FG names board chairmen and members for NPA, CAC, NIMASA, TCN

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved boards of directors for three agencies of the Federal Government.

They are the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Members of a supervisory board for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) were also named

According to a statement by Secretary to the Government of Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Chief Tony Anenih returns as chairman of the NPA

Other members of the NPA board are Mrs. Florence Ita-Giwa, Hon. Hamza Dan Mahawi, Sen. Lekan Mustapha, Alhaji Aminu Baba Danagundi, Mr. Austin Enyonnia Cosmos and a representative of the Ministry of Transport.

Lt. Col Agbu Kefas (rtd) is chair of NIMASA board with Ibrahim Mark,

Alhaji Hassan Baba, Alhaji Aliyu Usman, a representative of the Ministry of Transport, a representative of the Ministry of Labour, and a representative of the Navy, as members.

Mr. Funsho Lawal is Chairman of the board of CAC. Members are Alhaji Sanusi Maijama’a, (Representative of NACCIMA), Mr. Okoro Osita Franklin (Representative of. NBA), Chief Mrs. Elizabeth Omereson, (Representative of ICAN), and Dr. Ausbeth. Ajagu, (Representative of .MAN)

800,000 APPLIED FOR 1,500 INEC JOBS – Jega

800,000 applied for 1,500 INEC jobs – Jega

The level of unemployment in this country keeps on soaring everyday as more and more graduates receive (I deliberately avoided using 'earn' ) their degrees and diplomas only to join the unemployment queue. This is why i remember at a seminar i attended some time ago, the speaker said that graduates are so eager to write job tests that they will ask two women discussing about pregnancy test the venue of the test! The report by Professor Jega about the number of applicants for the INEC jobs advertised is a testimony to this fact.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Thursday said 800,000 people applied for the 1,500 vacancies in the commission.

Jega, who made this known during an African Independent Television programme, denied an allegation that the commission had secretly recruited people to fill the posts which he said were well advertised in national newspapers.

The INEC chairman also flayed de-registered political parties which accused the commission of acting a script written by the Peoples Democratic Party.

He said the allegation was not only uncharitable, but also insulting to him and other commissioners in INEC.

Explaining the commission’s ongoing recruitment exercise, he said the commission was fair and acted according to the law.

According to him, apart from advertising in several newspapers, the advertisements were posted in state and local government electoral offices.

The INEC chairman also faulted the political parties that said the deregistration of political parties was to pave the way for a one-party system, with the PDP being the only party in the country.

Jega insisted that the de-registration of the political parties complied with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.

He stated, “It (the allegation) is laughable. It is uncharitable to us. It is an insult to many of us that people can think that those of that have been entrusted with this national responsibility can pander to anybody’s wish.” 

SOURCE: The Punch

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US Officials, Kuku Meet over Kidnappings in Niger Delta

Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Hon. Kuku

Worried by the spate of kidnappings in the Niger Delta region, officials of the United States of America’s Department of State yesterday met with the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Hon. Kingsley Kuku to find possible areas of cooperation to check the trend.

The three-man delegation led by Mr. Neal Kringle said the US was ready to collaborate with the Amnesty Office to make the Niger Delta peaceful, adding; this was desirable for the much-clamoured rapid development of the region.

Responding, Kuku stated that the current insecurity, especially the kidnappings had no link with the Amnesty programme, stressing that what was required was increased security network in the region.

He stated that so far, the Niger Delta region had been calm and that oil and other business activities had been going on unhindered, resulting in the increase of crude oil production from a mere 700,000 bpd in 2009 to a current 2.7 million bpd.

According to him, the  main concern of his office remained the about 30,000 Niger Delta ex-agitators captured in the amnesty programme but that the various government ministries and agencies had to play their parts in ensuring an accelerated development of the region.  

SOURCE: Thisday

FG OPENS COUNCIL ON NIGER DELTA: CAN THIS SOLVE THE REGION'S PROBLEMS?

Determined to address the challenges posed by the multiplicity of development actors and partners which often resulted in duplication of projects and programmes in the region, the Council on Niger Delta has been established with a view to coordinate and fast track the development of the region.

The Council will strive to, among other things, enhance information sharing and exchange of ideas among stakeholders; promote greater co-operation and mutual support; enhance synergy in service delivery; eliminate duplication of projects; wastage of scarce resources and build consensus on initiatives and development activities in the Niger Delta.