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  • Lagos APC primaries: Tinubu, Adeola win, Ashafa loses

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) Electoral Committee of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries in Lagos on Saturday officially released the results of the elections.

    The primaries, including a repeat of the senatorial primary election, were held on Friday.

    The senatorial primaries initially held on Thursday, but were cancelled and rescheduled owing to logistic issues.

    Announcing the results in Ikeja, Chairman of the committee, Mr Lucky Imasuen, said the primaries were contested for the three senatorial seats, 24 House of Representatives and 40 state House of Assembly seats .

    For the results of the senatorial primaries, Imasuen said Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, who was unopposed, polled 89,494 votes to emerge as candidate for Lagos Central.

    For Lagos West, the committee chairman said the incumbent, Sen. Olamilekan Solomon emerged winner with 378,906 votes, as against the 1,179 votes scored by Mr Kayode Opeifa and Mrs. Areago Olopade’s 1,275 votes.

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    Imasuen, a former Deputy Governor of Edo State, added that a member of the state House of Assembly, Mr . Bayo Osinowo defeated the incumbent Sen. Gbenga Ashafa with 247,743 votes to emerge candidate for the Lagos East Senatorial district.

    He disclosed that Ashafa, the incumbent, polled 20,385 in the primary.

    Imasuen said the details of the House of Representatives and state House of Assembly primaries results were ready and that they would be released later.

    He described the exercise as peaceful and successful.

    “The primaries were peaceful and successful.

    “We thank the state chapter led by Tunde Balogun for the support for the committee.

    “We also thank all other stakeholders including all members of our party in the state for making the conduct a success,” he said.

    NAN

  • Senator Tinubu urges Nigerians to unite ahead of 2019

    Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, on Thursday urged members of All Progressives Congress ( APC) to unite ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    Tinubu made the call at the Eti-Osa Ward E located at Oyinkan Abayomi drive in  Ikoyi area of Lagos where she participated in the Senatorial and House of Representatives primaries in the state.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that  Senator Oluremi Tinubu was declared unopposed in the list of aspirants released by the National Working Committee of the APC and signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena.

    Tinubu, who represented the district two times at the Senate, was being returned for a third term.

    Read Also: Zamfara APC primary: Marafa backs NWC decision

    The Senator commended the people of her constituency for returning her unopposed.

    She promised she would not disappoint her supporters and urged them to unite ahead of the 2019 elections.

    ”As we embark on the imminent elections, our politics should epitomize patriotic labor and selfless service to the community.

    ”Our vote is our right, hence, we must exercise this right within the ambit of law by refusing to be a party to vote buying or selling, and ensuring a peaceful election devoid of violence, chaos and upheavals.

    ”Together, we must ensure that our democratic process is sustained and that we embrace government efforts to transform our economy and make Nigeria a better place for all, ” she said.

    NAN reports that as at 1:09 p.m., when Senator Tinubu arrived,  there were no electoral officers on ground for accreditation and to conduct the election by affirmation.

  • Tinubu, Gbajabiamila, Akiolu grace Muniru Muse Cup finals

    The Oba of Lagos, HRM. Oba Rilwan Akiolu, CFR; Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader, Federal House of Representatives and representative of Lagos-Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Oluremi Tinubu, OON, were among the dignitaries present at the finals of the 8th edition of the Muniru Muse Under-12 and Under-15 boys and girls football Championship held at the Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island on Sunday, 19th August, 2017.
    The competition sponsored by Senator Tinubu and organised by the Lagos State Grassroots Soccer Association, saw Rivers FC of Yaba defeat Latoyam FC of Coker Aguda 3-2 in the final of the U-15 Boys category, while Rasheedat Adu Queens of Iru beat Golden swan FC of Lagos Island to emerge U-12 girls’ champions.
    Both winners in the male and female categories pocketed the star prize of N250, 000 and a giant trophy each for their impressive outing, while the runners-up pocketed the sum of N150, 000 each for their efforts. Third-placed teams were also rewarded with N100, 000 cash prize.
    Senator Oluremi Tinubu who took the mantle of running the competition from Senator Muniru Muse, said that the competition is aimed at producing young and wonderful athletes who will make the state and the country proud.
    “I don’t really like to watch football because I want everybody to win. But this is an avenue for families to come out and have a good time. Every year people keep coming and we keep making sure that they are well entertained, they have lunch thanks to Honeywell for all the noodles and egg. So I’m so excited.
    “The children have always been neglected and this competition is to get young people into the game.
    “This competition was not initiated by me, it was initiated by my predecessor. So I saw that it is good and I started working on it and continued with the name.
    The name doesn’t really matter to me, but the game has to continue and I’m glad he is here we are alive and we give glory to God.
    “The young ones should keep giving their best, they are all talented youths, and every youth that is not playing soccer today should try to discover their talents. I believe that the sky will be the limit for them,” Senator Tinubu said.
    Speaking on behalf of the Chairmen of Lagos Central Senatorial District, Chairman Lagos Island East LCDA, Honourable Kamal Bashua Salaudeen commended the wife of the former Lagos State First Lady for her commitment towards the sponsorship of the annual competition which has continued to produce talents for both local and national teams.
    Other dignitaries present at the finals include Chief Kessington Adebutu, CON (baba Ijebu) ably represented by Chief Adeniyi Williams; Senator Muniru Muse; Chief Adeniyi Williams representing Chief Kessington Adebutu, CON (baba Ijebu); a representative of Chairman, FBN Holdings Plc. and Honeywell Group Limited, Oba Otudeko (CFR) and State APC Chairman, Hon. Tunde Balogun amongst others.

  • Senate seeks increased tax on plastic bags, bottles

    The Senate has called for increased tax on the production of plastic bags and bottles as part of policy review to discourage the use of plastic bags and bottles in the country.

    The lawmakers cited environmental pollution and the accompanying outbreak of diseases like cholera, Lassa fever, malaria and others, the lawmakers as some of the issues.

    The resolution came through a motion prepared by Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central) but read on her behalf by Senator Rose Oko (PDP, Cross River North) at the plenary on Wednesday.

    The lawmakers observed that indiscriminate disposal of used plastic bags, bottles, straws and other plastic derivatives has been partly responsible for flooding in many parts of the country.

    The upper chamber also urged the Federal Government to increase funding for the environment and environmental issues, with the enactment and enforcement of legislation on adequate waste disposal and recycling system in the country.

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    It also sought the participation of all the states in the creation and review of policies, with the view to shedding light on the nation’s environmental issues, as well as the introduction of eco-friendly refuse bags in the country.

    The lawmakers called on the Federal Ministry of Environment and relevant agencies to ensure sensitization, particularly of the younger population on environmental issues.

    Through the motion, the senators were informed that several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and others have introduced measures like increase in tax payable on single use bags and plastics.

    Nine other African countries, including Kenya and Rwanda were also identified as some of the countries that have introduced a ban on production, sale and importation of plastic bags.

    In his remarks the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki said the government still has a lot to do in ensuring that the environment remained safe and better for the health of the citizenry.

  • Senate summons Fayemi over Zamfara lead poisoning

    Senate summons Fayemi over Zamfara lead poisoning

    The Senate on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to appear before it and brief on the ministry’s mining roadmap and implementation framework.

    The minister is also expected to brief the upper chamber on how the ministry intended to ensure protection of the residents of mining host communities against lead poisoning and other hazards.

    This followed the resolution of the Senate sequel to a motion by Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) and four other senators.

    The motion is on the “Update on Lead Poisoning in Zamfara and the need to prevent further propagation of the resources theory”.

    She said that the senate received with great distress, updates on lead poisoning which occurred in 36 villages and communities in Zamfara.

    “It was observed that besides Zamfara, mining host communities in states like Kogi, Niger and others have also been affected by the negative effects of mining practices.

    While noting that Nigeria did not qualify as a mining state, she said that the 2016 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) breakdown showed the mining sector’s contribution to the nation’s GDP as abysmal.

    “It revealed that the nation’s mining sector is almost redundant, that the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Fayemi, is working to resuscitate the sector, and that the ministry has approved a mining roadmap.”

    In his contribution, Sen. Magnus Abe (APC-Rivers) urged the senate to make use of the opportunity to address the situation before what happened in the Niger Delta repeated itself.

    “This is how the situation in the Niger Delta started and the communities paid for it, because there are no laws in the country governing mining of minerals.

    “The institutions are weak and ineffective and sometimes, we have the institutions running over themselves doing the same thing and the communities suffering for it.

    “We have to use this opportunity to set it right before it gets out of hand and before we have another Niger Delta situation in this country,” Abe said.

    In his remarks, the Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, who presided at plenary, said that the senate must pursue its mandate by putting things right.

    “We are aware that a lot of illegal mining is going on and we must set things right,” he said.

    After the debate, the lawmakers mandated its Committee on Environment and Solid Minerals to visit the affected communities to ascertain the level of damage done and report back.

    The senate further directed committee to investigate the activities of the Ministry of Environment as it affected the mining sector.

    The upper chamber equally urged the minister to ensure adoption of safer mining methods by mining concerns.

    NAN

  • Senate to probe Ogoni clean- up project

    Senate to probe Ogoni clean- up project

    The Senate on Tuesday mandated its committee on environment to investigate the implementation of the Ogoni clean-up exercise.

    The Federal Government launched the project in June last year with initial cost of $1 billion.

    Apart from investigating the Ogoni clean-up, the same committee was also asked to assess the progress of the Great Green Wall programme initiated to control desertification in the country.

    The resolutions followed a motion on “World Environment Day” sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central) and members of her committee.

    Tinubu expressed worry that despite the launch of the project, work has not commenced in the area.

    Senator Magnus Abe also told the Senate that there was nothing on ground to show that the Ogoni clean-up exercise designed to clean the area including farmland and rivers of oil spill is a government priority.

    He urged federal government to review the country environmental regeneration programmes.

  • 82 Chibok girls rescue, proof of FG’s commitment to Nigerians–Tinubu

    82 Chibok girls rescue, proof of FG’s commitment to Nigerians–Tinubu

    Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, said the recent rescue of 82 abducted Chibok schoolgirls was proof of the commitment of the Federal Government to the well-being of the Nigerian child.

    Tinubu said this on Saturday in Lagos in her message on the occasion the Children’s Day celebration marked annually on May 27.

    She expressed the hope that the remaining girls would be rescued soon and be reunited with their families.

    Tinubu also urged the government to provide food, shelter, affordable and accessible health care and education for those who had been displaced by insurgency.

    “This is your right and I hope that Nigeria can be better to provide you a whole world of opportunities ahead of you.

    “It is my hope that every one of you can be protected from violence in all its forms such as exploitation, abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment and harmful traditional practices among others.

    “However, you must not let the difficulty of the situation around you limit the greatness you have,” she said.

    She promised to continue to do her best to ensure better conditions, welfare and opportunities for children, women and the vulnerable in the society as the senator representing Lagos Central.

    “My commitment to you children has not waned.

    “You are Nigeria’s future and everything you do and learn is to prepare you for that great responsibility and equip you with all the necessary tools. Please make the most of it.

    “I wish you a happy Children’s Day and I hope sincerely that you take on the baton of excellence, impacting lives, your surroundings and Nigeria in all you do,” Tinubu said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Children’s Day was set aside by the United Nations in 1964 to celebrate the importance of children.

     

  • It’s a year of new hope, says Oluremi Tinubu

    It’s a year of new hope, says Oluremi Tinubu

    The senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described 2017 as a year of new hope for Nigerians.
    In a New Year message to Nigerians, Tinubu said, “We must embrace the New Year with a positive outlook. I wish all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, especially those at the Lagos Central Senatorial District, a very prosperous 2017. Nigeria will be great again!”
    She said, “The year 2016 was eventful for us as a nation. Our great country slipped into recession, inflation rates increased, elections were contested and won, we made strides in the war against corruption and terrorism, there has been a revival of erstwhile dormant sectors of our economy, and several others too numerous to mention. The challenges we faced and conquered as a nation continue to reinforce our unity as a people.
    “It is important to reflect on 2016, its highs and lows, its successes and failures, to enable us chart a course for 2017. It is my hope that in the New Year, we can let go of our complacencies and whatever forms of ethnic, gender and religious divisions are preventing our great nation from realising its full potential.
    “The year is new, hopes and aspirations are new, and expectations are great. In this New Year, we must act to diversify our economy, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship,” she said.

  • Women protest Melaye’s attack on Tinubu

    Scores of women under the aegis of Concern Group on Monday stormed the office of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, to protest the verbal attack on the Senator representing Lagos Central at the upper legislative chamber, Oluremi Tinubu, by her colleague from the Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye.

    The women drawn from the three senatorial districts paraded various placards with the following inscriptions –  “Melaye, Senate is not your father’s house,” “ Dino, leave Tinubu alone,” “We say no to violence against women” and “Women folks stand up against Dino,” among others.

    The leader of the group – Mrs. Anike Adekanye, While delivering a protest letter to Governor Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari, said  Melaye’s  actions have not only  brought unquantifiable shame to himself and Kogi West, but also to the Senate and the entire country.

    She said, “Melaye had exhibited convincingly that he lacks the “poise, panache, fitness and minimum character to occupy a seat among sane, revered and distinguished men and women in the hallowed chamber of the sacrosanct Nigeria Senate.

    “On this note, we the Concern Group condemned in very strong term Dino Melaye’s assault on Senator Oluremi Tinubu and therefore call on him to tender unreserved public apology to the hallowed chamber of the Senate and more importantly to the person of Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the entire Nigerians which he has brought into great disrepute.”

    The group urged President Buhari to direct relevant security agencies to institute criminal action against Melaye should he fail to apologise within an acceptable time frame to serve as deterrent to others as well as send strong signal to young people who may have erroneously viewed Melaye’s “disgraceful action” as an ideal conduct in a sane and civilized society.

    Receiving the protesters on behalf of Governor Ambode, the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Lola Akande, assured the women that the letter would be delivered to the President and that necessary action would be taken on the request.

    She commended the women for coming out to defend one of their own, saying the cause was worth coming out for, as the action of Melaye was totally condemnable and unexpected from a Senator of the Federal Republic.

  • Oluremi Tinubu: Giving new meaning to representation

    Oluremi Tinubu: Giving new meaning to representation

    In the last five years, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Senate, has kept faith with the resolve to interface regularly with her constituents on deliberations at the upper legislative chamber. Such meetings also present an opportunity for her to empower the people. Deputy Political Editor RAYMOND MORDI, who witnessed the latest of such efforts, reports.

    IT was a carnival of sorts for chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), traditional rulers, community leaders, youths, market men and women, as well as former Executive Secretaries of local councils from Lagos Central Senatorial District, their spouses and all lovers of democracy.

    As early as 7am on that fateful Friday, Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos, where the event took place, was already a beehive of activities; as preparations for the 18th Town Hall Meeting hosted by the senator representing Lagos Central District in the Red Chamber, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, got underway. The event was billed to start by 9am, but by 8am the venue was almost filled to the brim. The fact that the amiable senator does not believe in African time must have encouraged everyone to arrive ahead of time. She was on hand to welcome all participants to the venue.

    The town hall meeting was designed to bring government closer to the people, by intimating them about deliberations at the Senate, the upper legislative chamber, which is also known as the Red Chamber. Apart from interacting with her constituents, another reason for the meetings are to give back to the people, by delivering democracy dividends to as many of them as possible.

    The 18th edition hosted by Senator Tinubu – 4th in the 8th Senate – was no exception. During the event, which took place under the theme, ‘Creating Purposeful Partnerships’,   she handed over 250 General Certificate of Education (GCE) forms worth over N3 million to various leaders in the senatorial district, for onward distribution to indigent students who need to make up their entry requirements into tertiary institutions.

    In her address, the senator representing Lagos Central District implored the party chieftains who constituted channels for distributing the forms to ensure that they hand them over to worthy beneficiaries in their various communities and not members of their families.

    She said: “I need people to get my work done; I cannot identify those in need of it at the grassroots level — that is why I am partnering with these people. The partnership for me is purposeful, not only for the reason of empowerment, but to have the multiplier effect of creating more jobs, making the empowered to be employers of labour with the aim of making unemployment a thing of the past.”

    The distribution of the forms was done as follows: A form was handed over to each of the local government chairman within the district (13 in all); two each to the leaders of the 92 wards (184); one each to leaders of the 35 barracks in the district; and one each to leaders in the 18 districts.

    The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Chief Gbolahan Lawal, promised to pay for additional 25 forms, to be handed over to traditional rulers in the district, who will in turn give them to indigent students in need of it.

    Besides the current empowerment effort, Senator Tinubu said she remains committed to the various ongoing developmental programmes initiated earlier, such as the Post Secondary Scholarship Scheme (PSSS), the Petty Traders Empowerment Scheme (PETECS), the Widows Economic Empowerment Scheme (WEES), the Elderly Citizens’ Assistance Scheme (ECAS) and the Muniru Muse U-12/U-15 Boys and Girls Soccer Competition.

    The above programmes are being sustained to provide succour to the needy and nurture the talents of the beneficiaries in the district.

    The Senator representing Lagos Central said other empowerment programmes that are on course include a recent collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), where 50 nominated constituents from the 13 local councils acquired skills. The three-month intensive training programme covered five different trades. These are: catering and small chops; photography and video; telephone set repair; barbing and hairdressing; and smoked fish business.

    The trainees have graduated and received their testimonials, as well as take-off grants and kits to start their businesses.

    Tinubu said there has been a slight modification in her youth empowerment initiatives. She said: “The Good Boys and Girls Empowerment Scheme (GBGES) has been merged with Youth Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Scheme (YESAS), hence, five tricycles were given to some of our youth, i.e. our Good Boys and Good Girls in the district to earn a living.

    “Thirteen units of 6.5 KVA generating sets were distributed to our hardworking local government party chairmen. Ten block-making machines were also distributed to some members from the constituency, through their cooperative societies.”

    During the 17th Town Hall Meeting, held in March 2016, Senator Tinubu empowered some constituents, through the Petty Traders Empowerment Scheme (PETECS) and the YESAS initiatives. She said: “For the YESAS, leading 28 other unemployed graduate tricycles beneficiaries was Mr. Okachi Henry Chekwube, who proved the age-long saying that ‘punctuality is the soul of business’, being the first beneficiary to arrive at the venue; hence he got the more spacious and bigger tricycle, while 50 others got grinding machines under the PETECS initiative.

    “Sending a farmer to the farm with cutlass and hoe, but without the seedlings may prove a helpless task; thus our resolve to allow a take-off grant of N20, 000.00 (20 thousand naira) to each of the beneficiaries to enable them buy fuel, in the case of tricycle beneficiaries and for other implements for the new ventures, in the case of PETECS beneficiaries.”

    Senator Tinubu also tried to give a highlight of the activities of the six committees she belongs to at the Senate. The committees are: Women Affairs (Chairman); Environment (Vice Chairman); Airforce (Member); Employment, Labour and Productivity (Member); Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND (Member); and Constitution Amendment (Member).

    For instance, the Committee on Women Affairs under her leadership helped to collate data nationwide on women involvement in politics from 1999 to 2015. The nationwide exercise was organised by the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja.

    As Chairman of the Committee on Women Affairs, she was in the delegation that represented Nigeria at the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women that took place at the United Nations headquarters, New York, United States of America in March. The main theme of the session was women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development, while the review theme was the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.

    She said: “On May 27, 2016, in commemoration of the International Children’s Day 2016 with the theme, ‘Stop Violence Against Children’, I moved a motion that was overwhelmingly supported by my colleagues and all the nine prayers were approved. This included mandating the Committee to further look into the implementation and enforcement of the Child’s Rights Act in states that are yet to do so and make recommendations to the Senate.”

    Quoting the quintessential German theoretical physicist, who once said “only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile”, Senator Tinubu enjoined everyone to contribute their own quota towards uplifting the people. She added that they should continue to have confidence and faith in the nation and in the present government, “as we are all in the planting season and sooner, there shall be a bountiful harvest”.

    Earlier in his welcome address, the Leader of the APC, Lagos Central Senatorial District, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, described Senator Tinubu as diligent, devoted and hardworking and enjoined the womenfolk and the younger generation to emulate her.

    Olusi expressed satisfaction that the party leaders took the right decision when they appealed to the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to allow her to represent the constituency once again during the last general elections.

    Speaker after speaker at the town hall meeting poured encomiums on Senator Tinubu, saying she is an exemplary senator, who has given a new meaning to representation, by persistently showering love on her constituents.

    Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni, said Lagos Central is blessed with a senator that has done what is expected of her. He added: “We thank her for not taking us for granted. If she had not done what she is doing, there is no way we would have known that it is possible to do such, because no one has ever done this before.

    The event was graced by leaders of the APC at different levels, party chieftains and other stakeholders within the constituency. Among dignitaries that graced the occasion are: former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, Hon. Tunde Balogun, Sen. Muniru Muse, Hon. Ayodeji Joseph, Hon. Mutiu Aare, Hon. Gbolahan Yishau, Hon. Muyiwa Jimoh, Hon. Abiodun Elegusi, Hon. Yomi Daramola and Hon. Musa Nasir.

    Others are some of the newly-appointed Sole Administrators of local councils in Lagos: Lukman Babatunde Alao (Apapa); Goke Olawale (Ikoyi/Obalende); and Olumide Olayeni (Apapa/Iganmu). The Onido of Iddo, Oba Lateef Aderibigbe Ajose represented the traditional ruler of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Akiolu 1. He was accompanied by a retinue of first class chiefs from the district, including: Chief Akin Ojora and Otunba Tayo Oyemade.

    A number of senior citizens, including Ahaja Latifat Gbajabiamila and Alhaja Abba Folawiyo, were also present.