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Ebira
Women Challenged on Peace Project
Women in Kogi Central Area of Kogi
State have been called upon to wake
up and join progressive minds to
bring back the past glorious days
when peace was highly maintained
throughout the area.
This call was made by a foremost
woman business leader in the area,
Hajiya Amina Samari Mohammed, after
being turbaned as the Onyisa of
Ebiraland by the Ohinoyi of
Ebiraland, Alhaji Dr. Ado Ibrahim,
at the Ebira-Day Stadium at Ebogogo
in Adavi Local Government Area of
the state.
Hajiya Amina who is also the
president of Ebira Ozozayi
Association of Ebiraland and now
conferred with the palace title of
Dauda Onyisa of Ebiraland by the
Ohinoyi, also promised to support
them to improve their economic
development through financial
assistance from her association.
He told the teeming crowd that the
association is strategizing to
embrace co-operative undertakings as
part of meeting self-reliant status,
just as efforts would be made to
involve youths in meaningful
ventures to discourage them from
engaging in evil.
Daudu Oyinsa Amina then commended
the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Dr.
Ado Ibrahim for the great honour
done to her through the award,
promising that she would not
disappoint him but continue to
preach peace and unity among Ebiras
at all times.
Earlier, the Ohinoyi stated that the
award was given to Hajiya for her
impressive records of services to
humanity and as a giant pillar in
Women Economic Development in
Ebiraland. He urged women in the
area to emulate her.
From our Correspondent
Ejeh Ankpa Lauds
Health Workers
The Ejeh Ankpa and Chairman, Ankpa
Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Amodu
Yakubu, has commended health workers
in the area for ensuring the success
of polio eradication in the local
government area.
According to Alhaji Yakubu, staff of
the Primary Health Care Centres in
the area have worked tirelessly to
curtail the child killer disease.
He also commended the State and
Federal Governments as well as
international donors for their
contributions which are aimed at
protecting the younger generation
from early death.
The royal father advised parents and
guardians to avail themselves of the
opportunity and bring out their
children for the exercise.
Alhaji Yakubu also charged parents,
religious leaders and other
stakeholders to intensify effort to
ensure that people are adequately
sensitized on the danger of polio
mylitis.
He further commended the chairman of
the local government area, Hon.
Vincent Baba, for his moral and
financial supports to polio
eradication in the area and urged
all other local government chairmen
to emulate him.
Shun Negative
Tendencies, Muslims Urged
Muslims in the country have been
enjoined to re-dedicate themselves
to worshiping God according to His
injunction.
An Islamic scholar, Alhaji Usman
Alfa, made the call while speaking
with The Graphic in an interview at
Idah.
He stated that any muslim who wants
to worship Allah must be dedicated
to the services of God at all time.
Alhaji Alfa urged all muslims to
shun any negative tendencies that
would deprive them of eternal life.
The Islamic scholar who urged them
to put away things of the world,
enjoined them to propagate the word
of Allah at all times.
According to him, the country needs
fervent prayers that could sustain
its existence, adding that as
muslims, they should contribute
their quota to the development of
the society.
He further enjoined muslim brothers
and sisters to always strive to
improve the lives of others.
From Samuel Ilani, Idah
Okoro-Gbede Marks
Day
The 2010 Okoro Day and launching of
N200million for developmental
projects have been held with a call
on philanthropists and individuals
to contribute generously to the
cause, as government alone cannot
provide the citizens’ needs.
Chairperson of the occasion,
Princess Mariam Akanmode, made this
call during the occasion at
Okoro-Gbede in Ijumu Local
Government Area of Kogi State.
She maintained that the provision of
infrastructural facilities for the
people is not the sole
responsibility of the government but
a collective one to make life worth
living.
The fund was raised to complete the
water reticulation, road network
construction projects and renovation
of classrooms, among others, in the
area.
By Bayo Aka |