Thursday, December 1, 2016

Sack Emefiele, CBN Governor now, lawyers tell Buhari

Lawyers ask for Emefiele's head
Arewa Young Lawyers Forum (AYLF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to within 14 days disengage the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele over his “lackadaisical style of management”.
 
In a statement made available to journalists by its President, Barrister Abubakar Sadiq Ilelah, the Forum said things have continued to fall apart in the country since the appointment of Emefiele as the head of the apex bank. 
 
Ilelah said “Mr Emefiele is rated low in the performance index compared to his predecessors. He has drastically failed in promoting monetary policies to stem the continuous free fall of the Naira, halt the rising debt profile of Nigeria and poor management of the country’s foreign exchange.”
 
He said it is against this background, “we are hereby giving President Buhari 14 days ultimatum to take action that will save the Nigerian economy by disengaging and removing Mr Emefiele as the governor of CBN.” He said failure by the government to comply will lead to further actions by the Forum.

IOC upgrades Team Nigeria’s Beijing Olympics bronze to silver


Nigerian team of Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila and Oludamola Osayomi
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally written to inform Team Nigeria through the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) that she has upgraded Nigeria’s bronze medal won in the women’s 4x100 meter relay at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing to silver.

Russia was stripped of the gold medal the country won in the women’s 4×100m relay at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, after doping scandal wreaked havoc on the nation’s athletes. The IOC disqualified Yulia Chermoshanskaya, 30, after a re-analysis of the retired runner’s samples from Beijing found traces of two banned substances in her system, stanozolol and turinabol. She was also disqualified from the 200m, in which she finished eighth.

NOC spokesman Tony Ubani said, in a letter from the IOC addressed to President of NOC, Engineer Habu Gumel and signed by Pere Miro, the IOC said: “it is our pleasure to inform you that your relay team is now placed second in this same event”. Belgium has been upgraded to the relay gold, with Nigeria moving up to silver and Brazil to bronze.

And in order to proceed to the re-allocation according to the new classification, the IOC asked the NOC to send back the bronze medals, the second place diplomas and the bronze medallists pins of Ms Franca Idoko, Ms Gloria Kemasuode, Ms Halimat Ismaila and Ms Oludamola Osayomi who were Team Nigeria’s flag bearers in the women relay team.

NUELA 2016 handball championship stirs interest


Guests and players in last year's edition

*Omu-Aran to enjoy prime skills display 

*Schools work hard to win tourney

By Ayo Fasanmi, Ilorin

Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State will be agog for one of the rarest sporting events of skills display by budding stars as Nuela Group of Companies organise the final phase of a three-day 2016 cadet handball U-12 and U-15 championship. 

The handball tournament which has awaken high interest and discussion amongst residents of the ancient Igbomina community, Omu-Aran is holding between 1st and 3rd of December 2016.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, Emmanuel Olubiyo, the sponsor informed www.gongnews.net in Ilorin that the motive behind taking the competition out of the state capital is to spread the tentacles of the game to the nooks and crannies of the state.

Olubiyo, who is the Chairman, Kwara State Handball Association revealed further that the competition will be further hosted by another local government, come 2017 to ensure the game develops more in the rural areas.

The various Secondary Schools that will gather in Omu-Aran to fight for honours in the final stage of the tournament are Ilorin West LGA which will be represented by GGDSS Pakata, GDSS Adeta and Baboko Community Secondary School.

From the Ilorin East LGA centre are Army Day Secondary School Sobi. From Oke-Ero LGA is Iloffa Grammer Schoo, Iloffa), while Isin LGA will be represented by Iwo Comprehensive High School, with Oyun LGA represented by Ijagbo High School.

Ekiti LGA will be repsented by Osi Central College, Osi. Host Irepodun LGA is to be represented by GSS Omu-Aran School and Thomas Adewumi College Oko.



What the Akeredolu victory meant to our people -Elegbeleye, Ariyomo



Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye...see great future for the state

*Congratulates governor-elect


Two prominent members of the victorious All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ondo governorship election that brought victory to Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has in a review of the process thanked the people for investing massive confidence in the party and voted according to their conscience.

Former Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye and cerebral Tunji Light Ariyomo quipped in separate interviews with www.gongnews.net that the voice of the people is the voice of God.

To Elegbeleye, “it was a victory for democracy. Victory against tyranny and self serving leadership. Victory against imposition and negative politics. I hope his (Akeredolu) victory will put an end to politics of playing one community against others all in the guise of a selfish agenda.”

He added, “this is the voice of the people of Ondo and it is the voice of God. We thank the people for this rare confidence in our party and voting massively for our candidate. This is a community victory and we shall deliver the expected change to the people. We thank the people and by the grace of God, we shall make their electoral investment yield great results they will be proud of.”

Engineer Tunji Light Ariyomo in his own assessment said, “it is a new dawn in Ondo state. The state now has the 
opportunity to reset and refocus towards proper and sustenable development of the land and the people.”

“The man they have voted for is not just reliable, he is close to the people. He knows where the pains are. He visited virtually every community in the state during the campaigns. As a successful legal practitioner, he would bring that managerial leadership to play. The fortunes of our state certainly is looking so bright and enduring.” 

Tunji Light Ariyomo...interpreted the victory
“Did you check the result that brought is that victory? Don’t look at the margin. Look at the spread. There are some unusual facts. People came out massively. Two, we secured victories where we were made to look were not our areas of strength. Three, every vote counted in the election. From here, there is an assurance that electoral processes will continue to yield greater confidence in the nation. Here, one needs to commend the INEC for a great job which showed grit planning and mobilisation of resources.”

The two party figures congratulated the Governor-elect and wished him the very best in office. 

The election result at a glance:
1.     Ondo West AD. 7154 APC. 10672 PDP. 17382
2.     Irele AD. 6,710. APC. 11,138. PDP. 5,907
3.     Ifedore AD. 4,629. APC. 10,958. PDP. 6,747
4.     Akoko North East AD. 5,367 APC 13,645 PDP. 6,496
5.     Ileoluji/Okeigbo AD 4525 APC 10681 PDP 8306 SDP 144
6.     Ondo East. AD 2,742 APC. 4,253. PDP 7,317 7-
7.     Ose AD. 4272 APC. 13454 PDP. 6520
8.     Akure North AD. 4123 APC. 10710 PDP. 6498
9.     Akoko South East AD. 2270 APC. 6384 PDP. 4239
10.   Akoko South West AD. 9359 APC. 19892 PDP. 7691
11.   Akoko North West AD. 4831 APC. 13048 PDP. 6049
12.   Okitipupa AD. 16294 APC. 14930 PDP. 8031
13.   Owo AD. 2469 APC. 32988 PDP. 4241
14.   Odigbo AD. 8187 APC. 17581 PDP. 8668
15.   Idanre AD. 4836 APC. 10981 PDP. 7575
16.   Akure South- AD12,270, APC. 25,797, PDP 25,005
17.   Ese-Odo AD. 3562 APC. 10700 PDP. 8071
18.   Ilaje AD. 22789 APC. 7030 PDP. 5007 SDP. 159