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  • ‘MPN’s claim of non-performance mischievous’

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has debunked the allegation that the administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has not made significant impact since inception.

    It described the allegation as baseless and wicked.

    The party’s State Publicity, Secretary Alex Kalejaye, admonished critics of the administration to always suppress sentiments in their assessments and make constructive arguments supported with facts.

    The state chapter of the Mega Party of Nigeria (MPN) had said the government had not recorded any achievement.

    But the APC spokesman argued that an administration that built and repaired over 65 kilometres of roads in 15 months “deserves commendations and not condemnation”.

    Kalejaye said: “The APC-led government in Ondo State has ensured prompt payment of workers’ salary, in addition to offsetting four of the inherited seven-month backlog of entitlements. The effects of this on the economic activities are unquantifiable.

    “Besides construction and rehabilitation of roads, the government is also building and repairing over 50 schools, spread across the 18 local government areas, to enhance conducive learning environment.

    “The governor has also directed the employment of medical practitioners, besides administrative workers, to shore up efficiency in our health institutions. The previous government, in which leaders of the MPN belonged and benefitted from massively, failed in all these.”

  • Mpn: Balogun is not our candidate

    The Ekiti State Mega Party of Nigeria (MPN) has urged the Police and the Department of State Services to stop the winner of the May 12 primary, Dr. Sunday Balogun, from parading himself as the candidate.

    The party in separate petitions to the two security agencies dated June 2, maintained that Chief Adebisi Omoyeni is its authentic candidate for the July 14 governorship election.

    Omoyeni has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti to challenge the substitution of his name with that of Omoyeni which he said violated the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 and the 1999 Constitution.

    The petition signed by the MPN Chairman, Chief Dare Adekolu, and Secretary, Prince Adekunle Aladesanmi, accused Balogun of impersonation.

    In the petition titled: “Misrepresentation of MPN Gubernatorial Candidate in the July 14 Gubernatorial Election,” the party sought the urgent intervention of the police and DSS to “call Balogun to order and stop him from further acts of impersonation which can lead to confrontation and breakdown of law and order”.

    The petition reads: “We wish to draw your attention to the ongoing act of impersonation, brazen disregard to lawful order of the court and public peace by one Sunday Balogun who has been going round the state parading himself as the gubernatorial candidate of the party in contravention of lawful court orders.

    “As a reminder, you will recall the order of the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti (Suit No: FHC/AD/CS/11/2018) of 2nd May, 2018 which ordered the faction of the MPN which Sunday Balogun belonged should not conduct any primary and INEC should not witness or entertain outcome of such illegal gubernatorial primary in the event of conduct against lawful order of the court,” it stated.

    Adekolu and Aladesanmi, who said the party had briefed INEC, police force headquarters, Abuja and DSS headquarters Abuja about his action, stated:

    “It is therefore a dangerous contravention by Sunday Balogun to be parading himself even after INEC has published the final list of all the 35 accredited gubernatorial candidates in Ekiti State as can be seen in the INEC list, Chief Adebisi Omoyeni is our authentic candidate in the election.”

  • Mobil gets nod for N6b community projects

    Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN joint venture (JV),  has received the approval of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) execute its special community assistance projects worth N6 billion in Akwa Ibom State.

    The projects, according to the firm’s General Manager, Public and Government Affairs, Paul Arinze, would address areas, such as education, health and capacity building and would be executed in eight local government areas as part of the JV’s long term, multi-year N24.6 billion Social Investment Package (SIP) for the state, which was announced in July, last year.

    “We acknowledge the leadership of Akwa Ibom State government in moving discussions on these projects forward,” said Nolan O’Neal, chairman and managing director of MPN.

    “We are confident that, through mutually beneficial relationship with communities where we operate, and the many businesses and vendors that provide necessary products and services, will we see the benefits of oil and gas operations multiplied as wide as is possible,” he added.

    Following the announcement, MPN started with naming the first three project managers responsible for supervising the execution of the community-nominated projects: E & T Integrated EMS Limited, Union Consultants and Bil Integrated Systems Limited.   These firms were selected following a competitive technical bid and evaluation, supervised by NAPIMS and MPN.  They would manage execution of projects in the Ibeno, Eket and Onna Local Government Areas, with their service covering verification of the community-nominated projects and engagement of local contractors, Arinze said.

    Selection of Project Managers for the five other local government areas would be initiated after planned discussions with the state government and representatives of the communities.

  • Mobil donates 75 laptops to journalists

    Mobil donates 75 laptops to journalists

    Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, yesterday, presented 75 laptops worth over N8 million to journalists in Akwa Ibom State.

    Speaking at the event, the Manager, Public and Government Affairs, Qua Iboe Terminal (MPN), Akaninyene Esiere, described it as one of the demonstration of NNPC/MPN Joint Venture’s commitment to compensate the professional groups in the society.

    He said the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture (JV) had proved to be a partner of choice in the oil and gas sector to the government, people and professional groups and bodies, such as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

    Esiere said in the last 10 years, the joint venture had assisted the NUJ Akwa Ibom State chapter by contributing to the building of the NUJ Press Centre and the computer centre, training of members in professional areas and in Information Communication and Technology (ICT).

    Commissioner for Information Aniekan Umanah hailed the oil giant for the gesture.

    He said Governor Godswill Akpabio haddonated additional 100 laptops to enable journalists perform their duties.

    Umanah urged reporters to balance their stories, irrespective of the circumstances they found themselves.

    NUJ Chairman, Patrick Albert, thanked MPN for assisting journalists.

     

  • Youths urged to embrace entrepreneurship

    Youths urged to embrace entrepreneurship

    The Akwa Ibom State Programme Consultant/Director of the Graduate Assistance Programme (GAP), George Inyangette II, has urged unemployed youths to embrace entrepreneurship.

    GAP is an employability scheme, especially for young graduates.

    Inyangette II addressed reporters yesterday in Uyo on the scheme’s plan to reduce graduate unemployment.

    The consultant said the primary objective of the programme is to enhance the employability profile of graduates as well as increase their entrepreneurial drive.

    He said: “We are still working at it, because it requires a paradigm shift to entrepreneurial mindset, given the fact that our youths still prefer paid jobs in the white collar setting.

    “We are really looking at how to move away from preparing graduates for paid employment to training them to become entrepreneur-inclined.

    “We are working to gradually increase the entrepreneurial interest among young graduates. That is, we’re looking at the possibilities of getting support from the government to set up a source for training the youths as entrepreneurs. A lot of them build websites; it is a part of their project. So, they can do this for organisations. This can be a good business for them to earn income from.”

    Inyangette II explained that the GAP training was a partnership between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Joint Venture, which had been handling the scheme’s funding since its first phase.

     

    According to him, some monthly stipends will be given to the trainees for six months.

    He said: “The enrolment process is purely on merit. Yes, usually, you would have pressure from here and there, but we have a policy.

    “Mobil is interested in maintaining the standard in this programme. So, we have also insisted that it goes by merit.”

     

  • N1.44b oil money causes protest in Akwa Ibom

    N1.44b oil money causes protest in Akwa Ibom

    Souths at Esit Eket in Akwa Ibom State have protested over the N1.44 billion oil spill development funds given by the Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN).

    They urged Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio to disband the oil spill compensation committee set up by the government.

    The placard-carrying youths accused the paramount ruler of Esit Eket, Ubong Assam, of converting the funds into personal use, an allegation one of his aides, who preferred anonymity, denied.

    The youths marched on Ntak-Inyang road to Assang road and stopped at Esit Eket Local Government.

    During the protest, business activities were paralysed. There was traffic gridlock and motorists sought alternative routes.

    Some of the placards read: “Mobil keep our money for proper sharing”; “Youths demand five per cent of the N1.44 billion oil spill development funds”; “We say no to N120 million storey building for paramount ruler”; “Tell us who will manage the hotel complex and the mega filling station”; “Is N120 million storey building a life touching projects?”; No bullet proof car for paramount ruler”; “Marginalisation of the youths by the elders is horrible”;

    “We the youths want the state government to disband the committee on oil spill compensation and set up a new committee to foster peace and unity in the core oil communities”.

    The youths leader, Patrick Owodo, said they were protesting following the injustice done to them by the elders of Esit Eket.

    According to him, based on the sharing formula of the oil spill compensation development funds, N1.44 billion would be allocated to Esit Eket for the developmental projects.

  • Mobil donates to Benue hospital

    Mobil donates to Benue hospital

    Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a Nigerian affiliate of ExxonMobil, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have donated medical equipment worth N7,734,000 to the General Hospital, Otukpo, Benue State.

    The donation included general health care and maternity care items, power infrastructure support such as stabilisers and UPS systems, and cash for buying of extra equipment for the maternity unit.

    The General Manager, Public and Government Affairs, MPN, Mr Enyinnaya Onokala, said the donation was a demonstration of the commitment of his firm to community development.

    Onokala, who was represented by Ms. Susan Eshett, said.

    “At ExxonMobil, we take our commitment to corporate citizenship very seriously. It’s part of who we are, and how we achieve our business success. Our corporate citizenship programmes place high premium on education, health and capacitybuilding and economic empowerment.

    Benue State Commissioner of Health and aHuman Services, Dr Orduen Abunku while commending MPN and its partners for their generosity, said the equipment would improve the quality of healthcare in the state, adding that patients, who were hitherto referred to other better-equipped medical centres, would now enjoy the best of medical care at the hospital.