Category: The Nation – Nigeria

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere has announced plans to give its late leader Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti a befitting burial.

The organisation also expressed appreciation to individuals and groups commiserating with it over the death of the centenarian assuring members and the public that it remained united despite his demise.

Afenifere National Publicity Secretary Comrade Jare Ajayi disclosed this in a statement adding that the Chairman of the National Executive Committee Oba Olu Falae was working with the family to constitute a burial committee.

According to the statement the committee will oversee arrangements for a befitting farewell for the late Asiwaju Yoruba.

Ajayi also dismissed claims of a leadership crisis within the organisation.

He said Oba Falae would lead delegates from Afenifere branches across Yorubaland to pay a formal condolence visit to the family on Tuesday October 27 2026.

The visit will take place on the eighth day after Fasoranti’s death a day known in Yoruba tradition as ‘Ojo Kejo’ which carries symbolic significance.

The delegation is expected to include representatives from the organisation’s state branches in Kogi Kwara Oyo Osun Ogun Ekiti Lagos and Ondo states.

The statement indicated that members of Afenifere worldwide are presently preoccupied with how to give their leader a glorious burial.

‘Our attention presently is on how to give our leader and Asiwaju Yoruba a glorious burial that he deserves. It would be a height of irresponsibility to be talking about leadership when the remains of the respected leader have not been interred. Such is very much against Yoruba principles’ Ajayi’s statement read in part.

He added that in due time everything would be laid bare for the public.

Chief Fasoranti breathed his last on Tuesday October 20th at the age of 100 a few months after he celebrated his centenary birthday on May 11 2026.

He gave the details of the funeral programmes as follows:

‘A Christian wake-keeping service will be held on Wednesday December 16 2026. The venue is the premises of Omolere Nursery and Primary School within the late leader’s estate in the Fiwasaye area of Akure.

‘The funeral service will be on Thursday December 17th at St. David’s Cathedral Ijomu Akure.

Interment will follow immediately at the church’s cemetery. Guests will be entertained at the leader’s residence while the Thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday December 20th at the same St. David’s Cathedral Ijomu Akure.’

Ajayi quoted Afenifere Exco Chairman Oba Falae as describing Papa Fasoranti as someone who would be sorely missed.

‘He was a great man whose legacy of firmness resilience humaneness hard work and exemplary deeds remains as a beacon for us.

‘We are celebrating the leader’s life rather than grieving because he had lived a purposeful and fulfilling life’.

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has stepped up efforts to revive Nigeria’s ginger industry projecting that production could reach three million tonnes within five years through expanded cultivation improved planting materials and affordable financing for farmers.

The bank’s Managing Director Ayodeji Sotinrin disclosed this during a visit to ginger farms in Kachia Local Government Area Kaduna State where farmers are recording promising harvests under the revival programme.

Sotinrin said about 3400 farmers had benefited from the intervention across 15 clusters adding that the bank planned to expand cultivation to more communities and establish ginger nurseries in 16 states.

He said sustained implementation of the programme could restore production in major ginger-growing areas affected by ginger blight and strengthen Nigeria’s position in the ginger market.

He said achieving the three-million-tonne production target could generate about $3 billion in economic value and significantly improve farmers’ earnings.

‘The people that you’ll call poor farmers or vulnerable farmers they’re the ones that will be making N70 to N80 million per hectare not me’ he said highlighting the potential returns from ginger cultivation.

The intervention which began last year involves collaboration among the Federal Government Kaduna State Government agricultural institutions local authorities traditional leaders and farmer groups.

Sotinrin said the programme would use some of the harvested ginger for tissue culture to multiply planting materials and make them available to more farmers.

He explained that the process involved taking ginger rhizomes to specialised laboratories for multiplication before transferring the resulting plantlets to nurseries where they would develop into seedlings for distribution.

He said the approach would increase the availability of planting materials and support the expansion of ginger farming beyond the current programme locations.

He added that BOA was providing agricultural financing at an interest rate of nine per cent in line with the Federal Government’s directive to improve access to affordable credit.

Sotinrin acknowledged the contributions of President Bola Tinubu the Kaduna State Government the Kachia local government chairman traditional rulers cluster leaders and BOA staff to the initiative. He also commended the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) for supporting efforts to restore production.

The Chairman of Kachia Local Government Area Dr. Manzo Daniel Maigari said ginger blight destroyed about 90 per cent of production in the area leaving many farmers without their primary source of livelihood.

He said farmers received support including alternative agricultural inputs after the outbreak but production had not yet returned to its previous level.

Maigari estimated the sector had recovered to about 30 per cent of its former capacity and expressed optimism that sustained assistance could accelerate recovery within the next two years.

He also said the programme targeted at least 50 per cent female participation although he did not provide the number of women enrolled.

Agrolog supports the programme organising farmers into clusters and providing extension services to guide cultivation and monitor crop development.

Agrolog’s Operations Manager Cham Yakubu said the cluster system helped coordinate farmers and ensure they received support throughout the production process.

‘Our role is to provide extension services and coordinate these farmers which we did. We formed them into clusters’ Yakubu said.

He said more than 900 internally displaced farmers affected by insecurity were included in one cluster and were expected to begin harvesting within three weeks of the earlier assessment.

Yakubu said security concerns had limited physical visits to the cluster but extension monitoring reports indicated that the crops were developing well.

Cluster heads Malachy Gadani of Gidan Tagwai Ginger Farmers and Caleb Dallah of Ibika Farmers Group commended BOA for supporting farmers affected by ginger blight.

One beneficiary Blessing Ali also thanked the bank saying the intervention was helping ginger farmers in Kaduna State restore production.

The 15 participating clusters are Assako 1 Matankadi Farms Utro Akyi Muli Cooperative Mothercat Mission Farmers CM Cluster Maigidas Zisshya Gidan Tagwai Ginger Farmers Sakainu Farmers Cooperative Kachia Urban Maraba Farmer Bazachat Farmers Ibika Farmers Group and Jerry Farms.

The Bauchi State government has confirmed the disbursement of N5.2 billion gratuities to workers who retired from the state and local government service between 2012 and 2014.

Executive Secretary Bauchi State Contributory Pension Commission Mr. Ibrahim Inuwa who dropped the hint also spoke of government’s plans to begin payment of gratuities today to workers who retired in 2015.

Inuwa stated this while reviewing progress of the ongoing disbursement exercise on Sunday in Bauchi.

The executive secretary said that N3.1 billion was paid to local government retirees and N2.1 billion to state government retirees since inception of the exercise in the last three weeks.

He said that the total amount disbursed was expected to increase as payment progressed.

The secretary advised retirees who left the service in 2015 to obtain relevant information from pension desk officers in their respective local government areas.

Mr. Kabir Sizwe an official of the disbursement committee said that the exercise was progressing smoothly in spite of challenges including difficulties associated with locating files of some retirees.

He said that relevant agencies were working to trace the missing files to enable the affected beneficiaries to receive their entitlements.

Another official – Kola Oyerinde – urged retirees who missed the 2012 2013 and 2014 payment exercises to come forward for verification and processing.

Oyerinde said that only 442 out of the 583 state retirees participated in the 2014 while 670 out of the 769 expected local government retirees turned up for the exercise.

He assured that the funds allocated were available and urged those yet to receive their benefits to complete the necessary procedures.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised 16 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in coordinated air and artillery strikes on three suspected terrorist enclaves in the Tunbunma area of South Lake Chad.

The operation conducted between 1 am and 2 am on Monday October 26 followed intelligence reports indicating the presence of key terrorist leaders and fighters at the locations.

The Acting Military Information Officer of OPHK Capt. Mohammed Goni said the operation deployed air and ground weapon systems against the identified targets.

According to Goni those killed included Abu Zubiru described by the military as an Arab national and two associates Baana Nglewa and Jindullah Sadiq.

He added that Abu Saleem identified as the Wali of Tunbunma sustained severe injuries along with seven other fighters during the strikes.

Goni said the battle damage assessment indicated that the military neutralised 16 ISWAP fighters across the three targeted locations.

He said the operation underscored the military’s continued efforts to disrupt terrorist networks operating within the Lake Chad Basin through intelligence-led offensive operations.

The military reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling terrorist enclaves and restoring peace and normality to the Northeast.

It also urged the public to provide timely credible information to security agencies to support ongoing counter-terrorism operations stressing that terrorists have no hiding place.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian over alleged illegal lithium processing activities at four plants in Ogere Ogun State.

The arrests were made by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the commission on Friday October 23 2026 following credible intelligence and surveillance operations.

According to a statement issued by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity Dele Oyewale on Monday the suspects were apprehended at the four illegal lithium processing plants located in the Ogere area of Ogun State.

Items recovered during the operation included bags of lithium rocks 18 mobile phones four laptops two decoders a television remote control and a trailer truck.

The commission did not disclose the identities of the suspects or provide further details about the ownership or operational structure of the processing plants.

The EFCC said the suspects would be charged to court after investigations into the alleged illegal activities are concluded.

The operation comes amid growing attention to Nigeria’s solid mineral sector particularly the activities of operators involved in the exploration and processing of minerals across the country.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d’or men’s award.

The award is given to the player voted as Best Player in the 2025/2026 season.

Kane who won the Gerd Muller award earlier in the ceremony makes history to become Bayern Munich’s first player to win the award.

He won the award in London a City where he played for Tottenham Hotspur for many years in the English League

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Senator Dayo Adeyeye has called on Nigerians to re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 drawing a sharp distinction between the President’s focus on building national infrastructure assets and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s history of privatizing public wealth.

Speaking at a press conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday Senator Adeyeye warned voters against returning to policies that surrendered strategic national infrastructure to private buyers arguing that President Tinubu’s administration is actively expanding the country’s asset base.

Adeyeye delivered a direct critique of Atiku’s public sector record questioning his approach to national development and political management.

‘His (Atiku) only plan is to sell’ Adeyeye declared. ‘As privatization chairman he sold NITEL NICON Ajaokuta – all died. Now he wants to sell NNPC and our new ports. This is how you diversify an economy – by building not by selling it.’

Contrasting this record with the current administration’s track record the NPA Chairman noted that President Tinubu has consistently established expanded and protected state institutions throughout his political career.

‘Tinubu built’ Adeyeye emphasized. ‘He built AD built ACN built APC. He built Lagos from N600 Million to N51 Billion IGR. He built a party built a city and is now building a nation. Atiku only jumps. Defect contest lose run away. Nigerians must choose: Builder or Jumper? Stayer or Tourist?’

Senator Adeyeye pointed to the transformation of Nigeria’s maritime sector as prime evidence of President Tinubu’s commitment to expanding public assets rather than liquidating them. He highlighted the creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the launch of major deep-sea port developments across the coastline.

‘For 63 years no President remembered the ocean’ Adeyeye stated. ‘Today we are building new ports – Ibom Bakassi Ondo Badagry Bonny. Total maritime agency revenue moved from N700.79 billion in 2023 to N1.83 trillion in 2025 – a 160% increase. The World Bank ranked Apapa and Tin Can among the Top 20 Most Improved Ports in the world.’

Listing key fiscal infrastructural and social investments driving the administration’s asset-building strategy the NPA boss stated that Nigeria completely settled its International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan principal on April 30 2025 becoming the only major African nation with zero IMF principal debt while foreign reserves expanded to $53.8 Billion.

The former Minister of State Works noted that the administration allocated N758 Billion to clear legacy pension backlogs dating back to 2007 benefiting 957045 retirees while reinstating 100 percent annual salary gratuity under the Exit Benefit Scheme.

He also cited various national transport links with construction actively progressing on key connectivity routes including the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the 1068km Sokoto-Badagry Highway while on human capital development Adeyeye cited the over N355 billion disbursed via the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to support 1.6 million tertiary students without selling off public educational institutions.

Recalling political history Adeyeye noted that the opposition presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) who now criticize the President Tinubu previously sought his support when facing political opposition.

‘A man who cannot build a political party cannot build a Nigeria of 230 million people’ Adeyeye remarked. ‘When former President Obasanjo wanted to crush him where did he run to? Bourdillon. To Tinubu. Tinubu gave him Action Congress (AC) and gave him a platform. A man who ran to Tinubu for refuge now wants to challenge him? Asiwaju is his master in politics and nation-building.’

The initiator of South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) Adeyeye dismissed the presidential candidate of Alliance Peoples Movement (APM) Gov. Seyi Makinde as no match to the re-election of President Tinubu in January 16 2027 in the South West region insisting that ‘Asiwaju will trash him in Oyo State where he is currently the governor. Seyi Makinde is no match to Asiwaju either in the South West or the country at large. ‘

Adeyeye then appealed to the electorate to back President Tinubu’s reform agenda to ensure economic stability and structural growth.

‘President Tinubu has done the painful surgery; let us allow him to complete the healing. Vote continuity. Vote Tinubu 2027’ Adeyeye said.

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Emevor Ward 7 Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State have pledged to unite and mobilise grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and other party candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The resolution followed a strategic meeting yesterday where the leaders also pledged support for Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas House of Representatives member Jonathan Ukodhiko and Delta State House of Assembly candidate for Isoko North Constituency II Chief Frank Ozue.

The ward leader and Chairman of the Delta State Hospitals Management Board Dr Paul Oweh said the community had benefited from projects executed by the Oborevwori administration particularly the Emevor-Orogun Road.

He urged residents to support the APC candidates describing the road project as a significant intervention that had brought relief to the community.

Oweh disclosed that the state campaign council had been constituted adding that campaign structures at ward and unit levels would soon be inaugurated to strengthen grassroots mobilisation.

Also speaking the President-General of Emevor Progress Union and Executive Assistant to the Governor on Beautification Chief Emmanuel Erezih urged party members and community stakeholders to close ranks and support the governor.

Erezih said unity and collective mobilisation were essential to the party’s preparations for the 2027 elections.

Others at the meeting included the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Media Dr Nelson Egware; Dr Paul Emerhana; Chief Lucky Okeremu; Hon. Edafe Anighoro; Hon. Evelyn Umukoro; Chief Otobo Ugbome; Hon. Sylvester Ifode; Mr Wilson Khama; Dr Samuel Irori; Chief Emmanuel Erhire; Hon. Victor Oyibitha; Barr. David Jarikre; Mr Isaiah Ogunye; Dr Emmanuel Adhumadhume; Deacon Karo Oghogho and Mr Eruore Edoso among others.

In another development NdokwaFoward a political pressure group in Ndokwa land has commended the Delta State Government’s planned financial support for economically disadvantaged residents urging transparency and accountability in its implementation.

In a statement signed by Rt. Hon. Samuel Osasa Esq.; Omordi George Ugbomah PhD; and Chief Isaac Onyesom the group said the initiative could boost small businesses improve household incomes and create jobs if properly implemented.

It urged the government to ensure transparent beneficiary selection effective monitoring and productive use of the funds.

The group also called for complementary investments in agriculture vocational training affordable credit and infrastructure to create sustainable economic opportunities.

While commending Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s focus on residents’ welfare the group urged beneficiaries to use the funds judiciously to grow their businesses and create jobs.

It said sustained investment in enterprise development would reduce dependence on government assistance and improve living standards across the state.

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has projected that the National Cylinder Recirculation Programme (NCRP) will generate thousands of jobs nationwide through the establishment of 430 cylinder requalification centres as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to improve liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) safety and expand access to clean cooking fuel.

The programme developed in collaboration with government and industry stakeholders is designed to transform the safety identification management and recirculation of LPG cylinders while supporting Nigeria’s domestic gas expansion industrialisation and clean energy transition objectives.

Announcing the initiative at a press conference at SON’s Operational Headquarters in Lagos on Friday October 23 2026 the stakeholders said the programme would establish a coordinated framework for cylinder registration inspection requalification digital tracking and safe recirculation.

The initiative is expected to address safety risks associated with expired damaged uncertified and poorly maintained cylinders while creating employment opportunities in cylinder inspection requalification manufacturing transportation retail distribution and technology services.

At the heart of the programme is a National Cylinder Registry which will assign unique digital identities to cylinders and enable the tracking of key activities throughout their lifecycle including registration inspection requalification filling distribution and exchange.

Director-General and Chief Executive Officer SON Dr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke said the initiative would strengthen quality assurance and protect consumers while promoting confidence in LPG as a cleaner household energy source.

‘Safe and reliable LPG use depends on more than access to gas. It requires strict adherence to cylinder quality standards responsible handling and effective lifecycle tracking across the supply chain. Through the NCRP we are unifying statutory quality control with digital traceability to protect Nigerian lives and property while building consumer trust in clean energy’ he said.

Under the programme existing cylinders entering the system will undergo assessment at authorised requalification facilities. Those that meet prescribed safety requirements will be approved for continued circulation while cylinders that fail the checks will be withheld for corrective action or appropriate disposal.

Consumers will be able to exchange existing cylinders through approved retailers with collected cylinders transferred for inspection and requalification. The arrangement is intended to progressively remove unsafe cylinders from circulation and improve access to compliant alternatives.

The establishment of 430 requalification centres is expected to stimulate investment in specialised facilities and create jobs for technicians inspectors logistics operators distribution workers and other professionals across the LPG value chain.

The initiative is also expected to create business opportunities for local cylinder manufacturers equipment suppliers technology providers and retailers as demand grows for compliant cylinders and related services.

Lead Programme Director NCRP Secretariat and Managing Director of FuelTree Dr Bekeme Olowola said the programme went beyond cylinder identification to establish a national system linking safety regulation with economic development and environmental objectives.

‘The NCRP is about much more than putting QR codes on gas cylinders. We are building a national system that makes cylinder safety verifiable supports the expansion of domestic LPG consumption and creates new opportunities for investment enterprise development and job creation’ she said.

‘By connecting regulators manufacturers marketers retailers and requalification facilities through a common digital infrastructure we are turning the Federal Government’s gas expansion and clean cooking ambitions into a practical measurable programme that can also attract international climate finance.’

The programme aligns with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas agenda which seeks to increase domestic utilisation of Nigeria’s natural gas resources and expand their contribution to economic development.

It is also intended to support the transition from traditional cooking fuels including firewood charcoal and kerosene to cleaner household energy alternatives. Wider LPG adoption could reduce exposure to harmful smoke from traditional cooking practices and ease pressure on forest resources.

The digital registry is expected to generate information that could help measure and verify eligible environmental benefits. Subject to applicable carbon market methodologies independent verification and regulatory approvals the programme could attract climate finance and potentially generate carbon credits to support cylinder access and improve affordability for vulnerable households.

Industry operators are being engaged to establish an integrated national recirculation system covering cylinder manufacturing filling inspection requalification retailing and distribution.

Better Gas is among the commercial operators participating in the initiative drawing on its cylinder exchange model and micro-distribution network.

General Manager Better Gas Bolaji Orofinlu said the programme could improve the availability of safe cylinders while strengthening last-mile distribution.

‘Ensuring last-mile access requires reliable supply logistics and strong retail partnerships. Better Gas is already aligned with the objectives of the NCRP through our cylinder-swapping model and micro-distribution centres across Abuja. The programme also presents an opportunity to support cylinder requalification and expand the availability of safe cylinders in the market’ he said.

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) also stressed the need to withdraw obsolete cylinders from circulation.

Its Executive Secretary Bassey Essien said some cylinders currently in use had exceeded their safe service life and required urgent attention.

‘There are many types of cylinders in circulation and to be frank some are long overdue for withdrawal. I still have a cylinder in my secretariat that is 60 years old which I have kept as a specimen. Cylinders have a lifespan and once they exceed it they should be removed from circulation’ he said.

The programme’s regulatory and policy framework draws on the SON Act No. 14 of 2015 and relevant government directives concerning cylinder safety quality assurance and traceability. Its implementation also supports the policy objectives of the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas) the Federal Ministry of Environment the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) the National Council on Climate Change and the Decade of Gas Secretariat.

Following the Lagos announcement implementation activities will include stakeholder onboarding integration of the digital registry and phased rollout across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.

The national unveiling is scheduled for October 28 and 29 in Abuja alongside the Nigeria Clean Cooking Forum 2026 where policymakers industry operators and prospective implementation partners are expected to discuss the programme’s deployment.

An international presentation is also planned for the Nigerian Pavilion at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) scheduled to take place in Antalya Trkiye from November 9 to 20 2026.

The presentation is expected to showcase Nigeria’s approach to digitally enabled cylinder recirculation clean cooking expansion and the potential mobilisation of international climate finance.

Through the programme SON and its partners aim to strengthen cylinder safety support domestic gas utilisation and build an industry capable of creating jobs attracting investment and expanding access to cleaner cooking energy nationwide.

A philanthropist and the founder of the Agbonjagwe Leemon Ikpea Foundation Chief Dr. Leemon Ikpea has donated a 62-bed medical centre to Ewatto community in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State to boost access to healthcare in the area and the neighbouring communities.

The medical centre which was inaugurated last week and named after the founder was built at an estimated cost of N2.227 billion.

The facility is equipped with modern medical equipment and is expected to reduce the difficulty that the residents faced by having to travel considerable distances to access healthcare particularly during emergencies.

The centre is equipped to provide a range of services including emergency and urgent care maternal and child health diagnostic and laboratory services pharmacy services general medical care preventive healthcare specialist and referral care and community health outreach.

During the ceremony Ikpea said he conceived the project in response to the healthcare challenges that residents of Ewatto and the surrounding communities faced.

He said: ‘I firmly believe that one of the most meaningful legacies any individual can leave behind is an institution that continues to improve and preserve human lives long after the individual is gone. It is my sincere hope that this Medical Centre will become such a legacy.’

The philanthropist said the initiative complemented rather than substituted for government to expand access to quality and affordable healthcare services.

He added: ‘We are particularly encouraged by the continuing efforts of both the Federal and Edo State governments to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to healthcare services. We hope that this facility will become a valuable partner in those efforts.’

Ikpea said the centre would provide healthcare and create opportunities for medical professionals to work and train adding that it was intended to ensure mothers children and elderly people could access timely medical attention without travelling long distances while emergencies receive prompt care.

Acknowledging the contributions of the Federal and the Edo State governments Ikpea urged the residents of Ewatto and the neighbouring communities to take ownership of the facility and ensure its proper maintenance.

During the inauguration Governor Monday Okpebholo hailed Ikpea saying his life as a philanthropist was exemplified by the lives he had touched.

The governor hailed the philanthropist for the ‘extraordinary healthcare investment’ he brought to his people.

He said: ‘You have demonstrated that your true success is not measured by what you have achieved but by the lives you have touched. You built more than hope; you have brought quality healthcare closer to the people.’

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate patted Ikpea on the back for complementing the government’s efforts to improve access to quality healthcare.

The minister described the medical centre as a significant contribution to healthcare delivery in the community.

In a goodwill message the Onojie of Ekpoma Kingdom His Royal Highness Antony Ehiozojie Abumere II congratulated Ikpea on the establishment of the medical centre describing it as a valuable contribution to the health and wellbeing of the people of Esan land.

Abumere noted that the project reflected the values of compassion and communal responsibility praying for God to grant Ikpea greater wisdom strength and long life to continue serving humanity

Also in a message by its Managing Director Tony Okonigene Peacton Global Ventures Limited the contractor that handled the project said it reflected the philanthropist’s commitment to the improvement of health and wellbeing of the Esan people.

The company added that the medical centre would improve access to healthcare help save lives and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

Also the Onogie of Igueben HRM Ehiogie Eluojierior applauded Ikpea’s achievements and the human investment initiatives of his foundation across Edo State urging other capable individuals to emulate his efforts in providing healthcare facilities.

Established in 2012 by Ikpea ALIF has pursued programmes in education social welfare skills and community development.