06072021 - We must okay FG's security operations in our states- Southern Govs

10 — Vanguard, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021
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We were excluded from Ekiti
APC stakeholders’ meeting
—Adeyeye, others
By Rotimi
Ojomoyela
A DO-EKITI—
LOYALISTS of former
Lagos State Governor,
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, have
accused the leadership of
the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Ekiti
State, of deliberately
sidelining them in the
stakeholders’ meeting
convened by the party.
The meeting, held at the
Government House, in Ado
Ekiti, had in attendance
Governor Kayode Fayemi,
his Deputy, Chief Bisi
Egbeyemi, Minister of
Trade and Industry, Otunba
Niyi Adebayo, National
Assembly members, State
Executive Committee and
former political office
holders.
Part of the issues
discussed were the
forthcoming congreses,
party discipline and unity,
continuous registration
exercise, and support for the
Lawyer to sue
Ogun APC over
substitution of
candidate
By Henry Ojelu
ABEOKUTA—A Lagosbased
lawyer, Mr.
Daud Segun, has
threatened to sue the
Chairman, All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Ogun
State, Chief Yemi Sanusi, if
the name of his client and winner
of the party's councilorship
primaries for Ward 5, Iperu
Remo, Mr. Osularu Muyiwa,
was not made to appear on the
list of councillorship
candidates to partake in the
local government elections
slated for Saturday, July 24.
Daud, in a letter dated July 1,
2021, and addressed to Governor
Dapo Abiodun and other
stakeholders of the party in the
state, stated that his client
considered it as a grave injustice,
rape on democracy and sheer
illegality for the name of Efuwape
Olaitan, who never participated
in the Ward 5 Iperu councillorship
primaries but, rather served as the
returning officer, under whose
observation the said primaries
were conducted, to now have his
name in the list of Ogun State
Independent Electoral
Commission, OGSIEC, as the
councillorship candidate for the
Ward in the coming local
government elections.
ABUJA—A
human
rights group, Youth
Empowerment Initiative,
YEI, has urged the National
Assembly to quickly pass
the Bill tabled before them
by the National Taskforce
on the Prohibition of Illegal
Importation/Smuggling of
Arms, Ammunition and
Light Weapons,
NATFORCE, because of its
importance to the country
present administration of
Governor Fayemi.
But Adeyeye, who is the
National Chairman of a
pro-Tinubu group
christened Southwest
Agenda for 2023, SWAGA,
toldjournalists that he and
top members of the group
were precluded from the
meeting.
He said: “I was not
invited . I don’t know
anything about the
proposed meeting.I didn’t
get invitation from anyone”,
Adeyeye said.
However, communique
issued at the end of the
meeting and signed by the
APC State chairman, Hon.
Paul Omotoso, on Monday,
clarified that those holding
elective and appointive
positions under the present
government won’t be
eligible to vie for any party
positions in the coming
congresses.
The meeting further
emphasised the need for all
party members to eschew
divisive tendencies and
work towards ensuring the
party is more inclusive and
consultative across the
board in reaching key
decisions that affect all
members.
Speaking about the
congresses, the party
clarified that “Only fully
registered and financial
upright members of the
party shall have the right
to vote and be voted for into
any of the elective positions.
‘’Any member that has
served for a continuous
period of eight years on a
particular party position
shall not be eligible to stand
for election to the same
position,” it stated.
2023: I’m done with partisan politics
—Obasanjo ....Denies plan to float new political party
Encourage entrepreneurship among youths, Emefiele tells
Development Fund,
varsities
YEDP and Agri-business/
By Elizabeth
Osayande
L AGOS—GOVERNOR
of the Central Bank of
Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin
Emefiele, yesterday,
charged universities in the
country to encourage
entrepreneurial spirit in
students.
This, he said, would make
them employers of labour,
rather than job seekers.
He stated this while
delivering a Lecture, titled:
'‘National Development
and Knowledge Economy
in the Digital Age:
By James
Ogunnaike
A FORMER BEOKUTA—
President
Olusegun Obsanjo has
denied report that he was
planning to float a new
political party ahead of the
2023 general elections in
Nigeria, saying he was
done with partisan politics.
In a statement by his
Media Aide, Kehinde
Akinyemi, the former
military head of state and
two-time democratic
president said the report
was unfounded and
orchestrated by some
people who wanted to drag
him into their political
games.
Leapfrogging SMEs into
the 21st Century', as part of
activities to celebrate the
University of Lagos,
UNILAG, 51st
Convocation.
He said: "While
government could invest in
infrastructure and provide
other support to SMEs,
SMEs would, in turn,
create employment
opportunities and pay taxes
to government, which
helps to support more
inclusive economy.
"For Nigeria to tap into
the productivity-enhancing
benefits of a knowledgedriven
economy, training of
quality manpower through
NATFORCE: Group urges quick passage of bill
in the area of security and
job opportunities.
The group, in a statement
by its convener, Comrade
Nicholas St Mathew, said:
“If the bill is passed and the
NATFORCE commences
operation, it would serve
two purposes of fighting
security challenges and
provision of jobs for the
youths that could be lured
into crime, due to their
BRIEFING: From left, Otunba Olayiwola Fadairo, 2nd Vice District Governor; Kema Ashibowgwu, 1st
Vice District Governor; Rasheed Ologundudu, District Governor; Adeola Olatunbosun, Cabinet Secretary;
and Lynda Odunmbaku, immediate past District Governor, all of Lions Clubs International District 404B1,
during a press briefing by the District Governor on his plan and activities for the club, in Ikeja, Lagos,
yesterday. Photo: Kehinde Gbadamosi.
joblessness.”
Besides, he said: “We are,
therefore, begging
President Muhammadu
Buhari and the National
Assembly to work towards
providing jobs for our
youths and curb security
challenges in the country,
especially, importation of
illegal arms and
ammunition into the
country.”
The statement read: "The
attention of former
President of Nigeria, Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, has
been drawn to an
unfounded report
published in the news
media that he was planning
to float a new political party.
''Obasanjo, who is
currently in Kabul,
Afghanistan, as a guest of
President Ashraf Ghani, has
declared that the report is
false, adding that the
fabricated story hardly
comes as a surprise because
he has, for some time now,
observed with
bewilderment the efforts by
some people to drag him
into their political games.
“In my part of the world,
both formal and informal
educational curricular is
essential.
"Knowledge has become
ubiquitous with the
proliferation of digital
channels. Our universities
and learning institutions
should be ready to tap into
the educational trends that
are significant drivers of
productivity in advanced
and emerging markets , in
order to reshape our
existing curriculum,
enhance the learning
experience of our students
and foster innovation
among the faculty and staff
in our educational
institutions.
"Furthermore, enhanced
collaboration between
universities and players in
key sectors of our economy
is necessary to enable
implementation of sound
idea generated from our
universities.''
The guest speaker who
reeled out the several
policies by the federal
government to support
SMEs such as: National
Information Technology
Policy with the
establishment of the
when you say goodnight in
a place, you do not go back
there and say good
evening. The one who
reported that may need to
visit Yaba Left. And those
who believe it can believe
that their mothers are men.
“I’m done with partisan
politics but by my position
in Nigeria and in Africa
and without being
immodest and indeed in
the world, my door must be
opened and it is open to any
individual or group of
individuals who want to
seek my opinion, view or
advice on any issue or
matter and I will respond
to the best of my ability,
without being part of that
individual or group.
National IT development
Trust Fund, to facilitate
provision of capital finance
for start-up of SMEs in the
IT sector; Nigeria Inter
Bank Settlement System,
NIBSS; Youth
Entrepreneurship
''If anything, Chief
Obasanjo’s political party
today is the party of
Nigerians facing insecurity,
unemployment, hunger,
poverty, and various other
challenging issues. It is the
party of Nigeria which must
be saved, kept
wholesomely united in
peace, security, equity,
development and progress.
''Let those who want to use the
back door to force Chief Obasanjo
to return to partisan politics
respect his choice to remain a nonpartisan
statesman. On his part,
the former President will continue
to perform his role as a statesman
focused on providing counsel,
support, or solutions wherever
possible in Nigeria, Africa and
indeed the world.''
Small and Medium Enterprises
Investment
Scheme, AGSMEIS
among others lamented
that the policies and fund
have recorded limited access
by the public.