In his remark, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdullazeez Babatunde Mohammed, said the state Land Charge Bill was an executive bill which passed through three readings and that a public hearing was also conducted before it was put in place, adding that it was brought to the House will the aim of ensuring prudent use of land resource in the state.

“The NMA views the issue of personal utility vehicle allocation as a kind gesture from a politician who wants to go the extra mile to do the extra ordinary to revamp and galvanize the decaying health sector thus distinguishing himself among his peers.

She said that in spite of fears that the main militant leaders may not embrace the amnesty offer, “I cannot tell you if those we are talking to are MEND. But we are talking to some of the very big-time militants. We are reaching out to them and they are reaching out to me. I have spoken to some of them personally.

Conferring the Chieftai-ncy title on the 30 deserving indigenes of the Kingdom, the monarch charged traditional chieftaincy title holders across the country to live above board and be good ambassadors of their respective kingdoms.

Rising from its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Agbor, Delta State, the Association, in a communiqué jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Akpufuoma Pemu and Secretary Dr. H.C. Okwuokenye, said, “the oil and gas bill that is causing disaffection in the nation right now should be critically looked at by the National Assembly and take cogni-zance of the people of the Niger Delta who bear the lingering harmful conseque-nces of oil exploration activities.”