ARTHUR ZULU: MENTOR PER EXCELLENCE

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One of the very important ideas I learned from mentors is not to let someone else's opinions of you become your reality.☺️

AsTony Blair, 🇬🇧 former UK Prime Minister once said: "My teachers used to call me a failure, yet I became Prime Minister".

If you have a mentor that encourages you to soar, 💪 it changes all the negative opinions about you.😀

Such mentor is Arthur Zulu; an accomplished author✍️ and publisher. An online coach and consultant, Arthur partners with 🇺🇲 American consulate in Lagos to present impacting top publishing and creative skills.

It was this publishing skills that brought me into contact with Arthur more than a decade ago.

Aliko Dangote 🇳🇬 said: "In the journey to success tenacity of purpose is supreme"
I have always consulted Arthur whenever I made business decisions.

In 2016 when I launched IDEA WORKSHOP 🎤🎧 training and skills acquisition outfit Arthur on short notice travelled from Lagos to Abia state.

The representatives of Abia state government who attended poured encomiums on Arthur's courage and wisdom.

He gifted government representatives with copies of the workshop materials.

Arthur Zulu is not rich materially; but  what he displays in quantum is the mindset of the wealthy.

Dangote recommended: "When you have made it in life, you must give back to those who made you".

As Africa's top industrialist his corporate social responsibility fully illustrated that.

Arthur as an individual has demonstrated that severally in the course of more than a decade ago that he became my mentor.

I appreciate you immensely; may God not stop to bless you.🙏

Meanwhile I remain Ikechukwu Odoemelam #iplawyer and #contentcreator I'm available to assist companies, bloggers and online entrepreneurs succeed with relevant contents.

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HOUSEMANSHIP FEMALE DOCTOR DIES IN AN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT

HOUSEMANSHIP FEMALE DOCTOR DIES IN AN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT #corporateleaders

Dr Vwaere Diaso who studied medicine and obtained her

degree from Babcock University, was reportedly dead in

 the elevator accident that occurred in a Lagos general

 hospital where she had only two weeks left for the

 completion of her housemanship.

It's not enough to console her family, colleagues, state

 and the nation for the loss. It could anyone of us across

 the globe.

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NUMBER OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS ...

According reports a total of 61 incidents of collapsed

building occurred in Nigeria in 2022.

Meanwhile there's in existence National Building Code,

and Building Code Advisory Committee, established more

than a decade ago.

"The Committee” is hereby established, and shall be

answerable administratively and operationally to the

Minister. It shall be the duty of the Minister to brief the

 National Council on Housing and Urban Development on

activities of the Committee.

If the provisions of the National Building Code are

observed to the letter why do we have rampant incidence

of building collapses and defective constructions leading

to accidents? Apart from security threats, loss of lives

and properties arising from these avoidable incidents it 

as raised questions about the efficiency and capability of 

professionals and government agencies responsible for

 enforcing the provisions of the relevant laws.

There seem to be lapses along the line of all agencies

 responsible for enforcement. We have to start from

creating awareness of the law sine Nigeria is largely rural

 in construction compared to advanced countries. The

 awareness is also necessary for those who apply and

 enforce the laws.  For instance those who issue

 approvals for buildings and constructions going on in the

 communities should be held responsible in tort.

PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS

Many professionals are involved in the building and

 construction industry and it would be unfair to single out

 one professional for blame.  However, it amounts to

 criminal silence on the part of Quantity Surveyors and

 Construction and Cost Management professionals not to

 whistle-blow or report when buildings are being set up

 without proper compliance with relevant laws,

 specifications and approvals leading to their collapses.

GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & CORRUPTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLES 

The government and corporate bodies have the

 responsibility to curb corrupt practices for good

 corporate governance to excel.  Corruption thrives

 because of three main conditions that are constantly

 preserved:

1 Benefits acquired illicitly

2 Low-risk of penalty/prevention

3 Disregard of morality: pain of poverty/privilege of public

 office

To tackle it advanced countries have heightened the scale

 of penalty, sense of morality and detection of crime.  It

 seems that the focus in Asia  has been to heighten sense

 of morality only. In spite of all these Halliburton, FIFA,

 ENRON etc are still fresh case studies which raise the

 issue of sanctions and its efficacy.

The various governments connected to late Vwaere

 should go for Inquest and  probably corporate

 manslaughter.

Ikechukwu Odoemelam Esq

Corporate Attorney/Consultant 

THE NEW THREAD DEBUT

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New thread app @ is an equivalent of Twitter produced by Meta. It's just rivals Twitter in SMS service companies.

Since Wednesday when it debutted it garnered over 10 m subscribers, according to repors. This seems to be indication of success and acceptance by the market.

However, it seems to be coming in phases. At this time, it seem only some countries will be able to access the app.

It's also apparent that not all devices would access the app.

The app operates with existing Instagram accounts and Facebook. Untill you download the app don't give thumb up/down for the app. From the grapevine President Ahmed Tinubu has joined the bandwagon of the early subscribers.

Whatch out for developments.

Progress.

Ikechukwu Odoemelam 

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CONTENTS & BRANDING (2)

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CONTENTS & BRANDING

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HIGH EXPECTATIONS FROM THE LEADERSHIP

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Ikechukwu Odoemelam Esq    

Section 50(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended prescribe: “There shall be: (a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves”

Nominations must consider the rankings of the senators. Certainly the longer and experience their services the more attractive and likely to be nominated.

It's therefore not surprising that  Orji Uzor Kalu, South East Godswill Akpabio South-South, were  among the leading contenders for the position. Finally, Akpabio won.

As Akpabio becomes President of the 10th Senate expectations are high about his leadership style and priorities on burning issues of the moment.

His eligibility was obvious and was almost taken for granted, having been previously elected to the Red chambers and served as minority leader.

Before that he had served at various leadership positions. He'd be bringing the leadership skills of former student leader, councilor, chairman, governor, and Minister for Nigeria Delta.

In his acceptance speech, he left no one in doubt that about his inclusive leadership style. His loyalty to the President was equally made known.

Some of the burning issues Akpabio-led National Assembly urgently have to tackle through legislation include security, EFCC, economy etc. He acknowledged that the economy requires 'renewal and revitalization'.

He needs to assure Nigerians that he would not repeat the negative version of the erstlwhile  Ahmad Lawan-led 9th senate.

Having yearned for good and development-oriented leadership since the return of civil rule in 1999, Nigerians have high leadership expectations from the 10th National Assembly.

Ikechukwu Odoemelam Esq                               IKECHUKWU O. ODOEMELAM & CO

Legal Practitioners of the Supreme Court of Nigeria 

Corporate Attorneys/Consultants 

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FUEL CRISIS: WHICH WAY NIGERIA?

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FUEL CRISIS: WHICH WAY NIGERIA?

On the one hand Nigeria's energy policy requires government to ensure access to energy and it's supply, on the other hand it calls govt to use energy to develop the economy.  See National Energy Requirements Responsibility Act.

The compliance guidelines on Petroleum Industry Act 2021 reveal new legal and governance changes in oil and gas industry, such that makes it difficult for decisions to be taken without consultation with stakeholders.

Yet government is expected to implement the provisions of the Act so as to transform the industry and enable complete deregulated upstream and downstream sectors.

NNPC NEW Private Company was  unveiled on 19th July, 2022 by PMB, amidst incomniums poured on the expectations of the 'new company '. One such expectation is deregularizatioin.

Therefore when the President declared 'fuel subsidy gone', it was in the direction of deregularizatioin.  Hoarding and price hikes had sent pandamonium across the country.  Consequently NLC had to declare nationwide strike to protest the fuel hike.

Like economists would say buyers and sellers commenced the new regime with abnormal profits which is only ephemeral.

The next level would be supply of fuel from any available source provided it makes economic sense. Then in the interim with abundant supply the abnormal profits would disappeared. Normal and stable price would be established by the price system..

The damage (both political and economic) would have been done before sanity returns.

Ikechukwu Odoemelam Esq 

IKECHUKWU O. ODOEMELAM & CO

Legal Practitioners of the

Supreme Court of Nigeria 

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