RESOLVING THE TREND OF AGITATION FOR BIAFRA NATION AND THE SIGNING OF CURRENT ECONOMY RECONSTRUCTION

While ACTING PRESIDENT YEMI OSIBANJO had called on the leaders across the country to speak out against fate speeches and reverse the comment. He made the comment with the leaders from the South –East at the presidential Villa Abuja. PROFESSOR OSIBANJO said that the meeting was crucial because of the current speeches and devises comments emitting across the country. He stressed that the situation required urgent attention from all stake holders.

Subsequent to these trends, the Igala Social Cultural Groups of Benue state Nigeria had distinct themselves from the agitation for the declaration of state of Biafra. And the inclusion of Igala nation on the Biafra map. The spokesman for the group MR. DAKU BARI made this known at a news conference in Lokoja, Kogi state Nigeria. MR. DAKU BARI said that the agitation was against the spirit of fairness, solidarity, equity, peace and co-existence, according to MR. DAKU BARI the Igala tribe of middle Belt of Nigeria believe in unity, oneness and indivisibility of the country Nigeria.

Also the Federal government had again assured Nigerians of settling the issue over the quit notice issued to Nigerians living outside their states of origin. Different state house correspondent at the aim of the federal executive council meeting chaired by the ACT PRESIDENT YEMI OSIBANJO, the Minister of Information and Culture ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED said Nigerians are free to live anywhere in the Country. ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED stated that series of consultation meetings which the ACTING PRESIDENT YEMI OSIBANJO was holding was to calm the situation down and to assure Nigerians of their free trips anywhere in the country. Still according to ACT PRESIDENT YEMI OSIBANJO, that the security agencies/authorities are completely on top of the matter and there is no need for anybody to panic and also there is no need for anybody to move from any part of the country. And while the two newly conform ministerial nominees yet to be sworn in, the minister of information said he would confirm with liaison to National Assembly on the matter.

The Britain also focused on the ACTING PRESIDENT’s efforts to guarantee Nigerians of their safety. Meanwhile Senate stand firm on the corporate existence of Nigeria, this is the first time the senate had demonstrated the unity of purpose on a national issue of this magnitude, according to the correspondent on this issue who said that the senate had urged its members to intensify their representative roles by embarking on sensitization campaign in their constituency to highlight the important of peaceful co-existence, this resolution follows the consideration of a motion on the  need for  national unity and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. Sponsored by one hundred and four (104) senators; It also urge Nigerians to desist from Actions and utterances capable of jeopardizing the corporate existence of the nation. While presenting the lead debate on the motion, the senate leader AHMED LAGWARA noted that the greatest challenge facing the country is the threat to National Unity and stressed that various integration policies and programs of the government had yielded some desired results but more needed to be done, some of these programs he explained are the NYSC scheme, Federal Character principles and others not specified. SENATOR SAM representing Ebonyi North said that Nigerians would benefit more as united country and stress the need for government not to take the effect lightly; he also explained that the most important agitation should be for justice and fairness. According to SENATOR SAM who also specified that he believe in peace and unity of this country Nigeria and as a senator of federal republic of Nigeria that they need to act to reduce the tension and the acrimony in the society.

Also the Deputy Senate president SENATOR IKEKWEREMMADU who presided over the session suggested for prosecution of those who are calling for disunity of the country Nigeria. According to SENATOR IKEKWEREMMADU who said as human we have our weak tendencies which sometime appear to be animalistic by nature and that are why the society was set up in the first place. And he said that within the law we have sufficient provisions on how to guide people’s conducts and this the time the government had come out forcefully and show enforcement of those laws. Senate also urged the securities to prosecute anyone making inflammatory statements against the corporate existence of the country. He also urged the federal ministry of information and national orientation to intensify enlightenment and advocacy of loyalty to the nation.

Finally, the minister of finance MRS. KEN ADIOSHIM said that the present administration was strategizing to check tax evasion by Multi National companies in the country.  MRS. KEN ADIOSHIM explained that council also approved for the ministry to sign the tax treaties for the development of the country. According MRS. KEN ADIOSHIM who specified that there are revenue generation and revenue modernization going on in the country which she is proud of that work and as a result, the present administration/council had commissioned them to go and sign the convention which Nigeria is one of the G 20 countries that negotiated for this convention. Also the minister of Transport MR. ROTIMI AMECHI said the council also approved the completion of BARO River Port in Nigeria state, Nigeria. On his part, the minister of Power, works and housing MR. BABA TUNDE FASHOLLA, stated that the council ratified the construction of the major roads between Oyo and Kwara state at the cost of N7.9 Billion (Naira), MR. BABA TUNDE FASHOLLA also said that council approved the AFAM POWER PROJECT which will provide an additional 240 Mega Watts of power to the national greed. According MR. BABA TUNDE FASHOLLA, he still said that they get approval for the reimbursement to Kwara state government, Nigeria, to undertake the construction of Karama to shud which is a road that serves the Agricultural Boards that produces agro products between Oyo and Kwara state, memo for the AFAM emergency fast power and which can complete 240 Mega Watts of emergency power through its 30 Mega Watts turbans this year.

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THE CURRENT VALUES OF ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMY IN NIGERIA

The standard Organization of Nigeria said that it is determined to assist Micro and small enterprises in Kano state to grow, the Kano state sole Coordinator MR. YAWABUKA made this know when He led a delegation on a casual visit to the Emir of Kano MOHAMMADU SANUSI THE SECOND, explained that sub support will be given through diligent implementation of the mandatory conformity assessment programs designed to give competitiveness to all Radio Nigeria products. MR. YAWABUKA said that it will promote consumer safety and ensure people get value for money. Earlier the Americana HERMAN SANUSI THE SECOND pledged the earlier support to the fight against the influence storage and distribution of the sub standard product.

On the other hand, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is intensifying effort to end sub standard packaged water throughout the country. The Kaduna state coordinator of the Agency MR. MARTIN YUROBODI stated this to the News men on Sunday 11^th June 2017. MR. MARTIN YUROBODI said that he would not allow the same people to toil with the health of Nigerians and he warned that when the base of the source of water production is with sub standard equipment and sustained well water from channels will be brought to book. Now, the Coordinator said that the Agency was collaborating with the social water producers of Nigeria and state to fish out illegal and unlicensed water producers.

Again, the Minister of Information and Culture ALHJI LAI MOHAMMED said Modalities had been put in place for the creation of non Broadcast content for the visitors’ switch over in the country. He stated this in Abuja during a meeting with the managing and minister of communication MRS. ABDULEYE SANI KUBA, the minister of information and culture said the case of digitization; Nigerian now had opportunities for more programs and Child handling the need for more content for the public. ALHJI LAI MOHAMMED emphasized that the issue of the content is seriously addressed; the nation’s population might be exposed for further communalization. The Minister of communication in Nigeria MRS. KUBA also said she was in Nigeria to seek collaboration with the government in ways to achieve the digital switch over in her country.

Finally, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will commence Psychiatric test for traffic offender in public hospital across the country next month. The Core marshal of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) DR BELLO OYIEMI stated this in Abuja at the open of five days capacity training for hospitals on known motorized transport. DR BELLO OYIEMI expressed concern over the poor attitude of the motorist on the nation’s high ways and said that the psychiatric test will check on the excesses of drivers and bring about effective traffic administration in the country. According to DR BELLO OYIEMI, he said that they are aware of all forms of traffic violations on the highways and that is why they have put up this psychiatric measure to check the excesses of drivers that breaks rules on the high ways to know if they are normal. The FRSC Core Marshal said that corps is ready to promote the use of known motorized vehicles to complement government effort on combating the effect of climate change. He also gave an assurance that the corps will continue to collaborate with stakeholder in a traffic sector to reduce road accidents in the country.

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THE CURRENT INCREASING/RESOLVED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY

The Department of State Services (DSS) says that the risen increase in high profound criminal cases including the arrest and associate and Material Kidnapping Gang AQUAZA also known as GANA. The spokesmen of DSS MR. TONY OPOWO also said that BELE USA TELIMA BALUMA and TELIMA UMABE  was cracked in a prevalent at various locations between  Kastina Ana Local government  and Benue state for the assistance of Kidnap operations across Benue and Taraba state. MR. TONY OPOWO explained that the coordinator present on June 9^th led to recovering one AK 47 rifle, A 9 MN pistol, Ammunitions and complete set of Army Uniforms from one of the suspect.

MR. TONY OPOWO also said on the 10^th April an informant to AQUAZA Syndicate TELMA SAPE while in Army Barracks in Tako in Taraba state, Nigeria. The suspect statement said that some of the operations were queuing and executed with six hundred Agencies and private kidnappers plus other high profound criminals. According to MR. TONY OPOWO, 15 other criminals’ suspects led by dismissed soldier were arrested in Avuele in Saku Local government area of Edo state. Similarly arrested criminals are in Bornu, Rivers, Kano, and Kaduna states.

On the other hand, the Code of Conduct Bureau has discharged the Senate President BURKULA SARAKI over the charges of false assets declaration leveled against him by the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC), the Chairman of the tribunal MR. DANADI UMARI is ruling in Abuja said that the prosecution has failed to successfully prove the allegations. The defense Council MR. PAUL OLOKORO expressed that the verdict had indicated the president of the senate. The prosecution counsel MR. PIUS AKUTA stated that the ruling will be well steady for the line of the next action. DR. BURKULAR SARAKI was charging Chile for the 18 charge counts of corruption brought against him by the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) as well as fraud assets preparation.

Also Residents of representatives are to investigate the activities Abuja Investment Company over alleged digression of funds and inefficiency, a resolution followed a motion calling for the investigation of a company, a known diversion of over two billion Naira proceeds to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. In a motion, the sponsor ALHAJI SHEHU MUSA said that the company with over one hundred Million dollars capital base and 13 subsidiaries will not limiting the capital revenue to the federal Capital Territory. ALHJI SHEHU further report that over two Billion Naira accrued the proceeds on the subsidiaries over the years was not limited. The alleged sum had been diverted by the company which had led to the dissolution of the management ministry of the ICT recently. The house committee on the ICT is mandated to carry out the investigation was asked to exact its findings within three weeks.

Finally, the house of representative led by the Inspector  General of Police and Chief of the Army staff  to set up a joint task force to promptly  attacks by  Gambians across the country. This is a need to rest and prosecute suspected BOKUHARAM members parading as herdsmen in the Isaku federal constituency of Edo state, Nigeria. There after heads to the affairs of Department of State Services (DSS), to be more proactive and more committed throughout the country to prevent government from further inflicting harm on the people. He also mandated its committee on Army, Police affairs, National Security and intelligent to ensure guidelines. The committees are directed to report back in voice, response of the motion MR. JOHNSON OGUMA told the house that lack of the assistant to the farmers will also make them unsafe to go to their farms. There was summoning of motion insisting from different committees in Benue state also abducted by the house during the mid week sitting sponsored by MR. MARK GBILLA from KWE- EAST –F-WEST of the  Federal constituency of Benue state. In a motion, the house resolve to set up another committee to interface with the relevant MDA’s that affects the state government, international development partners, Donna agencies and affected communities on the matter and carry out a fact finding machine.

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NIGERIAN 12TH JUNE 2017 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Former Nigerian President and Chairman of the Zero Hunger strategic forum CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO have opened discussions with some state government on food security. In line with campaign to ensure food security and eradicate global hunger; he met with the governors of Ebonyi, Benue and Nassarawa states in Nigeria. CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO while encouraging valid change development from Mechanized farming to increase food production during his visit to some farm at Benue industrial Layout challenged leaders to rise up  to challenges of looming food prior Nigeria. The governors of Ebonyi and Benue state on their part insisted that mechanized farming has received a lot of attention with improved food harvest and processing activities by small and medium scale agro allied production. After the tour CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO takes out time to commission the reconstructed school of nursing Markrudi in Nigeria after it gained accreditation following a three years closure.

On the other hand, the Lagos state government declared Monday June 12^th Public Holiday to honor the winner of June 12^th 1993 Presidential election MOSHUN (MKO) ABIOLA,  South – West states of Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Oyo also observe public holiday to mark the day. In a statement by the secretary to the state government MR. TUNJI BELLO, the government said that it remain committed to the ideals of June 12^th 1993 election which was annulled. Governor AKINWIMI ODE in a statement said the time has come for Nigerians to go beyond the commemoration of June 12^th election and entrench a viable democracy as a way to immortalize the LATE CHIEF MKO ABIOLA through the practice of true federalism and conduct of credible and fair elections. He explained that part of the enduring lessons of June 12^th election is that it imbibe the patriotic and nationalistic zeal in all Nigerians to speak with one voice to make political choice devoid of Ethnic, Racial or Social sentiment.

Also the Nigerian Police Force had paraded one CHUKWUDI DUMEME ONAMADIKE aka who is said to be the leader of a Notorious Kidnapping Squad behind much abduction that had been still fresh in Nigerian. ONAMADIKE was paraded on Sunday along with six suspected gangs of his members at the Lagos state police command. The force Police relation officer CSP JUMOMO MOSHUN said the suspected Kidnapping King and his gang members were arrested on Saturday at Magodo, Estate in Lagos, after an intense gun battle. According to the police ONAMADIKE a native of NNEWI in NNEWI NORTH Local government of Anambra state is the vicious leader of the highly organized Kidnapped syndicates and criminal gangs responsible for the kidnap of prominent Nigerians in Lagos and many states across the country. Police sources said that there is 36 years old suspect who had been in their watch list for about seven years is repeated to be the most notorious and riche Kidnapper in Nigeria. The force Police Public Relation Officer (PRO) said the police would build on their catering and check kidnapping in the country.

Again is that 3.7 Billion Naira had been released for the feeding of 1,287,270 (one million, two hundred eighty-seven thousand, two hundred and seventy) school children in nine state under the home grown feeding program, especially the program of the Buhari presidency. In a press statement, KAN BALLA OLUWA KANDEN, spokesman to acting president PROFESSOR YEMI OSIBANJO: the benefiting states comprising Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Delta, Abia, Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Zamfara states at the last count has received various sums entrenches were 14,574 (fourteen thousand, five hundred and seventy-four cooks) were engaged in the communities where the schools are located. The statement also explained that the money is paid directly from the Federal government Coffers to cooks with a slight variation in Osun state were some of the food items like egg are bought centrally by an aggregator.

Finally, the Senator representing Kogi West DENO MELAYI has said that the ongoing plan in his electorate in his constituency to recall him from the senate will fail. MR. MELAYI who is representing the Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate made the statement in the Kabba Kogi on Sunday while addressing his supporters. He said his achievements in the senate were enormous and as such the people of the constituency were solidly behind him. MELAYI who later led his supporters in a peaceful match around the town alleged that the state governor YAHAYA BELLO was behind the move to recall him. Some electorate in the seven local government areas that make up Kogi West Senatorial district on Saturday, deceived the whole units in the area for endorse the request to recall of the senator. MR. MELAYI alleged that thirty supporters of his who refused to the part of move were arrested on the order of the governor. In his reaction, the chief press secretary to the governor PATRA AKINTOYA OYEBULE described MR. MELAYI’S allegation as unfounded. The governor and the senator had been at log ahead in recent times.

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ARTICLE WRITTEN BY ONYIA EMEKA HARFORD TITLED: “DISTINCT AMONGST HABITS, DISABILITY AND SICKNESS AS A PLIGHT TO NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION”

People sometimes had mistaken habit to be sickness a well as disability. But that is not true. Habit can be said to be sickness only when it creates problem to health. A prostitute is not sick until she contacts an infectious STD (Standard Transmitted Disease) and other STD like AIDS. This is when we conclude that such a person is sick as well as unsound for any task ahead. The same thing is applicable to homosexual/Lesbians habits, though unacceptable in Nigerian constitution according to SECTION 214 to 217 as stated below:

                214         “Any person who

                                (a)          have carnal knowledge of any person

                                                Against the order of nature or

                                (c)           Permits a male person to have carnal

                                                Knowledge of him or her against the

                                                Order of nature

                Is guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.

SECTION 215

         215                “Any person who attempts to commit any

                                of the offense defined in the last preceding section

                                is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment

                                seven years. The offender cannot be arrested

without warrant

SECTION 217

       217                  “Any male person who whether in public or

                                Private, commits any act of gross indecency

                                With another male person, or procure another

                                Male person to commit any act of gross

indecency with him, or attempt to procure

the commission of any such act by any male

person with himself or with another male

person whether in the public or private is

guilty of felony and liable to 3 years

imprisonment”

But accepted and Promoted in the western world like united state and Europe where it does not deprive them their human right and political views to compare the discrimination of these practices to their victims in Nigeria. This is because they understand that it had not yet made them unsound to their senses and duties as well as social responsibilities of their citizens to their mother land. Based on this we cannot conclude one to be unsound until it affects His/ Her health and reasoning. Therefore, Habits cannot be attached to being unsound.

On the other hand, disability is a short coming, this is why a disabled person can be said to be sound for any task but are not capable because He/she is limited by nature which needs an aid or support to forge ahead. And this is why we cannot conclude disability to be unsound or sick persons rather we say that such a person is limited by nature to execute task or He/she needs aid or supports.

 Let us take a short sighted person who is disabled to see well and needs a medical recommended lens from an Optician to correct His/her site and read well, and also a crippled person who is sound but needs a wheel Chair like one former governor of a state who encountered fatal accident and was crippled but assisted with a wheel chair to move around as well as a pusher yet sound to administrate in His tenure. Again, is a dumb person who needs an education to communicate effectively with the public and yet very sound in mind and reasonable to execute His task with aid of education.

Now when we say that someone is sick, we are trying to prove that the person is either mentally depreciating or retarded. When someone is getting old, his/her mental initiatives begin to diminish and as a result he/she is not capable to make sound decisions as he/she will develop loss of memory due to poor reasoning as a result of aging cells which is weak and  tends to affect the whole system. Also this condition is similar to Lunatics who are described as people of unsound mind. And according to Nigerian Constitution, a lunatic cannot be permitted to participate in so many things like handling political position, who are these Lunatics? They are people with poor reasoning who cannot effectively enter a contract and accomplish it. This caliber ranges from people that behave like Minors (people that reasons like child) and imbeciles as well as mild insane persons are included to be lunatics. These calibers are sick in their brain; they reason like a child as long as executing contract is concern. And according to Section137 (1) of 1999 constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as stated below:

(1)    A person shall not be qualified for election to office of President if:

(a)   Subject to provisions of section 28 of Nigeria Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or exception such cases as may be prescribed by National Assembly, he had made a declaration of allegiance to such other country; or

(b)   He had been elected to such office at any two previous election or

(c)    Under the law in any part of Nigeria, he is adjudged to be a lunatic or otherwise declared  to be unsound mind; or

(d)   He is under a sentence of death imposed by any competent court of law or tribunal in Nigeria  or a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offense involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called) or for any other offense, imposed on Him by any court or tribunal or substituted by a competent  authority for any other sentence imposed on him by such a court or tribunal or

(e)    Within a period of less than ten years before the date of election to office of president he has been convicted and sentenced for an offence involving dishonesty or he has been found guilty of contravention of code of conduct; or

(f)     He is an undischarged bankrupt, having been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt any law in force in Nigeria or any other country; or

(g)   Being a person employed in Civil or Public service of the Federation or any state, he has not resigned, withdrawn or retired from the employment at least thirty days before the date of election; or

(h)   He is a member of secret society; or

(i)     He has been indicted for embezzlement or fraud by a Judicial Commission of inquiry or an Administrative panel of inquiry or a Tribunals of inquiry Law or any other law by the Federal or state government  which indictment has been accepted by federal or state government; or

(j)     He has presented a forged certificate to independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Now, subject to above section we are pondering much on sub-section 1c which point out the reasons why a Lunatic should not participate in Political position. Now let us dive into dictionary definition of these terms to get proper understanding of the distinct.

The dictionary definition of the following words will prove a difference to understanding of terms:

DISABILITY:  (1)       “A physical or mental condition that limit a person’s Movements, senses or activities

(2)       A disadvantage or handicapped especially one imposed or recognized by law”

This is why a Disabled person needs support to function. Though limitation is not only physical but extends to mental ailment which means that it is still an embodiment of being sick as regards imbeciles or lunatics. So, disability still comprises a sound and unsound mind.

HABITS:        (1)      “A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially

                                    One that is hard to give up

(2)       A long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order”

(3)        A person’s health or constitution

SICKNESS:      (1)       The state of being ill

                        (2)       The feeling or fact of being affected with nausea or vomiting

                        (3)       Unhealthy condition of body or mind: the state of being sick

                        (4)       Physical or mentally ill; not well or healthy.

This is why a lunatic is a sick person as well as an Imbecile.

LUNATIC:      NOUN            (1)      “A person who is mentally ill (not in technical use)

                        ADJECTIVE    (1)      Mentally ill (Not in technical use)

                        (2)       No longer in technical use; now considered offensive example

                                    is an insane person. A person who is affected by Lunacy; a

                                    Mentally deranged person

                        (3)       A very foolish person. Adjective: Affected by Lunacy

IMBECILE:    (1)       A stupid person

                        (2)       Stupid, Idiot

This is why an imbecile is classified as a lunatic.

(3)       A person who is considered foolish or stupid

(4)       A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability having mental disorder

With the above explanation we can conclude the distinction amongst Habits, Disability and Sickness as regard section of Nigerian Constitution.

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