Sierra Leone security forces arrested several perpetrators who attacked a key military base in the capital Freetown and invaded prisons, President Julius Maada Bio said Sunday.
“Most of the leaders have been arrested,” Bio said in a televised address. “The attackers are being repelled by a combined team of security forces and police. Calm has been restored,” he said.
By Biola Lawal
Abuja ( Flowerbudnews): Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has felicitated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the occasion of that nation’s 52nd independence anniversary.
Dr. Edu said in a post on her Twitter handle that she joined the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi @UAEEmbassyNGR, to mark the occasion.
The event was attended by other Ministers and key Government officials and was chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Sen Barau Jubril.(Flowerbudnews)
By Maureen Okon
Abuja: The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) on Sunday received 23 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Volunteers sent to Uganda in November 2021, who returned back to Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports they were received by the Director-General (D-G) of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, at a de-briefing exercise to welcome them back home.
Also, the TAC volunteers were honoured with the certificate of service for for doing Nigeria proud in their host communities in Uganda.
Speaking at the ceremony, the DTAC boss said that the agency was excited with the volunteers in discharging their duties diligently in their host country.
He recalled, `’From what we have gathered in the course of our recent 4-day visitation to Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Seychelles, the authorities have specifically,extolled the diligent performances of the volumteers.
“They have continued to discharge their duties with dexterity and knowledge and have been adjudged by all as worthy Ambassadors of Nigeria, who have exemplified character, conduct and learning wherever they served.
“It is no wonder that when the TAC scheme came on board with the establishment of the DTAC in 1987, Uganda became one of the first countries to receive volunteers and benefit from the scheme in 1988.
“35 years after, I am happy to observe that we have continued to deploy quality volunteers to Uganda who has made us proud as parents,” he said.
Mr Temitope Ajai, Director, Policy Research and Statistics for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), said the de-briefing exercise was laudable, saying, “because it would avail the ministry to familiarise with the TAC volunteers’ experience in order to have a robust approach in the future,
“This means a lot for MFA, because the TAC Scheme is one of the important instruments of our foreign policy and that is why it is very important to the entire ministry.
“As well as the articulation of our foreign policy, so in terms of the de-briefing coming up, we believe is one of the best ways of accessing the impact of the scheme on the volunteers themselves.
“Also to give us the opportunity of knowing what their experience were at their primary places of assignment, also it will help us to develop a robust policy around the implementation of TAC Scheme, ‘’he said.
Speaking separately,.some of the volunteers told NAN about their encounters in Uganda in two years of their stay in that country.
Dr Sharon Igbinoba, an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy said, “In the Kampla International University, the School of Pharmacy I served as the Dean, which back home I was the Vice-Dean but with the responsibility given to me as the dean .
“It helped me to perform well and to put structures on ground to help the Faculty, if I could show you the comments of students and members of staffs on my phone.
“It shows how we as a people have impacted the lives of the Ugandans through our soft-power diplomacy, and that is what makes us the giant of Africa,’’ she said.
Dr Ibrahim Abubakar, a Senior Lecturer, served as Assistant Dean and Associate Dean of Research Facility of Biomedical Sciences at Kampala International University
Abubakar also the team lead of the TAC volunteers, applauded the DTAC boss’s initiative of binging all the volunteers back home at a time.
He added that when they left Nigeria in November 2021, most of them were wondering what they could do to make an impact in their host communities.
“I must say, when we left for this programme in 2021, a lot of us were wondering how can we contribute and the need for the programme , but having gone there, most of us have served in various capacities in our institutions.
“The people you’re looking at are deans, association deans, directors and resourceful people who have served the nations very well in their host community and had contributed immensely, and that is highlighted in the interest of our host countries wanting some of us to go back.
“I want to commend the director-general for a well organised programme , because in a long time, this is the first time we are having a de-briefing exercise where everyone is coming back home in one day,’’ Abubakar said.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng) /Flowerbudnews
By Paul Ejime
Freetown: (Flowerbudnews): Sierra Leone’s government has slapped a nationwide curfew on the country following what it called an attempt by “some unidentified individuals to break into the military armoury at the Wilberforce Barracks” in the nation’s capital Freetown on Sunday morning.
The barracks is near the Presidential Lodge.
A statement by the Minister of Information and Civic Education Chernor Bah said the individuals “have all been repelled.”
Residents in the capital spoke of sporadic gunfire Saturday night/Sunday morning, with the capital enveloped by uncertainties on Sunday morning.
No casualty has been reported in the second exchange of gunfire in Sierra Leone after a similar incident in September following the June controversial presidential and legislative elections in the country.
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) declared sitting President Julius Maada Bio of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) re-elected with 56.17% in the presidential vote.
His opponent Samura Kamara and his main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) rejected the results citing alleged irregularities in the electoral process.
Civil society organizations as well as local and international election observers Missions in their separate reports said the electoral process, especially the result management lacked transparency.
There have been some behind the scenes efforts to douse the political tension generated by the disputed elections to prevent Sierra Leone from sliding back to instability after its 10-year devastating civil war from 1991.
Meanwhile, from his social media X handle, President Bio has confirmed the alleged attack and the blanket curfew on the country, saying: “As the combined team of our security forces continue to (root) out the remnant of the fleeing renegades.”
“I bring you greetings from the Presidential Lodge, in Freetown,” the president said, adding: “The Peace of our beloved nation is priceless, and we shall continue to protect the peace and security of Sierra Leone against the forces that wish to truncate our much-cherished stability.”(Flowerbudnews)
By Flowerbudnews
Enugu: The Centre for Humanity, an NGO, has commended Gov Peter Mbah for restoration of water to Enugu metropolis after 20-year scarcity within 180 days as promised during his electioneering campaigns.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the NGO’s Director of Communications and Public Enlightenment, Mr Peter Ugwu, noted that the abundance of water achieved by the Mbah administration in 180 days, could have taken any other serious government four years.
Ugwu regretted that Enugu people had suffered acute water shortages that impugned their humanity.
“According to the World Bank, about 70 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water, while approximately 114 million do not have access to basic sanitation facilities.
“This has affected people’s health, well-being, and economic productivity.
“This is why the Centre for Humanity is pleased to identify with the grand success registered by Gov. Mbah in the provision of potable water in Enugu city in 180 days, especially the commissioning of the 9th Mile 24/7 Water Scheme.
“This backed by a 4.4MW backup gas-powered electricity generation plant to guarantee non-stop water supply to Enugu metropolis going forward,” he said.
According to him, raising water production capacity from an occasional two million litres to 120 million litres daily is a great mileage, and we trust that the governor will, as promised, now concentrate on fixing the bursting pipes and willful vandalisation.
Ugwu also urged Enugu residents to own the facilities and protect them against vandals and those out to sabotage efforts to have the people enjoy public water after over two decades.
“Anyone caught should be made to face the law as an enemy of progress”, he said.
Meanwhile, speaking during governor’s stop-overs to inspect some reconnected institutions and commissioned some of the 96 water galleries constructed around the city, the Senior Prefect of the Godfrey Okoye University Secondary School, Master Radiance Kamah, expressed appreciation of the students to the governor.
Kamah said: “Not long ago, you came into this state, you already started improving Enugu and I am very sure that by next year, we will be ranking the first best state in Nigeria.
“I remember, the 11th convocation held at Nike recently, on our way, we saw constructions going at different points and also beautiful water galleries like this one being constructed. With no much time, you have completed it and now, you are commissioning it today.
“I know your governance style will demonstrate to the students and the youths of Nigeria how a good leader should be and how we should begin to form themselves so that when it will be our turn, we would have that idea of how to govern a country and a state”.
Prof. Chinedu Nebo, former Minister of Power, described the administration’s massive investment in water resources through Internally Generated Revenue, and 120 million litres daily volume of water recorded in 180 days as a miracle.
Nebo said that Mbah had redefined governance and rebuilt public confidence in government.
“In the past, we used to hear that government earmarked a lot of things, but nobody gets to see them. But we are now “eye-marking” a solemn promise that was made and kept”, he said.
On his part, the President-General of Nsude Autonomous Community, Udi LGA, Mr Nicholas Eneje, appreciated Gov. Mbah for revamping the 9th Mile water project 41 years after it was initiated.
He confessed that although many had doubted his promise to break a 20-year old jinx of pipe-borne water in 180 days, they had now seen and believed.(Flowerbudnews)
General TY Danjuma GCON (Rtd), accompanied by the Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah will Commission a multimillion Naira Goodwill Medical Centre in Enugu, the State capital on Tuesday, 28th November 2023.
The state-of-the-art model Centre located in the Umuchigbo, Iji Nike, Abapka Community in the Enugu East Local Government Area is fully funded by the TY Danjuma Foundation on the approval of the General.
The GMC project is the brainchild of Prof Uche Amazigo, Nigeria’s renowned pro-poor public health specialist, and one of the few female Africans to have led a specialized UN Agency, overseeing a highly successful multilateral partnership in global health.
The Centre has provision for Maternal and Child Health, General Primary Healthcare, Laboratory, Eye Health, Prevention, and treatment of Communicable Diseases, General Surgical, Accident and Emergency services.
It will also provide opportunity for Research and out-reach programmes with Diaspora-based health professionals, free treatment for indigent patients and standard charges for others.
By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews): NAFDAC DG, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has commended Colexa Biosensor Limited for being the first indigenous company to manufacture blood glucose metres and strips for early diagnosis and management of diabetes, HIV and Malaria.
Prof Adeyeye, who gave the commendation during a tour of the company’s production facilities in Lagos, said that the product would revolutionise healthcare and make a significant impact in the lives of people living with diabetes in Africa and beyond.
This was disclosed in a statement by Sayo Akintola, NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, a copy of which was made available to Flowerbudnews on Sunday in Abuja.
The NAFDAC Boss stressed the need for continuous availability of the products and other high-quality ones that met world-class standards to compete favouably with products from Europe and the United States at relatively affordable prices.
The ostensibly excited DG said that as a regulatory body, NAFDAC would continue to monitor the progress of the company and ensure that it remains compliant with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and other global best practices.
”We will, in addition be looking at FDA standards because Its accepted anywhere in the world, she said, adding that the Agency would with the company for the necessary assistance in their regulatory compliance., as it does with others to provide the needed guidance.
”For an African medical device company, she said the feat would go a long way in improving the health of nations through access to quality, innovative, technology-enabled healthcare solutions for the prevention, early diagnosis, and management of diseases,She noted.
Prof Adeyeye, however, advised the company to focus more attention on the local market by making quality products that are readily available to Nigerians before venturing into the global market with its 12 locations in Africa, including UAE and UK. NAFDAC will only allow export of quality products with proven safety and efficacy.
According to the company, the introduction of a new plant in Shagamu, things will be a lot easier when that plant becomes operational in October next year.
Regarding procurement by international partners, it is quality that is going to sell the product. NAFDAC has the tiered categorization scheme where the Agency has risk-categorized companies into Low, Medium, and High categories.
The Agency is working with international partners such as UNICEF to understand and use this approach for procurement of some medical products and ready-to-use-therapeutic foods from our local manufacturers, the DG remarked.
The NAFDAC boss, however, urged the company to constitute a research team that will go all out to monitor the selectivity and sensitivity rate once it enters the market in Nigeria, adding that this should go hand in hand with the marketing.
The results of this study must be guided by and shared with NAFDAC.
According to her, it will be a lot easier when NAFDAC attains WHO Maturity Level 4, adding that at that point, there will little time spent for pre-qualification for applications submitted post attainment.
As a leading manufacturer of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa,
she commended the company for achieving firsts in several endeavors of its operations, being the first to introduce Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits to the national malaria elimination program, which has accelerated the ability to test and treat malaria in a timely manner.
Earlier in his speech, the Chairman of Colexa Biosensor Limited, Mr. Samson Ogunjimi disclosed that the company had provided over 5 million tests of HIV/Syphilis Combo test to the HIV program, helping to increase testing in pregnant women and saving lives.
He added that the company was also the first to introduce the COVID-19 rapid antigen test in Nigeria and provided various platforms for Point-of-Care (POC) COVID testing. Over 15 million test kits were distributed in Nigeria.
Mr. Ogunjimi explained further that the factory is equipped with cutting-edge technology following a technology transfer from a reputable global health organization with an estimated production capacity of 60 million tests of RDTs to be distributed across Africa.
Striving for equitable access to its diagnostics in Nigeria and across Africa, the chairman said the company has an installed capacity (1 line 3 shifts) of 3.6m packs of strips and can be scaled up to 3 lines to enable a maximum total capacity of 10.8m packs of strips per annum.
He noted that this can serve the countrys needs for strips i.e. 10.75 m packs at 5% prevalence of the total population should each obtain 1 pack (50 tests) of strips in 1 year with job opportunities for over 1,000 Nigerians from the manufacture and sales of Blood Glucose Monitoring System (BGMS).
Mr Ogunjimi pointed out that Nigeria could be a hub in Sub-Sahara Africa for the supply of BGMS and related consumables like Lancets, Alcohol swabs, lancet devices, packaging, etc. with opportunities for Research and Development of other tests using the same technology.
He added that exports of up to 50% factory capacity can net-off the companys dollar needs for production.
Global Market size for Onpoint® BGMS stands at $6.4bn and estimated to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR of 8.2%, adding that the Nigerian current market size is estimated at $12m to $18m based on the 2021Clinton Health Access Initiative CHAI report, he said
, stating that available data estimates the total verifiable market volume at 1.25m to 1.5m packs in 2022 which is valued at $7.5m to $9m.
Mr. Ogunjimi however, expressed delight in the fact that many investors have started putting machinery in place to begin similar ventures, stressing that the economy would be the biggest gainer for it.
Without us starting this one they wouldnt have started thinking about their own, he said, adding that we are open for Contract Manufacturing under the supervision of NAFDAC.
He explained that the second factory – Codix Bio Ltd located at Ilisan-Ikene Junction, Shagamu, Ogun State would participate in the WHO Prequalification of their products adding that it is a jointventure between Codix Pharma Limited and SD Biosensor (the global leader in RDT manufacture) with the hope to have WHO Prequalified products by 2025.
A glucometer, also known as a blood glucose meter or blood sugar meter is a medical device (In-vitro diagnostic) used to measure the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood.
It is a key element for home blood glucose monitoring. A persistent elevation in blood glucose leads to glucose toxicity, which contributes to cell dysfunction and the pathology grouped together as complications of diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia from a variety of causes, and it is the most prominent disease related to the failure of blood sugar regulation.
There are different methods of testing and measuring blood sugar levels, one of which is the use of blood glucose meters.
WHO prequalification or attainment of Maturity Level 4 and World Listed Authority by NAFDAC is a trusted and reputed symbol for safety, quality and efficacy across stakeholders. Gaining prequalification for a product can therefore increase the eligibility for donor-sponsored tenders for such products. (Flowerbudnews)
By Moses Kolo
Kaduna: Malam Ali Muhammed Ali, the newly appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has decried the poor state of the Kaduna Zonal Office of the agency.
Ali, who visited the office on Saturday, regretted that facilities there had become an eyesore and promised to revamp the office “immediately”.
“The Kaduna office is very important to NAN operations, especially with the centrality of Kaduna in Northern Nigeria.
“This dilapidated ambience is unacceptable; the environment stinks. “There is an urgent need for action towards reversing the trend.
“The Kaduna Office plays a vital role in the Agency inspite of the obvious challenges.
“It is not enough to work hard; we shall also work smart and, God willing, we shall provide a conducive and smart working environment,” he added.
The managing director challenged the editorial staff to up their game in the discharge of their duties so as to place the Zone at the top, after Abuja and Lagos.
“Kaduna must be up and doing. It must give us the edge as a news agency,” he said.
He advised reporters to channel efforts towards human angle stories as well as reports that had commercial value.
Ali encouraged marketing staff to work hard and assured them that the agency would soon roll out new products.
He urged reporters to maintain high professional standards in their reportage, and cautioned them against speculative stories.
Mr Ephraim Sheyin, Director, Editorial Services, in a remark, charged editorial staff to redouble their efforts to meet up their responsibilities, saying that it would not be business as usual.
He urged the Zonal Manager to supervise reporters, especially those at the rural areas, to ensure adequate coverage.
“The rural areas are sensitive areas where you can always get exclusive and human agle stories from.
“The idea is to always place NAN ahead of others,” Sheyin added.
He recalled that Kaduna Zone had always been at the forefront, noting that it had produced two Managing Directors, four Acting Managing Directors and eight Editors-in-Chief.
“Kaduna zone is a recruiting ground for NAN leaders,” he added.
Mr Aaron Miller, Head of Technical Services, expressed optimism that immediate changes would soon be experienced in the agency, especially in Kaduna.
“The new Managing Director is passionate about the Kaduna zonal office; expect urgent changes very soon,” he said.
Malam Khalil Abdulhadi, Director, Administration and Human Resources, in his remark, said that staffers had been put on their toes by the new boss.
He assured Ali that he would not be disappointed.
Malam Abubakar Ahmed, the Kaduna outgoing Zonal Manager, said that the office was faced with structural challenges and hoped that the managing director would positively respond to written submissions already forwarded to his office.
Earlier in a remark, Malam Bashir Rabe-Mani, the new Kaduna Zonal Manager, had applauded the managing director for visiting Kaduna so soon after assuming office.
Rabe-Mani, who, amongst other requests, harped on better remuneration for casual and security staff, assured management that the zone would work hard toward a better NAN.
“We will not let NAN down. God willing, we will not fail. We will work toward ensuring that the new managing director succeeds,” he added. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng) / (Flowerbudnews)
By Paul Ejime
(Ejime is a Global Affairs Analyst and pioneer Senior Advisor, Communications and Advocacy to ECONEC
With elections increasingly becoming triggers and drivers of political conflicts and instability in West Africa, Okechukwu Ibeanu, a Professor of Political Science and expert on election management and administration has charged Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in the region to prioritise electoral reforms and lessons learnt to improve the quality and outcome of elections.
“EMBs in West Africa should take seriously the implementation of the important lessons offered by PEARL (Post-election Audit, Review and Learning), he said, adding that the “hard-won democracy” in the region should not be taken for granted.
In a Keynote to a Symposium themed: “Institutionalising Lesson-Learning Processes for Improved Electoral Processes,” which preceded the just-concluded 9th Biennial General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Ibeanu, a former National Commissioner with Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), explained that “the purpose of all these lessons is to improve our elections and democracy through electoral reform.”
“However, we need to rethink how we understand electoral reform,” he told the gathering of members of EMBs, election specialists and representatives of development partners that support elections in Africa.
“Presently, there is too much emphasis on changing the law, bringing in new regulations and altering procedures. But it seems to me that we need to shift emphasis more to democratic reforms. This will call for mechanisms necessary to ensure compliance with the law and empowering citizens more to defend democracy,” he observed.
Four of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently under military rule coupled with perennial election-related violence, polarising contestations and disruptive legal disputes raising concerns that democracy is on the decline in the region.
According to the keynote speaker, “There are indeed persistent threats lurking everywhere. These, ironically, include agencies and individuals put in charge of nurturing democracy. As important as election is, it is not sufficient to guarantee democracy. Popular support is always needed and that is not unrelated to the ability of democratic governments to deliver the basic needs of their citizens.”
He said that election managers “have a responsibility to first deliver those governments in the right way. Consequently, constant reforms and improvements through information and experience sharing and peer-learning are needed to save both elections and democracy generally. If we fail to do so, we might lose this epoch of democracy as we did the immediate post-independence one.”
Ibeanu identified ten transformational post-election lessons, which could be leveraged fix future elections and save democracy in the region.
“The first lesson is that there is a persistent trust deficit. We, almost at the drop of a hat talk down on our processes, make unsubstantiated accusations against our EMBs and thereby erode public confidence in the process and outcome of elections. Yet, trust is at the very heart of elections,” he affirmed.
According to him: “electoral process is to politics or democracy what the market is to the economy,” adding: …if the big political players, especially political parties and candidates continue to question the integrity of the EMB, the voters, who use their votes to invest in these candidates and parties, will soon lose confidence in the process and the value of the ballot will decline.”
Ibeanu further noted that the “quality of an election cannot be divorced from the state of infrastructure, structure and culture of the country in which it is conducted.”
Similarly, “the quality of rules affects the quality of elections – how and when they are made, their clarity, how they are interpreted and whether they hamstring the EMB,” he said.
“Consequently, for good elections to happen,” he said: “rules must be made in advance and in good time; they must be publicly known, and all individuals and agencies must adhere strictly to them,” also adding that the “quality of elections depends on availing a level playing field for all” as well as “the existence of real, impartial opportunities for redressing grievances.”
“Adequate and timely funding are at the heart of quality elections,” Ibeanu said, noting: “Paradoxically, Africa is poor, but its elections are becoming excessively expensive,” citing the 2017 elections in Liberia which cost about US$38.3 million, or almost 1.8% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that year.
On technology, he explained that “digital technologies generally, and particularly as applied to election management, is a terrain of global power in which Africa is disadvantaged. This is so because Africa is essentially a consumer of digital technologies produced elsewhere. “
Describing election as “a multistakeholder responsibility,” the professor said “what other agencies do or fail to do may be as important in determining the quality of elections as what the EMB does. Indeed, we deceive ourselves if we believe that what the election management body does or fails to do is necessarily the most critical thing in an election.”
He further harped on the “moral responsibility of ruling parties and governments to make the electoral process free and fair for all players,” adding: …if they (ruling parties and governments) decide to muzzle the electoral process, who can really stand in their way? They control funds, security, the media and can buy or extract favourable court judgements.
Therefore, it is an emerging consensus that ruling parties and governments must always recognize this moral burden and consciously act in the right manner,” Ibeanu stressed.
In addition to effective implementation of post-election lessons, he also recommended an annual or biennial ECONEC Colloquium for Knowledge Sharing (ECKS), as a “basis for establishing a resource centre on election management for West Africa under ECONEC.”
He also suggests that an electronic register of needs by EMBs and a separate register of skills available in EMBs in the region should be developed and circulated among ECONEC members to facilitate technical exchanges and support.
A highlight of the Abidjan General Assembly was the election of Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chair of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) as President of the ECONEC Steering Committee for the next two years.
He replaced Cote d’Ivoire’s Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert who has served out his two-year term on the ECONEC role.
Other members of the new Steering Committee are the heads of Electoral Commissions of Benin Republic (1st vice President), Cabo Verde (2nd vice President), Burkina Faso (Treasurer) and the Gambia (deputy Treasurer), while Serigne Mamadou Ka, the acting Head the ECOWAS Electoral Assistance Division (EAD), is to serve as Permanent Secretary of the Abuja-based ECONEC Secretariat.
Konneh was 1st vice President on the Coulibaly-Kuibiert-led Steering Committee.
One of his major assignments since assuming the ECSL chair in January 2020, was the conduct of Sierria Leone’s Presidential and legislative elections last July, with Commission declaring sitting President Julius Maada Bio re-elected for a second term.
However, Sierra Leone’s major opposition party has rejected the official results alleging electoral malpractices.
Also, some local and international observer Missions in their separate reports said the electoral process, particularly the results management lacked transparency.
ECONEC was set up in 2008 to foster cooperation as well as knowledge, information and experience sharing among member States and to support ECOWAS in the realisation of its mandate on the promotion of electoral processes with integrity for the consolidation of democracy in the region. (Flowerbudnews)
Ejime is a Global Affairs Analyst and pioneer Senior Advisor, Communications and Advocacy to ECONEC