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RSG Seeks Better Synergy On Recruitment Exercise …Army Extends Recruitment Exercise To Oct 27

The Secretary to Rivers State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, has said that better information sharing with the Nigeria Military would maximally enhance the admission of Rivers people into the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA).
Danagogo stated this during an advocacy visit to his office in Port Harcourt by the Deputy Director Plans, Army Headquarters, Brig.-Gen. Timi Makintosh and his team from the Army Headquarters, Abuja, regarding the 86th Regular Recruits Intake for Trades/Non-Tradesmen and Women and notification on the extension of the recruitment exercise to October 27, 2023.
The SSG emphatically noted that it was always joyful for the government and parents to see young Rivers persons graduate from the NDA, grow through the ranks to become senior officers, while adding that information spread was important to avoid issues of marginalisation.
“As a government, we look for every possible avenue to gainfully employ our people. The military is one of the elite groups we want our people to join. But a lot of the times, lack of information limits our people.”
He thanked the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, for ensuring the sensitisation exercise on the ongoing 86 Regular Recruits Intake for Trades/Non-Tradesmen and Women in fulfilment of the Federal Character principle.
Speaking earlier, Deputy Director Plans, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Timi Makintosh had said, he had come to sensitise Rivers indigenes on the importance of joining the Army.
Makintosh added that lack of Rivers recruits might be a real time challenge in the future because there may be no senior officers from the state to take up military management roles since the state was one of the states in the South-South region with diminishing new intakes into the military.
“The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, deemed it fit that we come to speak to you to assist us sensitize Rivers indigenes. The Army takes very good care of our own in areas such as academic advancement, medical care etc.”
He said the present recruitment exercise for 86th Regular Intake for Trades/Non-Tradesmen and Women have been extended to October 27, 2023.
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FG Moves To Stop Influx Of Illegal Aliens
The Federal Government has promised to put measures in place to end the movement of illegal immigrants into the country to secure the country.
The government stated that the era where aliens easily enter the country with fake travel documents must stop.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, according to a statement on Saturday by the Director of Press of the Ministry, Afonja Ajibola, disclosed this when the Director, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi visited him.
The statement read, “The Minister assured he is working seriously on efficient ways at securing Nigeria borders; saying a situation where illegal aliens easily find their ways into the country often with fake travel documents has to be stopped. In his view, Nigeria cannot be secured if its borders are not secured”.
The Minister also said the Ministry was ready to partner with the BPSR in proffering effective solutions to the nation’s security challenges, especially in securing the nation’s borders.
“I am ready to actively collaborate with the Bureau of Public Service Reforms to find solutions to our security challenges,” he was quoted as saying.
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ECOWAS Condemns Plot To Obstruct Peace In Sierra Leone
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the plot by some individuals to disturb peace in Sierra Leone.
The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by ECOWAS in Abuja, yesterday.
ECOWAS said, “The bloc has learnt, with utter disgust, a plot by certain individuals to aquire arms and disturb the peace and constitutional order in Sierra Leone.
“ECOWAS condemns this act and calls for the arrest and prosecution of everyone involved in the illegality.
“The bloc has always maintained its zero tolerance for unconstitutional change of government.
“We want to reaffirm our commitment to supporting the government and the people of Sierra Leone’s quest to deepen democracy and good governance by consolidating peace and security so as to foster socio-economic development”.
Earlier, the Sierra Leonean Government had declared a 24-hour nationwide curfew in a proactive step to ensure that the peace is not tampered with.
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Bad Roads Fuelling Insecurity In N’East -Govs
Worried by the security challenges confronting the region, governors of the North East have resolved to embark on more collaborative efforts among member states to come up with a security architecture design for the region.
The governors noted that bad federal roads are fuelling insecurity in the region and called on the Federal Ministry of Works to follow through with road contracts awarded in the region.
This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the 9th meeting of the forum, held at the banquet hall of the Adamawa State Government House in Yola last Saturday.
According to a statement signed by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, the forum said there was a need for a robust platform for regional economic development and resolved to work as an entity in strengthening the human capacity and socio-economic development of its people.
The communique read in part, “Forum is continuously disturbed about the poor infrastructural base of the region. More concerned that the federal roads within and between the states in the region have been neglected.
“We call on the Federal Ministry of Works to follow through with road contracts awarded in the region. The poor road network is fuelling insecurity stalling development and making life more difficult for our people in the region.
“Forum notes that the bad federal roads within and between the states are major setbacks to the infrastructural development of the region.
“Forum notes the poor energy situation in the region. To mitigate the situation, Forum resolved to work with Shanghai Electric to construct a 60 MW Coal Power Power Plant in each state of the region.
“Forum decried the lack of modern rail projects in the region and called for repairs on the old gauge rail lines which no longer useful and sustainable technology. Forum calls for inclusion of the region into the Nigerian National Railway Transport Plan using the Modern Guage rail.”
On climate change and environmental degradation, the forum resolved to strengthen its collaboration with all initiatives such as the Great Green Wall and the Global Initiative of Carbon Credit financing.
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