APC divided as A’Court returns pro-Wike lawmakers to Assembly
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, dismissed the ex parte order issued on May 10, 2024, by the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, which barred Martin Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The court also dismissed the decision of the state high court stopping the 24 members of the Assembly loyal to ex-Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, from accessing the complex or carrying out any legislative assignment in the name of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
A three-man panel led by Justice Jimi Olukayode-Bada, in its judgment, upheld the appeal filed by a factional Speaker of the River State House of Assembly, Amaewhule, and 24 others against the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, and two others.
The state high court had barred the pro-Wike lawmakers from the Assembly based on a suit seeking to declare their seats vacant on the basis that they defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
Crude crisis: Senate plans PIA review, Oshiomhole accuses IOCs of sabotage
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Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday recommended death penalty for economic saboteurs attempting to frustrate Dangote Refinery and push Nigerians into further hardship.
The senator representing Edo North has also hinted that the Nigerian Senate is seeking to review the contentious Petroleum Industry Act.
This is even as former Director-General of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr Sam Amadi, warned against being pessimistic and praying for the downfall of a country to spite its leadership.
The duo featured as guest speakers at Thursday’s maiden edition of Prof Emeka Umerah’s public lecture in Abuja.
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Naira depreciates to N1,535/$ in parallel market
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The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,535 per dollar from N1,520 per dollar on Wednesday.
Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,520.24 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM.
Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,520.24 per dollar from N1,512.61 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating N7.63 depreciation for the naira.
The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the market rose by 51 percent to $173.51 million from $114.91 million traded on Wednesday.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates widened to N14.76 per dollar from N7.39 per dollar on Wednesday
Gombe extension workers allege gender bias in recruitment
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The absence of female extension workers in Gombe State which record shows that out of the 50 currently in service,
only four are women, has provoked stakeholders to conclude that this loopsidedness has overwhelming impact on food security.
Not a few obsetvers of the trend point accusing fingers at the cultural values which forbids married women from interracting with their male counteparts whether married or unmarried as a major reason for the imbalance, especially in cases where men are readily available.
The implication they note is that women farmers suffer in silence too the detriment of their crops in Gombe State, especially.
Arewa PUNCH reports that an extension worker is a professional trained in current agricultural practices and one who updates similar information where required.