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ICPC Insists On Curbing Corruption In Nigeria, Starting With Aviation Sector

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The chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission,(ICPC) Ekpo Nta says as the world celebrates the United Nations (UN) Anti-Corruption Day, his commission will like to publicly deal with issues affecting corruption, starting with the aviation industry.

He said that his commission has looked at other sectors and presently the aviation sector is the sector in view by the ICPC.

Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr. Nta explained the reason why the ICPC is taking on the aviation sector, maintaining that “the airport is the first entry point when entering a country, adding that most people bribe the airport officials to prevent them from performing their legitimate duty.

He stated that there is a thin line between tips and bribe adding that most Nigerian’s are not bothered about the “level of corruption in the country especially at the airports”.

Mr. Nta noted that low level corruption becomes the internal perception “ that your country is corrupt”.

He called on Nigerians to help curb corruption is any way they can thereby calling the ICPC toll lines and any offender should be reported to the ICPC.

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December 9, 2014 |

Takai Win PDP Primaries In Kano, As Abacha Withdraws

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A former Commissioner, Salihu Sagir Takai, during governor Ibrahim Shekarau’s administration has won the PDP gubernatorial primary elections in Kano State, North West Nigeria.

Mr Takai scored a total of 1226 votes out of 1452 cast to defeat three other candidates.

Mr. Takai, who was the gubernatorial candidate of the defunct All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in 2011, worked as Commissioner for Water Resources and Local Government, during the tenure of Mr. Ibrahim Shekarau.

He cross carpeted with Mr Shekarau to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2013.

Mr. Takai commended all the Kano delegates for giving him the maximum support and promised to replicate what Mr. Shekarau did during his tenure in the state.

Three other Candidates, Abba Murtala, Bello Gwarzo, and Mansur Ahmed all accepted defeat in good faith and promised to support Takai in his political campaign.

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December 9, 2014 |

Obahiagbon Loses APC Edo South Senatorial District Primaries

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The Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Samson Osagie, has emerged the Edo South Senatorial District candidate of the APC in Edo state in the primaries conducted at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin yesterday.

Rep. Osagie beat other aspirants including Patrick Obahiagbon, Fred Emokpai and Jim Adun.

Francis Inegbenekin emerged the candidate for Edo Central Senatorial District while Major Francis Alimikhena emerged the senatorial candidate for Edo North Senatorial District.

They will be paired in the 2015 elections against their PDP opponents – Matthew Uroghide for Edo South Senatorial District, Clifford Odia for Edo Central Senatorial District and Paschal Ogbomeh for Edo North Senatorial District.

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December 9, 2014 |

Aviation Minister Blames Shortage Of Funds For Slow Pace In Remodeling Airports

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The Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka, has blamed the shortage of funds for the slow pace of remodeling going on in airports around the country, but noted that most of the Phase One work started a the airports are more less completed.

Mr Chidoka, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, added that “most of the Phase Two works are still on going, but there has been budgetary constraints in some part of the work going on.

“There is some privatisation in the completion; many of them are quite advanced”, he said.

The Minister also noted that they are focusing on airports with 80 per cent completion rate and above “for now” before “moving on to the Phase Two projects to make sure they are completed over the next one to two years”.

He , however, noted that “the expansion of the left and right wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) has been done, the re-tiling has been done, but there is still somethings that we are trying to prioritise correctly”.

He further noted that in remodeling the airports, especially the MMIA there has been an expansion of capacity which must be supported by an expansion of infrastructure, which may have resulted in the long queues suffered before luggage is claimed by passengers at the airport.

“The physical space does not allow you to install more than two of those (conveyor belt/carousel). So, invariably, what you are going to have is some kind of bottlenecks coming out of the expansion“.

Mr Chidoka maintained that the remodeling, which is taking place on existing structures, will be hard to effect a high level of impact as seen in European countries, because the airports are being demolished and rebuilt from the scratch, adding that “we have conducted a study to find out …read more      

December 9, 2014 |
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