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SUNDAY VANGUARD, DECEMBER 1, 2019, PAGE 5 KOGI SENATORIAL RERUN: Adeyemi leads Melaye in 4 of 7 LGAs Smart Adeyemi, candi date of the All Progres sives Congress (APC) in Kogi west senatorial rerun election, is leading Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the results of the four local government areas announced so far. According to The Cable, while Adeyemi polled 5,609 votes in the four LGAs, Melaye trailed with 1882 votes, a difference of 3,727 votes. In Lokoja, Adeyemi got 4,659 votes ahead of Melaye’s 920. In Mopa Moruo, the APC candidate had 309 votes, while his PDP rival secured just nine votes. Although Melaye led with a small margin in Koton Karfe and Ijumu, where both men hail from, his loss in the two other LGAs affected his stand in the election. Melaye secured 376 votes in Koton Karfe local government while Adeyemi trailed with 287 votes. In Ijumu, the PDP candidate got 577 votes while his APC rival secured 364 votes. The results of four more LGAs are being awaited as of the time of filing this report. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the November 16 rerun in Kogi west inconclusive, announcing that the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the PDP and APC candidates. Adeyemi polled a total of 80,118 votes, while Melaye got 59,548 votes. leaving a margin of 20,570 while 43,127 votes were cancelled. ENUGU MARKET FIRE: How firemen saved us — Traders From left: Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State (middle) with the Chairman, Enugu North Local Government Area, Hon. Emma Onoh (right) and the Chairman, Tinker Motor Spare Parts Market, Coal Camp, Enugu, Chief Crescent Ugwuoke, when the governor visited the scene of the fire incident at the market to empathise with the affected traders, yesterday Gov Ishaku calls impeachment plot a scheme to malign him By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo overnor Darius Ishaku Ghas described the news making the rounds that he is sponsoring the impeachment of principal officers of the Taraba State House of Assembly as a wicked scheme to malign his relationship with the state legislature. Ishaku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu, yesterday, described the allegation as fake news. The report, which the state government refuted, had claimed the governor committed N200 million of public funds to perfect the impeachment of Speaker Abel Peter Diah. However, the state government in the statement said it was untrue. “It is yet another wicked and malicious attempt to cause confusion and conflict in the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government in Taraba State on the one hand, and Governor Ishaku and Peter Diah, his political god son, on the other”, the statement said. “Both men have had several years of fruitful personal and official relationships nurtured by mutual trust, cooperation and collaboration. “Gov Ishaku will never sponsor and did not sponsor the so-called impeachment move, if indeed there was any such move by the Honourable members, let alone fund it with such a staggering amount of money from the public purse. “The allegations are ridiculous, absolutely false and malicious. It is certainly for these reasons that the author of the article failed to sign it.” It urged members of the public to ignore the fake news. Traders at Tinker Motor Spare Parts Market, Coal Camp, Enugu have applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the effectiveness, efficiency and professionalism of the state fire service in putting out the fire that burnt a section of the market in the early hours of Friday, without any loss of life. Expressing their feelings when Gov. Ugwuanyi visited the scene shortly after the incident occurred and donated the sum of N5 million, the traders, who spoke through the Chairman of the market, Chief Crescent Ugwuoke, told the governor that “these men of the state fire service you have upgraded and prepared for emergency work saved us today”. Ugwuoke thanked God that no life was lost, stressing that the fire would have caused more damage if the state fire service did not respond swiftly. “Your Excellency, because of the way you prepared the fire service officials, when they were called, they responded quickly and they are the people who made it possible for us to be here. “So, we are sincerely grateful to you for your quick response to see things for yourself. We pray that God will continue to bless you in Jesus name. Amen”, the chairman said. Speaking, the State Chief Fire Officer, Engr. Okwudiri Ohaa, who stated that the feat his agency recorded in putting out the fire was a confirmation that “Enugu State is in the hands of God”, equally attributed it to “the type of support the governor has been giving to us”. The Chairman of Enugu North LGA, Hon. Emma Onoh, who received the governor on arrival, thanked him for his prompt visit and deep concern for the well being of the people. God told me to be humble or He will wipe me out — Adeboye By Olayinka Latona General Overseer of Tthe Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has explained why he has chosen to be humble despite his fame. Adeboye said he decided to humble himself because God warned to wipe him out if he dared to raise his shoulders or take God’s glory for himself. Daddy G.O, as he is fondly called, spoke during a monthly thanksgiving and special programme organised for professors, lecturers, teachers, youth corps members, students and their families by the national headquarters of the church, Throne of Grace Parish, in Ebute-Meta, Lagos. In his sermon held under the theme, ‘Rising Stars’, the lecturer-turned-cleric recalled his encounter with God after RCCG’s first Holy Ghost Congress tagged ‘Lekki 98’ where God demonstrated how he would wipe him from the face of earth if he allowed pride to take over his life. His words: “I will tell you a story. Some years ago, we just had a fantastic programme called Lekki 98; that was the first Congress that we had at Lekki. The crowd was so much that we shut down traffic in Lagos for hours. Many people came and thousands of souls were saved. “After the programme, I returned to the Redemption Camp in the night and soon proceeded on a prayer walk to thank God for what He had done, giving Him all glory and honor. “All of a sudden I heard God say clearly, ‘Son, bend down’. I did that quickly because it was night and the camp was still a jungle then. You never can tell; a witch could have been flying past. And then he said, ‘Draw the figure of a man in the sand.’ “I drew the figure of a man: zero for head, one line for the body and two lines for the leg and so on. You know that kind of drawing. “God said, ‘Stand up’, I did, but by then I knew God was about to say something very serious. God said, ‘Son, wipe out the figure you have drawn with your leg.’“I wiped it out. God said ‘Son, the day you forget that I am the one in charge, I will wipe you out. Nobody would ever remember you ever came to this world’”. 3.3m displaced from Lake Chad region — FG By Victroia Ojeme and Glory Odizuru he Federal Government Thas lamented global humanitarian crisis as over 70.8 million persons have been displaced globally, saying they include 3.3 million from North-East Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, at the Nigerian Consultation Meeting on the Global Compact on Refugees, adding that Nigeria had the highest number and carried the heaviest burden of the humanitarian challenge. She said that Global Compact on Refugees had opened a vista of opportunity for stakeholders to access support in a timely, predictable and sustainable manner while creating an incentive for stakeholder to join forces and pull resources to address the humanitarian challenge. “Nigerian governmnet has been providing support for refugees through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPS. We have over the years increased our assistance and support in response to the influx of Cameroonian refugees,” Farouq said. Meanwhile, the representative of United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to Nigeria, Mr Antonio Canhandula, revealed that more than 900,000 displaced persons as a result of Boko Haram insurgency have returned to their home state of Adamawa. N’Delta agitators postpone protest over NDDC By Emma Amaize GITATORS in Niger ADelta have postponed their plan to hold a protest and shut down the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the continued operation of an Interim Management Committee, IMC. Sunday Vanguard learned that organisers of the protest were privy to information that some persons plan to infiltrate the protest and paint the protesters in a bad light. Leader of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, selfprofessed “General” Izon Ebi, in a statement, said the oneweek deferment was to give President Muhammadu Buhari enough room to reconsider his stand on IMC. The group, however, said: “If the President fails to adhere to the voice of wisdom and save the Niger Delta and the NDDC from the hands of political vultures in the next one week, we will have no choice, but to come out fully prepared for the worse. “The blame will be on the Federal Government for ignoring the illegality and evil in the NDDC. “Our planned protest is not borne out of hatred for Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio or the Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, Madam Joy Nunieh. Niger Delta people have suffered so much in the hands of political buccaneers who use the NDDC for their political interests.’’ How to resolve conflicts in Nigeria — Miyetti Allah, Yoruba, Igbo, groups Group cautions against media trial of Air Peace boss HE Pan African Move Tment for Peace, Human Rights and Social Justice (PAMPHRSJ) has risen in defence of Mr. Allen Onyema the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, who was recently indicted of bank fraud and money laundering by the United States Department of Justice (USDoJ). Convener of the movement, Rex Ekiugbo Anighoro said at a press conference in Warri, Delta State: “We condemn the ongoing the media trial, hasty and premeditated guilty verdict in the court of public opinion on Barrister Onyema even before he makes appearance in the United States to defend himself.” Anighoro, who is also the spokesman to Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, stated that Lauretta Onochie series of tweets where she accused Barrister Allen Onyema of been part of the plunderers of the Niger Delta was in bad taste. Anighoro, who recently led a protest walk in New York during the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said the conspiracy against the Air Peace boss would fail and attempts by imposters and outlawed organizations like the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) to score cheap points are dead on arrival.” Anighoro, who addressed newsmen in company with Ambassador Obinna Sixtus, President of the Independent Pan African Youth Parliament (IPAYP) stated that the two groups are already mobilizing millions of youths to march in solidarity with Onyema, whom they consider as Africa’s global citizen and a great entrepreneurial brand. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FG opens Kara Bridge today The Federal Govern ment yesterday said the barricade around Kara Bridge would be removed today, December 1 to ease the gridlock around that axis. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr. Adedamola Kuti told newsmen that construction work had been completed on that part of the road. According to Kuti, when the contractors return to the site in January, construction work will begin on the outbound- Lagos traffic side of the road. YOUNG leaders of ethnic and socio-political groups in Lagos have resolved to continue to work together to ensure peaceful coexistence in the country. The participants said a major conflict in Nigeria has the potential of engulfing the entire West Africa sub-region. The groups include Miyetti Allah, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC), Igbo Youth Congress, (IYC), Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), Agbekoya and Middle Belt Indigenous Peoples Congress (MBIPC). A retinue to civil society groups working on conflict and peace building also attended the event. The groups identified corruption as one of the major causes of conflict in Nigeria. They said, in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting held under the theme, Engaging the Media, Community Based Groups for Peace Building and Conflict Prevention, and organized by Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER) with the support of the Institute for International Education, (IIE) and the Ford Foundation, West African Regional Office, urged the Federal Government to intensify the mopping up of illegal weapons across the country and initiate the process for continuous dialogue driven by the people themselves. They also promised to strengthen and promote a National Working Group for Peace and Conflict Prevention across the country. Speaking at the occasion, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Akinbayo Olasoji, said crisis in Nigeria had continuously been fueled by corruption, greed and the selfserving interests of some religious, political and community leaders. “Now that inbound has been completed, we don’t want to start work on the outbound and leave it halfway, so we decided to open the road to commuters tomorrow, Sunday, so that people can move freely this Christmas,” Kuti said. The contractor on Section 1 of the road, Julius Berger on September 2 this year, diverted inbound and outbound traffic to one lane of the road when reconstruction of that part of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway commenced.
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