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2019:Why I’m contesting Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency Seat – Engr. Akinbola Fatiregun

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6 years ago

September 11, 2018

As the race towards the 2019 general elections gathers momentum, one of the top notch engineers in Nigeria, Engr. Akinbola Fatiregun, the Managing Director/CEO of Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company Limited, Lagos, has publicly expressed intention to contest the Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency seat in Osun State saying his goal is to fast track socio-economic development to his people.

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Engr. Akinbola Fatiregun, a certified member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) is a distinguished Petroleum Engineering graduate from the University of Port Harcourt. As a renowned Nigerian petroleum engineer, Fatiregun has years of experience in exploration and production (Oil and Gas). He has track record with discoveries and increased reserves, particularly during his industry operations at Atlantic Marine and Oil Services, Ikoyi, Lagos where he was the HSE Coordinator in charge of all Health, safety and environment as regard the company’s operations. His responsibilities, among others, included the upgrading, reworking, servicing, testing all kinds of natural gas processing engineering equipment. In addition, he has specialist skills in risk mitigation and quantitative risk assessment.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) top notcher told Africana International over the weekend that his passion for humanity has been the driving force for his noble intention to seek the people’s mandate to go to the National Assembly in the next political dispensation.

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“My desire to serve is borne out of my passion for the good people of our Federal Constituency,” he said, explaining that even though lots of developments have been recorded in Osun State under the present leadership of the amiable Governor Rauf Aregbesola, much of works are still yearning for attention in the Oriade/Obokun Constituency, particularly at the Federal level.

Engr. Fatiregun, in his Letter of Intent and Request for Support, which has been widely circulated by his Campaign Organisation to stakeholders across Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency, has aptly reeled out his vision for the citizens of the constituency.

The Letter of Intent, copies of which were also made available to journalists, read in part: “At the level of our Federal Constituency (Oriade/Obokun), much work is left to be done in the areas of Farmers assistance, youth empowerment, creation of enduring environment for business to thrive and medical outreach for the rural and urban people.

“My core mandate will be to assist our people in these core areas mentioned. I am fully aware that the business of making laws is a very serious one. Our people should be assured of effective representation on the floor of the National Assembly.

“A close look at our Federal Constituency will show a constituency that is almost neglected by the Federal Government. You can be rest assured that with me as your representative many Federal Government projects and institutions will be attracted to our constituency.”

Aside Atlantic Marine and Oil Services where he had operated meritoriously, Engr. Fatiregun also has the record of working as a Field Engineer at Cranfield Project Ltd, where he was the team leader and the onsite company representative. He was the first point of contact for the customers and was responsible for the multi-million dollars equipment with which his team worked on the physically and mentally demanding job of bringing hydrocarbons to market.

And presently as the Managing Director/CEO of Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company Ltd., Engr. Fatiregun is saddled with the responsibilities of designing drilling equipment, estimating costs and returns on newly discovered oil and gas fields, laying out flow control and fluid transfer systems and planning and auditing active drilling. He also supervises schedules, costs, and plans, develops all operations associated with drilling oil and gas wells. He is always in the picture for each stage, initial design to testing to completion to abandonment. He works on drilling units that are mobile, offshore platforms or land, implement and plan all phases of drilling activities, well completions and well operations, coordinate with land and geological department personnel for selection of drilling site, review cost estimates, supervises and monitor operation activities.

One noticeable attribute of Engr. Akinbola Fatiregun is the fact that he is a remarkable professional who likes being on his toes and facing challenges squarely with focus always to be on top of his career. And his Motto is ‘ready to go’ believing that Success is paramount

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Governor Fubara Cries Out

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1 hour ago

May 6, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Governor Fubara Cries Out

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Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that there are fresh plans to cripple his government.

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Fubara disclosed this during a meeting with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions at the government house, Port-Harcourt.

The governor noted that leadership and respect is not earned by force.

He maintained it is the character and style of a leader that will encourage and engender the love and respect of the majority of the people.

Fubara noted that governance is solely about the interest of the people and leaving behind, good legacies; warning that power, no matter how long it is wielded will sure come to an end one day.

The federal lawmakers who were in the state to carry out an assignment thought it wise to visit the Governor and give him a few words of encouragement before they leave town.

Governor Fubara told them that as far as he was concerned there is no political crisis in the state.

Fibara declared that he will never buckle under any pressure especially the deliberate attempts being made to cripple his government.

Leadership, according to him, is about the touching the lives of the people positively.

“He added that the love and respect of the people can never be earned by force or intimidation.

Governor Fubara maintained that he would continue to empower the people and focus on building good legacies in the state.

Governor Fubara also used the opportunity to call on the National Assembly to defend what is right and speak out when things go wrong.

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Billionaire, Arthur Eze Advocates For Tinubu

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2 hours ago

May 6, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Billionaire, Arthur Eze Advocates For Tinubu

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Billionaire, Arthur Eze, has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu while praising his inclusive approach to governance.

He made the remarks in a video widely shared on social media, which showed him donating N20m to a church.

Eze said, “Tinubu has no boundary. If you go to Abuja, you will see Wike, an Igbo man as a minister. Umahi is Igbo man, as minister. No boundaries. All the types of people we want.

“So this Nigeria, after eight years, it will change. It has started changing. Now, I beg everybody to support him before we die.”

This is not the first time the billionaire has praised the Tinubu administration.

In October 2023, speaking at the Holy Mass to mark the 65th birthday of Rev Fr Patrick Alumuku at St Louis Catholic Church, EFAB Global Estate, Mbora, Abuja, Eze said the appointments of ministers and heads of agencies by Tinubu was fair.

“The President has been fair in his appointments to the three major regions; the East, West, and North. Nigerians should support the President as he continues his transformational agenda,” Eze said.

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Bayelsa State Government pledges free land to FHA.

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2 days ago

May 4, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Bayelsa State Government pledges free land to FHA.
…As the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Hon Oyetunde Ojo visits the state.

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The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri has pledged to make land available to the Federal Housing Authority free of charge to support the Renewed Hope Agenda programme of President Ahmed Tinubu.
This was disclosed Friday, 3rd May 2024 when when the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Hon Oyetunde Ojo paid him a courtesy visit.

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The FHA Chief Executive had in his address told the governor that his team was in Bayelsa state in continuation of the Authority’s nation wide consultation with State governments in preparation for the take off President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda programme on Housing.
Hon Ojo said Bayelsa was the 18th state FHA.consulting and taking the message of President Tinubu to in about 3 weeks. He reminded the Governor that Mr President from his campaign manifesto had made the provision of affordable housing to Nigerians a priority.
The MD said that the new FHA management he is leading, in playing a prominent role in the realization of this agenda has resolved to consult all the States in the country.
He reiterated that the Authority would no longer engage in any housing project without consulting with the people the houses are being built for. In his words, ” … gone are the days we will sit in Abuja and decide what to build for the people”.
Hon Ojo told Governor Diri that the state governors as the custodians of land in the states are so crucial in the provision of affordable houses and are also in the best position to know the exact housing needs of their people.
He therefore told the Governor that FHA has come to ask for land from the state for the Renewed Hope Housing programme. Continuing, the MD said, “… we have come to ask for land to develop. We are not going to speculate. We will sit with your people to design the houses to your taste because you know the .culture of the people “.
Hon Ojo underlined the need to carry along the people in any housing project from the beginning to give the the desired sense of ownership. This he said is the antidote to the issue of houses not taken on completion.
On the models and affordability, the MD re – echoed the Authority’s stance on carcas, where only the exterior, electrical and plumbing would be provided and finishing left for the people. He used the opportunity to once more condemn imposing finishing on the people, a matter that adds to unaffordability of houses.
He noted that the Authority also would build Studio apartments and One Bedrooms in consideration of the youths and those starting life.
The FHA CEO also hinted on the Diaspora City initiative, where Nigerians living abroad would have befitting houses back home and saved from fraudsters.
FHA Hon Oyetunde noted is known for developing cities within cities. The value chain benefits of Housing and construction he noted leads economic growth through job creation and is used all over the world to fight inflation.
Finally, he asked for the collaboration of the state government in providing off takers for the project and granting waivers to the Authority which would reduce the cost and aid affordability.
The State Governor, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri in his response appreciated the MD and his team for the pragmatic style of leadership in FHA. He stated that he gas following the Authority’s tour of states in the country for consultation, noting that is the way to go..
He decried what he called the attitude of some government officials who stay in Abuja and take decisions for the people.
In his words ‘:..most officers in Federal Government stay in Abuja and take decisions for others”.
He said that the Authority’s decision of consulting with the people should be the standard practice. By consultations, the Authority would have avoided lots of factors that can impede project delivery. “This should be the standard of every Federal Government officer”, he stated.

Governor Diri who expressed happi

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