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The Chairman of Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) Kogi State Chapter, Hajiya Hassiat Suleiman has charged host communities and mining operators in Kogi State to ensure peaceful coexistence among them at all times.

The call was made at a Community Development Agreement implementation meeting held to appraise the social projects carried out by Zuma 828 Coal Ltd for its host community of Okobo and Enjema in Ankpa LGA of Kogi State.

The meeting was presided over by the chairman and held at the MIREMCO Secretariat. The confab drew the attendance of members of the committee, the Deputy Speaker of Kogi’s State House of Assembly, The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, as well as the Chairman of Ankpa LGA. Also present were representatives of both communities and the mining company respectively.

In her remarks, Hajiya Suleiman admonished against conflict as the meeting held amid growing tensions between the community and the coal mining company regarding non completion of a 5 year CDA plan which both parties entered into in 2018; she emphasised the need for mutually beneficial relationships to be established and maintained, for the simultaneous betterment of the people and the success of business operations.

Speaking further, the Chairman assured attendees of her committee’s willingness to ensure justice and fairness in carrying out its set mandate, which is conflict resolution among diferring parties; she encouraged both camps not to hesitate to table all issues through the appropriate channels and warned strongly against taking laws into their hands as deliberations remain ongoing.

Tensions arose as the company’s attempt to renew a 5-year CDA at the expiration of the previous one was rebuffed by the host communities, citing the company’s non-completion of the previous CDA. Hajiya Suleiman stressed that it is an obligation on all mining operators to renew and renegotiate contracts and agreements after a 5-year period as dictated by Law.

“I urge companies to fulfill the covenants of their CDAs to the letter and make sure implementation and monitoring of projects is done at close intervals to avoid complications such as these,” she stated.

TPAND DG ENGR. YUSUF HUSSEIN CALLS NIGERIANS TO VOTE TINUBU AHEAD OF POLLS

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February 23, 2023

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Deputy director, Diaspora Directorate Tinubu Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, PCC and Director General, Tinubu Presidential Ambassador of Nigeria Diaspora, TPAND, Engr Yusuf Hussein,
TSA said the APC Presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has an outstanding leadership quality and personal attributes with proven antecedents that would forestall hope in the much heated polity.

In an interview with Political Square on Social Plus Africa, Engr. Yusuf, said the TPAND is a grassroot mobilisation campaign organization for Tinubu-Shetima ahead of 2023 general election.
He described Tinubu as a merchant of hope, capable of redefining the meaning and concept of modern leadership towards meaning transformation.

The Tinubu Presidential Ambassador of Nigeria Diaspora, TPAND, a sole sponsored organization is well represented at the grassroot in the 36 states of the Federation including the FCT, adequately mobilizing and empowering the youths, women and men respectively to canvass support for the Tinubu Shettima presidential dream.

With a few days to the 2023 general elections, Nigerians have been urged to come out en-mass, shun voter apathy amid current prevailing hardship to vote for the Jagaban, Bola Tinubu, in order to enjoy the dividends of democracy.

Startups: Pantami Receive Global Winners from LEAP 2023 Rocket Fuel Pitch Startup Competition in Riyadh

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February 19, 2023

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Amidst applause and accolades, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), received the Global Winners in different categories of the LEAP 2023 Rocket Fuel Pitch Startup Competition, WICRYPT by Aronu Ugochukwu and RICE AFRIKA by Maigari Ahmadu.

The Winner of the New World Award category, WICRYPT is a decentralized internet-sharing and monetizing Network which gives everyone the power to become a micro-ISP. While the winner of the Tech for Humanity category, RiceAfrika, is a tech-driven agriculture optimization service provider in Africa, which provides a platform that connects smallholder farmers in Africa.

While meeting with the Startups, Prof Pantami said that Nigeria is passionate about innovation which is why she developed the Startup Act. He stated that the challenge of unemployment, underemployment, and un-employability can only be addressed by promoting our digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship.

“We are more interested in supporting job providers than only supporting job seekers that can even hardly do the work even if they are employed,” he said.

He appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for approving Nigeria to be part of a Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO). He went further to appreciate the DCO for the full sponsorship of Nigeria’s participation at the event.

“Many countries are contributing, but due to some challenges of funding, we are yet to make any contribution, but DCO sponsored 16 Nigerian Startups to attend the event without a single kobo from us by providing air tickets, accommodation, and everything for them,” Prof Pantami said.

“I want to also commend the National Information Technology Development Agency, particularly the management led by Kashifu Inuwa, for coordinating the event actively on our behalf and for making all our delegates and our startups to be very comfortable,” he said.

The Honourable Minister added, “I also commend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Minister in Charge of Communications and Information Technology, His Excellency, Engr. Abdullah bin Amer Alswaha, for inviting Nigeria to attend the LEAP 2023.

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, while officially presenting the 2 Nigerian Startups that won the cash price of $150,000 each to the Honourable Minister who led the Nigerian delegation to the LEAP 2023 Tech Event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that, based on the directive of the Honourable Minister, NITDA coordinated the participation of the startups through its subsidiary Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI).

“We worked with them, we guided them, and we were there with them throughout the competition,” he stated.

“Out of the six categories, Nigeria took two, which accounts means almost 33.3 percent of the participants,” he said.

Inuwa said that out of the 220, eight startups from Nigeria were selected. He said in the first round 90 were selected to participate in the semi-final with all eight Nigerian Startups making the shortlist. Out of the 90, 12 were qualified to move to the final stage and out of the 12 startups, three were from Nigeria. This he said included WICRYPT, under the Into the New World Award category, and the Rise Africa Technology under the Tech for Humanity, and Scholar Limited.

The Winners appreciated the Ministry and NITDA for the platform given to them to blossom and for pushing young people to explore their talents.

Kogi Guber: Chief Asuku Picks APC Expression of Intent and Nomination Form

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February 18, 2023

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The Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Muh’d Jamiu Asuku has picked his Expression of Intent and Nomination Form to participate in the April 10th APC Guber Primaries.

The young and vibrant Chief of Staff who clocked 39 years this January during his time as formerly DG Protocol and thereafter, Chief of Staff has shown exemplary leadership acumen which qualified him as GYB’s successor.

To govern Kogi State, there is recourse to scout for not only one to consolidate GYB’s legacies but one detribalised, God fearing as well as unity oriented. It accedes to barely any contestation that Chief Asuku has played important and significant roles in the social and political organisations of the GYB-led administration from the first tenure to more recent times. These roles have straddled the periods, with continuities and variations to different extents.

The noblest roles played by the GYB-led administration are those in the trenches as pushback against family-inheritance rule and the siege to freedom and human rights, during the years of the locust. GYB positioned himself as a durable bulwark against oppression, corruption and insecurity and today, we are proud of his administration. Thus, upholding these noble achievements, we have Asuku as the right man for the job.

Speaking shortly to newsmen in Abuja after he picked the APC Guber Intent and Nomination Form, Chief Asuku while thanking Almighty Allah appraised his boss and benefactor, His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Bello for the opportunities and support he has doctored him throughout these years.

Describing GYB as his mentor, the Kogi Governor hopeful urged Kogites to maintain their mainstream in the forthcoming General Elections where all APC candidates are to be delivered from top to bottom.

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Farouk Ozigi Onimisi
*Asukulated Orator

HAJIA HADIZA MAMMAN STAND FOR TINUBU/SHETTIMA

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February 15, 2023

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Kudos to Hajiya Hadiza Mamman Vatsa, a tireless and dogged woman who takes the political campaign of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the next level. A woman whose campaign mission and strategy is to go to the grassroots for door to door to campaign, and most importantly to empower women, men and youths by using her personal resources just for the love for Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu to come out victorious in the 2023 presidential poll. Hajia Hadiza has participated in various APC Presidential campaign rallies as a member of the APC Presidential Campaigned Council and APC local government national endorsement summit held at ICC Abuja,

In an interview with her, Hajia Hadiza noted that the Jagaban is the best candidate that fits the sit of Nigeria’s presidency and she assure Nigerians that she have confidence in him to do greater thing for Nigeria,

she therefore stressed that it is the believe she has in him that made her to donate and equipped Asiwaju campaign offices in 20 state across Nigeria for his campaigns, this includes the Abuja office that is worth millions of Naira just because of the believe and trust she has for the APC Presidential Candidate.

HAJIA HADIZA Empowers Citizens For Asiwaju

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February 15, 2023

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The air was filled with so much joy and happiness for the people of Kogi State as Hajia Hadiza Mamman Vatsa, National Coordinator, The National Agenda For Greater Asiwaju, NAGA Stormed Kabba and Lokoja with her enthusiastic team to enlighten, donate and empower women, men and youths of the area with Sowing machines, grinding machines, hairdressers’ dryers, vulcanizers machine, hair clipper and so much more across Kogi state.

This shower of love is first of its kind in the history of Nigeria where a woman single handedly takes up such a project to empower people, not just only in Kogi state but across the 36 states including the federal capital territory, all in the drive to gather support for the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential campaign.

In her speech the national coordinator of NAGA and project initiator, Hajiya Hadiza Mamman Vatsa, stressed that Asiwaju is the best candidate that Nigerians need at the moment, and she called on all Nigerians to come out En-mass to vote for Asiwaju. She added that Asiwaju have Nigerians in mind and his mission is to change their life for good, she also emphasized that Asiwaju’s government will unite Nigerians, secure them and make their lives comfortable.
Hajia Hadiza, who is the national coordinator of NAGA, is a tireless workaholic and a go getter, she strongly believes in the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential poll, she therefore called on all well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life to rally around the APC Presidential Candidate and ensure his victory.

NAGA DRUMS SUPPORT FOR TINUBU AHEAD OF POLLS

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February 9, 2023

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The National Agenda For Greater Asiwaju, NAGA, a political support organization with offices in more than 20 states nation wide has said it will leave no stone unturned until the mandate of the organization is achieved.

The political campaign group is grassroot oriented with special focus on artisans, technicians and the less privileged across the nation.

In an interview with Social Plus Africa TV, the national coordinator and project initiator, Hajiya Hadiza Vatsa said the mandate of campaign exercise across board is to rejig the Nigerian economy and polity with competent leadership.
Vatsa called on Nigerians to look beyond sentiments and vote for experience and quality leadership.

The Director and Deputy Director of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Committee on Artisans and Technicians North Central, Prof. Stephen Ocheni and Princess Atika Ajana applauded the remarkable achievements of NAGA and called for more volunteers to take up such responsibility.
They noted that never has it happened in the history of politics that a woman bankrolled such a massive and capital intensive project all by her self at the grassroot to garner support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Shetima.

NAGA has vowed that it will not relent, until it reaches out to all Nigerians at the grassroot ahead of the 2023 elections.

APC PCC FCT INAUGURATION: CIVIL SOCIETIES DIRECTORATE CALLS FOR MAXIMUM SUPPORT.

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As the lead up to the general elections heat up, the Director of civil societies and NGOs of the All progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council – Abuja chapter, Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins Laniyi has called for maximum support of the Tinubu/Shettima – led campaign by these groups, saying that the importance of civil societies to the democratic process cannot be overemphasised.

The charge was made as APC inaugurated the FCT PCC on Thursday, 26th January in a ceremony which saw a number of heads of Directorates inaugurated in a bid to consolidate and harmonize all apparatus of the APC as Nigeria inches closer to the polls.

Speaking to press after the oath taking ceremony, which was conducted by the Honorable Minister of State in her capacity standing in for the Minister of the FCT at the international conference centre in Abuja, Laniyi who was also inaugurated, stated that civil societies have a role to play in reducing election-related conﬂict dynamics and promoting a peaceful electoral environment. She stressed the importance of harnessing maximum support from these groups as a way to consolidate the core of the electorate as the country decides at the general elections.

“It is of utmost importance that we garner support from all quarters in other to ensure a landslide victory at the polls; civil societies and NGOs stand as wealth of resource to ensure maximum support while also having the advantage of influencing peaceful electoral processes as a whole,”

“The APC is not resting on its oars to bring this to bear by engaging with civil societies and NGOs to take advantage of of the reach they have in terms of advocacy and mobilization,” she said.

The inauguration was well attended by members of the APC including; the Minister of the FCT Alhaji Muhammad Bello who was represented by Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; state chairman of the party Alhaji Usman Abdulmalik; party excos, stalwarts, and candidates alike.

2023 GENERAL ELECTION: APC INAUGURATES PCC FCT, CALLS FOR LANDSLIDE VICTORY

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January 27, 2023

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Ahead of the upcoming General elections, the All progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated the Presidential Campaign Council – Abuja chapter with a charge to ensure landslide victory. The ceremony saw a number of heads of Directorates inaugurated in a bid to consolidate and harmonize all apparatus of the APC as Nigeria inches closer to the polls.

Newly inaugurated directors of APC PPC FCT

The oath swearing was conducted by the Honorable Minister of State in her capacity standing in for the Minister of the FCT: in her remarks, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu congratulated the newly sworn-in directors, calling their appointments a well deserved honor conferred on each of them. The Minister of State admonished them to work assiduously to achieve the ultimate goal of entrenching all APC candidates in their respective positions. She noted that expectations were high for a landslide victory at the polls come February and said that the officials had their work cut out for them.

The event held on Thursday, 26th January 2023 at the international conference centre in Abuja and was well attended by members of the APC including; the Minister of the FCT Alhaji Muhammad Bello who was represented by Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; state chairman of the party Alhaji Usman Abdulmalik; party excos; party candidates and party stalwarts – Senators Usman Jibrin Wowo and Isa Maina, as well as Honourable Zephaniah Jisalo, and a host of others.

Speaking further, the FCT Minister of State revealed that the day also marked the official flag-off of step down training for agents, she said that the training was aimed at equipping agents with necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes on the electoral process, which will be deployed to all polling centers come election day. Dr. Tijjani Aliyu closed by stating that the APC requires nothing but unalloyed loyalty of its members during this crucial time.

Notable remarks were also made by the state party chairman, Alhaji Usman Abdulmalik, who urged party members to be steadfast in their assigned duties to the party, while he called on APC faithfuls and challenged them to go out en masse and vote overwhelmingly for the party in a bid to ensure continuity of good governance.

In a goodwill message, FCT coordinator for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign Honourable Zephaniah Jisalo also congratulated the inaugurated directors saying that they had each been chosen for their loyalty and hardwork in the party. He expressed optimism that they would all make the party proud in the fulfilment of their duties.

Among the many directors and directorates inaugurated include the directorates of public relations; finance; inter-party affairs; secretary of the campaign council; youth; civil societies, to mention but a few.

APC PCC FCT INAUGURATION: YOUTH DIRECTORATE CALLS FOR INCREASED YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN ELECTORAL PROCESS

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Director of Youth mobilization of the All progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council – Abuja chapter, Yusuf Nadabo has charged Nigerian youths to engage more in the polity in the lead up to the general elections.

The charge was made as APC inaugurated the FCT PCC on Thursday, 26th January in a ceremony which saw a number of heads of Directorates inaugurated in a bid to consolidate and harmonize all apparatus of the APC as Nigeria inches closer to the polls.

Speaking to press after the oath taking ceremony, which was conducted by the Honorable Minister of State in her capacity standing in for the Minister of the FCT at the international conference centre in Abuja, Nadabo, who was also sworn in, stated that a lot was riding on the youth populace to decide Nigeria’s political future. He reiterated the need for youths to strive to participate more in politics rather than clamour for youth inclusion alone.

“I urge my fellow Nigerian youths to be more active in politics, this, more than anything, will display your potential and capacity for leadership, which will in turn give rise to inclusiveness in governance . This is the most realistic way for more of us to be part of the decision making process of our great country,”

“The APC government is the only one since the return of democracy in 1999 that has given opportunity for the youth to participate By coming up with the” Not Too Young To Run” Law, so it is expected that Nigerian youths take advantage of this,” he said.

The event was well attended by members of the APC including; the Minister of the FCT Alhaji Muhammad Bello who was represented by Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; state chairman of the party Alhaji Usman Abdulmalik; party excos, stalwarts, and candidates alike.