July 11, 2014 by The Nation

THE NATION FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014

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APC to challenge Ekiti election in court, says Oni A

LL Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Chairman (South), Mr Segun Oni. Has said the party would challenge the result of the Ekiti State governorship election in court. Speaking with reporters at the end of a meeting of APC leaders in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, Oni said the leaders agreed that what happened in Ekiti State must not be allowed in the Osun State governorship election. He said: “The result of the election in Ekiti State did not reflect the wish of the people of the state and we are going to court to challenge this in due course. What happened in Ekiti State was a new dimension to election rigging in Nigeria. We are, therefore, ready to challenge the Ekiti election result in court.” Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, his Rivers and Lagos counterparts, Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola , were at the meeting. Senators Chris Ngige, Femi Ojudu and the National Publicity Secretary Lai Mohammed also attended the meeting.

Nobel Laureate joins Covenant varsity

•Poll manipulated from source, says Fayemi’s wife From Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo

Also yesterday, Ekiti State Governor’s wife Erelu Bisi Fayemi, criticised claims that her husband lost the June 21 governorship election because he lost touch with the masses. She said the full story of how the elections were allegedly manipulated against Dr. Kayode Fayemi would be revealed. Mrs Fayemi spoke while delivering a keynote address at the 50th anniversary public lecture and award ceremony of the Ekiti State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). The theme of her address was “Women yesterday, today and tomorrow – the Ekiti experience.” At the occasion, Fayemi, a lawyer, Mrs. Funmi Falana and immediate past state President of the National Council of Women’s Societies, Mrs. Nike Obatayo, were

given awards for their exemplary contributions to women rights and empowerment. Mrs Fayemi said: “I would like to state that we have not heard the last about the election. Two weeks after the immediate confusion and hysteria of the June 21 elections, a picture has begun to emerge. “This will, hopefully, reframe the debates emanating from and about Ekiti and the choices they allegedly made on that day. “In due course, the full and real story of how the Ekiti elections of June 21 were manipulated from source will be revealed. There are many implications of Ekiti people having voted the way they supposedly did. “It will be very hard for any informed analyst writing about Ekiti to accuse Governor Fayemi of not working to improve the economy of Ekiti State. “It, of course, serves the interest

•Oni

of some to hastily attempt to rewrite the history of Governor Fayemi as one who was disconnected from his people. “The same people he built roads for, provided electricity and water for, provided healthcare for, developed education for and introduced social security payment for? “The same people he visited in their 132 communities every year, without fail, to listen to their priorities for the next budget? The same people whose children he employed in the thousands through the Youth in Commercial Agriculture Development, Peace Corps and other youth-focused initiatives?”

Ekiti Assembly directs SIEC to conduct referendum KITI State House of AssemThe people of Ikun and Erinon LCDAs’ creation bly has directed the State Inmope last week opposed the loca-

dependent Electoral Com-

mission (SIEC) to conduct a referendum on the creation of 18 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). At its plenary in Ado-Ekiti, it also sent the bill on the creation of the councils to its ad-hoc committee for further legislative action. The motion was moved by the House Majority Leader Churchill Adedipe and seconded by Ogundele Folorunso. Adedipe said the move to subject the LCDAs’ creation to a referendum was to be fair to all sides. Ajibola Samuel, the only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in

•Igogo community defends hqtrs

From Sulaiman Salawudeen, Ado-Ekiti

the House representing Ekiti East Constituency II, raised an objection to further discussion on the Councils’ creation because the matter was before the courts, citing Order 54 section 5 of the House Standing Order. Deputy Speaker Orisalade Adetunji and Hon Ayodeji Odu said the House was unaware of any court case on the issue. The Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin, agreed with the submissions of the two lawmakers and the motion was unanimously

approved by members of the House. The people of Igogo-Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State were at the Assembly yesterday to oppose campaigns to move the headquarters of the proposed Ero Local Council Development Area (LCDA) from the town. The delegation led by the monarch of the town, Oba Sunday Adewumi, met with the Speaker. According to the community, the government committee on LCDAs’ creation led by Justice Akin Ajakaye was right for choosing the town as the Ero headquarters.

tion of the headquartres in Igogo, saying the town did not request for the creation of Ero Local Government. With Onigogo at the parley were the Obasaoye of Isaoye, Oba Moses Bamisaye and Alaaye of Aaye Oja, Oba Samuel Olatoye, who also supported the choice of Igogo as the headquarters of the proposed LCDA. Oba Adewumi said the position of Oba James Aina, the Obaleo of Erinmope, that his town was the better choice being traditionally superior to Igogo and that the town had a first class traditional ruler was not a part of the conditions for the LCDAs’ creation Committee.

Police parade ‘OPC members’ for robbery in Ibadan

HE Oyo State Police Command paraded members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) for alleged armed robbery yesterday in Ibadan, the state capital. The two suspects, who claimed to be members of the OPC, allegedly attempted to rob a commercial motorcyclist. The suspects, Rasheed Adedokun and Ridwan Suleimon, were said to have committed the offence on June 29 at about 11pm. The Oyo police also announced that it recovered six stolen vehicles from armed robbers in Kano State.

From Tayo Johnson, Ibadan

The recovered vehicles include Toyota Matrix, Toyota Camry, Toyota Highlander, Honda Odyssey and a Honda Civic. Commissioner of Police Mohammed Indabawa said on October 1, last year, Mr Alaka Ayoade of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo reported that his Toyota Camry with registration number ABC 761 AE, was snatched at gunpoint by four armed men. He said: “Sequel to this information, all efforts made by SARS

operatives to recover the said vehicles and arrest the culprits proved abortive. But on the April 17, Akinwumi Olatide and Uwatse Samson were arrested in another armed robbery operation and confessed to be members of armed robbery syndicate that have been terrorising Oyo town, Ogbomoso and Ibadan metropolis by snatching of expensive cars at gunpoint. “They confessed that their leaders are: Oluwole and Oyelade Olamilekan, aka Alex, who had relocated to Kano State on discovering that police were on their trail.

“They stated further that their major receivers are based in Kano and Kaduna states. This information shed more light on previous robbery operations in Oyo town and this made the SARS operatives to move to Kano State where the six vehicles were recovered from the armed robbers, major receivers and some of their owners have since been identified.” The major receivers of the stolen vehicles, according to Indabawa, are Moruf Bello (35), Mohammed Mustapha (35), Mohammed Issah (37), Yussuf Ibrahim (45) and Azeez Adamu(43).

Osun launches N4bn empowerment scheme

SUN State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has launched a N4billion micro-credit scheme for the operators of small scale businesses. The governor also distributed 40 mini-buses to transporters at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park

in Osogbo at the inauguration of the Osun-Micro Credit Agency. The governor of Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Fashola who attended the occasion, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a party of the masses and would not consider anti-people policy.

Aregbesola said: “It is on the other hand a chance for our people to reap the benefits of their trust and support for our government. Our own way of serving our people and showing our gratitude to them is not by sharing money which they will spend within a very

short time. Rather, what we do is give them the means and capacity to be able to make money by themselves and for themselves. In other words, we empower our people to be economically productive and financially independent.

Oyo to empower 5000 entrepreneurs Ekiti police dismiss two for misconduct

From Tayo Johnson, Ibadan

HE Oyo State government and the Bank of Industry (BOI) will disburse N1 billion to empower entrepreneurs. Speaking at an interactive forum on the scheme held at State House of Assembly complex in Ibadan, the state capital, the Special Adviser to Governor on Trade and Investment, Mrs. Olakemi Akinleye, said the project would empower about 5000 entrepreneurs to boost their Small and Medium Scale (SMEs) enterprises. She said Governor Abiola Ajimobi flagged off the scheme to promote employment generation. Secretary, Bureau of Trade and Investment, Mr. Yinka Fatoki, said the scheme would make members of the public employers of labour and reduce unemployment. He said the BoI has started issuing forms for sale to interested people. Fatoki said 262 applicants have been screened and 54 applicants have been considered. He added that 30 applicants have accessed N192 million.

From Sulaiman Salawudeen, Ado-Ekiti

KITI State Police has dismissed two of its rank and file for alleged misconduct. They are Police Constables Famiwole Tolulope and Olotu

Tope. The Command, in a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital said the offences were “contrary to Paragraph ‘C’ and contrary ‘E’ (I) & (II) CAP 359 of the First Schedule of Police Act and Regulations 370 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990". It said the dismissal of the two constables, who had earlier been tried and found guilty in an orderly room trial, was in accordance with Regulation 371 of the stated Act. The statement said: “While Command will continue to commend the dedication, commitment, forthrightness and gallantry and its officers and men as a form of motivation, the recalcitrant and black sheep will equally to be shown the way out to serve as deterrent to others.”

NOBEL Laureate in Economics and Professor of Economic Sciences from the Harvard University, Prof Eric Maskin, has joined Covenant University’s faculty as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics, College of Development Studies. The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Prof Charles Ayo, who announced the appointment, said the coming onboard of Maskin “is an impetus to the university’s quest to be one of the top ten universities in the world within the next ten years”. According to the Vice-Chancellor, Maskin who visited the university in May as a presenter at the university’s 1st International Conference on African Development Issues (CU-ICADI), will offer a course as well as interact and advise the university and the Department of Economics on curriculum design. Maskin won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007 for his work on the theory of mechanism design. He has made contributions to many other areas of economics as well, including game theory, the study of intellectual property rights, and political economy. He also received Eric Kempe Award 2007 and Harvard University Centennial Medal 2010.

Ajimobi lays foundation for 1,004 housing units

HE Oyo State government laid the foundation of two housing estates yesterday. It comprises of 1,004 housing units to be completed in one

year. The estates, with 754 units of detached and semi-detached houses, are on 20 hectares at Idi-Ishin. The two projects are to be executed under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement with HCP Architecture and Engineering Nigeria Limited. Speaking at the turning of the sod, Governor Abiola Ajimobi said the projects were another milestone in the life of his administration. He said: “We had earlier commenced a similar project on a PPP basis with UPDC, a property developing arm of UAC. I am glad to inform you that works have reached a commendable level on the construction of those housing units which will bring smiles on the faces of our people,” he said. The Managing Director of HCP Architecture and Engineering Nigeria Limited, Mr. Joseph Olawale Demola, said the projects would be financed with bank loans and funds from sales, adding that his organisation would introduce flexible and friendly payment system.

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