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A Veterant journalist, Tony Oyatedor, has advised Nigerians' to focus more on competence rather than on zoning in the race to find President Muhammadu Burhari’s successor in 2023. He said, In the US , where I returned from, you will be fascinated to Know that there is zoning system.  So, in Nigeria, you can zone all you want but if you are zoning just for zoning sake, you won’t get results. We have travelled the world and people ask what does Boko Haram mean?” he  urge the government to apologies to those who feel aggrieved or treated unfair. The government should humble themselves, tell  the youths that they are sorry, that you have misled them for decades and you would do much better in the future. They will lay down their axes and embrace peace.

 

 

A Federal High Court in Lagos has summoned a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples' party of Nigeria (PPN) in Zamfara State, Adamu Bashir and two others to take their plea on an alleged N299.86 millon fraud charge. The other firm, OBD Petroleum Limited; and its managing director Umeanor Obinna Micheal.Justice Abimbola Awog boro issued the bench warrant on wedneday, sequel to an applicatin by a senior counsel in the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Mrs Kehinde Bode-Ayeni. Bode -Ayeni alleged that the Defendants had failed to show up for their arraignment filed against them. Justice Awogboro granted the application and adjourned till March 3, for defendants' arraignment. According to the amended charge marked FHC/L/281c/2016, the defendants on about October 2014, obtained loans of N160million and N139.8mllion in two tranches from a bank by false pretence and with intent to defraud. The defendants allegedly pretended that money woulld be used to supply 2.2million litres of AGO to Lastal Energy, Limited.  

The Federal Government should licence meter manufacturers to sell directly to electricity consumers to bridge the huge metering gap, as of September last year, only 4, 772,906 (37.33%) of 12,784,685 customers had been metered. The government can grant them licenses just like banks, telecommunications and insurance companies. Balogun praised the government for the successful completion of Phase Zero of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) and the support given to local meter manufacturers, who are working to ensure the meters comply with the 4G network requirements.