kano State Chairman/Director of the Youth Directorate for Economic Empowerment Col. Yakubu Bako (rtd) yesterday resigned his appointment.
He said his resignation would help him focus on campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election.
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Ebonyi PDP chair resigns
The Chairman of the Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Ugorji Ama-Oti, has resigned.
Ama-Oti, a former member of the House of Assembly, resigned to contest the Afikpo North/Afikpo South Federal Constituency.
He briefed reporters on the outcome of the weekend’s Executive Council meeting.
Said he: “The resignation takes effect from today. I am happy that the request was granted because an employer can reject an employee’s request for resignation.”
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2015: Akwa Ibom SSG resigns to run
THE Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, will resign his appointment today, it was learnt yesterday
Emmanuel, who has been under intense pressure from different quarters to contest the next year’s governorship election, appeared to have heeded the pleas and is set to declare his governorship ambition tomorrow.
Speculations had been rife that the former banking chief, who became SSG less than a year ago, was set to succeed Governor Godswill Akpabio, whose second term expires next’s year.
But with his resignation and declaration scheduled for Uyo, he has put paid to those speculations.
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Minister resigns
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja accepted the voluntary resignation of Dr Ali Mohammed Pate as Minister of State for Health.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Dr Reuben Abati told reporters that the resignation took immediate effect.
In a July 22 letter made available to reporters, Pate said he was leaving the cabinet to be a professor in Duke University’s Global Health Institute, United States.
He said in his new capacity, he would participate in a university-wide Africa initiative and serve as Senior Adviser to Washington DC-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pate, however, offered to continue to serve the Jonathan administration as honourary adviser on the polio eradication initiative and save one million lives of women and children initiative, which he was in charge of.
“As we have discussed, I wish to offer the continuation of my service on part-time basis as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Polio Eradication and Public Private Coalition on saving one million lives initiative.
“If you agree, in fulfilment of my previous commitment to see to the conclusion of these important national priorities, this may entail an honourary advisory role reporting directly to you progress at least on quarterly basis,’’ he said.
Abati said in accepting the minister’s resignation, the President was “highly elated that his star-studded cabinet was attracting required global attention’’.
He said the President saw the appointment as a plus for the administration and the country.
Abati said Jonathan praised Pate for the integrity and competence he brought on board while carrying out his duties, first as the Chief Executive of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and later as a minister.
He recalled that another cabinet member, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was one of those shortlisted for the position of the World Bank’s president in 2012.
“The cabinet is full of very distinguished men and women, people with not only national, but also international recognition.
“The President congratulated the minister and accepted his offer to continue to serve on a part-time basis as honourary adviser.
“It is a positive development that we have people who are recognised globally,’’ he said.
Pate, who is from Bauchi State, resigned his appointment from the World Bank Office in 2008, to join the public service after 15 years in The Diaspora.
He was Chief Executive of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and as cabinet minister in the past two years with the portfolio as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health.
Special Adviser to the President on Technical Matters, Akachukwu Sullivan Nwankpo has also resigned.
A source in the Presidency yesterday confirmed on condition of anonymity that Nwankpo, who is also a member of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P) Committee, resigned to join politics.
The source said Nwankpo is gunning for the Anambra governorship seat in the elections on November 16.
But he could not confirm if President Jonathan had accepted the resignation.
Nwankpo is the immediate past Senior Special Assistant (Special Projects) to the President (2010 – 2011).
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Aero MD resigns
The restructuring initiated by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) with the support of the board of Aero, has claimed a major casualty. The Managing Director Capt. Akin George has resigned.
A source said this is the beginning of a restructuring that will make the airline slimmer, stronger and more competitive.
George has served Aero for 24 years in various capacities.
The Chairman of the board, Mr. Funsho Kupolokun, said: “The board accepts the resignation of Capt. George and appreciates the services he has rendered to this airline in the last two decades. We wish him the best in his future endeavours.”
Mr. Obaro Ibru, who until now was the Deputy Managing Director, has been appointed as the Acting Managing Director. He comes with extensive experience in the banking and aviation industries, ranging from Aviation Project Management to Consumer Banking Product Development, Strategy, ICC Internal Control and Compliance, and Business Process Engineering, among others.
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Benue Speaker resigns as ‘thugs’ invade Assembly
The crisis in the Benue State House of Assembly yesterday reached an anti-climax as Speaker David Iorhemba resigned.
At the sitting, presided over by Deputy Speaker Stephen Omeje, the members unanimously signed the impeachment notice of the Speaker.
Based on the impeachment notice signed by 29 of the 30 lawmakers in the House, Ode, representing Otukpo, moved the motion for the impeachment.
He cited several sections of the 1999 Constitution, which he said empower the Assembly to remove the Speaker.
Ode’s notice was seconded by Benjamin Adayin, representing Makurdi North.
Ode noted that the members alleged highhandedness, gross financial impropriety and misrepresentation of the Assembly before the Executive against Iorhemba.
There was no objection from the members as the Deputy Speaker declared the Speaker’s seat vacant.
Iorhemba had reportedly tendered an unsigned resignation letter after his entreaties to his colleagues failed.
The reconciliation effort was said to have brought Deputy Governor Stephen Lawani to the Assembly.
But the members reportedly rejected the resignation letter on the ground that it was not signed.
The Speaker later brought a signed resignation letter, which the members accepted.
As the lawmakers were planning to elect a new Speaker, a man was said to have jumped into the main chamber.
The Clerk reportedly guided the intruder out of the chamber.
It was learnt that the intruder led 20 thugs into the chamber.
Some of the thugs allegedly snatched the mace and bundled Iorhemba into his car and drove away.
Security operatives at the Assembly were said to have watched helplessly.
The thugs reportedly took over the chamber, beating the lawmakers and snatching handsets.
Amidst the confusion, members, Assembly workers and reporters ran for cover.
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Keystone Bank’s MD resigns
THE Managing Director of Keystone Bank, Mr Oti Ikomi has resigned. The bank said his exit yesterday, was based on personal reasons.
In a four-paragraph statement, the bank explained that Ikomi, a seasoned professional banker with a wealth of experience spanning over two decades, was appointed chief executive officer of the bank in August 2011, adding that the Chairman of Keystone Bank, Moyo Ajekigbe, has convened a meeting for today, to review the development and appoint a successor.
The Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), owners of the bank, Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi, when contacted, said the decision as to who and when a successor would be named, rests squarely with the Board of Directors of the bank. He told The Nation that the bank has a competent board to decide and appoint a successor to Mr Ikomi, saying it would be in appropriate for him to offer further comments when he has not been briefed by the board.
He said: “In a week or two after hearing from the Board, I should be able to comment,” adding, “it will be inappropriate for me to comment at this moment.
Although no member of staff was willing to offer any explanation as to the turn of events, a source who asked that his identity be veiled, said the development is a fallout of internal boardroom squabbles.
Ikomi was upbeat yesterday few hours before the news about his resignation broke, a staff member told The Nation. “He sent an internal memo to the workers, late Thursday, saying , he is leaving to pursue other interests. An hour before he sent the memo, he was upbeat and within 30 minutes, we just saw that he was on his way out,” he added.
He said there was a board meeting the previous day,” but there was no indication that anything like this was in the offing,” he stated. He said the workers will miss him, adding that Keystone has been the only bank among the three bridged banks that has not sacked any staff, rather the bank has embarked on promotion and training of staff.
He said: “Everybody has gone on training. It has never happened in five years. The mood here is very sad, and those at the board meeting are running away from everybody, so we don’t really know what went wrong,” another member of staff, added.