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Tells Ndigbo to shun Oct 1 IanniPversary, obserOve sit-at-homeB order Go about normal businesses – Army, police pg 2 Nigeria marks 60th Wike tackles Diri, visits soku anniversary, FG declares oil well belongs Thursday public holidayPg 2 to Rivers Pg 9 Uzodimma distributes 10 mobile Woman bags 98yrs for clinics to rural communities Pg 3 stealing bank’s N120m Pg 7 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 2

Buhari seeks confirmation of nominees South-South; Hon. Justice Tijjani Abubakar, North East; and Hon. as Justices of Supreme Court, others Justice Emmanuel A. Agim, resident Muhammadu 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of South-South. Buhari has written to the the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as In another letter to the Senate, S e n a t e, s e e k i n g t h e amended), and upon the advice of dated 14th September 2020, P the National Judicial Council, I President Buhari is also asking for confirmation of eight Justices of the Court of Appeal as Justices of hereby present for confirmation by t h e c o n f i r m a t i o n o f t h e the Supreme Court of Nigeria. the Senate, the appointment of the appointment of the Chairman, The request was contained in a underlisted Eight (8) Justices of and Commissioners of the Tells Ndigbo to shun Oct 1 anniversary, observe sit-at-home order letter dated 31st August 2020 and the Court of Appeal as Justices of N a t i o n a l P o p u l a t i o n IPOBGo about normal businesses- Army, Police read yesterday by the President of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Commission. The letter read: “In the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan according to their ranking of accordance with the provision of By Peter Aneme during plenary. Buhari in the letter seniority at the Court of Appeal Section 154 of the 1999 and globally. they are Hon. Justice Lawal ith less than 24 hours said that the request According to Constitution of the Federal The Enugu killing appear to Garba, North West; Hon. Justice Republic of Nigeria (as amended), to the Independence the confirmation of the eight have spiked up the agitation in Helen M. Ogunwumiju, South I write to forward for confirmation D a y c e l e b r a t i o n Justices to the Supreme Court was W numerous ways with the leader of in consonance with the provisions West; Hon. Justice Addu Aboki, by the Senate, the underlisted marking Nigeria as a sovereign the group threatening to match of section 231(2) of the 1999 North West; Hon. Justice I. M. M. names of twelve (12) nominees as state, the leadership of the government action with its own Constitution and the advice of the Saulawa, North West; Hon. Chairman and Commissioners of Independent People of Biafra has action in the event of further loss National Judicial Council. The Justice Adamu Jauro, North East; t h e N a t i o n a l Po p u l a t i o n renewed its call for the people of of lives of its members. letter read: “Pursuant to section Hon. Justice Samuel C. Oseji, C o m m i s s i o n . the South East states to boycott the Some people in sympathy with celebration. the group have expressed animals, provide information The call was contained in a optimism over the coming of Rabies disease not and advice on how to prevent the release by its spokesperson Emma B i a f r a s o o n f o l l o w i n g disease in at-risk communities, Powerful made available to media unconfirmed reports that the curable, expert warns and support advocacy for organizations. This is part of the group have made serious in roads increased efforts in rabies efforts to press home its agitation in winning the support of global From Dan Maduagwu, such as the World Health control. for the Biafra state which it has organizations. Umuahia O r g a n i z a t i o n t o l a u n c h He informed that the year's doggedly being fighting for. There are also unconfirmed security and veterinary awareness campaigns against theme focuses on vaccination The statement further enjoined reports that the entry of a Yoruba e x p e r t b a s e d i n rabies disease. It takes place and collaboration, revealing that all other states in Nigeria to join group in the agitation for the AUmuahia, Abia State, every September 28. rabies is avoidable but not the boycott because according to Oduduwa nation has tensed the Ambassador Chukwunazom The day is also used to curable. them freedom for one is freedom federal government who has been Obi has advised Nigerians to celebrate late Mr Louis Pasteur, Obi said that the institute has for all. doing everything it can to ward of adhere strictly to instructions who developed first efficacious b e e n c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h The IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu the Biafra fight. that will prevent rabies , warning r a b i e s va c c i n e w i t h h i s government to vaccinate and has remained undeterred in its Few weeks ago it was reported that rabies is not a curable colleagues. give adequate treatment to dogs, avowed commitment to separate that a Yoruba group had protested disease but avoidable. In his message to Nigerians adding that the institute also the Igbo states from the entity of in the streets of London where it Obi gave this advice in which was made available to trains people on how to manage Nigeria because of what it called called for the Oduduwa nation. Umuahia Monday during this journalists in Umuahia, Amb. dogs, cross breed and take extreme marginalization which The call is not the first time that y e a r ' s r a b i e s d a y Obi, the Chief Executive Officer, adequate care of dogs. has denied Igbo opportunities to IPOB group is calling on the commemoration. Trustlink Birds, Animals, He urged Nigerians to always advance their creativities and citizens of the Igbo nation to World Rabies Day is a United Guards and Dogs Institute, a get prepared before getting a dog natural endowments. boycott some national events. May Nations day endorsed by subsidiary of Trustlink Ventures to rear and also advised people to It would be recalled that 30 is being observed yearly as birth inter national human and pointed out that the day aims to always vaccinate their dogs as at recently the IPOB boys were of Biafra and they have kept faith veterinary health organizations raise awareness concerning the when due, to prevent rabies. attacked in Enugu where with its remembrance. impact of rabies on humans and reportedly over 22 boys were Meanwhile, the soldiers and United Kingdom dispatched to their untimely death. police have urged the people to go P&ID: British court orders release Commercial Court on This development attracted wide about their duties as usual spread condemnation nation-wide promising to secure the nation. ATuesday ordered the of $200m guarantee to Nigeria release of the $200m guarantee Justice Ross Cranston had in a put in place as security in respect morning boosted by over $200 CORBON seeks partnership with of the execution of the much- million when the London l a n d m a r k j u d g m e n t , o n Imo govt to prevent building collapse d i s c r e d i t e d P r o c e s s a n d Commercial Court ordered the September 4, granted the Federal Industrial Development $10bn release of the $200 million Government permission to By Jennifer John that it used to be ministry of arbitral claim. guarantee put in place as security challenge the final arbitral award he Council of Registered works, housing and transport, but The Central Bank of Nigeria in respect of the execution of the delivered by a London arbitration currently just ministry of works, B u i l d e r s o f N i ge r i a revealed this Tuesday via its much discredited P&ID $10 tribunal in favour of P&ID and ( C O R B O N ) h a s with the core mandate of road o f f i c i a l T w i t t e r h a n d l e, T construction. billion arbitral claim. against Nigeria in January 2017. volunteered to partner with the @cenbank. “The court also awarded a Imo State Government towards "Our sister (baby) ministry, the The judge, in the judgment, ministry of housing is where you The apex bank also said the improving government revenue £70,000 cost in favour of Nigeria agreed that there was prima facie are mainly concerned. Our core court awarded a £70,000 cost in and prevention of building in addition to an earlier award of case of fraud in the agreements mandate now does not encompass favour of Nigeria in addition to £1.5m.” collapses in the state. leading to the award which what you are doing. an earlier award of £1.5m. It had earlier been reported Leadership of the council "Meanwhile what you are doing should be inquired into. The made their decision known during It wrote, “Nigeria's foreign that a UK court also ordered the is in order. I wish you can bring in award which stood at $9.6bn as a courtesy visit they paid to Imo exchange reserves was this P&ID to pay £1.5m to Nigeria the private sector. The need for of 2019 has risen to $10bn. State Conmissioner for works, c o m p e t e n c e c a n n o t b e within 21 days. Ralph Nwosu in his office at the overemphasized. Safety should state secretariat, Portharcourt not be compromised for any Road, Owerri on Tuesday. reason". Nigeria marks 60th independence According Engr Christian Ezeh He promised to help relay their pomp and pageantry, but with who led the group, "in order to give request to the appropriate body effect to the said partnership, we that will adjust what they anniversary, govt declares the global COVID-19 pandemic, request the commissioner's p r e s e n t e d a n d f i x t h e i r which has forced all nations in approval in the following areas recommendations, promising the world to think and act "Inclusion of a registered their recommendations will be Thursday public holiday cautiously, we cannot avoid the builders as a member of the subjected to departmental scrutiny imperative of a low-keyed building contractors registration for the needful to be done. he Federal Government the country's Diamond Jubilee celebration at this time.” has declared Thursday, while stressing the government's board in the ministry of works. “I want to assure you that as a It added, “While wishing " I n c l u s i o n o f l e t t e r o f October 1, 2020, as a commitment to the socio- ministry, we are going to work T N i g e r i a n s a f r u i t f u l recommendation from registered with you. Any time we require public holiday to commemorate economic transformation of the b u i l d e r s a s o n e o f t h e anything from your council, we Nigeria's 60th Independence country. independence celebration, he requirements for registration of will call on you and if you find Anniversary. The statement also quoted reminded them of the fact that building contractors in the anything that we are doing that is The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola as saying, “Though our founding fathers, in spite of ministry of works". not in line with professional Aregbesola, who made the celebrating sixty years of the differences in faith, tribe and Re s p o n d i n g, t h e wo r k s requirements, please don't hesitate declaration, congratulated all independence really calls for tongue came together for commissioner reminded them to point it out." Nigerians on the celebration of Nigeria's independence. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 3

themselves in several menial Some other unions that ABSU staff protest 6-months jobs to supplement the joined ASUU in the protest proceeds from begging." included non-academic staff Singing songs of sorrow of other institutions, National and holding placards worded Association of Technologists salary arrears, vow not to reopen with various demands , the and Senior Staff Association From Dan Maduagwu, alleged non-payment of their wicked and unfortunate. dismay that they had been ABSU staff made it known of Universities. subjected to beggars, despite Umuahia six-month salaries by the In a release signed by that their check-off dues were Effort to speak with the their sacrifices in research new Registrar and former cademic and non school's management. ASUU Chairman, Dr V. U. never paid, despite being Nkemdirim, Mr Ezichi Ojo, during the Corona virus deducted from source, adding Public Relations Officer of the academic staff of They also regretted that the pandemic. that gratuities of retired staff school, Mr Acho Elendu was lecturers and other staff were Canice Onuoha and Okoro AA b i a S t a t e Ndimele, on behalf of The statement read in part, were not also paid. not successful as text abandoned to fate since the University, Uturu Monday, 28 various unions in the school "the plight of the staff of Abia They concluded that the messages forwarded to to him o u t b r e a k o f g l o b a l September staged a protest in and made available to State University, Uturu is such school may not reopen for any on the protest remained Coronavir us pandemic, the school community against journalists, the staff expressed that some staff have been academic activity unless their unresponded at the time of describing the situation as c o m p e l l e d t o e n g a g e travails were attended to. this report. 5 million guinness plastic challenge: ASWAMA boss assures Ndi Anambra of victory From Uchenna Ezeadigwe, W a s t e M a n a g e m e n t Management Authority, Mrs. Awka Authority (ASWMA), Mr. Lauretta Obi, said the Amaechi Akora, assured that challenge will scale up gencies and groups, Anambra State will score high s a n i t a t i o n exe r c i s e i n i n c l u d i n g at the grand finale of the Anambra and will help to Ahumanitarian service Guinness challenge which contain causes and spread of providers in Anambra State will commence from twenty- diseases in the society. have joined in the Five Million fourth to twenty-ninth of Some participants, who fielded from newsmen at the Guinness plastic challenge, by November 2020. He stated that over six event, also advocated proper The protesting ABSU staff, with their placards picking up plastics in various disposal of non-degradable dump sites, drainages, hundred thousand plastics have been picked and netted materials like plastics, stating roadsides and other parts of after the exercise which that it could be recycled into in their government, among the state. covered some major parts of many bi-products and create APC Owerri Zone to organize other achievements. The five million Guinness the state. employment. plastic challenge is aimed at Mr. Akora charged the Some of the agencies and reception for Uzodimma Njoku maintained that n o n - g o v e r n m e n t a l t h e l e a d e r s a n d t h e reducing the number of non- citizenry to avoid improper By Ikenna Orioha disposal of non-degradable organizations present under achieved goodies for the committee shall make d e g r a d a b l e m a t e r i a l s, ' Te a m A n a m b r a ' we r e especially plastics littered in materials along the road sides, he All Progressives state, especially on payment Owerri Zone proud through but develop the habit of A n a m b r a S t a t e Wa s t e the environment which are Congress (APC), of salaries, donation of the heroic reception. dumping them at designated Management Authority, harmful to the society. National Environmental Owerri Senatorial coaster vehicles to civil According to him, “Imo areas, were trash bins are T News Echo correspondent made available. Standards and Regulations Zone, Sunday inaugurated a p e o p l e w i l l a l w a y s servants, road construction. who monitored the exercise, Also speaking, a staff of Enforcement Agency, Youth C e n t r a l P l a n n i n g appreciate His Excellencies Earnestly Seek Soludo, "Owerri Zone APC has observed that areas scouted the National Environmental Committee saddled with the for towing good governance. Women Initiative for Better every reason to eulogize the were Awka, Amawbia, Nnobi Standards and Regulations We are indeed grateful to E n f o r c e m e n t A g e n c y Anambra, Nigerian Girls mandate of organizing a governor and his deputy. Ihiala and Onitsha. them". (NESRA), Mr. Ben Osisi and Guide Association and other heroic reception for Imo They are responsive. Owerri Speaking to newsmen Making an acceptance t h e G e n e r a l M a n a g e r relevant environmental State Governor, Hope Zone has the spirit of after the exercise, Managing agencies under the Ministry speech, the central planning A n a m b r a S t a t e Wa s t e Uzodimma and his deputy, recognizing excellence", the Director of Anambra State of Environment. committee chairman, Prince Prof Placid Njoku. party chieftain remarked. I n a u g u r a t i n g t h e Charles Amadi (Chavon), A d d i n g h i s v o i c e, a s s u r e d t h e z o n e o f committee at Imo Concorde secretary, Owerri Zone APC organizing a perfect, warm Hotel, Owerri, the APC and Commissioner for and enticing reception for Owerri zone apex leader, E n v i r o n m e n t a n d the great Imo sons, saying Prince Lemmy Akakem, Petroleum, Dr Ikechukwu the event will not be an charged members to work Njoku, said Uzodimma and avenue to make money. hard to have a wonderful Njoku have done Owerri Chavon noted that they welcome for the governor zone proud by donating have a good team, who will and his deputy. ambulances to the zone and organize a wonderful Akakem intoned that the appointing their sons and reception that Imo citizens two politicians are great daughters into key positions w i l l a p p r e c i a t e a n d minds, whom he said have commend.

Uzodimma distributes 10 mobile Imo State Governor (Centre) his deputy (5th left), Chief of staff (3rd left) with some Interim Management Committee chairmen of LGAs and medical team, including Rev fathers and sisters for the management of the clinics to a rural communities mobile clinic procured and handed out for rural healthcare services by the governor. people in the rural areas who expectation and at the end of By Jennifer John "I therefore, move that the cannot readily access the day our joy will be that Reps withdraw controversial bill be completely expunged mo State Governor, medical attention due to lack we can now save our people or be gazetted and subjected S e n a t o r H o p e of functional public health from deaths that could be Water Resources Control Bill to public hearing," he said. IUzodimma, Monday, institutions, while those in occasioned by lack of In his contribution, Rep. distributed ten mobile clinic the urban areas can access medication. h e H o u s e o f members. vehicles and equipment to medical attention from Nkem Abonta (PDP-Abia), "These services for today Representatives at its The lawmaker said that a the rural communities of the various government health plenary on Tuesday 2020 bill should have passed said that the procedure state. institution in Owerri and its are free of charge and the T w i t h d r e w t h e Wa t e r first and second reading, be contradicted the provisions Speaking during the outskirts. drugs are free of charge. The Resources Control Bill subjected to public hearing of the Constitution of the distribution, the governor He said the clinics are only thing is that it must get which it passed two months before its consideration at Federal Republic of Nigeria. said it was discovered that provided with at least two to those who need it. I don't ago. the Committee of the Whole He argued that rule of the most of the deaths at the medical doctors and four w a n t a n y b o d y t o Sequel to the adoption of and passed. House was also breached in rural areas were avoidable, certified nurses and directed commercialize any aspect of a Matter of Privilege raised "My privilege has been the way and manner it reason he decided to provide the Interim Management this programme or abuse the the mobile clinics, since by Rep. Benjamin Mzondu breached because I was passed, saying that it should Committee (IMC) chairmen distribution of drugs. reports had indicated that it (PDP-Benue), the House denied the opportunity of be withdrawn. and their members to closely “Every mobile clinic here will take up to 18 months to unanimously resolved to seeing the bill before it However, Chairman, monitor administration of is already stocked with drugs revive the ailing health g a z e t t e t h e b i l l f o r passed. House of Representatives the clinics and ensure that no worth millions of Naira and centres in the state. reconsideration. "The House Rules is clear Committee on Water, Rep. He said equipment in the abuse or mismanagement of we will provide adequate Mzondu argued that the and unambiguous, Order 12 Sada Soli (APC-Katsina), mobile clinics were of any type is allowed. security to ensure that the bill was not gazetted and Rule 16, 17 and 18 is said that the right process international standard and "I am confident that our operators are protected at all that clear copies of the bill expressly clear on the was followed before the bill disclosed that the mobile nurses, Reverend Sisters and t i m e s, " t h e g ove r n o r were not circulated to all gazetting Bills. was passed. clinics are meant for indigent doctors will leave up to our concluded. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 4

Attacks on Zulum, reflection of nation's security ineptitude Managing Director n less than one month of the efforts so far have nipped in the bud. James Kalu the gover nor of continued to cast doubts News Echo frowns Borno State and his on the expertise of our I strongly at the inability of Director of Operations c o n v o y h a v e b e e n military personnel who the security apparatus to attacked by the Boko are usually credited with rise to the challenge in Patricia Nwoye Haram insurgents thrice. high level performance stemming further attack He has escaped death by whenever they go on after the first hit on the Executive Editor the whiskers but not rescue mission outside the governor. It is a reflection Jennifer John without losing some of shores of Nigeria. It is of the porous nature of his security aides which difficult to explain why our security system given Managing Editor numbers are disputably they are yet to win the war that the governor was estimated at nearly 30 within. attacked twice along the Chidi Martins casualties. Many have pointed same route in less than 48 The bold attack on a accusing fingers on the hours in the last two Editor governor with all the government on how they attacks. It is clear that no Afam Echi security details on three have managed and are still lessons were drawn from occasions speaks volume managing the security the first experience. We News Editor on the efficiency and situation in the country. call on the authorities to effectiveness of our Government's defences step up measures lest the Uzoma Ogoke security architecture. and efforts in spite of all desperadoes make such First, it demonstrates these do not appear attempts on the president. Production Editor the desperateness of the satisfactor y in any The accusation of Anthony Ogbekile insurgents to take down manner given the rising government complicity in t h e g o v e r n o r a n d spate of insecurity in the creating the security e m b a r r a s s t h e Correspondents l a n d . I t n e e d s n o challenges mounts in the government. It did not recounting, the colossal face of gover nment Dan Maduagwu Okey (Abia State) just expose the level of loses that results from the refusal to restructure the Uchenna Ezeadigwe (Anambra State) ineffectiveness of the unquantifiable loss of security architecture Joe Ezuma (Rivers/Bayelsa States) security system, it also human lives including which is skewed to one exposed the level of properties. ethnic group. This negates insecurity that confronts It must be appreciated Reporters the ordinary man in the the federal character Ikenna Orioha that no human is capable principle as enshrined in streets. Protection of the of creating lives and loss lives and properties of our statute books. The of lives includes the injection of fresh hands Contributors people remains one of the values which the lost basic needs which any with national spread Dr. Sir Amos Agwamba elements are bound to government is expected to many believe would have John Chidi contribute in adding deliver to its people. thrown up fresh strategies v a l u e s t o h u m a n The government of to tackle this seemingly a dva n c e m e n t s. T h e Production President Muhammadu intractable problem. attendant economic Philip Kalu Buhari is not any different There has been consistent c o n s e q u e n c e s a r e and interestingly he has cry and calls for this Ifeanyi Raymond continued to assure that humongous. Boko Haram President Buhari should he will continually work war has set this country come clean of this charge Circulation Team to achieve this. How well v e r y m u c h b e h i n d and help to restore the however; it is viewed Mr. Aloyius Ogboka he has managed to confidence of the people Ignatius Ogechi Ajoku discharge this onerous because resources that in his government. responsibility remains should be used to move B e s i d e s, t a c k l i n g Tasie Chidiebere any body's guess. It is no the country forward is headlong the security l o n g e r n e w s t h a t expended in rebuilding issues the government Legal Adviser insecurity is one of the ills the state. should focus on the issues H. O. Ogbusu that have pervaded the This underscores the t h a t h ave a c t u a l l y country and which is need for the government generated the problem. growing in leaps and to review its strategy in Something usually must bounds as the day breaks managing our national give rise to another thing. out. security. There is nowhere The increasing level of It is on record too that that is safe in the country u n e m p l o y m e n t a n d humongous amounts anymore including the g e n e r a l p o ve r t y i s have been expended in the South East usually touted sufficient to aggravate acquisition of arms and as the safest part of the mass revolt against the other logistics to fend off country following UNDP leadership. Reversing insecurity but the military reports. The security these trends would does not appear to be challenges have assumed support immensely in w i n n i n g t h e w a r escalating dimensions in dealing a death blow to c o m p l e t e l y . T h e variegated forms which the matter. There is no persistence of the Boko an effective security better time to do so than Haram insurgents in spite system ought to have now. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 5 Issues Sam Onwuemeodo and the baptism of water By Dr. Chuks Osuji ago or for many articles of his After all, according to some anything, he has the senatorial a n y o t h e r a l e r t was battering Rt. Hon. Emeka of other aspirants, with local o f u s w h o a r e z e a l o u s personality and voice. readers and I in Imo Ihedioha and calling him all contents in the Imo North Christians who still believe that But I am not an Okigwe state and beyond sorts of names. Jettison, the Senate bye- election is yet to be M what happened was the doing k n o w n ? W i t h a l l t h e citizen but according to William were perplexed but some were most microscopic norm of of God which in most cases I do controversies, the governor Paynne, in functional politics, overly skeptical when they read decent journalism. Is this the not share the statement that “in should have told Okigwe zone “what touches one citizen must lengthy and analytical article same Sam Onwuemeodo or all things, you must give thanks people why he chose Ibezim be the concern of other citizen written by Sam Onwuemeodo another Sam Onwuemeodo to God” after all, in all things, above others. But he remained within the same political recently. Although to the from Macedonia? give thanks to God, is it when a mu t e i n t h e f a c e o f t h e environment” therefore, those ordinary mind, his speech was The truth which nobody can widow's soup pot drops from contentions, to that effect. Do trying to pull Ibezim down vividly presented but the t a k e a w a y f r o m S a m her hands, broke and pours on we call that Hopisim? Which should join hands to wipe the c o n c l u s i o n l e f t s o m e Onwuemeodo is that in his the floor- the soup she prepared directions is the government tears off the eyes of the Okigwe bewildering. effort to over serve his master for dinner of her only son and g o i n g ? W h e r e i s t h e people to enable them fit in to Many readers and others in Ro c h a s O k o r o c h a , S a m herself. government's compass facing? t h e c o m p l e x i t i e s a n d Imo and beyond could still Onwuemeodo saw nothing As for placing some of the O f c o u r s e , S a m perplexities of the red chamber r e m e m b e r t h a t S a m good in Emeka Ihedioha and members of his teams in the Onwuemeodo has registered his which has been denied of the not even Emeka's life. He did Onwuemeodo and I have never wrong positions to me have disapproval of Frank Ibezim. Okigwe people. Thus in Sam not only insult him, he called been on the same page when it some elements of some facts. But if not Frank, who will it be? Onwuemeodo asking where the him all sorts of names short of comes to opinions on major, But the truth is that most of the In Imo North senatorial district, governor's compass is facing is a calling him a butcher at Afor- minor or ordinary issues of members of his teams were there are so many competing matter of political conjecture. Ogbe. Thank God that Emeka overzealous or too anxious to political interests. Now that we interests. To my mind, the Whether the governor is doing and his followers took all those perform. Therefore, Sam are not quarrelling as usual, my Governor has settled for Ibezim well or not it is a matter for next insults and abuses by totally Onwuemeodo's view on this response to his article is to principally to douse the day's analysis. ignoring Sam Onwuemeodo, regard cannot be dismissed with comment on what appears to situation and controversy. If not Finally, I welcome Sam his trashes and rustic opinions a wave of the hand. There are me to be a missing link or to put Onwuemeodo in his new about Emeka. some elements of truth in it. Frank Ibezim, who else will it it more succinctly as Sam Even myself, I was afraid The second issue in Sam be? Despite local propaganda, posture and trend of writing Onwuemeodo my brother or that one or two overzealous Onwuemeodo's thesis that envy and nepotic rivalry, Ibezim without castigating or cursing my country man when he said a followers of Emeka would have provoked my interest to write i s e m i n e n t l y q u a l i f i e d his elders. May God help him lot of things about Achike done something funny against this is when he postulated, a c a d e m i c a l l y, s o c i a l l y, see and continue in this wise. U d e n wa , I k e d i O h a k i m , him but thank God that nothing “What informed the governor p o l i t i c a l l y a n d i n a l l Now, we can join him in Rochas Okorochas and Emeka of such happened. After all, settling for Frank Ibezim, in lieu encompassing more than “clapping for Jesus” Ihedioha. Sam Onwuemeodo is an Ordinarily, I have long illustrious son of Mbaise who decided not to join issues with has been contributing to the Nigeria @ 60: Not too late to start Sam Onwuemeodo for two political growth of our country and divisions which were pregnancy and birth-related main reasons: If you nakedly and state. By Eze Onyekpere suppressed a few years ago have complications – more than a full pursue an insane man who According to Macmillan igeria is going to be 60 plane load every day. No takes your wrapper while you King, “one of the hallmarks of y e a r s a s a n come to the fore and now look national mourning, no flags were having a bath in the leIheadership is to relentlessly independent nation like deep gorge sinkholes which N flying at half-mast. It is business tolerate oppositions no matter stream, you, too, will be on October 1, 2020. That is we may not be able to paper the type of opposition they may as usual and we seem not to regarded as an insane person as merely three days from today. over. We are proceeding like a be” but if it was in a fascist care. For us it is ordained that well. This time, I am motivated The celebration of independent rudderless ship where the things country, the story would have our women and children should to comment on his lengthy nationhood will be low-keyed that hold us together are being been different. die routinely. We have farmers analysis entitled, “CampHope and there may not be much to torn with a knife on a daily Imagine Sam Onwuemeodo who are unable to farm their and Hopisim: Imo people need cheer about. The nation is going basis. writing “Chief Emeka Ihedioha lands for fear of being killed by to know what they connote” through economic, social, We have held constitutional and his rebuild Imo Chorus. insurgents and terrorist; with b e c a u s e h e r a i s e d t w o p o l i t i c a l , r e l i g i o u s , and national conferences and E ve n w h e n t h a t m a n t r a m a d e e l a b o r a t e life becoming so cheap and important issues that may appeared contentious, it could constitutional and moral crises. recommendations. But the security agencies unable to attract any commentator not to also be justified because he was The crises are multi-pronged powers-that-be have refused to maintain security of lives and ignore. of the PDP and taking over and multi-dimensional and i m p l e m e n t t h e s e property; the Governor of In the first place it appears to from an APC government. He even question the basis of the recommendations. Leadership me that Sam Onwuemeodo needed to play the politics for Borno State, Ibrahim Zulum, is claim to nationhood. All has become a fixation with that moment for his own sake attacked again and scores in his who most of the times end his available indicators are pointing ideas that do not work and and for his party. After all, convoy killed. And what is the articles with “clap for Jesus” south and the storyline is one of stagnation in the past; Okorocha came with the response of the President and even for a wrong reason must despondence, pauperisation, regurgitating a few clichés like Rescue Mission Stuff. Ihedioha his military commanders? The have received literary baptism misery, death and lack of “anti-cor r uption” while government was promising; it same old story. of water when he wrote, “Chief leadership. “assuring” us that our problems showed that there was light at The National Assembly Emeka Ihedioha and his rebuild Yes, we are 60 and will vanish like the morning the end of the tunnel. He had with the President's party Imo Chorus. Even when that apparently suffering from dew when the sun comes. But the program and the knowledge members in the majority have mantra appeared contentious, it s t u n t e d g r o w t h a n d the lessons of history and but he took off with a wrong twice asked for the sack of the could also be justified because underdeveloped faculties. But human nature show that step and that affected what service chiefs in charge of our he was of the PDP and taking the starting point of our problems do not vanish if we do wo u l d h ave b e e n a ve r y security and all we got from the over from an APC government. r e d e m p t i o n i s t h e nothing about them. Rather, beautiful narrative”. President was a reminder that He needed to play the politics acknowledgement of where we they will be compounded and One may ask, was this he is the one with the for that moment for his own written by Sam Onwuemeodo? have gone wrong; that we are produce their natural trajectory constitutional powers to hire sake and for his party. After all, C e r t a i n ly, b e c a u s e I a m not on the path of sustainability. of results because humanity reaps the natural consequences and sack them. He seems not Okorocha came with the p r o f e s s i o n a l l y a n d Secondly, we need to start of its action and inaction. Life is bothered because if he is Rescue Mission Stuff. Ihedioha philosophically an “Emekaist” taking steps to head back in the government was promising; it about sowing and reaping and bothered, he would have taken to the core. And as a writer of right direction. However, we showed that there was light at the two are inexorably linked. action to change the tide and my status, I must agree with seem to be proceeding at a full the end of the tunnel. He had We are living witnesses to trajectory of this slide into Sam Onwuemeodo that Emeka speed to perdition, a divided the program and the knowledge pulled together most of the population growth that far anarchy. Maybe, the current polity where there is hardly a but he took off with a wrong most brilliant professionals , surpasses economic growth; service chiefs are the only ones commonality of interests that step and that affected what technocrats and scholars which increased cost of living and now he can trust and as such, they can be defined as the Nigerian wo u l d h ave b e e n a ve r y if the hands of Lucifer had not the headquarters of poverty. We can stay until the end of his dream which spurs patriotism beautiful narrative”. replaced the hands of Esau in have over 13.5 million children tenure. and fellow feeling among the Readers, can you imagine Emeka's project, many will who should be in school but are In the circumstances, the disparate groups that make up that this came from Sam agree today that Imo would out of school; mothers dying of President is urged to change his Onwuemeodo who few years have been a better place. Nigeria. The schisms, fault lines strategies. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 6 Business News FG to disburse N300m MSMEs survival fund to mark 60th anniversary overnment has p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e registered for the Scheme, O f f - T a k e S t i m u l u s and Medium Enterprises the programme. c o n c l u d e d anniversary. with five states recording S c h e m e , u n d e r t h e of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr He said necessary arrangements the highest. N i g e r i a E c o n o m i c G Katagum, who is also Dikko Umar, revealed measures have been put t o s h a r e a b o u t S u s t a i n a b i l i t y P l a n the Chairperson, Steering I n a r e m a r k , t h e that all MSME operators i n p l a c e t o p r e v e n t N300million under the C o m m i t t e e o f t h e Special Assistant to the (NESP). i n t h e s t a t e s o f t h e National Medium, Small scammers and fraudsters Scheme, disclosed that President on MSME, Tola Johnson explained federation and the FCT and Micro Enterprises from taking advantage of each beneficiary would be Johnson, said N75billion that the gesture is to would be carried along in (MSMEs) Survival Funds the scheme. given a one-off payment has already been set aside cushion the impact of the scheme to about 333,000 of N30, 000. b y t h e F e d e r a l COVID-19 pandemic on artisans and transporters, Friesland Campina WAMCO According to her, G o v e r n m e n t f o r t h e MSMEs. as part of measures to National MSME Survival about 174,574 MSME Also contributing, the commemorate Nigeria's Fund, with a Guaranteed acquires Nutricima's 6 0 t h I n d e p e n d e n c e operators have so far Director-General of Small player in Nigeria since 1954. anniversary on October With this acquisition, we 1st. dairy business demonstrate our strong commitment to Nigeria and T h e g o v e r n m e n t a i r y g i a n t its dairy market.” named target beneficiaries FrieslandCampi Managing Director of of the scheme include na WAMCO has D F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a mechanics, taxi drivers, acquired the dairy business of WAMCO Nigeria, Mr. Ben N u t r i c i m a , m a k e r s o f hairdressers, keke NAPEP Langat, said: “It is our Olympic, Coast and Nunu, a riders, Okada riders, mission to bring affordable r a n g e o f p o w d e r e d , plumbers, electricians and attainable quality dairy evaporated and ready to drink among others. products to all Nigerians and milk products. It said the beneficiaries meet the growing demand. The acquisition means are to be drawn from 12 That's why we are pleased that Nutricima's dair y states, including Lagos, with this acquisition.” business has been integrated Over the last few years, Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, into FrieslandCampina F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a Plateau, Borno, Ekiti, WAMCO Nigeria Plc. WAMCO has invested Anambra, Abia, Kogi, Nutricima Limited was significantly in capital O n d o , a n d t h e F C T founded in Nigeria in 2005 expenditure, including a new respectively for this first and has, since then, earned warehouse and a world-class phase of the scheme. itself consumer awareness Learning Academy to build The Minister of State within the dairy industry. capabilities across functions for Industry, Trade and B u t , o n T u e s d a y , a n d t o d r i v e t a l e n t Investment, Ambassador FrieslandCampina WAMCO development. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum, announced the acquisition of Recently, the company made this known in Abuja, Nutricima's production commissioned a state-of-the- facility in Ikorodu, Lagos. while briefing journalists art plant for local production Buhari The acquisition included on the government's of Peak Yoghurt, which is Nutricima's brands namely, directly linked to its highly Olympic, Coast and Nunu- a s u c c e s s f u l D a i r y r a n g e o f p o w d e r e d , Shareholders urge government to improve Development Programme evaporated and ready to drink disincentive to investment (DDP). milk products. and an impediment to The DDP is a major These brands have a good downstream oil sector efficiency economic growth and investment that has been at presence across the Nigerian hareholders of realities. Fe d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t ' d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e the center of Nigeria's dairy market. Total Plc have d e r e g u l a t i o n o f t h e country. backward integration in The total dividend T h e a c q u i s i t i o n Sstressed the need translates to a dividend per downstream sector, saying “They should allow local milk sourcing over the u n d e r l i n e d for the government to the government is still the last decade, with over 9,000 share of N6.71 per share for market forces to determine F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a improve the efficiency of sole importer of PMS in local farmers spread across the year ended December so that we can attract WA M C O ' s c o n t i n u e d the downstream oil sector Nigeria. five states in Nigeria. 31, 2019. i nve s t m e n t i n t o t h i s commitment to contribute to by reviewing its policies Langat assured that Specifically, a former According to him, the country. You cannot be a the development of the and regulations to grow the F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y, government still fixes the m o n o p o l y i n t h e Nigerian dairy sector. companies and attract WAMCO will continue to Independent Shareholders price of the commodity and importation and say you It also satisfied the need for more investment. e x p a n d i t s p o r t f o l i o, Association, Adebayo determines prices it sells to are deregulating. There is a d d i t i o n a l p r o d u c t i o n particularly through low unit The shareholders, who depot owners, which are a no level playing ground.” c a p a c i t y f o r A d e l e k e, d e c r i e d t h e p r i c e p a c k s a n d b y spoke at the company's FrieslandCampina WAMCO divested from its non-bank strengthening its distribution 42nd Annual General to meet the growing demand subsidiaries in line with the reach in the market. Meeting (AGM), held in Sterling Bank gets nod f o r l o c a l l y p r o d u c e d banking regime, which He said having fulfilled all Lagos, said despite the evaporated and powdered requires banks with non- requirements including claims that deregulation milk by Nigerian consumers. to convert to holdco requisite shareholders and has commenced, the sector bank subsidiaries to either P r e s i d e n t o f ( C B N ) ' s r e g u l a t o r y a p p r ova l s ; has not recorded any d i v e s t f r o m s u c h F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a a p p r o v a l - i n - F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a significant improvement as subsidiaries or adopt Consumer Dairy, Roel van p r i n c i p l e t o WAMCO has commenced regards Premium Motor holdco structure. N e e r b o s , s a i d : operations at the newly Spirit (PMS), also known restructure from Chief Executive Officer, “ F r i e s l a n d C a m p i n a acquired plant. as petrol importation. a stand-alone Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. WAMCO has been a key c o m m e r c i a l Abubakar Suleiman said B e s i d e s , t h e b a n k t o a shareholders at the meeting the bank's desire to operate portfolio diversification and management and other h o l d i n g approved the payment of as a holding company was improved efficiency among support functions, yielding c o m p a n y N2.278 billion as a total driven by its plan to spin off others. improved prospects for (holdco). dividend for the 2019 its non-interest banking H e s a i d t h e h o l d c o individual business growth. financial year. A regulatory window which became structure enables the non- According to him, the filing indicated T h e s h a r e h o l d e r s operational in January 2014 interest bank and other non- group would also benefit the bank has commended the company's into an autonomous entity. core businesses achieve from enhanced corporate a l r e a d y board and management for He said the bank believes greater results based on governance, which serves to being resilient in the face of commenced the the proposed structure focused management of the pr o m o te a c o nsiste nt the challenging operating p r o c e s s t o incorporates efficiencies distinct businesses while culture across the group and e n v i r o n m e n t a n d obtain the final around operations and there would be improved q u a l i t y o f s e r v i c e t o approval for the appreciated the dividend Suleiman financing efforts that will efficiency resulting from the c u s t o m e r s t h e r e b y p ay m e n t , w h i c h wa s conversion to support the individual c o n s o l i d a t i o n o f k e y facilitating sustainability of coming at the right time in terling Bank Plc has h o l d i n g businesses in reaching full f u n c t i o n s s u c h a s earnings. view of current economic received Central company. potential through increased c o m p l i a n c e , r i s k SBank of Nigeria S t e r l i n g B a n k h a d Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 7

Man kills wife, commits Abia places N2.5m bounty suicide in Cross River on police, military attackers h e A b i a S t a t e ensure that perpetrators of the Chief John Kalu, the state attacks launched by yet-to- Government has attacks are apprehended C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r be-identified persons against Tannounced a cash immediately and the arms I n f o r m a t i o n , s a i d t h e security agents who were reward of N2.5m for any recovered,” Okiyi added. g o v e r n m e n t r e c e i v e d dispossessed of their service person or group that provides Earlier on September 21, information on two separate arms. information that will lead to the arrest of those involved in Adamawa Police arrests 3 hunters the attack on the military and police officers at Ukwa and Akpan committed suicide after shooting his wife in cold blood Ohafia, respectively. for allegedly snatching motorcycles eventually betrayed the trust middle-aged man party since Saturday. It was In a release signed by the olice operatives in The statement explained reposed in them.” whose name was on Monday that we found his Secretary to the Government Adamawa State that the three hunters-turned Nguroje added that in the simply given as body hanging on a tree in the of Abia State, Chris Ezem, Phave arrested three armed robbers attacked and A case of the four other Akpan shot his wife dead on forest”. Ejue said He narrated “any such information, which professional hunters for inflicted injuries on three allegation of infidelity before that the man and the wife had should be sent to the Office of allegedly snatching three commercial motorcyclists in suspects, following credible hanging himself over the lived in the village for many the Secretary to the State motorcycles from their Girei, Ganye and Mayo- information on the 27th of weekend in Cross River State. years and had five boys before Government, Government owners. Belwa local government this month, “the gallant men The incident happened in the the ugly incident at the House, Umuahia, will be The Special Anti-Robbery areas, and seized their of the command attached to village of Bashua in Boki weekend and that it is a taboo treated with the highest S q u a d ( S A R S ) o f t h e motorcycles. special Anti Robbery Squard for someone to kill another in confidentiality”. Command arrested them, as The statement explained, (SARS) ar rested Sadiq Local Government Area in “Investigation revealed that Abdullahi (20 years), Awal t h e C e n t r a l S e n a t o r i a l the community or even “Consequently, Governor well as four others who the dare-devil armed robbers: Bakare (23 years), Aminu District of the state where the commit suicide. “One of his Okezie Ikpeazu has directed allegedly committed other Kabiru Muhammed (23 Gidado (23 years), and Aliyu man and his wife who are said hands was clutching a branch security agencies in the state to robbery incidents. A statement signed by years), Idris Salisu (42 years, Abubakar (25 years), all to be indigenes of Akwa Ibom of the tree he committed 35-year-old Adamawa State Police Public Friday Elkanai (23 years) residents of Mayo-Belwa State sojourned to do farm suicide perhaps he had an Relations Officer, Suleiman who are residents of Wuro- local government area and work. A source in the village afterthought and was trying allegedly Ngoruje said the police Hausa in Yola South LGA; recovered two Dane guns, Elias Ejue told newsmen that to free himself. We buried him recovered two dane guns and Lafiya in Lamurde LGA and four cutlasses, three knives, a the couple had an argument right on the spot where he defiled minor military uniforms, among Dikong in Mayo–Belwa LGA set of military uniform and following an accusation by hung himself in accordance o t h e r i t e m s, f r o m t h e are members of Hunters four pairs of desert boots.” the man that his wife was to the tradition of our in Osun community”. DSP Irene suspects. Association of Nigeria but He assured that the police cheating on him and tempers n O s o g b o command would ensure that flared leading the man to Ugbo, the Cross River State M a g i s t r a t e s ' Woman bags 98yrs for stealing the wounded victims get bringing out his gun to shoot Police Command spokesman ACourt in Osun has proper medical attention and the woman killing her on the said she is yet to be briefed on ordered the remand of Femi bank's N120m He pronounced Adesakin have back their stolen spot. “After shooting his wife the incident. “I will speak Michael, 35, at the Ilesa guilty of all the charges, the man fled into the forest with the DPO of the area and former staff of motorcycles. Correctional Centre for sentencing her to seven years and we organized a search get back to you”; she said. F i r s t B a n k o f alleged sexual assault. in prison without an option of ANigeria Limited, fine on each of the 14 counts, T h e p o l i c e c h a r g e d Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been which will run concurrently. Police arrest 5 armed robbers Michael, a resident of handed a cumulative 98 years Apart from the jail term, Kolawole Street, Esuyale in prison by Justice Muniru the convict is also to restitute terrorizing Bauchi metropolis Compound in Osogbo, with Olagunju of Oyo High Court the First Bank, through the sexual assault. for fraud. EFCC, all the money she The prosecutor, Insp. Adesakin, female, was stole. Adeoye Kayode, narrating found to have committed According to EFCC Head the incident to the court said financial fraud against her of Media and Publicity, Mr. the defendant committed the employers to the tune of Wi l s o n U w u j a r e n , t h e offence on Sept. 27, at N49,320,652.32 and an convict was arraigned April 4, 8:00pm at Kolawole Street, additional $368,203.00 2014, by the EFCC following E s u ya l e C o m p o u n d i n belonging to the bank, which a conclusion of investigations Osogbo. she converted to personal use. against her which arose from Kayode explained that the T h e c o n v i c t w a s a petition from her former defendant assaulted a minor prosecuted by the Ibadan employer, dated December by removing her underwear Zonal Office of the Economic 18, 2013. and inserting his fingers into a n d F i n a n c i a l C r i m e s The bank alleged in the her private parts. Commission (EFCC) on 14- petition that Adesakin, as its count charges bordering on The prosecutor also said Money Transfer Operator, s t e a l i n g , f o r g e r y, a n d s a d d l e d w i t h t h e that the offence contravened fraudulent accounting. Sections 359, 222, and 249 responsibility of effecting Suspected armed robbers on display with the recovered items One of the charges read: (d) of the Criminal Code, payments through Western “ T h a t y o u O r e o l u w a Cap. 34 Vol. 11, Laws of Union Money Transfer and Adesakin sometime between he police in Bauchi Ali, aka Raka (19), conspired victim was rushed to ATBU Osun, 2002. Money Gram platforms, the months of May 2013 and fraudulently manipulated State, last Saturday, among themselves and broke Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, The defendant, however, November 2013, at Ibadan accounting and withdrew T26th September, i n t o t h e r o o m o f o n e where she is currently on pleaded not guilty to the within the Ibadan Judicial N49,320,652.32 and another 2020, arrested a five-member Fukaihat Ayuba Isah at admission. charge. Division, whilst being a staff $368,203.00 for herself, gang of armed robbers who Banana Island Lodge at “ U p o n p r e l i m i n a r y The defence counsel, Mr of First Bank PLC stole the w h i c h t h e b a n k o n l y attacked and injured a Gwallameji. investigation, all the suspects Kingsley Nwoke, requested sum of N25,974,116.13 from uncovered while reviewing its resident of Gwallameji area The robbers, according to were arrested in possession the court to grant bail to the First Bank PLC MoneyGram internal account. of Bauchi metropolis. Wakil, macheted the 23-year- o f s o m e o f t h e i t e m s defendant in the most liberal Payment Naira Account, the This was disclosed by the old victim, who sustained mentioned above. All of terms. property of First bank PLC.” State Police Public Relations varying degree of injuries, them confessed to have She pleaded not committed the crime,” the The presiding Magistrate, O f f i c e r ( P P RO ) , D S P before making away with her guilty to all the PPRO stated that the case has Mr Abayomi Ajala, ruled Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, valuables. charges, which been transferred to the State t h a t t h e d e f e n d a n t b e in a press release he signed He informed that the items necessitated her Criminal Investigation remanded in prison at the and made available to the stolen by the robbers are a trial. Ilesa Correctional Centre due press on Tuesday. box containing her cloths; Department (SCID) for P r o s e c u t i o n Zinox Laptop; Itel mobile discreet investigation. to the gravity of his offence. T h e g a n g m e m b e r s , counsel, Usman phone; mattresses; gas DSP Wakil added that one The Magistrate, however, Endurance Luya (28); Daniel Murtala, presented c y l i n d e r a n d a p u r s e cutlass with blood stain; one overruled the bail application Adamu, aka Small (20); e v e r y v i t a l containing the sum of N700. jack knife, one knife and and adjourned the case until Emmanuel Hassan, aka d o c u m e n t a n d “On receipt of the report, a three sanitary pads were Oct. 16 for ruling on bail. Junior (23); Aliyu Sulaiman, witnesses which team of policemen was recovered from the gang nailed the convict. aka Aljan (25) and Yunusa members as exhibits. Convicted suspect drafted to the scene. The Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 8

Akwa Ibom LG Polls: APC opts out as Congress (APC), has opted AKISIEC clears nine political parties out of the race, as the kwa Ibom State for partnering with the electoral body would not be I n d e p e n d e n t commission to train staff fair in the conduct of the AE l e c t o r a l ahead of the election. He polls being attached to the Commission (AKISIEC), said that the involvement of apron string of the governor has stated that nine political IFES underscores the and the ruling Peoples' parties would contest the i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e O c t o b e r 3 1 l o c a l forthcoming elections and Democratic Party in the government polls in the state. Acting Chairman, Dr state. other elections in the state. Its Chairman, Elder He urged staff to take the Ita Udosen, stated this while Aniedi-Abasi Ikoiwak, gave workshop serious so that briefing stakeholders, the confirmation at a they will be able to train saying. training of trainers on Adhoc staff for credible “After due and wide MSSN B-Zone Amir, Barrister Qaasim Odedeji with Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) and the polling and counting elections even as he assured consultation with our party National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO) jointly organised by MSSN B-Zone and NACOMYO procedures by AKISIEC that the commission will Southern Nigeria at a press conference, appealed to all Yorubas to shun any rally in the name of Oduduwa staff in Uyo. According to l e a d e r s , e l d e r s a n d Republic. conduct a free and fair him, the duty of the election. stakeholder, the State Commission is to accept O n h i s p a r t , Executive Council met and candidates submitted by Ponzi scheme crashes in Umuahia Representative of IFES, Mr directed that the party political parties and not to should no longer participate determine who represents Simon Fanto said the as depositors besiege office the party. training will expose the in the LG elections fixed for From Dan Maduagwu, who took a photo shot. “The electoral law does workers to techniques to Saturday, October 31, 2020, company's offices at 5 Umuahia Re a c t i n g t o t h i s not actually allow the conduct, supervise and by Akwa Ibom State Warri street but an anti riot development, a retired Ponzi company commission to determine manage any crises during the Independent Electoral team of Policemen from the banker, Mr Ignatius Ifediba k n o w n a s the qualifications of a elections and thanked the Commission because we A b i a S t a t e P o l i c e blamed it on greed and G o l d m a n c a n d i d a t e ” , h e s a i d . Commission for accepting realize that AKISIEC lacks A Command. ignorance, noting that Horizone Profit Company Declaring the workshop t o p a r t n e r w i t h t h e t h e i n d e p e n d e n c e , extending their rage to Nigerians were yet to learn ltd, with offices in parts of o p e n , t h e C h a i r m a n organization. credibility, sense of fairness the branch office of the f r o m t h e l e s s o n s o f c o m m e n d e d T h e Abia State has crashed, Ponzi company at number 2 But a frontline opposition and even the capacity to i n f a m o u s M M M o f International Foundation leaving in its trail, hundreds Aba road. party, All Progressives conduct credible elections.” 2015/2016. for Electoral Systems (IFES) of victims. T h i s i s e v e n a s The company, which customers of the company claimed that it specialised in Warmate. from the university town of Jubilation as court slams N50m B u t t h e p r e s i d i n g Bitcoin crypto currency Umudike trooped into magistrate, Abdullahi Ilelah, trading, had in the last three Umuahia, with the hope of damages against assaulter, Senator Abbo dismissed the case after months, been growing in recovering their money. sex-toy shop in Abuja in by the senator at her friend's upholding the no-case customer base as more From Uchenna Ezeadigwe It was also a day of May 2019. shop in Utako, Abuja on submission filed by the customers continued to weeping as some victims here was excitement Justice Samira Bature May 11, 2019. senator. register with it, with the narrated how they lost their in the High Court of gave the order in her “Unbeknownst to me, a Wa r m a t e, h o w e ve r, offer of 20% profit or more l i f e e a r n i n g s t o t h e Tthe Federal Capital j u d g m e n t o n t h e CCTV camera installed in through her legal team, paid on weekly basis to company, which is allegedly Territory in Maitama, f u n d a m e n t a l r i g h t s Ms Erubami's shop captured including Esosa Omo-Usoh every active customer. owned by An Edo State Abuja, on Monday, as enforcement suit instituted the violent assault on me by and Nelson Onuoha, sued But the bubble burst on business man. Justice Samira Bature by Warmate against the the respondent,” she had Abbo in a fundamental Monday, 28 September as One of the victims who awarded N50m damages senator. Earlier, the CCTV stated. rights enforcement suit at the the customers of Goldman have his name as Fred, a g a i n s t t h e s e n a t o r footage of the assault on the Recall that the police in FCT High Court and Horizone could not log confessed that he invested representing Adamawa woman by the senator had 2019 charged the senator markedFCT/CV/2393/19. into the Ponzi Company's N500,000 on Friday, 25th North, Elisha Abbo, as gone viral. before a magistrates' court in Justice Bature upheld the online platform to transact September with the hope compensation to a woman, Warmate had told the Zuba, Abuja, on one count plaintiff's case in Monday's business as usual. of reaping between N600 Osimibibra Warmate, who court that she was assaulted c h a r ge o f a s s a u l t i n g judgment. The situation forced and N700,000. was assaulted by him at a the customers to rush to the But another 'investor' Senate resumes as company's offices at no 5 who refused to disclose his Darlington Uwanaokwu of purchase His words, "our loyalty Warri street and 2 Aba name said he collected his NASS installs a n d M r O k e c h u k w u to this government in road, all in Umuahia with own money last week Ndumele lamented that remaining here has been COVID-19 the hope of cashing out on T h u r s d a y a n d w a s they have lost all their betrayed. their investment. preparing to invest again on customers whom they The government has sanitising devices But on reaching the Thursday (this week). claimed, have returned to continued to allow trading h e N a t i o n a l offices, they discovered that Efforts made to take the former markets. in outlawed places like A s s e m b l y h a s the chief promoters had p h o t o g r a p h s o f t h e The traders appealed to Bonny street and it has Tinstalled COVID- fled, switching off their tumultuous crowd of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, crashed our businesses here 19 automatic sanitising and we may be prompted to phones. victims were rebuffed as ministry of trade and devices on all entrances to move back to Bonny street contain spread of the T h e i n f u r i a t e d a n t i r i o t p o l i c e m e n investment and other threatened to shoot anyone or Isi gate", Ndumele pandemic. customers destroyed the concerned agencies to close Mrs Caroline Ogbenna, declared. Inside the tunnel-like the Isi gate and Bonny street lamenting over empty shop chamber is a chest Umuahia traders threaten markets in Umuahia, containing hand sanitizer, threatening to join the Buhari sends PIB to NASS apart from an automatic illegal traders if their sanitiser which sprays r e s i d e n t two previous laws. misty substances on to return to old market appeals were not attended M u h a m m a d u News Echo gathered the a n y o n e w h o w a l k s was completed. From Dan Maduagwu, to. B u h a r i h a s p r o p o s e d b i l l m a k e s through it apparently to Unfortunately, trading P Umuahia Adding her voice, Mrs transmitted the long- provision for creation of the kill germs or viruses that activities in the Amuzukwu Caroline Ogbenna who may be in their raiment raders at perishable awaited Petroleum Industry N i g e r i a n N a t i o n a l market have plummeted in deals on food stuffs, alleged and other carry- on bags. g o o d s m a r k e t , Bill (PIB) to the National Pe t r o l e u m C o m p a n y recent months, because of that many traders could not Assembly for passage into On Tuesday, the Senate TA m u z u k w u the state government's Limited. resumed from its eight- Umuahia, Abia State have sell their goods after many law. alleged failure to enforce The bill, also proposes we e k va c a t i o n a n d threatened to return to the days of purchase, as all their In a letter read by the ban on street trading the scrapping of the immediately resolved into former Isi gate market if the customers now preferred Speaker of the House of N i g e r i a n N a t i o n a l around the former Isi gate Representatives, Femi an executive session. state government fails to the Isi gate and Bonny street Petroleum Corporation Among items on the market. G b a j a b i a m i l a a t t h e protect their interests. illegal markets. (NNPC) and the Petroleum order paper of the Senate M a k i n g t h e i r The traders said they Also, the chairman of resumption of plenary, the P r o d u c t s P r i c i n g include presentation and were relocated from the frustrations known to butchers' association in the President said the bill is R e g u l a t o r y A g e n c y consideration of the former Isi gate market by newsmen Saturday during expected to carry out (PPPRA) while the NNPC report of the Committee the Abia State government market, Mr Okechukwu the clean up exercise, the Ndumele cried out that they significant reforms in the L i m i t e d w i l l b e on Finance on the 2021 – in December, 2019, to their perishable goods dealers, l a w s g o v e r n i n g t h e i n c o r p o r a t e d b y t h e 2023 Medium Term present trading site when found it hard to sell their through their leaders, Chief beef, even after some days petroleum industry, which Minister of Petroleum. Expenditure Framework the perishable goods market has been encapsulated in (MTEF) and Fiscal. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 9 Wike tackles Diri, insists Soku oil well belongs to Rivers i v e r s S t a t e Commission on a courtesy 11th edition publication by Oil Well should be paid to G o v e r n o r , visit at Government House, situating Soku Oil Well in Rivers State. Nyesom Wike, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. R Bayelsa State. “That is the position. For has advocated a new revenue The governor, according “They were, therefore, Bayelsa State Governor to sharing formula that will t o a s t a t e m e n t b y h i s directed to correct the error in come up to say that you make the state get more C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r their 12th edition publication. should not pay our money is money for development. I n f o r m a t i o n a n d When they also failed to unfortunate. This is as the governor Communications, Paulinus effect the correction, we had “If they have filed a described as “unfortunate”, N s i r i m , s a i d , “ I t i s to go back to the Federal High matter at the Supreme Court, comments by his Bayelsa unfortunate that the Bayelsa Court. The court, in its it is not an injunction to stop State counterpart, Douye State Governor told you when wisdom, directed that all the implementation of the Diri, on the ownership of the you visited him that you revenue accruing from Soku subsisting judgment.” Soku oil well, located in the should not pay us revenue state, insisting that the oil from Soku Oil Well. Ikpeazu commissions Wike Diri well belongs to Rivers State. “The matter was at the The governor spoke Supreme Court when the Half-Way Home, Ekiti Assembly upgrades when he received a delegation N a t i o n a l B o u n d a r y of the Revenue Mobilisation, Commission admitted that restates commitment to College of Education to A l l o c a t i o n a n d F i s c a l they made an error in their university f o r t h e E s t a b l i s h m e n t , vocational education Incorporation, Constitution, Court hears suit against he Ekiti House of kezie Ikpeazu, Powers, and Functions of the empowerment, job creation A s s e m b l y o n the Governor of University of Education, Lagos okada ban Dec 15 and provision of needed Tuesday passed the Abia State, has manpower to drive industrial T Science and Technology, O bill for the upgrading of the commissioned the Women & growth and promised that Ikere-Ekiti and Other Matters State College of Education to Therewith.” Youth Development Centre, t h e f a c i l i t y w o u l d b e the University of Education, (Half-Way Home) built by judiciously used as a training Science and Technology. Earlier at the Tuesday's N i g e r i a n N a t i o n a l ground for skills acquisition plenary, Under Matter of P e t r o l e u m in the State. He also stated The bill was unanimously Urgent Public Importance, C o r p o r a t i o n / T o t a l that the centre would assist passed at Tuesday's plenary in Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, Upstream Nigeria Limited t h e S t a t e i n i t s S M E Ado-Ekiti, presided over by (Ikole 1, APC) called the the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi and partners, and donated to development pursuit, adding attention of the House to the Afuye. the state government as part t h a t S M E s a n d s k i l l s gradual extinction of the of their corporate social acquisition are the way to go The passage of the bill Yoruba Language. responsibility. w i t h t h e p r e s e n t d a y followed the submission of He called for advocacy and the report of the House Speaking at the event, on economic realities. legislation to save the Yoruba Committee on Education, Tuesday, in Umuahia, L a n g u a g e , w h i c h h e I k p e a z u e x p r e s s e d Science and Technology Governor Ikpeazu, who was described as the identity of Okada riders appreciation to NNPC, h e a d e d b y M r s K e m i represented by the Secretary Western Nigeria. TOTAL and their partners Balogun. he Federal High immediate resumption of to the State Government, for the gesture and said it A l s o , M r A d e y e m i Court in Lagos commercial operations and Barr. Chris Ezem, restated would go a long way to create According to the report, Ajibade, (Moba 1, APC) Th a s f i x e d activities of tricycles (Keke the commitment of his employment opportunities r e a d b y B a l o g u n , t h e Under Matter of Urgent December 15, 2020, to hear NAPEP/ Marwa) and administration to vocational for the people of Abia known Transitional Provision of Public Importance, drew the a suit praying for the motorcycles (okada) of t r a i n i n g a s a t o o l o f for their industriousness. Section 38 would give room attention of the House to the reversal of the ban placed by 50cc-200cc capacity engine to the existing students of the n o n - a v a i l a b i l i t y o f a College of Education, lkere- t h e L a g o s S t a t e o n t h e a b o v e - s t a t e d Convoy attack: Shettima leads telecommunications network Ekiti after the effective date of G o v e r n m e n t o n t h e highways and expressways Borno NASS members to visit in Osun-Ekiti in Moba Local operations of commercial this law to complete their Government Area of the state. through the aforesaid course of study as stipulated. motorcycles and tricycles, bridges in the above 15 local Zulum in Maiduguri Ajibade called on the state The report after ratification popularly known as okada gover nment and local erving Senators “Your Excellency, we are government to prevail on the by the Committee of the a n d K e k e M a r w a , development council areas a n d M e m b e r s h e r e a l o n g w i t h o u r telecommunications network respectively, in parts of the W h o l e H o u s e , w a s providers to extend their of Lagos State.” H o u s e s o f distinguish Senator and other state. S unanimously passed. services to the community of H e i s a l s o s e e k i n g R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m members of our caucus in the A Lagos-based lawyer, The executive bill is titled, over 30,000 dwellers. damages in the sum of different parts of Borno State N a t i o n a l A s s e m b ly t o “A Bill for a Law to provide Julius Ajibulu, who filed the N1bn as well as a public have paid an empathy and sympathise with you, to suit before Justice Chuka apology in newspapers. Nigerians are afraid of police Obiozor, said the ban on solidarity visit to Governor commiserate with you over Ajibulu's lawsuit is the okada and Keke Marwa, Babagana Umara Zulum on t h e s a d i n c i d e n t t h a t than criminals – Gbajabiamila second against the Lagos without a replacement with Tuesday in Maiduguri. happened a couple of days State Government over the he Speaker of the expectations of the Nigerian an alternative means of Kashim Shettima, immediate ago.” “I had a chat with you ban on okada and Keke H o u s e o f people. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , h a d Marwa. past Governor now senator last night, you actually made Representatives, subjected Lagosians to T “In many parts of our for Borno Senator led the effort to dissuade us from Femi Gbajabiamila, has untold hardship and taken A n o t h e r l a w y e r , country, people are more delegation from Abuja to coming. But we felt we are declared that the 9th House a w a y t h e s o u r c e o f Olukoya Ogungbeje, is also afraid of encounters with show support to the governor. is committed to overhauling livelihood of the operators. before the Federal High morally obliged to come and the police than they are of policing in Nigeria. Court, praying that the ban Zulum's convoy had come sympathise with you, to pray criminals. The lawyer claimed that be reversed. under two separate attacks on for the repose of the souls of The Speaker stated that “That's not right, and we the ban had led to “massive Sunday and Friday. More the departed and pray to Nigerians are scared of can no longer stand for it. unemployment” and an In his suit before Justice police than criminals. than 10 policemen and CJTF Allah (SWT) to give you the There will be, in this 9th escalation in the rate of M o h a m m e d L i m a n , “Two weeks ago, His House of Representatives, fighters died around Baga, on strength to lead our state in crime and insecurity in Ogungbeje is seeking a E xc e l l e n c y, P r e s i d e n t f u r t h e r l e g i s l a t i o n t o Lagos State due to the loss d e c l a r a t i o n t h a t “ t h e their way to serve as security this trying moment.” “Our M u h a m m a d u B u h a r i , improve police performance of jobs. f o r c e f u l i m p o u n d i n g, backup to the governor. coming is purely a sympathy GCFR, signed the Police across the board and to seizure or confiscation of He said the ban violated Zulum was in Baga from cum solidarity visit, we are Reform Act into law. The introduce mechanisms for motorcycles and tricycles” his fundamental rights and Friday to Sunday to supervise not here to make loud Act is the first significant individual and collective by agents of the Lagos State those of other Lagosians ongoing resettlement efforts r e f o r m e f f o r t i n a accountability in the Nigeria Government amounted to pronouncement or long under sections 33, 34, 36, g e n e r a t i o n . I t i s t h e Police Force. Our objective an infringement on the that aimed to cut Boko s p e e c h e s. “ M ay A l l a h 38, 41, and 42 of the 1999 beginning and not the end of is nothing short of a total rights of residents to own H a r a m ' s u s e o f t h e continue to envelope you Constitution. such measures. The Nigeria overhaul of the culture and property under sections 43 commercial town for fish w i t h h i s m e r c y a n d Police Force, as it currently practice of policing in Ajibulu is praying the and 44 of the Constitution.” trades and tax administration p r o t e c t i o n , a s we l l a s operates, has too long and Nigeria,” he stated. c o u r t t o o r d e r “ t h e in fund raising for killings. members of your team.” too often failed to meet the Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 10 Advert Rates Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Page 11 SPORTS Troost-Ekong joins Watford Bursaspor in 2018. 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Dad said I am Troost Ekong's signing in a The statement added, “A UAdesanya says going to blind him (Costa). statement on Tuesday. former Netherlands youth he followed his father's “I am gonna blind him inter national, Troost- instruction by shaving his The statement was titled with my jab and when he is Ekong made his senior head before his win over compromised with one eye, I 'Official: Hornets Sign international debut for Paulo Costa on Sunday. Troost-Ekong & Youngster will take the other eye out. Nigeria in 2015 and has A day before the UFC Touré'. “If he sees a pink hue, he since proven himself to be 253, Adesanya posted a will know that's where my The 27-year-old centre- an important part of the picture of his new look after head is and he will just aim for half, who has 42 caps and Super Eagles' defence, he dyed his hair pink and got the pink hue. represented his country at playing three times at the many of his fans talking about “So I was like, you are the 2018 World Cup, has the new hairstyle for the fight. World Cup in Russia and right and like a good boy, I signed a five-year contract making six appearances at In the post-fight press listened to my dad. He is a with the Hornets and last year's African Cup of conference, Adesanya said he smart man.” becomes the latest new Nations in Egypt. had his head shaved because addition to Vladimir Ivi's his dad told him that if Costa For the first time, the “He will wear squad senior Adesanya, his wife and squad. was hurt and couldn't see, he Troost-Ekong number 5.” could still focus on his pink other members of the family hair. were absent at the ringside in season kicked off that Fight Island in Abu Dhabi due Onuachu's terrific form may attract Onuachu will finish as Goal He said, “My dad, shout to COVID-19. Oostende. King in Belgium. Super Eagles' recall The giant centre-forward, Onuachu drew home who was overlooked by team Genk level early in the aul Onuachu is coach Gernot Rohr for next first half when he headed now the joint top month's friendlies against home a corner. s c o r e r i n t h e P Algeria and Tunisia, has He then stepped forward Belgian top-flight league now netted six goals to tie to convert a penalty in the and his current form may with Daan Heymans of 52nd minute for his brace. soon attract Super Eagles Waasland-Beveren at the He is now just three goals call-up. top of the goals chart in the shy of his tally for last The player recorded Jupiler League. season when he finished as another brace in KRC A p a n e l o f e x p e r t s Genk leading scorer in the Genk’s 2-2 draw with KV predicted before the new league.

Onuachu lgeria will be Slimani, five others out Highest goal without Leicester Adesanya AC i t y f o r w a r d , scorers in Islam Slimani, and five other of Eagles, Tunisia clash Ex-US captain Dooley EPL after key players when they face before the close of the out of action for 12 weeks the Super Eagles in an transfer window on October after suffering a groin strain applies for Falcons job week 3 international friendly in 5, so they are unlikely to be in Leicester's Premier Austria October 9. eicester City striker, called up,” the report reads. League win over Burnley Jamie Vardy and Algeria replaced Ivory “ B e n l a m r i r e c e n t l y September 20. LEverton's Dominic Coast, who pulled out of the terminated his contract with The Eagles will be heading Calvert-Lewin lead the race for friendly against the Eagles Al-Shabab and Belaili is in into the game hoping to put the Premier League's Golden due to internal problems. talks with Egypt's Al Ahly for an end to Algeria's 18-match Boot, following the completion According to a report on a potential transfer, while winning streak. of Game Week 3 fixtures on African Football HQ, Algeria right-back Youcef Atal, as Algeria's last defeat came Monday. well as Boudaoui, are ruled Vardy netted a hat-trick as manager, Djamel Belmadi, almost two years ago in a 1-0 out due to injury.” the Foxes shocked Manchester will also be without Napoli's loss to Benin Republic in a City 5-2 at the Etihad on A d a m O u n a s , H i c h a m Meanwhile, the report also 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Sunday, while Calvert-Lewin Boudaoui, Youcef Atal, revealed that the absence of qualifier. continued his fine start to the Djamel Benlamri and Youcef the quartet will give Belmadi Belaili for their friendlies Algeria have won 13 and Dooley season with a goal in their 2-1 an opportunity to test out drawn 5 matches, with wins win over Crystal Palace. next month. some new players like over the likes of Senegal, ormer US captain and I'm convinced that Son Heung-Min is still on “Two players (Adam Mohamed Tougai and Adem Nigeria, Tunisia, Mali, and a T h o m a s D o o l e y together I can make the four goals, after failing to score Ounas and Islam Slimani) Zorgane. 3-0 mauling of Colombia. hopes to succeed Falcons better than they've i n t h e i r 1 - 1 d r aw w i t h F from Algeria's Africa Cup Thomas Dennerby as the been. There is no key to Newcastle. The Eagles will also be It will be the fourth time winning team are both Super Falcons coach, after he success, it's a combination,” Premier League top scorers: without midfielder Wilfred expected to join new clubs both teams will meet in the a p p l i e d t o m a n a g e t h e Dooley stated. 5 g o a l s : Ja m i e Va r d y Ndidi, who has been ruled last two years. country's women's national “My vast knowledge of the (Leicester City), Dominic team, it was gathered. Calvert-Lewin (Everton) game and a proven track 4 goals: Son Heung-Min The Falcons have been record to build and leverage (Tottenham) without a coach since October established relationships at 3 goals: Alexandre Lacazette 2019, when Swede Dennerby home and abroad will play a ( A r s e n a l ) , D a n n y I n g s resigned from his post despite pivotal role in bringing (Southampton), Mohammed having a year left on his success back to your honoured Salah (Liverpool), Sadio Mane contract. national team, the Falcons. (Liverpool), Neal Maupay Dooley, represented the “Together we will make a (Brighton), Patrick Bamford United States at the 1994 and positive impact and increase ( L e e d s ) , Wi l f r i e d Z a h a 1998 World Cups and was the team's value back to the (Crystal Palace) c a p p e d 8 1 t i m e s a t top.” 2 goals: Aleksandar Mitrovic international level by the (Fulham), Callum Wilson T h e N i g e r i a F o o t b a l l Americans, despite being born Federation president, Amaju (Newcastle), Helder Costa in Germany. ( L e e d s ) , R a u l J i m e n e z Pinnick, had revealed last (Wolves), Callum Robinson He believes that the Falcons month that Phillips Consulting (West Brom), Jarrod Bowen possess the talent to achieve was contracted to recruit (West Ham), Mateusz Klich greater success than they have. coaches for the Falcons and the youth teams. (Leeds) Slimani “I have applied for the job ABSU staff protest 6-months salary arrears, vow not pg 2 Strong
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ISSN: 2736-0512 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 VOL. 1 NO. 15 N150 to reopen 60 years ago, Ndigbo led Nigeria to independence, 60 years after, they are calling for country's disintegration! By Chidi Martins n the race to independence via the First Republic that Ilasted between 1960 and 1966, the Igbos, through their legendary late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, popularly known as Zik, profoundly provided the mechanism through which N i g e r i a a t t a i n e d independence. Before the madness came calling in 1966, just take a look at what the central government of Nigeria looked like. Between 1963 and 1966, the president of Nigeria, though in ceremonial capacity, was Igbo, Zik. Within that period, the president of the senate was Zik Jaja Wachukwu Kanu Nwafor Orizu. And between 1959 and 1960, the speaker of representative of Nigeria to the chancellor. As a report said, he one way or the day, have been assaulting background, the t h e f e d e r a l h o u s e o f United Nations in New York as was the founder of the Ibadan excluding the Igbo. Take the chief of army staff, General representatives was Jaja well as minister of economic School that dominated the p r e s e n t g ove r n m e n t o f Tukur Buratai, in a bravado Wachuku, Igbo. Raymond development, he hoisted writing of the History of P r e s i d e n t M u h a m m a d u show of power, warned the Njoku was the minister of Nigeria's flag as the 99 member Nigeria until the 1970s. He is Buhari as a practical example. South East governors that he communications, trade was of UNO on October 7, 1960 credited with "having played There are 14 security chiefs in would declare a state of K.O. Mbadiwe. and he played a leading and the leading role in creating a the country right now. Out of emergency if the IPOB group is g e n e r a t i o n o f A f r i c a n the 14, 12 are from the North, In fact, the story of h e r o i c r o l e t o N i ge r i a involved in the death of any historians who could interpret one each from the West and Wachuku must be retold here becoming the 58 member state security agent in the region. to reflect the industr y, their own history without South – South but none from This is sickening. The IPOB, of the United Nations b e i n g i n f l u e n c e d b y the South East. Even at that, it ingenuity, nationalism and Educational, Scientific and though a separatist group, has patriotism of Ndigbo in the Eurocentric approaches. goes to say that the Buhari never carried any stick. They C u l t u r a l O r g a n i z a t i o n , Equally, Dike, was the man administration is building journey to independence. As have never been found with a UNESCO on November 14, w h o m o v e d f o r t h e railway lines across all the the first indigenous speaker, he machete. No ammunition has 1960. On that note, he was establishment of the Nigeria zones except in the South East. ever been traced to IPOB. Each replaced Sir Frederic Metcalfe elected as first African Institute of International This was in compensation to time IPOB and police are of Britain. Wachuku was chairman of a United Nations Affairs, Lagos. the three gas plants now under involved in skirmishes, the privileged to have received the Conciliation Commission – the As Dike held forte in construction in Abuja, Kano victims as well the casualties Instrument of Independence commission to Congo in 1961 Ibadan, so also did Professor and Kaduna – all in the North. are usually tilted against the also known as Freedom and under his supervision the Eni Njoku work assiduously to For the first time in democratic Biafra agitators. So, why the Charter, on October 1, 1960, Nigerian army and Nigeria build University of Lagos as a Nigeria, no Igbo ward is vice threat by the army head? from Princess Alexandra of police forces made their global brand for academic president, senate president, Looking at the scenario, it is Kenth – Elizabeth 11. glorious and remarkable debut development. Before that, deputy senate president, not surprising that Ndigbo According to a report, it at the UNO peace keeping Njoku was appointed the speaker, deputy speaker and so c h a i r m a n , E l e c t r i c i t y on and so forth. (particularly the youths) that was during this period and his under the direction World Corporation of Nigeria which A visit to the much were in the forefront for the years as first Nigerian foreign Organization. later metamorphosed as NEPA advertised Akanu Ibiam decolonization of Nigeria, affairs minister that Wachuku One great Igbo who, even in and PHCN before it was International Airport will invested heavily for her growth forged the reputed friendship death, has yet to receive well ultimately unbundled. reveal that nothing much has and development and who also that he had with three deserved encomiums for his The case here is that after actually happened in terms of worked for her unity, are now presidents of America namely extraordinary feats in the 1966, Nigeria turned against bringing the facility named calling for her disintegration. Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. academia, is the late Professor Ndigbo. A most devastating after one of the noblest Why? It is simple. Nigeria of K e n n e d y a n d L y n d o n Kenneth Onwuka Dike. Dike Nigerians who ever lived, to civil war was declared against today lacks equity, fairness and transformed what used to be international standard. Almost B.Johnson. He used these Ndigbo in which about two University College Ibadan to everything there is not in any justice. Nigeria of today does contacts to grow and develop million people died. In the an internationally acclaimed way close to what can be not factor in the interest of the country's foreign missions. subsequent years, all the university. In other words, he described as international. Ndigbo into the national Also, as the first permanent successive administrations, in was the first Nigerian vice Against this insulting and scheme of things.