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Group Wants Ex-Edo Council Chairmen Investigated

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Group known as Edo Dynasty United Worldwide (EDUW), had called on the Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to setup an investigative panel to probe into the activities of the out-gone local government chairmen while in office with the view to keeping successive chairmen on check.

President of the group, comrade Brown Osemwengie, made the call on Monday while reacting to the activities of the outgone council chairmen in the 18 local government areas in the state.

Recall that the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki directed all the 18 local government council chairmen and their political appointees in the state to vacate their offices.

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The governor also ordered elected councillors at local government councils to vacate their offices.

The directive followed the expiration of their tenure in office on March 5,2021.

The President said the need to probe their activities while in office become sacrosanct to serve as deterrent to those whose perchant is to enrich themselves to the detriment of those who elected them into office.

READ ALSO: Obaseki Directs Council Chairmen To Vacate Office

Osemwengie alleged that there is every possibility that there could be contracts awarded by the out-gone chairmen to contractors that were not executed to specification and money may have been paid to them, adding that since their tenure has expired, there is no one to call them to order.

“All the chairmen that have left, we want Obaseki to setup a panel to look into all the contracts that were awarded and they got paid.

“The ones that didn’t do their contracts but received payment, they should be investigated and brought to book, refound that money and sanctioned.

“The ones that got part payment, we should look at the work that they did and if it is not commensurable to the amount that they received, they should also be sanctioned”, he said.

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He added that the citizens of the state who live abroad will not fold their hands and watch things go the wrong way because they have the sole responsibility to draw the attention of the state government to any area they feel that things are not going on properly for it to be addressed.

“There has to be transperancy and accountability in the government, it cannot be business as usual. As far as we the diaspora we were part of the election, we are going to have a voice in what is going on in Edo State”, he said.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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July 22, 2023

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A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

“In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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