The Nation July 12 2011

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SSS grills ex-Governor Sheriff in Abuja over Boko Haram •Bombs rock Kaduna, Madala

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VOL. 6, NO. 1818 TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

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10 dead in Lagos floods Fashola urges victims to take heart Lagos/ Abeokuta road cracks

Jonathan moves three ministers •29 get portfolios MINISTERS AND PORTFOLIOS •Idris Umar (Transport) •Haliru Bello Mohammed (Defence) •Olusegun Aganga (Finance) •Bolaji Abdullahi (Youth Development) •Abba Moro (Interior) •Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi (MoS) Niger Delta •Bukar Tijani Minister of State (Agric and Nat. Resources) •Emeka Wogu (Labour) •Zainab Maina, (Women Affairs) •Ita Okon Bassey Ewa (Science and Tech.) •Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi (Aviation) •Bala Mohammed (FCT) •Diezani Alison-Madueke (Petroleum) •Godsday Orubebe (Niger Delta Affairs) •Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health) •Mike Onolememen (Works) •Bart Nnaji (Power) •Viola Onwuliri Minister of State, Foreign •Ruqayyatu Rufai (Education) •Shamsudeen Usman (National Planning) •Mohammed Musa Sada (Mines and Steel Development) •Mohammed B. Adoke (Justice) •Labaran Maku (Information and Communications) •Samuel Iorer Ortom, Minister of State (Trade and Investment) •Olugbenga Ashiru (Foreign) •Olusola Obada, Minister of State (Defence) •Olajumoke Akinjide Minister of State (FCT) •Yerima Ngama, Minister of State (Finance) •Bashir Yugudu, Minister of State (Works)

By Miriam Ndikanwu, Jude Isiguzo, Sunday Ogundugba and Titi Banjoko

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AGOSIANS got a break from the rains yesterday to begin the grim task of counting their losses. No fewer than 10 people, including a woman with a baby strapped onto her back, died in the floods that ravaged the city and its suburbs after Sunday’s downpour. The floods destroyed public and private property worth billions of naira. The Lagos-Abeokuta express road caved in, causing great discomfort to motorists. Governor Babatunde Fashola moved round to see the devastation of homes and streets. A resident of Ojodu on the outskirts of Lagos, who identified himself as Opeyemi, described the flood as “unprecedented”. His words: “A house very close to my flat was flooded to the extent that no occupant of the bungalow could step outside as the level of the water rose to the door.” In Yaba, Lagos Mainland, a few metres from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), some residents woke up early with basins to drive out water from their living rooms. The Hebert Macaulay expressway in Yaba, towards the West African Examination Council (WEAC) of-

•Some of the victims of the floods ... yesterday

I condole with people who lost children or property; they should know I’m with them; I will be making an appeal to the President to help with fund to relocate and resettle flood victims.

fices end, was completely flooded. Motorists drove at snail’s speed, resulting in a massive traffic jam on the four-lane expressway. The woman and her baby were on Monday found drowned at Aboru Canal in

From Yusuf Alli and Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja

E “I heard some people shouting on Sunday evening but could not come out to ascertain the cause because of the heavy rains. “When I came out this

VEN before it gets cracking, the cabinet has got some shake-up. President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday moved three of the 12 re-nominated ministers, who had last week retained their posts. But, against the expectations of some stakeholders in the oil industry, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, retained her seat. The cabinet outlook has generated tension, less than five hours after it was released due to the “sudden” redeployment of the Minister of Transport, Yusuf Suleiman, to the National Sports Commission. The popular thinking was that the redeployment was over a disagreement with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi. Moved are the former Minister of Finance, Mr. Olusegun

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•Fashola addressing residents of Odejobi Street, Agege ... yesterday. Behind him is Mr Bello PHOTOS: MOSES OMOSEHIN

Alimoso Local Government Area. A resident of the community, Mr Adewale Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the victims were swept into the canal by the floods.

•POLITICS P17 •SPORTS P24 •PROPERTY P25 •ENERGY P37 •AVIATION P43


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