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IPOB advises Tìnubu Goverment on what to do to crash cement price

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IPOB Press release

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May 16, 2024

The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great and indefatigable leader Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu calls on Tinubu's Government to break the monopoly in Cement business which is responsible for high cost of cement in Nigeria. The APC Government should stop State induced hardship on the citizens.

IPOB in the time past has called on President Tinubu's Government to unbundle the monopoly in Cement business which is currently monopolized by Fulani cartels namely Dangote and BUA cements. No serious government watches helplessly while her citizens groom under economic hardships while the capitalists make billions.

Serious Nations prioritize affordable housing by ensuring that building materials are accessible and affordable to the citizens. One of the ways to make building materials affordable is to discourage any form of monopoly. A liberalized economy and market will allow competition that will attract investments resulting in the increase of supply ahead of demand. Such competition in the long run provides consumers with alternatives at the reduced prices. The Tinubu government must not allow the continuation of the monopolistic attitudes of the Fulani capitalist and their entitlement mentality as if Nigeria belongs to them.

Allowing the Fulani capitalists to continue reaping the citizens off with high cost of cement is not only wicked but cowardice. Just like Tinubu's Government deregulated the Power Sector, every other sector particularly cement production and distribution should also be deregulated. Both old and new entrants into the cement and building materials should be allowed to compete with the existing monopolists. The competent Cement companies like Ibeto Group that their licenses were illegally suspended should be reinstated particularly now the two capitalists are claiming the impossibly in cement price reduction. Ibeto Group has the capacity and the logistics to crash the price of cement and make it affordable to an average Nigerian builder.

How could APC government headed by president Ahmed Bola Tinubu should allow cement industries to increase the price of cement to the price of 7,500 per bag while other countries in West Africa are lower as 3,500 per bag. Tinubu you must look into this and proof yourself innocent on this economic hardship ravaging the country.

The Federal Government of Nigeria led by Ahmed Bola Tinubu should reinstate Ibeto Group's cement license and allow him to compete in the cement market. The only reason that Ibeto Group cement license was suspended is because he is an Igbo businessman.

The Nigeria Government must understand that only Igbo businessmen can compete and make the prices of items affordable to all. For instance, Dr. Allen Onyema of Air Peace created a healthy competition by his entrant into the international flight that led to the reduction in international flight tickets. Restricting Ibeto Group from competing in the cement industry that he played on before the two Fulani capitalists instigated Federal Government to suspend his Cement license is still the same ethnic economic policy against Ndigbo. The Nigeria Government should understand that the more they frustrate the ingenuity of Ndigbo, the more Nigeria goes into economic mess.

The Federal Government of Nigeria should allow Ibeto cement and other companies into the Cement business to compete with the existing monopolists. Resisting other companies entrant into the cement industry means that the Federal Government is an accomplice in the extortion of Nigerians via exorbitant cement price.

Let the monopoly over cement business be broken and the price of the cement will crash. Every Nigerian deserves to build or live in an affordable house.

More business men and women should encourage bring in cement and rod including making Ajokuta steel industry to be operational by Nigeria government and its functionaries.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

Uproar over fresh quit notice to Fulanis from Hausa land

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May 16, 2023

The dust being raised by the recent outbursts, asking Fulanis to vacate Hausa land is yet to settle. Sequel to this, a Northern statesman, who believes in the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria, Mallam Umar Mustapha Madawaki (Otumba) has fingered Achadu Gabriel as a hit man at the forefront of drumming the needless ‘war’.

Umar criticised the statement credited to Achadu as unfortunate. Umar said Achadu is a hatchet man, anarchist, tribal jingoist, frontline warmonger, who is well-known to always carry out demeaning jobs for economic reasons.

According to him Achadu as a messenger of doom has failed at this point in time over his mission to create discontent amongst the Hausa and Fulani, and his evil intentions will never succeed.

“We know your plans, we have de-coded you and your sponsors. The Hausa/Fulani are united not by tribal inclination but by religious connotations. Nothing, I mean nothing can change that, not your collective hypocrisy and subversive activities.” Umar said.

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Umar emphasised that kidnapping and other related criminalities are not the monopoly of one tribe. Those who took interest and dared the Nigerian state came from various if not all tribes. The Fulanis may have dominated the venture by virtue of so many adduced reasons.

“Mind you, the Fulanis can be found in almost every state of the federation, why are other tribes not looking at the scenario from Achadu’s perspective? Why must Achadu even champion the course of echoing the problem instead of downplaying it for peace to reign, especially considering our national security situations.

“Achadu is playing a script, with a venomous intent of kick starting the so-called tribal war so that other tribes will follow suit and the Fulani as a tribe will be targeted nationally. Only an insane fool will expose the innocent lives of more than 17 million people for no reason other than hate.

“The Fulanis were at least prior to their recent unexplainable behavioral volta-face, judged as the shyest, most loyal, most communal, drug free, highly sociable, and crime free people, in addition to being highly educated, progressive, organised and contributors to the national economy.

“For over 100 years, they singlehandedly produced meat and milk , from the Western Sudanese states to what is now Nigeria, indisputably the most important needs of humanity for survivability,” he said

He blamed Achadu for stooping low by becoming a stooge for some enemies of Nigeria and ignorant to know that kidnapping is not the only negative vice prevalent in this country.

“All of these did not warrant any tribal wars except kidnapping and banditry, an all pervasive, all inclusive crime for every tribe, men and women, young and old. The grand plan by the political elites to eliminate the Fulani as a race has been in existence for so many years.The systematic yet one sided exposure of the race over the years is unfair, anti-social and unacceptable,” he added

Umar during a an interview with Daily Times, said the likes of Achadu should be arrested and tried in a competent court, convicted for crimes relating to fuelling social upheavals, tribal hatred, political discontent and mutiny.

“These type of individuals are a menace to society, they do not wish the country nor her citizens well. Freedom of expression is guaranteed, in so far as the utterances are guided and are in the interest of all or at least the majority, otherwise such freedom should not be guaranteed after they are expressed,” he stated.

The Poor Must Breathe: NLC Shutdown EEDC Ebonyi State Over Epileptic Power Supply and Overbilling

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May 15, 2024

ABAKALIKI – The Organized Labour in Ebonyi State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (NLC) has picketed the offices of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in Abakaliki, capital city of Ebonyi State.

The Labour leaders blocked the NERC office at Nsugbe Street, Abakaliki, as early as 7:30am on Monday, chanting solidarity songs.

Apparently aware of the picketing, the staff of NERC were not seen as their offices were under lock and key.

Undeterred by the absence of NERC officials, the labour leaders still blocked the entrance gate of the NERC office for about an hour to ensure no one gained entrance into the premises.

They later proceeded to EEDC office at Awolowo Street, Abakaliki, where the offices were also seen to be under lock and key.

However, the labour leaders were still unperturbed as they besieged the Awolowo EEDC office for an hour before they proceeded to the second office of EEDC located at Town Planning road, opposite Correctional Centre, Abakaliki, where EEDC staff were seen at their offices.

But the labour leaders immediately ordered them out of their offices and asked them to go home, maintaining that no work until their demands are met.

Our Correspondent reports that the EEDC staff were immediately forced out of their offices by the Labour Leaders who quickly locked up the offices while chanting solidarity songs.

They were there for hours, making sure the EEDC staff had gone home and no one coming into the office before leaving the place.

They labour leaders carried placards with inscriptions such as: The poor must breathe, the NLC/TUC demand that the new electricity tariff must be reversed, Nigerians say, no increase in electricity tariff among other inscriptions.

Addressing Journalists, the Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi State, Comrade Professor Ogugua Egwu, said the picketing followed a directive from the national leadership of the organized Labour.

Egwu said Nigerians are tired of the inhuman policies of some government officials against the poor masses, adding that the recent increment of electricity tariff was an act of wickedness and must be reversed.

“We picketed NERC and EEDC offices and we made sure that the few people we saw were ordered to leave their offices. We made sure all offices were under lock and key. The managerial staff were not seen, perhaps they knew the organized Labour was coming with force. We are insisting that the poor must breathe and they must reverse the new electricity tariff which is to the tune of over 300% when workers salaries have not been increased in the past 5 years. The minimum wage is now a dead wage. The PMS pump price is alarming and they now want to increase electricity tariff. We say it’s not going to work”, the NLC Chairperson said.

On his part, the Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Chidi Igboji, on his part, corroborated the position of Comrade Professor Egwu, maintaining that the new electricity tariff must be reversed immediately.

He said the Nigerian people are ready for a show down with any government official who wants to worsen the current suffering of Nigerians.

“Nigerians especially workers can no longer afford the prices of goods in the market, fuel price is almost N1000 per litre and NERC wants to impose another suffering in Nigerians by increasing the fuel pump price. We cannot allow this to happen. We must subject them to reverse it or this kind of action will continue,” Mr Igboji stated.