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  • APC Reps to challenge Jonathan’s eligibility in court

    APC Reps to challenge Jonathan’s eligibility in court

    Following the declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan to run for Presidency in 2015, a group of lawmakers from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives have said they will challenge his eligibility in court.

    Jonathan, after declaring his intention to run last Thursday, set up a team, chaired by former Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Haliru, to handle his campaign.

    One of the lawmakers, Nasiru Sule Garo, representing Gwarzo/Ikabo Federal Constituency of Kano State, spoke on the pending action.

    He said: “People are ready to go (to court). We are just waiting for him to declare. For now, he is not a candidate. He is just being endorsed, like it happened during (the late Gen. Sani) Abacha’s regime, when selfish individuals were just coming out to say that Abacha was the sole candidate of every other party.”

    The lawmaker hinged the fresh agitation to contest Jonathan’s eligibility on the Supreme Court ruling on former Adamawa State Governor Boni Haruna, which quashed his re-election bid after completing the tenure of his predecessor and another four years.

    He said: “By the Constitution of Nigeria, I don’t think the President (Jonathan) has any right for now to contest. He has been sworn in twice and our constitution says that a person shall occupy the Office of the President for two terms of four years, which makes it eight years. This President has occupied this position for two years and he contested an election and he is occupying for four years, which makes it six.

    “If he seeks a re-election, it means he is going to be sworn-in for the third term. That one too can be contested. Is he going to serve for two years and then we do another election, or is he going to violate the constitution and serve for four years, which would make him the President of Nigeria for 10 years? So, there are a lot of questions that need to be clarified by the court before he even contest for that position.”

  • Water: A community’s huge challenge

    Water: A community’s huge challenge

    Sabon-Gurufata community is in Ibwa Ward in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Its greatest challenge is lack of clean water as the only source of water supply in the community is a polluted stream. GBENGA OMOKHUNU reports that there may be an outbreak of cholera if potable water is not provided for the residents. 

    Gabon-Gurufata is a community where nothing works. It lacks almost everything, including water which is one of the basic necessities of life. It is 15 kilometers away from Gwagwalada town. Members of the community settled in Gwagwalada after migrating from Suleja in Niger State in 1945.

    A visit by our correspondent revealed that they have been suffering from complete neglect from successive administrations. Politicians know they exist only when they want to get their votes during elections. They make promises of how they (politicians) will improve the people’s living conditions. But immediately they are voted into office, all promises are forgotten.

    Water boreholes, rural electrification, primary healthcare centres and other basic social amenities to make lives comfortable for the people living in rural communities are lacking as they are not provided as promised by politicians.

    It is obvious that the people are currently at the mercy of an impending outbreak of cholera because of absence of potable water supply in the community. As a result, the people resorted to sourcing water from a dirty stream for survival.

    It was gathered that members of the community are not happy probably because the council chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Jibrin-Giri, has not provided them with any meaningful community project since his assumption of office.

    Chief Haruna Tatobwa, the Chief of Sabon-Gurufata explained that members of the community are going through serious challenges due to the absence of basic social amenities in the community.

    “Our major problem here is potable water supply. We do not have a single borehole in this community. As a result, we lack clean and hygienic water to drink and cook. If I take you inside my house now to show you the water we fetched and stored for domestic use, you will not use it to wash your hands, because of how dirty it is.

    “That is the reason I am very happy that my people have registered for the community-based health insurance scheme. The water we are using in this community is a disease; diseases come from bad water, disease such as cholera and others. When they did not register, we were suffering. We believe that government will come and help us.

    “We have had several cases of outbreak of cholera in this village. Last year, about five children died of cholera disease in this community. Also, six pregnant women lost their lives when they went to the health centre in the other community. They started bleeding and died instantly,” he said.

    According to Tatobwa, potable water and primary healthcare centre are the major needs of his people, even as he regretted that having existed for a very long time in the community, they have not benefited anything from the council, saying that the only thing they had benefit from was the borehole which Senator Phillip Aduda constructed for them and which is completely malfunctioned.

    “I would like the council chairman, Alhaji Jibrin-Giri to assist us with primary healthcare centre and potable water supply. The only road to this community from Gwagwalada town is very bad. During rainy season, you will not be able to go through the road. We are truly suffering here,” he said.

    Mr. Aliyu Jeremiah, the Secretary of the Chief of Sabon-Gurufata also revealed that the only primary healthcare centre in Old Gurufata community, which is the closest healthcare centre to the community, has no medical doctor to take care of patients in the communities. The situation has made life so difficult for the people.

    “We lack everything in this community; we have never benefited anything from the government.  We do not have any borehole in this community; this made us to depend on water from the stream for domestic use. The most painful thing is that the stream is a stagnant one and it is very dirty. We have no choice than to manage it that way.

    “The stream water has caused cholera and other sicknesses to natives of this community, and some people have died through it. In the aspect of electricity, that is a no go area, because since there is no access road to this community, why should we expect electricity?

    “We do not have any government project in this community and I feel very bad to see that we are neglected by the government which we pay tax to.

    “Whenever there is election, they will come here to campaign and solicit for our votes. After voting for them, the elected chairman and councillors will regard this place as too far for them to come and fulfill their electoral promises made to us.

    “Every eligible voter in this community has his or her voter’s card and they all go out to vote during elections. Whenever a chairmanship and councillorship candidate comes here to campaign, they will promise to give us electricity, potable water, health centre and other things that we lack.

    “But, since they continued to make these promises for a very long time, nothing has been provided for members of this community. We do not know how it is to enjoy the dividends of democracy. We have written endless letters to former council chairmen without positive response.

    “We have also written to this present chairman, Alhaji Jibrin-Giri and he said by the grace of God, he will come and sink borehole in the community. But we are yet to see any borehole since then.

    “The truth is that we are not happy with the way we are treated by successive administrations of this council. We voted for them and we expect that we should also get the benefits of democracy as other communities receive. There is nothing like dividends of democracy or government’s presence in the community. It is not right. The present leadership of Gwagwalada Area Council should come to our aid and save us from persistent suffering,” he said.

    The people look on to the Gwagwalada Area Council to lessen their pain by providing them with some basic amenities to make their lives comfortable.

     

  • FAAN decries high cost of power at Port Harcourt airport

    The high cost of running  power generating machines at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) is worrying its management, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Southsouth and Southeast General Manager, Mrs. Ebele Okoye  has said.

    According to her, about four trucks of 33,000 litres of diesel are used monthly to generate power at the airport.

    The absence of reliable power, she said, has led to 100 per cent dependence on generator, which has left the airport with little or no resources to run its operation.

    On cargo delivery,  she said  the airport management  is embarking on home delivery of cargoes in conjunction with an independent company.

    According to her,  as part of the airports means of generating revenue, a new toll gate would be erected in conjunction with the Rivers State government. She lamented that funding has been the greatest challenge in running the airport daily.

    Okoye urged airline operators and passengers to bear with the ongoing work at the airport, adding that it would  benefit all when completed.

  • Ice Bucket Challenge: Terry nominates Mikel

    Ice Bucket Challenge: Terry nominates Mikel

    Chelsea captain, John Terry has nominated Super Eagles’ star John Mikel Obi for the The Ice Bucket Challenge,  designed to raise money and awareness for the neurodegenerative illness ALS.

    Terry became the latest football star to take the Ice Bucket Challenge following Chelsea’s 3-1 victory over Burnley in the EPL last Monday and took the opportunity to take revenge on a former manager.

    The Blues skipper managed to thank Ashley Cole and Stiliyan ‘Stan’ Petrov for nominating him before tipping a bucket of freezing water over his head and letting out a scream that would scare a banshee.

    And then the veteran defender nominated Frank Lampard, Mikel and Rafa Benitez.

    Terry was at his commanding best on Monday as Chelsea overcame a shaky start to beat Premier League newcomers Burnley at Turf Moor.

    Despite winning the Europa League that season, Benitez failed to win over the Chelsea faithful after comments made when he was Liverpool boss.

    He left Stamford Bridge to find some success in winning the Coppa Italia with Serie A side,Napoli.

    The ice bucket challenge, social media’s latest craze, is designed to raise money and awareness for the neurodegenerative illness ALS.

    Other players to have taken the challenge include Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Daniel Sturridge, Darren Fletcher and Paul Scholes.

  • ‘Access to finance major challenge facing MSMEs’

    ‘Access to finance major challenge facing MSMEs’

    What is the major headache of small business?

    Access to finance, according to the head of Department, Business School, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Prof Silvanus Ikhide.

    He listed other obsstacles faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to include access to power and poor infrastructure.

    Ikehide spoke in Abuja at a conference organised by the group.

    He said other problems included high administrative cost, vague information and lack of collateral to access loans.

    “Our sources of finance, in most cases, are equity and debt; with equity accounting for a greater part of what we have.Micro enterprises depend on micro credit for financing, but researches done have not indicated that micro credit promotes investment,’’ he said.

    Ikhide said micro enterprises in many countries accounted for about 95 per cent of the entire economic activities in the informal sector.He said small enterprises had the potential for expansion in Nigeria, but were limited by their small sizes and poor access to finance.

    “SMEs are very important in job creation in many countries and they have come to about 50 per cent of total employments in these countries. SME finance is a big problem in Nigeria because the sector is small. It accounts for less than 50 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) compared to what we have in other countries.

    “We believe that a robust SME sector in Nigeria will address the issue of unemployment. This is because we have seen this result in other countries. We believe that if you have a high degree of unemployment of about 70.5 per cent in a country, policy must be focused on SME’s to deal with this issue.

    “Also, the cumbersome application procedure and high interest rate of borrowing in Nigeria should be checked to enable small business owners access funds easily,’’ Ikhide said, adding that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should balance its role as a regulator, supervisor, guarantor promoter and overseer in assisting small businesses.

    Ikhide also said that micro enterprises were constrained due to lack of information, adding that this could be dealt with by leveraging existing relations.

    Also, the President, Anabel Group Inc., Mr. Nicholas Okoye, said crime, terrorism, lack of education, poor healthcare facilities and unemployment were major challenges that Nigerians face.

    “We need to give young people jobs. We need to do whatever it takes to get young people jobs. If you give people jobs, terrorism, violence, and crimes will become a thing of the past. Job creation is a critical part of economic development,” he said.

  • Falana urges African leaders to challenge IMF, World Bank on economy

    Lagos lawyer Mr. Femi Falana has urged African Heads of State and Governments to challenge the alleged manipulation of the continent’s economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank as a summit of the United States (U.S) and African leaders opened in Washington, DC, this week.

    American President Barack Obama is expected to host the summit, which focuses mainly on trade and investment in Africa. The theme of the summit is: Investing in the Next Generation. A number of signatures and side events have been organised to acknowledge the role of civil society, women and youth in the development of Africa.

    Forty African Heads of Governments are in Washington, DC for the summit.

    As part of the run-up to the summit, 15 civil society organisations (CSOs) from Africa, in an open letter on August 1 by Pamela Timburwa and addressed to the U.S. and Heads of African State and Governments, urged the leaders “to ensure that serious consideration is given and firm commitments are made to ensure an enabling environment for the participation of civil society, women and youth in Africa’s development”.

    The 15 CSOs include Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Africa Regional Program, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Lawyers for Human Rights, Regional office; Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos (LDH), Mozambique, Liga Guineense dos Direitos Humanos (LGDH), Guinea Bissau.

    Others are: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA); Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC), South Africa; Swaziland Coalition for Concerned Civic Organisations, Swaziland; Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), Malawi; Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), Mozambique; Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), Regional office and Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), Zimbabwe.

    Reacting to the letter, which was copied to him by Ms Timburwa, the Lagos lawyer disagreed with the issues tabled by the civil societies before U.S. and Heads of African State and Governments.

    The activist said the letter was silent on the economic system in the 54 member-states in Africa.

    He said the African Union (AU) and the regional economic groupings had not addressed the empowerment of Africans, adding that without addressing unemployment, poverty and insecurity, majority of Africans cannot enjoy any human right.

    Falana said: “Africa must challenge the manipulation of the economy of the continent by the IMF and the World Banký. The lower interest rates in the West and the very high interest rates in Africa, being endorsed by the Bretton Wood institutions, should be seriously challenged. Instead of aid, the emphasis should be on trade. After hundreds of years of crude exploitation of her resources, Africa should no longer be a dumping ground. Having been on the receiving end, Africa should champion the struggle for a new world economic order based on justice and fair play.”

    The frontline lawyer noted that apart from condemning the level of corruption in Africa, the U.S government had not deemed it fit to ensure that the stolen wealth is repatriated.

    He said: “While countries risk losing aid for enacting laws against same-sex marriage, the Obama administration has not even imposed a travel ban on corrupt African leaders. Or, is America not unaware of the fact that some of the leaders who are attending the summit have endangered the development of their countries on account of grand corruption?”

  • Arokoyo happy with Turkish challenge

    Arokoyo happy with Turkish challenge

    Nigeria defender Gbenga Arokoyo, 21, says he is ‘happy’ with the new ‘challenge’ he faces in Turkey, after joining Turkish side, Gazientepspor this summer transfer window.

    The 21-year old left Swedish side Mjallby a couple of weeks ago after months of expressing his desire to leave the Allvenskan.

    And now he says he’s happy with the challenge of playing in Turkey. “I’m very happy and it is a big challenge for me.

    “Training has been going well since I arrived and we’re looking forward to the start of the season,” he told SL10.

    The one-cap Super Eagle has been involved in Gazientepspor’s pre-season training since his arrival despite already being in competitive shape from the Swedish league which is still ongoing.

    But he says it is not a problem for him: “It’s not a problem for me to be involved in the pre-season training.

    “Even though the league in Sweden was very much on when I left,but it still feels nice being around my new teammates.”

    Arokoyo joined the Turkish outfit mid-July for an undisclosed fee after two years in Sweden and says he hopes to achieve so much with his new club.

    “My desire here is to win games and ultimately championships. I’m really looking forward to having a great season and hopefully we will win so many titles,” he said.

    The former Kwara Academy and Kwara United man represented Nigeria at the Africa youth championship in South Africa in 2011 and was also a part of Nigeria’s early preparation for the 2013 CHAN also in South Africa, but moved to Europe before the qualifiers began.

  • 2015: APC to challenge PDP in Gombe

    2015: APC to challenge PDP in Gombe

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that there is no vacancy in the Gombe Government House next year. But, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is seriously pushing for power shift. Correspondent VINCENT OHONBAMU writes on the struggle for power in the Northwest state.

    The stage is set for an epic electoral battle in Gombe State. Ahead of  next year’s governorship poll, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are flexing muscles. To the PDP governor, Alhaji Ibrahim HassanDank-wambo, there is no vacancy in the Government House next year. But, in the view of the APC leaders, the state is ripe for power shift.

    In the ruling party, there are few governorship aspirants warming up for the primaries. But, a source said that the governor will be endorsed by stakeholders for a second term. “We are prepared for the challenges of primaries and we will ensure that there is no crisis after the primaries,” said the source, who is a PDP chieftain.

    Next year, the governor will complete his first term. There is no face-off between him and the party. Monarchs, community leaders and interest groups have applauded him for his achievements. Dankwambo, they believe, has stimulated economic growth in the Northeast state and restored public confidence in government.

    But, the opposition does not share this view. The APC has criticised the administration for implementing policies that do not have any bearing on the life of the people. Senator Danjuma Goje, who is the leader of the opposition, has vowed to displace Dankwambo and install an APC governor. But, the main task now is the choice of the flag bearer.

    APC governorship aspirants include Alhaji Umar Kwiranga, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu and Hon. Usman Bayero Nafada. A party source said party leaders are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the best man is chosen for the job. “All the aspirants are good and sellable, but we at the party level are seriously weighing our options to ensure that the best of them  emerge because we don’t want to leave anything to chance,” he said. Another source said that Nafada appears to be the towering figure, adding that the odds may favour him. “He is most likely to be considered because the majority believes he would make a good governorship candidate. Above all, he has the wherewithal to boost the chances of the party at the general elections.” he stressed.

    The former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives is very popular at home. He is the former Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly. He is unassuming and down-to-earth. The former teacher has strong connections with the grassroots because of his large-heartedness and concern for the wellbeing of the ordinary people. A party chieftain described him as the answer in 2015. According to him, the former Deputy Speaker has experience and good records.

    Also, Nafada believes that the APC has to fulfill its promise to give a sense of belonging to defectors. While in the PDP, his senatorial ambition in the North District was shut down. Also, at the governorship primaries, he was edged out.  A chieftain said: “Nafada can be trusted to consolidate on the popularity and achievement of the party leader, Senator Goje,  considering that he is a grassroots politician. Most importantly, he could be a better manager of people, judging by his wealth of experience in human management and his concern for others.”

    However, other aspirants are not relenting in their efforts to get the ticket. The chairman of AshakaCem Plc, Alhaji Umar Kwairanga, is making serious efforts. According to sources, this green horn is loved by many people because of his open-heartedness and willingness to assist the poor. He is honest and always carries people along in all his undertakings. His employees at  AshakaCem  testify to his managerial ability and sense of purpose.

    But, his undoing is that he is new in politics. His naivety may cost the party its ambition and the chapter does not want to take chances. others have said that he is close to many PDP leaders. Thus, they perceive him as a PDP agent with a mandate to get into the mainstream of the party and use his influence to destabilise its agenda.

    The President of the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, is a serious contender. He is showing interest in the job 11 years after he failed at the governorship primaries. Many have described him as a true democrat. But, like Kwairanga, he is a green, horn. The former Minister of State for Power, who lost the PDP ticket for the 2003 governorship election to Goje, went into oblivion, shortly after his defeat. Many people said that he was frustrated and scared by Goje. That he is back in the same boat with Goje only goes to confirm the saying that  there is no permanent foe in politics, but permanent interest.

    Besides, Murtala’s ‘indigeneship’ of Gombe State and the sincerity of his intention have been doubted by some inddigenes. Their grouse is that, despite his affluence and influence, he does not have any landed property or  investment in Gombe State.

    Moreover, since he declared his interest he has not been visible. Thus, party followers do not take him seriously.

    But, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya is seen as a serious contender. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is a shrewd businessman and an investor.  In 2011, he contested the PDP primaries. But, he was defeated by Dankwambo.

    It is believed that his closeness to  Goje, under whose administration he served as the Commissioner of Finance for eight years, is an added advantage.

    Apart from that, his late father  contributed to  Goje’s campaigns, especially in 2003. Sources said that there was an agreement between the old man and Goje that Inuwa would succeed him in 2011. But, that agreement, if it ever existed, was breached when the ticket for the 2011 race was given to  Dank-wambo.

    When he could not make it in the PDP, he decamped to the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Later, Goje pleaded with him to return to the fold.

    Yayaya is confident that he will get the ticket. But, his associates fear that history may repeat itself.

    Those jostling for APC ticket are from Gombe North Senatorial District. Hence, the issue of zoning does not arise.

    However, some of the aspirants have “Plan B.” Bayero and Inuwa  are prepared to accept senatorial ticket, if they fail at the primaries, a source said.

    If the PDP does not put its house in order, if may become the opposition party next year.

     

  • UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: Ambrose gets Legia Warsaw challenge

    UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: Ambrose gets Legia Warsaw challenge

    Super Eagles defender Efe Ambrose will be the guest of Legia Warsaw in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round with the first leg billed for July 29 and 30, while the second leg will take the centre stage on August 5th and 6th respectively.  The clash is, however, subject to Celtic sealing up a second round tie against Icelandic side KR Reykjavik

    Ambrose, who made Stephen Keshi’s squad to the just ended World Cup in Brazil, was in action for Celtic in the first leg of the second round played Tuesday with the Scottish side running away with a lone goal away victory.

    The second leg is on Tuesday, 24 hours before League of Ireland Premier Division champions, St Patrick’s, host Polish side Legia in the return leg of their tie, the opening encounter of which finished in a 1-1 draw.

    Tuesday’s victory, in which Ambrose gave a good account of himself, is new Celtic coach Ronny Deila’s first game in charge, a result which many fans of the club have described as a good omen.

    The new coach has noted with delight Ambrose’s contribution to Celtic’s exploits before his arrival and is hoping to enjoy the same cooperation during his reign.

  • Another lunge at the image challenge

    No one has quite explained the perennial paradox. How can a country be so endowed, yet so derided? Some reckon that Nigerians are among the best brains in the world and that few can boast of its natural resources, yet no one is in doubt that their country is a great way from the league of developed nations. The international community and its media also do not seem to have such a great opinion of the country.

    Successive governments have tried to address this challenge without much success. President Olusegun Obasanjo did his bit. So, too, did President Umaru Yar’Adua.  President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a shot at it. His administration has launched the ‘Nigeria our heritage’ project.

    The Minister of Culture, Tourism, and National Orientation at the presentation of the new project in Abuja, said government will reverse the negative perception of the international media through the promotion of tourism and cultural heritage. The government said it would overhaul the nation’s global image and promote tourism for the patriotic purposes of creating wealth for national development and securing international trust for foreign investment.

    Duke further explained that the tourism innovation would restore a positive perception for Nigeria as an emerging international hub for business in the next century. According to him, the western media does not see anything positive about Nigeria, hence their consistent negative reports, adding that Nigerians all over the world have stretched the boundary of creativity, but this is not appreciated by purveyors of negativity against the country.

    He said: “In the last few months, there has been a global conspiracy against Nigeria; a lot of indignity has been dished to the leadership and humiliation to the country by western media; Nigerians have stretched the boundaries of creativity and stretched milestones, there is a need for a new story of Nigeria to begin.

    “To us, part of the strategy is to create and brighten the image of our country while encouraging Nigerians to re-invigorate their hope and commitment to the Nigerian project.”

    The minister explained that his ministry has adopted the project being sponsored by some private individuals under government’s policy on Public Private Partnership.

    He observed that countries like South Africa and Rwanda were able to erase the negative perceptions against them while Nigeria with a population of about 160 million people was still being vilified by the international media. He appealed to Nigerians to work hard to change the negative perception about the country by believing in the nation and having confidence that it could be greater.

    Duke stated that the ministry would work with the  ”Nigeria, our Heritage Project” initiators to overhaul the nation’s image and promote its tourism and cultural heritage using such platforms as the creative and performing arts, National Council for Arts and Culture, literatures and others to drive the project. He said the 744 local governments in the country will be used to showcase the much-desired change through festivals.

    The project would, among other things; chronicle Nigeria’s past and present while projecting progressive initiatives for the future that will create access for international interests and investment in potential business opportunities in Nigeria and re-define Nigeria as a world leading nation through development of leadership institutions and frontier schemes.

    The project will also put Nigeria first in Africa. It promises to make the nation the giant in business, a haven for investors through tourism, while projecting the culture and reshaping the image of the country. It also seeks to bring prominence to the nation’s local languages.

    It will engender a new and positive global perception of Nigeria such that Nigeria would be enabled internally and externally to realise her full potential.  It is about what and where Nigeria should be 100 years from now.  The core essence of that dream is that Nigeria should be one of the top five economies in the world by the year 2114.

    Duke said, “Through the ‘Nigeria, our heritage’ project, we shall celebrate the rich cultural inheritance and vast economic endowment of Nigeria as well as the large market the country offers. We recognise the bright future of Nigeria as a rising business destination in the continent of Africa; above all, we recognise the impact that a rebranded Nigeria, collectively supported by all Nigerians, will have on businesses, the economy, and our people.