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16—Vanguard, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 MEETING: From left— Chairman of the occasion & Deputy General Manager, NAVAIDS, Anthony Onyejiuwa, GM, Electronic Communication, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Abdulaziz Maiwada, National Association of Air Traffic Engineers, NAAE, Lagos chapter Chairman, Anthony Nwose, Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, NATCA Deputy President, Alhaji Ahmed Adamu Bello, and Aviation Safety Inspector Engr, E.N.G Oragwu,during the Biennial General Meeting, Election and Symposium on ‘Cyber security organized by NAAE Lagos chapter in Lagos. Photo: Lamidi Bamidele. Why we adopted stringent process for sim card replacement —NCC By Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA—THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has again explained to telecoms consumers on why it reviewed and made the process of replacing lost, stolen or damaged Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards more stringent. The Commission made the clarification while addressing various servicerelated concerns and issues Group to Oredo APC: Obaseki's endorsement for 2nd by section of APC leaders ‘mere sychophancy' BENIN CITY—THE Concerned Edo Youths for Good Governance, CEYGG, has described as "mere sychophancy", the statement by some leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oredo Local Government Area of the state, endorsing governor Godwin Obaseki for a second term. The group in a statement signed by its Director of Publicity, Dr Calistus Osamoyi, admonished Obaseki to be wary of those endorsing him for a second term when he is barely three years in office, asserting that those people will "still endorse another candidate who give them raised by telecoms consumers during a Consumer Conversation Programme, (CCP) hosted by the Commission in Lafia, Nasarawa State at the weekend. The CCP is designed by the Commission to engage telecoms consumers and educate them on the various consumer-centric initiatives put in place by the Commission to protect their rights and interests, while also serving as a feedback mechanism to address consumer concerns. more money as we approach 2020." According to the statement, " it is nauseating to read people saying there is no vacancy in Osadebey Avenue because they want to make Obaseki happy. We are calling on these party leaders to allow Edo people pick their governor come 2020 and not leaders who have already compromised Ogwu charges Delta govt on abandoned Poly in Aboh By Elizabeth Uwandu ABOH—THE president general of Aboh Speaking at the event, Director, Zonal Operations Department of NCC, Mrs. Amina Shehu, said the Commission has found that, at times, a subscriber may be having issues with his or her phone number, thinking that it is a network issue, but by the time he or she discovers what is happening, money has been fraudulently taken out of his or her bank account. Shehu, who was represented at the forum by a Principal Manager in the and trying to justify their pay. "We have said it on several occasions that people should stop distracting Obaseki with a second term when he is yet to commence job at the Gelegele Sea Port, Benin industrial park projects and the 200,000 jobs he promised Edo people. "Besides, APC is known Development Union, ADU, Ajie Ogwu has called on the Delta State Government to look into the issue of the abandoned polytechnic in Aboh, headquarters of Ndokwa East local government area. Ogwu made this call recently during the installation ceremony of the new Iyasele (traditional prime minister), High Chief Charles Ifeanyi Odili, a retired civil servant. The president general of the community said the opening of the polytechnic will show that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has the interest of Ndokwa East people at heart and as part of the technical education revolution of the government. Zonal Operations, Mr. Ekisola Oladisun, said SIM swap or replacement fraud has a lot of issues attached to it because, often times, a lot of people who are not the owners of some numbers go to do SIM swap at various customer centres of the service providers. “There have been cases of fraudulent activities done on people’s bank accounts, as a result of SIM swap and the victims often complain to the Commission expecting that the NCC would compensate them! for conducting primaries even in states where they have sitting governors and that is why we see those shouting that there is no vacancy in Osadebey Avenue as jokers. Obaseki must merit a second term and it will not come through these sychophants who are professionals in creating crisis so they can feast on the governor," it stated. He also called on the government to complete the failed portions of the Ashaka/Aboh road so as to make the road motorable in all seasons. Ogwu stated that the Aboh people will appreciate if all the abandoned projects in the Ndokwa East local government headquarters are completed. He charged the new Iyasale to co-operate with the Aboh monarch so as to attract more developmental projects to the town, adding that all sons and daughters of the kingdom should see it as duty to contribute their quota to the development of the town. Speaking earlier, the Iyasele promised to do his best in ensuring peace and prosperity of the kingdom. Renewable energy sector receives $300m loan boost NEW Development Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa will finance the project which aims to increase clean energy production SA’s drive to boost the renewable energy sector has received a boost following the signing of a $300m loan agreement between the New Development Bank (NDB) and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) designed to support the sector. The NDB and Eskom also formally signed the loan agreement for the renewable energy integration and transmission project which was agreed on in 2018. The project is expected to be implemented over 15 years from 2018 to 2033. Stock Exchange reopens on downward trend THE equities activities of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened for the week on Monday on a downward trend as market capaitalisation depreciated by 0.29 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that market capitalisation, which opened at N11.672 trillion, lost N34 billion or 0.29 per cent to close at N11.638 trillion due to price losses by some blue chip equities. The All-Share Index declined by 509.73 points or 01.64 per cent to close at 30,531.69 against 31,041.42 posted on Friday. An analysis of the price movement chart indicated that Nestle led the losers’ chart with a loss of N130 to close at N1, 450 per share. Betaglass came second with N7.15 to close at N64.8, while Nigeria Breweries lost N3.75 to close at N63 per share. Auditor questions Oando’s sustainability T HE auditor of Nigerian oil and gas producer Oando Plc has questioned the company’s ability to remain in business as it continues to incur losses and struggles with a heavy debt burden. Oando, which is listed on the JSE and Nigerian Stock Exchange, recorded losses of 18.3-billion naira (R720.4m) for the year. Net profits of Egyptian business sector or hit 11.3 .3 bln in 2 yrs - Minister COMPANIES affiliated with the business sector in Egypt made net profits of EGP 11.3 billion in the fiscal year 2017/18, with total earnings of EGP 18.5 billion reported by profitable companies and losses estimated at EGP 7.2 billion by the unprofitable ones, said Public Business Sector Minister Hisham Tawfik on Monday. Delivering the inaugural speech at the 'Influential Growth' annual conference, organised by the economic newspaper Hapi Journal, Minister Tawfik said that his ministry seeks to achieve sustainable development for the public business sector with a view to making a leap in the profits of its affiliate companies. The restructuring process of the business sector companies chiefly involves training cadres and honing skills in order to cope with the ongoing industrial development, the minister pointed said. He also shed light on the ministry's efforts to adopt the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, which is meant to plan and manage the resources of as many as 70 affiliate companies within 18 months.
Buhari, Jonathan, Atiku and I (2) AFTER the first encounter with Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on the day the National Assembly empowered him as Acting President, I formed an impression of him which has not changed as I write: he should have been a Vicar and not a Nigerian politician. I came to that conclusion when he answered Pastor Bakare’s question as to why he did not move against Yar’Adua’s ministers who were misbehaving during the power vacuum. He in all innocence said: “The father of my chief justice when I was governor in Bayelsa used to say that any man that uses more than 20 per cent of his power would become a nuisance to his community”. My thought was that the man does not fully appreciate power politics in this demoncrazy where a ruler (not leader) has to use 100 per cent of his power to be joined with the strength of Miyetti Allah to bring society under total submission. A few months after this encounter, I discovered that Jonathan was not faking it but being his real self when he made the statement I quoted above. Nuisance to his community I had made some scathing remarks about him when he made the statement I referenced last week about the National Conference. I ran into my late friend, Mr. Oronto Douglas in Abuja some days after I made the statement and was surprised when he said to me: “Oga read what you wrote about him and he didn’t like it. He demands an apology from you." That shocked me to the marrows. A Nigerian president with DSS, Police, DMI, etc, and whose aides may unofficially have assassins at their beck and call is demanding an apology from a citizen for a harsh comment he didn’t like. I told Oronto to tell him I apologise for the harsh comments but still disliked his comments. There wasn’t any sign in the horizon that I was going to back Dr. Jonathan for the 2015 elections. Having packed it up with the Buhari group honourably, I was not going to have a choice between the duo in the following elections but for the return to the core issue that affects our polity. In fact, in between the 2011 and 2015 elections, the Save Nigeria Group I was very active in had organised the Occupy Nigeria at Ojota in Lagos which almost brought the Jonathan government down. It was one of the most powerful moves against any government in the history of Nigeria after a sudden increase in the pump price of For us in Afenifere, our job was cut out as the subject of returning Nigeria to federalism was very cardinal petrol while discussions initiated by government on the subject were still going on around the country. A meeting of SNG was called in Lagos where a novel decision was taken to involve prominent entertainers in our reaction against the hike in pump price of fuel. We had popular musicians like Femi Kuti, KWAM 1, the late Ras Kimono and Dede Mabiaku at the planning sessions. The first day of the protest drew appreciable crowd. By the second day the attendance became massive. By the third day we were already fearing a stampede. The fourth day became something else. By the fifth day we had to take a decision to let the people go home for the weekend so we could avoid a major mishap that could happen as the crowd already grew beyond what we could manage. There have been talks about that movement attracting sponsorship. But as the person who disbursed all the money spent centrally for the five days the action lasted, I can say that we never spent more than N7.5 million for all the days it lasted. I recall spending quality time to put it across to Dr. Jonathan when we met at Otuoke after he left office that the movement was not bankrolled from anywhere. By early 2014, words were already filtering out that a National Conference may be on the way. As the year progressed, Oronto reached out on the subject and asked for inputs with consultations at the highest level. The conference eventually held for three months in Abuja with the best possible quality attendance across Nigeria with a unanimous report after serious give-and-take from the disparate forces at the Vanguard, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2 2019 —17 conference. some of us is different from At the end of the conference what drives jobbers like them. the President assured a few of A hollow professor even put us who had audience with him in black and white that that the reports would be “Odumakin collected money implemented to move the from Jonathan campaign in country forward. 2015 to set up a radio station”. For us in Afenifere, our job He has been dragged before was cut out as the subject of a Lagos High Court to come returning Nigeria to and prove the federalism was very cardinal. wild allegations. It was on the basis of mere Suffice here to acknowledge verbal commitment to the publicly the goodness of subject that the group Jonathan which differentiates supported the candidacy of him from many of the General Muhammadu Buhari politicians around here. in 2007. This time around we I had applied for a radio had a President who already license in 2014 through the organised a National NBC and I followed due process. Conference with reports in our hands promising to implement it if he returns. There was no need for much debate on whom to back for the elections and it was within that context Jonathan became my candidate for 2015. I must say here that if that situation arises again, we would do it again! For the lousy lot who spew the nonsense that Odumakin jumped from Buhari to Jonathan, they lack the depth to appreciate the dynamics of the seasons and what drives Dear Yinka, THANK you for reproducing the late Prof. Pius Adesanmi’s presentation. The rest of his paper was published online. I really condole with the members of his family, friends, students, professional colleagues and the academic community for the loss of this intellectual giant. He has written his name in gold in the annuals of history and be sure he goes marching on like other great men before him. Please permit me to comment on the part of his paper where he mentioned you and others for doing a “thankless job” working with and for those who claimed that they came to be our liberators, but turned out to be our oppressors and promoters of poverty in the land. Let it be said that you and Goodness of Jonathan My application was among the several sent to the Presidency for signature by the Ministry of Information under Mr. Labaran Maku who resigned before the elections. His exit led to the applications sent to the Presidency being reshuffled under the new arrangement. It was after Jonathan had lost elections and was on his way out of the Villa that I mentioned to him that I had an application awaiting his signature. He responded that he signed some applications that day but he would not know the names of the applicants. I had to check with my contacts at NBC only to be told that my application was replaced after the exit of Maku, though it was fully qualified. It was then resent and Jonathan signed it at a time he expected nothing from me as he had already lost his re-election bid. My station was set up several moths after he left office and I never collected a dime from him contrary to the wild and malicious claim of the professor that his campaign gave me money in 2015 to do it. To be continued FEEDBACK Re: Pius Adesanmi: Endless Tears others he named have not only given voice to the voiceless millions of Nigeria, but have also done what these millions cannot do for themselves. Be neither discouraged nor weary for doing a thankless job in standing up for and with the masses. If your struggles are faced with challenges that are frightening and you obtain no present thanks, do not give up the struggles. Do not become a sluggard in the struggle. Remember that those who return unkindness for kindness shown them will plant and harvest unkindness in their lives. Those who return evil for the good done them evil will never depart from them. This is a natural law. The struggle must continue. —Tony O. Ekwe. C M Y K
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