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NURTW PAID COURTESY VISIT TO IMO STATE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT HON (SIR) DR CHIKA BENSON ABAZU

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~ In Me, You Have An Ally To Work With ~

~ I Have Come To Make Your Work More Easier ~

*Austin Jp*

Leadership of Imo State chapter of national union of road transport workers ably led by indefatigable State Chairman Hon Dr Samuel Udeh JP FCAI (Eze Umuokorobia) paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed commissioner for transport Hon Dr Sir Chika Benson Abazu at the State ministry of transport.

Upon being received by the honourable commissioner, Chief Samuel Udeh congratulated the brilliant commissioner for his reassignment as the commissioner for transport in the State.

Hon Udeh who was accompanied by the members of State Adminstrative Council (SAC) applauded the State Governor His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma for his carefully selection of men and women of high esteem with proven track records to join hands with him in achieving his wonderful dream of a better and prosperous Imo State.

Ukwenga briefed the honourable commissioner on some of the challenges the union is faced with, and beckoned on him to take up these challenges to the State government.

Amb Sam informed the commissioner about the rebranded image of the union under his leadership as the State Chairman and assured the honourable commissioner Dr Abazu of the union cooperation and partnership with his office to bring reform in the transport sector, more especially in the road transport system.

Dr Chika Abazu welcomed the members of the national union of road transport workers and expressed joy for their visit.

He said, for me national union is a very noble profession, not minding how they are seen or the general wrong believe about the union.

He further said; your visit is very emotional because it reminds me of old memories of my late father who was a member of the national union,as being owner of tipers applying from Akokwa to Orlu.

I am a product of national union he stated.

Dr Abazu who was formerly assigned to commerce and industry, brought reform to the ministry that made the Executive Governor of Imo State Sen Hope Uzodimma to reassigned him to the transport sector and urged him to replicate same transformation at his former ministry to transport sector in the State.

He continued, i am aware of some of these challenges you have mentioned earlier,i understood national union very well, based on my experience then through my father’s involvement in transport system and as a member of the national union.

He stated, i am a medical doctor, and have worked in the presidency for more than 20yrs as a director.

A candidate of All Progressives Congress for federal house of representative for Ideato Federal Constituency, I contested against Ikenga Ugochinyere at the last election, but appell court said otherwise.

I was invited by His Excellency Sen Hope Uzodimma to come and contribute my quota in the development of our dear State Imo. I was formerly assigned to commerce and industry, which i brought some level of reform in the ministry within a very short stay in the ministry, and then reassigned to transport ministry to replicate same transformation in the transport sector.

My prayer is that the reform agenda i have backed upon will bring positive result to transport sector.

There is no economy that can run without good transport network, the movement from one point to another is the key thing for business, commerce and development, and when that movement is truncated it affects the economy.

Road transport system is the engine room that drives economy of the State, your are an integral part of that chain that will drive the State economy.

So,i am here to work with you and together build our State toward ideas of the Governor of Imo State Sen Hope Uzodimma.

Transport sector is one of the important sector that contributes in building the economy of a State.

Honourable Dr Chika assured the road transport workers in the State of working in tandem with the union, and agreed to partner with the union and reform the sector to the benefits and good of all Imolites.

Chief Abazu commended the State Governor Sen Hope Uzodimma for his wonderful performances, especially in construction of good and quality road network in the State, he pointed some of the good roads in the State, and described the project as signature projects of the Governor.

He said construction of good roads is one step at a time, as other areas that needs attention of the government on bad roads, will surely be attended to, just like a flyover bridge project is currently ongoing at Assumpta Catholic church axis.

He again welcomed the members of the union, and assured of having a good synergy with the transport workers in the State.

My doors are always wide open for interactions and sharing of ideas that will make the transport sector more better for investors and easy movement from one place to another.

Honourable commissioner concluded by saying ” In me you have an ally to work with”

” I have come to make you work more easier”

Then the group photograph with the leaders of the Imo State national union of road transport workers.

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesome Wike, has said that he has no plan to stop members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from performing the constitutional duties.

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesome Wike, has said that he has no plan to stop members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from performing the constitutional duties.

Part of the legislative functions of the Assembly is to impeach the governor if he is found wanting for going against stipulations of the law.

The lawmakers, about 27 of them, have been at loggerheads with Governor Siminalayi Fubara as they try to maintain their loyalty to the FCT minister.

The lawmakers led by Martin Amaewhule recently obtained victory at the Supreme Court, which ordered that they should resume their legislative duties.

The governor was also ordered to re-present the 2025 budget to the full House of the Assembly and reconduct the local council elections.

There are speculations about the majority lawmakers plotting the governor’s impeachment.

“I’m not going to stop the Assembly from performing their constitutional duties. People who love peace don’t threaten people,” Wike told a large number of Kalabari people on Saturday.

“Assembly must do their work, whatever they deem necessary and fit, that it is constitutional, they should do.”

He continued, “Let them tell me what initiative they have put on the ground. It is not to abuse us. You can abuse me as much as you want; I never bother myself. abuse Dey kill anybody?

“You don seen who abuse don kill? What is important is the result. Na who get high blood pressure now; no be them?”

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Prominent Rivers Monarch Rejects Wike’s Thanksgiving Service In His Domain, Cites Political Tension.

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message is because I called you and your PA severally in order to inform you of the latest development but no response. I’m very conscious of insecurity because of my old age & for the safety of my people.”

Declaring Abalama a non-partisan community, the king stated, “I and my people disassociate ourselves from the said event because we are not aware of the recent update. I think I was deceived with the letter I received earlier from Dr. D. A. Kelly, FNIQS, not knowing it was a different event that is upcoming.”

He urged the Commissioner of Police to take immediate action, warning that the organisers had no right to proceed without his approval.

“Abalama is an autonomous Community with a King and nobody has the right to organize such an event without my knowledge and the consent of my council of chiefs,” he emphasised.

 

The monarch concluded by reaffirming the community’s stance. “I and my people have resolved that the organisers of the event should take the event to anywhere of their choice,” he said, making it clear that Abalama would not be part of it.

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US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill

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The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months.

The stopgap funding bill passed in the Senate 54-46, as two Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in voting yes. President Donald Trump must now sign it into law before the Friday midnight deadline.

The key vote came earlier when some Senate Democrats, after fierce debate, allowed the measure to pass a procedural hurdle.

The Senate minority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, and nine others broke with their colleagues to vote to advance the bill to its final Friday evening vote.

Two Democrats – Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Independent Senator Angus King of Maine – voted in favour of its final passage. Schumer voted “no”.

On Thursday, he announced he would vote to allow the measure to move forward, saying although it wasn’t a bill he liked, he believed triggering a shutdown would be a worse result.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez called Schumer’s willingness to let the spending bill proceed a “huge slap in the face”, adding that there is a “wide sense of betrayal” among the party, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

She said supporting the bill “codifies the chaos and the reckless cuts that Elon Musk has been pursuing”, and that Senate Democrats who voted yes would be empowering “the robbing of our federal government in order to finance tax cuts for billionaires”.

The Democrats had agonised over whether to support the measure, and eventually pushed for a 30-day continuing resolution that was unlikely to earn enough support to pass.

Senator Ted Cruz accused the Democrats of conducting “political theater” and praised the bill’s passage.

“The government is funded, let’s get back to work,” he said in a statement.

The passage is a victory for Trump and congressional Republicans.

On Friday morning, Trump offered rare bipartisan praise of Schumer’s decision to let the bill advance, writing that “a non pass would be a Country destroyer, approval will lead us to new heights”.

The legislation would keep much of the federal funding levels from the Biden Administration in place, with some key changes.

It increases military spending by $6bn (£4.6bn), for items like border security, veterans healthcare, and military spending. But would cut non-defence funding by about $13bn.

Local officials in Washington DC had feared the bill would result in a $1bn cut in federal funds for the city over the next six months. However, the Senate approved a separate bill that kept its current operating budget intact, the New York Times reported.

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