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34—Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 EEDC urges customers to protect facilities against vandalism By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has called on consumers within its franchise area to be vigilant and ensure power installations serving them are protected against vandals, as the yuletide is around the corner. Head of Communication, Mr Emeka Eze who made this known to newsmen in Enugu yesterday, regretted the rate at which power facilities are being vandalized across EEDC’s network, stressing that the menace is always high during the yuletide period as already being experienced. According to him, “in recent times, millions of Naira have been committed to replacing vandalized materials, a regular practice which has eaten deep into the company’s revenue. No day passes without a case of vandalism recorded in three or more districts. “The effect of vandalism has untold consequences on electricity customers who depend on electricity DSC owners fault report of collapse M ANAGING Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Steel and Mines Limited, PSML, Mr. Prasanta Mishra, has assured that the new owners of the former Delta Steel Company, DSC, Ovwian-Aladja, Delta State, are working hard to get the plant fully operational, noting that any insinuation of a collapse in operation of the plant was in bad taste and not the reality on ground. Mr. Mishra spoke in reaction to a publication, “Reps Probe N1.9bn Delta Steel Company Collapse,” in a national daily (not Vanguard) with the headline suggesting that the company was not doing well, prompting the House of Representatives upon a motion moved by Ben Igbakpa, to set up a committee to investigate the state of things at the plant. He maintained that the information made available to Igbakpa did not portray the true picture on ground, disclosing that since the take-over of the to carry out their various business activities, as they are subjected to blackout and inconvenienced during the period, before the vandalized material is replaced and supply restored”. Mr Eze said that EEDC is however not relenting on its effort to reduce the cases of vandalism through its strategic partnership with government security agencies and vigilant groups. This collaboration is however yielding positive result. Eze stated that in some cases, investigations have led to the recovery of vandalized items at the residents of these vandals who happen to live among other people. “These vandals are not spirits and do not operate in the air. They are human beings: our relatives, friends, neighbours and so on, who operate in the same environment. “We encourage you to say something once you see something. Report any suspicious movement around these power installations.” company by PSML, activities have peaked and steel products were being produced daily. A statement by the firm said: “We are doing a total turn-around of the company with installation of modern equipment just as we have continued to impact on the immediate community, where we operate through our corporate social responsibility initiatives.“ The rolling mill is working at full blast and the next in line is the SMS shop, which will guarantee local production of billets. We are targeting the third quarter of next year for the SMS to come on stream. When PSML took over the plant, we met just five staff on board. He said the company was prepared to meet with the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development for an opportunity to share the company’s experiences with the lawmakers. Stakeholders worry over environmental pollution in Imo By Chinonso Alozie O WERRI—SEVERAL organisations in Imo State said the time has come to put an end to activities that are causing environmental pollution in the state. Vanguard gathered yesterday in Owerri that the organisations, led by Centre for Peace Across Borders, CEPAB, spoke through Anthony Osuoha, N N E W I — LANDLORDS and traders, who are victims of Upper Iweka tanker fire incident that spread to Amobi, Emodi streets, Zik's Avenue and parts of Ochanja Central Market heaved a sigh of relief yesterday as Church of Nigeria, Province of the Niger, Anglican Communion, visited and made a donation of N10,000,000. The Province of the Niger is made up of nine dioceses—Diocese on the Niger, with headquarters in Onitsha; Dioceses of Nnewi, Awka, Amichi, Aguata, Ogbaru, Ihiala, Niger West and Mbamili. Speaking during the visit, Archbishop, Province of the Niger, Anglican Communion and Bishop of Awka Diocese, Rt. Rev. Alexander Ibezim, admonished the victims on the essence of trusting in God in all circumstances. He thanked the members of the Diocese on the Niger and its Bishop, Rt. Rev. Owen Nwokolo, for the earlier visit and donation to the victims, adding that the Province as a family is who advised the current government to implement policies that will address the issue of companies using non-degradable materials for production of their goods. Osuoha said: “On the World Clean-Up Day 2019, we conducted a house-tohouse clean-up on plastic and collected data on the brands we found. “After our analysis, we found out that sachet water coming to sympathise and give them hope. He announced a donation of N10 million to the victims and assured them of prayers by the church for them to get to their feet again. Other Bishops that visited with Archbishop Ibezim, were Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Ephraim Ikeakor; Bishop of Niger West Diocese, Rt. Rev. Johnson Ekwe, and Bishop is the highest plastic polluters in our state and among the highest environment polluters around the area (Owerri North) where these plastic collections were conducted. “It is time to change the habit of polluters. In making a change, it is right for them to lead the change. We are proposing that they go into research and come up with materials that are of Ogbaru Diocese, Rt. Rev. Prosper Amah. Earlier in his admonition, Bishop Nwokolo encouraged the traders to always see any thing that happened to them as act of God, to which only him can provide remedy or solution. Other Bishops in attendance, who took turns to speak, encouraged the traders not to loose hope or be discouraged because degradable and re-usable.” They also demanded among other things that “companies publicly declare how many units of single plastic they produce per year. “It is also their responsibility to lead the way in redesigning packaging to be refillable and re-usable. It is time to take responsibility for the harm caused by the single-use plastic they are pushing on society.” HONOUR: Retired Permanent Secretary, Delta State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Akpufuoma Pemu (5th left); Chief Medical Director of the Board, Dr. Ola Odidi (on his left); Medical Director, Central Hospital, Agbor, Dr. Roy Maduka (on his right), and other zonal medical directors, during the retirement and birthday party organised by the zonal medical directors in honour of Dr. Pemu. Anglican Communion donates N10m to Upper Iweka fire victims By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NGO partners police to monitor abuse of Nigerians by officers By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, a nongovernmental organisation, is to appoint experts to identify and report police abuses in Anambra State. The monitoring group would report to the Police Stakeholders Partnership Forum, PSPF, jointly set up by RULAAC and the Nigeria Police Force. Executive Director of RULAAC, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, said at the inauguration and launch of PSPF in Awka that the new platform would serve as a mechanism for making the police account for rights violation and creating awareness to ensure prevention and reduction of such violations. According to Nwanguma, RULAAC had already designed a case management register, CMR, into which cases and complaints would be entered, adding that the register would provide an opportunity to monitor the progress of cases and complaints. He said: “To facilitate this process, RULAAC has engaged the services of a good things will soon come their ways, their lives and businesses. Responding on behalf of the victims, Chairman of Ochanja Market, Mr. Nelson Ugochukwu, who received the N10 million donation from the Province of the Niger, thanked the Church and promised to ensure that each of the affected victims get their share of the money and make judicious use of it. documentation officer to receive reports of police abuses and challenges from the field and steps taken by PSPF and other relevant institutions of state to address them. “We will engage public advocacy appropriate to update the public on recent developments from the case management register. “We will also print and publicly present the final CMR at the end of the project and we hope that we will work together to improve the system of criminal justice administration in the overall interest of citizens and residents of Anambra State.”
Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 — 35 From left; Justice Samson Uwaifo (retd), Hon. Justice Esohe Ikponmwen (retd) and Hon. Justice Constance Momoh (retd) during the valedictory court session Edo State judiciary held in honour of retired chief judge of the state, Justice Ikponmwen. Only confirmed board members'll defend NDDC's budget, Lawan insists By Henry Umoru A B U J A — PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, yesterday insisted that the Senate would only deal with the board members of the Delta Development Commission, NDDC, it screened and confirmed earlier in the month. He spoke after the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, read the Executive Communication on the 2019 and 2020 Budget Estimates of the NDDC that the Senate should consider and pass the NNDC budget as sent by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate President who referred the request to the Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, led Committee on Niger Delta Affairs to return back at Plenary in two weeks, said, “I want to reiterate for emphasis that you deal with the Governing Board that this Senate approved. The President of the Senate said, “ I believe that the executive arm of government will attend to that quickly so that we have the right people to come and defend the Appropriation request of Mr. President.” Recall that President of the Senate had on Tuesday read a letter from the President on the 2019 and 2020 budget estimates of NDDC. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Section 18(1) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC (Establishment Act), I forward herewith, the 2019 and 2020 Budget Estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission, for the kind consideration and passage by the Senate. “While I trust that the Senate will consider this request in the usual expeditious manner, Please accept, Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration Recall that President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan had said in Tuesday that the onus was now on the President to do the needful by inaugurating the Dr. Pius Odubu-led NDDC following the confirmation by the Upper Chamber in consonnance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Lawan had earlier said those it screened and confirmed as Chairman and board members of NDDC were the only people that would come and defend the budget of the Commission before its Committee on Niger Delta Affairs. The Senate had in the first week of November confirmed the President Buhari’s nominees for the Okowa, Omo-Agege blame relocation of oil firms on youths restivenes, illegal levies By Festus Ahon A S A B A — GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege have blamed the relocation of multinational oil companies from Urhobo land to other parts of the country on youth restiveness and illegal development levies. Speaking during the Second Urhobo Economic and Investment Summit organised by the Urhobo Economic Summit Group in Ekpan, Uvwie LGA of the state, they lamented that the development had also hampered economic development in Urhoboland. The Urhobo nation, they held, must take advantage of their comparative advantage in area of population and UniZik immortalises Pro-Chancellor THE Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has approved the naming of the Administrative Block of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University after its Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Council, late Alhaji Azeez Oladokun Bello, whose death occurred on October 15, 2019. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esinome disclosed this during the 40th day fidau prayer organized for late Alhaji Bello in Lagos, last Saturday. Prof. Esimone said the Faculty of Agriculture Administrative Block would now be known as Alhaji Azeez Oladokun Bello Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture noting that the late Alhaji Bello was an agriculturist and a promoter of agriculture in the university as well as a seasoned administrator. geographical positioning in ensuring the economic development of its people. The summit with the theme “Private Sector and the Future of the Nigerian economy: The Ease of Doing Business in Urhoboland” was chaired by Engr. Mike Orugbo and had in attendance, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Peter Mrakpor, Executive Director Business Development, NEXIM Bank, Mrs Stella Okotete, several speakers He said: ‘’The Governing Council has approved the naming of the Administrative Block Faculty of Agriculture after late Alhaji Azeez Oladokun Bello because he was an agriculturist and promoted of agriculture in our university. ''He is a great man and we will forever miss him. We cherished the virtue he stood for the two years that he governed the 8th Council of the Nnamdi Azikwe University.’’ A cross section of the judges of the EdoState judiciary at the valedctory court session. board of NDDC. Those confirmed were former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu, (Chairman of the NDDC Board), Chief Bernard Okumagba, (NDDC Managing Director). Also confirmed were Otobong Ndem. (Executive Director, Projects), Maxwell Oko (Executive Director, Finance and Administration). The Senate similarly, confirmed Prophet Jones Erue, (Delta) Chief Victor Ekhator, (Edo), Nwogu Nwogu, (Abia), Theodore Allison (Bayelsa), Victor Antai (Akwa Ibom), Maurice Effiwatt (Cross River), Olugbenga Elema (Ondo), Uchegbu Chidiebere Kyrian (Imo), Aisha Murtala Muhammed (Kano), Ardo Zubairu (Adamawa) and Amb. Abdullahi Bage (Nasarawa). Only a nominee from Rivers State, Dr. Joy Yimebe Nunieh was not confirmed by the Senate as she did not appear for screening. including Dr. Benson Uwheru among other dignitaries. Okowa, who was the Special Guests of Honour at the event, reiterated the commitment of his administration to the creation of a conducive atmosphere for private enterprise to thrive and stressed the need for value re-orientation from dependence on government to self reliance. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Olorogun David Edevbie Okowa said: “We have made appreciable progress in setting up the Kwale industrial park to speed up the industrialization of the state and to create jobs for Deltans,” Omo-Agege, represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr Otive Igbuzor, said “Urhoboland has a significant role to play in the micro and macro economic prosperity of the state and country arising from its population advantage, the natural resources therein, and the hospitality of her people. Orogun emerges national president of OOTTCOSA OLOROGUN (Dr.) Alex Orogun has emerged as the National President of Onicha-Olona Teachers’ Training College Old Students Association, OOTTCOSA, located in Aniocha Local Government Area, LGA of Delta State. The colourful event which held on November 16,2019, in Benin City, Edo State, witnessed the attendance of over 300 old students to launch the college's old students association. Speaking with journalists on the occasion, an elated Orogun, who graduated from TTC, Onicha-Olona over 40 years ago, pledged to bring his wealth of experience and knowledge to pilot the association. He said: ”I am absolutely overwhelmed by the great love, support, encouragement, trust and faith from the old students. I will carry all and sundry along to achieve our lofty goals. “My executives and I will do what it takes to justify the confidence reposed on us. I want to use this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to the old students and we will deliver our mandate by the grace of God.” Orogun disclosed that the interest of the old students association was uppermost in his mind, adding “I want to commend the pioneer THE immediate past Chairman House of Representatives Committee on USA/Nigeria Parliamentary Relations, Hon EJ Agbonnayinma lost his mum Mrs. Cecilia Agbonayinma. A statement by the Agbonayinma family last Saturday, said the family will soon announce the burial arrangements of their precious mother. Agbonnayinma represented Ikpoba- Okha/ Egor Federal Constituency of Edo State in the 8th Assembly. Hon. EJ Agbonayinma was one of the most vibrant legislators in the 8th Assembly and advocate of “Nigeria First “ against Corruption crusader. principal of Onicha-Olona TTC, Venerable,J.O Kolo, for contributing his quota to the growth of the college and Mr. Mensah Nkemdilim, the Local Organising Committee, LOC.” During the ceremony, an award of excellence was presented to Orogun in recognition of his entrepreneurial and political prowess, including the promotion of Urhobo cultural heritage by the National Union of Urhobo Students, NUUS, University of Benin, UNIBEN. Others who emerged as executives of OOTTCOSA include, Barr. Isoken Guobadia, National Vice President 1; Mr. Mensah Nkemdilim, National Vice President 2; Mr. Solomon Krubu, National Secretary General; Mrs. Felicia Bazuaye, Assistant National Secretary General, Mr. Onyinsi Christian; National Treasurer, Mrs. Unoma Oyegun, National Assistant Treasurer and others. Others are, Engr. Olaye Ajayi, national public relation officer; Mr.Emenike Aguh, national financial secretary; Ms.Pat Ewbaraye, national assistant financial secretary; Barr. Momodu Jatto, national legal adviser; and Ms.Osas Egbarevba, international affairs officer. Hon Agbonayinma loses mum The statement said the late Mrs.Agbonayinma. is survived by three children, Madam Jane Enorense Agbonayinma, UK based, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma (EJ) and Ms. Stella Agbonayinma, UK based also with many grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Late Mrs Agbonayinma.
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