Beaf:

So how come Atiku's own state is one of the most difficult for him? This one voice thing is being demystified.

Lagos Lawmakers Vote N348m For Cars, Each Member Gets N8.7 Million

Lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have approved N348 million for the  purchase of cars for  themselves.

They also approved the sum of N735 million for the purchase of bullet proof vehicles  for the state’s crime fighting outfit, Rapid Response  Squad, RRS.

The lawmakers did not specify the particular type of cars they were buying for  themselves but P.M.NEWS confirmed that the police  would be getting 10 Toyota  armoured personnel carriers from the approved amount.

The request for the approval of the said sum came from the State Ministry of Budget  and Economic Planning. The special expenditure is for the procurement of vehicles for members and principal  officers of the House.

By Eromosele Ebhomele
Culled from PM News.

jason12345:

true!!! especially if soludo picked

jason12345:

how do you know that?

Pfizer Starts Work on $30m Hospital in Kano

Multinational drugs firm, Pfizer Incorporated, has commenced work on the establishment of a $30 million medical facility at Dawakin Dudu, 15 kilometres from the Kano metropolis.

Ibrahim Shekarau, the state Governor, performed the foundation laying ceremony of the medical facility at the occasion. He said that the decision by Pfizer to establish the medical facility was in line with an out of court settlement reached between the state government, victims of the 1996 Trovan drug test and Pfizer incorporated.

Spokesperson for Pfizer, Chris Loder, said the decision to construct the medical facility underlines the commitment of the company towards ensuring the wellbeing of Nigerians. "The construction of a new state of the art medical centre in Kano is proof positive that Pfizer continues to fulfil its commitments to Nigeria and its people," he said. "This event allows the company to further its work on what really matters - improving the healthcare for all Nigerians." The medical facility is to be equipped with a centre for disease control, a public health laboratory, a diagnostic centre, a micro-biological reference laboratory and residence staff quarters.

The Trovan War

Hundreds of people died or took ill in Kano after they were administered by the drugs in a surreptitious test being conducted by the company on the efficacy and effects of the drug. It was later sued by both the state and federal government. The company reached an out-of-court settlement with the two parties.

Recalling how he led a delegation to the negotiation talks with Pfizer in the United Kingdom and America, Mr Shekarau expressed optimism that the medical facility would achieve the desired objective of proper diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases afflicting children in Kano and neighbouring states of Nigeria.

The chairman of the Healthcare Programme Trust, S.A.S Galadanci, said that it is unfortunate that the less privileged ones in the society had faced difficulties accessing treatment when faced with chronic ailments. He explained that the facility would redress the problems associated with the dearth of medical facilities and equipment at various healthcare centres in Kano and neighbouring states by the time it becomes fully operational next year.

babapupa:


Abeg look inside mirror.

jason12345:

even i have witness the injustice against "your" people. but not allowing anyone to comment on an "igbo" thread is wrong. pls do not listen to onlytruth. be an independent man.

how can we rectify the injustice if we do not speak as one?  so, i like where you said, the people of nigeria and africa.

alj harem:

lets start from nairaland first before we can even talk of nigeria or africa

jason12345:

i have never come across such paranoia before! stop this "us vs them" mentality

jason12345:

i support that.

so what do you think? federalism?

babapupa:

Ode, as a Nigerian, you are my business because all the dumb and silly moves you people make reflects on the rest of the country.

alj harem:

i think u are right, but wealth would not be distributed equally in the country

secondly, there would be fight over "who owns the land" even ondo state, ijaws would say it is there land yorubas would say no,,,,,,,,,,,,also interfamily and interclan fight would occur because of peoples greed

jason12345:

i think the government should at least give some form of compensation to the community and the individual whose land is used by the oil company.
until we learn to respect communities that generate most of our wealth, then were are bound to receive some form of reaction (mend).

so i think that law has to be reviewed.