Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014—45
Warri women root for Reyenieju's re-election
MEETING:
President Goodluck Jonathan (right); Brig.-Gen. Anlaini Chinoko, MonitorGeneral, Senior Executive Course 36, of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru (left), and Vice President Namadi Sambo at a meeting with the President in Abuja, yesterday. STATE HOUSE PHOTO.
By Daniel Gumm
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ARRI — WARRI F e d e r a l Constituency Women, WFCW, a pressure group in Delta State, has called on Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, delegates to vote for Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, House of Representatives member representing Warri Federal Constituency, to represent the party again in the next general elections. Making the call in Warri, President, WFCW, Mrs. Esther Okotie-Eboh, said Reyenieju had done so much in the constituency in his short stay in the House, calling on the people of the constituency to emulate “our Ijaw neighbours, who are already planning the return of Mr. Nicholas Mutu for the fifth time.” She explained that “the young lawmaker is intelligent, a good negotiator and bridge builder; qualities needed to succeed in the House.”
Urhobo scholars honour Ibru, Dafinone, others
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WO leading industrialists, Chief Michael Ibru and Chief David Dafinone, will be honoured at the national conference of the preeminent Urhobo Historical Society, UHS, which started yesterday and ends Sunday. UHS documents history and culture of the Urhobo and other people of the Niger Delta. The two will be honoured in David Dafinone & Michael Ibru Business and Professional awards, categories. Others are the E. N. Igho Science Award. Seven other categories are Chief Mukoro Mowoe Service Award, Omorohwovo Okoro CoLeadership Service, Agbotanren Udih Diaspora Service Award, G. Ejaife Education Service Award, among
DSIEC declares PDP candidates winners in Ndokwa East, Ethiope East By Festus Ahon
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SABA— DELTA State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, yesterday, announced the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winners of Wednesday ’s chairmanship elections rerun in Ndokwa East and Ethiope East Local Government areas. Announcing the results for Ndokwa East, the Returning Officer, Professor Timi
Akporunor, said three major political parties, All Progressives Congress, APC; Labour Party, LP, and PDP, fielded candidates for the chairmanship election. Akporunor said at the end of the contest, APC candidate scored 2,337, LP 1,873, while PDP candidate scored 24,003. He declared the PDP candidate, Mrs Nkechi Chukwurah, winner, having scored the highest votes cast. For Ethiope East, where the
council election was earlier declared inconclusive by DSIEC, the Returning Officer, Professor Sunday Akparobi, announced that the combined results of both the October 26 and November 12 polls of the chairmanship election in the 20 wards that make up the council area, saw APC scoring 4,747; LP 7,613 and PDP, 28,828 votes. Akparobi declared the PDP’s candidate, Mrs Faith Majemite, the winner.
UNIBEN employed 4,000 in my tenure—Oshodin By Simon Ebegbulem
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ENIN—THE outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Professor Osayuki Oshodin, has said no fewer than 4,000 persons were employed by his administration in the past five years. Oshodin, who spoke at a briefing on the activities marking the 39th and 40th convocation and 44th Founder’s Day ceremony of the university, said he decided to provide employment opportunities for the people due to his desire to help fight the unemployment problem ravaging the country. The convocation is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday, November 19. Professor Oshodin, whose tenure will end on November
30, also used the opportunity to introduce his successor, Professor Faraday Orumwense. Oshodin, who noted that the university was combining two sessions for the convocation due to the failure of the university to hold convocation last year as a result of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of
Customs repositions for Yuletide By Ifeyinwa Obi
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EME Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, vowed to make the border unattractive to smugglers and other perpetrators of trans-border crimes, ahead of Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. Area Comptroller in charge of the command, Mr. Willy
APBN holds 14th investiture
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SSOCIATION of Professional Bodies of Nigeria, APBN, will today in Lagos, hold the 14th investiture of its President, Mr. Gabriel Fasoto. Fasoto, a former President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, and Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Universities, ASUU, said 10,735 graduates would be awarded various degrees and diplomas. He said the Iyase of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe, Senator Daisy Danjuma, Mr. Tony Elumelu and Reve-rend Mathew Okpebholo, will be honoured with degrees.
Nigeria, ICAN, is a consummate manager with extensive professional experience. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Abdulsalawu Yakubu, APBN said the new President emerged in the election held at the 30th annual general assembly and lecture in Lagos on September 25.
Egbudin, who announced this, however, said the command generated N973,540, 612.78 revenue in October, the highest monthly revenue collected so far. Stating that the command recently made 24 seizures with duty paid value of N32,019,613, comprising rice, frozen poultry products and other general goods, Egbudin described the revenue collection feat as a product of increased compliance by stakeholders and uncompromising attitude of Customs officers. Egbudin said the smugglers, who changed route to areas like Shaki in Oyo State and Idiroko in Ogun State, were not finding it easy as the Customs operatives in those areas were matching them strength for strength.
Okolugbo commends Uduaghan on electoral college
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HE Commissioner representing Ndokwa on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Sir Ken Okolugbo, has commended Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for the participation of leaders in the 25 local government areas of the state in the election of the three delegates per ward for an electoral college. Okolugbo, who described the process as democratic, said the governor’s approach was a welcome development at a time other states were battling candidates' imposition. He said: “It is most unfair to criticise the governor, when he has ensured the freest election in the history of electing delegates for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s electoral college.”
Community assures FG of cooperation on NIMASA college
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HAIRMAN, Okoloba community in Delta State, Mr. Ojobo-Owei Feh, has reassured the Federal Government of the community ’s determination to sustain the peaceful co-existence between the management of NIMASA Science and Technical College and contractors handling various projects at the permanent site. Speaking to newsmen at Okoloba, Feh said the community was committed to the project, and would do everything within its powers to support the government to see that the college achieved its objectives. He said the only way to appreciate and thank government was for all the sons and daughters of the community to collectively and individually create a conducive environment for peace and tranquillity, so the contractors could complete the project.