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October 11, 2021

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Onofiok Luke Harps on Revitalizing Primary Health Care Sector

The member representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency Rt. Hon.(Barr.) Onofiok Luke has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for turning around healthcare delivery in the state through massive revamping and equipping of hospitals. He has equally stressed on the need to extend same gesture to the Primary Healthcare level.

This, the lawmaker believes , will not only reduce mortality rate among the elders, pregnant women and children but will also decongest hospitals for effective service delivery and make for Universal Health Coverage.

Onofiok Luke who is a member of Congress of Former Legislators from Akwa Ibom State, made this known while sharing thoughts on the future leadership recruitment of the state, with the group in Uyo on Thursday.

“If we speak of the things that needs to be done, we are not implying that nothing had been done but only acknowledging the fact that there will always be room for further development and improvements on the already existing structure and achievements.

“The massive investment in the healthcare delivery has been in the secondary level, now the next investment will be at the primary healthcare level, which will cater for the teeming population of our people residing in the rural communities. Some of our people in the local areas are dying of avoidable diseases because our Primary HealthCare and Comprehensive Health centres have personnel and equipment challenges.

“Our future plan as a state should be to upgrade the School of Health Sciences and Technology in Etinan to the status of a college in order to meet up the requirement to train personnel needed to man Primary Health Care centres in the state.”
The lawmaker disclosed that it was on the basis of that foresight that led me to sponsor the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency bill as the speaker then and appreciated his my colleagues for passing the bill into law.

Barr. Luke commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for assenting to that bill to become law and setting up the agency with tested hands to manage it.

He explained that as Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament, Personal Assistant to Governor, a-two term member , Chairman of various strategic committees and Speaker Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, and now member House of Representatives, he has garnered enough experience and understanding of the state, her people, the workings of governance and he is equipped to provide leadership at the highest political level in the state.

“Yours truly has had the opportunity from a matured perspective to closely observe three successive governments. By that, we have been positioned to know the success stories of those administrations, the modus operandi of their success stories and equally, the challenges those administrations faced. We have been sufficiently incubated in the leadership womb of the state and at the same time sufficiently schooled in her art of governance.

“We need to continue with industrialization, we need to continue with ten years educational plan initiated by this administration, we need to extend the frontiers of the Aviation sector and push the agenda towards making the Ibom Deep Seaport a reality”.

He hinted the group of his intent to put himself forward in the next leadership recruitment for the State.

“In the spirit of the moment, I’m consulting widely across the state to share thoughts and plans about the next stage of the development of the state and soon I will be making my intentions public. I will be seeking the support of Akwa Ibom people for the State’s plum job.

“Some people speculate I am seeking for a second term in the legislature, that’s far from the truth, I have never aimed at the moon to land on the stars, I aim at the moon and seek to land on the moon” My interest is in Governorship and not a second term in the House of Representatives “ So anything to the contrary is a political propaganda.
“We are passionate about the welfare of our people and the rapid development of our state.

“I urge you to use your network and political base to back one of you in this race. We have the requisite experience, exposure and the passion”. Onofiok Luke said

October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021 IFMUYONEWS

Bayelsa State Governor Opens Doors to China for Developmental Partnership

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has sought the assistance of the People’s Republic of China in the area of Infrastructure, Agriculture, technical and educational development of his state.

Governor Diri made the request at the weekend when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, at the country’s embassy in Abuja.
The Bayelsa state governor acknowledged that in the last two decades, the most populated country in the world has witnessed rapid growth, surpassing the World Bank as the world’s largest lender of development finance. He Praised China’s recorded robust successes in economy, partnerships, innovations as well as in poverty eradication, a feat achieved primarily through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure plan conceptualised in China in 2013 and implemented in more than 70 countries with the goal of partnering in the design and implementation of large infrastructure projects.

Governor Diri recalled the President of China’s statement that his government was willing to partner with Nigeria to reduce poverty, saying Bayelsa State would be the right destination for such intervention.

The Bayelsa helmsman further stated that the state is a prime location for interested investors to set up clusters of modular,
captive power generation plants, leveraging on its abundant gas resources.
“Our coastline is the longest in Nigeria of about 180km and has the widest access to the Atlantic Ocean, creating the potential for wind energy.”

On the deep seaport project at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area, the governor said the state seeks partners to develop a port that would act as a trans-shipment port. servicing the entire Gulf of Guinea and the hinterland of Nigeria.
“The seaport and port city would be sited on 10,000 hectares of land to accommodate an industrial city. Approximately 7,500 hectares of land has been acquired for the project, which requires an investment of approximately $2.5billion.
“We are already constructing a road to terminate at Ekeremor, which is the local government headquarters. So we have to construct another road to Agge as well as do the harbour work at the seaport. This would be one of the best seaports in Nigeria that would serve countries around the Gulf of Guinea.”
Governor Diri commended the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), saying he and the state were impressed with the company’s work on the Yenagoa-Oporoma and Gloryland Drive road projects it was constructing in the state.

Responding, Ambassador Cui Jianchun said China and Nigeria had a lot in common.
The envoy noted that 12 years ago, China had over 87 million people living below the poverty line but that by February this year, they had all crossed above the line.
Presenting an economic strategy document to Governor Diri, Jianchun said if China with its large population could overcome poverty, Nigeria can also do same if the country adopted the right policies.
He said: “I believe that we have to work together to grow. If we have to achieve our country’s national interest, we have to do something significant in our host country.
“I therefore thank you for your expression of confidence in China and Chinese companies. You have made the right choice.
“We can look at the possibility of Chinese investors and companies partnering with Bayelsa to develop your gas resources as well as infrastructure. Bayelsa is an important state to Nigeria because of its natural resource endowments and its people. There are several areas of partnership we can explore,” he said.

October 6, 2021

October 6, 2021 IFMUYONEWS

South East Governors Move to Stop IPOB Sit at Home

Governors of the south-east region of Nigeria have vowed to end the sit-at-home order by the proscribed group IPOB.

In a communique issued on Tuesday after an emergency security meeting in Enugu, Enugu State, which was convened to discuss the security crisis in the region, which many believe is caused by the pro-Biafra group, IPOB.

The sit-at-home order, which is observed every Monday in Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, and Ebonyi states, has continuously disrupted the economic and social activities in the region and posed huge security threat to travellers trasversing the region.

The order is meant to put pressure on the Nigerian government to release the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial in Abuja for alleged terrorism.

“The meeting condemned the sit-at-home orders, which are mostly issued by our people in diaspora who do not feel the pains, the meeting resolved that Governors and all (the) people of the South-east do everything within the law to ensure that there is no further sit-at-home in the South-east and that the people are allowed to freely move about in the zone,” the governors said in the communique.

The governors condemned the killings in the region and agreed to support security agencies to restore peace.

The governor agreed that all the states in the South-east should pass a law before the end of 2021 to give legal backing to the setting up of a joint security outfit, Ebubeagu, in the region.

The meeting also mandated clergymen, the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ohanaeze and traditional rulers to continue to dialogue with youths in the region.

The Governors of Ebonyi, Imo and Enugu states and the deputy governor of Abia were Present at the meeting that also had in attendance, Senators Ike Ekweremadu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Tobi Okechukwu, Victor Umeh, former governors, National Assembly members from the region, a former chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, clergymen and traditional rulers.

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra was conspicuously absent at the meeting, neither was the state represented although governorship elections in Anambra is scheduled to hold on November 6.

The governors resolved to support the conduct of the Anambra election, and called on security agencies to ensure that the election is peaceful.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State hosted the meeting.

October 5, 2021

October 5, 2021 IFMUYONEWS

Bill to Reduce Incidents of Fire Outbreak In Nigeria Scales First Reading

The bill for an act to make provisions for the establishment of building fire safety measures, regulation and penalty for defaulters has passed the first reading in the House of Representatives.

Sponsored by the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Communications and member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Rep. Unyime Idem, the bill was presented before the House on Tuesday.

Rep. Idem said the bill is an act to amend the Fire Service Act, CAP F29 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to further reduce the incessant cases of fire outbreaks in the country which has become worst due to non availability of fire safety/fighting equipment in both private and public buildings.

The bill titled, Fire Safety Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 partly reads “Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by adding the word “management”.

The new section 2 to read as follows: – “The Fire Service shall be employed for the management, extinguishment, control and prevention of fire, the saving and protection of life and property and for such other humanitarian and other works as may be required of them under the authority of the Minister.”

“Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by adding a new paragraph e to further establish the intention of paragraph d.
The new section 5 (e) to read as follows: – give approval for building after thorough perusal of the submitted building plan and compliance with provision of necessary fire services prevention and management kits and supervision protocols.”

According to Rep. Idem, when passed into Law, the bill will empower the Fire Service to inspect and approve buildings in the country in line with fire safety measures which is a standard and global practice to avoid or reduce the effect of fire incident.

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