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8 — Vanguard, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 CONFERENCE: From left, Aishah Ahmad, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria; Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, UNWTO, during the UNWTO Global Conference, at the National Theatre, Lagos, yesterday. 2023: We stand with CAN on Muslim/ Muslim ticket —Catholic Knights •Warn politicians to shun violence •Deliberate roles of Churches in promoting peace By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, the Knight of Saint Mulumba, Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the position of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Muslim/Muslim ticket of All Progresives Congress, APC. Recall that CAN had stoutly opposed the issue of same faith ticket as adopted by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Fielding questions from journalists yesterday in Abuja, the Worthy Metropolitan Grand Knight, Knight of Saint Mulumba, KSM, Nigeria, Michael Aule, said his members were in support of whatever position CAN had taken on the same faith matter. Aule also disclosed that KSM would at its Supreme Council Convention next week in Abuja, delibrate pn role of the Church in the advocacy and the promotion of peace, equity, justice and development in the democratic transition in Nigeria, which incidentally was the theme of the convention. Asked the position of the Catholic Knights on the Muslim/ Muslim ticket as adopted by the APC in chosing its presidential candidate and his running mate, Sir Aule said: "We encourage our brothers to join politics, many of our brothers are politicians and have been elected into positions. "The issue is that we dont regulate the activities of brothers who are in politics but we support 100 percent the position of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). We are members of the Christian Association of Nigeria and we stand with what decision they have taken. "On this issue of Muslim/ Muslim ticket, we are also standing for what CAN has taken. The decision of the Christian Association of Nigeria is the decision of the Knight of Saint Mulumba." He explained that KSM Conference next week would also discuss the Catholic Church in Nigeria and the growing challenges of supporting Christians and victims of religious conflicts in turbulent regions of the country. The Metropolitan Grand Knight of Abuja Metropolitan Council, explained that the Order counted on its members, men and women who, because of their education, social position and material resources, could fight a good cause with success for the greater glory of God, the Church and the progress of the country, using their (3 Ts) Time, Talent and Treasures. "The Supreme Convention of KSM Nigeria is a platform for the promotion of the values of the Order through open discussions on vital issues such as the By Luminous Jannamike A BUJA—CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria, CAN, is set to meet with presidential candidates, including that of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, who chose to run on a Muslim-Mulsim ticket. This came on a day president of the Christian body, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the country is facing a crisis of development and governance, despite efforts to achieve unity, peace, and prosperity for all. He blamed the challenges still faced by Nigerians on what he described as the "incoherent constitutional and institutional framework" of the country. The CAN President, who spoke during the first leg of an interactive session with 2023 presidential candidates organised by the apex Christian body in Abuja yesterday, explained that CAN had spent time to review the problems hindering peace and progress in the country and had articulated suggestions on how best to improve them. The theme of the presidential dialogue is ''A Prosperous and Peaceful Nigeria Founded on Justice and Freedom for All. “Okoh said: "We have consulted with Nigerians of diverse religious, ethnic and social identities on the problems of the country and the solutions to them have been articulated in the strategic document we call, the 'Charter for Future Nigeria.' "The Charter for Future Christian faith, religious harmony, good governance, sustainable development, peace, unity, and equity as they affect our beloved country,'' he said. He said those expected at the ceremony are the Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, all the Bishops in Abuja Ecclesiastical Province, the Bishop Chairman of Laity, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Minister FCT, the governors of Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and other states as well as the deputy governors of Kogi and Nasarawa states. He further stated that the convention would also be attended by over 350 delegates from the Order which will include the Supreme Executive Board members, designated Metro Officers and the Grand Knights of all the Sub-councils in the country. His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan will deliver a paper on the convention's main theme, while the second presentation will be done by the Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, His Lordship, Most Revd. Oliver Dashe Doeme. CAN starts engagement with presidential candidates, meets Tinubu today Nigeria begins with a diagnosis of Nigeria’s problem and locates it primarily in an incoherent constitutional and institutional framework that defines governance and social and economic interactions in Nigeria. This incoherence is the main reason the country today is almost submerged in the chaos of insecurity, instability, and economic stagnation. "The document considers this incoherence in political, social, and economic dimensions. It makes genuine recommendations for resolving Nigeria’s recurrent crises that border on justice and fairness, equality of all ethnic and religious groups, equal access to basic economic and social rights, political freedom and an egalitarian and just social order." According to him, the essence of the dialogue is to ensure that all the presidential candidates clearly understand the concerns of Nigerian Christians and propose policy and programme to address them. We believe that with this kind of respectful and sincere conversation, we will find lasting solutions to these crises. "The overriding concept in this transformation is ‘democratic citizenship’, which should be the focus of governance at all levels in Nigeria in promoting the socioeconomic well-being of every Nigerian citizen, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or social pedigree," he added. Speaking at the meeting, the presidential candidate of Action Alliance, AA, Major Hamza Al- Mustapha, who identified insecurity and economic sabotage as major teething challenges that would confront the next administration, said Nigeria didn't need an unreliable leader who had a fragile grip on reality come 2023 and beyond. "You don't need fragile leadership. You don't need a leadership that will compromise all of your country. "That leadership must join the international community's ambition in returning the country to the mainstream of the attainment of security and economic prosperity," Al- Mustapha said. THE COLLABORATIVE efforts of the Federal Government with the private sector and a civil society group, Convention on Business Integrity, CBI, to curb corruption at the sea-ports has earned international praise and won the first ever "Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action Award" of Switzerland-based Basel Institute on Governance. Specifically, because of the joint efforts of the Federal Government agencies, including Shippers Council, ICPC, DSS and the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, the Technical Unit on Governance & Anti-Corruption Reforms, TUGAR, alongside the CBi, through the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, MACN; the cost of a ship berthing in Nigeria, often aggravated by unreceipted extortions, has now drastically reduced from $150,000 per vessel that arrives in the country to about Court stops Nigeria Air's take off By Ojelu Henry & Prince Okafor A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government from selling the shares of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. The temporary injunction was given in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/ 2159/2022 and filed by registered trustees of the Airline Operators in Nigeria, AON, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airline Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited, the plaintiffs. Listed as defendants in the suit are Nigeria Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami. In the enrollment order date November 15, Justice A. Lewis- Allagoa granted an “order of interim injunction restraining the federal government from executing the proposed or draft agreement of the establishment of a national carrier between Ethiopian Airlines and Nigeria”. “An order of interim injunction is granted restraining the defendants either by themselves, agents, privies, principals or any other persons whosoever from executing the proposed or draft “National Nigeria, CSO win international award for tackling corruption at ports $20,000. This was disclosed when a delegation of the CBi paid a courtesy call on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. According to Mr. Olusoji Apampa, CBI Co-Founder, who disclosed this, the success recorded is now attracting international reviews as countries such as Egypt, Ukraine and India are planning to adopt the "Nigerian miracle" model to produce similar gains in their own ports’ operations. The international award recognised the work of the Nigerian MACN, which created a real time-based help desk to resolve complaints and concerns of shipping companies as soon as they berth at the ports. The Swiss-based international body recognized the initiative for the collective action where government, business and civil Carrier Establishment and Agreement Between the Federal Government of Nigeria (represented by the third and fourth defendants) and the strategic equity partner or giving effect to and or suspending the sale and transfer of the shares and operations of the first by the second defendant pending the determination of the Motion on Notice. “That an Order of Maintenance of Status Quo by all the parties in this suit from taking any further step(s) in relation to the subject matter of this suit pending the determination of the Motion on Notice is granted.” FG not aware of suit —Sirika Speaking yesterday in Lagos during a stakeholders’ appreciation forum for the reconstruction of Lagos Airport Runway 18L, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika insisted that he was not aware of any suit seeking to stop Nigeria Air operations. He said: “I am not aware that anyone is in court. I don’t have any court papers; otherwise, I am not interested. I cannot see any rational court that will say that I am stopping somebody from establishing a company because Nigeria Air is a limited liability company known to the Nigerian laws in the corporate affairs commission.“ FG Vs ASUU: Court orders service of suit on CONUA, NAMDA •Adjourns case till Dec 13, as FG counters ASUU's preliminary objection By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—THE National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, has fixed December 13 for continuation of hearing on the protracted dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Recall that alleged refusal of the federal government to comply with an agreement it earlier entered into with ASUU, which is the umbrella body of university lecturers in the country, led the union to embark on a strike that lasted eight months. Based on a referral made to the court by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, the vacation judge, Justice Polycarp Hamman, on September 21, ordered the striking lecturers to return to the classroom, pending the determination of the suit FG entered against their union. The interlocutory order of the Industrial Court was further reinforced by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which in a ruling it delivered on October 7, made it mandatory that ASUU must call off the strike before it could be allowed to lodge an appeal to challenge the restraining order issued against it by the NIC. Though ASUU had since complied with the orders, both parties on Tuesday, returned to the NIC. At the resumed proceedings, FG's lawyer, Mr. James Igwe, told the court presided over by the NIC President, Justice Benedict Kanyip, that ASUU served him with a preliminary objection it filed to query the jurisdiction of the court to hear the substantive suit marked NICN/ABJ/270/2022. He said the government also filed its own counter-affidavit and written addresses, seeking the dismissal of ASUU's objection to the suit. While confirming the development, counsel to ASUU, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who joined the proceedings virtually, said he was ready for the processes to be heard. society have worked together for change. This was made possible by the establishment and success recorded by the first ever, real-time Anti-Corruption Help Desk in Nigerian Ports, which instantly reports and resolves corruptionrelated issues. The CBi presented the international award to the Vice President during the courtesy call on Monday and said to him, "this would not have been possible without your interventions. “Receiving the delegation and the award at the Presidential Villa, the Vice President praised the CBI and the MACN, commending them for their efforts alongside FG agencies, noting that the Buhari Administration will continue to support initiatives that improves the business environment and economy in general. "This is cheery news on our anticorruption efforts," a delighted VP said adding that what is required is to stay focused in the fight against corruption.
VANGUARD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022 — 9 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews Social Media Conversation •The razed warehouse, after the fire. Fire razes warehouse in Kano market •N100m goods destroyed —Operators as biscuits and chewing By Bashir Bello KANO—AN early morning fire, yesterday, razed a storey building used as a warehouse, in Kano commodity market, popularly known as Kasuwan Singer. At the time of filing this report, the cause of the incident could not be ascertained, but traders in the building attributed the cause to an electrical spark. An accountant, who works in the warehouse, known as Mumza House, Abdulkarim Ibrahim, said goods worth over N100 million were destroyed by the fire. He said the warehouse was filled with goods such gum. Another trader, Muhammad Sani Danlami, whose shop is along a corridor upstairs, said the fire started from upstairs and it was a result of an electrical spark. He said he lost everything in his shop as he could not rescue anything from the shop. "The fire started from upstairs. It razed the warehouse completely. Unfortunately, it was just last week that five trailers of goods were offloaded in the warehouse," Danlami said. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, said it got a distress call about the fire outbreak and quickly deployed its men to the scene. "We received a distress call on Tuesday morning at about 09:00 am from one Abubakar Muhammad. Upon receiving the call, we deployed our men to the scene of the incident where it was discovered that a storey building was engulfed by fire. "The fire razed the goods in the upstairs part of the warehouse. But we were able to control the fire from escalating to other neighbourhood shops." No life was lost nor injury recorded. The Vice Chairman of the singer market, Bashir Yusuf commended the prompt response of the fire service, neighbours and good samaritans which prevented the fire from spreading to other nearby shops in the market. By their colours you'll know them! Even at home, we're ‘chained'! There's hope, even in court! Dwindling self-esteem!
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