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  • Binta loses return bid to Senate

    Senator Binta Garba who has represented Adamawa North in the Senate since 2015, has lost her bid to return to the Senate.

    Conversely, another Adamawa female politician, Hon Aisha Dahiru (Binani), has won the Adamawa Central Senatorial District election.

    Sen Binta of the APC polled 63,219 votes against the 78,337 votes scored by the PDP candidate for the Adamawa North senatorial election, Mr Ishaku Cliff, who accordingly became the senator-elect for the district.

    To win her own election, Aisha Dahiru Binani, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator-elect for Adamawa Central Senatorial District, polled 188,526 votes to rise above Murtala Chubado Modibbo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 96,530 votes

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    This was according to results announced in Yola by Prof. Baba Bukar Jakusko who is the returning officer.

    The southern zone senatorial district result is yet to be collated

    Meanwhile, Prof Mamman Ardo of the MAUTECH Yola, who is the Returning Officer for the House of Representatives election, has also announced Ja’afar Abubakar Magaji as winner for Mubi-North, Mubi -South and Maiha federal constituency.

    Magaji polled 73,117 votes to defeat Umar Babangida Maina of PDP who scored 31,677 votes during the polls.

  • ‘Lack of moral values, bane of security challenges’

    The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria’s security challenges are largely due to lack of moral values especially among youths.

    Mustapha spoke at the 2nd Northern Christian Youth Economic and Political Summit 2018, with the theme: “The role of Christian youths in the promotion of peace and political stability in Nigeria” on Tuesday in Abuja.

    The SGF, who expressed sadness over the security situation in the country, urged youths to be the lead vanguards in restoring peace, security and stability by providing government with intelligence.

    He advised the youths to identify and report any threat to the public, adding that for the country to develop, it is the duty of all to protect citizens.

    What is pervasive today, according to Mustapha, is the desperate desire to get rich by most Nigerians, a situation he described as a bad omen and urged youths to shun greed, malice, deceit, envy, slander and arrogance.

    He tasked the youths to take charge of their lives and discover their divine destinies because they had the spirit of God in them.

    The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, advised the youths to have a positive outlook in the face of the challenges confronting them and the country in order to contribute to national development.

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    Ogbeh said: “We should not base everything on hope without proper planning because God has given us the heart, mind and intelligence to seek the way forward.’’

    He called on them to trust God for everything and avoid using weapons of the oppressor because as youths they had the capacity to move Nigeria to a greater height and get global recognition.

    The minister advised them to be wary of the antics of politicians and not allow themselves to be used as thugs to realise their selfish ambitions.

    Ogbe further advised the youths to make more contributions to nation building and invest more on agriculture.

    In a goodwill message, Sen. Binta Garba (APC-Adamawa North) told the youths to take their place as the future and hope of Nigeria by overcoming the country’s many challenges, entrenching entrepreneurship and good leadership.

    “As youths, you can make Nigeria rise again; but this can only be achieved when we have true leaders who have what it takes to stir the ship and address the pains of the people,’’ Garba charged them.

  • Mubi bomb blast: Senate urges security agencies to beef up security

    The Senate on Wednesday urged security agencies to beef up security in Mubi, Adamawa North Senatorial District, following bomb blast attack in the area.

    The upper chamber also urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to the affected areas.

    The resolutions were sequel to a motion on “The Twin Bomb Blast in Mubi and the need for Immediate Action to Prevent Recurrence” by Sen. Binta Garba (APC-Adamawa) at plenary.

    Binta noted that on May 1, “two suspected suicide bombers shattered the relative peace in Mubi and environs through a twin bomb explosion in a mosque.”

    The lawmaker said the recent attacks had seriously brought back fears, not only in Mubi but also the entire Adamawa North Senatorial District.

    “This will definitely affect businesses of the aream, especially Mubi, being a centre of the state.

    Contributing, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa (APC-Lagos), called for the restructuring of the security apparatus to check the killings across the country.

    After a Voice Vote by the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, the prayers of the motion were unanimously adopted by the senators.

  • Port efficiency: NPA inaugurates four tugboats worth over N9.16b

    Port efficiency: NPA inaugurates four tugboats worth over N9.16b

    The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has acquired four tugboats at the cost of over N9.16 billion to improve port efficiency.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tugboats are MT DAURA, MT. UROMI, MT. UBIMA and MT. MAJIYA.

    At the inauguration of the tugboats on Wednesday in Apapa, Lagos, the Managing Director, NPA, Ms Hadiza Usman, said that they were needed to assist vessels to berth appropriately into the channels.

    Usman added that the tugboats would enhance navigation and improve management of the channels.

    “The authority is to fulfill its obligation with Joint Venture Channel Management Companies by carrying out capital amendment dredging of the
    channels.

    “The partnership has improved the dredging of the channels.

    “The Lagos channel is up to 13.5 metres deep while more than 100 critical wrecks have been removed from the channels.

    “Through the joint partnership, about 232.3 metres vessels carry up to 3,500 TEU, and such vessels require approximately 11.5 metres depth,’’ Usman said.

    A member of Senate Committee on Marine Transportation, Sen. Binta Garba, who inaugurated Mt. MAJIYA, said that the inauguration would have a multiplier effect on the nation economy.

    Garba said that the senate would not relent in assisting government agencies to develop infrastructure to enable government to generate more revenue.

    She urged the NPA to intensify efforts in revenue generation.

    Mr Emmanuel Adesoye, the Chairman, Board of Directors of NPA, commended the achievement.

    Adesoye said that the tugboats were of the best brands and would serve as a powerful revenue earner.

    Adesoye said that the four tugboats had increased to nine, the number
    of the tugboats available to improve ship anchorage in various channels.

    In a message, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku
    Peterside, also hailed the NPA for the feat.

    Peterside, who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the NIMASA, Alhaji Bashir Jamoh, said that the tugboats would assist in daily operations of the authority and reduce turnaround time of vessels calling at the ports.

    “Before now, attention had always been in the recurrent expenditure in Nigeria, but the current administration shifted to capital expenditure which is the catalyst to economic growth and development.

    “Infrastructure development is crucial to the growth of the maritime sector and by extension the Nigerian economy, particularly now that the Federal Government is diversifying the economy in order to create more jobs and generate more revenue.

    “The efforts of NPA will go a long way in assisting the government to realise its agenda and also help to plug revenue leakages at this time the country is trying to get out of recession.

    “The Dockyard will save Federal Government at least 100 million
    dollars annually which will be direct savings from the dry docking of vessels operating in Nigeria,’’ Peterside said.

    He said that it was Nigeria’s desire to partner with the private sector to
    run the dockyard, adding that NIMASA would continue its collaboration
    with NPA and other sister-agencies in ensuring safe and secure maritime domain.

    Mrs Nike Akande, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce, said that there was the need to provide necessary facilities in the ports.

    Akande expressed satisfaction that the NPA procured the tugboats under the leadership of a woman.

    She said that the inauguration of the tugboats would ease operations in the ports.

    Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai, Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command,
    urged the management of NPA to assist the navy to train its officers and men
    on the operations of the tugboats.

    Bobai said that full operations of the tugboat would improve turnaround time in ports.

    He, however, urged that the tugboats be handled properly to avoid accidents.

    The Managing Director, Depase Company, Mr Gadi Ilan, commended the NPA for giving the company the opportunity to train the Nigeria crew on additional operations regarding the tugboats.

    Mrs Lizy Ovbude, Managing Director, Ports and Terminal Operators Nig. Ltd., urged the NPA management to extend the operations of the tugboats to the Eastern Port.

    Ovbude said that terminal operators usually ended up hiring tugboats from private companies to enable them to anchor their vessels safely.

     

  • We are not fighting men with equality bill – Sen. Garba

    We are not fighting men with equality bill – Sen. Garba

    Sen. Binta Garba (APC Adamawa North) has appealed to men in the country not to see the Gender Equality Bill before the Senate as an affront to them.

    Garba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that men and women are partners in progress in all sectors.

    “Women must be given an equal opportunity to serve her motherland in every standard she would found herself be it in her work place, in her chosen career or whatever.

    “We are not fighting the men.

    “The Gender Equality Bill initially was rejected and re-presented and deliberated upon; areas of concerns were looked into.

    “Most parties that were obviously not in support of it now saw that it was necessary that such a bill should see the light of the day.

    “And after the second reading, now the bill is being passed for public hearing and once it’s done, then the committee has to work on it to bring it back for the third reading.

    “Areas of national interest will be looked into and that will give it the speedy passage.

    “But we need to do a lot of lobbying within ourselves, our colleagues- the male counterparts – all sectors that obviously would be interested in seeing that this bill is being passed.’’

    The bill sponsored by Sen. Biodun Olujinmi (PDP-Ekiti South) scaled second reading in Sept. 2016 after some modifications.

    The bill was to prohibit all forms of discrimination against any person in accordance with Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution.

    The section prohibits all forms of discrimination due to gender, age and disability through spoken words, acts, rules, customs and practices by any person or institution.

     

  • Boko Haram: Ekweremadu to lead Senators to Adamawa

    Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, will today lead some Senators to Adamawa State as part of Senate’s move to obtain first hand information on the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in the North East.

    The visit will also take the lawmakers to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state.

    This is sequel to the resolution of the upper chamber on the need to establish a Presidential Intervention Committee for the rehabilitation of the North East.

    The motion was sponsored by Senators George Thompson Sekibo (River East) and 35 others on the urgent need to establish a Presidential Intervention Committee for the rehabilitation of the North East zone being ravaged by the insurgents.

    Apart from Ekweremadu, Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki also listed other Senators on the trip to include Senators Ahmed Lawan, (Yobe North) Murtala Nyako, (Adamawa Central) Binta Garba, (Adamawa North), Ahmadu Abubakar, (Adamawa South) George Sekibo, (Rivers East), Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi South) and Bashir Marafa (Taraba State).

    Saraki had on Monday led some Senators on the spot assessment of the security situation in Borno State.

    He also visited IDP camps where he made a cash donation of N10million in support of the upkeep of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

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  • 2015: Adamawa APC adopts Atiku as presidential candidate

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has adopted former vice president Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for the February 15, 2015 election, just as it said that its doors remain open to other aspirants interested in campaigning in the state.

    The Chairperson of the APC in the state, Hon. Binta Garba, said at a news conference in Abuja that even though the party in the state has adopted the former vice president as its candidate, it is not closing the door to other aspirants.

    She dismissed the consensus option in the selection of the party’s presidential candidate, saying it was undemocratic to do so.

    Justifying their choice of Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate, she said, “the former vice president is not just a son of Adamawa State. The Turaki Adamawa is well-known and well-respected across the six geopolitical zones of our great country, Nigeria. His marriage and business ties cut across tribe and tongue, as do his philanthropy and social obligations. Sadly, in the deeply-divided Nigeria we have today, few politicians can make such a claim.

    “We are proud of the outstanding leadership role Atiku Abubakar has played in this country over the past 15 years of democracy, both within and outside government. He has been a bridge-builder, stepping in during times of discord to mediate peace within and outside the APC.

    “Without antagonism or malice, he has consistently lent his voice to pressing national issues, offering counsel to the Federal Government at times when those at the top were clueless about what steps to take.  He is a leader with a difference. He is also a man of the people.

    “Without the least meaning to diminish his national and global stature, it is on the records that Atiku as an individual has done more to develop Adamawa State than any indigene of the state that is living or dead. His university, the American University of Nigeria has put our state and the whole country on the world’s map of quality education.

    “Next to the state government, he ranks as the highest employer of labour through his many businesses and industrial establishments. We are equally thrilled by his commitment to job creation, improving the economy, education, infrastructure, transparency in government and the overall welfare of Nigerians.”