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Gov Mba upgrades ESPOLY Iwollo to university of Agriculture
Dr. Peter Mba, the Governor of Enugu State, has said his administration is upgrading the State Polytechnic Iwollo to a University of Agriculture with a Campus at Uzouwani Local Government Area to be able to produce the next generation of Agricultural Scientists, Entrepreneurs and Innovators.
Mbah disclosed this on Saturday at the Michael Okpara Square when he flagged off the free distribution of farm inputs to over 60,000 registered farmers in the state.
While stating that his administration remains committed to establishing a special Agro Processing Zone in order to have the capability to process, package and export, the governor said the aim is to make Enugu a major exporter of Agro products, noting that the state is about to commence the initiative with a pilot agriculture industrial hub and three Agricultural transformation centres which will serve as catalyst for agro processing, job creation and rural development.
Dr Mbah said the state had already taken delivery of 102 tractors and another batch of 98 will be delivered soon, while 800 will be assembled locally at the Nortra assembling plant in Enugu which is about 95 percent complete to enable registered farmers to have access to a mechanised farming system.
The governor acknowledged that agriculture was the backbone of the old Eastern Region’s economy, noting that his administration’s investment in agriculture is central to grow the state’s economy to 30 billion dollars and reduce the poverty headcount rate to zero, saying farming is a vocation that requires professional insights and contributions.
Earlier, the commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialization, Patrick Ubru who said the event signifies an affirmation that the Governor is fully committed to transforming the rural communities into vibrant centers of economic growth, prosperity and a symbol of hope and resilience, noted that agricultural sector in Enugu state has never had it so good before now.
Also, the Enugu Farm Estate consultant, Alhaji Friday Sani-Nnaji, and the chairman, house committee on agriculture, Hon. Ejike Eze, while commending the governor for the lofty achievements in the agric sector, assured that food security is sacrosanct in the state by next year 2026.
Over 40,000 bags of fertilizer, and over 100 tractors as well as several other farm inputs were distributed to registered farmers in the state.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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