L.M Ayedun..:
Presidency denies reports that Jonathan travelled with 600-man delegation.

http://www.ynaija.com/saharareporters-must-have-been-counting-tourists-presidency-denies-reports-that-jonathan-travelled-with-600-man-delegation/

awodman:
The Presidency has denied reports that the President
Goodluck Jonathan, who is in New York to attend the
United Nations General Assembly is in the United States
with a 600-man delegation.

In a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the
Presidency said Jonathan arrived New York with “less
than 30 persons as members of his entourage.”

The statement went further to assert that “There is also
no substance to the rehashed charge of profligacy
which SaharaReporters annually makes against the
President when he leads Nigeria’s delegation to the UN
General Assembly.”

Read the full statement below:

We have noted with regret the continuation today by
SaharaReporters.com of its usual scurrilous and
baseless attacks on the Jonathan Administration with
publication of a false claim that the President is leading
a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly in New York.

While we trust that discerning members of the public
who are already very familiar with SaharaReporters’
usual fare of mischief, outright falsehood and erroneous
speculation will rightly dismiss this latest claim as a
fresh manifestation of the online medium’s ill-will
towards President Jonathan and his administration, we
wish to affirm for the benefit of the unwary that there is
absolutely no truth in the allegation that the President
took a 600-man delegation to New York.

There is also no substance to the rehashed charge of
profligacy which SaharaReporters annually makes
against the President when he leads Nigeria’s
delegation to the UN General Assembly.

The truth is that less than 30 persons arrived in New
York with the President this morning as members of his
entourage. Other than them, the only other persons
who are in New York for the UN General Assembly with
the President’s knowledge and approval are relevant
ministers and few essential aides.

President Jonathan’s official delegation is definitely not
out of proportion with Nigeria’s size, role and relevance
in Africa and the global community.

SaharReporters’ claim that the President’s delegation is
the largest at this year’s General Assembly is an
unjustifiable fabrication which can never stand any
rigorous test of truthfulness.

We are certainly aware that many Nigerian citizens are
currently on visits to New York. These persons are here
for their own purposes and neither President Jonathan
nor his administration has any responsibility for the
presence of these persons in New York.

We will not be surprised if it is such persons who
include Nigerian businessmen who are here for an
African Business Roundtable event, members of non-
governmental organizations and tourists that
SaharaReporters has been counting, for the sole
purpose of mischief-making, as “members of the
Nigerian delegation”.

isi4:

Jonathan not in New York with 600-man delegation – Abati
on september 22, 2013 at 10:29 pm in news
Reuben Abati Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) has denied reports that the President is leading a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Abati made this known in a statement which reads thus
‘We have noted with regret the continuation today by Saharareporters.com of its usual scurrilous and baseless attacks on the Jonathan Administration with publication of a false claim that the President is leading a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
While we trust that discerning members of the public who are already very familiar with Sahara Reporters’ usual fare of mischief, outright falsehood and erroneous speculation will rightly dismiss this latest claim as a fresh manifestation of the online medium’s ill-will towards President Jonathan and his administration, we wish to affirm for the benefit of the unwary that there is absolutely no truth in the allegation that the President took a 600-man delegation to New York.
There is also no substance to the rehashed charge of profligacy which Sahara reporters annually makes against the President when he leads Nigeria’s delegation to the UN General Assembly.
The truth is that less than 30 persons arrived in New York with the President this morning as members of his entourage. Other than them, the only other persons who are in New York for the UN General Assembly with the President’s knowledge and approval are relevant ministers and few essential aides.
President Jonathan’s official delegation is definitely not out of proportion with Nigeria’s size, role and relevance in Africa and the global community.
Sahara Reporters’ claim that the President’s delegation is the largest at this year’s General Assembly is an unjustifiable fabrication which can never stand any rigorous test of truthfulness.
We are certainly aware that many Nigerian citizens are currently on visits to New York. These persons are here for their own purposes and neither President Jonathan nor his administration has any responsibility for the presence of these persons in New York.
We will not be surprised if it is such persons who include Nigerian businessmen who are here for an African Business Roundtable event, members of non-governmental organizations and tourists that Sahara Reporters has been counting, for the sole purpose of mischief-making, as “members of the Nigerian delegation”.

isi4:

Jonathan not in New York with 600-man delegation – Abati
on september 22, 2013 at 10:29 pm in news
Reuben Abati Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) has denied reports that the President is leading a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Abati made this known in a statement which reads thus
‘We have noted with regret the continuation today by Saharareporters.com of its usual scurrilous and baseless attacks on the Jonathan Administration with publication of a false claim that the President is leading a 600-man delegation to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
While we trust that discerning members of the public who are already very familiar with Sahara Reporters’ usual fare of mischief, outright falsehood and erroneous speculation will rightly dismiss this latest claim as a fresh manifestation of the online medium’s ill-will towards President Jonathan and his administration, we wish to affirm for the benefit of the unwary that there is absolutely no truth in the allegation that the President took a 600-man delegation to New York.
There is also no substance to the rehashed charge of profligacy which Sahara reporters annually makes against the President when he leads Nigeria’s delegation to the UN General Assembly.
The truth is that less than 30 persons arrived in New York with the President this morning as members of his entourage. Other than them, the only other persons who are in New York for the UN General Assembly with the President’s knowledge and approval are relevant ministers and few essential aides.
President Jonathan’s official delegation is definitely not out of proportion with Nigeria’s size, role and relevance in Africa and the global community.
Sahara Reporters’ claim that the President’s delegation is the largest at this year’s General Assembly is an unjustifiable fabrication which can never stand any rigorous test of truthfulness.
We are certainly aware that many Nigerian citizens are currently on visits to New York. These persons are here for their own purposes and neither President Jonathan nor his administration has any responsibility for the presence of these persons in New York.
We will not be surprised if it is such persons who include Nigerian businessmen who are here for an African Business Roundtable event, members of non-governmental organizations and tourists that Sahara Reporters has been counting, for the sole purpose of mischief-making, as “members of the Nigerian delegation”.

Ess:

Haha, Abati has confirmed it...see foolishness.
We all know when Govt gives a figure, just add another zero to have actual figure.
Hence 30 = 300
few essential aides = 300
Total = 600.
SR has done it again...exposing the wicked and clueless Govt!
Kudos to you!

Ess:

Haha, Abati has confirmed it...see foolishness.
We all know when Govt gives a figure, just add another zero to have actual figure.
Hence 30 = 300
few essential aides = 300
Total = 600.
SR has done it again...exposing the wicked and clueless Govt!
Kudos to you!

ocelot2006:


And you wonder why you failed your WAEC exams repeatedly. No, it's not because of some old lady in your village chasing you.

HAH: Anyone who says this is not possible have obviously never been close to how our government is being run.