NSCDC decorates 8 ACGs, 45 Commandants

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has decorated 8 Assistant Commandant Generals (ACGs) and 45 Commandants.

Speaking at the event which took place on Thursday at the headquarters of the corps in Abuja, the Commandant General, Ahmed Audi said the corps under his watch has upgraded a lot of officers denied promotion for several years.

He said his 2 years as the corp’s commandant has seen tremendous changes in areas of promotion and payment of arrears.

“This promotion is on merit. Any one found culpable after the promotion will be demoted.”

He said the officers bring promoted have worked assiduously to deserve the promotion.

“Promotion to the rank of command is key and sensitive. One must demonstrate highest level of loyalty and dedication. You should also mentor young ones under you. Any leader who does not mentor does not deserve promotion.”

On her part, Secretary of he Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Service Board (CDIPB),

Aisha Rufai, said the process of the promotion exercise was thorough and transparent. She said, “the promotion is not about who you know, but what you can offer. A lot of officers did well and that is why they are here today. Those of you who did not make it will also have another time to to showcase what they can offer in the next exercise”.

My immediate plan is to tackle poverty in Nigeria- ADP presidential candidate

Yabagi Sani, Presidential Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) says eradicating poverty would be his topmost priority, if elected in the Feb. 25 election.

Sani said this when he spoke during a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja.

He said that his party had developed what he termed as Noah’s Ark toward salvaging the country from its current predicaments.

“If I’m elected as president in the Feb. 25 election, the first thing is that it will become clear that there is a new beginning in Nigeria, because we don’t belong to the old brigade.

“Our first action will be to tackle the issue of poverty, poverty alleviation will be our first priority, because Nigeria has enough resources to go round.

“We are just about 200 million people and even if we have a double of that population, God has given us resources to be able to take care of Nigerians.

“If you look at the global trend today, you will find out that Nigeria is moving towards becoming a country that will be recon with economically, socially and politically, we are the largest economy in Africa with the largest population,” he said.

Sani said that Africa has more than 35 per cent of global resource endowment.

“More than 35 per cent of the global resources are deposited in Africa.

“The international community is interested in Nigeria in spite of her challenges because the country matters to them.

“They know they don’t have the resources we have here, and if we get it right and things begin to work the way they should.

“Not only Africa, but the entire global economy will experience a boost that everybody will be happier for,’’ he said.

Sani said that the ADP was registered in 2017 to provide credible alternative to both All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“The ADP was registered as a child of necessity because as at that time we realised that the political space was experiencing signs of collapse, at that time the APC and the PDP were in disarray.

“That was how we came together and applied for registration from INEC to provide credible alternative for Nigerians and since that time we have been recording successes in terms of deepening democracy and giving hope to Nigerians.

“Like we all know Nigeria is one of the most favoured countries in terms of natural and material resources and in terms of human capital resources that every country can aspire to have.

“In terms of economy itself we have the largest economy in Africa, and when you look at our population we are also among the top five in the world, Nigeria is big in all aspects of life.

“We play big in the scheme of things globally,” he said.

Sani added:” It is sad that the country has been left in the hands of those who don’t understand the essence of power.

” Nigeria’s economy is the fastest growing economy in the world, it has the capacity to grow faster than any economy because we have the resources, we are number six among countries exporting oil and gas.

”We are going to connect Nigeria with the international community through ICT and energy transition,” he said.(NAN)