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Sanwo-Olu presents Nubi branded car, says she’s shifted mountains
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday presented London-Lagos solo driver, Pelumi Nubi, with a branded car and named her a tourism ambassador of the state.
Pelumi, a Nigeria-British citizen and travel content creator, did a solo drive from London to Lagos in 68 days..
She departed London on Jan. 31 and arrived in Nigeria through the Seme border on Sunday, April 7.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu presented her with the car at the Lagos House Marina.
Her parents, Prof and Mrs Gbenga Timothy Nubi; Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof Folasade Ogunsola; some members of Lagos State Executive Council, among others, witnessed the event.
“I welcome you, Pelumi, officially, on behalf of 25 million plus residents of Lagos and the entire country.
“We want to say how truly proud we are to be associated with you.
“You cannot imagine how transformative this is going to be for you, welcome to your new world.
“We are not only going to have you signpost Lagos where it should be, but also have your family name written right at the center of it; looking at your experience and journey, you have shifted mountains.
“This is indeed an African spirit you have demonstrated, this is indeed a Nigerian spirit, but more importantly, this is the story of Lagos no dey carry last,” Sanwo-Olu said.
He said that he thought he had travelled, but when he heard of her 80 countries, he concluded that he needed to take lectures from her.
“You told our story as Africans and I want to thank you for that,”the governor said.
NAN reports that her road manifest from the UK took her through France and Spain into Africa through Morocco.
It indicates that she went across Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia ,Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Togo, Benin, and finally to Lagos, Nigeria.
Sanwo-Olu called on youths to emulate Nubi’s resilience and believe in their ability.
He urged the youth to shun drugs and focus on their passion, noting that lots of other Pelumis were just waiting to be discovered.
“For the young boys and girls not to allow drugs and defeat to throw them off track, that’s why we have decided to showcase Pelumi.
“It’s not just about you that we are celebrating, it’s about the future, it’s about the power of possibility. I want to officially label you our tourism ambassador.
“If you don’t mind, we want to write off your entire bill for this trip, we want to give you a home in Lagos, want you to check the sights and sounds, go on our train and bolt ride and tell the world a Lagos story. We want to give you a home in Lagos.
“We will work with you, we don’t want to disrupt what you have planned out. I’d like to thank your dad, he’s extremely happy, I’m sure the prayerful woman is your mum.
“We salute your parents for encouraging you and thank the great Akokite and the VC for the welcome ceremony,” he said.
Dabiri-Erewa, on her part, applauded Nubi for having so much belief in herself.
“One thing about this inspirational and courageous lady is that she didn’t want any help as such,
“I’m going to do it alone and I’m going to get it done; her can do spirit is commendable and worthy of emulation,”she said.
Responding, Nubi thanked the Lagos State government for the outpour of love and support.
She said it had been overwhelming, and she would not take it for granted.
“I’m honoured. It’s not just about planning to do something, but about actually doing it,
“I have travelled to over 80 plus countries, I was very intentional about showcasing Africa, because what you see in the main media is poverty.
“The feedback has been amazing on my social media, people now see a new Africa.
“I will continue to showcase Lagos State; this is where it started from, it has been a great honour, it felt really nice to be recognised.
“Travel continues to be a part of my journey; when Lagos shines, Nigeria also shines,”she said.
NAN reports that Nubi has lived in the UK since she was 10 years old.
She is living the dream of travelling solo to and from different parts of the world.
The House of Representatives, has reassured that the long queues at filling stations in the country, will soon fizzle out soon.
Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, Chairman, Petroleum Downstream said this at a joint news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
“We hereby express our concerns over the temporary presence of fuel queues in petrol stations across the country.
“However, we are convinced that this is temporary based on our investigation, and in a couple of days, we shall get over it,” he said.
Flanked by Rep. Henry Okojie, the Chairman, Petroleum Midstream, Ugochinyere said that investigations had revealed that the scarcity was artificial.
“We have discovered that there is availability of petrol products. We have it on good authority that we have in our storage facilities at least, about 1.5 billion liters of petrol,” he said.
He said that 1.5 billion liters can last for 30 days.
“We have gotten assurances from the regulators in the distribution value chain that these bottlenecks have been cleared. In the course of this public holiday, more grounds will be covered.
“From our findings, the issues that necessitated the disruptions that led to the appearance of fuel queues in petrol stations have been cleared.
They said that it would take a few more days for things to return to normalcy, while calling on Nigerians not to panic over this development.
“We have gotten assurances from the regulators and the unions that these challenges will be cleared in a few days,” he said.
Ugochinyere added: “It will require more time, like two to three days, for products to be distributed to all stations nationwide.
“As a committee that is charged with downstream and midstream oversight, we have been monitoring this development.”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid N4,000 monthly as pension.
The NLC Chairman, Mr Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May Day celebration, on Wednesday in Maiduguri.
He advocated for upward review of the pension to improve the social and economic wellbeing of retirees.
“Your Excellency, we wish to table before you that as at this moment there are some pensioners who are still receiving N4,000 as pension per month which is grossly inadequate.
“We, therefore, pray for His Excellency intervention for upward review of the monthly pension”, Inuwa pleaded.
He also called for the implementation of the national minimum wage, payment of outstanding leave and transport grants to local government employees in the state.
The NLC chairman, who noted the commitment of the workers towards the transformation agenda of the state government, lauded the Babagana Zulum’s administration for the feat achieved in the area of workers’ welfare.
He listed some of the achievements to include implementation of promotion benefits to workers in the mainstream, payment of gratuities to families of deceased workers, and provision of subsidised buses for workers and members of the public.
Also, the State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Babayo Hamma, urged the state government to adopt the minimum wage aporoved by the Federal Government.
The state deputy governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, lauded the harmonious relationship between labour and the state government.
Kadafur who listed some of the training opportunities provided for the workers including the N2 billion free interest facility, reiterated government to the welfare and training of workers.
Also, Prof. Ibrahim Umara of Political Science Department, University of Maiduguri, who highlighted the theme of this year’s May Day, “The People First”, called for proactive active measures to address energy crisis in the country.
He urged government to adopt siund policies that would enabled the Dangote Refinery, to supply fuel at a subsidised rate to service local consumption.
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