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Monarch Harps On Proper Resources Management
The Amanyanabo of Nembe Kingdom and former Minister for Petroleum, HRM Chief Edmund Dakoru has said that what Niger needs most now is proper management of our resources rather than the call for restructuring.
He said that there will still be agitations, even when restructuring had been done or the country being divided into six autonomous zones.
Dakrou, who was speaking to aviation correspondents at the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa while responding to questions on the state of Nigeria’s economy, noted that the major cause for agitations among groups is because of bad governance.
He said, where there is good governance, that there will not be agitations for restructuring, adding that the fundamental problem in the country is that people think that power belong to them and their family when they get to power.
“We need to restructure our mindset, ourselves and behaviour. We must realize that power belong to the people and must govern very well. That is where our problem lies.
“Even if you restructure, there will still be problems, if there is no good governance and accountability to the people. There is no true democracy within the states.
“What we need is equal opportunities to governance, equal access to power. Those reforms recommended by Justice Belgore should be implemented, and such can end agitation for restructuring”, he said.
The royal father however expressed fear that many states will exploit their citizens more than what they are experiencing now from the centre, if the clamour for state police will be granted.
Corlins Walter
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
