Arsenal have little time to digest Arsene Wenger’s long-awaited decision to end his 22-year reign as a Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid offers the outgoing manager a chance to salvage some of his lost credit with the club’s fans.
Wenger admitted he stepped aside to unite a fanbase fed up with years of mediocre results having been spoiled by success and silky football in the first decade of the Frenchman’s reign.
Fourteen years on from Arsenal’s last Premier League title, for so long Wenger could defend his record by consistent qualification for the Champions League.
However, a 19-year run in Europe’s premier club competition came to an end this season and Arsenal’s only chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League is by winning the Europa League.
To do so, though, Wenger will need to achieve something that he couldn’t even manage in his peak years in charge — win a European trophy.
His two final losses in the 2000 UEFA Cup to Galatasaray and against Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League, allied to a Cup Winners’ Cup final defeat by Werder Bremen when manager of Monaco in 1992, handed him the ignominy of being the only manager ever to reach the finals of all three European club competitions and lose every one.
Winning three FA Cups in the last four years did little to appease Arsenal fans’ demand for change.
However, Wenger’s legacy will be looked on far more kindly if be could bow out in his homeland next month in Lyon by guaranteeing Champions League football for his successor.
“I’m happy now we can all talk about his legacy and let’s not forget that we still have to win the Europa League,” said Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer Thierry Henry on the day Wenger announced his departure.
“Let’s not get lost in celebrating the end of his era. The team has to win the Europa League. It would be an amazing achievement and Arsene never won in Europe before so it would be a great way to give him a good exit.”
Hopes that Wenger’s announcement would galvanise the support for the final few weeks of his reign were confounded by a subdued atmosphere for Sunday’s 4-1 win over West Ham at the Emirates.
But Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis insisted there will be “an electric atmosphere” on Thursday night with far more at stake for the club.
The hosts are likely to need to feed off some positive energy from the stands to build a lead to take to Madrid in a week’s time against European specialists Atletico.
Since Diego Simeone took charge seven years ago, Atletico have reached five European semi-finals, and have only been eliminated by bitter rivals Real Madrid for the past four seasons in the Champions League.
With Atletico sitting comfortably in second in La Liga and already assured of Champions League football next season, Simeone was able to ease the physical toil on a small squad by resting a number of key players for Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Real Betis.
That was Atletico’s 11th straight clean sheet at the Wanda Metropolitano to emphasise Arsenal’s need to take a first-leg lead to Spain.
However, the Gunners’ chances were not aided by the inclusion of an old foe in Diego Costa in the Atletico squad as he looks set to shrug off a hamstring injury.
Costa scored four goals in six previous appearances against Arsenal in three years at Chelsea.
Taiwo Oyelabi, a 50-year-old security man was arrested for having carnal knowledge of his daughter, which resulted in pregnancy, has alleged that his daughter raped him, while also blaming his indulgence on the devil.
Investigation carried out by policemen at Igando Division revealed that the suspect, Oyelabi, had been sleeping with his biological daughter since November 2017. It was further revealed that he often went to work with his daughter, aged 21, where the act also took place.
The incest act started when the daughter, who is a twin, returned from Cote D’Ivoire, where she had previously resided with her aunt after her parents separated years back, leading to the father taking her custody when she returned last year.
According to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, the suspect was arrested following a tip off from residents. Imohimi described the act as not only un-African but against the law and humanity, said: “Sometime in November 2017, the suspect took the now grown girl from his sister and brought her home to live with him in his house at Iyaba-Oba.
“Since then, the suspect had been having inappropriate sexual liaisons with his daughter and the unholy liaison between father and daughter resulted in pregnancy. “Investigation into the case revealed that the suspect is a security guard. But the strange part is that whenever he was going to work, he went with his daughter.
This strange behavior attracted the attention of the community and they reported it to the Police.” ‘I am not the only one sleeping with her’ When approached, the suspect said: “This is not ordinary. It is the work of the devil. But my daughter is also to blame because she raped me. She started by kissing me. The first time she did it, I was sleeping.
“I woke up and beat her and told her to stop it. I even took her to a white garment church for deliverance, where I was told to bring some things with which to prepare some spiritual bath for her to stop the act. “I even went ahead to engage her in a nylon-making factory, yet she continued.”
Asked why he always went to work with his daughter, he said: “She said she could not stay at home alone, as her twin sister is married and my second wife left me when my children came back. “We did it five times.
By the time she realised she was pregnant, she was over three months gone and there was nothing we could do about it. “Besides, I am not the only one she has slept with. She also has a boyfriend. I believe her boyfriend is responsible for the pregnancy.”
He continued: “When I discovered she was pregnant, I tried to kill myself three times, but people stopped me. The first time, I tried to drink insecticide, but a neighbor stopped me. “I later jumped into a well, but I was rescued alive.
I wanted to take my life because this is not real. It was my landlord that reported me to the Police because I owe him,” the Osun State-born man added. The suspect, according to the CP, will be processed to the special offences court in Ikeja.
For the umpteenth time, veteran nollywood star, Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah, has raised alarm over an impostor who has been misleading unsuspecting members of the public.
Nouah, who is considered to be one of the most sought after actors in Nigeria, revealed that the attack was so subtle in the last five months that his colleagues in the movie industry did not notice.
He added that some of his colleagues went ahead to contract business with the impostor. Nouah wrote on his Instagram page @ramseynouah on Monday. He wrote, “IMPOSTOR ALERT! Someone has been impersonating me for months now! I don’t understand how my colleagues and others did not find this out ASAP and continued to work with the fraud.
“I am out here in #Dubai but he’s currently on a movie set in Lagos filming with a director that I thought knew me well! THIS IS CRAZY! “Concerted efforts are underway to apprehend whoever the impostor is and bring him to feel the full weight of the law. Updates soon!,” Nouah said. Nouah’s acting career kicked off in 1993, when he starred in the Nigerian TV soap opera ‘Fortunes’. He has been called ‘Lover-Boy’ for his numerous roles in romantic films. In 2010, Nouah won the African Movie Academy Award for ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ for his performance in the ‘Best Picture’ award-winning film ‘The Figurine’.
The actor is most recently, a recurring character in comedian Ayo ‘AY’ Makun’s movies including ’30 Days in Atlanta’, ‘A Trip to Jamaica’ and ‘Accidental Spy’.
It would be recalled that sometimes last month on social media, it went viral that the veteran actor had died in a ghastly motor accident, in which fans of the actor send condolence messages on the page of the actor.
It was however false as the picture posted on the social media was that of a film shot some times back.
Former Super Eagles player, Femi Opabunmi, has sued his former club in France, Niort, over their failure to honour their side of the alleged agreement they had with him before he left the club in 2006.
Opabunmi, who at 16 became the third youngest player to appear at the World Cup (Korea/Japan 2002) after Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside (17 years and 41 days at Espana ‘82) and Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o (17 years and three months at France ’98), ended his football career in 2006 after he started experiencing vision problems in one of his eyes.
The former Shooting Stars player, who represented Nigeria at the Trinidad and Tobago 2001 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, is not happy that Niort, who are currently campaigning in the France’s second tier league, have refused to assist him.
At the Under-17 world cup in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001, Opabunmi won the silver boot behind French striker, Florent Sinama Pongolle, while his compatriot Victor Brown won the bronze boot.
Opabunmi, who confirmed the development, condemned Les chamois for allegedly abandoning him as he sought medical treatment for his vision problems.
The 33-year-old former Switzerland and Israel-based player said, “Things have been hard for me and I must thank the Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, and the vice-president, Seyi Akinwunmi, who have been supporting me.
“My former club, Niort, played on my intelligence, innocence and youthfulness. We had an agreement when I left the club to seek treatment for my eye problems but they reneged on the agreement.
“It has been a long time and I have decided to seek justice in court. I am working on that now. The club should do what is right concerning the agreement. My health conditions ended my career, and it is not my wish. I am sad about it but life must go on.”
He said the NFF had been making attempts to rehabilitate him, stressing that he had also received help from friends like former Nigeria attacker Osaze Odemwingie.
“Osaze has been a good friend who has always been there for me. I appreciate what he has been doing for me.
“My family is here in Nigeria with me but I have a child in France from a French woman. I call on young players of today to invest their time and money wisely because nobody knows tomorrow.
“They should learn from my predicament. I put in a lot as a young man but it ended the way I did not envisage.”
The future of Opabunmi looked bright after shining like a superstar at the cadet tournament, prompting top clubs in Europe gunning for his signature, in which he however pitched his tent with Grasshoppers FC in Switzerland to launch himself in Europe.
Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson on Tuesday rewarded wrestlers that represented Nigeria at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, for their creditable performance.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the governor gave the sum of N13.9 million to the athletes and the technical crew during a reception in Government House, Yenagoa.
Each of the gold medalist got the sum of N1.5 million, silver medalist got N1 million and bronze medalist N 700,000.
Wrestlers that did not win any medal also got N500, 000, while the coaching crew got N1 million.
The President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali commended Dickson for his unflinching support for wrestling in Nigeria.
“His role in the battle to have wrestling back in the 2020 Olympic Games can’t, but be appreciated.
“The Bayelsa State governor has been supportive of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation,” Igali said.
The Olympian added that Dickson’s keen interest in the sport was based on the fact that he was a former wrestler, and his father was equally adept in the sport.
“He also knows the importance of wrestling to an Ijaw man.
“The governor calls himself the governor of the Niger Delta and some of the medalists coincidentally are from the Niger Delta”, he added.
Igali said, “this is a governor who travelled to Glasgow to cheer the wrestling team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
“He is our biggest supporter and we are happy for this gesture bestowed upon the wrestlers.”
“He also knows the importance of wrestling to an Ijaw man.
“The governor calls himself the governor of the Niger Delta and some of the medalists coincidentally are from the Niger Delta”, he added.
Igali said, “this is a governor who travelled to Glasgow to cheer the wrestling team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
“He is our biggest supporter and we are happy for this gesture bestowed upon the wrestlers.”
River state Governor Nyesom Wike, Aminu Bello-Masari, the governor of Kastina state and others was on Sunday 15th of April 2018, bestowed the prestigious Zik prize Award for good governance by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC) at the Civic Centre Victoria Island, Lagos. Uche Nwosisi was there to capture the event.
Hadjia Hadiza Abubakar wife to the governor of Bauchi state,receiving award from Chief John Odigie OyegunUche Secondus,chairman,PDP,and Nyesom Wike,governor of River stateAlhaji Aminu Tambuwa,governor of sokoto state and Abubakar Atiku Bugudu,governor of kebbi state.Aminu Bello-Masari,governor of kastina state and Aliyu Sabiu Muduru,speaker kastina state house of AssemblyDr. Alex Otti and Abubakar Atiku Bugudu,governor of Kebbi stareChief Ken Nnamai,chief Audu Ogbeh and his wife receiving AwardChief John Odigie Oyegun and Amb Bianca OjukwuChief Ben Obi and Dr.Ernest EbiChief (Mrs) Florence Ita-Giwa and Chief Chidi AnyaegbuDr.Deji Adeleke(middle)being flanked by friends and well wishers
By uche Mbah
The prosecution of 2019 general elections has become a migrain for the ruling All Progressives congress, APC. The government come into power on the mantra of anti corruption, but critics accuse the government of selective amnesia when the issue of corruption in the presidency is involved. This has put the presidency in a tight corner as far as raising funds to prosecute the next years election is involved.
It could have been easy to simply use the National security Adviser to subpoena the funds as has been hitherto done in former elections, or to use the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to fund the election since there may be little hope of crowd funding, but the scandal that has beset NNPC when the attempt was allegedly made resulted in an expose due to the bitter rivalry between the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru and the Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. The approval of a fund by the presidency without due process ignited a scandal that nearly terminated the appointment of Kachikwu.
Only recently the Federal government announced that they will use the $322.52m ‘Abacha Loot’ For Social Safety Net Program. This was a novel idea, which critics insist is a way of siphoning money for election purposes. So many recovered “loot” are presently yet to be accounted for, a situation that spells misappropriation in no uncertain terms.
Next was the approval of the $1 billion for the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency, which the senate kicked against citing due process of senatorial screening and approval. In a desperate bid, the Presidency decided to jettison the backing hitherto given to the Party Chairman, John Oyegun, on tne tenure elongation issue, particularly when it became clear that the four elder statesman-Babangida, Obasanjo, Abdulsalami and Danjuma- have pitched their tents against Buhari re-contesting the 2019 presidential elections. He opted for the timing of Tinubu Birthday to foist a “Mea Culpa” on the Lion of Bourdillon, who he hopes may repeat the feat of 2015. Tinubu, a notorious political wheeler dealer, had dumped Jonathan in the run up to the 2018 presidential election because Jonathan refused to accept his terms, which sources described as greedy. But indications were that he gave such conditions to test the level of Jonathan desperation over the presidential ticket.
Buhari coming to Lagos was alleged to be a placatory mission. He was supposed to have handed over the party structure to him, and given him a carte blanche on the presidential initiative. This resulted in Tinubu trying to wield his powers in the determination of the direction the party is to go. Oyegun has been active in rallying the APC governors around himself to fight the tenure elongation issue. It now is Tinubu vs some governors, mostly the Northern ones.
It is believed that his fixation on acquiring as much money as possible is premised on the fact that, no matter the activities of opposition, the hungry electorates will be bought at the last minute. Delegates needed to be bought during the conventions, and dissidents hounded by security agencies until they toe the line. Hence the need to raise more money for the prosecution of the elections, even though Tinubu has a deep pocket. Buhari is still not taking chances with his loyalty judging from the ignominy with which he has treated Tinubu as regards the last agreements reached before 2015.
It was this that necessitated his trip to London far earlier than the Commonwealth heads of government ,CHOGM, meetings, was scheduled. Sources close to the presidency indicate that he went earlier, neither for health issues nor for rest, but to use the opportunity to sign a deal connected with the Bonga Field and the oil blocks associated with it. The preliminary discussions had been held before COGM, and this was actually a $15 billion but the underhand deals are meant to cushion the electioneering campaign. “that is the primary reason for the travel, aside CHOGM”, the source said.
Muhammed Uba Garba, Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, Ikeja, tough stance on smugglers and fraudulent agents at the seaports, airport and land border stations appears to have placed him on the list of prominent uniform officers on positions of trusts for impersonation by desperate impersonators who are out to swindle unsuspecting Nigerians.
The Magazine learnt that Muhammed got to know that some people wwere impersonating him when information filtered out that he has a Face book account. The Customs Comptroller was said to have found it embarrassing. This because he has no Face book account.
The scammers may have impersonated him ostensibly to extort money from unsuspecting smugglers and fraudulent agents at the port with the intention of helping them by releasing their seized goods. The Customs Comptroller may have his reasons not to create a Face book account because it is very distracting and smugglers may use it as an opportunity to be sending threat messages to him.
Edgar Imohimi: Commissioner of Police, Giving Criminals A Fight In Lagos state
insiders told the Magazine that he has never considered it necessary to open a Face book account because he is a household name in the fight against smugglers in the country. It is not surprising why the scammers found it so easy to impersonate him because his image carries weight. os . The impersonators may have had the ulterior motive as well to turn the table against him in Customs circles and project him as someone using his exalted position to fleece people. They got it wrong.
This is because close associates, friends and relates of the Comptroller who may have received friend requests from him in the guise of being the FOU, Zone A, already knew the Comptroller does not operate a Face book account.
This may have forced him to put up a disclaimer to reassure his numerous admirers and friends that what they see in the Face book account purporting to be Muhammed Uba was the handiwork of Impersonators out to smear his name and image which took years to build.
In a Statement issued by Atta Jerry, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs and the Command Image maker, he disclosed that the Customs Comptroller ”does not have any Face book account , bearing his name or using his image”.
Appealing to the public to be on the alert and be aware that any Face book account (s) bearing Comptroller Muhammed Uba is fraudulent being operated by impersonators”, to mislead unsuspecting members of the public.
Going by the Nigeria Cyber Crime law, impersonation for fraudulent reasons , for instance , to ”’obtain money, goods or services amount to a criminal activity, and thismay have been the ulterior motive of the saidMuhammed Uba in the Face book account. The international Community are not finding it funny about these impersonators and scammers and different countries including Nigeria are coming out with stiffer penalties laws to deal with such Cyber Crimes.
This is a big challenge to Edgar Imohimi, Commissioner of Police, Lagos state police Command to save the name and image of prominent Nigerians being impersonated by fraudsters . Security analysts posits that impersonation in Face book is a regular occurrence in security cycles because of the level of poverty and unemployment in the country. The Source reporter had also fallen victims to these fraudsters twice where he lost over N150,000.00. 00 for undelivered services.
In spite of efforts by Imohimi, to state curb Criminal activities in Lagos including Cyber crime, criminal activities are still on the rise in the given security operatives a cause for concern. This is evident going by the arms and ammunitions regularly recovered from Criminals caught in the act.
Acting on a call from a Hotelier at Oshodi, on April 7, 2018, the Police Commissioner was said to have directed the Federal Anti-robbery Squad,FSARS, based in Mushin, were directed to fish out the suspects immediately. True to the Commisssioner’s directive the officer in-charge of the anti-robbery squad was to have mobilized his men into action. He confirmed that on April 8, 2018, one of the suspects in the robbery operation a 27-year old Damilola Oluwole was arrested by the team.
It was gathered that the confessions made by the suspect may have led to the arrest of two other members of the robbery gang, one Seyi Adebayo , Olasupo Jeremiah and the recovery of one locally made pistol, five live Cartridges and one expended Cartridge at their hideout at Akala, Mushi.
The police Commissioner explained that the Command has stepped up its investigation into the robbery incident, stressing that that the suspects would soon be arraigned in Court. The arrest of the Oshodi robbery suspects may have encouraged the FARS to step up its operation stop and search in different parts of Lagos.
The efforts may have paid off . On friday, April 20, 2018, one Ralph Oluwanishola, was said to have been arrested along ile-iwe road meiran during a” polite stop and search” by an anti-robbery team from meiran Division of the state police Command. The team was said to have flagged down a man carrying a bag on a motorcycle . Despite the initial resistance, the motor cyclists was said to have stopped and the man apprehended.
On interrogation, the man was said to have claimed to be a thrift collector (Esusu). The Police operatives may have been suspicious of the man when he offered them N5,000.00 bribe to let him go.
The money was said to have been turned down by the officers, forcing the man to jump down from the motorcycle and ran for his dear life but was caught by the vigilant police officers.
Eye witness, account said the man’s bag was searched and three locally made cut to sized pistols and 11 Cartridges were recovered. As it is the tradition with the Police, Imohimi, the Lagos state Commissioner of Police said the ”suspect is currently aiding the police in their investigation.
Prior to the stop and search operation of the meiran police Division, the FSARS operatives at Ladipo annex, was said to have neutralized plans by robbers to strike at Ijora Badia area of Lagos, based on a credible information . The FSARS operation was said to have yielded results as about four suspects were arrested including and the recovery of one locally made cut to sized pistol and one expended Cartridge.
On 31, March, 2018, the police Squad , led by one Inspector Yemi Ojumola, in another operation was said to have led to the arrest of two suspects: Olarewanju Ibrahi and Rasheed Adeyemi, who were said to have attacked one Adeba Olusi and Ilesanmi Babatunde and dispossessed them of their GSM Techno Cannon C8 phone and N48,000.00 including other valuable items.
The police Commissioner confirmed that the team recovered one locally made pistol, four expended Cartridges and one Bajaj motorcycle with Reg. No. DE992-Xe used during the robbery incident.
Given an insider information,, the Lagos state police Command boss revealed that the suspects on interrogation confessed that the guns used in the operation was given to them by one Archibong Kufre.
The confession, the police Commissioner confirmed led to his arrest. ”The case is still under investigation”, he said.
With the arrest of Archibong, who , the police boss said is currently helping the police in their investigation , he is optimistic that more members of the robbery gang would be nabbed soon.
The police Commissioner had said that the Command would not relent in the fight against Criminals in the state until they are completely smoked out from their hideouts and rendered ineffective.
The controversy over the purchase of jets purportedly to fight Boko Haram insurgents by the Federal government from the United states of American came to a head recently when President Buhari was forced to cut short his trip amid tension in the National Assembly over abuse of due process. Already the Senate has been under tension since the Senator Omo-Agege saga, when the Mace was taken way in broad daylight withing the senate chambers during plenary. Fingers are being pointed towards the presidency, because of the ease with which the so called thugs beat all security apparatus of the National Assembly.
Indications are that the money has been approved by the president before he traveled to the United kingdom for the conference of Commonwealth head of governments, CHOGM, instructing that it be withdrawn from the Excess Crude account, The money has been already withdrawn, according to presidential sources-though there appears to be discordant tones on whether it has finally been paid to the Pentagon. While Mansur Dan Ali, the Minister of defense, said the fund has been approved, presidential Aid Ita Enang said it has not been approved, though it appears Ita Enang had to put up the defense for the benefit of the senate. Senate President Bukola Saraki is said to have been livid over the issue. “This is an impeachable offence. Unfortunately, we have a senate that always compromises due to pecuniary interest”, a source told this Magazine from the red chambers.
It will be recalled that negotiations for the purchase of the aircraft ran into hitches when the US government insisted that the federal government must pay for the purchase before end of February 2018, but only agreed to deliver the goods in 2020, when Buhari must have been out of office. Analysts believe that they are leaving a window of escape if President Buhari wins a second term, in which case they will call for renegotiation. They have hinged their refusal to authorize immediate release of the planes on Human right reports which tends to point to misuse of military might on soft targets. Not too long ago, the Air-force bombed the Internally displaced peoples camp. Though the Military high command has described the mishap as an error, no news of court marshal or reprimand of officers involved was heard.
It was after the approval of the fund that the presidency wrote National Assembly asking for approval to pay the money, justifying their action by saying that the request came with a deadline that they had to meet, hence the approvals before sending the request to the Senate. That it presupposes that the National Assembly will rubber stamp the approval did not trouble them. The Military high command had rejected the condition given by the American government, saying it was not acceptable. Now the presidency is paying.
Analysts insisted that the presidency was doing that to lease the US government in view of the recent invitation of extended from the White House to President Buhari. Although the British Prime Minister Theresa May is sitting on the Fence on the issue of Buhari second term, She has tactically given him the condition for her support: The abrogation of the anti-Gay Law. In that he has an ally in the American President Donald Trump, who at the same time may frown at the activities of Fulani Herdsmen.
The current tension within the National Assembly due to the alleged presidential backing Senator Omo Agege may rub off on the Purchase. The presidency takes it seriously enough for Buhari to cut short his trip. That he sought to include the appropriation in the 2018 budget which the National Assembly is yet to deal with does not help matters. The Lower house, Led by Yakubu Dogara, is miffed about it, worried about the arm-twisting method of the presidency. They were forced to abandon quest for the reversal of election time table after the shocking mace scandal of the senate.
The National President of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA, Tony Iju Nwabunike has intervened in the internal crisis rocking the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Association, though the nine man BOT denies any division, insisting that such only exist in the imaginations of promoters of such divisive reports.
The magazine learned that the intervention became necessary following pressure from notable members who feared a backlash on the election which produced Nwabunike as president. The intervention is responsible for the semblance of peace “That the BOT is currently enjoying,” the source said.
Meantime, the BOT has therefore confirmed Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha as new Chairman, following the election held at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lagos last week., bringing to end the 10 years Chief Henry Njokwu as BOT chairman.
Speaking at a Round Table meeting with the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Apapa Lagos at the weekend, Secretary of board, Prince Taiye Oyeniyi disclosed that the new executive members of the board are Chief Dennis Okafor, Vice Chairman and Prince Taiye Oyeniyi as Secretary. The new team, Oyeniyi said would be piloting afairs of the board for the next two years with effect from 15th April 2018.
Dispelling reports of crisis within its ranks , Oyeniyi stated that “ANCLA does not have any crisis, the incumbent President Hon. Tony Uju is at peace with every member, however some of the issues at hand are presently an internal matter that can be resolved within us”.
According to a communique , a copy of which was made available to the magazine, the board secretary also maintained that “In recognition that the present leadership under Chief Henry Njoku has done about two years terms, a motion was moved and adopted by 5 votes with names respectively Prince Taiye Oyeniyi, Chief Ernest Elochukwu , Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, Chief Dennis Okafor and Mr. Dayo Azeez.
“While the other 3 members in abstentions where Chief Henry Njoku, Aare Sanni Shittu and Chief Peter Obih.”
The BOT Scribe also gave a brief history of how Henry Njoku had frustrated series of attempts to convene a meeting to peacefully elect a new BOT Chairman.
He argued that Njoku was not removed based on tribal sentiment but on expiration of tenue which was long overdue.
