By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt
Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has called on the Nation’s Assembly and the Federal Government to use this opportunity of review to give Nigerians a constitution that will guarantee their collective progress.
Wike also demanded that the process to make a law that state create and regulate local government authorities.
The governor who spoke at the Zonal Public Hearing of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria for South-South in Port Harcourt.
Wike, who was represented by His Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, noted that although it was the third time that the National Assembly had embarked on the exercise without successfully producing a constitution that would satisfy the generality of Nigerians, wishing the committee, speed in its efforts to give Nigerians a better constitution.
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The four-day funeral activities for late industrialist, benefactor, business guru, Defender of Christian Faith and philanthropist, late High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs was brought to a fitting and glorious climax on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at his home town, Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers State.
The array of personalities at the funeral ceremony conducted by eminent men of God across various denominations underlined the grace and blessings God showered on the deceased, who represented many things to different people across the world.
As early as 8 am, guests from across Nigeria were already arriving Abonnema, in a signpost what was to come, as the ancient York City, popularly referred to by indigenes, witnessed one of its largest gathering in recent history.
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Nigeria’s First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, among others, have described late High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs (O.B. Lulu-Briggs) as a blessing to humanity.
They stated this in Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State at the weekend during the funeral ceremony of the late philanthropist, mentor, benefactor, and astute businessman.
The police also killed three kidnappers who engaged them in a gun battle.
It was gathered that the deceased, Onyeka Ezewulu, from Okija, Anambra State, was shot by the hoodlums after attempting to run away when they (kidnappers) stormed his residence along Idoro road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to kidnap him.
It was further gathered that the victim, who recently returned from China was whisked away in the kidnappers’ Toyota Camry car but died a day after in the den after losing so much blood from the bullets wounds.
The kidnappers after knowing fully well that their victim had died went ahead to collect N2m as ransom from his family.
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