Free Nigeria: Naming barracks after fallen soldiers more befitting than sitting president - ITREALMS

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Naming barracks after fallen soldiers would be a far more befitting tribute to their sacrifices than after a sitting president, says the Convener, Free Nigeria Movement (FNM) Dr. Moses Paul, reports ITREALMS.

Reacting to the trends of naming public infrastructure after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr. Paul noted that globally, public infrastructure is named after individuals who have completed their service and whose contributions have stood the test of time.

Kwara: Lai Mohammed says hegemony politics has fallen - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the 'Berlin Wall' of hegemony politics has finally fallen in Kwara State, following the massive victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections in the state, reports ITREALMS.

The Minister, who is the leader of the APC in Kwara, said the party's brooms have swept the state clean of all traces of hegemony politics, after the party won all 24 House of Assembly seats, all three  senatorial seats, all six House of Representatives seats, the governorship and the presidential elections in the state.

''The result is 35-0! Our brooms have swept the state clean,'' he said, tracing the long battle for the emancipation of Kwara to Nov. 17th 2018, when the party won the by-election for the Ekiti/Oke-ero/Irepodun/Isin federal constituency.

Thanking the 'long-suffering' people of Kwara for their hard work, sacrifices and determination that culminated in the victory, after they rallied under the 'O To Ge (enough is enough) movement, Alhaji Mohammed said never again will anyone enslave Kwarans under the guise of dynasty or hegemony politics.

He said God made the massive victory possible, and thanked the security agencies, the leaders of the party at state and national levels as well as President Muhammadu Buhari whose leadership and unflinching support, he said, propelled the APC to victory.

The Minister said the victory transcends Kwara State, adding: ''It is a victory for all advocates of good governance everywhere. It is the triumph of good over evil, no matter how long it takes...and a hard blow to those who willfully turn the public treasury into their personal piggy banks.''

He said, however, that with the victory, the real work has just begun, in view of the high expectations of the people.

''We cannot afford to disappoint our people. We must ride on the wave of their enthusiasm and determination to deliver to them the dividends of democracy, for which they have been yearning. All our leaders, both elected and otherwise, must come together to channel the energy and vibrancy of our people to positive goals,'' Alhaji Mohammed said.

He called on APC members and supporters in the state to be magnanimous in victory, saying there is no room for vindictiveness or hatred in the new Kwara.

''The massive victory in Kwara State came on a peaceful note. We must maintain that and banish all the vestiges of violence from our state,'' the Minister said.

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OAAN disassociates members from fallen signpost @Ilasa

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The Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has dissociated its members from the signpost which was brought down by a reckless driver leading to a fatal accident on Thursday at Ilasamaja area of Lagos which claimed lives of innocent people, reports ITRealms.

A press statement personally endorsed by OAAN President, Mr. Tunde Adedoyin, and made available to ITRealms, the earlier news report on the incident which referred to the signpost as a billboard, thus creating a wrong impression that the accident was caused by the fallen billboard.

According to him, the signpost was a directional signage and the property of the Federal Government and not a billboard as was erroneously referred to in the news reports adding that OAAN members as professionals, adhere strictly to guidelines issued by government agencies.

“The attention of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has been drawn to news reports on the accident that occurred yesterday at Ilasa, Lagos, involving a truck and a traffic directional signage, and which unfortunately caused the death of at least three commuters.”

“OAAN sympathises with the Lagos State Government as well as with the families of the individuals affected by the mishap. The Association, however wishes to state that contrary to claims in some of the news reports, no billboard was involved. As a matter of fact, the sign structure that was hit by the recalcitrant driver is not a billboard. It is a directional signage, and it is the property of the federal government.

"OAAN wishes to use this platform to correct the misleading impression that had been given in some of the earlier reports. It is important to also add that our members are thoroughbred professionals, constantly guided by the guidelines of the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, and its counterparts across the country,” he said.

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