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Road construction: Lagos earmarks N500m compensation for Ikorodu residents

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March 11, 2022

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says a total of N500 million has been set aside to compensate residents affected by the Igbogbo-Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road construction in Ikorodu.

Sanwo-Olu made this known on Thursday, while on a working visit to Ikorodu Local Government Area, to see developmental progresses made so far in the area.

He said that the road construction was part of government’s efforts at ensuring that it touched the lives of the residents.

According to him, government has rehabilitated over 27 roads in Ikorodu, strengthened intermodal transportation through the waterways, and will expand Ikorodu roundabout, to open up the place.

Sanwo-Olu said that his administration would also begin works on the phase two of Itamaga, Gberigbe road, and complete the Oba Sekumade Pakodo road.

”A total of N500 million has been set aside, and you have seen some of them, 20 of them that came out and a total of 70 something that will go to Alausa and collect their cheques.

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”The least we can do is to ensure that we return life back to normal for our citizens whose property have been damaged or destroyed, because of the road improvements that we are doing,” the governor said.

He commended the chairmen of Ikorodu Division for promoting the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the grassroot, through their efforts at engendering dividends of democracy.

Sanwo-Olu urged them to continue to have open doors, and make sure that the populace had access to them.

He also urged them to ensure that their governance touched the lives of the people that had elected and given them the opportunity to serve.

”You have your local government autonomy in Lagos State, you know too well that the Lagos State Government does not touch your money in any form.

”So you have the direct access to ensure that your people see you at the grassroot, so that you can complement what we are doing at the state level.

”I am happy with you, we know that you can do it, that is why we have given you the opportunity.

”We have given you the time to do it, please go ahead and continue to carry the flag of our party and carry the shining light of our party forward,” he said.

The Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Wasiu Adesina, on behalf of the other council chairmen in the area, thanked Sanwo-Olu for embarking on development projects in the division.

Adesina said that the six chairmen in the area were working with stakeholders and security agencies for a crime-free Lagos.

”There is no denying the fact that our governor is doing very well for us in Ikorodu division, especially in the areas of infrastructural development, in line with his T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda.

”Sir, your numerous giant strides in all sectors are acknowledged and well appreciated by the good people of Ikorodu division,” he said.

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The factional House of Assembly in Rivers State, led by Martins Amaewhule, has risen against the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry Law of 1999.

Newstrends reports that the 27 embattled members who previously declared their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

The embattled lawmakers are rushing to repeal the law, which empowers the state to inquire into past administrations.

The law was used by Wike, as governor, to create a Judicial Commission of Inquiry that probed the tenure of his predecessor.

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Meanwhile, the Amaewhule-led Assembly has already seen a bill seeking to repeal the law through a second reading. The repeal process was initiated by the lawmakers following the decision of the state government led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe the recent arson and destruction of local government secretariats in the state.

Notedly, the commission invited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, and the APC Caretaker Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha to testify in the probe. However, both leaders have shunned the probe panel.

The Deputy Speaker, Dumle Maol, the member representing Akuku Toru Constituency II, Lolo Opuende and the member representing Omuma Constituency, Sylvanus Nwankwo sponsored the bill. Leading the debate on the bill, Nwankwo said the obsolete laws were repealed and re-enacted to reflect current democratic realities.

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Bianca raises hope Tinubu will free Nnamdi Kanu to restore peace in South-East

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November 27, 2024

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Bianca raises hope Tinubu will free Nnamdi Kanu to restore peace in South-East

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s government to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Mr Kanu, who has been in the SSS custody since 2021, is being tried for alleged treason.

Ms Ojukwu said that the release of Mr Kanu would help to ensure the total restoration of peace in the South-East. According to her, if Mr Kanu is released, the region’s development will be fast-tracked.

The wife of the late Odumegwu Ojukwu made the call at her husband’s memorial on Tuesday in Owerri. She advised the people of the South-East to look inwards and appraise the Igbo race that made them who they are.

“In the olden days, we had Igbo unions in places like Kano, Lagos and Kaduna, among others, where people discussed matters affecting them and why they must unite.

“Today, we are celebrating Ojukwu, our uncommon man, a man who stood for peace and equality for every person,” she said.

Ms Ojukwu expressed dissatisfaction that the peaceful atmosphere which Igboland was known for was no longer obtained in the region.

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“There are so many killings, unrest and kidnappings going on today in the region, which is not how it used to be,” Ms Ojukwu said.

She regretted that many people from the region could not go home again to bury their dead or give their children out to marriage due to the spate of unrest and insecurity.

Ms Ojukwu urged the people perpetrating the evil acts to desist from it and embrace peace. She pointed out that some of the perpetrators were from the region and urged them to allow peace to reign.

She condemned the act of killing people in the region “in the name of a sit-at-home directive from non-state actors.”

“Many people from the South-East have left the region for other cities like Lagos and other places due to the spate of insecurity in the area. I was sad when an Igbo person in the U.S. told me that they are making donations in America to buy burial grounds to bury their dead relations as insecurity in the region doesn’t allow them to do that at home come home,” the minister stated.

The event organiser, Raph Uwazuruike, urged Mr Tinubu’s government to release the IPOB leader.

Mr Uwazuruike, the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, stressed that Mr Kanu’s release would help the region experience peace again.

He said the memorial service was to commemorate Mr Ojukwu’s legacies, adding that “all the good things he stood for will not be forgotten.”

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EFCC to arraign Yahaya Bello today for alleged N110bn fraud

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November 27, 2024

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Immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello may be arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, today, Wednesday, November 27.

Bello, who was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency in April over an alleged N110bn fraud, was finally grilled after all efforts to have him arrested and stand trial proved abortive.

The former governor on Tuesday submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in company of his lawyers.

Immediately after he turned himself in, the anti-graft agency held on to him for some clarifications and preparatory for his arraignment.

He is to be docked before Justice Maryan Anenih of the FCT high court sitting in Maitama.

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Justice Anenih had fixed November 27 for arraignment based on the request of the EFCC and had issued public summons against him on October 3 in respect of the fresh case filed against him by EFCC.

EFCC’S Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale confirmed that Yahaya Bello would be docked at the FCT high court but declined to give a specific date.

At the last hearing before Justice Anenih, Counsel for EFCC, Jamiu Agoro had said the order of the court, given on 3rd October had not elapsed.

After listening to all counsel, the judge granted the EFCC’s application for adjournment and fixed November 27 as the return date.