OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...
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LAI MOHAMMED LAUDS KEBBI GOVT FOR REVIVING YAURI REGATTA FESTIVAL.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the Kebbi State Government for reviving the two-centuries-old Yauri Regatta Festival last year, after a four-decade hiatus.
The Minister stated this in Yauri, Kebbi State, on Saturday at the 2020 Annual Yauri Regatta and Cultural Festival.
“First, permit me to congratulate the government and people of Kebbi State in general and the people of the Emirate Council of Yauri in particular for sustaining this very rich cultural festival, the Yauri Regatta Festival, which dates back many decades. Thanks to the passion and commitment of His Excellency, Gov. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, and the Emirate Council, this festival has continued to occupy a prominent place in the annals of festivals in Nigeria, attracting people from far and near.
“I am glad to know that after a hiatus of almost forty years, the festival has come back with a big bang,'' he said.
Alhaji Mohammed said the magnificence of the Yauri Regatta Festival has earned it a pride of place in the Calendar of National Festivals, which is in the final stage of being published by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
“The essence of this is for tourists, both domestic and international, to be aware so they can plan their attendance ahead. I have no doubt that when the Calendar is finally unveiled, the Yauri Regatta Festival will occupy a pride of place in it,” he said.
The Minister restated the Federal Government's determination to leverage on the country's Creative Industry, which includes movies, theatre, music, fashion, festivals and tourism, to diversify the economy and provide jobs for millions of our our teeming youths.
He said the Creative Industry, which currently employs 1 million people, has the capacity to employ millions more if it is well packaged and marketed.
“I am therefore here today with a number of media organizations as part of the efforts to showcase the Yauri Regatta Festival to the world. We will not only showcase it in the traditional media, we will showcase it in the social media, which has no national boundaries. We will make sure that the world gets to know about the pomp and pageantry of the Yauri Regatta Festival,” Alhaji Mohammed said.
He said the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has made it a policy to support the nation’s numerous festivals by not only attending them, but by also helping to raise their profile through massive publicity.
The Minister had earlier paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Yauri, Dr. Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, where he pledged the commitment of the government to preserve, promote and protect the nation’s cultural heritage.
High points of the festival, which was attended by the Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Atiku Badugu; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila; the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Adamu Abdullahi and the traditional rulers in Kebbi State, include the Boat Regatta; canoe competition and swimming competition.
The Yauri Regatta started about two hundred years ago, when a flotilla of boats carrying warriors used to protect bridal trains from wild animals in the river as they (bridal trains) move from one island to another in the ancient Kingdom.
Segun Adeyemi
Special Assistant To The President (Media)
Office of The Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
22Feb2020
PIC 1: The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left), and the Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, at the 2020 AnnualYauri Regatta and Cultural Festival in Yauri, Kebbi State,on Saturday.
PIC 2: Cultural troupes at the 2020 Annual Yauri Regatta and Cultural Festival in Yauri, Kebbi State on Saturday.More photos below.
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