Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, February 9, 2016
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Poll: My tribunal success, victory over thieves, says Sen. Ogba By Moses Oyediran, Enugu
ÏÏÏSenator Obinna Ogba
representing Ebonyi Central has described his victory at the polls, tribunal and appeal court, as one over thieves. Speaking during his thanksgiving ceremony at Nkalagu, Ishiellu Local Government Area, he said his victory was unprecedented, because he challenged a sitting governor, whom everyone regarded as Goliath. It would be recalled that
Nnanna Elechi, the son of the immediate past Governor Martin Elechi, had dragged Ogba to the appeal court praying it to cancel the election and ordered a fresh election, arguing that the election was marred by irregularities. He attributed his victory over the Elechis as, “Victory over forces that tried to ‘steal’ the mandate given to me by God. “My victory is a credit to God, because he made it possible and also to my people, who trooped out on
the election day to vote for me. “I, therefore, rededicate myself to the service of my people, to bring sustainable and people-oriented development in agriculture, infrastructure, among others,” he said. Earlier, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, pledged to support state government’s agitation for refund of funds they spent on rehabilitating of federal roads. According to Saraki, “State governments need
to be encouraged to get the refunds because, if this is not done, they will be discouraged to do more. “The Senate would definitely support them on this issue, as it is for the peoples’ good,” he said. “It will be under the condition for Ebonyi State that the funds would be used to develop Nkalagu, where the agreement of our assistance was reached,” he said. Saraki said that Ebonyi Central Constituency
made no mistake in choosing Mr. Ogba to represent it, saying that he had distinct qualities. Also, in his remark, the state governor, Hon. Dave Umahi, commended the Senate for its untiring efforts and sacrifice for the unity and development of the country. “We, however, beg you to intervene in the issue of refunding to the state governments funds expended in rehabilitating federal roads.”
Mosafejo residents protest demolition Alade Tasma
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Residents of Mosafejo Village, Oshodi, Lagos have cried out over the demolition of their houses by agents of the state Ministry of Physical and Urban Planning. The protesters stormed the Lagos Assembly chanting solidarity songs while carrying placards with various inscriptions like: “We are now homeless”, “This is not the change we voted for”, “Please save our community”, Other inscrıptions includes; “This is injustice”, “We want justice for Mosafejo community”, “They pushed us away from our house with bulldozer”, “We have always been voting for you, don’t oppress us”. They called on the Speaker of the House,
Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and other members of the House to prevail on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to restore their property. In a letter addressed to Obasa, dated February 8, 2016, and titled: “Invasion/ Demolition of Mosafejo Village, Oshodi By Lagos State Government: A Call For Justice,” signed by Comrade Buna Olaitan of Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), it demanded the immediate withdrawal of police and taskforce officials from the community, and the arrest and prosecution of police officers, who worked with hoodlums to rob the people of their properties. They also called on the Lagos State House of Assembly and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to give immediate attention to the residents of the area, who awere internally displaced.
Fake army officer nabbed for stealing From ifeanyi onwuneme Umuahia
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24-year-old fake Lieutenanat- Colonel, who specialised in snatching cars was, at the weekend, paraded by the Abia State Police Command. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joshak Habila, who spoke to journalist when the fake army officer, Ahanna Ogoeze, was paraded, that said “it was with the aid of the car tracking
device installed in the car that the police were able to trace the car to Onitsha in Anambra State, where the fake army officer had already sold it to his uncle. He advised the public to always adopt simple security device that would guard their belonging such as locks and car tracking system and further disclosed that the man had been operating across state boundaries until he was arrested in Abia State.
L-R: Country Director, Concern Universal Nigeria, Mr. Tim Connell; Programme Officer, Integrated Water Resource Management, OXFAM Nigeria, Mr. Eyong Sunday; Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Peter Ndegwa and Country Representative, WaterAid Nigeria, Dr. Michael Ojo at a media briefing on their partnerships on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes in Lagos… on Monday.
UNTH radiotherapy worsens cancer cases — NMA By Moses Oyediran, Enugu
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Association (NMA), Enugu branch, has decried the deteriorating condition of the radiotherapy center at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH). The Chairman, Dr. George Ugwu, who disclosed this to newsmen, in Enugu, also said that the centre had been out of service for over one year. Ugwu, who was speaking on the sideline of the 2016 World Cancer Day, said that the situation was as pathetic as that was the only radio-therapy centre in the zone. He said that government needed to address the issue of healthcare funding through enhanced provision of facilities and training programmes. “Only the topmost hospitals in this country have radio-therapy machines and sometimes these machines are not even functional. “These basic facilities used to care for cancer patients need to be installed in all levels of hospitals, because cancer is a very wide spectrum of illness that can affect anybody,” he said.
CBN policy on forex to revive domestic industries–Emefiele ÏÏÏGovernor,
Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the new policy excluding 41 items from being procured with foreign exchange would help to resuscitate domestic industries. Hide original message He disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 21st Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors in Ibadan on Monday. The CBN had recently announced a new policy which excluded 41 items
from being procured with foreign exchange at the foreign exchange markets. The apex bank had also made the move to stop the sale of foreign exchange to Bureaux de Change (BDCs) in Nigeria. Emefiele said that the policy was to conserve the nation’s foreign reserve, resuscitate domestic industries and improve employment generation. The CBN governor, who was represented by Mr Adebayo Adelabu, a Deputy Governor, Corporate Services CBN,
said that the apex bank reduced the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) of Deposit Money Banks from 25 to 20 per cent. He said that the effort had freed up enormous resources that the banks could leverage on to finance projects under the real sector support fund. ``The CBN is committed to stimulating accretion of foreign exchange through non-oil exports. ``The bank is supporting Nigeria Export Import Bank(NEXIM) with N50 billion Export Refinancing
and Restructuring Facility and also N500 billion as Non-Oil Export Stimulation Facility(ESF). Earlier In his address, Adelabu said that the nation’s foreign reserve
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