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CLO Urges Obiano To Evacuate Anambra Students, Indigenes In Plateau
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged Gov. Willie Obiano to urgently put the necessary machinery in motion toward immediate evacuation of students and indigenes of Anambra stranded in Plateau.
The Chairman of CLO, Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call while speaking to The Tide source in Enugu yesterday.
Ezekwueme said the call became necessary following escalating tensions arising from violence and unrest in the hitherto quiet capital city of Plateau, Jos.
He said: “It is pertinent to note that the essence of government is for protection of lives and property of its citizens.
“Hence urgent need to ensure safe evacuation of indigenes of the state back to Anambra for reunion with their families until normalcy is returned.
“It is prime importance for government to show love, empathy and compassion for them, give them sense of belonging because an injury done to one, is an injury done to all.”
Ezekwueme called on Obiano to issue a directive abolishing illegal revenue agents disguising to be working for the government especially within Onitsha and its environs.
“It is existential reality that touts, illegal agents, emblem boys and illegal task forces are very rampant in the state as if we in a state of nature in which the mighty is right,” he said.
Ezekwueme also urged the Federal and state governments to commence palliative works on dilapidated roads especially 3-3-Otuocha, Onitsha-Owerri, Nnewi-Uga-Okigwe federal roads.
“While governments should expedite actions on Onitsha-Awka-Enugu Road in addition to Haruna, Niger Street, 3-3 Nsugbe, Nnobi-Awka etiti-Igboukwu and Obodoukwu state roads,” he said.
He also urged the governor to direct his commissioner for environment to urgently commence evacuation of waste bins and refuse dumped in different parts of the state to avert health hazard.
“The move will also help to check blockage of drainage system that causes flooding and erosion in view of the torrential downpour.
“Government should also revert to original purpose dump site at Main Market converted as shops to forestall dumping of waste in the drainage channels,” Ezekwueme added.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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