BREAKING: Again APPEAL Court moves Delta guber appeal judgement to Abuja
The court of Appeal have moved the Judgement of the Delta State
governorship election petition to the Court of Appeal headquarter in
Abuja.
The Judgment which had been earlier scheduled for Appeal court in Benin on Thursday was allegedly moved to Abuja for undisclosed reason.
The Front Desk Officer, Appeal Court, Benin said they have been communicated that the judgment is now to hold in Abuja on Thursday by 10am.
The officer who pleaded anonymity, said we were asked to communicate to
the affected parties that the judgment would hold in Abuja.
Attempt made by our reporter to get reasons behind the movement from the
Deputy Chief Registrar, Mrs. Ijeoma Nwobia prove abortive.
She told the Nation that she was busy and had no time to attend to journalist.
It would be recalled that the appeal court sitting in Benin had on
Thursday last week reserved judgment on the appeal brought before it by
the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Olorogun O’ tega Emerhor.
The Delta State governorship election petition tribunal had in October
declared Dr Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner
of the April gubernatorial poll.
The tribunal had ruled in favour of the governor and Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC), dismissing the petition filed by Emerhor.
Emerhor had approached the election petition tribunal to nullify the
April poll on the ground of non-compliance with the electoral Act 2010
(as amended).
By Kunle Awosiyan
Dec 22, 2015
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Sexual Harassment
The
World Bank has cancelled a $265 million infrastructure project in
Uganda after a review found evidence of misconduct by a government
contractor, including sexual harassment of female workers and road
workers having sexual relations with underage girls.
The project, which included the construction of about 225
km (140 miles) of road in western Uganda, began in 2009 with the bank
giving an initial backing of $190 million. An additional $75 million was
approved in 2011.
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
By Kunle Awosiyan
Dec 22, 2015
0 Comments
Sexual Harassment
The
World Bank has cancelled a $265 million infrastructure project in
Uganda after a review found evidence of misconduct by a government
contractor, including sexual harassment of female workers and road
workers having sexual relations with underage girls.
The project, which included the construction of about 225
km (140 miles) of road in western Uganda, began in 2009 with the bank
giving an initial backing of $190 million. An additional $75 million was
approved in 2011.
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
By Kunle Awosiyan
Dec 22, 2015
0 Comments
Sexual Harassment
The
World Bank has cancelled a $265 million infrastructure project in
Uganda after a review found evidence of misconduct by a government
contractor, including sexual harassment of female workers and road
workers having sexual relations with underage girls.
The project, which included the construction of about 225
km (140 miles) of road in western Uganda, began in 2009 with the bank
giving an initial backing of $190 million. An additional $75 million was
approved in 2011.
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
In a statement issued on Monday, the bank said it had received a request in September to investigate a range of allegations made by the affected.
communities. The statement did not identify the company involved by name.
"The multiple failures we’ve seen in this project...are unacceptable," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. "It is our obligation to properly supervise all investment projects to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are protected in our work. In this case, we did not."
He said both the bank, the Ugandan government and the contractor were responsible for the failures.
The World Bank is one of the major sources of relatively cheap credit for the East African country, providing crucial funding for projects in transportation, education and other sectors.
The statement said the bank had decided to scrap the project even though an investigation of the charges was still ongoing "because of the serious nature of the allegations."
Reuters
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