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Fed Govt, striking doctors fail to agree on strike
After three hours of talks, the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Thursday failed to reach an out-of-court settlement on the industrial action embarked upon by NARD members.
The meeting was on the advice of Justice Basha Alkali ahead of the resumed hearing of their case before the National Industrial Court (NIC) of Nigeria today.
Two days ago, the court asked lawyers to both parties to find an amicable resolution to the strike that has paralysed hospitals for weeks.
However, after over three hours of another round of meeting called by the federal government team led by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, both parties failed to reach an understanding.
When the meeting broke into session for consultations, both sides stuck to their guns, with NARD leadership walking away.
At the parley to representing the doctors were: NARD President Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi; Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Secretary-General Philips Ekpe; NARD Chairman (Communications & Communique) Dr. Julian Ojebo.
With Dr. Ngige in the Federal Government delegation Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mamman Mamuda and National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) Chairman Ekpo Nta .
A source close to the meeting told our correspondent that the Federal Government team refused to shift ground to accommodate the demands of NARD.
The source said the government side rejected the new terms brought forth by NARD before the strike could be called off.
According to the source, NARD also refused to yield ground, saying this made the leadership of NARD to leave the meeting abruptly without signing any agreement with the government.
The source said: “The Federal Government refused to sign the resident doctors’ terms of settlement, and the doctors in turn refused that of the Federal Government. Both parties meet in court Friday.”
Ekpe was heard telling Ekpo that the lawyers of both sides will meet in court.
Ekpo was also heard saying the government couldn’t have agreed because of the new terms presented by NARD.
Ojebo said the association has left the negotiation with their lawyer having failed to reach an out-of -court settlement with the Federal Government.
In an interview, Ngige told reporters that the government would harmonise the old memorandum of understanding with the striking doctors.
He said: “What we propose to do was to see if we can do some addendum to that old MoU because some of the things there have been overtaken by timelines. Unfortunately we have not been able to put the Ts and dot the Is there.
“We have given them some time to go and consult with their lawyers because tomorrow is court. They have time now to go. You can see the government side is here and we are waiting for our own lawyers to come so that we will discuss.
“We are not reopening negotiation. We are looking at the ways by which the court can be told that there is a room for settlement or for further negotiation.”
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
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