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Caught In The Web Of Slow Bureaucracy
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By Alabi Williams (Assistant Political Editor) FEELERS from government's post-amnesty programme for the Niger Delta region tend to suggest that the exercise might have been caught in the web of bureaucratic lethargy. After the initial partial success recorded in the submission of arms by former militants, government now appears to be bogged down by the usual processes of paper work, and is yet to layout the other phases of the exercise. ODUMAKIN: Return To True Federalism Imperative To Amnesty Success -081109 That the President had to fly Henry Okah to the Villa from South Africa and be holding security meetings after just one interview on Al-Jazeera by the MEND leader shows that the amnesty package has been consumed by the 'Nigerian factor.' And we are left to face the fact that the Niger Delta still remains a time bomb that can explode any time except we detonate it properly. Govt Grateful To All Stakeholders, Says Akunyili -081109 THIS meeting is meant to be a heart-to-heart session with editors, directors of news, columnists and others whose views in the media shape public opinion. We have a single agenda, which is to convey government's appreciation for the support that we received over the Niger Delta amnesty implementation process, and to solicit your continued support for the challenges that lie ahead in the post-amnesty period. KOGI: Opposition Leaders Return To PDP -081109 From Ralph Omololu Agbana, Lokoja WHETHER election year for Kogi governorship would be 2011 or 2012, politicians are already doing their calculations. UTOMI: Niger Deltans Should Be Allowed To Chart Their Course -081109 Prof. Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy and a management expert and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), spoke to JUMOBI ADEGBITE. 'Secret Of My Success Is Touching Lives Of The Needy' -081109 Chief James Kolapo Kolawole is an entrepreneur in Ado Ekiti. He runs a furniture factory that is an employer of labour in the state. 'Passion And Creativity Are The Keys To Success In Any Endeavour' -081109 By Kikelola Oyebola If there is one thing that Bukola Igbokwe is grateful and happy about, it is the fact that she was courageous enough to follow her heart's desire. And for daring to explore her innate abilities and creativity, she is having so much to show for it by way of success in her chosen profession. Who Will Revive Dying Kadara Primary School? -081109 By Gbenga Adetunji Kadara Nursery and Primary School, though situated in the emerging mega-city of Lagos State, is living in the times of yore. Situated at 25, Bola Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, the school, which was established almost three decades ago with the vision of grooming younger ones for the future, is now in near ruins. At Oshodi, Old Things Have Become New -081109 By Gbenga Salau For any non-resident of Lagos State visiting the Centre of Excellence in over two years, he would definitely be taken aback by the new-look Oshodi market. The Amazing, Snowy Aso Rock -081109 The weather in Nigeria is mainly the rainy and dry season. In other parts of the world, they experience spring, summer, autumn and winter. Borno Battles Its Cholera Epidemic -081109 From Nkiru Ezedinachi, Maiduguri In a bid to restore life back to normalcy is some parts of Borno State that was hit with the outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting recently, the State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Zubairu Maina Shani, has disclosed that the situation is being contained and will soon be under control. Row Over Lagos Demolition's One-Week Demolition Notice -081109 By Tope Templer Olaiya A Two-storey building located at 58, Folarin Street, Mushin, Lagos is a subject of controversy. A notice from the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) that appeared from nowhere last week, marking the house for demolition and giving all occupants a week notice to evacuate the building, sparked off the disagreement, which has pitched the landlord against his tenants. My Tenure Will Attract Development -081109 Chief Meckson Innocent Okoro, is a member of Lekki Residents Association Phase One and a foremost estate manager. He is the principal partner of M.I. |
Amnesty: The Journey So Far, By Abbe
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Minister of Defence, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (Rtd) is the Chairman of the Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants in the Niger Delta. Previously the Minister of Interior, the former Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State (1988-1990) and Rivers State (1990-1991), was re-deployed to the MOD ostensibly to increase the pace of the peace process, especially the critical issue of defence, in the troubled Niger Delta region. KOKORI: Yar'Adua Not Talking To The Right People -081109 Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, social justice activist, attained fame as the Secretary General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), a position, which he effectively deployed to confront the authorities during the heady days of democracy struggle, especially for the re-validation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. Fielding questions from KAMAL TAYO OROPO, the Lagos-based businessman, said the President Umaru Yar'Adua-led Federal Government might not be talking to the right people in the post-amnesty era. MITEE: Govt Too Anxious To Score Success -081109 Ledum Mitee is the chairman of the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta and the President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). He told KELVIN EBIRI in Port Harcourt that though the recovery of arms from militants is commendable, Nigeria still needs international support because the amnesty programme was not properly thought out. OBADAN: President's Aides Must Be Sincere -081109 Reverend Peter Obadan, former deputy governor of Edo State, spoke to ALEMMA-OZIORUVA ALIU in Benin on post-amnesty expectations and challenges. KORIPAMO-AGARY: I Didn't Want Odi Experience In Other Communities -081109 Dr. Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, Media Coordinator of Amnesty Implementation for Niger Delta militants, spoke to COLLINS OLAYINKA in Abuja. 'Strategic Grain Reserves Contract Is Waste When There Is No Food To Put In Them' -081109 VOICES for Food Security (VFS) in conjunction with Justice Development and Peace Commission, Ogun State, held a campaign in Ijebu-Ode to create an enabling environment for food security in the country. Project Manager, Oxfam International, David Allu spoke to GBENGA ADETUNJI on the objectives of the organisation and the need to reinforce the institutional capacity of small scale farmers' organisations. Lagos: Tepid War Against Unregistered Schools -081109 By Tope Templer Olaiya When the Lagos State Government decided, early last year to ensure that only private schools that are registered with the essential infrastructural and learning facilities will be allowed enroll for students in the state, it was a fight that caught many school owners unawares. Even the originators of the idea did not realize the dust it would generate not until the state government actually took the battle to rid Lagos of unregistered and substandard private schools to their doors, with a battle-ready taskforce. APAPA: Where Trucks Unleash Hell -081109 By Armsfree Ajanaku Onomo The Apapa end of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway is one of the busiest spots in the nation's commercial nerve centre because nearly 70 per cent of goods, including the petroleum products used in the country are ferried through it from the ports. Articulated vehicles, trailers and tankers from all over the country converge in Apapa and its environs daily to evacuate goods. Oyo State Government Listens Debuts -081109 A dedicated telephone number has been unveiled by the Oyo State Government in its bid to relate directly with the people of the state. The platform tagged 'Oyo State Government Listens' was created to generate feedback responses for government aimed to bridge the gap between the government and the governed. ABUJA: New Haven For Street Trading -081109 For those who live in Lagos, street trading was a phenomenon until recently. Today, sights of traffic sales are fast receding and sanity has been restored to major markets including the once-notorious Oshodi market. Day Security Men Robbed Their Employers -081109 By Odita Sunday Three security men, Sunday Okon (27), James Effiong (20) and Lucky Asekahamen (32), earned their living protecting their employer, one Betty Mbadiwe, but as it turned out last week, the trio became their employer's tormentor when they allegedly burgled the apartment of their boss at 5, Liverpool Road in Apapa, Lagos State. The Fear Of Kidnapping Is The Beginning ... -081109 Kidnapping, which is the taking away of someone against the person's will, usually for ransom or in furtherance of another crime is becoming everyone's nightmare in the country, with the terrifying stories of serial abduction. It is a criminal act, which first attracted national attention in February 2006, when Niger Delta militants kidnapped foreign oil workers to press home their demands. The Great Bank Robberies Of Our Time: What Sanusi Is Not Telling The Nation (4) -081109 By biodun jeyifo In this last essay in the series, it is perhaps useful to remind readers of the particular meaning I have attached to the term "bank robberies" in the discussion. Contrary to its conventional connotation, the term here has meant not banks being held up and robbed by bandits; rather, in this context, the term connotes banks manipulating standard, legal procedures to rob their depositors, shareholders and entire national economies. |
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