Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on coronavirus, Boss Mustapha has pledged that details of all the monies donated by various individuals and corporate entities will be fully given at appropriate time.
Speaking today, May 18 in Abuja, at the usual briefing on the progress so far attained in the control of the virus, Boss Mustapha, who is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said: “I, in addition, explained the processes for other components so that Nigerians can be assured that accountability remains the hallmark of this administration and the PTF.
“All monies donated are safe and secure and would be judiciously utilised and accounted for.”
He recalled that last week, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation introduced the transparency dimensions in the management of certain components of financial donations by publishing the receipts in the newspapers.
He said that the the outcomes of the first phase of the eased lockdown have been mixed, saying that while some objectives were met, assessment showed that non-compliance was rampant but that the PTF continued to persuade the populace through its messaging and daily briefing, on the need to take responsibility.
“The PTF considers it important to let you know that it has relied largely on science, statistics, lessons learnt from other parts of the world and an evaluation of our peculiar circumstances to draw its conclusions on the outcome of the last two weeks.
“For example, our surveillance, infection prevention and control activities identified nine high burden local government areas in the federation reporting high number of cases and accounting for 51% of the total number of infections in the country. All the nine are densely populated local government areas nationwide.
“We have also seen that though Nigeria’s caseload still lags behind several other countries, our large population and relatively high degree of mobility and urbanisation 50 percentplaces us at an increased risk for high transmissibility. Therefore, our consideration of ease of restrictions has to balance lives and livelihoods and the slow and gradually phased approach should be science and data driven.
“To arrive at our final recommendations to Mr. President, we objectively and frankly interrogated certain critical factors and wish to inform you as follows:
Is the transmission of the virus under control: –
Measures put in place have collectively slowed down the transmission of the Virus e.g. elongating the doubling time which has changed from 7 to 11 days;
Is the health care system equipped to detect, test, isolate and treat every case and trace every person who came in contact with a positive case: Health care system has been better equipped to detect, test, isolate and treat every case, and trace every person who came into contact with a positive case with the increase in the number of laboratories from 15 to 26; ramping up of testing to a cumulative total of 35,098;
iii. Are outbreaks minimized in special settings like health facilities and Nursing homes: Though we have recorded infection of a number of medical personnel in our facilities, which is not peculiar to Nigeria, we have increased their training in care management and provided additional Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE);
Are there measures in workplaces and schools to prevent the spread of the virus: With the gradual reopening of workplaces, markets, schools, etc, prescriptions have been made for the prevention of infection and spread of the virus;
Are the risks of importing more cases from outside the country being managed: The risks associated with importation has been seriously minimised with the ban flights, closure of borders and the mandatory 14 days quarantine for any one arriving Nigeria; and
Are local communities educated, engaged and empowered to adjust to the ‘new norm’: “Engagement with communities and other stakeholders has now become the new focus of our strategy
“The inevitable conclusion of the PTF, is that the fight against COVID-19 is long term as the virus is not likely to go away very soon. This is further underscored by the fact that no vaccine is expected till around the end of 2021. Nigeria is not where we wish to be in terms of control, ownership, infrastructure and change of behavior. We must do more.”
Boss Mustapha recalled that last week, PTF hinted about the refocusing of its policy on community ownership, adding: “we shall intensify the mobilization of individuals, especially the communities to take ownership of this fight. This will be accompanied by a corresponding development of infrastructure and other Public health measures to be undertaken in every community and at every phase of the response. These include: surveillance, case finding, testing, isolation, tracing and quarantining contacts.”
He said that the reality is that in spite of the modest progress made, Nigeria is not yet ready for full opening of the economy and tough decisions have to be taken for the good of the greater majority.
“Any relaxation will only portend grave danger for our populace. 26.Advisedly, the current phase of eased restriction will be maintained for another two weeks during which stricter enforcement and persuasion measures will be pursued.
“The two weeks extension of Phase one of the eased restriction is also to enable other segments of the economy prepare adequately for compliance with the guidelines, preparatory to reopening in the coming weeks. For the PTF, we share your pains but our future is in the hands of every Nigerian and future decisions will depend greatly on our compliance.
“Based on the recommendations of the PTF, Mr. President has approved the following:
i) The measures, exemptions, advisories and scope of entities allowed to reopen under phase one of the eased locked down, shall be maintained across the federation for another two weeks effective from 12 00 midnight today (18th May, 2020 to 1st June, 2020);
ii) intensifying efforts to “tell (communicate), trace (identify) and treat (manage)’ cases;
iii) elevating the level of community ownership of non-pharmaceutical interventions;
iv)Maintain the existing lockdown order in Kano for an additional two weeks;
v)Imposition of precision lockdown in states, or in metropolitan/high-burden LGAs, that are reporting a rapidly increasing number of cases, when the need arises. This would be complemented with the provision of palliatives and continued re-evaluation of the impact of the interventions; and
vi) Aggressive scale up of efforts to ensure that communities are informed, engaged and participating in the response with enhanced public awareness in high risk states.
“Specific implementation guidelines would be communicated by the National Coordinator during this press briefing and would be circulated through the conventional and social media.
“For sustainability of the gains recorded, the PTF shall continue to support states by developing guidelines to shape decision-making for future steps in the response and aggressively scale up efforts to ensure effective community information.”
The pioneer Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in theFederal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, has been named Thinkers Magazine’s 2019 Man of the Year.
According to a statement today, May 18 in Abuja by Yahaya Eneji Musa, magazine’s Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Dikwa was picked among numerous nominees following a rigorous selection process.
The statement is reproduced below:
“When Thinkers Magazine was being conceived ahead of its subsequent emergence as a bold, fearless and innovative magazine, among the ideals embedded in our noble vision were high ethical standards, editorial standards of the loftiest level, and so forth. Next on the list was the need to institute an annual award to be known as Man of the Year Award as has been the practice globally.
Our Man of the Year Award is a unique recognition which is reserved for a person who has sparkled beyond expectations in his or her field of endeavour within a given year. Such areas include academics, art, science, sports, politics, philanthropy, law, leadership, community service, business, diplomacy, and so forth. In fact, the list is quite lengthy; suffice it to say that as long as a typical compatriot must have made exceptional contributions to the society in one field or the other of human endeavour, he or she qualifies to be considered for the critical award.
Accordingly, we have remained faithful to this tradition year-after-year since the Magazine made its debut some years ago. Beginning with the first edition through each and every subsequent version down to the latest edition, Thinkers Magazine’s Man of the Year has carved a niche for itself as a highly competitive and universally coveted award that is prized for being uncompromisingly impartial, transparent, incorruptible, and independent.
Little wonder, Nigerians from different walks of life have found it expedient to step forward every now and then to shower encomiums on the highly acclaimed annual award for its quality and uniqueness in giving recognition to whom it is due. Indeed, one of the refreshingly different things about the Magazine’s humble effort is that rather than being a run-of-the-mill, we deliberately decided to make it veritably fresh and unique. So much so that even the unheralded, little-known chap out there making his own contribution to his or her community or nation knows that he too stands a reasonably good chance of being recognised like the well-known or well-to-do fellow.
In view of the foregoing, the nomination of Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, among numerous others, for consideration for our Man of the Year would hardly come as a surprise to discerning minds. Starting from 1985 when he set out to serve the land of his birth by joining the Borno State Civil Service as an Internal Auditor through the period he transferred his services to the Federal Civil Service to the moment he bowed out of the service, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa epitomised all the qualities and virtues of selfless contribution to one’s country and its people.
Granted, anyone can assert with the due justification that each and every civil servant is contributing his or her small quota to the progress and development of our beloved nation. In Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa’s case, however, he didn’t just contribute his modest quota. Instead, he went the extra mile to serve his fatherland beyond the call of duty in different capacities and in addition his primary duties and responsibilities.
For instance, even as a Permanent Secretary, he ventured to undertake a number of challenging obligations, including being an examiner, part-time lecturer, public speaker (at seminars, workshops, in-house training, etc.) and author of an impressive array of seminal books. As a real craftsman intent on remaining faithful to his vocation, this uncommon public servant continued to be hardworking and patriotic even as his retirement moment inched closer. In a clime where it is taken for granted that someone who is in the twilight of his career would be forgiven for “taking it easy” with his or her job so as to prepare well for post-retirement life, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa made it a point of duty to put into his daily chores the same passion, dedication and commitment that has characterised his performance over the years. As many of his colleagues aptly put it, the gentleman remained a workaholic to the end of his tour of duty.
For being such an exemplary public servant, for being an evergreen mentor to generations of civil servants on the one hand and students on the other throughout Nigeria, for being an uncommon legion of professional and trade unions and associations, for being a peerless compatriot in his public and private life to the admiration of all and sundry, Thinkers Magazine is proud to present Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, mni, as its Man of the Year 2019. We join his friends, family and other well-wishers in congratulating him for this well-deserved honour.
The Man, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa:
Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa is a blessed man from a community with abundant historical antecedents who was brought up by responsible parents in a sane clime with strong ethical, religious and cultural values spanning centuries. He had a sound primary, secondary and post-secondary education in quality institutions in and outside Nigeria that broaden his perception about life and the embedded in him the unbending resolve to render selfless service to the country and its people.
His Ancestral Roots:
There is a saying that when men and women of timber and calibre are born, no comets are seen nor special stars visible or the heavens quake. If any confirmation for this timeless truism is needed, one of the places to go for that is the town and traditional emirate in Borno state which bears this distinct name and which, incidentally, is the birthplace of Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, a son of the soil who would eventually rise to prominence as an accomplished civil servant, examiner, lecturer, author and philanthropist.
Dikwa, which is also known as Dikoa, nestles next to the Yedseram River, which flows into Lake Chad, and has road connections to Maiduguri, Bama, Ngala, and Kukawa. Historical records have not established precise date the town was founded and when its famous strong walls were built; but it had undoubtedly become a significant centre of the Borno Kingdom of the Kunuri people by the 1850s.
The Sudanese warrior, Rabeh Zubayr ibn Fadl Allah, captured Dikwa among other parts of Borno Empire, fortified the town and made it his capital between 1893 and 1900. Although Rabeh Zubayr ibn Fadl Allah was killed by the French in 1900 and the region came under French control, Dikwa remained the Shehu’s seat until 1902. Dikwa was occupied by the British during World War I, and in 1922, Dikwa Emirate became part of the League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons. In 1942, the emirate headquarters was moved from Dikwa town to Bama, south-southwest.
Although administered by Nigeria’s Borno province during British rules, the emirate became part of the United Nations Trust Territory of northern Cameroons in 1946. After rejecting union with Nigeria in 1959, its people, mostly Kanuri and Shuwa Arab peoples, voted to join a new province in northern Nigeria in the 1961 plebiscite. A year later, however, they were able to secede from Sardauna and unite with their kinsmen in Bornu province. Dikwa was part of North-eastern state from 1967 to 1976.
Most of the area’s population is engaged in herding and in farming, chiefly cotton, groundnuts, millet, sorghum, corn (maize), and indigo. Fishing is essential, both along the shore of Lake Chad and the Yesseram. Cotton weaving and dyeing are significant local activities, as is the tanning of leather.
Birth and Early Education:
Back then in the Northern part of Nigeria and elsewhere, western education was hardly reckoned with by the average family. To the credit of the Malam Kyari and Hajiya Amina, however, Mohammed was enrolled at Central Primary School, Dikwa in the early 1970s and obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1977. And this began an educational sojourn that subsequently took him to Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Gushua, where he acquired his General Certificate of Education (GCE) in 1982.
Quest for Higher Knowledge:
His next port of call was Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, the capital city of his home state of Borno, a cosmopolitan society with diverse ethnic groups like Kanuri, Shuwa Arab, Lamang, Babur/Bura and Marghi, among others. Borno state was created in 1976 by the then military regime in Nigeria and was initially part of the North-Eastern state. Despite its colonial heritage dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, Maiduguri remains the capital of Borno state since 1907 when Borno was incorporated into the Northern Nigeria Protectorate by the British.
By the standard of that era, attending school up to the polytechnic level was adjudged by many as a feat. But to Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, who bagged his National Diploma (ND) in Accounting from the Ramat Polytechnic in 1985, this was more or less a herald of greater things to come. And thus, even as he was still savouring that significant step forward, he bettered at the University of Maiduguri for a course in his chosen profession.
Even with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree which he obtained from the University of Maiduguri in 1991 in his kitty, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa soldiered on steadily in his quest for higher knowledge. Hence, he soon returned to the University of Maiduguri for his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, a credential he gleaned in 1996. This was followed by a sojourn at the National Institute for Policies and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State, leading to the conferment on him of the prestigious Member of the National Institute, mni, in 2012.
This remarkable scholar took his seemingly insatiable quest for knowledge beyond the shores of the nation. First, he ventured to the University of Bakht Al- Ruda in the Republic of Sudan for his Doctorate Degree in Accounting and Finance, which he successfully completed in 2017. Just when some were convinced that Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa had bagged enough educational garlands to last him for a lifetime, he accelerated further, this time to other continents of the world.
The famed Oxford University in England beckoned, and Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa responded in the affirmative. Here, he enrolled at the Business School, earning a Certificate in High-Performance Leadership Programme in 2014. The no less renowned university of Cambridge was the next to host him at its Judge Business School, where he was awarded a Certificate in Leadership and Governance, also in 2014.
Like a man determined not to relent until he has successfully accomplished every inch of his mission, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa proceeded to Harvard University with a stint at the Kennedy School of Governance in 2014. The fruit of this endeavour came in the form of a glittering Certificate in Public Financial Management Reforms. He also attended the Business School of World, INSEAD-FONTAINEBLEU, France, where he was awarded a Certificate in Advanced International Corporate Finance in 2018. All these pieces of training are aside from the following foreign programmes which he attended at one time or the other: XVII World Congress of Accountants organized jointly by International Federation of Accountants and Hong Kong Society of Accountants in November 2002 at Hong Kong;
Certificate Course in Senior International Banking and Finance/Treasury Management Business School at the Themes Valley University London, in August 2002; International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) Implementation and Project Management Field trip to USA organised for the Federal Government of Nigeria, IPSAS Implementation Committee by Periscope Consulting Nigeria Limited in May 2014; Financial Management of Development Projects Training Course by the Crown Agent London in August 2005; The Management and Policy Development for Senior Managers’ Course at Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA) London in October 2005.
The International Gas Business Management Certificate Programme at IHRDC Boston, USA, in May, 2006; Project Financial Management Course organized by Crown Agent London in 2007; The Public Sector Accounting and Budgeting Training Course organized by Crown Agent London in December 2007; Combating Corruption in Procurement Training Workshop organized by Crown Agent London in November 2008; Senior Executive Course on Management of Oil and Gas Operation by the Global Training Consulting London in September 2009; Governance Programme (A Board Retreat) organized by FITC Consulting London in September 2010; Oil and Gas International Study Tour on Global Best Practices & Comparison of Petroleum and other Extractive Industries Resources Management in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in March 2013; International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) Seminar for Senior Executives organized by PWC in London, May 2013; and a Study Tour Programme on Development Financing Institutions and SME Agencies in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in July, 2013. And so on, and so forth.
Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa also attended various local courses and trainings. These include the following: A Certificate Course in Computer Appreciation at Kwari Computer Academy in 1996; Senior Executive Course Number 34/2012 of the National Institute For Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos; IFRS Executive Briefing/Training Programme organized for Shareholders’ Committee Members of Bank of Industry Limited in March 2013; Leadership and Good Governance Training Course organised by the Global Training Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria, in April 2010; Plan and Budget Management Workshop organised the Centre for Management Development (CMD) Lagos in April 2008; National Training Workshop on Effective Financial Management in the Public Sector organized by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) in conjunction with the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) in October 2007; Training Workshop on Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 Issues and Challenges in Reformed Economy organized by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) in conjunction with the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAG) in November 2006; National Conference for Women in Public Administration organised by the Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria in April 2003; A Two-Day Workshop on the Sanitization of Public and Private Sector Finance organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN) in June 2002; Certificate Course in Internal Auditing and Investigation at the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in Ilorin in August 1988; A Two-Day Seminar/Workshop on Accountability in Government: The Role of Civil Servants in Maiduguri in October, 1995; and the Maiden Edition of the Accountants-General Conference in May 2001 in Maiduguri, Borno state.
Professional Bodies:
A recipient of the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award and Ambassador of Peace by the United Nations (UN), Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa is an all-round professional in his field of endeavour. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He is also a fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and distinguished member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Study (NIPSS) since 2012 as well as the following bodies: Institute of Corporate Administration (ICA), Association of Forensic and Investigative Auditors (AFIA), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Institute of Certificate Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIOIA), Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (FCMA), Institute of Credit Administration (FICA), Nigeria Economic Society (NES), Life Member LMNES), Nigeria Institute of Management (MNIM), Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (IPAN) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), among others.
From the foregoing, it is evident that even though no comet was sighted on the day Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa was born in the first month of 1960, he has shown by his one-of-its-kind exploits in the educational arena and related fields that he is a purposeful gentleman who, once he has put his hands on the plough, doesn’t waiver until he reaches the Promised Land. Little wonder, he enjoyed fairytale-like progress at every stage of his career, culminating in his being selected as this magazine’s outstanding personality of the year 2019.”
Kano State Governor, Dr. Umar Ganduje, has cut the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent, to make up for the shortfall in revenues accrued to the state.
A statement today, May 17, by the Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the Governor, Abubakar Aminu, emphasized that the governor was alarmed by the shortfall in the federation account and collapse in the internally generated revenue because of coronavirus challenges.
The statement said: “due to shortfall of the price of oil in the global market which affects world economy and eventually causes a serious shortfall in the federation account for states, the state slashes the salary of all political office holders by 50 percent.”
“This includes the Governor and his Deputy, all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants among others.
“At the local government level those affected are Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen, Elected Councillors, Supervisory Councillors, Advisers and Secretaries of Local Governments.
“There is also a serious set back in the IGR, due to COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Whereas almost all companies in the state are no longer in operation due to lockdown.”
Presidential Task Force on coronavirus in Nigeria has warned that the disease will not go away soon, stressing that there is no confirmed vaccine for it yet.
“We are in for the long hurl; this is not a short distance race. It is a marathon and we have to keep everything in perspective. It is not going to go away in the next one or two months. Whoever tells you that is not being realistic.
“No vaccine is in the horizon. We are talking about 18 months to two years before vaccines would be confirmed for human use as far as COVID-19 is concerned. And unless we get there, it means that we will remain in it.”
The leader of the Task Force, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha made these known today, May 17, to news men shortly after members of the Task Force visited to brief President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa, Abuja.
He said that after briefing the President on what the easing of lockdown had achieved since May 4, Nigerians should expect new processes to be put in place from tomorrow, May 18.
“We have supplied him with all the materials that is required to look at the issues. I can assure you that the proposals we have brought today for Mr. President consideration will put us in a better frame to deal with the future.”
A total of 34,466 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the United Kingdom, a rise of 468 in a 24-hour period. The health ministry said today, May 16 that the deaths are inclusive of the suspected cases, bringing the toll to over 40,000.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Kaduna State is set to boil with the suspension of it’s 2019 Governorship Candidate, Suleiman Hunkuyi and six others for alleged anti party activities. Hunkuyi was also a senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District in the eighth senate.
Other party members suspended include Hon. Hashim Garba from Kubau Local Government, Dr. Mato Dogara, Lere Local Government; Ibrahim Lazuru, Lere Local Government; Dr. John Danfulani, Kachia Local Government; Lawal Imam Adamu, Soba Local Government as well as Ubale Salmanduna from Zaria Local Government. According to Abraham Catoh, the Kaduna PDP Publicity Secretary, Hunkuyi, and others were suspended for alleged anti-party activities. In a statement today, May 16, Abraham said: “The State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kaduna State, met today, Saturday, 16 May, after a preliminary hearing on party discipline and resolved to suspend them for anti-party activities in line with the provision of the party’s constitution – Section 57 (3) 2017, as amended. “That the said members stand suspended from the party from today, the 16th day of May, 2020 and will be expected to appear before the Disciplinary committee on a date and time to be announced by the committee. “The SWC further resolved that Col. Dauda Albehu Gora, is not a registered member of the PDP.”
President Muhammadu Buhar has made it clear that he would only allow the Madagascar herbal cure for coronavirus to be dispensed to Nigerians after it is scientifically proved by Nigerian experts.
The President, who was presented with the herbal cure today, May 16, by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau, said that his position on all such herbal or traditional medicinal postulates had remained the same.
“We have our institutions, systems and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification. I will not put it to use without the endorsement of our institutions,” said the Nigerian President.On the main reason for his visit, President Embalo said that he had come to seek counsel from his “father,” President Buhari on his plan for a “government of national unity” and a proposed war against corruption in his country.
He said that his new government met a country beset with a number of issues and problems, the resolution of which would require tremendous assistance from the “big brother,” Nigeria.“
Problems of Guinea Bissau are problems of Nigeria. I have come to you as your son. I need your help and assistance to make the people happy. I will not let you down, neither will I put you in any difficult situation,” the visiting leader told President Buhari.In response to these demands, the Nigerian leader commended “General“ Embalo on his confirmation as President and for stabilizing the country.
“I commend your political dexterity in getting the opposition to join the proposed unity government.” President Buhari restated the determination of Nigeria to keep West Africa politically stable and promised to support the new government in Guinea Bissau.
“I will cooperate and help in every way possible.”President Buhari used the opportunity of the visit to praise the good work that the President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, who is the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is doing in the sub-region, and commended him for keeping him informed of all that is happening around.
Chibiri Extension Residents’ Association (CERC), in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has constructed a modern culvert in the area.
The culvert, constructed at a cost of about N500, 000, was declared open today, May 16, by the Vice Chairman of the Association, Bayo Agboola.
The Vice Chairman expressed optimism that with the calibre of people that make up the Association, more self-help projects will be executed, instead of waiting for the government to do it for them.
He commended the engineers for the professional way the culvert was designed and executed, and members of the Association, for the cooperation in contributing financially, physically and materially to the realisation of the project.
The Association is made up seasoned public and private administrators, senior lawyers, senior journalists, senior uniform personnel, top business men and women, and others.
Owner of Daar Communications Limited, publisher of AIT and Raypower Radio broadcasting station, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has said that he was treated with malaria medication to get him out of coronavirus for which he was confined into Gwagwalada isolation centre.
Dokpesi, who was tested negative after some days in isolation and treatment from coronavirus and discharged from the center yesterday, May 15, in a trending video clip, stressed that he did not see any difference between malaria and coronavirus.
“Every medication we were given (in the isolation centre), was malaria medication.
“Even some people before being told they were Covid 19 positive were tested in reputable laboratories in Abuja: in hospitals in Abuja. What they found was that they had a lot of malaria parasites in their blood stream. So, when did malaria become synonymous with Covid 19? That is food for thought.”
Chief Dokpesi, who commended Nigeria medical personnel for the professional ways they have been handling patients in isolation centres, stressed that he still has doubt in his mind about the reality of the coronavirus.
“I still want to be properly educated (I’m a bloody mechanic): what is the difference between Covid 19, which is a virus and malaria which is mosquito induced.”
The Kano State Police Command has given the details of how men and officers worked on intelligent reports to arrest at least 197 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and others for various criminal offences in the state.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna who made this known today, May 15, said that the suspects were arrested within the period of March to date. Also read:
DSP Haruna gave the breakdown of the arrest, saying that 12 suspects were arrested for Armed Robbery, Five for Kidnapping, 10 Fraudsters and 115 Thugs. Others are seven Motor Vehicles/Tricycles Thieves and Four Drugs Dealers.
“Four Motor Vehicles, Two Tricycles, Seven Motorcycles and Two Bicycles were recovered from the seven thieves while the Four Drugs Dealers were arrested with One Hundred and Sixty Two (162) Parcels of Dried Leaves Suspected to be Indian Hemp valued Eight Hundred and Ten Thousand Naira (N810,00.00) and Eleven (11) Cartons of Codeine Expectorant valued Nine Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand Naira (N935,000.00) were recovered.
“Other items recovered include Forty-Five (45) GSM Handsets, Six (6) Assorted Arms including; One (1) AK 47 Rifle with Thirty (30) Rounds of live Ammunitions, Two (2) Pump Action Guns with Three Hundred and Twenty One (321) Live Cartridges, One (1) Double Barrel Gun with Sixty Six (66) Pellets Live Ammunitions and Two (2) locally made Guns.
“Similarly, we recovered One Hundred and Thirty-Two (132) Knives, Twenty Seven (27) Machetes and Twenty Eight (28) Clubs (Gora) were recovered.
“As for the One Hundred and Fifteen (115) Thugs (‘Yan-Daba), they were arrested after intelligence-led raids were conducted within the State where a large number of weapons and illicit drugs were recovered. All suspects were charged to court for prosecution.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Habu A. Sani, remained grateful to the good people of Kano State for their cooperation in driving Community Policing further to the grass root, thereby making Kano peaceful and a shining example among others. He urged everyone to Stay Home and Stay Safe.”
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The pioneer Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in theFederal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, has been named Thinkers Magazine’s 2019 Man of the Year.
Kano State Governor, Dr. Umar Ganduje, has cut the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent, to make up for the shortfall in revenues accrued to the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Kaduna State is set to boil with the suspension of it’s 2019 Governorship Candidate, Suleiman Hunkuyi and six others for alleged anti party activities.
