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Building Igala Unity House in the FCT, Our Top Priority – Enejoh Attah

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Newly Elected Executive Members, Igala Cultural Development Association (ICDA), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter. and the National President of the ICDA, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Amodu
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The first newly elected Chairman of the Igala Cultural Development Association (ICDA), Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Chapter Enejoh Attah said building the FCT ICDA Igala Unity House in Abuja is a top priority for the newly elected and inaugurated ICDA Executive members.

Enejoh made this assertion during the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of the newly elected ICDA FCT Chapter Executives Members in Abuja on Saturday 5th October, 2019.

Enejoh said, “We commend the effort of our people and thank the Almighty God for making the building of the Igala Unity House in Ayingba possible.

Also, the people of Kano has built their own Igala Unity House. By the grace of God Building Igala Unity House in Abuja is one of our top agenda”.

He also pledged support to do everything within his capacity unite the Igala people in the Federal Capital Territory and environ.

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“We therefore implore every Igala sons and daughters in the FCT to unite and join hands in moving the Igala people forward.” He continued.

The National President of the ICDA, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Amodu in his remark while gracing the occasion commends the effort of the Igala Chiefs that ensure the success of forming the ICDA FCT Chapter and pledged support to ensure adequate support for the success of the newly inaugurated branch of the ICDA.

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ICDA FCT Chapter is a newly constituted branch of ICDA in the Federal Capital Territory.

The newly elected Executive members include; Enejoh Attah, Chairman, Ahmed Usman, Vice-Chairman, Idakwo Jibrin Onu, General Secretary, Alidu Faith Aishatu, Treasurer and Abdulrahman Adejoh Obaje, Assistant General Secretary

Others are Daniel Kadiri, Financial Secretary, Adinu Jeremiah, Organising Secretary, Ismail Musa Assistant Organising Secretary, Ibrahim Kashim, Youth Leader, Abdullahi Usman, Auditor I, Ismail Yahaya Okoliko, PRO I, Adu Oduwa Monday, PRO II and Ismail Abdullahi, Provost.

Prominent people and Igala chiefs in the FCT were in attendance to grace the occasion.

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Prince Abdulrahman Obaje is a Media and ICT Consultant, Journalist, online marketer, social media strategist, Mathematician and Computer Scientist based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is the Founder and the Publisher of The Informavores!. You can reach me on +234 805 939 5252 or send i-witness report directly to me on news@informavores.com.ng.

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Organ Trafficking: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Sentenced To Various Prison Terms

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The duo of Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta has been senenced to various jail terms for bringing a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney.

A judge at The Central Criminal Court, [ Old Bailey], announced the sentence friday.

At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta received a 10-year prison term.

The sentencing follows their conviction in March for organ trafficking, The Ekweremadus’sick daughter, Sonia was cleared of any wrongdoing.

1rem;">The three were found guilty after arranging or facilitating a young Nigerian man’s travel into the United Kingdom in a bid to obtain his kidney on behalf of Sonia.
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The jury said Ekweremadu, his wife and their doctor criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney.

The conviction is the first under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015.

The sentencing comes after pleas from multiple prominent personalities and institutions, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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Other petitioners included both chambers of the National Assembly, the Chairman/CEO, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Erewa Dabiri, and the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC).

The charges were preferred on the Ekweremadus on June 23, 2022, when their arrest was announced. Obeta was later arraigned on July 13, 2022. While his wife was granted bail, the senator was refused.

After months of a pre-trial, the trial commenced on January 31, 2023 and lasted about six weeks, culminating in a guilty verdict against Ekweremadu, Beatrice, and Obeta.

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Reps Seek UK Government Clemency for Ekweremadu

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The House of Representatives  has write to the government of the United Kingdom seeking mercy in sentencing the embattled Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice.

This is contained in a resolution reached following a motion moved by Toby Okechukwu, a lawmaker from Enugu State.

A UK court found the duo guilty of conspiracy of organ harvesting of another Nigerian. The Ekweremadu couple will be sentenced in the coming days.

Moving the motion, Okechukwu said diplomatic intervention in this kind of case is normal.

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“It is a common practice in international relations for nations, including the UK, to seek relief for their citizens involved in situations such as that of the Ekweremadus,” he said.

Speaking on the motion, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House, said intervention by the House is not a justification for the charges against the Ekweremadus. He urged the UK government to consider Ekweremadu’s years of public service.

Consequently, the House resolved to urge the UK government and the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing Ekweremadu, his wife and the doctor.

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Also, they urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to take all diplomatic steps and other necessary interventions regarding the travails of the Ekweremadu family.

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HYPPDEC Donates Food Stuff, Clothing to Locals in Kogi to Tackle Cashless Policy Effect

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By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja

The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPDEC), on Tuesday, donated 400 bags of rice, 250 gallons of vegetable oil and some packaged women rappers to ten Local Government Areas in Kogi State under the agency to cushion the effect associated with the new cashless policy.

Making the presentation to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State at the Lugard House, Lokoja on Tuesday, a Board Member of HYPPDEC, Alhaji Isah Ozi Salami, said that the gesture is part of the agency’s intervention in times of natural disaster or any hardship situation on citizens.

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Salami expressed the commitment of HYPPDEC in tackling the prevailing economic hardship on Nigerians as a result of the Cashless Policy.

“We owe it as a duty to take adquate care of the people in the 10 Local Government Areas belonging to HYPPDEC communities in Kogi

“Our concern under the present economic hardship is to alleviate the sufferings of the people within HYPPDEC communities in Kogi” Ozi Salami told Governor Bello.

He commended Governor Yahaya Bello for the provision of logistic supports that have facilitated smooth operation of the agency in Kogi.

He also told the Governor that HYPPDEC will soon begin the construction of 50 housing units in Kogi for resettlement of last year’s flood victims in riverine communities.

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“I appreciate Governor Bello’s magnanimity in providing land for the housing project. The Governor is expected to perform the foundation laying ceremony of the project” Ozi Salami disclosed.

The Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, Jamiu Asuku who received the food stuff on behalf of his boss, hinted that Kogi will key into HYPPDEC’s intervention initiative in the areas of provision of food and security of lives and property for citizens.

Governor Yahaya Bello appealed to HYPPDEC to focus more on Ibaji Local Government Area in its intervention programme as a result of the bad terrain of the area.

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