Buhari identifies factors threatening attainment of AU Agenda 2063

President Buhari on Thursday in Washington DC, USA, warned that Africa risks not attaining the goals continental leaders have set for the region by 2063 in view of challenges facing it.

Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the Nigerian leader, stated this at the ongoing US-Africa Leaders Summit on the topic, “Partnering on Agenda 2063: A Peaceful and Secure Africa” in the US Capital.

According to President Buhari the Agenda could be achieved ”if there is a unity of purpose among all member states.”

Stressing that "Africa’s security and development landscape had undergone significant transformation over the past decades."

He emphasized that, the Continent has witnessed increased, diverse and complex threats including climate change, the scourge of terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organized crimes, ideological radicalization, and recently, an upsurge in Unconstitutional Change of Governments (UCGs).

“It is clearly evident that these developments negatively impact national, regional and continental stability and undermine our drive towards achieving AU Agenda 2063 and our flagship project ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa’, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

”That is why we must continue to act collectively, in unity and solidarity in our fight against these threats”.

He called on member states to ensure that inclusive governance, constitutionalism as well as strengthening of African Union mediating support mechanisms and conflict prevention mechanisms are emplaced as a panacea to emerging intra/interstate resurgence of conflicts in Africa.

“As leaders, we must recommit ourselves to shared values, vision, unity and solidarity, particularly in upholding constitutionalism, democracy and good governance.

”We must also embrace a multidimensional approach in order to achieve peace, security and sustainable development, in line with our aspirations contained in Agenda 2063,” he said.

”As highlighted in my Independence Day remarks on 1st October, 2022; I should like to reiterate, that no matter what gains we make, without good governance anchored on credible elections that are free, fair, credible and transparent, our development efforts would remain futile and our citizenry would be worse off.

”It is for this reason that I have resolved to bequeath a sustainable democratic culture, which will remain a lasting legacy.

”The signing of the Electoral Act 2021, as amended, with landmark provisions, further assures us of a more transparent and inclusive electoral process.” Source (NAN) 

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2023 Census: Lagos hosts stakeholders’ summit Dec. 20

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State Government will host a summit as part of activities to prepare residents ahead of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census.

Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, Special Adviser to the  Government on Intergovernmental Relations, made the disclosure at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos.

Ogunlende said that it became imperative for the state to host the census summit after President Muhammadu Buhari hosted national stakeholders’ summit on the 2023 National Population and Census at the State House in Abuja.

According to him, the communiqués from the 36 States are to be collated and submitted to the Federal Executive Council by December 27, for harmonisation in the National Population Census Calender.

“I am pleased to announce that Gov. Babjide Sanwo-Olu has approved that the state summit holds on December 20, at the Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa, Ikeja.

“The goal of the summit is principally to broaden the state level support base for the 2023 census scheduled for April with the following objectives:

“To create public awareness on the conduct of the 2023 census, including its imperatives, methodology and timeliness.

“To promote a robust and informed conversation on the processes and procedures for the 2023 census.

“To solicit the cooperation and support of the state level stakeholders for the conduct of the 2023 census.

“To provide a platform to offer clarification and receive feedback and suggestion on salient issues and concerns related to the conduct of the 2023 census,” Ogunlende said .

He said that the 2023 National Population and Housing Census would be Nigeria’s first digital census.

Ogunlende noted that the 2006 census declared Lagos as having a population of 9,013,534 out of a total of 140,003,542.

He added that the 2019 census population figures ranked Lagos second with a figure of 12,772,884 out of 201,135,262, with Kano as first with 14, 253,549.

Ogunlende said that the success of the 2023 census is crucial to the developmental growth of the Lagos.

He explained that the aforementioned data could no longer serve the critical purpose of planning for a mega city.

Also speaking, Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Lagos State, urged all Lagos residents to come out en mass to be counted during the exercise.

Salu-Hundeyin said that census data is used for policymaking, planning and evaluation, monitoring, legislation and even building of infrastructure.

She noted that with accurate data, government could solve the challenge of traffic in the state because there would be evidenced based data that would show the density of people at a particular place and time.

Salu-Hundeyin commended the Lagos State Government for being proactive and setting the pace in ensuring that the state has the best census come 2023.

“The commitment of the state government is unrivaled. We have a government in Lagos state that is so concerned about having the best census come 2023,” Hundeyin said.

She added that 80,000 ad hoc staff would be recruited in Lagos for the conduct of the census.

Salu-Hundeyin said that no nation can survive without census, which is the mother of all data.

She said that the new digital census to be deployed in 2023 would eliminate paper work.

“A tablet will be used which have the maps of all enumerated areas,” Salu-Hundeyin said.

She said that the device would make use of satellite imaging leveraging on the GPS of the area.

She said that enumerated areas would be captured digitally. (NAN)

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Ondo state govt generates N800 million from okada riders in 11 months

In what many people will see as a good development, the Ondo state government has revealed that its Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) generated N800 million from ticket sales to commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders) in 11 months of the outgoing year.

The Ondo state government disclosed this during an event in which commercial motorcyclists were appreciated with different types of mouth-watering gifts by the ODIRS.

Ondo state govt generates N800 million from okada riders in 11 months. Photo credit: Bunmi Omotoye Source: UGC

Governor Akeredolu who was represented by his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, lauded the consistency of commercial motorcyclists in the daily purchase of tickets.

He said his administration would continue to provide an enabling environment for motorcyclists in the state within the stipulated periods given to them.

On his part, the chairman of ODIRS, Tolu Adegbie, thanked Akeredolu for rewarding motorcyclists. He said they had increased the state’s IGR in Okada from the initial N4.8 million to about 1 billion naira annually.

Adegbie added that before this current administration came on board, the state generated N400,000 monthly from Okada riders which translated to N4.8 million in a year.

Our efforts to appreciate Okada riders in Ondo state for consistently buying their tickets and contributing to the development of the sunshine state, the Ondo State Internal Revenue Services (ODIRS) through a raffle draw presented different gift items to the riders in a fun-filled ceremony in Akure.

Items won by the riders in an event witnessed by our source include: Bags of rice, standing fans, Semovita, packs of Indomie, groundnut oil and other itemsIndomie, groundnut oil and other items.

Ondo state deputy governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa presents a commercial motorcycle (Okada) to Temitope Samuel. Photo credit: Bunmi Omotoye Source: UGC

 Temitope Samuel however emerged winner of the star prize. He won a motorcycle TVS plus HLX valued at about 520,000, with free insurance, number plate, one-year license and renewal of his driver’s license.

While speaking with newsmen at the event which was held at the ODIRs office in Akure, Samuel thanked God and the Ondo state government for the unexpected gift, promising to be consistent with his ticket collection.

He said:

“I was overwhelmed with joy. I never dreamt that I will become owner of two motorcycles, I bought the one I’m using on instalment.

“For me to be picked from the multitude was not my making but grace of God. I’m not the oldest or the most qualified but this is what is called unmerited favour from the above.

“Within a twinkle of an eyes, I’m now owner of two motorcycles, in the next two months I will pay off the “Okada” I bought on instalment. I will give one out to some to be working for me while I will be hustling with this new one."

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Malian Halima Cissé's broken the Guinness World Record with nonuplets in a single birth

 

May 4, 2021, will forever be etched in the hearts of a Malian couple whose world changed after the delivery of their nine babies at once.

Halima Cissé and Kader Arby's children are five girls and four boys. Photo: UK Daily News. Source: UGC

When Halima Cissé and her husband Kader Arby a sailor with the Mali Navy got pregnant, getting worldwide attention was not their goal as a family unit.

It was undeniably an exceptional birth as the nine babies born through a C-section were born prematurely and they all survived.

It was a hands-on-deck affair and when the Malian doctors couldn't handle the heat they thought it best to send the expectant mother to Morocco, BBC reports.

When she was first flown out it was a matter of life and death for both Halima and her little tots who hadn't even been born yet.

The Malian doctors stabilised her and then had her transferred to Morocco so that she and all her babies could survive.

The doctors believed the babies were seven in number and they shocked them when they turned out to be nine in number on the day of the Caesarean section.

The couple with their nine little babies. Photo: Peter Allen. Source: UGC

After the delivery, the mother and her 9 cubs lived in a convalescent home.

They stayed in a convalescent home in Morocco so that they could be properly monitored and looked after by the doctors and nurses.

It is not every day that a mother gives birth and goes home with nine kids.

Arby, their father used to come and visit occasionally as he had to also take care of their first daughter Soda, who remained home in Timbuktu when Cissé was flown out.

The mother of ten children didn't imagine this is how her life would turn out.

The government of Mali sent a delegation to welcome home and receive the family as it will take nine people to help them during and after the flight until they are home safely.

Phoning on Sunday, December 11, 2022, the couple told UK Daily News:

"We are very happy to finally be able to return to Mali together."

The nonuplets after being received by the delegation were given a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records.

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