ALL-NIGERIA AMERICAN CONGRESS-ANAC

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Los Angeles, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) August 31, 2010 -- ANAC MILESTONES-Past and Ongoing Projects


THE Niger Delta has been impacted by 1.5 million tons of crude oil spill over the last 50 years threatening rare species including primate fish, turtles, bird and damaging crops while destroying the livelihood of many of the 20 million people living there and fuelling the upsurge in violence.

Experts have also listed the Niger Delta among the five most polluted spots on the face of the earth with dire consequences for the health of inhabitants of the area.

This was disclosed by a panel of independent experts who travelled to the increasingly tense and lawless region.
The experts who were representatives of World Wildlife Foundation (WW) UK, the World Conservation Union and representatives from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the Nigeria Conservation Foundation drew the conclusion in a report they compiled.

2. ANAC Sponsors the "Good Governance Now Movement" and Taps on the Nigerian International Leadership Council NILC.

ANAC sponsored the Nigerian International Leadership Council Meeting by calling the attention of all Nigerians in the International Community to the ANAC proposed Good Governance Now Movement initiative. The objective is to establish the participation of Nigerians Abroad as Stakeholders and National Conscience Partners in the Nigerian Election 2011.

ANAC would like to hear your comments, and the interest you have indicated in our organization, so we can contact you adequately for participation.

We ask that you please forward this note to all Nigerians everywhere. It takes one father and one mother to born a child, but it takes the entire community to raise every child. Nigeria needs our community to help her Good Governance Now.

3. ANAC Introduced the SEED Act, The Social Security Employment Emergency Development Act. The Social Security Employment Emergency Development Act SEED from its conception in 2004, by members of All Nigerian American Congress (ANAC) in Washington DC, where the Act was adopted in the 2005 Congressional Session of ANAC.

The SEED Act simply calls for the contribution of a fixed amount of money by Nigerians or participants into the SEED Fund, currently recommended at twenty US dollars ($20) or its equivalent, a month, and when any member becomes unemployed, the fund would pay the member for up to 15 months in a quarterly review cycles.

Similarly, when participants reach a retirement age, currently recommended at age 65, the Fund will pay participants all through their retirement years.

Funds currently recommend 12 months of participation to get unemployment benefits, and 10 years of participation to get retirement benefits. Funds also recommend monthly payment of 100-200 US dollars ($100-200), or its equivalent. Fund also contains an Emergency Relief Fund for participants who are victims of natural disasters.

4. ANAC Resolution 101 Draft Bill authored by Hon Dr. Bright Aregs, ANAC Trustee and Chairman of the ANAC Congressional Committee titled:

NIGERIAN FOREIGN RESIDENTS REGISTRATION AND VOTING RIGHTS

ANAC Resolution 101 calls for the formation of a voting district for Nigerians Abroad, 3 Senate seats and 6 Congressional seats set aside for Nigerian Abroad, and that it is currently with the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator David Marks. He awaits a date to return to Nigeria to meet with Senator David Marks to present all the documents further requested in order for the resolution to be introduced as a bill in the Nigerian Senate.

5. ANAC ADDRESSED THE WESTERN MEDIA BIAS OF AFRICANS AND NIGERIA IN PARTICULAR Spearheaded by Chief Mrs. Temitope Ajayi, ANAC Trustee at Large House of Delegates

Historically the Western news media focuses on negative news when it comes to news coverage of Africa and its people. Such issues as war, famine, hunger, genocide, natural disaster, disease, fraud and mismanagement remain the sole focus of news coverage of Africa and its people.

What is baffling is that the African community in North America has been content in allowing the western media to define them to the world through these negative news reports. In addition African Embassies and Consulates have failed to take leadership position in challenging some of the false and negative coverage given to Africa and its people.

This approach is about to change thanks to the leadership initiate provided by the All Nigerian American Congress [ANAC]. The recent CNN report titled “How to Rob a Bank” has helped to galvanize the communities of Nigerians living in North America. The report which aired on May 20-21 2006 has added salt to injury on the negative stereotyping of Nigerians.

The Report by Drew Griffin, CNN Anchor interviewed among others, Nigerian convicted criminals as witnesses to support their biased story. Griffin also talked to Mathew Bolden, Federal Agent who helped to try some of the so-called Nigeria.
Dshaikh Izuchukwu

Chairman

ANAC CA

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