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28—Vanguard, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022<br />
:Vanguard :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES:<br />
2023: Dafinone gets royal blessings, promises<br />
to create long term prosperity<br />
By Ochuko Akuopha<br />
& Paul Olayemi<br />
GHELLI—CANDIDATE of<br />
Uthe All Progressives<br />
Congress, APC, Delta Central<br />
Senatorial District for the 2023<br />
general election, Chief Ede<br />
Dafinone, yesterday, received<br />
blessings from the Urhobo<br />
Traditional Rulers Council, with a<br />
promise to drive the process of<br />
creating an oasis of peace and long<br />
term prosperity.<br />
Making the promise during his<br />
consultative visit to the traditional<br />
rulers at the palace of the<br />
By Ozioruva Aliu<br />
ENIN CITY—THE Iyase<br />
B(Prime Minister) of Benin,<br />
Sam Igbe has called on parents<br />
to engage their children and<br />
wards on vocational training<br />
irrespective of the education they<br />
want to get to enable them<br />
acquire skills they can live on.<br />
He stated this when he<br />
received graduates and students<br />
of his Centre for Edo Delta<br />
Development Initiative, CEDDI,<br />
which he has been using to train<br />
young people on different skills.<br />
According to him “I feel<br />
unhappy that parents allow<br />
children to grow through their<br />
care and they do not teach them<br />
to think of tomorrow what they<br />
are going to be and that is why<br />
even when our students<br />
graduate, they are moving from<br />
city to city looking for jobs because<br />
they do not think of other things<br />
when they are younger and that<br />
was what made us to do what we<br />
did.<br />
“We saw quite a few people,<br />
young chaps moving around<br />
doing nothing and we thought<br />
we could do some thing by what<br />
we have done. I am happy seeing<br />
them, it gives me pleasure that<br />
these years we have been able to<br />
do what we have done.”<br />
On his part, the Executive<br />
Secretary, Heartbeat Peoples<br />
Development Initiative, HPDI,<br />
which is a support group to<br />
CEDDI, Nosasu Edigin said with<br />
support from Usen Osa who is a<br />
member of the Board of Trustees<br />
they have been supporting Igbe<br />
to fulfill his dreams for young<br />
people using his personal<br />
resources.<br />
Atiku/Okowa group appoints Oghenesivbe<br />
national legal adviser<br />
A SABA—EXECUTIVE<br />
Assistant to Delta State<br />
Governor on Communications,<br />
Dr Fred Oghenesivbe, has been<br />
appointed patron and national<br />
legal adviser of Atiku-Okowa<br />
Diehard Group.<br />
Speaking at the brief ceremony<br />
in Government House Asaba,<br />
Oghenesivbe said Nigerians are<br />
solidly behind the Peoples<br />
Democratic Party, PDP, her<br />
Presidential candidate and his<br />
Vice, Atiku Abubakar and<br />
Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa,<br />
pointing out that other<br />
presidential candidates are in the<br />
race to fulfil all political<br />
righteousness.<br />
He posited that Atiku and his<br />
running mate, Okowa, stands tall<br />
as tested and trusted patriots,<br />
unifiers, renowned technocrats<br />
and administrators with<br />
Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom<br />
and Chairman of the traditional<br />
council, HRM Ogbon Ogoni-<br />
Oghoro I, Dafinone reiterated<br />
his desire to ensure that sound<br />
economic opportunities were<br />
brought to the district.<br />
He said he was out to<br />
"encourage the educational<br />
system to ensure that our<br />
children can be empowered to<br />
make the best out of their lives<br />
and seize the opportunities that<br />
will arise when business comes<br />
to the district.<br />
"To encourage those who<br />
wish to use our resources and<br />
Iyase of Benin at 93, tasks parents on<br />
vocational training for children<br />
He used the occasion to<br />
celebrate the Esogban of Benin,<br />
David Edebiri who also turned<br />
93 a few days ago and the group<br />
also visited him.<br />
“CEDDI has survived as an<br />
initiative of the Iyase without<br />
support from the government<br />
since it was started in 2012<br />
under his leadership. We train<br />
them free and we also empower<br />
impeccable skills, experience<br />
and integrity to decisively solve<br />
the multifaceted socioeconomic<br />
and security problems<br />
mismanaged by President<br />
Buhari and the APC national<br />
government.<br />
He said recent political<br />
developments within PDP will<br />
further strengthen and deepen<br />
internal democracy via relevant<br />
organs of the party, and that all<br />
misunderstandings are being<br />
resolved to pave way for a<br />
groundbreaking flag off of<br />
presidential campaigns, adding<br />
that PDP shall effortlessly win<br />
the presidential election in<br />
2023.<br />
"I accept my appointment as<br />
Patron and National Legal<br />
Adviser to Atiku-Okowa<br />
Diehard Group. I urge members<br />
of the group to be focused,<br />
site their businesses here in Delta<br />
central, to treat the land and<br />
resources with respect.<br />
Environmental pollution must<br />
not be tolerated, as we all suffer<br />
when our land is destroyed.<br />
"I believe I am the right person<br />
with the right vision, experience<br />
and skill set to assure the people<br />
of Delta Central with the<br />
enabling environment that will<br />
bring about the prosperity we<br />
deserve."<br />
On their part, the traditional<br />
rulers noted that it was obvious<br />
that the senatorial candidate was<br />
following the footsteps of his late<br />
father, Senator David Dafinone,<br />
who they said worked for the<br />
betterment of the Urhobo nation.<br />
them, we give them free shops<br />
to start their businesses, not<br />
empty shops but equipped based<br />
on the trade they learnt and<br />
furnish them based on their<br />
requirements including<br />
generators and we have been<br />
doing that since then. He is not<br />
a politician that is why he is not<br />
involved in the support group he<br />
spends his resources to fund<br />
them."<br />
CRFFN inaugurates revenue generation c'ttee,<br />
sets up consultative forum<br />
By Emmanuel<br />
Elebeke<br />
BUJA—THE Council for the<br />
ARegulation of Freight<br />
Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN<br />
has set up a committee to look at<br />
the revenue generation of the<br />
Council and restructure it for<br />
higher returns.<br />
The Chairman Governing<br />
Council for the Regulation of<br />
Freight Forwarding in Nigeria,<br />
CRFFN, Abubakar Tsanni<br />
inaugurated the Committee at<br />
the 27th Governing Council<br />
meeting held at the weekend in<br />
Jumia kicks off Festival to<br />
promote authentic brands<br />
By Etop Ekanem<br />
AGOS— Jumia, the leading pan-<br />
LAfrican e-commerce platform, has<br />
commenced its annual ‘brand<br />
festival’ campaign, targeted at<br />
promoting authentic products at the<br />
best prices directly from the<br />
manufacturers on the Jumia<br />
platform.<br />
The campaign, which starts on<br />
Monday, September 12 and will run<br />
through October 2, 2022, offers<br />
millions of consumers nationwide the<br />
opportunity to buy original products<br />
from the official stores of several top<br />
brands such as Adidas, Samsung,<br />
Infinix, Umidigi, Nivea, DeFacto,<br />
Nestle, Bacardi, Intel/HP, Unilever,<br />
Pernod Ricard, Oraimo, Diageo, Coca<br />
Cola, Apple and Xiaomi.<br />
According to Ijeoma Arum, Chief<br />
Commercial Officer, Jumia<br />
Nigeria,”The Jumia Brand Festival<br />
is not only for the promotion of<br />
authentic products, but it also serves<br />
as a means for consumers to get the<br />
best prices directly from the<br />
manufacturers on our platform. We<br />
are aware of the needs of today’s<br />
consumers, which is to gain quality<br />
goods at the most competitive market<br />
Abuja.<br />
He also said the Council<br />
inaugurated the Freight<br />
Forwarders Consultative<br />
Forum, FFCF, to help address<br />
several leadership crises<br />
bedevilling the sector for<br />
efficient service delivery.<br />
He said his leadership is<br />
determined to strengthen its<br />
revenue base and reposition<br />
the council with regards to its<br />
revenue contribution to federal<br />
government and welfare of staff<br />
and members of the council. He<br />
also stated that part of the<br />
mandates of the committee is<br />
to make recommendations<br />
prices and that is the essence of this<br />
campaign.<br />
Also speakung, Oyebade Moses,<br />
Manager e-commerce Group,<br />
Samsung Electronics West and<br />
Central Africa, said: “Partnering with<br />
Jumia is always an opportunity to co<br />
create on providing customers with<br />
amazing offers on innovative Mobile<br />
and Electronics products which<br />
Samsung is best known for both<br />
locally and globally. With the current<br />
economic situation, it is imperative<br />
to ensure that customers are still able<br />
to access basic commodities that have<br />
a significant impact on their daily<br />
activities. The Jumia Brand Festival<br />
is set to provide this and we are happy<br />
to be a part of it.”<br />
Consumers can take advantage<br />
of the amazing offers during the<br />
Anniversary Sale by simply<br />
downloading the Jumia App. The<br />
campaign will feature Treasure Hunt,<br />
Brand Days, Daily Check-In, and<br />
Flash Sales, where consumers can<br />
win exciting prizes and get further<br />
discounts on a number of products.<br />
The campaign is also providing free<br />
shipping on a wide range of products<br />
to consumers within Lagos, Abuja,<br />
and Ibadan.<br />
where necessary on existing laws<br />
and proffer solutions and way<br />
forward to the management.<br />
‘‘Principally, we want to<br />
contribute towards nation<br />
building, ensure quality service<br />
delivery in the sub-sector. We are<br />
determined to improve on<br />
revenue and consolidate<br />
revenue drive of the present<br />
administration.’’<br />
The board Chairman urged<br />
leaders and members of the<br />
Forum to remain committed<br />
towards the development of<br />
Freight Forwarding and the<br />
Freight Forwarders in particular and<br />
pledged that the Council would continue<br />
to give the forum all necessary support for<br />
effective and efficiency service delivery.<br />
committed and to market our<br />
party and candidate to Nigerians,<br />
especially eligible voters.<br />
"Atiku is well endowed to end<br />
the vexed spate of insecurity,<br />
poverty, joblessness and<br />
socioeconomic woes bedeviling<br />
"I urge the group executives<br />
and members to adequately<br />
study Atiku's manifesto titled 'My<br />
Covenant with Nigerians' so as<br />
to effectively take the message<br />
to the youth and eligible voters,"<br />
Oghenesivbe said.<br />
A leader of the delegation, Dr<br />
Anthony Clark, who is also the<br />
first member of Delta State<br />
Hospital Management Board,<br />
said Oghenesivbe's appointment<br />
as Patron and Legal Adviser is<br />
connected to his excellent<br />
antecedent as one of the positive<br />
voices for PDP and Okowa<br />
administration; coupled with his<br />
potentials as a sound lawyer and<br />
political<br />
strategist.<br />
communication
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