Senator Hope Uzodinma of Imo State yesterday declared that he
has no issues with his assets declaration form.
He wondered why the Special Presidential Investigative Panel for
Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) was hell-bent on tarnishing his
image.
The panel Chairman Okoi Obono-Obia, on Wednesday, announced that
the panel was transferring cases of eight politically exposed
persons to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for further
investigation and possible prosecution.
He alleged that the eight persons, including former Senate
President David Mark, Senator Hope Uzodinma and Senator Stella
Odua, allegedly either acquired property beyond their legitimate
earnings or suppressed facts about information in their assets
declaration forms.
But Uzodinma yesterday denied the allegations, saying the
release of the report was a deliberate and orchestrated attempt
aimed at tarnishing his image for a pre-determined purpose.
According to a statement by the Director Media and Special
Duties of Hope Uzodinma Campaign Organisation, Declan Mbadiwe
Emelumba, the SPIP chief was always brandishing such a report at
critical stages of the senator’s political career.
It said: “Obono-Obla engaged in a similar media trial of Senator
Uzodinma shortly before the All Progressives Congress (APC)
governorship primaries in Imo State but the result was a disaster
as the senator still became the APC flag bearer.
“Now, because they are afraid that Senator Uzodinma may be
considered for a ministerial appointment, they have come out with
the same old story dressed in another robe with the aim of
whittling down his integrity; but as always, it won’t work.”
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Finally, Kwara Gov appoints Chief of Staff, SSG,
CPS
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has made his first
appointments, comprising the Chief of Staff (CoS), Secretary to the
State Government (SSG) and Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
A statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary Agboola D
Olarewaju said the appointees are Aminu Adisa Logun (CoS); Mamman
Saba Jibril (SSG); and Rafiu Ajakaye (CPS).
Logun is a pioneer industrialist in Ilorin and an alumnus of the
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru,
Jos.
He hails from Ilorin, the state capital.
Logun was the chairman of the 80-member Kwara State Transition
Committee appointed by AbdulRazaq.
An alumnus of Barewa College, Zaria, Logun attended King’s
College, Lagos; had a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering
from Loughborough University of Technology; and a Master’s of
Science (M.Sc.) from Birmingham University, both in the United
Kingdom.
He worked at various times in Lever Brothers, Port Sunlight, UK;
Cerekem Arhus, Denmark; North Brewery Limited Kano; Ajaokuta Steel
Company; and Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe. He was also a
General Manager at the New Nigeria Development Company.
Jibril, who hails from Dumagi in Kwara North, was head of the
Geography Department at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna,
where he still teaches
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Master’s of Science
(M.Sc.) in Geography and Planning, and PhD in Geography. He
specialises in Remote Sensing Applications).
Jibril is a member of the Association of Nigeria Geographers and
Cartographic Association of Nigeria.
He has published several articles in local and foreign
journals.
Ajakaye holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and International
Studies and is studying for a Master’s degree (M.A.) in History and
Diplomacy, both from the Lagos State University (LASU).
He hails from Alabe in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara
State.
He was until his appointment the Nigerian correspondent for
Anadolu Agency, Turkish semi-official news medium and world’s fifth
largest news agency.
Ajakaye has reported for various local and international news
media. He has 15 years experience in active journalism as a
politics and development journalist.
He worked at the Daily Independent where he was at various times
a Trainee Reporter, Reporter, Senior Reporter, Acting News Editor
for the weekend titles and Foreign Editor for the newspaper. He had
also worked on the Politics Desk of the paper, and was the
coordinator of its Development page for years.
He has also contributed articles to various international news
platforms. He has vast experience in election reporting in and
outside of Nigeria.
While Ajakaye’s appointment appeals to AbdulRazaq’s oft-stated
belief in empowering qualified young people to achieve their
potentials, his CoS and SSG picks speak to his determination to run
an efficient and knowledge-based administration.
Signed:
Agboola D Olarewaju
Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Kwara State