President Goodluck Jonathan has formally dissolved the Presidential Advisory Council as he gets set to commence a four-year term in office on May 29.

He held farewell talks with members of PAC immediately after the Federal Executive Council meeting in the State House, Abuja on Wednesday.

Full story here- http://ascology.com/news/local-news/13048-President-dissolves-PAC-rules-out-slim-cabinet.html

It has begun already. Some of us argued that Jonathan is not "fresh air" because you cannot be "fresh air" if the worst in the land backed you vociferously. We posited that the undoubted enemy of Nigeria's progress could only be backing Mr. President passionately  because , in GEJ, they saw a man they can trust to protect their "business as usual " interest that is killing Nigeria. Jonathan has now started to prove us right . Upon gaining the 4 years he wanted , he has now dissolved the Presidential advisory committee that criticised him heavily for running a bloated government.

Furthermore , he has ruled out slimming down this bloated federal Government , severely criticised home and abroad, he is head of , with convenient excuses about "constitutional provisions" , to confirm that Nigeria is in for 4 years of "more of the same" . GEJ cite "constitutional provisions" , as reason for the bloated federal structure, yet he endorses one of the most anti-reform , most pro-establishment and  most anti-people politician (David mark) to head the senate for another 4 years !!!!!

Is this what Nigerians voted for ? A president who will confess to being impotent to bring about badly needed change and reform? Is this different to how Yar Adua kept talking about "cabals sabotaging the power sector" while he failed to understand that , as the most powerful Nigerian, we expect him to defeat cabals rather than pander to them ? It is clear GEJ is already showing , as many argued consistently , that he will be a 'Voltron' for the "owners of Nigeria".

If Constitution needs amendment - Tell jonathan to phucking amend it - how long can a government survive on loans to run office/government.

blacksta:

If Constitution needs amendment  - Tell jonathan to phucking amend it  - how long can a government survive on loans to run office/government.   

It is obvious GEJ is planning to fail with his endorsement of David Mark as Senate President because Mark , in a million years, will never do anything that favours ordinary Nigerians if that consideration goes against the interest of the "owners of Nigeria".

It was under uber greedy and supremely callous Mark and Bankole that the pay package of legislators became a serious issue because machinations to aid upward review of remuneration , not matched by performance , was always the agenda and total focus of the upper and lower house . look at the hideously self-serving action of Mark and Bankole , below, that brings Jonathan's agenda , political will and judgement into question.

If GEJ genuinely intends to move Nigeria forward he would , instead of impotent anger, be moving heaven and earth to ensure Mark is removed for someone reform minded and far more pro-people . Is it wise that Jonathan , if he genuinely means well, endorses the ambition of wicked men who will make life very difficult for him?

http://www.pointblanknews.com/News/os4951.html

CBN Gov. blocks Mark, Bankole's N70 billion loan request from two banks
…Jonathan angry over N700 billion illicit additions to 2011 budget
…Says "I Wont Sign It"

Attempts by the outgoing leadership of the National Assembly , led by David Mark ,and Dimeji Bankole, to get a dodgy N70 Billion bond from two banks have been frustrated by the Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , Pointblanknews.com has learnt.


Senate President Mark and Speaker Bankole were alleged to have approached GTBank and Intercontinental Bank for the N70 Billion bond following the financial crises that have hit the National Assembly, especially the House of Representatives.

This is coming on the heels of revelations that the outgoing Senate leadership has hiked the quarterly allowance of members of the upper chamber from about N60 Million to N250 million each. This is couched under the subhead ‘constituency allowance’.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is alleged to have bought over 86 cars for his private and campaign uses, while the Deputy Speaker also took delivery of over 60 cars before the last campaign

Recall that Sanusi, had blew the whistle when he revealed that the National Assembly’s budget for overhead is 25.4% of the nation’s total. Sanusi had at a lecture delivered at the eighth convocation of the Igbinedion University , Okada, Edo State, said 25% of the nation’s resources are spent on the lawmakers. This annoyed the Senators who ordered him to appear before them and defend his statement, which he did.

[b]Pointblanknews.com also learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed not to accept any illicit additions to the 2011 Budget smuggled in by the outgoing leadership of the National Assembly. [/b]Acc ording to our source “He has told the NASS leadership to remove all the additions, slash their salaries and allowances, he has told them to take out anything that can be deferred”

EFCC, what are you waiting for. Start picking these criminals one by one especially now that they ve been stripped of their immunity. Corrupt people.

Sad, and scary too. This is just the beginning.