OBI ATTRIBUTES STAMPEDE TRAGEDIES IN OYO, FCT, AND ANAMBRA TO HUNGER AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES. (PHOTO).

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 Peter Obi has blamed hunger and systemic failures for the recent spate of stampedes across the country.  Scores of persons were dead, and many others wounded in the tragic incidents in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija in Anambra and another one in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The stampedes happened in a space of five days with the last two occurring on Saturday morning during food distribution campaigns. Obi, who was the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said the incidents underline the rising hunger in the country which has led to desperation. “I am deeply saddened and distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food,” Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra State, wrote in a post on his X account Saturday afternoon. “While I will not cast blame but instead appreciate the organizers of these respective events for their kind gestures in providing palliatives and support to society, especially the poor, these tragedies reflect the...

NIGERIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS CONDUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION EXERCISE IN OJUELEGBA LAGOS.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



NIGERIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS CONDUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION EXERCISE IN OJUELEGBA LAGOS


The Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps Abalti Barracks Ojuelegba Lagos has today Monday 10 Oct 22 conducted sanitation exercise as part of the civil-military cooperation and activities lineup for the Reunion and Pulling out Parade of retired Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps Senior Officers. The sanitation exercise which was conducted at Ojuelebga under bridge in Surulere was attended by officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps alongside officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Waste Management Authority and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

While flagging off the exercise, the Corps Commander Ordnance Maj Gen Adeyemi Alabi stressed that the exercise is part of the Nigerian Army corperate social responsibility aimed to commemorate the pulling out and reunion of the retiring senior Officers. He stated that the exercise is to give back to the host communities of Ojuelegba, Yaba and Surulere. He implore the youths to channel their energy and resources towards national development.

Speaking at the exercise, the Assistant Road Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Habeeb Yahaya, felt elated to be a part of the exercise which he tagged as an initiative worthy of emulation.

Mr John Akaboso, the Public Relations Officer of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Ojuelegba axis expressed deep appreciation to the Commander Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and also thanked the officers and men of HQ NAOC for the support they have afforded them with over the years.

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