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Thursday, April 10 , 2014
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TheMetroSection ‘We seldom get electricity supply’ .‘ Ilupeju community complain over unfair treatment by Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company By Isaac Taiwo them.” “A meeting was held one time in Shomolu and there they told us that it was because of a Justice that lived in a they are receiving from the Electricity particular area they were giving them Distribution Companies, the Electricity light. This means, as long as we do not Consumers Association, Ilupeju/Odihave a “big man” residing within our Olowo Chapter, having wriggled in community, we are at their mercy and pains for a long time and could no yet they kept on collecting the same longer bear it, is calling on Ikeja Electricamount from us without recourse to ity Distribution Company (IEDC) to extheir conscience. Sometime, we even plain the reason for sidelining their area pay more,” he said. when other consumers in their neighThe Vice Chairman, Mrs. Oluwatoyin bourhood have been enjoying 24-hour Oladimeji said their grouse was that electricity supply. their neighbours, including Ibadan and Speaking recently at a meeting schedShobayo streets, have frequent light. uled with the management of Ikeja Elec“In summary, we have concluded, no tricity Distribution Company at the light, no payment” she said. Conference Hall, Ilupeju Police Station, An Elder of the Community, Alhaji PHOTO: ISAAC TAIWO Lagos, where representatives of IEDC Odekilekun addressing the media at the meeting Taiwo Banuso, said that the demands of were conspicuously absent, the Chairthe association include the supply of man of the Association, Hon. Mufutau Republic of Nigeria.” Company and we are saying to Nigerimeters and removal of N750 mainteOdekilekun relayed the uncomplimen“We need 24-hour light, they refused to ans that since they have refused to atnance charge. This company makes N3, tary treatment the distribution comgive. We asked for prepaid meter they tend the meetings we mutually agreed 750, 000, 000 billion every month from pany has subjected them to with the did not oblige. Instead, they were asking to hold, we believe they are not ready to only 50 million consumers in Nigeria same non-challant attitude towards the us to pay N750.00 every month, which work and should hand over the Comon maintenance charge alone without meeting they both agreed to hold, stands as a fixed charge and we have pany to those that gave them and we be- the main bill itself. In Lagos alone, from which the company decided to call off a been asking them the reason for this.” lieve there is responsibility for EFCC to only 15 million consumers, they make few minutes to the commencement of “We have called meetings several times take up here,” he lamented. N7.5 billion on maintenance charge the meeting. and if they bother to come, they would Odekilekun further revealed: “After our alone and yet no service!” “We have a lot of issues against them be shying away from the Press, an idea last meeting, their Public Relations Offi- “The PRO, Ikeja Distribution Company and their attitude to deliberately boywe find difficult to reconcile. We believe cer (PRO) said emphatically that we said if we do not pay a particular cott a meeting we both agreed to hold if anyone does not have any skeleton in would remain in darkness and true to amount, there would be no light, and here today speaks volume.” his cupboard, he would not be afraid of his words, they have kept us in darkness. they have kept us in darkness.” “They have refused to give us light and the Press. Somebody is taking another It was only one day they brought it for a When the PRO Ikeja Distribution Comyet collecting our money. Our counsel person’s money without rendering the few minutes and took it again. They pany, Mr. Omade was contacted, he reto them is that if they feel they do not requisite service and the defrauder is came to dig the ground in my place ferred the reporter to the Assistant have the wherewithal to run electricity, asking to be covered. We cannot juxtaunder the pretext that they were going General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. they should own up to the Federal Gov- pose this. It is preposterous! We believe to do something only for them to aban- Pekun Adeyanju who was also contacted ernment that they cannot cope instead it is time to disclose what we are passing don their course. We believe they are on phone and through a text message of rubbishing the effort of the Federal through under the Ikeja Distribution selling the light to those who can bribe without a response. NLIKE some consumers in diverse loU cations in Lagos State who are dying in silence over the abysmal treatment
Briefs Church begins crusade ALVATION World OutSWeekends reach has begun its three of Salvation at Salvation Ground, Plot 30, Alhaji Olabisi Sarumi Street, off Adesan Road, before Oke Safari Street Mowe in Obafemi/Owode Local Council of Ogun State. It will continue on April 11 – April 13 at 5.00p.m. It is tagged: “Discovering & Defeating Your Real Enemies”. Host is Ifeanyi – Ohiri .
Odutola, 97, for burial HE death has occurred of T Mrs. Christiana Adetoun Odutola, wife of Rt. Revd. Solomon Odunaiya Odutola, the late Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ondo- Benin (195260) and Ibadan Diocese (1960-70). She died on March 9, at the age of 97. Odutola, who is survived by her children (Mrs. Yetunde Yoloye and Dr. Tunji Odutola) was the eldest daughter of the Royal Highness, Oba David Adesanya, Gbelebuwa II, Awujale of Ijebu Land. Funeral service will hold at the Cathedral Church of Our Saviour, Italowajoda, Ijebu Ode on June 13, 2014.
Court to rule on notice concerning the Offa kingship tussle today From Abiodun Fagbemi, Ilorin NEWLY constituted panel A of Justices of Court of Appeal in Ilorin will today rule on a notice brought before it by the Olugbense Ruling House of Offa town asking it to stay proceedings in an appeal and other applications connected to the appeal between the ruling house and Anilelerin Ruling House, Offa Kingmakers and the Kwara State Government. The Anilelerin Huling House and the Offa kingmakers had applied for a stay of execution of judgment delivered by a sister appeal panel of the court, which dethroned Oba Muftau Gbadamosi of the house and ordered that Olugbense house should produce the next monarch of the Offa town.
However the Olugbense house applied before the Supreme Court for stay of proceedings at the Court of Appeal to which the Anilelerin house and the kingmakers applied for stay of execution. It was on the ground of this motion at the Supreme Court that the Olugbense ruling house brought before the appeal court their notice titled “Notice Of Pendency Of An Application Before The Supreme Court.” The new panel of justices of the court headed by Justice A.G. Mshelia which also include justices A. Jauro and R.N. Pemu , allowed hearing on the notice on Tuesday after lead counsel to the kingmakers, Yusuf Ali, had informed the court of his preliminary objection to the notice. Lead counsel to the Olugbense ruling house, Toyin Oladipo said
the notice was for information of the court and added that “it is to guide your lordship in respect of further proceedings in this appeal and also to inform the court that the Appellant/Respondents have joined issues with us in respect of that motion at the Supreme Court.” He said his clients want to, by the notice, inform the court that they are before the Supreme Court and that the other parties have responded to their motion at the Supreme Court. “We submitted that since your lordship has taken notice of this motion before the Supreme Court the proper thing to do is to stay action,” he stated. However, Ali in his preliminary objection to the application urged the court to
discountenance the application as he argued that the bringing of the notice was not predicated on any known rule while no relief was sought with it. He said that Order 7 Rule 1 of the Court of Appeal makes it mandatory that every application shall be by notice of motion supported by affidavit and shall state the rule and the under which it is brought and submitted that “On this ground this notice is unknown to the rule and it ought not to be dealt with by the court.” Lead counsel to Muftau Gbadamosi (the 4th Respondent), Lawal Rabana associated himself with the submission of Ali and added that, “what this notice is seeking to achieve is to rob this court of jurisdiction to determine the application
for the stay of execution that have been heard and reserved for ruling.” Rabana said the application did not come by a competent means as he relied on Order 7 Rule 1 of the Court of Appeal to “show that the medium they have come to take away jurisdiction of this court is unknown to the law.” However, while replying, Oladipo argued that there is no recognised or established method of bringing a fact to the notice of court and submitted that the notice his clients brought is proper. He said that the reference to Order 7 Rule 1 of the Court of Appeal made by the counsels to the respondents “is not appropriate because we have not stated that we are filing a motion or application to warrant compliance.”
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Thatch maker in Ilaje, the riverine area of Ondo State
Traditional toilet in Ilaje ...at the Weekend
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Emmanuel Oseji for burial on Saturday R Emmanuel Onyeka M Oseji, a lawyer and retired Customs Officer, is dead, aged 57. His burial rites begin today with a service of songs at his residence, No. 21 Edigin Street, off Columbia High School, Evbuotubu, Benin City. A commendation service holds at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 12 at his country home in Ogbeachi Village, Ewulu, Aniocha South council of Delta State, while interment follows immediately. On Sunday April 13, a thanksgiving service holds at 8.00a.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ewulu. He is survived by an aged father, wife , children and
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