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[b][/b][b] The people of Akoko land in Ondo today, October 15, trooped out en masse to receive their son, Dr. Olusegun Abraham, as the frontline governorship hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC) went visiting. It would be the first time that the industrialist and politician will be visiting Akoko since the controversial September 3rd primary election that saw him emerge first runner-up, and he was received to a rousing welcome.
crowd had converged from the four local government areas in Akoko. Dr. Olusegun Abraham said the visit was necessary and timely, and it was aimed at appreciating the selfless and unflinching support of his kinsmen, and to also reassure them about reclaiming the “stolen” mandate of the people with every means possible.
Speaking in his local dialect to the cheer of his people, a visibly elated Abraham said: “I appreciate your unflinching support so far my people, you are just the best. I appreciate our elders, mothers, the youth, the children and every indigene of Akoko that have stood firm for justice. I assure you that your faith in me, the faith you have reposed in getting your rightful mandate, will not fail.
“It is unfortunate that some people within the APC, the people we all now know, employed fraudulent means to rob us of our right by colluding with elements outside our state. But, I assure you that by the grace of God, we will get back our mandate
“Don’t listen to the naysayers and liars oh, I am not leaving this party, our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is not leaving the party. We are already in court to seek redress, and more so, we are still in talks within the party ranks to get back our stolen mandate.
“Fact and figures don’t lie, a fraud was committed, some people connived to pad our delegates lists, disenfranchise close to 200 delegates and substituted them with fake ones, that’s a fact that was established by the Electoral Appeal committee but wrongfully vetoed by Oyegun. But be rest assured my dear people, victory is coming and our mandate will be reclaimed.”
He also told them to ignore and distance themselves from any rumour that associates him with Olusola Oke’s Alliance for Democracy (AD), stating that he won’t form any alliance with people who were instrumental in thwarting the clear chance of Akoko to produce the next governor of the state. He added that such people, who were even new in the APC at the time, could not be trusted to represent the interest of the people as it was clear they are only interested in lying their way to fulfill their own political ambitions. A first runner-up in the much controversial September 3 APC primary, Abraham has remained on course to reclaim the mandate allegedly stolen from him, as he lays claim on having the highest number of valid votes polled in the shadow poll. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was declared winner of the APC governorship primaries after polling 669 votes, with Abraham coming second with 635 votes

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i hope he advise yahaya bello whom dino discribe as god sent 2 kogi people,2 do the same. because civil servant and pensioneer are dying in his own state

Ondo should be careful of APC, and look out for a gud candidates and not party.so that what is happening in Kogi state won't befall them, yahaya bello is another tyrant in Kogi state.

http://www.kogireports.com/gov-yahaya-bello-charged-to-show-more-commitment-to-kogi-state-civil-servants/


The PDP National Youth Frontiers (PDPNYF) has passed a
vote of no confidence on the activities of the Kogi State
Workers’ Verification and Screening Committee for her
continuous failure in an endless exercise.


The coordinator of PDPNYF, Comrade Austin Usman Okai,
who made the position of the group known to Kogireports
today, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to institute a
high powered panel to investigate the “criminal utilization of
bailout funds given to Kogi state government under Alhaji
Yahaya Bello“.


Okai said the bailout fund was mismanaged and the result is
the lingering salary crises among civil servants and
pensioners in the state.


According to him, Governor Bello has only been paying lip
service to the welfare of Kogi state workers and pensioners.
He challenged the governor to disband the screening
committee and come out clean on how the N20 billion
bailout fund was spent.

“Today, the situation in Kogi state is that of confusion and
segregation in the payment of pensions and salaries. While
a set of workers with heterogeneous affiliations are being
owed five months salaries, some other groups are being
owed eight month.

I can tell you categorically that some
workers are being owed ten months salaries! These
categories are different from those technically classified as
ghost workers.

“The confusion is worsened by another notorious
classification of civil servants in Kogi state. We have the
‘cleared list’ and the ‘uncleared’ list. Since January,
Governor Bello has been following the most irritable
approach to workers’ welfare

” From the onset, the governor has been acting like
someone with a sinister motive, first, he forcefully opened
new unsolicited bank accounts for civil servants in Zenith
and Access Banks. Despite their claims, salary payments is
still abnormally done in Kogi state.

The group said the state government deliberated created the
current situation by its refusal to heed the advise of
stakeholders to constitute a committee to handle the
disbursement of the bailout.

The youth leader stated that the body welcomed the idea of
eradicating ghost workers in the state civil service, but
the the state workforce had been polarised through the
exercise because the approach adopted by the present
administration has political coloration.

Okai, who described the civil service as the engine room of
any administration, said the group will resist any attempt to
continue to victimise bonafide civil servants and pensioners
in the state

tell your husband to pay civil servants salary

SamuelAnyawu:
In Democracy The Vice President is just a spare tyre waiting for the day his Principal (President ) sleeps and doesn't wake up

Hilary Clinton was more popular than Joe Biden

who is US Senate President? I heard the name of Obama, Joe Biden who is the vice president and hillary Clinton who is the Secretary of state, but I don't hear the the name of us Senate President why?

Buhari shld act fast


Senator representing Kogi East at the National Assembly,
Isaac Mohammed Alfa has urged the Federal Government to
proclaim Kogi as one of the oil producing States.
Addressing National Assembly Press Corps at the end of his
meeting with the Ibaji Oil and Gas on Monday, Senator Alfa said
only when Kogi was recognised as Oil Producing State that the
mutual suspicion and the tension in the oil area would stop.
He, however, called on the people of Ibaji community to remain
law abiding while he pressurised the federal government
through the instrumentality of legislative advocacy, to do the
needful, in order for peace to return to the oil producing
community.
“The essence of the meeting was to first and foremost impress
on our people to remain law abiding while I continue to liaise
with the Senate and the Federal Government to declare Kogi
State ‘an Oil Producing State'”, he said.
Speaking further, Senator Alfa, who was sworn in a month ago,
berated the Anambra State Government for laying claim to the
Oil Community, adding that the N4bn claimed to have been
invested in Ibaji Oil by Anambra was actually a fuss.
“The management team of the Oil exploration company that
was involved in the activity of exploration in the area is from
Anambra State, and this has led to the erroneous belief that the
oil belongs to Anambra State.
“The facts emanating from our meeting as part of the causes of
the crises is the claim that Anambra State says it has invested
N4 billion into the exploration of Ibaji Oil.
“But the true position is that the investment is by Orient
Petroleum, a private company which is not the same as
Anambra State and this cannot therefore make Anambra the
owner of the oil in Ibaji”, Senator Alfa explained.
DAILY POST recalls that the Ibaji Oil crisis has been on for a
while and has also led to large scale destructions of lives and
properties.
The Odeke and Aguleri communities of Kogi and Anambra
States as well as the Igala speaking communities in Uzo-Uwani
LGA of Enugu State had all laid exclusive claims to the
ownership of the oil in the disputed area.

freeze001:
Did u see this part? Or u have selective reading disorder? Are the enumerated concerns in the op not obviously designed to frustrate his business? So should he fold his hands and pull out of business because Nigeria is having selective forex challenges? Have u read anywhere that Dangote cannot access forex? Why not require d FG to encourage indigenous manufacturers? Dirty Afonja!

i dont understand, is erisco food into packagin b4? why is he looking for money to import RAW MATERIAL and PROCESSING MACHINE?

he want forex to import raw material, what kind of raw material did he want 2 import, is't tomato from china? dangote build his tomato procesing machine locally here in kano. what kind of machine did he want in processing tomatoes, .

Gud writeup, i think reno has alot 2 do in educating his ipob member about northern nigeria.

ibos and ultimatum, but I thought anambra state is now self-sufficient in rice production? why do they need the imported rice again

Buhari and his erstwhile close political associate and South-West political strongman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may soon come to an end.
Reliable sources within the party told SUNDAY PUNCH during the week that the two sides began planning to bury the hatchet during a recent meeting that President Buhari held with some of Tinubu’s loyalists in Aso Rock.
The President had met with the trio of Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, former Osun governor, Chief Bisi Akande, and Senator Olusola Adeyeye last week Sunday. The sources also said both parties agreed that the President needed to take some confidence-boosting measures to restore Tinubu’s faith in him. The two men reportedly fell out following what Tinubu and his loyalists saw as attempts to diminish his contributions to President Buhari’s victory at the 2015 poll and erode his political capital in his South-West base.
Some supporters of the former governor had also complained that the President rejected Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, and worked against the ex-Lagos governor’s candidates in the Kogi elections and Ondo governorship primary, among other ills.
A reliable source who was privy to the events that culminated in the meeting said its seeds were planted during President Buhari’s three-day state visit to Germany.
Prior to that time, Buhari and Tinubu had not had any private communication in a while. But the source said the President contacted Akande, who is one of Tinubu’s closest associates and a former Interim Chairman of the APC, asking him to see him in Aso Rock.
The President’s call reportedly came barely 48 hours after the controversial interview the President’s wife, Aisha, granted the British Broadcasting Corporation . In the interview which went viral, the president’s wife accused her husband of neglecting those who helped him to power in 2015. Mrs. Buhari also threatened not to support her husband in 2019 if the President did not change tack.
Sources said although both men’s relationship began to sour almost as soon as Buhari won the election, it deteriorated when Professor John Paden, in his book titled ‘Muhammadu Buhari: Challenges of Leadership,’ claimed that Tinubu was against the emergence of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Vice President. Both Buhari and Tinubu were present at the book launch.
Insiders say this did not go down well with Tinubu and his men, as the All Progressives Congress national leader’s camp saw it as yet another attempt by the President and his men to reduce his contributions to the emergence of the APC government and also rewrite history.
Shortly after, Tinubu in a scathing open letter asked the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to step down, after alleging that the chairman doctored results of the Ondo State APC governorship primary. Odigie-Oyegun, a former Edo State governor, who had been cautious in his initial response to Tinubu’s letter, paid a visit to Buhari in Aso Rock and thereafter launched an attack on Tinubu, describing his letter as ‘reckless.’ Seeing that he was fast losing at the centre, the APC chieftain, popularly known as the Jagaban (of Borgu), started reaching out to his political foes in the South-West in order to consolidate his influence in the region. With several meetings held, Tinubu’s most vocal critics such as Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Sir Olanihun Ajayi, among others, began to drum up support for him publicly.
A source in the presidency told our correspondent that Akande, who cut short his trip abroad to see the President, did not mince words during the meeting.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Akande told Buhari that despite the roles Tinubu and the South-West played in making him President, he had relegated the APC national leader and the region.
The source said, “Baba Akande told the President that they were not happy with him. He told Buhari that apart from not giving Tinubu sufficient consideration during the ministerial appointments, everything that played out in the Kogi and Ondo elections showed that the President was supporting Asiwaju’s enemies.
“Baba also said Paden’s book was a major slight and that they believed the President was aware of the content of the book before it went public. He further said some of the people around Buhari were hell-bent on ensuring that the President and Tinubu became enemies because of what they would gain from the crisis.”
The source stated that Buhari countered that he was unhappy with the acrimony in the ruling party and that he had tried to be fair to all parties. But Akande was said to have disagreed with the President in his response, and cited further examples.
SUNDAY PUNCH further gathered that Akande told the President to take practical steps to show that he was not fighting Tinubu and the South-West. While listing their demands, Akande and others told him that they needed to see more representation of those that helped him to power during the next cabinet reshuffle.
There have been reports that a cabinet change is imminent.
Akande, who travelled abroad after the meeting with Buhari, could not be reached for comments, but a top APC member close to him confirmed details of the meeting, saying,
“They want Buhari to accept Tinubu’s list when he makes changes in his cabinet. They specifically told him that they are only in support of one of the South-West ministers in his cabinet. They also asked him to get the party leadership to hold the National Executive Council meetings regularly while also facilitating the constitution of the party’s board of trustees.”
A source close to the South-West leadership of the party disclosed to one of our correspondents that Akande and Aregbesola had met at the former’s residence in Ila- Orangun two Wednesdays ago before meeting the President.
Akande had been honoured by the Catholic Diocese in Otan-Ayegbaju, Osun State, where a school was inaugurated in his name. The late mother of a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who hailed from Otan-Ayegbaju, was also honoured by the church, which inaugurated a multipurpose hall in her honour.
APC leaders, members and supporters, including Aregbesola, who thronged the venue of the ceremony, accompanied Akande to Ila-Orangun as a mark of respect. It was gathered that Aregbesola and Akande held a meeting at Akande’s residence, where they discussed the face-off between Buhari and Tinubu.
The source said, “We were at Otan-Ayegbaji together. We later accompanied Baba Akande to Ila-Orangun after the Otan-Ayegbaju ceremony. When we got to Ila-Orangun, both the governor and Baba Akande went inside for a very long time. I’m sure that was where the decision to intervene in the matter was taken.
“When they met Buhari, they complained about the marginalisation of Tinubu’s men. At the meeting, Aregbesola said they (Tinubu loyalists) were not out to fight Buhari, but that the President should consider the Tinubu group in terms of appointments.
“Buhari told them that he was not out to undermine Tinubu’s group and that things would change in the coming days.”
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said he was not aware of what transpired during the meeting between the President and the APC chieftains.
He said, “I am not aware of what was discussed with the President in the said meeting. As a matter of fact, it is not the nature of the President to disclose what people discuss with him in confidence during meetings.”


punchng.com/secret-talks-buhari-takes-steps-end-feud-tinubu/

OfficialAwol:
Just multiply 9 by 40 and it will dawn on you that only kano may constitute about 30% of the whole recruits.

North with their sinister ploy should continue, but my opinion as a Nigerian is that the criteria should be by equality of states......simple.

no, the appointment shld be by local govt. 4Get kano & jigawa having large local govt, it will help each local govt 2 have equal representation in NPF. If it is shared by state their will b marginalisation within the state also, a local govt can produce d whole police in a state, thereby depriving oda local govt from producing one candidate

aisha is scared of what will will happen 2them if tinibu bid them farewell. She knws that d chief of staff 2 d president & some few cabal have taken charger of APC, whreby d likes of kogi governor without voters card, bcoming a governor in preference 2 tinibu candidate. Tinibu work 4 d party but he is not benefiting frm d same party he work 4. Aisha is refering 2 tinibu political predicament

which of d pdp faction is sayin dat rubbish?

Hagm0nd:
Its official,ndiobos are ijaws slaves

D TRUTH IS COMING OUT, PETER OBI IS SAYING D TRUTH, THANKS 2 D IJAW MAN.

peter obi is saying d truth, jonathan an ijaw man give ibos a voice but, they were all selfish & full of hate 2 dia fellow ipob.


GOODLUCK JONATHAN GIVE IBO PEOPLE IDENTITY IN NIGERIA - PETER OBI

this boy just officially annouce himself as a bastard 2 D general public


congratulation 2 him

Lol benbruzz is just telling d ibos D plain truth, dey shld take their distiny by been a political slave in nigeria which they ar, alread. leave politics & face business, what an advice hmmm

splenzard:
was it because his wife was barred from entering that community??..


This is what happen when we vote for a party and not for an individual

am confussed about dis law, if nigerians voted 4 party and not d candidate, assumin a governor& his deputy die @ same time, after election. will dia b a fresh election or d party chairman will norminate him self or a new candidates 2 complete d 4yr tenure of d party?

buchilino:
I THINK SMOKED SOMETHING. FIRST, IF ONE DOESN'T WANT TO B PART OF A MARRIAGE, DO USE FORCE ON DAT PERSON?. DO U REALLY THINK DAT IGBOS R CRAZY ABOUT OIL?. D NORTH CAN HAVE ALL OIL THEY WANT IT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS. LOOK AT SWITZERLAND, DO THEY ANY OIL, YET THEY RECENTLY LEND EGYPT 20 BILLION DOLLARS THROUGH D IMF. LIKE IT OR NOT, WHETHER OIL OR NO OIL, IGBOS WILL SUCCEEDS, COS WE USE OUR GOD GIVEN IMAGINATIONS.

who is stpin ipob not 2secced, tell ur hypocrite leader in national assemble 2 call 4it, not ur useless ipob assrmbe

buchilino:
WAT DID U SMOKE DIS NIGHT?.

same weed kanu & NDA have been smoking, calling 4 violence. UK is here 2 assist northern nigeria 2 disvovered our oil madness. In 2yr time, u will see northern avengers who will not break pipeline, but will chase ipob out of north

aariwa:
This has shown that this man does not have any economic plan,roadmap or blueprint,otherwise in this era of dwindling oil prices why would a sane person's mind still be fixated on oil money instead of thinking about diversification into agro business and exports.I now know why Patience Jonathan,in Lokoja febuary last year said..'Buhari is brain dead..Buhari brain don die kpata kpata..'

when last did kogi or lokoja had 12hr power surply, due 2 niger delta advengers? how will economic move fwd without power, talk of hypocrecy, u re 1

rapistomenka:
This is how to diversify the economy from oil abi Dem use crude oyel swear for this demon

dis is how 2 divwersify d useless threat from southern nigeria about oil, when next u call 4 break-up or independent. tell ur pple 2 b ready 2go back home if u dont want 1 nigeria

gud news, thanks 2 pmb. From kogi 2 Niger state - Benue state - Borno - Adamawa - sokoto, dia is oil, in dos area. it is time 2 explore oil in northern nigeria, let ipob call 4 disolution of d country tru violence & see d result

believe it or not, obasanjo is still remain d main reason behind 1 nigeria till today. If obj die 2day nigeria may split,

ipob take note

djlawex02:
What do u expect from him?
Campaigns he no do...
Money he no spent...
Nothing like stress ...
Aisha and co just give am the position.

they said it is god that made him governor & not d people of his states, his people did not vote him 2 power, so he is not answerable 2 them, but 2 god

l learnt bello is yet 2 pay retired primary teachers théir peanut 4 d past 6 month. He should try 2 b humain, although accordin 2 d sayin "teacher reward is in heaven" he should try & reduce their suffering b4 their death because, they av labour 4 d country.

mployer:
What is the big deal here?

D BIG DEAL HERE IS THAT HE WANT 2 REVOLUNISE SPARE PART BUZZ FROM D WAY IT BEEN DONE IN ALABA.

BELLO WANTED TO JOIN AISHA BUHARI IN MECCA, 2 STRATEGIES HOW THEY WILL INFLUENCE D NEXT COURT CASE, LET AISHA BUHARI TAKE BACK HIS CRIMINAL GODSON BACK TO ABUJA. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

[size=14pt]@ op, D present ibos still prefer 1 nigeria, D way azikwe and ironsi leave it. They are only using biafra 2 clamour 4 political appointment. The last ppl who want 2leave 1nigeria is ibos, don't b deceive by their agitation [/size]

Amazing4grace:
coz most of d workers ar indebted to their original banks.. How u go feel if u were paid and bank wipe off every thn for d loan interest u collected 9months ago

Is the governor not perpetrating criminal act? Why will a civil servant collect loan from his salary acct which is fidelity bank and d governor will go and open another bank acct for him/she in zenith bank without his knowledge . Is the governor telling the civil servant not to pay their loan? How will those bank recover their loan? Why will bello collect bailout from FG and start payin half salary for 4maonth? Why can't he pay them their full salary? Who is going 2 pay them the remaining half salary? Another bailout? Bello is a scammer, foist on kogi by Aisha Buhari