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10 — Vanguard, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022 TINUBU, ATIKU, AYU MEET- From left: The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Peoples' Democratic Party Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu and the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP at the VIP lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday. :Vanguard News Yoruba Nation rally: Police, cause of salesgirl's death — Coroner LAGOS-AN inquest into the death of Jumoke Oyeleke, a lady killed during a 'Yoruba Nation' rally in Lagos, yesterday, ruled that she died of a bullet shot from a police weapon. Yoruba Nation agitators converged on the Ojota area of Lagos, on July 3, 2021, to demand an independent state for the South-West zone. During the protest, the police fired bullets into the air and used teargas to disperse the crowd. Afterwards, Jumoke, a 25- year-old, was found dead at a location near the venue of the rally. The police, however, said Muslim students back regulation of BB Naija, cross-dressing :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 it did not use live bullets and denied involvement in Jumoke's death. But an autopsy report from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital showed that Jumoke died from "hemopericardium, disruption to the heart and lungs and missile injury to the chest". CAMPAIGNS: We'll sanction erring guidelines violators —LASAA •As PDP's Adediran begins gov campaign tomorrow By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS-THE Lagos State Signage and Advertisements Agency, LASAA, yesterday, urged political parties, politicians, campaigners and their supporters to adhere to the guidelines on the use of election campaign materials in Lagos State ahead of the 2023 general elections. LASAA also promised to work with all political parties, politicians and campaigners in ensuring that they enjoy visibility in the state. A statement by the LA- SAA's Managing Director, Mr Adedamola Docemo, explained that guidelines issued following the agency's responsibilities on the use of billboards/wall drapes, banners, A-frames, and posters, to establish sanity and protect the environment from defilement, visual blight and other adverse effects of unregulated display of political campaign materials By Gabriel Olawale LAGOS-THE Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria, MSSN, B-Zone, yesterday, backed the renewed call for the regulation of the reality TV shows like Big Brother Naija, soft porn skits, and cross-dressing in Nigeria. This came after the Director-General of the National Council for Art and Culture, NCAA, Segun Runsewe urged the House of Representatives to give a legal framework to go after the organisers of Big Brother Naija, BBN, over nudity in the must be strictly adhered to. Docemo, who noted that the guidelines were issued without prejudice to any political party, association or aspirant, said: "We intend to ensure fairness and equality amongst all concerned stakeholders, while judiciously performing our duties and applying the rules without sentiment or bias." PDP Adediran begins gov campaign tomorrow Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State in the 2023 poll, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor has announced plans to kick off his campaign on October 19, 2022. This came as Adediran expressed confidence that he will take over the reins of power from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking at a media briefing on the official unveiling show and the powers to arrest and prosecute crossdressers in the country. The B-Zone Coordinator of MSSN, Qaasim Odedeji said: "The call by Runsewe isn't out of place and there are no two ways to look at issues raised against BB Naija reality show, soft porn skits, and cross-dressing in Nigeria. What is bad is bad! What is immoral is immoral. "You will recall that the second stanza of the National anthem which is now called the National prayer has it that "Help our youth the truth to know". It is dutybound on all well-meaning Nigerians to also join the call of his manifesto and campaign plans in Ikeja, Lagos, Adediran expressed readiness to take over governance of Lagos state through a fair and successful democratic process. According to him, the campaign will kick off across the 245 wards of the state on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, starting from Alimosho Local Government Area. He said: "For things to work in Lagos, we need a truly independent helmsman. The journey started over seven years ago, we have been focused and steadfast in our quest to emancipate the people of Lagos from the shackles of oppression by a group of the cabal in the state. "For the first time since 1999, we are going to have a popular Governor in Lagos. We are here to win and not to be on the ballot alone that is why we left the ruling party, APC. That is why we came to PDP. for this regulation before we all lose hold of the truth. "The growing rate of immortality in the country is worrisome and we can't exonerate the effect of reality shows crammed with nudity or soft porn skits that are all over social media. "We, therefore, call on stakeholders, the National Assembly, the National Council for Art and Culture, NCAA, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, to give the deserving attention to the issues raised and help our youths know the truth." Owing to the incident, the Lagos state government instituted a fact-finding inquest to establish the circumstances that led to Jumoke's death. On August 9, 2021, the coroner commenced a hearing on the matter at the Lagos State Magistrates' Court, Ogba. But the coroner, Mukaila Fadeyi, while ruling on the inquest into Jumoke's death, said the police shooting at the protesters was unlawful and against the provisions of the 1999 constitution. The coroner also asked the Federal Government to provide compensation for the deceased's family. Fadeyi said: "To shoot at the protesters was unlawful and ultra vires to the 1999 constitution. In answering the question of how the deceased died, the only logical conclusion that one can reach is that the deceased died through a bullet shot from the weapon of [the] Nigerian police. "It is strongly recommended that the state government encourages the federal government on the training, retraining, and reorientation of police officers on the right to hold protests in a democratic setting. "Payment of compensation should be effected to the family of the deceased by the federal government. "The IGP should ensure a total overhaul of the police force to fish out the bag eggs and ensure that they are brought to book to forestall further accidental killings. "Mental and medical checkups are recommended for police officers to determine suitability to bear arms. "Access to Freedom Park should never be locked or cordoned off in future. No police officer detailed to protest grounds should be issued live bullets. "The AG Lagos should be mandated to pass on these recommendations to the relevant authorities for implementation. "There is also the need of the state to fund the activities of the Coroner Act 2015, to stem unwarranted and unlawful killings in the state." Osun tribunal: Panel to sit on weekends, holidays By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO-THE Osun State Election Petition Tribunal hearing the suit filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as Governor-elect, yesterday, said it would sit on weekends and public holidays, as part of efforts to conclude the matter on time. In its pre-hearing report delivered by the panel Chairman, Justice Tertsea Kume directed the parties in the matter to file the schedule of their witness not less than 24 hours before the tribunal sitting. Kume said: "The tribunal will commence sitting by 10 am from Monday to Friday and close for the day by 4 pm, except Friday when the tribunal will close proceeding by 1 pm. "The tribunal will also sit on Saturdays and public holidays depending on the exigency of the circumstances." Justice Kume then adjourned the commencement of the full hearing to October 26, 2022. OPU Europe Summit: Yoruba unity sacrosanct —Gani Adams By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS-THE Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and the Global Convener of the Oodua Progressives Union, OPU, weekend, said the unity of Yoruba is sacrosanct, urging all Yoruba sons and daughters in the Diaspora to contribute to the development of the South- West. Speaking at the 2022 edition of the OPU Europe Summit in Paris, France, Adams urged Yoruba people to see themselves as one, big, united family, adding that the OPU, with its members spreading across the six continents and 96 countries all over the world has all it takes to impact Yorubaland positively. He said: "OPU is not the first diaspora organization of Yoruba descent. There was Egbe Omo Oduduwa in the diaspora that evolved into the Action Group, AG, that controlled the Western region in 1952. "Therefore, we shouldn't underrate our little effort at making an effective change back By Dayo Johnson AKURE---THE Vice- President of Liberia, Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor will on Thursday, October, 20, deliver the combined convocation lecture of the Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, in Ondo State. This is coming as 42 of the 489 graduating students of the institution for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 bagged first class. Addressing newsmen ahead of the lecture, Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Olukayode Amund, said that the lecture is titled home in Nigeria. "Yoruba in the Diaspora need to contribute their quota by impacting the lives of the people at home positively. You need to support our cause legitimately. "It is important for us as members of this noble organization to raise and complement one another in such a way that will enhance our personal and individual growth as well as that of the organization." Also speaking, the acting coordinator of the OPU in Europe, Ganiyu Wahab urged members of the organization to see to the welfare of all the members in their respective countries. Wahab said: "I want to use this opportunity to implore all our members to see to the welfare of our members in our respective countries. This is service, and by doing this we can build strong family ties that are needed for the growth of the OPU family. "This will also help us to put more effort in human capacity building and also in promoting Yoruba culture in Europe and beyond." Liberia VP to deliver Elizade Varsity convocation lecture 'Africa Renaissance: Key for New Global Leadership Paradigm'. Prof Amund said: "It is noteworthy that the Faculty of Law produced its first set of graduating students in the 2020/ 2021 session and they had completed their bar examinations while the second set of 65 students would be resuming at the Law School shortly. "The Faculty of Engineering has also continued to lead, having produced 14 out of the total of 42 First Class graduands being presented at this ceremony, representing 33.3% of the total."
Vanguard, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022 — 11 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 HACKATHON: From left, Executive Secretary, FC4S Lagos, Mr Emmanuel Etaderhi, Programme Officer, Danish Embassy Ms. Victoria Epelle and Chairman, FC4S Lagos/CEO, FMDQ Group Mr. Bola Onadele- Koko, during the 2022 Nigeria SDGs Fintech Hackathon in Lagos, weekend. NNAMDI KANU:US ex-envoy, Clark, Ezeife, family caution FG •Nigeria can't keep him perpetually in custody —US ex-envoy •He needs urgent medical treatment abroad —Family •Releasing him'll make 2023 polls peaceful in S-East —Ezeife •Monday sit-at-home persists By Emma Amaize, Steve Oko, Nwabueze Okonkwo & Ikechukwu Odu THE POLITY was filled, yesterday, with calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as ordered by the Court of Appeal as the Monday sit-at-home in parts of the South-East geo-political zone persists. Among those who urged President Buhari to release Kanu are former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell; former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife; and Elder statesman and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. They spoke as Kanu's family urged the President to order for the immediate release of Kanu from detention because he needs urgent medical treatment abroad. John Campbell cautioned the Nigerian Authorities against farreaching implications of flouting the Appeal Court judgment which discharged and acquitted Kanu. Campbell, in a tweet, noted that Nigeria misfired by embarking on extraordinary rendition of Kanu from Kenya last year, cautioning that the country cannot afford any more "mishandling" of the matter. According to the former US envoy, the safety and security of the nation depend largely on the outcome of Kanu's matter. Kanu's Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, while recalling the Campbell tweet, said in a statement that “Nigeria’s disobedience of a 2018 decision of a continental tribunal on Kanu was the first ‘mishandling’ and "the extraordinary rendition was the second. Putting Kanu on trial was the third. Disobeying the United Nations was the fourth. And the likelihood of disobeying the judgment of the Court of Appeal will be the fifth.” Ejimakor called on “Nigerians of means and influence, and the international community to intervene in persuading President Buhari to promptly comply with the court order which discharged Kanu from all the criminal charges pending against him,” recalling that “Buhari had on two occasions promised to obey any court order that bears on the release of Kanu.” He added that “a promise of this sort is a debt.” Similarly, Kanu's family reminded President Buhari of his promise to a delegation of Igbo leaders that he would abide by the pronouncements of the court concerning Kanu and pleaded with the president to honour his words. The family which spoke through Emmanuel Kanu, urged the President to order for the immediate release of Kanu from detention saying he needs urgent medical treatment abroad. The family added that the continued detention of the IPOB Leader in violation of court order and United Nations opinion amounted to executive rascality which should not be tolerated in democracy. Kanu’s release’ll make 2023 polls peaceful in S'East —Ezeife In like manner, Dr Ezeife said that releasing Kanu would guarantee peaceful 2023 elections in South-East. Dr. Ezeife, who is also an elder of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said that freeing Kanu would equally make the agitations from South- East and the operation of the unknown gunmen to die down in the zone. Speaking at a breakfast programme on Arise TV, Ezeife said South-East that youths are agitating due to the obvious marginalisation of the zone by governments of Nigeria, but assured that Ohanaeze Ndigbo would caution the boys once Kanu is released to guarantee peace and tranquility in the zone. His words: "We pray God to move President Buhari to do justice and respect court judgement. ASUU has gone back to classroom in obedience to court order, even though, the members were not happy. Let our Government lead by example and comply with court order. What I heard was that Nnamdi Kanu was discharged and acquitted. I am surprised that government is interfering in court's decision to say that Kanu was only discharged, but even if he was only discharged, that is enough to release him from DSS custody because of the decision of the court. I don't think what is happening is good for our society. "The decision of the judiciary, the executive and the legislature should be respected in a democratic government but impunity seems to be the name of the game, especially, with respect to government. "We went to the President and we got a good response about releasing Kanu... May the President consider the state of the nation and release Kanu. "If Kanu is released, the protest in the South-East will die down, and the fake people, including the unknown gunmen will go down. The true IPoB members are reasonable in what they do. The people of the South-East voted for one Nigeria and still believe in it unless we are rejected or made slaves in our own country. If we are free like other people and there is level-playing field, nobody is thinking of Biafra. Releasing Kanu will trigger socio-economic development in Nigeria. It will engender peace, stability and everything good in Nigeria. "I can guarantee you that if Nnamdi Kanu is released, it will make the 2023 elections, the most peaceful elections in the South East. There will be no problem because we would talk to our people. Our sons listen to us and once they see good reason, they accept it. Our people are marginalized and treated as if they don't belong here. This is why the boys are crying and you don't beat someone and stop him from crying.” Stop fishing for excuses, release him, Clark tells Buhari Also, Senator Clark, advised President Buhari to stop fishing for excuses and order the immediate release of Kanu. Clark, also leader of the Pan- Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, in a statement, said: "I have deemed it necessary to issue this statement, following reports on the stance of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and the subsequent concurrence by the National Security Council, last Friday, that the Court of Appeal only discharged leader of IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu, but did not acquit him of the charges for which he was facing trial. "I consider this stance of the Federal Government as rather imperious and needless. I, therefore, earnestly call on President Buhari to obey the judgement of the Court of Appeal and order the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu in the interest of peace in the country, and the South East zone, in particular. "Most Nigerians greeted the judgement of the Court of Appeal with elation, mainly in the South- East, where there were reports of widespread jubilations across cities in the zone. "It would, therefore, be detrimental for the Federal Government to still keep Kanu in detention and provide any pretext for malefactors to continue to take advantage of the situation in perpetrating all sorts of atrocities in the zone. "Even though certain activities of Nnamdi Kanu and his IPoB followers have been a nuisance and very disturbing, the Federal Government went too far in going all the way to Kenya to abduct him on the ground that he jumped bail. "I remember, and it is well known, that when the leaders, elders and traditional rulers of the South-East pleaded with President Buhari during a meeting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to release Kanu and other pro-Biafra agitators in detention, the President responded that Nnamdi Kanu’s fate will be decided by the Court. "And even when they (Igbo leaders) visited him at Aso Rock, the President again said the matter was no longer in his hand and the security agencies, but in the hand of the Judiciary and that whatever the Court decides would be final. "Now that the Court of Appeal has given its judgement on the matter, I am imploring the President to obey the judgement of the Court and release the young man, and allow peace to reign. At this time, when insecurity is the order of the day, anything that would enhance the peace and stability of the country must be embraced.” "Instructively, President Buhari should, without further ado, honour the order of the Court and allow Nnamdi Kanu to be released, perhaps, with conditions that he would maintain the peace and work to bring to end the needless Monday sit-athome order, which has disturbed businesses and civil activities in the South-East. "I am certain that Kanu’s release from detention will also expose those perpetrating the kidnappings and horrifying killings of security officers and other innocent citizens in the zone." The elder statesman, who noted that the South-East is marginalized, said: "It is important to further underscore that every zone in the country has six states, except the South-East, which has five states and the North-West has seven. If one may ask, on what basis was this allocation made and why the marginalization of the South-East? He asserted: "Finally, Nigeria must be restructured to correct the imbalances and make every state equal in the country. That was why the 2014 National Conference recommended the creation of more states, where the South-East was given four additional states and three for all other zones except the North- West, which was allotted two because it already has seven states." "That would have made the six geopolitical zones of the country to be at par with nine states. This was regarded as one of the most important recommendations of the conference because it affected every zone of the federation, unfortunately, the report is lying fallow in the archives. Monday sit-at-home persists Meanwhile, the Monday sit-athome persisted in Onitsha and parts of the South-East, yesterday as commercial activities remained grounded. As usual, offices, businesses, markets and banks were shut, just as vehicular movements were restricted in major highways, streets and urban areas from morning till evening. The question on the lips of the residents was whether or not the Federal Government does not want to obey the court order in releasing Kanu. Leaked phone call on insecurity: Admit guilt or be exposed, Imo govt tells Ihedioha IMO STATE government yesterday declared that it will expose details of how former Governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha threatened to make the state ungovernable for Governor Hope Uzodimma. It said unless Ihedioha owns up to the leaked telephone conversation where he made the threat, and apologizes, the sordid details of the call would be made open. Speaking at Arise Television, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Declan Emelumba, disclosed that Ihedioha made the call between 8 and 9 30pm and 10.05 pm on Friday, October 14, 2022 to an interior decorator who hails from Ezinihitte council area of the state. He said Ihedioha in the telephone conversation threatened that Uzodimma will never have peace as governor until he vacates the governorship seat for him. Emelumba insisted that the government has in its possession the transcript of the call to confront the former governor if he persists in denying it. "Unless he owns up to that call and apologizes to Imo people for being part of the gang terrorising Imo State in the last couple of years, we shall do the needful by exposing him", the commissioner insisted. On Ihedioha's claim that Uzodimma defamed him through a letter he said he never wrote, Emelumba dismissed it as a hoax. He said the former governor has no character or integrity to be defamed because he was a beneficiary of a stolen mandate. According to him" when he held on to a mandate he never won since he didn't meet the Constitutional requirements, that's when he lost his integrity. A man of character would have refused that poisoned chalice" The commissioner however made it clear that Uzodimma could not have, and will never descend so low as to forge any letter. He urged Ihedioha to channel his energy towards extricating himself from the weighty allegation of sponsorship of insecurity in the state which he admitted in the leaked telephone conversation with his Mbaise brother. Delta flood: Reyenieju calls for joint action By Jeremiah Urowayino A FORMER member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Reyenieju Daniel has commiserated with flood victims in Delta State, noting that both the state and the Federal government must address the issue of flood ravaging the state holistically. Reyenieju in an interview with journalists yesterday in Abuja said that all hands must be on deck to give the people of the state the good life they deserve. The former lawmaker said that well-meaning individuals in the state and corporate entities that are benefiting from the state should increase their corporate social responsibility response. He also used the opportunity to call on the Federal government to start rehabilitation work on the East-West road, stressing that the road is too important to the economic activities of the Niger Delta area. “Flood issue is a natural disaster which is not peculiar to Delta state alone, other states in the country also have their own terrible experience of this ravaging flood disaster. Right now we can only call on both the Federal government and the state government to put in place intervention that will give succor to individuals that were affected. I therefore reiterate and affirm my call on corporate entities and wellmeaning individuals to come to the aid of our people affected by this natural disaster”, he stated.
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