Rise and fall of Agbazuere, Abia's chief of staff Pg 12, 13 @newsechonigeria @newsechonigeria @newsechonigeria ...Strong voice echoes the truth ISSN: 2736-0512 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 VOL. 1 NO. 46 N150 Accused former Awkuzu SARS commander, Nwafor, shuns Anambra panel Pg 2 Agbazuere Real reasons behind Buhari’s interest Pg 8, 9 in Niger Republic Abia budgets N131b for 2021 Pg 11 Recession, borrowing: Pg 3 Nigeria heading into bleak future - Finance expert Flooding: NEMA distributes relief materials to Rivers Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and Muhammadu Buhari communities Pg 5 APC sacks warring Nwafor, Nlemigbo's factions in Imo Pg 2 Stop attacking Ebonyi leaders, 8 youths arrested for vandalising PDP tells Umahi Pg 5 South East EEDC equipment Pg 10 Wednesday, December 9, 2020 pedestrian bridge available on the awareness for the sake of FRSC flags off mobile speed control campaign the highways, contributed to God and humanity. From Ovat Mike, Nigeria's highways. the commercial vehicles factors like over speeding, the increase as they become News Echo gathered that Onitsha On the forthcoming travelling at night are faulty. f a t i g u e , i m p a t i e n c e , victims of hit and run about 60 personnel, rainer Christmas and New Year Nteje Unit Commander, overloading and insensitivity motorists while carelessly gun, vehicles and other road- he Corps Marshall of festivals, he warned parents Mr. Yakubu S. Ahmed, while on the part of drivers. crossing the major roads. control tools were deployed the Federal Road who are travelling with their addressing the deployed He noted also that many He warned the officers not for the success of the exercise TSafety Corps, FRSC, children to avoid night officers, blamed some of the people that defiled the FRSC to subject themselves to which is expected to end first quarter of 2021. Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, journey, noting that most of crash incidents on human repeated caution to use the monetary inducement during yesterday, flag off a public awareness campaign on speed control to educate motorists APC sacks warring Nwafor, Nlemigbo's factions in Imo p ly i n g E nu g u - O n i t s h a not go down well with the expressway. others had also declared for Nwafor-led committee, Oyeyemi was represented …It's unconstitutional – Nwafor the party. which described the action as Chairman, South-South, He said what was needed by the Anambra State Sector By Jude Owuamanam outcome of the NEC, also misplaced. Ntufam Hilliard Eta, for his now was for party chieftains Commandant, Mr. Andrew said that the action affected Nwafor, who spoke to our Kumapayi, at the event which h e r u l i n g A l l the party's structure at polling failure to withdraw the court to display discipline and correspondent on phone, said took place at the Sector Unit Progressives Congress unit, ward, local government, case instituted against the sustain the tempo. that the action was in Command RSS.33 Nteje, T(APC) has applied the state and zonal levels except caretaker committee. The President said, "I have contempt of court as the a l o n g E n u g u - O n i t s h a sledge hammer on the two members of NEC who are El-Rufa said that the received periodic briefings matter of which faction is the expressway. warring factions of the party non members of the party's meeting had granted waivers f r o m t h e c a r e t a k e r authentic exco in the state was He said the primary in the state by dissolving the N a t i o n a l W o r k i n g to those who had joined the extraordinary convention before the appellate and purpose of the awareness state executive council. Committee (NWC). party and those wishing to planning committee, as well Supreme Court. as other leaders of the party. campaign was to educate It therefore led to rest the He said that NEC also follow suit in the nearest He however said that the future, adding that the NEC "I am convinced that in the motorists on the danger of lingering battle over the soul extended the tenure of the 13- party in the state will meet condemned the call for the last five months, since the driving above the 100 speed of the party, which had pitted Member All Progressives and take definite stand on the the former Governor Rochas resignation of President appointment of the caretaker l i m i t t h a t i s o n l y C o n g r e s s ( A P C ) dissolution. Okorocha and his successor, Buhari by the People's committee the initiatives He said, “Obviously the constitutionally allowed on Caretaker/Extraordinary Hope Uzodimma. Democratic Party (PDP) and t a k e n h a v e b r o u g h t action is misplaced and Nigeria roads. C o n v e n t i o n P l a n n i n g W h i l e O k o r o c h a their allies. remarkably new atmosphere misdirected because we are in The FRSC boss expressed Committee (CECPC) led by supported Dan Nwafor's Governor Mai Mala Buni for In his opening remarks, of hope in the party. court, both at the Appeal worry over the incessant cases faction, Uzodimma was in another six months President Buhari said the "Healthy debates are now Court and Supreme Court. of road accidents recorded on league with the faction led by The tenure of Buni's caretaker committee had taking place and the potential But we will meet as a party to daily basis along the axis. Marcellinus Nlemigbo. committee would ended on succeeded in bringing new for organs of the party to take definite stand on it. Oyeyemi noted that the Governor Nasir El-Rufai December 25, 2020. atmosphere of hope to the affirm majority positions as Efforts tto get Nlemigbo to campaign was in line with the of Kaduna State announced He said that the NEC also party as many members who the decision of the party is comment were unsuccessful a FRSC operational order to this on Tuesday while briefing endorsed the expulsion of had earlier defected from the now possible. he failed to pick his phone stem the tide of accidents on State House reporters on the former APC National Vice APC had returned while However the decision did after many calls. made on Imo roads under the r e c e n t f l a g – o f f o f Commissioner assures of quality road construction present administration, with construction of roads in the the level and standard of on- state, including, Owerri – Relations (NIPR), Imo State tackled head-on, as to ensure Chairman of NIPR in the going road construction and Orlu and Owerri -Okigwe By Uzoma Ogoke chapter who called on him in long life span of the roads. state, Comrade Loveth rehabilitation projects in the roads, are a big plus to the his office. Nwosu added that Ekwemalo, commended the ommissioner for state present administration. He stated that the Hope construction of solid roads, commissioner for the giant Works, Imo State, She made particular She commended the Uzodimma administration without compromising strides in recovering Imo CRalph Nwosu, has reference to Relief Market commissioner for running believes in thorough jobs, standard saves costs which roads which suffered years of assured that the state road, MCC Road, Awo open-door policy and assured whereby the state will be can also be invested in other neglect during the past government will leave a long Omamma - Okwudor road, of the support of NIPR for transformed for the better, areas. administration. lasting legacy on Imo roads. Chukwuma Nwaoha Road the state government. pointing out that the root He assured Imolites of Ekwemalor stated that Nwosu made the remark and others, adding that the while addressing leaders of problems of roads under more roads construction and visible improvement has been Nigeria Institute of Public constr uction are being better days ahead. Speaking earlier, the they budget paltry sum for Former Awkuzu SARS agriculture", he stated. Also speaking, a retired commander, Nwafor, Anambra guber: I'll deploy my military general, Arinze Chuka Ebenebe, confirmed the shuns Anambra panel experience in tackling security - Aspirant military backing to the project, stressing that the From Maduako Eleweke, From Ovat Mike, and started in our youths. issues we'll look into. The maiming and others while in military had been part of the charge of the SARS in the Onitsha "They know what I'm biggest challenge is that of Awka electorate with voting powers. state. capable of doing, especially inability to feed ourselves, "We are going to be his he former Officer in g u b e r n a t o r i a l that is hunger. The Chairman of the panel aspirant on the with regards to the security t h i n k - t a n k u s i n g o u r charge of Special Anti Justice Veronica'Umeh (rtd) "Even after years of civil experience and human platform of Labour challenges facing Anambra TRobbery Squad SARS had during last sitting ruled A today. That's why they are all war, we are still finding it resource management in all Awkuzu, Anambra state, Mr Party (LP) in Anambra State, difficult to feed ourselves. It's that Mr James Nwafor would in support of the project.