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Adamawa
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on
wealthy indigenes of Adamawa State to come and invest in the State.
Atiku made the call during the inauguration of Madugu Rockview Hotel in Yola.
According to the former vice president, the only way to develop the state is for the well-to-do citizens to invest in it.
“It is unwise for the wealthy citizens of Adamawa to go somewhere and invest while the state is lacking. “I, therefore, advise and challenge any well meaning citizen of Adamawa to come back home and invest in order to move our state forward”, Atiku said.
Governor Muhammadu Bindo of Adamawa expressed concern over poor investment attitude of people of the state.
Borno
The National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) said last Saturday that it planned to collaborate with the Borno Government to enhance the welfare of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.
Our correspondent that about 120, 000 IDPs, drawn from 22 out of the 27 local government areas of the state are taking shelter in 22 camps in Maiduguri.
NEMA Director of Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Charles Otegbade, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen shortly after a meeting with officials of the state government in Maiduguri.
Otegbade said that the essence was to enhance hygiene at the IDPs camps as well as ensure improvement in theír living condition.
“What we have agreed upon is more like sharing responsibilities on how to continue to maintain the camps in a very hygienic manner.
Ekiti
The immediate past Speaker of Ekiti State House of
Assembly, Mr Dele Olugbemi, has urged the newly inaugurated legislators to support the administration of Governor Ayo Fayose to bring about meaningful development.
Olugbemi gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti.
He urged the legislators to cooperate with the Executive to ensure the delivery of more dividends of democracy to the people.
The former speaker said meaningful development could only be achieved when there is cooperation among the three arms of government.
“I want to charge the newly inaugurated legislators that they must cooperate with the administration Gov. Fayose to bring about meaningful development.
FCT
The Federal Ministry of Environment says it will imple
ment relevant actions to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection in the country.
The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Fatima Mede, gave the assurance in Abuja last a symposium organised to mark the 2015 World Environment Day (WED).
Mede said that the government had established various institutions and mechanisms to address specific issues to ensure environmental protection.
She said that the ministry had also fashioned out relevant policies and action plans to address some environmental challenges such as drought and desertification, erosion and climate change, among others.
According to her, the government has also, through the ministry and her agencies, developed relevant environmental laws and regulations to address some of these challenges.
Gombe
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has
approved the appointment of Mr James Phisagi as Acting Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
This is contained in statement signed by Alhaji Ahmed Usman, the state’s Head of Civil Service, and made available to newsmen in Gombe.
The statement said Phisagi’s appointment was with effect from June 4.
According the statement, Phisagi, 56, was the Permanent Secretary, General Duties at the SSG’s Office.
The acting SSG graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in 1980 with BSC in Political Science.
Jigawa
The Kiyawa Local Government Council of Jigawa State
last Friday said it is targeting more than 80,000 children for vaccination against polio in the ongoing immunisation.
The Manager, National Programme on Immunisation (NPI), in the area, Alhaji Ashiru Mu’azu, said this through the council’s Information Officer, Malam Abdullahi Yakubu, in Kiyawa.
Yakubu said that, according to the NPI Manager, the state government has supplied 78,000 doses of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPVs) for the smooth conduct of the exercise.
The official said the exercise would be conducted under the supervision of the council chairman and his councillors.
According to him, the council had provided 135 cartons of sweets to woo children to participate in the exercise.
Kano
The former Director, Research and Documentation Unit,
Ado Bayero Foundation, Alhaji Ado Kurawa has described the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, as the most influential monarch in the history of Kano Emirate Council.
Kurawa made the remark at the first memorial lecture of the revered traditional ruler in Kano on Sunday.
The lecture, titled “The Contribution of the late Emir Ado Bayero to the Development of Islam in Kano”, was organised by the Bayero University Kano.
According to him, the late monarch was an important asset in promoting mutual understanding and resolving conflicts between different ethnic and religious groups.
“Bayero who reigned for 50 years contributed immensely to the development of Islam in the state through donation to Islamic organisations.
Kebbi
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has advo
cated making of history as a compulsory subject in schools to enable young Nigerians to understand the society better.
The sultan made the call at the 10th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar.
He urged the youths to study the history of their traditional institutions and values, stressing that facts of history will guide their attitude towards the promotion of peace, love and education.
According to him, study of history will enable students to ascertain facts about past and appreciate roles of traditional rulers in maintaining peace, unity and coexistence of diverse people of Nigeria.
He also called on community leaders and to promote both Islamic and western education for the rapid development of society.
Lagos
A member of the 7th Federal Assembly from Lagos State,
Dr. Samuel Adejare, has called for regular summits between past and serving lawmakers where they could share experiences.
Adejare, who represented the Agege Federal Constituency I under the All Progressives congress (APC), told our correspondent last Friday that such summits would help to deepen Nigeria’s democratic culture.
He urged the Institute for Legislative Studies to regularly organise meetings between past and serving lawmakers at all levels for them to exchange ideas and share views on law making.
Nassarawa
The Catholic Bishop of Lafia, Dr Mathew Ishaya, has
called on Nigerians to give the much-needed support for President Muhamadu Buhari’s administration.
He said such support to the new government and political leaders would ensure its success.
Ishaya, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lafia, said no government could achieve any meaningful development and progress without the support and prayers of its citizenry.
He said: “Our role is to preach peace, unity and to advise our members and other Nigerians to live in peace and tolerate one another irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliations.
Ishaya also called on the people not to relent in their prayers for the success of the new government and reminded them that “prayer is key to the success of every individual or government.”
Osun
The Programme Manager, Rural Water and Environ
mental Sanitation Agency in Osun, Alhaji Olaposi Adiatu, has described provision of potable water in a dirty environment as invitation to water-borne diseases.
Adiatu made this assertion in an interview with newsmen in Osogbo recently.
He said the provision of potable water in an unhealthy environment is automatically inviting diseases.
According to him, in as much as provision of potable water is essential, it would be counter- productive to have it in a dirty environment, as this could lead to contraction of various kinds of water-borne diseases.
”We have made it clear to our people that one of the major prerequisite to provision of water in their communities is their commitment to environmental sanitation, ” he said.
On the Millennium Development Goals’ projection of water for all by the year 2015, the RUWESA boss expressed his reservation about the attainment of this goal by the stipulated period.
Taraba
The National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA), Donga, has donated N5million worth of relief materials to 2,926 victims of gun attacks in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba.
Alhaji Muhammed Sidi, Director General of the agency, presented the items to the three camps of Tor Damisa, Model Primary School and Dozomga.
Sidi told the internally displaced persons (IDPs) that the relief materials were meant to alleviate their sufferings and not compensation to what they have lost.
“I want to make it clear that this relief materials we have brought to you is to alleviate your sufferings while the government is trying to restore peace in your communities.
“You must, therefore, try on your part to tolerate one another and assist government in finding lasting solutions to the unfortunate attacks in your communities,” he said.
The Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government Council of Katsina State, Maharazu Dayi, has been impeached.
Maharazu Dayi was impeached yesterday by 11 out of 12 councillors, barely two days before the local government elections in the State.
The councillors reportedly took action following allegations of misconduct and poor governance against the chairman after a dispute over the distribution of the council’s Paris Club funds.
The development has sent shock waves across the local government area, especially as the impeached chairman is among those who failed to secure the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest in the forthcoming election.
The Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association, Mile 1, Port Harcourt, has urged the state government to utilise the available spaces within the area to build phase 3 of the Rumuwoji Market in order to solve the ever increasing needs of traders.
The association, which said this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, also described as a welcomed development the decision by the state Governor to open the phase 2 of the market for business.
According to the association, “We consider it as an answer to the various cries of the people, because he is a man on a mission who is out to place the interest of Rivers people first. It is a dream come true for the first time for the market to be dully allocated and open for business”
Chairman of the association, Hon Godspower Wobo, who briefed the press shortly after a meeting of the association in Port Harcourt, also urged the public to disregard the activities of some persons whose stock in trade is to cause disaffection in the market.
He said the attention of the association was drawn to the activities of some strange fellows who went about misforming the people about situation in the market, stressing that apart from his association, no other group exists in the market except subdiary unions.
Wobo also tasked the reallocation committee to tread with caution so as to avoid being deceived by any group.
According to him, time has come for the state government to engage in robust discussion with aggrieved shop owners who went to court and those who paid monies to the state coffers and issued with allocation certificates for the overall interest of peace.
He also advised the public to deal directly with his association, stressing that the meeting was to review activities for the last year as well as unveil their new Constitution.
Also speaking, former Chairman of the association, Deacon Kenneth Eze urged the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara to open the phase 2 of the market, as it is long overdue.
Eze who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the association also urged the public to do business with only the Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association as it is the only union recognised by the traders.
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has debunked reports linking him with the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.
Reacting to the report on his X handle yesterday, following a recent interview with Arise TV, the AfDB boss said his quotes were misrepresented and misinterpreted in several Nigerian media reports.
However, the AfDB president denied the media reports, stating that he never said that he wanted to contest for President.
“A segment of my recent interview on @Arise TV has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets. What I said was, “I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere, including my own country.”
“A listen to the substantive and robust interview, which is available online, will show this to be the case. For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria,” Adesina said.