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Name One Non-Niger Deltan In PAP Scholarship List, Group Tackles Ndiomu

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2 years ago

November 2, 2022

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The Ijaw Integrity Movement (IIM) has challenged the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, to either mention the names of non-Niger Deltans he claimed bought amnesty scholarship with over N700,000 or keep quiet.

The group in a statement sent to DAILY POST, by its Convener Brakumo Thomas recalled that Ndiomu in his recent visit to some stakeholders in the region alleged that PAP’s scholarships were sold to people who were not from the region.

Thomas said it was unbecoming of someone occupying such a responsible office to be making serious allegations without providing any proof.

He said all stakeholders should compel Ndiomu to provide proof by releasing a list containing the names of scholarship beneficiaries of PAP and their states of origin.

Thomas wondered, who among his predecessors Ndiomu, was trying to cast aspersion on and called on the interim administrator to provide evidence to justify his claims.

He said Ndiomu should not resort to outright falsehood in his desperate attempt to justify the hatchet job of closing the amnesty programme his paymasters had deployed him to do for them.

Thomas said his group had obtained the list of scholarship beneficiaries under the immediate past Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd) and threatened to publish the document containing about 1000 names in national dailies to prove that Ndiomu was simply playing to the gallery.

He said: “We challenge Ndiomu to mention the names of those non-Niger Delta people, who bought scholarship slots meant for beneficiaries of PAP. We are disappointed that a man with a such high military background will be throwing allegations carelessly without making efforts to prove them.

“We are not even sure that Ndiomu has the list of scholarship beneficiaries of PAP. If he has, why has he not mentioned one name that is not from the Niger Delta in that list? We are challenging Ndiomu to stop playing to the gallery and come clean with the names.

“Maybe, Ndiomu has resorted to outright lies in his desperation to justify the hatchet job he was sent by his paymasters to close down the amnesty programme, a job we understand he doesn’t know how to go about. It is unacceptable for Ndiomu to be casting aspersion on his predecessors in a bid to give reasons why he wants to close the amnesty office.

“Unknown to him, we have the list of all beneficiaries of the amnesty scholarship under the immediate past Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd) and we will publish the about 1000 names in that list in national dailies if Ndiomu fails to mention the names of non-indigenes that bought scholarship slots”.

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JUST IN: Convicted Kidnap Kingpin Evans Re-arraigned, Opts For Plea Bargain

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2 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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Convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for plea bargain.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state lead counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, informed the court about the plea bargain option on Thursday when the case was called for re-arraignment.

The case was called for re-arraignment before Justice Adenike Cokers of an Ikeja High Court.

NAN reports that Evans and his co-defendant were to be re-arraigned on an amended five-count charge bordering on murder, attempt to murder, conspiracy to commit felony, wit: kidnapping and attempt to murder.

Sule informed the court that the case was for re-arraignment but he was aware the defendants have applied for plea.

The prosecutor, however, said the plea bargain terms were being considered by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN).

Details shortly…

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JUST IN: Collapsed Roof Injures OAU Students During Lecture

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May 16, 2024

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A torrential rainfall of early Thursday morning, accompanied with a whirlwind has injured students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The rain which started when the students were having a lecture, SER to be precise, in the Amphitheatre of the Oduduwa Hall, affected the ceiling of the Amphitheatre as it fell off and injured a few of the students.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire led other principal officers to the Medical and Health Centre of the University, and ensured that the injured students were given adequate medical attention.

A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that the Vice-Chancellor also followed two other students, whose cases demanded more medical attention to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), where the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor John Okeniyi, physically supervised the proceedings.

The Vice-Chancellor has, therefore, appealed for calm and urged students and staff to go about their academic and administrative activities without any form of untoward action.

Meanwhile, the management of the University, has sealed off the amphitheatre, the venue of the unfortunate incident, until further notice.

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Edo Guber: Those Leaving PDP Are Disgruntled; We Need People With Value – Campaign DG

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May 16, 2024

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Matthew Iduoriyemkewen, the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for the September 21st governorship election in Edo State says persons who defected from the party to other parties are disgruntled.

Iduoriyemkewen made this assertion on Thursday in Benin during a familiarisation visit to the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State council, where he solicited for a partnership and cooperation from media practitioners.

According to the DG, the PDP is interested in persons of value, adding that those that are in the party are assets to the party and that many persons are still coming.

“Most of the people moving out of the PDP have become disgruntled, and they feel they must have it all. I don’t know who gave them that kind of entitlement that PDP is theirs, and it must be theirs, and that when they need anything in PDP, and they don’t get it, nobody else can get it, and that the roof must be brought down,” he added.

He continued: “I can tell you that people we have in PDP are those that are asset to the party. Those that are assets to the party, we do not allow them to leave. More so, those that we are bringing into the party are those that will add value to the party. You will start seeing them very soon.”

Iduoriyemkewen, who said Edo needs persons with value and substance, stressed that his party candidates – Asue Ighodalo and Osarodion Ogie – are the rights persons Edo needs to move to an enviable heights.

Further speaking on activities of the campaign council, the DG said the party campaign would be issue-based, adding that how to move Edo forward is his party concern and not frivolous issues.

He said: “Our campaign would be issue-based. The campaign would be where we met Edo people and where we intend to take them to. Our campaign is going to be a realistic one, the steps we intend to take to solve the numerous challenges facing us.

“What we are going to be telling Edo people is the process of taking them from where we met them to where we are taking them to.”

Responding, the chairman, Edo NUJ, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, assured the DG of members of the council unbiased, apolitical stance as far as politics is concerned in the state.

The Edo NUJ chairman who said the union as a professional body frowned at fake news and unverified information, described the NUJ secretariat as a freedom ground where anyone can come to express his or mind on issues.