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Ekiti: Anxiety As 800 Newly Recruited Teachers Receive Letters Of Appointment, Others To Wait

May 12, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

Eight hundred out of 1,300 newly recruited primary school teachers in Ekiti State have received their letters of appointment.

The presentation of appointment letters to some of the newly recruited teachers has however generated anxiety as those that are yet to receive theirs have continued to storm the state office of Universal Basic Education, (SUBEB) to know their fate.

The commission has however assured that the presentation will be done in batches.

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji flagged off the distribution of letters of appointment to some of the1,300 newly recruited primary school teachers in the state, with a charge to them to be innovative and embrace modern techniques and approach in imparting knowledge.

Governor Oyebanji, who restated his administration’s zero tolerance for examination malpractices, urged the newly recruited teachers to display patriotic commitment, high level of integrity and professional diligence to your duties.

“As a teacher for this millennium, you are to be creative, loving, connected, approachable, adaptive, talented and progressive. Improvisation, problem-solving skills, innovation and real-life interactions are more effective than tired lesson-note and repetitive but ineffective regurgitations. I therefore urge you to be the teacher for this age and the game-changing teacher for the future.

“I expect you to adopt this in your pedagogical delivery and to continue to scout for platforms that provide online training on teaching techniques and modern approach to learning.

“You will be expected to be part of our dream-team for the revolutionalization of the school environment to be a place of fun and learning and not a dreaded house of horror.”

Governor Oyebanji, noted that over 11,000 applicants applied for the job from which 1,300 were picked based on performances at the examination and interviews conducted.

According to him, government has concluded plans to introduce practical agriculture and entrepreneurial skills as part of school curricular in the state, adding that each of the 40 benefitting ‘Agriculture in Schools Programme’ would receive direct grants ranging from N545, 786.094 to N874,459.25 for the take-off.

“Today’s event is yet another testimony in our quest to reposition basic education in our State in line with our campaign promises to our people, especially in the rural areas, many of which, have shortage of teachers as a result of retirements and other issues.

“I am therefore, glad to be here to present letter of appointment to some of the first batch of the successful applicants.

“The first batch of 800 newly recruited teachers out of 1,300 who were successful after the rigorous recruitment processes are here for this symbolic ceremony.”

Governor Oyebanji disclosed that his government has paid N1.2Billion as matching grants for the SUBEB/UBEC intervention funds to enable public primary and junior secondary schools in the State to continue to enjoy unhindered and the necessary government assistance in the areas of infrastructure and training of teachers.

“With this development, Ekiti State would thus become one of the first States in Nigeria to access the 2022 UBEC /SUBEB Intervention funds to continue to witness the back to back Government intervention.”

While congratulating the teachers, the Governor advised them to demonstrate highest level of professional ethics in which they must not fail in their professional code of conduct as a teacher and must never join in examination misconduct of any form.

“As a State, we are declaring an unequivocal war on examination malpractice at all levels and we are not interested in “assisted” colourful examination results that are product of frauds.

“We want to maintain our tradition as a disciplined, learned and honourable people. This is our pride which we will keep by all means.

Earlier, the Chairman of SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, who commended Governor Oyebanji for approving the appointment to fill vacant position in the education industry, stated that his intervention in the sector has placed Ekiti in the forefront of states that have continued to make remarkable improvement in standard of education.

Prof. Akinwumi called on the newly appointed teachers to reciprocate government gestures by being diligent in their duties and contribute their quota to the growth and development of basic education in the state.

Buhari Approves Medical University For Delta State

Ayodele Oni

May 12, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

As a parting gift to the people of Delta state, the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved a new university for the state.

The Federal University of Medical and Health Science is expected to be sited in Kwale.

A spokesman to the deputy senate president, Sunny Areh disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.

According to him, the medical university was facilitated to the state by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege

The statement reads:

“Following persistent strategic and fruitful engagements between the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and the Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and a subsequent direct request to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, the Federal Government has now approved the establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Science, Kwale.

“This is a great win for all our people, especially the Ndokwa Nation.

“It is a fulfillment of a major campaign promise by the DSP to the good people of Ndokwa nation during the last electoral campaigns. We give all the glory to God Almighty.

“The DSP is eternally grateful to Mr. President for his undeniable patriotic and equitable leadership spirit which has again resulted in the establishment of this much needed institution for the overall good of our people, after his similar approval of the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic Orogun.

“The DSP thanks his dear friend, the Honourable Minister of Education for consistently demonstrating admirable patriotism and respect for positive friendship in managing the huge responsibilities of State.

“The establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Science, Kwale is, without question, a worthy achievement.

“It is the hope of the Deputy President of the Senate that our leaders will work together to realize its proper take-off and sustainable functioning.”

Opinion: Posterity Will Be Kind To Buhari

James Orji

May 12, 2023

By Femi Adesina

The judgment of history is usually the most enduring, and as President Muhammadu Buhari weighs anchor in less than three weeks, posterity will be impartial, and, therefore, kind to him.

One signpost of the administration is its care and kindness to Nigerians. Quietly. Without fuss. No adulation or self-aggrandizement.

We know the very visible ones. The Social Investment Programme (SIP), described as the most ambitious and effective in Africa. In fact, so actuated is the government by its duty of care that it established the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, in 2019. The main reason was; care, care, care for Nigerians. The weak, the poor, the vulnerable, the hurting, those who fate has compelled to hold the shorter end of the stick, or even no stick at all.

We know of the N-power programme, the conditional cash transfer, the home grown school feeding, and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP). Also there is the social register, a repository of information on people who need social assistance, and who get succor on a regular basis. Over 50 million people are in that register.

These welfarist interventions give a window into the kind soul of the President, a man some people have not bothered to discern, dissect and decipher. They just deliberately stay in the trenches of the past, soused and marooned in apocryphal beliefs: oh, he ruled with an iron fist as military leader. He herded people into jail. He imprisoned journalists through Decree 4. He also had Decree 2, which gave him power to detain anyone indefinitely. No human face. He’s a Fulani, and therefore, a herdsman, who supports his people to attack farmers.

Religious bigot, who does not recognize any other faith. True? False. And I should know. Why? Because I’ve worked with him closely for 8 years, and I can say I know the man Muhammadu Buhari, apart from the myth and the deliberate misconceptions.

History will adequately record the many ways in which President Buhari has quietly cared for Nigerians, but today, let’s look at the one called NG-CARES, silently attending to the needs of millions of our countrymen and women.
NG-CARES is the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme. It is part of efforts geared towards achieving the core objectives of the Economic Sustainability Plan put in place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world was in dire straits after the advent of the Coronavirus in 2019. Borders were locked down internationally, economies crashed, oil prices collapsed, while people were also collapsing like ninepins. When the dust settled, over seven million people were dead globally, with almost a billion infected by the virus.

Putting on its thinking cap, Federal Government sought and obtained a 750 million USD credit facility from the World Bank to support the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in the implementation of the NG-CARES Programme. The purpose is to mitigate the economic and social shocks faced by the poor and vulnerable as a result of the global lockdown.

The 36 States got allocated 20 million USD each and the Federal Capital Territory 15 million. According to the Supervising Minister, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, it is a multi-sectoral program designed to provide immediate emergency relief across various sectors, to vulnerable and poor Nigerians, Smallholder Farmers and SMEs that were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hear the Minister: “By design, the NG-CARES is a Programme for Result (PforR) where States and the FCT are reimbursed for expending their own funds if they implement the programme in line with the signed Financing Agreement, the Funds Release Policy and Independent Verification Agent (IVA) Protocol.”

NG-CARES was launched on 20th January, 2022, by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN. The National Coordinator is Dr Abdul Karim Obaje, a man with vast experience of public service.

Federal Government on Thursday 13th April 2023, disbursed the total sum of 45.3 billion naira to 29 States and the FCT. The results of the first round of assessment shows that States and the FCT are improving on their strides to alleviate poverty in line with the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Programme has impacted over 2 million direct beneficiaries who are poor and vulnerable in the 36 States and the FCT. The immediate target is 5 million people.

The World Bank has commended Nigeria for the successes recorded in the implementation of NG-CARES, and has extended the programme by another year, till June 2024.

The Bank’s Task Team Leader for Nigeria, Professor Foluso Okunmadewa, says: “We are actually very proud and of course excited to be part of this. The World Bank is very proud to be a partner of the Federal and State Governments on the NG-CARES initiative.”

Some revisionists are busy, trying to obfuscate issues, and obliterate the achievements of the Buhari administration. But truth is like cork in water. The more you press it down, the more it stays afloat. After he retires to his native Daura, in Katsina State, we will always be glad that the honest man was here. I mean those who are fair minded, but who happen to number in scores of millions.

*Adesina is Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity

Prisoners: After Spending N22bn, FG Calls On States To Feed Inmates

James Orji

May 12, 2023

The Minister of the Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has called on the 36 state governments in the country to build their own Correctional Facility for inmates from the states.

In the past, prison service was under the control of the federal government, it’s no longer so, Aregbesola said adding that the law has been amended to give state government powers to build their own Correctional Centres.

The federal government said recently that it spent over N22 billion feeding prisoners across the country last year.

This has become a big burden on the federal government the minister said calling on subnational government which cannot build prisons to collaborate with the government to defray the cost of taking care of inmates

The minister spoke on Thursday at a two-day conference on Decongestion and Corrections Administration in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He said the constitution has been amended to allow states “to build correctional centres and facilities to house offenders, who are convicted and sentenced for committing state offences.

“Where states are unable to build custodial centres, it is believed that they can suggest ways to collaborate with the Federal Government in feeding and housing these state offenders.

“Overcrowding in the custodial centres has led to a huge revenue drain for the Federal Government, being the only party shouldering the responsibility of running and maintaining the custodial centres. The Federal Government can’t bear this anymore. I am going to leave strict recomnendations to my successor on that law. We would rather use the money meant for feeding inmates to improve our facilities. “

On his part, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, said the congestion of custodial centres was responsible for jailbreaks.

He said, “Unnecessary congestion of prisons has led to jailbreaks and of course, overstretching the dilapidated custodial centres built 100 years ago.

“In order to enthrone a seamless dispensation of justice, the issue of congestion and reform has always occupied the front burner of discussion since the advent of this democratic dispensation and we have been waiting with bated breath to see the reform truly happen in our lifetime.”

Kano: How Ganduje Sold Govt Building Worth N300m, To Son For N10m

James Orji

May 12, 2023

The New Nigeria People’s Party Transition, NNPP, says it has uncovered how the Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje sold a government building worth N300m to his son for N10 million.

The administration of Governor Ganduje has been marred in corruption, with his immediate family neck deep in it, since he came to power in 2015.

His wife and son have been fingered in some corruption cases in the state.

The allegation by NNPP that he disposed government property to his son cheaply did not come as a surprise to many.

The revelation was made by the NNPP transition Committee, headed by Dr Baffa Bichi, who said the incoming government in the state will used legitimate means to recover the property.

Bichi made the disclosure when his team visited the property, the Public Procurement Bureau Office located on the State Road near Laoyler Private Secondary, noting that Governor Ganduje has mortgaged the future of the state

“We are aware that this place is sold to his (Ganduje’s) son for less than N10m and the boy has since sold the place for N300m.

“We are deeply worried that the manner the outgoing government of Ganduje is mortgaging the common franchise and the common properties of the good people of Kano leaves much to be desired.

“This is vandalism; they are vandalising and uprooting every structure available in the state. This is not good for a government that was given good eight years but has now resorted to these unpatriotic actions,” he said.Bichi warned that whoever bought the property would have themselves to blame.

“We are not only going to recover anywhere that has been sold as public places but we will surely prosecute anybody who bought them.”

In its response, the state government said it’s not aware of the transaction.

Dredging Of Oguta Lake Into Atlantic Ocean, Naval Base, Free Trade Zone: History Will Be Kind To Uzodinma

The Source

May 12, 2023

By Willie Amadi

The ripple effects of this week’s flag-off of the dredging of OGUTA LAKE will be more amazing in the future with its multiple economic benefits.

I remember with regret the unfulfilled OGUTA WONDER LAKE but happily a good succeeding Government is a continuum.

Many thanks to Governor Hope Uzodinma for his many and numerous INTANGIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS for Imo people, particularly but not limited to the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre Owerri to a Federal University Teaching Hospital, the upgrade of Alvan Ikoku College of Education to Alvan Ikoku University of Education, recovery of the magnificent K.O Mbadiwe University, building of a brand new Omuma Polytechnic, establishment of an Engineering campus of Imo State University at Onuimo, establishment of a brand new University of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo, establishment of Ohaji/ Egbema Skills Acquisition campus of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Civil Service Authomation & Reforms, institutionalising a manifest fiscal discipline in government expenditure, ensuring quality construction jobs especially in the area of road revolution as well as other federal government interventions and partnerships through personal and official relationship with President Muhammad Buhari.

Other intangible achievements include his resolve and tireless restoration of relative peace to Imo State and his commitment towards the reactivation of the Chatter of Equity to ensure seamless transfer of power to the three zones starting from Owerri Zone in 2028 going forward.

ALL these INTANGIBLE DERIVATIVES will surely vindicate him and history will be kind to him after finally implementing and firming up the Chatter in 2028, God willing.

Barrister Amadi
Ukwa Achiaka, Omeudo Owerri, sent this piece from Owerri

10th NASS: Gbajabiamila, Reps disagree Over Abbass

James Orji

May 11, 2023

Some Members-Elect of the House of Representatives are currently on a war path with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, following what they described as disrespect meted on them over choice of who succeeds Gbaja as Speaker, by his Chief of Staff, Olarenwaju Smart.

There has been intense tussle over who emerges as new speaker, even as the leadership of the ruling party in conjunction with the President-Elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, recently selected Tajudeen Abbass, as there preferred candidate.

This development hasn’t gone down well with the other aspirants and the opposition parties, who had subsequently expressed their disillusionment.

It was gathered that Smart, who is coordinating support of the old and newly elected lawmakers for the APC anointed Tajudeen Abbass, has been reaching out to threaten members to ensure they vote for the anointed candidate or end up without having any “juicy committee” in the incoming assembly.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a lawmaker who belongs to the camp of Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase, said many of them are deeply upset and some have proceeded to report the matter to Gbajabiamila.

He said: “It was quite dehumanising and belittling to be addressed like that by someone who has never contested elections, even for a local government chairman or councillor position.”

The aggrieved member-elect disclosed futher: “He expressly told us, members and members-elect of the House of Representatives who went through the rigours of tough elections to get where we are today, people who campaigned to get votes and went out of our ways to get funds for our election, that we had better support Hon. T.J (Abbass) or not expect to chair or even be members of top committees in the 10th Assembly. It is the height of disrespect.”

It was learnt that the development heightened tension among the lawmakers who were already aggrieved over the illegal amendment of the House rules which has been attributed to Gbajabiamila and has led to talks of a last minute impeachment .

It is reported that in a bid to placate the members, Speaker Gbajabiamila has been doling out large sums of money up to $10, 000 each to them to “apologise” and to solicit their “support.”

Osinbajo: Oguta/Orashi Dredging, Game Changer For Uzodimma, Imo; Governor Thanks Buhari For the Approval

The Source

May 11, 2023

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has lauded the plan to dredge the Oguta/Orashi river as an economic transformation project, describing the effort as a game changer for the government of Governor Hope Uzodinma and the people of Imo State.

He spoke on Thursday at Oguta at a ceremony to flag-off the hydro-graphic survey and dredging of Oguta Lake and Orashi River to Degema in Rivers State up to the Atlantic Ocean.

He noted that “the Federal Government will support the Imo State Government to bring the dredging of Oguta Lake and Orashi River Development Project to fruition” and urged all to join hands to achieve the project.

The Vice President expressed delight to be part of the ceremony and informed that the project was initiated and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari as a result of several demands made on him by Governor Uzodimma.

He said, “the project is to revive the economic channels and enhance coastal connectivity and ensure security on the stretch of the two rivers opening up to the Atlantic Ocean,” adding that “the project when realised will offer economic opportunities to the host communities, Imo State and Nigeria in general.”

Furthermore, he reminded the audience that the President has approved a Free Trade Zone that will leverage on the large gas carbon deposit in the area.

Osinbajo commended the foresight and political pragmatism of Governor Uzodimma and reiterated that “the project will not have been possible without Mr. President’s approval and Governor Uzodimma’s foresight,” hence he described the project as a game changer for the governor.

He said the project is a “unique one that comes with its economic transformation opening Imo State as a gate way to other West African Countries.”

In his speech, Governor Uzodimma expressed gratitude to President Buhari whom he said “God used to make the day possible.”

He thanked Mr. President for “the approval to dredge the two rivers, for approval to locate the Naval Base in Imo State, for approval to uplift Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri to Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri, for approval to make Alvan Ikoku College of Education a Federal University College of Education and for approval to establish Oil Reclamation Programme in Imo State.”

Most importantly, he expressed gratitude to President Buhari “for his support to recover Imo from bandits and hoodlums that terrorised the State.”

Governor Uzodimma was also full of appreciation to the Vice President, the Chief of Defense Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff and other invited guests for being physically present saying that “the project is for trade and investment, economic transformation and fight against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.”

The Governor who was excited over the flag-off noted that “the project will be achieved not with magic but by the miracle of Public Private Partnership (PPP).”

His words: “The dredging and opening of the two Rivers to the Atlantic will remove Imo State from being land-locked as it is encapsulated in security and economic development.”

He pointed out that the hydro-graphic survey and dredging is to determine the mapping and debt of the entire distance from Oguta Lake to the Atlantic.

“The success of the project will bring unquantifiable employment for Imo State, the South East and Nigeria at large, this will be followed by the establishment of an Industrial cluster leveraging on the gas deposits and other natural resources in the area.

“In addition, the project will bring about cultural ties between the South East and the South South when the security is strengthened and movement becomes seamless,” the Governor explained.

He once more thanked the President, the Vice President, the Service Chiefs, the Ministers of Trade and Industry and Transport for supporting the initiative and reassured that his government will rely on the efficacy of PPP to realise the project.

In his goodwill message, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor commended the dexterity of the Governor in pursuing the project, acknowledging that “the overall objective of the project is creating economic and security environment along the river and the communities on the coast.”

He thanked President Buhari for giving the approval and promised that “the Army will leverage on the approval to support the realisation of the project.”

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awal Gambo described the project as a medium for transportation of goods and services, for curbing criminal activities and reducing oil theft in the area.

He recalled that by 1991 a Naval Base had been proposed for Imo State but that operations could only start “during the government of Governor Uzodimma in 2021.”

He said the presence of his officers and men in the area has reduced oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism by 65 per cent, noting that “the project could not have come on a better time than now.”

He assured of the support of the Nigerian Navy and commended the Governor for partnering with them, saying that “the Navy is poised to provide the needed security.”

He enjoined the community to take ownership of the project for their overall benefit.

In their different goodwill messages the former Governor of Imo State, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, the Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emeka Nduka and the President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief (Engr.) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, all commended the efforts of Governor Uzodimma as a great thinker and appealed to Ndi Imo to give him maximum support to realise the project and more.

They also thanked President Buhari for supporting the Governor and approving his demands aimed at making Imo State better.

The Speaker, on behalf of the Imo State House of Assembly, pledged their continued support and promised to work to bring the Governor back for a second tenure to continue with the good work he has started in Imo State.

Chief Iwuanyanwu while thanking Mr. President and Vice President and the Federal Executive Council for helping the Governor succeed used the opportunity to request from the President Buhari the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before May 29.

The Traditional Institutions, represented by the Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Onitan, the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, the Eze Imo, HRM EC Okeke, HRM, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, HRH Eze Oliver Ohanwe and a host of other monarchs, commended the Governor for a job well done with the project, noting that when realised the cultural affinity between Oguta and Onitsha and their neighbours will be revived.

The Minister of Trade and Investment, Otumba Adeniyi Adebayo said he is overwhelmed by the magnitude of the project and wished the Governor well in his plans to achieve its realisation.

The Chairman Governing Council Imo State University and a son of Oguta, Chief Ernest Nwapa said that the project is a reenactment of something that was conceived some 100 years ago and thanked the Governor for resurrecting it.

While saying that he strongly believes it will be realised, Nwapa called on his people to support the Governor to recover Oguta and get ready to benefit from the project.

He also thanked Mr. President for his approval and support to the Governor.

The ceremony was witnessed by the high and mighty from across the country, including but not limited to captains of industries, academics, top government officials, traditional rulers, the religious and more.

The highpoint of the event was the formal cutting of the tape by Osinbajo supported by the Governor, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Ministers, and other high ranking invited guests who were also rapped by Capt. AY. Mohammed of the Hydro-graphic Office on the different maps connecting the Oguta Lake to other waterways in and out of Nigeria.

At 97, Fasoranti Recants; I’ve Seen The Bad, Ugly, The Worst

Ayodele Oni

May 11, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

Amidst relations, political associates and children, that came to celebrate his 97th Birthday with him, Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti said:

“I feel fulfilled, I have seen it all, I’ve seen the worst and I have seen the best. I lost my wife, I lost my daughter, she was shot dead but generally I have to thank God for everything.

“This is not the Nigeria of my dream, no. Things are getting worse, we only hope those we are leaving behind will try and do their best because what we are seeing now is not good for the country at all.

“My expectations from the incoming government are many but I want the government to give priority to unemployment, people are not gainfully employed and getting worst everyday and I hope government will try and look into it and the security of the land.

“The government should also look into the restructuring of the country and I hope the new President will do it.”

The Afenifere National Organising Secretary, Abagun Kole Omololu said, “I want to be above 97 and be agile, without sickness, with the grace that God has given him (Fasoranti).

“Throughout my stay in the United Kingdom, I didn’t have the opportunity of being very close to Obafemi Awolowo, and now I have the privilege of being close to this man (Fasoranti), who epitomizes what Obafemi Awolowo as the second Oduduwa epitomised for us: humbleness, service for community before self, egalitarian society for everybody, a leader that listens to all the members before he takes a decision. These are the kinds of things I love about Baba Fasoranti.

“There is a difference between this man and the lords. I have the opportunity to be with some lords of the United Kingdom, people who belong to the House of Lords through Chief MKO Abiola.

“And then I saw the way they behaved. They are men of virtue and honour. This is what Baba Fasoranti represents; there is no difference.

Also speaking at the special Afenifere gathering, Former Governor Mimiko said, “Baba is a leader in Akure community; he is a notable leader in his church, and everybody attests to that.

“Presently, he is the leader of Afenifere, the foremost socio-political organisation of one of the most notable ethnonationalities in the black race, and by that, he is therefore the Yoruba leader.

“This is a man created to be a leader. A leader in the church, a leader in the community, a leader in his ethnic nationality, and a leader at home.

“Baba is someone who has taught us how to lead. He listens very well; he aggregates views and comes out with very enlightened opinions, and we all queue behind him, so we have a lot of respect for him.

“Baba also teaches us how to live with humility and class. And also, this is a man who has taught us how to handle personal tragedy.

“What else do you have to say other than thank God for his life? I pray to God that we will all be here to celebrate his centenary; we will all be looking forward to it, and I pray to God Almighty that even in his lifetime he will see progress in Nigeria.

“Behind his heart, he is very concerned about Nigeria. He hates poverty; he wants this country to develop; he wants Nigeria to fulfill its destiny.”

Ihedioha Buries Mother On June 16

The Source

May 11, 2023

The family of late Nze B.M. G. Ihedioh has announced the burial of their beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and Matriarch of the Ihedioha Family, Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha (Nee Okereke). Her remains will be laid to rest on Friday, June 16th 2023.

Dame Ihedioha transited to glory in Abuja on Thursday April 20, 2023 at the age of 90.

According to a statement signed by Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, former governor of Imo State, on behalf of the family, there will be a Service of Songs in her honour at St James’ Anglican Church, 39 Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, Abuja on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 5pm. Another Service of Songs will hold in Mbaise, Imo State on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Ihedioha’s Family Compound, Aronta, Mbutu-Mbaise, Imo State at 5pm.

The Funeral Service will take place on Friday, June 16, 2023 at St Peters Anglican Church, Mbutu-Mbaise, Imo State at 11am while internment follows immediately at the family compound.

“The family appreciates the prayers, condolence messages, visits and support from relatives, friends, well-wishers and associates at this moment of grief.

“While we mourn this irreparable loss, we are consoled by the life she lived and thank the Almighty God for her enduring legacies and the blessing of a place in His bosom.”

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