PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).
President Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in Washington Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino said, after Trump took the stage to accept the trophy, a medal and certificate. “There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.” FIFA says the prize is for “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”. Accepting the award, Trump called it “one of the great honours of my life”, before claiming to have “saved millions and millions of lives – the Congo is an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. India and Pakistan, so many diffe...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today thursday approved a total sum of N740,432.00 as compensation for host communities of Parcel B comprising Yegunda,Abomiti and International Airport site of the Lekki Free Trade Zone {LFTZ].The State's Commissioner for Commerce,Industry and Cooperatives,Prince Rotimi Ogunleye,who announced the approval of the Governor at a media briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa,said the development was in line the commitment of the Ambode administration to engender a sustainable cordial relationship between the host communities and investors in the LFTZ.Ogunleye,who addresed the briefing alongside the Special Adviser to the Governor on Commerce,Hon, Benjamin Olabinjo; Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs,Hon Muslim Folami; the Managing Director of Lekki Worldwide Investmentds Limited,Dr. Tunde Sodade,among others,said ever since coming on board,Governor Ambode has seriously and holistically addressed the salient need to compensate the host communities,adding that remarkable progress had been recorded in that regard.While stating that the State Government has continued to engage the host communities ever since the LFTZ project started in 2004,Ogunleye said the engagement principally centered on the need for the communities to recognize the multiplier effects of the project in terms of employment generation and the value to be added to the socio-economic lives of the people.He said already,modalities were being put in place to ensure hitch-free payment of the approved N740 million,adding that the payment would be effected with immediate effect.Responding to questions,Ogunleye said the compensation exercise was a continuous process,revealing that N65 million was paid early this year for land owners affected by the ongoing Dangote projects which included petrochemical plant,gas project,fertilizer and refinery project capable of refining 650,000 barrels of oil per day.He said before now,the host communities of the 3,000 hectares of land housing the LFTZ Development Agency,a company jointly owned by the State Government and a consortium of Chinese investors,were heavily compensated,adding that more land owners would be compensated in due course at the end of verification and valuation exercise.
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