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Nothing Is Safe In Nigeria, CAN Laments
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has passed a damning verdict on the security situation in the country, saying that nothing is safe in the country.
CAN also said that the country has been overwhelmed by insecurity, adding that there was apprehension everywhere by everybody.
The CAN Secretary General, Barrister Joseph Daramola, passed the verdict at a press briefing titled, “Insecurity in Nigeria: The Role of Nigerian Women in Conflict Resolution, Peace Building and Mediation”, organised by the African Union ECOSOCC Nigeria, yesterday.
Daramola, on behalf of the President of CAN, Revd Samson Ayokunle and CAN, appreciated the African Union ECOSOCC Nigeria for the invitation and those invited to participate.
He said the theme of the press conference couldn’t have come at a better time than now.
“This country, this time around, is known to be insecure in all aspects of it, be it politically, economically, socially and religiously.
“Nigeria, at this time around, is polarised with insecurity caused by corruption. No facet of life in this Nigeria is secured now. Everyone is afraid; afraid to sleep in their houses, afraid to go out of their houses, afraid to go to worship God in their various places of worship.
“Workers are afraid to go to work, parents are afraid to send their children to school, students are afraid to go to class, not to talk of being in school. And lately, husbands and wives are afraid of each other and all because of insecurity.
“Security concerns everywhere in the country. This country is overwhelmed by insecurity. There is apprehension everywhere by everybody. Hopes have been lost and dashed by Nigerians. There is no trust any longer anywhere on anybody or institution”, Daramola said.
Daramola further said in order to move forward, there was the need to put an end to the preaching of religion in the country, withdraw proliferated arms in the country from those who are illegally in possession of arms and to ensure the enforcement of human rights as enshrined in the Constitution.
He also listed obedience to the tenets and principle of equity, justice and balanced objectives of governance have women as president or vice president of the country, women in charge of finance and as Inspector General of Police as part of the ways the nation can move forward.
On the role of women in conflict resolution, Daramola said generally, women were indispensable gender in all ramifications, a fact which he said, was established in the beautiful Garden of Eden.
He further said women had a special and very important role to play, not only in the lives of men, but in the nation.
“If we are to be sincere to ourselves, they are like mother hen who protects her children or chicks by covering them up with her wings and keep them under their stomach as security for the chicks. She protects them from external aggressions”, Daramola also said.
In his remarks, the Nigerian Representative of the AU-ECOSOCC, Dr Tunji John Asaolu, said the event was aimed at re-building and strengthening women’s leadership to play more active role in Africa’s transformation in line with the African Union visions, its aspirations and by extension, reawakening the spirit of culture and pan Africanism.
“The role of women is generally the same all over the world. Women are not only at the centre of development, but are central to the development of the continent and so, the African Union places very high premium on the issues of women. That is why the African Union Agenda 2063, Aspiration No. 6 places specific emphasis on an Africa whose development is people-driven, relying on the potential offered by people, especially its women and youth and caring for children”, Asaolu said.
On his part, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba Othman Ngelzarma, appealed for special attention towards supporting women pastoralists.
While decrying the pitiable living conditions of women pastoralists in the forest, Ngelzarma said the attention was needed considering their vulnerability, lack of education and skills.
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RSG Tasks Rural Dwellers On RAAMP …As Sensitization Team Visits Akulga, Degema, Three Others

Rivers State Head of Service, Dr (Mrs) Inyingi Brown, has called on rural communities in the State to embrace the Rural Access and Agricultural marketing project (RAAMP) with a view to improving their living conditions.
This follows the ongoing sensitization campaign by the State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) visits to Degema, Abonnema, Afam headquarters of Degema, Akuku Toru and Oyigbo Etche and Omuma local government areas respectively.
Dr Brown who was represented by the Deputy Director, Special Duties in her office, Mrs Dein Akpanah, said RAAMP was initiated by the Federal Government and World Bank to economically empower rural dwellers.s
She said the World Bank understands the plights of rural farmers and traders in the State, and therefore came up with the programme to address them.
According to her, RAAMP will improve the conditions of farmers, traders and fishermen, and therefore, behoves on every rural communities in the State to embrace the programme.
The Head of Service also said the programme would support the youths to be gainfully employed while bridges and roads will be built to link farms and fishing settlements.
Also speaking, the State project coordinator, Mr Joshua Kpakol, said the programme has the potential of creating millionaires among farmers and fishermen in the State.
Kpakol who was represented by Engr. Sam Tombari, said RAAMP would help farmers and fishermen to preserve their produce.
According to him, the project will build cold rooms and Silos for preservation of crops and fishes while access roads will also be created to link farmers and fishermen to the market.
He, however, warned them against any act that will lead to the suspension of the projects by the World Bank.
Kpakol particularly warned against acts such as kidnapping, marching ground, gender based violence and child labour, adding that such acts if they occur may lead to the cancellation of the project by the World Bank.
During the visit to Oyigbo local government area, Mr Joshua Kpakol, said the team was there to let them know how they will benefit from the Raamp.
The coordinator who was personally at Oyigbo said the World Bank introduced the project to check food insecurity in the State.
He said already 19 states in Nigeria are already benefitting from the project and called on them to embrace the project.
Meanwhile, stakeholders in the three local government areas have commended the World Bank for including their areas in the project.
They, however, complained over the incessant attacks by pirates on their waterways.
At Degema, King Agolia of Ke kingdom said land was a major problem in the kingdom.
King Agolia represented by High Chief Alpheus Damiebi said many indigenes of the kingdom are willing to go into farming but are handicapped by lack of land.
Also at Degema, the representative of the Omu Onyam Ekeim of Usokun Degema kingdom, Osoabo Isaac, said Degema has embraced the programme but needed more information on the implementation of the programme.
Similarly, while High Chief Precious Abadi advised that the project should not be narrowed to only crop farming, a community women leader, Mrs Orikinge Eremabo Otto, called for the construction of cold rooms in all fishing settlements in the area.
At Abonnema, Mr Diamond Kio linked the problem of the area to incessant piracy along waterways.
He also expressed fears over the possibility of the project being hijacked by politicians.
Also at Abonnema, a stakeholder, Ikiriko Kelvin, called on the World Bank to design an agricultural project that will suit the riverine environment, while at Oyigbo, HRH Eze Boniface Akawo expressed satisfaction with the project.
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Senate Replaces Natasha As Committee Chairman

The political mudslinging between the Senate leadership and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan continued yesterday as the Senate named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the appointment during yesterday’s plenary, confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on suspension.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was reassigned to the Diaspora and NGOs Committee in February after she was removed as Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content during a minor reshuffle.
Bassey is the senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District.
Although no reason was given for her removal yesterday, the change is believed to be connected to her unresolved suspension.
In May, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court ordered her reinstatement and directed her to tender an apology to the Senate.
However, the Senate has insisted it has not received a certified true copy of the court judgment.
Akpoti-Uduaghan who represents Kogi Central, has yet to resume her legislative duties despite a recent court ruling that voided her suspension.
In a televised interview on Tuesday, Akpoti-Uduaghan said she was awaiting the Certified True Copy of the judgment before officially returning to plenary, citing legal advice and respect for institutional process.
Although the Federal High Court described her suspension as “excessive and unconstitutional”, a legal opinion dated July 5 and attributed to the Senate’s counsel, Paul Daudu (SAN), argued that the ruling lacked any binding directive to enforce her reinstatement.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, one of only three female senators in the current assembly, said the continued delay in allowing her return was not only a denial of her mandate but also a blow to democratic representation.
“By keeping me out of the chambers, the Senate is not just silencing Kogi Central, it’s denying Nigerian women and children representation. We are only three female senators now, down from eight,” she said.
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