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Govenor Alia, Deputy, Present as Emmanuel Akpakwu MFR Brings Ergo Smart City Homes to Benue State
It was controllable euphoria in Adem Makurdi, Benue State as bonafide son of the soil, Emmanuel Akpakwu MFR officially launched the building of Ergo SmartCity homes in Adem Makurdi, in Benue State.
The project which consists 300 units of smart homes was launched with Benue’s number one and two citizens, Governor Hyacinth Alia and his deputy, Dr. Sam Ode gracing the historic occasion in Makurdi.
The governor showered encomiums on Akpakwu for once again bringing massive investment to to his native land. Akpakwu has over time brought development strides and initiatives to the state and remains a popular figure amongst people in the state.
Speaking at the ceremony, Akpakwu said the first set of buildings at Ergo Smartcity will be built and completed within ninety (90) days, as all hands will be on deck to ensure its swift completion.
At the event, the contractor explained that the homes will be digitally-complaint, as it can be controlled from anywhere in the world. The homes will be designed in different sizes including 2 bedroom blocks of flats, 3 bedroom terraces, 4 bedroom semi-detached, and 4 bedroom duplex fully detached apartments will be erected and also automated with state of the art technologies.
“It gives me immense joy that we’re bringing Ergo SmartCity to this part of our dear nation,” Akpakwu said. “The people of Benue and everyone here also deserve to enjoy what we are offering. A blend of hospitality and modernity in housing and comfort”
Governor Alia, performing his first official groundbreaking ceremony thanked Emmanuel Akpakwu for bring the project to Benue and extolled his sense of identity for always putting his people at heart.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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