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News Report: Dora Akunyili's Last Minute Lobby Pays Off by PIPROM(m): 7:52pm On Mar 24, 2010 |
A last minute meeting initiated between representatives of Nigeria's immediate past Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, members of the Yar'Adua cabal and South-eastern governors by rtd. General Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria's immediate past President, have paid off. Akunyili's name have been included in the list of ministerial nominees before the Senate, bringing the list to thirty. Twenty-five names had earlier been submitted. Following intense lobby to stop the nomination of Professor Akunyili by a combined team of lobbyists from the Yar'Adua group and South-eastern governors, the Acting President, chidi opara reports learnt had called Obasanjo, known to be pushing the Akunyili nomiation to alert him of the situation. Further information has it that Obasanjo realizing the extent of the anti Akunyili campaign pleaded with the National Security Adviser(NSA), "to do something about the situation". It was further revealed to us that a meeting was convened by the NSA this morning to resolve the differences. The meeting which started at about 9.30 am and ended at about 12.15pm had in attendance, two representatives of the former Minister, two representatives of the Yar'Adua group, five representatives of the South-eastern governors, an Obasanjo representative and a senior aide of the NSA(presiding). Preofessor Akunyili's representaives were said to have made promises of "good behaviour" on behalf of the controversial former Minister. Ministerial List So Far: 1. Engineer Chris Ogienwonyi 2. Josephine Anenih 3. Adetokunbo Kayode 4. Godsday Orubebe 5. Dieziani Allison-Madueke 6. Fidelia Njeze 7. Somo Nuhu Wya 8. Odein Ajumogobia 9. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi 10. Professor M.K. Abubakar 11. Navy Captain N. S. Olubolade 12. Ndanusa Alao 13. Alhaji Murtallab Yar’Adua 14. Hon. Nduese Essien 15. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu 16. Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq 17. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga 18. Labaran Maku 19. Josephine Tapgun 20. Bello adoke 21. Ernest Odebola 22.Emeka Worgu 23. Suleiman Bello 24. Sanusi Dagash 25. Bala Mohammed 26. Dora Akunyili 27. Shamsuddeen Usman 28. Emmanuel Iheanacho 29. Musa Sada 30. Sheikh Abdullah Source: http://chidioparareports..com/2010/03/news-report-dora-akunyilis-last-minute.html |
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