No fewer than 2800 personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command will monitor local government elections in the state on Saturday.
Public Relation Officer of the Corps, Superintendent Oluwole Olusegun,explained that the deployment was in line with the preparation for the forthcoming local government elections
He said in a statement that the State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Iskilu Akinsanya,has implored the general public to support the government by participating in the poll,assuring that the corps would protect lives and properties of the citizens in the state.
He disclosed that all officers and men of the Corps will be on duty on that election day as under cover officers, agro ranger and counter terrorism unit of the corps will be deployed to all flash spots in the state.
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Africa Needs $285bn To Stop COVID-19-IMF
Africa will need additional financing of $285billion to adequately respond to the COVID through 2025,Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, has said
She disclosed this at ongoing African finance summit holding in Paris, France,.
She said:“ Of this,$135 billion is for low-income countries. This is the bare minimum. To do more – to get African nations back on their previous path of catching up with wealthy countries – will cost roughly twice as much”
She said Africa must be assisted by her friends to “return to the remarkable development progress witnessed before the global coronavirus pandemic” struck including “taking full advantage of the tectonic shifts in the global economy toward digital-driven, low-carbon and climate resilient growth.There is urgency to focus on financing Africa”
Georgieva noted that the pandemic-caused recession shrank the GDP of the Continent by 1.9 percent – the worst performance on record.
“This year, we project global growth at 6 percent, but only half that – 3.2 percent, for Africa.This is a dangerous divergence. It ought to be the reverse: Africa needs to grow faster than the world – at 7 to 10 percent – to meet the aspirations of its youthful populations, and become more prosperous and more secure.Yes, together we have avoided a much worse economic crisis. Now, we must build on this initial momentum to bring the pandemic to a durable end and boost growth in Africa,”she added.
