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Often, when many people pronounce the three words, all they say is ‘pat’. This is despite the fact that their meanings are not only different but their pronunciations are also not the same. Today, we will attempt to establish the differences in the sounds and identify some other related words. Being homonyms, pat, part and
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Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has explained why he congratulated former Head of Head of State, Yakubu Godwin on his 90th birthday anniversary. Obi said he needed to show to the World that the ultimate heroism is forgiving the enemy and moving forward. DAILY POST reports that Obi’s earlier goodwill message to
Why I congratulated Gowon at 90 years – Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has explained why he congratulated former Head of Head of State, Yakubu Godwin on his 90th birthday anniversary.
Obi said he needed to show to the World that the ultimate heroism is forgiving the enemy and moving forward.
DAILY POST reports that Obi’s earlier goodwill message to Gowon was greeted with mixed feelings by some Nigerians, with some expressing strong resentment.
This comes after Gowon had alluded that the people of the southeast region started the infamous Nigerian-Biafran civil war.
Explaining why he facilitated with Gowon, the former Anambra State Governor posted on X: “My felicitation with Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, on his 90th birthday anniversary, which was celebrated by a cross-section of Nigerians, has been received with mixed feelings by some Nigerians, and some have expressed their sentiments publicly, and privately to me.
“I share in some of them, and I feel that as a leader in the vanguard of providing direction for our country to shift base away from all our shortcomings, including the issues that caused our avoidable cruel civil war, I needed to show to the World that the ultimate heroism is forgiving the enemy and moving forward.
“Indisputably, the darkest part of our 64-year journey as a nation is the 30 months of civil war from 1967 to 1970 and God almighty whose way is not our way must have a reason why he kept the Chief Prosecutor of the war who is General Gowon alive to be 90 years today and the man who saw the end of the war, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to be there at 87 years super-heading all the moves to see a reconciled and just Nigeria.
“There was also a developing new spirit why the same country, Nigeria, gave the Biafra leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a heroic national burial on 2 March 2012, when he joined his ancestors, coincidentally under my tenure as Governor of Anambra State.
“The status of the burial given to Dim Ojukwu remains the boldest indication to the World that Nigeria as a country is disposed to moving forward in the spirit of reconciliation.
“There are various ways human beings can respond to acts of evil, especially one that claimed millions of lives.
“One is the tragedy of revenge, and another offers the hope of forgiveness in an attempt to forget. The latter conforms neatly with the template I adopted in greeting Gen Gowon at 90 years old.
“In all my dealings with human beings, I try to be guided by my faith as a Christian in a strong message preached by Jesus Christ himself and underscored in reflections in St Paul’s letter to the Colossians 3:13: “Bear with each other and forgive one another: if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” And to Ephesians 4: 31-32 “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice”
“Whatever reason I will give for joining the rest of Nigerians to greet General Gowon, May never truly conform with some persons, especially direct victims of the war, but anger, hurt, and bitterness are the commonest responses to cruelty.
“It fuels sectarianism, it leads to resistance and avoidable blood feuds that we are witnessing across the globe, and even in our country and it does not abate.
“There is something about forgiveness, it sets the person doing it free. Forgiveness is more a process than an instinct.
“It’s hate that has put our society, blessed by God to be the greatest land in the black World, down, but this hate has to stop.
“I was under ten years old when the Nigeria/Biafra war started in 1967. Most of my supporters across the country joining me to get a new Nigeria was born after the war, and I didn’t feel I should drag them back to the dark side of our history by being unforgiving.
“I feel such an act will derail the message of a New Nigeria that we insist is possible.
“‘Must you greet him? Why didn’t you keep quiet?’ some angrily say to me, but that will still be injurious to our journey to a new Nigeria where all political vices, including but not limited to ethnic, religious, bitterness, and regional segregation, are eliminated.
“Various personal experiences of victims of injustice across the globe who have chosen to put ugly things behind them visibly demonstrate the transformative power of forgiveness in healing personal and collective wounds.
“With these explanations, I like to admonish all those angered by my greetings to the elder statesman to bear with me and join me in this mission to create a country where hate, unforgiving spirit, and other vices will give way for justice.
“What Nigeria needs badly and urgently to survive going forward is good governance, which can only germinate and grow in true peace and the presence of justice. Thanks and God bless.”
The Edo State Government has banned all unlicensed agents from revenue collection in the state. DAILY POST reports that the government also announced the immediate suspension of all consultancy services and related service providers in the state’s public service. The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, disclosed this on Monday at a press
Edo Govt bans unlicensed agents from revenue collection
The Edo State Government has banned all unlicensed agents from revenue collection in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the government also announced the immediate suspension of all consultancy services and related service providers in the state’s public service.
The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing in Benin City.
Ikhilor said the state government would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute unlicensed agents found collecting revenue, especially at the motor parks and in other commercial activities.
He warned miscreants, their sponsors and agents not to test the political will of the Monday Okpebholo-led government in his avowed determination to secure the lives and property of the people of the state
“The attention of Edo State Government has been drawn to the continuous collection of revenue across the state by unlicensed agents and touts who do not have the authority of government to do so.
“While the suspension of all non-commissioned officials in the collection of revenue remains in place, henceforth only statutory and licensed revenue collectors are mandated to operate and collect revenue on behalf of government, especially in motor parks and other spheres of commercial activities.
“The public is hereby notified to report any unlicensed agent to the police as government will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute those found wanting in this regard.
“These miscreants, their sponsors and agents are warned not to test the iron will of this government and its determination to secure the lives and property of the good people of Edo State,” the SSG said.
DAILY POST also reports that the Secretary to the State Government, announced the government’s immediate suspension of all consultancy services and related service providers in the state’s public service.
He said Okpebholo directed that all
financial transactions and related services with affected consultants and service providers are to be put on hold immediately, pending a review by a committee to be set up by the governor.
Ikilor, however, directed all accounting officers and heads of ministries, departments and agencies to take note and comply strictly with the governor’s directive.
Edo Govt bans unlicensed agents from revenue collection
National Assembly member Akinlayo Kolawole has called for more selfless service and sacrifices from Nigerian leaders to accelerate the rapid development of the country. Kolawole, a House of Representatives member representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency II, stated that “the country’s development must be the collective agenda of all and sundry, irrespective of our political inclinations
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National Assembly member Akinlayo Kolawole has called for more selfless service and sacrifices from Nigerian leaders to accelerate the rapid development of the country. Kolawole, a House of Representatives member representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency II, stated that “the country’s development must be the collective agenda of all and sundry, irrespective of our political inclinations