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Engr. Julius Inedu Congratulates New SMEDAN DG
By Abdulateef Bamgbose
Goodwill and congratulatory messages have continued to pour in for the newly appointed Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency – SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii.
The latest is coming from a Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly and an Abuja-based property manager, Engr. Julius Inedu.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, Inedu said the appointment is a reward for Mr Odii’s diligence, hard work, and purpose-driven life.
He describes Mr Odii as a round peg in a round hole as he has committed many years to the development of small and medium-scale enterprises in Nigeria and beyond.
The statement read in part.
“It’s no surprise that your global recognition in this field of humanity has been rewarded with a national appointment”.
“Your strides at SME100 AFRICA that gave birth to the famous Africa Small Business Summit and the Entrepreneurship World Cup is well documented and Mr President has only given you the mandate to replicate what you’ve been doing as a private individual at a larger and national scale. I have no doubt in my heart that you will excel and succeed”.
“I join your family and friends to rejoice with you on this meritorious appointment and pray to God to grant you the wisdom and enabling grace to actualize your lofty dreams of making Nigerian small businesses a global brand and a driving force of our national economy”.
He concluded by commending President Bola Tinubu for always looking out for the very best in every one of his appointments.
Mr Charles Odii was announced as the DG of SMEDAN last week by presidential spokesman, Anjuri Ngelale.
He said the appointment was in line with the president’s resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium, and large-scale industry facilitation.
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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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