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Interview…2023: Aken ’Ova, A Human Rights Activist, Says She is Not an Ordinary Person…Why She Wants to be Nigeria’s President
Interviews

Interview…2023: Aken ’Ova, A Human Rights Activist, Says She is Not an Ordinary Person…Why She Wants to be Nigeria’s President

Renowned Human Rights Activist, Mrs. Ceessnambhilo Aken ‘Ova, now in her 50s started her career life as a Lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, for 4 years before veering into the NDLEA as one of its top Executive in 1995, for another 4 years and later ended as Human Rights Activist where she openly stood behind the LGBTI group even as she claimed not to be an advocate of Same-sex marriage. Gbagyi, by tribe and Edo State by marriage, she claims, she is passionately spiritual and not religious. In this interview she advanced the reasons why she is the right choice to be Nigeria’s President in 2023. Excerpts… QTN: Tell us about your background madam ANS: Let us start with my mum, she is Mrs. Nuhu Lami Baraje. Her maiden name is Mairua and I think she did up to Primary ...
PTAD Moves to Start Payment of 20 Months Arrears for Pensioners
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PTAD Moves to Start Payment of 20 Months Arrears for Pensioners

The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Dr. Chioma Ejikeme, in this interview with journalists on Friday 30, April, 2021 raised the hope of government’s retirees whose pensions have raised concern in recent times. She expressed hope that the payment will commence immediately.Excerpts: QTN: Kindly explain in clear terms those that should expect the new payment? ANS: All the pensioners under the defined pension scheme. There is no exception. I repeat all our pensioners under the defined pension scheme. QTN: Is there specific date that the payment will commence? ANS: Like as I told you, this particular consequential adjustment is supposed to take effect from April of 2019 and we are going to start paying from the month of May which...