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 12th Public Holiday to honor the
winner of June 12th 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 12th 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 12th
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 12th 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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