Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
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Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Friday suspended the strike they embarked upon on July 26, 2023.
President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, told Saturday PUNCH in an interview that the resident doctors would resume work at 8am on Saturday.
“We just suspended the strike. Work to resume at 8am tomorrow (Saturday). We will review progress made in two weeks,” he said.
The doctors are demanding the immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund, the immediate release of the circular on one-for-one replacement, the payment of skipping arrears, and the upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure in line with full salary restoration to the 2014 value of CONMESS.
They also demanded the payment of the arrears of consequential adjustment of minimum to the omitted doctors, the reversal of the downgrading of the membership certificate by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
Orji had earlier told The PUNCH that of the release of the circular for the one-for-one replacement of clinical staff, and the payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund were the minimum conditions to call off its indefinite strike, among others.
Tinubu Assures Nigerians Of Economic Recovery
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja reassured Nigerians that no stone will be left unturned in his administration’s multifarious efforts to stimulate the economy and make it work for the greatest good of all Nigerians.
The President stated this in a meeting held at the State House with the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress Professionals Forum led by former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda.
“This economy must recover for the good and greatest number of Nigerians, and we are seriously committed to seeing through a change for the better,” he said.
To steadily ensure measured growth and enhanced public enlightenment on policy outcomes, President Tinubu said every effort across sectors would be documented and periodically reviewed for performance verification and public presentation.
“So far, we have taken some baby steps and pushed some aggressive positions,” the President told the APC professionals, who had earlier pledged their support for the reforms.
Meanwhile, the Trade Union Congress on Friday said it had yet to get update from President Bola Tinubu following the meeting the leaders of the organised labour had with the Presidency on August 3, 2023.
The PUNCH reports that following the nationwide protest of the organised labour, which held on Wednesday, August 3, 2023, Tinubu in a private meeting with the national presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero; and the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, said that the President made a series of promises following which they agreed to return to the negotiation table.
“He (Tinubu) promised to unveil a workable roadmap to the CNG alternative next week. On the strength of the president’s pledge and commitment, we have decided to return to a new and reinvigorated dialogue process to allow for full implementation.
“Once again, we thank Nigerians while we wait for the Government to fulfill its own part of the understanding as agreed with His Excellency; the President,” part of statement of the labour leaders read.
But speaking to our correspondent on Friday, the National Deputy President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, noted that no committee had been set up following the President’s promises.
“I can tell you that there has been no framework towards the implementation of the policies. No committee has met. It was just like the President was reading out his manifesto. No implementation has been done. We are not in the know of anything,” Etim said.
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Mbang Spoke His Mind To Power–Obasanjo, Eno
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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo; presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, on Friday paid tribute to the late Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria, Sunday Mbang, who was laid to rest in his home town in Eket on Friday.
Speaking during the funeral service held at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Obasanjo lauded the late Prelate for his frankness in speaking his mind to power.
He credited the ecumenical centre built during his tenure at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to the late Prelate and CAN President, whose “purposefulness and consistency compelled him to lead a fundraising for the construction of the national Christian Worship Centre and the only cathedral with a revolving altar.”
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Eno, in his remarks, described the late prelate as an embodiment of Christian virtues, icon of national unity, love, morality, and tolerance.
He said the deceased was a man of deep faith, who saw the ennobling ideals in other faiths, lived the aspiration of Nigeria, and showed himself a great patriot who considered character and principles of those who came in contact with him, over the limiting impulses of geography.
“We are gathered here to bid farewell to a shepherded who stayed close to his flock even at a point of personal harm, a quintessential son and an ecclesiastical ambassador of our dear State, the late Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church, Nigeria, the first Chairman of the World Methodists Council of African ancestry, an advocate of religious or inter-faith collaborations and tolerance, a proponent of good governance, who was not afraid to speak truth to power, the late Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Mbang, CON.
“Today, Nigeria is a better place because he collaborated and worked with other religious leaders so the rainbow of colors on our national religious firmament would illuminate and beautify our diversity,” Eno remarked.
Gombe Approves Appointment Of 11 District, 21 Village Heads
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The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has approved the appointment of no fewer than 11 district and 21 village heads for five emirates and traditional councils.
The Secretary to Government of the State, Professor Ibrahim Njodi, made this known in a statement made available on Friday, by the Director-General Press Affair of the government house, Ismaila Misilli.
According to Njodi, the appointment is in exercise of the powers vested in the governor under the creation of Emirates, Districts, Villages and Wards as well as appointment and disposition of Emirs and Chiefs Law,” the statement partly read.
Our correspondent reports that Gona Emirate has 12 Village Heads, Pindiga Emirate has nine, while out of the 11 District Head Gona Emirate has six, two for Pindiga Emirate, Dukku has one, Funakaye one and Kaltungo one.
The statement reads, “the following has been appointed as District Heads under Gona Emirate; Nasiru Saidu Ahmed (Garko), Usman Idrisa Aliyu (Lafiya Mango), Mohammed Abubakar ( Kalshingi), Bello Hassan (Lawanti), Dahiru Abdulkadir Abdussalam (Amada) and Abubakar Muhammad (Shongo).
“Those appointed as Village Heads under Gona Emirate are; Lawan Sintali Tukulma ( Garin Modibbo), Bashar Maikudi Manu ( Tumfure North), Magaji Adamu ( Njomari), Ibrahim Gurama Mohammed ( Yankari), Dauda Tafida Bomala ( Bomala), Abba Haruna ( Tumfure South) and Abdullahi Lamido Umar (Lawanti). Others are: Abubakar Daudu Muhammad ( Dagarawo), Abubakar Muhammad Idrisa (Shongo-Idrisa), Hamisu Abubakar (Kalshingi), Adamu Mohammed (Wuro Tanna) and Aliyu Saidu ( Gona).
“For Pindiga Emirate, the Governor approved the appointment of Barrister Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim as district head of Tai and Abubakar Sarki Ahmed as district head of Kashere South with the following as village heads; Nelson Ishaku Mamuda ( Dongol- Alewa), Muhammad Baba Kembu ( Jabba), Abubakar Musa Mai-jari ( Lambo- Daji), Ismaila Mohammed ( Tamfifi), Warrajo Alhaji Liman ( Warra), Umaru Muhammadu ( Badara), Muhammadu Jungudo ( Hammaseyo), Samaila Uba ( Maiganga) and Sanusi Matawalle ( Garin Alkali).”
While stating that all appointments are with immediate effect, Njodi said, “For Dukku Emirate, Mohammed Haruna is appointed district head of Lafiya, while Umaru Mohammed Lamido is the new district head of Bodor in Funakaye Emirate. Similarly, Sulaiman Hamza is appointed district head of Awak in Kaltungo Chiefdom.”
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