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  • Govt distributes generating sets to rural communities

    Five rural communities yesterday got a 3.5 KVA generating set each from the Lagos State Government. The generators which were distributed by the Ministry of Rural Development are meant to power their boreholes.

    Distributing the equipment in his office at Alausa in Ikeja, the Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon Cornelius Ojelabi charged the communities to take care of generators so that they can continue to enjoy uninterrupted water.

    He urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) to protect government projects and facilities in their domains from vandalism.

    Ojelabi lamented that because of lack of maintenance, government is not getting value for projects handed over to CDAs.

    He noted that small faults that could be rectified with N1,000 are left unattended to for months and years just because the CDAs are waiting for government.

    Earlier, a representative of the Rural Water and Sanitation Department, Mrs. Sanni Anibire, said the generators were procured for the communities’ boreholes to function always.

    She said the benefiting communities were chosen because they have been maintaining their water projects.

    The Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman of Mosan-Okunola, Mr. Moshood Ogunrombi, promised that the generators would be maintained. He urged CDA members to always ask their Chairmen for feedback from government.

    The benefiting communities are: Iragon CDA in Badagry Central, Temu CDA in Ikosi-Ejinrin, Ijedodo CDA in Ojo, Ogo-Oluwa CDA in Ikorodu and Federal Low Cost Housing Estate in Alimosho.

    Present at the handing over ceremony were the Special Adviser to the Governor on Rural Development Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Mr. Olatunde Agoro, and management Staff of the ministry.

     

  • Obi distributes N713m to Anambra pensioners, communities

    Anambra State Governor Peter Obi yesterday distributed cheques worth N713million to 516 local government pensioners and primary school teachers.

    The cash, Obi said, was the gratuity of those who retired between April and December 2011.

    The Obi administration has spent over N19billion on the gratuity of retired workers in the last two years.

    The governor recalled that from inception, his administration had been saving money to ensure regular payment of pension and gratuity.

    He said he had cleared huge pension and gratuity arrears which previous administrations accumulated.

    Obi expressed satisfaction that his administration had streamlined the system which would ensure that every retired worker receives his or her gratuity without delay.

    The governor also distributed N2million cheques to each of the 178 communities at the Women Development Centre, Awka.

    He said N1million was for security while another N1million was for palliative work in the communities.

    Obi explained that effective security is priority of his administration, adding that patrol vehicles would soon be distributed to the communities.

    The governor regretted that the impact of the fund for palliative had not been felt in some communities.

    He urged traditional rulers and Presidents-General of the communities to ensure that the money was judiciously used to repair the roads in their domains.

  • Obi distributes N50m cheques to mission schools

    •Cleric to governor: you’re the best 

    Anambra State Governor Peter Obi yesterday distributed thousands of mosquito nets to students residing in dormitories across the state.

    He also distributed N50million cheques for various projects in the three mission schools recently returned to their owners.

    The schools are Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha; Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha and St. Charles Science School, Onitsha.

    Hailing the gestures Archbishop of Onitsha and the Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province Rev. Valerian Okeke described Obi as the best governor Anambra State has had since it was created.

    The cleric noted that the return of schools to the church with apologies and their rehabilitation were the most fundamental decisions taken in the state since it was created.

    According to him, effective human training has begun with the return of the schools to the missions.

    Describing Obi as the most youth, education, development and future- friendly governor, Okeke prayed God to bless him for showing concerns about the future of the state.

    Obi assured that he would continue to partner the church and other groups to uplift the people.

    He said his interest in education stemmed from the realisation that it is the best legacy to bequeath to the youth to enable them face local and global challenges.

    On the Prof. Chike Obi Science Centre at the CKC, the governor said the project is an honour to the foremost mathematician

    “By honouring him, we are presenting him as a role model for the youth,” he said.

  • Plateau distributes N21m items

    The Plateau State Government yesterday distributed assorted items worth N21 million to Muslims for the Eid-El Kabir festivities.

    The Commissioner for Water Resources, Idi Waziri, who shared the items in Jos, said the gesture is to assist the less privileged and boost the spirit of unity among all groups.

    “The state government wants to strengthen unity among people of various groups; we want to extend our good will to all groups,’’ Waziri said.

    The commissioner said Governor Jonah Jang called on the Muslim faithful to use the festivity to pray for lasting peace for Plateau and Nigeria.

    “The governor has continued to challenge all residents to live in peace and be each other’s keeper; that is the spirit we are promoting,’’ he said.