₦airaland Forum

babahjide: Excuse me. will all the machines used for the training brought to Nigeria for use? Is there anyway we can adopt an agricultural system far far more expensive more than we can afford? ds is pure waste of public fund. I am OAU agricultural student n I cannot see y our doctors and professors in agriculture cant professionally handle this, or maybe its a lie!!!!

Before I set out for the governorship of Osun, I had made it a primary objective to develop the agricultural potential of the state, to be able to capture just 10 per cent of the food market value in Lagos. The question is; what have I done along that direction?

Immediately we assumed office here, we declared to the world, including the people of the state, that it will be totally wrong for any entity, be it human, geographical, or any entity at all, to claim existence, particularly independent existence, and still be dependent on others. When a territory depends absolutely on another supervening authority, it’s no longer independent. But why do most of the states in this sort of derogatory relationship, whereby without the hand out from another government (you can say federal or central) most the states cannot survive. Our goal is first of all to ensure that we reverse that ugly trend; we want to be like Lagos that, in the worst case scenario, can still survive on its own. We have looked around; there is no other thing on which we can have such independent existence outside agriculture. After all, close to 60 per cent of our people are into subsistence agriculture. So our primary objective is to help subsistence farmers increase their production through expansion of their farming capacity, improvement of the techniques of farming and assist them to move their goods from wherever they are to railway terminals and from there to Lagos free of charge

Towards this end, we went to Nigerian Railway Corporation to finalise all our agreements to ensure free freights of agricultural produce from Osun, particularly under the central station, to Lagos. And this provision is not limited to produce from Osun; any agricultural produce that gets to Osun, Osogbo particularly, from any part of Nigeria we transport free of charge to Lagos. If your goods are from Sokoto and it gets here, as long as they agricultural produce, we take them for you. Essentially, it’s to motivate our farmers to produce and use that provision of free freights of their produce.

we want to build a huge regional market in Dagbo, a settlement outside Osogbo, very close to the steel rolling mill. There is a small station there, which we have taken over from the Nigerian Railway Corporation. We are redeveloping it to become a huge hub for agricultural produce. There will be processing centres there and it will be a centre for packaging goods and moving them to Lagos. There will be no discrimination on sources of produce. If any farm produce gets to Osogbo, the state government will move such produce free of charge to Lagos. This is the programme and that is what we are pursuing with vigour.

I am still working hard to improve the Osogbo terminal for the passengers. And for that reason my Lagos hub is not fully ready and I am looking at having 57 Osunmites in each of the 57 local government development centres in Lagos, so that these goods, when they hit Lagos, whoever want to get them will get them at Osun prices. Because when you remove freights from the costs it means you will get your agricultural produce at the farm rate prices, and that is the goal.

http://www.beestudents.com/Autos/news/213/How-We-Want-To-End-Poverty-In-Osun--Aregbesola

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A team from the Lagos State Ministry of Woman Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, on Saturday evening, relocated 25 children from St. Stephen Orphanage, Egbeda, Lagos, to an undisclosed place.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the children were taken away during an operation following the newspaper’s publication about the home last Saturday.

The team, led by its Director of Child Development, WAPA, Mrs. Alaba Fadairo, reportedly visited the home and took the 25 children away.

The team, which comprised representatives of the Office of the Public Defender and the Alausa Police Station, also arrested the coordinator of the home, Mrs. Roseann Nwachukwu.

Attempts by our correspondent to confirm the whereabouts of the children and visit them to ascertain their welfare failed.

In separate interviews, Fadairo and the Director, Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi, said Saturday PUNCH would not have access to them.

Fadairo said on telephone, “They are in a government orphanage. They are doing fine. I still saw them yesterday.”

In a reply to a text message from our correspondent, Rotimi wrote, “Cases regarding children are treated confidentially. What I can tell you is that they are in safe custody of the state. OPD is representing them to ensure their rights are not violated.”

Our correspondent, however, learnt that Nwachukwu was eventually granted bail on Tuesday evening, after preliminary investigations were concluded.

It was learnt that representatives of WAPA had visited the home on Friday, a day before the raid, and withdrew the registration of the Non-Governmental Organisation done three years ago.

A medical doctor who did a study on children’s correctional centres, Dr. Favour Nwolisa, said WAPA’s failure to adequately monitor the activities of the organisation gave Nwachukwu the room to exceed operational allowance.

In a statement via email, WAPA highlighted its findings after the raid.

WAPA alleged that the home, located in Egbeda, Lagos, was used as venue for child trafficking, saying that the coordinator would soon be charged to court.

The ministry alleged further that the home perpetrated illegal activities and subjected the children to deteriorating conditions.

The statement said, “Upon investigations, it was discovered that Nwachukwu trafficked 27 children kept in a room, using them to raise money and defraud innocent members of the public, who may need assistance in child adoption.

“The 25 children were rescued and the whereabouts of the remaining two children remains unknown.”

It said its investigation showed that there were no records on each of the children, “No evidence of how the children got to her and no form of police or security report.”

Reacting to these allegations, counsel for Nwachukwu, Austin Awuluo, told our correspondent on the telephone that WAPA had no basis to establish child trafficking charges against her.

He said she had, over the years, operated the home on the basis of fairness, passion and good intentions.

Awuluo said it was not true that the home had no records saying that WAPA officials took away the children’s records when they raided the home.

He also wondered why WAPA suddenly decided to withdraw the license it had issued to Nwachukwu some years back.

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State has ordered the remand of a 55-year-old woman, Rose Nwachuwku, in police custody for allegedly running an unlawful orphanage.

The Lagos State Government on Thursday claimed it rescued 25 children from the orphanage home located in the Egbeda area of the state which, it said was being used as a front for child trafficking.

The alleged illegal orphanage, named, Saint Stephen Charity Foundation, on Abiodun Adebanbo Street, Egbeda, was said to have been operating for 12 years.

On Friday, authorities brought Nwachukwu before a Magistrate, Mrs Eniola Fabamwo, who ordered that the accused should be remanded till Monday when her case would be heard by the appropriate court.

The police filed one count of operation of unlawful orphanage against her.

The police prosecutor, an Assistant Suprintendent of Police, Barth Nwaokoye, alleged that Nwachuwku, committed the offence between January 2011 and August 17, 2013 at 30/32, Prince Adebambo Street, in Egbeda area of Lagos.

Tusky44: All i have to say to you is, drink tea

Tusky44:
GEJ please continue to hammer them. By the time we are done with oloriburukus eh, they will joko-sibe

emmasege: [s]64 million naira on 20 youths to be trained on tropical agriculture in a temperate environment. Isn't this a collosal waste?. Why not give half of that money to IITA to train hundreds of youths here locally, and give them the other half as a lump sum of money/capital base for commercial farming?. I know of someone who works in a local govt and has recently returned from Ghana on the bill of osun state govt in the name of training, who said they learnt nothing while they were there but were only being lectured/persuaded on the need to ensure that ogbeni gets a second term?. Very soon, the day will break on ogbeni and his cohorts. 2014 is a decisive year in Osun![/s]

emmasege: What do u expect from the thiefnubus? When 2015 comes, make u (igbo) people vote for them again. No be u dey join dem say eko o ni baje. It's time u teamed up with the Lagos PDP in 2015 so that every trace of Hausa could be wiped off Alahusa. And am happy that Lagos christian indigenes have woken up from their slumber. Lagos deserves better than these Pharaohs who unnecessarily impose too many dos and donts as if in slavery.

Aigbofa: We can't send 20 containers from Lagos to Kano and some people were daydreaming about sending astronauts to space by 2015! What is wrong with these people. I hope the astronauts are prepared to spend their last days drifting to unknown destination.

Atouke: goons like you have sold your soul for a plate of eba and will blindly support your corrupt godfather even when he is robbing you blind

ujoinme: [s]

Why don't you first remove this log of corruption from your APC god fathers eyes before you concern yourself with the speck if any in GEJs eyes. Incase you did not see the log as evident of sycophants like you, i will help you : here
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ujoinme: After 17yrs of non usage of the tracks for container haulage a few hitches is allowed if the train broke down it will be fixed and the journey completed.
efficiency on the freight will be attained gradually. kudos to this administration for revamping the railway.

Ngwakwe: The vultures needs leftover carcasses to survive. The desire for failure is the mark of retrogression and degenerated souls feast on bad news.

If good development no matter how small is the cause for bitterness to some people then let them suffer heartaches.

Why is there anxiety now when the same containers were always stranded on our gully infested highways for so many days before reaching their destinations.

Tusky44: Train is covered with the blood of Jesus

Atouke: [s]Until citizens/sycophants stop hailing/supporting corrupt leaders corruption will continue to be the bane of this country. the wise man said that ....."we must be the change we want to see...." our youths have sold their soul for a plate of eba.
we cannot even be objective anymore because the tribal and ethnic sentiment.

i believe that those who applaud corruption are themselves corrupt. as the see these corrupt leaders as their heroes and given the chance they will copy the action of the thief tinubu. You guys know who you are, please change from your evil ways and stop calling Evil good.[/s]

Atouke: [s]Until citizens/sycophants stop hailing/supporting corrupt leaders corruption will continue to be the bane of this country. the wise man said that ....."we must be the change we want to see...." our youths have sold their soul for a plate of eba.
we cannot even be objective anymore because the tribal and ethnic sentiment.

i believe that those who applaud corruption are themselves corrupt. as the see these corrupt leaders as their heroes and given the chance they will copy the action of the thief tinubu. You guys know who you are, please change from your evil ways and stop calling Evil good.[/s]

Guk: Am still amazed at the ease with which we are hoodwinked in Nigeria.

(1) Airline passenger growth is fuelled by lack of alternatives like good road travel & proper rail travel.

(2) The decline in the figures were largely due to fear of flying after the Dana crash (An aftermath that saw the wealthy flying from Lagos to London to fly to Abuja)

(3) The fragility of his growth figure is obvious. If only 1 airline could affect the growth % so much, then it means, the industry is fragile meaning the % figure would have disappeared if AERO & ARIK pulled out of the industry.

(4) Its curious Dana could have brought down the % growth but AIR Nigeria did not...hmm

(5) We should be challenging him and his boss Stella Oduah for the high taxes collected on Airfares & what they do with it instead of sycopantly praising them. A one way ticket to Abuja of 18,000 gives 25% to the airline and the remainder is Aviation Tax

Make una shine una eyes please

Atouke: [s]Until citizens/sycophants stop hailing/supporting corrupt leaders corruption will continue to be the bane of this country. the wise man said that ....."we must be the change we want to see...." our youths have sold their soul for a plate of eba.
we cannot even be objective anymore because the tribal and ethnic sentiment.

i believe that those who applaud corruption are themselves corrupt. as the see these corrupt leaders as their heroes and given the chance they will copy the action of the thief tinubu. You guys know who you are, please change from your evil ways and stop calling Evil good.[/s]

desgiezd: I thought he also owned Aso Rock in Abuja, the International Airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Even I jusy heard now that he has bought the Atlantic Ocean and now gets paid before any ship is allowed to sail across it.

patimore: A recycled list of Tinubu's rumored wealth. If those circulating the list have enough evidence to support their claims, why not petition the EFCC? This list emanated from Lagos state PDP, and none of the party stalwarts could muster the courage to submit their unverifiable allegations to EFCC.

berem: Your list is incomplete without the Retardeen!

Atouke: [s]The lagos state house of assembly and the state justice department is sleeping. or Are they in tinubu's pocket or afraid to try him because hes connection and wealth.
At every turn people talk about corruption being the problem of Nigeria yet a personification of corruption in the person of tinubu is allowed to walk free. who's kidding whom about war against corruption.[/s]

FreeGlobe: [s]
so sorry for increasing your time allotment for today but I still insist Tinubu should lend Lagos State Govt some money to complete these abandoned projects - maybe the light rail project or what do you think?[/s]

Ayekotoo: kindly list the acclaimed legitimate businesses igbos control. thank you!

FreeGlobe: [s]
why are you attacking him for his brilliant comment babapupa alias eko Ile. Tinubu should borrow Lagos state money to complete abandoned projects littered everywhere [/s]

The three-count charge against the former governor by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) was quashed due to lack of merits .

“No prima facie case has been established against accused applicant. The prosecution failed to file affidavit evidence in support of the count-amended charges. The tribunal has no jurisdiction to proceed. The charges are hereby quashed and the accused person discharged,” the chairman said.

He was said to have operated 16 foreign bank accounts between 1999 and 2007 while he was governor of Lagos State.Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Umar Yakubu, ruled however that the prosecution failed to produce affidavit of evidence to buttress its claims .In particular, he said once an amendment charge is presented before the court, it becomes a fresh charge,thus providing the basis for dismissing the previous one.

Yakubu ruled that that CCB did not show how Tinubu operated the foreign accounts in question.He added that the names so far traced to the accounts do not belong to him ,rather they are names of the former governor’s relatives. Specifically the tribunal said the prosecution did not state that Tinubu committed the alleged offence by proxy.

truth4meal: Did you guys intentionally omit the "alleged Anybody from the pit of mischief can concoct this it does not mean that it is true. If Tinubu can amass all the listed properties and GEJ/EFCC allow him to walk freely then he is a freeman. If the law and the custodian of the law allow him to be a free citizen then he is free. Let GEJ and EFCC do their work - the noise about the code of conduct tribunal is still alive in our memory...its alleged - it can be true or just "alleged". EFCC over to you.

PapaBrowne: [s]
And while you sit out and curse, the Lagos state Government is complaining of lack of funds to finish up the light rail project. Maybe you guys can borrow some money from Tinubu so that these projects would get completed. Its been 8 years already and the 51km Lekki Epe expressway is still struggling to get finished. Many beautiful projects that Fashola started in 2007 would not be completed even up to 50% because Tinubu must be satisfied. Only 1 infrastreucture project above 10 billion has been completed since Fashola came to office but Tinubu has completed projects running in tens of billions.

While Tinubu gets richer, the Lagos State Government gets poorer. Eko oni Baje!!![/s]

Sincere 9gerian: [s]Containers have not been moved on that track in the last 17 years. If there are issues on the road on its maiden trip, the same NRC that worked day and night to revive a service that was DEAD for 17 years, will fix it.

I know some people are notorious for celebrating BAD NEWS but hey, this is not one.

Meanwhile, the NRC has not even confirmed the development.

The NRC has been procuring more locomotives to met up with demand. Even on that same friday, four more locomotives were launched. Another 200 is expected by December. It can only get better[/s]

Garri the 1st: If this is true then the retardeen is a buffoon for allowing such a thief go unpunished....