Niger Delta
Connect Orientation Camp To National Grid, NYSC Urges C’River
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to the Cross River Government to, as a matter of urgency, assist the corps by connecting the camp to the National Grid.
The Coordinator, NYSC, in the state, Mr Andrew Zemo, made the appeal on Wednesday during the Cross River House of Assembly’s plenary.
Zemo also appealed to the government to assist the corps by rehabilitating its orientation camp in the state.
After the plenary, the Coordinator told The Tide’s source that he was at the Assembly to witness the deliberation of the motion moved by Mr Martins Achadu, Member representing Yala 2 State Constituency.
Zemo said the lawmaker, Achadu, had moved for the urgent rehabilitation of the state’s Permanent Orientation Camp in Obubura.
He said the orientation camp in the state was run purely on generator, adding that with the fuel subsidy removal and increasing price of petroleum products, the appeal to connect the camp to the national grid was imperative.
The Coordinator said the prayer of the scheme in the state was for the state government to come to its rescue by paying stipends to corps members posted there, and to rehabilitate the orientation camp, which was in bad shape.
“Lots of corps members are posted to Cross River and they relocate due to the state of the camp and the fact that the state does not pay stipends like some other states.
“We need rehabilitation of the hostels, which will involve the beddings, toilets and lecture halls; there is also a need for more boreholes and connecting the camp that has always run on generator to the national grid.
“Once corps members get to the camp and notice that the facilities are okay, the news will go round and many of them will desire to come to the state instead of asking to be relocated from the state”, Zemo said.
Earlier Achadu, who presented the motion at the floor of the house, said the NYSC was an essential scheme in the state, given the present state of its education.
He said if the state could support the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which was a Federal Agency, they could also support the NYSC scheme which was highly needed in the state.
“Not many corps members are posted to my area, even though we desperately need them. This is because not many are sent to Cross River due to the state of our orientation camp and the inability of the state to pay stipends.
“We need the services of the NYSC, so, we need to support them like it is done in many other states and in return, the scheme will send many corps members needed to the state”, he stressed.
The source reports that the NYSC Orientation Camp in Obubura lacks full perimeter fence and is powered by generators which are usually switched off at 10 p.m. during orientation programmes.
The Delta State House of Assembly has commenced public hearing on the State Human Trafficking (Prohibition) Bill, 2024.
The Tide’s source reports that the public hearing was organised by the House Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Humanitarian Support Services and Girl Child Entrepreneurship in Asaba.
Chairman of the committee, Mrs Bridget Anyafulu, said the hearing was to provide members of the public the opportunity to offer contributions to the proposed law.
“The ultimate goal is to ensure that the state has a law that adequately answers to the challenges it seems to address and satisfy the needs and aspirations of our people and society.
“We have invited you to join us to make a law that will help to effectively address and eradicate the odious practice of human trafficking in our state.
“We know that as stakeholders, the effective participation in making this law will go a long way in enhancing the quality of the law that will finally emerge from the process”, she said.
Anyafulu assured the stakeholders that the committee would look into their suggestions and consider areas that could help to strengthen the bill as well as enhance its quality.
On her part, the State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Community Support Services and Girl Child Development, Ms. Orode Uduaghan, called for the inclusion of the National Agency for the Protection of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in the implementation process.
It also reports that Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), State Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), among others, were involved in the public hearing.
They commended the State Executive for initiating the bill and called for its speedy passage.
The Federal Government has handed over 24,180 bags of 50kg maize and 5,828 bags of 25kg ‘garri’ to the Akwa Ibom State Government for distribution to vulnerable households.
The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, made the presentation on behalf of the Federal Government in Uyo, the State Capital.
Represented by Mrs. Mmandu Aisueni, the Head, Operations, NEMA, Akwa Ibom State office, Umar said the donation was in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to Nigerians.
It would be recalled that the Federal Government approved the release of 42, 000 metric tonnes of assorted food items from the National Strategic Reserve to vulnerable households.
Umar said that the president’s promise was the government’s way of reducing the impact of the current economic hardship in the country.
“We are here to hand over the food items to the state government for distribution to the intended beneficiaries in the communities”, she said.
The NEMA D-G said that the food items should be shared in the communities through properly constituted committees at the local government levels.
She said membership of the local government committees should include the council chairman, representatives of the State Emergency Management Agency and the traditional institutions.
Umar said 20 per cent of the food items for each council area should be given to religious groups, and that three per cent of it should be given to boarding schools in the area.
Receiving the items, Dr Offiong Offor, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, commended the Federal Government for the intervention.
Offor said that the gesture was a demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment to the wellbeing of the citizenry.
The commissioner promised that the state government would ensure that the items were given to the intended beneficiaries.
A group, Concerned Obidient Movement, has declared support for Mr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 21 Edo State governorship election.
Leader of the group, Mr. Ikhuenbor Igbinevbo, told newsmen in Benin that the election transcends individual personalities.
“It is a critical moment that will shape the future of Edo. The PDP is creating a climate of renewed political energy that promises sustainable progress.
“Its candidate, Ighodalo, and the deputy, Osarodion Ogie, possess the vision and qualifications that align with the aspirations of Edo people,” he said.
Igbinevbo highlighted the candidates’ deep understanding of the State’s challenges and potential which, he said, positions them to lead the state into a new era of prosperity and responsible governance.
He urged Edo people, both at home and in the Diaspora, to unite in their support for the PDP and its candidates ahead of the election.
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