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April 18, 2023 Court Reinstates Ararume as NNPCL Boss, Awards N5bn Damages Against Federal Government.
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Court Reinstates Ararume as NNPCL Boss, Awards N5bn Damages Against Federal Government.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has today;Tuesday, restored Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The court set aside his removal by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 17, 2023.

Ararume had prayed the court to declare his removal as the NNPCL chief illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional and that it was a total breach of CAMA law under which the NNPCL was incorporated. He further approached the court to issue an order to return him to office with damages worth N100 billion as compensation for the humiliation suffered nationally and internationally.

Delivering judgement, Justice Inyang Ekwo voided Arume’s sacking and awarded N5bn as damages against President Buhari and the NNPCL, to be paid for the disruption of Arume’s appointment on the ground that the action of the President was arbitrary, unlawful and illegal.

The justice ordered that Ararume be immediately restored to office as the non-executive chairman of the NNPCL.

The judge also declared as null and void all decisions of the Board of Directors of the NNPCL carried out in the absence of Ararume.

April 18, 2023 Civil Servants Set to Earn 40% More From April
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Civil Servants Set to Earn 40% More From April

The Federal Government of Nigeria will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of April,2023, if President Muhammadu Buhari’s final assent for disbursement can be secured.

Government Officials say the fresh pay increase, tagged consequential allowance, would lead to a 40 per cent rise in the current pay of government workers.

The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, revealed that the Federal Government might begin payment of the 40 per cent pay rise by the end of April this year, adding that the three months arrears of January, February and March however would have to be paid at a later date.

He said, “Consequential allowance Salaries will be increased by 40 per cent for civil servants from level 1 to level 17.

“What we receive now is called consolidated public service salary structure, it is the combination of basic and all allowances. So, the increase will be 40 per cent of what a public servant is earning now.

“They will start paying from the end of this April and the arrears of January, February and March will be paid later. The salary increase is effective from January 2023. That is the proposal submitted by the committee set up to look into salary adjustment for civil servants, but I’m not sure if the President has signed it yet.”

Last month, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige disclosed that the Federal Government had approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country, which had been included in the 2023 budget to take effect from January 1, 2023.

Ngige described the pay raise as a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view of the current economic realities and it is meant to help government workers cushion the effects of rising inflation, cost of living, hikes in transportation fares, housing and electricity tariffs.

April 17, 2023 Clement Jimbo Unseats Aniekan Umanah as INEC Cancels Ikono/Ini Supplementary Election
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Clement Jimbo Unseats Aniekan Umanah as INEC Cancels Ikono/Ini Supplementary Election

Clement Jimbo of the All Progressives Congress has defeated his PDP Opponent , Aniekan Umanah to claim the seat in the House of Representatives for Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency,  that of Ikono/Ini federal constituency which was held the same saturday has however been cancelled by INEC due to widespread violence.

Mr. Clement Jimbo polled a total 22, 225 as against Umanah’s 20, 793 votes at the end of the supplementary election conducted on Saturday April 15, 2023.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, who disclosed this to newsmen in his office described the rerun in the area as abysmal.

Omorogbe said that the election were cancelled in all the 17 polling units that the rerun took place as a result of snatching of electoral materials, including Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation Machine System (BVAS)

“They were fighting all through the local Government Area in the 17 polling units in the area. I received a report from the Collation Officers that suppose to collate the result in the area that election did not hold.

“The whole exercise of those 17 polling units, they were either hijacked, disrupted, people were being chased and other things of that nature.

“From the Collation Officers in the field who were supposed to collate they all came back and have written reports and the result sheets they were supposed to fill are all here. Apparently, there was no election for now.” Omorogbe said.

He expressed regret that the violence led to the shooting of one of the corps members on duty on his leg, the male corps member serving as Ad-hoc staff at Ikot Efre, Itak unit 2, in Itak ward 11(eleven) was said to have been beaten mercilessly by suspected political thugs.

The contest for the Ikono/Ini Federal House seat is between incumbent House of Representatives member Mr. Emmanuel Ukpong Udo, who moved from the PDP to the Young Peoples Party (YPP)to seek second-time re-election and the PDP candidate and immediate Past Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet.

Similarly, political thugs reportedly disrupted the exercise in Etim Ekpo LGA Ward 7 at Ibio Nnung Achat community and Etok Uruk Eshiet Ward 3, by hijacking election materials.

April 12, 2023 Akwa Ibom Has no Official Map – State House of Assembly
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Akwa Ibom Has no Official Map – State House of Assembly

Stakeholders turned up yesterday at the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly for the public hearing for a bill for a law to provide for a map for the state and other matters connected therewith.

The public hearing was jointly organized by the house committees on lands and housing, boundary and conflict resolution, local government and chieftaincy affairs.

In his opening remark, chairman of the joint committee and leader of the house, UDO KIERAN AKPAN, said the bill, when passed and assented to, will put to rest every boundary dispute in the state.

His stance was also corroborated by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, FRANK ARCHIBONG and Elder ANIEKAN AKPAN, who represented the Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources.

UDO KIERAN also clarified that the bill does not in any way mete out injustice or injury to anyone or group.

Making their presentations, representatives from Eket People’s Union, Onna, Ikot Abasi and MkpatEnin local government areas supported the bill, saying it will provide permanent solution to the boundary crises some of their communities have grappled with over the years.

On his part, Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council, Ntenyin Dr SOLOMON ETUK, said the map, when done, will bring lasting peace and harmony to the state.

 

In the same vein, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network, CHRAN, through its Executive Director, Otuekong FRANKIN ISONG, urged the state government to adequately fund the Office of the Surveyor General of the state to carry out the task, when the bill is given assent by the governor.

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