Chairman, Board of Directors, Ashaka Cement Plc, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga (left), Presenting a key to Danladi Jibir, a Beneficiary to 1 of the 55 houses built by Ashaka Cement Plc at Ladde-Bage village of Funakaye Lga of Gombe, recently.

The seven-member panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Umaru Al-Makura has dismissed all the charges.
The panel dismissed the charges after concluding its work and listening to the counsel to the Assembly yesterday morning.
The state Assembly had on Monday declared the inauguration of the panel by the State Chief Judge, Suleiman Dikko, as unconstitutional saying it would stay away from the probe.
But yesterday, the Assembly made a u-turn, and sent a legal team led by Ocha Ulegede to represent it before the panel.
The other members of the Assembly’s legal team were John Mathew, P. A. Daffi, Steven Idikwu, Ache Obande and Abraham Aruta.
The legal team arrived at the venue of the sitting around 8.45 a.m. and took the seats marked for the state assembly.
The legal team said the panel was breaching the Nigerian constitution.
Ulegede then presented a protest letter written by the legislators and argued that some members of the panel were also members of a political party and that their appointments negated the provision of Section 188 in the composition of the panel.
He said that the provision did not give the Chief Judge absolute power to appoint members of the panel.
Ulegede also said the provision stated that panel members must not belong to any political party, be a government appointee or be a person with questionable character.
The legal team said the panel had no right to set guidelines for the conduct of the sitting.
“Section 188 of the constitution spelt out clearly how the panel should be composed. They are three fundamental issues among which is that member of the panel cannot be a card carrying member of a political party. They cannot hold government appointment and that the panel does not have the power to set the rules of proceeding guiding the sitting”.
The legislators’ legal team said two members of the seven-member panel, Abdu Usman and Mohammed Keana, are members of the Peoples Democratic Part, PDP.
The legal team also said Joel Galadima is on the payroll of the state government.
Ulegede told the panel that the house does not recognize the panel and then requested to leave the premises.
After the panel heard the protest of the counsel to the State Assembly, it went on a brief recess.
When it resumed from the recess, the panel, which had listened to Mr. Al-Makura on Monday, dismissed the 16 charges against the governor.
Meanwhile, a panel of enquiry will today begin investigation into allegations levelled against the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi.
The panel will conduct its proceedings in one of the conference rooms in the office of the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice A. I. Umezulike, at the headquarters of the state High Court.
Justice Umezulike constituted the seven-man panel yesterday, following the commencement of impeachment proceedings against the deputy governor by members of the state House of Assembly.
Onyebuchi was accused of running an illegal poultry in his official residence at the Government House, and also refusing to represent Governor Sullivan Chime at official functions, despite directives from the governor instructing him to do so.
The panel of enquiry, which was inaugurated by the CJ in his chambers, is headed by Oraeke Franklin, and has Pastor Uruakanwa Okoh, Elder Nnamdi Onyenwulu, Barrister Maxwell Eze, Mrs Praise Anyim, Aro Perfecta and Anthony Iguh, as members.
The panel’s deliberation is to be based on The Rules made by the House of Assembly, pursuant to section 188 (7) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
In a short address while inaugurating the panel, the CJ said he was “under a constitutional obligation” to set up a committee to investigate the allegations brought against Onyebuchi.
He explained that members of the panel were selected because of their integrity and urged them to live up to expectations as their activities during the period “would be monitored with a detective’s eye.”
Justice Umezulike said, “I need here to remind you that the constitutional or democratic history of Enugu State would never be complete without a chapter of the functions you are about to perform.
“I therefore urge you to perform this function in a manner that would elicit commendation rather than condemnation from legal and constitutional minds.”
Speaking on behalf of the panel, Oraeke assured the CJ that they would discharge the function without fear or favour.