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Ceaseless Prayers

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 Let us pray ceaselessly for God to open the eyes of those who have political power and have become committed to unjust economic policies and deep social injustices.  Amos 8:4-14 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;  yea , and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as  by  the flood of Egypt. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in t
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Approval of Building Plans are Delayed to Extort-Chairperson OYACA



The Chairperson of the Oyo state Anti Corruption Agency(OYACA), Justice Eni Esan(rtd.) has revealed that the delay in the approval of building plans in the state revolved around the desire to extort money from applicants by public servants.
Justice  Esan made this revelation on Wednesday at  a one day Sensitization and Advocacy program for senior officials of local governments in the state in Ibadan.
''The approval of building plans are delayed to extort applicants. It is corruption not to prepare and audit accounts for several years. I urge you to report major infractions  in your local government to OYACA for investigations and prosecution,'' the OYACA chairperson stated.
 However, an official  from Atiba local government,, Ajibola Kareem  lamented that there was no imprest for public servants to function optimally, saying, ''we are not given imprest, we are no paid for car maintenance, inform our employers that they should give us incentives meant for us.''
Similarly, another official from Asabari Local Community Development Area(LCDA) SHAKI, Olaleakn Waheed acknowledged that the state government paid salaries promptly, but added, ''statutory payments are  absent. Everyone can see how the local governments are been run. Help us to beg the government to enable us to work. Beg the government for us to make local governments function. We ask you to rescue us from the present situation.''

Solomon Adewunmi is the Editor-in-Chief New Federation(news2day.emyspot.com)/People(2day.emyspot.com)/Federationews2day(one.emyspot.com). He attended Ajeromi Ifelodun High Schoool, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos/Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan and the University of Lagos, possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, * BBC/EC CERTIFICATE IN NEWS JOURNALISM (FEB. 2001) * CERTIFICATE IN ARTS AND CULTURE CRITICISM (NANTAP MAY 2001) * CERITIFICATE IN PEACE JOURNALISM (JUSTICE,DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COMMISSION) *CERTIFICATE IN CONFLICT ANALYSIS[UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM, OCT.2004] *CERTIFICATE IN INTERFAITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION( UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE, JAN. 2009).

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