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Emmanuel presents N598bn budget
to A-Ibom Assembly
By Chioma
Onuegbu
UYO —GOVERNOR
Udom Emmanuel of
Akwa Ibom State has
proposed a total budget
estimate of N597.8 billion for
the 2020 fiscal year to the state
House of Assembly.
This is made up of
N111.225 billion for
Recurrent Expenditure,
N369.642 billion for Capital
Expenditure and N116.933
billion as Consolidated
Revenue Fund charges.
The total projected
recurrent revenue for 2020
budget is estimated at
N381.556 billion as against
the approved provision of
N374.758 billion in 2019.
Presenting the budget to
the state House of Assembly,
yesterday, Emmanuel said
the 2020 budget christened,
“Budget of Industrialisation
for Poverty Alleviation Phase
II,’ was designed as a key
milestone in actualising his
administration’s completion
agenda.
He said: “Mr. Speaker
and members, considering
the fact that my completion
agenda is predicated
primarily on the rapid
industrialisation of this state,
we have christened the 2020
budget “The budget of
Industrialisation for Poverty
Alleviation Phase II.
“It was so named because
the state has started
witnessing major
breakthroughs in
industrialisation through
construction and
commissioning of some
industries that are currently
in full operations or ongoing.
“The 2020 budget aims to
support areas that will
deliver inclusive growth and
massive employment
opportunities such as the
construction of the Ibom
Deep Seaport, completion of
Airport project, purchase of
more airplanes and
competition of the 21-storey
intelligent building among
others.
“The 2020 budget is
predicated on the eight point
agenda that forms the policy
thrust of my completion
agenda of industrialisation,
aviation development,
security, infrastructure, small
and medium scale
enterprises, human capacity
development, agriculture,
and rural and riverine area
development.”
Emmanuel expressed the
belief that the full
implementation of the
provisions of the budget will
ensure for the state a society
that is self-reliant and less
dependent on statutory
allocation from the centre.
World Teachers Day:
Okowa rewards 12
teachers with cash, cars
AS the world celebrated
the World Teachers’ Day,
12 teachers in Delta State
have received cars and cash
rewards for outstanding
performance in their duties.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa
announced the rewards at a
dinner and awards night
organised by Ministry of
Basic and Secondary
Education in conjunction
with Nigeria Union of
Teachers, NUT, for teachers
in the state, in Asaba.
Recipients of the awards
were principals, head
teachers and classroom
teachers at primary and
secondary school levels, who
emerged from a selection
process.
Okowa said: “I want to
congratulate the awardees
and to let them know that the
reward of teachers is not only
in heaven. This type of
recognition will touch the
hearts of our teachers and
make them work harder in the
development of our children.
“The teachers, just like
parents, play an important role
in the development and
upbringing of the child. We
need to continue to give care
to our children and guide
them aright because it is at this
foundational level that we can
mould their character.
“We need to get the moral
development of the children
aright at this level, so that it
will be well with our nation.”
he said.
The governor urged the
awardees to redouble their
commitment to the upbringing
of the pupils, reminding them
that “teaching is a passion that
genuinely flows from the
heart.”
He commended the state
Ministry of Basic and
Secondary Education for
organising the event and
NUT for its tremendous
support and partnership in
improving the education sector
in the state.
Earlier, Mr Patrick Ukah,
Commissioner for Basic and
Secondary Education, said the
awardees were selected from
a process that involved over
49,000 teachers and students
in 470 public secondary
schools and 1,126 primary
schools in the state.
He congratulated the
awardees, noting that the
assessment was done and
vetted by a team of academics
drawn from various tertiary
institutions in the country.
The awardees are
Asanuvwe Elizabeth, Owumi
Onome, Omotie Phoebe (Best
Primary School Teachers);
Oyemike Andrew, Ogwara
Gabriel, Esiedafe Doris (Best
Head Teachers); Imarah
Georgina, Eseimokumoh
Charles, Ikeh Bridget ( Best
Secondary School Teacher),
and Ominiabohs Adeline,
Adiri Jonathan and Okolafor
Fidelis (Best Principals).
Buy your uniforms from
C-River garment factory,
CBN gov tells army, others
THE Central Bank of
Nigeria, CBN,
Governor, Mr Godwin
Emefiele, has called on the
Nigerian Armed Forces and
paramilitary organisations
to patronise the Cross River
State garment factory for
their uniforms.
Emefiele, who made the
call during a recent visit to
the factory, praised
Governor Ben Ayade for
creating employment for the
teeming youths in the state
through the garment factory.
The CBN governor said
there was no justifiable
reason for the Nigerian
Armed Forces and
paramilitary organisations
in the country to continue
to import uniforms.
His words: “I must say that
with what I have seen today,
I’m very impressed
beginning from the garment
factory that has over 1000
Prof Emmanuel Edozien
passes on at 82
THE Royal Edozien family
of Asaba, Delta State has
announced the death of one
of their illustrious sons and
a great Nigerian, Professor
Emmanuel Edozien, the
Ojiba of Asaba, at the age of
82
Ėdozien died on October
5, 2019, in Lagos, after a brief
illness, according to the
family
The erudite economist of
international repute served
as the Chief Economic
Adviser to the Second
Republic government of
President Shehu Shagari
from 1979 to 1983.
Born on November 15,
1937, in Enugu, he attended
Christ the King College
Onitsha where he excelled
with Grade 1 in the Oxford
and Cambridge Certificate in
1957. He proceeded to Kings
College, Lagos for his A-
level programme in 1958.
He attended the University
College Ibadan, graduating
in Economics in 1962 and
bagged a Masters (MA)
state of the art machines. I’m
impressed, very impressed
with this garment factory.
This is the kind of
leadership that states need
to get them economically
viable and create jobs for
their people.
“At the garment factory, we
saw young men and women
who should otherwise be
roaming the streets
gainfully employed. Over a
1,000 of them. By October
25, we will be meeting with
all the service chiefs, head
of Civil Defence and NYSC
to sign an agreement.
“Rather than import their
uniforms from other
countries, we will appeal to
them that they must come
and order their garment from
Cross River garment factory.
That is the only way we can
create jobs in this country.
In summary, I am
impressed, very delighted.”
Abiodun, Ooni of Ife to
commission first palace, museum
in Ode-Remo community
GOVERNOR
Dapo
Abiodun of Ogun State
and the Ooni of Ife, Oba
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi,
will commission historical
sites, including a palace,
museum and amusement at
Ode-Remo community in
Ogun State, tomorrow.
The Ode-Remo
community has been in
existence for over eight
centuries without a palace for
all 20 past kings that had
reigned.
However, the current
traditional ruler, Oba
Adetunji Osho, the Alaye of
Ode –Remo, has decided to
work towards breaking the
age-long tradition.
He is doing that with the
help of Aare Adetola
Emmanuel King, the GMD
of Adron Group. The
community will also see the
commissioning of the first
museum in Remo land and
an amusement park.
Speaking at a press parley
in Ode-Remo, Oba Osho
expressed happiness that
with the commissioning,
history is being made during
his reign.
Degree in Economics from
the University of Michigan,
USA in 1964 and a Ph.D in
Economics from the same
University in 1966,
He began his working
career at the University of
Ibadan as Lecturer 11 in
1967 and rose through the
ranks to the position of
Professor of Development
and International Economics
in 1978
He is survived by wife,
Betty, and five children, 10
grandchildren and siblings,
including the Asagba of
Asaba, His Royal Highness,
Obi (Pofessor) Joseph
Edozien, his elder brother.