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Provide dividends of democracy, Nasarawa Assembly tasks LG chairmen

Provide dividends of democracy, Nasarawa Assembly tasks LG chairmen

By Awayi Kuje
Dividends
Nasarawa Eggon (Nasarawa State), Oct. 17, 2019 (NAN) The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has tasked local government council chairmen in the state to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people.
Alhaji Mohammed Alkali, the Chairman of the committee, made the call on Thursday when the committee visited Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Areas, respectively.
According to Alkali, providing people oriented projects would also boost development at the grassroots, create employment opportunities and tackle rural-urban migration.
He said that the provision of infrastructural facilities would also improve on the health and socioeconomic activities of the people of the state.
He said that the visit was part of the House oversight function aimed at repositioning the local government system in the state.
The chairman said that the members of the House were happy that the issue of percentage payment had been dropped in the state.
“For four months now, we are happy that workers at the local government areas are receiving their salaries 100 per cent,” he said.
He also tasked the chairmen to explore more ways of improving on their revenue in their interest and for the overall development of the state.
Alkali assured of the assembly’s readiness to pass laws and resolutions that would have positive impacts on the lives of the people of the state.
Responding, Messrs Samuel Meshi, Abubakar Abbas and Mohammed Idris, the chairmen of Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon local government areas, respectively, lauded the initiative and commitment of the committee to rural development.
The chairmen renewed their commitment to key into people’s oriented projects that would be of benefit to residents. (NAN)
AKW/GOM/MST
Edited by Gregg Mmaduakolam/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Politics

APC State Chairmen pass vote of confidence on Oshiomole

APC State Chairmen pass vote of confidence on Oshiomole

By Emmanuel Mogbede
Chairmen
Abuja, June 6, 2019 (NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum of State Chairmen on Thursday in Abuja passed a vote of confidence on Mr Adams Oshiomole, the party’s National Chairman, saying he is the best man to lead the party.

Mr Ben Nwonye, the Secretary of the forum and Chairman, APC Enugu State Chapter, who spoke on behalf of the forum made this known while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat.

He fielded questions after the state chairmen had a closed door meeting with Oshiomole and members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

He added that inspite of recent negative reports on Oshiomole, he remains the man with a strong will to lead the party at the moment.

“We met with the national chairman of our great party and members of the NWC and we touched on relevant issues on the party.

“We discussed in details on the party’s unity and at the end of the meeting, we were fully informed on the party’s issues and unity.

“Based on the information we have and the readiness of the party and the national chairman to lead the country and the party to the next level, we have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on Oshiomole and the NWC,” he said.

Nwonye described recent negative reports making the rounds on Oshiomole as spurious allegations meant to malign not just his person, but President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC as a party.

He added that Oshiomole remain a strong man and the party’s national chairman, saying that he has all it takes to lead the APC to the next level.

Nwonye said it was regrettable that those that were against Oshiomole started their campaign against him just as President Buhari was to be inaugurated for a second term in office.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on May 28, Sen. Lawal Shuaibu, APC Deputy National Chairman, North, called on Oshiomhole to resign for allegedly failing to add any value to the APC since his election.

Shuaibu, in a six-page letter dated May 27 and addressed to Oshiomhole, accused the chairman of incompetence, high handedness and immaturity in his handling of the affairs of the party.

He noted that the APC had lost control of seven states under Oshiomhole.

“I am a critical stakeholder in the APC project and therefore, have a stake for which I reserve the right to write this letter to you,” Shuaibu had said.

Following the party’s challenges in Zamfara and some other states of the federation, resulting from its mode of primaries ahead of the 2019 general elections, Oshiomhole and Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the APC immediate past national chairman had been engaged in blame trade.

This particularly followed the upturning of the party’s electoral victory in Zamfara by the Supreme Court, and the losses it suffered in some states it previously controlled.(NAN)
EEM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Ondo LG chairmen endorse Akeredolu for 2nd term

Ondo LG chairmen endorse Akeredolu for 2nd term
By Ayodeji Alabi
Endorsement
Akure, May 15, 2019 (NAN) The 18 Local Government Caretaker Chairmen of Ondo State have endorsed the second term bid of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akeredolu was sworn in as governor on Feb. 24, 2017.
Mr Augustine Oloruntogbe, the Chairman, Akoko South West Local Government Council, announced the endorsement at a news conference in Akure on Wednesday on behalf of his colleagues.
Oloruntogbe explained that they were impressed with the laudable projects being witnessed in the state, hence the decision to ensure Akeredolu’s continuity in government.
“We are here today to unanimously endorse him for second term because we are convinced that he will still be useful, even after eight years in office, to develop the landscape of Nigeria.
“We have gone round and have witnessed laudable projects like the Ondo Linyi Industrial Park and the deep sea port, among others.
“There are also roads and schools being constructed as part of turning round the economy of Ondo, so that our teeming youths will have access to job opportunities.
“No government has achieved half of what he has achieved in two years, there are records to prove this,” he said.
According to Oloruntogbe, the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state was barely N500 million, but Akeredolu’s administration raised it to over a billion naira monthly.
The chairman also urged citizens of the state to support the governor to enable the governor sustain the laudable projects. (NAN)
AYOD/GOM/MST
Edited by Gregory Mmaduakolam/Muhammad Suleiman Tola