Category: Politics

The NLC, Cross River State chapter have commended Gov Ayade for approving the ongoing Staff Verification Exercise in the state. 

Speaking to newsmen, the NLC State Comrade John Ushie says the exercise will help cop corruption in the state. He also added that this will give room for unemployed youths to get a job within the state since most of the apprehended staffs are either over aged workers or ghost workers.

The exercise which has already started takes place every day at the State Secretariats for Finance and will end on Monday 6th June, 2016

The NLC, Cross River State chapter have commended Gov Ayade for approving the ongoing Staff Verification Exercise in the state. 

Speaking to newsmen, the NLC State Comrade John Ushie says the exercise will help cop corruption in the state. He also added that this will give room for unemployed youths to get a job within the state since most of the apprehended staffs are either over aged workers or ghost workers.

The exercise which has already started takes place every day at the State Secretariats for Finance and will end on Monday 6th June, 2016

The former governor of Rivers State and the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, King. Godwin Gininwa, have described immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan as a disappointment to the people of Ogoniland and the Niger Delta region at large.

According to Dailypost.ng, He said Jonathan made a great mistake for failing to implement the United Nations Environmental Programme report on Ogoniland.

Amaechi and Gininwa made the statement on Thursday in Bodo City, Gokana Local Government Area of the state during the official flag-off of the cleanup of the area by President Muhammadu Buhari.

In his speech, Amaechi observed that he (Amaechi) did everything possible to ensure that Jonathan implemented the UNEP report on Ogoniland, but regretted that his efforts yielded no fruit.

The minister said that Jonathan refused to carry out the project that would have benefitted the people of the state, adding that Jonathan was never a brother to the state.

He added that the cleanup would bring a positive change to the economic life of the people of the area, stressing that the president had kept to his promise.

“We did everything possible to make our brother the former president to implement the report, but, he refused.

“But with President Muhammadu Buhari, we are here today in keeping with our campaign promise.

“The economy of Ogoni people will change through this cleanup. There is no way the people will not receive anything from the money that would be invested for this project. Through that, the economy of the people will change”, he stated.

On his part, Gininwa noted that Jonathan made mistake for failing to implement the cleanup of Ogoni and the entire region during his time in office.

Gininwa emphasized that Jonathan disappointed the people of Ogoni even after the people led campaign of his election to monarchs in the Northern state.

“I want to plead with Nigerian leaders to keep to their promises. We campaigned for Goodluck Jonathan. During the campaign we met with traditional rulers in other parts of the country. Good enough we took over government.

“Personally, I have nothing against Jonathan because he is my son, but he made mistake for not implementing the report. He disappointed us. The time for mourning is over because Ogoni is now happy,” he said.

Out-gone Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River State chapter, Mr. John Okon, has advised his successor, Mr. Inok Edim, to source for the running of the party’s activities elsewhere as the state government does not have budgetary allocation for the party, Daily Post reports.

Speaking yesterday at the party’s secretariat in Calabar shortly before the handing over ceremony to newly elected officials, he urged the new leadership of the party to source for funds through personal contacts with members in the national and state assembly, as well as from other elected representatives.

According to Daily Post, Okon stated that the party was enjoying good patronage in the state as a result of the synergy built by various administrations over the years, urged the Edim-led executive to leverage on the synergy that had made the party the choice of the electorate over the years.

Out-gone Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River State chapter, Mr. John Okon, has advised his successor, Mr. Inok Edim, to source for the running of the party’s activities elsewhere as the state government does not have budgetary allocation for the party, Daily Post reports.

Speaking yesterday at the party’s secretariat in Calabar shortly before the handing over ceremony to newly elected officials, he urged the new leadership of the party to source for funds through personal contacts with members in the national and state assembly, as well as from other elected representatives.

According to Daily Post, Okon stated that the party was enjoying good patronage in the state as a result of the synergy built by various administrations over the years, urged the Edim-led executive to leverage on the synergy that had made the party the choice of the electorate over the years.

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said it will be difficult for the state to meet up with the payment of monthly wage bill, even as the federal allocation to the State has dropped from N7 billion to N1.3 billion according to Benue.com.ng.

The Governor said this when he addressed the Catholic faithful at the end of a prayer session conducted by the Bishops of Otukpo, Makurdi, Gboko and Katsna-Ala Catholic Dioceses at the Grace Chapel of Benue People’s House yesterday.

He explained the precarious financial situation in the state to the congregation and noted that the federal allocation accruing to the state this month was N1.3 billion while the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased to N500million a month.

Governor Ortom who blamed the ugly situation on falling global price of crude oil said with the current development, not only his state but 27 others were struggling to pay workers salaries.

Benue workers have only received salaries for one month since the turn of the year. Even at that, workers in some ministries are yet to be paid.

Governor Ben Ayade is yet to set another record as he’ll giving out 100 Kia Rio cars on May 29 on hire purchase to civil servants in the state under a car ownership scheme of the government.

The Governor had earlier announced in a statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Ita, that he will on May 29, 2016 issue one hundred (100) brand-new Kia Rio cars on hire-purchase to workers to mark his first anniversary in office.

Governor Ben Ayade is yet to set another record as he’ll giving out 100 Kia Rio cars on May 29 on hire purchase to civil servants in the state under a car ownership scheme of the government.

The Governor had earlier announced in a statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Ita, that he will on May 29, 2016 issue one hundred (100) brand-new Kia Rio cars on hire-purchase to workers to mark his first anniversary in office.