24062019 - EDO Oyegun Oshiomhole ateach others troats

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8—Vanguard, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA— IMMEDIATE past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, has added in on the crisis rocking the party in his home state, Edo, accusing his successor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of anti-party activities. Oyegun spoke as incumbent National Chairman of the party, Oshiomhole, weekend, in view of the crisis in the state House of Assembly, said he does not need short-cuts to sustain his position in the system, when asked if he was not bringing pressure to bear on Governor Godwin Obaseki. However, Oyegun said the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, must be allowed to operate freely as a chief executive officer of the state. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public/ Political Affairs, Chief Ray Murphy, Chief Oyegun said he could not fathom why the most virulent opposition to Obaseki was from his own party and not the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He said: “This party must be stronger because we cannot go into the 2023 general elections with these discordant tunes, especially as President Buhari will not be contesting. ‘’We need to get our acts together. Oyegun has no personal grievances with Oshiomhole but Nigerians must know that he cannot go to equity with unclean hands. “Today, there are all kinds of rancour coming from Edo State. They all boil down to attempts by a godfather and godfatherism that is heating up the polity in the state. "Obaseki is the executive governor of Edo State and he should be allowed to exercise the powers vested in him by the law. To what purpose is this idea of APC chairman putting the state under tension? “As a governor on APC platform, he should be allowed to run out his tenure before they decide whether to bring him back or not. There are so much antics going on and you don’t need to be a prophet or babalawo to trace where they are coming from. They are coming from APC. “I want to think that they are all targeted at weakening the governor of Edo State. Ordinarily, the man in Edo should be given every support so that he can succeed to fend off the opposition PDP already around the corner.” Oshiomhole is Obaseki’s biggest distraction “Ask anybody from Edo State, what is Obaseki’s biggest distraction and they will tell you that his distraction is not whether he has governed well or not, but from SUMMIT: From left, immediate past president of Afreximbank, Mr. Jean-Louis Ekra; President, Afreximbank, Prof Benedict Oramah and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chair of 2019 Annual Meeting of Afreximbank, Mr. Boss Mustapha, during the bank’s summit in Moscow, Russia, yesterday. Edo: Oyegun, Oshiomhole at each other's throats •Oshiomhole is Obaseki’s biggest distraction —Oyegun •I don’t need short-cut to sustain my position —Oshiomhole •Insists Edo gov must obey constitutional provision on proclamations If his action against Obaseki are not antiparty, someone should then explain to me what is antiparty. The problem of APC is from a single man, the national chairman, who runs the party like an executive chairman — OYEGUN his immediate predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole. “It is very unfortunate, especially considering the fact that he is the national chairman of the same party with the governor. I have not heard that PDP or Edo leaders want to remove Obaseki. What has been trending is how his predecessor, who happens to be the party chairman, does not want him back in office. Anti-party “If his action against Obaseki are not anti-party, someone should then explain to me what is antiparty. The problem of APC is from a single man, the national chairman, who runs the party like an executive chairman. ‘’The idea of working single-handedly and inducing the party members to endorse is the problem of the party. “Look at what is happening in the party today. When was the last time the NEC meeting was held? But when these crises came to the fore, he has called several emergency NWC meetings.” I don’t need short-cut to sustain my position — Oshiomhole Meanwhile, Oshiomhole, weekend, said he would not need a short-cut to sustain his position in the system. Oshiomhole stated this while reacting to the allegation that he was behind the crisis in Edo State House of Assembly, having allegedly constituted himself as a godfather who wants to dictate what happens in the state. The APC national chairman, who was reminded that he fought godfatherism in the state but was now being accused of playing the same role he once fought to a stand still, told State House correspondents that sought his opinion on the brouhaha arising from the inauguration of Edo State Assembly that the issue of playing the role of a godfather was only an accusation. He asked: “What is the evidence? It’s all about accusation. The media have a duty. They have to give you the particulars of that godfatherism. What’s the evidence? I am a democrat. “I accept the credit, not only that I fought godfatherism, I launched the one-man onevote campaign to fight against election rigging anywhere in Nigeria and by the special grace of God under PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) with (Chief Tony) Anenih alive, and at his best, I won all the 18 local government areas and 95 percent of the total votes cast in my second term election. “So, Edo people know me and I know them. I don’t need short-cut to sustain my position in the system. But you know that there is nobody in Nigeria who is not open to accusations. The important thing is that he who accuses Edo people know me and I know them. I don’t need a short-cut to sustain my position in the system. But you know that there is nobody in Nigeria who is not open to accusations — OSHIOMHOLE should give you proof.” Edo gov must obey constitutional provision on proclamations On his position on the ongoing argument and brewing crisis over the inauguration of Edo State House of Assembly, Oshiomhole said: “It’s about rule of law. As journalists, there are questions you don’t need to ask me because you know the answer. You know the law provides for how the House should be proclaimed transparently. “The day it’s announced, members-elect are informed of date and time for inauguration. These are clearly spelt out in the Nigerian constitution. And just last week (about two weeks ago), you were all witnesses to how President Muhammadu Buhari issued proclamation letter to the Clerk many days before, stating date and time of the inauguration of the two chambers of the National Assembly. “Even while we are still negotiating to ensure that our party was not divided on the floor of the House, without prejudice to the outcome of those negotiations, the President issued a proclamation because he is obliged by the constitution to do so whether he likes it or not and he did. “He did it transparently. He has led us by example. For me, it’s very embarrassing if any state governor, particularly of APC extraction, will do anything that is less than what the constitution says and the example that our president has set.” He said in the case of the Edo State House of Assembly inauguration, the proclamation was not publicized and that members were not informed, adding that the inauguration took place at 9:30 pm. He said the time was what a Supreme Court judgement described as “nocturnal hours.” Speaking further, Oshiomhole said: “Business of parliament is done transparently; they are not a secret cult. Now you have 24 member House, 19 members protested, you have six and you carry people in their shorts. Even in the House, they have rules, the dress code. So, it happened in Edo, it has happened in Bauchi. “Like Edo, Bauchi used the minority of 10 to proclaim the House and locked out 20 APC members and got those 10 people to elect the speaker, exactly the way Edo did with six and then co-opted other three people to become nine and even at that it is nonsense. If it is wrong, it is wrong “For us, these are completely illegal. And that is why we said so. If it is wrong, it is wrong whether it is done by APC or by PDP; whether it’s the chairman’s state or not. The law is blind to those sentiments. I believe by the end of the day, the solution is, return to the rule of law. “Let’s properly follow the law; let the parliament do what they have to do but people have the right to lobby for people they want and whom they prefer. This is also legitimate. Like you saw in the National Assembly, after all the lobbies, people have the right to vote and you saw them in the National Assembly conducting secret ballot." Jonathan condemns attempted coup in Ethiopia F O R M E R President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has condemned the attempted coup in Ethiopia, which claimed the lives of the President of Amhara region and the country’s army chief. Reports said a “hit squad,” led by Amhara’s security chief, Asaminew Tsige, stormed a meeting in the state offices of Amhara’s capital, Bahir Dar, on Saturday and shot the President of the region, Ambachew Mekonnen, and his adviser, Ezez Wassie. In what appeared like a coordinated attack, the Chief of Staff of the National Security Forces, Seare Mekonnen, and a retired general were killed by his bodyguard in Addis Ababa. Reacting to the incident, ex-President Jonathan emphasized that “nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of the citizens in Ethiopia or any other nation.” In a statement issued, yesterday, the former President said: “I have long said, believed and practised the principle that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen. As such, it bleeds my heart when there is unnecessary and avoidable bloodshed, as has just happened in Ethiopia.” While condemning the attempted coup against the democratically elected Ethiopian government, Jonathan further said: “I go further to call on men and women of goodwill around the world to also condemn such anti-democratic actions and show solidarity to the democratically elected constitutional order in Ethiopia. “Democracy has come to rest in Africa. Constitutionality and the rule of law are what we in Africa need, especially in the cradle of civilisation and the melting pot of the African Union. “May God bless Africa and may He be with the government and people of Ethiopia at such a trying time.”
Vanguard, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019—9 MEETING: From left, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, GMD/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc; Mr. Olabode Agusto, Founder, Agusto & Co, and Mr. Henry Oroh, Managing Director, Zenith Bank Ghana, at the Financial Market Dealers Association quarterly meeting hosted by Zenith Bank, where Agusto was the keynote speaker. ACF backs FG’s plan to overhaul Almajiri system THE apex northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has declared support for the moves by the Federal Government to overhaul the Almajiri system. The group spoke against the backdrop of a statement credited to the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, that the Federal Government was considering proscribing the Almajiri system of education to tackle insecurity and ensure that no child was deprived of basic education. Monguno had saidAlmajiris were becoming a huge problem to the society, adding that many of them end up becoming “criminals, drug addicts and willing tools in the hands of those who have very dangerous intentions.” In a statement, weekend, ACF’s spokesperson, Mohammed Ibrahim, said the forum was in support of the Federal Government’s standpoint on Almajiri. He said people have misplaced the real “Islamic doctrine of learning” for out-of-school children roaming the streets and begging for alms in the name of Almajiri. He said: “There is a misrepresentation of the HEALTH TIPS By Sola Ogundipe Control high blood pressure without medication LIFESTYLE plays an important role in controlling high blood pressure. Blood pressure often increases as body weight increases. Losing even a small amount of weight if you’re overweight or obese can help reduce your blood pressure. Carrying too much weight around your waist can put you at greater risk of high blood pressure. 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Monitor your blood pressure at home and see your doctor regularly. •Says it doesn’t represent Islamic doctrine of learning concept in the Islamic doctrine of learning. Almajiri means going to Islamic schools to learn the reading of the Holy Quran and its teachings for moral, economic and social benefit of the child. “We associate ourselves with Buhari’s concern on the need for the nation to overhaul the Almajiri system of school that will provide free and compulsory education across the country. “The children we see begging in the streets are in the real sense not Almajiris, but children abandoned by their parents. ‘’That is why ACF agrees with President Buhari that it is, indeed, a crime for parents to keep their children out of school in this 21st century under any guise. “ACF, therefore, urges state governments to heed to President Buhari’s appeal and appropriate funds needed for improved volume and quality of education across the country leading to reduction in inequality among the citizens.” RMAFC recovers N58bn unremmitted tax revenue from banks By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief R E V E N U E Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has recovered N57.7 billion unremmitted tax revenue from banks. The Head, Public Relations of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed, disclosed in a statement, in Abuja ,yesterday, that the Federal Government’s share of N48.7 billion had been paid into the Federation Account. He added that the balance of N9. 7 billion, which relates to withholding tax of dividends, has also been paid to the beneficiary state governments. In an earlier exercise covering January 2008 to June 2012, RMAFC had recovered N4.2bn from the banks, promising that more recoveries would be made. The commission insisted that its on-going monitoring and verification exercise on tax collections by Deposit Money Banks appointed by the FIRS and Nigeria Customs Service was in order as it falls within its mandate as contained in Section 6(1) of the RMAFC Act, 2004, which provides that the commission shall have powers to, among others monitor the accruals to and disbursement of revenue from the Federation Account. RMAFC said it was not a tax authority but a revenue watchdog that monitors revenue collections by revenue generating entities like the FIRS, Customs, DPR, NNPC and others that remit directly into the Federation Account. The revenue streams that accrue into the Federation Account under the watch of RMAFC include tax (Withholding Tax and VAT), royalties, signature sonuses, custom duties, tariff, etc. According to the commission, the clarification became necessary following media reports that challenged the legality of the exercise by vested interests. Kano Emirate Council vows to sue anti-graft agency for contempt of court KANO State Emirate Council has vowed to sue the state anti-corruption agency for contempt of court. In a letter dated June 20, addressed to the chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, counsel to the emirate counsel, N.A. Dagiri, said the commission had defied subsisting court orders to invite elderly members of the council for investigations. Some of the invited members of the council, according to him, were Mukhtar Adnan, 93; Isa Hashim 92, and Yusuf Bayero, 84. The anti-graft agency also sent invitations to the wife of Muhammadu Sanusi, Emir of Kano, and two widows of Ado Bayero, the former Emir of Kano. The agency had alleged that over 30 people benefited from the N3.4 billion said to have been misappropriated under the watch of Sanusi. Dangiri, however, said the state and federal high court sitting in Kano, where the matter was already being heard, had directed the agency to suspend all activities related to its investigations into the finances of the emirate and maintain status quo. He said: “Both orders have been duly and properly served on you. Notwithstanding this position, you have chosen to defy these orders and continue your belligerent actions, including choosing to embarrass very senior citizens of the state, many of whom are in advanced age and some in conditions of illhealth. “The invitations to the wives of the late and present Emirs is not only absurd but also completely repugnant to societal norms and values and could only be intended to humiliate the families of the late and present Emirs. “We consider your actions obnoxious and in defiance of valid and subsisting court orders. This is a clear contempt of court in respect of which appropriate steps will be taken against you and all officers of your commission acting in contempt of the court. “We have as counsel and officers of court accordingly advised the Emirate council not to accede to your request.” On Thursday, the agency announced that it had withdrawn its invitation to Sanusi’s wife and widows of the former emir of Kano. It also revived its probe of Sanusi after the monarch fell out with Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state. The commission had earlier recommended the suspension of Sanusi, prompting the state government to query the monarch. FG takes verification, payment of ex-Nigeria Airways workers to London By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief THE Federal Government has taken the verification and payment of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited, NAL, in Diaspora to London, United Kingdom (UK). Federal Ministry of Finance officials disclosed that the exercise would last two weeks, beginning today. The exercise to be conducted by an interministerial team would take place at Nigerian High Commission Complex in London. The Inter-Ministerial Team is being coordinated by the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, PICA, under the Federal Ministry of Finance. Its members included Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; Auditor-General Office; Accountant General Office, and Federal Ministry of Finance. Acting Director of PICA, Mr John Waitono, would be leading the team on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr Mohammad Kyari Dikwa. It was learnt that Federal Government approved the conduct of the exercise for those in Diaspora in London, due to the role the city of London played as the European Operational Office of the defunct NAL. “The essence of the exercise is to alleviate the hardship being experienced for more than a decade while waiting for the benefits and to save them from the stress and financial burden of traveling to the country for the exercise, including other logistics to come to Nigeria for their entitlements,” an official said. The exercise had taken place in Kano, Lagos and Enugu centres to attend to the over 6, 000 ex-workers of NAL, following the approval of N22.6 billion by President Muhammadu Buhari to pay their entitlements.
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