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SON Felicitates With Retiring Director; Isa Blames SON’s Port Exit On Some Directors’ Inaction

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The atmosphere at the Apapa office of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Friday, May 5, 2023 was ecstatic as the staff celebrated the retirement and 60th birthday of the Director, Inspectorate & Compliance Directorate (ICD), Mr. Suleiman A. Isa. 

In his remarks at the sendforth, Mr. Suleiman Isa, who said he had never celebrated birthday loudly,  thanked the staff of the organisation for honouring him and advised them to carry along and relate cordially with all the stakeholders for SON to achieve its mandate of standards, safety and promotion of industrial growth of the nation.

Isa said SON under the present administration has achieved a lot and provided enabling environment for the staff to work when compared to the period when he joined the organisation. 

Isa, who had worked at the Textile and Leather Department, disclosed that the exit of SON from the port a few years back was caused by some actions and inactions of some directors.

“SON cannot operate in isolation; whoever is taking action must not rock the boat. The present administration has encouraged staff to carry stakeholders along. We have achieved a lot of achievements especially under the present administration. Let us do more to generate revenue as directed by the management. 

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“SON has had a lot of legal cases but the Legal Department has made it easy for the organization. Actions and inactions of some directors caused SON to be removed from the port by the Federal Government,” said Isa, calling on colleagues still in service to take appropriate actions timely.

Isa was described as hardworking, discipline, gentle, strategist and friendly by colleagues and staff. 

Remarking, Mrs. R. Kabir, from Textile and Leather Department, said Suleiman Isa is intelligent and she acquired a lot of knowledge from him while working together at the department. “He was my first teacher. I acquired a lot of knowledge through him. He is intelligent and ever busy,” she said.

In his remarks, Mr. P. Manji, Head, Port, Borders and ICDs, said he met Isa in 1992 when he joined the SON, saying since then they have closed and happy that Isa was leaving the organisation with unblemished records.

Describing the retired Director as an easygoing person, Manji said that everyone must be cautious of the legacies that people will remember them for after retirements. “Isa is an easygoing person. This birthday is not for him; it is about what people will say about us. Whatever will do today will reflect us tomorrow. The only legacy we can leave behind is good names. God will be with you, Isa,” Manji prayed. 

That Suleiman Isa is easygoing was countered by Mr. Ado, Deputy Director, ICD, saying “Alhaji Isa is very hard when it comes to work. When he expects you to do something and you don’t do it, you will see his hard side. But he is a good man.”

The cutting of cake for the birthday/retirement was supervised by Mrs. Modupe Owoniyi of Ports and Borders. Owoniyi said the colours of the cake mirrored the good virtues – humility, simplicity, friendliness, hardworking – that Mr. Suleiman Isa is made up.

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NAGAFF Vows to Stop Kwankwaso from Taking Over NNPP

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…Votes N150m take off professional fees for lawyers to begin litigation warfare!

Members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) will vehemently resist the taking over of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) by the group noted to be loyal to Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

It would be recalled that the NNPP was originally founded by the National Association of Government-Approved Freight Forwarders NAGAFF, largely to provide a credible platform for maritime industry stakeholders to make a national impact within the nation’s political space.

It. would also be recalled that the former Governor of Kano, Senator Kwankwaso latched on the NNPP, after his effort to run as the flag bearer of another political party was dimmed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who emerged as the PDP presidential candidate.

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Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso

Presently, a statement issued by the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Clement Iwegbuna, lamented that what started as a child’s play is becoming a reality with the body language and actions of Senator Kwankwaso to highjack NNPP from the original owners, the members of  NAGAFF.

In a swift move, the president of NAGAFF, leading the pack of resourceful young freight forwarders said the original are poised to match money for money and contact for contact to retrieve NNPP from the people tagged ungrateful.

The statement revealed that the sum of N150,000,000 has been contributed as a take-off professional fee for the lawyers to take on the serial litigations upcoming.

NAGAFF accused Kwankwaso of court abuse with the institution of a court case involving INEC at Kano State High Court. “And so what does it take someone who held the position of minister of defence and member of the national assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to know that it is out of jurisdiction to do so.

NNPP is a national party and INEC is a federal commission. “Let Nigerians be told that there is a new order in Nigeria judiciary at the moment. If Senator Kwankwaso likes let him, Elder Buba Galadima and all of them who are the former members of the National Working Committee led by Alhaji Abbah Kawu who was alleged not to be able to write a statement at the state police command, Abuja when he reported a case against Mr Phillip Oyana the Zonal Secretary North Central of New Nigeria Peoples Party.

“Our young, vibrant and informed lawyers shall meet him and his cohorts in court. Once again we hold no malice against any person. All members of NNPP and NAGAFF are children of God and always ready to show love to all manner of people who may come our way,” the statement further said.

The statement directed and appealed to all members of NAGAFF and NNPP to keep the peace of the society and be law abiding and respectful to the constitution of Nigeria.

“Regret to note that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso had avoidably prided himself to have brought NNPP to relevance and recognition. Tell the American marine that trash for the fact that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso forgot to note that NNPP is as old as People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria spanning over 24 years in existence. He joined less than 2yrs ago.

“We consider Senator Kwankwaso as someone who is avoidably arrogant and proud for no good reasons. This is because NNPP provided him the opportunity to contest the Presidency of Nigeria 2023 with great men like the current president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party

“Let it be on record that if NNPP were not winning elections for the period under review it would have been deregistered like the one he facilitated which was called Alliance National Party. As a matter of fact, the current headquarters of NNPP in Abuja is the same office used by the defunct Alliance National  Party whose chairman was one Moshood.

“We also know that the current executive Gov of Kano Alhaji Abbah Kabir who was shortchanged in the previous elections took advantage of us as children of God to be protected and today those evil men could not stop him from becoming the Gov of Kano State.

“Therefore senator RABIU MUSA Kwankwaso should be taught the principles of humility and gratefulness to people who have been nice to him.

“In all of these, he may wish to distance himself from elder Buba Galadima if he wants to make headway in politics. The former President, Gen. Buhari did realise and distanced himself to combine with Asiwaju B. A. Tinubu, the grand master to become the President of Nigeria.,” advised.

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NAMTOP: LASTMA Urges Maritime Truck Drivers To Tackle Breakdowns

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has urged the Nexus Association of Maritime Truck Operators (NAMTOP) to acquire private tow trucks to tackle breakdowns swiftly.

The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this when NAMTOP officials paid the agency’s management a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Lagos.

Bakare-Oki said the aim was to foster synergy and cooperation between the two agencies.

The LASTMA GM, represented by the Director of Logistics and Engineering, Mr Jubril Oshodi, assured the association of a harmonious relationship.

“This will enable the association to liaise with all zonal heads to ensure swift evacuation of trucks whenever breakdowns occur,” he said.

The LASTMA boss said his tenure would centre on repositioning and reorganising the agency for professional service delivery to the motoring public with empathy.

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Reps. Summon Minister, Perm.Sec. Over $300m Antimalarial Funds

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Following perceived hanky panky, the House of Representatives Committee on Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof.Mohammed Pate, over alleged misappropriation of 300 million dollars anti-malaria funds.

“The Committee has resolved that the Permanent Secretary be arrested if she failed to honour the summons, having failed to appear three times”, Rep. Amobi Ogah, the Chairman of the Committee who read the resolutions in Abuja on Tuesday, stressed.

Ogah expressed displeasure over the absence of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry at the resumed sitting of the committee on Tuesday.

“Malaria is now an epidemic in Nigeria. The government has always wanted to help the people but most times the civil servants are our problem.

“This money has been made available since 2021. We have been inviting the Permanent Secretary. This is the third time we are inviting her to come and explain to us what has happened.

“Have they used the money? If they have not used the money, where is the money? It is a matter of simple explanation. But they have been running away, calling all manner of people to talk to us,” he said

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