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Dogara threatens to sue Jibrin, demands apology

•I will not apologise —Jibrin •Budget padding a shame to nation's democracy —Afenifere

Oba Sijuwade's first remembrance —P30 programmes begin today

Naira hits all-time low of 334.5 per dollar —P5

•Closes at N375, N490, N405 against dollar, pound sterling, euro at BDCs •FG to remove obstacles to business growth —Minister •Udoma in China to finalise loan agreements with Exim Bank Ekweremadu, Okowa, Anyaoku, prominent Nigerians pay tributes to Ibru —P37

Force can't quell Niger Delta problem —Bayelsa gov —P36

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, flanked by, from left, Senior Logistics Director, Dayo Taiwo; Assistant Logistics Manager, Ms Bimbo Fatokun; Project Director, Dr Kunle Balogun; Assistant Project Director, Ayo George; Logistics Manager, Adedayo Oyegbola and Abubakre Akeem, all of In-House Entertainment Limited, at the kick-off 'Unveiling the Queen, Moremi Ajasoro', a regional search for a beauty queen, at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, recently.

At Fajuyi's remembrance, Falana, Gani Adams differ on modality for restructuring —P30

APC govs to Buhari: We want more roles in party affairs •We won't wade into Saraki/Dogara woes —Abubakar

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Thursday, 28 July, 2016

businessnews Naira sinks to all-time low of 334.50/$1

IGERIA naira weakened to an all-time low of 334.50 against the dollar on the interbank market on Wednesday, a day after the central bank hiked interest rates to try to lure foreign investors back into local assets, traders said. According to Reuters, the naira fell 5.8 per cent on Wednesday from its opening rate, and $10 million was traded at the new record low. Traders said investors were pushing the currency lower to test the limit of how far it can fall, given a spread of almost 12 per cent between the official and black market naira rates. Although the local currency at the spot market berthed at N330.12 at the official closure of the interbank market, some traders speculated that there was extended trade which saw the naira closing at N334 to the dollar. According to dealers, $10 million was traded at the new record low, even as investors were pushing the currency lower to test the limit of how far it can fall, given a spread of almost 12 percent between the official and black market naira rates. The Nigerian currency opened at N377 and closed at N378 against the dollar by Wednesday afternoon, a rate it had maintained for two days running. The naira weakened further against the Pound

‘FG to construct Abuja Airport second runway through PPP’ Tyavzua Saanyol-Abuja

MINISTER of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirikka on Wednesday disclosed plans by the Federal Government to build a second run-way at the Nnamdi Awikwe International Airport Abuja through private public partnership (PPP) funding. Sirika listed some of the partners in the deal to include CCECC, Julius Berger, Dantata and Sawoe, CRCC and Reynolds. The minister who spoke while inspecting the runway constructed in 1982 and designed to last only 20 years has not been repaired in the last 14 years leading to the failure of most part of its portions however, declined to put a figure on the cost of the contract, stating that discussions were still ongoing with the Ministry of Finance and “the contractors would also have to come up with their own quotation before we can say how much it will cost”

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Sterling but retained its rate with the Euro as it exchanged for N492 and N413, from N490 and N413 it posted on Tuesday. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the market, the naira closed at N375, N490 and N405

against the dollar, Pound Sterling and the Euro, respectively. Dealers said the naira’s performance against the dollar followed reports of pressure in foreign exchange supply, mainly at the interbank market seg-

ment, just as the local unit failed to lure in local investors, or foreign players as trade dried up a day after interest rate hike from the central bank. Traders said there was slight stability in the exchange rate of Naira to

Euro as the local unit recorded little or no changes to Monday’s close of N340.504 to the Euro, and N406.875 to the British Pounds same. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated all Deposit Mon-

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ey Banks to make proper provisioning on foreign currency-denominated loans to reflect the new foreign exchange movement within one week.

Iran, Nigeria forge trade partnership By Seyi Gesinde

From left, Mrs. Uduak Etokowoh Deputy Director International Export Office; HE Morteza Zarchi Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria and Mr Olusegun Awolowo Executive Director/CEO of NEPC during the Ambassador’s visit to NEPC Head Office, Abuja, recently.

Udoma finalises loan agreements with China Exim Bank Sanya Adejokun-Abuja MINISTER of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday commenced follow-up discussions with the management of the Chinese EXIM Bank in Beijing, China, on the implementation of the various projects discussed during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to China. Some of the priority

projects, estimated to be completed in three years include the Nigerian railway modernization projects from Lagos to Kano – (Lagos –Ibadan) and Lagos - Kano (Kano – Kaduna) which are two parts of the same project; the coastal railway project from Calabar to Lagos, the Mambilla Hydro-electric project and the Niger Delta East West road project.

Others are Greater Abuja Water project, Abuja Mass Transit project, Galaxy Backbone project, NTA Digitalization, expansion of Abuja Keffi road, and the dualization of the Akwanga – Keffi road”, he said. Media Adviser to the minister, Akpandem James, said in a statement Wednesday evening that Buhari had during a state visit in April reached various agreements with the Chinese govern-

Economy: FG to remove obstacles to business growth —Minister Christian Okeke and Tyavzua Saanyol-Abuja

MINISTER of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okey Enelamah has said that the federal government was working to create enabling environment for entrepreneurship to thrive in the country. He said that attention was already being shifted towards making government to become an enabler and catalyst for sustainable business growth and development as well as removing bottlenecks that hamper easy take-off of businesses. Speaking at a conference on entrepreneurship organized to celebrate golden jubilee of Beta Sigma Fraternity in Abuja,the minister noted that, “If we must do one role as a government,

we must create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and that means removing bottlenecks that hamper easy take-off of businesses and I believe this must come through.” He said that it was not as if government lacked ideas on what to do to remove obstacles to businesses but noted that the challenge officials had in government was that of implementation. Enelamah disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had already given an order for the constitution of a Presidential Business Enabling Council to address the challenges of bureaucratic bottlenecks to starting-off of businesses. He said the Council, when constituted, would be charged with working out modalities to make

businesses easier to succeed in the country. It would equally identify those obstacles to doing business in the country and offer enduring solutions,” he said. The minister disclosed that the ministry was currently packaging the Council and according priority to small and medium enterprises through a number of agencies that are affiliated to it. He said, “Never again will we be a country where government is a hindrance but where government is a help. “We must develop a system of getting result. As the present administration kicked off, we may have made a slow start-off and that is deeply regretted but this government believes in sustainability of programmes,” he said.

ment on the funding of some critical infrastructure in the country. Udoma is in China specifically to attend the coordinators’ meeting of Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and Nigeria is involved in the ten critical areas of the forum. In the meeting with the Vice President of EXIM Bank of China, Yuan Xingyong, at the bank’s headquarters, Udoma said Nigeria will appreciate the financial assistance from the bank to enable it execute some of the basic infrastructure projects that will drive growth, develop the economy of Nigeria and increase business partnership with its global business allies. “Our relationship with China is very important to us, which was why our President led a big delegation on a State visit to China in April this year. We are quite impressed with the infrastructural development in China and believe that China has a lot to teach us in Nigeria; particularly we will like the support of China in the area of infrastructure development”, he told his hosts. Udoma emphasised that a prosperous Nigeria will enable the country be a better economic benefit to China as the volume of business and investments will grow bigger and better.

NIGERIA and Iran have agreed to forge stronger trade partnership that would promote bilateral trade between both countries. As a result of this partnership Iranian Commercial Minister and Deputy High Commissioner are being expected in the country early August to discuss and plan the visit of a 34man business delegation in Nigeria. Stating this in a release, the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC), Mr Joe Itah, said the disclosure was made during a recent visit of new Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Morteza Rahimi Zarchi to Executive Director/CEO, NEPC, Mr Olusegun Awolowo, in his office in Abuja. Awolowo in the release noted the cordial relationship that existed between the Council and his predecessor, Mr Saeed Koozechi, adding that it was on this premise that he urged Zarchi to assist in attracting Iranian investors to help industrialise Nigeria through ownership of plantations in areas like rice and cocoa. He pointed out that such investments will help to scale-up production, improve quality and increase exportation of Nigeria goods particularly in areas such as Real Estate, Petrochemical, Automobile and Transportation where Iran has high degree of expertize. Ambassador Zarchi who, according to the release confirmed his visit as the first since assumption of office expressed that Iranain Mission attaches importance Nigeria, hopes to attract significant development to the country and draw symbiotic benefits to both nations. “Iranian Commercial Minister and Deputy High Commissioner will be here in early August 2016 to discuss and plan the visit of a 34-man business delegation in Nigeria,” Zarchi said. According to the release, he solicited NEPC’s support in mobilising relevant MDAs, manufacturing companies and the Organised Private Sector to participate in activities of the Inward Trade Mission.

Thursday, 28 July, 2016 6 businessnews Zenith launches Equities market records 2-day gain, adds N89.5bn Kehinde Akinseinde-JayeobaLagos

HE Nigerian equities market sustained previous days gain on growing demand of stocks as NSE Indices increased by 0.93 per cent. The NSE ASI closed at 28,205.62 basis points compared to 27,945.02 basis points recorded previously, while Market Capitalisation added 89.5 billion to close at N9.687 trillion compared to a gain of N108 billion recorded on Tuesday to close at N9.597 trillion. Okomuoil Plc topped the day’s 24 gainers with an appreciation of 10.22 percent or N3.22 to close at N34.73 per share, MRS Plc added 10.21 percent or N3.26 to close at N35.19 per share, Axamansard Insurance Plc appreciated by 9.81 percent or 21 kobo to close N2.35 per share, Dangote Flour Plc improved by 9.09 percent or 40 kobo to close at N4.80 per share, and Unilever Plc gathered 5 percent or N1.65 to close at N34.65 per share. On the other hand, The day’s 23 losers were led by Skye Bank Plc which lost 5 percent or 4 kobo to close at 76 kobo per share, Red Star Express Plc followed with a loss of 4.94 percent or 22 kobo to close at N4.23 per share, United capital Plc dropped 4.76 percent or 12 kobo to close at N2.40 per share, Nigerian breweries lost 4.46 percent or N6.54 to close at N140 per share and UAC- Prop Plc depreciated by 3.64 percent or 14 kobo to close at N3.71 per share. At the end of stock trad-

ing for the day, investors had exchanged a total of 488.9 million valued at N4.8 billion in 4,713 deals compared to 286.72 mil-

lion shares worth N2.3 billion exchanged in 4,316 deals on Tuesday. UBA Plc recorded the highest volume of trade,

exchanging 127.3 million shares worth N584.8 million, Access Bank came second with the sale of 111.8 million shares valued

From left: Managing Director, Martin Middernacht; Executive Manager, Johannes Flosbach; Assistant Brand Manager, Paula Nwankwo and Business Development Manager, Emeka Ugah, all of Cormart Nigeria, at the Renew Spray Starch launch, in Lagos.

NIDF to pay N18.6m interim coupon to investors Kehinde Akinseinde-JayeobaLagos

INVESTORS in the Nigerian International Debt Fund (NIDF), an NSE listed mutual fund that invests in fixed income securities of Federal and State Governments, will get N3.32 per note, as it declares the sum of N18,610,753.79 as interim coupon to be distributed among noteholders. The Fund Managers, Afrinvest Asset Management Limited (AAML), will commence payment of the interim coupon for the 2016 financial year on Thursday, July 28, thus representing the 37th

coupon since the creation of the Fund in 1997. According to Ola Belgore, Managing Director of AAML, “NIDF is consistent in dividend payment and it is declaring the sum of N18,610,753.79 as interim coupon to be distributed amongst subscribers in the register of the Fund as at June 30, 2016 at N3.32 per note. This in line with

the structure of the NIDF, which is designed to pay coupons twice a year. The fund closed at N212.24 as at 30 June 2016”. Belgore noted, “NIDF offers investors safety, capital preservation, steady returns, diversification and value, and has a consistent dividend history making it quite attractive for both individual and institution-

THE Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal, Sadique Abubakar has commissioned multi-million naira housing units at the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base in Lagos. Speaking during the commissioning on Tuesday, Air Marshal Abubakar, stated that the welfare of the personnel is of utmost importance to the Force and that he was delighted to be invited for the commissioning. He however warned that the era of government facilities getting bad is over. He urged commanders to take extra measures to ensure that the facilities are kept in good condition in line with his vision. According to Air Marshal Abubakar, who was

represented by the Chief of Administration, Head Quarters, NAF, Air Vice Marshal Ajibola Augustine Jekelo, “I am delighted to be here to commission additional six units of 3-bedroom residential quarters for married officers in Lagos area. The provision of befitting accommodation structures with necessary facilities for personnel is one of the priorities on our agenda. “We are also determined to ensure that the NAF personnel and families live in a befitting environment. Hence, on assumption of office, we have embarked on new constructions of buildings to address the inadequacies of office and residential accommodation in various units across the country.

al investors such as Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), insurance companies, asset managers and gratuity funds.” It will be recalled that in 2015, the NIDF was rated “A-” by Global Credit Rating Company (GCR). This rating by one of the leading global rating agencies is among the best for mutual funds in the market today.

Lafarge Africa moves to close gender gap in the manufacturing sector Kehinde Akinseinde-JayeobaLagos

LAFARGE Africa, in partnership with Access Bank

has made a strong case for women inclusion in the manufacturing sector to close the huge gender gap.

Air Marshal Abubakar commissions multi-million naira housing units Olatunde Dodondawa-Lagos

at N626.5 million, while FBN Holdings followed with an exchange of 62.9 million shares valued at N223.2 million.

“We equally commenced massive renovation and upgrading of existing quarters in dilapidated condition in other to bring them up to standard. It is our firm belief that personnel will re-dedicate themselves to the attainment of NAF constitutional role once our welfare needs have been sufficiently met.” He said he was impressed with efforts to maintain standard without comprise in building the projects and efforts put at maintaining cleanliness of the base. “I implore you all to make judicious use of the facilities we are commissioning today. And also, you must continue to maintain all facilities and infrastructure provided for you and

your families. Remember, it is our responsibilities to educate our family members on how to maintain these structures,” he concluded. The contractor that handled the projects, Tajudeen Babatunde Akanbi, thanked the leadership of the NAF for the trust and confidence entrusted in him and his company, Messrs Lastak Nigeria Ltd, for the projects. According to him, “we are happy and appreciative of the leadership of the NAF for the trust they have in us for providing quality housing projects for the personnel. We are assuring them we will always uphold high standard and ensure quality at all times in order for the trust not to be breached.”

At a workshop with some of Nigeria’s leading women professionals in manufacturing, the issue of gender disparities in the manufacturing sector was discussed, while demonstrations on the conviction that women in Manufacturing is good for business were made. With objectives including examining reasons for the unattractiveness of the sector to women, creating innovative solutions specifically targeted at professional women in manufacturing and increasing the number of women who work in the manufacturing industry, the workshop was attended by a large number of women executives and senior managers in the manufacturing sector Setting the pace for discussions at the workshop, Access Bank’s Executive Director, Elias Igbin-Akenzua declared that “approximately 600,000 manufacturing jobs are unfilled because companies can’t find qualified workers to fill them.

stress-free, mobile banking solution

ZENITH Bank Plc. has launched a new mobile banking solution to make banking simpler and interesting. The bank’s *966# Eazybanking solution, which was recently launched into the Nigerian market, will complement the effort of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to build a cashless economy and enhance financial inclusion. The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking solution enables people to perform financial transactions on all known mobile phones (Feature, Smartlite or Smart), without having to go on the net or download a mobile app. USSD is a Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication technology used to send texts between a mobile phone and an application program in the owner network and the adoption of this technology allows people to do a lot of banking transactions even on the most basic of mobile phones. The simple solution allows anyone with a mobile phone to do transactions such as buy airtime, transfer money, pay bills, check your balance and even open a Zenith Bank account, anytime and anywhere.

Group seeks divine intervention on economy Chima Nwokojji-Calabar

THIS period of socio-economic and financial difficulty being faced by the country, the Revival Assembly, an independent full Gospel Church is seeking divine intervention for total healing of the land restoration. According to the Church,Nigeria needs revival not only in trade and economy, but also spiritual revivals that will manifest in the physical well-being of the citizens and the economy in general. Apostle Anselm Madubuko, founder of the Revival Assembly, made this declaration at a press briefing heralding the Church’s annual ‘Azusa’ fire conference which kicked off on Sunday. This conference overtime, has sparked renewals, revivals and refilling among converts and church leaders. It is a gathering of carefully selected men and women of God from across the world, with consistent burning desire to preach and teach God’s word unadulterated.

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Alleged budget padding: Dogara threatens Jibrin with legal action •Gives 7-day ultimatum to retract libelous allegations or face legal action From: Jacob Segun Olatunji, Kolawole Daniel, Oluwole Ige and Hakeem Gbadamosi

HE allegation of 2016 budget padding rocking the House of Representatives took a new dimension on Wednesday, as the Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, gave a seven-day ultimatum to the former chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, to tender an unreserved apology to him and retract all allegations made against him or face legal action. The Speaker, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, noted that the demand for apology and retraction was contained in a letter written and addressed to the former chairman by Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) & Co. According to the statement, the formal letter to Honourable Jibrin was signed by Professor Joash Amupitan, who is the principal partner of the firm. The letter, entitled: “Request for a retraction and an apology of a libelous press statement issued by you on Monday, July 25, 2016”, noted that the claims of the former appropriations chairman, who was removed for padding the budget and other actions that the Speaker is corrupt and abuses his office is aimed at tarnishing his image at home and abroad and is a clear case of libel. “The attention of our client has been drawn to a libelous press statement you issued on Monday, July 25, 2016 which was made available to members of the press (print and electronic media) entitled: ‘The corrupt Speaker Yakubu Dogara and his 3-man cabal.’ “The personal references are obviously directed at our client and amount to a very

serious libel. “By the said publication and without putting to the public any shred of evidence, our client is portrayed as a criminal, corrupt, dishonest, fraudulent, dishonourable and unfit to hold the position of Speaker of House of Representatives. “Our client’s reputation has further been brought down in the estimation of right thinking members of the society and he has been thrown into public opprobrium, odium, scorn and ridicule. “Consequently, we consider your publication on the matter as not only libelous, but made in bad faith; an act of vendetta owing to your recent removal as the chairman, House Committee on Appropriation. “The said publication is also aimed at causing disaffection between Nigerians and members of the House of Representatives. “Sequel to the above, we have to request you to submit immediately to us a clear and unqualified apology and retraction of the publication in an equally conspicuous position in all the print and electronic media where the publication appeared. “Take notice that in the event of your failure/refusal to comply with the above mentioned demands within seven days of your receipt of this letter, we have further instructions to institute a suit against you in a court of law. “If we have to pursue this course, we shall be claiming aggravated and exemplary damages,” the statement read. Meanwhile, constituents of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Lasun Yusuf, on Wednesday, rose in his defence, describing claims of Jibrin as unfounded and frivolous. They described his accusation as baseless, contending that it depicted naivety and

lacked competence on the part of Jibrin. Addressing a press conference at an event signaling the kick-off construction works on Osogbo-Ifon-Oyo Boundary Road, which is one of the constituency projects listed in 2016 budget, the Special Adviser on Political Affairs to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Rotimi Badmus, said the allegation of budget padding against the principal officers of the House of Representatives was borne out of mischief. He maintained that the allegation was a product of a naive mind, stressing that all the projects the lawmaker listed in the 2016 budget were as a result of wide consultations with both Osun State government and the constituents of Osogbo/ Olorunda/Ifon/ Irepodun Federal Constituency.

I will not apologise –Jibrin

Honourable Jibrin, on Wednesday, said he would not apologise on the allegations he made against the Speaker, Honourable Dogara and three other principal officers of the House. Honourable Jibrin, in a series of message on his twitter handle, @ Abdu-

lAbmJ said that “Speaker Dogara has threatened legal action on me. Quite predictable.” He added that “I know he will rush to court in order to invoke the house rules that matter in court cannot be heard on the floor. “He failed to realise that the law is not intended to protect corrupt people. It is such a shame. “I have responded to their allegations rather than respond to mine, he is rushing to court. I stand by my allegations and will not withdraw them. “I am happy to announce that my lawyers have officially approached the EFCC and the ICPC towards working out a date for me to personally submit my petition against Speaker Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Whip Alhassan Doguwa and Minority Leo Ogor. “I believe once a date is agreed with the anti-corruption agencies, we would have begun the process of making these characters pay for abusing their office “I will not and will never apologise to a shameless fraud in high office which has glaringly abused public trust like Speaker Dogara

CHIEF Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Professor Temtitope Alonge said normalcy has returned to provision of emergency care at the hospital with the establishment of a make shift temporary emergency unit at its general outpatient department. Alonge, speaking on how

the hospital had coped with the incident, said drugs and other consumables of patients on admission in the unit had already been replaced by the hospital. The CMD, who said psychological counselling were also provided because of the trauma of the incident, assured that work was ongoing to rebuild the burnt portion of the unit. He declared: “We had

Budget padding, shame to nation’s democracy —Afenifere

The Pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, on Wednesday, described the issue of budget padding by the leadership of the House of Representatives as a shame to the nation’s democracy and an attempt to defraud the masses. The group, which stated this after its meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, noted that the scandal at the lower house over the padding of 2016 budget had rubbished the anti-corruption war and campaign of the Federal Government. Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba foremost group, Yinka Odumakin, while reading the group’s communiqué, said the revelation over the budget padding had shown that despite the ongoing anti-corruption war, Nigerian leaders still had the courage to perpetrate and engage in corrupt activities. Afenifere also called on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the economic hardship facing the people of the country, noting that hardship had created a terminal crisis, with

almost all the states of the nation not able to pay salaries for months. The group also condemned the incessant attacks on some communities in Lagos and Ogun states, lamenting over the inability of the security operatives in the states to bring the perpetrators to book. They called on the people in the affected areas not to take laws into their hands, but “encourage them to activate their traditional self-defence mechanism to be able to ward-off these aggressors on their own until the Nigerian state allows state police to complement federal police in handling what is going on at the moment. “Therefore, we appeal to our people not to be provoked into vengeful acts against their neighbours, who may not know anything about the activities of these criminals. Afenifere commended the Federal Government over the reopening of political murder cases across the country, saying “we welcome the gesture by the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari to reopen investigation of killings that were not resolved in the past including that of our late deputy leader, Chief Bola Ige and Dikibo.”

APC govs to Buhari: We want more roles in party affairs •We won’t wade into Saraki/Dogara woes —Abubakar Leon Usigbe - Abuja GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called President Muhammadu Buhari to make it possible for them to play more roles in the ruling party, particularly over the tackling of its “teething problems.” Addressing journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, Governor Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, disclosed that the governors made the request during their meeting with the presi-

dent at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. Answering questions on the party’s internal crisis, he said APC was going through teething problems because the leading Federal Government was a new experience for the party. Abubakar revealed that following the president’s acceptance of their suggestion, the governors had now set up committees to tackle knotty party issues. He said: “The APC is the party that has come to power recently and it has come to power from an opposition

Normalcy returns to UCH emergency services By Sade Oguntola

and three others,” he stated.

commenced clearing and demolition of the weak and damaged structures and we are going to replace the roof within the next 48 hours.” Alonge, who assured that electricity had been restored to the hospital, declared that the hospital’s efforts to have its own fire engine as part of measures to avoid any fire incident had failed, because it was not assented to in the hospital in 2011 and 2012

budget. However, he said it might not be possible to stop sparks of fire now and again, given that UCH was a big establishment. Alonge, who asked that the public would come to the aid of the hospital by making available a fire engine, expressed appreciation for the joint effort the hospital staff put into putting out the fire, with some even getting injured.

party and I must confess that we are experiencing teething problems in APC, because leading government is a new phenomenon for us. “I cannot say that things are going on smoothly and that is why on Tuesday, we paid a visit to Mr President and we expressed the need for governors to be called upon to delve into the problems of the party, with a view to reinvigorating the party so that it can continue performing the functions of a government in power. “We are trying to attend to this issue (internal crisis) and Mr President has graciously allowed us on Tuesday and we have, in fact, formed committees of the APC Governors’ Forum to address this and many other issues bedeviling the ruling party.” After Tuesday’s meeting with the president, chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, had told State House correspondents that the governors would be wading into the crisis in the

National Assembly. But Abubakar has now lessened expectations on that, saying the governors would not interfere in the ongoing case against Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) or the current budget padding crisis besetting the leadership of the House of Representatives. He clarified that the governors were only looking at political disagreements which have rendered the ruling party shaky since it took over power. The governor said the issue before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) involving Saraki and the recent budget padding revelations were criminal matters which the governors would not dabble into. The Bauchi State governor called for the restructuring of aspects of the national life to give more control to states and local governments over the control of their resources. He said that should reduce the current agitation for restructuring of the country.

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Turkey’s failed coup and its fallouts

HE European Union (EU) has expressed concern about the introduction of emergency measures and the continuing detention of thousands of perceived military collaborators in the wake of the recent failed attempt by a segment of the Army to take over the government of Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has argued that it needs the emergency powers in order to go after and rid all government institutions of the influence of anti-democratic elements who must have supported the coup attempt. But there are suspicions that the government is using the failed coup attempt to further silence its opponents and impose a more draconian rule on the country. Given that the government has said it has purged and perhaps detained more than 50, 000 people as part of its post-coup activities, it is difficult not to read some level of deliberateness into the current purge. Indeed, the EU is of the opinion that the wide and massive nature of the purge gives a sense that this was pre-planned, suggesting that the government already had some lists to be used at certain stages. This would look like a credible position given that the government has spoken of the purge of more than 21, 000 teachers and over 15, 000 Education Ministry staff and it would be interesting to know how the government and its intelligence agencies are able to compile the names of thousands to be purged within such a short time even when they were caught unawares by the coup attempt. To be sure, the Turkish government is right in being against the failed attempt by the military to take over the government illegally as this would be a violent disruption of the country’s democratic processes. The reality in the world is that in spite of the known weaknesses of the democratic system of government, it is still the preferable option that affords the people a measure of interest and control of the processes of governance. The military would be going against the people to have imposed their own rule on the country, as there is no provision for the people in a military government. The people were, therefore, right to have opposed and resisted the military take over of the government, and this courageous position by the people ought to have bolstered the interest and conviction of the Erdogan government in the superiority of democratic ideals and conditioned its reaction in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt.

There had been complaints about the undemocratic tilting of the Erdogan government towards a more Islamic country in spite of its famed guarantee of secularity. And some minority groups have also voiced allegations about the tyranny of the majority in the way opposition voices are treated in Turkey. These are legitimate concerns that should have engaged the attention of the government even as it seeks to remove the plank for such military adventure in the future. The people of Turkey have shown their preference for democracy the way they stoutly defended the government against the military adventurers. Yet, it has to be recognised that the people who took to the streets against the coup included opponents of President Erdogan who still felt compelled to defend his government. This represented the ultimate justification of democracy in Turkey and should ensure that the government functions for all the people and not just its supporters. The current purge by the Erdogan government gives the impression that Turkish democracy would be for only the government’s supporters. This is not just unfortunate, but sends the wrong signals about further divisions and polarisation in the country. When divisions are concretised instead of being addressed, tensions continue, and provide the basis for further instability. Indeed, the current steps by the Erdogan government would smack more of militarisation as people are not afforded the advantage of basic human rights processes before they are lumped with those to be purged. This is another form of militarisation. Yet, it would be absurd to use militarisation as the response to the failed military coup. The Turks would not have risked their lives on the streets to resist the military if they knew that more militarisation would be the end result. The bottom line therefore is for the Erdogan government to rise above the simplistic desire to use the failed coup attempt to get back at its opponents and silence the opposition. The government needs all Turks to be on deck in order to ensure that the whole country continues to see the overwhelming benefit of democracy. Turkey needs a united front going forward and this is not helped by any purge that has a hint of being directed at opponents. What is important is for the government to be much more accommodating and show that it is truly interested in promoting inclusive democracy which would be the only viable antidote to military adventurism.

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Kudos to NJC I want to commend the Nigeria Judicial Council, under the leadership of Justice Mahmud Muhammed, for the efforts it is taking towards restoring credibility to the judiciary. Recently, the NJC sacked some judges for bribetaking, as well as for other anti-judiciary activities. I hope this action will serve as a lesson to other judges who are not clean in the discharge of their duties. Judges should know that they are responsible to the Nigerian people by discharging their duties without any interference. As it is popularly known, the judiciary is the hope of the common man, and when judges involve themselves in activities that make people doubt their judgment, then what hope is there for the common man who has no money to bribe the judge? I hope the NJC will continue to sanction judges who involve themselves in activities that bring the judiciary to disrepute. •Jimoh Mumin, 08034435211

Appeal to new Skye bank’s board RETIREES of Skye Bank PLC heaved from a sigh of relief at the news that a new management has been put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to run the affairs of the bank. This is because many pensioners of the bank, particularly those who were retired from Year 2000 are being denied their gratuities. The immediate past management kept the Year 2000 pensioners waiting for years on the promise that the balance of their entitlements would be paid, but it did not fulfil the promise until it was replced by the CBN. While struggling to get our entitlements, several meetings were held with senior managers of the bank with the assurance of payment of the balance. My plea as one of those being denied of their entitlements is that the new management should address this injustice and pay us our balance in the name of God Almighty. The records are there for the new management team to see, scrutinise

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PDP members, settle your differences I am not happy with the crisis within the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has resulted in the party having three factional chairmen. Today, everybody is battling for the control of the party ahead of the 2019 general election, but these people must realise that a factionalised PDP will never have the wide reach to win back Federal power. It is also possible that members of the party who had been sidelined will work against its interest at the polls. Not having a common voice will make it difficult for the party to return to national relevance. Those who truly have the interest of the party at heart will do everything in their power to ensure unity among members. As a result of this, I want to charge members to unite and speak with one voice; it is important that those laying claim to the chairmanship of

the party should come together and forge a way forward. Having a divided opposition party will definitely not make the

ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) entertain any fear in the run-up to the 2019 general election. I hope PDP members will

sheathe their sword and unite now. •Stanley Umoh, 08029518875

...South West candidate will unite party IF the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) really wants to solve the challenges facing it, as well as remain relevant outside the South South, then it should simply pick its chairman from the South West. Since its establishment, a candidate from the South West has never been chairman of the party, and not allowing a candidate from that region become chairman is like saying that the region does not matter to the party. At the moment, the list of prospective candidates for the chairmanship position from the South West is interesting. We have Chief Olabode George, Mr Jimi Agbaje, Chief Gbenga

Daniel, Professor Tunde Adeniran, Professor Wale Oladipo, among others. Anyone who becomes the chairman among these candidates will definitely unite the party and reposition it for future challenges.

It is as a result of this that I want to call on all players in the ongoing crisis to drop their selfish ambitions and allow an impartial candidate from the South West take over. •Tumini George, 09095687489.

SOS, Gov Okowa THE roads in OgwuashiUkwu, capital of Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State are in such a terrible state, and the residents have been appealing to those in positions of authority, from the state governor to those administering the local government to do something

about it. Terrible roads have a way of slowing down economic activities in an area, and it is as a result of this that something should be done fast about the terrible roads in Ogwuashi-Ukwu. •F.A Kareem, 08098245620

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Thursday, 28 July, 2016

Akpabio: Leading the opposition for national unity By Jackson Udom

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T is not about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you’re honest and articulate in what you believe to be true, somebody somewhere will become your enemy whether you like it or not,” said Criss Jami, the author of the two-in-one book entitled “Killosophy” and the lead singer of the American rock band, Venus in Arms. This well-thought-out statement, to say the least, is accurate in describing the former governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Obot Akpabio’s first 365 days in office as a lawmaker. Akpabio has faced different criticisms for his politics of development and transformational leadership as governor of Akwa Ibom for eight years, as well as his solid leadership of opposition senators in the current session of the National Assembly. But for the Ukana- born politician, politics had always been about the people and their interests, with the legal practitioner cum politician always at the vanguard of causes and ideals that will better the lots of the people. As governor, not only did he commandeer the transformation team that gave Akwa Ibom State a new image, he oversaw a state that now towers above its contemporaries in both physical and human developments. As chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, he led his colleagues to defend the party from annihilators and aggressors who had conspired to rile it and destroy its very existence. Though the 2015 general election, especially the presidential election, was not the most accurate picture of Akpabio’s struggle and leadership of the party, it was, no doubt, a proof of his erudition and ebullience as a leader and primus inter pares. It was against the backdrop of the focused and articulate leadership the former governor provided to the PDP governors that he was chosen as the Minority Leader of the Senate, despite being a first-timer and what in legislative parlance is known as a non-ranking senator. When that decision was made, tongues wagged; with most people expressing doubt in Akpabio’s ability to lead the opposition senators due to his perceived inexperience. Unknown or known to those who worked against his elevation to the revered position of the Senate Minority Leader, Akpabio entered the eighth Senate with over 20 years experience in public service and the last eight years in a chief executive position of the governor of not just a state, but Akwa Ibom State. Fifth columnists, especially some elements from the All Progressives Congress (APC) who were scared by the governor’s sterling credentials and his towering leadership testimonial had quickly moved to sow seed of discord in the PDP over Akpabio’s choice. Their fear was stemmed from the erroneous belief that having Akpabio as the opposition leader would create a lot

of problems for the new government. However, the PDP stayed resolute about Akpabio’s choice, just as his colleagues and ranking senators threw their weights behind him, passing a vote of confidence on his leadership ability and capacity to lead the opposition PDP in the Senate. Even when a member of the opposition party rose in stout opposition to Akpabio’s elevation, the Senate President was said to have asked the said lawmaker of why he was crying more than the bereaved, in this case, the PDP. Three hundred and sixty five days down the line, that decision to saddle Akpabio with the onerous responsibility of leading the powerful PDP minority in the Senate has not only been a perfect one for the party, it is, indeed, a fillip for its vital drive to reposition and rebuild ahead of the 2019 elections. With Akpabio as Minority Leader, the synergy between the National Assembly and the PDP governors, as well as the party’s national leadership became effective and solid, as the former governor’s experience and relationships with most of the stakeholders are continually being deployed to the advantage of the party, and this was also manifested in the way the party handled the recent leadership tussle. Secondly and most importantly, the minority party in the Senate, given its history of having ruled for 16 years, was feared and dreaded by the new ruling party as being capable of derailing its governance and ‘plans’ for Nigerians. This was why most APC stakeholders kicked against the overwhelming influence of the PDP in the emergence of National Assembly leadership back in June, with most of them shifting their ire to the emergence of Akpabio as Minority Leader of the Senate. For this class of politicians, the fact that Akpabio was a vehement, ardent and intelligent supporter of the previous PDP government meant that he would “work” against the APC government at all costs. But Akpabio, in one of his numerous press briefings on his positions and that of his party on issues brought before the lawmakers stated categorically that, “ the PDP Senators are

not here to play blind oposition; we will not oppose policies of government brought before this Senate just for opposition sake. We will provide credible and positive opposition. We will suport any government policy that is aimed at making lives meaningful and bearable for Nigerians and we will oppose any anti-people policies. We all want our president, Muhammadu Buhari to succeed, hence, we will not blindly oppose his policies the way the APC opposed us when we were in power.” True to his promise, in the one year of holding the sensitive post of Senate Minority Leader, not only has the Essien Udim-born lawmaker distinguished himself as a patriot, he has successfully put partisanship behind him in the interest of the nation by galvanizing his colleagues in the PDP to support whatever will be in the best interest of Nigerians. So far, not only has the PDP senators proved to be an integral part of whatever development will bring succour and comfort to Nigeria and deepen democracy, they have been active in opposing decisions, which they view as capable of setting back the country and derailing the developmental achievements of previous PDP governments. The recent public condemnation and denial of alleged plan by the APC dominated Senate to invoke the impeachment clause in the constitution against the President is a major reference point in the resolve of the Akpabio-led opposition not to support any decision that would further heat up the polity. Within the period under review, PDP senators actively moved to challenge the confirmation of an individual whom they felt his appointment would cast blight on the ongoing “anti-corruption” fight of President Buhari and also worked towards making life better for unemployed Nigerians through calls for the urgent implementation of the N5,000 monthly stipends to them. Though APC senators played opposition to both efforts and scuttled the PDP’s good intentions, the PDP senators stood for what they believed and one can only give credit to their leader in the Senate, Akpabio, whose style of opposition politics is legendary and aimed towards national unity, cohesion and development. As the government of Buhari trudges on, many Nigerians have shifted their hope and focus to the National Assembly, which they believe would be the saviour at this auspicious moment. Addressing APC Senators in one of their sittings, Akpabio said, “Inspite of all your efforts not to succeed, we’re here to make you succeed.” However, since the APC senators have on a few occasions demonstrated loyalty to their party at the expense of Nigerians, the PDP senators are now considered the muchsought-after saviours, the true progressives who will put Nigeria and Nigerians first. •Udom is Special Assistant to the Senate Minority Leader on Media.

Babatunde Edu: A great soul departs By Badejo Adedeji Nurudeen Death, the ultimate end of all mortal has struck again. This time, taking along a man of beautiful spirit, humility personified and a friend, Mr Babatunde Shakirudeen Edu, a scion of the Edu family. His late father, Chief Shafi Lawal Edu, popularly refer to S.L. Edu, was a great philanthropist, business mogul, environmentalist and a distinguished politician during the First Republic. Chief S.L. Edu’s impact in our national life, particularly in Lagos State, cannot be overlooked. It was same line with his father’s activities that Mr Tunde Edu towed till the end. Being a bibliophile and for research purposes, I had set a task of getting a copy of the biography of the late Chief S.L.Edu, titled Journey From Epe. When all efforts proved abortive I gave up on getting the book. Strangely, I met Mr Tunde Edu on social media and this was the beginning of our friendship till his demise recently in Accra, Ghana. Though any keen follower of Nigeria’s political and industrial development will surely know Tunde and his younger brother, Yomi Edu, both participated actively in politics and commerce. Mr Tunde Edu, in particular, was once Lagos State chairman/leader and gubernatorial candidate of Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) during the Second Republic. While Mr Yomi Edu, until recently, was a Minister of

Special Duties and before then, a gubernatorial candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lagos State in 1991. Mr Tunde Edu is both a lawyer and an economist; he has served on the board of several companies in Nigeria like African Alliance, Blackwood Hodge (Nigeria) Ltd, among others. He was a polished and groomed gentleman with immense exposure. Our meeting on social media was the high point of good personality display by Mr Tunde Edu towards younger friends. I was pleasantly surprised when during our communication, he gave me his mobile number in Ghana and, indeed, encouraged me to call him as often as possible. Despite the distance, he attended with dispatch to my

request for a copy of his father’s biography, within six days of our communication, I received a call to pick the book from a professor in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), who just arrived from Ghana. I was kind of imagining the efforts Mr Tunde Edu would have put into locating someone who is returning to Nigeria at that particular period and most importantly a location close to my residence. Also, in spite of the wide age gap, he displayed uncommon humility and accommodation. We followed-up on each other through telephone calls and I was lucky to speak with him on the hospital bed, where he confided in me that he was not feeling too well. Somehow, I was hopeful that he would overcome his ill-health and that not too soon, our planned meeting in Nigeria would materialise. But alas! I was shocked to learn of his passage at 76. Again, I was hoping his remains would be brought home for burial, but probably in his quiet and gentle ways, he had given instruction to be cremated in Accra, Ghana. He was a great soul. May almighty God grant him repose and give the family and friends the fortitude to bear this huge loss. Mr Tunde Edu, thanks so much for the friendship and the honour, always. Goodnight sir! Adieu. •Badejo sent in this article from 10 Adeniji Street, Off Adebayo Street, Lawanson-Itire road, Surulere, Lagos State.

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Thursday, 28 July, 2016

Ooni Sijuwade: Yet a blend of grace, grandeur

A politician of repute, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, in his tribute, had described the late Ooni as someone who loved his people, as well as someone who loved peace. “On several occasions, the Ooni had intervened in issues that could have resulted in violence across the country, and he succeeded in bringing warring parties together. “He was also friends with other traditional rulers across the country, particularly the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, and they used their positions to advise government on pro-people policies. “We all know that the Ooni was very rich before he became king; he, however, used his wealth to develop his kingdom, while also working hard to unite Yoruba sons and daughters all over the world. “It is no doubt that Yorubaland has lost a great king, who contributed immensely to the development of the race,” Chief Babatope had said. The late Ooni’s press secretary, Chief Funmilola Olorunisola, had penned an emotional tribute for his boss, and which was published in several newspapers in the country. In his tribute, Chief Olorunisola described the Ooni as a father, and not as a

“He was the symbol of the Yoruba race, and he acted as such everywhere he went all over the world; wherever he was in the world, he always used the opportunity to promote the Yoruba culture. “Through him, many people all over the world were able to know about the Yoruba culture because the late Ooni travelled far and wide,” Adeosun said. For Chief Samson Eluwole, a Nollywood actor and Ile-Ife chief, the late Ooni contributed immensely to the projection of Yoruba culture. “There was even a time when artistes visited him, and he charged us to be using our films to projecting the Yoruba cultural values and traditions. This admonition even resulted in a number of movies centred on Yoruba culture, and such was the influence of Ooni Sijuwade,” Chief Eluwole said. Those who had benefited on personal levels were not left out in the eulogies, as Debora Oluranti, a 54-year-old woman who had been performing cultural dances with her group for the Ooni during festivals said the group was always expecting the coming of cultural festivities in Ile-Ife. “Anytime we performed for the late Ooni, we always went home with huge cash that would sustain us for several

A monarch par excellence, he combined industry and humanism. He loved peace, he worked for it, he enthroned it.

By Adewale Oshodi

NE of the most priceless eras in Yoruba history and particularly in the modern evolution of Ile-Ife was the emergence of the ascendancy of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. His death, exactly a year ago, signaled a most disturbing realisation, one passage too many. While alive, he shifted the boundaries of royalty. A success in all ramification, the late monarch was a blend of grace and grandeur. A monarch par excellence, he combined industry and humanism. He loved peace, he worked for it, he enthroned it. His subjects both within and beyond recognised in him a monarch worth revering. He lived in a class of his own, yet he was accessible by his subjects. While the world mourned his passage, his legacies still speak. Immediately after his exit, Nigerians realised the country had lost a revered royal father. After the news was officially released by the Osun State government, several dignitaries began sharing their opinion on the late monarch.

In the Federal Government’s reaction, President Muhammadu Buhari, through a release made available by his media aides, said the country had lost a great personality who had given his best in his service to his people and the country at large. At an interdenominational service held in the monarch’s honour, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo described Ooni Sijuwade as an epitome of humility and honesty, while admitting that the monarch did so much to uphold the high traditions and cultures of Yoruba people. “All over the world where Yoruba culture is celebrated, the Ooni was very recognised,” Professor Osinbajo said, while extolling the late monarch’s love for his people “The achievements of Ooni Sijuwade are worth celebrating, and he will live on with the legacy he enshrined in Yoruba history,” the vice president said. The Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, also at the service, had lauded Ooni Sijuwade for a life well-lived, particularly by being good role model to other traditional rulers in the country.

boss, who cared about his staff’s welfare. Chief Olorunsola said on several occasions, the late monarch would ask about the welfare and personal lives of his staff, not minding the position they held in the palace. “The Ooni would do something that would make an individual happy; he could ask after his driver’s wife who had just given birth, or another staff whose child had been sick. In his royalty, he cared for everybody close to him, and that alone endeared him to everybody; he was like a father to everybody,” Chief Olorunisola said. While influential people in the society had many positive things to say about the late Ooni, the common people in IleIfe, who knew who he was on individual levels, had far greater things to say about their monarch. A cultural enthusiast, Chief Taye Omideyi, explained that apart from being the traditional ruler, the late Ooni loved culture so much and he used it to empower his people. “Whenever we were preparing for any cultural festival in Ile-Ife, particularly the Olojo festival, the Ooni always made such a big festival. “As someone who was well educated, he knew the importance of tourism to the development of Ile-Ife, and he did everything in his power to promote cultural activities in Ile-Ife. “On several occasions, he invited foreign tourists to come to Ile-Ife to witness our festivals, and through that, many people gained financially, as cab drivers would transport tourists around the town, while the hotels would be fully booked, and the tourists would also buy creative materials,” Chief Omideyi said. While corroborating Omideyi’s submission, another cultural enthusiast, Nurudeen Adeosun, would not want the Ooni’s achievements to be limited to IleIfe alone.

months. “As the Ooni, he might decide not to give us anything because we were his subjects, but he was somebody who gave a lot. Any group that performed for the Ooni always went home with huge cash. “That was why several cultural groups struggled to perform for the Ooni during cultural festivals, particularly during the Olojo festival. “Apart from that, the Ooni also assisted people a lot; people went to him for personal issues, and he never looked down on anybody. He attended to everybody. “People went to him for personal problems, but he was not someone who broadcasted what he was doing for his people,” Madam Oluranti said. Having heard this humane side of the late king, a political scientist, Dr Israel Oyelade, also revealed that the Ooni was also a democrat who wanted democracy to thrive in the country. “Around 1984, the Ooni and his friend, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, had travelled out of the country, but by the time they returned, the military government at that time threatened to punish them, saying they went to organise a coup outside the country. “In the end, the truth came out, but the Ooni, in his lifetime, was someone who wanted the people to exercise their democratic rights which were not possible under the military. He was, however, not someone who would organise the seizure of government through undemocratic means, and everybody knew the military government of that time was only being unnecessarily apprehensive about the influence of both royal fathers among their people,” Dr Oyelade said. Now, it’s one year since the transition of this revered royal father, Ooni Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse 11, his good works will, however, continue to live after him.

Thursday, 28 July, 2016

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Thursday, 28 July, 2016

Girls sweep top prizes in Mike Okonkwo national essay competition

ISS Fadilah Saliu-Ahmed of Zamani College, Kaduna, has emerged the winner of the 13th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary School Students. According to the chief examiner, Professor T. A. Ezeigbo, Miss Saliu-Ahmed scored 75 per cent in the first round of the competition and maintained the same grade to lead in the second round. Miss. Barakat Adebayo of Roshallom International School Egbeda, Lagos, was adjudged the second place winner, while Miss. Wuraola Adeoye of the Fountain Height Secondary School, Lagos came third. Other winners are Miss. Oluchi Onyenso of Corona Secondary School, Ag-

barawho (fourth), and Moradeyo Olaitan of Fountain Height Secondary School, Lagos, (fifth). The sixth and seventh po-

sitions respectively went to Nathaniel Brown of Ritman College, Ikot-Epkene, Akwa-Ibom State, and Master Ibe Solomon of Township

Pupils of Boston De Supreme Academy, Bako Apena/NNPC Junction, Apata, Ibadan, during their Endof-the-Year party, held recently.

Hillcity organises fifth award\prize-giving day By Modupe George THE Chairman/Proprietor, Hillcity College, Tanke, Ilorin, Reverend Ebenezer Olawuyi has said that if Africa must be free from her present epidemic of corruption and oppression, leadership development programmes must be consciously included in the schools’ curriculum. He stated this at the third graduation and fifth award/ prize-giving day of the school, which took place at Graceland auditorium, IIorin, recently. According to him; ‘our experience in Hillcity shows that children can imbibe the leadership attitude from the primary level. Wisdom and leadership studies is a key subject in Hillcity College curriculum. Our vision is to raise young hearts who will not only excel academically, but who will lead and influence godly and positive change.” He appreciated all the

benefactors of the Christian Mission School and especially those who endowed awards and prizes to pupils and students, who excelled academically and morally. He then acknowledged Miss Bola Abayomi, an exstudent of the Life Beyond Limits unit of the school and Dr Dokun and Mr Sanya Olatunde of SEAP Group of Companies for their gifts. Speaking on the graduation lecture entitled: ‘Educating for the Next Generation’ Professor Bisi Onasanya, head, department of Educational Technology, University of Ilorin stated that teaching in the 21st century has undergone a typical shift, therefore education must change to prepare students for success in a fast changing and interconnected world. Professor Onasanya, noted that teachers must first possess the very same 21st century skills that their pupils and students are expected to have.

He admonished parents to identify the nature, strength and weakness of their children; invest more on puzzle games, disallow them to watch un-scrutinised videos\film and to also train them in the way of God. The Chairperson of the Occasion, Mrs Sanya Olatunde, who could not hide her excitement at the excellent presentations of pupils/students during the event, announced on behalf of herself and her husband, an annual gift of N20, 000 for the overall best pupils/ students in English Language from Primary 1 to JSS2. At the event, various awards and scholarships were given to pupils and students who distinguished themselves in learning and character, while the graduating pupils and the schools’ orchestra made beautiful performances to the admiration and loud ovation of the parents and guests who filled the auditorium.

Comprehensive Secondary School, Amaifeke, Imo State. According to the chief examiners’ report on this year’s edition of the competition, a total of 846 entries were submitted. “The organisers introduced a filtering procedure and quality enhancement mechanisms, which ensured that only good and judgeable essays got to the judges for assessment. This year, incidences of copying, collaboration and plagiarisms that regularly characterised the exercise in preceding years have reduced significantly,” Professor Ezeigbo said. According to Ezeigbo, in the first round, seven contestants were adjudged

suitable to proceed to the one-hour written test intended to confirm the integrity of their submissions. “This test usually takes place in the premises of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) Headquarters, and the contestants are able to meet face to face and have time, albeit a short one, to forge new friendships. “Our topic for the second round is ‘Adopting and Practicing Tolerance as a Core Value in Nigeria’. For winning this year’s competition, Miss Fadilah Saliu-Ahmed will get a cheque of N100,000, a laptop and a plaque; while her school gets three sets of computer and a printer. The second place win-

ner, Barakat Adebayo will go home with a cheque of N75,000, a plaque and her school will get two sets of computer and a printer. The third place winner, Wuraola Adeoye will receive a cheque of N50,000, a plaque and her school gets a computer set. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place winners will each get a consolation price of N20,000. The prizes will be presented at this year’s Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, on Thursday September 1, 2016. The theme for this year’s lecture is ‘The State of the Nigeria Nation: Redefining Our Values’. Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition was initiated in 2004 as part of activities to celebrate the birthday of the presiding bishop of TREM, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, and to contribute to the development of the educational sector. The competition has helped students who have participated in it to develop more interest in research work, reading extensively and writing constructively. Apart from serving as a tool to encourage reading and writing, the competition has also given the students the opportunity to bare their souls on topical issues that are of importance to the social-economic development of the nation.

Thursday, 28 July, 2016 30 news Fajuyi at 50: Falana, Gani Adams differ on modality for restructuring Bola Badmus-Lagos

AGOS lawyer, Mr Femi Falana and the national coordinator of O’odu People’s Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, on Wednesday, in Lagos, held divergent views on the modality to restructure the country. Both spoke their minds at the 50th remembrance of the first military governor of Western region, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi, with a special lecture entitled: “The Future of Nigeria: What Place for the Values of Loyalty and Sacrifice as Demonstrated by the Late Lieutenant Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi.” Falana, who was repre-

sented by Mr Wahab Shittu, while agreeing on the need to restructure Nigeria, said it would be more appropriate for Nigerians to first restructure themselves, their attitudes, value system, among others, before they set out to restructure the country, otherwise restructuring the country would be meaningless. “We need to first restructure ourselves, restructure our attitudes, our value system before we can achieve total restructuring of the country,” he said, just as he listed core values such as accountability, transparency, sacrifice, display of courage, element of loyalty as displayed by the late Fajuyi as part of what individual

Nigerians needed to put the country back on track. But Chief Adams, who was a member, 2014 National Conference, however, contended that it was the political restructuring of the country that should come first, which would make every other things fall in place. “In as much as I agree with Mr Femi Falana on the need to restructure the country, it is my strong belief that if we don’t restructure our country politically, there is nothing that can be achieved. “Restructuring the country politically would correct our attitude, value system and our orientation. Our people believe and always say charity begins at home. I was first born and belonged

to Arigidi, my home town before becoming a Yoruba and a Nigerian. If I am not a good Arigidi man, I can’t be a good Yoruba,” he said. Adams, who also paid glowing tributes to the late Fajuyi, describing him as a hero, further argued that the only way to move the country forward and stop all sorts of agitation by the MASSOB, the Niger-Delta Avengers, was for it to go back to regionalism. This was just as he recalled the landmark achievements recorded within just six years, without oil, when the country practised regionalism before the military took over the reigns of power in 1966, adding that, “there was need to go back and

operate regionalism in the country.” Speaking further, Falana, in his keynote address, while recalling that the excuse of those who took over from Major General Aguiyi Ironsi was that he (Ironsi) had taken the country to unitary system as against the practice of Federalism, said sadly, what evolved thereafter and now was unitarism, where more powers were at the centre. The Lagos lawyer, however, noted that with the poor economic situation the country had found itself, the government was being forced to restructure, by implementing parts of the recommendations of the 2014 national confab. “The Federal Government has been compeled to stop funding of pilgrims to Israel

and Mecca, it has embarked on creation of grazing reserves. The fundamental objectives and directive principle of state policy is being implemented in the N500 billion fund,” Falana said. “With poor funds, the Federal Government is likely to devolve more powers to the state,” he added, noting the building of airports by states and light rail and the fourth Mainland Bridge by Lagos State government, Falana said, were clearly on the exclusive list as clear examples. Discussants, including Professor Bankole Sodipo, Soji Omole and Chief Ziggy Azike also contributed, paying glowing tributes to the late Fajuyi’s gallantry, selflessness, among others, describing such as highly commendable of a hero.

No alternative to Buhari administration —Lai Mohammed

From left, Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Chief Bimbo Ashiru; Managing Director, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Mr Adeola Adetunji; Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and the Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Mr Clem Ugorji, during a courtesy visit to Governor Amosun, in Abeokuta, recently.

First year remembrance of Oba Sijuwade begins today He bequeathed enduring legacies of leadership, service —Opeloye Oluwole Ige - Osogbo THE first year remembrance of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the 50th Ooni of Ife, begins today. A statement by the family on Tuesday, said the twoday event would kick-off today with a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Ayegbaju, IleIfe. “This will be followed by a grand reception at the Castle of Mercy, Ede Road, Ile-Ife. “On Friday, July 29, a colloquium, entitled: “The life and times of Oba Okunade Sijuwade,” will be hosted by the Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, at Oduduwa Hall, OAU at 10.00 a.m. “Another reception will follow same day at Motel Royal, KM 4, Ede Road, Ile-Ife,” it read. Oba Sijuwade joined his

ancestors on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, in London, where he was being treated, after his health reportedly suffered a relapse. He was aged 85. The late revered monarch was succeeded by the incumbent Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Meanwhile, the chairman of Ife Developmenf Board, Professor Muib Opeloye, Tuesday evening, said Oba Sijuwade bequeathed enduring legacies of leadership and service to humanity during his lifetime. He maintained that the 50th Ooni of Ife carved a niche for himself by promoting the sustenance of Yoruba culture and tradition, just as he recalled that he earned international recognition for the throne of Oduduwa and the entire Yoruba race. Addressing a press conference as part of the ac-

tivities commemorating the one year anniversary of his transition, Opeloye averred that “what was unique about him was the new concept he created for royalty. With him, royalty had in it inherent influence used to benefit humanity. This was hallmark of a monarch, who allowed the fear of God to rule over his life.” According to him, “Oba Sijuwade was critic of the proponents of the notion that traditional rulers are anachronistic in a Republican Nigeria, arguing that the acid test is acceptability by their people and the evidence is that, what they have lost in the executive power, they have gained in their increased influence.” Opeloye, who is also the chairman of local organising committee for the one year remembrance activities of Oba Sijuwade hinted that eminent Nigerians from all walks of life were

expected to converge on the ancient city of Ile Ife, for a colloquim as part of the activities packaged to remember the great monarch.

MINISTER of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is on the right track and there is no alternative to what it is doing. The minister stated this at a meeting with the members of staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the meeting was on the sideline of the minister’s two-day official visit to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). ‘‘I believe that we are on the right track, there will be some pains, but there is no alternative to what we are doing,’’ he said. Mohammed said the administration had fulfilled its campaign promises to address insecurity, fix the

economy and fight corruption. In the area of security, the minister said when Buhari came on board, 14 of the 20 local government areas of Borno State, four in Adamawa State and three in Yobe State were under the sovereign authority of Boko Haram. He said proactive measures and soft diplomacy with neighbouring African countries, the United States, France and the G-8, had helped the country to ‘‘decisively deal with Book Haram.’’ On the renewed agitations in the Niger-Delta region and parts of the South-East, the minister reassured that the government would not marginalise any part of the country, and assured that economic development would go round to everyone.

PDP moves to frustrate Ali Modu Sheriff’s legal action to stop party convention Sunday Ejike-Abuja

THE National Youth Movement (NYM) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to disqualify Justice Okon Abang from handling the suit filed by the self-acclaimed chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff. The group accused Sheriff of plotting to use the court to destroy the party. Sheriff has been in and out of courts over the leadership crisis rocking the party. This time, the sacked chairman of the PDP and

eight others are asking the Federal High Court, Abuja, for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the PDP from conducting the party’s national convention slated for August 17, 2016. He also wanted an order restraining the PDP from presenting anybody or sponsoring any person for election into its offices pending determination of the suit and an ancillary order directing the Nigeria Police to enforce the orders of the court until all applications were disposed off. It was on the basis of

Sheriff’s legal action to stop the the forthcoming national convention of the PDP that the NYM of the party protested, seeking the intervention of the the chief judge of the Federal High Court. The party had also gone to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with a suit challenging the power of Justice Abang to hear Sheriff’s case on the ground that there was a memo from the Chief Judge restraining all judges handling the PDP leadership tussle to stop further action pending the outcome of the appeals at the Court of Appeal.

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Sick father of 5 commits suicide over financial problems Opeyemi Owoaseye - Lagos

45-year-old, motorcycle rider, identified as Monday Onoja has hanged himself in the IjebuIgbo area of Ogun State on Tuesday. It was learnt that the victim had always depended on his wife for food after involved in an accident which incapacitated him. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the father of five had complained to his wife, Esther, about his plight the previous day before he committed suicide. Onoja reportedly woke up from sleep around 8:00 a.m., tied a rope on the ceiling fan and hanged himself. The incident occurred at victim’s residence on Ogunnaya Street, Ojowo, Ijebu-Igbo. Esther was said to have been called in to see the dangling corpse of her husband when she was bathing one of her children. She explained that, “His leg got broken in an accident on May 3, 2016 while he was riding his commercial motorcycle. Since then, he could not walk and had to start using crutches, so, we had to depend on the little I could make from my trade. “On Monday evening, he told me he was not going to eat rice and that he wanted to eat something else. Suddenly, he started saying he was going to kill himself. Of course, I begged him not to do that and even called one of his brothers to talk to him, but he said he would kill himself and threatened to sell his motorcycle and return to the village. “I was bathing our child when one of them came to me and told me that he had hanged himself.” Mr Kehinde, a resident, said that the deceased killed himself because he could no longer provide for his family. “He was depressed as a result of financial constraint and because he could not pay their rent. He could not do anything for his family,” he said. A source said policemen

from the Ijebu Igbo division visited the scene and took the statements of the victim’s wife and added that the corpse of the deceased could not been taken away by the police because the

village's tradition requires that whenever anyone died in that circumstances, there must be some rites which must be performed before the burial. The Police Public Rela-

tions officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident, adding that no foul play was suspected by the police. “When Detectives visited the scene, they took pictures and all necessary

Suspected kidnappers paraded by the Kogi State command of the State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday. PHOTO: YINKA OLADOYINBO

SSS arrests kidnappers in military uniform, army uniform sold for N1,500 Yinka Oladoyinbo - Lokoja THE men of the State Security Service (SSS), Kogi State command on Wednesday, said it had in the last few weeks, arrested at least 10 suspected kidnappers terrorising the state. Already, six of the suspects, the Nigerian Tribune learnt, had been arraigned in court, while another four operating in full military combat uniforms were paraded for arraignment today. The state director of the command, Mr Joseph Okpo, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, said the command last week, arrested four of the six-man gang that had been operating on Abuja-Lokoja highway. According to him, the arrested suspects were Haruna Saleh, Kabiru Shuaibu, Mumuni Adamu and Tukur Shuaibu, adding that the

people specialised in robbery and kidnapping on the major roads. He said the people had confessed being involved in some operations on Maraba-Jos Road, Malufashi on ZariaKaduna and Jaji-Zaria Road, in full military uniform. He explained that the suspects were apprehended on their way from Kaduna axis to link up with some peo-

ple in Obajana where they planned to engage in fresh operations. Okpo, however, said the suspects were already giving a very good lead on the source of their uniform, adding that the command had already liaised with the state command of the Nigeria Police to investigate the source of the military uniform. He added that upon in-

A 70-year-old seaport worker, Mr Ganiyu Aderibigbe, died on Tuesday while working onboard a vessel named MV COSCO NAGOYA at the Tin-Can Island Container Terminal (TICT) inside the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos. This is even as another dockworker, Christopher Madagbu who is in his early 40s is currently hospitalised after suffering in-

juries in the same accident onboard the same vessel. Explaining how the aged dockworker met his end, “President of the Dockworkers branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Adewale Adeyanju stated that the two men fell inside a hole onboard the MV COSCO NAGOYA while working on the vessel. According to him, “The two men fell inside what we call a manhole onboard the

terrogation, the suspects confessed to having been involved in six operations between the Ramadan period and on the day they were arrested. The leader of the gang, Mumuni Adamu, said they got the military uniforms from a commercial motorcyclist, popularly called Okada, at the rate of N1,500 per pair.

Again, gun battle in Lagos community as Marine police battle militants Olalekan Olabulo - Lagos THE tension created by the activities of suspected Niger Delta militants in Ewedogbon area of Lagos State continued on Wednesday as gunshots pervaded the area. Residents of the area ran into different directions till the gunshots, which lasted for over 30 minutes, sub-

sided. It was later discovered that the gunshots were from a detachment of soldiers, who invaded the area with the aim of completely dislodging the militants from the area. Meanwhile the state police stated that policemen from the Marine Department, Rapid Response Squad

70-year-old dock worker falls, dies working onboard vessel Tola Adenubi - Lagos

arrangements have been made to move the body to the mortuary. No foul play suspected; while investigations are ongoing,” Adejobi added.

MV COSCO NAGOYA last Thursday at about 10:30 p.m. They were later rushed to a hospital were Aderibigbe later died on Tuesday and was buried same day according to Muslim rites. Doctors are still battling to save the life of Christopher Madagbu as I speak to you.” On what caused the accident, Adeyanju explained that, “there was no light onboard the vessel. There is what we call cargo light. It is always put on on-

board vessels when work is ongoing. However, when the two men were going onboard MV COSCO NAGOYA to commence their operations, the cargo light was not on; thus both men fell inside the manhole onboard the vessel. “It was Madagbu that first fell inside the manhole. When he was shouting for help, Aderibigbe heard his voice and was apparently coming to help but also fell inside the same manhole.”

(RRS) and Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) will sustain a surveillance patrol in the area as parts of the efforts to end the menace of the militants. While the gun battle was on, a fleeing resident who spoke with Nigerian Tribune hurriedly said, “I want to go and pick some of my loads. The militants are shooting and battling the soldiers. I think the soldiers are having is the challenge of battling the militants at the swampy part of the river.” The image maker in charge of the state police command, Dolapo Badmos, while speaking on the incident, said “the command has dominated the area. We are planning to sustain that for a long period of time while the Marine Police Command is stepping up their operation. We are not leaving anything to chance.”

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Rivers rerun: 31 political parties reject postponement by INEC Dapo Falade - Port Harcourt THIRTY-ONE registered political parties in Rivers State have rejected the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the conclusion of the suspended legislative rerun in the state. The national electoral body had, on Monday, announced the postponement of the rerun, following the burning of its office in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the state, last Friday. The political parties, under the aegis of the InterParty Advisory Council (IPAC), Rivers State chapter, however, called on INEC to rescind its decision and conduct the exercise on Saturday, as earlier scheduled. The political parties also said the postponement of the legislative rerun was a unilateral decision taken by INEC. Addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, Rivers IPAC chairman, Mr Felix Obuah, said INEC was doing the state no good by indefinitely postponing the date of the election. Obuah, who is also the state PDP chairman, accused INEC of acting out a script by the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that the opposition party was not ready for the election.

2016 Victory graduation ceremony THE 2016 graduation ceremony/ endof-year party organised by Victory International Nursery and Primary School, Oke -Oloro, Omi- Adio, Ibadan, according to the proprietor, Mr Pius Ajayi, will hold on Friday, July 29, 2016 on the school premises at Oke – Oloro, Omi Adio, Ibadan. Also, the graduation ceremony and end-of-year get-together organised by Victory International Nursery, Primary and College, Aba Elesin, Apata, Ibadan will hold on Friday, August 4, 2016 on the school premises.

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Glo TV series: Pregnancy scare hits Prof Johnbullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s household

REGNANCY scare has hit the household of Professor Johnbull McNwigwe, as the second episode of the Globacom-sponsored TV series, Professor Johnbull, aired yesterday (Wednesday) on NTA Network, NTA International and Startimes from 8.30pm to 9.00pm. The focus of the highly entertaining drama series this week is on how parents react when they suspect their daughters are pregnant. Under the topic, Eliza my daughter, viewers will see how Elizabeth (Queen Nwokoye), the starry-eyed daughter of Professor Johnbull, reacted when her cerebral dad, acted by Kanayo O. Kanayo, presumed his beloved daughter is pregnant. An apparently worried Mai Doya visits Profes-

sor Johnbull to complain to him that his wife who is expecting their ninth child, has been vomiting all over the house. This coincides with when Elizabeth rushes out of the house, vomiting. Professor Johnbull immediately links both incidents and concludes that his beloved daughter is probably pregnant. Alarmed that his daughter has been violated, Professor Johnbull becomes a private investigator and engages Caro, a pharmaceutical attendant and a medical doctor to

discreetly find out if his daughter has eaten the forbidden fruit. The erudite professor embarks on a voyage of discovery. The outcome of his investigation is both startling and comical. The sitcom features great Nollywood acts like Kanayo O. Kanayo, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Queen Nwokoye, Junior Pope, Mama G, Funky Mallam, and Ogus Baba, among others. Repeat broadcasts will air on the same stations on tomorrow at the same time.

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Oyo schools to close September 9, JSS 3 exams start August 8 By Wale Akinselure

OWARDS making up for the seven weeks lost as a result of the just suspended strike, the Oyo State government has rescheduled the 2015/2016 academic session to run from Tuesday, July 26 to Friday, September 9, 2016. Students of Junior Secondary School (JSS3) will sit for their Basic Education

Certificate Examination (BECE) between August 8 and August 18. The third term examination for public primary and secondary schools would span August 22 to September 2 while the students will observe a week break from Monday, September 12 to 16. It will be recalled that the calendar was truncated on June 6, 2016 following a protest by public school

students over some state government’s policies. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Niyi Olowofela, made these developments known on Wednesday. Olowofela added that the 2016/2017 academic year would start on Monday, September 19, 2016. “The government of Oyo State appreciates the efforts of all concerned that

eventually culminated into the end of the industrial logjam. And, we wish to inform members of the general public that after an extensive deliberation with relevant stakeholders, it was agreed upon that the reviewed dates be adhered to for the completion of the session and for smooth preparation of the coming academic session,” he said. Chairman, All Nigeria Congress of Principals

From left, guest speaker, Dr Adebayo Aina; chairman on the occasion, Professor Femi Oludimu; founder/chairman, Grace Pastures International Foundation, Mr Abayomi Olomolaiye and his wife, Omotunde, during the July 24 Dialogue Series, with the theme: “The Nigerian girl-child: The reality of an abused absurdity,” held in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Tuesday. PHOTO: TOMMY ADEGBITE.

Stakeholders restate need for domestication of Child Rights Act Olayinka Olukoya - Abeokuta STAKEHOLDERS have restated the need for the domestication of the Child Rights Act 2003 by all states in the country, as a major way towards ending discrimination which the girl-child is subjected to. The stakeholders stressed this need on Tuesday at the Year 2016 “July 24 Dialogue Series” tagged: “The Nigerian Girl Child: The reality of an abused absurdity”, organised by the Grace Pastures International Foundation, held at Eruwon, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. In his welcome address, the Chairman of the Foundation, Mr Abayomi Olomolaiye, maintained that more attention must be placed on the developmental process of the girl child. He admitted that there are so many factors that have made the girl child an endangered specie, appealing to well-meaning Nigerians to start putting up structures that could rescue them from perilous and intimidating forces.

“Our centre; as parts of our strategy to achieve desired result in this direction and to walk the talk, has started to develop a girl-child vanguard, who are teenagers that will work on the morale and psyche of their peers in secondary schools,” he said. The Chairman of the event, Professor Olufemi Oludimu, enjoined governments at all levels to discourage child marriage by enforcing free and compul-

sory education for all children up to junior secondary school. He said, “Government must remove all barriers that make it difficult for young girls to go to school, including the costs associated with school attendance such as uniforms, extra-school imposed levies and transportation cost.” In his lecture, Dr Adebayo Aina of the Olabisi Onabanjo University disclosed that the dramatic rise of abusive

absurdity of the girl-child is prominent in the Nigerian metropolitan setting. Dr Aina posited that poverty, which is very prevalent in the country, had also contributed greatly to the abuse being experienced by the girl-child. According to him, “government needs to vigorously pursue poverty alleviation measures to ameliorate the general socio-economic status of majority of her citizens.”

Remo Traditional Council informs Ogun govt of Akarigbo’s demise THE Remo Traditional Council, on Wednesday, formally informed the Ogun State government about the demise of the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo, who was also the chairman of the state Council of Obas. Elepe of Epe, Oba Adewale Osiberu, who spoke on behalf of the council, told Governor Ibikunle Amosun, represented by

the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Yetunde Onanuga, that Oba Sonariwo joined his ancestors on July 23 in a United Kingdom hospital at the age of 80. The governor, in his response, said the news was a rude shock to the government and described the demise of the first class monarch as a great loss to Remoland in particular and Ogun State in general. He promised that his government would support the

people of Remoland and the Council in all burial activities towards giving the Akarigbo a befitting burial. Oba Sonariwo was born on July 28, 1936 and ascended the throne on July 14, 1990. Also present were the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Dayo Adeneye and his counterpart in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko.

of Public Schools (ANCOPPS), Oyo State chapter, Mr Ranti Obafunso and Secretary, National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) Deacon Akinola Olufemi, enjoined all parents, teachers and students to adhere strictly to the new school calendar so as to cover lost academic ground. Meanwhile, schools reopened and civil servants returned to work on Wednesday, with the number of students and teachers expected to hit its maximum, in coming days. It was gathered that the state government had ordered banks to effect two months moratorium on debt service obligations. Consequently, it is expected that workers begin to get salary and pension payment alerts from Thursday. Chairman, Oyo chapter, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Waheed Olojede, had emphasised the importance of quick payment of these monies to enable workers have funds to transport themselves to their workplaces.

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Mimiko’s free food arrives Ondo South THE second phase of the food distribution programme under the Ondo State government initiated palliative scheme, Eto Igbe-Ayo, where raw foodstuffs are given to women for free, has moved to the Southern Senatorial district. The programme rounded off distribution of foodstuffs in the four local government areas in Akoko last Friday following its inauguration in Ikare, Akoko North East Local Government Area where it recorded over 5,000 beneficiaries. Designed for the 18 local government areas in the state and targeted at 100,000 women irrespective of party affiliations, the second phase of the scheme took off in Ose and Owo local government areas on Monday. According to the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, while briefing newsmen on the progress made so far, said the Ose and Owo local governments exercise was highly successful as women trooped out in droves to take advantage of the programme.

Ondo guber: SDP commences sales Iwajowa LG boss of nomination lauds Ajimobi on forms Jacob Segun Olatunji—Abuja

dam project

THE Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday announced the commencement of the sales of its expression of interest and nomination forms to interested aspirants in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election which commenced on Monday. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja by the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr Abdul Isiaq Ahmed, after a special audience with a group of politicians from Taraba State who visited the party headquarters to express their intention to join the party along with several others in the state. According to the deputy national chairman, both the expression of interest and nomination forms, which would be sold together, would cost N2 million. He stated that returning of forms would close on or before August 3. He pointed out that screening of aspirants would take place next week Wednesday while the governorship primaries would hold in Akure, Ondo State capital, on August 20.

THE Chairman, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Honourable Modepoola Egunjobi, has commended the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for the ongoing construction works on a water dam at Iganna, a town in the council area. He noted that the project was significant to the people. He said the project, when completed, would have multiplier effects on the people of the council area, in terms of provision of potable water and creation of employment opportunities for youths that would engage in irrigation farming. The chairman made the remarks during the visit of the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Isaac Ishola, to the dam site. Egunjobi further noted that the resuscitation of the dam projects has demonstrated the Ajimobi-led administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people and at setting enduring legacy for the coming generation. Earlier, the commissioner had charged the people to provide necessary support to the contractor and secure all the equipment at the dam for early completion of the project.

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•Meets Buhari in Aso Rock •Avengers dare FG, say ‘drones can’t stop us’ From Leon Usigbe and Ebenezer Adurokiya

HE use of force as threatened by the Federal Government to quell the militancy in the Niger Delta region will not work, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said. The governor also said it was the duty of political leaders to mobilise stakeholders to resolve the problems through dialogue. Speaking to State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, he expressed confidence that only dialogue would bring a lasting solution to the Niger Delta crisis. Dickson’s remark followed renewed threat by the top echelon of the military to deploy force to rout the militants, whose activities had greatly impacted on the production of crude oil and revenues for the Federal Government. Dickson observed that because of the complex nature of the region, only peaceful dialogue could guarantee positive results. “I have said the issues in the Niger Delta, the terrain, the historic nature of the issues and challenges are such that military solution may not be the way forward. “For us who are products of political system at this level, we have a duty to mobilise communal and local leadership, we have a duty to support the work intelligence and security agencies are doing, we have a duty to ensure that issues are better appreciated and that we fill the communication gap. “And where there are issues, those issues need be addressed and it is also our duty to network like I’m doing now, to ensure that problems that are identified as the root cause of some of these challenges are looked into. “The military solutions, as I have always maintained, is not the right option. We are hopeful that the ongoing discussions will yield the desired result. “I have always been in support of negotiations, of dialogue as the sustainable way forward. Dialogue will bring out the issues and then we will all unite around these common issues to move our country forward.” The governor, whose election was confirmed by Bayelsa State election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, said he was also in the Presidential Villa to com-

mend President Buhari for his non-interference in the political process of his state. He urged indigenes of the state to discountenance reports that Buhari influenced the elections of the state and called on his All Progressives Congress (APC) challenger,

former Governor Timipre Sylva and other politicians, to work with him to move the state forward. On his discussion with the president, he said “I came in this afternoon to have discussions with Mr President. That is because my position

has been and I believe that is the right position every political leader should take which is that after general election, political leaders and citizens must unite and address common issues and find solutions to the problems of our country.

“All over the world, once nations have crisis, once nations come under attack, leaders unite across political lines. And I came to have discussion with Mr President and I thank him for that opportunity and we cross-fertilised ideas around

President Muhammadu Buhari (right), with the Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, when the latter visited the Aso Rock, on Wednesday.

Alleged murder: Court issues arrest warrant on Ekiti APC chairman, others Ayodele Adesanmi -Abuja A High Court in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State, has issued arrest warrant on the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr Jide Awe and three others, namely Faboro John Ojo, Aniramu Basiru and Falayi Busuyi. They were declared wanted for their alleged involvement in the murder of two

persons; Mr Ayo Jeje and Mrs Juliana Adewumi, in Erinjiyan-Ekiti, on March 30, 2013. The APC chairman and five others are facing trial in charge No: HIJ/1c/2015. Justice E. B. Omotoso of the Ijero-Ekiti High Court, who granted the order on July 25, said Awe and the three other accused persons must be brought to court by the police on October 5.

The warrant of arrest, dated July 27, 2016, was issued based on the prayer of counsel for the Ekiti State government, Yakubu Dauda, who asked the court to invoke Section 94 of the Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Law to compel the appearances of the accused persons before the court. “Consequently, this matter is hereby adjourned till Oc-

PDP mocks APC over Abuja-Kaduna railway Leon Usigbe and Jacob Segun Olatunji -Abuja FOLLOWING Tuesday’a inauguration of the AbujaKaduna standard gauge railway line by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has observed that after over one year in office, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no project of its own to commission, except the one implemented by the former ruling party. In a statement issued by the national leadership of the PDP, signed by its interim spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, in Abuja, on Thursday, the opposition party accused the APC of appropriating its

project, which, it pointed out, was conceptualised, awarded and constructed by the PDP administration. The party stressed that the rail project was conceptualised by the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration, while successive PDP administrations of Presidents Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, commenced work and built the project to 99 per cent completion, adding that the only work done by President Buhari on the project was the commissioning. The party said the usual rhetoric of the APC had always been that the 16 years of PDP rule were years of waste, wondering if the

railway project was also a waste. “The truth which history will bear out is that the PDP in its 16 years of rule successfully completed numerous projects that substantively changed the infrastructural landscape of Nigeria. “Everyone of those 16 years were years of great productivity with remarkable landmark achievements. This is very much unlike the APC which has already wasted one full year without even scratching one square meter of ground anywhere in the country.” “If morning truly shows the day, then we can say that Nigeria is now really in the era of waste and stagnation,” PDP declared.

tober 5, 2016 for hearing,” the judge ruled. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, said “the court order will be served on the police with immediate effect, hoping that it would be complied with strictly.” It will be recalled that Ajayi had, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, dated July 8, 2016 and copied to the Attorney General of the Federation, National Human Rights Commission and the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, decried the refusal of the police to arrest the accused persons despite several requests.

issues of security. “Of course, as you know, Bayelsa is central to the maintenance of law and order and stability in our country, particularly in the Niger Delta region. Bayelsa is the epicenter of the issues that have to do with the Niger Delta. “We had fruitful discussions on the need for political leaders, governmental and political leaders to work together to support the work of the security agencies and foster better understanding of even people who have grievances and that we are committed to do together.” Meanwhile, the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has said no amount of weapons of warfare deployed by the Federal Government will stop it from paralysing the oil economy of the country in the region. The group, through its spokesperson, BrigadierGeneral Mudoch Agbinibo, in a statement published in its website Tuesday night, said the worse President Buhari could do was to commit genocide against the ordinary Niger Deltans, but the economy of the country would pay for it. Alleging that the seeming delay tactics being employed by the Federal Government to kick-start the much-awaited dialogue with militants in the region was to have ample time to import drones from Europe and the United States to tackle insurgency in the region, the group vowed that the country would not be able to export its crude oil any longer. “Mr President, you can purchase all the drones in Europe and Untied States. It won’t stop the Niger Delta Avengers from bringing the country’s economy to zero. The worse you can do is to kill poor innocent people which the military is good at, but know that the Nigerian economy will suffer,” the group threatened.

‘Nigeria needs to review its foreign policy’ Ayodele Adesanmi -Abuja ONE of the ambassadorial nominees, Mrs Ngozi Ukaeje, has suggested that the country needs to review its foreign policy in order for the country to develop. She disclosed this on Wednesday, during the screening of the nominees by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. The committee, on Wednesday, screened 19 nominees, while promising

to conclude the exercise today by screening 13 others. Ukaeje, representing Imo State, during the screening, said Nigeria had a role to play in the affairs of other African countries. According to her, “as a developing country, we tend to be playing a big role in Africa, our foreign policy has always been to take care of African countries and with the recent prevailing circumstance, there is the need to review our foreign policy.

Thursday, 28 July, 2016 37 Ekweremadu, Okowa, Anyaoku, prominent Nigerians pay tributes to Ibru Gbemi Solaja-Lagos PROMINENT Nigerians, on Wednesday, paid glowimg tributes to the first governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru. Accolades also poured in torrents for him at an Evening of Tributes in Lagos, commencing his burial rites. Those who spoke at the Federal Palace Hotel event eulogised his mien and carriage as a gentleman par excellence. Dignitaries in attendance at the event were Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, Professor Bolaji

Akinyemi, Chief Phillip Asiodu, Amb. P A Clark, former military governor of Delta, Air Commodore Louis Ochuno, Air Commodore Dan Suleiman and representative of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Senator Olarewaju Tejuosho, Prince Julius Adelusi Adeluyi, and the Governor of Delta State Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and the co-chairman of the African Newspapers of Nigeria(ANN) Plc, publishers of the Tribune titles, Dr (Mrs) Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu. Okowa in his tribute, said Ibru left a good legacy, treasurable and unflinching values. “He transformed the lives of many Uhrobo people and, indeed, Delta people. He was in the mind of many Nigerians.

He believes anything is possible through hard work and dedication,” he said. The governor urged his family to seek solace in his contributions to the development of his state and Nigeria in general. Uduaghan said there was a lot to say about the first chairman of Delta State governors. According to him, “In one of our interactions, he told me he didn’t venture into business like his other siblings because he wanted to serve his people and Nigeria. “He did serve in the capacity as a governor, senator of the country and President General of Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU). “He was so humble that anytime we meet, he always

wanted to defer to me.” The former governor added that: “as president of UPU, he worked for the unity of Urohobo and Delta people.” Speaking on his controversial removal as president of UPU, Uduaghan said it was regrettable the union had not remained the same since then, but urges that Felix death should be used to reunite the union. Air Commodore Luke Ochuno said Felix Ibru’s humility was no match, saying “ he won the 1991 governorship option A 4 election without rancour. He didn’t taunt or insults his opponent.” Ochuno noted that when Ibru was governor, Delta was at peace but reverse was the situation today, as according

to him, “the state is experiencing series violence.” The former military administrator added it would be foolhardy to ignore the level of violence in the world today because there is no more limit to evil man could do. Anyaoku described him as a genuine gentleman. Professor Akinyemi, who said he was at the event to give tribute to his senior prefect, said Ibru used to refer to me “as that little rat because I was the smallest boy in Igbobi College in those days. “He did not tolerate bullying . I learnt from him not to use position to suppress others. I offered him an ambassadorial position but he humbly rejected it with explanation he would like to participate in home poli-

tics. I thanked him for protecting me in school.” Asiodu said he could testify to all the good things said about him. “I hope his legacies would continue to be published to give service, united, honest and humility. It would be a great advantage if Nigeria remain united,” he said While urging the family to continue to keep his legacy, former Minister of Health Prince Adelusi Adeluyi described the deceased a good man. Eulogising Felix Ibru, Air Commodore Dan Suleiman said, “I cherished his advice to me when I was being posted here and there by my superior. He told me to remain calm before General Gowon invited me to join his cabinet as a Federal Commissioner.

Evening of tributes for former governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos PHOTOS: SYLVESTER OKORUWA

The widows of late Felix Ibru, Chief Mrs Maltida Ibru (left) and Chief Mrs Caroline Ibru

From left, Co-Chairman, ANN Plc, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu; Retired Federal Permanent Secretary, Francesca Emmanuel and Director, Nigeria LNG, Chief Mrs Cordelia Agbati

From left, former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, former Secretary General, Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu

Chief Philip Asiodu (left) and former Minister for External Affairs, Chief Bolaji Akinyemi

Children of late Felix Ibru, Sheri, Paul and Shade Ibru

From left, late Felix Ibru’s elder sister, Christina Ibru, his nephew Peter Ibru and Felix Oyovwevotu Ibru

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The final burial rites for the late former Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi will begin today in Benin City, even as the Federal Government said it will stage a hero’s funeral for him after the Rio Olympics later next month. “We don’t want a haphazard burial for such a great patriot, that is why the minister of sports, Solomon Dalung, has said the FG will play its own part after the Olympics”, declared the Special Adviser, Media, to the Sports Minister, Nneka Ikem Anibeze. “We will unveil details after the games.” The Keshi family is however, going ahead with the burial plans beginning with a Church Service today at the St. Paul Catholic Church, Benin City by 9am. The body of the ‘Big Boss’ as Keshi was fondly called will then be moved to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, where a novelty match will be held in his honour, followed by his body Lying In-

State for his numerous admirers to pay their last respect. The match is being organised by his former team-mates led by Austin Eguavoen, who has also captained and coached the national senior team. From Benin, the body moves to Asaba, the Delta State capital, where his body will again lie in state at the Stadium named after him by former Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Nnebisi Road. From Asaba, the body will leave for Illah, his homestead. Meanwhile, Togo FA president, Guy Akpovi will lead a strong delegation for the burial rites of the former Hawks of Togo coach. Keshi made history when he coached lowly-rated Togo to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday confirmed that the final rites would now be confined to Edo and Delta States.

Eagles coach: NFF technical committee fails to beat 7-day ultimatum The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has failed to beat a sevenday ultimatum it handed to its technical committee to name a new head coach for the country which further raises questions over the country’s seriousness for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Last Tuesday, the NFF executive committee rose from a stormy meet-

ing to announce that the technical committee has a week to recommend a foreign coach for the Eagles. “All the attention and focus for the past one week has been on receiving the FIFA president Gianni Infantino,” admitted a top NFF official. Several of the technical committee members told AfricanFootball.com they are unaware of any

moves to name a replacement for Frenchman Paul Le Guen after he rejected an offer to lead the Super Eagles. Part of the plan in the aftermath of the Le Guen snub was for fresh applications to be admitted as most of the 20 coaches who first indicated interest to handle the Eagles “were not good enough”.

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Ahead Rio Olympics: I have not been paid for 5 months —Siasia COACH of Nigeria Olympic team, Samson Siasia has raised the alarm from the team’s training camp in Atlanta, USA, that he has not been paid for the past five months and his team are yet to receive any allowances leading up to the Rio Olympics. “We are suffering in Atlanta. We have not received any money since we arrived at this training camp. I have not been paid for the past five months,” lamented Siasia. “We will not hold the country to ransom by threatening not to play our matches, but the government has to come to our res-

cue. “I know that by the time the Olympics will be over, our monies will not be paid.” Siasia’s Dream Team has been overseas for the past one month and will depart for Brazil from Miami tomorrow. Meanwhile, Dream Team’s final warm-up game against fellow Rio-bound Honduras has been cancelled. Officials would not give any reasons for the cancellation but it may not be unconnected with the poor arrangement that has attended the team’s preparation for the Rio Olympics.

...As Mikel’s appointment generates controversy The selection of Mikel Obi as Nigeria’s flag bearer at next month’s Rio Olympics has sparked off controversies. Some Nigerians noted that veteran table tennis star, Segun Toriola or track star, Blessing Okagbare instead deserves such recognition. Toriola will be appearing at his record seventh Olympics, while Okagbare carries the country’s medal hopes in Rio. “I’m surprised with Mikel’s selection because this is his debut at the Olympics. This was possibly to honour him, but I hope it will not cause a rancour in the contingent. I would have picked Toriola or Okagbare ahead of Mikel,” remarked sports analyst, Olawale Ishola.

Also, former spokesman of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Tony Nezianya who is a Director at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said Toriola should have been named as Captain. “I must tell you that I find Mikel’s appointment controversial. He has just come into the team and there is Segun Toriola, a veteran of the Games, who is breaking an African record of having attended the most number of Olympic Games. With Rio Olympics, he will be making his seventh consecutive Olympics. He (Toriola) should have been given that honour with the captaincy of Team Nigeria instead of creating an unnecessary controversy,” Nezianya said.

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The military will use force if dialogue fails to tame Niger Delta militants, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, has said. Pray, is this a case of gambling? Would the military have been talking of dialogue if force had not failed in the first instance?

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HE issue of creation of additional state is fundamental and should not be left to partisan politicians. The issue goes beyond party politics, having regard to the economic and other problems facing the country”. As I stated last week, events in Nigeria following the coup of 1966 continue to show that the decision to adopt the Presidential system was not well thought out. Firstly the American form of Presidential System of government currently being experimented by Nigeria is too expensive for our resources to conveniently accommodate. It is high time we faced the reality of our existence. Having regard to the history of America, its experience and its resources the American Presidential System of Government is perfectly suitable for its federalism which is being operated religiously and in accordance with the tenets of their union. The same situation, background experience and history do not justify its application to Nigeria. The adoption and wholesale application of American federalism and Presidential System of Government by the Military is a monumental mistake in the first place. The importation of the system has not done the Country any good at all. That is the bitter truth. The application of the American presidential system in Nigeria has been nothing but a huge failure. We simply cannot afford 36 Houses of Assembly, 36 Cabinets of Commissioners, large number of State Legislators, National Assembly of more than 400 Legislators, thousands of staff for all these offices, over 40 Federal Ministers and numberless staff and assistants. On the 10th of September 2010, THISDAY Newspaper reported as follows: ”The amount expended annually to sustain members of the legislature in the states and National Assembly, many believe, is mind-boggling. Sources close to THISDAY revealed that the country spends N27 billion per annum on the salaries and emoluments of 109 senators while 360 members of the House of Representatives gulp down N73 billion, bringing the total to N100 billion ($667 million) expended on just 469 elected public officials. When the emoluments, “constituency allowances” and other visible and invisible benefits paid to state legislators in each of the 36 states as well as the 7,888 Councillors who make bye-laws in the 774 local government areas, the annual cost of sustaining the entire army of 17,500 individuals holding political offices in the executive and legislative arms of government in Nigeria

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Creation of additional 18 states: Need for a referendum (5) would amount to N1.3 trillion”. This explains why the Conference made recommendations touching on the operation of this system of government. Prominent amongst this is the recommendation for the adoption of a hybrid between the Presidential and Parliamentary system of government in which the government would pick ministers from the National Assembly. Furthermore there will be a cap on the number of personal assistants which can be appointed by elected officials. I believe that these are important issues that should be taken to the People in the form of a referendum.

Number of states There is also the issue of state creation. The consequential fragmentation of Nigeria into 36 states is unhelpful. Most of the so-called states were formally local governments or provinces. Such local governments were manned by District Offices and or Assistant District Officers. The provinces were manned by Residents, supported by Chief Clerk and Clerks. The substitution thereof of these District Offices and Residents with Governors, Deputy Governors, Legislative Houses is most unreasonable and uneconomical. The sight of these governors driving round in convoys of as many as 30 to 40 cars and motorcycle outriders worries the ordinary citizens who cannot afford three square meals, whose taps are dry and whose children are either unable to attend school due to non-payment of school fees or who are unemployed after laboring to get an education. In the United States of America, the Federating States still possess a huge measure of independence. Thus each state is within clearly defined but expansive limits responsible for a remarkable number of aspects of its existence. The Federal Government is

limited only to such matters as defense, foreign policy etc. Finally it is worthy of note that the entire revenue of the Federal Government of Nigeria is lower than that of Texas which is the second most populous and second largest state in the United States of America. If Nigeria’s revenue is therefore lower than that of one of over 50 states in the United States how can we hope to continue to copy and fund the Presidential system of government as practiced by the Americans? Despite this, the Conference actually recommended the creation of 18 more states. Again I believe that this issue should be decided by means of a referendum as caution must be exercised in relation to the proposal for the creation of new States. It is common knowledge that all the States of the Federation without exception place great premium on Federal Allocations which comes to them from the federation account. That this is so is clear when it is considered that most States lack the resources to be self-sustaining and where those resources exist the leadership required to afford an exploitation of the said resources to the benefit of the citizenry has been largely lacking. Most States depend on federal allocation to pay salaries and maintain infrastructure with little or nothing left for capital development. A day ago, photographs of students of a secondary school in one of the States in the South-West sitting on the bare floor in their classroom went viral over the internet. It is a notorious fact that most of the 36 states in Nigeria have failed to pay salaries to their workers for up to six months. It is also true that many retired workers have not been paid gratuities due to them. Worse still is the fact that many retired workers have not been paid pension due to them. Recently, the Channels television showed pitiable pictures of retired workers who

have not been paid their entitlements such as salaries, gratuity and or pension. Consequently, they were ejected by their landlords and are now living in abandoned primary schools. In some cases, some of them have become blind, while some are suffering from various infectious diseases. The pathetic conditions made many viewers to shed tears. It is also true that in most of these affected states, no visible development can be seen. In spite of the foregoing, the recently concluded National Constitutional Conference recommended additional states. The recommendation is one of those to be referred to the National Assembly. It is my considered view that the issue of creation of additional state is fundamental and should not be left to partisan politicians. The issue goes beyond party politics, having regard to the economic and other problems facing the country. As I have stated earlier, a huge percentage of revenue accruing to the federal government and the states is expended on maintenance of political structures. The three arms of government existing at the federal level i.e. the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary are replicated across all the 36 States of the Federation with its attendant cost. Each State also contributes three members of the Senate and as many members of the House of Representatives as there are Federal constituencies in the State. Therefore, an increment in the number of States by 18 will have a profound effect not only on the existing States but also on the new states and the Federal Government itself. In short, issues of additional states, abolition of states or reduction of number of states call for the votes of the people. To be continued… Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, CON, OFR

Rio Olympics: It’s a bigger task to lead Team Nigeria—Mikel By Oluwabunmi Ajayi CHELSEA star, John Mikel Obi, who has been named the Captain of Team Nigeria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, has said leading the contingent is a bigger task on his shoulder. “It’s massive (responsibility), it’s big, it’s not just the football team. I am the captain of the Super Eagles. Sometimes you look at it and you think that’s a big burden, but this is even much bigger, it’s one that I am looking forward to. “If you look at my track record at Chelsea, I have always played for the team, I have always been a team player, I have never been an individual player, so I think this is something I will be carrying into the Olympics and carry into Team Nigeria to make sure

that we are successful,” Mikel told thenff. com. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner, however, expressed hope that Team Nigeria will come back with medals this time. “My objective is definitely going to be to carry everyone along. I think it’s important that we all work together, it’s important that we all set one goal, and that goal is to be successful, to win medals, to make sure we get gold medals. “Our country has not done very well in recent times at the Olympics, so hopefully we can go to Rio and do well,” he said. Mikel said he is overwhelmed by the roles assigned him at the Rio 2016 which begins on August 5.

“First and foremost, I will say I am overwhelmed by having this opportunity to be the captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics. This is the highest accolade you can ever have as a sportsman and it’s one I am really looking forward to. “I am much pleased and very happy with myself for what I have been able to achieve, and grateful to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports and the entire country for this opportunity,” he said. Mikel who is one of the overage players registered by the Dream Team for the Rio 2016 said he has what it takes to lead Nigeria even as a debutant at the Olympics. “I don’t think it will be a disadvantage. I think leadership is either you have it or you don’t. Sometimes, people grow into leader-

ship and sometimes people are born with leadership qualities. “I think I have always been in that leading role since my U-17 days, even when not wearing the captain’s band, I have always had people looking up to me to carry the team,” Mikel said.

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