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Ex-Benue gov Ortom grilled by EFCC, released after 10 hours
Ex-Benue gov Ortom grilled by EFCC, released after 10 hours
Former Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom was on Tuesday spent about 10 hours with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), where he was grilled over allegations of funds misappropriation.
Ortom had driven to the EFCC zonal office in Makurdi, Benue State, at 10am to honour the invitation of the commission.
He was reportedly released around 8pm after facing a questioning session at the commission’s office.
One of his aides told journalists outside the office of the EFCC, “It’s a normal routine. And you don’t expect him to just be through in a jiffy – answering questions about his eight years administration will surely take some hours. But, he will soon be done.”
Ortom had said during his valedictory service session before leaving office that he was afraid of the EFCC and that he would be ready to honour it’s call.
He stressed that he had led the state in open and transparent manner.
PDP reacts
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has commended the former governor for voluntarily submitting himself to EFCC to answer questions about his eight years tenure.
Bemgba Iortyom, who is the State Publicity Secretary of PDP, stated this.
He said, “The former governor’s action also depicts him as a man of his words as it fulfils promises he made while in office that at the end of his tenure he will be willing to give an open account of all that he did.
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NURTW crisis: Stop causing confusion, Yasin warns Baruwa
NURTW crisis: Stop causing confusion, Yasin warns Baruwa
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin, has warned Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, former president of the union, to stop misleading people and causing confusion about the state of affairs of the union.
He stated this while addressing members of the union during an emergency meeting at the national headquarters of the union, Abuja, called to put the records straight about some misinformation flying around.
Baruwa is said to have been going around misleading the people that he is the authentic leader of the union despite a recent National Industrial Court judgement given by Justice OO Oyewunmi that the NIC no longer has jurisdiction over the matter.
Yasin in a statement was quoted to have said, “When he (Baruwa) got Judgement from National Industrial Court, we quickly appealed against it and the court struck out the case for lack of jurisdiction.
“But to our surprise, Baruwa has been going about sending wrong messages to our people that he is the authentic president.
“I want to tell you that as of today, we only have an interim arrangements headed by Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore and that the only recognised headquarters of the union is the one on Sapele Street, Garki Abuja.”
He urged members to disregard any further propaganda from Baruwa.
“Baruwa should wait for the outcome of the Court of Appeal before making any noise. He destroyed the union and now he wants to use power of incumbency to manipulate everybody and we say no to his manipulation,” he stated.
Acting President of the NURTW, Alhaji Ore, appealed to members not to entertain any information from Baruwa and his people, saying they are only out to cause confusion in the union.
He also advised members not go to any office of the union apart from the one registered and sited on Sapele Street
In his own contribution, the Registrar of the Trade Union, Mr Falonipe Amos, who was part of the meeting, said the Federal Government would be very happy to see the crisis resolved
He said, “We are all members of the same family and the two parties should keep hope alive and work for peace. We are father to all the unions. We are for the interest of the union and hope that at the end of the day, the union will come out stronger.”
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Lagos Govt insists no attachment to shops, buildings
Lagos Govt insists no attachment to shops, buildings
Lagos State Government has maintained its zero-tolerance stance against illegal construction of extensions and attachments to shops and buildings in any part of the state.
General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, an architect, stated this.
He spoke at a multi-agency enforcement carried out to remove extensions and attachments affixed to shops and plazas within the Lagos Island Central Business.
The action, he said, would bring about safety and orderliness to the markets and streets in the area.
A statement by Olaoye Olusegun, Director of Public Affairs at LASBCA, quoted Oki as saying those extensions affixed to shops and buildings within the area were constituting nuisance and a hindrance to rescue operations during emergencies.
He cited the case of fire outbreak in Mandilas building where first responders such as the state fire and rescue services could not access the burning building due to blockage of the roads and streets by traders with their extensions and attachments.
He told all owners of shops and business premises with extensions/ attachments to remove them immediately.
Oki disclosed that the removal exercise would be continuous and extended to other parts of the state.
He stressed that Lagos State would no longer tolerate the level of lawlessness going on in the commercial areas, especially Lagos Island where every available space was being converted to shops extending to the roads.
Oki also frowned on the practice of mounting diesel and petrol generators on rooftops, penthouses and iron staircases of shops and plazas within commercial centres.
The multi-agency exercise comprising the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Neighbourhood Watch, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Central Business Districts and Lagos State Environmental Services amongst others, witnessed the removal of attachments to shops around Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Dosunmu, Ereko, Eyin Eyo, Martins, Balogun and its adjoining streets.
The removal is part of the recommendations of the Dosunmu Fire Incident Committee headed by the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr Gbenga Oyerinde.
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Just in: Edo govt announces N70,000 minimum wage for workers starting May 1
Just in: Edo govt announces N70,000 minimum wage for workers starting May 1
Edo State Government has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state.
The state governor Godwin Obaseki announced this on Monday while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo State.
He said the new minimum wage would come into effect on May 1st this year, which is Wednesday this wee
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