By Suleiman Yakubu

The Electoral Committee of the 2024 FCT SWAN elections has fixed Friday, May 10, 2024, for the concluding part of the elections.
It could be recalled that in the elections held on Friday, April 26, 2024, winners could not emerge in the positions of the Chairman and the Treasurer.
In the chairmanship position where Folusho Alade Oyekan, Tolulope Oguntimehin, and Kelechi Onwudiwe contested, Oguntimehin and Onwudiwe polled 64 votes each, while Oyekan scored eight votes. A total of 136 votes were cast. Both candidates agreed to go for a second ballot on a new date.
The same was the scenario in the position of treasurer, where Jean Frances Nweze and Taofeek Lawal tied for 88 votes.
Announcing the new date for the concluding part of the election, SWANECO Chairman Patrick Ngwaogu (Odogwu) said after meeting with his members, they have resolved to fix Friday, May 10, 2024, for the concluding part of the election.
Ngwaogu was full of appreciation to the members for the orderly manners they presented themselves all through the elections of April 26. He was full of praise for the national leadership of SWAN for standing solidly behind them.
During the April 26 elections, the chairman of the FCT SWAN Electoral Committee (SWANECO), Patrick Ngwaogu, called for the affirmation of the unopposed candidates, comprising Niyi Busari as Financial Secretary, Samuel Ahmadu as Secretary, and Victor Okoye as Vice Chairman.
However, on Friday, Joshua emerged as the newly elected assistant secretary as he polled 104 votes to defeat Nonso Arinzechukwu, who got 32 votes. Joan Iwuchukwu was elected as Welfare Officer. She got 88 votes to beat Busayo Olowookere, who garnered 48 votes.  

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The Commissioner of the Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure Development, Suleiman Umar, has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done on the Bida Ring Road project.
The Commissioner disclosed this in continuation of the inspection of state government road contracts under the Urban Renewal Project of the Governor Umar Muhammed Bago Administration.
The 44-kilometre Bida bye-pass road project awarded last year by Governor Umar Muhammed Bago is expected to facilitate the free flow of traffic and also facilitate the expansion of the ancient town of Bida.
Inspecting the project, works commissioner Umar Suleiman explained that the exercise was to fast-track the completion of the projects as well as ensure that they were executed according to specification.
He commended the construction company on the level of mobilisation and the quality of work done, urging them to ensure conformity to standards.
The commissioner added that the project will be fully monitored to achieve value for money by the government.
The Chairman of the New Niger Project, Mustapha Abubakar, said the project is critical to the people of Bida, the state, and the country at large.
He said the road is part of the strategic projects under the New Niger Project design to facilitate the vision of the urban renewal project.
The contactor handling the project, Mahmod Ismail, and the site engineer, Sulaimon Olubode, who briefed the delegation on the scope and progress of the work, assured the timely completion of the project.
They maintained that the project has received adequate mobilisation as concrete work has already commenced on about 30 percent of the road and the casting of most identified culverts has been completed.