الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 151 OCTOBER NIGERIA N200 05 – Oct. 11, 2020 ONDO ELECTION Again, Octopus Predicts Outcome As AljazirahNigeria octopus was on point on Edo election PAGE 9 Wike Advocates How NLC Pregnant IDPs Bayelsa: Betrayed At The Mercy What’s Next Effective Power As Diri Wins Devolution Nigerians Over Of Local Birth Attendants Appeal? PAGE 13 PAGE PAGE 2 Planned Strike 11 PAGE PAGE 21 Pandemic Adds To Poverty, As Nigerians Groan PAGE 10 EDITORIAL …When Schools Resume Across Nigeria fter a lull of about sixe months, institutions, it would have been devastating schools are set to resume if the current infection rates soured beyond nationwide after the outbreak what they are. One of the recent posts by the of the dreaded Corona virus, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, COVID-19, which riveted indicated that Nigeria infection rates stands Athrough the globe and did not spare at 59,127 with 1,112 deaths and 50, 593 Nigeria. Though it is being reported that recovery as at October 3. there is a resurgence of the plague in some These figures are relatively containable and countries, Nigeria on a complimentary note indeed not irredeemably bleak. is experiencing a downturn in infection rates. With a weak infrastructure and poor health CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 2023: Another Consumers Why NFF Removed Group Joins North Supports Groan As DisCos Buhari’s Minister Dankaro’s Signage Fray For Delay Tariff Hike For President From Secretariat Tinubu 22 PAGE Reversal PAGE 19 PAGE 6 PAGE 31 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا October 5 – October 11, 2020 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] Gov. Umar Ganduje of Kano State (left) greets some members of the State Traditional Council, during Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day celebration at Sabon Gari Stadium in Kano on Thursday, October 1. PHOTO: BJO/NAN. Wike Advocates Effective Power Devolution BY RUTH GBAKA nation”, he stated. and prosperous Nigeria with Governor Wike restated that in advancing and achieving Governor Wike noted a functional constitution Rivers state would continue security. Rivers state is now Rivers State Governor, that at independence, there document. to promote the unity of the reckoned as one of the most Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says was an effective democracy, “No one part or region was country and ensure the peaceful peaceful states in Nigeria Nigeria’s development will regional autonomy, and deliberately denied against coexistence of all residents. with much-improved business remain stunted without strong fiscal federalism. Those what was due to it. No ethnic According to him, efforts environment that is attracting institutions that will promote principles, he said, guided the nationality was politically and will be sustained in improving investors. the devolution of power. political, social, and economic economically favoured unduly the standard of living, expand Clearly, we have a bright Governor Wike made the relations between the central above all others by the central healthcare delivery, and pursue future”, he emphasized. The assertion at an event to mark government and the regional government. accelerated economic growth. Governor also commended Nigeria’s 60th Independence constitutional regions until “Under this arrangement, There is an unprecedented the military for their efforts in Day celebration at Government they were frustrated. Nigeria thrived on a investment in the provision of curbing banditry, and all forms House, Port Harcourt. “Our founding fathers peaceful and progressive socio-economic infrastructure of insurgency to defend the He said it was time for envisioned to build our nation path. Unfortunately, the across the state. Wike sovereignty of the country. Nigerians to confront core with due regards to our fundamental principles of We are constructing roads, areas. This is to accelerate Earlier, Governor Wike had political and economic issues diversities and with visionary negotiated constitutional flyovers, jetties, markets, and economic growth and make inspected the parade mounted that hamper sustained growth. enthusiasm. They provided regional autonomy and federal expanding healthcare and life more meaningful for our by the Nigeria Police at the brief According to him, to basic building blocks for government were blatantly education facilities throughout people. ceremony that also featured the put Nigeria on the path of sustaining a united, peaceful, jettisoned,” he said. the state including the rural “We have spared no effort release of Peace Pigeons. progressive growth, the rule of law, a fraud-proof electoral system, effective neutrality of law enforcement agencies, TUC, PDP Berate Buhari Over Saudi, Egypt Comparison, Says It’s Ridiculous and the independence of the BY WISDOM ONYEISI judiciary should be put in place. He said successive has Nigeria achieved with big issues. also pointed out that his governments had looted, all the money made from oil “On the other hand, speech did not address the “We may gloat in the limited The Trade Union Congress of progress that we have made laundered and wasted the since over six decades of oil Nigerians contend with interest and demands by Nigeria has condemned the country’s resources while exploration in commercial estimated bills because power Nigerians. since independence. It is comparison between Nigeria true that we have achieved patronising hospitals outside quality? Nothing. Absolutely firms had refused to provide The party said they and Saudi Arabia made by the country. Olaleye said, “It nothing. All successive meters,” Olaleye added. wondered why the President relative expansion in access to President Muhammadu education, healthcare, and the is like comparing black and leaderships have done is loot, In a similar vein, the should compare Nigeria Buhari, in his Independence white. It is that bad! launder and buy properties in People’s Democratic with countries such as Saudi socio-economic infrastructure. Day address. “But if we fail to give “It is ridiculous to compare foreign land. Party, (PDP), has express Arabia, Egypt and others. The President, TUC, Quadri Nigeria with Saudi, Dubai, “So, if the president is disappointment over PDP condemned Buhari considerations to the serious Olaleye, in a statement, challenges preventing us, we or any other country, not defending the hike (in pump President Buhari’s over his attempt to justify said the comparison was even in Africa. With the price), what does he want Independence Day broadcast. recent increase in the pump cannot build a free, fair, and just unnecessary as Nigeria was nation that will command the natural resources that we to do with the surplus they In a statement signed by its price of fuel by comparing not at par in all ramifications have, we could rule the will make from the hike? The National Publicity Secretary, the equivalent of N168 per total loyalty of all nationalities. with Saudi Arabia and other “Let us, therefore, resolve world, but government is same old story of providing Kola Ologbondiyan, liter cost in Saudi Arabia, countries mentioned. not interested. There is no infrastructure! Our roads described the economic describing it as a morbid joke. to take the right step to He said the country had institutionalize the necessary need for this comparison are nothing but death traps. assertions in Buhari’s “Is Mr. President not aware achieved nothing despite six because it looks like the Our leaders are not patriotic speech as a huge slap on the that on the average, a person constitutional and political decades of oil exploration, systems that will enable us president is defending fraud at all.” sensibilities of Nigerians. working in Saudi Arabia adding that the government and the impoverishment of He argued that in Saudi The main opposition party earns around 4,230SAR to build a free, sovereign was paying lip service to democratic and functional Nigerians. Arabia, roads, water, and to expressed dissatisfaction on (N430, 267) to 16,700 SAR infrastructure development. “Come to think of it, what some extent, jobs were not Mr. President Speech and (N1,698,693) per month. الجزير نيجيريا www.aljazirahnews.com Octobe 5 – October 11, 2020 3 ةالجزير نيجيريا ة The Entrepreneur ...encouraging young entrepreneurs in Nigeria With EFFIONG LOIS 09095628890 [email protected] INSIDE THIS WEEK 05.10.2020 – 11.10.2020 fashion & style Raffia Fabrics: The Essence Of High Fashion PAGE 24 PAGE 25 entertainment Fireboy, Rema Feature On FIFA 21 Soundtrack SADIQ PAGE 26 JIMOH OLA Phone Number: FASHION DESIGNER 0902646488 business & economy Facebook: sadiq jimoh ola tizzy Office Address: NYFN Shop 3, Dagbana Estate, Dagbana, Calls On Jikwoyi Phase 3, Abuja. Youths To Embrace Agriculture Sadiq Jimoh is a creative fashion designer and the CEO of ‘Ola Tizzy PAGE 20 Design’. He is a hardworking and zealous entrepreneur who has continued to expand his brand, giving customers their preferred fashion politics & policy demand. Sadiq is passionate about creating designs and styles that appeal to his Akeredolu client’s sense of fashion. He is an undergraduate who Orders has managed to let go of society’s expectation of securing a white-collar Quick Fix On job. The entrepreneurship skill is his Deplorable source of income till date. Sadiq’s entrepreneurship journey Road was born out of an urge and drives to satisfy customer wants and also his PAGE 22 hopes to motivate Nigerian