MTN suffered a decrease of 134,609 internet subscribers in June, after it recorded 33,108,786 users in the month of May. According to the report, Globacom had 26,628,065 customers surfing the net in June, showing an increase of 272,674 from its May’s record of 26,355,391. It also said that Airtel Nigeria network recorded a rise of users with 17,325,423 internet users in the month of June, as against 17,280,089 customers in May. The records, therefore, showed that Airtel Nigeria network users increased by 45,334 in the month of June. The data also showed that Etisalat had 15,253,513 internet users in June, as against the 15,508,024 in May, recording a decrease of 254,511 users in the month under review.

It also revealed that the CDMA operators (Multi -Links and Visafone), had a joint total of 100,743 internet users on their networks in June. It showed that the only surviving two CDMA networks in the country listed a decrease of 10,303 internet subscribers in the month under review, from the 111,046 users they recorded in May. Visafone had 100,739 customers surfing the internet in June, showing a reduction of 10,303 users from its May record of 111,042. While stressing the need for more Nigerians to embrace the internet to speed up the country’s progress towards achieving 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2018, the document noted that Multi-Links had four internet users in the month of June, same as in May 2016.

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Unemployed to start accessing N6.25bn fund next month —LASG Says 2-yr jail term awaits whosoever applies wrongly Bola Badmus -Lagos

LAGOS State government has said that disbursement of N6.25 billion to interested unemployed Lagosian youths seeking to set themselves up in small-scaled businesses will commence before the end of September. However, the state government quickly warned that beneficiaries should apply the funds rightly as contained in their various application forms, else they risked payment of twice the loans approved for them or a jail term of two years on conviction. Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Mr Babatunde Durosimi-Etti, said this at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, during the Awareness/Sensitisation Programme on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, which was organised by the Office of Civic Engagement. According to the commissioner, who said the fund is part of the total of N25 billion set aside to assist the unemployed youths in the state to create wealth by enabling them to set up businesses of their own, noted that the programme was created by the state government headed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to be an all inclusive one for artisans, traders, among others. “Lagos has a lot of unemployed youths and because of its security implication, this ministry was set up to tackle the problem. The governor has directed that there should be a fund that people should access. “The idea is to have an all inclusive programme that every unemployed youth, artisan, trader, among others would have access,” he said.

Interswitch applauds FirstBank’s 100m monthly transactions Chima Nwokoji -Lagos

FIRST Bank of Nigeria Limited has been recognised by Interswitch Group, Africa’s leading integrated payment and transaction processing company, as the first financial institution in the country to achieve sustained transaction volumes of 100 million transactions, first in December 2015 and again in May 2016. The record transaction volumes which the bank said consolidates its posi-

tion as an industry leader in electronic transactions represent the total transactions processed by FirstBank’s Front End Processor. The processor runs on the Interswitch transaction switching platform which seamlessly links all financial institutions in Nigeria to facilitate better and quicker transactions across all platforms. According to the bank, as a financial institution with over 12 million customers’ accounts, this achievement by clearly aligns with its

strategic intent to promote financial inclusion, support the cashless policy drive of the Central Bank of Nigeria and boost economic growth via e-payments across Nigeria and the African continent. According to the Bank’s Group Head, e-business, Chuma Ezirim, FirstBank remains committed to lead the drive to move the Nigerian economy away from traditional cash and other generic payment means to modern technological varieties in e-Payment.

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The recruitment of Civilian JTF into the Nigerian Army

AST week, Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, announced that the Federal Government had recruited 250 members of the Civilian JTF into the Nigerian Army. This is the civilian group of volunteers working with the military in ensuring the safety of residents living under the vice grip of Boko Haram terrorists. According to Governor Shettima, he had begun the process of liaising with the Federal Ministry of Interior to ensure that none of the volunteers would be left out of the recruitment. The recruitment, Shettiam said, was based on the sacrifice the volunteers had made in “defending the state and the nation.” Leader of the new soldiers, Solomon Benjamin, pledged that the new recruits would be good ambassadors of Borno State and promised to urge the Chief of Army Staff to similarly absorb his other former colleagues into the Nigerian Army. Governor Shettima and the Nigerian Army authorities who conceived the need to reward the hard-fighting volunteers for their complementary role to the Nigerian military in the onerous fight against Boko Haram insurgents need to be complimented for their thinking. The concept of reward for national sacrifice has been highly mutilated in Nigeria, and consequently, the thirst to serve the nation in its hour of need has been completely quenched in the average Nigerian. Therefore, giving recognition to deserving patriots is certain to put the nation on the path of rectitude. However, Governor Shettima and the Army authorities deserve national reprimand for overstretching the bounds of national reward and, in the process, committing a gross infraction against the constitution while equating recruitment into the nation’s army with reward for group favour. The gross violation of Section 217(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which implicitly states thus: “The composition of the officer corps and other ranks of the armed forces of the Federation shall reflect the federal character of Nigeria,” is obvious. Section 219(b) of the Constitution, giving fillip to the earlier section, gives the National Assembly the power of determination of this recruitment. According to it, the parliament shall “establish a body which shall comprise such members as the National Assembly may determine, and which shall have power to ensure that the composition of the armed forces of the Federation shall reflect the federal character of Nigeria in the manner prescribed in section 217 of this Constitution.” It is obvious that the goal of the constitution drafters was to have a national army that is representative of all the ethnic groups in the country, so that it could be apposite to call it the Nigerian Army. In training recruits, care is taken to ensure that

they bond together, developing personal friendships and thus melting whatever accumulated ethnic wariness they brought to the training ground. When recruitment into the national army deviates from this national credo and becomes an off-handed reward for the personal sacrifice of an ethnic group, it loses the savour of its name and could as well answer to the ethnicity of its recruiters. Indeed, such a recruitment poses the danger of producing a factitious national military. Certainly, unilaterally recruiting soldiers without abidance by this requirement is not only a flagrant disobedience of the constitution but a recipe for chaos. The most fundamental of the chaotic implications of this one-legged recruitment is that the recruiters, in cahoots with Shettima, are establishing a dangerous precedent which poses precipitous implications for Nigeria’s fragile nationhood. If recruitment into the Army is based on assistance from individuals and groups, assistance tomorrow from any other ethnic nationalities to the Army, even if in a different way, would make the army to be morally bound to follow its precedent and absorb such people into the Army as it has done for the JTF volunteers. How more reckless can a military get? More instructive is that the Army that is thus composed of a section of the country would no longer bear the name of the Nigerian Army in truth and verity. When you recruit national soldiers that way, you are already telling the other ethnic groups that the national umbrella cannot accommodate them. Is Shettima, in concert with the army recruiters, trying to say that private militia service is a necessary requirement for recruitment into the military? What does this say at moments when soldiers are deployed to crisis areas outside the confines of their ethnic nationality? Would they not come across as foreigners, reflecting anything but the nation’s diversity? How grievous is this recruitment’s blow to the concept of Federal Character which ought to reflect on such an exercise as this? Can personnel from other nationalities have a sense of belonging in the Nigerian Army after this unilaterally skewed recruitment? The nation is currently erupting with allegations of northernization of the core echelon of the military. This current move further adds to the existing ill broth. The regional recruitment will wedge in the hammer of division into a national institution that is supposed to hold aloft the torch of unity at a time when nationalism is suffering very serious ethnic blows in Nigeria. We recommend that in the interest of the unity of the Nigerian nation and the need to water the withering flowers of unity, both Shettima and his co-travellers in the boat of this misplaced reward should demobilize the 250 JTF volunteers. It is a potentially divisive and poorly thought out exercise with grievous implications.

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Fajuyi: Lessons from the life of a gallant Nigerian

spoke with a secondary school leaver a few days back, asking him who Lt Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi was, but I was shocked he had no idea who this great

Nigerian was. The same thing happened when I asked him about General Aguiyi Ironsi, and it quickly dawned on me that those who stopped the teach-

ing of History in our secondary schools, and even threatened it at the tertiary level, have succeeded in wiping-off the ‘memory card’ of our past. Living heroes are pow-

Oke-Ogun should produce next Oyo gov IT is apparent that politicking for the 2019 general election has been gathering momentum. Those who have interest in one political office or the other have been organising underground meetings and gathering aimed at fine-tuning their strategies towards the 2019 general elections. The subject matter of this letter is not the 2019 general election. It is narrowed to the 2019 gubernatorial contest in Oyo State. From the period when the late Chief Kolapo Olawuyi Isola was elected governor of Oyo State during the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) to date, Oyo State has got four democratically elected governors. Apart from Chief Isola, the late Lam Adesina, Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala and the incumbent, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi have been elected governors. Out of the five, only Otunba Alao -Akala came from outside Ibadan. The other four are from Ibadan. Otunba Alao -Akala is from Ogbo-

moso. Oyo State is divided into five geo-political zones namely: Ibadan, with eleven local governments, Oke-Ogun, with 10 local governments; Ogbomoso with five local governments; Oyo, four local governments and Ibarapa with the least of three local governments. From the above, it is seen that Oyo State has 33 local governments. The question may now arise as to why, despite the fact that the other zones put together, having 22 local governments, have produced one governor to date against Ibadan, with 11 local governments, producing four? Some have attributed the dominance of Ibadan, which is also the capital of the state over the other zones to what they termed as the “numerical strength “ of the capital city. They say it is useless for anyone from any other zone to challenge Ibadan for the governor of Oyo State because the zones, put together, do not have the numerical strength to challenge for it. To this school of thought, Otunba Alao-Akala became gov-

Oil sector deregulation working ALTHOUGH the official pump price of fuel at filling stations is N145, I have been buying for N140 for a while now. Surprisingly, I am hearing that some filling stations are already selling for N135. If Nigerians had known that this is how it is going to be, then we would have supported the deregulation a long time ago. It is as a result of this that I want to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for the courage to deregu-

late the oil sector. It is just a matter of time before things return to normal in the country. Even if the price of crude oil fails to rise to the 2014 levels, we can be sure that with the various economic policies of this government, Nigeria will survive. Nigerians should just give this government a little more time. •Nelson Ekwale, Benin, Edo State.

ernor just because Ibadan wanted it. This letter will not be directed at discussing the technicalities involved in electing a governor. However, in my opinion, the other zones have not been able to produce more than a governor simply because they have never seriously asked for it. I, therefore, say that for fairness, an Oke-Ogun indigene deserves to be the next Oyo State governor. •Sola Abegunde, Eruwa, Oyo State.

erful, while those who are dead are more powerful because, despite the fact that they are no longer on this planet, they are still respected for their contributions to the development of humanity, and, therefore, they are only believed to have transited into another realm. In the case of the late Lt. Colonel Fajuyi, here was a gallant, brave and outstanding soldier, whose life teaches dedication and commitment. It is unfortunate that in Nigeria, our memory is so scanty and skewed, while our public spaces are filled with images of patent criminals; our musicians pollute the wind with praise songs for scoundrels with obscenely deep pockets Were Nigeria a country with a solvent memory bank and a faculty of ac-

tive remembrance, the late Fajuyi would, by now, have his statues in prominent public spaces all over the country, and the story of his gallantry told and retold from generation to generation. For when those mutineers assailed the Government House in Ibadan on the night of July 29, 1966, and demanded the head of his guest, General Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s head of state, Fajuyi, being a dedicated officer, refused to betray his Commander-in-Chief. He stood his ground. He barred the exit of honour from his household with his own body, with his own life. It is worth noting that even in those urgent and mortal moments, Fajuyi had a choice. He could have cut and run. He could have reached for

the typical Nigerian option by trading the security of his guest for his own safety and possibly a plum position in the new government that was sure to emerge from the coup. Had he struck this deal and surrendered his guest, he would have triggered a development with far-reaching personal, ethnic, and national repercussions. Perhaps, that decision would also have changed the course of Nigerian history and its ethnoregional complexion as we know them today. But Fajuyi stood his ground; he chose the path of honour, and as a result, we were taught a lesson in dedication. •Bamidele Williams, Lagos.

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Unions as threat to varsity development By Ibitola Oyeleke

HOSE who contend that Nigeria is a country of impunity certainly know what they are saying. From the crowded and unsightly streets to the spick and span corridors of power, impunity and lawlessness reign unfettered. This ruinous culture from the long years of the misplaced foray of the military into the business of governance has continued to inform the behaviour of both the ruled and the led towards bald-faced disregard for order and decency. What is more worrisome is that this virus of impunity attacks the core of many of the country’s critical public institutions and hamstrings them from functioning in ways that enable them to stimulate meaningful progress and sustainable development. In making this point, I take refuge in Prof. Wole Soyinka’s apposite deadpan: ‘If a people must survive, the reign of impunity must end.’ Nigeria’s tertiary institutions markedly stand out among the country’s institutions that are being increasingly disabled and effectively beached in the peatbog of retrogression due to the unchecked reign of the culture of impunity, that malignant bug that ensures people get away with organised lawlessness and disconcerting infractions without appropriate retributions. Nigerian lighthouses of knowledge and learning are struggling to fulfil their lofty objectives of building round and sound minds for the development of the country because the cankerworms of impunity – in cahoots with other formidable but solvable challenges – are ruthlessly besetting them. From experience and careful observations, I have identified university unions like the Non-Academic Staff of University (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) as constituting terrible threats to the smooth operations of our tertiary institutions in the same manner that they are becoming real threats to the security of the institutions’ host communities. The horrendous impunity and brazen lawlessness often displayed by these unions in the name of protesting certain injustices done to them by egoistic school managements do much to slow down the march of our higher institutions to the orbit of innovation and knowledge production to enhance vi-

able development for the country. It is saddening to note that the violent, disruptive approach of many branches of these unions to resolving issues of allowances and welfare has turned them into clogs in the wheels of progress of our tertiary institutions as sites for the production of transformative knowledge. It so often happens that when these unions stage their substantively barren protests, they cripple normal academic and legitimate business activities. In many instances, to forestall total breakdown of order, the schools are shut down. The students are sent home to waste away only to be recalled to have their frustrated minds laden with weak education which moulds them into docile, ignorant, and parasitic citizens. For many weeks of June and July, Obafemi Awolowo University was all over the news because of the violent, disorderly, and lawless conducts of the members of the university’s NASU and SSANU. Those unions claimed the process that threw up Prof. Tale Omole’s success, Prof. Ayobami Salami, was improper. As a matter of fact, midway into the process, which neither of the unions have a say in, the unions’ leaderships went to court in a bid to secure a restraining order against the Governing Council of the school. But instead they got a notice to be served on the respondent. Rather than allow the court to decide the matter, the unions went berserk and took laws into their hands. First they disrupted a meeting of the Governing Council and locked up the members in a room. The Ooni of Ife secured their release the following day. Second, they abandoned their works and pugnaciously insisted they would not change tack until the Governing

Council was dissolved and the new VC removed from office for an Acting VC of their fondness. Their violent disposition caused the management to close the school. And since the Federal Government is deficient in crisis management and alien to the logic of justness, it acceded totally to the strange demands of the unions without conducting any investigation. The workers are back to work; none was punished for lawlessness; they have got the salaries they did not work for, and, sadly, the students have been called back to be rushed through the session. Hurray to impunity! Similarly, at the time I was composing this piece, NASU and SSANU members in the premier University of Ibadan were staging their own drama of impunity christened protest. Actually, they started this on the last Friday of July. They locked the main gates and other entry points to the university. They bivouacked behind the main gates threatening to make the entire university ungovernable. Now is the time for security agents to take serious interest in the disruptive activities of NASU and SSANU across our tertiary institutions. Boko Haram and other hinderers of people’s freedom began through what appeared to be lawful gatherings. Rarely was attention paid to the dangerous philosophy the groups inculcated. It is doubtful whether the next three generations can recover from the hell Boko Haram created in the Northeast of this country. NASU and SSANU during protests act with nearly total disregard for the law and the wellbeing of others. They not only always vocalise their intentions to make their schools ungovernable, they also press into disastrous actions, daring anyone, including security agents, to check them. They revel in indiscipline and justify it with the claim that they have the right to protest. It is high time security agencies took good interest in the protest actions of NASU and SSANU on our campuses before these unions morph into nihilistic terrorists that will be difficult to contain. Already they constitute grave threat to the peace of our tertiary institutions and their ability to contribute to the development of the country. •Ibitola, a national affairs analyst, lives in Ibadan.

Kumuyi: The missing link in national development By Banji Ojewale THERE is a small but vocal circle of Nigerians who do not believe that their country needs more of the quickening touch of the divine to help turn things around for the prostrate land. They look all over the place and spotting what they see as a sea of churches, they conclude that Nigeria would be better off without a ‘surfeit’ of ecclesiastical industry. They refer to patently disturbing reports of abominable conduct in the church and return the verdict that the trouble with Nigeria isn’t its politics or economy; it is the church which encourages a craving for materialist prosperity. They argue that the church and its leaders no longer aim at addressing the soul as their Lord Jesus Christ taught. Today, they say, the church is master at pandering to carnal needs. So they want less of sacerdotal activity and more of agnostic enterprise. Well, this contrasts with the position of a famous French historian and writer as he also studied the role of the Church in the United States of America when that country was struggling with the challenges that came after a war. The famous French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville, visited the United States of America in the first half of the 19th century and returned with reports of how great America had become not too long after it had emerged from its war of Independence and passed through the teething problems of nation-building. His extensive tour led him to probe the source of this eminence. When Tocqueville had undertaken an arduous search, he wrote: “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich higher learning and it was not there. I looked for it in her democratic congress and her matchless constitution and it was not there. Not until I went to the churches of America did I understand the secret of her genius and power”. Tocqueville attributed the prosperity of the nascent American State to the fact that its leaders instituted a national policy that encouraged the churches of the day to pray to God on behalf of “kings and… all that are in authority” as enjoined in the Holy Bible (1 Tim. 2:2). As far as he was concerned it was obedience to

that divine order coupled with diligent work that brought down God’s blessings both on the American people and on the land. Indeed the concluding part of the text we quoted says such intercessions will lead to “a quiet and peaceable life” adding that “this is good and acceptable in the sight of God” (verse 3). Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi, founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) is in the same class as Tocqueville. He believes that the absence of Jesus Christ in the citizen’s life in Nigeria is responsible for the problems assaulting us, the same way that lack is the source of all of the world’s problems at the moment. The point, he argues, is not to have less of Jesus’ message of tolerance, righteousness, Biblical holiness, love for fellow man (even if he is your enemy), abstemious lifestyle, focus on Heaven etc. Outlawing Jesus amounts to outlawing peace and order. Man’s duty is to admit Him and allow Him full reign. Kumuyi has maintained a diligent outworking of this faith in the power of the gospel to change the fortunes of society if sincerely embraced. He has embarked on a back-breaking crusade nationwide. It has taken the Deeper Life Bible Church leader to far-flung areas including such so called no-go states as Plateau, Bauchi, Adamawa and Gombe. He was in those places only last week even in the midst of deadly outbursts of violence. The locomotive of the gospel message is not expected to halt on account of challenges if you are to be true to your calling as

a child of God waving the Flag of the Great Commission: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world Amen.” (Matthew 28:19,20). The gospel is especially needed now in Nigeria where we are confronted with a myriad of economic and political issues along with numerous security concerns in the form of armed robberies, kidnapping, communal violence, urban unrest, ethnic upheavals and centrifugal clamouring. The position of many is that the genuine acceptance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with its emphasis on holiness and heavenly focus and not on worldly materialism would naturally abolish the spirit that creates the template for destructive traits and anti-social conduct. There is a driving force behind such attitudes that can only be tamed and defeated by the infinitely greater Christ Spirit. This is the missing link in our system, according to Pastor Kumuyi. According to Pastor Kumuyi, God is designing crusades to effect deep changes not only in the life of the individual but also to transform the society. He says: “We want you to believe in God, that He can conquer any challenge; that is the most significant aspect of our crusade… to remind the people that no matter how bad it may be for individuals, state and nation, God can still turn things around and can move things forward.” Nigerians must not because of some failed clerics and their ministries run a cynic’s script on the Church of Christ. Nor must we pooh-pooh the gospel as impotent. There are still a faithful few loyal to the creed of holiness as displayed in the Early Church in the First Century after Christ’s departure. This is the reason thousands still troop out to listen to Kumuyi’s message of salvation. They get saved by God after true contrition. They get purged of sinful inclination, leading them to abandon anti-God habits like prostitution, armed robbery, pipeline vandalism, stealing of government funds, promiscuity, exam malpractices, kidnapping, sharp practices, conjugal infidelity, Epicurean lifestyle, among others. •Ojewale lives in Ota, Ogun State.

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N the last decade of Nigeria’s transition from colonial to post-colonial existence, the profound transformation in local governance that ultimately reached the regional and national levels placed Awolowo at a very critical juncture to make the most of his wife’s family ties and royal kinships in Ikenne and Sagamu and to leverage himself in the politics of Remo – as he had done before he left for England. The colony had experienced some turmoil in the opposition of the leading nationalists to the Richard’s Constitution of 1946. The Governor-General of colonial Nigeria, after whom the constitution was named, did not hold wide consultations when he imposed the constitution. Therefore, after his exit in early 1948, the nationalists and anti-colonial activities expected a better deal under the new Governor-General, Sir John Macpherson. One of the great agitators of that period making a case for the democratization of the existing native authority system was Obafemi Awolowo. The year before Macpherson arrived Nigeria, Awolowo had published an important book, “Path to Nigerian Freedom”, described in the leading scholarly journal, Africa, as “one of the best and most objective studies that have jet appeared in this field” and “a very courageous work”. The reviewer of the book concluded that “Mr. Awolowo has written a valuable and constructive criticism of Nigerian political development, and his book in its brevity, its lucidity, its objectivity, and its sound sense could well serve as a model for future writers in this field whether African or European”. In the book, he made elaborate structural and policy suggestions as colonial Nigeria moved towards the end of foreign imposition. He was specially concerned with the modernization and democratization of local governance, exposing in chapter seven – which he entitled “Bone of Contention” – how the colonial government invested traditional rulers with powers in excess of what they had under native custom. Against this backdrop and to the pleasure of the likes of Awolowo, upon his arrival in Nigeria on April 14, 1948, Macpherson declared that “I shall devote my special interest to the problems of local government”. Democratization of the native authority system subsequently began apace. All politics is local, as they say. By the following year, Awolowo supported by his wife, won a seat in the Remo native Administration Council. He used his clout as a leader of Majeobaje in Remo to propel his ambition. Earlier, he had intimated his wife with the fact that his political life was beginning in earnest with the elaborate participation in Egbe Omo Oduduwa and the subsequent contest for elective office in Remo. The formation of the Action Group will follow later. Hannah too pledged for unflinching support to the political career of her husband. Unknown to the husband, this commitment further led Hannah to redouble her efforts in her business so that she could support his political career by being able to provide for the family without needing his intervention. When the Alakenne, Adejumo Orenowo, died in June 1949, it provided an opportunity for the couple to test their emerging leverage in Ikenne cultural politics, specifically, and Remo politics, generally, in the selection of a successor. Again, they were pitched against Onafowokan, who had not forgiven Obafemi for helping his wife’s ruling house in defeating him and his constituents in the court case which reached the West African Court of Appeal (WACA) in 1940. Once the Alakenne died, Onafowokan

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was convinced that the throne which some people wanted him to claim in 1930 – but which he claimed to have rejected because, among other things, it was not prestigious enough vis-à-vis his job as Treasurer in the Ijebu Province at that time – was now his. But there was a problem. There were three officially recognized ruling families in Ikenne: the Orogbe, the Gbasemo, and the Obara. Hannah Awolowo belonged to the latter. A fourth ruling house, the Moko, had made a claim to the line of succession. Their narrative is that, if Onafowokan had accepted to be the Alakenne in 1930, instead of the candidate of the Orogbe house, Adejumo Orenowo, the Moko would have been formally integrated into the lines of succession. Therefore, Onafowokan retired from his position as Treasurer on the salary of twenty pounds (20) shortly after the death of Orenowo, in preparation for contesting for the throne. Even though he had been such a pre-eminent “big man” in Ikenne as the Treasurer and number three man in the Ijebu Province in 1930 when some members of his family wanted him to contest for the position of Alakenne, while he retained the respect of the community, in 1949, Onafowokan now had strong potential rivals in the town. For instance, the year in which Onafowokan retired on a salary of twenty pounds (20), Obafemi Awolowo’s average annual net income for the same year was four thousand, three

hundred pounds (4,300). Then again, Onafowokan’s ambition had great implications given his role in the controversial land on Ikenne-Sagamu Road, which the Court had affirmed nine years earlier to be held in trust by the Obara family. His support for the Osugbo against the Obara had transformed his position and what he represented in the politics of Ikenne. Obara family approached his ambition for the Ikenne as not only as attempt to ensure official recognition of the Moko claim, but more importantly, as attempt to undermine the 1940 decision of the West African Court of Appeal and deprive the Obara family of their rights to the now more valuable land. The current Alakenne, Oba Adeyinka Onakade, argues that Onafowokan was never a member of any ruling house. “Baba Onafowokan wanted to become king because he believed that he was brilliant. He wanted to use his position in the province to be the next king (after Orenowo died), even though he does not belong to any ruling family. He was relying on his being educated and influential at that time and almost ascended the throne, but God did not allow him. He had laid the foundation before the then king (Orenowo) died in 1949”, says Oba Onakade. The Alakenne explains further that “Onafowokan published a piece in (West African) Pilot stating that he had been made a member of the ruling family. For-

tunately, one of the members of the Obara ruling house saw the publication in 1944 and went to the then Alakenne for clarification on when the Moko became a ruling house. He claimed that the Osugbo in conjuction with the Kabiyesi made him a member of the ruling house. The Kabiyesi debunked this and they tried to publish a rejoinder but Pilot refused to publish it in 1944”. The publication in Pilot and the refusal of the paper to publish a rejoinder can be understood in the contest of the politics of the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM). In the crisis that engulfed the NYM in early 1940, Awolowo had supported Ernest Ikoli, former editor of Daily Service – the mouthpiece of the Movement – for the presidency of the NYM, while Nnamdi Azikiwe, and his newspaper, Pilot, supported Samuel Akinsanya (later the Odemo of Isara). In the election that was held in March 1941, Ikoli defeated Akinsanya. The acrimonious battle which preceded and followed this election pitting Awolowo and Ikoli against Azikiwe and Akinsanya became the basis of the collapse of the Movement. Therefore, Onafowokan would have known that Pilot, in 1944, would support anything to which Awolowo was opposed. He was proved right as the paper published his piece and refused to publish a rejoinder. The Obara, also recognizing the politics of Pilot’s refusal, sent the rejoinder to Service, which published it in January 1945. However, in the battle to stop Onafowokan from becoming Alakenne, the Obara family looked up to Hannah and her husband to help secure their interests. At any rate, they believed that it was the turn of the Gbasemo family to present a candidate for the position. Recalls Oba Onakade when he spoke to the author in July 2015; “When the king died in 1949, Baba Onafowokan was preparing to become king. They had consulted the oracle and manipulated the divination process, offering etutu (appeasement) and lots of ebo (sacrifices). He almost became the Alakenne. But the Obara stood up to him and insisted that it was the turn of the Gbasemo ruling house. That was how the bitterness was fuelled”. Hannah and Obafemi Awolowo worked hard to support Gilbert Awomuti, a literate Lagos-based tailor, for the position. Awomuti also got the support of a majority of the town council members, even though the Osugbo, who called themselves the ilu, supported Onafowokan. •EBINO TOPSY – 0805-500-1735 (SMS ONLY PLEASE) NEXT WEEK: SENATOR ‘YINKA OMILANI AT 80 We will be suspending the Wale Adebanwi’s book on Mama H.I.D. to write on a great Nigerian, Senator ‘Yinka Omilani from Ode-Omu who celebrated his 80th birthday recently. (BOOK YOUR COPY IN ADVANCE)

Friday, 5 August, 2016

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Saheed Salawu yinkadejavu@yahoo.com 0811 695 4643

Hajj: Before you leave H AJJ is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every Muslim must perform Hajj at least once in their lifetime, provided they are of sound mind, are mature enough to understand the full import and significance of what they are setting out to do and are financially sound enough to be able to not only bear all of his expenses for Hajj but also provide adequately for their dependents during their absence and until their return. Since Hajj is an act of worship, it must be performed in peace and with single minded devotion. There are a number of simple, yet important, things you can do to get in the right frame of mind for this unique experience. All of these are self-evident and are based on common sense. They are reiterated below for completeness of the discussion and as a reminder: •Your intention must be to perform Hajj solely for the sake of Allah. Considerations of pleasing or impressing others with your show of piety should never be a factor. •All Hajj expenses must be paid out of money obtained through legitimate (Halal) means. Money obtained through illegitimate or doubtful means is not acceptable. •All of your debts and financial obligations must be fully discharged before you start your journey. •You must make an honest effort to resolve your outstanding differences with others and seek forgiveness from those you may have hurt in any way in the past. This is based on specific instructions of Rasool Allah (pbuh) and must be followed for the Hajj to be meaningful. Since Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people, the importance of adequate preparation cannot be over-emphasised. There is a considerable investment of money, time and physical effort required for the pilgrimage to be fulfilling and meaningful. Information has to be collected, itineraries must be worked out and documents have to be readied. The purpose of these preparations is not only to minimise physical discomfort, emotional aggravation and monetary expenses, but also to enable you to perform Hajj in relative peace of heart and mind. Therefore, it makes sense to be as ready as possible for this momentous journey of self-discovery, self-appraisal and spiritual enlightenment. You will be exerting considerable physical effort during Hajj. All Hajj rites (Tawaf, Sai, Rummy, etc.) require a great deal of strength and endurance. The constant crush of hundreds of thousands of other pilgrims, each trying to perform the same rites at the same time in limited spaces and very hot weather, compounds the demands on your physical conditioning and mental toughness. In order to be prepared for the rigours expected of you, you must be in good physical shape. Start reciting audibly the Talbiyah and the prayers for Tawaf. This will help you get in a peaceful frame of mind. Concentrating on the meaning of the prayers will help you get ready for the actual Hajj as well. Obtain and study books on Hajj and its rites if you wish to know more about its history and traditions. Familiarise yourself with all aspects of the Hajj process. Memorise the prayers you will be reciting and also learn their meaning. It requires very little effort to do so and it is so much more fulfilling and rewarding when you understand what you re-

cite. It serves little purpose to recite prayers mindlessly with no comprehension of the words spoken. The more you know about Hajj, its obligations and prohibitions, the more comfortable and at peace you will feel during the whole process. You will be confident of what you are doing, and will also be independent of the advice and prompting of your friends or a mutawwif. Your prayers will bear the hallmark of the single-mindedness and devotion born of knowledge and confidence. You will also be able to help and guide your less knowledgeable companions, answer their questions, and allay their fears. Some people do not take the trouble of learning the rites and prayers of Hajj themselves and, consequently, depend on professional mutawwifs for the performance of these rites. You will find such people performing the Tawaf under the leadership of these professionals, trying to keep up with their “leader” in the milling throngs of pilgrims around the Kabah, and at the same time, trying to repeat the prayers intoned by their mutawwif! With a little bit of effort, you can avoid the problems and frustrations of trying to follow someone else closely enough in a vast, moving crowd to listen to and parrot his intonations. A female pilgrim must travel in the company of her husband or a mahram, i.e., a member of her immediate family with whom her marriage is expressly prohibited by the shariah, e.g., father, brother, son, uncle, etc. A female pilgrim, who is 45 years of age or

It makes sense to be as ready as possible for this momentous journey of self-discovery, selfappraisal and spiritual enlightenment.

older may be allowed to travel with a group of pilgrims without a mahram if a family in the group sponsors her. Things to take with you The following is a list of some of the things you will need to take with you to make your journey and subsequent stay in Saudi Arabia safe, convenient, and relatively care-free. Since personal needs and preferences vary, you may want to make changes in this list to suit your own requirements. Medication Gastrointestinal and respiratory infections are very common during Hajj. People from all over the world bring with them all kinds of infections and the unavoidable closeness of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims facilitates easy spread of these illnesses. Fatigue and lack of sleep from the physically demanding regimen of Hajj rites as well as the over-enthusiastic exertions in prayers and devotions lower one’s immunity and resistance, thereby making one more vulnerable to disease. However, you can take elementary precautions to minimise your chances of becoming ill, and also to ensure that you will get back on your feet faster should you get sick. Waist pouch (fanny pouch) Keep valuables (documents, money, travellers’ checks, keys, credit cards, etc.) in the fanny pouch around your waist at all times. Do not ever leave your home without it. Be especially careful and wary in crowded places. Hold on to the pouch with your hand in crowds, e.g., while doing Tawaf or when visiting Al Masjid un-Nabawi in Medina. Buy a good quality fanny belt or pouch. It is a small but a very good investment. Suitcase Hard-cased, high quality luggage with a built-in locking system is highly recommended. Do not use a soft, vinyl suitcase with outside hasps for locks. Both the suitcase as well as the locks can be easily cut and the contents stolen. Many people have the mistaken notion that everyone in and around the holy cit-

ies of Mecca and Medina and Al Haram ash Shareef is a God fearing, devoted Muslim. Therefore, they feel immune from criminal activity. Unfortunately, that is just not true. In spite of the severe punishments awarded to convicted criminals by Saudi authorities, crime does exist. Pickpockets and crooks find it easy to prey on unsuspecting pilgrims whose guard is down because of their preoccupation with Hajj activities. Always keep your suitcase locked and do not ever leave money, important papers or other valuables in it. Your residential room will be periodically cleaned by the cleaning staff, and the best way to keep everyone honest is not to offer any temptation. Take two sets of keys for your suitcase. Keep one set in the fanny pouch and the other in a separate and safe location. Money Take a sufficient amount of currency to cover your projected expenses. It is difficult to recommend an amount since individual needs, travel and living arrangements, shopping plans, etc, vary widely. Only you can decide on the amount to carry. In any event, do not advertise to others either the amount of money you possess or its place of safekeeping. You can never be too careful. Clothing Take enough changes of clothes to make your stay comfortable, but be careful not to overburden yourself with unnecessary clothes. In the hot Saudi Arabian weather, one set of clothes lasts only a day. Professional laundry facilities are available in Saudi Arabia, though coin-operated laundries are a rarity. Getting your clothes cleaned professionally is quite expensive, particularly as the prices tend to sky-rocket during the Hajj season. Some do-it-yourself light laundry may be necessary and is, indeed, highly recommended. It is a good idea to pack some laundry detergent and wash your Ihram and other light items yourself. You will have a considerable amount of spare time before and after Hajj. Use it for “housekeeping.” Source: www.islamicity.com

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Friday, 5 August, 2016

Respect Muslim schoolgirls’ right to wear hijab, UNIFEMGA tells Osun, Lagos govts

The Chairman, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Northern States Council, Alhaji Najeemdeen Yasin (left) and the National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Kilani, at the seventh triennial congress of the organisation, held in Jos, Plateau State, recently.

THE Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) has congratulated the Muslim community on the judicial victory regarding the right of Muslim girls to put on hijab in public primary and secondary schools first in Osun State and now in Lagos State. UNIFEMGA, in a statement by its National President, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odeyimka and National Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Mohammed Buari, urged the two states to al-

NACOMYO advocates constitution of NIREC in states

HE National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) has advocated the establishment of Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in all the states of the federation. This is just as it called for the resuscitation of the inter-faith body which, it said, had been moribund and passive, at national level to promote inter-faith harmony and minimise religious agitations in the country. NACOMYO, in a statement by its National President, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, said the existence of NIREC, which should be assisted by the authorities, would facilitate amicable resolution of religious and sensitive issues and help douse tensions that might arise from religiously based clamours. It underlined the need for coexistence of all Nigerians, emphasising that the body should be assisted to be functional and with minimal interference to curb religious excesses and extremism. The group decried the seeming rivalry between adherents of Islam and Christianity, asking those who feel agitated over any issue to explore all avenues

available to achieve redress. The Muslim body noted that the constitution guarantees freedom of worship and charged those at the helm of affairs to ensure good governance within the framework of the country’s statutory book. “There is no doubt that the

country is multi-religious, multi-ethnic and pluralistic by natural design which the constitution has taken cognizance of by providing that ‘no state shall adopt any religion as state religion.’ “The onus, therefore, lies on the citizens to eschew religious bigotry, acrimony

and cooperation and “above all, patriotism.” The organisation equally enjoined governments to ensure fairness, equity and justice among all religions for the promotion of peace and inter-faith harmony which, it said, were fundamental to national development.

Muslim groups hail Oloyede’s appointment as JAMB Registrar SOME Muslim groups have commended the appointment of Professor Is-haq Oloyede as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB). President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, announced the appointment of Oloyede as the new head of the examination body, alongside 16 other heads of educational institutions in the country. Oloyede is a former vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin and the current Secretary-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The groups, in separate messages, expressed confidence in Oloyede to succeed in his new assignment and urged him to see the development as a challenge to further serve the country. The groups include Muslim Media Practitioners of

Nigeria (MMPN), Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Muslim Community of Oyo State (MUSCOYS), Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA), Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) and Muslim Consultative Forum (MCF). In its message, MMPN, through its chairman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Oloyede to head JAMB. The group urged Oloyede to see the appointment as a trust, for which there would be accountability before men and Allah. In its message, FOMWAN congratulated Oloyede and urged him to use his experience in the education sector to correct the deficiencies in

MMWG sues for peace between Kwara communities THE Muslim Media Watch Group (MMWG) has appealed to the traditional rulers of Share and Tsaragi in Ifelodun and Edu local government areas of Kwara State to restore peace to the two communities. MMWG, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the appeal against the backdrop of a curfew imposed on the two communities, again, by the state government following renewed conflicts in the area over land dispute.

and unnecessary rivalry in their divine favour-seeking endeavours,” NACOMYO stated. It charged religious institutions to justify their relevance to nation building through supplications, spiritual guidance, exemplariness, proactive collaboration

The MMWG, in the statement, said it was concerned about lack of peace and stability in the area. “The Muslim Media Watch Group is saddened that both communities have large percentage of Muslims in their area but they are not allowing Islamic teachings to guide their thoughts and actions. “Clashes leading to loss of lives and property in the two areas remain uncountable while millions of naira properties have been wasted for nothing. What is in

a land? Who came to this world with any property? Who among the fighters will go back with any portion of land? “Islam, our great religion, values peace and this is drummed to our ears every Friday during Jumat services but some people refuse to adhere to Allah’s injunctions. “Share/Tsaragi land dispute carnage is enough embarrassment to Muslims and the people of Kwara State at large,” the group said.

the board. While rejoicing with Oloyede, FOMWAN, in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Alhaja Sururah Oyero, called on the former vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin to be just and fair to all. MUSCOYS advised Oloyede to accelerate proactive reforms in JAMB for the benefit of school leavers desirous of admission into tertiary institutions. MUSCOYS chairman, Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, thanked Allah for Oloyede’s appointment and urged him to be wary of sycophants to avoid derailment. In the same vein, UNIFEMGA, through its National President, Mr Abdulwaheed Odeyimka, described Oloyede’s appointment as well deserved. The association urged Oloyede to reverse what it called the policy somersaults by past JAMB administrators which had been to the detriment of admission seekers. MSSN, in its message signed by its B Zone Coordinator, Mushafau Alaran, advised Olyede to “keep sycophants at bay and assemble the best, upright, God-fearing and seasoned administrators and technocrats to achieve the best for the Nigerian students.” MURIC, in its message, signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said given his wide experience in university administration, it had no doubt that Oloyede would bring posi-

tive changes to the national examination body. “MURIC urges the newly appointed Registrar to urgently give a human face to the national examination body. For a starter, all early morning JAMB examinations which start by 6.30 a.m. should be stopped. The earliest an examination of the magnitude organised by JAMB can start is 9.00 a.m. “The last JAMB examination held in February 2016 exposed young Nigerians to serious danger. Two female candidates were reportedly kidnapped. Another was killed by hoodlums. Some others had their cell phones and cash snatched by hoodlums on their way to the examination centres because they had to leave home before daylight. The security situation in the country is not yet conducive for such early morning examinations,” MURIC said. Coordinator of MCF, Malam Idris Usman, urged Oloyede to correct anomalies in the agency.

low Muslim students to wear their hijab in schools and come up with necessary standards for the use of the Islamic headscarf by the students. The association recalled that the Lagos State government had banned the use of hijab in public schools based on the argument that it was not part of the approved school uniform for pupils. “Two students under the aegis of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos Area Unit, had filed a suit in October 2014 at the Ikeja High Court asking the court to declare the ban as a violation of the Muslim students’ rights to freedom of thought, religion and education. “The court, in May 2015, dismissed the suit instituted against the Lagos State government. Dissatisfied, the appellants urged the appellate court to set aside the judgment and protect their constitutional rights. This is the approach expected of all bodies as regards matters that they may not be satisfied with, without recourse to self-help. It is a demonstration of respect for constituted authority and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The specially constituted panel of the Court of Appeal in Lagos on 21 July, 2017 set aside the earlier judgement of the state High Court and gave approval to Muslim students to wear the hijab with their school uniforms. “The special panel of the court, presided over by Justice A. B. Gumel, held that the appeal was meritorious and that the use of the hijab was an Islamic injunction and also an act of worship hence it would constitute a violation of the appellants’ rights to stop them from wearing the hijab in public schools,” the association said. It urged Muslims to continue to pray for the peace and wellbeing of Nigeria and called on political office holders to strive to fulfil their promises to citizens and come up with policies geared towards alleviating poverty in the land.

Boluwaji Muslim community holds lecture on marital discord A public lecture bordering on causes of marital discord, its effects and solution will be held tomorrow at Nusorahu-deen Central Mosque, off Sagari-Atagba Road, Boluwaji, Ibadan, between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. Speakers at the lecture, organised by Boluwaji Muslim Women Forum

and Boluwaji and Environs Muslim Youth Community, according to a statement signed by the president and Public Relations Officer of the Boluwaji and Environs Muslim Youth Community, Malam Yakub Salimon and Malam Mukhtar Ademola, are Ustadth Luqman Idris Sekoni and Hajia Fauziyah Olaiya

Friday, 5 August, 2016

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Nigerian Tribune

Rotimi Ige rotimiige@yahoo.com 0811 695 4636

Reminisce’s new album ‘El Hadj’ to set new rap standards

DGE Records rapper, Reminisce, real names Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, has announced the release date for his forthcoming album, El-Hadj after unveiling the cover art. This comes after releasing his singles, ‘Asalamalekun’ and more recently, ‘Nobody Knows’ featuring 2face Idibia to warm receptions. Reminisce’s last studio album, Baba Hafusa was released in April 2015. El Hadj will be his 4th studio album and will also be the first time the rapper is releasing two albums in two years following the success of Alaga Ibile, released 2015. El-Hadj has been slated for an August 2016 release.

Bio Reminisce is a Nigerian singer, rapper, and song writer from Ogun State. He performs in both English and his native language, Yoruba. He is one of the most popular, succesful and influential rappers in Nigeria. Reminisce is a versatile (singer, rapper and a song writer) Nigerian artiste from Ajilete, Yewa South LGA in Ogun State. He was born on the 26th of January, in Kaduna state in Northern Nigeria. In school, he listened to various genres of local and foreign music and performed in school activities. He developed his rapping skills by emulating rappers like Nas, Jay Z and Snoop Dogg. He studied Purchasing and Supply at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. As far back as when he was in secondary school, Reminisce was already performing at various school activities hardly knowing he was on a path to great things. He always wanted to be a rapper and he developed his rap skills by listening to, and mimicking major rap legends. Producer, ID Cabasa discovered Reminisce alongside other

Nigerian music greats such as Jahbless, 9ice, Lord Of Ajasa and Olamide. He was given the chance to record his first studio song in 2006 and recorded a hardcore rap album at Coded Tunes, but the album was never released and he decided to focus on his studies and complete schooling. In 2008, Reminisce returned to the music scene, performing a rap verse on a track titled “Bachelor’s Life” off 9ice’s sophomore album titled “Gongo Aso”. His first single, “Ever since”, featured 9ice, and was a story

about his life till that moment. His second, “If Only”, was a love song produced by D tunez, where he showed his versatility as singer and a rapper. Both songs established Reminisce in the Nigerian music scene. He is signed to Edge Records and is also the founder and creative director of LRR Records. Reminisce’s first album, Book Of Rap Stories, was released on 31 March, 2012. He started recording the album since 2010 after linking up with the studio producer Sarz at Edge Records Studios. The

studio allowed him to carve a niche for himself and make the album bilingual. He went on to release the track ‘Kako Bi Chicken’, a commercial song which is recognized as the breakout single. After this, other songs like ‘If Only’, ‘2mussh’ were released. The album was a 13 track album with production credits to Sarz, Legendury Beatz, Joshbeatz, Jospo and PastorChild, The album did well commercially in the southern part of Nigeria. His second album, ALAGA IBILE, was officially released on 15 November, 2013. The album featured acts like Wizkid, Naeto c, Davido, Olamide and Sossick. It was an instant breakthrough album, with hit singles like ‘Eleniyan’, featuring Wizkid, ‘Fela Daddy’ featuring Davido, ‘Fantasi’ and ‘3rd World Thug’. Sossick, who produced 80 per cent of the album. Reminisce also worked with Sarz, chopstix and Jospo. The album sold an estimated million copies before the end of 2014. In 2014, Time Magazine named Reminisce as one of seven ‘world rappers you should meet’. Reminisce’s third album, ‘Baba Hafusa’ was released in 2015. The ‘Baba Hafusa’ album project has already broken barriers and charted unknown territories. Just recently, Reminisce became the only hip hop artist in all of Africa to have an album debut on Billboard Charts World Music category at no. 12. With over 400,000 copies sold in Nigeria in 2 weeks and the album claiming the number one spot in iTunes for more than a week – ‘The Baba Hafusa’ album is already arguably as one of the most successful hip hop albums in Nigerian history. Reminisce is a musical icon amongst today’s youth, and an internationally recognized artiste. He has won numerous awards including the Headies, NEA etc. In 2014, he signed a multimillion naira endorsement deal with Samsung and later another endorsement deal with Orijin Bitters. Surely, his album is one to watch out for.

Vector, Illbliss, Ycee, Jesse Jagz etc, jump on 2016 Hennessy Artistry cypher

THE Hennessy Cypher kicks off for another year running, it features some of the biggest Hip Hop stars in the music scene and just like in it’s previous year the Hennessy Cypher returns as a part of the Hennessy Artistry celebration of Hip Hop. Majors of the Nigerian Hip Hop industry like Vector, Jesse Jagz, Show Dem Camp, Ill Bliss, Loose

Kanyon along with revered underground rappers had come together to deliver some of the hottest bars and lyrics. Usually in groups these Hip Hop heavyweights display their ability to recite words rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing to form a perfect blend of Hip Hop music. This year some of the biggest names in Hip Hop

have converged again to deliver the best of lyricism and wordplay. This year, the Cypher will be released weekly starting from the 4th of August this week on all major online platforms and on Trace TV. You can also join the conversation on social media with the hashtags #HennessyCypher and #HennessyArtistry2016.

Friday, 5 August, 2016

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fridaytreat Stakeholders groan as cash crunch hits entertainment sector

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• We no longer get good offers for shows —Artistes • Our customers now prefer short-time —Sex workers • Nightlife no longer attractive —Patrons • High cost of forex, petroleum products forcing us out of business —Service providers ROTIMI IGE writes on the struggles currectly facing the entertainment industry as a result of the economic downturn in the country.

HE economic crisis that Nigeria is currently undergoing has finally hit the entertainment sector. Prior to now, while the forex demands, the general instability of the naira, among other factors had adversely impacted on the prices of goods and services especially as regards petroleum and agricultural sector, the entertainment and hospitality industry had, for a while, been largely unaffected. For instance, the prices on alcohol, hotel accommodation, among other entertainment services had remained same. In fact, months ago, some hotels resorted to reducing accommodation charges in a bid to lure more customers due to the economic crunch. The beer and alcoholic beverage companies also decided against increasing the pricing of their brands immediately, perhaps because they normally stored raw materials in bulk, sometimes in excess of a year’s supply. Entertainers had also continued to charge normal fees and enjoyed their flamboyant lifestyle. However, things have changed and the entertainment industry is currently burdened by the alleged ‘recession’ in the economy. The first indication of bad times for fun seekers was when the pricing on alcohol and spirits was reviewed upward starting around December, although, quite insignificant. But, in present day, most prices, especially on wines and spirits, have been spiked up by at least 30 to 45 per cent. A club owner, Duke Anyi who spoke with Friday Treat, lamented the present situation currently facing their businesses. He stressed that most entertainment business owners were most probably running at a loss, unless they had multiple streams of income. He said, “A carton of Hennessy VS normally sold for about N45,000 to N50,000 before is now N85,000. Most of the imported drinks have gone up about 40 per cent. So, we have no choice than to increase our menu list too. Also, we are cutting costs by ordering mostly popular drinks. Gone are the days when you stock drinks that are unpopular, hoping that customers would eventually try them out. Most customers have also resorted to drinking local/herbal alcoholic concoctions which are cheaper and sometimes, stronger. In fact, many patrons spend less nowadays due to the harsh economic conditions yet, we have to run on generators and provide the best environment for our customers. Business is tough now”. An indication of the tougher times was evidenced in the reduction of the number of

events organised in the sector in recent times. Most clubs, lounges and show promoters have cut down the regularity of major gigs to save money, a situation that has affected the music artistes negatively. Even the corporate sponsored events have reduced drastically and the ones being held have had their spending budget cut, sometimes in half. Some musicians who spoke to Friday Treat lamented the current situation in which they would have no engagements, sometimes for a whole month. A popular rapper who didn’t want his name in print, told Friday Treat that he had, in recent time, cut his performance fees, just to attract show promoters to hire his services. “We are not making money like before. It has been over six weeks since I got a paid gig. In between though, I have done about three shows for my industry colleagues for free just to be seen and photographed by media people so I remain relevant. I pray this recession clears soon”, he said. Investors in other entertainment businesses, such as the Cinema franchises, are also not having it good. While the population of movie buffs who throng the cinemas daily have reduced, most cinema owners have had to go back to their drawing board to strategise new ideas to lure guests to part with their money. While some cinema houses have introduced deals on cinema tickets, others have considered reducing their staff size. A staff of one of the cinemas in Abuja, told Friday Treat that, “We are scared of the future if things continue like this. We pay heavily to get the latest movies from Hollywood and maintenance of our various sites is tasking. We are praying that our bosses will not embark on a downsizing soon”. Another sector of the entertainment industry that is feeling the heat is, you guessed it, the ‘exclusive needs’ department. According to a sex worker in Ibadan, Shalewa, there are many men who are ready for sex but with not much money to part with. “Most men are currently frustrated. They are not making as much money and need an avenue to dissipate their tension. However, while we are willing to lower their stress levels, they are not financially buoyant enough to engage our services adequately. In fact, what they can mostly afford now is ‘short time’ and not ‘TDB’ (Till day break). Though we are adapting to the situation by catering to more clients daily to make up the deficit, we are appealing to the government to end this economic problem as soon as possible”, she said. Another lady who was referred to as Cynthia,

said, “Since we are no longer getting value for our bodies on the streets or in our hangouts, I have resorted to soliciting customers on social media. Internet is now very cheap and I have even discovered that I can reach more people discreetly on platforms like Twitter, Blackberry messenger, etc. “Many people now chat me up and we negotiate online before I go to them. Though most of them plead that I should reduce my fees because of the current economic situation, I have found a way to give my services to the highest bidder. In fact, I no longer have to patrol clubs and beer parlours to get customers”. An investigation around popular hangouts in states like Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Akure and Port Harcourt was quite revealing. Not only has the number of regular patrons reduced, except on weekends, the less popular hangouts have become beer parlours because beer remains the most affordable, at least for now. Eze Kinsley, who resides in Enugu, told Friday Treat that most fun lovers that night life is no longer attractive as before, unless one was a ‘big boy’. Most of us are civil servants and haven’t been paid regularly. How do we feed our families and still have enough for socializing. Night life is no longer attractive”. Another respondent, Kehinde Awoleye, a banker, in her submission said, “Now, I simply buy all my cravings in bulk and enjoy in the comfort of my home. There is no budget for night crawling at this time in Nigeria. I simply stay at home. If I want to eat fresh fish, I go to the market, buy in bulk where it is cheaper and go home to cook it. If I miss the club music, I will buy selection cds and play at home or tune to any of the music stations on TV”. However, with all the tales of hardships facing most respondents, some entertainment business owners have suddenly been experiencing a boom. Mrs Aminat Odewole who operates a CD rental shop in Ibadan was all smiles when Friday Treat visited her shop on Monday. “Things are suddenly working in our favour these days because more people are renting movies from us. This may be because less people are subscribing to satellite TV rental due to rising costs and probably because most people stay more at home due to strikes or lack of money to socialise. Now, I have had to restock my shop and update my local movie library just to meet up with the demand. I rent each movie for N100 per day and on a good day, I make about N2,500 as against N400 to N500 last year”.

Most people are currently frustrated. They are not making as much money and need an avenue to dissipate their tension.

AFTER months of rigorous drills, excitement and tensions, Tope Ajani from Akure, Ondo State has won the season four of Goldberg Fuji t’o Bam music talent activation that had over 1,500 fans in attendance at the Trans Amusement Park in Ibadan, Oyo State. Ajani, whose stage craft and renditions excited everyone at the event – will now wear the Wura 1 crown which comes with a cash reward of N1,000, 000. Saheed Ishola, from Sango-Ota, grabbed N750,000 as the first runner up, while Mufutau Alabi, from Ibadan went home with N500, 000 as the second runner up after the battle of wits where three other contestants, Shina Akanni; Kuteyi Sikiru; and Alausa Olalekan, also tested their mettle. The night kicked-off with Ewi rendition before the contestants took turns to display their mastery of various Fuji theatrics to the admiration of the judges and the audience that thronged the venue of the event. The high point of the event was the impressive performance by the International Fuji icons, Alhaji King Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM1), 9ice and Pasuma, who thrilled the fans with various hit songs from their rich repertoire. The night also witnessed a gathering of the best of Fuji celebrities and respected Yoruba movie actors and comedians like Odunlade Adekola, compere of the event; Alhaji SK Sensation, Adebayo Faleke and the winner of the third season of Fuji t’o Bam, Akeem Okiki. Mr. Patrick Olowokere, Corporate Communications and Brand PR Manager, Nigerian Breweries Plc, said the importance of music to any country cannot be over-emphasised. According to him, the role of music in nation building is monumental as it fuels the creativity of listeners and makes for social bonding. His words: “Music transcends all boundaries of communication. Music and its rhythm define our humanity because it is universal and transcends language barriers. I believe it is important for one to have an open mind in order to be in touch with that sense of understanding. Music cannot be separated from our sociocultural life and as such it is

a social connector which has the power to suggest circumstances, moods, and moments. It has general appeal to human senses.” Olowokere said that Fuji music exerts a strong influence on the social life of the Yorubas. He stated that through the music, foreigners can easily feel and connect with the culture of the Yoruba people. “The influence that Fuji music exerts on the social life of the Yorubas is therefore very strong irrespective of their locations.” Giving the rationale for the event, Fuji music talent hunt competition, Mr. Emmanuel Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, NB; said the company always strives to champion, promote and associate with the culture of its host communities. His words: “This is what Goldberg has been doing with its initiative of Fuji t’o Bam since

L-R: Funso Ayeni, Senior Brand Manager, Regional Mainstream, Nigerian Breweries Plc; Franco Maria Maggi, Marketing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc; Tope Ajani, Wura 1 of 2016 Goldberg Fuji T’o Bam; Emmanuel Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc at the Grand Finale of the 2016 Goldberg Fuji T’o Bam last Friday. 2012 when it inaugurated the concept.” He stated that the Goldberg Fuji t’o Bam initiative has successfully brought to life the twin socio-cultural tradition of companionship and celebration. “The initiative readily identifies and celebrates the rich musical tradition that sustains the cultural values of the people in the region. The indige-

nous musical platform, which is currently in its fourth edition, had in the last three editions led to the discovery of budding Fuji talents and artists. “It is clear that this platform has in no small way helped in burnishing talents and contributing ideas to the development of Fuji music and the culture of the Yoruba people”.

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Governor Ikpeazu set to revive abandoned Enyimba Hotel 34 years after As ACCIMA signs N6bn reconstruction MoU with Swiss International

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AKING a new leap in promoting and positioning Abia State on global tourism map and a preferred MICE destination in Nigeria, the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has flagged off the signing of an MoU by Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ACCIMA) with a global hotel brand, Swiss International Hotel and Resort, for the completion of the abandoned Enyimba Hotel project. The project, which will bring a new lease of life to the hospitality ambience of Abia State, is to engage a global brand for the reconstruction of the N6 billion Swiss International Hotel Enyimba. Speaking during the signing of partnership with Swiss International Hotels & Resorts for the reconstruction work of the hotel, Governor Ikpeazu said that the commercial hub of the state lacked hotel facilities that were commensurate with the level of activities in the city. “This move is a dream come true, because Aba is known for many important and strategic positions in terms of trade and commerce, especially in small and medium enterprises. “What we lack is a state-of-art hotel within the environment and landscape of Aba. This huge gap has militated against development because we understand that no billionaire would like to invest in a place where he cannot pass the night and with this, it will attract the presence of high profile investors to Aba,” he said. Ikpeazu thanked the Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ACCIMA) for the effort at getting Swiss International Hotels and Resorts to collaborate in reviving the hotel. He also promised government’s support for the full realisation of the revival in any

From right: Managing Director, Africa, Swiss Hotels & Resort, Dr Wasiu Babalola with Chairman, Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (ACCIMA), Nze Marculey Nwankwo and Board Secretary/ Director, Enyimba International Hotels Limited, Mr Goddy Isiguzo, shortly after the signing of the partnership agreement in Aba recently.

way possible. Earlier at the event, the Chairman of ACCIMA, Nze Marculey Nwankwo, stated that the abandoned hotel with a total of 14.28 acres of land with a registration number RC 28277 was commenced in 1982 by Sam Mbakwe. According to Nwankwo, “the renovation of the five star hotel is a milestone in Dr Ikpeazu’s administration” and commended the leadership and the fighting spirit of ACCIMA towards achieving the feat. One of the partners and Chairman, Investory Signature Limited, Hon. Daniel Okeke, hinted that with the strategic location of Aba and it’s commercial potential, the proposed Swiss Hotel Enyimba Aba as a renowned global brand would suit the quest of intending investors and serve as recreation center

in the commercial haven. Chief Okeke emphasised that with the debut of Swiss International Hotels & Resorts in Aba, it will make the city a preferred MICE destination in the South East of Nigeria. The Managing Director, Africa, Swiss International Hotels & Resorts, Dr Wasiu Babalola shortly after the signing of the partnership agreement disclosed that the hotel will be upgraded and will have 161 rooms, including 16 executive suites and four presidential suites, among other facilities. Babalola hinted further that on completion, the hotel will provide job opportunities for direct employment of about 250 people and indirect employment for over 2000 people. In his remark, the President, ACCIMA, Sir

Eko International Film Festival set for 2016 edition EKO International Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals to take place in Africa, is putting logistics in place for its 2016 edition. The event will host international participants from all walks of life at the Silver Bird Galleria on Victoria Island from October 2429, 2016. According to the President, Eko International Film, Mr Hope Obioma Opara, “Festivals are a key part of our cultural communications, because they inspire audiences, artists, filmmakers and professionals from

other parts of the world. Opara described the festival as the longest running independent film festival in Lagos with its seventh edition coming with different features ranging from special presentations, workshops, pitch panels, networking events, award ceremony and many of the world’s top independent film screenings. This year’s edition with theme ‘Product Placement in Films, will be one of the major discussions during the Eko International Film Festival Master Class. Participants are expected from the film

British Airways offers instant rewards during check-in BRITISH Airways has commenced an instant rewards scheme for customers in Nigeria, with travellers who are non-members of the airline’s Executive Club loyalty programme receiving frequent flier miles after check-in. Speaking on the mechanics of the new initiative which began last week at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, at British Airways, Mr Kola Olayinka, observed that customer details would now be automatically registered for BA Avios, whether or not the customer is a member of the Executive Club.

Emmanuel Obiora Nwakpadolu, lauded the tourism vision of the governor vis-a-vis support for the completion the project. The Commissioner for Trade, Investment & Tourism, Abia State, Mrs Kate Nwosu, hinted that Abia State is a tourism friendly and the Dr Ikpeazu led administration is ready to support any viable project for the advancement of the tourism and hospitality sector. She reiterated the fact that ACCIMA has played a vital role in bringing a world-class hotel to Aba through their partnership with a reputable global brand of Swiss International Hotels & Resorts as it would help drive the business tourism of Abia State and open up other areas that would keep attracting tourists to Aba specifically.

“It would be superfluous to say at this point that Nigeria is experiencing challenging economic times. As an active corporate citizen that cherishes its customers, we will keep doing all we can to help,” Olayinka commented. “With the new rewards program, customers will earn miles instantly for every trip. Needless to say, they will earn more miles as they fly, so they can keep a bank of their Avios miles for their children to use as they go to and from school or save them up for a flight to a holiday destination.” he added. Although the Instant Avios scheme was initiated just one week ago, the program is re-

ceiving a lot of positive feedback. According to Mrs Titilayomi Ayode, a first time British Airways customer who checked in with her two children for a flight to the United Kingdom, the airline’s thoughtfulness is commendable. “This is a great idea. Airline tickets have become so expensive, now that the dollar is exchanging for over N340. Every little sum saved would be a great help, so the instant miles scheme could not have come at a better time” Ayode remarked. The Instant Avios programme is also open to travellers who are still planning their trips.

industry, especially film directors, producers and professionals from companies and multinationals. Opara explained that the master class session will help filmmakers leverage on film companies’ brands and trend as well as collaboration in film business. “The two days master class will be debating on how filmmakers and product and servicing companies can work together in promoting their brands through films. Master classes offer an opportunity for renowned directors to share their screen experience and memories in the film industry.

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APC’s searchlight on new breed in Ondo

As political parties prepare to select candidates for the next governorship poll in Ondo State, HAKEEM GBADAMOSI and TUNDE BUSARI give an insight into some critical issues the process has suddenly brought forth.

HE recent remark by the former Governor of Kaduna Sate, Alhaji Balarabe Musa on Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko as a performing governor is a credit to the profile of Governor Mimiko. Given the acclaimed integrity of Musa, who is the current chairman of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), the Ondo state governor is a happy man, for he could not have asked for more from Musa who is not given to such advertisement. The remark, thus, implies that Governor Mimiko is still popular among Ondo people and will stop at nothing to explore the opportunity to ensure his anointed candidate succeeds him come 2017 elections. However, the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), which gave Mimiko’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a hot chase in 2012 elections, is leaving no stone unturned in terminating the reign of the umbrella party in Ondo State. The state is strategic to the South-West geo-political zone and indeed a traditional progressive enclave since the second republic when the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin steered its ship until military struck on December 31, 1983. Having it back in the progressive family of Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States, is a task the APC will spare no effort to accomplish this time after Barrister Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), fielded under the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), failed to match Governor Mimiko’s strength four years ago.

The determination of APC to overrun PDP in the state is not lost on the leadership of the party as it seemingly faces mass exodus of members to the rampaging APC any moment from now. The internal crisis rocking the party appears to have defied genuine reconciliation despite efforts so far made to mend fences, especially by the national working committee of the party. Just a few weeks ago in Irele Local Government, a chunk of the party, led by a former Special Assistant to Governor Mimiko on Political Mobilisation, Mosunmola Awotula popularly known as Iron Lady, defected to the APC. The defectors were vice chairman of PDP in Ward four, Dayo Olajide, Chief Olorunda Ikuemelo, Comrade Soji Olowotimehin, Madam Aderotoye Abike, Comrade Ademuwagun Fakomogbo and others. Basking on the euphoria of the low moment of PDP, many aspirants on APC platform have signified interests in carrying the flag of the party in the next elec-

tion. The list is intimidating and indeed a counter-force to the likely use of power of incumbency. Barrister Rotimi Akeredolu seems to have consigned his 2012 failure into the dustbin of history as he features prominently on the new list. Senator Ajayi Boroface, a two-time member of the upper chamber is interested too. So also is Senator Tayo Alaso Adura who, like Boroface, is currently a house member in Abuja. Others on the list include Chief Segun Abraham, Chief Olusola Oke, Victor Olabimtan, Dr Tunji Abayomi, Chief Paul Akintelure, Derin Adesida, Honourable Dele Alade, Bode Ayorinde, Alhaji Jamiu Ekungba, Mrs Jumoke Anifowose, Mr Akinboye Oyewumi, Akinrinsola Odunayo, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, Akinfenwa Awodeyi, Foluso Adefemi, Niran Sule Adesuyi and others. The strength of the list rests on the quality of the aspirants most of whom have excelled in their respective chosen professions. They are what analysts call pride of

Going by the results of the 2012 and 2015 elections, the APC may be having a difficult task in its hands.

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the Sunshine State, in terms of their socio-economic status in the state and beyond. Ondo State political observers, however, contend that the strength may turn to their weakness if their selection is not carefully done as it is a regular occurrence in this clime whereby primary elections result in bad blood and eventual dismemberment of party. But APC leadership, especially at national level, appears to be up to the task and prepare to give its adventure in Ondo State all it will take to dislodge PDP from power. One of the areas political commentators think the party leadership will look at is categorisation of aspirants according to their age. Although there is no clear signal that APC leadership is looking at that direction, there is already a legible handwriting on the wall that one of the young aspirants would get the nod to slug it out with whoever PDP features. The South-West Vice-chairman of the party, Engineer Segun Oni has also dismissed any fear of discriminatory selection. Oni said the field is open irrespective of senatorial district aspirants come from. Be that as it may, some youth wing of the party, who were on the field during the campaign for the failed 2012 attempt, have begun to mobilize themselves towards delivering the party for a youthful aspirant. To them, age bracket of governors in other APC states such as Lagos, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Kaduna and other, should guide the leadership of the party. While the clouts of Akeredolu, Boroface, Senator Alaso Adura, Chief Abraham, and other old horse cannot be ignored due to their history with the party, the seriousness of the new breed to breathe a new life into the state is equally important. For instance, Oyewumi is considered as a political strategist who made a name during the days of Hope 93, preparatory to the aborted June 12 elections. The OkeIgbo indigene was a committed member of the team that worked for the late Chief Moshood Abiola’s victory and gave a good account of himself. Like the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Continues on pg24

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Chief Abdulhakeem Adeniyi, MD/CEO of Ojokure Oil and Gas, Lagos, is a traditional chief and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. He speaks with BIOLA AZEEZ on current political happenings in the country.

HAT’s your take on discussion on the restructuring of Nigeria? Mergers and acquisitions are good approaches and moves to ensure progress. In Nigeria, we all came together in a merger. No section of the country should be dissatisfied in any way. As far as I am concerned, the Niger Delta Avengers should be given an avenue to express their feelings. To them, 90 per cent or so of the resources of this country is coming from their region and they should have a say, and derive maximum benefit from it. They could have a point. They should be listened to. The issue of alleged lopsidedness in federal appointments should also be addressed. Give them a sense of belonging. Not by the size of their community—what they contribute to the economy of the entire country is very key. As far as I am concerned, restructuring could be done in different ways. I don’t believe in any restructuring that will disintegrate the country. But you can restructure for a better Nigeria. Restructuring is all about sitting down and doing the right thing. There are so many wrong things that should be corrected. What is your view on the ongoing trial of Senator Bukola Saraki? Sincerely speaking, it’s quite unfortunate. I never believed that all this could

happen. See, this is same party we all built. You need to know how much in money, time and every resources you can think of which the resent Senate President had contributed. Just because he’s the Senate President today, all those had been thrown off. They then feel it’s an opportunity to deal with him. All I will tell you for now is that God is with the man. He’s very innocent of all this. If he’s not the Senate President, all this wouldn’t have happened. But I can tell you that, by the grace of God, nothing will happen to the man. I am the Kure of Offa. I’m in support of the Senate President, not because he’s the Senate President, a former Turakin of Ilorin, but because of his personality and what he’s done for people. Do you think the ongoing trial can be settled politically? We are all politicians. And they are making a whole hell of a mistake. The matter can be settled and they all know it can be settled. It’s a very simple case. Imagine a Senate President and somebody that has contributed to the success of the party in the entire North Central zone of the country being dealt with that way. I’m so much surprised a thing like this could be happening. And for the settlement, there’s nothing impossible. If you observe, none of the party execu-

tives at the national level is saying anything on this issue. That shows that they know what they’re doing. If Bola Tinubu is not saying anything, I can tell you the secretary or treasurer of the party will not say anything. We need to have a rethink. Assuming a party man does a wrong thing somehow, is that the way to address issue? Don’t they know what a party means? It can be settled. Please recollect what Senator Kabiru Marafa, the man who was at loggerheads with the Senate President said few days ago. He said immediately the party gives its nod and says they should take it easy, they will. That’s a big statement. Meaning that it’s the party that is not interested or not ready for settlement. All this I believe is not expected of our leaders. Issues that can be resolved, I don’t think they should be postponed. We should not forget the merger in the old PDP during last election: it facilitated over two million votes. Had Saraki not come with his fold, would the over two million votes have been achieved? We should have a rethink before its too late. The party leaders should make meaningful moves to get good results. The man is an approachable person. They should sit down and agree on the way forward. See the way he’s been handling matters in the Senate without rancour. The leaders of our party, starting from Senator Tinubu, should sit down, think far back on the relationship with the father of the present Senate President and his contribution to the party before it is too late. Do you subscribe to the idea that aggrieved party members should

form another party? There’s no need for that now. In politics, you don’t do that. You still give room for possible settlement. My belief is that they resolve it before it gets too late. You know, before we left PDP, there were political moves made by the Senate President, the present governor of the state and other notable people in the state. It’s because it was too late that we left. And you can see the result of that. So, before its too late, they should make a move. I’m in love with APC. It’s a good party. But we need to sit down and agree on things.

Peculiarities of Ondo politics Continued from pg24

Oyewumi also was a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a group formed in 1994 in protest against the annulment of June 12 elections. His understanding of politics has gone beyond bullying opponents to submission. He is reputed for his campaign for politics of ideas, whereby aspirants mount the rostrum and sell what they have for the people to them in the plain language they can understand. Unassuming but bold, the soft-speaking Oyewumi does not believe he can be intimidated when the turf becomes tough. His academic attainment, his exposure and right connection with actors that matter in the party are his asset to carry on and see his aspiration through. Interestingly, Oyewumi recognises other aspirants and their strength and believes the collection is a plus to the APC. Niran Sule, Adegbonmire Akinfenwa, Adefemi and Awodeyi are also aspirants with young blood who also maintain a prominent presence in the race. Akure agenda The plethora of group and individual’s agenda under different nomenclature has increased dynamics that hitherto substantially influenced the process and direction of victory in the past. Now, there is the talk about the Akure Agenda, Akoko Agenda, among others. In the past few weeks, however, the Akure Agenda had become the most focal issue of discourse because of the body language of those considered as kingmakers in the political circle. It is generating a seeming bad blood among aspirants and elders in the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owing to insinuations that those in authority

favoured Tayo Jegede (SAN) as possible candidate for the governorship poll in November. In a way, the development has created a domino effect in the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), where two distinct tendencies have become pronounced. One tendency strongly believes that the APC could be taken a great risk if does not key into the Akure Agenda, while the other favours Akoko land. The Akure Agenda has become a hot political issue in Akure and by implication in the state because Akure has not produced the governor under any democratic regime. Owo, Akoko, Ilaje/Igbokoda and Ondo have all produced governors in late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, Dr. Olusegun Agagu and incumbent Dr Olusegun Mimiko respectively, thus the current high sentiments for Akure governor among the indigenes and non-indigene residents of the town. The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, and other notable Akure indigenes and some of the Akure governor-

How will APC respond if PDP presents Jegede, who is among the most beloved candidates by Akure people?

ship contenders have openly expressed support for the cause. Prominent religious leaders, businessmen and women are also of the opinion that Akure has capable hands among candidates: Jegede,, who until recently was the Attorney General and Dele Alade, a USA Judge, Honourable Dele Alade. However, while Akure seems to home and dry in PDP as Jegede appears to have the support of Mimiko, the APC and its leadership are believed not well disposed to Akure candidacy. According to an APC top shot, although it is a legitimate fact that the current governor is from Ondo Central Senatorial District and Akure is in the same district, it may not be politically wise for APC to foreclose an Akure candidate. He said: “If Jegede becomes the PDP candidate, then it poses a tough challenge for APC to win the election if the party presents a nonAkure candidate. Akure which has two local governments (Akure South and Akure South) delivered the most votes for APC in the March 2015 presidential election that President Muhammadu Buhari, won in the state. Akure also has the largest number of registered voters.” How will APC respond if PDP presents Jegede, who is among the most beloved candidates by Akure people? Sources in the APC say the party is not likely to present an Akure man as its candidate. The view within the party is that Akure, being a cosmopolitan town, cannot in a big way change the outcome of the general election. They also think that the non Akure residents in Akure will not necessarily vote for an Akure candidate. Consequently, the APC is banking on Akoko or Owo residents in Akure to vote for APC candidate if he is either from either of the two

areas. The sources said the APC leadership might give Akure the post of deputy governor, which might not appease the natives following indications that they may vote for a party that gives its ticket one of their own. This is borne out of their belief that their votes will be enough to propel an Akure candidate to victory in November especially in a fairly close election. Peculiarities Most stakeholders in the state believe it has its own peculiar and distinct political terrain from other South-West states. Closely related to Ondo in political colouration is Ekiti State. Already, there are indications that the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) calculation is to field Akure candidate with the deputy governor from the South senatorial district. The Ondo Central Senatorial District and the South Senatorial District are PDP/ Labour party strongholds, especially the South senatorial district. With an Akure candidate and Akure being the largest voting bloc and Mimiko dominating Ondo/Ile Oluji axis, PDP hopes to win big in the central and then fight for Akoko and whatever votes they are able to get in Akoko, they believe, will give them victory. They are confident that they will get at least a third of the votes in all the local governments in Ondo North Senatorial districts. Going by the results of the 2012 and 2015 elections, the APC may be having a difficult task in its hands. To defeat the Mimiko political machine, especially with Akure people on his side, will be very hard. If the two parties present Akure candidates, then the field will be leveled, otherwise the party that presents Akure may have an edge in the election.

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Friday, 5 August, 2016

By Niyi Osundare

Preamble Y participation in today’s event is prologued by a pleasant serendipity. When in March this year I received a telephone call from Engineer Francis Ojo, that wizard of nuts and bolts who also thrives as analytical thinker,passionate nationalist, political polemicist, and intrepid author of sizzling prose, I thought he had eavesdropped my conversation with a fellow Nigerian three days earlier about Lieutenant-Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, the first military governor of Western Nigeria, and what a forgetful, ungrateful nation had done to the remembrance of his exceptional gallantry and inspiring integrity. But my earlier chat took place in the United States, while Mr. Ojo’s call came, three days later, from England. Therefore, there was no way our engineer could have overheard this chat across the vast Atlantic (no matter the degree of his engineering wizardry!). So I was immeasurably pleased to know thatthere were many of us in different parts of the world who just couldn’t forget this remarkable soldierleader, and are bent on making sure that the country for which he sacrificed his life does not. And when Mr. Ojo told me that the ubiquitous Yinka Odumakin was there with him (in faraway London) as he asked if I could deliver this year’s Fajuyi Lecture, I said to myself ‘Aaah, Yinka; there comes my July Nemesis again!’ For it was in July 2008 that Odumakin ambushed me for the MKO Abiola Lecture; four years later and in the same month(along with the irrepressible Pastor Tunde Bakare: bless his soul!) the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) Lecture; now, after another four years, and yet another July, the Fajuyi Lecture. What shall we expect in the seventh month of year 2020; and 2024? But this year and this month have chosen themselves as those to remember. For, this month, this day, half a century ago, Nigeria experienced its second coup de tat and first counter-coup. A batch of gun-wielding mutineers, bent on evening out the ethnic scores of the gory murders perpetrated by Nigeria’s first coup, stormed the Western Region government house, Ibadan. Their prime target/ quarry?General AguiyiIronsi, the then Head of State on a visit to the Western Region capital. But AdekunleFajuyi, quintessential Omoluabi, refused either to surrender or abandon his guest.The gallant soldier went down with his Commander-in-Chief. In addition to this and several other acts of chivalry, Fajuyi’s six-month tenure as military governor marked him out as a manendowed with tremendous moral strength and exemplary leadership. What principles of Omoluabism undergirded Fajuyi’s thought and action? Why is this gallant soldier hardly ever remembered save in his ethnic base? What does this say about Nigeria’s imperfect union, the character of her values, the nature of her memory, the politics of her remembrance? These are some of the questions this lecture intends to address. Of heroism, memory, and the crises of remembrance In Galileo, one of his most thought-provokingplays, Bertolt Brecht, the prodigiously inventiveGerman playwright, poet, polemicist, and humanist, jolts our rational faculty withhis now famous confounding adage: ‘Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes’. Like most of his epigrammatic interventions, this one too functions like a double-edged sword, pitilessly sharp on both edges, sounding both as a settled truism and contestable verity. The more we try to unravel this saying, the more it riddles itself into further complication: 1)Why should the land be ‘unhappy’ because it is ‘in need’ of heroes? Could it be that that land has no heroes because it is so uniformly mediocre, so inveterately ordinary, so universally depraved that it is incapable of producing that caliber of persons who tower above time, place, and circumstance, whose temper constitutes the template for enviable conduct, whose significance, therefore, is deeply felt, widely acknowledged, and vitally desirable? A land with a positive answer to this beguiling question could be said of be afflicted with what I have decided to call the Hero Deficit Complex (HDC), a land with a missing ace in its grid of values. 2) Is the land ‘in need’ of heroes because it cannot func-

Can the hero really stand so tall without the genuflection of the hero-worshippers? To put it another way, the inevitability quotient of the hero invariably creates its own Hero Dependency Complex (HDC)

tion optimally (even minimally) without the tutelage and overarching dominance of this club of superior humans? This poser resolves itself into other questions: when does the hero transmogrify into a crutch for a disabled society; the pillar for their falling edifice? How ‘equal’ can a people be who draw their strength, sustenance, even raison detre, from those that are more equal? Can the hero really stand so tall without the genuflection of the hero-worshippers? To put it another way, the inevitability quotient of the hero invariably creates its own Hero Dependency Complex (HDC) Let’s simplify our submission so far into two direct declarative sentences: That land is unhappy which is incapable of producing heroes; that land is also unhappy which is always or forever dependent upon heroes. Despite these two premises - or because of them – the concept and practice of heroism persists in every human society, and countless societal institutions have collaborated in ensuring its persistence. And as Wale Adebanwi has persuasively demonstrated (Adebanwi 2008), in Yorubaland, heroism and ancestor worship are mutually reinforcing, mutually perpetuating phenomena. And in this regard, the dividing line between god and man, the celestial and the terrestrial, the sacred and the profane is remarkably thin, as most supernatural Yoruba notables migrate between the two states of beingwith existential ease: Ogun was a hunter/farmer before his elevation to the divinity in charge of iron and metallurgy; Sango moved from mortal royalty to divine ascendance; while Osun, Oya progressed from our workaday corporeal existence to goddessly transcendence. But the journey from human to divine is never a common, routine transition. It has to be earned through the achievement of monumental feats and the cultivation of superhuman accretions. And, in many cases, the extraordinary quality of the life lived must be complemented by the unique nature of the death experienced. For the person marked out fordeification must be somebody capable of commanding both adora-

tion and emulation (our vertical gaze) without demanding them; a Titan worth every syllable in the panegyric which extols his worth. Living heroes are powerful; those dead are doubly so, because though dead, they are never gone. On the contrary, they are believed to have merely transited to the realm of ancestorhood, that zone of reverential omniscience and respectability, of unvarnished verities and settled wisdom, beyond the giddy hustles and petty bickerings ofsublunary existence. Which is why in an apparent mix of necromancy and cultic invocation, the present is constantly in dialogue with the past; the verbal structure of societal communication is characterized by a tense and aspect protocol that defies the logic of quotidian time. Greek memory glows with the Golden Age of Pericles; the Russians are gratefully aware that the epithet ‘great’ in ‘Peter the Great’ is trueand valid to its last letter; the English know when to invoke a Chaucer or a Churchill; hardly one day passes in Turkey without some reverential mention of Ataturk; at Rushmore, the United States hew out of a granite rock four faces of those she considered the most pivotal of its Presidents in 0ver 200 years; the brave island of Cuba, Fidel Castro is a stanza in every song. In a most conspicuous spot in Ljubljana, the beautiful capital of Slovenia is a huge statue of France Preseren, patriot and patron saint of Slovenian verse whose lyric throbs in the air each time the Slovenian anthem is sung. And coming closer home, how can we sing Africa’s Freedom song without giving the wind the names of Nehanda, Samoure Toureh, Lumumba, Nkrumah, Mandela, Mandela, Mandela, Mandela? Not all ancestors are heroes. Nor are all heroes ancestors. A hardly surprising observation, considering the fact that while ancestorhood is assumed/ascribed more or less like a milestone station in a rite of passage, something akin to an inherited status, heroism is earned/achieved invariably through arduous trials and extraordinary accomplishments. But these two brands of beings are obligated to one recalcitrant phenomenon: Memory, the antidote to oblivion, that lingering resonance of the music of fame. Memory is a large meandering river; History is its fountainhead; names are its index markers; memorabilia and other icons of forget-me-nots are the boulders in its fluid and fabulous fare. Remembrance is its active and vital current. For, Memory without Remembrance is like tinder without a match; a tiger without its leap. To remember is to spring into life, to call dormant thoughts, passive ideas, somnolent sensations into active service; to bring the past to bear on the present and fling a bridge between it and the future. To be continued

•Being Professor Osundare’s Guest Lecture at the 50 years after Fajuyi celebration, organised by the Yoruba Think-Tank, July 29, 2016; International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Friday, 5 August, 2016

T’S trite to say that the Nigerian president is one of the most visible world leaders in terms of concentration of powers in his hands. It’s been said that his powers are unwieldy. He has sweeping authority on almost everything under the sun. People deify him and strive not to fall to the wrong side of him. Hence, one of the biggest industry in the country is sycophancy. Just listen to officials of government talk. It will seem that they are almost incapable of thinking for themselves. It’s always “the president said this or the president wants that.” Nobody wants to get out from what they think will impress the president. So, in Nigeria, rather than a chief servant, the president is viewed as a demigod at the helms of affairs. This is not just about the present administration. I listened to Namadi Sambo talked at occasions as Vice President under President Goodluck Jonathan and he never seemed to have a mind of his own. It was all about Jonathan and his government even though he was the number two man in the administration. Observers thought it was his way of demonstrating absolute loyalty to his principal. Of course, nobody will expect a Vice President to openly indicate that he is not on the same page with the president but Sambo, a very humble personality, was very acquiescent in office. The trend has continued in this dispensation across board. Even before he became president, Muhammadu Buhari had a cult-like hero status in parts of the country and his fabled puritanical reputation and uncommon integrity catapulted him to national consciousness when there was the need to return the nation to the path of frugality. Ever since assuming power, everything has revolved around his ascetic personality except that what happened in the past has become a child’s play in terms of the miles officials of government are willing to chalk up to be in his good books. Last Friday, Senate Leader, Muhammed Ali Ndume, led a select group of National Assembly Muslim members to the State House to observe Jumat prayers at the State House mosque with the president. At the end of the prayers, he told corespondents that the gesture was part

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of efforts to smoothen the Executive-Legislature relationship. They had to come to pray with Buhari in the Villa because the president has made it a policy to observe his Jumat prayers at the State House mosque. He does not go to the National mosque just a stone throw away ostensibly because of the disruption his movement may cause to the routines of other people on the route. Ndume declared that their prayer with the present would be a frequent occurrence in the life of this administration. Therefore, we are going to see a steady flow of Muslim lawmakers to the Villa every Friday as they bid to work their ways into the president’s heart. His words: “We are trying to improve Executive and Legislature relationship. Part of the way is for few selected members of the National Assembly to join the President in prayers on Fridays. That is why we are here. As you can see, there are three members of the House of Representatives and three members of the Senate. You will be seeing more of this in the near future in order to cement our relationship.” This raises critical questions among which is this. The Jumat prayers is a veritable opportunity for Muslim legislators to bond with the president but the National Assembly is made up of Muslims, Christians and possibly, atheists. If that is the case, what similar platform is

available for others to make up with the president? The problem in the National Assembly is not an issue of lack of confidence between just the adherents of one religion 08078891838 wITH leoN yahoo. of co.ukits leadership and and the president but theleonusigbe@ generality membership. So, it will require a wholesale mending if there is the need for such initiative. But importantly, the legislators’ attitude is nothing short of arrant sycophancy at a time new budget padding controversy has brought their reputation to a new low. I don’t know whether this move is intended to mend the fissures arising from the budget padding or that of the emergence of a National Assembly leadership that supposedly fell short of the expectation of the president. But coming to the Villa for eye service sessions will only scratch the surface of what is considered an open disobedience to party position or in the case of the budget, a systemic act of corruption. Without prejudice to the power of appropriation of the National Assembly, there is the need for fundamental adjustments to the way our commonwealth is superintended over and distributed. Rather than seeking to make up with the president in a superficial manner, this is a more viable way to demonstrate fidelity to the electorate who voted them into office as their representatives.

How Buhari can usher Nigeria into economic prosperity By Bode Olowoporoku THREE main challenges beset President Muhammadu Buhari at the onset of his administration. The challenges are: the insurgents, endemic corruption and poverty of the citizenry caused by disconnectivity, contradictions and confusion which enveloped the economy. The speed with which President Buhari rose to the occasion to wipe out the insurgents and fight corruption shows his doggedness, unwavering determination and huge capacity to implement and achieve. However, the President has been unable to find the appropriate compass to establish the economic development road map that can be used to usher in economic revolution into Nigeria. This is the Achilles heel of the entire administration. President Buhari has all the characteristic and body language to become the messiah of Nigeria if only he could locate the compass economic model which can lead him to the road map of economic revolution of Nigeria. Nigeria cannot get anywhere with the present parasitic fire brigade policy. Disconnectivity and intractable contradictions amidst confusion will continue to overwhelm the economy. Avoidable pains and agony of vicious circle of poverty will continue to characterize the Nigerian economy unless systemic models are adopted. The appropriate model to use is Systemic Economic Development Models. Sectors such as agric, small scale industry, transportation and commerce, etc, must be modelled into systemic models. In fact, without the systemic matrix agric development model, diversification and agric revolution will continue to elude the country. Diversification to and within the agricultural sector is the most urgent task facing

the President Buhari administration. The fire brigade approach being pursued now is self defeating and cannot achieve the task of diversification into and within the agricultural sector. Nigeria is not a migrant society with high land/man ratio. Rather, it is an evolutionary society with high man/land ratio, hence the commercial agriculture of the Western concept cannot work in Nigeria. Otherwise, there will be massive internally displaced farmers, thereby creating monumental problems which is a harbinger of rural strife. On the other hand, the appropriate agricultural policy should imitate the Asian countries’ green revolution carried out within high man/land ratio without massive displacement of the farming population. But the Asian green revolution can only be carried out in Nigeria if we adopt systemic matrix agric development model. Once the institution and structures of the model are established, agric revolution becomes automatic and implementation becomes mechanical. Within two years of adopting the model here prescribed, Nigeria would have been driven into sustainable and irreversible revolution and the present massive rural unemployment would be swept off and production and productivity shall have increased many folds. Of course, aside the systemic models which must be applied to the major sectors of the economy, there must be a vision into which all the sectors will be coordinated. Malaysia used its Vision 2020 to have a miracle breakthrough. Even Saudi Arabia the foremost crude oil producer of the world has launched its year 2030 Economic Development Vision. Why is Nigeria behaving like a visionless country just like Venezuela, another visionless oil

Buhari producing country? What is happening in Venezuela shows that we are still lucky by the skin of the teeth and unless we do not overplay out luck and we take appropriate steps now, the fate of Venezuela awaits Nigeria. The vision must be executed with outreach into the psyche of the citizenry. Once the vision is published, maybe Vision 2025 or Vision 2030, the outreach will be produced by experts in Economic Development Models. In fact, once the sectoral plans built on systemic models and the vision and its outreach are established, the total population of Nigeria will be positively mobilised and engaged. The country will be worked into miracle Economic Development Breakthrough. There are no two ways to fast-track the development of the country. I do not know what President Buhari is waiting for.

Time is ticking, our President has the doggedness and huge capacity to initiate economic development revolution in the country and thus become the messiah of Nigeria like every country that has achieved miracle economic breakthroughs has its own messiah. I warned and enjoined our President not to yield to pressure to float the Naira because Nigerian economy would be worse from the runaway devaluation and Nigerian Government would lose grip. But the esoteric monetarists economists in CBN and their associates put serious pressures on the President. I pray that the result will not put our Economy in Venezuela mode. Now, those who persuaded Mr. President have no clues to the worsening scenario. The whole of CBN monetary policy makers should be sacked. What we need is not the floating of the Naira but the floating of the Nigerian Economy into Economic Development take off and Economic Revolution is the answer. There remains a conspicuous vacuum in President Buhari Administration which is the absence of meaningful Economic Development Programme that can mobilize the citizenry and fast-track the development of the country into the much desired economic revolution. The Economic Development Programme must be carried out on the following platforms: (a) Sectoral Systemic Economic Development Models; (b) a well researched Vision probably Vision 2025 or 2030; (c) a blueprint of the outreach of the vision which will envelope the citizenry and mobilize their psyche into self planned activities supplementary to the vision. Dr Olowoporoku is a former Minister of Science & Technology and senator.

Friday, 5 August, 2016

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ear Taiwo, Inasmuch as I wouldn’t want to get my parents into trouble, disobey them or cause them heart ache, I still intend to live my life and be happy. I thought the whole issue was a joke, until my father called me about two weeks ago and gave me an ultimatum. His words to me were hard and mean. This kept me wondering if he is the same loving father I knew. My mother who has always been in my support is also under severe tension and my father is not sparing her too. I am an only daughter, in a family of seven; my parents, my elder siblings, all boys, and I, the last. We had a beautiful childhood. Dad was into business, he was into sales and services of electrical poles and appliances. He studied electrical engineering at the polytechnic and this knowledge really helped him, coupled with the fact that not many people were into his kind of business in the town. Mum was a primary school teacher, but she didn’t have to do that for long because she left and started her own business, a supermarket, at the time I left primary school. We all went to very good schools. Our parents were so buoyant that we used to go to the UK for holidays and we all went abroad to study for our masters degrees. It was during the course of my stay in the UK for my masters degree that I noticed that things had changed for my parents financially. Thank God, my elder brothers were doing well; they had to rally round to make sure that I finished school. I was also really worried about my father’s health. He became diabetic and he had to take things easy. We all needed to support him. The responsibility of taking care of his business fell on my shoulder, because I couldn’t secure a job. My brothers were all away from home. I didn’t mind but it exposed me to the rude reality that my father’s business was bankrupt. I raised this fact with my mother first. She said she was in the know and advised that I shouldn’t raise this with my dad, he knew already and there was no reason troubling him because of his health, we needed to manage the little we had. My brothers were also helping out financially. Not long after I returned home, my father’s bosom friend was crowned the Eze of his community. Though both of them are close, his family and ours are not really close. I have never had a cause to question this, but there was a form of

Help, my parents want to mortgage my happiness! silent rivalry between both families with his wife and children always wanting to do whatever they see us do. He became a frequent guest at our house; I felt this was because of dad’s illness and didn’t bother myself until the day my father mentioned it that his friend would like to marry me. Initially, I thought it was a joke, but my father insisted that he was serious. To say I was shocked is putting it mildly. I am not too young to be married; at 27, I am in a serious relationship and I told my father that much, but he would not want to hear of it and he is particularly opposed to my relationship because my boyfriend is from the South-West. I told him that I would not marry his friend, the very first day he raised it and I felt it ended there. But I was shocked when my mother also raised it with me although she is also opposed to it too. And she minced no words to let me know that

she did not support my father. Her handicap, however, is the fact that my father’s health is not sound and she is wary of stretching him too far. We have been at this since March; I was however shocked and disappointed when my father called me two weeks ago and gave me an ultimatum. I was forced to ask why? He then told me that we would have been on the streets but for his friend. He explained that he owed the bank some money and he could not repay. His friend however bailed him out and, as such, he could not refuse him his request. I asked about Eze’s wife who is obviously older than my mother and also about his children all of who are older than I am. My father told me that Eze’s wife had been down with stroke years back. Nobody knows about this except people very close to them, my mother doesn’t know either. When he was through, I made him un-

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Dear Taiwo, My boyfriend and I have been dating for over six years. We started dating when we were in the secondary school. Now we are both undergraduates in 200 level in the university, although we are home now due to the ASSU strike. My problem with him, however, is that he is too shy and I don’t know why he does not want to have sex with me. Both of us are virgins, I am 22 while he is 24. He has not even kissed me before. I have tried talking to him about this for some time, but every time I tried, he wouldn’t even allow me to finish before changing the subject. All our friends are no longer virgins and

whenever they talk about sex I feel like an odd one out. Please, can I initiate sex or force him to have sex with me. I am not also sure if he loves me like he said because I believe if he does he would have sex with me. Lucy Dear Lucy, Your major problem is peer pressure and influence and the earlier you realised that peer pressure could land you in trouble the better for you. What is good for the geese sometimes may not be the best for the gander. I want to believe that your boyfriend is sensible. Although, one can-

derstand that his explanations were not enough to sacrifice me at his friend’s altar. I would not marry him for anything in this world. He has since been threatening hail and brimstone. In fact, he said he is ready to die. I refused to be fooled by this. My brothers also learnt about the situation and they all are against it. In fact, my immediate elder brother has asked me to come over to Lagos and stay with him. I am however disappointed in my mother who decided to join her husband and ask me to do this hideous thing. As if that was not enough, both of them have started pulling Lanre my boyfriend into it and they are accusing him of encouraging me to disobey them. The question is; does this still happen in this day and age? How much does my parent want me to sacrifice for them? Please, help me. Tina.

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not say or guess what his reason for refusing to be coarse or forced into having sex with you is, but, give it to him, he is a sensible young man. I wouldn’t advise that you initiate or force him to have sex with you. How would you force him? Are you planning to rape him? Please, be careful and focus on your studies. You don’t have to follow the trend on everything. You don’t have to have sex because your friends are into it. Be careful!

Friday, 5 August, 2016

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SEHAP celebrates 5th anniversary in grand style

The executive director of SEHAP, Pastor Oluyemi Agbaje at the high table delivering his speech By Olaide Sokoya

T was a joyful day for the staffs and members of Self Help Advancement People Centre (SEHAP), Ibadan, Oyo State. The centre which is nongovernmental organisation microfinance institution is an idea to render help for business and market men and women to execute and take their businesses to the next level. The executive director of organisation, Pastor Oluyemi Agbaje in his speech said “When you take a look at what is happening around the country today, we will discover that to get money to start a business is a major constrain to many people, SEHAP center now

The executive director of SEHAP, Pastor Oluyemi Agbaje with other invited guest cutting the anniversary cake.

The executive director of SEHAP, Pastor Oluyemi Agbaje and wife, Josephine during the event. take it up by making money with little charges available to start small business that will raise up their head out of poverty cycle. SEHAP center who has

about 51 branches, 47 members of staff 25,600 active savers, 22,450 active loanees and 65,000 numbers of saved clients since inception.

10-month-old hole-in-the-heart Michelle needs N6m to live Kehinde Akinseinde-Jayeoba –Lagos TEN months ago the family of Sam welcomed their second daughter to the world; little Michelle was indeed a beautiful, healthy bundle of joy, weighing 4.2kg at birth. However, things took a bad turn when at four months she started running high temperature. Her parents quickly rushed her to a General Hospital for treatment. What was thought to be fever became the onset of series of tests. According to Bukola, Michelle’s mother, she stayed at the Ifako Ijaye General Hospital, Lagos, for two weeks undergoing examinations and tests. “At the General Hospital, she was been treated for infection and fever, but later they discovered that there was a murmur in her chest. We were told that they do not have the machine to confirm the murmur, so we were transferred to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). At LUTH, little Michelle was subjected to an Echocardiography (ECG) where the worst fear was confirmed that she had a defect in her heart. “We did the ECG and it was discovered that the hole in the heart was the reason for the murmur and fast breathing. The doctors also said the result showed that she has severe pulmonary hypertension. She was initially placed on drugs. After four weeks, they discovered that she needed to go for surgery,” Bukola said. At LUTH, the paediatric cardiologist in

charge of Michelle’s case told Mr Sam Olojede, Michelle’s father that there was an urgent need to undergo the surgery immediately in order to forestall life-threatening and irreversible complications. The search for a hospital to carry out the surgery revealed that Michelle would need six million naira to give her better chance to live. “We can’t afford this amount. We have spent so much on drugs since she was diagnosed months ago. She has been placed on drugs prior to her surgery,” Olojede said. Michelle’s parents therefore implore the public to help with the funds required to carry out the surgery in India. The parents can be reached on 08032003709.

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The executive director of SEHAP, Pastor Oluyemi Agbaje with the members of staffs.

Save Darasimi with N4m for corrective heart surgery Hakeem Gbadamosi - Akure JUST like any other family, the joy of Mr and Mrs Jonathan knew no bounds as they welcomed their third born, a baby girl, into the family some three years ago. The family had been praying for a female child after having two boys from the marriage, and they named the little bundle of joy, Oluwadarasimi. But the joy was short lived as the little girl was diagnosed of having a hole in the heart some 72 hours after her birth. The father, Jonathan Etame, explained that the result was strange to the family as his other two male children were hale and hearty since birth. He said the family had since been moving from one hospital to the other seeking for medical help to make Oluwadarasimi live a normal life. Medical reports said the little girl was diagnosed of Cyanotic Congenital Heart disease which was also characterised by: large membranous Ventricular Septal defect, severe pulmonary stenosis and infundibular stenosis. In one of the tests conducted on the little Oluwadarasimi at the Cardiac Consultation Centre of Biket Medical Centre in Osogbo, Osun State, the Medical Director, Dr. A. O. Adenle said in the report that: “the main pulmonary artery is narrow. The left atrium and left ventricle are of normal internal dimension but the right ventricle and right atrium are dilated There is right ventricular hyper trophy and the infundibulum is also hypertrophied.

Darasimi Similar test was also carried out at the State Specialist Hospital, Akure with same results and the parents were urged to seek medical intervention abroad which was estimated between N3.5million and N4million for the treatment and trips. “I believe my beautiful baby has a great destiny and is predestined for great things on earth. On behalf of the little baby and the Etame family, please come to our rescue. Oluwadarasimi must not go to the grave with her songs unsung,” he said. The father of little Oluwadarasimi said that she cannot sit or walk at age three, and had been lying down on the bed for the past three years. For any assistance for Oluwadarasimi Etame, call her parents on 07032273011.

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Friday, 5 August, 2016

Buhari inaugurates Wale Edun-led BoT, governing council for Ogoni clean-up From Leon Usigbe and Dapo Falade

RESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, inWale Edun, augurated the Governing Council and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Trust Fund for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the implementation of the United Nations Environmental Report (UNEP) on Ogoniland. Performing the ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, he noted that the project was huge and needed thorough planning and the involvement of the community and, therefore, urged for patience and understanding. He said: “Indeed, a project of this magnitude requires extensive planning, scientific analysis, community involvement and genuine partnerships. As a result, it will require patience and understanding of the key stakeholders as we move forward. “It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the project remains on course, as we face the challenges of high expectations and the current conflict in the Niger Delta. “The clean-up exercise is expected to go on for two decades. The first five years will address emergency response measures and remediation while the subsequent years will look to restore the ecosystems in the Delta. “The governance framework we lay today, following extensive consultations, will form the bedrock for sustainability for years to come. “Together, we will be able to transform what is today a tragic tale of desolation and destruction to one of restoration and opportunity for the coming generations. “The expertise and technology exist to make this a reality. In the end, this project will serve as the ‘gold standard’ for the clean-up of similar pollution in other parts of the Niger Delta, and the world at large.” Buhari called on local communities which he observed were the direct beneficiaries of the project to ensure its security and that of the persons implementing it. The inauguration came exactly five years to the day the UNEP submitted an extensive report on its environmental assessment of Ogoniland. Buhari recalled that the report was commissioned by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, which he said did not only

document the problems that existed, but also contained recommendations on how they could be addressed, both in the short and in the longterm. The Minister of Environment, Amina Ibrahim, is chairman of the Governing Council, while Wale Edun is the chairman of the BoT of the Trust Fund. Edun has a background in Merchant Banking, Corporate Finance, Economics and International Finance at both national and international levels, as well as in Public Finance. A former young professional at the World Bank/IFC, Edun is the chairman of Chapel Hill Denham Group, Lagos, a leading investment bank.

He was twice appointed Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State, between 1999 and 2004. In addition, he was, from inception, an Executive Director of Lagos Merchant Bank, Investment Banking & Trust Company Limited, now Stanbic IBTC. He is a director of several other private businesses. Edun is an International Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation and Founder and chairman of Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame, a registered non-profit youth development organisation that runs amateur boxing in Lagos, in conjunction with the Lagos Amateur Boxing Association, as well as being

involved with other not-forprofit organisations. He obtained his Masters Degree in Development Economics from the University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics from the University of London, Queen Mary College, United Kingdom. He is married with three children.

Group demands removal of Shell from committee

The decision by the Federal Government to include representatives of oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) on the Governing Council

and Board of Trustees for the implementation of the UNEP Report on the clean up of the oil/devastated Ogoniland, has been described as a potential impediment to the process. This was as the Environmental Rights Agenda/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) called on the government to remove the oil giant from the two bodies, noting that its inclusion would undermine the entire process. The non-governmental organisation said the insistence of the oil company on a place in the Governing Council and its undue wielding of political power and influence in the decision-making process, depicted that it

had captured the country’s sovereignty and might eventually derail the clean-up exercise. Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Dr Godwin Ojo, made the submission while speaking at a colloquium, organised by the group to commemorate the fifth year anniversary of the release of the UNEP Assessment Report on Ogoniland, held in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. Dr Ojo further said instead of sitting at the decisionmaking structure, Shell was expected to provide funding for the remediation, while UNEP and the National Oil Spill Detection and Remediation Agency (NOSDRA) was to provide technical support and oversight functions over clean-up certification.

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From right, chairman of the newly inaugurated Board of Trustees (BoT) of Ogoni clean-up, Mr Wale Edun; Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari; President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; chairperson, Governing Council of Ogoni clean-up and Minister of Environment, Hajiya Amina Mohammed, after the inauguration of the governing council and BoT for the Ogoni cleanup, at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.

I’m still Boko Haram’s leader —Shekau

Reported appointment of new leader for sect cheap propaganda—FG Christian Okeke - Abuja THE disputed leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has said he is still in charge of the dreaded group. Shekau spoke in response to a statement by the Islamic State (IS) that he had been replaced by the spokesman of the group, Abu Musab alBarnawi. The position of the IS was contained in an edition of one of its magazines, but Shekau denounced the IS declaration that al-Barnawi was now the leader of the group. Shekau accused al-Barnawi of trying to stage a coup against him. In a 10-minute audio message in both Arabic and Hausa, Shekau appeared to distance Boko Haram from IS, but still called its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, “caliph”. He said some Boko Haram

members had stopped him from communicating with al-Baghdadi. He said: “I was asked to send my ideology in writing to the caliph, but it was manipulated by some people in order to achieve their own selfish interests.” Shekau said he had sent eight different letters to IS leaders, but they did not act on them, only to hear the news that he had been replaced. He described al-Barnawi and his followers as polytheist. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has described as cheap propaganda, the report that ISIS has appointed a new leader for Boko Haram. It said it was too late to employ such tactics to revive the defeated Nigerian terrorist organisation. According to reports, ISIS,

to which Boko Haram is affiliated, had named Abu Musab Al-Barnawi as the new leader of Boko Haram. However, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said in his remarks at the ongoing All Nigerian Conference of Editors (ANEC) 2016 in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, that the report was cheap propaganda.

Segun Adeyemi, who is Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, confirmed the government’s position to the Nigerian Tribune via email. He quoted the minister as having said that “by the way, don’t believe the cheap propaganda by the global terrorist group, ISIS, which has reportedly named a new leader for Boko Haram.

NDYM commends Buhari over reconstitution of NDDC board THE foremost youth organisation in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for reconstituting the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), pledging to work with the new management team, led by Obong Nsima Ekere for the development of the region.

In a statement jointly signed by the group’s national president, Comrade Joe Jackson and secretary, Comrade Amakuro Isaac, the NDYM said the reconstitution of the NDDC board with credible, competent, experienced and versatile Nigerians had clearly demonstrated that President Buhari was an apostle of due process and the rule of law.

thrown up with the governorship election are issues that will improve our laws and test the efficacy of the rule of law in totality.” In a related development, chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Taufiq Isa, has described the judgment as a victory for democracy. Isa, who is also the administrator of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, said it was a pointer that the judiciary was the hope of common man.

I’m sure of victory at Supreme Court —Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, expressed confidence that his victory would not be halfway, as he would win litigations over the governorship election up to the Supreme Court. Reacting to the judgment of the appellate court on the appeals against the judgments of the tribunal, the governor, who sounded spiritual, said he was sure of victory. He said: “Victory is in the hands of the Almighty Allah. God does not do things halfway, he will complete it.” He, however, called on the immediate past governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada and the deputy governorship candidate of the APC, Honourable James Faleke, to sheath their swords and join him in his quest to move the state forward.

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Anxiety mounts over Oyo LG election Assembly invites OYSIEC By Wale Akinselure

YO State House of Assembly has resolved to invite the State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) for questioning over its continued quietness on local government election since inauguration about two months ago. Members, who deliberated on a motion jointly sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader, Honourable Oyaleke Oyatokun and Majority Leader, Honourable Kehinde Subair, ex-

pressed growing concerns of members of the public about the conduct of local government election in the state. Presenting the motion entitled, “Need for Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission to kick off the Process for the Conduct of Local Government Election in the State,” Oyatokun expressed fear that the continued failure of the OYSIEC to release electoral guidelines may promote continued extension of the tenure of caretaker chairmen. On fears that the activi-

ties of the electoral commission may be ridden by lack of funds, Oyatokun argued that provision was made for the conduct of local government election in the 2016 budget. “The inauguration of the OYSIEC shows that the governor is serious about conducting local government election. But for over two months, the OYSIEC is yet to come up with any information about the conduct of the election. We are concerned because if OYSIEC does not come up with any guideline, we may still be asked to extend the

tenure of caretaker chairmen.” In her contribution, Honourable Oladeji Olawumi, Ogbomoso North Constituency, had noted that there was growing pessimism, urging the OYSIEC to brace up and show seriousness about the conduct of the election. Similarly, Honourable Olusegun Olaleye, Ibadan North II Constituency, noted that the continued use of caretaker chairmen remained a stop-gap arrangement that provided shadow leadership at the local government level.

From left, Elder Wole Oyelese; PDP chairman, Oyo State, Mr Yinka Taiwo and the former Minister of Sports, Professor Taoheed Adedoja, during the declaration of the latter to contest for the PDP national chairmanship, at the party secretariat, in Ibadan, on Thursday. PHOTO: TOMMY ADEGBITE.

Ondo poll: Sheriff endorses Jimoh Ibrahim Adegoroye picks APC nomination form From Leon Usigbe, Jacob Segun Olatunji and Hakeem Gbadamosi THE factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has thrown his weight behind Mr Jimoh Ibrahim to contest the Ondo State governorship election on the platform of the party. Mr Ibrahim, on Thursday, picked the PDP governorship nomination form. Ibrahim was at Sheriff’s office in Abuja with some of his supporters to pick the form with Sheriff expressing confidence in his ability to turn Ondo State around. “I am with you. There’s nothing as good as having someone we believe will do a right job,” Sheriff said. Sheriff recalled that his relationship with Ibrahim goes years back, revealing that the business mogul was one of those who encouraged him to seek the governorship office in Borno State.

Ibrahim promised to pay all outstanding salaries within 100 days, if elected, as he alleged that state governors who could not pay workers lack initiative. He observed that Ondo State has over 10 solid mineral deposits which he would tap to develop the state. On the leadership crisis in the PDP, the aspirant noted that the National Caretaker Committee of

the PDP, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has no locus standi in law to claim leadership of the party. Meanwhile, a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress (APC) member, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, on Thursday, declared his intention to run in the November governorship race in the state on the platform of APC.

This was contained in a statement issued and signed by his Director of Media, Mr Dennis Oluwumi. The statement read “At this critical stage of the history of our state, we need tested and trusted hands to man strategic political positions to bring a rebirth and restore the dignity of our people who have been degraded by poor management of resources.”

Oyo IGR not to create hardship —Commissioner OYO State government has said that its efforts to strengthen the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state was not to create hardship for the citizens but to meet up with its responsibilities of delivering the dividends of democracy to the citizens. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Toye Arulogun, stated this while receiving members of the League of Veteran Journalists

(LVJ), Oyo State Chapter, in his office on Wednesday. He explained that “Government has been restructuring our Board of Internal Revenue with the help of experts in that field. Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s administration has no intention to make life difficult for the citizens. “This administration needs to strengthen its revenue base so as to meet up with its responsibilities to the people, while laws that

are not aiding our IGR drive are also being redressed. “We know what they are going through because of the economic recession. We cannot add to their pains and that is why we are embarking on renewed IGR drive to block the loopholes,” he pointed out. Speaking earlier, the Chairman of LVJ, Oyo State, Mr Wale Adele, pledged the League’s readiness to support the Senator Ajimobi-led government.

He, therefore, urged the OYSIEC to come up with its guidelines for the muchexpected local government election. Honourable Oyebamiji Joshua, Akinyele 1 constituency, commented that it was high time the OYSIEC published a timetable for the election.

Adedoja joins PDP chairmanship race By Tunde Ogunesan FORMER Minister of Sports and Special Duties, Professor Taoheed Adedoja, on Thursday, declared his interest to contest for the National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and promised to commence the process to bring back aggrieved members within 24 hours if elected. Professor Adedoja made this known while speaking with newsmen at the state headquarters of the party, in Molete, Ibadan, Oyo State. The former governorship candidate reiterated his desire to pursue genuine reconciliation of all aggrieved members of the party by ensuring that all members who have left were brought back into the fold. Party chairman in the state, Yinka Taiwo; former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin; former Minister of Power, Elder Wole Oyelese and other PDP leaders across the state were at the party headquarters when Adedoja made the declaration. In his speech, Professor Adedoja said all the leaders of the party in all the six geo-political zones were duly consulted. While admitting that PDP had been tore by factional crisis, Professor Adedoja prayed that God would provide the thread and needle to sew back the umbrella that was torn. “With the PDP leadership under my humble self as National Chairman, the rebranded PDP’s umbrella will stand out in the air and under the bright sun as the new shade for Nigerian’s true democracy come 2019.” The aspirant, who expressed dissatisfaction with the condition of service of workers at the PDP Wada Plaza headquarters, promised to ensure a more conducive environment for staff at the party’s national secretariat if elected.

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Ekiti gives N10m revolving loan to artisans EKITI State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has redeemed his pledge to give N10 million revolving loan to artisans in the state. The governor, at a ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, gave the loans to artisans cutting across various trades and from different parts of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in a statement yesterday, said the governor promised to add to the money if beneficiaries make judicious use of the initial money. “The other time I met with you, I promised that a revolving loan would be given to you and today, I am fulfilling the promise. I am also happy with the way your leaders have managed their people. We want to see how you are making progress and if you use this opportunity well, we can add to the seed money for more people to benefit,” he added.

Akoko has not endorsed any candidate for Ondo gov —Group Dapo Falade - Port Harcourt THE Akoko Special Committee (ASC), a stakeholder group from Akoko area of Ondo State, has clarified that it has not endorsed any candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The group made the clarification against the backdrop of growing insinuation that Senator Ajayi Boroffice had been adopted as the candidate from Akokoland for the governorship seat on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ASC, in a statement signed by Alhaji Ali Olanusi, a former deputy governor of the state and made available to the Nigerian Tribune, on Thursday, said none of the aspirants from the area had been picked for the post. The seven APC governorship aspirants from Akokoland are Honourable Victor Olabimtan, Senator Boroffice Ajayi, Dr Segun Abraham, Honourable Gani Dauda, Mr Mayowa Adefemi, Alhaji Jamiu Olatunji and Dr Tunji Abayomi. Olanusi specifically said the group had neither endorsed Boroffice nor any of the governorship aspirants from Akokoland as its preferred choice for the exalted office.

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LEGAL NOTICE

WHEREAS the persons whose names are set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto died intestate on the dates and at the places mentioned therein. AND WHEREAS the persons whose names and addresses are set out in the second column of the said Schedule along with particulars of their relationship to the said deceased (where-ever found necessary or expedient) have applied to the High Court of Justice, Oyo State of Nigeria for the grant unto them of Letters of Administration in respect of the real and personal properties of the deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the said Letters of Administration will be granted to the said applicants unless a notice to prohibit such grant is filed in the Registry of the High Court of Justice, Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria within Twenty-One (21) days from today. SCHEDULE DECEASED: APPLICANTS FOR GRANT: A. POY/4242: FAUSTINO KWASI MAWALE A. Angelina Dupe Anani and Mrs. Deborah ANANI – Late of 9, Tunde Lakanmi street, Abiodun Iyiola of 9, Tunde Lakanmi Bodija, Ibadan, who died on 13th May, 1981 Street, Bodija, Ibadan. Applicants are at U.C.H, Ibadan. Children of deceased. B. POY/7222: JAMES LATOBI LADIPO B. Prof. Oladapo Alabi Oladipo and Mrs. Late of N6A/557B, Rufai street, coca-cola, Mojisola Adeyemi of No. 13, Atiba road, Ibadan, who died on 20th October, 1988 New Bodija, Ibadan. Applicants are at U.C.H. Ibadan. Children of deceased. C. POY/10,117: – ALHAJI LASISI OWOADE C. Mr. Jubril Akanni Adediran, Miss ADEDIRAN – Late of N6A/459A, Alhaji Kafayatu Taiwo Adediran and Mr. Wasiu Adediran str., Oke tunu, Mokola, Ibadan, who Ayinde Adediran c/o their solicitor, died on 22nd December, 1993 at Ring Road Sanyaoludapo & Co, of No. 2, Medical centre, Ibadan. opposite Moco Petrol station, Elere Road, Apata, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. D. POY/10,329: MAJOR SAKA ADEKUNLE D. Mrs. Iyabode Atere (Nee Ayorinde), AYORINDE – Late of S4/641, Oniyere road, Mrs. Shola Lashabi (Nee Ayorinde) and Aperin, Ibadan, who died on 5th July, 1996 Mr. Ayotunde Ayorinde c/o their at Ibadan. counsel Ben T. Ogunjobi, No. 60, Iwo road, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. E. POY/312/2008: CHIEF LAWRENCE OLUWOLE E. Deacon Ayo Ayeni, Mr. Dele Ayeni, Mr. AYENI – Late of N4/642B, ayeni close, Femi Ayeni and Mr. Bode Ayeni of N4/ Yemetu, Ibadan, who died on 13th February, 642B, Ayeni close, Yemetu, Ibadan. 2008 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. F. POY/428/2011: MR. JAMES UKWELA F. Mrs. Veronica James and Paul Alexander Late of No. 15, Asipa street, Eleyele, Ibadan, Enema of No. 15, Asipa street, Eleyele, who died on 26th June, 2009 at Adeoyo Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan. of deceased. G. POY/561/2013: OLADOKUN JOHN G. Mrs. Dorcas Adepeju Oladokun, Olaniyi OLAYIWOLA A.K.A. LAYIWOLA OLADOKUN Oladokun and Mr. Gbolahan Oladokun Late of Sw9/1922, Wale Alli, Oke Avenue, of Sw9/1922, Wale Alli, Oke Avenue, New Adeoyo Hospital, ring road, Ibadan, who New Adeoyo Hospital, ring road, Ibadan died on 27th April, 2012 at Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Children of deceased. H. POY/606/2013: ELIJAH OBIYERA ODUNLADE H. Mr. Gboyega Elufidiya, Mr. Abiola Late of Plot 7, Block 12, Felele layout, Ibadan, Odeyemi and Mr. Gbenga Olayode c/o who died on 21st January, 2009 at Ibadan. Julius Olugbenga Olayode & co, Ayomide chambers, 6, Oyo road, opp. U.I. main gate, Agbowo, Ibadan. Applicants are Nephews of deceased. I. POY/1002/2013: MR. SUNDAY BABAFEMI I. Mrs. Alice Oluwakemi Akeju a.k.a. AKEJU – Late of No. 4, Odunayo Area, Abiola Aderibigbe Oluwakemi Alice and Mr. Moniya, Ibadan, who died on 24th April, Emmanuel Olasoji Akeju a.k.a. Akeju 2013 at Home. Emmanuel Damilola of No. 4, Odunayo Area, Abiola Moniya, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. J. POY/642/2014: AJAGBE EMMANUEL J. Mrs. Ajagbe Alice Wuraola and Oluwole BABATUNDE – Late of Iku-Ogboleku Area, Johnson Olayide c/o their solicitor, Adegbayi, Ibadan, who died on 12th December, Fakoya, Fakoya & Co, 2nd flr. ANCE Building, 2013 at Oyo. Jericho, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Family Friend of deceased. K. POY/1019/2014: ALHAJI KASIMU DAKO K. Dako Musa and Mrs. Munirat Dako Late of Okoro House, Adeogun street, off of Okoro House, Adeogun street, off Winners chapel, Bembo, Apata, Ibadan, who Winners chapel, Bembo, Apata, Ibadan died on 6th August, 2009 at Afoma Uzairue, Applicants are Widow and Son of Auchi, Edo State. deceased. L. POY/577/2015: OLAOLU FOLAWIYO L. Oluwatobi Obilade Olaolu Folawiyo and OBILADE – Late of Oloko Area, Apata, Ibadan, Toyin Magret Obilade Olaolu Folawiyo who died on 8th March, 2015 at Adeoyo c/o Barr. Ismail Oseni (Kunle Sobaloju & co). Hospital, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 01. POY/242/2016: MR. MUIBI ADENIRAN 01. Mr. Kunle Adeniran, Mr. Ademola Late of S2/260, Lamolo compound, Oranyan Adeniran and Babatunde Ibraheem Street, Ibadan, who died on 28th December, Adeniran of S2/260, Lamolo 2014 at Home. compound, Oranyan street, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 02. POY/243/2016: ALHAJI SAMSUDEEN ALADE 02. Akinbode Olaniyi Tajudeen, Ganiyat AKINBODE OPEYEMI – Late of E9/2357, Kehinde Odewunmi, Lateefat Iyabo Alade Opeyemi Street, Sawmill Old Ife Road, Adeyemo and Waheed Opeyemi Ibadan, who died on 1st January, 2016 at Alade of E9/2357, Alade Opeyemi Home. Street, saw-mill old Ife road, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 03. POY/244/2016: MR. MICHAEL OLADIPO 03. Joshua Adekunle Dogbe and Mr. DOGBE – Late of Nw2/120, Agbeni, Ibadan, Gabriel Akintunde Dogbe of Nw2/120 who died on 29th September, 1998 at Agbeni, Ibadan. Applicants are Ibadan. Children of deceased. 04. POY/245/2016: OLATUNJI LASISI ABDUL- 04. Olatunji Akeem Akinsola and Olatunji AZEEZ OLAPOJU EJIRE – Late of Block 4, Trimiziy Kehinde of Block 4, Temidire Temidire Estate, Ring Road, Osogbo, who Estate, Ring Road, Osogbo. Applicants died on 17th December, 2013 at Home. are Children of deceased. 05. POY/247/2016: LIASU ISIAKA ADEGOKE 05. Funmilola Grace Liasu and Temitope Late of No. 38, Ore-Ofe Quarter, Alakia- Anifat Oluwole and Olajumoke Abibat Olosan off Isebo Road, Ibadan, who died Liasu of No. 38, Ore-Ofe quarters, on 31st March, 2016 at Hospital. Alakia-Olosan off Isebo Road, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Children of deceased. 06. POY/248/2016: AGBOOLA PETER AJADI 06. Mrs. Ojo Omotayo Olabisi and Mr. Late of Monatan Area, Iyana Church, Agboola Abimbola Atanda of No. 2, Ibadan, who died on 7th April, 2016 at Main Avenue, Afin Iyanu, Ologuneru Road, Eleyele, Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 07. POY/249/2016: MR. ABRAHAM OLUSEYE 07. Christianah Olubunmi Osunlana and OSUNLANA – Late of No. 12, Okerorun Janet Bukola Osunlana of No. 12, Havanah, Olunloyo Akanran, Ibadan, who Okerorun Havanah Area, Olunloyo died on 31st July, 2013 at Home. Akanran, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 08. POY/250/2016: MR. ADEWOLE AUGUSTINE 08. Mr. Abiodun Adebola Owobamirin, Mr. OWOBAMIRIN – Late of No. 8, Faluyi Street, Adeyemi Oluwadamilola Owobamirin Felele Road, Ibadan, who died on 29th March, and Mr. Ayorinde Adetola Owobamirin 2016 at Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Ibadan. of No. 8, Faluyi Street, Felele Road, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 09. POY/251/2016: ADEYEMI TAIYE 09. Adeyemi Seyi Racheal of No. 1, Olororo Late of No. 1, Olororo Bus-stop, Ojoo, Ibadan, Bus-stop, Ojoo, Ibadan. Applicant is who died on 30th June, 2011 at U.C.H, Ibadan. Widow of deceased. 10. POY/252/2016: ABDULKARIMU ADEROJU 10. Mr. Ibrahim Aderoju and Monsuru ADEDOKUN – Late of Sw1/428, Alaadorin, Aderoju (Mr) c/o their solicitor, Kolade Isale-Osi, Ibadan, who died on 6th November, Olubajo of Kolade Olubajo & Co, 10, 2014 at His Residence. Imalefalafia street, Oke Ado, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 11. POY/253/2016: ODERINLE CHRISTOPHER 11. Oderinle Cecilia Ajoke and Oderinle Late of No. 12, College Crescent, Ibadan, Oluwaseun Victoria of No. 12, College who died on 25th July, 2015 at Home. crescent, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 12. POY/255/2016: PASTOR PIUS NWABUEZE 12. Mrs. Rachael Adia Nwankwo and Olisadi NWANKWO – Late of No. 41, Lanlokun Ebere Pichel Nwankwo c/o their solicitor Street, Oyo-town, who died on 26th Johnson .A. FirstLord Esq, Grd’ the law December, 2015 at General Hospital, New chamber, opposite winner, Oyo-town. Bussa, Niger State. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 13. POY/256/2016: OLUWATUYI MICHAEL 13. Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwadare of No. 10, OLUWADARE (A. K. A. FOOD BUREAU Road H, Papa Ogungbade layout, ASSOCIATION & F.B.A. NIGERIA ENTERPRISES) Adegbayi, Ibadan. Applicant is the Late of No. 10, Road H, Papa Ogungbade layout Widow of deceased. Adegbayi, Ibadan, who died on 29th October, 2015 at Ile-Ife express road, Osun State. 14. POY/257/2016: ABRAHAM OLUWATIMILEYIN 14. Janet Adebola Alo and Samuel Femi ALO – Late of Ifesowapo Kajola, off Ojo Alo c/o Niyi Ishola & Co, 14, Adifala Expressway, Ibadan, who died on 24th April, street, Isale-Ososanmi, Bodlink-Mtn 2015 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Area, Challenge,Ib. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 15. POY/258/2016: TAJUDEEN TIAMIYU 15. Fausat Tiamiyu, Taibat Tiamiyu and Late of Olorunsogo, Egbeda, Ibadan, who Tawa Tajudeen Tiamiyu c/o Niyi died on 3rd August, 2015 at Jobi Memorial Ishola & Co, 14, Adifala street, Isale Hospital. Ososanmi, behind Bodlink, challenge, Ibadan. Applicants are Widows of deceased. 16. POY/259/2016: CLETUS FIDELIS ATIAMBE 16. Omogbai Helen and Gregory Atiambe Late of No. 48, Asifous street, Oke Bola, c/o their solicitor, Fakoya, Fakoya & co Ibadan, who died on 8th February, 2016 at 2nd flr, ANCE Building, Jericho, Ibadan. Lagos, Applicants are Widow and Brother of deceased. 17.

POY/260/2016: TALABI RASHEED ADEGBUYI 17. Mr. Talabi Nurudeen Omotayo and Mr. Late of Oganla Lasokun Area, Owode, Talabi Hakeem Omotola of Alhaja Apata, Ibadan, who died on 11th September, Logunlogun’s House, Ikorodu, Lagos state and 2014 at Home. 1, Jarrinatu sule street, off Solomade, Ikorodu, respectively. Applicants are Children of deceased. 18. POY/261/2016: FLORENCE ABOSEDE ASHO 18. Asho Felix Adedayo and Asore Dele Late of 13, Igbalajobi street, Agbowo U.I. Ogooluwa of 13, Igbalajobi street, Ibadan, who died on 31st March, 2016 at Agbowo U.I, Ibadan. Applicants are U.C.H. Ibadan. Children of deceased. 19. POY/262/2016: MADAM OTUYEMI 19. Festus Olufiayo Otuyemi and Otuyemi CHRISTIANAH OLUREMI (NEE EKUNDAYO) Oluwaseun Olufiayo of No 11, Sholotan (A.K.A EKUNDAYO CHRISTIANAH) – Late of Road, Ikolaba Estate, Bodija, Ibadan. No. 11, Sholotan Road, Ikolaba Estate, Bodija, Applicants are Widower and Son of Ibadan, who died on 5th March, 2016 at Ibadan. deceased. 20. POY/263/2016: ADEKUNLE ADELEKE STEPHEN 20. Mary Oluwatomilayo Taiwo Adekunle of Late of No. 3, CAC Revival street, Kuola, Apata, No. 3, CAC Revival street, Kuola, Apata, Ibadan, who died on 28th December, 2015 at Hospital. Ibadan. Applicant is the Widow of deceased. 21. POY/264/2016: DR. (MRS) MOBOLAJI ADENIKE 21. Prof. Ayodeji Emmanuel Oluleye, Mr. OLULEYE – Late of House 1, Road 31, PDCOS Olumuyiwa Akindele Oluleye, Dr (Mrs) Estate, Akobo, Ibadan, who died on 21st July, Rolake Folake Odutola and Mr. Ayodele 2015 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Kolapo Oluleye of House 1, Road 31, PDCOS Estate, Akobo, Ibadan. Applicants are Widower and Children of deceased. 22. POY/267/2016: ADEMOLA KAYODE OSIYOYE 22. Mrs. Tinuade Moronfayo Osiyoye and Late of Plot 2, Area 1, Academy Extension, Miss. Damilola Osiyoye of Plot 2, Area 1, Odo-Ona Elewe, Orita Challenge, Ibadan, Academy extension, Odo-Ona Elewe, who died on 3rd February, 2016 at Home. Orita Challenge, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 23. POY/268/2016: AYINLA RAIMI LAWAL 23. Babatunde Abisoye Saliu and Solalu Late of No. 12, Alh. Adegbite layout, Agbowo, Simiat Jumoke c/o Seyi Raheem & Co, Ibadan, who died on 28th January, 2014 at 56, St. James Cathedral complex, Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan. Oke-Bola, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 24. POY/270/2016: PETER OLUSOLA AKINLOSE 24. Akinlose Sunday Babawale and Akinlose Late of Sw9/922, Oke Ayo, Ibadan, who died Folasade of 6, Akinlose Drive, Ilupeju, on 10th September, 2002 at Ibadan. Lagos. Applicants are Children of deceased. 25. POY/271/2016: EYINADE SIKIRU ADEMOLA 25. Eyinade Kehinde Adunola and Eyinade Late of Palace of Salvation, off Oja Agbe-Ado Stephen Adeolu of Palace of Salvation Awaye Road, Iseyin, who died on 25th August, off Oja Agbe-Ado Awaye Road, Iseyin. 2014 at Home. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 26. POY/272/2016: MR. AIGBE MARK ODOGBE 26. Mr. Aigbe Ese Wilfred and Mr. Aigbe Late of No. 7, Ologede estate, New garage, Sunday Igben of No. 5, Bobby Olofa, Ibadan, who died on 27th November, 2015 at Akala estate, Akobo, Ibadan. Applicants Ola catholic hospital, Oluyoro Oke-Offa, Ibadan. are Son and Brother of deceased. 27. POY/273/2016: MR. ALIU DAVID ADAJO 27. Mr. Charles David and Mrs. Ofana Ujor Late of No. 15, Alaba compound, Ita-Eko, Oke Roseline David c/o Barr. Funmilola Sokori, Abeokuta, ogun state, who died on Oluyede. Applicants are Widow and 20th August, 2014 at U.C.H. Son of deceased. 28. POY/274/2016: ILORI DEBORAH GBOLASERE 28. Ilori Michael Olugbemiga and Late of Ilori House, Seventh Day Adventist Ilori Oluwakolade Raphael of Bayo Way, under G, Lautech Road, Ogbomoso, Adeyi & Co, Lade-Iwa House, Sabo who died on 27th February, 2016 at Lautech Area, Ogbomoso. Applicants are

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Teaching Hospital. Children of deceased. POY/275/2016: ADENIGA ADEOYE ROLAND 29. Adeniga Victoria Kehinde and Adeniga Late of Shawki Industries Nigeria Ltd, Mobil Mary of No. 30, Opemipo Street, Area, beside town planning building, Ibadan, Agbaje Bus stop, Orita challenge. who died on 5th January, 2007 at Hospital, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 30. POY/276/2016: ADEKANMBI ADEGBENRO 30. Mr. John Olaleye Adekanmbi, Mr. OKEMAKINDE – Late of Agbotikale compound, Solomon Babatunde Adekanmbi and Isaba, Eruwa, who died on 14th June, 2015 at Mr. Temitope Jacob Adekanmbi c/o Home. Funmiso Idowu Esq, No. 63, Oyo Road, Elewure Bus stop, Sango, Ibadan. Applicants are Brother and Children of deceased. 31. POY/277/2016: OLABODE AYOBAMI 31. Bamidele Olabode, Olusola Olabode and OLUWASEUN – Late of Ile Togun compound Mrs. Olabode Titilope Olajumo of Ile Lanlate, Ibarapa East Local Govt, who died togun compound, Isale Togun Lanlate, on 25th November, 2015 at Maya Road, Ibarapa East Local Govt. Applicants are Lanlate. Senior Brother, Father and widow of deceased. 32. POY/278/2016: PA. JULIUS OLATUNDE 32. Fagbongbe Victoria Omobonike and FAGBONGBE – Late of House C, Road C, Folake Omiteru of Road C, House C, Olubadan Estate, New Ife Road, Ibadan, Olubadan Estate, New Ife Road, Ibadan. who died on 1st December, 2010 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Niece of deceased. 33. POY/281/2016: OYEWOLE MORUFU OYEBODE 33. Alimot Oyewole and Rukayat Oyewole Late of Beyerunka Area, Ita Baale, Ibadan, c/o Adebola Ogungbe & Co, 68, JF who died on 30th August, 2013 at Home. Odunjo estate, Iwo Road, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 34. POY/283/2016: ALHAJI WAHAB ADUNOLA 34. Adunola Kameel Babatunde and Waheed Late of Kanga compound, Akesan Area, Sakirat Jokotade (Nee Adunola) c/o Oyo, who died on 5th August, 2014 at State Olajide Olanipekun, Law firm, Ojulari Hospital, Oyo. chambers, opposite Olivet High School, Oyo. Applicants are Children of deceased. 35. POY/284/2016: ISIAKA OYEDOKUN SHITTU 35. Mrs. Rakayat Gbadero Shittu, Mrs. Late of Low-cost Housing Estate, Oyo/ Sefiyat Funke Shittu (Nee Shittu) and Iseyin Road, Oyo, who died on 21st December, Sodiq Ajao Shittu c/o their solicitor, J.O. Akindele 2013 at State Hospital, Oyo. Esq, Fortitude Chambers, Durbar Area, Oyo. Applicants are Widow and Children of deceased. 36. POY/285/2016: SAMSON OLOWOJAIYE 36. Ruth Titilayo Afueleme and Victor AFUELEME – Late of 14, Abayomi Street, Afueleme of 14, Abayomi Street, Iwo Iwo Road, Ibadan, who died on 29th June, 2014 Road, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow at Oni & Sons Hospital, Ibadan. and Son of deceased. 37. POY/286/2016: MRS. OLUWATOSIN OLAWUMI 37. Mr. Peter Akintunde Adeyi and Ajayi ADEYI – Late of House 12, Ifedapo Olobiworoko Oladimeji Simeon of House 12, Street, Jenriyin Estate, off Wofun/Olodo Road, Ifedapo Olobiworoko Street, off Ibadan, who died on 29th January, 2011 at Jenriyin Estate, off Wofun/Olodo Road, Sagamu, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway. Ibadan. Applicants are Widower and Brother of deceased. 38. POY/287/2016: ODICHI OKAFOR 38. Mrs. Charity Odichi and Mr. John Odichi Late of Block 1, Room 10, Eleyele Police Ogbonna of TCTC Road, Idi-Ope, Barrack, Eleyele, Ibadan, who died on 14th Eleyele, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow October, 2007 at U.C.H. Ibadan. and Son of deceased. 39. POY/288/2016: RAPHAEL AKINDELE YASERE 39. Ayoola Joshua Yasere and Oluwaseyi Late of No. 2, Aba-Opa, Ratcon Road, funmi Elizabeth Yasere of No. 2, Aba Odo-Ona Kekere, Ibadan, who died on 9th Opa,Ratcon road, Odo ona Kekere, Ibadan. May, 2013 at Apata, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 40. POY/289/2016: MR. JOSIAH OMOTUNDE 40. Mrs. Comfort Olufunmilola Omiyale OMIYALE – Late of No. 5, Abibu Street, and Mrs. Omobola Falana (Nee Omiyale) Oluseyi, Eleiyele, Ibadan, who died on 18th of No. 5, Abibu Street, Oluseyi, Eleiyele Ibadan. February, 2016 at Home. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 41. POY/290/2016: MURAINA KAFARU ALADE 41. Muraina Wasiu Alade and Akintola Late of Farinto village, opposite Ifesowapo Ahmed Alabi of Farinto village, Central Mosque, Kute, Ibadan, who died on opposite Ifesowapo central mosque, 11th February, 2016 at Home. Kute, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 42. POY/291/2016: MRS. TITILAYO FATIMAT 42. Miss. Ifedolapo Idiat Omowunmi MOHAMMED (A.K.A. T SQUARE MOHAMMED) Mohammed and Mr. Habib Tomide Late of No.15, Akinmusuti close, Lamfort Mohammed of No. 15, Akinmusuti Pure water, Felele, Ibadan, who died on 11th close, Lamfort pure wate, Felele, September, 2015 at Home. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 43. POY/293/2016: PROF. INUSA BRIGHT BELLO- 43. Zeenat J. Amanesi, Monsurat Bello IMAM – Late of 6A, Moremi Road, New Imam and Medinat Bello-Imam c/o Bodija, Ibadan, who died on 9th March, 2016 Mondial solicitors, No. 3, Adeniji at U.C.H. Ibadan. street, off liberty road, Ibadan. Applicants are Daughter and Widow of deceased. 44. POY/294/2016: JOSEPH ADEBAYO ODEYEMI 44. Mrs. Esther Funmilayo Odeyemi and Late of 15, Yokelepekun, Old Ife Road, Ibadan, Catherine Oluremi Tugbiyele (Nee who died on 4th September, 2003 at Ibadan. Odeyemi) of No. 6, Bethel Estate Toll gate area, along New Ife road, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Daughter. 45. POY/295/2016: SAMUEL CHUKWUBIKE 45. Mr. Chukwuenyem .C. Ifebueme and IFEBUEME – Late of Quarter 4, college of Miss Chinwe .A. Ifebueme of Quarter Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, who died on 23rd 4, College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan. March,2014 at Akpugoeze. Applicants are Children of deceased. 46. POY/296/2016: KABIRU LASISI 46. Basirat Lasisi Guardian to Quyum Lasisi Late of Sw4/558, Foko, Ibadan, who died and Atinuke Nimota Nafiu of Sw4/558, on 21st February, 2016 at Hospital. Foko, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Sister of deceased. 47. POY/297/2016: ADEGBOLA ADENIYI LATEEF 47. Adegbola Kayode, Adegbola Nike and Late of Jobijobi’s compound, Isale-togun, Adegbola Yemisi of Jobijobi’s compound Lanlate, Ibarapa East local government, Isale-Togun, lanlate, Ibarapa East Local who died on 20th February, 2016 at U.C.H government. Applicants are Brother, Ibadan. Sister and Widow of deceased. 48. POY/298/2016: MR. JOSEPH OGUNLADE 48. Mrs. Grace Omolayo and Mrs. Toyin Late of No. 4, Alafia Street, Basorun, Ibadan, Adeyemi c/o Olumide Aliu Esq, Olumide who died on 31st March, 2015 at U.C.H, Aliu & Co, No. 38B, Beside Domino’s Ibadan. Pizza, Awolowo Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 49. POY/299/2016: SAUDAT OLUSOLA BALOGUN 49. Aminat Olasile Balogun and Mr. Sodiq Late of S7/1349, Adeyanju layout, Felele straight, Olasile Raheem c/o N.T. Arowolo Esq, Challenge, Ibadan, who died on 22nd April, Felele, Challenge, Ibadan. Applicants are 2016 at Ibadan. Brother and Sister of deceased. 50. POY/300/2016: ALHAJI ALIYU ABDULLAHI 50. Umaru Aminu, Audu Ali and Aliyu Yusuf Late of N6/221, Gangare Area, Sabo, Ibadan, of N6/221, Gangare Area, Sabo, Ibadan who died on 6th March, 2014 at U.C.H, Ibadan. and N6/130, Sabo, Ibadan, respectively. Applicants are Nephew and Children of deceased. 51. POY/301/2016: VERONICA SUBUOLA AKOBI 51. Akobi Oluwadamilare and Akobi Late of 4th Avenue, House 1, Abobo Estate, Oluwafemi c/o Ola Bada & Co , 1, Azeez Oluyole extension, Ibadan, who died on 9th Aina layout, Olusanya Hospital junction, R/ December, 2014 at Home. Rd, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 52. POY/302/2016: SATURDAY ERIC AGBONGHALE 52. Mrs. Yetunde Olubukunola Agbonghale Late of No. 2, Aburo street, Ilero Oleyo road, and Pastor Samuel Taiwo Ojo of No. 2, Ashipa Bankole, Odo-Ona Elewe, Ibadan, Aburo street, Ilero Oleyo road, Ashipa who died on 7th August, 2015 at Ibadan. Bankole, Odo-Ona Elewe, Ibadan and Plot 15, Dorcas Olufunmilayo Odusanya Layout, liberty Academy, Ibadan, respectively. Applicants are Widow and Nephew. 53. POY/303/2016: MRS. ADEBIMPE OMOTAYO 53. Mr. Olasunkanmi Adetoro Phillips and PHILLIPS - Late of 7, Owodunni Street, off Mr. Kehinde Oyinlomo Phillips c/o Segun Liasu road, Egbe, Lagos State, who died on Carew Oladimeji & Co, 3rd floor Lamlac 24th September, 2014 at Lagos. House, 270, Ikorodu Lagos. Applicants are Children of deceased. 54. POY/304/2016: OBATOLA ABIONA OLUGBADE 54. Obatola Ibiyosi Oluwatoyin and Obatola Late of Adejokun compound, Lanlate, who Omolabake Oluwatosin of Adejokun died on 1st August, 2015 at General Hospital, compound, Lanlate. Applicants are Eruwa. Widow and Daughter of deceased. 55. POY/305/2016: SALIMONU LAMIDI 55. Salimonu Taofeek and Salimonu Mariam Late of Ajikore via Moniya Area, Ibadan, c/o Goke Olajide & Co, 36, Lebanon who died on 18th October, 2015 at Ibadan. Street, opposite central mosque,Gbagi, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 56. POY/306/2016: MR. YEMI OLAYIWOLA AMOS 56. Deborah Olayiwola and Damilare Late of Hope Area, Amuloko Fakayode village, Olayiwola of Hope Area Amuloko Onirin, Ibadan, who died on 14th March,2015 Fakayode village, Onirin, Ibadan. at Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 57. POY/307/2016: ADELAKUN JOSEPH OLADEJO 57. Mrs. Jolade Ruth Adelakun and Adelakun Late of Akinbade villa, off stadium road, Jonathan Aderemi c/o Goke Olajide & Ogbomoso, who died on 2nd November, 2013 Co, 36, Lebanon Street, opposite central at Ogbomoso. mosque, Gbagi, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 58. POY/308/2016: IBRAHIM OLADIRAN OLADEJI 58. Mojeed Oyedele Oladeji and Muideen Late of Alapinni compound, Oyo, who died on Oyeniyi Oladeji of Alapinni compound, 16th August, 2015 at Hospital. Oyo. Applicants are Children of deceased. 59. POY/309/2016: DURODOLA EBENEZER 59. Durodola Kayode Abiola and Durodola OLABODE – Late of Ile Agoro’s compound, Oladele Olusegun of Ile Agoro’s Okaka, Itesiwaju L.G.A, who died on 27th compound, Okaka, Itesiwaju L.G.A. October, 2012 at Ogun state. Applicants are Brothers of deceased. 60. POY/311/2016: GANIYU HAMZAT 60. Hamzat Olaide Musa c/o their solicitor, Late of No. 12, Oke-Suna, Boluwaji, Ibadan, H.U. Lanase Esq of 16, Lister shopping who died on 15th October, 2010 at Ibadan. complex, Idi-Ape, Ibadan. Applicant is the Son of deceased. 61. POY/312/2016: CHIEF ALBERT OLUFADE 61. Mr. Olatunde Adedoyin Balogun and BALOGUN – Late of No. 25, Olaifa street, Prof. Shyngle Kolawole Balogun c/o Orogun, Ibadan, who died on 22nd September, their solicitors, Olufemi Akintomiwa 2015 at Govt. Chest Hospital,Jericho, Ibadan. Esq, Olufemi Akintomiwa & Co, 51, Oremeji, Mokola, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 62. POY/313/2016: AYOMIKUNNINUOLUWA 62. Mrs. Bose Ademola-Taiwo and Mr. ADEMOLA-TAIWO – Late of Road 1, House Ayomide Ademola-Taiwo of Road1, 4, Alapo vill. Opposite Owode Housing Estate, House 4, Alapo vill. Opposite Owode who died on 4th January, 2016 at Ibadan. Housing Estate, Owode, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 63. POY/315/2016: MRS. CHRISTANA AFOLABI 63. Olushola Adegborioye (Mr.) and Bosede ADEGBORIOYE – Late of 3, Agbegba street, Oderinlo (Mrs) of 3, Adeoya close off Off Akintola Oluwo layout behind Water Isolo Road, Mushin, Lagos and 5, Corporation, Agbowo, U.I. Ibadan, who died Aladejubeelo Road, Yawuri, Ibadan, on 8th December, 2000 at Ibadan. respectively. Applicants are Children of deceased. 64. POY/316/2016: JOHN UWAEMENCHEHIE 64. Ogbaegbe Jane Ngozi and Adindu ADINDU – Late of No. 1, Ademu street, Cordellia . E. c/o Ndimele Ebubedike Ajibode, Ibadan, who died on 17th August, Esq, P.C. Ajayi-Obe S.A.N & Co. ANCE Building, 2012 at Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, Oke-Offa, Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 65. POY/317/2016: MR. LAMIDI ALATISE 65. Mr. Saheed Tewogbade and Jubril TEWOGBADE – Late of No. 7, Alakoko, Iyana Tewogbade of No. 7, Alakoko, Iyana Church, Ibadan, who died on 16th May, church, Ibadan. Applicants are 2014 at Accident and Emergency Unit, Children of deceased. U.C.H. Ibadan. 66. POY/318/2016: AJIBADE GBENGA OLANIYI 66. Ajibade Ifeoluwa and Ajibade Olabisi of No. 22, Late of No. 22, Harry Akande street, Orita Harry, Akande street, Orita Challenge. Challenge, who died on 15th January, 2015 at Home. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 67. POY/319/2016: MR. AWOYEMI OLUWATOYIN 67. Mrs. Oladayo Awoyemi Guardian to ABAYOMI - Late of Road 3, Elere, Apata, Ibadan, Awoyemi Oluwadara of Road 3, Elere, who died on 7th November, 2015 at Home. Apata, Ibadan. Applicant is Widow of deceased. 68. POY/320/2016: MR. ADEROJU SUNDAY 68. Aderoju Victor Olumuyiwa and Aderoju GBADEGESIN – Late of No. 9, Bade Abiona Samson Adeola of No. 9, Bade Abiona Street, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos, who died on street, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos. 25th October, 2014 at Hospital. Applicants are Children of deceased. 69. POY/321/2016: LAWAL RAUFU OLADITI 69. Mr. Lawal Kolawole Shina and Lawal Late of S4/344, opposite Wesley College, Idris Olalekan c/o Rolanke Makanjuola, Elekuro, Ibadan, who died on 10th January, No. 4, Adekola street, Bodija, Ibadan. 2016 at Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. 70. POY/322/2016: MRS. KUDIRAT ABODUNRIN 70. Dr. Adesola Lajide and Barr. Ademola LAJIDE – Late of Ajigbuyi village, Doyin Bus- Lajide c/o Olayide Ade Bello & Co. No. Stop, Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ibadan, 39, Liberty Road, opposite Okart

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who died on 27th February, 2016 at Jericho Furniture, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. Applicants Specialist Hospital, Ibadan. are Widower and Brother-in-Law of deceased. POY/323/2016: MUDASIRU ADEWALE 71. Miss. Adeyemo Mayowa Funmilayo and ADEYEMO – Late of Plot 14, Adeyemo Layout Adeyemo Ayobami David of Plot 14, Yawiri Oju-Irin, Akobo, Ibadan, who died on Adeyemo layout, Yawiri, Oju-Irin, Akobo, 1st June, 2015 at Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 72. POY/324/2016: OLABAMIJI MUSILIU 72. Abiodun Nafisat and Olayiwola Bilikis ADEBAYO – Late of S6B/716, Academy, Olomi Oyinlola of S6B/716, Academy, Olomi, Ibadan, who died on 9th March, 2015 at Ibadan. Applicants Widow and Sister of Osun State Govt, Free Health Service. deceased. 73. POY/325/2016: ALAYANDE WAHABI OLASUPO 73. Alayande Wasiu Ayantoye and Late of Ile Baale Kehinde, Oke-Ola, Lanlate, Alayande Isiaka of Ile Baale Kehinde, Oke-Ola, who died on 5th January, 2014 at Lanlate. Lanlate. Applicants are Children of deceased. 74. POY/326/2016: OLUBISI DAYO ISHOLA 74. Mrs. Abigail Oluwasayo Ishola and Mr. Late of No. 1, Segun Adepoju close, off Simeon Olatayo Ishola of No. 1, Segun Otesuku layout, Niko Engineering Area, Adepoju close, off Otesuku layout, Niko Owode, Apata, Ibadan, who died on 11th Engineering Area, Owode, Apata, March, 2016 at Asvon Hospital, Km 11/4, Applicants are Widow and Son New Ife Rd. Ib. of deceased. 75. POY/327/2016: PA. ADELANI OLUSAYO 75. Mrs. Olukemi Aderonke Oyegbesan OYEDEJI – Late of 7, Adelani Oyedeji (Nee Oyedeji), Dr. Olufemi Abiola Crescent, Ilupeju, Bodija, Ibadan, who died Oyedeji, Mrs. Comfort Olubusola on 27th May, 2014 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Oyedeji and Mrs. Olutomi Adedoyin Jaiyesimi (Nee Oyedeji) of No. 7, Adelani Oyedeji crescent, Ilupeju, Bodija Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 76. POY/328/2016: MADAM EBUN AYODELE 76. Mrs. Titilola Olutoyin Makinde (Nee OSINOWO – Late of 5th Avenue, I-Close, Osinowo) and Mr. Samuel Akinyemi House 22, Festac Town, who died on 10th Osinowo of 5th Avenue, I-close, House January, 2014 at Lagos. 22, Festac Town, Lagos. Applicants are Children of deceased. 77. POY/329/2016: CHIEF SHOGE JOSEPH SUNDAY 77. Mrs. Stella Modupe Olukotun, Mr. OLU – Late of No. 5, Fatima Area, Odo-Ona, Segun Sogelola, Mr. Idowu Dada Ibadan, who died on 1st November, 2009 at Sogelola and Mrs. Idowu Oluwabunmi Home. Adefuye c/o their solicitors, Bolaji Adeoye Whitewaters Attorneys, 34, Liberty, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 78. POY/330/2016: MRS. GRACE ADETUTU 78. Kunle Olaniyi Fagbure and Korede Sunday FAGBURE (Nee Fatoye) – Late of No. 95, Benjamen of No. 95, Akerele layout, Koloko Akerele layout, Koloko, Ibadan, who died Ibadan and E4/845F, Adekile, Ibadan, on 6th November, 2013 at U.C.H, Ibadan. respectively. Applicants are Widower and Brother of deceased. 79. POY/331/2016: ORILOYE SHITTU RAIFU 79. Mrs. Oriloye Florence Latifat and Oriloye Late of No. 58, Zone 10, Mercyland Bus-stop Situ Bashir of No. 58, Zone 10, Mercyland Agbamu road, sanyo Area, Ibadan, who bus-stop, Agbamu road, Sanyo Area, died on 15th February, 2016 at Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Senior Brother of deceased. 80. POY/332/2016: ADEKOLA KAMORUDEEN 80. Bakare Gboyelola Labake and Bakare BAKARE – Late of S4/678 Adesola, Ibadan, Olaitan Tawakalit of S4/678 Adesola, who died on 6th March, 2016 at Adeoyo Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ibadan. Daughter of deceased. 81. POY/333/2016: EZEKIEL AKINADE OYETUNDE 81. Oyetunde Olatunbosun Olumide and Late of No. 2, Fatai Olusegun street, Ashi, Oyetunde Oyedele Johnson of No. 7, Bodija, Ibadan, who died on 31st July, 2011 Ghandi street, Iyana church, Ibadan and at U.C.H. Ibadan. No. 14, Elerumoke street, Bodija, Ibadan respectively. Applicants are Children of deceased. 82. POY/334/2016: MRS. DEBORAH MODUPE 82. Mr. Adelanke Victor Akinpelu and Mrs. OLADITI OGUNDARE-AKINPELU – Late of Solademi Adepeju Akinpelu of Ebunoluwa Sw8/1960, Adebiyi street, Joyce B road, off House, opposite IITA, Idi-Ose, Ibadan. Ring road, Oke Ado, Ibadan, who died on Applicants are Son and Daughter-in-Law 20th October, 2007 at Home. of deceased. 83. POY/335/2016: CHIEF JOSEPH OLADEJI 83. Mrs. Basilia Olusola Adigun and Mr. ADIGUN – Late of No. 4, Aiyedun close, Idi- Olawunmi Adigun of No. 4, Aiyedun close, Ape, Ibadan, who died on 27th February, Idi-Ape, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow 2016 at Bambi Hospital, Akobo, Ibadan. and Son of deceased. 84. POY/336/2016: AYOADE TEMITAYO KEHINDE 84. Ayoade Benjamin Okunade and Ayoade Late of 4, Alhaji Amole layout, Ojoo, Ibadan, Esther Temitope of 4, Alhaji Amole layout, who died on 12th January, 2015 at Home. Ojoo, Ibadan. Applicants are Widower and Daughter of deceased. 85. POY/337/2016: MRS. MODUPE MOJISOLA 85. Chief Sunday Olaitan Dina and Temitayo DINA – Late of 16, Ademefun close, off Olanrewaju Dina of 16, Ademefun close, N.T.C. road, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, who died on off N.T.C. road, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. 15th August, 2015 at Olabisi Onabanjo Applicants is Widower and Son of University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State. deceased. 86. POY/338/2016: OLUTUNDE ADEREMI 86. Mrs. Elizabeth Oluyemisi Adekunle and ADEKUNLE – Late of S4/871, Asanike Street, Mrs. Modasola Taiwo Adekunle of No. Elekuro, Ibadan, who died on 1st October, 37, Surulere Zone, Jegede, Olunloyo, 2009 at Maternity Hospital, Adeoyo, Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Widows of deceased. 87. POY/339/2016: MAJOR OLANISEBE 87. Mrs. Olanisebe Gloria Awele (Guardian to OLAMUYIWA – Late of Zone 4, Isokan Olanisebe Morolaoluwa Victor) and Estate, Ojo Ekun road, Odo-Ona Elewe, Mr. Olanisebe Olaide c/o Olayemi Kolade Ibadan, who died on 30th December, 2015 (Mrs), No. 5, Abinusawa Street, at Home. Basorun, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Brother of deceased. POY/340/2016: DAVID OYELAKIN DAIRO 88. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Akinwunmi and Mrs. 88. Late of Dairo’s residence, Akobo, Beside Adeola Itedjere c/o Olubunmi Akinboade Abijol Maternity, Akobo, Ibadan, who died & Co, 42, Oyo Road, Sango, Ibadan. on 17th September, 2015 at Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. 89. POY/341/2016: DR. EMMANUEL OLUSOLA 89. Dr. Taiwo Olusola Osisanya and Miss. OSISANYA – Late of 2, Emmanuel close, off Olufunmilola Osisanya of 2, Emmanuel Yemi Farounbi street, New Bodija, Ibadan, close, off Yemi Farounbi street, New who died on 30th May, 2015 at J. Rapha Hospital & Bodija, Ibadan. Applicants are Children Maternity ltd, 6, Aare Avenue, New Bodija, Ibadan. of deceased. 90. POY/342/2016: ADEBUKOLA ANIKEPE 90. Yoloye Olufunmilayo Morayo and Ige ODUNTAN A.K.A. ADEBUKOLA AGNES Oluwamodupe Morenikeji of Plot 16, ODUNTAN (NEE BAKARE) – Late of No. 6, Adewumi layout, Ogbagba, Apata, Ibadan. Adeogun street, Anfani layout, ring road, Applicants are Daughter and Grand Ibadan, who died on 29th May, 2016 at U.C.H. Ibadan. Daughter of deceased. 91. POY/343/2016: EDWARD ONAHAGBE 91. Oluwaremilekun Funmilayo Aiguanfo, AIGUANFO A.K.A. EDWARD OLAREWAJU Omobolaji Rita Ojo and Ayobami AIGUANFO – Late of Aluko street, Felele, Olanrewaju-Aiguanfo c/o Mr. Charles Ibadan, who died on 10th January, 2015 at Oladipo Esq, Fishpool egal, suite 10, Teju Hospital, ring road, Ibadan. Trinity Galleria, Alaafin Avenue, Oluyole Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Children of deceased. 92. POY/344/2016: UMUERRI OGHENEKOME 92. Mrs. Umuerri Anthonia Ogugua and Mr. JOHN – Late of 21A, Bale Akintayo street, Umerri Valentine Emamezi c/o Olujimi GRA, Ibadan, who died on 31st March, 2015 Falaye Esq, Fadele & Fadele, First floor, at U.C.H. Ibadan. Al-barka plaza, Bodija, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 93. POY/345/2016: SUNDAY NKPALA-ATE 93. Felicia Oluwakemi Chichi and Raheem CHICHI- Late of Alaka Esate, Alliance Kehinde of Alaka Estate, Alliance Area, Area, Oyo, who died on 25th June, 2014 at Oyo and 3, Iba-Araye street, Owode, Unilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. Oyo, respectively. Applicants are Daughter and Son-in-law of deceased. 94. POY/346/2016: THEOPHILOUS ADENIYI 94. Mary Adejoke Ogunsola and Mrs. OKUNLOLA – Late of Koso layout, Iseyin, Ogundare Feyisayo Nike of Ogunsola’s who died on 7th May, 2013 at Iseyin. House, lane 2, Ladigbolu Quarters, Ladigbolu, Oyo and B7, Mokore street, Olorunsogo, Ibadan respectively. Applicants are Daughter and Niece of deceased. 95. POY/347/2016: ALABA PETER OLAOJO 95. Mojisola Bosede Olaojo and Salam Late of No. 48, Elewi street, Araromi, Oyo, Saheed Oluwasina of No. 48, Elewi who died on 30th January, 2015 at Ifaki- street, Araromi, Oyo and Oloke Ekiti, Ekiti state. compound, Iyaji, Oyo, respectively. Applicants are Widow and Nephew of deceased. 96. POY/348/2016: EMMANUEL OLUJIMI 96. Mrs. Modupe Olubukanla Sodipe and SODIPE – Late of No. 1, Church street, Tiwalade Omotola Sowobi of No. 1, church street, Fagbile Estate, Isheri Osun, Lagos, who died Fagbile Estate, Isheri Lagos and No. 1, Hannah on 10th January, 2015 at Hospital. street, progressive estate, Oluyole, Ibadan. Applicants are widow and sister-in-law of deceased. 97. POY/349/2016: BELLO BUSARI 97. Abideen Busari and Jelili Busari of No. Late of No. 1, Ajetunmobi street, Agbowo, 1, Ajetunmobi street, Agbowo, Ibadan. Ibadan, who died on 5th February, 2015 at Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. POY/350/2016: JAMES OYEBOWALE OYEDAPO 98. Oyewunmi Bakare (Nee Oyebowale) 98. Late of No. 14, Orisunmibare Kenyinsi, and Rukayat Opeyemi Oyebowale of No. 14, Ogbere, Idi-Osan, Ibadan, who died on 21st Orisunmibare Kenyinsi, Ogbere, Idi-Osan, Ibadan. April, 2016 at Hospital. Applicants are Widow and Daughter of deceased. 99. POY/351/2016: RASAKI AKANNI ALAKA 99. Alaka Akeem Kayode and Onifade Late of No. 9, Rasak Alaka street, Oluyole Olaide Kudirat c/o Mojisola Aworemi Extension, Ibadan, who died on 3rd April, No. 46, Ososami Road, Oke-Ado, 2016 at Ibadan. Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 100. POY/354/2016: MR. SAMUEL OLAYINKA ONI 100. Alhaja Titilola Amudalat Pedro and Late of 31, Elegbede street, Shasha, Lagos, Pedro Tunde Ibrahim of Odeyale street who died on 12th March, 2015 at Lagos. Agodo, Lagos. Applicants are Daughter and Son-in-law of deceased. POY/355/2016: MR. GABRIEL AFOLABI SOKEYE 101. Mrs. Morenike Adenike Ayeni and Mrs. 101. Late of Sokeye Street, Olorunsogo, Molete, Folashade Tokunbo Adeleye c/o Mrs. Ibadan, who died on 13th September, 1990 at Nse J. Onibiyo, ring road, Ibadan. Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. 102. POY/356/2016: OGUNKUNLE JOSEPH 102. Ogunkunle Christiana Toyin and OGUNDIJO – Late of Onsa’s compound, Ogundijo Oguntade of Alawusa’s compound, Iseke, Akinmoorin, Oyo, who died on 16th August, Oyo and Onsa’s compound, Akinmoorin, Oyo. 2012 at Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. 103. POY/358/2016: OKECHUKWU DENNIS 103. Florence Nkiru Anene and Dennis ANENE – Late of No. 25, Road 1 close, Akobo, Okechukwu Anene (junior) of No. 25, Ibadan, who died on 2nd April, 2016 at Road 1 close, Akobo, Ibadan. Hospital. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 104. POY/359/2016: ABIDEEN ATILOLA 104. Atilola Rukayat and Atilola Zainab of Late of Cele Bus Stop, Fafunlayo street, Iwo Cele Bus Stop, Fafunlayo street, Iwo Road, Ibadan, who died on 31st March, 2016 road, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow at Adeoyo Hospital. and Daughter of deceased. 105. POY/360/2016: AREMU TAOREED OLAYINKA 105. Aremu Rukayat Keji and Aremu Late of No. 5, Ilupeju estate, Odo-Ona Elewe, Kudirat Abosede of No. 5, Ilupeju Orita challenge, Ibadan, who died on 21st estate, Odo-Ona Elewe, Orita Challenge Ibadan. December, 2013 at General Hospital, Tede. Applicants are Widow and Mother of deceased. 106. POY/361/2016: MOJISOLA TITILAYO ODUWOLE 106. Oladayo Oduwole and Oluwatobiloba Late of No. 5, Olatunji street, off Oyinlola Oduwole of No. 5, Olatunji street, off Avenue, ring road, Ibadan, who died on 20th oyinlola avenue, ring road, Ibadan. March, 2016 at U.C.H, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 107. POY/362/2016: ABIMBOLA SUNDAY 107. Olakunle Awowale Brown and AWOWALE – Late of Elerin Palace, Erin-ile, Racheal Oluwafunmilayo Awowale of Federal Road Kwara State, who died on 31st August, 2015 Safety Corps and Sector command, Eleyele, Ibadan. at Home. Applicants are Widow and Son of deceased. 108. POY/363/2016: CHRISTOPHER ADENIYI 108. Benjamin Olusegun Bioku and JIMOH BIOKU – Late of E4/910G, Orita Christianah Oluronke Bioku of E4/ Aperin, Ibadan, who died on 2nd December, 910G, Orita Aperin, Ibadan. 2013 at Home. Applicants are Children of deceased. 109. POY/364/2016: MR. MICHAEL KOLAWOLE 109. Mrs. Lucia Aderayo Kayin and Mr. KAYIN – Late of House 31, Alafia street, off Michael Timilehin Kayin c/o their solicitor, Idi Ahun road, Oluyole Extension, Ibadan, who Mrs. Oluwabukola Kuponiyi of His Glory Chambers, died on 11th February, 2015 at Lagos state 56, Ajeigbe, Ring road, Ibadan. Applicants are University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos state. Widow and Son of deceased. 110. POY/365/2016: SAMUEL DUROJAIYE 110. Adetola Oluwakemi Adebowale (Nee OGUNFOWOKAN – Late of Zone A, Kasumu Ogunbanwo) and Olalekan Oladotun Estate, Odo-Ona Elewe, Ibadan, who died on Ogunbanwo of Zone A, Kasumu estate 28th May, 2015 at Hospital. Odo-Ona Elewe, Orita challenge, Ibadan. Applicants are Children of deceased. 111. POY/366/2016: OMOWUNMI OMOBOLA 111. Olusegun Adebowale Adeyemo and ADEYEMO (DR). – Late of Dept. of computer Mrs. Adetona Olukemi Helen c/o Science, University of Ibadan, who died on Tunde Gade Esq, Graceland law office 10th November, 2015 at U.C.H. Ibadan. 3, redemption way, adjacent Carlton Gate estate, Akobo, Ibadan. Applicants are Widow and sister-in-law of deceased.

DATED 2ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2016.

A. A. OLATUNJI DANIEL (MRS.) (PROBATE REGISTRAR)

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I, formerly Miss Adebayo Elizabeth Titilayo now MRS AKINWUYI ELIZABETH TITILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME I, formerly Iwaeyin Taiwo now IGBAMERUN TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

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I, formerly Miss Lawal Adenike Dorcas now MRS AJAYI ADENIKE DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, Ilori Olamilekan Aderibigbe am the same person bearing Olamilekan Olaluwoye. Now, I wish to be known and addressed as ILORI OLAMILEKAN ADERIBIGBE. All documents bearing these names remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Alofe Comfort Oluwakemi now BELLO COMFORT OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Ayobami Olubunmi Omoboriowo now AYOBAMI OLUBUNMI OTITI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Olasunkanmi Mushefiu Adio now FAWOLE MUSHEFIU OLASUNKANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Leke Abiodun Zaccheaus now OGUNLEKE ABIODUN ZACCHEAUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Miss Olubunmi Olufunke Arobieke now MRS OLUWABUNMI ADELEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Miss Amaechi Maryjane Chinwe now MRS ALAKE MARYJANE CHINWE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Soji Akinwale now AKINWANDE OLASOJI GABRIEL. All former documents remain valid. Zenith Bank Plc and general public take note.

I, formerly Mrs Ejogbamu Naomi Nneka now MISS NWALIE NAOMI NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Miss Orimogunje Rebecca Sayo now MRS OLUSANYA REBECCA SAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Miss Raheem Amudalat Oyindamola Oluwafemi now MRS BALOGUN AMDALAH OYINDAMOLA. All former documents remain valid. All embassies, GTBank Plc and general public take note.

I, formerly Miss Adekunle Omobolanle Esther now MRS ALUKO OMOBOLANLE ESTHER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Olatunji Zainab Omodasola now ADEKOLA ZAINAB OMODASOLA. All former documents remain valid. Wema Bank Plc., and general public take note.

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I, formerly Miss Olaiya Grace Alaba now MRS ADEDIWURA GRACE ALABA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, Shotayo Oluwatosin Abiola am the same person as Shotayo Oluwatosin and Shotayo Oluwatosi N. Henceforth, I want to be known and addressed as SHOTAYO OLUWATOSIN ABIOLA. All documents bearing these names remain valid. Osun State Polytechnic, Iree and general public take note.

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Friday, 5 August, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE WHEREAS the persons whose names are set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto died intestate on the dates and at the places mentioned therein. AND WHEREAS the persons whose names and addresses are set out in the second column of the said Schedule along with particulars of their relationship to the said deceased (where-ever found necessary or expedient) have applied to the High Court of Justice, Oyo State of Nigeria for the grant unto them of Letters of Administration in respect of the real and personal properties of the deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the said Letters of Administration will be granted to the said applicants unless a notice to prohibit such grant is filed in the Registry of the High Court of Justice, Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria within Twenty-One (21) days from today.

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I, formerly Ismaila Adeoti Fagbemi now SUNMOLA ADEOTI. All former documents remain valid. Union Bank Plc., and general public take note.

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CONFIRMATION AND CHANGE OF NAME I, formerly Grace Adenike Ogbeun Mrs am the same person as Mrs. Grace Adenike Peter, Mrs. Nike Ola Babalola, Grace Peter. I bore theses names in some of my documents. Henceforth, I wish to be called and addressed as MRS. GRACE ADENIKE PETER. All documents bearing these names remain valid. Kogi State Govt., MOH/HMB, Bureau of Kogi State Govt. to whom it may concern and general public take note.

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I, Esikpo Gloria am the same person as Gloria Moses. Henceforth, I want to be known and addressed as ESIKPO GLORIA. All documents bearing these names remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

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I formerly Tijjani Iya Bakari now TIJJANI IYA ABUBAKAR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME I Osabeyi Mary hereby declares that my name was wrongly written as Osabeyi Mary Eseoghene during BVN exercise. My correct names are OSABEYI MARY. All documents bearing these names remain valid. EcoBank Plc and general public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME I formerly Ajibola Titilayo Anike now MRS EWEJE TITILAYO OMOLOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME I formerly Miss Victory O. Aziegbe now MRS VICTORY O. ODIA ABUDU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly Oyibo Ford Anthony now AGBARA CHEMBALINE OKECHUKWU. My correct date of birth is 10/08/1972 and not 10/08/1971 as was wrongly written in some of my documents. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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I formerly Longe Segun now LONGE JONATHAN OLUSEGUN AYODEJI. All former documents remain valid. EcoBank Plc and general public take note.

A. A. OLATUNJI DANIEL (MRS.) (PROBATE REGISTRAR)

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DATED 2ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2016.

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I formerly Ebi Wilson now GOVERNOR M. AMBROSE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ADDITION OF NAME

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I formerly Egbiyeje Josephine Oritsegbubemi now EGBIYEJE JOSEPHINE GBUBEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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I formerly Miss Adetayo Ajala now MRS ADETAYO THOMAS. All former documents remain valid. Nigerian Baptist Convention and general public take note.

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news FG should review Bakassi issue—Militants

Anthony Ubong - Calabar

ILITANTS, under the aegis of the Bakassi Strike Force, have again, vowed to fight with the last drop of their blood to reclaim the oil -rich Bakassi Peninsular, which was ceded to the Republic of Cameroon. The leader of the group, General Simple Benjamin ,who said this in a telephone chat with the Nigerian Tribune, in Calabar, the state capital, on Thursday, said though, the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), had ceded Bakassi to Cameroon but that they are ready to lay their lives to reclaim the ceded territory. He, however, called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of Bakassi by putting up a realistic resettlement plan for the displaced people, whom according to him, had been going through severe hunger and starvation due to the loss of their ancestral home. “Let it be on record that we would not leave Bakassi to go like that, we will fight to the very last drop of our blood to make sure that our

land is reclaimed”, he said. The Bakassi issue must be revisited; something must be done for the people of Bakassi. We are not fighting for our selfish interest; we are fighting that government should revisit the issue of Bakassi. The government should look into the plight of our people. We are human beings and our voice must be heard.”

Expressing optimism that ICJ judgment could be reversed, he said, “If you have been following events, there are fresh facts which have come out concerning the ruling of ICJ. In litigation, when there are fresh facts, you have the right to revisit issues. We want them to first listen to some of the issues which have been put on the table.

“This is why former President Goodluck Jonathan gave specific directives to the former Attorney -General that he should look into some of these issues but one way or the other, it was swept under the carpet. “They should revisit these issues in a competent court of jurisdiction and I believe that some-

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thing would be done. If the land cannot be returned, then, there should be proper resettlement where we can still call our home. But a Calabar-based legal practitioner, Mba Ukweni, said since the Nigerian government could not file an appeal against ICJ judgment within a specified period, the issue of Bakassi had been foreclosed.

Minister Of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan (second right), with the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State, Dr Inusa Wiza (left) and other officials, during a visit to the hospital’s maternity clinic, in Jalingo, on Thursday. PHOTO: NAN

FG responsible for persistent medical tourism —Expert By Sade Oguntola

THE blame for medical tourism has been laid at the doorsteps of government due to non-provision of enabling environment for medical practitioners to effectively practise their trade. A Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the

chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the college’s Annual Scientific Conference and All Fellows’ Congress (ASCAF) 2016, Professor Ayodele Arowojolu, said this while answering questions from newsmen after a press briefing at the University College Hospital (UCH) ,ahead of the conference holding next week.

“There are trained doctors that can handle any form of ailment and disease in the country .There is no enabling environment occasioned by poor facilities, strike among the various groups of health personnel and non-concentration of facilities in the hospitals” he said All these, he said, eroded the confidence of the

citizenry in the ability of medical personnel in the country to handle medical challenges, hence, the jetting out of privileged Nigerians for medical trip abroad, not even minding the seriousness of the ailment. He counselled government to harmonise the system to ensure good work-

Military/civilian clash claims 5 in Niger Adelowo Oladipo Minna

ABOUT five people were allegedly killed while two others were injured on Thursday, in a bloody clash between the military and civilians at Kpaidna Village in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident was said to have occurred at about 1:00am in Beji community, where military operatives, consisting of soldiers and air force personnel ,were mistaken for Fulani herdsmen, dressed in army uniforms by the Gwari farmers in the troubled community. When contacted, the Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the incident in an interview, saying ‘actually, we received a distress call around 1:00am, that armed Fulani herdsmen had invaded their village’.

Elkana said that the command immediately mobilised armed policemen to the village to restore peace . He, however, noted that the police had since discovered it was soldiers that were involved in the operation, adding that peace had

been restored to the area. Also, when contacted on the incidence, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Njideka Agwu, said “we heard that there were arms and ammunitions in that village and we went for cordon and search, after soldiers were briefed

yesterday” (Thursday) “Unfortunately, the villagers opened fire on us and we did not know the number of casualties for now because the information is scanty but soldiers and troops are still at the location and investigation is still ongoing” he said.

Lagos tricycle operators disown protesting riders Lanre Adewole - Lagos

TRICYLE Operators of Nigeria(TOAN), an affiliate of the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW), has disowned riders who protested alleged harassment, recently. The operators said the riders, at Iju -lshaga,who protested at the Lagos State House of Assembly were not registered to operate tricyle in Lagos State Some aggrieved tricyle riders from Iju- lshaga axis had stormed Lagos State

House of Assembly to protest what they termed harassment of their members, claiming that the members were always forced to carry passengers “and their tricycles are always being seized whenever they don’t have passengers to carry” Reacting to the allegations, the chairman of Ifako ljaye branch ‘A’ of tricycle operators, Mr Toyin Ibraheem who spoke on behalf of the leaders of the other two branches, B and C, Oseni Raheem and Fakanle Jimoh, said the pro-

testers were not recognised by the Lagos State government to operate tricycles in the area. He added that some of them always come from neighbouring Ogun State and they are always involved in crime like “one chance”. “We have written series of petitions to Area G Police Command about the illegal activities of these people. We are always receiving complaints from passengers about the criminal tendencies of these people.”

ing relationship among the various groups of health workers. He also charged government to establish good training centres in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country where there would not be any disease that could not be handled in terms of personnel and equipment, Professor Arowojolu, who said that it is worthless having so many hospitals without equipment and manpower, also charged government to stop the sponsorship of officials on medical treatment aboard unless at a very critical situation Speaking on “Health care financing for sustainable development, the LOC chairman, described it as very relevant in view of the global economic recession worldwide, especially, in Nigeria and most African countries. “Government and institutions need to adopt alternative means of financing health care delivery sevices in order to ensure improvements in the quality of life of the populace”. He listed the alternatives that could be explored to include the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), assistance of donor agencies in fortifying medical institutions, individuals through philanthropy activities, insurance and other companies.

Power Outage: Bello insists on 10% derivation Oladipo Joel Adelowo

NIGER State governor, Abubakar Bello, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to pursue the 10 per cent derivation allocation of generated power from the three hydroelectricity generating dams in the state, in addition to its normal allocation He said this on Thursday, while addressing some protesting artisans and youths , who came to his office to express their displeasure over continuous power outage in the state in the last five months. The governor, who spoke through his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ketso, said that the state government was not folding it’s arms over the situation, rather, it has embarked on a move to resolving the lingering power outage. The governor admitted that the development had affected domestic activities, small and medium scale businesses in the state but assured residents that government will address the situation. Intimating the protesters of government’s efforts at addressing the situation, Governor Bello said that aside from a formal letter to the Federal Government, a delegation led by the deputy governor, met with the officials of National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) last Friday and Monday over the issue.

Ilese Ijebu Day starts Sunday Aderibigbe Adedoyin

activities A week-long marking the 12th Ilese Ijebu Day and carnival, will commence on Sunday, at Saint Paul’s church, Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State and will end with a thanksgiving service on Sunday, August13. This was contained in a press release issued and signed by Otunba Kunle kalejaye, the chairman ,planning committee for the event, adding that free medical services and test would be made available during the event. According to Kalejaye, the Ilese Ijebu Day is an avenue for fund raising for development projects and bonding of all sons and daughters of the area together Among the programmes for the event,is the launching of a N50 million development fund, and the donation of a secretariat to the new LCDA, Expected at the event is the state governor , Senator Ibikunle Amosun; former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as well as the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu

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NASS workers threaten protest over alleged plan to extend senior officers’ tenure Ayodele Adesanmi-Abuja

HE Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), on Thursday, threatened to shut down the two legislative chambers of the National Assembly if the tenure of some senior officers who were already due for retirement is extended. The National Assembly chapter of PASSAN informed that it was aware of pressure from influential quarters within and outside the National Assembly to get the National Assembly Service Commission to influence and extend the tenure of key senior officers who were almost due for retirement. It stated that the move was not only a breach to the civil service rule but would be counter-productive to the National Assembly Bu-

reaucracy. However, the chairman, PASAN, National Assembly chapter, Bature Musa made it known that the association could go to the extent of shutting

Ademola Adegbite-Abuja

NIGERIAN government and its Spain counterpart, on Thursday, expressed their readiness to strengthen their bilateral trade relationship in every spectrum of the oil and gas industry for the benefit of the two countries. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, announced this while receiving the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Alfonso Barnuevo to the NNPC Towers, Abuja. According to him, NNPC as an integrated oil and gas

•As gallant driver dies while escaping with money Ebenezer Adurokiya-Warri

the Edjeba Expressway. The robbers, it was gathered, blocked the vehicle as it was about to enter the premises, but the driver managed to brush aside the blockade and escaped. He was, however, unlucky as the robbers felled him. The wounded driver was said to have safely driven the car with the money into the annex before he was rushed to the hospital, but he died on the way. It was gathered that mobile policemen on guard at the annex gave the robbers a hot chase but could not apprehend them. Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident as of the time of filing this report.

Emefiele donates 600 bags of homegrown rice to IDPs Sanya Adejokun-Abuja

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has again donated 600 bags of homegrown rice to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State. Emefiele while presenting the food items expressed empathy for the displaced persons, particularly those in the camps, and urged the relevant government agencies and humanitarian organisations not to relent in their efforts at nipping in the bud any humanitarian crisis. He also used the opportunity to call on other wellmeaning Nigerians to rally round the government at

While addressing the workers during a meeting, Omolori said although he was not aware of such pressure, nothing would make him bend the rules of the service.

It will be recalled that Omolori’s appointment as Clerk of the National Assembly was confirmed on Tuesday, having been appointed in acting capacity since April, 2016.

Nigeria, Spain govts pledge to strengthen trade ties

Robbers invade govt house annex in Warri ARMED robbers, on Wednesday afternoon, invaded Government House Annex in Warri, Delta State, killing a driver in the process. The bandits, in the failed robbery attempt, had trailed a vehicle believed to be conveying huge amount of cash to officials in the annex. A source said the driver and some staff members of the annex, had gone to bank to withdraw money for logistics needed for the Delta State Waterways Security meeting holding on Thursday, at the Annex. The robbers were said to have laid an ambush for the vehicle conveying the cash at the entrance of the premises of the annex by

Omolori, has assured that no matter the pressure, he would never support any measure that run contrary to the rules of the civil service in the performance of his duties.

the gate of the National Assembly, through protest, should such decision be taken. But the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani

both the federal and state levels in restoring peace to the affected areas and resettling all displaced compatriots within the shortest possible time in order to avert further crisis. Praising those responsible for the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the area, Emefiele said “the hard work of our gallant soldiers, the determination of the Federal Government and the indefatigable efforts of the government and people of Borno, who crave for true peace, would not be in vain if economic activities are quickly restored in order to address the socio-economic challenges confronting the area as a result the insurgency.”

company is currently undergoing transformation which includes increasing the corporation’s refining capacity. In a statement signed by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, a copy of which was made available to the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja, said the corporation would work closely with the Spanish National Oil Company, REPSOL to improve the technical capacities of the refineries. He stated that the corporation was partnering well with some Spanish companies in the area of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) also known as cooking gas. The GMD also expressed NNPC’s desire to boost safer energy utilisation in the country through promoting LPG consumption.

He stated that the NNPC was also working on the Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline Project, adding that it would rely on the technical support of some Spanish companies towards addressing the challenges of gas supply.

Earlier, Ambassador Barnuevo said Nigeria and Spain have an established cordial relationship dating back to over three decades. According to him, “this visit is to further strengthen these good ties be-

tween our nations and in particular, between NNPC and REPSOL. Spain is Nigeria’s second best client in the area of oil and gas. The country currently buys about 4.6 billion Euros worth of oil and gas from Nigeria.”

IGP orders investigation into killing of 2 protesting Nasarawa workers Godwin Agwam-Lafia

THE Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered thorough investigation into the death of two workers, who allegedly protested at the Government House’s Gate, in Lafia, the state capital. The Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Bello, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, during a media chat, said the

force Criminal Investigation Department (CID), at the headquarters, had taken over investigation from the state command. Bello, who confirmed the shooting at the gate of the Government House, said eight police officers who were at the gate had been arrested for further interrogation. He explained that, “the doctor who carried out an examination of the two workers who died, said that the one of them died

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from injuries sustained from hard object while the other died from a pellate.” The Commissioner added that his men at the gate did not use guns with such bullets, assuring that the outcome of the investigation would unravel the truth behind the incident. He, however, said he had ordered his DPOs (Divisional Police Officers) to enlighten his officers on the rules guiding the use of arms.

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Don’t write off Dream Team —Ikpeba Saliu Gbadamosi-Abuja FORMER Nigerian international, Victor Ikpeba, has expressed confidence that the Dream Team VI has what it takes to shine at the Rio 2016 Olympics. “Don’t write this team off at the moment. I know preparation and all those things; they have the issue of money or no money,” Ikpeba, who is a member of the Atlanta ’96 gold winning Dream Team squad said. The Prince of Monaco as he is fondly called noted that Nigeria is always blessed with soccer talents that could make things happen even at the global level. “I think Nigeria has never been short of talents and I think with the players we have in the Rio squad, they will do well. 20 years ago, nobody gave the Dream Team any chance of winning the gold medal at Atlanta Olympics. “We had a very decent squad; a lot of strong personalities, a lot of brilliant players in that ‘96 squad,” he said. Ikpeba however, admonished the Dream Team players to put Nigeria first despite the challenges they faced before going to Rio. “The advice I will give to the players: what can you do for your country first? If they do well in the Olympics, I’m sure when they get back home, Nigerians will be proud of them. I’m sure they will go home smiling.” Meanwhile, Ikpeba has attributed the non-participation of star players in this year’s Olympic Games to the refusal of their various clubs to release them. “It’s unfortunate. I think 20 years ago, the Olympics was hosted in July close to August. I think the month of August is very bad for the Olympics. If it is in July, the majority of those players (not released) could have the possibility of playing for their countries. “You know that football is becoming a global thing, especially club football is becoming a very big brand, particularly on the European continent. All the big clubs want to have their key players. So we can understand. It’s unfortunate, it’s regrettable,” he said.

Musa (right) dazzles during the game against Barcelona.

I felt happy scoring twice against Barca —Musa By Oluwabunmi Ajayi

IGERIA international, Ahmed Musa, was happy scoring a brace for Leicester City, but had wished his team did not lose 2-4 to FC Barcelona on Wednesday night during the International Champions Cup game in Stockholm. Musa, who hit the headlines after becoming the Foxes’ £16m club-record signing, in his second game for the reigning English Premier League champions, scored his first goal against Barca in the 47th minute and 20 minutes later netted his second. The former CSKA Moscow forward who played as a substitute for Jamie Vardy at half time believes the Foxes gave the La Liga giants a fight. “We lost the game but we played very well. We played very well and had many opportunities to equalise in

the second half but we lost. I thought we had a good game,” Musa told Leicester City Television. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner, savours his brace in the game. “I felt very happy scoring the two goals but I thought we could have done more.

We have to continue working hard to achieve what we know we can. In the second half, we were very strong. “We could have equalised in the second half but then, that’s football,” Musa stated. The first goal by the former Kano Pillars player came through his sheer brilliance

as he took from the halfway line to outwit two Barca defenders before slotting home. He was on song again after he cashed in on a defensive blunder to collect a pass from Jeffrey Schlupp and slammed into the top roof; before Barca’s last goal came six minutes from time through teenager, Rafa Mujica. Musa is expected to put smiles on the face of his manager, Claudio Ranieri again, on Sunday, as the Foxes face Manchester United in a Community Shield game at Wembley ahead of their EPL season’s opener against Hull City on August 13.

THE Nigeria Club Owners have set up a three-man committee led by Rivers United general manager, Okey Kpalukwu to investigate the immediate and remote causes behind a punch-up between two managers of Nigeria Premier League sides. General managers of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and Warri Wolves, Rasheed Balogun and Moses Etu respectively shamelessly fought at their Abuja hotel on Wednesday. Club Owners chairman, Isaac Danladi disclosed that the committee also has Oscar Keke from Heartland and Godwin Enakhena of MFM FC. The committee is to among other things recommend sanctions for “this embarrassing incident”. Six members of the Club Owners are due to fly out on Monday for the NPFL AllStars playing tour of Spain. Balogun while speaking with Tribunesport by phone on Thursday, confirmed the incident. “Yes it is true, I had an issue with Etu but I can’t say more on that,” Balogun succintly said. Meanwhile, several Nigeria league matches have been shifted because of the forthcoming playing tour of Spain by the NPFL All-Stars. According to LMC chief operating officer, Salihu Abubakar the postponements have been caused by the absence of the team coaches and key players to Spain. The NPFL match day 30 fixtures earlier scheduled for Sunday, August 7, will now be played as follow: Rangers vs MFM; Warri Wolves vs Enyimba; Wikki Tourists vs Lobi Stars.

Rio Olympics: Brazilian fans boo

US keeper over zika comments

THE goalkeeper of the US women’s soccer team, Hope Solo, during the opening game of the Rio Olympics, was the target of boos, a vulgar chant used by fans of the local men’s soccer team, and repeated jeers of “Zika! Zika!” Brazilians booed the keeper following her unsavoury remarks about the menace of zika virus in Brazil. Solo, however, said she was not disturbed by the reaction of Brazil natives

during the opener against New Zealand, which the Yankees won by two unreplied goals. “I was focused on the game. So what goes on around me in the stadium, honestly it doesn’t matter,” Solo said adding that she heard the fans but didn’t know what they were saying. In last summer’s Women’s World Cup in Canada, Solo was pressured by some reporters for details of her

domestic-violence case in Washington State. US Senator Richard Blumenthal (DConn.) even called for her to be dismissed from the team. Now one game into the Summer Olympics, she’s drawing unwanted attention over comments she made about the Zika virus that has plagued Brazil. Last month Solo posted a photo on Twitter of herself wearing mosquito netting and holding a bottle of insect repellent.

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Former Flying Eagles gaffer, Ladan Bosso, has said that despite the preparation challenges faced by the U-23 team (Dream Team), the ‘Nigerian character’ will pull them through in Rio 2016. Given that the team has reportedly faced non-payment of allowances and being stranded in USA, let’s hope that the Sports Ministry will pay outstanding allowances and not leave the team at the mercy of the ‘Nigerian character’ as the competition gets underway.

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mosquito for 15 mins By Ganiyu Salman PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, has claimed that he struggled for 15 minutes to kill a mosquito in his hotel room in Rio, venue of the 2016 Olympics. The Sydney 2000 Olympics gold medallist through his twitter handle Daniel Igali @dynamiteigali revealed this, as some visitors to Brazil for the Olympic Games are apprehensive over the menace of zika virus in that country. “Spent a good 15 minutes chasing down a mosquito in my hotel room in Rio this evening. Must be the fear of Zika,” Igali, a former freestyle wrestler for Canada had tweeted.

The goalkeeper of the United States soccer team, Hope Solo, was booed on Wednesday, during the opening game against New Zealand following her unsavoury remarks about the threat of zika virus in Brazil. Meanwhile, Nigerian international, Ogenyi Onazi has sent best wishes to Team Nigeria, which began their campaign in the early hours of Friday against Samurai Blue of Japan. The midfielder, who has just completed move from Lazio of Italy to Turkish side, Trabzonspor made this known through his twitter handle Onazi Ogenyi Eddy @ OnaziOgenyi. “Here is my best wishes to the Nigerian contingent to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Have my best wishes,” he tweeted.

Dream Team players on arrival in Manaus on Thursday.

Delta Airlines rescue Dream Team Onazi

Why I left Lazio —Onazi NIGERIA midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi joined Trabzonspor from Lazio for personal reasons, saying he moved to ‘clear my head.’ The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner moved to Turkey from Lazio for a reported fee of 5 million Euros after spending five years at the Italian capital club. “I needed to make this move to clear my head and be happy playing football again,” Onazi told BBC Sport. The deal was reportedly completed weeks ago, according to Italian tabloid La Repubblica, but the political uncertainty in Turkey after an aborted coup attempt meant the deal couldn’t go through immediately. Onazi, however, isn’t worried about the overall security situation in his new base. “Personally, I think security is the same everywhere,” he said. “Nowhere is perfectly safe in life, so we just keep praying that God will guide and protect us wherever we go.” Onazi, who was hampered last season due to a lack of form and injuries, was offered a deal at Lazio to extend the two years left on his contract, but the midfielder chose to leave for ‘personal reasons.” “It might be difficult for some people to understand my decision but this is a step forward in my career.”

Arrives Brazil 6 hours before match Shola Adekola - Lagos

ELTA Airlines eventually came to the rescue of the stranded Nigeria’s Dream Team by providing a

dedicated charter flight to fly the team from Atlanta, USA to Manaus in Brazil, less than 24 hours before their crucial Rio Olympics football opener against the Samurai Blue of Japan.

Bolt turns cameraman at Olympics Village

REIGNING Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt has demonstrated humility in his career despite his mega-star status in the sporting world as he chose to be the cameraman for his countrymen in Rio. Bolt on arrival in Rio and his Jamaican team-mates made their way to the Olympics Village and the sprint king showed off his handiwork on the other side of the camera. With the opening ceremony billed for Saturday (tomorrow), the Jamaican team made the move from the budget Lynx Hotel near Rio airport to their Olympic accommodation. Always game for a laugh, Bolt was put in charge of filming duties as the Jamaicans said goodbye to hotel staff and he looked a dab hand as a cameraman. Ahead of what is likely to be his last Olympics, Bolt seems keen to keep hold of as many memories as possible. The fastest man on the planet was joking with the Jamaican delegates, including Johan Blake, asking about their chances. The Beast’ must be used to Bolt’s light-hearted approach by now and simply laughed off Bolt’s questions.

Bolt’s only issue behind the camera seemed to be others’ failure to take the 29-year-old’s questions seriously, as Bolt’s piercing enquiries often just brought about giggles. One man Bolt hopes will not be laughing at the Games is American rival, Justin Gatlin. The two-time banned sprinter will provide the Jamaican’s chief opposition on the track. Gatlin recently tried to stoke the rivalry saying Bolt was given a ‘medical pass’ to compete in Rio. Bolt responded in a forthright fashion, saying: “I think they have not learned over the years that the more you talk, the more I will want to beat you. “It’s one of those things, but I’m looking forward to it, [it] should be exciting and they will feel my full wrath as always. “I’m feeling much more confident now. I’m much more comfortable with where I’m at. “I never try to predict times, because you never know what will happen. But for me the shape I’m in, I’ll say I’m in much better shape, so I think 9.6sec definitely.”

This was made possible by a tab temporarily picked up by Delta Air Lines for the charter flight. The stranded team according to the airline was expected to land in Brazil at 2pm local time which gave the team just enough time to clear customs and stretch before kickoff at 9pm (2am Nigeria time). The Nigerian Dream team flew to Manaus in the special Delta charter flight usually used for the National Basketball Association (NBA) flight 757-200 (VIP NBA Aircraft) to operate the flight, after obtaining NBAs permission to operate the aircraft for the mission. According to Delta Airlines’ spokesman, Anth ony

Black, “This is a special occasion, not only because it’s the Olympics but also, “exactly 20 years ago, on this day, the Nigerian football team needed a miracle to beat Argentina to win the gold medal in Atlanta at the Olympics. Today, we are happy to help them with another miracle.” Speaking on the development, coach of the Dream Team, Samson Siasia, said, “The team is flying down on a charter that takes sports teams to their destinations. This makes the players happy. The players will have more leg room and they will be able to sleep on their way to Manaus.” Meanwhile, the Dream Team eventually landed in Manaus, about six hours before they faced the Samurai Blue of Japan.

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Bolt in Rio filming his team-mates.