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...TASKS ACADEMIA TO PARTNER WITH COMMISSION IN DEVELOPING OIL COMMUNITIES The Managing Director of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Engr. Anthony Okwuosha, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, called on the academia in the oil producing communities in Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta local government areas of the state to partner with the Commission to effectively address the challenges in the area in line with the state government's policy to develop the oil producing  communities. Engr. Okwuosha made the call while addressing a delegation of the Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta LGAs Academia Forum (OEOAF) in his office. He called on the Forum to assist in changing the thinking of some people in the oil producing communities, stressing that the Commission is not a charity organization. He said: “People come for all kinds of support from the Commission and someone had told me that this place was set up for charity. Maybe that was the thinking of the people about

Hon Chief Dr Okwudili Ezenwankwo the federal house member representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, has held a thanksgiving service to appreciate God and his people for the support through all these years of service, while dedicating himself for greater service to humanity with his new position as the federal house member representing Orumba north and south at the green chambers in Abuja. In a sermon earlier, Bishop Ezeokafor, the Catholic Bishop of Awka diocese thanked God for the life, of Chief Dr Hon Okwudili Ezenwankwo, and his service to Anambra state, his people in particular. He stressed that he is proud of Hon Okwudili Ezenwankwo, who he said is his kinsman as he is from Nanka. He called on him to continue with the good works he has already started, and promised to assist his efforts with prayers. He urged government officials at all levels to listen to the people and be steadfast in thinking of what to do for the people always, to stop crisis in the co

The Federal Government is considering repossession or recapitalization of 10 electricity distribution firms as one of the options to rescue the nation’s beleaguered electricity industry. This is coming ahead of the scheduled final performance review of the private firms that bought into the distribution companies carved out from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria. However, document available to one of our correspondents shows that the Federal Government would require up to $2.4bn (N736bn) to repossess the privatized distribution assets from the core investors if it finally takes the decision. Giving clue that it could recover the assets from the core investors, the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in a document sighted by one of our correspondents has described the co-owners of the distribution companies as ‘failed investors.’ The distribution and generation companies carved out of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria were handed over to private investors o

The newly elected chairman of Goat Dealers association in Agboedo Market Nnewi, Chuma Okoro. has restated there position in supporting the decision made by the South East governor's to reject the imposition of RUGA in the South East He made this assertion last week, during the official handover to him as the new chairman of the association. He said " the policy of the federal government to impose on colonies in disguise is not only dead on arrival but a policy in bad light. Comrade  Chuma Okoro however promised to make policies that will attract government of Anambra state to look into some of the petinent problems confronting them in the market and to see how to proffer ways to solve it He said he has started a weekly sanitation clean up of their market place, which will ensure that the place is clean and decent at all times, because cleanliness is next to Godliness, which he said will attract more people to the goat market. We went on to commend the past administr

The leadership of the Anambra State Market Amalgamated Traders Association, ASMATA, the umbrella body of all the markets in Anambra state, has reechoed its stand on monthly prayers in all markets in the state as agreed in its meeting with all chairmen and stakeholders of different markets. The market body issued a stern warning that default to the new guideline will no longer be tolerated. President General of ASMATA, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu, reechoed the warning on Monday, August 12, at the ASMATA headquarters in Onitsha, Anambra state, during an enlarged stakeholders meeting, which attracted all market leaders and ASMATA executive. This medium reports that the purpose of the meeting was to reexamine activities in the various markets and proffer solution on the way forward. The ASMATA PG said that one of the contending issues was violation of guideline for prayers in different markets. He said he received an intelligence that a section of the Bridge Head Market, known as O

In this interview, with Hon. Obinna Okechukwu, the second Vice President ASAMTA, he takes time to explain the role of ASAMTA in all the 66 markets in the state, and their efforts in bringing sanity in the markets. He also highlights on what is currently happening in NASPA with regards to the said hear say about divisions among stakeholders in the market. Q: Sir, please can we know you?? A: I am Hon. Obinna Okechukwu, the Second Vice President ASAMTA. I am also the caretaker Chairman of New Motorcycle Spare Parts Association Nnewi. Q: Please can you tell us what ASMATA has achieved since it's creation by Anambra State Government?? Ans: I am happy to inform you that our administration is moving on fine. You know it's good for governance to change hands, so that new innovations and changes can take place, as that is what government should be. Our administration since inception is progressing and our president general Comrade Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu is doing fine, as he i