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Urhobo youth leaders condemn exclusion of Urhobo from proposed NDDC board

The Urhobo Youth Leaders Association (UYLA) has condemned the exclusion of qualified Urhobo sons and daughters from the list of Board members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, which was read on the floor of the Senate on November 23, 2022.

In a statement, UYLA’s Acting President, Olorogun (Amb) Samuel Onoriode Oghotomo, JP and Secretary, Olorogun Augustine Ogheneovo Atiti described the act as daylight robbery and slap on the Urhobo people, Urhobo nation being one of the largest oil and gas producing ethnic groups in the Niger Delta.

The group totally rejected the new list and warned of its consequences if the Senate failed to reject the screening and approving the list without an Urhobo on the board.

UYLA further reiterated its resolve to fight the injustice of the Federal Government on the Urhobo nation and called on the Deputy Senate President, Sen Ovie Omo-Agege and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Olorogun Festus Keyamo (SAN) to immediately intervene and prevail on President Buhari to include an Urhobo on the NDDC Board.

The group recalled that President Muhamnadu Buhari had forwarded to the Senate for confirmation the appointment of a board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) via a letter dated 18th October, 2019 and sought the Senate’s confirmation for sixteen nominees as Board members including Chief Bernard Okumagba as Managing Director. The Senate’s standing committee carried out the screening exercise on 15 out of the 16 nominees in October 2019, upon which the Senate in Plenary confirmed their appointments on November 5, 2019.

However, after the nominees were screened and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on the 5th of November 2019, President Buhari asked that the inauguration of the Board should be put on hold pending the completion of the forensic audit, for which an Interim Management Committee was appointed for the NDDC.

The board members nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for the NDDC in October 2019 were also vetted by all relevant agencies of the federal government following which they were screened and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on November 5, 2019.

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Adigwe revealed that he mixes ethanol, water, and flavor to create a fake version of popular alcoholic drinks, including Gordon’s and Chelsea. He then fills empty bottles of genuine products with his counterfeit concoction, deceiving unsuspecting consumers into believing they are purchasing authentic drinks.

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ATTENTION NIGERIANS
Especially those who patronize spirits such as Gordon’s, Chelsea, and likes. This suspect, Chinemem Adigwe, was arrested in Bomadi LGA. He mixes ethanol, water, and flavor, then buys empty bottles of Gordon’s, Chelsea, and even mc dowel, puts his fake drinks… pic.twitter.com/ceYsomFMYc
— SP. Bright Edafe PPRO DELTA STATE (@Brightgoldenboy) April 27, 2024

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HURIWA Apologises To NNPCL Staff, Asabe Waziri – Lifestyle Nigeria

Civil Rights Advocacy Group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has written a letter of apology to a staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Ms. Asabe Waziri through her private/personal counsel/Legal consultant Deji Adeyanju’s law firm, over some perceived insinuations in the FOI request bothering on alleged misconduct unbecoming of a public officer or of corruption which the Rights group has described as totally unintended.

HURIWA had written a freedom of information request to the NNPCL requesting some information on the employment status of the staff of the NNPCL but the NNPCL had swiftly responded to the FOI request declining to provide such demanded information on some legal grounds including the claim that the NNPCL is not under any obligations to disclose such personal information on their staff. HURIWA has determined that the response from NNPCL was satisfactory as it was no longer interested to pursue any further request and/or public interest action on the same subject matter. NNPCL’s reply was authored by the law firm of Chief Afe Babalola(SAN).

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Dated 26th April, 2024, HURIWA’S LETTER OF APOLOGY to Ms. Asabe Waziri stated as follows:

“On behalf of our organisation, we write to tender our sincerest and unreserved apology to you for our decision to write to your employer.

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PDP National Vice-Chairman, Edo North Leaders Explain Opposition To Ighodalo – Lifestyle Nigeria

The Vice Chairman of People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), Chief Dan Orbih on Saturday along with some of the leading political actors from Edo North explained thier opposition to the emergence of Asue Ighodalo as the party’s governorship candidate in Edo State.

Their action came as Orbih denounced his membership of the PDP campaign council for the Edo governorship election.

Orbih made the denouncement of it’s membership at his country home in Ogbona, Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo during the Edo North PDP (Legacy) Leaders Stakeholders Meeting.

Orbih said the current PDP led by Gov. Godwin Obaseki and his chosen candidate Asue Ighodalo cannot lead Edo, adding that the PDP legacy group will vote for a candidate who would represent the best interest of the good people of the state.

According to Orbih, the PDP legacy group are the foundation of PDP, their primary interest is anchored on unity, fairness, justice and equity saying that since Obaseki came into the party in 2020 he abandoned the group who worked and voted for his re-election.

“I am not part and parcel of PDP campaign council

“In 2020 we came out in Edo North supporting the election and re-election of Gov Godwin Obaseki.

“I Chief Dan Orbih worked with Gov Obaseki to deliver him.