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Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by tundysho(m): 6:35am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Instead of him to address the issues properly,your dear president was asking why channels was allowed to video the rotten police training school to embarrass his administration. Can you imagine that [quote]Shocking discoveries by President Goodluck Jonathan during his unscheduled visit on Friday to the Police College, Ikeja, may lead to a major shake-up in the Nigeria Police Force and the Ministry of Police Affairs, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. A Presidency official, who spoke to one our correspondents in confidence, on Sunday, said, “The picture being painted is that of total neglect of the police training colleges, including the one in Ikeja. “But the fact is that some money was budgeted for those colleges. How has the money been spent? There will be a probe and anybody found wanting will be sacked.” Already, sources said top officials at the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Police Service Commission, and the office of the Inspector-General of Police have been put under scrutiny over the condition of the PCI. It was also gathered that the DIG ‘E’ Department, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, who oversees training in the Nigeria Police, might be called upon to give explanations on the “unacceptable magnitude” of rot in the police training schools. Jonathan, who could not hide his anger during the visit to the PCI en route Cote d’Ivoire for the ECOWAS Summit on Mali, said that the rot , being televised as a documentary on a Lagos-based privately-owned Channels Television, was meant to tarnish the image of his administration. The documentary was said to have informed his unscheduled visit to the college. [b]“This is a calculated attempt to damage the image of this government. The Police College, Ikeja, is not the only training institution in Nigeria,” he had said. His questions on who got Channels to film the depreciation in facilities caused by years of sustained decay were not answered by the embattled commandant of the college. [/b]A confidant of the President said that Jonathan was of the view that those appointed to occupy sensitive positions had failed to do their jobs. The President’s visit coincided with a wedding reception being held at the Police College. There were fears that the police college had long deviated from the standard norms associated with a police formation . It was learnt that the field of the Police College was being rented out to the public for ceremonies ranging from weddings, funerals and sundry social activities. The proceeds from such rentals hardly appear in the college’s books nor do they reflect in the maintenance of facilities in the school. Also, those in charge of the PCI were alleged to place priority on such rentals at the expense of serious training programmes in the school. The Police Public Relations Officer of the PCI, Mr. Agu Genny, however, said he did not know if money was paid to the college for renting the field as it was not under his responsibility. “I don’t know how much or if money is paid for using the field because it is not my responsibility. That question should be directed to the officer in charge of finance or the commandant of the college”, he said. Like the proceeds from the rentals, monies realised from billboards, including spectacular boards that are rented by advertising agencies, are not accounted for. An officer, who declined to give his name because of the sensitivity of the scandal, said, “Look, for many years outdoor advertising agencies have always erected their spectacular billbords in our premises.[quote] http://www.punchng.com/news/heads-may-roll-after-jonathans-police-college-visit/ |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Burger01(m): 6:53am On Jan 21, 2013 |
@OP, instead of you to ask what happened to the money allocated to PCI you are querying why the president queried Channels TV...and who are you to query my presido... are you happy at the dilapidated situations of the police college.. Call a spade a spade and allow the president his freedom of authority... 5 Likes |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by ITbomb(m): 7:38am On Jan 21, 2013 |
From Vanguard By Jide Ajani Apparently embarrassed by what he saw at Nigeria’s Police College, on last Friday, President Goodluck Jonathan could not but lament openly, asking why people were being subjected to a treatment fit for chickens in the poultry. The unscheduled visit by Jonathan was a rare one and it afforded the nation’s number one citizen the opportunity to see first hand, the very sorry state of the institution built some 73 years ago. A very dependable source privy to the visit quoted the exact words of Mr. President. An obviously miffed Jonathan could not but ask: “Why are you treating people like poultry chicken”? The visit, which was as a result of a promotional documentary being aired on Channels TV and which the president had seen, lasted less than one hour. Sunday Vanguard learnt that when the documentary first aired and Jonathan saw it, “he could not believe what he was seeing”. It was gathered that the Presidency could not understand why the television network could be allowed to publicise the rot that had gone on in the institution for so long . Jonathan in a Police college hostel In fact, Sunday Vanguard learnt that some mischief was already being woven around the documentary until it was made clear to the president that the network was in partnership with the police authorities. Jonathan was made to understand that the reason for the publicity, bad as it may appear, “is to sensitise corporate bodies to the massive needs of the institution, such that when the Channels’ Forum is held on Tuesday as scheduled , there would have been enough sensitization exercise. Also, information suggests that, contrary to the impression that some people had tried to create, which was that the documentary was meant to embarrass the Jonathan administration, “it was actually meant to be a supportive engagement”. In fact, according to the process of engagement being instituted for the partnership, corporate bodies would not be expected to make financial donations. Rather, interested partners would pick a project (either rehabilitation of the hostels or construction of buildings) and fund it directly for the benefit of the institution. Sunday Vanguard was told that “it was after the president was made aware of the modus operadi of the Channels/Police partnership that he decided to pay the surprise visit.” Already, there are strong indications that the Presidency would buy into the partnership. “The president would be very supportive of any activity or sets of activities that would ensure a worthy restoration of the institution”, a Presidency source said yesterday. Asked about the initial feeling of embarrassment, the Presidency source quipped: “I do not think that is the attitude of Mr. President. “Mind you, that institution has been there for some 73 years. President Jonathan just got to office some two and a half years ago; the incumbent Inspector General of Police is just about a year and a half in office too. Would it be wise to blame these two individuals for something that had gone on for that long. Mr. President is the first in recent history to visit the place; the incumbent IG has deemed it fit to accept to partner with the television network and, but for that, the massive interest it has generated may not have happened”. Sunday Vanguard learnt that while Jonathan was airborne en route Abidjan, the Cote D’Ivoire capital, for the ECOWAS meeting on the Mali crisis, he was said to have caught the sight of an obviously worried man. U got ur answer |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Okijajuju1(m): 9:01am On Jan 21, 2013 |
head should roll 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Nobody: 9:09am On Jan 21, 2013 |
We are waiting |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Etumgbe(m): 9:11am On Jan 21, 2013 |
hope my own head no go roll oooooooooo |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Wuse2(m): 9:12am On Jan 21, 2013 |
All nah wash ,subsidy fraud nko 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by scram(m): 9:15am On Jan 21, 2013 |
OK |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by 1800bc(f): 9:17am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Okija_juju: head should roll not just roll...the heads should frog jump! |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by takedat(m): 9:20am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Wuse2: All nah wash ,subsidy fraud nkoNo mind am, Na today? Make him set-up committee to roll heads na, Yeye dey Smell! 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Demdem(m): 9:21am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Retardeen wants just good news from the govt out there but bad news shouldn't . Nonsense. Only mumus will accept such. Both good and bad is needed. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by ujchief(m): 9:22am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Such is the state of many more public utilities in this country. Its a looting spree for all! The heads of parastatals are are having their own share of the national cake. This is what you get when you refuse to fight corruption but encourage it by associating with corrupt individuals like bode george, anenih and alams. When the head is rotten, what do you expect of the entire body? Fresh air everywhere!!!! 2 Likes |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by paranorman(m): 9:23am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Heads wan roll ke? Make heads roll na! |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Mamaflex(f): 9:26am On Jan 21, 2013 |
me i non understand. Which pipo heads wan roll? Is it d pipo dat took d contract n do nothin, or channels reporters, or d police? |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by MATUREZEE: 9:28am On Jan 21, 2013 |
My presido is on point, and the police we have so corrupt that the get so careless. Kudos to Mr President for that unsheduled visit. More of such visits to other sectors. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by ifihearam: 9:34am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Demdem: Retardeen wants just good news from the govt out there but bad news shouldn't . Nonsense. Only mumus will accept such. What's your own,in this particular matter I am 100% in support of his excellency,what happened to the allocations to PCI?who authorized channels? Heads must really roll,I trust my oga. 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by seunfly: 9:38am On Jan 21, 2013 |
No wonder our police dey behave like mad fellow, it's because they are trained and treated such. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by logica(m): 9:40am On Jan 21, 2013 |
LOL. It's only in Nigeria that after witnessing such rot we hear "heads MAY roll" when we should hear "heads WILL roll". |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by ypzilanti: 9:44am On Jan 21, 2013 |
When I first the documentary on the police college, I told myself "if this was America, shebi Obama would immediately visit or have a high official do so?" I was pleasantly surprised that GEJ visited. Kudos. Now, remember that Deziani Maduekwe visited ore road and cried like a baby about the sad state of the road when she was transport minister. Nothing was done on the road thereafter... and she has now become a minister of petroleum very divorced from the suffering of the masses and severally indicted in many probes. I hope GEJ makes many more visits like this, so that he can see firsthand why people abuse him when he allocates astronomic sums for his personal enjoyment. Maybe he feels that he has also allocated enough to the agencies and ministries . Truth is that if the money is trickling down to the people, they really don't care what the president spends. In the oil rich UAE, the citizens are all enjoying...who cares if the Emir buys another private jet? But when your citizens are plying through bad roads, have bad hospitals and schools and you live like an Arab prince, it is a problem. Christianity is a practical religion-going to church conventions is not the proof of Christianity. You need to emulate Jesus compassion for the long suffering masses because few people have the opportunity to affect the lives of 150 million people like Mr. President has. 2 Likes |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by TheMatrix3: 10:05am On Jan 21, 2013 |
tundysho: There will be a probe andBusiness as usual. no be GEJ again 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by bigfat: 10:08am On Jan 21, 2013 |
[size=15pt]I DONT WANT TO BELIEVE OUR POLICE OFFICERS WERE TRAINED IN THAT ENVIRONMENT ANYWAY IT WOULD ONLY MAKE THEM STRONGER...[/size]
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Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by eghost247(m): 10:09am On Jan 21, 2013 |
just do something about it |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by frankcimc(m): 10:10am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Indeed! We are waiting. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by yuzedo: 10:47am On Jan 21, 2013 |
ITbomb: Sunday Vanguard was told that “it was afterThat's a lie! He was caught on camera asking how Channels managed to carry out the expose WHILE AT THE SCENE.. He didn't say it before getting there and then being briefed, he gaffed AT IKEJA! 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by mycoldsweat: 10:48am On Jan 21, 2013 |
All na smoke. na today ya....sh de for back, fear no de catch belly na him e dee for front. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by thelastPope(m): 10:48am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Demdem: Retardeen wants just good news from the govt out there but bad news shouldn't . Nonsense. Only mumus will accept such. There is no president in the world that will want bad news about his administration aired on TV. The important thing is that he does something about it. Even Obama was not happy with the revelation of the Bengazi mess. That is normal for every human being. Like I said, the important thing is that he responds promptly. We need investigative journalists to do their job. What we don't need are the political play that goes along with it. Report it as is. No speculation and rumors. No insults and scoring of cheap political points. Even if the government is embarrassed, that's fine as long as they respond and the nation is better for it. Truth is, it is wrong to assume that a president sitting in Abuja will know everything going on accross Nigeria. Unfortunately, most government officials in Nigeria are sycophants including the so called oversight NASS! So they will never report the rot in the system. Lets all contribute our quota to move this country forward. I am totally pissed with stup1d threads like the one talking about why someone will not return back to Nigeria. Making this country great is a collective effort, not just by a magic wand from Aso Rock. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by thelastPope(m): 10:57am On Jan 21, 2013 |
yuzedo: What is it with the gaffe at Ikeja thing. You guys are so consumed with your opposition politics, you dont know how funny you sound. The guy paid a visit to Ikeja. That is a big plus. He could have sat down in Aso Rock and sent someone to the place and nothing would have happened. The whole story would have faded away. The police will not even get support from most Nigerians mind you so no one will really push the case much. He was there! You cant change that. Even if he insulted somebody's mother there, it still doesnt change anything. Now he has seen it himself. The burden of responsibility is now greater than if he hadnt seen it. These leaders are human beings contrary to how you may think. I think going there himself, especially the way he kept the police hierarchy out of the loop, is a great thing. It is also a difficult thing to do in a large country like Nigeria. The onus is on the media to zero in on specific rots in the system and bring them to the fore. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by timpaker(m): 11:00am On Jan 21, 2013 |
The president should ask his IG what he used the budgetary allocation for. This is a National embarrassment! |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Nobody: 11:06am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Instead of him to be bothered about how the ugly police college hostel will be renovated to a decent standard of living,fit for normal human beings,he is bothered about the embarassment the press has created for him.mr president please live up to expectation.create solutions please.i even wonder where all the ig's stay when the lower levels are living in places suitable for swines.smh 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by supremebeing09: 11:29am On Jan 21, 2013 |
SHAME SHAME SHAME...Shame his propaganda didn't work. Funny it took a PRIVATE channel to air the visit and the eejet of a president only cared about the effect of the video on his "administration". He's lucky the Nigerian media is incompetent enough to expose the other side of his administration since day one. This shows that if things had gone as expected, his visit would have been one of those things regardless of the state of the police college or whatever. Even a PIG would not reside in that building. And to thing taxpayers (not the country!)budgeted some money for the police college AND the administrators were running their business using the building for other purposes as they wished. Crazy. He's lucky Nigeria has become so embedded with corruption and fear of reprisals especially when it comes to public awareness. You're lucky there is no "Panorama" or "Private Eye" or private investigators or journalists to expose your dirty laundry like they do in the UK. Shame. Mr. President, bow your fat head in shame. Your propaganda did not work this time. And obviously, if you were more concerned about the publicity of your administration, that alone shows your incompetency to run a country. I am ashamed of you. And to think I attended a fundraising dinner party in London on behalf of your incompetent a** a few years ago. 1 Like |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Exponental(m): 11:41am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Can the minister of police affairs....Major Gen Caleb Olubolade (rtd) explain himself on why d decadence of d college, his efforts towards restoring it and how allocation on d college has been spent in d last years.....else he shld be SACKED with immediate effect. |
Re: Heads May Roll After Jonathan’s Police College Visit by Afolabs101: 12:06pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
ypzilanti: When I first the documentary on the police college, I told myself "if this was America, shebi Obama would immediately visit or have a high official do so?" Well said! |
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