Orji appoints new Medical Directors, constitutes new board Specialist Hospital

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Two new Medical Directors have been appointed for the Abia State University Teaching (ABSUTH) and Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Umuahia by the Executive Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, reports DigitalSENSE Business News

This was confirmed to DigitalSENSE Business News by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Charles Ajunwa who said the two Medical Directors are Prof. Nwachukwu Isreal Kanu and Dr. Uwadilachi Iweha respectively.

Equally, the Governor approved the constitution of a new Board for the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Umuahia.

DigitalSENSE Business News also learnt that Prof. A.U. Mbanaso was appointed Chairman of the new Board, while other appointed members are Engr. Rich Onyeaso, Dr. Abali Chukwu, Mr. Ifeanyi Agbai, and Charles Okwudili.

The new board will be sworn-in in due course.

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Concerned group writes JESUN over judicial workers’ strike

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A group known as Access to Justice [A2Justice] has appealed to the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to call off the strike action it embarked on since January 5, DigitalSENSE Business News reports

In a letter to JUSUN, DigitalSENSE Business News  further gathered, the civil rights group noted that while the union reserves the right to embark upon a nationwide strike action to enforce compliance and implementation of the judgement it won declaring that the Judiciary was entitled to exercise financial autonomy over its budget, Access to Justice appealed to JUSUN to consider calling off the strike action at this time as the impact of the strike is becoming excruciating.

According to the Civil rights group   “We do this for two principal reasons: first, the impact of the strike has been massive, and has had the most disproportionate effect on persons who are mostly “outsiders”  to the policy making circuit and who exercise little or no influence over policy makers who alone can address the grievances being expressed by JUSUN in the sustained strike", DigitalSENSE Business News was informed.

"Second", the letter continued, "there will be considerable changes to the composition of the executive branch in a significant number of States where the strike is taking place soon. Newly elected Governors will be sworn into office in some of these States on May 29 2015, which is barely a month from this time. This is the situation in States like Kaduna, Enugu, Plateau, Taraba and Nasarawa States, among others".

The incoming administrations, DigitaSENSE Business News learnt, could pursue a different policy from those being currently applied by the current group of incumbencies, and could very well differ on policies relating to compliance with the Justice Ademola Judgment. But coming into office and meeting a pre-existing and ongoing strike action that has effectively crippled the operations of a vital branch of government will not represent a healthy inheritance, nor a good start to the business of governance.

Given all this, A2Justice implores on JUSUN to end this strike now, and re-open locked court houses for business. "We urge JUSUN to be responsive to the distress the strike action has caused to indigent, vulnerable people and to remember that many Nigerians support the fight for a truly independent Judiciary, and so, support JUSUN’s efforts to bring about this", the letter concluded.

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Bayelsa Governorship ticket: DSP Alamieyesegha, Alaibe indicate interest

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DSP Alamieyesegha, former governor of Bayelsa State has indicated his interest to return to the State House he left ten years ago, no thanks to his impeachment by the State House of Assembly, in 2005 over financial impropriety, DigitalSENSE Business News reports.

Information reaching DigitalSENSE Business News indicated that the former number one man in the state hopes to accomplish his ambition through All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket.

In the same development, DigitalSENSE Business News also gathered that an ex-Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, is interested in the APC ticket ahead of the 2016 governorship election.

But a former Secretary of the Ijaw Youth Council and one time student union leader, Comrade Captain Ozu, has flayed the rumoured ambition of Alamieyeseigha's quest to return to government house, saying it bothers strictly on greed.

He said, "Most of these so-called leaders are broke and have become liabilities both to themselves and members of their family. If you check very well, the only reason why these men want to get power is to enable them enhance their economic well-being. The aim is not to serve the people but to serve their pocket. Bayelsans are not fools. We know their antecedents and when the time comes, we will disgrace them at the polls"

Others said to be eyeing the party’s ticket include APC chieftain and former Governor Timipre Sylva; former Health Commissioner Frank Akpoebi; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power Godknows Igali and APC State Chairman Tiwe Oruminighe, DigitalSENSE Business News learnt.

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GEJ to transfer authority to GMB on May 28

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Upon the successful completion of the Nigeria’s 2015 general election, the outgoing president of the federation, President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over the reign of affairs of the country to the President-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), come May 28, 2015 about 24 hours to the proper inauguration date ( May 29^th). DigitalSENSE Business News reports

The Hon. minister of Information Mrs. Patricia Akwashiki, who disclosed this development to the State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday (15^th april 2015), presided over by president goodluck Jonathan. She said the president would perform the handing over responsibility at a dinner on the eve of the May 29 Democracy Day. She said, “By May 28, the President intends to have the formal handover done at a dinner so that we can reserve May 29 for the incoming government. “

By May 28, we are expected to have concluded our own government and we are welcoming the incoming government. “Also you know May 29 is our Democracy Day. So, we have activities lined up all through that week, showcasing all what we have achieved and all other things we do normally on our Democracy Day except that this year is special with the inauguration of our new President that is coming up on May 29.”

She added that the President had directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to prepare their handover notes and submit same to Senator Pius Anyim, the secretary to the Government of the Federation, on or before April 20. She said it was the responsibility of Senator Anyim to compile the notes which would form Jonathan’s handover document to his successor Buhari.

She added that while the valedictory FEC meeting would hold on Wednesday the 20^th of May 2015, everything that required the President’s approval must be presented to him latest on Wednesday May 13^th 2015 so that the incoming government would not accuse the outgoing government of rushing projects.

The minister added that president Jonathan had directed the MDAs to brief him on the update of inherited projects and the ones initiated by his administration under their jurisdiction. She said the briefings were expected to include the status of the projects and their levels of implementation. Reports DigitalSENSE Business News

The minister also said that, “The President emphasized on the need for all MDAs to submit their handover notes to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) by Monday the 20th of this month. So we are going to be very busy this weekend putting our handover notes together”.

“The President also emphasized that he would require another little briefing from all MDAs to indicate inherited projects, how far they have been executed and initiated projects by his administration and the level of completion, whether completed, ongoing or abandoned.” Reports DigitalSENSE Business News

On the conclusion, she stated that the present administration was doing everything possible to ensure a smooth transition, adding that Vice-President Namadi Sambo is heading the government’s transition committee while the secretary Senator Pius Anyim is heading the inauguration committee.

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