“Environmental Terrorism”…Atiku, Obi, Tinubu – chinks in their armor…Double whammy for The House…Nando stood still for Nwadiogbu…plus South East Digest…

“Environmental Terrorism”

A State capital and several communities across the North Central, South East, and South South have been submerged in the last one week.  Hundreds of lives have been lost.  Properties running into hundreds of billions have been lost.  Entire farmlands have been wiped out threatening foods supply for next year.

These floods have been recurring at least every four to six years since 1969.  The only thing serious we hear from the Government is that people should have evacuated on time.  An exasperated technocrat whose newly completed house was submerged in the Anambra West local government area described the situation as “’Environmental Terrorism” unleashed on the people by the Government”’

Most stakeholders believe strongly that the Federal Government has had more than enough time to bring a final solution to the perennial flood menace.

Atiku, Obi, Tinubu – chinks in their armor

As campaigns gradually picked up last week, the excitement in the build up to the open season is gradually giving way to doubts.

Alhaji Abubakar Atiku’s campaign in Ogun State raised once again the issue of “95 per cent”.  Atiku made it clear that only individuals and communities that vote from him would benefit from his government, if and when, he becomes President.  People are beginning to wonder what kind of government that would be.

Peter Obi’s manifesto is finally out.  Political watchers are beginning to try and match his pre-campaign statements to what is believed to be contained in the manifesto.  His latest love for the removal of import and export restrictions is seen to be at variance with his earlier stand for a production driven economy.

People are beginning to insinuate that the “Lion of Bourdillon” may have become “The Sheep of Bourdillon” following the return of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the United Kingdom.  His speech at the very first interview were said to be hardly coherent.

 

(A digest of latest reports on the Economy, Industry, Politics, Sports, and developments around the South East of Nigeria)

ABIA STATE

Former PDP National Chairman dies in Canada

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been thrown into mourning following the death of a prominent chieftain.   PDP former national Chairman Vincent Ogbulafor reportedly died in Canada at the age of 73.   Confirming his death, a family member who pleaded anonymity disclosed Ogbulafor died from an undisclosed illness.

ANAMBRA STATE

Double whammy for The House

Anambra State’s prestige socio-philanthropical club, The House, last Friday honoured two of their members whose birthdays occurred last week.  Chief Maja Umeh, former Commissioner for Information clocked 62 last Friday, while Honourable Somto Udeze joined the “Golden Club” last Thursday.  A special party was organized in their honour at Apartment 5, Ngozika Estate, Awka.

 

Nando stood still for Nwadiogbu

Nando, one of the largest communities in Anambra East local government area stood still last Thursday, as Mrs Caroline Nwadiogbu (Ezifakaego) was laid to rest.  In a moving tribute, her daughter, Mrs Ugonnia Willie Okafor, wrote “…I want to thank you for the huge sacrifice of the fourteen years you lived with me after Papa died.  It gave me another opportunity to be a daughter while still a wife and mother.  When it was difficult, I looked around and you were there…”

We bring you picture highlights of the funeral below:

ENUGU STATE

UNN lecturers hail Ugwuanyi’s giant strides in education sector

Leadership of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), yesterday, visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu, to appreciate him for his administration’s giant strides in the education sector in spite of the state’s lean resources, as well as economic, security and public health challenges bedeviling the country.

Led by the Dean of the faculty, Prof. Ike Onyishi, the academics commended Ugwuanyi for establishment of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, describing the medical university as one of the legacy projects the governor will be remembered for after his tenure. 

IMO STATE

Hope Uzodimma approves free Medical Care for Imo Workers

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has approved free medical care for workers in the State’s civil service.   Governor Uzodimma gave the approval at a town hall meeting he held with top management staff of the Imo civil service in Owerri.  The Governor said the gesture was part of efforts to ensure that civil servants in the State remained healthy and well-positioned to carry out their duties.