The All Progressive Congress Party of Nigeria has disqualified Alhaji Ibrahim Mera and others from contesting the just concluded Guber primaries in relation to several petitions written against him by the Transparency Center Network of Nigeria. The petitions detailing alleged fraud linked to Alhaji Ibrahim Mera has almost put paid to his guber ambitions. Facts gathered from some of the anti-graft agencies suggest a staggering amount of nearly 23 billion may have been stolen or embezzled by the former Ag of Customs who is feared to have used his position to amass the illegal wealth which is almost tearing his political ambition to shreds. One of the petition cited alleged that the corruption was perpetrated between the years 2011 and 2014 when he was in charge of the Custom Area command. To add to his woes, the members of the Transparency Network has vowed to pursue this case to its logical conclusion and thus frustrate Alhaji Mera. More facts will be be put together and brought to public knowledge. The APC is not leaving any stone unturned to to frustrate corrupt persons from contesting.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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