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IGP, WIFE DRAG TO COURT OVER LANDED PROPERTIES

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4 years ago

December 10, 2020

…Victim Says his life is under threat

The inspector general of police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has been dragged to court by an Abuja based business man, Engr. Micheal Ayuba Auta over alleged plan and frustration to acquire his landed property in the Federal Capital territory.

Ayuba in his application filed by his lawyer, Barr. Emmanuel Owochio said the involvement of the IGP and his wife Aisha Adamu to forcefully take over his plot of land measuring about 200 hectares of land in Sabon Lugbe of the FCT was a miscarriage of justice

Owochio stated that Ayuba who is currently being detained despite a court judgement restraining the IGP and other agents from interfering in the investigation is an abuse of the judiciary in the country by top government officials.

According to him, trouble started when his client discovered that his property has been trespassed and made a formal report to the police in Lugbe following the death of three person in a welding gas explosion in the prospect and the case was covered up.

Following this development 38years old Ayuba wrote a petition against the trespassers, Ijeoma Emeribe and nine others to Zone 7 Police Headquarters and both parties were invited and requested that they submit their document for investigation in the AGIS FCT but because the woman do not have the tittle document, it took her over 7 weeks to go and allegedly forged few document to cover only 52 plots out of about 600 plots she was claiming .

He said the IGP’s wife Aisha Adamu invited Micheal Ayuba five time to discuss ways out.

When Ayuba saw the way the meeting was going, he asked her what was her interest in case and she opened and said she had an interest in the development of the land.

“From that moment it has been one form of intimidation or the other from the IGP and the wife using the Police at all level.

“A direct criminal complaint was made against Ijeoma, Aisha Adamu and others and a court order to Zone 7 for investigation but the IGP took offence that why should his wife name appear on court process and threatened the complainant.”

This compelled Barr. Owochio to obtain and Ex parte order restraining the IGP and any other agent pending the determination of the Chief Magistrate court 3 Zone 6.

The IGP ignored the restraining other and detained Micheal Ayuba on getting wing of a pending fundamental human right enforcement in a higher court and hurriedly arraigned him on Thursday in a court.

According to Barr. Owochio the move was a breach of the judiciary process which the #Endsars protest against Police brutality of recent.

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Nigeria Will Take Good Shape In No Distant Time- Olawande

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6 hours ago

September 16, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande has urged the citizens of the country to be patient with the Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in transforming the lives of its citizens through various policies and programs of the federal government.

The Minister made this submission while delivering his speech at the Joint Union Negotiating Council’s week of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development branch. This is the first edition since both Ministries of Youth and Sports had been damaged. The JUNC week which was held at Atiku Hall, Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja had its theme: “The working people in a volatile, uncertain, and complex economy”

In the words of the Honourable Minister: “I urge you to be patient with this administration. In no distant time, the country will take good shape and the lives of its citizens will be transformed”.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a pauper, he is an acknowledged epitome of wealth, and so it cannot be said of him that he desires to loot the treasury of Nigeria. He has seen money and as a result of this, he is not interested in looting the nation’s treasury”, Olawande explained.

He emphasized that “leadership is all about being committed to serve. If you are a Minister now, tomorrow you will be addressed as a former Minister, likewise a Director because there is no permanent position but the impact that you made while in that office will speak after you”, the Minister reiterated.

Olawande expressed his gratitude to the workers of the Ministry for being supportive of the government policies and programs. He promised that the welfare of the staff would not be compromised, adding that workers deserve remuneration for being hardworking.

Earlier in his address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya admonished the staff of the Ministry to put in their best as “Performance Management System” which replaces APER is the criteria to be used for promotion effective next year. This, according to him is because the Performance Management System (PMS) records the best efforts and input of each staff which will in turn be used to grade such staff.

Olusanya who disclosed that the welfare of the staff is his priority as workers deserve the best for the services rendered. He opined that “the hungry man is angry and as a worker, if you are not treated fairly and properly, it is impossible to get the best out of you. As a result, all staff will be treated properly as motivation to propel the best in you”, he concluded.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, OON, MNI, in her address, informed that the activity to reinvigorate the Civil Service in a bid to ensure that Civil Servants carry out their duties with much diligence to have efficient and incorruptible civil service is currently on course. She advised workers to wake up and be committed to the service of the nation.

In his closing remarks, Mr. Jerry Akume, the General Secretary of the Union expressed his delight in celebrating this year’s edition of the Union week, while highlighting the achievements of the union so far. These include:

Upward review of staff welfare, prompt payment of repatriation allowances, payment of first 28 days allowance, assistance to the sick, general training of staff, and sending forth/retirement package for retired staff.

He also appealed to the Management of the Ministry, saying that irrespective of the aforementioned achievements, a lot still needs to be done in such areas as procurement of staff buses, upward review of welfare payment for festive periods, consistent general staff training, and procurement of office and work materials.

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