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PSN condemns life sentence for former National Hospital Chief Pharmacist
PSN condemns life sentence for former National Hospital Chief Pharmacist
The Abuja Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has described the judgment of life imprisonment handed down to one of its members, Dr. Abubakar Danraka for sodomy by the a Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), high court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, as a travesty of justice.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons, (NAPTIP), in a statement last month disclosed that the former Chief Pharmacist of the National Hospital, Abuja, was convicted by the court presided by Justice Akanbi-Yusuf, after finding him guilty under Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP), Act of 2015.
However, the PSN in a statement signed by its chairman, Pharm. Ifeanyi Ikebudu, rejected the judgement describing Dankara as “one of our finest, a Pharmacist of no mean repute, an astute professional who has carved a niche for himself and the pharmacy profession in everywhere he has worked as testified by his subordinates, peers and superiors.”
“We know that Pharm (Dr) Abubakar Danraka did not commit the offence, we know him to be a man committed to his words and stand always for what is true and just.
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“We were aware of the rancour between him and the father of the purported victim, a pharmacy technician at National Hospital, Abuja, where Danraka is still on the nominal roll as an Assistant Director Pharmacist but is currently on secondment to NIPRD in Idu, Abuja.
“The pharmacy technician had threatened to destroy Danraka and this conviction could have been the outcome of a well-executed threat,” the statement said.
It noted that “the investigating police officers did not do a good job of considering Danraka’s alibi of his engagements at the time the crime was purportedly committed.
“We also hold that the judge must have been under tremendous pressure with the involvement of NAPTIP to gloss over the evidence of innocence submitted and to award the maximum sentence possible to a first offender.”
The statement added that the pharmacists will continue to stand by Danraka through his appeal of the judgment until he is unconditionally discharged and acquitted.
“Consequently, we have decided to rally round our colleague, Dr. Abubakar Danraka, in this serious hour of need. We will support him and his family to appeal the judgment with the very strong belief that his innocence will be proven and the judgment be uptumed and Pharm (Dr) Abubakar Danraka will be unconditionally discharged and acquitted,” it said.
PSN condemns life sentence for former National Hospital Chief Pharmacist
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Late COAS Lagbaja gets CFR honour, buried amid tributes
Late COAS Lagbaja gets CFR honour, buried amid tributes
The late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, was on Friday laid to rest in Abuja, amid tears and tributes.
President Bola Tinubu conferred a posthumous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff.
The burial took place at the National Cemetery in Abuja to end two days of funeral rites that began in Lagos earlier in the week.
His body was lowered into the grave at exactly 4:41pm after the ceremony that lasted over two hours.
Lagbaja’s casket, draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours, arrived at the cemetery around 3pm in a white funeral wagon after a funeral service at the National Christian Centre in Abuja.
Dignitaries were led to the event by President Bola Tinubu. Others are Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa; Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, and other top government officials and military brass.
President Tinubu announced the conferment of the CFR on the late COAS during the interment at the National Cemetery in Abuja.
The President extolled the virtues of the late warrior, especially his contributions to national security.
According to him, the appointment of Lagbaja as the COAS was one of his finest made so far.
“As an eternal symbol of our appreciation, I have granted the late Chief of Army Staff, the posthumous national honour of the Commander of the Federal Republic of the Niger (CFR),” Tinubu declared.
He thereafter invited the wife of the late COAS, Mariya, to collect the award on behalf of the Lagbaja family amid applause from the congregation.
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Supreme Court dismisses 16 govs suit challenging EFCC legality
Supreme Court dismisses 16 govs suit challenging EFCC legality
The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and two others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
In the lead judgment by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji delivered on Friday, the Supreme Court resolved the six issues raised for determination in the suit against the plaintiffs.
The court held that the laws establishing the anti-corruption agencies were validly enacted by the National Assembly within its legislative competence.
It faulted the claim by the plaintiffs that the EFCC Act, being a product of the United Nations convention on corruption, ought to be ratified by majority of the state houses of assembly.
Delivering judgement on Friday, Justice Abba-Aji ruled that “the EFCC Act, which was not established from a treaty but a convention, does not need the ratification of the houses of assembly.”
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Executive Secretary FCDA Hadi Ahmad suspended indefinitely
Executive Secretary FCDA Hadi Ahmad suspended indefinitely
Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority FCDA, Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad, has been suspended indefinitely.
His suspicion was on the order of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening.
No reason was given for the suspension.
Ahmad was directed to hand over to the Director, Engineering Services in the FCDA.
The statement read: “The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority FCDA, Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad, has been suspended indefinitely.
“According to a statement on Thursday, by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, the suspension of Engr Hadi Ahmad is with immediate effect.
“The suspended Executive Secretary has consequently been directed to hand over to the Director of Engineering Services, Engr in the FCDA.”
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