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KACRAN Commends NEDC

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2 years ago

May 9, 2023

Ochuwa Ibrahim

KACRAN Commends NEDC

By: Michael Mike

Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has commended the outgoing members of NEDC management board and call on the incoming one to improve on their performance

There is no exaggeration to proudly say that, in the entire history of the North East Region there was no Federal government’s institution that performed excellently well towards improving the live status of the people of the region than the North East developnent Commission, which within a time under review, that is from its establishment in 2017, by His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari to date, positively touched the lives of many people of the region, especially the IDPs and those who are directly affected by the painful act of Boko Haram insergents.

For the reason that, if we could recall, before the creation of NEDC, North East region was highly devastated by the activities of insergents which burned down or destroyed many houses, schools, mosques, Churches, Markets, offices and people’s properties worth than millions or billions naira.

The worhtness of the situation then has come to a situation where by, the people of the region who faced the said bad experiences lost what to do, by finding them self in the midst of helpless situation without knowing what to do or where to go for help.

Among the people of the region who badly experienced the said urgly consequences and seriously suffered due to the said ruinous activities of of the insergents in the region are some of our dear pastoralists, whom were killed, their animals rustled and forced to moved to unknown places without food, water or any source of livelihood.

But thank God the almighty, as soon as the commission was established or formed under the able leadership of Alhaji Mohammed Alkali and well experienced, honest and totally committed members of his management board such as Alh Mohammed Jawa who’s main interest is the developnent of the region and promoting the lives of its people.

It can be easily recall that as a the Commission was form it instantly embarked on the aggressive execution of gigantic reconstruction projects such as building thousands houses/schools, offices and renovating the renovatable schools, houses, mosques, Churches, offices, giving palliative on quarterly bases to vulnerable and internally displaced people.

The Members of the Commission’s management board in their forsight/ bid to link the cities, towns, villages and rural Areas devoted their time in the road construction, building bridges, training people on various professional Fields and supplying them with working materials to stand on their own economic/survival feet.

Payment of schoolership to students and Teachers who want to advance the frontiers of their knowledge and so on and so forth.

In the side of our dear pastoralists, whom I am so much concern on their interest, the Commission performed wonderfully good by helping our Herders with animals feed and water points as well as including our members in its quarterly distribution of relief materials to the valnerable and internally displaced people.

At the same time, NEDC, under the able leadership of its Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Alkalii and his members of management board, more especially the Director Finance and Administration Alhaji Muhammad Jawa performed extremely well in terms of reducing the number of insecurity in the region and Boko Haram attacks on Security operatives and innocent people of the region by giving Military and other security operatives in the region helping hand in providing them with operational Cars and other Working materials.

The commission had also assist towards reducing insecurity in the North East region by helping or engaging many Youths in the region with economic activities that they can legitimately relay on for their survival

At this juncture, let us empersize that, we of KACRAN decides to commend the Ch, MD and commission’s management board due to the fact that, we strongly believe that all the commission’s successes mentioned above and numerous of them not stated are possible due to the thruthworthness, selfless services, transparency, accountability, sacrifices and total commitment of the commission’s management board who works like a mad dog to achieve the said recorded success, because if they were not transparent and dedicated to duty the said enviable achievement will never be possible hence the need to commend them immensely.

In view of our interest towards the developnent of our region, we members of KACRAN as one of the commission’s stakeholders and partners in progress we strongly call on the incoming leadership of NEDC, starting from its Chairman, MD, Management board, and all other staff of the commission to improve on the performance of the outgoing management team.

We also call on the remaining staff of the commission to extend the same surport, loyalty and cooperation that they gave to the out going management to the incoming one to enable the commission improve on the said recorded successes.

In conclusion, while highly thanking the outgoing members of the commission’s management board, who truly rendered selfless services that is currently benifiting people’s of the region we passionately appeal to incoming administration of His Excellency Alhaji Asiwaju Boka Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President His Excellency Alhaji Kashim shattima to kindly reengage the out going members of NEDC management in other sector of nation building and human development so that their vast experiences in community services and nation building would be exploited to the fullest.

KACRAN Commends NEDC

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VP Shettima Mourns Late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, Says Nigeria Has Lost An Irreplaceable Institution

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12 hours ago

June 28, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

VP Shettima Mourns Late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, Says Nigeria Has Lost An Irreplaceable Institution

By: Michael Mike

Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep grief over the passing of prominent Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, saying the nation has lost an irreplaceable institution.

The late Dantata, an uncle of Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, passed away at the age of 94 in Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Saturday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid, his Personal Private Secretary (PPS), who confirmed the death.

In a condolence message, Vice President Shettima praised the late businessman for his lifetime of service, describing him as “a living bridge that connected us to our past.

“We have not just lost a leader; we have lost an irreplaceable institution,” Senator Shettima said, describing Dantata as “one of the greatest titans in Nigeria’s philosophical history” whose departure marks the end of a vital chapter in the country’s economic and democratic evolution.

“In African tradition, when such an elderly person transitions, a vital chapter of our history departs with them. He was indeed among the great titans, a living bridge that connected us to our past,” VP Shettima added.

The Vice President extended heartfelt condolences to the Dantata family, expressing hopes that they would “find the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” even as he prayed that Almighty Allah would grant the deceased Jannatul Firdaus.

Born into the legendary Dantata family of Kano, Alhaji Aminu built on his father’s commercial legacy to become one of Nigeria’s most influential business figures. His empire spans construction, manufacturing, banking, agriculture, and the oil and gas sectors.

Beyond business, Dantata was renowned for his extensive philanthropic work, funding schools, mosques, health centres, and supporting widows and the underprivileged across Nigeria.

VP Shettima Mourns Late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, Says Nigeria Has Lost An Irreplaceable Institution

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Nigeria-EU Senior Officials Meet in Abuja to Prepare for Upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting

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12 hours ago

June 28, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

Nigeria-EU Senior Officials Meet in Abuja to Prepare for Upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting

By: Michael Mike

The Senior Officials Meeting between Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will be held on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd July 2025 in Abuja to prepare for the upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting and to explore areas of cooperation.

A statement on Saturday by the Press Officer, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Modestus Chukwulaka, read: “The Delegation of European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS wishes to inform that the Senior Officials Meeting between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will be held on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd July 2025 in Abuja.

“The agenda of the very important meeting is to prepare for the upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting and to explore areas of cooperation.”

According to the statement, the Senior Officials Meeting will be co-chaired by the Regions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, Ambassador Janet Olisa, Director, and the Deputy Managing Director for Africa Department, European External Action Service, European Union, Mr Mathieu Briens.

The statement revealed that the agenda of the meeting is expected to entail wide-ranging discussions that would focus on various aspects of the Nigeria – EU partnership, such as: Cooperation on multilateral and regional issues; Peace, Security and Governance; Humanitarian situation; Trade and Investment; Human Development: Health, Education, Social Protection; Science, technology, innovation and digital transition; Migration; Energy, climate change and green economy transition among others.

Nigeria and the European Union share a deep, long-standing partnership inspired by mutual values and interests as well as support for multilateralism and rule-based international order, the statement said.

Nigeria-EU Senior Officials Meet in Abuja to Prepare for Upcoming Nigeria – EU Ministerial Meeting

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Farida Waziri Tasks Benue Leaders to Unite, Act and Save Their People

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12 hours ago

June 28, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

Farida Waziri Tasks Benue Leaders to Unite, Act and Save Their People

…. Donates relief materials to displaced persons in Yelwata, IDP camp

By: Michael Mike

Former Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has charged former governors, legislators, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in Benue state to set aside rivalry, unite and act with urgency to save their people from incessant attacks and killings.

Waziri, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police and Principal Partner, Brookfield Chambers Abuja stated this on Saturday 28th June 2025 while donating relief materials to victims of the recent gunmen attacks in Yelwata community and displaced persons at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.

Some of the items donated under the banner of Women, Youth, Children and Crime Organisation (WYCCO), a non-governmental organization founded by her, include: bags of rice, sugar, tubers of yam and other household items.

She said: “This is no time for division. It is no time for political squabbling or ego-driven manoeuvring. Among us are men and women who have led this state — former governors, legislators, traditional rulers — individuals with influence and authority. The time has come to set aside our differences and stand united, for the sake of the ordinary Benue man, woman, and child.

“That is why I stand here today to make this urgent and heartfelt appeal to our leaders: cast aside rivalry, unite, and act. Act with urgency. Act with purpose. Because what we face now increasingly resembles a deliberate, coordinated effort to erase our people and our heritage.

“We must take heed of the words of Sir Winston Churchill, who once said:
‘Our difficulties and dangers will not be removed by closing our eyes to them.’
Another of Churchill’s warnings is just as relevant to our present predicament:
‘If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed… you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival.”

Waziri, while stating that her call was a build up to the earlier proposal by President Bola Tinubu during his recent visit Beforehand Benue, noted that meetings alone would not solve the problem, urging that: “But let us be sincere: peace will not come from meetings alone. To end the cycle of violence, we must confront its roots. Before the Yelwata massacre, communities in Gwer West, Apa, and Guma had already endured weeks of killings, kidnappings, and raids. These horrors did not emerge in a vacuum; they are symptoms of deeper issues.

“We must therefore confront the real causes — ethnic and religious tensions, unchecked banditry, and the rise of cultism as well as the abuse of illicit drugs. These forces must be tackled, along with the herder-farmer conflict, with honesty and courage. We cannot afford to keep going in circles. And there is no room for blame games. Our leaders — and indeed, all of us — must be pragmatic. So today, let us commit, as one people, to healing our wounds, reclaiming our land, and ensuring that never again will a child in Benue grow up in a camp instead of a home”

She said the development in Benue must be of “concern to all sons and daughters of Benue regardless of whether we live within its borders or far away in the diaspora to find out the root cause of these attacks with a view to proferring solutions that will bring an end to these barbaric acts”

Farida Waziri Tasks Benue Leaders to Unite, Act and Save Their People