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14 — Vanguard, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 VISIT: From left—Managing Director, Lagos Free Zone, LFZ, Dinesh Rathi; Head of Chancery, High Commission of India in Nigeria, Mr. Rachit Rawat; High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Abhay Thakur; Customer Service Manager, Lagos Free Zone, LFZ, Tega Oscar-Ede and Project Leader, Power & Gas, Lagos Free Zone, LFZ, Prem Krishna, during the visit of the High Commissioner to the Lagos Free Zone. Gov Ortom, Tor Tiv, PFN beg Christians to pray against Nigeria's disintegration By Peter Duru MNOR AKURDI—GOVER Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Chairman of Benue Traditional Council, Tor Tiv, HRM, Professor James Ayatse, have called on Christian faithful to pray against the disintegration of Nigeria. They observed that though there are ominous signs of dark cloud hanging over Nigeria, prayers remain the only instrument to salvage the country. The duo spoke during a prayer meeting put together by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN at the Glory of His Majesty Church in Makurdi. The Governor, quoting 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 from the Holy Bible, urged Christians to obey God's word by seeking forgiveness for their sins so that the problems in Nigeria and particularly Benue State would be a thing of the past. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Terwase Orbunde, the Governor lauded the forefathers of Benue State for preserving Benue land from strangers even as he called for prayers against faulty foundations in the country. The Tor Tiv, on his part said, "so much has been done about the situation in our country and the only way out is prayer. God has a programme for Nigeria and no human being can stop it. That is why I am happy that the Holy Spirit has put the Church on the path of prayer because through prayer everything is possible." Also quoting Jonah1:1-2 in the Bible, the paramount ruler advised Christians to unite in prayer, love, forgiveness and against denomination, stressing that the traditional and political institutions in the state were united "because there is danger ahead. "We are the custodians of this land and we will not give the land to the devil. We must be united; all the bickering must stop." On his part, Vice President of PFN, North Central and President, El-Buba Outreach Ministries, Prophet Isa El- Buba, said there is a mighty wind of revival and restoration going on in Nigeria. "In the next few days, you will see what God will do to the wicked people. They will be killing one another," El- Buba said. Plans to slash salaries: Call Finance Minister to order now, TUC tells Buhuri By Victor Ahiuma- Young TRADE UNION Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari, to call the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to order to avoid anarchy over alleged plans to slash workers' salaries. Reacting to the recent statement that the federal government plans to slash workers' salaries to cut cost, TUC contended that such suggestion at a time Nigeria is grappling with the effect of COVID-19 pandemic with millions of people already rendered jobless was not only preposterous, but wicked in every shade and ungodly. In a statement by TUC President and Secretary General, Quadri Olaleye, and Musa- Lawal Ozigi, respectively, the body said: "It has become very imperative for the President of the Federal Republic to call his appointees to order as they have been making some unreasonable statements that are capable of fueling more crisis in the country even at a time, we are battling to address the one at hand. The most recent was made by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed concerning the plans to reduce workers salary. According to her, workers salary is the reason the cost of governance is high. "To come up with such an idea at a time we are still grappling with the effect of pandemic and millions of people have been rendered jobless for months already is not only preposterous but wicked and, in every shade, ungodly. We are Benue unveils N300m SFTAS, World Bank project By Peter Duru MNOR AKURDI—GOVER Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday unveiled the N300million States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability programme, SFTAS, World Bank assisted Property Enumeration Project and Benue Geographic Information Services, BENGIS, sensitization exercise. Performing the unveiling in Makurdi, the Governor explained that BENGIS was a tool for computerization of land records and land administration in Benue State. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Terwase Orbunde the Governor said "while SFTAS Disbursement-Linked Indicator, DLI, 11.3 is a component in BENGIS meant to enumerate all buildings, their owners and occupants in the state towards developing a robust database for planning and development. "In developed countries, they have since embraced the science and technology of database development and management as a tool for governance and proactive decision making in a timely manner which is key to fiscal transparency, accountability and sustainable development. "With this tool, government and indeed the people are able to know with ease, who leaves where as well as other details of availability or unavailability of infrastructure and facilities available to the people of a given locality. "With good infrastructural and geospatial database, many government decisions are taken with precise knowledge of the subsisting situation and with accurate information for good planning. "Such planning saves cost and eliminates wastage while enabling government to work with real time information. In the absence of such database, government often resort to paying heavily for adhoc planning of her projects or in the alternative, to use unconfirmed assumptions in development projects," he stated surprised this is coming from a mother. The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, nay Nigerians believe the government knows the right thing to do to cut down the cost of governance; what it actually lacks is the political will to do so. Events of the recent past have shown that workers are not the problem; rather the appointees of government are responsible for the sorry state of the country. They brought every strata of the country to its knee. It is a pity. "May we remind the Minister that as at Q4 2020 the unemployment rate stood at 33.3 per cent and it is projected to rise even further in the coming months while the rate of inflation as at March, 2021 stood at 18.17 per cent. The consequential effects of these are that we now have more idle hands capable of going into crime. Also, even the socalled N30, 000 minimum wage which some states are yet to commence payment has been rubbished by the high rate of inflation. It is important to also remind her that there is a law backing National Minimum Wage. " As the Minister of Finance, we had expected her ministry to work collaboratively with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to come up with policies that would shape the country economically. Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has continued to dwindle in the country despite our economic potential. Investors are discouraged from investing due to insecurity, unfavourable policies or a general lack of a suitable business environment. Maybe she is not aware that Ghana has become a business hob for investors.‘‘ Exam malpractice: UNIJOS clears Law Prof 5yrs after By Marie-Therese Nanlong JOS—AFTER five years, the Management of University of Jos, UNIJOS, has absolved Professor Benedicta Daudu of the Institution's Faculty of Law of any wrongdoing, saying the allegation of examination malpractice leveled against her was unfounded. Recall that Professor Daudu was suspended in 2016 over alledged examination misconduct and asked to appear before a Council/ Senate Disciplinary Committee, but she challenged the punishment in court. When it was discovered that the allegation was unfounded, the University cleared her name and offered to settle out of court. But the terms of settlement were subsequently filed in court even as the University regretted the embarrassment caused her and accepted to pay all her outstanding emoluments and entitle- EKITI STATE Govern ment and Promasidor Nigeria have intensified their efforts to growing dairy agribusiness in Nigeria as they have taken delivery of 250 pregnant heifers from the United States of America, for Ikun Dairy Farm, IDF, in Ekiti State. A statement by the management of Promasidor, said "It is worthy of note that this is the second batch of heifers arriving the farm after the first arrival on February <strong>10</strong>th this year. It is in line with the objectives of the state government and Promasidor to make the dairy farm a model of backward integration on a commercial scale. "Upon calving, the milk production on the farm will definitely be boosted by the Jersey heifers' arrival as they are expected to produce an average of 20 litres of milk per day per animal. In a bid to bring the efforts of Promasidor on the farm to fruition, the Ekiti State Govern- ments. The Registrar of the university, Monday Danjem, has already written to the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, intimating him of the development. The letter captioned "Reinstatement of Professor Benedicta Daudu" stated: "Sometime in 2016, based on an allegation of examination misconduct against then Dr. (now Professor) Benedicta Daudu, she was suspended from her employment and requested to appear before a Council/ Senate Disciplinary Committee, a development which she challenged in court. "Subsequently, the University proposed an out of court settlement, the terms of which were accepted by Prof. Daudu. I am therefore pleased to inform you that the matter has been amicably settled out of court and Professor Benedicta Daudu is now free to return to her national assignment." Ekiti, Promasidor intensify effort to grow dairy agribusiness in Nigeria ment has ensured all issues with landowners were resolved and full access to land granted for use. "They also ensured the connection of the farm to the national grid for regular power supply. It is important to also mention the immense support from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that includes access to facilities to boost investment on the farm and their recommendations that aided the smooth importation of the heifers into the country. "The company's focus to revamp the moribund Ikun Dairy Farm is in line with the Federal Government's policy on backward integration initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ikun Dairy Farm Limited was incorporated on 22nd January 2020 as an integrated agroallied concern. "It is an initiative of Promasidor Nigeria and the Ekiti State Government through its Investment Company, Fountain Holdings Limited." Uba Michael inducted into CIPRM&P 2021 Hall of Fame By Emmanuel Okogba A BUJA—AMBASSADOR of Peace and Good Governance Advocate, Uba Michael, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of The Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics, Ghana. The induction which took place in Abuja was in recognition of Uba's management ingenuity and remarkable excellence in national/international economic development of Nigeria. The notice of induction read in part, "The Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics (Ghana) is greatly proud of your incorruptible track records of excellent integrity, outstanding resourcefulness, exemplary service delivery, corporate productivity and leadership dexterity." In his acceptance, Uba said: "I believe in the youth of this country. I also believe that entrepreneurship and the right kind of leadership is one of the cures to our societal problems. I want to specially appreciate the management of Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics for finding me worthy of this award."
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