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14 — VANGUARD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 Police remain critical pillar of govt’s security agenda — BUHARI By Abdulmumin Murtala K A N O — PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has described the Nigerian police as a critical pillar of the security agenda which his administration will continue to fund. The President stated this yesterday in Kano while delivering an address at the passing out ceremony of the 2nd Regular Course of the Police Academy, Wudil Kano State where 628 cadets were commissioned as Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASPs. He also said the cardinal agenda of his administration was centered on the enhancement of security, improvement of economy as well as fight against corruption. According to him, “Let me remind you of this administration agenda and our promise to the people to provide security ensure improvement of the economy and the fight against corruption. As we remain committed to deliver of this mandate the Nigerian police force remains the critical pillar of our domestic security agenda, so it is therefore important to have orderly disciplined and modern police officers. The mission of this academy is to produce superior police officers that are equipped with knowledge and skills to police Nigeria with its unique complexities.” The president while congratulating the graduands for successfully completing their course, also reminded them of the need to be diligent and uphold the principles of civil policies leveraging national and international best practices. “I, therefore, seize this opportunity to congratulate the cadets of the 2nd regular course for successfully passing through the rigorous academic and professional training. With this milestone, I implore you to operate professionally, gallantly and courageously as we continue to make Nigeria a safe country for all law abiding citizens. “You will soon commence your operational duties, therefore, you must always remember that Nigeria and indeed Nigerians are of interest to you and your assignment to protect their lives and property. This trust must be taken seriously while upholding the principle of civil policy leveraging national and international best practice. “On our part we will continue to fund and support the Nigerian police force and its institutions to ensure you deliver in your mandate. This is why we created a dedicated ministry of police affairs” he stated. He finally commended the academy for doing a job well-done producing trained officers for the next generation. JAMB delists 133 UTME CBT centres for aiding malpractice Court orders final forfeiture of six properties linked to Petroleum Equalisation Fund’s GM A Federal BUJA—THE High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of six properties owned by Goddy Nnadi, the general manager (corporate services) at the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board. In a statement released yesterday by Wilson Uwujaren, its head of media and publicity, the Economic and Final Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the judgement was delivered by Folashade THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has accused some operators of the Computer- Based Test, CBT, centres used for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) of Giwa. Nnadi was prosecuted by the EFCC for offences bordering on conspiracy, bribery and money laundering. TheCable had previously reported that Nnadi is running a private business against civil service rules and regulations. He was subsequently arrested by the special presidential investigation panel for the recovery of public property (SPIP) on allegations of corrupt enrichment, living beyond his legitimate earnings and abuse of office “He is alleged to have some time in 2006, used the names of some proxies to incorporate Galbani Nigeria Limited with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, after which he opened the company’s bank accounts with Zenith Bank Plc and Ecobank Plc,” the statement released by the EFCC read. The properties to be forfeited include a twostorey plaza, located on Plot SERVICE AND WAKE KEEP FOR LATE SIR HENRY BOYO aiding examination malpractices in their respective centres. The Registrar of the examination body, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made the allegation yesterday during a meeting with CBT centres operators, technical advisors, service providers and other stakeholders in Zaria, Kaduna State He decried that in trying to cover up their illegal activities, such centre operators always tamper with Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras mounted at their centres during examinations. Professor Oloyede disclosed that 133 of such CBT centres have been delisted by JAMB for committing various examination malpractices. He, thereafter, explained some of the steps being taken by the examination body to curtail such unprofessional conduct. According to Professor Oloyede, JAMB has resolved to collaborate with the Computer Professional Council of Nigeria to monitor the conduct of its forthcoming UTME at various centres across the country. He, therefore, handed down a warning at the meeting that any operator found wanting would be prosecuted in accordance with the law. The JAMB registrar noted that the collaboration with the Computer Council was Uto get them pay particular attention to the CCTV cameras during the UTME to avoid being tampered with. C46, 5221 Road, Block xxiic Gwarimpa II, Estate Abuja and four detached bungalows, located on Plot NO 77, 525 Road, A Close, Kubwa Estate, Phase iv, Abuja. In the application, E.E. Iheanacho, counsel to the EFCC, said: “No cause has been shown as to why the properties under interim forfeiture should not be finally forfeited to the federal government of Nigeria,” and moreover, they are “reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.” From left; Rev Magdalene Boyo, widow; Nemi Boyo, daughter; Tshela Boyo, Son; Tshewo Boyo, son; Ayetu Boyo-Ayoade, daughter and Bade Ayoade, son-in-law during the service during the Christian Wake Service for Late Sir Henry Olujimi Boyo held at Methodist Church of Nigeria, Opebi, Lagos on Thursday. Photos: Lamidi Bamidele. Mr Gbenga Adefaye, GM/Editor in Chief, Vanguard Newspapers (left) and Mr Tola Adeniyi, former MD, Daily Times Newspapers. From left; Dr Aderemi Adio-Moses; Mrs Anu Adio-Moses and Mr Tokunbo Ajasin From left; Eyituoyo Boyo; Eyisan Boyo and Temple Boyo.
Vanguard, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019—15 From left—MD/CEO, Wema Bank, Ademola Adebise; CO-CEO, Cellulant Corporation, Bolaji Akinboro; Chief Compliance Officer, Cellulant Corporation, Solomon Abiakalam, and Manager, Retail Marketplace, Cellulant Nigeria, Jennifer Onyebuagu, at the inaugural partners’ summit organised by Cellulant in Lagos. Obaseki/Shaibu group rejects Senate President-led APC reconciliation c’ttee By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, and his deputy, Mr Philip Shaibu support group, has rejected the Senate President Ahmed Lawan led reconciliation committee set up by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to reconcile warring factions of the party in some states of the federation, particularly Edo State. The Obaseki/Shaibu Movement, OSM, in a statement by its convener, Damian Lawani, protested the constitution of the committee, noting that some of those selected as members were interested parties in some of the crisis flashpoints, which calls to question their neutrality in carrying out their assignment. He said: “We categorically reject the National Reconciliation Committee constituted by the APC NWC because we have seen the duplicity in the act. “The Senate President, Lawan and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase are members of the newly announced committee and their inclusion is not only pregnant with meaning, but also symptomatic of the intent of the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to continue the lingering fight against his political enemies. “Oshiomhole, Nigerians will recall, enlisted the services of Senator Lawan and Wase to carry out his plan of taking over the powers of the Edo State House of Assembly until they were stopped in their tracks by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. “The National Assembly was thereby restrained from continuing in their perfidious ambition, which was to muscle Governor Obaseki. The court thwarted this move and now Oshiomhole wants to By Onozure Dania A BUJA—JUSTICE Taiwo Taiwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of N131,237,800 and multimillion Naira property bought with funds allegedly stolen from the Federal Ministry of Power by seven persons and two companies. Justice Taiwo gave the order on Wednesday (December 18, 2019) sequel to an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendants are: Bilikisu Fatolu, Fatolu Shuaib Gbolahan, I. I. Ikwuegbu, Nwachukwu Ogbonna C., Elvic Hotel, Abdullahi Aminu Hamcheta, Shamia Exclusive International Ltd, Abdullahi Abubakar Danburam and Dada Matthew Olugbenga. The properties in question are located in make mockery of the law by using the National Reconciliation Committee to actuate his plans through the backdoor. “The actions of NWC on the matter go to show that the national chairman is still out to hound his political enemies by conscripting his allies to head the committee. We are not convinced that the committee will be fair to all parties in the matter, especially as it relates to Abuja, Kaduna, Kogi and Nassarawa States. They include: A unit of three bedrooms, two units of shops, a shop in an open space, a plot of land, Elvic Hotel with an events hall, generator house and appurtenances, a piece of land, eight units of shops and restroom. Others are: A plot of land, one unit of two bedroom detached bungalow, two units of shops, two hectares of land and bank drafts and cheques bearing the sum of N131.237, 800.00. The sums and properties were earlier forfeited in the interim by Justice Dimgba J on October 19, 2018, pursuant to an ex parte application dated September 28, 2018, filed by EFCC counsel O. O Adeola. While granting the prayer, Justice Dimgba had directed the EFCC to cause to be published in a national daily, so that any person or corporate Edo State, which we know is the main target of the national chairman. “ This is because we suspect that the committee would be presented with a script they would come and act out on the Edo crisis. “To that extent, we wholesomely reject the committee and request that a committee that will do justice to the matter without prejudice be constituted,” the group said. Court orders forfeiture of N131m, houses stolen from Ministry of Power body, who might have interest in the properties and the sum of money, may within 14 days of the publication, show cause why the properties should not be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. But, following Justice Dimgba’s transfer to another jurisdiction, the matter was assigned to Justice Taiwo. At the hearing of the motion on notice on December 16, the EFCC informed the court that it had complied with the instruction and published the said order on November 5, 2018 and that the EFCC had succeeded in personally serving all the defendants. Granting the commission’s prayer for final forfeiture, Justice Taiwo said he had established service of the processes against the defendants as can be seen from the records of the court. Umahi’s aide pledges gov’s intevention in chairman, lawmaker’s feud CHIEF Okechukwu Nwakpu, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, has said that the governor will be fair and objective in handling the current feud between a legislator and council chairman in the state. Recall that Chief Clement Odah, the Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, and Mr Chinedu Onah (PDP), representing Ohaukwu south constituency in the state House of Assembly, were reported to have engaged each other in an altercation at the assembly complex on Wednesday. The council boss was alleged to have slapped the lawmaker during the altercation, a development that stirred up political tension in the state. In a sharp reaction to the development, the house reportedly passed a resolution, ordering for Odaa’s immediate arrest and prosecution, in spite of his denial. Addressing scores of Odaa’s supporters, who staged a solidarity march to the Government House yesterday, Nwakpu gave an assurance that the governor would resolve the matter as a father to both men. He said: “The governor will not rely on the information flying around but will ensure that proper investigation is carried out SOME legislative aides to federal lawmakers yesterday staged a peaceful protest to demand unpaid allowances. The aides positioned themselves in the complex, at the lobby between both chambers of the National Assembly, as they held up placards with inscriptions, “we are aides, not slaves,” “it is a grievous sin to deny workers of their wages.” An aide to a Bayelsa lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Lawson Oviasoje, told journalists that the management of the national assembly had “refused to pay legislative aides for six months. “Even the few of them that have paid have been shortchanged, he said. “We resumed work by June and most of us got (salaries) from August, September, the on the matter. “He will not victimise anybody as both of them are his sons. He urged the supporters to be orderly in their actions, saying that the governor would not want a breach of the peace in the state, especially during this festive season. Mr Benjamin Agina, Coordinator of the Omekannaya Support Group (Odaa’s political group) re-affirmed the chairman’s stance that he did not slap the lawmaker. Mr Victor Nwankwo, the Special Assistant to the Chairman on Youth mobilisation, urged the government to hold those who want to truncate the peace in the area responsible for any breach of the peace. “All these reports of our chairman slapping the lawmaker are political gimmicks because Odaa as a lawyer is a respobsible citizen, who would not indulge in such act, he said. The lawmaker insisited that the council chairman slapped him. In an interview with newsmen in Abakiliki, he said that Odaa, who accused him of not protecting the interest of the nominees from the area, slapped him, when he urged him to stop the allegation. Legislative aides protest non-payment of salaries management deliberately delayed the issuance of letters to be able to perpetuate the fraud that they had in mind to do. “As we speak, nobody has been trained. “They just brought out a circular for training for LA1 and LA2 for the 23rd and 24th of December meaning that they will have to travel to their families on Christmas day,” he explained. He added that the aides see the management’s refusal to pay as an attempt to discourage them. He said: “The impunity in this institution is overwhelming. The point I’m making is that there is an attempt to short pay aides after such monies have been released by the finance ministry.”
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