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Gladiators seeking PDP's ticket ahead Ondo 2020
As attention is about to shift to Ondo State's governorship election holding next year, BIYI ADEGOROYE and ADEWALE JIMOH, examine the pedigree of top party leaders and their quest for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket in the state
head of governorship election coming up in Ondo State next year, intense consultations and maneuvering are gradually taking the political space of the Sunshine State. The heat currently emanating from the political kitchen of the state is traceable to the two heavyweight political parties in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Coming about three years after the party lost the state to the APC in an election characterised by internal wrangling, litigation and even riots in the PDP, which saw its candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, a lawyer, lock horns with another lawyer and business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, pundits believe that the party must learn from history in order to succeed this time.
But the PDP will be buoyed by the party's success in the last general elections in the state where it produced two senators, Nicholas Tofowomo and Ayo Aknyelure for the South Senatorial and central zones respectively and having won four seats in the House of Representatives. The party's standing in the South-West received greater fillip with its victory in the Oyo State governorship election which produced Engineer Seyi Makinde, whose triumph has been described as the beginning of PDP's rebirth in the region.
Already, in preparation for the stand-alone election in the jostle to wrest power from the incumbent, about 16 aspirants have indicated their interests to pick the party's ticket and become its standard-bearer at the 2020 poll with a handful from the northern senatorial zone of the state, a great number of them are from the South while a couple are from the central.
Of great importance are the factors which may have strong bearing on the election of the candidate of the party in the election, and they include zoning or rotations, pedigree and track records, party loyalty and ability to deliver. Party loyalty and internal unity, a source said, are key, because the two factors sank the party's chances in the 2016 governorship election.
Eddy Olafeso
Prominent among the 16 aspirants is the National Vice Chairman of the party in the South-West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, an indigene of Okitipupa, and a product of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife) where he bagged first in the 70s and master's degree in English and International Relations respectively.
Olorogun Olafeso holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in International Relations from the Atlantic International University, Hawaii, United States of America in 2008 and has been a recurrent name in societal mobilisation and re-engineering, politics and entrepreneurship in the last three decades. His corporate performance in the private sector saw him join DHL International in 1985 where he left to co-found RedStar Express in the 1990s.
He returned from the United States in 2002 where he lived for 15 years to expand the base of his knowledge and business to participate in active politics and was appointed to chair the Board of Owena Motels Ltd and later in that same year to Head the Corporate Affair Division of the Ajaokuta Steel Company between 2003-2004. Olafeso, who has truly lived Napoleon Bonaparte's ageless assertion that, ''a leader is a dealer in hope," understudied the late Dr Olusegun Agagu, erudite scholar and former Governor of Ondo State, and his mobilisation skills and loyalty to the party earned him the position of the Secretary of the state chapter of the PDP early 2007 and later appointed Hon. Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Mobilisation same year.
As a member of the PDP National Executive Committee, (NEC) he has to his credit the resurgence of the party in the South-West in recent elections, and its self-discovery which soared the party's success in the region in both presidential and governorship elections.
Along with other party leaders, he played a major role that enabled the party to defeat the APC in the presidential election in the state scoring 275,901 to APC's 241,769, electing two senators and four members of the House of Representatives including Hons. Kolade Akinjo, Ilaje Federal Constituency, Ikengboju Gboluga, Okitipupa/Irele, Adebayo Omolafe, Akure North and South. He is naturally gifted with the power of oration and crisp ideas, his well articulated performance as the mouthpiece of one of the most successful administrations in the state is well documented.
Eyitayo Jegede
Akure-born Eyitayo Jegede, a former Commissioner for Justice under Governor Olusegun Mimiko, was the 2016 PDP governorship candidate in the state, who came second after losing to the incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the APC at the polls. Jegede, a lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Coor-dinator of Ababakar Atiku Presidential Campaign in the state in the last election, indicated his interest to vie for the PDP governorship ticket following his meeting with party leaders in the state. At one of the meetings held with stalwarts of the party, Jegede hinged is decision to seek the ticket on the revelation by God who he said directed him to contest the 2020 governorship election.
His words: "I am here to thank you for the support you gave me during the 2016 governorship election. I see myself as somebody who is ready to serve. I contested the last gubernatorial election and we knew the result, the following day we went to church to thank God for how far He had helped us.
"Now, I consulted God Almighty again, I asked if I should go forward on this project, He answered me that I should go ahead. I am asking you whether to go ahead or not? This is not the time for the campaign. We will surely come back when the time comes. I seek your support for our great party, the PDP and appreciate you for all your efforts both during the 2016 governorship election and the last general elections."
Sola Ebiseni
Another strong contender for the PDP governorship ticket is Sola Ebiseni, a three time commissioner in Ondo State, is a lawyer. Just like Jegede, Ebi seni, who hails from Ilaje Local Government Area in Southern Senatorial District of the state, in 2016 contested the party's ticket in the then Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the PDP after his fallout with Olusegun Mimiko over the former governor's support for Jegede.
Ebiseni, who served as Commissioner for Environment in Mimiko's cabinet, while declaring his intention to contest the party's ticket told PDP leaders and supporters at Igbotako, the headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State emphasised that "having the ticket of the party and winning the governorship election goes beyond social media agitations, some of which may even be annoying and offensive.
"It is the constitutional right of every person or part of the state to aspire to the office of the governor. To get it, we must work hard, engage other local governments, tribes, and groups in a friendly manner with mutually beneficial assurance and put forward our best candidate, in whom other people have confidence, based on robust relationship. This game is not an Olympic event which essence is participation. It is a political World Cup, where only the champion can win both the qualifiers and the ultimate trophy for any nation."
Meanwhile, it has been reliably learnt that Ebiseni is also frantically seeking the endorsement of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere as regards the PDP's ticket.
Another PDP aspirant gunning for the party's ticket is the former Chairman of Ilaje Local Government, Banji Okunomo. Okunomo, who is the immediate past Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, stated that is desire to govern the state is not due to over-ambition but a genuine will.
Okunomo, while addressing some youths recently, said he wished to offer himself by participating in the contest to be the next governor of the sunshine state. "It is my earliest desire to put my energy and whatever talents it has pleased God to give me at the service of the state. My ambition, borne out of a genuine desire to serve is subject to the approval of eminent citizens like you. It is not a desperate ambition. If God decides otherwise I will cooperate fully with whoever is elected to ensure our party PDP, as well as our state, succeeds.
"I want to be able to mobilise the human resources, the qualitative manpower that abounds in the state to make for even development of the entire state. No discrimination of whatever kind.
"We must put infrastructure and industrialize at the fastest pace to create employment for the various manpower that we have in the state, and of course, we must encourage agriculture. There is quite a lot to do. I have my programme and I think by the grace of God, you will embrace my programme when I eventually come out with it."
Also, within the PDP fold in the state, the name Otunba Bamidele Akingboye is as constant as the Northern Star when it comes to the contest for the party's governorship ticket. Born on April 2, 1965, Akingboye, who is the Chairman and CEO of Beshore Maritime Service Limited, will be making his third attempt to secure the party's ticket after two previous failed attempts.
Akingboye, who has declared his intention to fight for the party's flag, emphasized that he is the oldest when it comes to contesting the PDP's ticket, stressing that he has what it takes to lead the party into the election.
According to the Okitipupa-born politician, his background as a businessman gives him an edge over others, stating that he has what it takes to govern the state."Among the lots for the ticket in the PDP, I am the oldest in contesting. I have what it takes. The only thing I am agitating for is a free and fair election and I will beat all of them fair and square."
Meanwhile, the party has dismissed the insinuation of zoning of the party's ticket to a particular senatorial district area of the state; an action some party stalwarts believe may spell trouble ahead of the primaries. Attention has now shifted to party leaders like Chief Bode Olajumoke, Chief Clement Akinboyede, the state party chairman and its two senators.
As the party becomes upbeat about victory, without discountenancing the capability of the incumbent APC, Mr. Ayo Fadaka, Publicity Secretary in the South-West, said they will leave nothing to chance. "As at the last count, we have about 16 aspirants jostling round the state to contest for the PDP ticket. Of course, I won't deny the fact that amongst them we have very high profile politicians, strong party men and even between them are those that cannot be considered as such.
"I know that at the end of the day, when the party shall get to a congress to elect its candidates, the strong candidate shall emerge, that will go into that elections and win the election for PDP. There is no reason why we should be afraid that we will not win the next election in Ondo State," he said.
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There's hope Nigeria will attain greatness – Moghalu
Chief George Moghalu, a former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was recently appointed the Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). In this interview, he speaks on his vision for the agency and other issues. JOHNCHUKS ONUANYIM reports
What do you make of your appointment as the Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)?
I want to thank Mr. President for the confidence in me and finding me worthy to serve the nation in this capacity and I want, with a firm commitment to assure him that I will not let him down and I will not let Nigerians down. I am determined to leave a mark by the time I would have finished my term in NIWA.
For me, it is a very great responsibility and I want to be remembered after my tenure for what I would have contributed to building on the achievements of my predecessors in office. I am among those groups of Nigerians, who believe that all will always be well with our nation. What we require is a re-dedication and to to serve with commitment. For me, it is a new dawn.
What do you know of NIWA before your appointment?
NIWA is more of a regulatory agency in charge of the waterways in the country. I believe that if we explore the waterways of Nigeria, it has great potentials in the area of water transport. The simplest I can say now is that it will reduce the burden on Nigerian roads. If our waterways are opened, the channels are free and secured; you can open the scope of passenger traffic. It is economical and it goes round the country. A good percentage of the goods that arrive the port in Lagos go to the South-East and are transported by road. It puts great pressure on the road. But if we have a clear waterway transport system, all these goods can be received in Lagos and moved to the inland ports.
We have a completed river port today in Onitsha and a jetty being built in Oguta. We also have a completed port in Baro and some of the goods going to the North can be moved by the waterways to Baro and to other areas where we have functional jetties and ports. It will open up the waterways and if these waterways are opened, you see that communities and other settlements along those routes will start being developed. It reduces tremendously, the pressure you have on the roads. If the agency engages major critical stakeholders, it will come to a point when cement and other heavy equipment are moved by river and they still get to where they are meant to go. When we do that, we would have succeeded in reducing the pressure on Nigerian roads.
To what extent do you think this can be done?
We can develop it to a point where passenger fleet can still be enhanced. The beautiful thing is that it provides opportunity for massive employment. It is capital intensive and we have to make a huge capital investment to make it very functional. It is one area that if we make it functional, it will help in reopening our economy. It is my intention to create an opportunity to engage critical stakeholders so that we all can discuss these issues and come to a point of understanding and see the potentials lying fallow that we can explore for the benefit of our nation.
As an agency we have challenges. It is not as easy as we are saying it. Sometimes, you talk about desalting of the channels; you talk about the security challenges of these waterways. But these are issues that are surmountable and issues that can be addressed. With collaboration with sister agencies of government, I am sure these issues can be addressed and water transport will then become the favourite of the Nigerian people. I think that will help our economy.
What challenges do you think that poor water transport have caused to the economy?
If you look at the gridlock we are suffering today in Apapa, if we had a functional waterway system, a good number of these goods stocked there, building demurrage, frustrating importers would have gone to their destination through the river ports. I am aware that about 90 per cent or more of the materials being used to construct the Second Niger Bridge come by the river port and come through the waterways to Port Harcourt to Onitsha. If Julius Berger can do it, why not others. We need critical stakeholders who will now invest in that sector of our economy just like they are doing in the road transport. You can get them to understand the potentials in the water transport.
Insecurity: Reps unveil plans to boost army operations
The House of Representatives' Committee on Army has announced its decision to visit army formations across the country to assess their state. PHILIP NYAM examines the implications of this resolution
arely a week after the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, inaugurated the 105 standing committees of the House of Representatives; the committee on Army led by Hon. Abdulrasak Sa'ad Abubakar (APC, Adamawa) announced the decision to embark on the tour of Nigerian Army formations across the country to acquaint themselves with the challenges confronting the force.
There is no doubt that the Nigerian Army is the largest component of the nation's military and it often bears the brunt of the incessant security challenges being faced by the country. The Army fought the civil war to keep Nigeria one and since the fight against Boko Haram started, the Army has been at the forefront of the offensive against insurgency.
Operations Lafiya Dole, which is the arrowhead of the war against Boko Haram, has done so much in protecting the territorial integrity of the nation and sustainenance of peace, especially in the North-East.
According to Army operations media coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, "troops in the various operational theatres across the country had continued to decimate and frustrate activities of criminal elements in line with the resolve of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai."
The Nigerian Army is functionally organised into combat arms, which are infantry and armoured; the combat support arms, which are artillery, engineers and signals; the combat support services comprise medical, supply and transport, ordinance and finance.
Others include the military police, intelligence, physical training, chaplains, public relations and band. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) located in Minna is responsible for doctrinal, training and combat development with an R&D outfit. There are 17 Corps Training Schools and a Nigerian Army College of Logistics (NACOL).
Only last week, the Army high command announced that in its effort to combat insecurity across the nation, it is set to commence simultaneous routine training nationwide. Part of the operations include Operation Ayem Akpatuma II, which has been slated for the North-Central and parts of North-West states in 1 and 3 Divisions Area of Responsibilities (AOR) including Headquarters Command Army Records, Guards Brigade and 707 Special Forces Brigade; Egwu Eke IV will be carried out, as usual, in the South-East in 82 Division AOR, while Crocodile Smile IV will take place in the South-South and parts of South-West.
Similarly, Operation Positive Identification will be carried out across the nation to track bandits, ethnic militia, cattle rustlers and other criminals. Also, as part of the exercises, the Nigerian Army Women Corps will stage a robust show of force/confidence building patrols in some selected locations in the country.
According to the Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, to consolidate on the existing cordial civil-military relations, there will be elaborate civil/military cooperation line of activities such as free medical outreach, educational outreach, rehabilitation of dilapidated roads, hospitals, schools and old people's homes.
Reports say "despite a disproportionate emphasis on the materiel and sophistication of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and despite possessing some formidable hardware, the Army has been hamstrung by technical deficiency and an exceptionally poor standard of maintenance.
"Its overabundance of foreign suppliers, including Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, has also complicated logistics. Calculating the size and scope of replacement inventories alone is impossible given the menagerie of equipment in use."
With this picture painted about the Nigerian Army, it is not out of place for the House committee on Army to undergo the tour to really find out what the Army needs to effectively carry out its statutory responsibility.
If the National Assembly could appropriate for the Army, the relevant committee should visit their facilities including those who are in the North-East facing Boko Haram to assess the state of their conditions.
In fact, the presence of members of the National Assembly in the war front has the potentials of boosting the morale of the soldiers who are in the trenches.
Hence, addressing the inaugural meeting of the committee at the National Assembly, Hon. Namdas said: "Honourable members, you will recall that the 2020 budget proposal was presented yesterday by Mr. President. We are going to hit the ground running by immediately embarking on a joint committee tour with our Senate counterparts to selected Army formations to acquaint ourselves with the challenges faced by our officers and men.
"I believe by taking an on-the-spot assessment of the formations, we will be better equipped to appreciate the challenges and acquire the wherewithal to appropriate funds for the Army."
He also commended the Nigerian Army for its good showing in the fight against insurgency. "I wish to, on behalf of the committee and the House of Representatives commend the Nigerian Army and the entire Nigerian military for the successes recorded so far in the fight against insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling among others," he said.
Namdas also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to routing out all manner of security threats in the nation.
His words: "We thank His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, for his avowed commitment to stamp out Boko Haram and activities of other terrorist groups in the nation. We want to assure you that the House Committee on Army under my leadership would do everything within its powers to ensure that capacity building for members of the committee is strengthened so as to prepare us for the challenges ahead."
He told members of the committee that the Nigerian Army is the biggest component of the nation's armed forces and enjoined them to consider their appointment on the committee as a call to service.
"My dear colleagues, it is important to know that the Nigerian Army is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces and it bears the brunt of the nation's security challenges. So, we have a huge responsibility placed on our shoulders as a committee.
"We are all aware of the security challenges the nation has faced in the last few years, which is a source of concern to all of us. They require our utmost attention. I, therefore, implore you to consider this onerous assignment as a call to national service. We have to be proactive and patriotic while discharging our responsibilities," he said.
Speaking further, the House committee chairman enjoined his colleagues "to take the issues of oversight and referrals very seriously. It is my belief that proper oversight will reposition the Army towards achieving their targets with ease.'
He assured that the committee would work towards "the full implementation of the House Legislative Agenda. The Legislative Agenda has identified sustained economic growth as the key to effectively addressing other national problems of inequality, insecurity and conflicts.
He added: "We are prepared to work with all stakeholders to secure our nation and guarantee economic growth, development and job creation. As you are aware, no nation thrives in a state of insecurity."
The House committee on Army certainly has a lot to do because the Nigerian Army needs financial and moral support to work for the country. Therefore, the committee should ensure that the Army is well funded so that sundry rumours of out-dated equipment or non-payment of salaries or allowances of men who are in the North-East sacrificing for the nation will be a thing of the past.
The committee also has an obligation to look into allegations of some senior officers coveting funds meant for arms purchase into personal use. It is expected that at the end of the tour, the committee would present before the House comprehensive information on the true state of the Nigerian Army and concrete recommendations that could assist in maintaining a stronger and efficient military.
Bayelsa Assembly: Politics of Speaker's impeachment
Bayelsa Assembly: Politics of Isenah's impeachment
PAULINE ONYIBE reports on the power play that characterised recent impeachment of the Speaker of Bayelsa State Assembly, Hon. Tonye Isenah
mpeachment of speakers, which has been a common occurrence in Bayelsa State House of Assembly since 1999, played out again on September 30, when Hon. Tonye Isenah joined the growing list of presiding officers of the state legislative house to be relieved of their position.
Since the country's return to democratic rule in 1999, the 23-year old state has witnessed series of impeachments of speakers of its legislature. From the first to the sixth Assembly, it has been gale of impeachments of speakers.
Among speakers of the state Assembly, who were ousted within the period include Heineken Lokpobiri, Boyelayefa Debekeme, Peremobowei Ebebi, Friday Kombowei Benson and now Isenah, who did not spend up to six months in office.
No doubt, political drama has always surrounded such impeachments. For instance, Lokpobiri was sacked over what his colleagues then termed as "his growing influence," while Boyelayefa Debekeme was removed because he opposed the impeachment of then Governor Diepriye Alamieyeseigha.
However, the recent ouster of Isenah assumed a frightening dimension as gunshots, not only rocked the Assembly Complex the day he was impeached, but his removal caused pandemonium across the state. And for Isenah, that day will ever remain green in his heart.
It was like every other day as he had announced to the Assembly staff on Friday September 27 that he was going to resign as speaker of the Sixth Assembly the following Monday morning.
He had sat at the hallowed chamber, where he presided plenary according to a video that leaked afterwards because journalists were chased out of the hallowed chamber that morning. The video showed that there was a sitting contrary to a report that there was no sitting before the second sitting, at which he was impeached.
But immediately he finished addressing his colleagues, he hit the gavel three times and adjourned the house sine die without any motion or any seconder of the motion, an action which generated controversy in the chamber.
What ensued shortly were gunshots immediately the sergeant-at-arm escorted him out of the chambers. Isenah, however, hurriedly left the arena with the mace with the help of some of his supporters. But people wondered why he refused to step down after announcing to that he was going to resign on September 30.
Information had it that he was persuaded by his constituents not to resign even when it was alleged that he had a nocturnal meeting with the Restoration Caucus of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, where it was agreed that he should step down immediately Senator Douye Diri emerges as the party's flag bearer for the November 16 governorship election as they are from the same senatorial district and local government.
The essence of the arrangement, according to political observers in the state was to pave the way for the incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson, to anoint his successor and in turn, remain relevant in the state's politics after leaving office though he must, first, scale the hurdle posed by the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon, who is backed by a former governor of the state and current Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.
Interestingly, Lyon is from the same Southern Ijaw, the local government of the current Speaker of the state Assembly, Monday Obolo, who Governor believes can checkmate the APC in that area.
Reacting to his impeachment, Isenah said anything done in the House without him will not hold water.
His words: "I presided over the sitting this morning and I didn't preside as an impeached or a speaker that resigned. Anything that happens there without me reconvening the House is illegal. That is what I want the public to understand.
"Assembly is a different arm of government and that arm needs to be respected. The sergeant-at-arm escorted me out of the chamber, meaning that the House stands adjourned. Nobody can reconvene that House except me."
On the claim that he agreed to resign after three months, Isenah said: "I never had any arrangement with anybody. Let them show me any document to that effect. I have not done anything wrong and I don't see the reason why I should be asked to resign. So, I didn't resign and I'm not resigning."
He added: "Bayelsans should discountenance anything that anybody is saying. At the appropriate time, I will avail the public of what really happened."
A source from his office then who preferred anonymity said they placed two blackmails against him that if he fails to resign, it means that he doesn't want the governor to come from his local government and that he doesn't want PDP to win in Southern Ijaw.
The source further disclosed that there was no agreement whatsoever that he will step aside if Diri becomes the flag bearer of the PDP, maintaining that those were just lies.
His words: "There was nothing like that. There was no agreement anywhere. That was just a plot by Diri. He does not like Isenah. His aim is to retire him politically and I know he won't succeed. It has nothing to do with elections. It has nothing to do with winning Southern Ijaw. It has nothing to do with even him becoming governor. It is just Kolokuma fight.
"He believes that the young man is being loved by the people and he is not being loved. So, he has to silence him. But I think he started the fight too late. What he would have done is for him to wait until when he wins before starting the fight. You can't force him to go and campaign for Diri."
These assumptions, not withstanding, Governor Dickson believes that Isenah's claims were non-issues and he has gone ahead to reconcile the erstwhile speaker – Isenah and his successor – Obolo.
After the impeachment that had 18 members of the House of Assembly in attendance, there was a heavy presence of security men continuously for four days until Friday, October 4, when the new speaker had his first sitting with Isenah sitting as an ordinary member.
However, the sitting was very peaceful and Isenah, who was in a sober mood, thanked the people of the state for the love they have so far shown to him.
He later wrote on his Facebook page: "Your love for me is immeasurable and will certainly not be taken for granted. He who fights and run away will certainly live to fight another day. It's good to be a living hero than to be a dead hero. I love you all.
"Well, point made and lessons learnt. As the song writer will say: 'Let it be, let it be, let it be.' Apologies to those who will feel disappointed. Appreciation to all those who stood by me through this period.
"Special thanks to my worthy con stituents, friends and well-wishers for the show of love and support. When I gather my memoirs and documents for my story, a whole lot will be revealed. Life itself is a struggle. Great grace and God's speed."
No doubt, the battle for the Bayelsa speakership has been won and lost, but the question on the minds of many in the state is: Did members of the House follow due process in impeaching Isenah.
Section 92 sub-section(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), provides for how a speaker or his deputy could be removed.
It states: "The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly shall vacate his office – (a) if he ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of the House; (b) When the House first sits after any dissolution of House; or (c) if he is removed from office by a resolution of House of Assembly by the votes of not less than two-third majority of the members of the House."
The constitution further states that: "Whenever a notice of any allegation in writing signed by one-third of the Members of the Assembly is presented to Clerk, stating cogent and satisfactory grounds that the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is guilty of gross misconduct in the performance of the functions of his office detailed particulars of which shall be specified, the Clerk shall cause a copy of the notice to be served on the holder of the office and on each Member of the House within seven days, and shall also cause any statement made in reply to the allegation by the holder of the office to be served on each Member.
"Within fourteen days of the presentation of the Notice to the Clerk (whether or not any statement was made by the holder of the office in reply to the allegation contained in the allegation shall be investigated.
"A Motion of the House that the allegation be investigated shall not be declared as having been passed unless it is supported by at least votes of two-third majority of Members of the House.
"Within seven days of passing a Motion under the foregoing provisions of this Rule, the Speaker or the relevant Presiding Officer of the House shall be requested to appoint a panel of seven Members of the House.
"The holder of an office whose conduct is being investigated under this order shall have the right to defend himself in person or be represents by a Counsel of his choice.
"A panel appointed under this order shall have such powers and exercise its functions in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the House.
"Within three months of its appointment, report its findings to the House. Where the panel reports to the House that the allegation has not been proved, no further proceedings shall be taken in respect of the matter.
"When the report of the panel is that the allegation against the office holders is proved, then within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the report, the House shall consider the report and if by Motion of the House supported by not less than two-third majority of all the Members, the report of the panel is adopted, then the holder of the office shall stand removed from office as from the date of the adoption of the report."
Based on this constitutional provision, the poser over the Bayelsa Assembly drama is: Was there any allegation against Isenah according to the rules and regulations guiding the house or was his removal politically motivated?
When New Telegraph sought clarification on the issue, a judge in the state, who didn't want his name mentioned said: "The truth of the matter is that my current position does not allow me to grant a press interview. I would not exactly know which side is correct, but the claim is that the speaker sat and adjourned the House.
"He sat and adjourned the House sine die and the other side said the House sat properly and then a majority of the members decided to impeach him. If the contention of Isenah is correct that he had sat earlier and adjourned the House, then the House could not have been convened after that adjournment.
"I didn't watch the video of the sitting, so everything I said will be on speculation. But before a House would be adjourned, there must be a motion and somebody will second it and if there is a contrary motion, the matter will be put to vote. But, if no motion was moved and no body seconded it, then sincerely, the thing was not done."
Already, Governor Dickson and the state chapter of the PDP have congratulated the new speaker.
The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fidelis Soriwei, described Obolo as a promising, young and vibrant political leader with the capacity to carry out the sensitive responsibility of presiding over the legislative arm of government.
Edo Crisis: Obaseki, planning to dump APC, says Oshiomhole
…accuses Edo CP of becoming political tool
Obaseki: Nobody attacked Oshiomhole
he battle for supremacy between Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, took another dimension yesterday, as the latter accused the governor of planning to dump the ruling party.
The accusation came on the heels of last Saturday's alleged attack by some hoodlums on Oshiomhole's residence in Benin City, Edo State capital.
The said attack has been a subject of controversy as the Edo State Government and the Commissioner of Police in the state have denied that such incident took place.
However, in a counter move, Oshiomole released a statement yesterday, alleging that the attack was part of a grand plot by Obaseki to blackmail him and set the people of the state against him.
According to APC national chairman, the governor intends to create disaffection and crisis in the state chapter of the party and probably dump it for another party ahead of next year's governorship election in the state.
In the statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Simon Ebegbulem, and made available to newsmen, Oshiomhole accused Obaseki of being jealous of his popularity in the state, adding that he would always be at home with the people having performed creditably well as governor of the state.
The former Edo State governor alleged that Obaseki had been making frantic efforts to trail his movements any time he is in the state. He said that such moves were indications that the governor might be plotting something sinister against him.
"Talking about security, it is actually the governor who is making every effort to plunge the state into crisis and bloodshed. The last Saturday's siege at the residence of the national chairman by his thugs was a good example.
"Before that incident, state government sponsored thugs have been harassing, intimidating APC members across the 18 local government areas because the APC leaders refused to adopt his second term aspiration. People are being sacked in their jobs everyday in the state.
"And we have it on good authority that the governor intends to create disaffection and crisis in the state APC and probably dump the party for another party. That is why he has embarked on this brigandary which Edo people will resist," he said.
Oshiomhole charged Obaseki to stop blackmailing him and face governance, which according to him, was the reason he was elected into office.
His words: "It is sad that the governor in his usual style to blackmail the APC chairman now refers the hardworking youths of Edo State as thugs, forgetting that these same wonderful youths supported him during his election as governor.
"Right from Oshiomhole's days in the labour movement, he has always been on the side of the people and therefore cannot abandon that to please a governor who believes he has monopoly of knowledge."
Oshiomhole also accused the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Dan Mallam Muhammed, of becoming an easy tool in the hands of Obaseki and other desperate politicians in the state.
He expressed disappointment over the response of the commissioner of Police to the attack on his residence, describing it as an attempt at trivializing and rationalizing an incident that had serious implications for the safety of a former governor of the state.
"I don't want to believe that the Edo State Police commissioner is gratuitously lending himself as a tool in the hands of some desperate and misguided politicians in Edo State whose pastime is to malign the reputation and public image of the national chairman of the APC, Comrade Oshiomhole.
"Apparently propelled by selfish interest, this tribe of politicians has unconscionably ensconced itself in the devious plot of feeding the people of Edo State with a misconstruction of Comrade Oshiomhole persona in order to galvanise negative public sentiments against him.
"As much as I try to refrain and restrain myself from joining issues with the Police, I feel obligated to call the commissioner out on his widely reported statement that Comrade Oshiomhole was not attacked.
"While stating a notorious fact, he had somewhat downplayed the very strong connection between Comrade Oshiomhole and his home that was attacked. Who were the thugs that laid siege to Oshiomhole's house in the GRA with a view to attacking him?
"I want to believe that CP Muhammed is a super cop, who should not contradict himself on the facts of a matter that was writ-large and about which his men were seized of. Who, for instance, were the people that pursued the thugs who came to attack Oshiomhole, thinking that he was at home when they struck?
"Of course, they were policemen and some brave APC youths who got the information that the thugs had laid siege to the residence of Comrade Oshiomhole with a view to attacking him.
"Was it not the CP that sent his men to the place to restore law and order? If the CP had claimed there was nothing like an attack, how come he decided to beef up security around the APC national chairman's residence?
"I even read where the Police claimed the people who went there were protesters. Are protests held in the night? The thugs laid siege to the residence of the national chairman of the ruling party at 8 p.m. My thinking is that by now the Police would be telling us about the number of arrests that they have made.
"After all, the "suspects", purportedly pampered by the Police, had regrouped at Edo Hotel after they had escaped from the scene. Why were they not arrested by the Police at Edo Hotel?
"I know that the Edo State Government is making frantic effort to use the statement of the Police commissioner that Comrade Oshiomhole was not attacked to cover its evil plot and the shame it has brought to itself, but that effort had already fallen through in the face of a number of notorious facts," the statement further read.
Meanwhile, Governor Obaseki has insisted that his predecessor, Oshiomhole, was never attacked in the state as being alleged and advised the APC leader to always notify the state government and security agencies any time he wished to visit Edo State.
Obaseki, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media, Communication and Public Affairs, Crusoe Osagie, said the former governor never informed his office, Commissioner of Police or Director of the Department of State Service (DSS), when he is on a visit to the state.
According to him, courtesy demands that Oshiomhole observes the necessary protocols, while visiting the state in order to enable the security agencies provide adequate security for him.
The governor maintained that he had no knowledge of the alleged attack on the residence of the APC national chairman, stating that the report of the State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed, should take precedence over any other report.
He called on government functionaries and political office holders to be circumspect about the issue and avoid making comments on the alleged attack against the former governor of the state.
It could be recalled that the Edo State governorship election slated for next year has pitched the state governor against the APC national chairman. There have been speculations that following the tussle between the two political gladiators over the control of the party in Edo State, Oshiomhole wants to stop Obaseki's re-election, an allegation the APC national chairman has persistently disclaimed.
Obaseki insists no attack on Oshiomhole
… Says APC national chairman should observe protocols in state
The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has insisted that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was never attacked in the state as being alleged.
The governor also insist that the APC National Chairman and former governor of the sate should observe protocols while visiting Edo.
The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media, Communication and Public Affairs, Crusoe Osagie, said the former governor never inform his office, Commissioner of Police or Director of the Department of State Service (DSS), while on visit to the state.
According to him, if the party chairman should do the needful while visiting the state there would be less acrimony.
The governor maintained that he has no knowledge of the alleged attack on the residence of the APC National Chairman, stating that the report of the State Commissioner of Police, DanMallam Muhammed should be more paramount than any other report.
He called on government functionaries and political office holders to be circumspect in commenting on the allegations of attack against the former governor of the State.
Oshiomhole's Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Simon Ebegbulemu and the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu had on Sunday issued statements alleging attack on the APC national chairman at his residence in Benin city on Saturday.
The duo had accused the officials of the state governor of carrying out the attack against the National Chairman.
However, the Edo State Police Commissioner has come out to debunk the allegations.
Three tribes reject Lalong's imposition of APC chairmen
The three indigenes tribes and original owners of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Afizere, Anaguta and Berom have all rejected the imposition of the APC Candidates by Governor Simon Lalong as the Management Committee Chairmen of Jos North, Jos South, Barkin Ladi and Riyom LGCs.
The group, under name 'Autochthonous Peoples of Jos' which consists of the Afizere, Anaguta and Berom urged Governor Lalong to reverse the recent appointment of Management Committee Chairmen of Jos North, Jos South, Barking Ladi and Riyom local government areas of the state.
Addressing journalists in Jos, leader of the group, which comprises of the Berom, Afizere and Anaguta tribes, Hon. Mrs Theresa Kaze said the appointments were illegal and cannot be sustained under whatever guise.
Hon. Kaze, who was flanked by other members of the group, said they are prepared to die for their people and heritage just the same way Governor Lalong is prepared to die for President Buhari.
"We are equally prepared to die for our people and for our collective heritage just the same way Governor Lalong is prepared to die for President Buhari," he said.
According to them said since Governor Lalong has said that the security situation had improved, he should direct the State Independent Electoral Commission to therefore conduct the elections in the four local government areas in the interest of peace, security and good governance.
Abiodun holds secret talks with Daniel, Isiaka
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, met with a former governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 election, Prince Gboyega Isiaka.
The meeting held separately behind closed doors at the Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Similarly, Abiodun also held a secret meeting with some leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by the state Chairman, Chief Adebayo Dayo.
New Telegraph reports that it was the first time since leaving office in 2011 that Daniel would visit the governor's office.
Meanwhile, the PDP has expressed optimism that Abiodun would perform well as the state's helmsman.
Speaking after meeting the governor, the party chairman lauded him for accommodating opposition members "unlike the immediate past governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun."
Dayo was accompanied by Otunba Robert Adenaike, Chief Kola Sorinola and Dr Remi Bakare, who was the Director-General of Senator Buruji Kashamu's 2019 governorship campaign under PDP.
Oshiomhole accuses Obaseki of planning to dump APC
… Says Obaseki is monitoring his movement
The crisis between the Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole took another dimension on Tuesday, as the APC Chairman accused the governor of planning to dump the party.
The party Chairman also accused the Edo State governor of monitoring his movement.
According to statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the APC National chairman, Simon Ebegbulem, the governor is being envious of Oshiomhole's popularity in the state.
The former Edo State governor, who alleged attack on his person at his residence in Benin city on Saturday, also accused the governor of making every effort to coerce him into giving him details of his movement in Edo State, just as he accussed him of plotting something against him.
The CPS said: "The governor should stop being jealous of Oshiomhole's popularity in Edo State. He is a man that is at home with his people haven performed creditably well as governor of Edo State.
"So each time he is around both men and women gather round him, particularly APC members and of course the youths."
Bayelsa APC inaugurated campaign council
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday inaugurated its 2019 Governorship Campaign Council.
Performing the inauguration, the party's Chairman Jothan Amos, declared that the APC was best placed to win the November 16 gubernatorial election in the state.
Speaking earlier, the candidate of the party, David Lyon, promised to change Bayelsa State for the good of all.
He said: "To defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a task that must be done. Everyone has seen the hardship in the state. We are in total darkness. We cannot continue to remain a civil service state. Together, we will change the narrative."
Alternate Director-General, Professor Brisibe, said the APC represents the hope and yearnings of the people of the state. He expresses confidence of victory.
"We are going to Government House, Yenagoa. We will banish hunger. We will banish poverty. We will banish insecurity. We will banish darkness. We will banish dictatorship," he declared.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, is Director-General of the Campaign while Professor Seiyefa Brisibe is Alternate Director-General. Eddy Orubo, Hon. Christopher Enai, Chief Sonme Ogilogi and Barrister Festus Daumiebi are Deputy Director-Generals. The State Secretary of APC, Hon. Alabo Martins, is the Campaign Secretary
2020 Budget: Senate works towards early passage
CHUKWU DAVID reports how the 2020 Appropriation Bill, which was laid before the joint session of the National Assembly, last week by President Muhammadu Buhari, was dissected in the Senate, with commendations and criticisms characterizing the debate
The resolution of the current National Assembly to cooperate and collaborate with the executive arm of government with the ultimate goal of delivering good governance and dividends of democracy to the people has so far been demonstrated since the inauguration of the apex Assembly on June 11.
For instance, executive communications from President Muhammadu Buhari have been treated with dispatch, with little or no encumbrances from members of the parliament.
The most recent experience was the parliamentarians' expeditious treatment of the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), forwarded to them by President Buhari for approval, preparatory to the laying of the 2020 budget estimates.
The President forwarded the MTEF/FSP on September 25 and one week after, precisely on Thursday October 3, the Senate considered and passed the report of the Joint Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Finance and National Planning on the document.
This kind of expeditious passage is actually rare, as it was not the practice in the immediate past Assembly given its acrimonious relationship with the executive, particularly the presidency.
Considering the report of the joint committee, the Senate made 16 recommendations to the executive, bordering on projections and proposals for the 2020 budget estimates.
For instance, the Senate in its recommendations proposed N10.729 trillion as total estimated Federal Government's expenditure.
However, on Tuesday October 8, President Buhari, presented a budget of N10.33 trillion estimates for the 2020 fiscal year to the apex Assembly. According to allocations to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the trio of ministries of Works and Housing Power and Transportation got the lion share.
With exceptional zeal to pass the 2020 budget with unusual dispatch, the Senate immediately swung into action, by commencing debate on the general principles of the bill barely 24 hours after it was laid by the President.
The Senate debated the bill on Wednesday and Thursday last week, and will conclude the debate today.
Interestingly, the debate elicited vehement criticisms from the senators across party lines. It also attracted commendations from others, mostly those of the APC extraction.
This led to a sharp division among senators over the workability or otherwise of various projections made in the budget.
Senators expressed different views during the debate on the general principles of the bill, with many of them saying that the various indices used in articulating the document were not realistic.
The most striking experience during the debate was that the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, who opened the floor and led the debate, was very critical of the budget proposal, contrary to expectations that he might just shower praises on the document.
He said that the budget, with its proposals and projections, cannot move the country out of the economic quagmire it has found itself in the last 30 years. According to him, the capital budget of N2.14 trillion was too small to carry the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of about two per cent.
His words: "The injection of this amount is a mere drop in the ocean and is incapable of stimulating the economy to higher growth, wealth creation and employment generation.
"An economic growth rate of 2.93 per cent for a population of nearly 200 million is only marginally above population growth rate at 2.6 per cent, annually. The country's dependence on crude oil exports does not present a bright scenario for Nigeria's healthy growth."
After this foundation laid by the majority leader, other senators who spoke, pointed out one inadequacy or the other in the document, warning that the proposals should be thoroughly scrutinised and adjusted to make it implementable and impactful on Nigerians.
Contributing, the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, said that based on the projections and various indices used in the document, the budget is not sustainable.
His words: "The fact is that this is not a sustainable budget, the fact also tells us that if we need a change, we must be able to look at the critical fundamentals of this budget speech and make adjustments."
Abaribe expressed serious concern that government had proposed series of taxes in order to raise money to fund the budget. "I want to suggest a name to those who wrote this that this is nothing but a budget of taxation," he said.
However, in a comic gesticulation, Abaribe said: "Not having any choice, I will second the budget presentation by the Senate Leader, having taken into consideration my own submission of the budget of taxation."
Also, contributing, Senator Gabriel Suswam (PDP-Benue North East), said the budget is very ambitious as it intends to address the infrastructural deficit.
He said that the economy had contracted to a level that the Senate had to critically address some critical issues in the economy, while expressing reservations over the intention of government to use taxation as a major source of revenue.
"Along with the appropriation submitted by the President, was a financial bill and that bill has five thematic areas. I am worried about the area that talks about revenue. I am worried about that because Value Added Tax (VAT) that has been moved from five to 7.5 per cent is one of the sources that we tend to raise revenue from to finance critical areas of education and the health sector."
He explained that most small business enterprises would be unable to address the issue of 7.5 per cent VAT as "7.5 per cent VAT is on the high side and has exempted mostly food items."
However, the Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Jibril Barau, said that sectoral allocation of N262 billion to Works and N127 billion to Housing and Power, showed that government was serious in providing the necessary infrastructure to drive and sustain the economy. He added that government is serious to actualise its long term objective of diversifying the economy.
Senator Adamu Aliero, however, explained that VAT was increased to intervene in critical projects and that 85 per cent of funds realised would be shared among the three tiers of government.
He further said that the increment in VAT will not affect the poor, advising that the Social Investment Programme (SIP) should be all inclusive because the poverty level remains high in the country.
Senator Ibrahim Gobir, lamented that funds for debt servicing debt as well as borrowings will deal devastating blow on the budget, advising that the National Assembly must do something to reverse the trend.
Senator Kabiru Gaya, in his contribution, said that oil production projection should be increased from $57 to $60, so that the balance could be channeled into agriculture and the North East Development Commission.
Many other senators, who contributed expressed pessimism over the budget's ability to achieve the desired results, while others commended President Buhari and his team for doing a good job.
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Energy is not a nutrient but is required in the body for metabolic processes, physiological functions, muscular activity, heat production, growth and synthesis of new tissues. It is released from food components by oxidation. The main sources of energy are carbohydrates, proteins, fats and, to a lesser degree, alcohol.
The unit of energy is the kilojoule (kJ) or megajoule (1 MJ = 1,000 kJ)
4.18 kilojoules are equal to 1 kilocalorie.
Allowing for intestinal absorption and for the nitrogenous parts of protein that cannot be completely oxidised, the average amount of energy released ranges from approximately 16.7 kJ/g for carbohydrates or protein to 29.3 kJ/g for alcohol and 37.7 kJ/g for fats
Humans need energy for basal metabolism which comprises a set of functions necessary for life such as cell metabolism, synthesis and metabolism of enzymes and hormones, transport of substances around the body, maintenance of body temperature and ongoing functioning of muscles including the heart, and brain function. The amount of energy needed for this purpose in a defined period of time is called the basal metabolic rate (BMR). BMR represents about 45–70% of daily energy expenditure, depending on age, gender, body size and composition. Physical activity is the most variable determinant of energy need and is the second largest user of energy after BMR. Humans perform a number of physical activities including the obligatory demands of an individual's economic, social and cultural environment (eg occupational, schoolwork, housework etc) or discretionary activity (eg energy expended for optional exercise or sport, or in additional social or cultural interactions).
Energy is also required to process food into nutrients resulting in increases in heat production and oxygen consumption often described by the terms 'dietary-induced thermogenesis', 'specific dynamic action of food' or 'thermic effect of feeding'. The metabolic response to food increases the BMR by about 10% over the day in people eating a mixed diet. Growth also requires energy for synthesis of tissues. In the first three months of life, growth uses about 35% of total energy needs. This falls to 5% at 12 months, less than 2% in the second year of life, 1–2% until mid-adolescence and zero by 20 years of age(FAO:WHO:UNU 2004). Additional energy is also needed in pregnancy and lactation to cover the needs of the growing foetus, the placenta and expanding maternal tissues and additional maternal effort at rest and in physical activity, as well as the production of breast milk.
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they are not increased to cover the needs of most members of the group or population, as this level of intake would lead to overweight or obesity in most people.
there are differences between the actual energy requirements needed to maintain current body size and level of physical activity and the desirable energy requirements needed to maintain body size and levels of physical activity consistent with good health. Desirable energy requirements may be lower than actual requirements for people who are overweight or obese. Desirable requirements may be higher than actual for inactive people. For people who are both overweight/obese and physically inactive, the difference between actual and desirable will depend on the balance between degree of overweight and level of inactivity.
they can be applied cautiously to individuals, using estimates of energy expenditure. However, predictive estimates are much less accurate for individuals than for groups, and variations in energy expenditure can be large, even between apparently similar individuals.
there is wide inter-individual variation in the behavioural, physiologic and metabolic components of energy needs. The average energy intake recommended for a defined group cannot be applied to other groups or individuals who differ from the defined group average in gender, age, body size, activity level and possibly other factors.
Two separate terms can therefore be used to express and determine Estimated Energy Requirements (EER):
The Estimated Energy Requirement for Maintenance (EERM, or actual energy requirement) is the dietary energy intake that is predicted to maintain energy balance (plus extra needs for pregnancy, lactation and growth) in healthy individuals or groups of individuals at current levels of body size and level of physical activity.
The Desirable Estimated Energy Requirement (DEER, or energy reference value) is the dietary energy intake that is predicted to maintain energy balance (plus extra needs for pregnancy, lactation and growth) in healthy individuals or groups of individuals of a defined gender, age, weight, height and level of physical activity consistent with good health and/or development.
Use of, and distinction between, these two terms is necessary because of the various ways in which estimates of energy requirements are used and because of the risk of over-prescription of desirable energy intakes in people who do not follow recommendations for increased physical activity. In some clinical situations, it may be necessary to estimate actual energy requirements (eg when prescribing a diet intended to produce an energy deficit leading to a 0.25–1.0 kg/week weight loss).

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This staff paper analyzes this "system" of payroll taxes and contributions, focusing mainly on the tax and contribution side rather than on the benefit aspects of the contribution programs. The administration of each of these payroll programs is discussed, and the effects of the entire system are also analyzed. Much of the analyses is based on microsimulation models developed in the course of this tax reform project.
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Geneseo teens and parents kick-off 2013/2014 youth philanthropy
In late August I had the opportunity to attend the Teens with a GIFT of Foresight (TGF) youth philanthropy orientation meeting with my son, who is now a freshman. Besides the two of us, there were returning sophomore, junior and senior members as well as all other freshman students and interested parents.
Mike Ricketts, President of the Board for Geneseo Is For Tomorrow (GIFT), led the meeting.
He did an AMAZING job educating both parents and students on philanthropy and our local community. He mixed in several fun ice-breaker
type activities that really got the kids loosened up and comfortable with each other. Mike's wife, Kim Ricketts helped him with these activities. They both provided such a warm and relaxed environment for all of us!
Not only did the kids learn a lot about the TGF youth philanthropy program, but they also learned about the Quad Cities Community Foundation and its affiliate, GIFT.
We have wonderful people in our community doing great things to help our kids learn and give back.
Katie Andrios
GIFT Board Member
To learn more about TGF or GIFT, please visit www.geneseogift.org.


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You can probably read between the lines and make a fair assumption that this is the event at which Microsoft plans to announce a smaller version of the long rumored Surface mini.
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Wilson Pickett had big plans back in 1965 when he suggestively rocked out "In the midnight hour". He was "gonna take you girl and hold you, and do all the things I told you. . ." ? Fifty years later things are a little different. I'm embarrassed to confess we may be home in bed asleep when we hit the midnight hour this New Years' Eve. Is it 2014 already? (more…)


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Khumbuzile MaNdosi Cele from Kwa Zulu Natal will also grace the event.
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