Uhonmora school cry for help

Today we shall be talking about one of the commercial school in Uhonmora in Owan West local government area of Edo State.

Uhonmora Secondary Commercial School, in Owan West Local Govt., Area of Edo State was founded in 1979. The school have since produced well meaning individuals, scholars and professionals in all facets of Nigeria's national life.

THE late Pa Jonathan Asijie Aidokhai (Boy O Boy) was born on July 18, 1935 to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Eimi Aidokhai of Uhonmora – Ora, Owan West local council of Edo State. 

As a man deeply convinced about the importance of education, he initiated steps that led to the establishment of Uhonmora Secondary Commercial School in 1979. 

Pa  Jonathan Asijie Aidokhai

Today the said Uhonmora Secondary commercial school that was built through community effort and later handed over to the government has become a "tourist attraction and water fall".

Today Nigeria is celebrating her 59 independent and Uhonmora secondary school is celebrating waterfall in her class rooms. I do not understand the fact if we are celebrating our 59 years of lack of maintenance, lack of infrastructure, bad roads or rejoice that the future of the young ones in the class room have become waterfall. 

We plead to the ministry of education to look in to this and help the future of the student and also the people of Owan West. 

PMB 2019 BUDGET

FULL SPEECH OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE 2019 BUDGET PRESENTATION.

December 19, 2018

This is my last Budget Speech to the 8th National Assembly.

“Today, we will review economic development over the last three-and-a-half years with emphasis on 2018. We will also highlight the budget for 2019.

“The last three-and-a-half years have been challenging both home and abroad. Both oil and non-oil markets have been volatile. There have been disruptions in oil production in the country.

President Buhari

However, we have cause to be optimistic about the future. The economy has recovered from recession. We have done more work with less resources in Agriculture, Social Development and Infrastructure.

We have intervened several times to support states in the payment of salaries. The Federal Government has also sustained its efforts to curb corruption through the comprehensive cooperation of the single treasury account.

We have also made efforts to end the insurgencies in affected areas of the country. We thank the Armed Forces and Security Agencies for their efforts and sacrifices in protecting the nation.

We have also made many efforts to enhance transparency and accountability in public service delivery. Inflation has declined from 18.2% in January to 11.28% in November. Foreign Capital Influence has also improved.

Trading is a significant contributor to our country’s economy. But we must strengthen other areas such as Information Technology and Entertainment; all hands must be on deck to ensure the country succeeds.

2019 Budget

In Agriculture, we are seeing increased investments in all areas of the sector. Indeed, we are on course to achieve good security in the nearest future.

We also prioritized the completion of already ongoing projects as opposed to starting new ones.

We have included the implementation for the National Minimum Wage. I will be sending a Bill to this National Assembly, on this.

To further support SME’s, we have set aside N15 billion, while the sum of N10 billion has been granted to BOI for this purpose.

We can all commit to the early passage of this Bill.

I thank you most sincerely for your attention. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

-Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR)

TASUED GET 420M FROM TETFUND GRANT

The vice-Chancellor of   Tai  Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu has said that the university has secured about N420 million grant from Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to provide Smart Classrooms and Micro-Teaching Laboratory and also teaching and learning equipment and resources in the institution.

He claimed TASUED will be the first institution to have such ICT facility in the country.

Arigbabu said this      on Wednesday at the 10th  Convocation Ceremony of the institution in Ijagun-Ijebu.

Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu

He also revealed that the university has got the nod of the state government to take-over and complete the on-going hostel project which was stopped about seven years ago.

Speaking at the convocation,  Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun   urged graduating students of   not to be used as thugs during the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

Amosun advised the  2,763  graduating students of the 2017/18 session to steer clear of ‘desperate politics’.

The graduands consist of 2,467, 177 and 79 graduates who finished their degree, Masters’ and Post-Graduate Diploma programmes respectively at the 13-year old university of education. About 23 of the graduands finished with first class honours. 

Amosun who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Taiwo Adeoluwa also urged striking university lectures to sheath their swords. He warned that the academic lives of the students should not be disrupted. “To please sheath their swords. We can have disagreements because we are human beings but we should always put the interests of our young ones as uppermost while we discuss these issues that you continue to agitate for. 

“We should leave out work-to-rule as a tool of negotiation. Government is appealing to the staff and all concerned parties to please sheath their swords and let us return to help the community. We need peace in our campuses and progress to take Nigeria to that lofty heights that we want.


“The preparations for the forthcoming elections have begun, do not be tools in the hands of these desperate politicians. You are to get yourself engaged in meaningful and positive participation during the elections. An idle hand is the devil’s workshop so, engage yourself in positive activities during the elections,” Amosun said. Elizabeth Toyin Ajibode of the Department of Chemistry Sciences emerged Overall Best Graduating Student of the institution with 4.84 CGPA in the 2017/18 academic session.

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FORMER PRESIDENT, JONATHAN MEET EX GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE

WARRI- FORMER President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan met with ex-governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, weekend, in Warri, Delta State, few days after the former launched his book, “My Transition Hours.”

Good luck Jonathan

They met at First Baptist Church, Warri, during the nuptials between Dr. Oroghene Oghenejobo, daughter of the owner of FENOG, a major player in the nation’s oil industry and Mr. Oluwafemi Ologun.

Dr. Uduaghan, gunning for Delta South senatorial seat on APC platform in the 2019 general election, wanted to contest the position in 2015 against the incumbent Senator James Manager, but in deference to Jonathan, he bowed to the forces that were up against him.

It was not clear when both leaders met last, but Uduaghan, who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in August, was one of the very close allies of Dr. Jonathan until he lost power in 2015.

Uduaghan’s predecessor, Chief James Ibori, and other PDP leaders reportedly prevailed on Senator Manager to concede to Uduaghan, having served in the senate for practically 16 years, but he rejected all overtures.

"I won’t let you down, Urhoghide assures constituency."

Senator Manager, who will be contesting for fifth tenure in 2019, is of Ijaw extraction like Jonathan. He refused to step aside for Uduaghan even after the 2015 episode, one of the reasons the former governor decamped to APC.

Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan

Though Ibori did not want Uduaghan to leave the PDP, he because he desired a “bigger playing field,” he moved to APC.

Recently, when elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, spoke on the desirability of Central senatorial district (Urhobo) allowing the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to complete the eight -year tenure of  North senatorial district (Anioma) under an unwritten power rotation arrangement in the state, some Urhobo leaders charged at him, asking why he did not counsel Senator Manager to drop his ambition for other tribes in South senatorial district.