₦airaland Forum

Moferere:
Don't argue what you don't know. Google will help you. 1. Chief Iheanacho Ihim — May 2019.
2. Hon. Chinedu Offor — May 2019.
3. Hon. Chiji Collins — June 2019.
4. Paul Emeziem — November 2020.

I omitted Chinedu Offor. A mistake. Chinedu happened in the last assembly, reason why I forgot him.
This Current Assembly is just two. Besides, your correction tune is harsh....We are not fighting.

Moferere:
We actually need to understudy Imo.
Imo don get like 4 speakers in the last 18 months o

Not True. This is the third speaker in almost 5yrs. Acho Ihim 2015-2019 Chiji Collins 2019-2020 Paul Emeziem-2020 - ?

kingi777:
With due respect to Senator Ararume, but Frank Ibezim is the authentic winner of Imo APC primaries and will emerge victorious after the temporary setback.

okay

frowland:
Sorry who is Ararume up against in Okigwe and what party is he?

Ararume won the Ticket for APC in the bye election, but the Supreme Court Governor and his gang ( State Minister of Education) blocked him using Buni led Caretaker committee, while imposing an Unpopular Frank Ibezim.

Ararume got back the ticket last week from court, and will be going head to head against Emmanuel Okewulonu of PDP, all things remaining equal.

TheRareGem1:
I no dey cus either. The thing is radio is said to be the widest reaching network to the people and when the portal was opened, radio stations aired it. Pushed to SMs even here in NR.

Well, what's open now is the 250,000 business registration at CAC. It's free

what's the procedure for this please?

IamWonderful:
Enemies enemies baby factory products

Your dream is to invite Yorubas against Igbo's

You have failed
You will continue failing.

divicode:
Can you imagine?so Akwa ibom is no longer part of Biafrauuud? See hypocrisy of the flattinis, This yeye people self

I am Igbo from Imo, and I am from South Eastern part of Nigeria. Betty Akeredolu is from Imo, South Eastern Nigeria. Akwa Ibom is in South South, that should be easier for you to understand else, go back to school.

divicode:
These flaatties can boast! You were shouting you will win Ondo, now you lost, you became indifferent, now congratulating Aketi?

We don't need you, go and meet Llamadi Cownu

In case you don't know, Jegede's wife is also from the yEast. Stop the display of public stewpidity

Eno Jegede is Tayo's wife. She is not from the South East. She is from South South.

Alao046:
You dont have problem with akeredolu, but you have problem with APC. �� You think you are talking to hunchback kanu the slowpoke. Hope you can add all your likes on nairaland so as to make pdp pull a wonderful comeback. Apc is a goal, if u like use your flat head to slam the wall. All these idiotic igbo Christian

Please find my comment talking negatively about Aketi and send your account number please.

Can't you see that most threads about Ondo election has no traffic? meaning that more people cared less unlike Edo elections. Congratulations to Akeredolu, he deserves his second term. What is good for Obaseki is good for Aketi!

This one is prediction joor!

Alao046:
Report reaching us is that pdp are leading in onitsha east, nnewi north and akwa south.
We also have sources that confirms that pdp are leading with huge margin in orlu north, okigwe south and aba central.
Congratulations is advance to Eyitayo Jegede
4+4 is a GOAL

Oga, do you know that Betty is From Imo? A typical Igbo Man is indifferent about Ondo election. I rooted for Obaseki in Edo, but for Ondo... Aketi is a goal. He might not have done the best, but he deserves to complete his term. The message has been passed on Edo, and it went well. Congratulations to Aketi in Advance.

Okoroawusa:
I understand what you are saying. Try to also understand what I am saying.

I am saying that it's not the dictionary's fault. What appeared are simply search history either from you or other people who have searched for letters or words related to what you typed. You are making it sound like it is the dictionary's fault or they are trying to show how bad Nigeria is. That is the orientation or thinking I am against.

Sorry if I sounded rather rash n brash at first.

Okay, I understand.

Okoroawusa:
Someone brought out his phone's search history and created this trash and you are all masturbating about your country...

Nigerians love being told that they are never good enough.

It is in my dictionary, this one is not phone history oo

engineerboat:
Diri should get down to work. If he doesn't want more trouble for himself.

Its time to settle down and work

Kingdom Okere withdrew his, Emeadi SAN still have his for ruling on Tuesday.

fergie001:
Which case again?

Please, if you know the lawyer, tell him/her to withdraw it unless he/she has like 10million naira. He/She won't like what might happen.

hahahaha

fergie001:
You have joined the good SAN-club.

Your investiture will take place later today.

Boss Fergie, how do you see Imo governorship Case at Supreme Court on coming Tuesday?

The Imo State Government has announced Oct. 5 as the date for the resumption of schools in the state closed in March following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.
This is contained in a press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Oguwike Nwachukwu, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Owerri.
Also read: Gov Emmanuel Warns Against Violation Of 8pm To 6am Curfew
According to the statement, the resumption was, however, subject to adherence to the recommendations of the committee enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols headed by the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prof. Placid Njoku.
Nwachukwu said that the state executive council also gave approval for the Imo state school system to be fully automated and digitalized to capture pupils and students enrollment, teachers, pupils and students personal data, payment of school fees, examination details and other relevant information concerning schools in Imo.
The statement quoted the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, as saying that the reason for the automation was to make it easy for anyone to access information on schools as well as data of anyone who passed through such schools.
Emelumba said that the Commissioner for Education would head the automation process.
The commissioner, however, expressed the regret of the government to the notice of a planned warning strike by doctors in Imo state.
He described the action as; “not only politically motivated but an intention to blackmail the government.”
According to him, the state government had been making “frantic efforts to sanitise the wrongs and rots in the payroll system in the healthcare services where past administrations, civil and public servants have been found to be accomplice”.
He urged the public not to be deceived by the planned warning strike by the doctors.
Emelumba appealed to the doctors in the state, especially their leaders, to reconsider their stand on the planned warning strike and think of amicable resolution through dialogue with



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/covid-19-schools-to-resume-oct-5-in-imo/

Both you and this unknown guy are not serious! We didn't vote hope, neither are we voting his stooge!

nazicartel:
lol.... Those ones for ShopRite ehh,, even if na bread you go buy there, them go see you as one kind person weh no go price....

hahahahah

Them bn de reason say na we de finish Federal Government money na

nazicartel:
meaning you served in a school,,. Those ilorin people that doesn't recognize Corp members.. bike men are the worst if you don't know the exact location you're going...

Nope
State ministry of Health, Fate.

I tell u, those ones no get our time o..loll

nazicartel:
My own Patigi.... Remembered when we camped in Edu.... That Patigi, kaiama and Baruten was a no go area for the Corp members then, don't know about now...
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Back to the topic, APC needs to re-strategize, everything is going against them

if you know you know...I served in Ilorin south anyway �

Asquare84:
You build a palace for tor tiv and ignore ochi- idoma to live in his delapidated palace, who will now build a palace for ochi- idoma? This are the kind of policies that course division between the idoma and tiv

Exactly!

MalaikaEH:
Sujexy,
You did well. God bless you for this write up.

Honestly, I am scared for the future of students and education in Imo state under the present government. Throughout the lockdown, they could not come up with any idea on how to help school children continue learning. Now that other states have reopened schools, their brain is just beginning to tell them to start testing for COVID-19, which other states have been doing and are continuing to do.
I wonder what they intend to do with the result of such tests at this time. Even if half of Imo state test positive, how does it relate to school children who have been at home for over eight months now? Did they spread the disease at home?

Besides, I'm yet to see how ordinary people can go and get tested in the state. No sample collection centers anywhere in the state. Yet they are using testing as excuse.

Thanks and God bless. Though the write up is from FCC Jones .

Exactly!
Lalasticlala please help Imo Students ooo

can we trend this please?

KEEPING IMO SCHOOLS INDEFINITELY CLOSED IS INSENSITIVE, DESTRUCTIVE AND THE GREATEST BETRAYAL TO OUR FUTURE
ONWUASOANYA FCC JONES
Imo is probably the only State in the federation that has instead of announcing the date for reopening of her schools, rather come out with the unbecoming announcement that schools should remain closed till further notice, with the deceptive excuse that the government would conduct wide testing for covid-19 at community level before taking any decision on reopening of schools.
Imo State is rated as one of the most educationally advanced States in the country. It's worst rating in Secondary exit examinations, in the last 12 years is fifth, while in the eight years preceding this last year, it remained consistent as the State with the highest number of university applicants, highest number of university graduates and the least number of out of school children. Unfortunately, all these enviable records may be lost within a year, as it becomes obvious that a man with the least regard for educational progress has manouvered his way into the driving seat in the State.
Keeping our schools closed does not only impinge on our educational potentials, but also adversely affect our economy and even the survival of a reasonable number of the citizenry, whose income depend on education. The private education sector in Imo State is a multi billion Naira sector that employs thousands of young graduates and generates reasonable income for its investors. Most of these thousands of employees in private schools across the State have not received a dime in salaries or allowances for the past eight months, while school proprietors have been struggling to make ends meet.
In a circular from the State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ikegwuoha, the State Government said schools will not reopen until the government is satisfied with the state of covid-19 in the State, as it is set to embark on community testing for covid-19. This excuse is both ridiculous as it is deceitful. Churches have long been open, social activities have been unhindered, club houses and pubs have been operating in full capacity, while government officials have been caught on camera in the most brazen breach of non-medical covid-19 protocols. Yet, it is the future of our children that we want to sacrifice in the name of protecting ourselves against covid-19 resurgence.
Imo is not on the top of covid-19 chart in the country. The States with the highest infections have long reopened their schools. Lagos, Plateau, Ogun, and some other States with far higher infection rates than Imo have either opened their school gates or announced dates for the reopening of schools. What then is Imo State running away from?
Some people have accused the State Government of hiding under severally abused covid-19 fears to keep our children at home, while in reality, the government is aware that a number of teachers are yet to be paid their salaries for upwards of seven months. The Imo State chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers has actually given notice of its intention to embark on industrial action as soon as schools reopen. So, the governor, who is not having the best of times with Imo people may have decided to sacrifice the future of the numerous young children who have been insensitively forced to stay at home, for mere political reasons.
Officials of the Ministry of education have also been accused of extorting money from private schools owners in the name of fumigating schools across the State. This is as mindless a policy as it is criminal. How do you expect schools that haven't generated revenues for close to one year to be able to cough out any money to pay for a purely fraudulent fumigation? Is it not despicable enough that while countries all over the world are spending trillions of Dollars to sustain employers of labour across all sectors, our governor is suffocating the same people with insensitive and extortionate levies?
It is understandable that Chief Hope Uzodimma may not actually have had any blueprint before he was thrown upon Imo people as governor, hence, reopening of schools will further expose his unpreparedness for governance. Reopening of schools will lay bare the reality or otherwise of the Okorocha era free education. While Uzodimma's men are among those who have severally denounced Okorocha's free education as fraud, Imolites will be made to know how true this is, after schools have reopened. The response from all classes of parents when their children will be levied will explain whether we really had any semblance of free education or not. These are part of the things Uzodimma is obviously running away from. But, for how long?
Saying that the reopening of schools will be dependent on the outcome of a massive community covid-19 tests is about the same as saying that schools in Imo will never reopen, at least for the foreseeable future. With the entire country yet to conduct up to One million tests in the last eight months, it will definitely take about ten years or for as long as covid-19 remain with us, for Imo to conduct tests on more than five million people in the State.
There should be a limit to governance by deception. The future of hundreds of thousands of children who were not partakers in the political blunder that has left us in this mess of a governance, is at stake, and if there is the slightest sense of responsibility in those at the helm, then, our schools must reopen and immediately.

HEXJ:
Please I need to get my transcript from Madonna University okija, does anyone know how I can go about it this period?? It's urgent please �

Go to the school and apply for it.

2. Reach out to your state alumni executive.

3.You can get to the alumni pub sec on Facebook, he will make it easier. PM me let me give u his Facebook username. I can't write it here for scam sake.

Sappyman:
With this results and if Obaseki wins, he would have made history in Nigerian Politics as the only Governor in Nigeria who has be a Governor of a state in Nigeria under to party. With first tenure in one party and second tenure with another party.

Benue and Sokoto did the same thing.

babyfaceafrica:
Most of those charges against him are trumped up




How can you be so sure of the above? Are u saying Ogundipe is not corrupt and never spent all those money he alleged spend?.. Babalakin is high handed.. Agreed! But Ogundipe sef get in wọn for body.. Those vc in the panel will just try to save face, so that it won't be their turn tommorow!

From my post, I didn't say Ogundipe was guilty or not. But, those charges against him by Babalakin was over exaggerated.

Babalakin's problem with Unilag would have continued with or without Ogundipe. He is just after Ogundipe (head) to prove superiority to the Senate.

No one said Ogundipe is a saint.

babyfaceafrica:
he may be, but no one is accusing him of corruption, Ogundipe is the one with a corrupt charge? Babalakin sin was he was high-handed and ddidnt follow procedures

The problem in Akoka is multi faceted.

Babalakin has no personal issue per say with VC, his major issue is Senate and Assu. Unfortunately, Ogundipe is representing ASUU and Senate.. reason why he has to be at the receiving end. Most of those charges against him are trumped up. Not to say that for sure, he is innocent.

But Pro-Chancellor has never believed in him from Day 1. He is crying fowl after throwing himself up and down like a white fowl that can never be hunted.

This man and Azeez oladejo have issues with University of Lagos, where Ogundipe is heading and not Ogundipe directly.

Na fear the catch them?
We're they expecting to be pardoned after planning coup against the VC?
Mr Azeez, the registrar should start getting ready to japa!

The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned following alleged disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university.
He said there were too many vested interests in UNILAG matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively.
But he said it has come to a stage he must stand by his principles since the Federal Government believed the actions he took may not be right.
He said the visitation panel was raised to exonerate the Vice-Chancellor and implicate the Pro-Chancellor.
He said although he appeared in protest before the panel, he made it clear that the panel could not determine the issues before it.
He said he will also not be available again to serve as the chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team on the Agreement reached with university unions in 2009.
He has been the chairman of the negotiating team since January 6th, 2017.
He said he had served the university system in Nigeria with his heart and intellect.
He said as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri and the University of Lagos, he did not receive sitting allowances and other perks of office.
He said he did not allow the two institutions to provide him with food or drinks.
He said he paid for every right or privilege that was conferred on me.
Babalakin’s letter of resignation to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu was dated September 15, 2020 but it was made public barely a few hours after the submission of the report of the Visitation Panel.
The same letter was copied President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Visitor to the university.
The letter reads in part: “I would like to thank the President of the Federal of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (the “University”) from May 2017 till date.
“I am also grateful that I was considered fit to be the Chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team on the Agreement reached with university unions in 2009, from 6th January 2017 till date. I equally want to thank you sir, for your role in recommending me to the President.
“Recent events have made my position in these two offices untenable.
“I led the Governing Council of the University to remove the Vice-Chancellor of the University from office for amongst other reasons: (a)Corruption and financial recklessness; (b)Forgery; (c) Complicity in the collapse of the University library and planned cover up; (d) Deliberate policy of wrongfully concealing information; ( e) Depriving the Faculties in the University of funds; (f)Concealing and distorting finances of the Internally Generating Units of the University; (g)Undermining the academic process and seeking to appoint a Professor by fiat; (h) Siphoning of the University’s funds through dubious contract awards; (i)Undermining the office of the Registrar; (j) Failure to follow due process in organizing the University’s convocation ceremony; and (k)Sponsoring or acquiescing in the unconstitutional actions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter.
“Sir, it is noteworthy that all the Federal Government Representatives who are the independent members on the Governing Council voted for the removal of the Vice-Chancellor.
“After calm had been restored in the University, the Visitor acting within his powers, set up a Presidential Visitation Panel to review the actions taken by Governing Council.
“The Vice-Chancellor (who had been removed from office) and myself were told to recuse ourselves for the duration of the Visitation Panel.
“I find it difficult to understand how a non-executive Chairman of a Governing Council could be requested to recuse himself during the visitation
“The Vice-Chancellor could only recuse himself if he were still in office. Implicit in this position is that the Vice-Chancellor was acknowledged as still being in office despite his removal.”
Babalakin faulted the terms of reference of the committee, which he claimed, were set to achieve a predetermined agenda.
He added: “The terms of reference of the Visitation Panel clearly indicated to any discerning person that the Visitation Panel was empanelled to exonerate the Vice-Chancellor and implicate the Pro-Chancellor. “For easy reference, the terms of reference of the Visitation Panel are:
To review the report of the Council sub-committee on review of expenditure of the University of Lagos since May 2017 and make appropriate recommendations after affording all those indicted an opportunity to defend themselves;
To examine the steps taken by the Council leading to the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, and ascertain whether due process was followed as stipulated in the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2003, and the principle of fair hearing adhered to;
To determine whether the process (if any) leading to the appointment of the acting Vice Chancellor for the University was consistent with the provisions of the enabling Act;
To make appropriate recommendations including sanctions for all those found culpable by the special visitation team on the allegations contained in the report as well as other subsequent actions arising therefrom; and
To make any other recommendations that will assist the government to take decisions that will ensure peaceful, stable and effective administration of the University.
“As stated earlier, the Vice-Chancellor was removed for various reasons and not just as a result of the findings contained in the Dagari Report. Items (b) and (c) were directed at the Pro-Chancellor and Governing Council.
“Unfortunately, those items deal with the interpretation of the laws of the land. The appropriate forum to determine the laws of the land is a court of law or a judicial tribunal. It cannot be determined by academics of a different discipline no matter how distinguished. These terms of reference are ultra-vires the Visitation Panel as constituted.”
Babalakin also alleged that the composition of the panel was awkward.
He said he only appeared before the Panel in protest because the panel could not determine the issues before it
He said: “The membership of the Visitation Panel is simply inappropriate in the circumstance. How can a committee of Vice-Chancellors determine the culpability or otherwise of the actions of a Pro-Chancellor and a Governing Council?”
“On the face of it, it is simply wrong! Furthermore, the Vice-Chancellors on the Panel were drawn from relatively smaller universities who are not likely to have a comprehensive understanding of the procedure contained in the University of Lagos Act (as amended).
“Even Vice-Chancellors of state universities were included. As Chairman of the Federal Government Negotiation Team, I know the challenges faced with the administration of state universities.
“I only appeared before the Panel out of my very great respect for you, Sir. My training as a lawyer revealed to me very clearly, that the Panel was inappropriate for the assignment.
“During my appearance, I made it very clear that I was appearing in protest and the Panel, as constituted, could not determine the issues before it. The active participation of the staff of the Ministry of Education in the Panel and their contributions throughout the sittings especially the hounding of witnesses who came to testify against the Vice-Chancellor was enough to show very clearly that the technocrats in the Ministry had a defined agenda.
“Their obvious agenda was to humiliate the Governing Council. Sir, fortunately there is a verbatim recording of the proceedings of the Visitation Panel, and you may wish to direct objective persons to listen to the recording.
“I am particularly relieved by the comment of the Chancellor of the University, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al Amin El-Kanemi CFR on the situation in the University. In a letter dated 15th September 2020 and addressed to your good self (which I was copied), His Royal Highness stated thus:
“I have discovered that there are too many vested interests in this matter, who are not approaching the issues objectively. For this reason, I strongly advise that the Visitation Panel should not submit any formal report to the Minister that may hinder my ability to deal with the issues comprehensively”
“I have served the university system in Nigeria with my heart and intellect. Amongst other offices, I was:
Pro-Chancellor, University of Maiduguri (2009 – 2013);
Chairman, Council of Pro-Chancellors of all Federal Universities (2009 – 2013);
Chairman, Federal Government Implementation Team of the 2009 Agreement (2009 – 2013);
Chairman, Federal Government Negotiation Team of the 2009 Agreement (2017 till date);\
Pro-Chancellor, University of Lagos (2017 till date).
“These were made possible by a system that provided resources and also ensured proper monitoring of the resources.
“The educational system in Nigeria requires more funding but most importantly, it requires prudent management of the limited resources.
“It was my determination to ensure that the limited resources of the University of Lagos were properly utilized that motivated me to lead the Governing Council to take the decisions which the Governing Council took.”
Babalakin said he had served the university system in Nigeria with my heart and intellect.
“In all these positions that I have held, I did not receive any remuneration. Specifically:
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“I did not receive any sitting allowance. I did not receive any tickets or travel allowance.
I did not receive or use any official car.
In the University of Maiduguri and University of Lagos, I did not allow the institutions to provide me with food or drinks. I paid for every right or privilege that was conferred on me.
“Even when I travelled to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, I paid for my ticket and my expenses.
“I did not obtain any contract from the education sector in my relative long sojourn in the sector.
“My motivation for my actions is that I had the best education that an intellect could provide in Nigeria and abroad. It is my fervent desire that every Nigerian should have the sort of opportunities I had.
“I remain very grateful to all the members of the Federal Government team on the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, namely: Alhaji Ali Hussein; Rev. Yomi Kasali; Dr. Bayo Adaralegbe; and Dr. Saminu Dagari.
“It would be very difficult to find a group of more selfless persons than these individuals. It is acutely hurtful that I am leaving before achieving our goal of sanitizing the University of Lagos, and turning it to a reference point in Africa and the world, rather than the unenviable poor position it now occupies.
“Unfortunately, I must stand by principle. In a situation where my employers believe that the actions I took may not be right, the appropriate thing to do is bow out in honour. Sir, may the Almighty Allah continue to bless you.