Senate Committees: APC, PDP senators at war

FROM FOLASHADE AD­ETUTU-KOYI, ABUJA
Senate President Bu­kola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekwerema­du have relocated to London, United Kingdom, to compile the list of chairmen and mem­bers of the 57 standing com­mittees of the Upper Legisla­tive House.
Chairmanship of commit­tees in the parliament is keenly contested as those considered Grade ‘A’ are usually given to loyal members of the House leadership.
Sunday Sun gathered that the Senate President left for the United Kingdom shortly after Senate adjourned plenary to September 27.
His Deputy, Ekweremadu reportedly joined him last week.
An aide to the Deputy Sen­ate President, who declined to be named, confirmed that his boss left Nigeria on Tuesday, August 11. “He actually went abroad on holiday with the family,” while another hinted that “he met with the Senate President in the United King­dom.”
A ranking member of the Senate All Progressives Con­gress (APC) caucus told Sun­day Sun that the two presiding officers “relocated temporarily abroad to avoid unnecessary pressures from our colleagues over the composition of the 57 Standing Committees. But, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the chamber is set for a showdown with the ruling APC.
At the moment, there are strong indications that the Sen­ate leadership has concluded plans to share the chairmanship of the 57 standing committees equally between the APC and their counterparts in the PDP.
An opposition Senator privy to the arrangement alleged that the Senate President, “as part of his campaigns during the heady days before the inauguration on Tuesday, June 9, pledged to share chairmanship of juicy committees with members of the PDP as part of the deal for supporting his ambition…”
Before he travelled abroad, Saraki asked Senators to indi­cate their choice of committees by picking forms to that effect from the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Biyi Durojaiye and indi­cate five committees where they wished to serve as soon as possible.
A senator from the South West geopolitical zone, pointed out that the current plan by the leadership of the Eighth Sen­ate to adopt the provisions of the controversial amendments made to the Senate Rules in the allocation of committee chairmanship to Senators, was a grand design to favour the op­position.
He restated that “the amend­ment was a drastic departure from the Senate tradition, re­garding the allocation of head­ship of more committees to members of the majority par­ty,” and expressed worry that “some APC Senators might lose out in the process, and end up sharing the positions equally with PDP members.”
He continues: “The con­troversial amendments made to the Senate Standing Orders (2015, as amended) have made it mandatory for our leadership to share headship of the com­mittees equally among the six geopolitical zones.
“Specifically, Order 3 (4) of the same orders state that, ‘The appointment of Senators as chairmen and members of Committees shall be carried out in such a manner as to re­flect the six geopolitical zones of the country and there shall be no predominance of sena­tors from a few geo-political zones’.
“This means that the lead­ership of the red chamber will allocate its committees equally among Senators, irrespective of political party affiliation, especially now that Senator Ekweremadu is obviously in charge of Selection.”
Further checks also indicat­ed that each geo-political zone might get at least, nine commit­tee chairmanship seats out of the total 57 Senate committees.
The controversial amend­ments were a radical departure from what was obtainable in the 2011 version of the Senate Standing Order, which made members of the majority party to enjoy juicy committees.
A close observation of the committee distribution in the 7th Senate revealed that former Senate President, David Mark, allocated them in favour of the PDP caucus in the chamber.
For instance, in the Seventh Senate, it was observed that the South-South got 14 chair­manship slots; followed by the North-Central, South-East and North-West, which got 10 each.
The South-West, with many members in the opposition, got the least chairmanship posi­tions with only five seats while the North-East, also with many senators in the opposition, got seven.
The current arrangement, based on the provisions of the controversial Senate Standing Orders of 2015 shows that the majority party, APC which has more members, mainly from the North-west, North-central and the South-west will not enjoy special preference unlike the PDP in the Seventh Senate.
Regardless, Senate Leader, Ali Ndume told newsmen last week that chairmanship and membership of standing com­mittees would be announced in September when Senate re­sumes in plenary.
Already, four committees have been constituted, adhering strictly to the rule on geopoliti­cal spread, with both the APC and PDP Senators sharing the chairmanship slots on equal basis.
The committees are, Senate Services headed by Senator Ibrahim Gobir (APC Sokoto East); Rules and Business, which has Senator Babajide Omoworare (APC Osun Cen­tral ) as Chairman; Ethics and Privileges, chaired by Samuel Anyanwu ( PDP Imo East ); and Public Accounts Commit­tee with Senator Andy Uba (PDP, Anambra South) as Chairman.
However, Senate spokes­man, Dino Melaye insisted that chairmanship of the stand­ing committees would be shared with special preference for the APC caucus, as the par­ty in the majority.
“There is no way PDP Sena­tors would have equal number of committee chairmanship seats since they are not in the majority. But we would carry everyone along because the Senate does not belong to any particular party,” Melaye said.

Can Fowler Replicate Lagos in Abuja on FIRS’ Top Job?, By Williams Ekanem

Fowlers’ skills in generating revenue for Lagos State that is said to rely more on internally generated revenue than on federal allocation would be very relevant. This is more so with the dwindling oil price that has seen the nation struggling with lean resources in recent times and trying to make ends meet with accruals from the non-oil sector and tax income.

When the Senators resume from their recess, one of their duties would be the screening and confirmation or otherwise of a string of appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari while they were away.
On that list would be Mr. Babatunde Fowler, the new helmsman at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). His appointment during the week as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the revenue agency will likely increase the rating of the Buhari administration as people around the country consider it a plus for the reform being carried out by President Buhari.
Considering that the FIRS, a first-class federal government agency has not had a substantive chairman since the departure of Ifueko Omogui-Okauru in 2012, the confirmation becomes even more urgent.
The process would indeed be less cumbersome for the Senators because of the credentials Mr. Fowler brings to the table.
Before his appointment, the new FIRS boss, was the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue for about ten years running from 2005 to 2015.
Keen followers of Fowlers’ tenure in Lagos point out it had never been so good for the tax situation in Lagos, as the state recorded an astronomical rise in internally generated revenue, growing from an average of N3.6 billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013, and over N30 billion by this year.
If Fowler’s appointment is an insight into what to expect in the much awaited cabinet formation by President Buhari, then the nation can be said to be in for a new beginning in the era of change and this can widely be said to be a change that would work.
This is because besides Fowler’s outstanding credential of growing Lagos State internally generated revenue by over ten fold during his tenure, he is also said to have done that in an efficient manner, such that as much as 4.5 million residents now voluntarily pay their taxes on monthly basis, according to reports.
This is largely due to the ease of payment method put in place by policies enunciated during his tenure, in addition to the fact that people could see what their taxes are being used for and are thus encouraged to pay to aid further development.
Now, at a national level, would Fowler be able to replicate same outstanding feat?
This question becomes necessary going by different and bigger challenges at FIRS, especially at a time the federal government is focused on fighting corruption in the country and a time of drop in oil revenues.
Staring the new chairman in the face would be the perennial problem of the agency-insider dealing by staffers who would prefer to connive with tax defaulters to defraud the government of tax income.
There is also the age-long issue of tax evasion in both small and large scale organisations, corporations and even multinational companies, an issue that has seen the nation lose considerable income over the years.
Inadequate funding of the agency, as manifested in its protracted battles with landlords on rent of its scattered offices across the nation as well as out-dated tax laws amongst others, are challenges Fowler would have to deal with to leave an equally good impression at his exit.
With the immediate past acting chief executive staying barely five months in office, there is a baggage that Fowler would inherit and how he manages that to steer the agency forward is without a doubt, an imminent task.
In this direction, Fowlers’ skills in generating revenue for Lagos State that is said to rely more on internally generated revenue than on federal allocation would be very relevant. This is more so with the dwindling oil price that has seen the nation struggling with lean resources in recent times and trying to make ends meet with accruals from the non-oil sector and tax income.
As it is now, the FIRS is said to be the second highest revenue generator for government after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and that means more than ever before, all income is needed and no messing around with figures.
It is not by any means a tea party for Fowler, but if his precedence is anything to go by, it could be said that he is equal to the task.
In assessing the role of the FIRS, Uche Aneke, a public affairs analyst stated that the revenue profile of the agency has grown over the years from billions to trillions. According to him, “In 2009, the FIRS turned in to the national coffers revenue of N2.19 trillion and in 2010, a total of N2.83 trillion was achieved while in 2011, it generated N4.6 trillion.”
The agency which was granted autonomy in 2007 with the enactment of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act (2007) is solely responsible for tax administration in the country. And indeed, the FIRS has undergone several reforms and seen many chief executive directors since its establishment.
Fowler is replacing Samuel Odugbesan, a former Coordinating Director at the agency, who was appointed to the position by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in March this year. Odugbesan took over from Mr. Kabir Mashi, who took over from the last substantive chairman, Mrs. Omogui-Okauru. The FIRS has not had a substantive chairman since the departure of Ifueko Omogui-Okauru in 2012.
Fowler had his higher education in the United States, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University. Before joining the service of the Lagos State Government, he worked in the banking sector for about 20 years with long stints at Credit Lyonnais Nigeria Limited and Chartered Bank.
Fowler, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the United Kingdom.
He will serve as Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate. When he’s finally confirmed, it would put and end to the temporary nature of executives that have headed the agency for some years now and Fowler will no doubt have more strength to act.
Williams Ekanem is a Nigerian Journalist based in New York, USA can be contacted at kayceewills@yahoo.com.

Buhari: Awaiting Chapter Two of the Integrity Story, By Pius Adesanmi

President Buhari’s word is just as important as the aura with which he is scaring the heck out of the goats who ate our yams. The yam eaters are all over the place, pissing in their pants, sending peace committees on nonsensical, poorly-disguised soft landing errands, forming malaria, eczema, dysentery and all kinds of illnesses in foreign hospitals. All because of the aura and body language of one man. This personal capital must be parlayed into institutions to rebuild and strengthen them, especially our mechanisms of discipline and punish, of crime and punishment.

Chapter one of the integrity story is easy to remember. We had become a society of zero consequences for actions injurious to the body politic. Nothing happened if Nigerians died on your watch; nothing happened to Abba Moro. Absolutely nothing happened if you stole. In fact, the man who was supposed to set the course of national ethics and morality instituted a national debate on the finer distinctions between stealing and corruption and unleashed his supporters all over social media to split hairs between the two. That was just before he blamed yams for not doing enough to avoid the mouth of goats.
If you want to gauge just how low we sunk, just how dirty we became, you need not look further than Ibrahim Lamorde, the difficult-to-decipher fellow running the EFCC. During the Jonathan era, Lamorde’s idea of fighting corruption was to roam around Nigeria, looking for anybody who stole five thousand naira or less. The best way to escape his purview was to steal millions. That conferred immunity and untouchability on you. When Lamorde got tired of running after kindergarten pickpockets, he started to harass fishermen for fishing without authorisation in violation of the constitution.
I am not joking o. In case you have forgotten, on September 24, 2014, the EFCC arraigned six fishermen – Adekunle Oshingbosi, Momodu Ibrahim, Idowu Tuesday, Togbosi Christian, Benjamin Eyinle, and Anthony Medoho before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly fishing in unauthorised waters. According to the EFCC, the men were arrested on March 27, 2014 for fishing in Nigerian territorial waters without getting authorised approval, thereby violating Sections 1(1) (2) of the Seas Fishery Act Cap S4, 2004.
It is easy to surmise from the foregoing that had Nigerians not awarded a red card to President Jonathan, Lamorde would by now be harassing roadside mechanics and “forganaizers” all over the country for practicing without a license, contrary to some sections of the Constitution. As for the ICPC, the least said the better. She completely disappeared. I must confess there were times during the Jonathan era when I would have been unable to tell you the full meaning of ICPC because she was so dormant, inert, and invisible: totally useless and redundant.
Now, Lamorde is back in the big league, barking and threatening to bite; ICPC too is staking a serious claim to national attention as a player in the emergent anti-corruption atmosphere. NNPC and other institutions of state are feeling a shake-up. The other day in Ogun state, a civil servant who’d been stealing millions from secondary schools was apprehended. Something’s in the air and people have been hard put to name it beyond abstraction.
Actually, what is happening to the Nigerian body politic, albeit with considerable room for improvement, is not too difficult to name: it is the stirrings of a possible return to the fear of consequences. It is what we said would happen if only there was a modicum of integrity at the very top. We were coming from a place in the darkest pit of hell where the notion of consequence, the notion that punishment is the logical, natural, juridical, moral, and ethical outcome of stealing, had completely disappeared from our lives. That notion is returning – ever so gradually, ever so imperfectly – and that is what is responsible for noticeable changes in the system. And for the perceptible difference in the air you are breathing right now in Nigeria.
This auspicious first chapter of Buhari’s integrity narrative presents two problems. First is the fact that people are mistaking the start of the journey for the end of the journey. People are behaving like we are at the mountain top already. The point must be made and repeated: we are still in the darkest pit of hell and have only just begun the arduous crawl out of it. We are not even at the bottom of the mountain yet, let alone start the hard climb to the mountain top. What Buhari’s integrity narrative has done is to jumpstart the first step out of the pit by reintroducing the elementary fear of consequence into our badly battered national psyche. It is only when we get out of the pit that we can approach the bottom of the mountain to start climbing.
The second problem is that the incipient positive results of the integrity narrative has become a sufficient excuse for heightened intolerance of any scrutiny of President Buhari’s pace. Some will even hound and harass people with genuine and legitimate concerns about aspects of Buhari’s leadership style because “it is still too early to start criticising and distracting the President.” Well, the very day a man becomes my President is the day he starts to owe me explanations. This school of thought will destroy Buhari if he gets carried away by their theory that he is omnipresent and omnipotent, his integrity narrative the be-all, singular open sesame to paradise for Nigeria. I will not dwell on this beyond repeating what I have already stated in multiple fora: those looking for a President who must not be vigorously engaged, scrutinised, and criticised must crossover to the ranks of the career Jonathanians who brooked no criticism of the former President and destroyed him with the most disgusting halleluiah followership I have ever seen in Africa. President Buhari will not – and must not – be rewarded with this sort of followership.
This brings me to the second chapter of the integrity story. The first chapter is about the aura and personal capital of President Buhari which we sold as capable of bringing back the fear and notion of consequence into the system. That side of things is working – albeit in a sole administratorship format that is worrisome. We have been told to wait till September. We are waiting. The second chapter has to do with the word of a man of integrity. I am still studying the outlines of this second chapter. I don’t know where President Buhari intends to go with the idea of his word as his bond so I am just going to point out two early disquieting things he needs to bear in mind as we all struggle to help him return credibility to our system and country.
A leader’s word is a key part of the business of integrity. It is pretty straightforward. Nothing complicated about it at all. Where a leader tells the people that they will find osaka, they must not get there and find osoko; where a leader tells the people that they will find osoko, they must not get there and find osaka. President Buhari’s word must remain an integral part of the narrative of integrity. Something as simple as a promise made openly and nationally to publicly declare his assets is becoming something of an osaka-osoko story and I don’t like it at all. One had been prepared to even overlook this asset declaration matter in the context of the bigger gains we are witnessing on the anti-corruption front only for Femi Adesina to return it to national discourse in an arrogant and dishonest manner.
In a recent interview with Kayode Ogundamisi, Femi Adesina claims that President Buhari did not promise to declare his assets publicly; it was the APC that made the promise! This is a lie. Like Nuhu Ribadu, who abused Goodluck Jonathan and Patience Jonathan, and later ridiculed himself by struggling to claim that he never said any such thing, Femi Adesina appears to have forgotten Google! Candidate Buhari did not only pledge to “publicly declare my assets and liabilities”, he did so in a document he entitled, “My Covenant with Nigerians”. I advise every Nigerian to Google and keep a copy of President Buhari’s covenant if this is the way his media team intends to play the game. A covenant is an even more serious business than a promise or a pledge. Neither the APC nor the Nigerian people forced President Buhari to make this covenant. He did it of his own volition. But it is now his word. It must be his bond.
President Buhari may also want to look into a curious office that is not recognised by the Constitution but is however functioning – and gaining visibility – in the Villa under his watch. It is called “the Office of the Wife of the President.” In other words, Patience Jonathan had six eggs. Nigerians screamed and condemned her for having six eggs. We condemned Goodluck Jonathan for allowing his wife to have six eggs where the Constitution makes provision for none. Our own Professor Soyinka saw and castigated a sheppopotamus with six illegal eggs. President Buhari was part of this culture of national revulsion for Patience Jonathan’s six eggs. He granted an interview to Daily Trust and promised to abolish the six eggs not recognised by the Constitution. However, it does seem to me that Patience Jonathan’s illegal six eggs have been replaced by half a dozen eggs for Aisha Buhari. President Buhari must endeavour to return us to his word in this matter.
In essence, President Buhari’s word is just as important as the aura with which he is scaring the heck out of the goats who ate our yams. The yam eaters are all over the place, pissing in their pants, sending peace committees on nonsensical, poorly-disguised soft landing errands, forming malaria, eczema, dysentery and all kinds of illnesses in foreign hospitals. All because of the aura and body language of one man. This personal capital must be parlayed into institutions to rebuild and strengthen them, especially our mechanisms of discipline and punish, of crime and punishment.
But, above all, this personal capital must sit on the foundation of the President’s word.

Boko Haram terrorists ambush Army Chief’s advance team

Ola' Audu

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai

One soldier was killed in an ambush Friday during a daring visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, to troops currently battling Boko Haram terrorists in parts of Borno state.
The army chief, who arrived Maiduguri first, set out on the journey through Mafa to Gamboru-Ngala border town where regrouping terrorists were dislodged recently.
On the way to Gamboru-Ngala, Mr. Buratai, a Lieutenant General, stopped at Mafa town where he addressed troops of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army currently manning the reclaimed community that is still deserted.
He commended the soldiers for “a job well done” and assured them of improved welfare and allowances. Mr. Buratai said the issue of troops’ welfare was already before President Muhammadu Buhari.
He however informed the soldiers that “there is still more job to be done and we have to do this once and for all so that all of us can go back to our respective barracks and continue with our normal jobs and soldiers”.
As the convoy moved on to Dikwa, a message was sent in that an advance team was ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists and one soldier was killed while  two others were also injured.
The soldiers in advance however subdued the terrorists by killing five of them and arresting five others. Those arrested surrendered their arms.
While the Chief of Army staff’s convoy proceeded to Dikwa, soldiers spotted suspected Boko Haram members in the bush amidst flocks of cattle. Mr. Buratai stopped the convoy and ordered that the group be rounded up for prompt investigation.
An elderly herdsman confessed that four of the arrested suspects met them in the bush and forced them to move together. The four suspects later owned up that they were members of the Boko Haram. They were immediately arrested and sent back to Maiduguri.
In Dikwa, the chief of Army staff was welcome with cheers by over 4000 internally displaced persons from Gamboru and neighbouring towns, who were full of praise and prayers for him and the soldiers.
He addressed them in the local Kanuri language and assured them that they would soon be resettled as his troops were working round the clock to rid the area of all terrorists.
The convoy later moved on to Ngala town where a large number of solders were met celebrating the liberation of the area.
Lieutenant General Buratai addressed the troops and commended them for keeping the morale high. He urged them to be more vigilant and ensure no Boko Haram is left to cause any form of attack on troops and innocent civilians.
He was accompanied on the trip by the GOC 7 Division and other top officers from the Army headquarters, while the Chief of Air Staff also made the trip by air.

REVEALED: How Buhari Confronted Jonathan In Aso Rock With Shocking Evidences

                                                                                                  New Telegraph
 – President Muhammadu Buhari has presented to his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, evidence of infractions committed under his watch in defence of the determination of his administration to probe the previous government. New Telegraph learnt that the president, during a late night meeting with Jonathan at the State House on August 6, showed reports of discreet probes conducted by the new government on the immediate past administration to the former president. It was learnt that the secret meeting between the two major contenders in the last presidential election was at the instance of the diplomatic community to douse rising tension in the country. Multiple sources said Buhari showed Jonathan evidence of infractions committed under him as a president, especially diversion of funds, unwholesome oil deals, arms purchase and several others. It was gathered that the president told his predecessor that he was not playing to the gallery in the fight against corruption as the public was made to believe. He said there were proofs of high-level corruption against some officials who served under Jonathan. Besides, one of the sources said Buhari showed Jonathan evidence of recoveries made so far in terms of assets and funds from some officials of the immediate past government. Of interest was the report of an investigation carried out by a security agency on an aide of the former president from who about N1.5 billion had been recovered from.“The president showed Dr. Jonathan some discoveries made on several infractions by officials of his (Jonathan) administration. He justified why his administration must recover looted funds and prosecute the offenders. It was a frank talk between the two leaders.“President Buhari availed Dr. Jonathan of reports of various discreet probes on oil deals, diversion of funds and unwholesome arms deals. From the reports, there is overwhelming evidence of infractions which the former president could not dispute,” the source said. Buhari stated that he was not out to humiliate Jonathan in his fight against graft and assured him of his highest regards for the former president. He, however, stated that no sensible person would ignore the spate of impunity that was prevalent in the last administration. The source said Jonathan, in his response, feigned ignorance of many of the infractions. He was said to have mentioned some of his aides, including one of his former chiefs of staff, as one of those who could assist the president to unravel the alleged shady deals committed by some top officials of the previous administration. The source said Jonathan gave assurances of his willingness to cooperate with the government if the need arises. “From the evidence so far, it is either the former president lacks the capacity to govern or abdicated his responsibilities. Otherwise, he must have been part of the infractions,” the source said. Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, confirmed this much when he said that Jonathan surrounded himself with questionable characters.“When it comes to the issue of corruption, Jonathan surrounds himself with certain unsavoury characters and that is something you don’t have to do if you are in charge. “There were forces around Jonathan, which he himself did not understand and that is why I stressed that, you’ve got to choose your circle of advisers very carefully, when you are in charge. He was caged; things were going on that he did not know about,” Soyinka said. A source said that while the former president might be spared of ‘direct’ probe, his aides, officials and associates who have questions to answer would be prosecuted. Also, New Telegraph has learnt that the essence of the August 11 meeting between Buhari and members of the General Abdusalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee was on how to ensure the continued existence of the peace committee and to gain more insight into Buhari’s approach to governance, particularly his anti-corruption drive. The peace committee, set up by the Federal Government, played crucial roles in ensuring violencefree 2015 general elections and peaceful handover of power from Jonathan to Buhari. At the meeting between the president and members of the committee, which came a few days after Buhari and Jonathan had met, the delegation asked Buhari if the peace panel should be discontinued, given the fact that it had completed its assignment. Buhari, according to a source, told the peace committee that he was not averse to the activities of the panel and its continued existence. “The president told the committee that as a man of peace, he will still need their services,” the source said. However, it was gathered that at the session, an influential member of the committee complained about Buhari’s strategy to governance, particularly his handling of the anticorruption war. The member said the ongoing probe was heating up the polity and perceived as being selective, especially limiting the inquiry to the Jonathan administration. While the committee members told the president to follow due process in the fight against graft, some others described the anti-graft war as a distraction to good governance. According to a source privy to the meeting, the president pointedly told his guests that he has no apology about his commitment to fight corruption. He told the committee members that what he expected from them is to talk to those who have plundered the nation’s treasury to return their loots, saying this is the only way there can be peace.“The president was emphatic in his response. He told us that while he appreciates our concerns on his approach to anti-graft fight, he would diligently pursue the policy. He gave assurances that due process and rule of law will be observed in the anticorruption war.“The president gave us instances of infractions by officials of the Jonathan administration. He was specific on some cases and even mentioned names of people involved in highlevel infractions. He asked us what we would do if we were in his shoes. “In the end, he told us that the peace panel would do the nation good if they can appeal and persuade some officials of the Goodluck Jonathan administration to return looted funds. The president said the recovery of the looted funds should be the concern of the committee and not ignoring the infractions by those entrusted with the nation’s commonwealth. The president said nothing would stop him from the recovery of looted funds and prosecuting offenders,” the source confided in New Telegraph. - See more at: http://www.queendoosh.com/2015/08/revealed-how-buhari-confronted-jonathan.html#sthash.EaDPc3GH.tGR9ciI8.dpuf

Catholic Bishops back Buhari's anticorruption battle.

By: Odunayo Ogunmolaon

Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin

President Muhammadu Buhari has got the backing of Catholic bishops for his anti-corruption crusade.
The bishops urged Nigerians to cooperate with the Buhari Administration to ensure sanity in the polity by rejecting corruption.
Acting under the aegis of Catholic Bishops Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, comprising Ibadan Archdiocese, Ondo, Ilorin, Oyo, Ekiti and Osogbo dioceses, the clerics canvassed a “regime of justice and equity, where merits are respected and the rule of law exalted”.
The call was made in a communique issued at the end of the second plenary meeting of the bishops held at the Jubilee Conference Centre, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State from August 17 to 18.
The communique, signed by the Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin and the Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye, President and Secretary, with the theme “Choose today whom you will serve” was made available to reporters by Rev. Ajakaye in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.
The bishops said: “We note the renewed hope for a new Nigeria generated in our country since the last general elections. We thank Almighty God for the relatively limited violence and bloodshed during the exercise.
“We call on our compatriots to cooperate with the current administration to bring sanity back into our country by showing common determination to reject corruption, nepotism, favouritism and to enthrone in our country a regime of justice and equity, where merits are respected and the rule of law exalted.”
Noting that the country had been recognised as one of the most religious in the world, the bishops said: “Our prayers can only truly be answered if we do the will of God as He has commanded.”
Reiterating the Catholic Church’s unmitigated belief in the sanctity of human life and family life, the bishops emphasised the need for the government to ensure that lives are protected from conception to natural end.
They said: “The society must do everything possible to facilitate the growth of family living as a way of promoting responsible parenthood, good upbringing of children and reducing juvenile delinquency.”
Deploring youth involvement in violence, delinquency and sundry misdemeanour, the bishops challenged Catholic youth to strive to become credible agents of change and apostles of God’s mercy to families, the country and to the world through positive engagement with modern media and a deliberate commitment to good morals and behaviours.

Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh: Updates

Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh….
Tribute to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh:
Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, a consultant physician, First Consultants Medical Centre, a Lagos-based hospital,  died  of Ebola disease Tuesday, August 19. Despite denials, she had    summoned courage to carry out blood analysis  that revealed the virus from Patrick Sawyer who imported the Ebola virus into Nigeria from Liberia. All  tributes  to her for publication should be addressed to: tribute@thisdaylive.com.






TRIBUTE IN HONOUR OF DR. AMEYO STELLA ADADEVOH:
BY MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MWAN) 
MWAN joins the global community to commiserate with all who have lost family members and friends to the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak.   The toll on the healthcare workers in the affected countries has been quite high with Nigeria recently not being spared. MWAN has been hit with the death of one of our own, Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, a brilliant Consultant Endocrinologist, who died in active service to Nigeria, and in doing so greatly spared the nation from the widespread rampage that our sister West African countries are suffering from in this EVD outbreak.
The late Dr. Adadevoh was the first child of the late world renowned Pathologist. Prof. Kwakwu Adadevoh, who was also a past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She is also the niece of the owners of Clina Lancet Laboratory and the Great-Granddaughter of our hero past, Sir Herbert Macaulay. On her own merit, Dr. Adadevoh was a Consultant Endocrinologist per excellence, a quiet and diligent Clinician, beautiful lady and loving mother to one son.
We and all who now mourn the passing on of Dr. Ameyo should be comforted that she died a hero. She was the Doctor who entertained a high index of suspicion that Patient Zero was suffering from EVD and thus refused to let him leave the First Consultant Hospital in Obalende, Lagos, when he and others pressured her for his discharge against medical advice. She promptly reported the case to the relevant Public Health authorities at State and Federal levels and thus saved many lives by doing this. Though her death is so heartbreaking, we join her family and well-wishers to pray that her gentle soul rests in peace now.
We also call on the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria (MDCAN), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Federal Government and her State of origin to immortalise the contribution of this Amazon to the public health protection of our country.
“…the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain!”……
Dr. Valerie Obot, National President






Ode to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By  Joe Okungbowa
 Early this April, Lagos State Health Ministry and Commissioner, Dr. Jide Idris, appealed to all health practitioners to watch out for patients presenting symptoms of Ebola so that Nigeria would be delivered from the endemic disease already spreading through in Guinea.

 The burly patient that she admitted on Sunday, July 20 had just flown in from nearby Monrovia, having cleared Airport screening for hidden weapons, hazardous materials, and illegal substances, with the might of ECOWAS bureaucracy beside him, a passport of the United States of America with him, and powerful Government connections behind him.

 What Airport security was ill-equipped to detect, however, was an even deadlier national threat – the virulent etiological agent for Ebola! Hence, in his medical history, he conveniently ignored his recent contact with a case of Ebola, visits to any person infected with the virus in a hospital, or participation in a funeral of a person who died of the disease. All three criteria, it turns out, precisely described Mr. Patrick Sawyer’s status vis-a-vis the late sister, Princess, whom he lost to Ebola, on 8th July.

 In Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, an epidemic found its match that effectively stopped its incurable match of death. Obligations to the Hippocratic Oath of her noble profession compelled the Senior Consultant Physician, First Consultant Medical Center, to do no harm but only good. Her august patient had just landed from endemic Liberia with distinctive symptoms; therefore, she summoned uncommon courage, ignored his denials, queried Ebola nonetheless, arranged for blood analysis, and skilfully turned his hospitalization into quarantine! By doing this, she stopped an Epidemic and saved a nation from a deadly virus.

 As soon as his Test from LUTH came back presumptive positive, she promptly alerted Federal and Lagos State Health Ministries. In so doing, she identified the index Ebola patient on Nigerian soil, stopped nationwide spread of the virus, and saved a nation from an epidemic!

 While she gave him medical care for his disease, he gave her medical disease for her care! But she patiently absorbed the impact of the infection that she contracted unwittingly without spreading it. In so doing, she saved her nation and averted a looming Epidemic that was not!

 A private Clinic that relies on Corporate retainership and patronage of the affluent to get by, should not mess around with a VIP patient; but that, in a nutshell, is all she did by defying the petulance of a Liberian ECOWAS delegation that pressured her to discharge Mr. Sawyer to attend the “8th Joint Retreat of ECOWAS Institutions, Permanent Representatives and National Units”. By denying him medical clearance to proceed to Calabar, she saved Nigeria from an imminent Epidemic….

…Yes, with her very life, she made a supreme sacrifice but saved a nation from ominous Ebola epidemic!
 If ever a case or nominee for posthumous National honour is needed, CASE CLOSED…!!!
Much Respect, many Thanks, and GOD bless the memory of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh!!
(DR. JOE OKUNGBOWA IS TENURED PROFESSOR IN FLORIDA)








Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By: Professor Clara Ikekeonwu
Woman of Substance, Consultant par excellence!
 You were one of the relatively few women to break the glass ceiling and walk majestically in a specialist terrain which for long in the African continent appeared to be the exclusive domain of the menfolk. You arrived there as a great achiever attracting the respect and love of even your male colleagues and all.

 Your love for your country and indeed humanity made you risk your life to fulfill the Hippocratic oath in the unfortunate ebola virus disease saga. Yes you  eventually paid the price, but we will always remain grateful to God for a life like yours. Great life, suffused with love for humanity. Yes, we know how much resources and efforts go into the training of a doctor more so a consultant  in medicine! These are not lost  though we would have loved to have you continue to render your impeccable services to humanity but God knows best. Even within the relatively short span of life you made a huge mark. You will remain a pride to humanity in general and womanhood in particular. Sleep on and take your rest in peace. We love you but God loves you more.
  Professor Clara Ikekeonwu :President, Educational Foundation for African Women(EFAW)




 Salute to the heroic ''elephant'':Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Femi Onasanya
Yes,you fought a good fight,a rare one for that matter in a clime filled with greed and self-centeredness.
 You were one in a million,a woman from the lineage of the then Moremi,in the old Yorubaland.
Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh,you saved your country from the deadly Ebola epidemic that could wipe out millions of people within a short period and chose to give your life;your rich curriculum vitae and medical pedigree in substitution.
A Senior Medical Consultant is gone.
 A mother has finished her race!
 A great Nigerian is no more.
 Even though you ain't immortalized by the government in recognition of your bravery
 You will forever live on in the hearts of millions of Nigerians
 And our unborn children would also celebrate you.
Femi Onasanya wrote from Abeokuta,Ogun State via femlandcommunication@yahoo.com (08036170135)




Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Effiong David
My heartfelt condolence to the family of late Dr Stella Adadevoh...she remains a woman of great courage, a true amazon...who has given we young Nigerians hope for the future...that the right things can be done at the right time...may your gentle soul be in perfect peace and eternal happiness...also, I pray that God gives your family the fortitude to bear the loss..and may his grace always be with them...Adieu...Adieu to a wonderful human being!!!
Attoe, Effiong David Benin




Tribute to a Rare Gem
By Njide Ndili
When I heard that Patrick Sawyer, the ebola carrying patient was taken to 1st Consultants, I was not surprised.  He was taken there for a reason, good quality care was guaranteed! For this reputation, you paid a price Ameyo… I had only know you intimately for about 6 months and within that time, I knew that you were a gem, an honorable woman, a doctor different from the rest.  You keep your side of the deal always.
We have been strategizing and collaboring on a confidential project to make 1st Consultants more accessible to more patients of all income levels and class..… we spent months discussing, with so many meetings and late night calls.  Even up to the point when the hospital was shut down by Ministry of Health following the death of Patrick Sawyer, we spoke and we were planning a meeting when I stopped hearing from you.   Never in my wildest dream did I realize you were the very Doctor who treated Sawyer…. My calls to you went unanswered until i sent you text asking if you were okay?  Your response to me was an email with the press release detailing the events with the ebola victim and how you struggled to keep him from leaving the hospital and spreading the disease.
Your action was selfless and only God can reward you for the sacrifice you made for us Nigerians….  I am still in shock following the news of your death yesterday…. We are all on earth for a reason and when our time comes and our mission is done, we depart.  You have accomplished your mission Ameyo and gone on to a better place.  My heart goes out to your family for they have lost a precious woman, wife and mother.  I only wish I had known you earlier and longer but I am sure we will meet again in another life.
Mrs Njide Ndili : Healthcare Consultant LionstoneHealthcare Partners




Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Ikenna George Ikenna
part from the Savior, who is Christ Jesus,
 There are little saviors that live among us,
 Saving us from bacteria, fungi, and virus;
 Some of them lay down their lives
 To make sure that humanity survives;
 Some are women, some are wives;
 Some know the risks they take,
 That, sometimes, life is at stake;
 Some take the plunge all the same,
 And earn themselves eternal fame;
 Greater love has no one than to die
 In answering a heart’s call and a neighbor’s cry;
 There is no greater love than that this living soul
 Saved her country from Ebola’s sheol;
 Saved her people from Patrick Sawyer Disease;
 Saved you and me from that deadly breeze;
 Our highest honors and praises are her due;
 Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, adieu;
 Adieu, Great Soul; adieu.
~Ikenna George Ikenna; Essayist, Poet, Blogger, & Publisher




Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Samuel Chuku
I heard you had been discharged, and then  this morning as I looked through my phone to catch up on the world, I read you are gone. I just wish I could choose which to believe.

 I never met you but I know you have affected my life tremendously. If Mr Sawyer had passed through your scrutiny as he did airport security with diplomatic apparachik, I probably would have been at risk. Afterall, I commute by public transport most of the time and like most Nigerians, I mingle in the crowd in a bid to make ends meet.

 And so I thank you Doctor. I and millions of other Nigerians will never forget you, your memory will continue to resonate just like that of your forebears. Thank you for insisting on best practice when others would have buckled under pressure. I know that you feel no more pain where you are  and that a host of angels wait to take you to rest. You will never be forgotten, even in a country like ours. Fare thee well.
Samuel chuku from Port-harcourt, Rivers State






Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Lai Omotola
The story of Dr. Stella Adadevoh should be a classic case study in Medical schools around the world,  both Nollyhood and Hollyhood have one of the most inspiring movie of all time at their door steps.
Oh death! who would have expected you on this path. We as Nigerians should dedicate today as a memorial, words can not explain the sacrifice this God fearing and exceptional woman have made. I doubt if she's a Nigerian nevertheless she is.
She will stand exceptional in the canals of history as an extra ordinary Nigerian even if the Government will not honour her.
Engr. Lai Omoto




Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Oti Obilor
You were an embodiment of courage, kindness and love
 You gave your all that others may be spared the agony
 You paid the ultimate price because you would not abandon your patient even in the face of danger
 Your Christlike nature overwhelms us
 Your sacrifice will not be in vain
 Fare thee well our hero
 Goodnight our warrior
 Rest in peace our angel.
 #MuchRespect
Oti Obilor :Director, Echo for Child Help Organisation.


Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Okoro Udensi Lilian.
Words can't describe the shock I experienced when I read the news online of your death!! At first,I debunked it off as a rumour but as the news began to gather authenticity from key health players,I had to believe and accept it as true.
 I left fcmc over a year ago but the 2years I worked there was a great experience for me because I learnt a lot from your wealth of knowledge,you were truly a consultant par excellence. Your diagnosis were almost always 100% accurate,I'm not surprised it was you that nailed this ebola down and in good time too! We thank God for your competence. Your death is a huge sacrifice to save many millions of Nigerians,you practised your professional calling to its core essence-sacrificial service to humanity!!
 You will never be forgotten Ma! Your legacy is permanently imprinted upon the sands of time...never to fade,adieu great woman,we respect you!!
Tribute by Okoro Udensi Lilian.




Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Paul Olaleye
Farewell to an Eminent Endocrinologist, Passionate Physician, our own Mother Theresa!
 We salute you and praise your heroic professionalism.
 Take a well deserved seat amongst the company of Angels and Saints in heaven.
 We will continue to pray for your family, friends and colleagues; to have the courage they need at this time.
 But when the dust of Ebola finally settles, we hope that the authorities in Liberia and Nigeria will for ever be
 grateful and immortalize your contributions with a medical institution in Monrovia and Lagos.
 Adieu Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh.
Paul Olaleye: Leading Change Advocate
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Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By  Femi Sowoolu.
Too far away
 In another space we stay
 Imagined reality
 Warped realism
 A dangerous game we play
 Lonesome lives of self deceit
 Pretend self belief
 Easy to forget
 From whence we came
 We live the movie
 ...A tragi-comedy
 Of sorts...
 Toy soldiers
 Tin men
 Cartoon characters
 With puny hearts
 Evil minds
 Soiled hands
 Tainted souls
 And smelly clothes...!
 Our angels have fled
 Or just die in our hands
 Devils in their stead
 ...But, only the dead
 Bury the dead...
 She saves
 But she dies
 Healing hands
 Heal no more
 A diadem of silky soft petals
 For our heroine
 Roses, and Peonies
 Violets, and Tulips
 Fresh fragrances for Lady Ameyo
 Diva exemplar
 For she glows
 From enchanting lights above
 From the bosom of God
 A new saint, behold.
 Adieu.
~ Femi Sowoolu.


A Woman of Substance is gone
By Maxwell Nakanda
My dear Doctor, truly you did your best to avoid the  wide spread of  Ebola virus in our country not minding the pressure to bury the ethics of the job  as at that material time. I really understand the pains your family members and loved ones are passing through but the fact remains that you have proved a point for your generation and the generation to come that being fair at work is key and each time i look at your picture, i  see the spirit of a true leader and mother of our time. May God Almighty grant you eternal rest and I equally wish your husband, children and other well wishers the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss..................Adieu Our Doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Maxwell Nakanda




Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh: MORE THAN A MAN
By Ikenna George Ikenna
 Nationalism runs in the blood. You know Herbert Macaulay, Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, the man whose face is imprinted on the one naira coin? He was the great-grandfather of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the woman medical consultant who led the medical team that treated that Liberian merchant of death, Patrick Death Sawyer. She STOPPED Sawyer from leaving the hospital when she confirmed that he was carrying the Ebola virus. Even when intense pressure was put on her to allow the Liberian to proceed with his devilish trip to Calabar for a useless summit, Dr Stella Adadevoh refused to discharge him, knowing the risks he posed to the Nigerian society.
Some doctors would have quickly discharged him as soon as he was confirmed to be Ebola positive, for their own safety and for the safety of their hospital staff. Some would have released him if the pressure became unbearable. Some wouldn’t have even bothered to test for Ebola, while others would have beencontented with treating malaria, after which they would unleash that death merchant on the Nigerian people. But this woman, this courageous and selfless woman, RESISTED all pressure to discharge Sawyer and decided not only to test and treat, but also to quarantine him and prevent further spread of the virus. Had Dr Stella Adadevoh discharged Patrick Sawyer, which she could have done so easily for her own safety, Ebola could have been ravaging Nigeria by now. But she said NO. She assumed the responsibility to protect you and me from Patrick Sawyer and his deadly disease. She assumed the responsibility to protect her nation. She put the life of her compatriots ahead of her own. Aware of the risks involved in treating an Ebola patient, she did not run. She refused to run and rather preferred to shed her own nationalist blood for the sake and survival of you and me. She is my HERO, our HERO. I learnt that this great woman became a medical doctor at 25.
And that she always “had the Hippocratic Oath hung in front of her on the left wall in her consulting room, just beside her certificate.” I have immortalized her in my heart. But we can do more. A federal university teaching hospital should be named after her. Or better, her face, like her great-grandfather’s, should be imprinted on the Nigerian currency. At least, let her be the first Nigerian woman to adorn our currency with her beautiful face. She deserves more. Adieu, Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh. Thank You.
~Ikenna George Ikenna :Essayist, Poet, Blogger, & Publisher n


Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Kola Gbadamosi
Dr Stella Shade Adadevoh, I had known you for 21yrs and within that period,I knew that you were a gem,an honourable woman,a sister,a friend,and a doctor different from the rest.You kept your side of the deal always just the way you made sure I stopped smoking………
Had Dr Stella Shade Adadevoh discharged Patrick Sawyer, which she could have done so easily for her own safety, Ebola could have been ravaging Nigeria by now;but she said NO.She assumed the responsibility to protect you and i from Patrick Sawyer and his deadly disease.
 She took on the responsibility to protect her Nation,put the life of her compatriots ahead of her own..Aware of the risks involved in treating an Ebola patient,she did not run. She refused to run and rather preferred to shed her own nationalist blood for the sake and survival of all Nigerians.

 A saviour indeed you were. You remain my HERO, an embodiment of courage, kindness and love,a true Amazon,a RARE GEM. You are my dear friend.  You gave your all so that others may be spared the agony. You paid the ultimate price because you would not abandon your patient even in the face of danger.

 Your Christ like nature overwhelms us .no greater love than this. With your very life, you made a supreme sacrifice but saved a nation from the ominous Ebola epidemic!  Your sacrifice will not be in vain, your action was selfless and only God can reward you for the sacrifice you made for us Nigerians….  I am still in deep shock following the news of your death....
 Fare thee well our hero, SIS as I fondly called you.
 You will forever live on in the hearts of millions of Nigerians
 Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, adieu;
 Adieu, Great Soul; adieu.
 --Kola Gbadamosi


For Dr. Stella Adadevoh
By Emmanuel & Ifeoma Ezekwere
She was a caregiver
 And a compassionate one too
 She was a mentor
 Who loved to give and to care
 She has left us nestled in the grief of those she shielded
To you, noble one
 (and to the valiant throng)
 All we have to say is this:
 Thank you,
 Well done,
 And farewell.
Emmanuel & Ifeoma Ezekwere     


THE AMEYO THAT I ALSO KNEW.
By Abimbola Okulaja
Anselm Odinkalu spoke the mind of some of us in his tribute, but I will add mine.
My wife and I have been so devastated. Ameyo was our personal physician. It is very difficult to imagine that she is gone.
On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:23:10  I sent an email with the subject: Just Checking - "Good morning Doctor, We follow the Ebola events online from the USA, and in particular the joint statement issued by FCH. We are concerned and just checking to make sure that you are fine and that the situation is under control. Very Best, Abimbola & Busola"
In her usual manner, she responded almost immediately July 31, 2014 at 7:48:50 AM EDT "By God's Grace, we are all well at the hospital. Thanks for your prayers and support. God bless"
You were a thoroughly amazing woman, thoroughbred professional and you were the only female physician that I know who men lined up to consult. It is either Ameyo or nobody. You were indeed the life wire of First Consultant Hospital.  I personally had not consulted with any physician my entire adult life apart from you.
My entire family was silently praying for your miraculous recovery and when your passage was announced, I sobbed. It is remarkable  that you saved the lives of so many people but gave yours for the sake of the nation.
I fell ill at some point in 2011 but God used you to rescue me. You arranged for me to go to another location for tests and more tests to narrow down on the treatment. When I recovered, you asked me to call the cook and you instructed her on how to make sure that Ugu ( a vegetable delicacy ) was always part of my meal, and how it should be cooked. I never knew anything called Ugu prior to that time.
You were the personal physician to my parents-in-law and they indeed broke down on hearing the news about your passing. At some point I brought my mum to consult you before she passed on.

 You had grace, you had charm and was always doing so many things at the same time. Consulting, talking to one elderly relative peeping though the door to say hello or to get free consultation, or talking to someone on the cell phone to give free consultation. You were always surrounded by so many young doctors eager to learn at your feet.
You took my son at some point, at such short notice to shadow you. We had similar plans for him this holiday but this did not work out.
When my mum was terminally ill and had to be brought back to Nigeria, you showed interest and gave me a list of medical needs to bring along to take care of her, and when she passed on, you wrote a beautiful consolation email to me.
We need to keep in mind that in the midst of decadence and rot in the health care system in Nigeria, you stood out. When my family received the initial false news that you had been discharged, we all held hands together and were jumping in celebration. Moods changed when it turned out that the news was false and a few days later you bid us goodbye.
Judging by all the moving tributes, I have no doubt in my mind that you are resting at the foot of The Lord. May God grant you eternal rest, and comfort your son and all the loved ones that you left behind to mourn you.
Adieu our dear doctor AMEYO.
Abimbola Okulaja from NJ. USA
A Rare Gem
 I have not seen Ameyo in 30 years since med school. Her ageless beauty and her superior intelligence would remain ingrained in my memory for ever. I cannot forget how she would carry her Grey's Anatomy Text with such admiration and determination. My respect for Ameyo as one of the most likely to succeed in medical practice never wavered.

 The way and manner she conducted herself during this epidemic has further endeared her to the hearts of those of us that were fortunate to meet her at some point, and the countless Nigerians that never met her. Ameyo was a physician to the core.
 She saved the Nation. If only we could reverse this tragedy, we would pay any price to keep you with us. But then, God has other plans.
Ameyo, for all your sacrifice to save the Nation, your place in Nigeria history is assured.
Good night
Kunle, Atlanta, Georgia


DR. AMEYO STELLA ADADEVOH { A TRIBUTE TO THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST}
 By Wisdom & Rose Dafinone
If anyone can truly measure, Devotion, Passion, Compassion, and Commitment; then, DR. AMEYO ADADEVOH, was a colossus, an indisputable “Class Act” on her own!
Her infectious personality and disarming smile, compel and attract, albeit ineluctably, to a SOUL enamoured and imbued with an unquestionable professional excellence and ethos.
It was therefore, not surprising that her colleagues and friends drew national attention to her deteriorating condition and plight, which compelled the relevant authorities to raise the BAR of professional performance and expectations; ennobling our hearts with the Latin aphorism, “Quae nocent, docent- what pains us, teaches/trains us’!


DR. AMEYO STELLA ADADEVOH exemplified in her illustrious but brief life, that the “very best” is still possible and present in us, in spite of our collective doubts, and denigration.


Therefore, as a consummate professional and true Patriot, she epitomized the rare gift and Spirit of sacrifice and love, granting us an imperceptible glimpse of our humanity and God-endowed greatness as a People, which we must harness, as recompense, for such an irreparable loss!


ADIEU!!!!!
Rest in Perfect Peace!!!!
  Wisdom & Rose Dafinone


Tributes to Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
By Ifoghale Ejeta,
When someone we love dies, we never get to see them again but we will always feel them, because they live on in our hearts and our memories in our smiles and our tears and even though we can't touch them, we will never forget how they touched us.