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Amaechi Rescues Abandoned Boy With N4m Tasks NUJ On Quacks
The Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday came to the aid of Master Taiwo Amina, when he presented a cheque of N4million to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) for his treatment in India.
Master Taiwo Amina was brought four years ago to the Special Care Baby Unit of the hospital for not being able to pass faeces, but was later abandoned by his parents.
Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi was however informed of the boy’s ordeal during a Wazobia/Cool FM interview programme where he promised to assist in the treatment of the boy.
Presenting the cheque on behalf of the Government of Rivers State to the UPTH management in her office, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs Ibim Semenitari said that the gesture represents a fraction of the humanitarian services which the governor has been doing across the state.
Mrs Semenitari also said that Master Amina’s case further lends credence to the move by the state government to build a specialist hospital in the state.
She said that the Karibi Whyte Specialists Hospital would be completed before the end of the present administration as it would act as a centre of excellence and tourism in the country.
The commissioner who regretted that companies in the Niger Delta had abandoned their responsibilities of assisting institutions such as the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) to go into medical research, also said that, it behoves the press to hold these companies accountable for this act.
Mrs Semenitari also commended the management of Wazobia/Cool FM for keeping to the tenets of social responsibility which she described as usual among broadcast media organisations in the state and also the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital for saving the life of the four years old boy.
Speaking, the representative of the management of UPTH, Dr Christie Mato who is also the chairman of the Medical Advisory Council thanked the state governor for the gesture and the management of Wazobia/Cool FM for ensuring that the public was aware of the issue.
Meanwhile, the state Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has tasked the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on the need to sanitise the journalism profession by ridding it of quacks.
Governor Amaechi gave the charge when the National Executive Council (NEC) and National Working Committee of the NUJ paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Port Harcourt.
Governor Amaechi averred that the exercise had become necessary considering the sensitive role journalists play in informing and educating the society but regretted that over the years, the profession had been inundated with quacks.
The Rivers State Chief Executive, who decried the sudden decline in standards and ethics of the profession, further urged the NUJ national council to push for a law through the National Assembly which when enacted would help standardize journalism practice.
Speaking earlier, President of the NUJ, Malam Mohammed Garba informed the governor that the body was in Port Harcourt for its NEC meeting.
He said the forum would afford the union an opportunity to address professional and national issues and tinker on how well to inject efficiency into the profession.
Malam Garba, who also lauded Governor Amaechi for emerging the Chairman of Governors’ Forum commended him for the new life he had injected into the state media organization and appointing one of its members as a commissioner in the state.
The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has begun the celebration of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary with a Juma’at service where prayers were offered for the progress of the state and Nigeria.
Governor Fubara, who advocated for peace and unity of Nigeria during the prayers on Friday at the Rivers State Central Mosque, Port Harcourt, indicated that without peace, the accelerated development of Nigeria will remain in a limbo.
Governor Fubara, who was represented by Alhaji Abdurrazaq Diepriye, therefore urged citizens to remain patriotic.
According to him, “Allah has brought us this far. Without peace, we can not have progress and economic development. I call on all citizens irrespective of creed or tribe to remain patriotic.”
He thanked President Bola Tinubu for restoring peace in Rivers State while also using the forum to appreciate security agencies for their relentless effort in upholding the peace and unity of Rivers State and Nigeria.
The Chief Imam of Rivers State Central Mosque, Imam Ibrahim Yaloo, admonished Moslem faithful to always speak the truth, adding that those who obey Allah will be directed to good deeds and their sins forgiven.
Prayers were offered for Rivers State and Nigeria.
Other activities to mark the 65th Independence anniversary in the state include an Inter-denominational Church Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, 28th September and Parade Ceremony on Wednesday, 1st October.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima departed New York on Sunday after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
In a statement released on Sunday by the VP media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President is now headed to Germany, where he will hold strategic meetings with officials of Deutsche Bank.
The statement read, “Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed New York, United States, after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“During his participation at UNGA 80, VP Shettima secured UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ commendation for Nigeria’s bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat.
“He also showcased Nigeria’s $200 billion energy transition opportunity to global investors and strengthened strategic partnerships with the UK on trade, defence, and migration issues.”
Nkwocha added that the VP delivered Tinubu’s national statement, calling for UN reforms and a permanent seat for Nigeria at the UN Security Council, and “demanded Africa’s control over its $700 billion mineral wealth, and digital inclusion initiatives.”
“He also engaged with the Gates Foundation on healthcare and education expansion, positioning Nigeria as the natural hub for the African Continental Free Trade Area’s $3.4 trillion market.
“VP Shettima was seen off at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, by cabinet Ministers who were part of the UNGA 80 delegation and Nigerian Mission officials.”
The aide noted that Shettima will return to Nigeria immediately after his engagements in Germany.
The Tide source recalls that the VP departed Abuja, yesterday.
He led other Nigerian officials at the Assembly.
As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebration, the Federal Government held a special thanksgiving service on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to offer prayers and give thanks for the nation.
The event drew top government officials and security chiefs, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, as well as their spouses.
Other notable guests included Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun, former Plateau State Governor, Senator Simon Lalong, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who led the service chiefs in attendance.
Service chiefs present included the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs Kemi Nandap and Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, among others.00
The service came days after the government unveiled the official theme and some of the activities slated for the 2025 Independence celebrations.
This year’s anniversary is tagged “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation,” as announced by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, in a statement on Wednesday.
“As part of activities to mark the 65th Independence Anniversary, the Juma’at Prayer and the Inter-Denominational Church Service will be held on Friday, 26th September at 1 pm and Sunday, 28th September at 10 am respectively, as well as the World Press Conference on Monday, 29th September at 10 am,” he said.
The Tide source had earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu, alongside former Heads of State, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, is expected as a special guest at a national discourse convened by the Island Club, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
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