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2021 guber: Buhari has provided platforms for APC takeover in Anambra - Nsofor
By Mokwugwo Solomon
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State, Hon. Humphrey Nsofor, has said that President Mohammadu Buhari had provided platforms and goodwill that would enable APC takeover power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 2021 governorship election.
Nsofor, former majority leader of
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Rivers Govt Signs Contracts For 330,000-Cubic-Metre Potable Water Supplies Per Day
The Rivers Government on Monday signed contracts for the rehabilitation and upgrading of water supply for Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas respectively.
The project is expected to upgrade 496 kilometres of pipes that will ensure the flow of 330,000 cubic metres of potable water daily upon completion.
The project is also expected to create 1,200 direct jobs as well as 5,000 indirect jobs.
Speaking at the ceremony, Gov. Nyesom Wike advised the contractors handling the projects to stick to agreed standard.
Wike urged the contractors to mobilise to site in preparatory for the expected project inauguration on Oct. 1.
He said that his administration would not compromise on job’s quality and timely delivery of contracts to be financed by the African Development Bank (AfD.
“The Commissioner of Water Resources and Rural Development and the Managing Director of Port Harcourt Water Corporation (PHWC) should engage AfDB with a view to getting the Bank to finance 100 per cent of the cost of the project net taxes.
“I am aware that the loan closing date is April 2021. I am directing the commissioner and the managing director to submit application to the Federal Ministry of Finance and AfDB to extend the duration of the loan by two years to enable full implementation of all components of the urban water sector reform.
“They should further engage AfDB with a view to restoring the works at Trans-Amadi, Abuloma, Woji and Elelenwo regrettably cancelled by other development partners.’’
Wike said that his administration had opened a new phase of commitment to reposition water supply services across the state.
He noted that thousands of the people of Rivers would be engaged directly and indirectly throughout the life span of the project.
Also, the Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Dr. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja, said the project would have four new devices reservoirs located at Rumuola, Diobu, Moscow and Borikiri in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor.
The commissioner said there would be eight elevated tanks with capacity of about 1,000 to 1,500 cubic metres of water and about 17 boreholes in about six cluster areas connected to water treatment plants.
The Managing Director of PHWC, Chief Ibibia Walter, said his team had worked assiduously within eight months to secure the contractors trusted to execute the project.
Walter signed on behalf of the State Government, while Chen Kangle signed for CGC Nigeria limited, Yang Gengqi signed for Top International Engineering Corporation and Iskandar Taslakian signed for Mothercat Limited.
Walter thanked Gov. Wike for his commitment to ensure that Rivers’ rural dwellers accessed potable water.
Speaking for CGC Nigeria limited, Kangle, who expressed gratitude to the governor for the trust in his company to handle the projects, assured of timely delivery.
Also speaking, Gengqi said the group had been in Nigeria since 2017 and were confident to deliver a quality project.
Also, Taslakian said that Mothercat Limited would engage indigenous workers. (NAN)
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Rivers Govt Signs Contracts For 330,000-Cubic-Metre Potable Water Supplies Per Day
The Rivers Government on Monday signed contracts for the rehabilitation and upgrading of water supply for Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas respectively.
The project is expected to upgrade 496 kilometres of pipes that will ensure the flow of 330,000 cubic metres of potable water daily upon completion.
The project is also expected to create 1,200 direct jobs as well as 5,000 indirect jobs.
Speaking at the ceremony, Gov. Nyesom Wike advised the contractors handling the projects to stick to agreed standard.
Wike urged the contractors to mobilise to site in preparatory for the expected project inauguration on Oct. 1.
He said that his administration would not compromise on job’s quality and timely delivery of contracts to be financed by the African Development Bank (AfD.
“The Commissioner of Water Resources and Rural Development and the Managing Director of Port Harcourt Water Corporation (PHWC) should engage AfDB with a view to getting the Bank to finance 100 per cent of the cost of the project net taxes.
“I am aware that the loan closing date is April 2021. I am directing the commissioner and the managing director to submit application to the Federal Ministry of Finance and AfDB to extend the duration of the loan by two years to enable full implementation of all components of the urban water sector reform.
“They should further engage AfDB with a view to restoring the works at Trans-Amadi, Abuloma, Woji and Elelenwo regrettably cancelled by other development partners.’’
Wike said that his administration had opened a new phase of commitment to reposition water supply services across the state.
He noted that thousands of the people of Rivers would be engaged directly and indirectly throughout the life span of the project.
Also, the Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Dr. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja, said the project would have four new devices reservoirs located at Rumuola, Diobu, Moscow and Borikiri in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor.
The commissioner said there would be eight elevated tanks with capacity of about 1,000 to 1,500 cubic metres of water and about 17 boreholes in about six cluster areas connected to water treatment plants.
The Managing Director of PHWC, Chief Ibibia Walter, said his team had worked assiduously within eight months to secure the contractors trusted to execute the project.
Walter signed on behalf of the State Government, while Chen Kangle signed for CGC Nigeria limited, Yang Gengqi signed for Top International Engineering Corporation and Iskandar Taslakian signed for Mothercat Limited.
Walter thanked Gov. Wike for his commitment to ensure that Rivers’ rural dwellers accessed potable water.
Speaking for CGC Nigeria limited, Kangle, who expressed gratitude to the governor for the trust in his company to handle the projects, assured of timely delivery.
Also speaking, Gengqi said the group had been in Nigeria since 2017 and were confident to deliver a quality project.
Also, Taslakian said that Mothercat Limited would engage indigenous workers. (NAN)
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2023 Presidency: I Will Serve My Country If Given The Opportunity -Kalu
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, on Monday said that he would serve as Nigeria’s President if given the opportunity by the electorate.Kalu made the remark in Minna during a private visit to two former leaders of the country, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd).
“I am still in the Senate, and I will seek for re-election into the senate but if our people want me to serve as President I will not hesitate,” he said.He said that there was no zoning in the APC constitution, adding that any person in the party can contest for the position of the President.
“Zoning is not a constitutional matter in APC, any person can contest any post in APC,” he said.On the issue of insecurity in Nigeria, he alleged that there was sabotage in the country’s security system.“It seems that there are a lot of sabotage in our security system,” he said.
The Chief Whip, who was a former governor of Abia expressed optimism that the National Assembly would continue to collaborate with the executive in tackling the security challenges in the country.
“We will address the issue of sabotage in the Nigeria security system,” he said.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kalu was the governor of Abia from May 1999 to May 2007. (NAN)
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Edo Election: Ex-Speaker Urges Police Investigation Into Akoko-Edo Shooting
The former Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Kabiru Adjoto, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to ensure thorough investigation into Friday’s shooting in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.
Adjoto made the call on Monday at a news briefing in Benin, saying that proper investigation into the incident as well as the arrest and prosecution of the suspects would help to forestall future attacks on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and supporters.
He described the attack as condemnable and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently call to order those fueling violence in the state ahead of the upcoming governorship poll.
He said: “On Friday, at Ekpe Ward 3 and Ososo community in Akoko-Edo, PDP members and supporters were attacked by gunmen.
“Violence is not the way forward and crisis is not healthy for Nigeria’s democracy.
“What happened has further strengthened our resolve to vote for Gov. Godwin Obaseki because he has worked and Edo people want him to continue.
“What we need is peace, free and fair election. You can only be a governor for the living not the dead.
“It is not a do-or-die affair. At the end of the election, one person will emerge as governor for the living,” he said.
Also, the Akoko-Edo PDP Chairman, Kayode Ogunnubi, said that 16 persons from Ekpe and Ososo communities sustained gunshot wounds during the attack.
He encouraged the party members and supporters in the area not to panic but remain calm. (NAN)
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Army Conducting House-To-House Search For IPOB Members After Enugu Killings – Survivor
One of the survivors of the attack against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO by the joint personnel of the police and the Department of State Security (DSS) says he had to run into a Catholic church to escape shooting from the security agents during the killing of their members in Emene, Enugu State, last week.
The IPOB member, who witnessed the attack, said he knew 15 persons who were killed that day by the Nigerians security forces.
“They attempted to shoot me,” the IPOB member, who did not want to be named, said. “One of the DSS officials ran after me as I was running into a Catholic church. The reverend father protected me.”
The survivor said contrary to claims by the police and the DSS that the IPOB first attacked the law enforcement agents, the youth only picked up sticks and stones to defend themselves after they were shot at. He said they were unarmed.
However, the security agencies said IPOB attacked them first with sticks that had nails, adding that they had been shot at by IPOP before they reinforced.
The survivor said when the police returned with reinforcements, they began harassing innocent persons in the neighbourhood.
They demanded to know where IPOB members, who escaped from Emene Community Secondary School where they were having a meeting, had run to.
“When they came the second time, they started arresting innocent youths that were not involved, asking where people ran to,” he said.
He said since the incident; security agents had been cracking down on IPOB members.
“They have been doing house-to-house searches, stopping people on buses, checking peoples’ phones,” he said. “If they see any Biafran symbol on your phone, they will arrest you. People cannot walk on the streets. They have been patrolling everywhere.”
A woman who lives in the neighbourhood where the killings happened in Emene told SaharaReporters that the law enforcement agents appeared to be scared of a protest by IPOB.
“The army guys were wrong. They are the ones who shot first. They set up a roadblock along the Abakaliki Expressway in Enugu. They have been searching any youths they see in transit,” the woman, who is not a member of IPOB but craved anonymity, said.
She said Emene had been calm since the killings. “IPOB guys have never carried arms. They don’t act violently or harass people. Even though they want Biafra, they know they have to maintain the peace,” she said.
IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu who jumped bail in Nigeria and now lives abroad, is seeking the independent state of Biafra that would comprise the territories that were old eastern Nigeria before the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War between 1967 and 1970.
IPOP has endured numerous killings of its members by the Nigerian armed forces as documented by Amnesty International.
Despite not bearing arms or killing people, the Nigerian government branded IPOB a terrorist organisation and outlawed it. (SaharaReporters)
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Adeboye, Visits President Buhari In Aso Rock
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.
Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle.
“President @MBuhari receives in audience General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (@rccghq), @PastorEAAdeboye, at the State House, Abuja,” he said.
The meeting reportedly took place in the President’s official office.
Adeboye had earlier in the year joined other leaders in the country to condemn rising insecurity across Nigeria.
He led members of his church on a protest march in Lagos to register his displeasure at the situation.
Earlier this month, Christian leaders slammed President Buhari’s government for introducing the Company and Allied Matters Act, which empowers a federal ministry and Corporate Affairs Commission to regulate the affairs of churches.
The topic is still a burning subject and it is believed that it could form part of Adeboye and Buhari’s discussion during the cleric’s visit to the Presidential Villa on Monday. (SaharaReporters)
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