Receives United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina J. Mohammed and Co-Founder of @MalalaFund
President @officialABAT remains fully committed to issues of girl-child education and gender empowerment and will promote same in the policies and programmes of the Federal Government under his watch, according to the Vice President, Sen. @KashimSM.
The Vice President stated this in his remarks today when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the United Nations led by the @UN Deputy Secretary-General (UNDSG) and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Mrs. @AminaJMohammed.
She was accompanied on the visit by the Co-Founder Malala Fund, Ms. @Malala Yousafzai and other officials.
Sen. @KashimSM reiterated President @officialABAT’s commitment to issues of education and empowerment of women, noting that “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully and unequivocally committed to the girl-child education and gender empowerment initiatives.”
zeusdgrt: Because Dem don go global to play real Madrid and the rest e eye don go there, what happened to the last chairman that pushed enyimba to this position? just want to reap where e nor sow
Felix Anyasi Agwu has been chairman of Enyimba for 24 years! His tenure must end some day. It's not because they have gone global (Enyimba has already gone global in Anyasi Agwu's tenure. They played Inter Milan and won Champions League twice).
The Real Madrid story is just journalists trying to make money and speculating. They need to win the Champions League first (or at least get to the semi-final) to stand a chance. The two stories are not connected in any way.
Abia confirms Kanu’s appointment as Enyimba chairman
By Christian Okpara 11 July 2023
Abia State government, yesterday, confirmed former Arsenal striker, Kanu Nwankwo, as Enyimba of Aba’s new chairman. Kanu replaces Felix Anyansi-Agwu, who led the club for 24 years.
Governor Alex Otti dissolved the Enyimba board, led by Anyansi-Agwu, shortly the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) Championship Play-off, which the Peoples Elephant won to become the 2022/23 league champions.
Kanu, 46, is expected to lead Enyimba to success in both the CAF Champions League and the 2023/24 season’s league and Federation Cup competitions, which his predecessor won on several occasions.
As Enyimba chairman, the former Iwuanyanwu Nationale star will work with his Ajax Amsterdam former team mate, Finidi George, who is the club’s coach. Both players were part of Louis van Gaal’s team, which won the UEFA Champions League in 1995.
Kanu came to national limelight in 1993, when he was top scorer at the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by Japan.
Three years later, he captained Nigeria to the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, scoring memorable goals, including the tie deciding semifinal strike against Brazil.
In a career that spanned over 20 years, Kanu also played for Inter Milan, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. He was a member of the Arsenal ‘Invincibles,’ the Arsene Wenger-led side that went a whole season undefeated in the English Premier League.
Insecurity: South-East govs, lawmakers to visit Tinubu
10th July 2023
South East governors, lawmakers and leaders of the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu over the rising insecurity in the region.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on Monday at the Imo State Governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
Addressing journalists after the six hours of deliberation, Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, lamented that insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the South East.
He said; “We have identified insecurity as the problem of the South East for now and it is at the front burner and must be addressed.
“The Federal Government in the past supported us but we think that it can do more. So among other resolutions, we resolved today to make a representation to the President for his intervention to be able to bring insecurity in the region to an end.
“So any moment from now, we’ll be putting together an arrangement to visit the President and discuss with him. There are certain things we cannot do very well without the Federal Government. Security is in the Exclusive List and only the Federal Government can deploy as appropriate.”
Also speaking, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said the five South-East governors and lawmakers from the zone are bent on finding a solution to the security situation as quickly as possible.
“Frankly speaking, I am not going to give you the details of what we want to do. The problem of insecurity is one that cannot be solved by the South-East Governors alone. We have resolved that the leadership of Ohanaeze, the governors and lawmakers will get in touch with the President.
“The problem in the South-East is too much, too big for the governors alone. It is a Nigerian problem and the President will give support to the governors,” he said.
At a meeting of the South East Stakeholders, where in Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Governors, Members of National Assembly, Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly and other notable South East leaders were in attendance, we x-rayed the prevailing security challenges in our region.
As the Chairman of the South East Governors' Forum (SEGF), I communicated measures being considered by the Governors in tackling the insecurity, one of which is the planned high-powered delegation to the President.
While we acknowledge the efforts of the Federal Government in the past, we are optimistic that under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we will receive adequate interventions necessary to nip the menace in the bud.
S’East Govs, lawmakers, Ohanaeze Ndigbo to meet Tinubu over insecurity
John Bosco Agbakwuru & Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Governors and lawmakers from the South East as well as the Igbo sociocultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo have resolved to send a delegation to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in stemming the tide of insecurity in the zone.
The stakeholders took the decision after an emergency meeting held on Monday evening at the Imo state Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma who hosted the meeting which lasted for over four hours said insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the region.
He said; “We have identified insecurity as the problem of South East for now and it is at the front burner and must be addressed.
“The federal government in the past has supported us but we think that the federal government can do more. So among other resolutions, we resolved today to make a representation to the President for his intervention to be able to bring insecurity in the region to an end. So any moment from now, we’ll be putting together an arrangement to visit the president and discuss with him. There are certain things we cannot do very well without the federal government. Security is in the Exclusive List and only the federal government can deploy as appropriate”.
On his part, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu said the five governors of the Southeast are working together with lawmakers from the zone to find lasting solution to challenges facing the people.
He said; “Frankly speaking, I am not going to give you the details of what we want to do. The problem of insecurity is one that cannot be solved by the Southeast governors alone. We have resolved that the leadership of Ohanaeze, the governors and lawmakers to get in touch with the President. The problem in South East is too much, is too big for the governors alone. It is a Nigerian problem and the president will give support to the governors”.
Speaking to journalists, the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said; “the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and members of his cabinet came to meet with us, the governors, National Assembly members, former ministers and stakeholders in the Southeast.
“In the main, we were discussing the issue of security of our region. Security and the economy. It is the first maiden visit and we have taken some important resolutions.”
Also, a source privy to the meeting told Vanguard that the issues bordering on sit-at-home, the continuous incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the self-styled Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa were discussed.
According to the source, it was agreed that a delegation will be sent to President Tinubu in the next two weeks for his intervention.
The source said, “The meeting discussed about security in Southeast and everybody agreed that we will now be discussing without political party affiliation in mind and that there is government in place and the government in place should be recognised and supported.”
The source further said that “the issue of Nnamdi Kanu was discussed and it was agreed that we should draw up a delegation that will go and see President Bola Tinubu on security situation in the Southeast including Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa within the next two weeks.”
Some members at the meeting led by the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu included the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, his Ebonyi State counterpart, Francis Nwifuru and former governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige.
Others are former governor Ikedi Ohakim, former Senate President, Pius Anyim, Osita Chidoka, Prof. Maurice Iwu, Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Sam Egwu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Darlington Nwokocha, Dave Umahi, Prof. ABC Nwosu, Ambassador Kema Chikwe, Mrs Josephine Anenih, and Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo.
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