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target=_blank>Edo NBA Orders Members Never To Offer Their Services To Kidnap, Robbery Suspects
The Benin Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) on Thursday forbade its members from handling cases of kidnapping.
This development was announced on Thursday in a communique signed by Collins Ogiegbaen and Pius Oiwoh, the Chairman and Secretary of the association, in Benin
The resolution of the association was necessiated by the incessant cases of kidnap and attempted kidnap of its members
“The branch hereby orders the immediate withdrawal of services of all lawyers registered with it from defending persons charged with the grievous and felonious offences of kidnapping and armed robbery,” read the communique.
“In this regard and for purposes of emphasis, the branch resolves that all lawyers registered with it are forthwith prohibited from appearing for kidnap suspects, either at the police station or in any court within the state.
“That this order for the withdrawal of services to persons charged with the aforementioned offences shall be with immediate effect until otherwise reviewed by a subsequent meeting of the branch. Consequently, any member of the Bar found flouting the resolution/directive shall be heavily sanctioned accordingly.”
The branch added: “That the Bar resolves to write to the judges of the criminal division of the high court of the state to dispense speedily with cases of kidnapping and armed robbery pending before them.
“They are also to formally report to the branch counsel who appears indolent or shows lack of capacity or diligence in prosecuting these cases, including members of the Bar who are fond of filing frivolous applications before the court to delay the speedy hearing and determination of these cases, for sanctions.
“The Bar resolves to inflict maximum sanctions and punishment on state counsel who are found to have compromised their briefs or showed lack of capacity or appeared indolent in theprosecution of persons charged with the heinous crimes of kidnapping and armed robbery.
“And on defence counsel who have formed the habit of aiding criminals through unconventional methods and unlawful means to escape the long arm of justice.”
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target=_blank>Ngige Eats His Words, Says Comment On Surplus Of Doctors Misinterpreted
Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has denied saying Nigeria has medical doctors in surplus.
On Wednesday, Ngige had said on Channels Television that he was unconcerned about the migration of Nigerian doctors to other countries, claiming they were a source of foreign exchange.
Asked to comment on brain drain and if the deliberate recruitment of Nigerian doctors by foreign embassies is detrimental to the nation’s health sector, Ngige had said: “No, I am not worried about doctors leaving the country. We have surplus.
“If you have surplus, you export. It happened some years ago here. I was taught chemistry and biology by Indian teachers in my secondary school days. There are surplus in their country and we also have surplus in the medical profession in our country. I can tell you this. In my area, we have excess.
“Who said we don’t have enough doctors? We have more than enough. You can quote me. There is nothing wrong in them travelling out. When they go abroad, they earn money and send them back home here. Yes, we have foreign exchange earnings from them and not just oil.”
However, on Thursday, he claimed he had been misquoted, and that what he actually said was that since there was insufficient space for residency training for medical doctors in the country, graduates of medicine who could not find space were free to seek such training in other countries and become professionals in their chosen field.
Ngige said he is aware that Nigeria is in dire need of specialists in various branches of medicine.
He insisted that Nigeria has enough medical personnel to handle non-specialist areas in the rural areas of the country, but he lamented the refusal of young doctors and other medical professionals to work in the rural areas.
“I speak from the vintage position of being a medical doctor and member, Nigerian Medical Association, since June 1979 and enriched by my vast knowledge on health administration, having retired as a Deputy Director, Medical Services and Training from the Federal Ministry of Health in 1998, member of Vision 2010 Committee on Health as well as senior member, Senate Committee on Health 2011-2015,” he said in a statement released by Nwachukwu Obidiwe, his media aide.
“Therefore, the truth no matter how it hurts, must be told and reality, boldly faced. I invite opinion moulders especially those who have spoken or written on this issue to watch the full clip of my interview with the channels.
“And it is for this reason that I admitted having a little cause to worry about brain drain among medical doctors. The fact is that while the Federal Government has recorded a remarkably steady improvement in our healthcare system, Nigeria is yet to get there.
“We do not at present have enough health facilities to accommodate all the doctors seeking to do tertiary specialist training (residency) in the Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and few accredited state and private specialist centres in the country where roughly 20% of the yearly applicants are absorbed while the remaining 80%, try their luck elsewhere.”
He explained most of these rejected applicants usually throng the Federal Ministry of Health and Labour and Employment to complain of being illegally schemed out.
“What the Minister meant therefore is that these professionals have the right to seek for training abroad to sharpen their skills, become specialists and later turn this problem to a national advantage when they repatriate their legitimate earnings and later return to the country.
“Even where some of these doctors are bonded to their overseas training institutions, examples abound on the large number of them who have successfully returned to settle and establish specialist centres across the country. It is therefore a question of turning your handicap to an advantage.”
While insisting the problem was not limited to doctors seeking specialisation, he said young medical officers who graduate from medical schools spend two to three years looking for a space for housemanship.
“Luckly, the Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Ministry of Labour and Employment is developing a federal assisted programme for these young doctors and other allied health professionals such as pharmacists, physiotherapists in a move to broaden training opportunities.”
He insisted that Nigeria has enough medical personnel to man non-specialist centres in the rural areas, saying the problem of healthcare delivery in the country is the refusal of young doctors to work in the hinterland.
He said: “Even the National Youth Service Corps doctors, all, today seek postings to the cities as against what obtained some decades ago. Besides, doctors who did not get the few vacancies in the tertiary centres especially those owned by the Federal Government find it difficult to work in the rural hospitals.“
Ngige’s original comments fetched him opprobrium from different sections of the public, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and National Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) describing it as “unfortunate”.
“That is an unfortunate statement which shows that he has done nothing in medical practice,” Adedayo Faduyile, the NMA President, notably said.
A fact check by SaharaReporters confirmed Ngige’s claims on surlus of medical doctors as false.
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target=_blank>Committee For The Defence Of Human Rights Marks Its 30th Anniversary
Foremost human rights organisation, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), is marking its 30 years of resilient commitment to the defence and protection of human rights.
The celebrations began on Thursday with an event at CitiHeights Hotel, 6 Sheraton Link Road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, themed ‘Chronicling the Struggle and Identifying the Way Forward’. The event will feature lectures, book launch, a documentary, etc.
“The CDHR 30th Anniversary celebration is to commemorate the founding of the organisation, commemorate our founding members and other comrades who have passed on during the struggle and at other times, to reflect on our efforts, and reaffirm our definite commitment to the defence of Human Rights,” said Comrade (Barr) Ekine Peter Henry, the National Publicity Secretary of CDHR, in a statement obtained by SaharaReporters.
“CDHR has played very crucial roles in ensuring the end of military rule in Nigeria and the enthronement of democratic governance, even though democracy is still in its nascent stage in Nigeria. CDHR had fought against all forms of rights abuses and has remained very vocal in condemnation of all tendencies of discrimination, abuse of the rule of law and disobedience of court orders.
“Since its inception in April, 1989, during the repressive regimes of the military juntas, CDHR has grown in membership and expanded in Branches and Units across the country. CDHR has remained committed and provided invaluable support to myriad of citizens and all persons in the defence and protection of their rights at all times and in all parts of the country, even outside the country.
Henry said after three decades, the core concepts of freedom and fundamental liberties have remained as important as ever.
“We are thrilled that over the past 30 years we have supported all manners of persons, whose rights have been violated or were likely to be violated, and who had called on us or we got aware of their situations,” he said.
“While CDHR has continuously and reliably provided needed solutions and legal aid (probono services or free legal representation) to deserving individuals, in recent years CDHR has broadened its scope to focus on mass enlightenment, advocacy, and human rights education as strategies that address the challenge of lack of sufficient awareness and knowledge on the issues of Human Rights.
“With these approaches, and the goal of improving the Human Rights situation providing support for citizens and all persons, as well as equipping them to be able to defend, protect and enforce their rights, CDHR is reinventing a sane society where the rights of humans will be respected, where life will be valued but not worthless, where the welfare and security of citizens will truly become the primary concern of government and where citizens will have the opportunity to exploit their resources and maximise their economic potentials.”
Looking to the future, Ekine said: “As a collective, we will continue to press for absolute respect for human rights; we will resist any individual or state agent, any government or official and any policy or legal framework that seeks to or attempts to infringe on the rights of Nigerians anywhere.
“Although the focus of the Rights Movement has largely been on the aspects of freedom and liberty (the civil and political rights) the CDHR in identifying the way forward is shifting the focus to economic and social rights of citizens; employment, economic opportunities, education, health, housing, safe water, clean environment, etc. In the end, it’s all about having the freedom to live the free life nature has endowed and bestowed on all humans for being created equal; that is what we are aspiring to give and make a social commitment to Nigerians.”
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target=_blank>After Protests, Police Tear-Gas University Students In Ondo, Beat Them ‘Like Stubborn Animals’
An injured Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) student
Armed policemen have stormed the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, chasing the students away from the campus with tear gas and “beating them like stubborn animals”.
SaharaReporters learnt that the policemen arrived at the institution “in full force”, breaking into off-campus hostels to carry out “indiscriminate arrests” of students.
Many of the students left in their rooms have been crying out on the invasion of their hostels by the Ploice, describing it as “anti-students”.
SaharaReporters observed that the police stationed some vehicles, including an armoured tank, in front of the institution’s gates to scare all students away from entering the main campus.
The police’s action followed a heavy protest by the students of the state-owned institution on Wednesday over the ‘no school fee, no test’ policy of the university management led by Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, the Vice Chancellor.
Two hundred level students had protested on Wednesday, shuttind down activities at the campus over the management’s refusal to allow them write their First Semester Continuous Assesment Test.
Biola Ajimuda, a student of the institution, said the policemen armed with guns were breaking into private hostels outside the school to chase the students away.
“The police and some other uniformed officers arrived at the school today and mounted surveillance positionsat the gate while preventing students from entering the campus,” she said.
“They also drove to private off-campus hostels to chase us away with guns; they tear-gassed many of us they met in our compounds and slapped anyone who refused to leave the room.
“In fact, some of the officers had to break into a room in our compound just to chase us away from the school environment, claiming that school management had told us t leave. As I am speak with you, they have already arrested some and forced them to lie down on the bare ground inside this hot sun. They are beating people like stubborn animals.”
On Thursday, the Dean of Students Affairs (DSA) of the institution, Dr. Olusegun Owolewa, had asked the students to leave and vacate all the campuses immediately.
A terse memo from Owolewa to the students, obtained by SaharaReporters, reads: “My counsel to you AAUA students, please, do not converge on the road or campus tomorrow. It is dangerous.
“Avoid confrontation with Police or the Army. Your life is important to me; go home straight and prepare for the exams ahead. I look forward to seeing you on campus by May, 20. May God be with you, till we meet again.”
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E2%80%94-and-employ-youth-proceeds target=_blank>APC Lawmaker Tells Senators To Sell Three Of Their Five Cars — And Employ Youth With The Proceeds
Andrew Uchendu, and All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Rivers East in the National Assembly, has attributed the general insecurity in the nation to youth unemployment.
The senator urged his colleagues to contribute their quota to national development and youth empowerment by taking a sacrificial step.
He suggested that in order to curb crimes and prevent long-term consequences, senators should dispose three of the five vehicles they each own and use the proceeds to engage the youth.
“Until our youth are engaged, this problem will continue,” Uchendu said at the plenary on Thursday on after Senator Shehu Sani’s presentation on the state of security in the country, especially in the North.
“If we dispose of three of the five vehicles we own and use the proceeds to engage our youth, would it not be better? We need to find appropriate economic policies to engage idle hands.”
Sani had moved a motion on the ‘senseless killing of a Briton and the abduction of three others in a holiday resort in Kaduna State by armed bandits’.
In seconding the motion, Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and also to “all Nigerians living in fear”.
“We need to declare a national state of emergency to enable the government put in place measures to end this problem,” Ekweremadu added. “We should marshal out a plan from the chambers of this Senate to secure this country.”
In his response, Senate President Bukola Saraki said: “If you all remember yesterday, we observed a minute silence and condoled with the family and sent messages to the embassy, but the Deputy Senate President rightly stood up and said, it goes beyond just this individual worker, both Nigerian and foreigner.
“There are a lot of issues that we need to address because the way these series of killings are going on and that is why we brought it up today. In line with the last speaker, we must begin to look at the solutions. When we talk about the way forward, we need to be honest with ourselves. We need to talk as senators in this upper chamber because in addressing these issues, we need to be frontal on what has led us to where we are today and we must proceed through our political parties’ platforms and see it as a problem that all of us need to address.”
After contributions from many senators, the Senate therefore resolved to do as follows:
I. Observe a minute silence in honour of the departed souls;
II. Urge the security authorities to intensify the search for the perpetrators and bring them to book;
III. Urge the government to set up inter-agency task force to tackle cases of banditry and kidnapping in Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Niger states;
IV. Urge security agencies to give special security cover to foreign workers and tourists;
V. Urge security agencies to immediately deploy the use of drones and interceptors in tracking kidnappers asking for ransom;
VI. Urge community leaders, traditional rulers and all stakeholders to co-operate with security agencies;
VII. Urge telecommunications companies to provide security agencies with information in areas where there are kidnappings;
VIII. Urge Senate to send a delegation to the British Embassy and condole (with) the British government.
IX. Senate should invite the acting IG of Police to brief the Senate on the initiative put in place to curb the current security situation in the country; and
X. Leader should ensure that the Bills that we passed on the Police Reform and Trust Fund be sent to our counterparts in the House, so we can get concurrence and have these Bills sent to the President so that we can get assent as quick as possible.
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target=_blank>To Improve ‘Mental Well-Being Of Policemen, IGP Reduces 12-Hour Shifts To Eight Hours
The Nigerian Police has changed its pattern of work to enable officers achieve mental stability in order to protect the public.
The change was announced on Thursday at the maiden conference of the heads of Nigeria Police medical facilities held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
It comes after a litany of extra-judicial killings by trigger-happy policemen, which has sparked relentless public outcry on increasing police brutality.
Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General Of Police, ordered the reversal of the shift duty structure of the force from the current 12-hour, two-shift system to the traditional eight-hour, three-shift standard, saying it would “aid in enhancing the emotional, psychological, physical and medical well-being of all police personnel with a view to keeping them fit and preparing them for optimal law enforcement service delivery”.“Policing being a highly demanding job physically, mentally and psychologically, it is pertinent to note that efficiency in discharge of police duties requires a good state of physical, mental and psychological wellbeing,” he said.“Indeed, arguments have been raised that the resonating incidents of misuse of firearms and other extra-judicial actions by police personnel often result directly from work-related stresses and emotional conditions which disorient their rationality.“In consideration of this, I have ordered that with immediate effect, the shift duty structure of the Nigeria Police which is currently a 12-hour, two-shift system should be reverted to the traditional eight-hour, three-shift standard.“This directive is specifically informed by the need to address a major, age-long occupational stress or which long hours of duty engenders among personnel in the Nigeria Police Force and which occasions depression and abuse of power and other unprofessional conducts.“For purpose of clarity, henceforth, no police personnel should be made to perform any duty exceeding eight hours within a space of 24 hours unless there is a local or national emergency. All of these, if not medically managed, could engender unprofessional reactions with fatal consequences to the affected police personnel and members of the public.“Additionally, the NPMS must start emplacing strategies and techniques including cognitive therapy and emotional intelligence models that will strengthen the stress management capacity and operational resilience of all personnel. I challenge you to engage these issues as part of your agenda for this conference.”
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target=_blank>Danbaba Suntai Was ‘Not Competent, Not Certified’ To Fly Aircraft That Crashed In 2012, AIB Report Reveals
Danbaba Suntai, the late former Governor of Taraba Sate, was not “competent, qualified and certified” to fly the Cessna aircraft that crasked in October 2012 and resulted in his death five years later, the final report of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) released on Thursday has revealed.
In its final report on another crash, Bristow Helicopters’ Sikorsky S76C++ helicopter with the registration number: 5N-BQJ, which occurred at 77NM offshore from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja on Radial 139o on February 3, 2016, AIB also said that the pilot did not adhere to the company operations manual (Part B checklist) as it relates to after-take-off checks.
Akin Olateru, the Commissioner of AIB, made these revelations at the agency’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, during the release of six accidents and incidents reports on crashes that occurred at different times within the country.
About the final report of Suntai’s crash, Olateru further said that the decision of the pilot to operate a Visual Flight Rating (VFR) after sunset contributed to the accident, which involved four persons onboard.
The accident had occurred at Kwanan-Waya Village, Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State at past 7pm; meanwhile, the VFR in which the pilot was qualified to fly ends at 6pm.
The Governor had piloted a Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft with the registration number 5N-BMJ, but was rated on Cessna 172 aircraft.
The report also revealed that the aircraft was not registered on any Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO), while the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority of Nigeria (NCAA) could not trace the history of the aircraft.
But a source close to NCAA confided in our correspondent that the aircraft was acquired from Ibn Na’Allah, the Kebbi South senator.
Although AIB said it could not conclusively determine the cause of the accident, it noted that the pilot only had 58hrs, 40mins flying hours.
In its safety recommendation on the accident, the AIB advised the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to take appropriate action to relocate the existing control tower at Yola Airport in a bid to improve the aerial view of the approach path of runway 35 from the tower.
According to the report, Suntai also lied about the number of persons on board to the control tower. The report claimed that Suntai had told the control tower that six persons were on board the aircraft, but findings after the crash, revealed that only four souls were aboard.
The report further emphasised that investigators could not interview Suntai after the crash, as he was immediately flown abroad for intensive treatment.
“The pilot was not certified, qualified and not competent to fly the aircraft… the decision of the pilot to operate a VFR flight after sunset and the inadequate oversight by the regulatory authority,” he said on the causes of the crash.
“NAMA should take appropriate action to relocate the existing control tower at Yola Airport in order to enhance the aerial view of the approach path of runway 35 from the tower.
“NCAA should ensure all pertinent regulations with regards to the operations of the aircraft and certification of all relevant personnel and facilities of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Taraba State Government are appropriately complied with.”
On the Bristow Helicopter crash of February 3, 2016, AIB reported that the crew switched the Compass to “FREE” DG mode for Landing on the helideck at Erha FPSO, and did not return to the “SLAVE” mode after take-off, which caused the trim fail to cut off consistently, which in turn disengaged the autopilot as a result of the unsynchronised heading inputs.
The report in the contributory factor of the crash said that the accident occurred because of non-adherence to Company Operations Manual (Part B checklist) as it relates to after-take-off checks, adding that the crew did not disengage the autopilot to fly the aircraft manually.
It also recommended four safety recommendations to Bristow and other concerned bodies in the industry on the crash.
AIB recommended that Bristow should ensure that annual flight recorder readout is carried out for every aircraft in their fleet in accordance with NCAAOrder 001 2014 and ICAO Annex 6 Part III.
Also, Bristow Helicopters should ensure that the annual flight recorder readouts records obtained should be preserved with appropriate current data frame layout, stressing that the company should ensure that flight crew followed approved checklist items, and procedures at all times.
It also recommended that Bristow Helicopters should consider reviewing their procedure for returning crew back to flight duties after staying out of flight duty for any period up to 30 days.
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target=_blank>Amnesty Begs Akeredolu Not To Endorse Execution Of Death-Row Inmates in Ondo
Human rights organisation Amnesty International has warned Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, not to authorize the execution of any death-row prisoner.
Amnesty made the call in in a statement signed by its country Director, Osai Ojigho.
The statement reads: “The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, must not authorize the execution of any death-row prisoner and if he has already authorised executions must immediately revoke it.
“Amnesty International is extremely concerned that executions may resume in Nigeria. On 27 March 2019, the press reported that the Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adekola Olawoye, stated that the Ondo State Governor will commence the signing of execution warrants. Since the declaration was made Amnesty International has received a report that the Ondo State Governor may have signed executions warrant.
“Governor Rotimi Akeredolu must recognize that the death penalty is a cruel punishment that has no place in the 21st century and we ask him to respect the right to life.
“No matter what the crime is, who the prisoner is, or the method of execution used, nothing can justify the deliberate taking of human life by the government. There is no convincing evidence that the death penalty deters crime better than imprisonment, therefore the death penalty is an ineffective punishment. The possible resumption of execution in Nigeria will constitute a setback for the country and it should be avoided, particularly as the world is moving away from the use of the death penalty.
“The last time Nigeria carried out an execution was in December 2016 when three men were executed in Benin city prison. Of the over 2,000 people on death row in Nigerian prisons, those who have exhausted their right of appeal are at risk of execution and could be executed as soon as a state governor authorises their death warrants. Since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, most state governors have not signed execution warrants.
“Amnesty International is calling on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to commute all death sentences issued in Ondo State to prison terms; make a public commitment that he would not authorize the execution of any prisoner; and take immediate steps to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in Ondo State.”
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E2%80%94-burna-boy-laments-nigerias-hopelessness target=_blank>‘Our Recycled Leaders Don’t Give A F**k About Us’ — Burna Boy Laments Nigeria’s ‘Hopelessness’
Damini Ogulu, a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer poopularly known as Burna Boy, has decried the deterioration in the Nigeian System.
His condemnation comes two week after veteran Actress Omotola Jalade described Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari regime as “hellish”.Writing on his Instagram handle, Burna Boy said: “Nigeria my country, please let us get our priorities straight. I want my children and grandchildren to see Nigeria the way we see the western world.
“We have real issues that we need to channel our energy to. We die every day at the hands of Police. We are robbed of our rights as human beings daily. Our recycled leaders don’t give a f**k about us.“I’m begging you, let us save ourselves. I don’t even like the Internet because it makes me feel a lot of hopelessness for my people. We’re kings and queens, originators and creators, gods on earth! Let’s stop bullshi***ng please.”
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How NOT To Be A President By Ettu Mohammed?
President Buhari commissioned a N15bn New central hospital built under the stewardship of Comrade Adams Oshiomole in November 2016. The hospital has neither recorded any out-patient nor admitted any in-patient in over 28 months as the building plays host only to rodents and reptiles.
Can we say that the acclaimed comrade cleverly executed the project as a decoy to defraud Edo state and deny the people access to good health facilities, a situation that may have led to hundreds of avoidable deaths.”?
Mr President proceeded to Kaduna and commissioned Kaduna Dry Port in January 2018 even when rail link and other cargo handling facilities were not in place, 14 months after, the port is yet to begin.
Mr President was in Lagos March 2018 to Commission a bus stop a year after the bus stop has been brought to it’s lowest and it has never been put into use.
In January 2019, he commissioned the Baro River Port in Niger State knowing fully well that there are no sheds and port access road is not in place.
Mr President was in Lagos to commission Ayinke General Hospital which was 85% complete as at May 2015 say for equipment, but due to Messr Ambode vindictive nature, he cancelled and re-awarded the project to another contractor and this project went on for another 4yrs.
The saddest part of the whole narrative is that Mr President is in Lagos to Commission Oshodi Interchange built with $70 million, this is a project which is not near completion and may be abandoned by the incoming Governor of Lagos, the same President is about to commission the International airport road which is far completion.
The whole of Nigeria is on lockdown. He has no antidote to anything other than sycophantic hailers on Facebook who themselves are facing similar hardship synonymous with every Nigerian.
Our Economy in disarray, corruption rife, Extreme Poverty at it’s highest,Unemployment at it’s peak,Armed bandits, Boko Haram and Herdsmen hold North-West, North East and North Central to the jugular in the process tens of thousands are dead and hundreds of thousands displaced and confined to the IDP Camps where Malnourishment, Sexual abuse is a norm, no access to medical care and a probability there may be a mistaken ariel attack on their person.
The icing of the whole northern Siege is The Northern Clerics and Northern Elders who called out President Jonathan have all lost their voice.
Pockets of Herdsmen attack is being carried out in the South-West, South-East and South-South.
What a sad situation.
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