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ABUJA LAND GRABBING SYNDICATE AND THEIR LAWLESS CONDUCT AND THREAT TO SECURITY OF COMMUNITIES

By Donald Iorchir

Reference to the letter written to the Inspector General of Police Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Usman Alkali Baba and copies sent to the DSS, EFCC, ARMY and other security agencies and publication in the Blueprint Newspaper in November 2022, Seeking the attention of the Nigeria security service to come to the aid of some land owners in Lugbe but till date the Nigeria Police is yet to take action.

Again we are using this medium to call on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to investigate the following:

Kinsley Abazie Ifeanyi (also known as IFEDI HOMES) Monday Onimisi and their cohorts

They are busy going against the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by trespassing on lands that do not belong to them, threatening land owners, violating the rule of law and disobeying court orders.

It’s so shocking that these fellows, (land grabbing syndicates) go about the city of Abuja in convoys of heavily armed Police personnel and hoodlums, which they use to intimidate, harrass and threaten genuine land owners. We know and can prove that they are being backed up by some Serving and retired senior Police officials.

We hereby call on the I.G of Police, Director of DSS, Nigerian Army and the Judiciary, to speedily checkmate and investigate the activities and unlawful use of police personnel and hoodlums, this lawbreakers harass, intimidate and threaten genuine land owners.

We also need the public to ask how and why these people can encroach on lands not belonging to them and with impunity carry out construction activities even with Court Orders restraining them from doing same. They do these things with the active cover of armed policemen and hoodlums.

We appeal to the Judiciary to protect it’s integrity as we are at a loss why these syndicates claim to be untouchable, violating court orders and seemingly going scotfree

As it stands the lives of the original land owners are seriously being threatened as they are being repeatedly attacked by the team of Kingsley Abazie Ifeanyi (IFEDI HOMES) and MONDAY ONIMISI.

Signed
Olamide Popoola and Justine Eleshi.
For the concerned.

ABUJA LAND GRABBING SYNDICATE AND THEIR LAWLESS CONDUCT AND THREAT TO SECURITY OF COMMUNITIES

By Donald Iorchir

Reference to the letter written to the Inspector General of Police Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Usman Alkali Baba and copies sent to the DSS, EFCC, ARMY and other security agencies and publication in the Blueprint Newspaper in November 2022, Seeking the attention of the Nigeria security service to come to the aid of some land owners in Lugbe but till date the Nigeria Police is yet to take action.

Again we are using this medium to call on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to investigate the following:

Kinsley Abazie Ifeanyi (also known as IFEDI HOMES) Monday Onimisi and their cohorts

They are busy going against the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by trespassing on lands that do not belong to them, threatening land owners, violating the rule of law and disobeying court orders.

It’s so shocking that these fellows, (land grabbing syndicates) go about the city of Abuja in convoys of heavily armed Police personnel and hoodlums, which they use to intimidate, harrass and threaten genuine land owners. We know and can prove that they are being backed up by some Serving and retired senior Police officials.

We hereby call on the I.G of Police, Director of DSS, Nigerian Army and the Judiciary, to speedily checkmate and investigate the activities and unlawful use of police personnel and hoodlums, this lawbreakers harass, intimidate and threaten genuine land owners.

We also need the public to ask how and why these people can encroach on lands not belonging to them and with impunity carry out construction activities even with Court Orders restraining them from doing same. They do these things with the active cover of armed policemen and hoodlums.

We appeal to the Judiciary to protect it’s integrity as we are at a loss why these syndicates claim to be untouchable, violating court orders and seemingly going scotfree

As it stands the lives of the original land owners are seriously being threatened as they are being repeatedly attacked by the team of Kingsley Abazie Ifeanyi (IFEDI HOMES) and MONDAY ONIMISI.

Signed
Olamide Popoola and Justine Eleshi.
For the concerned.

2023 Elections: Kaduna Clerics, Traditional leaders, Non indigenes Endorse PRP Presidential Candidate .

Religious leaders across kaduna state and representatives of traditional rulers especially from non indigenes residing in Kaduna have unanimously agreed to support the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party ( PRP) Kola Abiola and his running mate Haro Haruna Zego in the run up to the Saturday Presidential elections .

The event, which took place at the Bajju Township Hall in Television Village, Kaduna saw huge turn out of religious leaders .

Speaking during the interactive meeting , Rev. Elijah Abubakar Prince, Vice Chairman Pastors For Good Governance, said that religious leaders being the custodians of the people’s mandate, clerics are looking for someone that has the capacity to deliver good governance, some that can bring level of comfortability and to stabilise the country economically .

“I can tell you that after listening to the running mate of the Presidential candidate of PRP, Haro Zego , it is very clear that he and his principal,Kola Abiola have the capacity to institute good governance .

The Rev went on to add,” If the candidates of the emerged as President and Vice President respectively next Saturday, then the country is on the path to glory .

The leaders of Idoma and Igala communities in Kaduna also lent their voices to the endorsement .

John Ameh, leader of the community while pledging the support of the Idomas for the PRP urged Aziz to abolish certain policies that discriminated against non indigenes in the state.

“I wish to assure you that we shall come out massively to vote your party this Saturday, but when you get there, please ensure that policies that prevents non indigenes from enjoying benefits which others enjoyed are abolished, he added

Speaking, the Vice Presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Zego said that the party is representing all the sections of the country, both the youths and the old .

He also pledged to looking into all forms of discriminations against non indigenes with the aim of abolishing them.

He further said , “Today, I represent the youths, today, I represent the Muslims, I represent the Christians , I represent the North as well as the South .

“I am a Northern Minority while my Principal, Kola Abiola is a Muslim from Yoruba land which means he is also a minority from the South.Our party would definitely work hard to eradicate all forms discrimination against citizens and sure Nigeria is a better place for all

The PRP Vice Presidential candidate further avered that welfare of youths, women and the elderly would take prominence when the party assume power .

HoR 2023 Polls : I will Tackle Insecurity, Unemployment Squarely – Hon Ibrahim Mohammed Aminu

As the 2023 General Elections approaches, the flag bearer of the National Rescue Movement ( NRM) for House of Representatives, Hon Ibrahim Mohammed Aminu has assured his constituents that he would readily deploy all available resources both material and human in tackling the the twin problems of unemployment and insecurity bedevilling his state and his Constuency in general 

Hon. Aminu disclosed this in a townhall meeting in Kawo Kaduna during an interactive session with critical stakeholders on Tuesday . 

The astute politician added that  part of his plan for his Constuency includes a broad range of entrepreneurial skills training for over 20000 youths – men and women inclusive .

“After the training which would last for about a week, we shall then get corporate organisations, educational and research institutions to fund our trainees .

“The trainees would be given startup funds and packs, they shall be monitored while their products and services would be patronised by government and major corporate organisations . 

He also revealed that plans are also afoot to make sure that every prospective pupil and students get education up to the tertiary level .

“In order to reduce the rampart cases of insecurity, armed robbery and theft, we have a plan to ensure that all prospective pupils and students get education up to the university level .

We shall also tap into the internet and social media sector to make sure  members of Constuency gets socially integrated with the rest of the world , he added 

The flag bearer for the NRM also expressed confidence with the electoral process saying that both the Federal Government and Independent National Electoral Commission, ( INEC) are poised to conduct a free and fair election 

Igbo Group excited by Atiku, Northern Elders’ promise to release Kanu, investigate ‘Python Dance genocide’

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Leader of the South East Grand Cohesion Alliance for Atiku, Kenneth Uzumaki Austin has urged the South-east to accept the olive branch offered to the region by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and some notably reliable Northern leaders.

Austin said the call became necessary in view of the obvious fact that Labour Party candidate Peter Obi lacks the necessary wherewithal to win the elections as well as the strength of solemn pledges made by Atiku which were all endorsed by reputable Northern leaders.

He assured that he was privy to a meeting held in the residence of a Rtd Military General and onetime Minister of Defence in Abuja, at which part of the deal was concluded and ratified.According to Austin who spoke on the sidelines of a press conference by the Group in Abakaliki, part of the agreements were that Atiku, if elected president, shall within the first 100 days in office, ensure that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, would be released unconditionally.

This much has been officially confirmed by a former Senate President and the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the PDP, Adolphus Wabara.The second is that Atiku has promised to work to actualize the dream of an Igbo Presidency by ensuring he hands over to an Igbo successor.He pointed to Atiku Abubakar’s repeated promises to be a “stepping stone” to Igbo presidency.”One of these affirmations was made by Atiku early this week on Tuesday during the party’s presidential campaign rally in Enugu.

This is the third time the PDP candidate would make the promise to Igbos in the South-east.Atiku first made the promise in September during a zonal conference of the PDP in Enugu.The PDP candidate also made the same promise during his campaign flag off for the South-east region in Awka, Anambra State, in December.Speaking during the rally in Enugu on Tuesday, the former vice-president said he still stood by his words.

Third, he said, is the undertaking by Atiku to cooperate fully in the ongoing ICC investigation and ensure prompt prosecution of the outgoing President Buhari and top officials of his administration like the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief of Army staff, and GOC 82nd Div of the Nigerian Army, for the genocide committed with the Python Dance military operations conducted in the South-east. “Already the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague is investigating the September 2017 invasion of a community in Abia State by soldiers of the Nigerian Army during a military exercise code-named Operation Python Dance 2 (Egwu Eke Abuo) which would only get the backing and cooperation of government which Atiku has promised. “In the letter obtained with reference number OTP-CR-413/17 dated March 20, 2018, published by the Sun is the second response by the court to the petitioner, it was confirmed that the military invasion and deaths recorded were already under preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor.

“Part of the letter signed by Mark Dillon, head of the information and evidence unit at the Office of the Prosecutor, read: “Accordingly, your communication will be analysed in this context, with the assistance of other related communications and other available information,” Austin said.

To further prove his point, Austin pointed to a meeting between the Northern Elders Forum and South-east leaders where the NEF chairman, Ango Abdullahi, presented all the terms agreed upon.Abdullahi, in an interview with the Tribune of February 12, 2023, confirmed this meeting in these words: NEF is still discussing with other stakeholders from other parts of the country who are interested in the elections. Even today [Thursday], we are having a meeting with the representatives of the Ohanaeze in Abuja.

“NEF and Ohanaeze are meeting right now and we don’t know the outcome of their discussion yet,” Austin quoted Abdullahi to buttress his claims.He concluded by urging the Igbo not to allow sentiments or discontent to hold them back from coming out to vote massively to secure their future based on the promises made by Atiku and the Northern leaders.

“At least Atiku himself has been bold enough to openly declare his position in favour of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whereas even our kinsman, Obi could not do that publicly. “We, the Igbo should key into this agreement reached and sealed by the North and its leaders by taking full advantage of this window of hope by voting massively for Atiku and ensuring their votes count, ” he said.

My Mission and Dream For Kogi West – Hon.Bala Abdulghafar Drisu 

By:  Mike Odeh James , Lokoja 

The Candidate For Kogi West Under the aegis of National Rescue Movement ( NRM) had an interactive session with media men on Sunday evening after exhaustive meeting with youths from his constituency .

In the interview, Hon.Abdulghafar Dirisu succinctly  x-rays his vision, mission and what he has in stock for Kogi West .

Question – Tell us, what motivated you to go into politics and to contest for the senatorial position of Kogi West ?

Answer – They say if you want something done well, you should do it yourself… 

I’m not satisfied with the present state of Kogi West Senatorial District and Kogi state as a whole… Things need to be done much better and I believe I’m the man to give kogi-west the quality representation it needs

Question 2  – Under which political party are you contesting and why ?

Answer –  I’m running on the platform of The National Rescue Movement {NRM}.. I’m running for senate to give the great people of Kogi West Senatorial District the quality representation they deserve

Question – Based on your interactions with the good people Kogi, your Constuency , do you believe that you have done enough for them to vote you to the red chamber this February?

Answer – The great people of Kogi West Senatorial District know me and know the antecedents of the Dirisu family. They know that we stand for human development, moral uprightness, philanthropy and the general betterment of Kogi West and Kogi state as a whole. We have a history of excellence and I’m no different. They are willing to trust me with such enormous responsibility

Question  -What things ( Empowerments, grants , scholarships ) have you done for your Constuency  that will convince people to vote for you?

Answer – . We have given the region 5000 slots in digital training with The Wootlab Foundation. We also want to register 500 constituents for vocational training in a United Nation’s empowerment program. We also helped in the little way we could with palliatives for flood victims

Question – Are you not threatened by PDP or APC  Heavyweights in the race ?

Answer –I’m not threatened by APC and PDP in the race because the people are tired. They are yearning for quality representation which will have positive impact on their lives and livelihoods. They might have vast resources but we have the grassroots on our side

Question – Are you sure that you can beat these two party’s candidates ?

Answer – Yes i can beat them both because as i said before, the people are yearning for quality representation and tired of the old order of unkept promises, insensitivity to the plight of the common man and lack of development

Question –  What are your foremost  priorities if you eventually become the next Senator representing your constituency ?

Answer  – I want to get down to work immediately and start bringing succor to the great people of Kogi West and start pursuing bills that will better the lives of the constituents, attracting bigger and better development projects that will move the kogi west Senatorial District forward and Kogi state as a whole

Question-What bills would you be promoting in the senate ?

Answer – I will be pursuing bills on flood eradication, bills on empowerment of women especially widows, bills that will bring about affordable to free education and health care and bills that will take care of the elderly and senior citizens in the constituency

Question -What would you be doing differently for members of your Constuency if elected ?

Answer –Finally i will make sure I’m in tune with the people, know their needs and try to affect it as much as possible from the National assembly and give them the quality representation they deserve

Thanks and wishing you success

Aliero: Licensed To Loot Again

By Ibrahim Dangana

Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, the former two-term governor of Kebbi State and three times senator representing the Central Senatorial District of the State recently won a pyrrhic victory when a split decision of the Supreme Court granted him the PDP’S ticket to contest for the fourth term.However, his return to the Red Chamber via votes remains even more uncertain than ever. He has been in the eye of the storm after allegations emerged that he serially cornered and diverted at least three gigantic constituency projects worth more than one billion Naira.The Senator representing the Central Senatorial District of the State now in his third term in the upper chamber of the National Assembly was alleged to have used his clout to corner the direly needed developments meant for the District to his farm and that of his crony.According to the list of approved Constituency Projects in the 2017 Appropriation Act executed by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, the projects include the construction of Feeder Road which was awarded to Aliero’s Great Northern International Company (GNIC) at Gante for evacuation of agricultural products from farmlands to towns and cities in Kebbi Central Senatorial District worth N200,000,000.Another project cornered by Senator Aliero was the supply and installation of Central Pivot Irrigation Pumps with sprinklers also in Gante village of Kebbi Central Senatorial District worth #264,000,000.The angst of people in Aliero’s Senatorial District is that Gante village is under Lafagu/Gante ward of Kaoje District in Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Aliero’s Labana Farm at Gante is under Kebbi North Senatorial district of Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, the incumbent Senate Majority Leader.The questions on the minds of everybody in the Kebbi Central Senatorial District is how much will be enough to satisfy the Senator and his callous cohorts and when will the dividends of democracy begin to trickle down to the people for whom the projects were meant and who really need them?With the 2023 General Elections just around the corner, the hapless electorate are poised to show Senator Muhammad Aliero the way out. And unless he makes restitution, their next move may be to legally confiscate what rightly belongs to them. Only time will tell. He has been switching from one party to the other. For example, he re-decamped to PDP after spending about a year in CPC in early 2012.. He later moved from PDP to APC in 2014. He and some of his close associates since 1999, like Sani Zauro, who was also former State Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Board of Trustees (BoT) in Kebbi State also quit PDP for APC.Aliero’s futile political peregrinations may best be described by the Hausa adage: ‘shure-shure ba sa hana mutuwa.’ Desperate movements cannot stop death. It is not the court judgement that is important but the counted votes of the people.

Dangana writes from Koko Besse Local Government.

The GAC Motor All-New GS4 on 9th February 2023 won “Car-of-the-Year” at the NAJA annual awards ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.

GAC Motor All-New GS4 Hi-tech, Smart SUV Wins “Car-of-the-Year” At Nigeria Auto Journalists Association Awards

The event brought together key players from the Nigerian auto industry and media to celebrate the achievements of the nominees and recognize their contributions to the industry, while celebrating excellence and innovation across the entire auto value chain in Nigeria.

The All-New GS4 Hi-tech and Smart SUV stood out as the best of the best in the automotive industry, setting the bar for innovation and design.

The All-New GS4 model is a testament to GAC Motor’s commitment to providing cutting-edge technology and exceptional design to the Nigerian market. Equipped with advanced safety features, state-of-the-art entertainment systems, and a stylish exterior, the All-New GS4 offers a truly unparalleled driving experience.

The vehicle’s spacious interior, cozy seats, and quiet cabin has made it the perfect choice for long road trips and daily commutes.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association. The GS4 model is the result of our commitment to delivering the highest quality vehicles to the Nigerian market.

“This award is a proof of our dedication to excellence and innovation in the automotive industry.” said Jubril Arogundade, GM Commercial and Group Head Communications, CIG Motors Nigeria, Distributor of GAC Motor in Nigeria.

GAC Motor has over the years advanced to a leading automotive brand in Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group), one of China’s largest automakers, GAC Motor remains dedicated to providing innovative and reliable vehicles to the Nigerian market and is committed to improving the quality of life through sustainable mobility solutions.

Re: A Man Spends 38 Months Without Salary In Bauchi : Another wild, illegitimate claim

By Sani M. Lawal

I just stumbled on an article purportedly written by a certain Comrade Mashema claiming to speak for one Haruna Ibrahim who the writer said is a Bauchi state civil servant in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with registration number PSN821312.

The writer said he was pleading on behalf of the said civil servant for the Governor of Bauchi state and relevant organs of government to intervene and facilitate the payment of his salaries withheld for 38 months.After reading the article, several questions jumped into my mind that called for care and caution and above all suspicions of the motive behind the article and of course the writer. Firstly, the writer, essentially obscure, could not have been pleading in good faith as he claimed by choosing the media option and not through direct contact with the officials concerned.

Secondly, the writer, evidently unschooled, went to town without the necessary background check that could have given him a solid ground to lay his claim upon; instead, of achieving the objective he claimed, he ended up dancing stark naked in the market square and exposing himself as one of those hatchet men at hand to do mischief for a fee. In order to avoid the kind of embarrassment Comrade Mashema subjected himself to with his slanted story, I undertook a fact check before venturing this response as a concerned indigene of Bauchi state.First, it does not require any deep search to recall that the Bauchi state government of Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed did indeed set up a committee under Adamu Gumba verification to verify staff strength for consolidation with the state salaries bill in order to sanitize the civil service. Every genuinely concerned indigene of Bauchi is as well aware that the Gumba Committee had concluded its assignment and submitted a report with far reaching recommendations.It was therefore the verification committee that discovered the said Haruna Ibrahim as a non-verifiable staff and suggested appropriate measures including the suspension of payment of his salaries. In that report, the said Haruna Ibrahim was uncleared as he was discovered to be redundant without defined schedule or even a duty post.

The committee also found fault with Haruna’s claim to be attending school which he failed to back up with evidence of official release issued to him at anytime.All these facts, Mashema overlooked in his writeup in an obvious haste to deliver his dubious assignment.It is important to place on record here, that Bauchi State had in a bid to boost the state’s workforce employed over 4,000 new staff, has been paying minimum wage, and has implemented consequential adjustments and implemented financial benfits of all employees that have been promoted since previous administrations. One wonders therefore, how much is Haruna salary’s could be, that the State cannot pay if not for reasons of his been found to be an illigimate staff.

It also beats one’s imagination that Haruna Ibrahim could only find his voice now after 38 months and even that through a proxy who turned out to be unprofessional. If only Haruna Ibrahim and Gulumba, his self-appointed voice were not up to some mischief, they ought to have taken the matter up with the ministry they claimed or the Office of the Head of Civil Service. Finally, alternatively, Haruna ought to have shown decent remorse by humbly apologizing for the detected misdemeanor and seek reinstatement by the State and the Governor rather than going the wrong way of unwarranted blackmail in the media.

(Lawal a bona fide Bauchi indigene, writes from Azare)