By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday explained that when completed, the proposed N4 billion African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) will reduce the financial burden of rents for international bodies that were being hosted in Nigeria.

The PDP also explained yesterday that the increase in the budget proposals for the renovation of Vice President’s guest house became imperative following emerging security challenges in the country as well as the need to change the earlier designs, just as the PDP noted that the guest house was not strictly for the present Vice President Namadi Sambo, said.

In a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party warned the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC against what it termed politics of deceit following the stiff opposition to the project by these parties.

Metuh said, “Contrary to the odious and deliberate distortion of facts by the opposition, the building is not for the Nigerian First Lady. The complex on completion is to host the AFLPM which has the backing of the African Union as an instrument for championing women and youth development.

The Peace Mission House is a public institution, a building in the likes of the Women Development Center, Nigerian Cultural Center among others which the law empowers the FCTA to build and operate in provision of facilities for the advancement of its development efforts. It will go a long way in reducing the financial burden in rents for international bodies being hosted by the country.

‘’Similarly, the increment in the budget of the official residence of the Vice President was occasioned by the changes in the redesigning, expertly advised to take care of emerging security challenges.

The house is not for the exclusive benefit of the current Vice Present as the malicious propaganda of the opposition has been feeding the public with.”

According to PDP, attack on Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed were designed by CPC and ACN to discredit him and the the PDP-led government of FCTA, adding, ‘’The two political parties in their absurd releases accused the FCTA of budgeting the sum of N7billion for the construction of two Abuja City Gates; N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers and N4 billion for the construction of First Lady’s Office.

They also claimed that the FCTA padded the budget for the construction of the Vice President’s official residence.

‘’It is however clear that this coalition of disparate forces are at their usual homage to deceit and bare-faced lies aimed first at misleading Nigerians and whipping up public anger against the PDP.

It is unfortunate that the leadership of these political parties among whom are elders whose ‘silver hairs’ we thought, would avail the nation virtues to paraphrase Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, have turned to merchants of cheap lies in an attempt to slur the integrity of our leadership of the nation.

“There is no provision for the construction of the Abuja City Gate in the FCT 2013 budget and there is nowhere the FCT earmarked N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers in the said budget. We challenge the parties to prove us wrong.

“The truth is that the FCT administration has nothing to do with the proposed Abuja City Gates. The project is one of the items making up the Centenary City to be financed by the private sectors in earnest of corporate social responsibility towards the Centenary Celebrations. Neither is the FCTA connected to the Centenary City nor to the City Gate, as such does not exist in its budget.

”’The FCTA did not provide the sum of N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers in the 2013 budget. What is public knowledge however that is the overall budget of the Social Development Department of the FCTA is N4.7 billion out of which the FCTA slated only N150 million for routine enforcement and general management of the rehabilitation centers including training and empowerment of rehabilitated sex workers. In fact, the budget was reduced from N225 million budgeted last year.

Therefore, to tell Nigerians that the FCTA budgeted N5 billion for the rehabilitation of prostitutes when it is clear that only N150 million was budgeted for the sub-head under which it falls is to say the least despicable.

“What else but studied obscurantism will blind the opposition elements to the massive infrastructural development going on in the FCT under the current administration?

‘’The opposition is well aware of the Land Swap Initiative of the FCT administration which in partnership with the private sector has delivered a sizable part of a total of 500,000 houses in 10 new districts while providing jobs for half a million Nigerians.

“Is the opposition blind to the on-going Social Housing Scheme set to deliver a total of 50,000 free houses for Nigerians? Does the opposition not feel the vibration of massive construction in all crannies of the city as in Abuja Light Rail Scheme; the new 10 lane Outer Circular Roads as well as the on-going resurfacing of the inner roads within the city?

“The bottom-line is that both the ACN and the CPC are daily proving to Nigerians that their political parties thrive in lies and deceit; an opposition lacking in character and in attitude, a brood of self ambitious dictators united in a shameful agenda of lies to mislead the people.”

“This is certainly not the type of leaders Nigerians will entrust their fate to.’’

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/why-there-is-need-for-first-ladies-mission-pdp/

Quit attacking the opposition and address the issue at hand squarely.
I still don't see any need for this outrageous N4billion project. It is rather an expendable want,considering it doesn't improve poverty alleviation in the grassroots.

What Patience wants, is what Patience gets. GEJ has no control.

Ok. We don hear.
Continue to blow the cash

the bloody revolution Is on the way.we need to sacrifice the blood of all this silly lots to cleanse the land.

Once again a foul-smelling mouth opens to spew thrash coming from a maggot-infested brain. Nigerians are wiser now.

Explain how the 4 billion naira mission house will benefit Nigerians or STFU!!

eggheaders: the bloody revolution Is on the way.we need to sacrifice the blood of all this silly lots to cleanse the land.

We shall start by sacrificing you first. Ode!

The_King'sQueen:


We shall start by sacrificing you first. Ode!

aro escapee,return to your caregivers asap.

eggheaders:


aro escapee,return to your caregivers asap.

Your posts make no sense at all. Go learn how to express yourself. Mpama!

Fatdon: By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday explained that when completed, the proposed N4 billion African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) will reduce the financial burden of rents for international bodies that were being hosted in Nigeria.

The PDP also explained yesterday that the increase in the budget proposals for the renovation of Vice President’s guest house became imperative following emerging security challenges in the country as well as the need to change the earlier designs, just as the PDP noted that the guest house was not strictly for the present Vice President Namadi Sambo, said.

In a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party warned the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC against what it termed politics of deceit following the stiff opposition to the project by these parties.

Metuh said, “Contrary to the odious and deliberate distortion of facts by the opposition, the building is not for the Nigerian First Lady. The complex on completion is to host the AFLPM which has the backing of the African Union as an instrument for championing women and youth development.

The Peace Mission House is a public institution, a building in the likes of the Women Development Center, Nigerian Cultural Center among others which the law empowers the FCTA to build and operate in provision of facilities for the advancement of its development efforts. It will go a long way in reducing the financial burden in rents for international bodies being hosted by the country.

‘’Similarly, the increment in the budget of the official residence of the Vice President was occasioned by the changes in the redesigning, expertly advised to take care of emerging security challenges.

The house is not for the exclusive benefit of the current Vice Present as the malicious propaganda of the opposition has been feeding the public with.”

According to PDP, attack on Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed were designed by CPC and ACN to discredit him and the the PDP-led government of FCTA, adding, ‘’The two political parties in their absurd releases accused the FCTA of budgeting the sum of N7billion for the construction of two Abuja City Gates; N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers and N4 billion for the construction of First Lady’s Office.

They also claimed that the FCTA padded the budget for the construction of the Vice President’s official residence.

‘’It is however clear that this coalition of disparate forces are at their usual homage to deceit and bare-faced lies aimed first at misleading Nigerians and whipping up public anger against the PDP.

It is unfortunate that the leadership of these political parties among whom are elders whose ‘silver hairs’ we thought, would avail the nation virtues to paraphrase Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, have turned to merchants of cheap lies in an attempt to slur the integrity of our leadership of the nation.

“There is no provision for the construction of the Abuja City Gate in the FCT 2013 budget and there is nowhere the FCT earmarked N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers in the said budget. We challenge the parties to prove us wrong.

“The truth is that the FCT administration has nothing to do with the proposed Abuja City Gates. The project is one of the items making up the Centenary City to be financed by the private sectors in earnest of corporate social responsibility towards the Centenary Celebrations. Neither is the FCTA connected to the Centenary City nor to the City Gate, as such does not exist in its budget.

”’The FCTA did not provide the sum of N5 billion for the rehabilitation of commercial sex workers in the 2013 budget. What is public knowledge however that is the overall budget of the Social Development Department of the FCTA is N4.7 billion out of which the FCTA slated only N150 million for routine enforcement and general management of the rehabilitation centers including training and empowerment of rehabilitated sex workers. In fact, the budget was reduced from N225 million budgeted last year.

Therefore, to tell Nigerians that the FCTA budgeted N5 billion for the rehabilitation of prostitutes when it is clear that only N150 million was budgeted for the sub-head under which it falls is to say the least despicable.

“What else but studied obscurantism will blind the opposition elements to the massive infrastructural development going on in the FCT under the current administration?

‘’The opposition is well aware of the Land Swap Initiative of the FCT administration which in partnership with the private sector has delivered a sizable part of a total of 500,000 houses in 10 new districts while providing jobs for half a million Nigerians.

“Is the opposition blind to the on-going Social Housing Scheme set to deliver a total of 50,000 free houses for Nigerians? Does the opposition not feel the vibration of massive construction in all crannies of the city as in Abuja Light Rail Scheme; the new 10 lane Outer Circular Roads as well as the on-going resurfacing of the inner roads within the city?

“The bottom-line is that both the ACN and the CPC are daily proving to Nigerians that their political parties thrive in lies and deceit; an opposition lacking in character and in attitude, a brood of self ambitious dictators united in a shameful agenda of lies to mislead the people.”

“This is certainly not the type of leaders Nigerians will entrust their fate to.’’

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/why-there-is-need-for-first-ladies-mission-pdp/

On the bolded, who is telling the truth?
But whatever, I love this quote from the PDP spokesman

"It is unfortunate that the leadership of these political parties among whom are
elders whose ‘silver hairs’ we thought, would avail the nation virtues to paraphrase
Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, have turned to merchants of cheap lies in an attempt to
slur the integrity of our leadership of the nation."

Fatdon: It will go a long way in reducing the financial burden in rents for international bodies being hosted by the country.

According to this government...

Visiting international bodies spending money in the local economy (by paying rent) is bad.

Spending 4 billion naira of public money and even more public money on maintenance, food, etc for foreigners is good.

How can you be this st.upid and run the economy?

The_King'sQueen:
Your posts make no sense at all. Go learn how to express yourself. Mpama!

you surely deranged.

Michaeljones36:

According to this government...

Visiting international bodies spending money in the local economy (by paying rent) is bad.

Spending 4 billion naira of public money and even more public money on maintenance, food, etc for foreigners is good.

How can you be this st.upid and run the economy?

How old are you? What does it mean to host an event? Does Super Eagles pay for the field they are playing on in SA (which is an equivalent of a conference center) or is it South Africa's responsibility? Some of you are just so surprising proudly ignorant, even broadcasting it in the public.

The point the guy is making is simple, if you must criticize the government, don't fabricate lies to achieve it. Do it based on facts and do it with maturity. 4billion was budgeted to finance the construction of something like a mission house, an AU strategic idea that is also being planned by member states. You want your country to remain a regional power, yet you cry when they want up on the metrics.

The opposition claimed that FCTA is spending 4billion to rehabilitate sexworkers. Records has shown that to be a lie. 4 billion is just the total amount for Social Development Program of the FCTA under which you have rehabilitation of facilities for the vulnerable including the sex workers among others and the cost attached to it is 150million. Why the lie that government will spend 4billion on sexworkers?

All these lies continue because people believed the former one that the President budgets 1billion naira for his food per annum. This so called opposition is taking you for a fool. They are manipulating your emotions against your government. You are the pawn in their chessboard. If a man outside government can tell this much lie to get in, imagine what his lies will be like if he eventually makes it. PDP may not be perfect but this so called opposition people are proving to be desperate with their lies.

Frank-C:


How old are you? What does it mean to host an event? Does Super Eagles pay for the field they are playing on in SA (which is an equivalent of a conference center) or is it South Africa's responsibility? Some of you are just so surprising proudly ignorant, even broadcasting it in the public.

The point the guy is making is simple, if you must criticize the government, don't fabricate lies to achieve it. Do it based on facts and do it with maturity. 4billion was budgeted to finance the construction of something like a mission house, an AU strategic idea that is also being planned by member states. You want your country to remain a regional power, yet you cry when they want up on the metrics.

The opposition claimed that FCTA is spending 4billion to rehabilitate sexworkers. Records has shown that to be a lie. 4 billion is just the total amount for Social Development Program of the FCTA under which you have rehabilitation of facilities for the vulnerable including the sex workers among others and the cost attached to it is 150million. Why the lie that government will spend 4billion on sexworkers?

All these lies continue because people believed the former one that the President budgets 1billion naira for his food per annum. This so called opposition is taking you for a fool. They are manipulating your emotions against your government. You are the pawn in their chessboard. If a man outside government can tell this much lie to get in, imagine what his lies will be like if he eventually makes it. PDP may not be perfect but this so called opposition people are proving to be desperate with their lies.

You know, members of the opposition sometimes mischievously select a segment of govenment policy, interpret it the way they want and use it to whip up sentiments from their supporters. They hardly read in-between the lines or study facts & figures before jumping into criticisms. All they want is to fight the government of the day by all means, be it with truth or with lies.
In as much as the money set aside for the building of the AFLPM House is much, it is still however important. And it would be a plus to the international reputation of our country.

eggheaders:


I, Salam Olatunde (a.k.a. Eggheaders) am surely deranged. I need psychiatric attention as soon as possible, please.

Noted. I'll surely get you a psychiatrist

The_King'sQueen:


I just got diagnosed of acute schizophrenic condition

that is why your posts sound like a madman ranting.yaba guys can fix u up.

eggheaders:

that is why your posts sound like a madman ranting.yaba guys can fix u up.

Have you seen why I asked you to first of all go and learn how to express yourself. How can you say my posts "sound" when you are only reading them online. Or do you now hear comments being made on Nairaland?

eggheaders:

that is why your posts sound like a madman ranting.yaba guys can fix u up.

Na wa oh! When did we start hearing the sound of Nairaland comments?

The_King'sQueen:


Have you seen why I asked you to first of all go and learn how to express yourself. How can you say my posts "sound" when you are only reading them online. Or do you now hear comments being made on Nairaland?

fact!!! you are sick.sound literal meaning can't be decipher by yaba patients.

BeraBera:

Na wa oh! When did we start hearing the sound of Nairaland comments?

another unintelligent wastage.

Just a couple of weeks back, Tukur said 'PDP is not a security organization' in a bid to deflect criticisms over the poor security situation in the country. Now, thesame party tries to justify squandering such a gangantuan amount of money to secure the residence of the vice president when alot of kids under 10 yrs are out there in the streets hawking bitter kola and groundnuts just to make sure their families don't sleep on empty stomachs! Shebi now they have become a security organiation??

God punish these men down to their tenth generation!
What kind of country is this??!!! These pple are driving me nuts!

eggheaders:


fact!!! I am sick.sound literal meaning can't be decipher by yaba patients.

Go learn your tenses okay. Correcting you would be a waste of time.