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, ...

QUICK FACTS ABOUT AFDB PRESIDENT-ELECT SIDI OULD TAH TO SUCCEED ADESINA. (PHOTO).


 Quick Facts About AfDB President-Elect Sidi Ould Tah To Succeed Adesina


After a decade of impact as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria’s pride, Akinwumi Adesina, will take a bow, leaving a trail of legacies captured in his five priorities to light up, feed, industrialise, integrate, and improve quality of life.


To mount the saddle after Nigeria’s former agriculture minister Adesina is Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah.


Here are some quick facts about the AfDB president-elect:


1. Tah is Mauritania’s former Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance.

2. Tah has over 35 years of experience in African and international finance.

 3. Tah served as president of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) for 10 years from 2015.

4. Tah secured an overwhelming 76.18 percent of votes to trounce other candidates in the election including Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Maimbo (Zambia), Mahamat Tolli (Chad) and Bajabulile Tshabalala (South Africa).

5. Tah will assume office on 1 September 2025, for a five-year term, following the end of the second mandate of current president Adesina.

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