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January 12, 2022 Obong Victor Attah Lambasts Obasanjo, Accuses Him of Not Being a Democrat
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Obong Victor Attah Lambasts Obasanjo, Accuses Him of Not Being a Democrat

The Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of not being a true democrat. He also alleged that Obasanjo of being the secret hand behind the truncating of true federalism and sovereignty in Nigeria.

Speaking in a Television interview on Monday and, Attah said the country would have seamlessly transformed into true federalism with a parliamentary system of government if Obasanjo had not trampled upon the sovereignty of the people by taking unilateral decisions that set the country backwards.

Attah, who was Governor when Obasanjo was president, said the former President had the opportunity of writing his name in gold if he had done what was expected of him at the time.

“Former President Obasanjo truncated true federalism in Nigeria by his actions when he had the opportunity of writing his name in gold. Like we all know, sovereignty resides with the people but Obasanjo did not follow the principles of true sovereignty. Some of the actions he took while in power are the malaise we are still facing today.
“Sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria and there should be an act of parliament that we need a sovereign conference that will come out with a new constitution for Nigeria based on the 1963 constitution that placed mineral resources found in the regions as belonging to the owners of the land.

“Recently, Obasanjo wrote a letter to Pa Edwin Clark saying that the oil in the Niger Delta belongs to Nigeria and not the people of the region. I want to disagree with him on that. The oil in the Niger Delta belongs to the people of the region and the 1963 constitution clearly spelt that out and they were supposed to contribute to the centre and not the other way round.
“As a governor, I championed the cause of resource control which would have recognised the Niger Delta people as the true owners of the oil but Obasanjo did everything to jeopardise resource control which is why we are where we are today.

“If you go back to the 1963 constitution, there was an arrangement that the FG should pay 50 per cent to the states where the mineral resources were found, which clearly means that the mineral resources belong to the states. But when the military took over power, the rules were changed and that was what Obasanjo stood on, even as a democratically elected president.

“He unlawfully took oil wells belonging to Akwa Ibom State and distributed them to Cross River and Imo states. We still remember how Obasanjo stopped federal allocations to Lagos State just because he had issues with the state governor. Are those the mark of a democrat that he is trying to portray himself today?
“He took over the chairmanship of the PDP Board of Trustees from Tony Anenih and was able to manipulate the party for his selfish reasons. Such acts by Obasanjo do not make him the democrat he has been trying to portray himself.”

 

 

 

December 22, 2021 Akwa Ibom State Government Partners Emirati Company to Sell Chicken at Subsidized Rates for The Yuletide
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Akwa Ibom State Government Partners Emirati Company to Sell Chicken at Subsidized Rates for The Yuletide

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Akwa Ibom state, Dr. Glory Edet, was on hand to flag off public sales of Ibom Chicken at a subsidized rate of N2,800 at the state Secretariat Complex, Uyo yesterday, Tuesday 21/12/2021 for purchase during  this year’s Yuletide celebrations in the state.
The  sales of the chicken will last till Wednesday 22 December 2021 where members of the public are given the opportunity to buy either full chicken at N2,800, Gizzard- N1,800; neck N1,300 while legs are sold at N1,100 for Christmas celebration and then resume on 30th December for sales at the same amount for the New year celebrations.
The Agric Commissioner, said the public sales of frozen chicken at subsidized rate was done in collaboration with a United Arab Emirates Company, ( JamPur Group ) in readiness for the formal taking over the management of Ibom Hatchery at Mbiaya Uruan in January 2022.
To this end, production of day old chicks for breeding by poultry farmers, processing of chicken and production of animal feeds are to be made possible in the state by the Company .
December 22, 2021 Senate Moves to Override Buhari On Electoral Bill
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Senate Moves to Override Buhari On Electoral Bill

Seventy-three senators are set to support a motion to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.
Senator George Sekibo, of the Peoples Democratic Party, made this known in an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday.
Sekibo explained that there are plans to override Buhari’s veto after the end of the closed-door session of the senate held on Tuesday.
The lawmaker was quoted as saying that “a total of 73 signatures have been compiled” to override the veto.
By law, the National Assembly can override the president’s veto of a bill through a two-third majority vote.
The signatories said to have been gathered are over two-third majority needed to override the president’s veto as there are 109 senators in the Senate. With the 73 signatures gathered so far, it means 70 per cent of the lawmakers in the Upper Chamber want the bill passed without the president’s assent.
The President had informed the National Assembly of his decision to withhold his assent on the bill, signing the bill into law would have serious adverse legal, financial, economic, and security consequences on the country, particularly in view of Nigeria’s peculiarities.
In his letter to the Senate, the president also said the direct primary arrangement could worsen the insecurity situation across the country if approved. According to him, it could cause confusion in the various political parties
“Direct primaries are also subject or susceptible to manipulation or malpractices as most parties cannot boast of reliable and verified Membership Register or valid means of identification which therefore means non-members can be recruited to vote by wealthy contestants to influence the outcome.
“Rival parties can also conspire and mobilize people to vote against a good or popular candidate in a party during its primaries just to pave way for their own candidates. Whereas where voting is done by accredited delegates during indirect primaries, the above irregularities are not possible,” Buhari letter read in part.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, has explained that holding direct primaries is constitutional.
Adegboruwa said, “Under and by virtue of Paragraph 15 (b) of Part 1 to the Second Schedule of the 1999 Constitution as amended, INEC shall register political parties in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and an Act of the National Assembly.
“By virtue of section 222 (a) of the Constitution, no association, by whatever name called, shall function as a political party, unless a copy of its constitution is registered with INEC.
“By virtue of section 223 (1) (a) of the Constitution, the constitution and rules of a political party shall provide for period election on a DEMOCRATIC basis of its principal officers.
“By virtue of section 224 of the Constitution, the Programme as well as the aims and objectives of a political party shall conform with the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Constitution.
“By virtue of section 40 of the Constitution, INEC is conferred with power to register or refuse registration of political parties.
“From all the above, the Constitution, the Electoral Act and indeed INEC, are to regulate the activities of all political parties, including their various constitutions. That being the case, the reason adduced by the President, for withholding his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, that the said Bill violates the constitution of the political parties, is not supported by the Constitution which created the political parties in the first place.
“The registration of political parties is regulated by INEC in accordance with the Constitution and the Electoral Act. Thus, the constitutions of all political parties are to conform with these laws and not the other way round. It is the political parties that will amend their constitutions to conform with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
“Since the President assumed office, he has withheld his assent to virtually all amendments of the Electoral Act, even though he promised electoral reforms during his campaigns. What this means is that the President prefers to retain all the manifest flaws bedeviling our electoral system, from which himself and his ruling party are benefiting to the detriment of our democratic advancement.
“Although the President is entitled to the discretion of his assent to any Bill presented to him, however the reason adduced for the exercise of such presidential discretion must be legal and valid. It is clear that the discretion has not been properly exercised in the national interest, in this particular case.
“I therefore urge the National Assembly to invoke the provisions of section 58(5) of the Constitution to pass the Bill into law, through two-thirds majority of both Houses.”
December 22, 2021 EARCOM Boss preaches Peace, Love and Reconciliation at Christmas
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EARCOM Boss preaches Peace, Love and Reconciliation at Christmas

Executive Chairman of the Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission, EARCOM, Dr Dorothy Thompson has
urged the good people and residents of Akwa Ibom to use this year’s Christmas to promote peace, love, reconciliation and care for others.

In a Christmas Message, Dr Thompson said the season exemplifies peace, advising that Akwa Ibom people should embrace the clarion call of Governor Udom Emmanuel to maintain peace always love care for others.

The EARCOM Chairman who observed that the recent statewide inauguration of the Maintain Peace Movement, MPM, is a welcome development and is exactly what should be professed and propagated during the yuletide and beyond.

She particularly commended Governor Emmanuel who she observed is a peace advocate in his policies and style of governance and urged the people to use this year’s Christmas to erect platforms of love, peace and reconciliation for the greater development of the state.

The EARCOM Chairman advised Akwa Ibom people to pray for the State to enjoy greater peace for the State government to consolidate on her developmental programmes that have made the state first amongst equals.

She assured the people of the State that Governor Emmanuel will remain focused in his delivery of the Completion Agenda with pro-people projects and programmes to improve their standard of living.

While wishing Akwa Ibom people and residents a Merry Christmas, Dr Dorothy Thompson however charge all to be security conscious, report suspected security threats to the authorities and avoid indulging in social vices such as revelry, prostitution, rape, gender based violence, fraud, violence and all forms of criminality so they don’t face the wrath of the law.

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