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Kogi State Government Alleges Plot By Dangote To Destabilise State

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Adesina Soyooye
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By Adesina Soyooye

The Kogi State Government says it has discovered a plan by Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote to destabilise the State in order to deny it of its shares at Obajana Cement Company.

Until now, the impression has been that the Company is owned wholly and solely by the Dangote Group. But in a surprise move recently, the Kogi State Government has been at loggerheads with Dangote over the ownership of the company. It is laying claims to being part owners of the Company.

The Dangote Group has declared Kogi’s claim as  false, and a lie from the pit of hell.

But a statement on Saturday, 8th October, 2022,  signed by the Commissioner for Information, Kogi State, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said that the Dangote Group has embarked on a high-wired plot not only to doctor documents pertaining to the ownership of the company, but also to intimidate State Government officials with Security Agencies.

He disclosed that a Dangote top management staff, mistakenly phoned a Kogi Government official while they were at a meeting  plotting how to destabilise the State, harass officials and doctor Company instruments pertaining to the ownership.

Following is the full text of the statement, which also contains the resolutions, allegedly, from the alleged meeting against the Kogi State Government.

PLOT BY DANGOTE TO CAUSE CHAOS IN KOGI UNCOVERED

  1. We have uncovered certain plans by the Dangote Group at a meeting held last night to cause chaos across the state as a fight back strategy against the State Government’s decision to get its own legally supported equity from the Obajana Cement Company. The latest strategy stems from frustrations occasioned by the failure of the Dangote Group to misinform the general public and its shareholders as the State Government has consistently and continuously present the facts of the matter to the general public.
  1. A top Management Staff of Dangote Group erroneously called a top Government official as the meeting was going on to hatch their satanic plans against the Government and people of Kogi State. The call which came in at 10.06pm went on for 28 minutes, 12 seconds, detailing how they intend to doctor documents to prove they own the cement company 100 percent; how they intend to use the DSS and other security agencies to arrest top Government Officials on frivolous charges; how they intend to use the EFCC to arrest some Government officials in order to cow them down; how they also intend to use the media to promote falsehood against the Government and people of Kogi State and sundry other satanic plans against the people and Government of our dear state.

Below are the resolutions at their meeting:

* Obliteration of the Agreement between the Kogi State Government and the Dangote Group.

* A plan to use the press to attack the Governor and the Government of Kogi State. They planned to deploy people to the major TV Stations in the country to attack the Governor and the Government of Kogi State.

*They planned to call the EFCC and DSS today to claim those who sealed the company on the orders of the House of Assembly stole the sum of N207m and that those agencies should arrest them.

*They also resolved to initiate both civil and criminal proceedings against certain Government officials.

*Lastly, they resolved to block all the major highways across the state with their trucks to make it impossible for the Governor to move out of the state capital. In their words, they said “we will prove to him that his madness cannot match our own”. They said at the meeting that Dangote owns Nigeria and that there is nothing anyone can do to stop him.

  1. The over 28 minutes recorded meeting typifies the mindset of economic oppressor who thinks he could use every apparatus of the Federal Government to fight our dear state into submission. Nigeria is what it is today because certain individuals think they own the country and can get away with any attrocity they commit.
  1. We make bold to say that if the Dangote Group attempts to carry out any of his threats or deny our claims above which are supported by facts, we will release visuals and audio of the said meeting and the whole world will see the mindset and modus operandi of Alh. Aliko Dangote and his conglomerate. We are a people that cannot be destroyed by the whim and caprices of the capitalist dominance that the Dangote Group stands for.
  1. One of the plans hatched at the meeting was to use Dangote trucks to block all major highways in Kogi State from today to make life unbearable for the people of the state and also launch attacks on commuters across the state in order to cow the State Government into submission in the ongoing ownership determination battle for the Obajana Cement Company.
  1. We wish to inform the people of Kogi State that the State Government will stop at nothing legal to defend their rights to movement and safety. We will take steps that are legal to resist the act of cowardice of the Dangote Group to harass, intimidate or harm the people of Kogi State for demanding their rights.
  1. Let it be clear to all that the Government and people of Kogi State are united against economic oppression under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello. Our resolve to right the wrongs of the past is bigger than those who think they own Nigeria and can get away with anything they do.
  1. We call on security agencies to be on red alert to forestall any breakdown of law and order. It is our wish to ensure the agitation to reclaim our equity at Obajana is non-violent as we have all that is required to win the battle. Security agencies should resist the temptation of being used by the Dangote Group to be used to harass officials of Government and our people as hatched at the I’ll fated meeting.
  1. We also want to sound a note of warning to the Dangote Group that Kogi State will not condone any act of lawlessness and that perpetrators will be made to face the full wrath of the law, no matter how highly placed.
  1. Let it be clear to all that the present administration has overseen the heaviest influx of investments into the state as a result of the enabling environment created. But in as much as we crave investments and economic expansion in our dear state, it is our responsibility to protect the interest of the people in those investments.
  1. Our stand is just and fair. Our decision is to give what belongs to the people to the people and not seek pecuniary interest. That is why Dangote Group is being repeatedly exposed. The Group should do what is right and just to stop further drowning in the murky waters of ignominy.

11. We urge the people of Kogi State to remain calm as the Government they elected is capable, ready and equipped to fight this economic battle successfully.

PDP Flags Off Campaign Monday; Advises APC Not To Waste Time; Says It Has No Candidates For 2023 Poll

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Ayodele Oni
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PDP Secretariat - Wadata Plaza

By Ayodele Oni

People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) has confirmed that there is no going back on the flag off of its presidential campaigns on Monday.

National Publicity Secretary of the PDP Debo Ologunagba, announced on Saturday in Abuja that the event is slated for Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

Speaking at an interactive session with Journalists, Ologunagba said “The PDP formally informs Nigerians that our Party, the PDP will officially flag off its 2023 Presidential Election Campaign on Monday, October 10, 2022 in Uyo Akwa-Ibom State Capital.

“Our Party is fully prepared for an issue-based campaign and our Presidential Candidate, H E. Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, H.E. Ifeanyi Okowa are fully “Articulated” for the campaign.

“The PDP will take our campaign to all the States, Local Government Areas, Wards and Polling Units across the country under the Unified Campaign Structure as approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our Party.

“Our Campaign will be people-driven and focused on PDP and H.E. Atiku Abubakar’s mission to Rescue, Rebuild and Redirect our nation from the abysmal misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“From our consultations across the six geo-political zones of the country, it is clear that Nigerians across board, irrespective of religion, ethnicity and even political affiliations accept the PDP Presidential Candidate, H.E. Atiku Abubakar as the best Candidate with the practical experience, capacity, broad-mindedness and willpower to Unite our nation, Revamp our national economy, and guarantee security of lives and property in our country.”

According to him, Nigerians Want Atiku because of his experience, as Vice to President Olusegun Obasanjo when he served as the Chairman of the National Economic Council.

He said Nigeria achieved unprecedented national productivity and secured $30bn overall debt relief from the Paris and London Clubs.

“Nigeria’s economy was revamped to become one of the fastest growing economies in the world with stable exchange rate. Foreign reserves rose from $2bn in 1999 to $43bn in 2007

“Power generation rose from average daily generation capacity of 1,800mw in 1999 to 4,000 mw in 2007.

“Our country witnessed the liberalization of the telecommunication industry and the advent of GSM and Internet facilities in Nigeria among others.

The PDP scribe advised opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) not to waste time to campaign as the party has no candidate for the election.

“The APC has become prostrate, handicapped and incapacitated to campaign as it has no legally valid candidate for the 2023 general elections.

“Recalls that the PDP had on February 22, 2022 and March 8, 2022 cautioned that with its foisting of an illegal and unconstitutional leadership, the APC has become “legally defunct, structurally crippled and no longer a legitimate and valid vehicle to field candidates for elections under our laws”.

“The PDP had cautioned all aspirants in the APC then ‘not waste their resources, time and energy in the APC as they will be on a journey to nowhere.’ Today, the chicken has finally come home to roost.

“As you are aware, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, September 30, 2022 nullified the candidature of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s in the July 16 2022 Osun State Governorship election on the ground that his nomination was invalid, having been conducted and submitted by Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, in violation of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

“For emphasis, Section 183 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) provides that a state governor ‘shall not, during the period when he holds office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever.”

2023: PDP Declares Tinubu’s Candidacy Illegal

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Akinwale Kasali
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Bola Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

By Akinwale Kasali

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged the legality of  the candidacy of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Party is of the opinion that the legality of his sponsorship has been voided according to the 2022 Electoral Act.

The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba, stressed that the recent court judgment which nullified the candidate of the APC in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, Gboyega Oyetola, could be extended to the candidacy Tinubu.

In a Press Briefing  in Abuja on Saturday, Ologunagba claimed that the illegality of the role of the APC Caretaker committee Chairman, Mai Mala Buni, who also doubled as the State Governor of Zamfara State, was illegal based on Section 183 of the Electoral Act.

He said, “Mai Mala Bala was assumed to be Chairman of the APC and the laws say that if you are an executive governor you cannot double as Chairman. This has led the court to nullify the candidacy of the Governor of Osun State, Oyetola.

“The same Mai Mala Buni was the caretaker chairman that sponsored the nomination of Tinubu. We are saying that if the process that sponsored the nomination of the presidential candidate of the APC was illegal, then the nomination of Bola Tinubu is illegal, null and void.”

Ologunagba stressed that the PDP would go to a court of competent jurisdiction to establish his claim, stressing that the party had earlier advised the APC concerning the matter and had studied the recent judgment of the Oyetola case.

He, however, said, “the PDP will not announce whether we are going to court. When we want to go to court, you will know.”

When asked about the unity of the PDP, given the ongoing differences between the Wike camp and the Ayu camp, he said, “You mistake Atiku to be PDP. Atiku is a product of PDP. I understand that Nigerians are legitimately concerned for the party but reconciliation is not a 100m dash, it is a marathon.”

Ologunagba said the moves made by Atiku to reconcile Wike to the party have shown Nigerians that Atiku was a unifier.

He added. “Nigerians have accepted Atiku as a unifier, The multiple actions of the Board of Trustees, National Working Committee, and Atiku have given Nigerians reasons to trust us to bring all party members together.  You will begin to see more actions. The NWC and the BoT are working. We are united, you saw that play out at the book launch of Solomon Lar.”

He added that the PDP is ready and will comply with the rules, stressing that  other parties are playing catch up.

“We signed the peace accord, and Atiku was there. A party candidate did not show up. We don’t want a President by proxy.”

Nigeria’s Professor Ogechukwu Shortlisted For Canadian Mahatma Gandhi Award

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Professor Nwaocha Ogechukwu

A Nigerian Professor, Nwaocha Ogechukwu has been shortlisted for the Canadian Mahatma Gandi Award.

Okechukwu is the leading pioneer for the abolition of caste systems in South eastern Nigeria.

He covers the entire Igbo land as a United Nations International Peace Advocate,

Ambassador of Peace from Bureau for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Government of Imo State) and a nominee of 2022 Nobel peace prize.

Ogechukwu  promotes peaceful coexistence, peaceful co-habitation of Igbo families, advocates Human Right Development, Promotes Human Development via social equity and human equality, and the total unity of Igbo communities for proper integration for nation’s peace building.

He has also published many peered reviewed Academic works on international Journals to that effect, and as a result, became the first scholar to develop three phase model , as a theory, for Abolition of caste system in Africa which thousands of Traditional Rulers and rural Communities used for total Abolition of ” the socio-cultural prejudice that has trado- Religious root in Igbo culture.”

The letter of his nomination, routed through Chief Ambassador Ohagwa Peter, Deputy Country Representative, ( UN POLAC, Nigeria) reads:

“I am writing to you on behalf of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Canada (MGCC). I acknowledge and appreciate very much your nomination of Professor Nwaocha Ogechukwu for an award by the MGCC. Like many other organizations, MGCC has been dormant for the past two years because of the covid pandemic and will be celebrating

the Mahatma Gandhi Day this year on Monday, October 17, 2022.

“The MGCC has decided that this year’s Community Development Award will be

conferred on Professor Nwaocha Ogechukwu for his unique contribution to the abolition

of the caste system in Southeastern Nigeria. The Award will be presented at the Mahatma Gandhi Day Dinner to be held on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

“Please send us the contact address (including e mail) of Professor Nwaocha Ogechukwu, so that we can contact him with this information.

“As we do not have any provision for a contribution toward travel cost of the recipient,we are considering the possibility of inviting His Excellency High Commissioner Adeyinka Asekun of Nigeria to Canada, to participate in our event and accept the Award on behalf of Professor Nwaocha Ogechukwu. I hope this arrangement would be acceptable. I

would greatly appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

“Thanking you and with my best wishes,

Sincerely,

“Dr. K. Dakshinamurti, O.M.

President, Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Canada

Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Senior Advisor, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg”

Group Defends Fayemi Over Disparaging Remarks Against Judiciary, Says Oni Too Desperate To Be Governor

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

A political/pressure Group in Ekiti state has raised its voice to defend Governor Kayode Fayemi against disparaging remarks against the judiciary.

The Social Democratic Party, (SDP) had last week alleged that the Governor made some remarks, which tend to undermine the integrity of the third arm of government.

The Movement for Integrity and Political Emancipation (MIPE), condemned the former Governor of Ekiti State , Governor Segun Oni, for allegedly sponsoring attacks against Governor Kayode Fayemi over his misinterpreted comment on the ongoing Election Petition Tribunal in Ekiti State.

The group averred that resorting to desperation, names calling and spewing of fictitious lies and desperate contrivances to pit Fayemi against the judiciary won’t avail Oni of victory, in the petition filed against the Governor elect, Biodun Oyebanji.

Some notable Oni’s cronies like; former Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole and an ex-member of the House, Femi Fakorede under the auspices of Ekiti State Concerned Stakeholders, had in a petition dated October 4, 2022, accused Fayemi of claiming that he had the judiciary in his pocket, which fueled suspicion that he was out to compromise the tribunal members.

The petition addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman, National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, contended that such demeaning and contemptuous comment could erode the indepedence of judiciary, compromise its integrity and trigger political unrest in Ekiti.

Responding to the attack on the governor, the MIPE’s Convener, Dr. Omolayo Adefare, in a statement in Ado Ekiti, on Saturday, described  the statement chronicled in the petition by Oni’s allies, as overt lies and highly confrontational and blackmail intended to ridicule the CJN and judiciary at large.

Adefare said Dr Fayemi remains one of the most refined leaders ever produced in history in Nigeria, and that at no time did he make such inciting statement against the judiciary.

He urged the CJN to regard the petition as a ranting of desperate politicians, who were expressing spleen and applying open blackmail to coopt the judiciary to do their criminal and undeserved biddings.

Adefare opined that if not for desperation to return to government by Oni at all costs, the current tribunal’s panelists, chaired by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, had not exhibited any biased tendency, or behaved in any suspicious manner, to warrant writing petition and crying hoax over phantom accusation against the governor.

He described the petition as a joke taken too far, and underhand efforts to goad the judiciary into becoming feeble and trepidated to perform its duty zealously and without bias.

“It is high time we tell Nigerians that Governor Kayode Fayemi never made any caustic comment or posed in any manner suggesting that he truly has judiciary in his pocket.

“Such act was alien to All Progressives Congress-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“President Buhari stands as the most influential Nigerian today being a sitting President, and the federal government and APC by extension had lost so many cases of interest, and judiciary was neither bullied nor browbeaten over this.

“If the President could lose myriad of cases in courts of different hierarchies despite the seemingly imposing and overriding influence, how could a Governor, outgoing governor for that matter, now boasted of having the entire gamut of judiciary in his pocket?

“This was a mischief taken too far and only gullible Nigerians would believe this fable and feeble alibi coming from Oni and his ilk.

“Fayemi in 2008 lost at the Tribunal in his case against Oni and never betrayed emotions or hurled insults at the court. He took the whole thing with equanimity and proceeded on appeal being a human right activist and defender of democracy.

“After the rerun of April 26 and May 5, 2009 in Ekiti State, Fayemi, rather than casting aspersions on the judiciary after the first appeal, decided to return to the judiciary and pressed for the reclamation of his stolen mandate until judgement came on October 15, 2010.

“If Fayemi could lose all these cases, at what time did he now become so influential to claim that he had judiciary in his pocket?

“Nigerians shouldn’t listen or get swayed by this brazen lie and outright mischief being churned out to seek public sympathies by SDP wailers.”

Saying that it is Segun Oni that has been exhibited hatred for the judiciary, Adefare added that “in 2010, when he lost his seat through a judgement well delivered by the then President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, Oni wrote similar petition to the then CJN, Justice Katsina Alu, claiming compromise in a fashion that put the judiciary into disrepute and public opprobrium.

“With what Oni and his cronies are currently doing, history is only repeating itself and Nigerians shouldn’t fall for this antics targeted at amassing public sympathies and attempt to forcefully conscript the judiciary to do their shady biddings, despite having a bad case on their hands to prosecute.”

Eid El Maulud: Obi Tasks Muslim Faithful, Nigerians on Peace, Unity

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Peter Obi

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the Muslim faithful, and by extension Nigerians, to uphold the holy virtues of peace, unity and love, which are some of the highly needed ingredients for the nation’s progress.

Obi made the call while felicitating with the Muslim faithful on their celebration of Eid-El-Maulud, which commemorates the birthday of the holy Prophet Muhammed. He observed that the holy Prophet Muhammed upheld the virtues of peace and love, and called on Nigerians to cherish and pursue peace and love among one another.

“I felicitate with the Muslim faithful in Nigeria on this occasion of Eid-El-Maulud in commemoration of the birthday of the holy Prophet Muhammed. May this celebration remind us of the need to love and care for one another, according to the virtues of the holy Prophet Muhammed.

“May today’s celebration bring to birth, in our highly divided nation, the much needed peace and unity, love and progress. May we unite in purpose and efforts, to move our nation forward, as we journey into the New Nigeria,” Obi said.

Gunmen Double-Cross Police Van, Kill All, Make Away With Their Guns

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The Source
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Police Van where Police Officers were Killed

By Charles Igbo

It was a tragic end for an unknown number of Policemen when gunmen double-crossed the van in which they were traveling, and shot all of them dead.

The sad incident happened Saturday at Arondizogu, Ideato Local Governor Area, Imo State.

The Policemen were traveling from Akwa Ibom State to Nnewi. But at Umulolo, Arondizogu, they were attacked by Gunmen who spared none.

According to reports, two AK 47 rifles which the officers carried with them were taken away by the gunmen.

It was a sorry sight to behold as, at least, three bodies were sprawled on the ground. One of the Policemen was still alive, barely, and continued raising one of his hands, obviously, beckoning for help.

Sadly, nobody helped as everybody was focused on taking photographs and videoing the gory scene.

The South-east has, for months on end, become a grave yard for security operatives due to the inexplicable activities of gunmen. There seems to be no end to the flow of the blood of the innocent.

Ogbaru Is Devastated Over Horrific Boat Accident, Loss Of Lives -Hon. Ogene

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Tosin Olatokunbo
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Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, has expressed shock and deep sorrow, over the unfortunate boat mishap in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra state, that
claimed the lives of several people.

The tragedy took place on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Umunnankwo community. Eye witnesses said that the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba before it capsized. So far, unofficial reports indicate that between 20-30 persons are yet unaccounted for.

According to Hon. Pascal Aniegbuna, Transition Committee Chairman, Ogbaru Local Government Area, while some of the passenges were rescued, several others, unfortunately lost their lives.

Ogene, who is the Labour Party 2023 House of Representatives candidate for Ogbaru Federal Constituency, in a statement on Saturday, in Awka, said that Ogbaru is devastated and in shock over the horrendous boat accident that took the precious lives of some of its sons and daughters.

He said: “This sad news of this terrible accident is numbing and painful to me as a person and must be very devastating, especially to the immediate families of the victims. This is a collective loss for Ogbaru as a whole and we are united in sorrow.

“My condolences go to the affected families and also Ogbahu people and communities, who have in recent times found themselves in the jaws of severe flood disaster that has practically submerged all our communities and displaced thousands of people.”

Ogene had earlier made an appeal in a press statement issued on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to come to the rescue of the people of Ogbaru over the flood disaster in the area.

According to Ogene, in the earlier statement, houses, farms and other businesses in Ogbaru, have been swallowed by the horrendous flood, leaving many people in dire agony, sorrow, tears and hopelessness.

He named some of the affected communities as Ogwu Ikpele, Akili Ogidi, Obeagwe, Ossomala, Ogwuaniocha, Mputu, Umunankwo, Ogbakuba, Ochuche, Umuzu, Akili Ozizor, Atani, Ohita and Odekpe. Other areas devastated by the ravaging flood include Amiyi, Iyiowa, Ogbeukwu, Okoti and parts of Okpoko.

Said the ex-lawmaker after a visit to the area last weekend:”It is pathetic. It is a terrible sight in Ogbaru as a result of the flood disaster. The human and environmental conditions here are absolutely pathetic and requires urgent action from government in order to alleviate the sufferings of the despondent victims, most of whom have lost all their belongings to the flood disaster.

“These flood victims that cut across several communities, urgently need relief materials and other assistance from government and it’s agencies, such as NEMA and SEMA. I therefore call on these agencies to rise up to its responsibility and bring urgent succour to the people of Ogbaru, who are currently besieged by flooding, so as to avert the outbreak of health challenges associated with such incident.

“Most of them urgently need food, clothing materials, beddings, medical supplies and shelter.

“I also call on the Anambra State Government, to liaise with the Transition Committee Chairman, Hon. Paschal Aniegbuna and President Generals of Ogbaru communities, to coordinate relief efforts to ensure that there are prudently and transparently distributed in the best interest of the victims.

“Please, NEMA, SEMA and state government, should consider this as a serious and desperate SOS message and treat it with the urgency, humaneness and responsibility that it requires.”

Sadly, besides the setting up of four Internally Displaced Persons(IDP) camps and a Flood Committee, no material assistance – besides the provision of 100 foams – has come the way of the people, before yesterday’s disaster.

Dirty Fight: Atiku Bus Conductor Applying For Driver’s Job -Tinubu; Tinubu Is Like Drug Baron Wanting To Head Anti-Drug Agency – Atiku

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By Gideon Njoku

Both the Presidential Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Tinubu, respectively, are at each other’s neck. They are fighting dirty. Using innuendo, they are exposing the incompetence of each other to head NIgeria.

The Fight was sparked off by the Chief Spokesperson to the APC Presidential Campaign, Festus Keyamo, SAN.

Keyamo, the Minister of State, Labour, in an interview, had compared Atiku to a Bus conductor applying for the job of a driver. He said that Atiku only hangs on the achievements of former President Olusegun Obasanjo whose Deputy Atiku was for eight years. Atiku he said, has nothing to sell to Nigerians. Atiku, answered to Obasanjo, Keyamo submitted.

In contrast, Keyamo said his  candidate, Tinubu, called the shots in Lagos for eight years and has a string of achievements to show for it. According to Keyamo, Atiku cannot compare himself to Tinubu who was on the driver’s seat.

Not to be out-done, Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Spokesperson, in a tweet, likened Tinubu to a drug baron applying to head an anti- narcotics agency.

Ibe: “Tinubu can be likened to a drug baron applying for the job of head of anti-narcotics agency when other drug dealers are spending time in jail.”

The Presidential election holds in February, 2023.

The two men and Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, are the front-runners. However, in at least three opinion polls conducted – internationally and locally, Obi beat both men by a wide margin.

Anambra Tragedy: Over 70 People Die In Boat Accident

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By Charles Igbo

Anambra State has been thrown into deep mourning following a tragic boat accident Saturday morning.

At least, 76 people out of the, alleged,  85 inside the ill-fated engine boat drowned when it capsized.

The victims were mainly  men, women and children headed to a market – Nkwo market, Ogbakuba, Ogbaru Local Government of the State. An  eye witness said only nine people were rescued.

Even though no official statement has been issued either by the State Government or the Police, speculation is that the boat must have been loaded beyond its capacity. Officials of the  Anambra State Emergency Management Authority, were, however, said to be on ground.

Said an eye witness, according to The Punch: “An  engine boat that loaded about 85 passengers  at Onukwu Bridge Ossomata enroute Nkwo Ogbakuba market capsized this morning. Only nine passengers were rescued. The rest are yet to be seen.

“I wasn’t there when the boat loaded. But the information we got unofficially is that it loaded 85.”

Boat accidents are a regular occurrence in Nigeria due to poor, or none existence of regulatory bodies. Hundreds of people perish each year. Authorities seem not to care.

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