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2023: Appeal Court President Calls For Ballot Box Revolution
The President of Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu State, Hon. Justice G.C. Nnamani, has advocated a revolution via the ballot box, in the forthcoming 2023 general election in the country.
Hon. Justice Nnamani made his feelings known over the weekend while speaking in Enugu during the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ezeagu Branch (Ezbar) law Dinner, 2022.
He decried the pains and agony faced by poor Nigerians as a result of “percieved anti-people programme and policies by the political leaders, which has almost grounded every sector of the nation’s economy.
Nnamani, who chaired the colourful event, expressed regret that the country has gotten to a point “where the poor man can no longer sleep because of hunger and the rich man cannot also sleep because of fear that the poor man is awake”.
The legal luminary, however, stated that the time has come for Nigerians to get it right in the 2023 general polls, through the ballot box, adding that lawyers must also be ready to join hands with the citizens in changing the current narrative and staus quo.
“I’m preaching ballot box revolution in 2023″, he said, stressing that the role of lawyers in social revolution in any nation cannot be over-emphasized.
In his speech, Chairman of the Ezeagu Branch of NBA, Barr. Chijioke Darlington Ezeh, noted that the Theme of this year’s Dinner: ‘Revolution: The Lawyers Approach’, “is very apt at a critical time like this when we are nearing the 2023 general elections in Nigeria”.
According to him, the topic was well chosen as a result of the usual challenges faced by lawyers during and after electioneering.
“I believe that the standard to be maintained by lawyers should continuously be improved, in order to guarantee the survival and advancement of our polity, since every facet of our society look upon lawyers as pacesetters.
”Today’s lawyer must learn to approach and change his attitude towards a positive revolution in legal practice. As lawyers, we must embrace evolving technology and innovations in order to become Tech-savvy Attorneys in legal advice and election petitions”, he stated.
According to Ezeh, “amongst others, lawyers must think of Artificial Intelligence (AI), innovations, in order to play the expected roles capable of bringing about positive revolutions in matters of elections and election petitions”.
The chairman used the ceremony to highlight some of the feats recorded so far since he took over the mantle of leadership of the association in the area.
He said that after about four months in office, his administration is gearing towards producing the first law Journal of the branch, as well as commence the building of a befitting Bar Centre for NBA Ezeagu Branch.
By: Canice Amadi, Enugu
Nation
Gombe Opens Bid For Construction Of Three-Arm Zone Project
Gombe State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transportation has opened bids for the construction of three arms zone complexes within the Gombe Capital Special Development Zone which held at the Ministry’s conference hall.
Speaking while presiding over the bid opening proceedings, the Commissioner, Engr. . Usman Maijama’a Kallamu assured the bidders that the bid opening would be carried out using procurement process which is based on specific regulations that are credible, fair, and transparent.
The Commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alh. Idris Yambiu Buba said that the Ministry will continue to align itself for optimal results in the implementation of government policies and projects in line with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s commitment to bringing development to the State.
While assuring the bidders of a transparent process, the SSA to the Governor on Special Project, Arch. Yakubu Mamman thanked Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for his foresight in infrastructural development of the State, adding that government is committed to ensuring that all bidders had an equal chance to participate and compete based on merit to maintain standards and specifications.
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Gov Mbah Signs Bill To Establish Teaching Hospital In Enugu
Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, yesterday, signed the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Teaching Hospital Bill 2024 into Law, promising to expedite action to actualise the teaching hospital immediately to provide quality training and healthcare services in the Enugu North part of the State and the State in general.
Mbah, while commending the Enugu State House of Assembly for accelerating action on the processing and passage of the Executive Bill, said that establishing SUMAS Teaching Hospital was in line with his manifesto.
He said, “What we have done by signing into law the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences Teaching Hospital Bill is that we now have in place a legal framework to immediately begin to put in place all that is required to upgrade SUMAS to a teaching hospital. This is part of our campaign promises and we are committed to delivering on that expeditiously.
“We believe that the importance and significance of siting a teaching hospital in our Enugu North zone can never be lost on us. So, we are not going to spend any time in making sure that everything that is necessary and required to upgrade and get the teaching hospital operational is put in place. With this Law, we are going to redouble our commitment and our efforts to achieve that.”
He assured the Governing Council and the Management of SUMAS of his continued support, adding that his administration would equally be counting on their pedigree and contacts to bring the teaching hospital to fruition in record time.
“We are going to continue to support you and we are also going to continue to count on your experience, network, and profile in raising resources to actualize the project.
“This year alone, we are going to spend 33 per cent of our budget on education. This underscores the importance of education to this administration. So, be sure to come to us whenever there is a need. We are going to support you because we are interested in education and we are investing heavily in it,” he said.
On his part, the Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, who also spoke at the Bill signing witnessed by the Chairman of SUMAS Governing Council, Msgr. Obiora Ike, and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Ogbonna, and top hierarchies of the institution, commended Governor Mbah’s speed and faithfulness in delivering on his campaign promises. He assured that the House of Assembly was ever ready to fast-track every executive bill that would impact positively on the state and its people.
“We promised we are going to support this administration by doing our job expeditiously to ensure that there is no delay in your delivery of democracy dividends to our people. Therefore, the SUMAS Teaching Hospital Bill received expedited hearing and today you have the signing of the bill into law,” he stated.
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Ododo Applauds Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 43 Bus Passengers
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded security agencies in the State for their efforts in the rescue of 43 bus passengers.
The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah disclosed this in a statement yesterday.
The statement noted that the governor welcomed the news of the release of the abducted bus passengers in Okehi Local Government Area of the State and called for sustained collaboration between security agencies and local communities to improve intelligence gathering and prevent crime and criminality in all parts of the state.
Ododo commended the caretaker chairman of Okehi LGA, Mr Amoka Eneji, the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Professional Hunters, Ebira Local Hunters Group and other security agencies for their intervention, which led to the rescue of the passengers who were abducted outside the state.
“Governor Ododo also commends the response of security agencies to the robbery incidence in Felele area of Lokoja and called for more urgency in addressing cases of insecurity in any part of the state.
“The Governor reassured the people of the state that his administration will not relent in its efforts in deploying maximum resources to ensure that all communities in the state remain unsafe for criminal elements.”
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