₦airaland Forum

These are d calibre of pple we voluntarily vote into office

Hmmmn.....There is a reason a chronic critic of GEJ in his early days like me turn around to support him.

Two things I hate in Nigerian politics....
1. Hypocrisy

2. Unnecessary propaganda

PDP may not be d ideal party in Nigeria, but he never engage in these habits.

vheMa:
make I do make up small

.....u are a foooool

The Government of Adamawa State has
stated that contrary to public belief, the
recent bailout funds given to states by
the Federal Government from the dividends paid
by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, was
not meant for the payment of salaries and
allowances owed civil servants.
The Chief of Staff to Governor Mohammed
Jibrilla, Abdulrahman Jimeta, said this in a Radio
Gotel Programme monitored in Yola on August
12. He said the state received N3.8 billion as its
share of what he called “largesse” from the
NLNG dividends and after consultations decided
to allocate the funds to areas the government
considered more expedient.
The position of the state contradicts the reasons
given by governors of the 36 states of the
federation who after various meetings with
President Muhammadu Buhari requested for the
bailout saying without it, states could not offset
the back log of salaries owed civil servants.
“I have explained on several occasions because
we run an open government, that the money we
received from the Federal Government is N3.9
Billion: N2.1 Billion for the state government,
while local governments got N1.8 Billion.
“This money is from the LNLG, it’s a bonus
because it was not part of the budget or normal
allocation for Adamawa state. It’s a simply a
largesse that was shared to all the states,” Mr.
Abba said.
The official said he was aware that before the
money was shared, President Muhammadu
Buhari had asked the governors to let the money
first go to the federation account, after which it
would be shared to all tiers of government based
on the formula used in the Federation Account
Allocation Committee.
“What President Buhari had wanted was for the
money to be taken to the federation account to
be shared the normal way funds are shared at
the end of each month.
“The governors, however, insisted that they all
had serious problems in their states. The
problem in Plateau is different from that of
Adamawa, also the problem of Lagos is different
from that of Kano for instance. “It was, therefore,
on that basis that the money was shared.
“The federal government never told any state
what to do with its own share. Money was just
given for states to go and solve their problems,”
he said.
Giving reasons why no amount was allocated for
the payment of salaries and allowances owed
civil servants – in some cases up to six months
– in Adamawa, Mr. Abba said the state has a
population of about 3.6 million people and that
civil servants are not the only ones who have a
right to such funds.
“Of course, it is the right of civil servants to ask
for their allowances and salaries, but if we had
taken that money to pay civil servants, they
would be happy.
“But, contractors being owed by the state
government would be angry because they have
rendered all sorts of services such as supplies
and constructions. The wish of those classes of
people is that government use the windfall to
pay them.
“There are politicians who were in office during
the administrations of governors Nyako, Boni
Haruna and Fintiri, who are yet to be paid their
severance allowances, including furniture,
housing and transportation. Their wish is that
the government uses this money to pay them
part of their owed allowances.
“Therefore, paying civil servants alone does not
mean the problems of Adamawa State have been
solved, rather, only civil servants would be
happy, though they are the most important
segment because they are the ones who work,
but, everyone else also have a right on the
government of Adamawa state,” he said.
How we disbursed the money
Mr. Abba said after receiving the money, the
state government realized that there was the
need for Governor Bindow to show the citizens of
the state through the media what he has been
able to achieve in his first 100 days in office.
He also said Mr. Bindow met an empty treasury
to the extent that the state government did not
have money to pay for a full tank of petrol for
any of its vehicles.
“So, if we had taken that money to pay civil
servants, it would be a good thing, but we would
have spent 100 days in office without
constructing a road, renovating a hospital or
school, or anything to show the media because I
know that you people would come and try to
pass judgment. At times, you even go as far as
naming best governors.
“We then decided that the allocation to the 21
local governments should be utilized in such a
way that it would affect all the people of the
local governments.
“The first thing we did was something that
would help the average poor especially in this
month of August, and that is to purchase
fertilizers; 90 per cent of our people are farmers
and a bag of fertilizer costs N8000 now.
“It is a tradition that the government buys
fertilizers each year from the state and local
governments joint account. We therefore, decided
to take N 1billion naira from the windfall to buy
fertilizers.
“The Ministry of Agriculture informed us that
Adamawa State requires about 25000 metric
tonnes of fertilizer. The total cost of the
Fertilizers is actually N3.5 Billion. The N1 billion
is the take off fund required for the supply,” he
said.
The official also said the state uses some of its
funds to address its security challenges.
Adamawa is one of the three states most
affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Mr. Abba said Adamawa spends N45 to N50
million each month on its security outfit,
“operation Tsaro,” which is run by the military.
In the interview, he also admitted that the state
government spent N200 million on clerics,
traditional rulers and others, to pray for security.
“Don’t forget that we also have ‘yan baka’,
vigilante, traditional rulers, ward heads, pastors
and imams who were all mobilized so that we
would continue to have peace. We also do go to
clerics for prayers, just as individuals approach
clerics for prayers, government also do the same.
“People go to their Imams and pastors for
Prayers, the government do the same thing. So,
because of the importance of security, we
devoted N200 million into it,” he said.
Mr. Abba added that the state government has
realized that women in the state die from child
birth due to lack of basic items.
He said the government decided to order for
12,000 pieces what he called ‘maternity safety
kits’
He said a contractor was mobilized to produce
12,000 bags from Dubai or China which would be
stocked with items such as cotton wool,
disinfectant, baby oil, towel, baby wear, birth
injection, blade, soap and others.
He said the maternity kit would be distributed to
all the 21 local government areas in the state.
He added that N100 million belonging to the 21
local governments was allocated for special
projects in Yola, the state capital, as according
to him, “the capital belongs to all the local
governments”.
As for the N2.1 billion belonging to the state
government, Mr. Abba said the government
mobilized some construction companies such as
Triacta, Recon and Tec to carry out the
construction of some major roads in the state
capital.
He mentioned over 17 road projects which were
awarded to these companies at a total cost of
over N10 billion.
“All these projects cost over N10 billion and we
don’t have any other money apart from the N2.5
billion. What we did is to give them some token
amount as take off,” he said.
Mr. Abba said the Yola International Hotel, which
has been abandoned for nine years, also received
attention from the APC administration.
He said the contractor handling the project was
invited and a fresh agreement was signed with
him to complete the project in four months at
the cost of N1.2 billion.
He said N500 million was given to the contractor
out of the windfall.
“We gave him so much money because the
remaining part of the job requires that he travels
outside the country to purchase items such
Chandeliers, Kitchen utensils, doors and
windows, as well as the lifter,” he said.
Bullet proof cars for governor
Another expense undertaken by the Adamawa
state government from the bailout funds is the
purchase of two bullet-proof vehicles for
Governor Mohammed Jibrilla at the cost of N95
million.
“We were not selfish at all. Since our coming
into office, we bought only two vehicles, which
are bullet proof cars for the use of the governor.
In fact, we collected the vehicles on loan until we
now received this windfall which enables us to
pay for them.
“They are brand new vehicles and did not even
cost up to a N100 million. We had to buy the
vehicles for the governor because the ones
bought by Bala Ngillari broke down while the
governor was on his way to Mubi. They were
also not bullet proof and were bought at over
N200 million.
“Before we paid the N95 million cost of the two
vehicles, we took them to the Police in Abuja to
be tested with guns.
“If we were selfish, the SSG deserves three
vehicles, Chief of Staff also deserves three, the
deputy governor and his wives deserves vehicles,
the governor’s wife deserves vehicles, so also all
our lawmakers including the Speaker and other
Principal officers.
“But, we did not, we begged the lawmakers to be
patient and give us time and allow us to first
work for the masses who voted for us. The
masses needed to be convinced that we have
the intention of coming to their aid,” Mr. Abba
said.
The Chief of Staff, however, thanked civil
servants in the state for their “understanding”
even as he said the APC enjoys the support of
workers in Adamawa.
“As for workers, all we can do is to thank them.
We had a good understanding, and I am sure
most of them voted for APC that is why we even
appointed the chairman of NLC in the state into
our transition committee. We did that to enable
the civil servants have an idea of what we are
doing.
“We honestly, do not expect the civil servants to
be angry over this decision to expend this
windfall the way we did. Adamawa had been
trying in the area of payment of salaries; Plateau
owes 8 months, Benue 10, but down here, it’s
not all the civil servants that are being owed.
“Don’t also forget that May salaries should have
been paid before May 29th when we came on
board. Civil servants were not paid before we
assumed office and there was no money in the
treasury to pay them.
“We had to collect a loan of N1.4 billion from
Zenith bank to pay the civil servants their
salaries. If we had wanted to let them continue
to suffer, we would have insisted that they
should have been paid by the immediate past
administration of Bala Ngillari and since he
refused to pay, Bindow would have drawn the
line and begin payment of salaries as from the
month of June.
“We know government is a continues process,
but we also know that Governor Nyako stood his
ground and refused to pay two months salaries
and went away with it until Fintiri came, took
pity on the civil servants and paid them,” he
said.

source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/24/adamawa-justifies-using-fg’s-bailout-bulletproof-vehicles-clerics-not-workers-salary

cc: lalasticalala

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NgeneUkwenu:
I think you are the unintelligent one here! So the gibberish written daily here by the biafran scare grows are the opinion of Nairaland? Do you know what they call editorial Opinion?

U well so?

Comparing Nairaland (a faceless online forum) and The Nation (a conventional newspaper) shows how intelligent u really are. So 2morrow if I wrote an 'opinion' that Buhari sponsor boko haram......u think The Nation will print it out because they are not responsible 4 what comes out of their paper......

I believe u are more intelligent than this......

The write up pass through d rigour vetting of d newspaper editors. The fact that they chose to print it out means it represent their state of mind....

hmmmn

God bless GEJ and his entire team......the onus is now on Pmb to build on dis....


I dont know what is so hard to comprehend in dis....we can only praise PMB if by 2019 d capacity has increased to 10000mw. U cant attribute dis feat to a newly formed govt that has not spent a kobo on capital project..... if we cant blame PMB 4 boko haram in d north....then we cant praise him 4 improvd electricity

we need one in Ogun state.....

Hmmmn.......change

Ritchiee:
No wonder,your moniker says it all.Dead zone...yuk.Being competent is for Adesina to own up for PMB even if PMB says otherwise...Dead zone indeed.Pls,assuming you are PA to BOBAKU and he tells you that when his 'enemies' come looking for him,you should tell them that he is not in,what are you going to tell his 'enemies' when they come calling?
I am sure that your competency will overcome your brain and you would tell them that BOBAKU is inside for them to crucify... DEADZONE indeed...shior.

....man...ur analogy is way off d road. I suggest u check d map of dis discussion and get back on track

Busted! Another one from the All propaganda company. When d person that initiate d repair of refineries said it will be operational by 2016....and the usurper trying to form superhero said it will be operational in 2 months....

Nigerians are getting wiser by d day....

Anapuao:
I think the only part Buhari has stayed true is the fight against corruption... his integrity. Even that part will be questioned if he doesn't bring some obvious criminals who are his allies to book. But some steps that he condemned Gej of taking, he is obviously taking the same steps like visiting other countries for help to fight BH, no office of the first lady but madam has been carrying out duties of the first lady. Note: carrying out duties of an office means the office exists etc

Oh.....now that's a reasonable comment......love u

Hmmn....fear of litigation.

halfrica:
Let me tell u sometin am nt a disgrace to my gender wen 80% of my gender brought it upon themselves why take sides the earlier females are attacked for wat dey do the better for d comin generations
A woman signifies a generation
Cos a single mother is a mother to a generation birth of life is from a woman
Even d bible acknowlege dat a generation is d sole responsibility of a woman cos any moral she passes on lives on dat way dats why we are avin failed generations now cos of d type of girls and modas we are avin
Compare the former generation to ours d only good thing is technology after dat nothing

Will u just shut d hell up..... so just because u av a terrible upbringing where u seduced ur uncle or neighbours and u got molested, u form ur opinion about every other person in d same situation.... d question u should answer silently to urself is dat.....would u av spit all dis rubbish if it were to be ur biological daughter?

halfrica:
Am female mind u am nt takin any side am blaming both sides i cant just because she is a girl start siding her she is writing an hand written letter and you believe it ?
No serious issue in unilag will address ur letter wiv out it been typed
Doesnt she hav any course adviser no school counsellor wat are u tellin me her first letter shd be directed to either her course adviser or facilitator
I hate cooked up stories

........this woman.....enough of dis nonsense u are typing.....dont u see dat d letter that was shown was actually d one she wrote 4 typing. Cant u see that some corrections was made from it. Abi u xpect her to go back to where she submit d real one all because she had to satisfied u..... If d man was actually a serial rapist, I can assure u with 100 percent certainty that others will av d courage to speak out.....by d way, if u are actually a female then it means u are a big disgrace to ur gender with d way u are reasoning.....

......fighting corruption should not result to noise pollution..... prosecute all corrupt individuals as long as it was not selective in nature.....

If Oduah is in cell 40 in d federal prison, I expect Amaechi cell to be 41......#kachiko#

The owner of dis write up is a fo0l......there is nothing I can do about his stupidity, it was factory-fitted......

.......all I read was bla bla bla..... How much was spent on d trip? The free accommodation.....is it 4 d president alone or everybody in d trip including d pilot and hostesses av to stayed in Blair house. Or d governors dat accompanied d president do not dip their hands into states fund to make d trip? Abi u think everybody is a fool?? Just give us d exact figure and let reasonable Nigerians be d judge if ur spending.....

Oh! I love dis stunt......#Messifan#

dopeJemi:
That is why I said la liga is not the best in europe since they can only bring out two representatives, what about the other teams? Are they passengers?


Let's put it this way, in a school of different classes, class A, B, C and D... class A have only two students as their outstanding students, these two students are the ones always topping the class, if it's not X at the end of the semester, it will be Y

But in Class B, there are upto 5 students topping their class, having a go at each other, always fighting to get to the top and out of those five students, atleast 3 have topped the class once, now which class will you term as the best and most interesting?


Honest answer

Honestly, that us a wrong analogy.....u are saying only two students from Harvard university always compete for 1st position.....whereas 10 students from LASU always compete among themselves for d top position....now d question is, how do u know d best school? Simple! By organizing external exams for d top five students from each schools....whereas d 2 best students 4rm Harvard keep beating their colleagues from d same Harvard and others from LASU to d best prize......now those that make Harvard a bad skool. NO! It only make d 2 students from Harvard a collosus among their peers....

That is just d truth......2day, US has provided d list of corrupt pple....2morrow, we av identify d banks dat is holding d money. Is dat suppose to make me happy or what? I didnt spend hours going to days on d queue to vote to listen to propaganda (election is over)....i want results and not only in d future but right now.....

dopeJemi:
Lol, which is bigger? We don't give a shiiit about the Europa league

.....so d bigger one, how many times av u won it.....it took 3 club from epl to won it 3 times in d last decade and it took just 2 clubs to won it 5 times from la liga.... so which angle are u comparing again.....

dopeJemi:
Did you see me mention man city in my list of epl teams that have won the CL in recent years?

Liverpool, Man united, chelsea

La liga?

ok.... how many team av won europa cup in epl in d last ten years

La liga.....Sevilla, Bilbao, A Madrid

dopeJemi:
When did atletico madrid win the champions league please?

When did Man City won d CL last

dopeJemi:
New generation, liverpool, chelsea, man united

La liga?

Barca, Madrid, Atletico madrid...... whichever way u want to disect it.....u will av to admit that la liga is way ahead of epl

dopeJemi:
It's man city's first time in europe, so it is understandable


Aston villa, Nottingham forest have won the Champions league, not some silly Europa league, can same be said about the La liga

Can u tell me d last time Nottingham forest and aston villa won d CL without using google.....we are talking about dis generation.....21st century! But if u even want to go way back to our ancestor tine....u are welcome

dopeJemi:
Liverpool came from 3 goals down to win the game and it isn't convincing enough for you, okay

Man united vs chelsea, two powerhouses at that time played a game that ended in a penalty shootout but it wasn't convincing enough, so if madrid and barca play a champions league final, what will you call it?


Chelsea knocked out barca with 10 men nd progressed to the final, also came from behind to knock out bayern Munich, but it wasn't convincing to you, okay


Barca won the CL in 2006 with the help of the ref, na today barca and madrid dey use wayo win for europe?


We don't value the Europa league as much as you guys do, we'd rather win the carling cup than win the Europa

Liverpool coming back from 3 goals as historic as it seems, we can call it fluke (why not repeat the same feat when they met in 2007). Barca beat Man Utd twice in the spate of 3 years (now that is what I call "gba fun oga e"

StOla:
Even if he has a criminal agenda, it will never see the light of day under Buhari.

If irresponsible Jonathan was president there would be reason to worry, no need for worries with the dedicated Buhari. He is about the most informed president we will ever have as far as our peculiar oil and gas industry is concerned.

Buhari will not be deceived.

....Yet he was not aware West Germany cease to exist since the 80s

dopeJemi:
2 times, finished second two to three times

Can same be said about the la liga?

....that is quite funny. Man City (*spits on d ground*)....U call that a champion! A Champion of a so-called "best league" that cannot manage to scale through d second round in Europe

dopeJemi:
Man united, chelsea, arsenal have all beaten barca, madrid needed the help of the ref to qualify for the semis when they met united, uefalona needed the help of the ref to beat chelsea to qualify for the final

Dortmund, schalke 04 have thrashed madrid before


Like I said it's seasonal, no biggie

The two la liga clubs u just mention won the champions league in 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 (convincingly) while in the same generation, EPL clubs (Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea) won it in 2005, 2008 and 2012 respectively (via penalties)....

Do we have to go to the second strings competition (Europa league).....where your Everton, Tottemham, Southhapton and the likes are competing with likes of Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Villareal....Or should we compare the quality of players where your best players (Ronaldo, Beckham, Henry, Suarez, Bale and co) dream of playing in La Liga whereas we kick our rejected stones (Sanchez, Michu, Navas and co) to your leagues......