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In order to put an end to sit-at-home days in the state, Governor Peter Mbah has the support of the Enugu State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, the leading Igbo sociocultural organization.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a secessionist group, came up with the idea of “sit-at-home” to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, their imprisoned leader.

The Ohanaeze declared that sit-at-home days were over and that this practice had to end.

In a statement released on Sunday by its president for Enugu, Prof. Fred Eze, Ohanaeze praised the governor for his bravery in taking decisive action to end “the scourge of sit-at-home in Enugu State.”

The group praised the governor for outlawing sit-at-home, claiming that it had taken over Enugu State and was suffocating the state.

Every Monday in Enugu State became an unofficial holiday since businesses and other social activities were typically suspended on that day. Therefore, the continued observance of the sit-at-home order had a very negative effect on Enugu State’s economy. Businesses were rapidly going out of business while others were leaving the state, which resulted in a loss of foreign direct investment and significant capital flight.

The Enugu State Government’s action, therefore, could not have come at a better time. It shows that the governor is aware of the key issues involved that H. E. Governor Peter Mbah has also called for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release and has started the process to have the Federal Government release Kanu.

Ohanaeze was pleased that the Kanu had “categorically ordered the cessation of any form of sit-at-home in whatever guise in South-East Nigeria.”

The article called Kanu’s stance “life-saving,” noting that staying at home had become “counterproductive as it does incalculable harm to the people IPOB is fighting for.”

The Federal Government’s 25% adjustment to the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure has been refused by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors.

The Joint Health Sector Unions added that they were examining the possibility of a negative impact on their members’ other allowances from the rise in the Consolidated Health Salary Structure.

The evaluation of CONMESS and CONHESS for physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals employed by the government was approved by the government on July 25, 2023.

Circulars with the titles “Review of CONMESS” and “Review of CONHESS” and signed by Ekpo Nta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, contained the reviews.

On June 1, 2023, the revision became effective.

In the federal public service, the pay scale for medical and dental officers is known as CONMESS, whereas the pay scale for their equivalents in other professions, such as pharmacy, medical laboratory science, and nursing, is known as CONHESS.

The Nigerian Medical and Health Workers Union, the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, and the Senior Staff Association of Universities’ Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions are all part of JOHESU, which serves as an umbrella organization for unions and associations of health workers.

The Nigerian Medical Association and other stakeholders in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment established agreements, according to the commission, that led to the decision to review CONMESS.

The commission further stated that the CONHESS review was conducted after the compensation structure for the healthcare industry was examined.

NARD President Dr. Emeka Orji stated in response to the wage review that the association was not satisfied with the 25% it received from the government.

“The association’s members say they oppose the percentage hike. The increase will be supported by data. Data on the rate of inflation between the time the CONMESS was approved and the current price of fuel and foreign currency has been provided.

Obinna Ogbonna, the national vice chairman of the joint health sector unions, commented on the review and claimed it was meant to be an allowance.

One of the many surprises that are still to come, according to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria named Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, is a memo that was leaked from the Lagos State Government on the secret mass burial of 103 victims of the October 2020 EndSARS protest.

This was discussed by Adegboruwa during an interview that took place on Saturday on the program Law Weekly that is broadcast on Channels Television.

It is important to keep in mind that Adegboruwa served as a member of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters, which was led by Justice Doris Okuwobi.

According to him, there is not a single person in Nigeria who could credibly claim that they are unaware that there was a tragedy on the evening of October 20, 2020.

He stated, “The leaked memo from the Ministry of Health of Lagos State is one of the many surprises that people will still see in the course of time so long as the government has not come to terms with the reality of the events that took place on October 20th, 2020.” He was referring to the fact that the government has not yet come to terms with the reality of the events that took place on October 20th, 2020.

Youths had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Nigeria, on the evening of October 20, 2020, to protest police brutality and extrajudicial killings. Soldiers stormed the area during the night on that date.

Adegboruwa, on the other hand, stated that “Maybe the challenge would be the quantum or the number of such fatalities.”

To say, however, that there were no deaths and that there was no blood spilled in any way, shape, or form as a result in particular of gunshots by members of the Nigerian Army is to do a disservice to the souls of those people who are affected. To say such a thing would be to do a disservice to the souls of those people who are affected.

The controversial event sparked outrage and criticism all over the world, including from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations.

Outrage was sparked when it was discovered that the government of Lagos State had given its approval to spend N61,285,000 on the mass burial of 103 people who had been identified as victims of the 2020 EndSARS outbreak. The memo was addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health.

The steps that need to be taken in order to process funds after they have been approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu were detailed in a memo dated July 19, 2023.

However, they insisted that the bodies were not from the Lekki toll gate and that they were instead collected by the Lagos State Environmental Health Unit (SEHMU) from locations such as Fagba, Ketu, Ikorodu, Orile, Ajegunle, Abule-Egba, Ikeja, Ojota, Ekoro, Ogba, Isolo, and Ajah.

*Desires that the government declare a state of emergency regarding youth unemployment

With the help of the Development Research and Projects Centre (DRPC), the Nigeria International Non-Governmental Organization Forum and the Civil Society Networks in Nigeria have urged the federal government to reverse the recent increase in fuel prices and move quickly to implement palliative measures to lessen the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies.

Additionally, they urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency regarding youth unemployment and to start an economic revival effort with the goal of improving skills and creating jobs to help make young people independent and less vulnerable to being recruited into criminal activity.

Amb Ahmed Shehu, the chairman of the North East Civil Society Network, gave a press briefing on the state of the country yesterday. He expressed grave concerns about the country’s condition and the level of insecurity in some areas of the region, including the all-too-common economic hardship, insurgency, kidnapping, and youth unrest.

He claimed that the country’s suffering and hardship were made worse by the government’s recent removal of subsidies without offering relief.

In order to represent the interests of the non-working class, Shehu urged the government to restore the nation’s refineries, implement affordable transportation, look into other alternative energy sources, review worker salaries, and include Civil Society in the presidential steering committee on palliative care.

The current economic climate, in his words, “has a negative impact on productive men and women from active socio-political and economic activities like farming and other means of livelihood. Therefore, through the effective and complete implementation of the Social Investment Programs Law, there should be a deliberate attempt to empower the citizens in order to meet their basic needs of life.

“Our sector has seen a growing demand for nonprofit services as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, a decline in donations as a result of the crisis, and an increase in energy costs (the removal of fuel subsidies is making it difficult for nonprofits to stay afloat.”

He counseled government at all levels to enhance citizen engagement and sensitization prior to making significant decisions, particularly on matters of national importance, and to make use of the National Orientation agency’s presence as well as CSO networks and its partners in educating the public about its policies and programs as well as their roles, rights, and responsibilities. This will support the promotion of inclusiveness, good governance, and efficient service delivery.

Shehu also urged the federal government to use technology, community policing, and other methods to combat banditry, insurgency, and kidnapping across the nation.

He recommended launching a multi-security coordinated attack to eliminate hot spots using land and air forces, especially in all of the volatile regions in the country’s northwest, north central, and northeast.

Comrade Peter Egwudah of the Humanitarian Country Team (HTC), who also spoke, lamented that the crisis in the North-East has lasted for more than ten years and has resulted in the displacement of over 2.1 million people as a result of both natural disasters like flooding and human-induced actions like insurgency, farmers’ crises, and herders’ crises, among other things.

He revealed that efforts are being made to launch humanitarian action in the north-western region to aid those who have been impacted by banditry and kidnapping in the area.
In order to guarantee that aid is effectively and efficiently distributed in crisis areas by NGOs without the support of anyone, Egwudah urged the government to implement the UN Localization Agenda.