Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has protested the accusation by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, that members of the National Assembly are rogues and armed robbers.
Na’Allah said that the sweeping accusation of all members of the National Assembly by the former President was unfair.
Na’Allah in a statement entitled: “I am not corrupt and I have integrity,” dared Obasanjo to prove a single act of corruption against him.
The Kebbi South lawmaker reminded Obasanjo that he rejected his “N50 million inducement to subvert the Constitution and provide a constitutional framework for the third term ambition of the ex- president.”
Na’Allah insisted that he was prepared to vacate his seat as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria if Obasanjo could prove a single record of corruption against him. [myad]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made it clear that President Muhammadu Buhari is all out to give poverty a knock-out from Nigeria, with reference to the N500 billion Social Investment programmes.
He said that such programme is a means to energize the economy and deal with issues of poverty in the country.
Osinbajo, who spoke as he received a delegation of the Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the social investment programmes would train people, create jobs, feed school children from homegrown farming and grant soft loans to traders, artisans and market women.
“All these are ways and means of energizing the economy and deal with some of the harshest problems like poverty.
“We are here at this time because that is the will of God to deliver the goods and do the right things for this country. It is very interesting the situation we find ourselves, but there is great hope.”
The Vice President said that both the president and himself are committed to a new united Nigeria, populated by a ‘New Tribe’ that would be united across otherwise divisive lines be it ethnic or religious.
He added that Nigerians must fight corruption which is responsible for the current situation of things in the country, stressing that if it is not challenged, corruption would worsen the situation.
Osinbajo said that as a people: “we should never be divided on religion and ethnicity; everyone is free to practice their own faith. When we come together as a people we must advance the interest of our nation.”
Earlier, the President of the MLA, Dr. Kamal Alhaji Daud praised both the president and the vice president. He pledged the association’s support in the fight against corruption even as he prayed for wisdom and strength for the Buhari presidency.
The group had held a lecture entitled Service Above Self, in honour of the Vice President. [myad]
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Aisha has raised alarm over what she called obsolete provisions in the Nigerian constitution on matters relating to women. Mrs. Aisha, who spoke when the new leadership of leadership of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), paid a visit on her, called for urgent review of the constitution to accommodate current realities concerning the interests of Nigerian women. The President’s wife, who bagged the position of Grand Patron of the NSWC, remarked:”since 2005 ,the constitution has remained same without taking cognizance of new and emerging challenges on issues of women at national and international levels .” She called on the leadership of the Council to chart a new cause for greater future of the council even as she emphasized the importance of bringing everybody on board towards to build a strong partnership to attain service in unity. Mrs. Buhari commended the Council for the successful, free and fair election of its executive and promised to render assistance, support and guidance to it. That was even as the new President of the Council , Mrs. Gloria Shoda regretted that despite the numerical strength of Women in the country ,matters relating to them have been relegated to the background. She promised to initiate programs that will address the challenges that have constituted obstacles to the growth and development of the Council. [myad]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has amended the guidelines and regulations for the 2019 general elections in the country with emphasis on continuous accreditation during voting exercise.
In a new guidelines released by the Commission on Tuesday, INEC said, among others, that Voting shall be by the Continuous Accreditation and Voting System.
The Commission said, in the supplementary guidelines and regulations that having approved the pilot of the Continuous Accreditation and Voting Procedure at elections, for the time being, it has decided that the following shall constitute a supplement to the existing guidelines and regulations at elections.
The Commission stressed that: “all procedures specified in the Guidelines and Regulations for the Conduct of the 2015 General Elections remain in effect with the following exceptions:
a) Voting shall be by the Continuous Accreditation and Voting System;
b) The accreditation process shall comprise authentication and verification of voters using the Smart Card Reader (SCR), checking of the Register of Voters, and inking of the cuticle of the specified finger;
c) The ballot paper shall be issued in the prescribed manner by the Presiding Officer of a Polling Unit/Voting Point (Settlement) of the FCT, and the Assistant Presiding Officer, APO (VP), in the case of a Voting Point (VP).
d) Accreditation and Voting shall commence at 8.00 am and close at 2.00 p.m. provided that any voters already in the queue shall be granted access to Accreditation and Voting in the prescribed manner.
e) The Polling Unit layout shall require the Presiding Officer to sit next to the APO II;
f) The Presiding Officer shall act as the Overseer. [myad]
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially made transportation by modern train possible, commencing from Tuesday, shortly after commissioning the $1.457 billion Abuja- Kaduna rail services.
The 186.5 kilometre standard gauge track was built by the China Railway Construction Corporation with double lines. The Abuja-Kaduna route has nine stations and the train can travel at up to 150 kilometre per hour
The rail has been described as the first Nigeria’s high speed system.
President Buhari, who declared the rail transport open on Tuesday, took a ride from Idu to Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja.
In his speech at the commissioning, President Buhari recalled that the project was conceived by a previous administration, started by the last government and I am pleased to complete and commission it.
“The construction of the Abuja-Kaduna Standard Gauge rail track commenced in 2009 and happily, sixteen years after, we are on the threshold of presenting to Nigerians a Standard Gauge Railway Train Service that will be safe, fast and reliable. The Abuja-Kaduna train service will provide the much needed alternative transport link between the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State, a corridor which has a huge potential for industries, agricultural activities and a growing labour force.”
The President further recalled that between 1963 and early ‘80s, Nigeria used to have a vibrant rail system which conveyed agricultural and livestock and solid mineral resources to Lagos and Port Harcourt sea ports from where they are exported to other parts of the world.
He said that it the vision of his government to return what he called “those good old days will soon be back with us and indeed in a more prosperous way with the restoration of rail transport system which today’s occasion symbolizes.”
He commended the nation’s minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi and his team who he said put great efforts in the last few months to ensure the successful completion of this project under this Administration.
He said that the completion and Commissioning of this project is in keeping with the vision of his government to bring about the desired change to make life easier for the generality of Nigerians through the development and provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.
“In this regard, I wish to assure Nigerians that most State capitals and major commercial and production centres will be linked with railway system as a way of bringing about rapid socio-economic development and improving the quality of life of the Nigerians and promoting social & regional integration.
“I wish to also reassure Nigerians that due attention will be placed on pursuing the 25-Year Strategic Railway Master Plan which is aimed at rehabilitating the existing 3,505km narrow gauge rail line and developing and constructing new standard gauge rail lines across the country.
“As we celebrate the symbolic return of rail service today I wish to reiterate the commitment of this Administration to pursue with greater vigour and determination rehabilitation and construction of other rail lines including the major Lagos-Calabar and Kano-Lagos lines.
“As we get down to work, I look forward to flagging off many more lines outlined in our transport policy programme.” [myad]
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (KMPWB) has disqualified seven intending female pilgrims from the state to this year’s Hajj for carrying pregnancy.
At least 1,973 pilgrims and ten officials are expected to perform the 2016 Hajj through the board from the state.
The Executive Secretary of the board, Hajia Fatimah Abolore-Jimoh, said in llorin on Tuesday that the affected seven pregnant women who have paid their Hajj fares in full were detected after the medical screening, conducted by the board.
“The board cannot guarantee the safety of the seven pregnant women and their unborn babies while in the holy land.
“The seven pregnant women detected during the medical screening have been disqualified because it is a risk to allow them to make the holy trip.”
Hajia Abolore-Jimoh said that the seven women have been informed of their disqualification and that the board is ready to return the Hajj fares paid by the women since they have failed the medical screening exercise.
The Executive Secretary warned all intending pilgrims against taking kolanuts and palm oil to the holy land, saying that such items are prohibited by the Saudi Arabia authority.
She said that the board has put in place a perfect arrangement in Makkah and Medina for the comfort of all intending pilgrims. [myad]
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Momoh Jimoh Lawal, has resigned from the post, according to him ‘in the interest of the state.’
Lawal, who was the arrowhead of the G-15 group of lawmakers, dropped his letter of resignation to the clerk of the House on Tuesday.
The letter reads: “We are all aware of the needless pain, the leadership crisis that had engulfed this noble assembly in the past few months caused our constituents and retarded the development of our beloved Kogi State.
“I would have preferred to continue with the struggle for the entrenchment of democratic values, but the interest of Kogi State must always come before my personal considerations.
“Today, my resignation as speaker of this House was a difficult decision, but I do believe it is the right thing to do. This I am sure will bring joy to some and anger to others.” [myad]
As politicians in Edo State struggle to outshine one another in the build up to the forthcoming September 10th governorship election, Edo people must be vigilant to avoid the deceit that has become the attribute of many a politician and ensure the election of the best candidate. The narrative in informed circle across the state captures this sentiment and the need to return Edo to its glorious past.
It is unfortunate that even the modest infrastructure which Edo inherited upon its creation in 1991 has so lost value that one wonders whether successive governments have been asleep. Take the roads in Benin the capital city for instance; there is hardly any in the main city without deep gullies. Even where you manage to find a tarred road, be rest assured that the adjoining streets will be no better than swamps. Driving in Edo during this raining season is particularly hellish for motorists.
In the area of sports, one hardly hears anything these days about what government is doing to heighten its development. Even Samuel Ogbemudia stadium which had all manner of training equipment back in the days is now a shadow of it old self as there is hardly anything on ground for athletes to keep form. A nostalgic recall of the good old days of sports performance can in fact induce tears.
In the realm of human capital advancement, Edo showcases one of the worst case scenarios in the country. Figures released by National Bureau of Statistics ranks Edo State 7th among the top 10 states with the highest unemployment in Nigeria.
Consequent upon the above, it is not surprising that the security situation in Edo has so degenerated thereby making it a cesspit of crime and criminality. The youths nowadays easily take to such monstrous crimes like kidnapping, cybercrime and daylight robbery to mention but a few.
In the educational sector, public schools can no longer boast of full staff establishment. Lack of teachers and inadequate teaching tools are now the other of the day. Even the red roof campaign in primary and secondary schools started by the out-going administration is only a scheme meant to mask the true state of the schools. Most of those red roofs have no chairs in the class rooms they adorn. When the non-payment of salary to state and local government staff is added to the woes currently being experienced, the gloom picture of what Edo has become will almost be clear.
The argument that the dwindling federal allocation should be accepted as excuse for this parlous state of affairs can’t be sustained. In 2015, Edo ranked 5th in internally generated revenue in Nigeria yet nothing much to justify the tax burden on the people.
When a government becomes insensitive to the yearnings of the people, that government has renounced its democratic title. The APC government in Edo state has abandoned the people and can therefore not be trusted to decide who occupies government house later this year.
The September 10th 2016 election in Edo state is another opportunity for the people of Edo to make a statement concerning their future.
Although all the candidates cleared by INEC for the election do certainly have some selling points, Earl Osaro Onaiwu the APGA candidate for the election stands out in so many respects. As former DG of governors’ forum, Onaiwu’s exposure to the patterns of development in all other states of the federation means he is not coming to learn on the job. Having also piloted the affairs of governors’ forum without any blemish to his name indicates that the man can be trusted because he has already been tested.
At a time when other candidates hire thugs that are armed with dangerous weapons and rascally parades same to further warp the psych of the people whose votes they ostensibly canvas, Onaiwu simply surrounds himself with decent, fair minded supporters. A honest man, Onaiwu is not one that will send his children far away from himself just because of election. For him, it is not a do-or-die venture but one that signposts his passion to build. He has severally being spotted with his eldest son even on a road show. This attribute speaks volume about his congruence with the people.
Similarly, an encounter with Onaiwu reveals a man at peace with himself. No wonder he speaks with so much wisdom embedded in a patriotic desire to realise his vision for the state. Unarguably, it is at the level of vision that the aspirations of a people are subsumed in a clear cut policy direction. Onaiwu understands this hence the christening of his campaign slogan as SOLUTION.
It is therefore easy to see the need for the solution that Onaiwu represents, a solution that simply means, the emancipation of the Edo people from long years of underdevelopment caused by governmental under performance and lack of creativity. In real terms the solution matrix purports to offer Edo people a creative way out of the doldrums that have become their reality.
A fine gentleman with a penchant for excellence and a track record of being associated with progress in so many states of the federation, Onaiwu has never meddled with politics of bitterness. At a time when APC and PDP in Edo State are struggling to outdo each other in campaign of calumny, Onaiwu restrains himself to issue based campaign. He humbly engages the electorate one on one on street corners and major road across the state.
With a character like Onaiwu at the helm of state affairs, the transformation that has eluded Edo people would have been surmounted.
Emeka Nwagwuna, a Public Affairs Analyst, writes in from Benin-City.
The Nigerian Body of Benchers on 12th July 2016 admitted almost 2300 successful candidates into the legal profession; one of them was the president’s daughter, Halima Buhari. With this addition, the number of lawyers in the country is estimated to be about 110,000. With the numbers of judges estimated to about 1,050, this is obviously an under supply of lawyers and judges to service our population of about 168 million. To put this in perspective; it gives a ratio of one lawyers to 1,500 Nigerians, and a judge to 160,000 Nigerians.
Compared with our dream justice systems, I dare say we need more lawyers and judges. The United State with a population of 322 million boasts of 1.3 million lawyers while the United Kingdom has about 169 thousand solicitors with a population of 65 million. This gives a ratio of one to 247 citizens for the US and one to 384 citizens for the UK. The differences in technological advancement and justice systems notwithstanding, the forgoing numbers raises a question about access to judicial justice in Nigeria.
The Law Commission of Ontario simply defined Access to justice as “access to lawyers and courts.” The Commission further notes that in this sense “increasing access to justice may mean ensuring physical accessibility to the court house, simplifying procedural rules, using plain language in a statute, explaining what the law means on the internet, provision of translation, dispute resolution other than through the court, legal and similar steps in removing barriers of various kinds.”
For these new wigs, they are expected to provide legal services to our teaming population and promote the course of justice in general. To achieve this, they are expected to open a law firm or join an existing one where salary mostly as low as 15000 naira per month; in a nation where inflation is at an all time high of 16.5%.
The direct consequence of this is mass movement of lawyers into lucrative or at least constant paying jobs in the civil service, banks, private business etc. Many are still out of jobs ironically in a nation where the statistics suggests under population of lawyers. Niyi Akintola (SAN), one to the aspirants for the Nigerian Bar Association top job lamented in a recent interview that about 100 lawyers are on him for jobs.
While statistics suggests we need more lawyers; lawyers say they need jobs; one is then apt to ask what kind of jobs are they seeking? In the face of wanton human right abuses; harmful traditional practices; abuse of power, etc? But the fact that they are looking for job suggests disconnect between the people and the legal system and between the legal system and the lawyer. Beyond the job loss due to ADR, new entrants seem to have emerged on the legal sphere- religious diviners and traditional doctors.
For instance, an in-law adversely claims a deceased property; the widow of the deceased runs to her pastor who declares seven praying and fasting. Within these seven days, the in-law renounces claim to the land; the pastor receives bounties as tithes and offering. On another hand, a search for missing items requires only a consultation of these traditional doctors. The suspect is revealed, confronted and often confesses. The traditional doctor gets goats, offerings and recommendations. This system is largely effective and simple though limited in scope. However they carter for millions of our population mostly in the rural areas. There are challenges but they seem to be growing in demand and perhaps, effectiveness; thus administering justice with our society.
The residue of these legal problems, mostly in the urban centers is the concentration of these teaming lawyers, both old and new. These include cases on company law, politics, tenancy and contracts. Accordingly, many are out of jobs. There is an apparent over supply against a low demand, price invariably becomes poor.
So it’s not just about numbers but the implementation of the recommendations of the Law Commission cited above like:
Simplifying procedure rule;
Providing interpretations;
Using plain language etc.
This becomes more interesting when we consider that one of the sources of Nigerian law is customary laws. In a nation of more than 300 ethnic groups, this becomes challenging for the Nigeria lawyer. Surprisingly this customary law do not form part of the curricular for the Nigerian Law School; while the universities teaches customary law, only as part of a course- “Nigeria legal system” at the introductory stages of learning law- second year. This teaching, not surprising is in the negative; the fact that for this customs to be upheld, it must not be “repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience” ;( the precise meaning of the italised words largely uncertain).
The growing resort to these practices is also a testament of the cumbersome nature of our judicial process shrouded in antiquity and mythical terms. “Motion on notice;” “injunctions,” “affidavits”, writs and adjournments etc. The lawyer demands appearance fee for a section that barely lasted for three minutes and adjourned for months, having just resumed after three months. The growing frustration, cost and lack of believe in the ability of the justice system to do justice draws many Nigerians to this praying/vision centres and traditional doctors. The lawyer is often called upon as an appendage to this process or when something goes wrong.
Solutions to all this is far beyond our new wigs; am sure many senior advocates will be delighted to offer Halima a good pay; but the hundreds that look to Mr. Niyi Akintola want something done. The system therefore must rise up and clear up its desk. The Bar association, ministry of justice and all concerned must look inwards and reform our laws to meet reality. Lawyers must also adhere to their professional ethics to maintain available clients and shun the get rich quick syndrome. Senior lawyers must also be generous with their resources and encourage young colleagues to rise to the ranks.
Ugwuta Emmanuel Ugochukwu is a lawyer, writes from Abuja Nigeria.
The Kogi State Auditor General, Alhaji Yusufu Okala, has discovered a total of 25,103 unidentified workers, known as ghost workers, that have been receiving a monthly salary of about N213,034,857,280.44. Okala who spoke when the Staff Screening and Validation Committee, jointly led by the himself and the Auditor General of the Local Governments Areas, Mallam Usman Ahmed Ododo, submitted their report to the State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, at a Stakeholders Forum held in Government House, Lokoja, on Monday, said: “as at the time of inaugurating the Staff Screening and Verification Committee on February 22, 2016, the total staff on the nominal payroll of the State (State MDAs and Local Governments) was 88,973 with monthly wage bill of N5,809,578,703.72. “However, after the conclusion of this exercise on July 24, 2016, the cleared and validated workforce is 63, 870.” Okala’s committee had the mandate of reviewing and authenticating the report earlier submitted by the Staff Screening and Verification Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Jerry Agbaji. The governor, who received the report, lamented the colossal loss recorded by the state through the ghost workers’syndrome, adding that henceforth, his government has put a permanent stop to financial theft in the state. The Governor said that the screening exercise is the first layer of civil service reform, which his administration is embarking on, adding that he is determined to re-position the State Civil Service to play a vital role of facilitating economic drive growth in the state. The State Auditor General, who presented the report, recommended the computerizing of the payroll system of the State, Local Government workforce and pensioners, Centralizing Payroll Processing, Biometric for All State and Local Governments Staff and Introduction of Pre-Disbursement Audit for Salary Payment among other recommendations. Meanwhile, the Governor has set up a review committee to entertain complains that may arise from the screening exercise. The 11-man committee is expected to submit its report within 21 days. [myad]
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Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has protested the accusation by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, that members of the National Assembly are rogues and armed robbers.
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (KMPWB) has disqualified seven intending female pilgrims from the state to this year’s Hajj for carrying pregnancy.
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Momoh Jimoh Lawal, has resigned from the post, according to him ‘in the interest of the state.’
As politicians in Edo State struggle to outshine one another in the build up to the forthcoming September 10th governorship election, Edo people must be vigilant to avoid the deceit that has become the attribute of many a politician and ensure the election of the best candidate. The narrative in informed circle across the state captures this sentiment and the need to return Edo to its glorious past.
Access To Justice: More Lawyers Or Better Lawyers? By Ugwuta Emmanuel Ugochukwu
The Nigerian Body of Benchers on 12th July 2016 admitted almost 2300 successful candidates into the legal profession; one of them was the president’s daughter, Halima Buhari. With this addition, the number of lawyers in the country is estimated to be about 110,000. With the numbers of judges estimated to about 1,050, this is obviously an under supply of lawyers and judges to service our population of about 168 million. To put this in perspective; it gives a ratio of one lawyers to 1,500 Nigerians, and a judge to 160,000 Nigerians.
Compared with our dream justice systems, I dare say we need more lawyers and judges. The United State with a population of 322 million boasts of 1.3 million lawyers while the United Kingdom has about 169 thousand solicitors with a population of 65 million. This gives a ratio of one to 247 citizens for the US and one to 384 citizens for the UK. The differences in technological advancement and justice systems notwithstanding, the forgoing numbers raises a question about access to judicial justice in Nigeria.
The Law Commission of Ontario simply defined Access to justice as “access to lawyers and courts.” The Commission further notes that in this sense “increasing access to justice may mean ensuring physical accessibility to the court house, simplifying procedural rules, using plain language in a statute, explaining what the law means on the internet, provision of translation, dispute resolution other than through the court, legal and similar steps in removing barriers of various kinds.”
For these new wigs, they are expected to provide legal services to our teaming population and promote the course of justice in general. To achieve this, they are expected to open a law firm or join an existing one where salary mostly as low as 15000 naira per month; in a nation where inflation is at an all time high of 16.5%.
The direct consequence of this is mass movement of lawyers into lucrative or at least constant paying jobs in the civil service, banks, private business etc. Many are still out of jobs ironically in a nation where the statistics suggests under population of lawyers. Niyi Akintola (SAN), one to the aspirants for the Nigerian Bar Association top job lamented in a recent interview that about 100 lawyers are on him for jobs.
While statistics suggests we need more lawyers; lawyers say they need jobs; one is then apt to ask what kind of jobs are they seeking? In the face of wanton human right abuses; harmful traditional practices; abuse of power, etc? But the fact that they are looking for job suggests disconnect between the people and the legal system and between the legal system and the lawyer. Beyond the job loss due to ADR, new entrants seem to have emerged on the legal sphere- religious diviners and traditional doctors.
For instance, an in-law adversely claims a deceased property; the widow of the deceased runs to her pastor who declares seven praying and fasting. Within these seven days, the in-law renounces claim to the land; the pastor receives bounties as tithes and offering. On another hand, a search for missing items requires only a consultation of these traditional doctors. The suspect is revealed, confronted and often confesses. The traditional doctor gets goats, offerings and recommendations. This system is largely effective and simple though limited in scope. However they carter for millions of our population mostly in the rural areas. There are challenges but they seem to be growing in demand and perhaps, effectiveness; thus administering justice with our society.
So it’s not just about numbers but the implementation of the recommendations of the Law Commission cited above like:
Simplifying procedure rule;
Providing interpretations;
Using plain language etc.
This becomes more interesting when we consider that one of the sources of Nigerian law is customary laws. In a nation of more than 300 ethnic groups, this becomes challenging for the Nigeria lawyer. Surprisingly this customary law do not form part of the curricular for the Nigerian Law School; while the universities teaches customary law, only as part of a course- “Nigeria legal system” at the introductory stages of learning law- second year. This teaching, not surprising is in the negative; the fact that for this customs to be upheld, it must not be “repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience” ;( the precise meaning of the italised words largely uncertain).
Solutions to all this is far beyond our new wigs; am sure many senior advocates will be delighted to offer Halima a good pay; but the hundreds that look to Mr. Niyi Akintola want something done. The system therefore must rise up and clear up its desk. The Bar association, ministry of justice and all concerned must look inwards and reform our laws to meet reality. Lawyers must also adhere to their professional ethics to maintain available clients and shun the get rich quick syndrome. Senior lawyers must also be generous with their resources and encourage young colleagues to rise to the ranks.
Ugwuta Emmanuel Ugochukwu is a lawyer, writes from Abuja Nigeria.