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 Politics › Pay Me My Gratuity, Retired Blind Teacher Begs Abia Govt by odiks(op): 6:51am On Jun 03, 2017 |
A retired blind primary school teacher in Abia State, Mr. George Nwabuisi, has appealed to the state government to pay him his gratuity and outstanding pension arrears to enable him take care of himself. 66-year-old Nwabuisi who hails from Obeawom Amahia, Akanu Nchara in Ikwuano LGA of the state, said apart from being a blind man, his greatest challenge had been the irregular payment of his pension since he retired from the service after putting in 15 unbroken years as a classroom teacher. Narrating his ordeal, Nwabuisi told Southern City News that his sight challenge started 35 years ago when he was working with one Ibru Organisation as a secretary in Lagos State. He said, “I was not born blind, I obtained my GCE advanced level in typing shorthand and English in the year 1975/76. Then I went to Lagos, where I worked with a firm called the Ibru Organisation at 33, Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos State as the secretary for complete six and half years before I started noticing signs of blindness. “I have gone for treatment at the Lagos State University teaching Hospital, I have gone to one doctor at Aba, who now works at the Specialist Clinic in Umuahia. The last place I went for treatment was Abak Eyes Special Clinic in Akwa Ibom State where foreign doctors treated me; all to no avail. “It was this blindness that made me to lose my job in Lagos, So, I came back to my village to face my doom. But by the special grace of God, I met an American doctor at Mercy Hospital, Aba, who advised me to study braille. “After doing the braille, I picked up teaching job. I taught with blindness in the midst of sighted because I wanted the people around here to understand that ‘the blind can see’. That was why I taught here. “I gave my people a surprise they will never forget in a haste for the 15 years I taught at Nchara Loko Central School.” Nwabuisi, however, lamented that life had not been easy for him since he retired from his teaching job after attaining the 60 years retirement age. He said, “I was retired on the 14th of February 2014. My challenge now is that since my retirement, I have not got my gratuity and my pension is not coming regularly. “The last pension I received was that of September 2016. Since then, I have not got any other alert despite that they were owing me gratuity and nine months pension arrears. “Since I retired from the teaching job, I have not been doing anything. My wife has been the one taking care of my family with her farm work. I have three children; a daughter and a set of twin boys. My daughter is the only person I trained in the university. She studied Psychology at Madonna University, Okija. My worry now is that she has nothing doing. “She joined one private firm where she is not being paid. She is worried too because she has the ability to do something. For my twin boys, one has taken JAMB three times and passed at each attempt, but he could not secure admission into the university because I have no money to pay or get him admission. His brother has his school certificate and is now learning electrical job. “I want the government to give my daughter a job. I want them to pay me my gratuity to enable me to complete my house which I started since 1980. I could have finished it, but I could not because of my present condition.” http://punchng.com/pay-me-my-gratuity-retired-blind-teacher-begs-abia-govt/ |
| Politics › South-east: Sit-at-Home Order Optional - Ekweremadu by odiks(op): 6:12pm On May 28, 2017 |
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, has advised that the sit-at-home order declared by some right groups in South-East for May 30 should be optional. The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra had called on citizens of South-East to stay at home on May 30 to observe their anniversary. Ekweremmadu gave the advice on Sunday at an Inter-denominational church service at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Abakaliki, to commemorate 2017 Democracy Day and Gov. David Umahi’s second year in office. He noted that while the agitation and concerns of the groups are genuine, they should not be pursued with force or other forms of armed struggle. “Individuals who operate private businesses and want to stay-at-home on that day should stay, while those who want to operate their businesses should be allowed to do so. “I believe that civil and public workers should be ready to go to work on that day as I appeal that no group should force people to stay at home against their wishes,” he added. The deputy senate president called on the agitators to embrace dialogue and constructive engagement in pursuing their agitation; not coercion or other forms of armed struggle. “The struggles and concerns are genuine but with the collaboration of all and constructive engagement, we will surely get to our destination no matter how long it takes. “Black Americans agitated for a long time before Barack Obama became president in 2008, likewise in India, it took constructive engagement for the people to actualise their agitation. “South Africa despite racial disturbances and black oppression, employed constructive engagement and intervention of the western world and African interests such as Nigeria’s, to dismantle apartheid,” he said. Ekweremadu congratulated the people of Ebonyi on the second year in office of their governor. He noted that the state had matured politically and socially, adding that any indigene could aspire for any political office in the state. In his remark, Umahi noted that no individual or group would force the citizens of the state to stay-at-home on May 30. “I have met the leadership of these groups on various occasions and discovered that most of their agitations are correct but the ways they seek to actualise them can be faulted. “I have also met the leadership of market unions in the state and we resolved that markets would be open on that day and no trader or any other individual will be molested,” he said. The governor said that the case of Ebonyi was different as the state had suffered untold marginalisation right from its days in old Anambra, Imo, Enugu and Abia states. “The deputy senate president is fighting marginalisation of the Igbos at the federal level; when this is addressed, we will start our own agitation of marginalisation as a state. “Ebonyi does not believe in regional government because we will continue suffering deprivation but believe in the restructuring of the country to address all imbalances,” he said. In his homily, Rev. Fr Abraham Nwali urged political and economic leaders in the state to build industries instead of embarking on ‘non-direct-impact’ projects such as hotels. “The governor should be supported in his desire to ensure that sachet water companies are constructed in the three senatorial zones of the state,’’ he said. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/south-east-sit-home-order-optional-ekweremadu/ |
| Politics › APC Takes Over PDP Office In Enugu by odiks(op): 4:58am On May 24, 2017 |
The All Progressives Congress has practically taken over the office of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State.http://punchng.com/apc-takes-over-pdp-office-in-enugu/ 2 Likes
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| Politics › I Will Dump PDP If Sherrif Wins At The Supreme Court – Fayose by odiks(op): 8:20pm On May 16, 2017 |
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party if the Supreme Court ruling does not favour the Makarfi-led caretakercommittee in the leadership face-off with Sherrif.http://punchng.com/i-will-dump-pdp-if-sherrif-wins-at-the-supreme-court-fayose/ 4 Likes
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| Politics › Re: Abia Gov Case: CJN Reveals Attempt To Influence S-court Justices by odiks: 8:46am On May 13, 2017 |
I pray that CJN fulfils his promised To investigate the bribery allegation so that Abians will know what truely happened. |
| Politics › Jonathan’s Pathetic Apologetics - Punch Editorial Board by odiks(op): 3:47am On Apr 28, 2017*. Modified: 4:13am On Apr 28, 2017 |
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, reflecting on his electoral defeat two years ago, shunned deep introspection and remorse for his five-year reign of impunity. What comes out from him from excerpts of a new book is a potpourri of falsehoods, hypocrisy, lame excuses and blame for everyone but himself. But before Nigerians fall once more for his favourite tactic of playing the victim, they would do well to remember the devastating impact of his bad government. Words attributed to him in a book, Against the Run of Play, by Olusegun Adeniyi, a well-known journalist, and billed for public presentation in Lagos on Friday, were vintage Jonathan. Posing yet again as the perpetual victim, he blamed former world leaders − Barack Obama of the United States, Britain’s David Cameron, and French president, Francois Hollande − for desperately wanting a change of government in Nigeria. He blamed Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, for allegedly working with the Americans by insisting on the initial February 2015 date set for the presidential election; he blamed his own former party chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, whom he accused of working against him, and he carpeted the press and civil society for highlighting the pervasive corruption that flourished on his watch. First, the context: As he left a limping economy and widescale corruption behind, Jonathan’s five years at the helm were an unmitigated disaster for Nigeria, the effects of which 170 million Nigerians are experiencing today. He ran the economy aground, failing like his predecessors to diversify effectively and entrenching what The Economist of London labelled “a rentier state.” His government despoiled all fiscal buffers − foreign reserves hardly rose despite persistently high oil prices until August 2014. In its defence, his finance minister claimed that it was $43.13 billion that was inherited, yet, despite oil prices averaging $90-$103 per barrel up till mid-2014, reserves moved barely perceptively, while the Excess Crude Account had crashed from $22 billion to only $2.2 billion when Muhammadu Buhari took over by mid-2015. Jonathan left no major new signature infrastructure project; only inflated repair projects which are mired in controversy. Arguably his greatest disservice that ought to have been his major triumph was the badly managed privatisation of power assets that transferred most of the generation and distribution companies to untested, incompetent domestic consortia that have saddled Nigeria with a legal quagmire. But it is in the areas of corruption and security that Nigerians were mostly badly done in by that terrible government. Jonathan’s denial that he dismissed corruption allegations as “mere stealing” is false. He declared this on local and international TV. Corruption ran riot on his watch, as attested to by the latest scandals involving his wife, the suspended spy chief who stashed away $43 million in a Lagos apartment, the missing oil receipts being probed in parliament, as well as the $2.1 billion arms purchase fund that ended up in private hands. While he is whining that Obama and other world leaders, civil society, the media and the opposition alleged corruption “without proof,” the world is still aghast at a sprawling corruption scandal centred on the abuse of N2.53 trillion petrol subsidy in 2011 when only N248 billion was approved in the budget. His government also signed away N603 billion in less than a year for dubious import duty waivers, exemptions and concessions, according to Customs. The fraud associated with oil swap agreements is still unfolding. Hypocritically, he claimed to have dropped Stella Oduah as Aviation minister when evidence emerged, but said he retained Diezani Alison-Madueke as oil minister “because there was no foolproof evidence.” This same ex-minister is alleged to have withdrawn millions of dollars to finance his re-election bid for which she and many others, including electoral officials, are being tried. He disingenuously discredited the Nuhu Ribadu panel report on the grounds of disagreement among some members, but failed to say that he had appointed Steve Oronsaye and Bernard Otti to the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in an obvious move of brinksmanship. It is not too late for Jonathan to grow up. He may think Nigerians have forgotten and that it is time to move on. This is fantasy. All the colossal scandals that defined his time in government will live on in the minds of the people who bear the burdens of his misrule. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who broke all party rules to make him deputy to the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, is quoted in the same book as admitting that from his first days in office, “…he showed that he was too small for the office.” He demonstrated this in his mishandling of the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency. Boko Haram has killed over 25,000 people, displaced over two million and once held 27 local government areas as its “caliphate.” Rather than take full charge, he allowed his generals to turn it into a gold mine for corrupt enrichment, an ATM, according to Obasanjo, for taking money from the treasury. The influential The Economist once declared that Jonathan ran the most corrupt, most clueless government in Nigeria’s history. We can’t agree more. Indeed, we hold him and his corrupt generals responsible for the failure to rescue the 276 Chibok girls in 2014. His false narrative that he did try to rescue them contradicts reports that he failed to act when initially informed, continuing to view terrorism as a personal conspiracy against him. Surprisingly, Jonathan has not changed, falsely asserting and boorishly claiming that Boko Haram is being defeated because Buhari is a Muslim, not viewed as an “infidel’’ like he was. But salafist militants view all existing governments as infidels to be violently overthrown. They target the Muslim leaders of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Chechnya, Algeria and Bahrain. Boko Haram has killed emirs and has vowed to kill Buhari, the Emir of Kano and the Sultan of Sokoto, the nominal head of Nigerian Muslims. Jonathan incorrigibly blamed the media for his electoral defeat. We insist he lost the election because he was a total failure. He cites high figures of votes for Buhari in Kano, but was silent on equally suspicious figures for him from the South-South states, from Rivers or from Akwa Ibom and Delta states where votes recorded for him doubled the number of accredited voters. But we hold President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian people culpable for providing the leeway for Jonathan to trample on our collective memory. While the Buhari government has demonstrated lack of courage to bring Jonathan to justice, many Nigerians celebrate, instead of rising against corruption. Across the world, people of conscience are marching in their thousands to protest against corruption; in broken, dysfunctional Nigeria, hundreds are, for a few wads of naira, marching, vandalising property, and preaching hate in defence of the corrupt. The officials on trial who have claimed to have been obeying Jonathan’s orders by collecting and distributing public funds provide enough grounds to put him also on trial. The anti-corruption war cannot go far unless Jonathan is confronted in court with his misdeeds. Past rulers who break the law are put in the dock. South Korea, Guatemala, Brazil, Peru, Zambia, Italy, France are ready examples. No one should be above the law. Buhari should save his reputation by pulling out all the stops in the war on graft. Far too many ex-Presidents have demonstrated this belief that they are above the law. Jonathan failed to bring corrupt past leaders to justice, but Buhari must bust the myth. Nigerians should realise that corruption has ruined their present and rendered the future gloomy for their children and rise up against corrupt leaders − past and present. As for Jonathan, he should be reminded that the history of his administration is already being written and it is neither flattering nor can he remodel it with falsehood and whining hypocrisy. http://punchng.com/jonathans-pathetic-apologetics/ 135 Likes 24 Shares |
| Business › The CBN Is Winning But Pessimists Still Complain - Dele Sobowale by odiks(op): 8:08am On Apr 24, 2017 |
By Dele Sobowale The naira rises by N12 to N385/$. Babajide Komolafe, VANGUARD, April 20, 2017, p 5. THOMAS Hardy, 1840-1928, great British writer, once said that “a pessimist is the person who looks at the worst possible contingencies.” (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 186). No Federal Government official has been plagued by more pessimists in the last two years, but especially since January this year, than Mr Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. No current Minister handling any portfolio has had the dubious privilege of having his two predecessors in office mount such a blistering attack on his policies as Professor Charles Soludo and Emir Sanusi had done on the poor current holder of the national purse. They were not alone. Experts including the “usual suspects” – Bismark Rewane and our own Henry Boyo, as well as some unknown critics gave the impression that the man did not know the first thing about banking. From some of the criticisms leveled against him, the CBN Governor is either a bumbling fool, or a saboteur or both. The “Group of Seven”, tagged that just to save the trouble of naming them one by one, had an Advertorial published in VANGUARD on February 27, 2017, titled AN OPEN LETTER TO CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR GODWIN EMEFIELE REQUESTING FOR HIS RESIGNATION represents the position of most pessimists and those who would want Emefiele to accept their policies or resign or get sacked. Never mind the impudence involved in people who were not involved in appointing an employee and whose opinion was never sought and never will be, requesting for his resignation. This is Nigeria where bad manners know no limits. They wanted the CBN Governor to go unless he agreed to allow the market to determine exchange rates. Before them, His Royal Highness, Sanusi, sounding increasingly like a candidate for office in 2019, had made the point that the exchange rate which was then on an upward climbing escalator would never come down as long as the CBN maintained three or four exchange rates. There were other reasons why people wanted the man to go. The majority of commentators followed the direction of the critics and the exchange rates went from N400 to N450 to N500 and then peaked at N520 per dollar. But, some of us were not convinced that they got it right. My own instincts always tell me that “When all think alike; none thinks very much.” (Walter Lippmann, 1889-1974, VBQ p 245). It was for the same reason that the Fake News about a RANGE ROVER costing N370m or N298m, depending on whose falsehood you chose to believe, imported for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki never made sense to me. For weeks, nothing else was discussed in Nigeria. Erudite individuals, respected columnists, the usual Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, radio show participants etc blasted the Senate and Saraki. But, there was no N370m or N298m RANGE ROVER. The vehicle in question was imported in 2015, not 2017, at $298,000 with N150/US1 and the Customs kept quiet until 2017 out of deliberate mischief. Today, the story is all forgotten. So, there was a need to step back and do some independent thinking. In a rejoinder to the advertorial by the Group of Seven and others, the following observation was made. Starting by pointing out that Nigeria’s rising exchange rate was caused almost exclusively by scarcity of dollars, and that Nigeria had the lowest Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF, balance of all major oil producers, it was predicted that without leaving the exchange rate solely to the market, the CBN can bring down the escalating exchange rate by pumping in more dollars. That was in February. Please read on. One “Know-Nothing” Governor of a South West State for political reasons even announced that the exchange rate would go as high as N1000/US1. Well, what can one expect of an HND holder? Less than $1 billion has so far been released to the market and rates have tumbled to $385/US1. If Emefiele has up to $2 billion to shovel into the market, mass suicide will follow among currency speculators. The rich also commit suicide; especially those who have over-exposed themselves financially. Meanwhile, the downward trend occurred despite the multiple exchange rates and refusal of the CBN to surrender its judgment to the “market”. In short, CBN rejected the advice of the “experts” and still won the contest of wills. One question most people must be asking is: why was the reversal so sudden? Part of the answer is making the front page news these days. Most of the naira chasing dollars were from illicit sources – cash stored in houses, graveyards, backyards and false wall panels. The discovery of some funds must have prompted some people to want to change naira to dollars at any rate because green backs are more compact and easier to conceal. The principles of supply and demand break down when desperate people are prepared to buy a commodity – including dollars – at any rate. That is not how reasonable people behave. Yet, the market is meant for reasonable people. That is the secret of Emefiele’s success and the pessimists are annoyed. Too bad isn’t it? http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/cbn-winning-pessimists-still-complain/ 3 Likes |
| Politics › External Reserves Hit 2017 High At $30.56bn by odiks(op): 11:10am On Apr 20, 2017 |
External reserves climbed to $30.56 billion as of April 18, the highest level in 2017, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) tries to rebuild currency buffers hammered by dwindling global oil prices. The rise coincides with a recent rise in the price of crude, which account for the bulk of foreign currency earnings. The nation’s reserves up by 18.3 per cent or $4.7 billion for this year but are still far off their peak of $64 billion as at August 2008. This is coming on the heels of increased gap between the interbank market and parallel market end of the foreign exchange market. The CBN has not provided any reason for the recent rise, which may be attributed to the recent rise in global oil prices and inflow from International Money Transfer Operations (IMTO) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), last week said Nigeria’s oil production drastically dropped from 2 million barrels per day to as low as 1.27 million barrels per day. OPEC said the country produced 1.269 million barrels per day last month. The 13-members OPEC cartel, in its newly released monthly oil market report for the month of April said Nigeria recorded the biggest decline of 157,000 barrels per day in March. Hitherto, analysts had expressed that the marginal increase in oil production after the government and Niger-Delta Avengers entered into truce also contributed to the recent rally on the reserves. They explained that the output cut agreement reached by OPEC members in late year November and the OPEC and non-OPEC members deal in December is expected to provide boost to the foreign reserves going forward and thereby supporting the fiscal and monetary policies makers in steering the economy out of current recession. At the foreign exchange market, the Naira, yesterday gained a seven points to close at N400 against N407 it traded on Tuesday. The local currency on Tuesday had appreciated by three points from 410 sold per dollar on the first trading day of the week. It was traded at N497 and N420 to the pound sterling and Euro, respectively, at the unofficial segment of the market. Although, the naira at the Bureau De Change (BDC), the dollar was sold at N362 to the dollar, while the pound and the Euro closed at N495 and N428, respectively. However, trading at the interbank saw the naira closed at N314.75 to the dollar, while steady against pound and Euro at N404.51 and N337.53, respectively. Throughout last week, the local currency was seen hovering between N405- N410 to the dollar on the parallel market, compared with N398 to a dollar the previous week. The president of BDC operators, Aminu Gwadabe, had called on the government to ensure the naira remains stable on its sovereign journey, adding that there must quick review and increase security surveillance of our nation boarders and airports. http://leadership.ng/news/cover-stories/581986/external-reserves-hit-2017-high-at-30-56bn 1 Like |
| Politics › Full Interview Between Suspended SGF (Babachir Lawal) And State House Reporters by odiks(op): 5:17pm On Apr 19, 2017*. Modified: 5:38pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
THE EXCHANGE IN FULL Reporters: Your suspension has just been announced. How will you react to the development? Lawal: Who announced it? Reporters: The presidency Lawal: Then ask them. Why are you asking me? Who is the presidency? Reporters: Have you been informed of the suspension? Lawal: By who? About what. What about you? Have you been informed? Reporters: Yes sir. Lawal: By who? Reporters: By the Presidency sir. Lawal: I have not seen it. I should have been given… I have not seen the press release so I cannot comment on it. Reporters: It is currently trending online. Are you doubting the authenticity of the statement? Lawal: I have not seen it. Reporters: Tell us the outcome of your meeting with the vice-president. Lawal: I am always here. I always meet the vice-president. I used to come here even before I was made SGF. Culled from the Cable Online https://www.thecable.ng/presidency-babachir-lawal-reacts-suspension |
| Politics › Re: Suspended SGF Feigns Ignorance by odiks(op): 2:37pm On Apr 19, 2017*. Modified: 5:09pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
THE EXCHANGE IN FULL Reporters: Your suspension has just been announced. How will you react to the development? Lawal: Who announced it? Reporters: The presidency Lawal: Then ask them. Why are you asking me? Who is the presidency? Reporters: Have you been informed of the suspension? Lawal: By who? About what. What about you? Have you been informed? Reporters: Yes sir. Lawal: By who? Reporters: By the Presidency sir. Lawal: I have not seen it. I should have been given… I have not seen the press release so I cannot comment on it. Reporters: It is currently trending online. Are you doubting the authenticity of the statement? Lawal: I have not seen it. Reporters: Tell us the outcome of your meeting with the vice-president. Lawal: I am always here. I always meet the vice-president. I used to come here even before I was made SGF. https://www.thecable.ng/presidency-babachir-lawal-reacts-suspension 2 Likes
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| Politics › Suspended SGF Feigns Ignorance by odiks(op): 2:36pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
The suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday feigned ignorance of his suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari. While coming out of a meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Lawal told State House correspondents that he was not aware of his suspension. He requested to know who authored the statement announcing his suspension. Details later… http://punchng.com/suspended-sgf-feigns-ignorance/ 2 Likes |
| Politics › Accept Tribunal Ruling In Good Faith, Oba Of Benin Urges Ize-iyamu by odiks(op): 11:11am On Apr 16, 2017 |
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday called on the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to accept the ruling of the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Oba Ewuare II made the call in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Benin Monarchy, Mr. Desmond Agbama. The tribunal had on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the PDP and Ize-Iyamu against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, for lack of merit. The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Ahmed Badamasi, who delivered the judgment, also affirmed the election of Obaseki. The PDP and its candidate had rejected the ruling and vowed to pursue the case up to the Supreme Court. But the Benin monarch advised Ize-Iyamu to accept the decision of the tribunal as “there was no victor and no vanquished.” He said, “In an election, there is no victor and no vanquished. Ize-Iyamu should accept the decision of the tribunal in good faith and forge ahead in the task of providing democratic dividends for the people.” Oba Ewuare II, however, congratulated Obaseki, whose victory he said came at a time when his services were needed the most. He also urged the APC to support the governor in the provision of basic infrastructure and jobs for the unemployed in the state. However, Ize-Iyamu could not be reached for his comments on the matter. He had also yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile as of the time of filling this report. http://punchng.com/accept-ruling-in-good-faith-oba-of-benin-urges-ize-iyamu/ 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Abia To Establish 9,000-hectare Free Trade Zone by odiks: 6:22pm On Apr 11, 2017 |
Mr Governor abi OVI.. Pls use the money to pay civil servants and teachers in your state their over 6 months salary arrears which you are owing them and stop all these BUBU YAYA things you are doing to deceive people. |
| Health › Re: Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 7:51am On Apr 11, 2017 |
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| Health › Re: Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 7:25am On Apr 11, 2017 |
kahal29:Really? That's a good and true friend. He needs more of such friends who will always tell him the truth to his face and not patronize him. 3 Likes |
| Health › Re: Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 7:23am On Apr 11, 2017 |
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| Health › Re: Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 6:12am On Apr 11, 2017 |
SIRmanjar:Who will come to the rescue of Abia? This is the question on the lips of over 95% of the People living in Abia State who are suffering bad governance from all sides. 19 Likes 1 Share |
| Health › Re: Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 5:54am On Apr 11, 2017 |
First Pix.... Presbyterian Church Isigate by Umuwaya Road Others.... St Stephen Anglican Church, Eket Street by Niger Road. 3 Likes |
| Health › Epidemic Looms In Abia As Refuse Dumps Take Over Umuahia Amidst Public Outcry by odiks(op): 5:53am On Apr 11, 2017 |
STEVE OKO captures the worrisome sanitary condition of Umuahia, the Abia State capital over the mounting refuse dumps around the metropolis as the Abia State Environmental Sanitation Agency (ASEPA) appears overwhelmed. The few refuse dumps were overflown with wastes, and it is indeed not a good sight especially for visitors as the ‘rioting’ refuse dumps give bad impression of the The worst hit include the refuse dumps on Umuwaya Road, about 500 meters before the famous Abia Mall ( Shoprite plaza), Niger Road by St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, and the one on the Olokoro / Old Timber Road. The situation is very nauseating and pose grave health hazards to residents and passers-bye while movement around the sites have become very cumbersome following occasional traffic gridlock. The odious stench emanating from the dumps could lead to outbreak of epidemics especially now rodents and other creatures have made the dumps their home. The constant sooty smokes emanating from the dumps as people set them on fire apparently to decongest them , also pose serious health risk to residents. Worried by the situation, Methodist Church women , World Bank Circuit Umuahia Diocese, recently volunteered to help clean up the mess around Isigate area of the metropolis. President, Mrs. Rejoice Okocha , in a brief interview, said they embarked on the project as part of their contribution to keep the city clean. Her words: “ Isigate is the heart of Umuahia, and the sight here is not a good one ; that is why we decided to help keep it clean. It is an eyesore when you enter a city and the first thing you see is a dirty environment . “In other states what you see is a clean environment. So, we decided to help clean up this area as part of activities marking our Mothering Sunday”, she said. Meanwhile, residents have continued to decry the current sanitary condition of Umuahia describing it as the worst since the creation of Abia State. They heap the blame at the doorsteps of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency ( ASEPA) which obviously appears overwhelmed and helpless over the situation. The agency hardly carts away refuse from the metropolis these days instead, some persons set the refuse bins on fire thus exposing residents to more health risks associated with fumes. A concerned resident who did not want his name mentioned said: “ We are talking of meningitis every where and the whole state capital is being taken over by refuse. If the ASEPA GM can no longer handle it he should tell Abians what his handicaps are. Is it that government is no longer funding ASEPA or what? “ Why should Umuahia previously reputed for neatness suddenly become a dirty city? This is not good for the image of state capital. They are exposing residents to danger. It is appalling that people after maintaining personal hygiene in their homes will be exposed to disease when they come out. “ Government should do something. If they can no longer empower ASEPA to cart away refuse they should devolve power so that local governments can take over the responsibility. “ You can imagine the type of air worshipers at St. Stephens’ Anglican church Umuahia will be inhaling with that mountain of refuse at their gate. It is too bad ! “ The bulk stops at the governor’s table. He should rise up to the occasion and clean up Umuahia before it is taken over by refuse. About six compactor trucks are packed at Government House since last year. They should be deployed to use to help ease off the situation.” Worried by the ugly development, the Abia State House of Assembly has summoned the ASEPA boss, Mr. Iyke Apugo to appear before it for explanations. But when contacted, the ASEPA GM, Apugo said that his agency was making spirited efforts to address the situation, adding that he has been in touch with the Governor who assured him of full support. But another source close to ASEPA confided in The AUTHORITY that the agency “ is being starved of funds”, hence its inability to live up to its responsibilities. “ Funds are no longer coming as usual. Right now ASEPA is owed two months. There are no receptacles, no vehicles”, the source grumbled. But some revenue collection agents claiming to be working for ASEPA have been forcefully collecting N1500 from traders in Umuahia for 20 pieces of cellophane waste disposal bag. Despite denials from ASEPA of sending such agents, residents still wonder how they have continued to operate without restraint more so when the bags have government and ASEPA logos conspicuously displayed on them. There have also been some political interpretations in some quarters on the action of some philanthropists who usually claim to be friends of the government occasionally sponsoring the carting away of refuses in the state capital. The question agitating many minds is ‘ why should individuals have the financial capacity to undertake tasks state agency find too hard to handle?’ Analysts suspect that such gestures have political undertone or could they be a strategy to undermine the efforts of ASEPA and project it as a dull agency? Meanwhile, expectations had been high that Umuahia would be the cleanest state under the watch of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, who until his emergence as the Governor. http://authorityngr.com/2017/04/Epidemic-looms-in-Abia-as-refuse-dumps-take-over-Umuahia-amidst-public-outcry/ 1 Share
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| Politics › Jonathan’s PDP Peace Meeting Ends In Disarray by odiks(op): 5:47am On Apr 07, 2017 |
*** Wike and Sheriff Point Fingers at each otherhttp://punchng.com/jonathans-pdp-peace-meeting-ends-in-disarray/
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| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:48am On Apr 05, 2017 |
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| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:47am On Apr 05, 2017 |
iamceejay:You won't see him here. He is busy looking looking for a cover up story. Once he gets one he will surface and start spamming the whole thread shouting front page. |
| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:33am On Apr 05, 2017 |
epistleNow:Things have started falling apart.... May 12th judgment day loading so the center can no longer hold. That's what we have been praying for.... Our prayers is about to be answered. 1 Like
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| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:12am On Apr 05, 2017 |
quiverfull:That's it |
| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:11am On Apr 05, 2017 |
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| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 9:04am On Apr 05, 2017 |
obyrich:What is propaganda? Am sorry for you cos am not sure you live in Abia state. 9 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 6:12am On Apr 05, 2017 |
Things fall apart... The center cannot hold again. May 12th loading... |
| Politics › Re: Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 5:59am On Apr 05, 2017 |
More.. The DON UBANI GAFFE "No adviser worth his salt, will advise or encourage the wife of his Principal to "stray" into a domain which hatred and hostility against the Principal are not in any way hidden" Don Ubani PDP Publicity Secretary 03.04.17 It is very regrettable, utterly disappointing, shameful, thoughtless, embarrassing and politically suicidal for a man like Don Ubani who claims to be experienced in the game of politics to be credited with those unfortunate lines. Don Ubani, arrogating to himself the monopoly of wisdom, had unwittingly declared ABIA NORTH an enemy territory, so much that the Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu Ph.D only deserves hatred and hostility from the zone. I do not know the bases for this unpopular logic. I don know the reason behind this shameless grandstanding. I can't place my fingers around this senseless analogy. As lost as I am in thought, I can say with utmost certainty that Don Ubani is perfecting on the art of divisive and mindless geo sectional politics which he's been orchestrating all the while for grossly selfish reasons. Shortly after the 2015 elections, the most potent allegation peddled by favor seeking politicians like Don was that me, Cosmos Ndukwe campaigned and worked for APGA. While I handed over peddlers of such baseless propaganda, I made a silent prayer that God will cause people to rubbish their efforts in real life. While I made several kilometers in feet, almost emptied my account campaigning for PDP in Abia's undoubtedly most politically aware zone, some miscreants, those who couldn't deliver their wards accused me against my own party, a party that graciously permitted me to fly their flag. It was after being confronted by that wicked accusation that I realized that witches also go in the day time. Meanwhile, the people who initiated that allegation sat idly in drinking parlors, comfort of their rooms while we were soaked in the rain at the risk of our own lives. This will be a story for another day. I will refuse to be dragged into the allegation of incompetence against the Aides of the Governor , regarding particularly the handling of the transfer saga. This is because, their efforts at educating us in my mind were useful. I trust the judgment of the Governor in appointing them kudos to likes of Onyebuchi Ememanka. Therefore, their views are more credible, believable and worthwhile than that of a busy body party man, the one who refuses to guide his utterances, the all - knowing Don who cannot mind his business of working for the party, the man who appointed himself a judge over the rest of us, the man who thinks he loves the governor more than anyone else. Irrespective of what he says about being experienced in politics, Don Ubani's claim that while Abia North voted for their "brother" Alex Otti, Ukwa Ngwa voted for their "brother" Ikpeazu shows how irredeemably inexperienced, uncouth and unreasonable one could be. This shows that he did not understand the circumstances of the time. This shows that he nurses an unjustifiable and unreasonable hatred against Abia North people, a zone that fought both the most violent political forces and the best of Abia bourgeoisie to stem the tide of defeat and inadvertently swing victory to the side of the PDP. Don, you are wrong and misguided in your utterance. Abia North voted for PDP. Abia North worked tirelessly for PDP to avert what would have been an agonizing loss to the opposition. Even when the courts cancelled nine polling units in my elections, PDP still won in Bende North. Even when the courts discounted votes within the Deputy Governor's electoral area, he still delivered his constituency to the PDP. Those who voted for Nnenna Ukeje, Uko Nkole and Nkeiru Onyejiocha probably came from Asa in Ukwa. And may be the votes recorded for Okezie Ikpeazu PhD in Abia North were manufactured by Don Ubani's ancestors. Ditto, several other areas where the party members faced what could rightly be described as the fiercest electoral contest in the history of Abia politics. But for the diligence, alertness, commitment, determination, courage and loyalty of PDP members in Abia North, the story would have been worse. If PDP members and supporters in Abia North had not risen to the occasion, what happened to the party in Don Ubani's Aba would have been a child's play. But for the unwavering and unapologetic belief Abia North exhibited in the 2015 elections, the likes of Don Ubani, those who do not invest unless the party provides; would not ever have the opportunity of being members of the ruling party post 2015. But for the undiluted show of love for equity by Abia North PDP, 2015 elections would have been an indelible nightmare for PDP in Abia State. But for good reason, good conscience and total support, PDP would not have breathed in Abia North. May be I should remind Don that he should deal with his kinsmen who were the most antagonistic of the Ikpeazu candidature. He should be dealing with his "brothers" (whatever that means) who are PDP only in name but have provided the most bizarre opposition to our cause as a party in the State. If we were as bigoted and shameless as Don, then we would ask for the head of those from Ukwa Ngwa who fought men and the spirits to oppose the candidature and even the election of the governor. I do not want to be cajoled into playing ethnic politics as that has never promoted the cause of any group otherwise Don should go subtract the votes of others and declare Okezie winner with Ukwa Ngwa votes. I am minded by fairness to remind Don Ubani that he should apologize to Abia North for labeling them a hostile zone. He should apologize to the for ever imagining that they could sponsor any one to attack either the Governor or his wife. He should apologize to them for suggesting that their efforts at taming the opposition bigwigs in Abia North are not appreciated. Let me enjoin the youths in Abia North to sheath their sword in revenge of this assault on our collective intelligence. Politics has a way of throwing up entertainers, those who speak like they are a circus show, those who think that the only way to rise is by pulling others down. Let me also enjoin my great party state officers that its high time they call this Ajasco juvenile to order. Rt. Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe Ph.D https://mbasic.facebook.com/cosmos.ndukwe.1?v=timeline&lst=1217379961%3A100004248221028%3A1491368476 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Ikpeazu’s Men Fight Dirty Over Demoted Headmistress by odiks(op): 5:59am On Apr 05, 2017 |
A verbal war has ensued in the political camp of the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, over the recent demotion of a headmistress to classroom teacher by the state government.http://punchng.com/ikpeazus-men-fight-dirty-over-demoted-headmistress/ 1 Share
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| Politics › Re: Salary Arrears: Abia Headmistress Demoted For "Embarrassing Ikpeazu’s Wife" by odiks: 9:55am On Mar 29, 2017 |
Ojiofor:No you won't see him here but if is to tell us one media or propaganda project the Governor is building you see him jumping up and down. Ikpeazu is very heartless. He has finished my parents who are civil servants in his state. 1 Like |
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