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6 — Vanguard, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 C M Y K
VISIT—From left: Former SunTrust Bank MD/Chief Executive, Jibrin M u h a m m a d Barde, in a handshake with the Group M a n a g i n g Director of Nigerian National P e t r o l e u m Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari, at NNPC headquarters, in Abuja, during a courtesy call by Barde, yesterday. :Vanguard News Probe: We’ll give you, EFCC fair hearing, Salami tells Magu By Soni Daniel Aof BUJA—CHAIRMAN the Presidential Investigative Committee looking into the allegations of wrongdoings levelled against Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Justice Ayo Salami, gave some consoling words to the beleaguered senior police officer when he appeared before him yesterday, assuring him of fair hearing. Salami repudiated claims that the panel had been keeping Magu waiting for days without attending to him Salami, a retired Appeal Court justice, explained to Magu that contrary to the Vanguard, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 — 7 :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 ....Says ‘we can’t give you proceedings recordings’ erroneous impression being given that he was being tried, the committee was only an investigative one and not a trial court. A top source at the committee said: “In the proceedings of August 5, 2020, His Lordship, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, offered clarifications as follow: “That he and the members are not conducting a trial or enquiry on Mr. Ibrahim Magu or the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission “That this is not a panel but a committee saddled only with investigation. That the committee undertakes to guarantee fair hearing to Magu and all appearing before it in its fact-finding exercise”. On the request by Magu to be availed of the previous video recordings of the committee, Salami pointedly told him that there were no such recordings as such clips were not authorised by the committee. Salami said: “That the request by Mr. Ibrahim Magu for the video recordings of the proceedings cannot be granted because the previous recordings of the proceedings at the beginning were unauthorised by the investigative committee and the committee does not know the purpose such recordings will serve. “That the venue of the sitting of the committee is temporary and therefore, it is impossible to install video recording equipment, as requested by Magu. Even superior courts of records do not have video recording facilities and lack of such facilities does not infringe on fair hearing,” the committee chairman concluded. Magu, who had been reporting to the committee since he was invited to appear before it and later suspended from office on the orders of the President early last month, is expected to be formally served with the allegations for which he is to enter his defence. This was to have happened since last week. FG releases new COVID-19 directives today By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE federal government may release new COVID-19 directives today. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID- 19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this yesterday, also said poor enforcement of COVID-19 protocols, especially by state governments, has contributed to the increasing number of infections in the country. The SGF also said the PTF was working hard to ensure that the entire nation was covered with testing facilities this month, noting that it was working with CACOVID and NNPC to ensure that before the end of the pandemic, the nation had a structure that could be defined as a proper molecular laboratory, a testing facility, an isolation facility, and an intensive Care Unit, ICU, facility integrated into one. • Submits interim report to Buhari • Says virus exposed weakness of nation’s health system Briefing State House correspondents after submitting the interim reports on the current state of lockdown and recommendations to the President on the next step, Mustapha reiterated that the pandemic has exposed systems, not only in Nigeria but also globally. He said the President was quite happy with the content of the report and the work the PTF was doing, stressing that all the members were committed and had exhibited the highest form of professionalism in dealing with the affairs. The SGF said: “We are working hard to ensure that this month, the entire nation is covered with testing facilities. We are working with CACOVID and NNPC to ensure that before the end of this pandemic, we have at least a structure that can be defined as a proper molecular laboratory, a testing facility, an isolation facility, and an ICU facility integrated into one. “I think we derive a lot of satisfaction in the amount of sleepless nights and hard work that have been put in place. We also commend the media for doing their job. They have enlightened Nigerians. But I’m appealing to Nigerians that we are not out of the wood. “They should not take relaxation of the lockdown for granted. Countries that have opened up too quickly have had cause to shut down. We wouldn’t want that kind of situation to happen. The only way we can remedy that is when we take personal responsibility. “The issue of nonpharmaceutical measures that have been put in place; wearing of masks, observing social distancing, not congregating in large gatherings, washing of hands, and sanitizing of hands are things that we should not take for granted. “It’s enforcement that has largely been lacking and my appeal is that the subnationals should ensure enforcement. As a matter of fact, when we listed some of our challenges, that was top on the list; lack of enforcement of even the regulations that have been put in place." On the content of the interim report and the recommendations, he said the PTF will focus on three thematic areas to contain further spread of the virus. He said: ‘’ As for the content of the report, it will be premature for me to talk about it because we submitted a report, we have submitted recommendations and so we have to leave it for Mr. President to take a decision. ‘’By the time I receive his approvals, non-approvals on the recommendations we have made, we will be able to speak to the Nigerian people tomorrow.’’ FIRS knocks NIPOST, insists on collecting stamp duties By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA—THE Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has described as “false and indecorous” a twitter post by Chairperson, NIPOST Board, Hajiya Maimuna Abubakar, in which she claimed that both the Service and the National Assembly appropriated NIPOST’s ideas about stamp duties to the exclusion of the postal service. The FIRS debunked Hajiya Abubakar’s claims in a statement issued by the Director, Communications and Liaison Department, FIRS, Mr. Abdullahi Ahmad, yesterday. The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been drawn to a tweet by Mrs. Maimuna Abubakar, Chairperson of the Board of NIPOST. Her indecorous tweet would not have deserved any response but for the sensitive nature of the issue at stake, which if not sensibly treated and promptly corrected, could likely mislead the public. “To be sure, NIPOST is a government parastatal established by Decree 41 of 1992 By Chioma Obinna Ato BUJA—CONTRARY speculations that Nigeria has started flattening the curve, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said yesterday that the country has not yet attained that milestone. According to the latest update released by the NCDC, Nigeria recorded further decline with a total of 304 new confirmed cases as of August 4, 2020. However, the Director General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a chat with Vanguard yesterday, said the reduction in new infections being witnessed currently was a result of the decline in the number of samples collected across the 36 with the function to develop, promote, and provide adequate and efficiently coordinated postal services at reasonable rates . This function is clearly contrary to the claim by NIPOST over the administration of stamp duties in Nigeria. “On the other hand, the FIRS is the sole agency of government charged with the responsibility of assessing, collecting, and accounting for all tax types, including Stamp Duties. “It is, therefore, shocking to us at the FIRS that such a privileged young lady who happened to be appointed to high office would throw all caution to the wind to cast aspersions on reputable public institutions as the National Assembly and the FIRS, which she accused of stealing NIPOST idea. This, to say the least, is a preposterous claim and great disservice to the government and people of Nigeria. “We wish to state categorically that, as an agency, which operates within the ambit of the law, the FIRS is determined to not only ensure that all monies collected by NIPOST into its illegally operated Stamp Duties Account are fully remitted into the Federation Account." COVID-19: Reduction in new cases not flattening curve, NCDC alerts Nigerians states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to him, it is too early for Nigerians to interpret the decline as flattening the curve and an end to the spread of the pandemic. He said: “We had a decline in the number of samples collected across states between the 31st of July and 2nd of August. This may be associated with the public holiday which led to a reduction in activities across the country.” “It is still too early to interpret a decline in new cases as flattening the curve. We are learning from countries in Europe and other parts of the world that a decline in new cases does not translate to being at the end of the pandemic.
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