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12—VANGUARD, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 :Vanguard News We're tired of election violence, killing of our husbands, children, N-Delta women cry out By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South & Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT- WOMEN of the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone rose from the 12th Niger Delta Dialogue, NDD, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, saying they are discontented and weary of electoral malpractices and violence, which resulted in the killing of their husbands, children, maiming of several persons and destruction of property. The women in a communiqué signed by the Omu of Anioma Kingdom, Delta State, Her Majesty, Obi Martha Dunkwu, who presided over the two-day Dialogue, Senator Stella Omu, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, Ms Ankio Briggs and other leaders, resolved that they would mobilise and engage governors, elected representatives, and youths of the region to end all forms of electoral violence. Academic Associates PeaceWorks, a Non- Governmental Organisation facilitated the forum sponsored by the European Union, EU, which is a platform for the women to discuss and set an agenda for changing the narratives in the region. No fewer than 140 women drawn from Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Cross River and Akwa-Ibom states attended the event to share their experiences and agree on the way forward. The communiqué reads in part: “Niger Delta women are disenchanted and tired of election violence in the region, which has caused the killings of our husbands, children and even some security agents, maiming, humanitarian crisis, homelessness of several persons and destruction of properties." Insecurity in Rivers threatening Ogoni clean-up —Abe By Henry Umoru A BUJA—CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, Senator Magnus Abe, All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers South East, yesterday, said the insecurity in Rivers State was responsible for the non-realisation of Ogoni clean-up. According to Abe, the exercise was being hampered by the continued violence in the state which has made many residents to leave their homes. Meanwhile, a bill for an act to establish the Federal University of Environment, Science and Agriculture in Ogoni Land, Rivers State and sponsored by Abe, yesterday scaled the second reading in the Senate. Abe said: “Right now as we speak, the security situation in the area does not allow a meaningful economic or even contractual activity to take place." :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 COMMISSIONING: From left—VC, Uniport, Prof Ndowa Lale; Executive Sec, TETFund, Prof Elias Bogoro; Sec, NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed; Deputy Chairman, House of Reps C'ttee on Fed Character, Darlington Nwokocha; and Contractor, Adamu Aliyu, during the commissioning of 7-In-1 structure, a TETFund project, at Uniport, Rivers State. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke. S-Court judgment: Wike extends hand of fellowship to Amaechi ...pledges inclusive govt •As S’Court dismisses APC’s appeal on Rivers poll, declines to reverse self By Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Dirisu Yakubu PORT HARCOURT— Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to join hands with him to develop the state. In a state broadcast to mark the Supreme Court judgment striking out the appeals by Rivers APC, yesterday, Wike said the state stood to benefit more if all leaders were united. He said: “Although the politics of acrimony and bitterness may have strayed from the noble path of the past, I still believe that we shall be better of standing and working together for our state and our people. “ I, therefore, appeal to the APC and the Minister of Transportation to join hands with us to move our dear state forward. We cannot as leaders continue to remain divided and expect the government to deliver on its responsibilities to our people. Let us from henceforth seek the common ground instead of allowing our differences to be exploited to retard our march to progress. “ I appeal to our people to eschew all acts of acrimony. I wish to recommit myself to the unity and peaceful co-existence of all our people irrespective of political affiliation.” He directed the state Attorney General and Commissioner to review all pending criminal cases linked to politics before the 2019 elections and make n e c e s s a r y recommendations to promote reconciliation. He said: “I hereby direct the Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to review all pending criminal proceedings filed against any person by the state and directly related to political activities prior to the 2019 general election and make a p p r o p r i a t e recommendations to me for necessary action to promote reconciliation among us. “Today, I recommit myself to be the governor for all the people of Rivers State for the next four years. Accordingly, we shall form an all-inclusive government to advance the collective interest of our people, irrespective of party, ethnic or religious affiliations." S-Court dismisses APC’s appeal, Also yesterday in Abuja, the Supreme Court, foreclosed any chance by the All Progressives open the ICAN Southern Zonal Conference in Asaba, said the theme “Wealth Creation and Sustainable Development,” was timely. He charged the accountants to continually uphold the virtues of professional competence, objectivity, integrity and confidentiality. The display of such virtues in ICAN members in Delta State, Otuaro said, helped the state Congress, APC, to challenge the outcome of the 2019 general election in Rivers State. The apex court, in a unanimous ruling by a seven-man panel of Justices led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, dismissed the remainder of appeals the APC lodged to reverse court judgements that led to the exclusion of its candidates from vying for any elective position in the state. The APC had through its lawyer, Mr. Jubrin Okutekpa, SAN, approached the apex court, praying it to set aside its previous decisions that validated lower court judgements that barred it from participating in the Rivers State elections. The ruling party urged the Supreme Court to invoke its original jurisdiction under section 22 of its Act, and review all the circumstances that resulted in the exclusion of all its candidates. It prayed the apex court to set aside the judgement of the Rivers State High Court which held that it did not conduct valid primary elections to nominate candidates for various positions in the state. The APC further asked Wealth creation: Delta, ICAN on laudable path —Otuaro By Etop Ekanem ACTING Governor of Delta State, Kingsley Otuaro, has said the Institute of Chattered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, is taking the path taken by Senator Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government on wealth creation. Otuaro, who declared government in prudent management of resources to navigate through the recession. National President of ICAN, Alhaji Razak Jayeola, in his speech, promised that ICAN would continue to contribute to socio-economic growth of the country. Otuaro commended ICAN “for setting standards for the accounting profession." the Supreme Court to reverse its previous position on the grounds that its appeal against the verdict of the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal, was merely academic. Delivering ruling on the matter, the apex court panel said it was satisfied that the appeal by APC was grossly incompetent and deserved to be dismissed in its entirety. The Acting CJN, who gave the ruling, upheld argument by counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, that the appeal was incurably defective. In its preliminary objection, PDP noted that the APC had in its notice of appeal, erroneously directed its prayers to the Court of Appeal instead of the Supreme Court. Consequently, Ukala, SAN, argued that the APC had no valid appeal before the the apex court, a submission that was affirmed by the CJN-led panel. Similarly, the apex court dismissed two other separate appeals relating to the elections. Whereas in the second appeal, Prince Tonye Cole sought to be declared the authentic governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers State, the third appeal was lodged against Senator Magnus Abe by the APC. Judgment, respite to Nigerians Reacting to the judgement, the PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan said: “The resoluteness of the Supreme Court in upholding justice and resisting manipulations by APC leaders to revisit the issue of APC flawed primaries in the state, which were lawfully annulled by the lower courts, has brought respite to Nigerians and further restored their confidence in the institution of the judiciary.”
Vanguard, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 — 13 FG has given priority to women, youth empowerment —Lai Muhammed By Boluwaji Obahopo L OKOJA—MINISTER of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, yesterday said the federal government has given the needed priority to the empowerment of women and engagement of youths in the country. Muhammed, who spoke in Lokoja at the opening ceremony of a two-day “Annual Round-table on Cultural Orientation” ARTCO, organised by the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, said women and youth constituted over 50 percent of the country’s population, hence they need to be given priority. The Minister also said government had taken concrete steps to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and encourage their participation on equal basis with men. On youth engagement, the Minister said the "Not Too Young to Run" bill recently signed into law by President Buhari, the N- Power and host of other initiatives by the present government were designed to enhance youth empowerment and active involvement in the democratic process. The Minister who was represented at the occasion by the Deputy Director, Festival and Carnival in the ministry, Mrs Maimunat Ndu-lah said “the federal government has stepped up its youth and voter education campaigns through agencies such as the National Orientation Agency , NOA, to tackle the menace of violence, ballot box snatching, thuggery and all forms of manipulations during elections.” Earlier, the Acting Executive Secretary of NICO, Mr Louis Eriomala said the 2019 edition of ARTCO with the theme “Culture in the Consolidation of Nigeria’s Democracy: The Role of Women and Youths”, was designed to address issues of moral/cultural degeneration amongst youths and how to engender greater empowerment of women in the country, amongst others. JUSUN distrupts courts activities in Nasarawa By David Odama L AFIA—NASARAWA State chapter of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, yesterday chased away litigants, lawyers and shut the courts in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The state chairman of the union, Jimoh Musa who spoke in an interview with newsmen in Lafia while reacting to the union’s action said the union was rejecting the scraping of the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. He claimed that the National Judicial Commission, NJC, had given three slots for the appointment of judges into the Customary Court in 2018, but nothing was done to reopen the court till date. Musa said the decision to embark on the strike was reached at a meeting because of the insensitivity and refusal of the Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko to address the union’s demands. The Chairman said other grievances of the union included non-conversion or promotion of workers, who had obtained educational qualification after further studies legitimately for the past four years and the inordinate reduction of workers’ salaries. Also speaking, the Public Relations Officer of the union, Solomon Iyigulu blamed the state government for the crisis saying, “we are here to ensure that the strike which commenced last year is fully complied with. We are here to ensure its total compliance as the state government has remained adamant over our demands after several correspondence by our union.” Shut radio station sues NBC HEALTHCARE:From Left; Engr. Chidi Izuwah, Director General / Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Mrs Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Foundation, Dr Hawru Yahaya, Emir of Shonga, Kwara State, Mr Saad Olademeji, Director General Kwara State Hospital Management, and Dr Jide Idris, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, during the Policy Dialogue Disrupting Health Care , organised by Pharmaccess Foundation which held yesterday at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. PHOTO: Kehinde Gbadamosi What World Bank award on ease of doing business means to us — Shippers’ Council boss By Samson Echenim E XECUTIVE— SECRETARY of Nigeria Shippers’ Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, yesterday described the World Bank award to the council on Ease of Doing Business, EoDB, as a recognition of a successful synergy among federal government agencies and institutions in the maritime sub-sector. NSC bagged the “World Bank 2019 Ease of Doing Business Ranking Award” in recognition of its immense contribution and support towards ensuring the success of the federal government’s Ease of Doing Business policy and drive of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, overall reform initiatives in 2018. Bello told Vanguard,“the award is for all agencies in the transport and maritime industries. It signifies the coordinated response by the agencies to collectively improve service delivery , inclusiveness, deliver modern infrastructure , provide employment and accelerate economic development. “So, it is not only for NSC, but also for Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, Nigeria Waterways Authority, NIWA, Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, and the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN. I use this opportunity to call for greater synergy among the agencies so that more progress can be made toward this direction.” He also said the award is an indication of what the country stands to benefit when NSC transmutes to the National Transport Commission, NTC, as an effective regulation of the Ban on mining activities won’t last long —Minister By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—THE Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bwari, yesterday, assured miners and investors that the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State would not last long. Bwari said this while speaking on the need for government to take the action in the interest of protecting lives and property in the state, expressed optimism that very soon the government would sanitise the mining industry for legitimate miners to do their business. He said: “It’s quite unfortunate that we had to stop mining in Zamfara, a state so well endowed, a state in which we are right now doing some exploration works and where we have even discovered St. Ambroses College Old Students Association meets THE—OLD Students Association of St Ambroses College Usiefurun (SACOSA) will hold their National General Meeting on transport sector will result to an improved ease of doing business in Nigeria. Recall that experts and industry stakeholders had postulated that the country’s ease of doing business could witness a huge improvement with the multimodal transport system, a major aim the proposed National Transport Commission is expected to achieve when the NTC Bill is signed into law. some minerals such as barite, nickel, manganese, and others. While pursuing economic activities, the human angle must be considered. It happened that lives were being lost to the criminal activities there." Saturday 13th, April,2019,at Marshal Umukoro’s residence, High Court Road, Asaba.Time:11.00am. By Marie-Therese Nanlong J OS—MANAGEMENT of Jos based radio station, Jay FM, recently shut by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has dragged the commission to court seeking for redress over continued closure of the station. It will be recalled that Jay Fm was shut on March 1,,2019 by NBC. Managing Director, Clinton Garuba in a statement yesterday said,“it has become incumbent for us at Jay FM Jos to issue this statement as an update to our indefatigable fans, followers, listeners, and supporters on the status of the station and the state of our struggle. Importantly, we call on the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, the regulator of broadcasting in Nigeria, to free itself from political manipulation by people who wield power in high places, and those who have conscripted themselves in the army of the enemies of liberty, justice, and freedom in Nigeria. Jay FM Jos was shut down under controversial circumstances on March 1, 2019, by the NBC. In a letter signed by its Jos Zonal Director, the Commission alleged that the Station’s continued broadcast may lead to break down of law and order.
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