DOCSLIB.ORG

Abia Charter of Equity and the Controversial Zoning Arrangement by Chief .T.A

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Abia Charter of Equity and the Controversial Zoning Arrangement by Chief .T.A ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A. ORJI LED ADMINISTRATION OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR T.A. ORJI OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT AND ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY. His Excellency Chief T.A.Orji Excellency Governor of Abia State We make bold here to restate that this is not borne out of any desire to join issues with you, nor any one else(NO, NEVER), but it is necessitated by my quest to contribute to an on going debate, aimed at benefiting Abians. We have watched with keen interest the upswing of debates for and against Zoning of the Governorship Slot in Abia State, come 2015. We have particularly noted the publications in the Daily Sun Newspaper of 5th December, and the Nation Newspapers of 6th December respectively, by the People of Isuikwuato and Umunneochi LGAs (otherwise called ISUIKWUATO DISTRICT), of the State, detailing strong reasons why the Governorship slot come 2015, should be zoned to them, amongst other agitations. While one is tempted to adopt the stand of the good people of the District, I feel stronger standing on a higher ground and digressing a bit from their position. I do so by enunciating the following reasons why the Governorship slot in the State should and ought not to be zoned for any reason, but should be thrown open (AS USUAL) for the best Candidate to emerge. B. HISTORICAL INSIGHTS Lest we forget, Abia State since creation on August 17, 1991, had always elected their Chief Executives through keenly contested elections, by all zones in the State. It has always been an all inclusive race. I shall elucidate further with the tables below: TABLE 1. (1991 PARTY PRIMARIES IN OLD ABIA) CONTESTANTS PARTY PLACE/ZONE OF ORIGIN REMARKS Christopher NRC Ohaozara, Afikpo Zone, WON Ogbonnaya Onu * NORTH Gershon Amuta NRC Isiala Ngwa South, Ukwa LOST /Ngwa Zone SOUTH Chris Ogbonnaya NRC Arochukwu, Old Bende LOST Ukpabi Zone CENTRAL Lambert Nmecha NRC Ukwa East, Ukwa/Ngwa LOST 1 ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A. ORJI LED ADMINISTRATION Zone, SOUTH Augustine Alaribe SDP Isiala Ngwa South, Ukwa/ LOST Ngwa Zone, SOUTH Empire Ndukaku SDP Umuahia, Old Bende, LOST Kanu CENTRAL Sam Igwe Eke SDP Bende, Old Bende, WON (SAMEK) * CENTRAL From the above fiercely contested primaries, Ogbonnaya Onu of NRC and Sam Igwe Eke of SDP emerged. On December 14, 1991, Abians trooped out and voted for the two candidates. Dr Onu was declared elected the following day, and sworn in on January 2nd, 1992. Dissatisfied, the late Chief Sam Igwe Eke went to the Tribunal, and in mid April 1992, the Electoral Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, nullified the declaration of Dr. Onu, whilst calling for a re-run in four (4) Local Government Areas. On Appeal, the Court of Appeal sitting in Port-Harcourt unanimously upheld Dr Onu;s appeal, and validated his return as Governor. , it was a keenly contested election, which saw the participation of all the zones in Old Abia. It was never ZONED in any way. Dr Onu ceased to be Governor on November 17th, 1993, following the military putsch by the Late General Sani Abacha, which truncated democratic structures, and sacked the Ernest Shonekan led Interim National Governor (ING). Secondly, following the excision of the Old Afikpo Zone, from Abia to Ebonyi State, and in the prelude to the 1999 return to Civilian Administration, the following scenario emerged: TABLE 2, (1999 PARTY PRIMARIES IN NEW ABIA STATE) CONTESTANTS PARTY PLACE/ZONE OF ORIGIN REMARKS Orji Uzor Kalu * PDP Bende, (NORTH) WON Chris Ogbonnaya PDP Arochukwu, (NORTH) LOST Ukpabi Iboko Imo Iboko PDP Bende, (NORTH) LOST Dan Nwankwo PDD Obingwa (SOUTH) LOST Ike Orika PDP Umunneochi, (NORTH) LOST Sonny Iroeche PDP Umuahia North, (CENTRAL) LOST Vincent Eze APP Umuahia South, (CENTRAL) WON Ogbulafor* 2 ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A. ORJI LED ADMINISTRATION Chuku Nwachuku APP Isiala Ngwa North, LOST (CENTRAL) Max. Nduaguibe APP Isiala Ngwa North, LOST (CENTRAL) Onyeka Amadi AD Ohafia, (NORTH) LOST Okoroafor Max. Nduaguibe * AD Isiala Ngwa North, EMERGED (CENTRAL) On January 9th 1999, Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP), Vincent Ogbulafor (APP) and Max Nduaguibe(AD) slugged it out, and Orji Uzor Kalu was declared winner by INEC . Dissatisfied, Ogbulafor of APP went to the Election Tribunal. In between, an OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT was brokered by a group led by PRINCE B.B. APUGO. Kalu was later sworn in as Governor of the State, while Ogbulafor, in the spirit and letters of the settlement, was appointed first Minister of Economic Matters by President Obasanjo, and subsequently National Secretary and National Chairman of PDP respectively. Dee, you know as much as I do that this was not achieved by ZONING, nor was it accomplished through any amorphous/exclusion intended CHARTER OF “EQUITY” Thirdly, in 2003, the following scenario emerged TABLE 3. (2003 PARTY PRIMARIES IN ABIA) CONTESTANTS PARTY PLACE/ZONE OF ORIGIN REMARKS Orji Uzor Kalu * PDP Bende, (NORTH) WON Austin Akobundu PDP Ikwuano, (CENTRAL) LOST Enyinnaya ANPP Obingwa (SOUTH) WON Abaribe* Henry Ikoh ANPP Ikwuano, (CENTRAL) LOST Dan Nwankwo ANPP Obingwa (SOUTH) LOST Onwuka Kalu* APGA Ohafia(CENTRAL) EMERGED Henry Ikoh* UNPP Ikwuano(CENTRAL) EMERGED After the Primaries, came the main election. Again, it was contested amongst Orji Kalu (PDP), Enyi Abaribe(ANPP), Onwuka Kalu(APGA), and Henry Ikoh (UNPP). In another keenly contested election, held on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2003, Orji Uzor Kalu of PDP was declared re-elected by INEC. Dissatisfied by what he described as gross irregularities in the 3 ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A. ORJI LED ADMINISTRATION election, my good friend, Enyi Abaribe filed a Petition at the Tribunal seeking some declarative and ameliorative reliefs. In a horse trading that involved pecuniary and ethnic interests, the then ANPP, was believed to have traded their Senatorial mandate in exchange for the Senate Presidency, which was offered to their son, who AS AT THAT TIME was widely believed to have lost the Senatorial Election. While no pun is intended here, nor do I mean to re-enact the Dan Imo /Wabara saga, but mention certainly must be made of the notorious fact that for Abia North’s Governorship won on merit to stand, Abia South (the Ukwa La Ngwas) were given the Number Three Slot in the Country. That in itself is not how best to MARGINALIZE a people. I make bold to restate that the above horse trading was achieved long after elections to Abia Governorship of 2003, was CONTESTED, WON and LOST. It was not achieved through ZONING. The fourth case that supports competition was in 2007, when the current occupant contested and won the Abia Governorship, even from a terribly disadvantaged position. Preceding the main election, the following scenario played out: TABLE 4. (2007 PARTY PRIMARIES IN ABIA) CONTESTANTS PARTY PLACE/ZONE OF ORIGIN REMARKS Onyema PDP Umuahia North, (CENTRAL) WON Ugochukwu * Iheanacho Okezie PDP Obingwa(SOUTH) LOST Orji Okey Nwadiuko PDP Isuikwuato(NORTH) LOST Emeka Atuma PDP Ikwuano (CENTRAL) LOST Capt Ogbonna PDP Isuikwuato(NORTH) LOST Chinonye Macebuh PDP Isuikwuato(SOUTH) LOST Isiguzoro PDP Obingwa(SOUTH) LOST Theodore Orji* PPA Umuahia North (CENTRAL) WON Henry Ikoh PPA Ikwuano (CENTRAL) LOST Ikechi Emenike * ANPP Umuahia North (CENTRAL) EMERGED Uzodimma APGA Umuahia North (CENTRAL) EMERGED Okpara* After the primaries where Governor T.A.ORJI emerged from the PPA, Onyema Ugochukwu from the PDP, Ikechi Emenike from the ANPP, and 4 ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A. ORJI LED ADMINISTRATION Uzodimma Okpara from the APGA, the unfortunate events which culminated into your loss of freedom took place. Yet you contested and won election even in detention. The rest as they say is now history. But suffice it to say that you did not become Governor by ZONING, or through any suborn arrangement(s). Your victory came through sweat and sacrifices. If you could win election even in incarceration, I wonder why some people who in the last few years have emerged overnight multi-millionaires, are so afraid of throwing their hats in the ring, and contesting the Gubernatorial Election, even from the comfort of their cozy and newly acquired mansions. Why suddenly resorting to this sordid emotional blackmail called Zoning and exhuming an outdated, unworkable, unused and unusable document called Charter of Equity? Sir, Your re-election in 2011, which I shall classify as the fifth scenario, saw another stiff competition between you (now as PDP Candidate) and the following Candidates and Political Parties: TABLE 5. (2011 PARTY CANDIDATES IN ABIA) CANDIDATES PARTY PLACE/ZONE OF ORIGIN REMARKS Chris Alozie PPA Obingwa, (SOUTH) EMERGED Akomas* Paul Ikonne* ACN Aba North (SOUTH) EMERGED Reagan Ufomba* APGA Isiala Ngwa North EMERGED (CENTRAL) Bob Ogu* ANPP Isiala Ngwa (CENTRAL) EMERGED Sir, I am not in a hurry to forget that even your PDP Candidacy was challenged by Ikechi Emenike up to the Supreme Court, same way that your victory was challenged at different stages of the Tribunals/Courts. So nobody remembered ZONING or CHARTER up until now. C. ABIA CHARTER OF WHAT EQUITY? Sir, kindly bear with me a little further as I subject this Charter, to critical analysis, in line with current democratic norms. 1. Ours is a political engagement that supports participatory democracy. It is defined as Government of the People, by the people and for the People. It is an all inclusive game, devoid of exclusionism. It is a DEMOCRACY for all, and not an 5 ABIA CHARTER OF EQUITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL ZONING ARRANGEMENT BY CHIEF .T.A.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Nigeria's Constitution of 1999
    PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 constituteproject.org Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 Table of contents Preamble . 5 Chapter I: General Provisions . 5 Part I: Federal Republic of Nigeria . 5 Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . 6 Chapter II: Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy . 13 Chapter III: Citizenship . 17 Chapter IV: Fundamental Rights . 20 Chapter V: The Legislature . 28 Part I: National Assembly . 28 A. Composition and Staff of National Assembly . 28 B. Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of National Assembly . 29 C. Qualifications for Membership of National Assembly and Right of Attendance . 32 D. Elections to National Assembly . 35 E. Powers and Control over Public Funds . 36 Part II: House of Assembly of a State . 40 A. Composition and Staff of House of Assembly . 40 B. Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly . 41 C. Qualification for Membership of House of Assembly and Right of Attendance . 43 D. Elections to a House of Assembly . 45 E. Powers and Control over Public Funds . 47 Chapter VI: The Executive . 50 Part I: Federal Executive . 50 A. The President of the Federation . 50 B. Establishment of Certain Federal Executive Bodies . 58 C. Public Revenue . 61 D. The Public Service of the Federation . 63 Part II: State Executive . 65 A. Governor of a State . 65 B. Establishment of Certain State Executive Bodies .
    [Show full text]
  • Incidence of Seed–Borne Fungi on Seeds of C. Citrullus (Colocynthis Citrullus L.) from Five States of South Eastern, Nigeria
    International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry Volume 3, Issue 1,January 2016, PP 30-35 ISSN 2394-5907 (Print) & ISSN 2394-5915 (Online) Incidence of Seed–Borne Fungi on Seeds of C. Citrullus (Colocynthis Citrullus L.) from Five States of South Eastern, Nigeria 1Nwokocha, N. J. & 2Opara, Emma U 1Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State 2Department of Plant Health Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State ABSTRACT Seed samples from Egusi melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) were obtained from farmers in each of the three local government areas of Ohafia, IsialaNgwa South and Ikwuano in Abia State; Aguata, Aniocha and Orumba in Anambra State; Ishiagu, Ezza and Afikpo South in Ebonyi State, Nkanu, Nsukka and Udenu in Enugu State; Orlu, Ideato and Mbaitolu in Imo State. The seeds were subjected to seed health test using the blother paper method. Fungi isolated from the samples were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus granulosis, Botryploidia theobromae, Fusarium solani, and Penicillium citrinum. Aspergillus species had the highest incidence in the three local government areas of the five south Eastern States surveyed. The percentage disease incidence these fungal isolates such as F. solani and B. theobromae were assessed in a decreasing order of ranking in which P. citrinum had the lowest disease incidence in the four states assessed. However, no fungus was isolated from seed lots collected from the three local government areas of Imo State. Keywords: Egusi-melon, isolates, pathogens, percentage disease incidence. INTRODUCTION Colocynthis citrullus (L.) is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family which consists of more than 825 species which include fluted pumpkin, water melon and cucumber (Van der Vossen et al., 2004, Obute and Ndukwu 2005; Oduaka and Shippers, 2004).
    [Show full text]
  • NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL ISSN: 0300-368X Volume 49 Number 2, October 2018
    NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL ISSN: 0300-368X Volume 49 Number 2, October 2018. Pp. 180-187 Available online at: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/naj DETERMINANTS OF DECISION TO ENGAGE IN MULTIPLE INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES AMONG MALE AND FEMALE HEADED CASSAVA BASED FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN UMUAHIA AGRICULTURAL ZONE, ABIA STATE Onwusiribe, C.S. National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike Abia State Corresponding Authors’ email:[email protected] Abstract The study determined factors influencing decision to embark on multiple income generating activities by male and female headed cassava based farm households in Umuahia Agricultural Zone of Abia state. Data for this study was collected using a Purposive and multistage random sampling techniques for the selection of 144 cassava- based farm households (consisting of 72 male-headed and 72 female-headed). Primary data was elicited by use of a pre-tested and structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and probit regression analytical model. The composition of total income from different income sources in male and female- headed cassava based farm households revealed that all male and female- headed cassava farm households earned income primarily from farming, which accounted for 48.07% and 56.69% of annual total incomes in male and female- headed cassava farm households respectively. Important factors that influenced decision to engage in multiple income generation activities by male and female headed farm households in the study area were age and annual profit. Household size, education, access to credit, and value of tangible income generating assets were important factors influencing decision to engage in multiple income generating activities among the male farmers and farm size and livestock number for the female farmer.
    [Show full text]
  • Prof. Vincent Ado Teneb
    President: Secretary: Prof. Benjamin Ewa Ubi, Mr. Yarama D. Ndirpaya Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Ebonyi State University, Plot 223D, Cadastral Zone B6, Mabushi, P.M.B 053 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Abuja Phone: +234 (0) 806 494 9470 Phone: +234 (0) 803 592 5180 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] April 30th, 2020 PRESS RELEASE BSN COVID-19 RESPONSE On behalf of the Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT), Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe (FBSN), the National Executive Council (NEC) and the entire members of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) across the Country and in Diaspora, we wish to extend our deepest grief and solidarity to all our compatriots; the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari and fellow Nigerians as the world grapples with ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and its devastating disruptions in our country. While taking this moment to condole with those who have lost family members and loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we commend the initiatives of the Presidential Taskforce, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and all other stakeholders in the collective fight against COVID-19 since the first index case was reported in Nigeria on February 27, 2020. As a frontline scientific body of professionals, BSN expresses profound gratitude to all those fighting the deadly corona virus and prays that the Almighty God continues to protect them and their loved ones. As partners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, BSN has been developing a national response strategy to the crisis to advance different intervention areas where it can contribute in mitigating the resultant disruptions and shocks, as its contribution to safeguarding our country from the deadly novel coronavirus.
    [Show full text]
  • NIGERIA COUNTRY of ORIGIN INFORMATION (COI) REPORT COI Service
    NIGERIA COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION (COI) REPORT COI Service 6 January 2012 NIGERIA 6 JANUARY 2012 Contents Preface Latest news EVENTS IN NIGERIA FROM 16 DECEMBER 2011 TO 3 JANUARY 2012 Useful news sources for further information REPORTS ON NIGERIA PUBLISHED OR ACCESSED AFTER 15 DECEMBER 2011 Paragraphs Background Information 1. GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ 1.01 Map ........................................................................................................................ 1.07 2. ECONOMY ................................................................................................................ 2.01 3. HISTORY (1960 – 2011) ........................................................................................... 3.01 Independence (1960) – 2010 ................................................................................ 3.02 Late 2010 to February 2011 ................................................................................. 3.04 4. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (MARCH 2011 TO NOVEMBER 2011) ...................................... 4.01 Elections: April, 2011 ....................................................................................... 4.01 Inter-communal violence in the middle belt of Nigeria ................................. 4.08 Boko Haram ...................................................................................................... 4.14 Human rights in the Niger Delta .........................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • First Election Security Threat Assessment
    SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT: TOWARDS 2015 ELECTIONS January – June 2013 edition With Support from the MacArthur Foundation Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Security Threat Assessment for North Central III. Security Threat Assessment for North East IV. Security Threat Assessment for North West V. Security Threat Assessment for South East VI. Security Threat Assessment for South South VII. Security Threat Assessment for South West Executive Summary Political Context The merger between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and other smaller parties, has provided an opportunity for opposition parties to align and challenge the dominance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This however will also provide the backdrop for a keenly contested election in 2015. The zoning arrangement for the presidency is also a key issue that will define the face of the 2015 elections and possible security consequences. Across the six geopolitical zones, other factors will define the elections. These include the persisting state of insecurity from the insurgency and activities of militants and vigilante groups, the high stakes of election as a result of the availability of derivation revenues, the ethnic heterogeneity that makes elite consensus more difficult to attain, as well as the difficult environmental terrain that makes policing of elections a herculean task. Preparations for the Elections The political temperature across the country is heating up in preparation for the 2015 elections. While some state governors are up for re-election, most others are serving out their second terms. The implication is that most of the states are open for grab by either of the major parties and will therefore make the electoral contest fiercer in 2015 both within the political parties and in the general election.
    [Show full text]
  • Managing Oil Revenues for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: the Ac Se for Community-Based Trust Funds Emeka Duruigbo
    NORTH CAROLINA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMMERCIAL REGULATION Volume 30 | Number 1 Article 2 Fall 2004 Managing Oil Revenues for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: The aC se for Community-Based Trust Funds Emeka Duruigbo Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/ncilj Recommended Citation Emeka Duruigbo, Managing Oil Revenues for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: The Case for Community-Based Trust Funds, 30 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 121 (2004). Available at: http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/ncilj/vol30/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Carolina Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation by an authorized editor of Carolina Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Managing Oil Revenues for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: The aC se for Community-Based Trust Funds Cover Page Footnote International Law; Commercial Law; Law This article is available in North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation: http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/ ncilj/vol30/iss1/2 Managing Oil Revenues for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: The Case for Community- Based Trust Funds Emeka Duruigbo* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .......................................................................... 123 II. Economic, Environmental and Social Impact of Oil and Gas Development in Nigeria ................................................ 126 A . Econom ic Effects ........................................................... 126 B. Environmental Impact of Oil Production ....................... 130 C. Social Consequences of Petroleum Development .......... 132 1. Migration of Labor to Oil Producing Communities .... 132 2. U nemploym ent ............................................................ 133 3. Prostitution .................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Corruption Reporter
    Omoluwa moved N1.5bn of DSO fund Buhari to open EFCC’S anti- into fixed deposit account – banker Page 11 corruption summit Page 5 ...ensuring public accountability CR CorruptionVOL. 1 NO. 18 REPORTER Monday, June 10th, 2019 www.corruptionreporter.com @corruptionrep [email protected] Court adjourns FG’s $406.7m debt recovery suit against Shell until June 19 Page 13 EXCLUSIVE Lawan, Gbaja Coasting To Victory, As National Assembly Members Elect Find Cash Offers And Promises Of Juicy Committees Impossible To Refuse PAGE 4 OPINION Page 7 Buhari finally accepts Onoghen’s As Saraki goes into retirement, wants five new Supreme political purgatory Court judges appointed Page 17 ...ensuring public accountability CR Monday, June 10th, 2019 Corruption 2 REPORTER ...ensuring public accountability CR Corruption Monday, June 10th, 2019 3 REPORTER EDITORIAL DAAR group shutdown by NBC: the role of the media remains CorruptionCR to report news regardless of REPORTER whose ox is gored EDITORIAL TEAM PUBLISHER n 6th June of acceptability of its the livelihoods of such Idris Abiodun Usman 2019, the policies and programmes, a number of people nation received while the people are at a time when the the shocking able to air their views job numbers do not Onews of the “indefinite to the government. The make or good reading CHAIRMAN EDITORIAL BOARD shutdown” of the media has often found is tantamount to the Majeed Dahiru Daar Communications itself on collision course government of the day PLC owned AIT/Ray with the authorities, in shooting itself in the Power FM stations, carrying out its function foot. The government over what the of letting the governed must caution its EDITOR National Broadcasting know what is happening agents and agencies to Mohammed Basah Commission (NBC) in the government, while avoid presenting the termed, broadcasting some governments have impression that Nigerian that “is patently partisan preferred to keep the law enforcement is a and one sided and people in darkness.
    [Show full text]
  • A Critical Analysis of Grand Corruption with Reference to International Human Rights and International Criminal Law: the Case of Nigeria
    Technological University Dublin ARROW@TU Dublin Doctoral Applied Arts 2017-4 A Critical Analysis of Grand Corruption with Reference to International Human Rights and International Criminal Law: The Case of Nigeria Florence Anaedozie Technological University Dublin Follow this and additional works at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/appadoc Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Anaedozie, F. (2017) A Critical Analysis of Grand Corruption with Reference to International Human Rights and International Criminal Law: The Case of Nigeria. Doctoral thesis, 2017. doi:10.21427/D7V983 This Theses, Ph.D is brought to you for free and open access by the Applied Arts at ARROW@TU Dublin. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral by an authorized administrator of ARROW@TU Dublin. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License A Critical Analysis of Grand Corruption with Reference to International Human Rights and International Criminal Law: The Case of Nigeria By Florence Anaedozie, BA, LL.B, LL.M School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences College of Arts and Tourism Dublin Institute of Technology A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Lead Supervisor: Dr Stephen Carruthers Advisory Supervisor: Dr Kevin Lalor April 2017 Abstract Grand corruption remains a domestic crime that is not directly addressed by the international human rights and international criminal law regulatory frameworks. Scholars argue that the right to a society free of corruption is an inherent human right because dignity, equality and participation significantly depend upon it.
    [Show full text]
  • 2023 Presidency
    الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ER OVEMB ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 159 N NIGERIA N200 30 – Dec. 6, 2020 2023 PRESIDENCY Umahi, el’Rufai Posters Litter Ebonyi, Kaduna PAGES 9 – 10 Ex-NIA Boss Was Fired How Maina PIB: Hosts Demand Impact Of NIPP For Refusing To Part Stole N14bn Ownership,Control Projects In Using Fictitious With $2M ‘Handshake’ Of Trust Funds Transforming PAGE 6 PAGE To Kingibe PAGE 2 Accounts – EFCC PAGE 6 Power Sector 14 PAGE How Military Is Overwhelming Boko Haram 11 PAGE EDITORIAL Revisiting Reopening Of The Nation’s Borders n October 2019, the Federal Government ordered the would-be rice importers, making imported rice more expensive. complete closure of the nation’s borders, placing a ban on But that has not deterred the availability of foreign rice in the both legitimate and illegitimate movement of goods in and Nigerian markets; neither has the measure forced down the out of the country. price of both local and imported varieties of the item. It is The increased rice smuggling, chiefly from Benin therefore, imperative to review the present regime. IRepublic, likely stems from a long-running effort by President In the case of Nigeria, while there are formal border crossings Buhari to increase domestic Nigerian food production and with customs services’ along the main roads, there are literally support local farmers. In June 2015, weeks after taking office, hundreds of others along footpaths and minor roads that are the Buhari government in effect restricted the import of rice unregulated. in order to encourage Nigerian rice production.
    [Show full text]
  • KAS Nigeria Weekly Press Re
    April 2021 Nigeria Office Nigeria Press Review 09.04. – 16.04.2021 Welcome to Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Nigeria Weekly Press Review The weekly press review seeks to explore and keep you informed on selected issues relating to politics, busi- ness and economy, insecurity, infrastructure and development, health related issues, new trends and matters bothering on COVID-19 and the situation in Nigeria. Content Senate Minority Leader Decries Sabotage on President Buhari’s Government, House Speaker Restates FGs Commitment to Resident Doctors Demand, COAS Redirects House Investigations Inflation Rate Spikes to 18.17% in March 2021, CBN, Federal High Court Sanction 194 Bureau De Change Companies, Judiciary Workers Maintain Strike, SEC Fault Foreign Securities Trading Former President Goodluck Jonathan Advocates Strengthening Electoral Laws, Electoral Offences Bill Considered in the Senate, Thugs Disrupt PDP Congress South-East Security Summit Creates Joint Security Outfit, Boko Haram Launches Series of Attacks in Borno State, Army Engages Veterans in Fight against Insecurity Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V. N igeria Office April 2021 2 2 Senate Minority Leader Decries Sabotage on local currency. Chijioke Ohuocha, Reuters (April 16th) President Buhari’s Government, House Speaker reports. Restates FGs Commitment to Resident Doctors Demand, COAS Redirects House Investigations The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a bid to Similarly, the Senate Minority Leader, Orji Uzor Kalu investigate suspicious financial activities, has moved (PDP, Abia), in an interview with channels television to freeze one hundred and ninety-four bank on Monday 12, said that the federal government is accounts. The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, not responding to security concerns judiciously.
    [Show full text]
  • University of Nigeria, Nsukka Faculty of Arts Department of History and International Studies Methodist College Uzuakoli, 1923-2
    UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES METHODIST COLLEGE UZUAKOLI, 1923-2012 BY OGBONNAYA, EMEKA DANIEL PG/MA/11/58522 A THESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS (M.A) DEGREE IN HISTORY SUPERVISOR: DR. J.O.AHAZUEM AUGUST 2014 TITLE PAGE METHODIST COLLEGE,UZUAKOLI 1923-2012 BY OGBONNAYA, EMEKA DANIEL PG/MA/11/58522 A MASTER THESIS PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS (M.A) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA SUPERVISOR: DR. J.O. AHAZUEM APRIL, 2014 APPROVAL PAGE This thesis has been approved by the Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka. BY ________________________ _____________________ Dr. J.O. Ahazuem Dr. Apex .A. Apeh Supervisor Internal Examiner _________________________ _______________________ Dr. Paul Obi-Ani External Examiner Head of Department ____________________ Dean, Faculty of Arts CERTIFICATION Ogbonnaya, Emeka Daniel, a post-graduate student in the Department of History and International Studies with registration number, PG/MA/11/58522 has satisfactorily completed the requirement for the course and research work for the award of the degree of Master of Arts. The work embodied in this thesis is original and has not been submitted in part or full for any other diploma or degree in this university or any other university. ________________ ________________ Dr. J.O. Ahazuem Dr. P.O. Obi-Ani Supervisor Head of Department DEDICATION To all Old Boys of the Methodist College Uzuakoli, who have kept the flag of excellence flying in their various fields of endeavor.
    [Show full text]