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12—Vanguard, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 Bayelsa guber poll: I'll hand over to another PDP gov — Dickson By Samuel Oyadongha Y GOVERNOR ENAGOA— Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday, said he will lead Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with the support of leaders of the state to ensure that the baton of leadership is handed over to another PDP governor. Dickson stated this at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa. The governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, advised the PDP governorship aspirants to play opposition politics rather than scheming and causing divisions in the PDP. Dickson reminded the people that, the last election showed how the Federal Government deployed its might to undermine the security of the state in favour of their party members. He, therefore, urged the PDP aspirants seeking elective positions in the forthcoming local government council and governorship polls to embark on massive mobilisation of people across the communities to achieve victory for the party. He said: “Another PDP governor will be elected in the next election. I urge all the people to step into the communities and mobilise the people. It will be my pleasure to lead PDP with your support so that another PDP governor will be elected. “How we survived during the 2015 governorship election is by the grace of God and our mobilisation skills. You now have people who know how to play opposition politics. As we begin the transition programme, we expect you to put on the toga of an opposition person." Dickson, who also raised the alarm over the gradual decline of revenues from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, said the state’s earnings for March alone was more than N3 billion less, despite the increase in crude oil price. A-Ibom govt planning to sponsor protest against LG autonomy, APC youths allege By Chioma Onuegbu UYO —National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State chapter has alleged that the state government in collaboration with 31 local government chairmen has concluded plans to sponsor street protest against the implementation of the Local Government Autonomy. State Chairman of APC youth group, Obong Iniobong John, in a statement, said: "Having failed to get the court to stop the implementation of the autonomy granted the local governments by the Federal Government, Akwa Ibom State government, in collaboration with the 31 local government chairmen, has concluded plans to sponsor street protest against the implementation of the directive of the Federal Government. “A meeting to perfect plans for the arranged protest took place today (yesterday) at the Shelter Afeique residence of an immediate past commissioner in the state. Present at the meeting were the 31 council chairmen, top officials of the state PDP and some members of the dissolved state executive council. “The anti-people protest, which is tentatively fixed for Thursday (today), will involve all the council chairmen, ward councillors, supervisors, PDP officials at all levels, members of the PDP Youth Caucus, youth council and Dakkada ambassadors.” Security: Okowa, Obasaki meet in Asaba, chart common front •Make case for improved NDDC, power supply By Festus Ahon A SABA—GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his Edo State counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, brainstormed on how to improve on the security situation as well as deepen the economic ties of the two sister states. Obasaki, who arrived Government House, Asaba with members of Executive Council was received by Okowa and his team. The two governors who apparently cut short their Sallah break, went into closed door meeting, which lasted 45 minutes. Speaking to newsmen after the closed door meeting, Okowa said: “It was a meeting between brothers, friends who are now governors and more interesting is that, our states belonged to the old Bendel Court strikes out suit against NUCFRLANMPE By Henry Ojelu BENIN— AN Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has struck out the suit by a firm, J.C. Udeozor & Sons Global Industries Ltd, against National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Robber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, seeking to stop its staff from joining the union. The firm through its lawyer, Tom Osa-Ogbeide, had in November 2018 approached to court for a declarative relief against the union over its attempt to coerce its workers to become members of the union. The firm urged the court NDDC boss shocked over 2-year power blackout in Amaechi’s hometown By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT— MANAGING Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof Nelson Brambaifa, has expressed shock on realising that communities in Ikwerre Kingdom, Rivers State, including Ubima, country home of Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have been without public power supply for over two years. Brambaifa, during a visit to Isiokpo, headquarters of Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, assured the Chairman, Supreme Council of Ikwerre Traditional Rulers, Eze Blessing Wagor, Nye-Nwe Ali of ongoing NDDC project to restore electricity to the kingdom, beginning with Ubima and Isiokpo. The prolong power PRESENTATION: From left, Board members, Mr. Misan Eresanara; Dr. Dolapo Ogunbawo; Chairman, Mr. Victor Osibodu all of Special Olympics (SO Nigeria); Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Central Securities Clearing System, CSCS, Plc, Mr. Haruna Jalo- Waziri; and Chief Risk Officer, CSCS, Mr. Ayokunle Adaralegbe, at the cheque presentation ceremony to Special Olympics Nigeria as Champion Partner, in Lagos. blackout in the communities, he noted, was “absurd,” stating that the situation needed to be corrected urgently as part of a regionwide intervention in communities of the Niger Delta region. He said the interventionist project, “almost completed, will be commissioned in the next two weeks” as NDDC was using the restoration project for Ubima and Isiokpo as pilot scheme for other distressed areas in Niger Delta. to hold that the attempt to force its staffs to join the union was an infringement on their fundamental human rights. But in a preliminary objection, the union, through its counsel, O.M, Atoyebi asked the court to strike out the suit for lack of jurisdiction. The union argued that in an action for the enforcement of fundamental human rights, where the main claim is not securing the enforcement of a fundamental human rights, the jurisdiction of the court cannot be properly exercised as it will be incompetent. Delivering judgment in the suit, trial judge, Justice E. Ikponwmwen, agreed with the argument of the union and held that the action falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court. He said: “I have examined carefully all the arguments of learned counsel and the processes filed. In deciding a matter, the court must firstly examine whether it has the requisite jurisdiction. This is a fundamental issue and the first process to examine is the originating process. "Accordingly, this suit is struck out for want of requisite jurisdiction.” and he came with ideas that will move the two states forward.” Noting that it was not the first time they were meeting to discuss in a convivial atmosphere, he said: “We want to leverage on our strong ties as members of old Bendel State to better the lot of our people.” Obasaki in a brief speech said it was important for them to discuss issues of common interests such as economy, security, energy, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, among others. Noting that Edo and Delta states share the longest boundary and historical background, Obaseki said: “I am here to congratulate my friend and brother for his victory at the poll and successful inauguration for a second term. We came from the legacy Bendel State, we discussed economic cooperation between our two states. “Today, Edo and Delta states could be the main power house of the country giving our energy and agricultural potentials. We looked into how to strengthen our economic ties and our participation in Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta, BRACED, Commission. “We looked at insecurity in our common borders, especially communal clashes and general insecurity and we agreed to ask the Assistant Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioners of Police to come up with a plan to restore security in our states. “We also agreed to ask for the inauguration of the NDDC advisory committee of governors and also to work with our colleagues to improve governance in the commission. We are of the view that based on the resources the commission receives, there is need for improvement in project conception, location and execution because nothing stops the commission from using 50 per cent of its resources to solve the energy problem of the region. “Also, a regional Master Plan is necessary for implementation by NDDC and we also looked at the area of energy as Delta, Edo, Ondo and Ekiti States are major stakeholders in BEDEC, so, we need to be proactive to strengthen BEDEC to provide electricity to our people and restructure the company so as to make it work efficiently for the region.”
Vanguard, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019—13 PDP chides Buhari over “Necessary Evil” remark By Dirisu Yakubu A BUJA—PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday , berated President Muhammadu Buhari for referring to residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja as “necessary evil” while addressing a delegation of the city on a Sallah homage at the State House on Tuesday. The party said such resort to branding of Nigerians for rightly exercising their rights is completely unpresidential and must be condemned by all. In a statement by party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP described President Buhari’s comment as inciting, divisive and “capable of demonizing innocent compatriots and setting them up for victimization by overzealous Insecurity won’t stop rice production — RIFAN By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—RICE Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, yesterday, assured Nigerians that current insecurity challenges in the country would not stop rice production in the country. National President, RIFAN, Aminu Goronyo, while speaking with Vanguard on the availability of locally produced rice in the market and its affordability, said “Of course, insecurity is not everywhere. It is not possible to have insecurity virtually everywhere. There are areas that have insecurity issues but the major areas where rice is being produced are free from insecurity. There is no state in Nigeria where rice is not being produced. For example we have our outreach in Ebonyi State, we have another one in Cross River, rice is being produced there. We have another in Abia. Rice is being produced there. In Ondo, rice is being produced there. In Nasarawa, in Sokoto, in Kebbi rice is being produced. “The government is doing everything possible because the issue of insecurity is a government issue and the government is doing everything possible to make sure we have security in the country. We have about 24 mills in this country that are integrated and about 210 medium rice mills we have 3,800 small mills in the country that mill rice to international standard. “Among these mills there are those that can produce up to 100 metric tonnes per day, there are others that produce 50 metric tonnes, those that produce 20 metric tonnes and while some five metric tonnes, it depends on their size and capacity and they are everywhere in the country. “The local rice is more in the market it is about 70-80 per cent. We are producing between 7.5 to 8 million metric tonnes annually right from 2016.” He also disclosed that "rice farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Scheme are fully insured by the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC, so even they had their farms flooded they are covered." Family planning: Experts lament increased population, lack of resources By Marie-Therese Nanlong JOS—EXPERTS in family planning and reproductive health in Plateau State, have decried the uncontrolled population growth in the country, lamenting that Nigeria’s population is growing faster than its resources posing a great danger to the country’s future. They contended that if the trend is not checked, it will result in the total collapse of the country’s economy as well as more insecurity. The Head of Voice for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Centre, Dr. Josiah Mutihir, who addressed journalists in Jos, blamed insurgency and other violent crimes in the country on lack of resources to meet the growing population saying, “Ideally, population should only grow according to resources but in developing countries, it’s the reverse and this poses a great challenge to socioeconomic agencies.” The statement continued: “President Buhari should note that he was not only rejected by FCT residents but also by an overwhelming majority of Nigerians across the states of the federation, who voted massively for the PDP, only for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to subvert the will of the people in his favour; consequent upon which our party and presidential candidate have headed for the retrieval of this stolen mandate at the tribunal.” The statement also flayed the President for saying that “to make FCT secure is to make myself secure and the Vice President”. “The party holds that it is the duty of the President to provide security for all parts of the country, irrespective of where he and the Vice President reside or how Nigerians cast their votes. development. Aside from voting for politicians with our numbers (large population), I don’t know what else we get from having large families that we can’t cater for. We seek to outnumber one another for religious and cultural supremacy but what other than enmity do we get?” Corroborating , State Reproductive Health Coordinator, Mrs. Hannatu Dung, lamented the lack of qualified medical personnel and facilities to provide family planning services saying based on last year’s statistic, the State had “89 doctors, 221 male nurses, 395 female nurses/midwives, 93 community health officers, 746 senior male and female CHEWs, 346 junior male and female CHEWs, 142 male/female EHO, 386 male and female EHA, 234 male and female Lab technicians, six male and female Pharm Technicians and 83 Health Record Officers with only 696 PHCs offering family planning services.” Benue govt, Tsav in verbal exchange over IDPs By Peter Duru MAKURDI—BENUE State government and former Lagos State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav have been embroiled in verbal exchange over the plight of victims of herdsmen crisis in the state taking refuge in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in parts of the state. While Alhaji Tsav accused the state government of not doing enough for the victims, the state government on the other hand claimed the former police boss is politicizing the plight of the IDPs to curry favour and lobby for appointment in Abuja. Tsav in a recent outburst alleged that “instead of taking steps to get these unfortunate victims of herdsmen aggression out of this unnecessary hardship and suffering, the Government of Benue state is politicizing the whole matter. “I have been to the IDP camp in Daudu severally, and I am saddened with what I saw. The camp is made up of several Fulani-like huts which can easily submerge if there is slight torrential rain in the area. This situation is capable of nurturing and spreading life-threatening epidemic in the camp. Children are denied schools and there is no medical care for the IDPs. The situation is horrifying.” But reacting on behalf of the state government, former Media Adviser to the State Governor, Tahav Agerzua said, “our attention has been drawn to media reports in which a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, criticized Governor Samuel Ortom for what he described as politicizing the issue of the IDPs in the state. If Alhaji Tsav had a genuine concern on state matters there are better channels of communication with the Governor other than in the media and playing politics with the issue. This is not surprising as it has become apparent that his criticism is founded on partisanship and nothing else. Yet as a member of the ruling or governing party which controls the security agencies, it is the responsibility of his party and the federal government it controls to provide security for the lives and property of Nigerians and to cater for their general welfare. “That the APC has failed to live up to its responsibilities the consequence of which is the sacking of thousands of people from their ancestral homes who have resorted to IDP camps is already an indictment on that party and its members. “Tsav should not have been the one to raise the issue of those displaced. More so that as a privileged Nigerian he has not shown his own contributions towards alleviating the plight of those affected. The Benue State Government has also taken Alhaji Tsav to court for falsehood and the matter is still pending. From the foregoing the retired police commissioner cannot be disposed to making fair comments on Governor Ortom and his administration.” CONFERENCE: From left—Favour Benson, Founder, Jashabel Touch A Heart (JTAH) foundation; Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, Special Guest of Honour; Cherry Eromosele, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Interswitch with award of one of 10 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria; Daniel Atokolo, Commander, The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Lillian Amah-Aluko, Chief Operating Officer, Zmirage Multimedia Ltd during the National Women and Girl-Child Stakeholders' conference held in Lagos, yesterday. Photo: Lamidi Bamidele Boko Haram: Zulum increases civilian JTF monthly allowance By Ndahi Marama M GOVERNOR AIDUGURI— Babagana zulum of Borno State, yesterday announced an increase in the monthly allowances of members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, in the state from N15,000 to N20,000. He said the increase became necessary in view of the role the CJTF and local hunters were doing in complementing the security agencies in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents and criminality in the state and the north east in general. The CJTF was introduced by the former governor Kashim Shettima that has been of tremendous assistance in the fight against terrorism in the state. Addressing members of the civilian JTF, vigilante and hunters at the Multipurpose Hall, Government House, Maiduguri, the governor expressed gratitude to them for their role in fighting the insurgency. According to him, “As responsible government, your efforts towards restoring peace to our dear state cannot be over emphasized. From now henceforth, government has approved the immediate increase of your monthly allowances from N15,000 to N20,000 beginning from this month of June 2019. I direct everyone of you to please open an individual account to effect payment as soon as possible. I want to also urge you to redouble your effort in the fight against Boko Haram and other criminal activities in our dear state and the north east in general. My advice for you is to shun injustice and distant yourself from drug abuse as Government is doing everything possible to better your lives.”. He informed that he had provided additional operational vehicles to the CJTF to effectively cover and monitor activities around Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps and ajilari areas which had witnessed deadly attacks by insurgents in the last one week, adding that an office accommodation would also be given to them for effective operations. Bolt Riders liven Ramadan for destitute By Akeem Salau BOLT RIDERS in Lagos and Abuja have teamed up in an effort at bringing hope to destitutes during Ramadan by donating clothes, food items, toiletries and other nonperishable goods. Bolt which is Europe and Africa’s fastest growing transportation service also makes it easy for people to donate items through a special category on the Bolt app while drivers arrive at the pick-up locations and collect donations free of charge. Bolt, formerly known as Taxify also donated over 1000 clothes and hundreds of food items and toiletries to SOS Children’s Villages in Isolo, Lagos and various IDP camps across Abuja. National Fund Development and Communication Coordinator at the SOS Children’s village, Gboyega Fadowole- Aje commended Bolt for their partnership and immense support towards contributing to enriching the lives of children and young people in the programme of SOS Children’s Villages in Nigeria and expressed hope that this would continue. Regional Manager for Bolt in West Africa, Uche Okafor said: “The spirit of Ramadan is one of sharing and giving, values which are at the heart of our organization. This campaign was designed so that people across the country could help those in need without worrying about traffic or how to donate.
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