One of the three major tribes in Kogi State, the Okuns in Kogi West Senatorial District recently stormed Aso Rock with complain of Marginalisation in the state. The Leaders of the group highlighted that their appeal for power shift to the Kogi West Senatorial District is a reflection of the region’s historical support for other districts in the past. The Leaders, Elder Leke Abejide, who is the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the November 11 governorship election in the state and Professor Micheal Ikupolati, leading the Okuns Development Association, appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Intervene in their case. The People expressed their unwavering support for the Tinubu administration and requested the President’s backing for Kogi West Senatorial District to have an opportunity to produce the next Governor of the state. They emphasized that this would be the first time the district will have a chance to produce the governor in 27 years since the state’s creation in 1991. They appealed to the President to direct security agencies to ensure a fair and peaceful election process during the November 11 election. The group further requested the enforcement of the use of Biometric Voter Authentication System (BVAS) in the said election. Responding, President Tinubu advised the people to maintain peace and unity ahead of the gubernatorial elections in the State. The President assured them of his commitment to look into their concerns regarding marginalization and the need for fair representation in governance of their state. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale detailed what transpired between the President and the Okuns in a statement. The President told the delegation that democracy “is about horse trading, numbers, about conflicts and conflict resolution. “I appreciate your leadership and your position. One of your sons, James Faleke, has worked very closely with me and I know about the issue when late Prince Audu was alive. ‘‘But that was the way of God Almighty. He passed on and the arrangement didn’t work and there was a judgement from the Supreme Court that was the last bus stop. That brought about the present government in the State, who is also a member of our party.’’ On the issue of power rotation and constitutional provisions to guarantee equal rights for all Senatorial Districts, the President said that he would thoroughly examine the matter of fair representation they brought to his attention. He recalled the agreement on power rotation made by late Prince Abubakar Audu and other leaders but acknowledged that unforeseen events can impact such arrangements. ‘When you talk about domination, I will have to dig deeper on the issues. “Yes, the question of rotation was agreed by Prince Audu and some other leaders but death didn’t allow him. God Almighty knows the reasons and we cannot question him.’’ President Tinubu assured the group that having listened carefully to all their concerns on issues surrounding the elections in November, ‘‘he would look into the issues very carefully to ensure fairness, justice and equity but democracy is still a game of number.’’ He charged them to extend love to one another, be patient and show solidarity to other members of the Senatorial districts in the State.
Nigeria has officially announced the closure of all land borders linking Nigeria with Niger Republic due to the recent coup d’état in Niger. The Acting Controller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale, who made this known today, August 4, during a visit to the Jibia border in Katsina, said that the decision for the total blockage of the borders was to comply with the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) directive to suspend the movement of cargos until further notice. He said that as part of measures to ensure 100 per cent compliance, they will sensitise the border communities. The Acting Controller General said that the decision was taken for the interest of peace and stability between the two countries. Adewale said that he had visited the deputy governor of Katsina state regarding the issue of sensitisation. On July 27, in a swift response to a military coup in Niger Republic, the ECOWAS had enforced a no-flight zone over the country. Some of the sanctions from ECOWAS are the suspension of trade, diplomacy, and financial services to the country; a no-fly zone has also been declared over Niger and its military hierarchy. The decision was announced by the ECOWAS, at an special meeting following the increasing tension stirred by the military actors who were attempting to take over in Niger. This move, which includes air and land border closure, is seen as a reaction to the recent ascendancy of the junta, which poses a threat to political stability in the region.
A staff of the Delta State House of Assembly, John Adjeke Akpoghene, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraudulently receiving double salary of over N14.5 million. Akpoghene was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before the Delta State High Court, Asaba. ICPC had, in a one-count charge before Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro of the Delta State High Court Asaba, accused the convict of receiving double salary from the Delta State House of Assembly and Ughelli South Local Government Area. Counsel to ICPC, Mrs. S. Chibuzor, had told the court that the convict fraudulently received the total sum of N14,525,550 as double salary, over a period of four years from the State Assembly and the local government council. The counsel said that the accused committed the offence while working as a state civil servant and a supervisory councillor with Ughelli South Local Government Area simultaneously. Akpoghene had argued that he was unaware that it was a crime to have two government jobs and receive salaries from both at the same time. In his ruling, Justice Marshall-Umokoro, sentenced him to two years imprisonment. He was however, given an option of fine of N500,000 The judge further ruled that the convict should continue to make the necessary monthly refunds to the House of Assembly Service Commission.
I don’t believe that Tinubu does not know the implications of his warmongering stance against Niger Republic. If he does not know, at least the Realists in his team must have worked out the implications by now. It has grave religious and ethnic downside. There is a school of thought encouraging him to go on this warmongering stance. These people including the Oduduwa Republic adherents, the Biafrans, Asari Dokubo and the Ijaw nation, the Bokists, and many other inchoate splinter groups who would move ‘ to their tents’ and declare their own nations when the Tinubu cataclysm erupts. No nation goes to war on behalf of Neocolonialists and other parasitic world powers to enforce democracy. What happened to the principle of ‘Non interference in the internal affairs of other nations’ which the Western nations studiously adhere to. Why is Mr President crying louder than the bereaved? The other tactics to secure votes and win an election not the same or even worse than a coup d etat? I think the usual platitudes should just have been mouthed by our President and then leave the people of Niger to sort themselves out. He has stopped electricity flow to Niger. Does he know that we supply electric power to Niger Republic in exchange for their not constructing a Dam on their own end of the River Niger, which would have completely ruined the lives of millions of Nigerians and which will put the Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro dams out of business? The electricity we supply is a small price we pay for the Nigerienes not to dam the said River. He should have consulted with General Gowon who would have explained the depth of Nigeria’s relationship with Niger starting with the reign of President Hamani Diori. Finally, the arms dealers like vultures are locked in on this threat of war. The biggest arms dealers are the same countries encouraging ECOWAS to go to war on behalf of democracy that they do not practice. They are yearning for a large scale war in Africa, which will depopulate us and hand the region over to them FOC without the rigours of colonisation. The President should not start what he cannot finish.
An urgent military action by the Economic Community of West Afrocan States (ECOWAS) to push out the junta in Niger is a necessity for several reasons. I will try to present the reasons as follows: 1. The Nigerien coup is not due to any particular political conditions, but to the personal interests of soldiers who had not anticipated anything, and want to serve themselves rather than serve the people. Why? Because: – The junta lied about the security situation in Niger, which, in actual fact, has improved in recent months. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Niger had recognized this fact in his wishes’ greetings in January 2023. This situation is weakening the army of Niger.- The political and security situation in Niger has improved significantly over the past two years thanks to the good governance of Mohamed Bazoum’s government and the coordinated action of the Nigerien and foreign forces, and always under command of Niger. 2. Why Tchiani wants power: – The coup was led by General Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard. Whereas he was to be suspended from his post for incompetence, he managed to mobilize members of the Republican Guard to negotiate with the president a severance grant. General Tchiani has gone too far and found himself in a situation where he was either to grab power or he was going to end up in jail. So he chose to mobilize other embittered, disappointed soldiers in their ranking to join him in his attempt to take power. – Not wanting a confrontation between inhabitants of Niger, the CDS of Niger didn’t choose to frustrate the those responsible for this coup using force and then rally them. The perpetrators of the coup have started by arguing about who would take power, General Tchiani seems to have taken over and began to rewrite a history related to “national interests” to legitimize himself. Former pro-Bazoum civil servants and soldiers are now being hunted (many arrests), which shows moreover that promises of appeasement of the members of the junta are lies. 3. Another major reason for an ECOWAS action is that: This coup will have economic and security consequences for the entire sub-region region. – The coup brings an inexperienced, even pyromaniac, team to a key Sahel state. The Niger Republic will isolate itself regionally and internationally, which will have consequences on economy and movement of people. Ignoring Russia… Despite its reassuring rhetoric, Russia is reproducing its policy of pressuring the new junta as it did in Burkina Faso by mobilizing rioters with Russian flags. Russia seeks to combine defence of the junta with its own interests. Russia, which is not capable of moving forward a hundred meters into Ukraine, does not have the military or financial capacities to support Niger at the same level as Western forces. Likely Consequences of the coup The most likely outcome is a security collapse in Niger on the same level as in Mali, which has lost control of three-quarters of its territory. The most likely outcome is the emergence of a continuous insecure zone from Mauritania to Algeria border unto Boko Haram evolution zones. For this reason, Algeria has also condemned the coup. 4. The necessary ECOWAS’ answer ECOWAS is legitimate, as it represents Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Niger legitimate government. The accusations against ECOWAS of being controlled by France are racist and conspiracy: they imply that all authorities in all these countries are controlled by Paris. Because of the risk of serious economic and security destabilization posed by this coup over an important part of West Africa, an ECOWAS military intervention to restore order in Niger is necessary. The junta has the support of only a small part of the population and an upside down of the situation, meaning a support to the Nigerien people, will be fast thanks to an action by ECOWAS, including military action. James is an African affairs analyst
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has insisted on the indigenous oil and gas companies instilling the principles of corporate governance in their operations if they are to grow and achieve sustainability Speaking virtually at the ceremony marking the rebranding of the Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) into Aradel Holdings today , August 4, the Executive Secretary noted that many local oil and gas companies have died because they did not adhere to corporate governance principles. He commended the management of Aradel Holdings for setting high standards of corporate governance, adding: “one of the incredible things the Chairman, Chief Ladi Jadesimi; the former Managing Director, Dr. Layi Fatona and their team have done is instilling the spirit of corporate government. “That is why the company is succeeding The owners of the business are not contractors; they do not engage contractors and they do not engage in round tripping. That has led to their success.” Wabote described Aradel Holdings have made significant returns to their joint venture partners. “They are one of the local companies that NNPC Limited is proud to associate with. NCDMD is also proud of their success and we will continue to support them.” The NCDMB boss charged indigenous producers to emulate Aradel Holdings and to take corporate governance seriously, recommending that owners of businesses should detach themselves from the daily operations of their organizations. Wabote challenged Aradel Holdings to champion the development of local content, saying that the implementation of the Nigerian Content initiative and the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act enabled indigenous producers to exist and thrive. He insisted that it is the responsibility of Aradel Holdings and other local producers to support local content, protect and enhance it, with a view to creating jobs, growing technology, and developing the nation’s natural resources. He said that the percentage of unemployed Nigerians was about over 30 percent, warning that it would be a grave mistake if the oil industry were to de-emphasise local manufacturing and local production. He challenged Aradel Holdings to play an active role in the acquisition of assets being divested by some international operating oil companies. In his speech, the chairman of Aradel Holdings, Chief Ladi Jadesimi said that the firm had operated in the past three decades and pioneered several initiatives, including marginal field operations, one of which is the Okpele Field, which it has grown the daily production from about 1,000 barrels of crude oil per day to 13,000 barrels. The company is also a fully integrated oil and gas company, and also pioneered modular refinery initiatives with the first train of 1,000 barrels per day, which has since expanded to 11,000 barrels per day. In his comments, the Managing Director of Aradel Holdings, Adegbite Falade described the new name as an acronym of the founding Chairman, late Chief Aret Adams, and the firm’s original name and area of operations, which is the Niger Delta region. The new name also signified the company’s resilience and preparedness to meet the challenges of energy transition and security as well as become the leading energy company in the country. Falade announced that the company’s modular refinery will soon begin to refine premium motor spirit, alongside other major projects the firm plans to embark on.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has applauded the partnership between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and NIPCO Gas Limite to produce Compressed Natural Gas stations and distribute across the country. He commended the initiative, saying that he landmark collaboration will expand Nigeria’s CNG infrastructure, improve access to CNG, and accelerate the adoption of a cheaper and cleaner alternative fuel for buses, cars, and kekenapep nationwide. President Tinubu spoke today, August 4, at the ground breaking ceremony of the new 350MW Gwagwalada Independent Thermal Power Plant (Phase 1) where he advised the NNPC and its partners to deliver the landmark project within the promised three years completion timeline, insisting that, “three years must be three years.” The President said that the recent strategic partnership between the NNPC Ltd and NIPCO Gas Limited to deploy Compressed Natural Gas stations across the country is another excellent example of the progress being made to bring succour to the motorists. “Under this NNPC – NIPCO partnership, 35 state-of-the-art CNG stations will be constructed nationwide, including three Mother stations. Once fully operational, the stations will have the ability to service 200,000 vehicles daily.” President Tinubu assured that despite the nation’s current rate of energy supply, his administration is poised to address all the obstacles militating against stable electricity supply in the country. He made it clear that his government will bring solutions to the multifarious challenges across the electric power sector value chain which will significantly relieve longstanding problems of suppressed demand and improve the steadiness of peak supply for Nigerians. He said that improved energy generation and distribution is an imperative for accelerated national growth. “Although the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) is currently characterized by huge supply-gap deficits owing to dilapidated power infrastructure and poor distributions networks, amongst others, this administration is poised to address every power value chain challenge that will significantly relieve the suppressed demand, enhance generation, and improve national peak growth & sustainability far above the hitherto abysmal and unacceptable 5,300MW for over 200 million Nigerians.” President Tinubu said that a swift improvement in the stability and quantum of energy supply will enhance national economic development, which remains a cardinal priority of his administration. “During my electioneering campaign, I made a commitment to Nigerians on providing stable electricity. This is to be achieved by ensuring that we use all available energy sources to boost power generation beyond the current installed capacity of 12,000 megawatts, strengthening the integrity of our transmission infrastructure and ensuring that all distribution bottlenecks are removed. We can not form the productive and industrialised economy we need in order to conclusively tackle poverty, and create thousands of high paying manufacturing jobs for our teeming young people, whose creativity and talent we must harness for national development, without reliable electricity.” The president said that adequate energy, broadly, and electricity, specifically, is to be treated as the topmost national economic imperative, if Nigeria must develop and maximise her human and natural resources, stating that “to accelerate our economic growth, we must work hard to remove every obstacle that has slowed down our progress. “I have often said that electricity is the greatest human invention of the last 1,000 years. “We cannot advance and join the rest of the developed world if we remain stuck with our current electricity supply situation and unable to supply the energy our country requires to power a doubling of the size of our Gross Domestic Product within the next decade.” The President expressed his excitement that the landmark project is commencing at the onset of his administration. “The groundbreaking for the Gwagwalada thermal power plant (Phase 1) is highly significant to the nation, as it marks the first bold step and the beginning of the administration’s concerted efforts to entrench a strong and virile energy foundation for uninterrupted power supply to boost the economy and accelerate industrial growth. The Gwagwalada 350MW (Phase 1) project is part of an incremental 3,600MW cumulative power project that is based on market-driven designs along the Abuja, Kaduna and Kano (AKK) gas pipeline corridors, which will further underpin the project’s economic viability while generating multiple foreign direct investments (FDIs) for the nation.” The President promised to harness the nation’s gas resources, assuring: “this administration will latch onto the global declaration of gas as a ‘transition fuel’ and the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to enhance investments in the oil and gas sector to fully harness the more than 200 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of proven gas reserves which are expected to deepen domestic gas utilization through improved power generation, establishment of gas-based industries, petrochemical firms, as well as liquified/compressed natural gas (auto-gas) development to catalyze sustainable economic development while creating millions of jobs for the teeming Nigerian populace.” President Tinubu pledged his administration’s commitment to addressing the power challenges and gas utilisation with a clear focus on advancing the diversification of its energy mix. “Nigeria will continue to vigorously pursue the implementation of other low-Carbon energy options as part of a larger mix, such as Solar, Hydro, Wind, Thermal and biofuels (for both on grid and off-grid power systems) to help shore-up our national energy supply to meet the growing domestic demands and ensure that adequate energy penetrates the homes of our people with a view to improving the standard of living of our people in the rural areas.” Tinubu commended the NNPCL for leveraging on the established AKK Gas pipeline through this laudable project, President Tinubu charged the NNPCL to ensure the prompt and early completion of the project saying: “while planning this project, the prudent use of resources has been given top priority, as by this endeavor, Nigeria will strategically underpin the commerciality of the multi-billion dollar AKK gas pipeline, even as we evolve a competitive low-power tariff structure and revitalize numerous industries that will create millions of direct and indirect jobs. “I would like to commend the efforts of the NNPC Ltd, alongside General Electric and CMEC, for this business partnership initiative and I hereby charge the team to ensure that this three year project is successfully implemented on the agreed scope, time, and budget.” The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari, assured the President that the NNPC Ltd will leverage on the nation’s endowment of gas resources to power the nation’s industrial growth and stimulate ubiquitous job creation. He said that through the project, the NNPC Ltd would be providing a huge boost to the national grid. Kyari also assured the President that NNPC Ltd will continue to execute power projects to enhance energy security. According to him, such have already been completed and it includes the 50MW Maiduguri Power Plant, and the 900MW and 1,300MW power plants in Kaduna and Kano, respectively.
Ajuri Ngemela, Special Adviser on media and publicity to President Tinubu has given a hint of minimum wage for workers in Nigeria being doubled from where it is now. In an interview with Channels TV today, August 4, Ngelale outlined the steps the Tinubu administration is taking to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal. He said:”I don’t want to pre-empt the president or the work of the minimum wage committee that is getting it down in those states, but what I would say is this: the president will want nothing less than a doubling. I mean doubling the current minimum wage. “As of June this year, 36 states of the Federation have received N300 billion more than they had received in any previous month in the last 2 years. They already have more money right now. The Federal Government on its part is making sure it brings down the cost of food and energy by supporting transport companies and coming up with agriculture intervention.”
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has kickstarted the Osun State Business Growth Initiative through strategic partnership with federal and international organisations and agencies. A statement by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, said that said that the Governor directed the hosting of two top flight meetings to address business Growth and industrial foundation for Osun State, in line with his commitment to transform Osun from a civil service state to a business and industrial state. A statement said that while a delegation had far reaching discussions with the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority on reviving Osun free trade zone and kickstarting the agricultural processing zones, another team was at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has risen to develop a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen SME growth in the state. It said that the team had met the SMEDAN management, led by Senator Akogun Lere Oyewumi with the Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinleye and other top government officials in attendance. Organized by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Rev. Bunmi Jenyo, the meeting had the full presence of directors and top management of the agency. The statement said that Senator Oyewumi who spoke on behalf of the state delegation, informed SMEDAN management of the state’s readiness to tap into all the programmes of the agency to develop Osun businesses. “You can see our delegation is strong and this demonstrates our readiness to grow the Osun business potentials. We seek revival of previous agreements and the creation of new ones. Our government is business friendly.” The Director General of SMEDAN, Olawale Fasanya told the delegation that Osun is receiving full attention of the agency, citing various initiatives such as the proposed training facility within the Industrial Development Centre, Osogbo, ongoing identification for development of small cluster business zones, matching fund programme advertisements and the conditional grant scheme. “We have had several MOUs with previous Osun state governments. Now is the time to build up a new one that will be very comprehensive.” At NEPZA, both parties agreed to accelerate the revival of the Living Spring Free Trade Zone which has been moribund for years. The Osun Government team, led by the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry and the NEPZA team led by the agency Managing Director, Prince Adesoji Adesugba agreed on the following; resuscitation of the Livingspring free trade zone, partnership on the development of the Special Agriculture processing Zone and development of the state investment promotion agency. Speaking on the ongoing partnership deals which cover the United Nations Training agency, Governor Adeleke said: “Our administration is working hard to develop the state business sectors, we need new partnerships with several federal and international agencies. “I have the sense of urgency to change this label of civil service state. We want our industrial sector to grow. Therefore, we have to develop the abandoned free trade zone, this will drive inflow of investment. We hope to get the SME industrial clusters off the ground, need mini-industrial parks all over the Senatorial districts. We are reviewing the Omoluabi economic zone to make it truly functional. “With the state cabinet in place, I seek to quicken the pace of our delivery. That is why we are hosting several delegations locally and internationally. That is why we are targeting national and global agencies. As a businessman before now, I am convinced that developing our business is the best way to grow the state.”
The Benue State Governor, Reverend Hyacinth Alia has expressed worry over the United Nations’ prediction that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger due to food insecurity. He therefore, strongly advised the Federal Government to prioritize the development of the agriculture sector in helping Nigeria achieve food security. The Governor was at the presidency yesterday , August 3, to solicit the support of the federal government to put more efforts in the area of food security. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, August 3, shortly after a closed door meeting with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the Governor said that he is seeking for federal government support, especially for the Benue State that has been rated as the food basket of the nation. He said that the state is determined to achieve high level of food production in the state and the country. The Benue governor acknowledged that the Vice President is someone with high interest in agriculture, adding: “we need everyone with the thinking and with the actions that can help us to move from grass to grace in terms of food, food security and basic state security.” It would be recalled that the United Nation’s supported food and nutrition analysis, published this year, indicated that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger due to food insecurity.
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Military Action Against Niger: The Price For Nigeria, By Joseph Daudu
I don’t believe that Tinubu does not know the implications of his warmongering stance against Niger Republic.
If he does not know, at least the Realists in his team must have worked out the implications by now. It has grave religious and ethnic downside.
There is a school of thought encouraging him to go on this warmongering stance.
These people including the Oduduwa Republic adherents, the Biafrans, Asari Dokubo and the Ijaw nation, the Bokists, and many other inchoate splinter groups who would move ‘ to their tents’ and declare their own nations when the Tinubu cataclysm erupts.
No nation goes to war on behalf of Neocolonialists and other parasitic world powers to enforce democracy. What happened to the principle of ‘Non interference in the internal affairs of other nations’ which the Western nations studiously adhere to.
Why is Mr President crying louder than the bereaved?
The other tactics to secure votes and win an election not the same or even worse than a coup d etat?
I think the usual platitudes should just have been mouthed by our President and then leave the people of Niger to sort themselves out.
He has stopped electricity flow to Niger.
Does he know that we supply electric power to Niger Republic in exchange for their not constructing a Dam on their own end of the River Niger, which would have completely ruined the lives of millions of Nigerians and which will put the Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro dams out of business?
The electricity we supply is a small price we pay for the Nigerienes not to dam the said River.
He should have consulted with General Gowon who would have explained the depth of Nigeria’s relationship with Niger starting with the reign of President Hamani Diori.
Finally, the arms dealers like vultures are locked in on this threat of war. The biggest arms dealers are the same countries encouraging ECOWAS to go to war on behalf of democracy that they do not practice. They are yearning for a large scale war in Africa, which will depopulate us and hand the region over to them FOC without the rigours of colonisation.
The President should not start what he cannot finish.
Daudu is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.