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When partners(thieves) stay together for a long while,they begin to resemble.

Someone doesn't know that wisdom is profitable to direct,develop,expand and grow...

But NO he prefers force,violence,propaganda,nepotism and polarization along ethnic and political lines.
Blaming everyone else aside himself and his clueless subordinates.
While witchhunting in the name of fighting corruption with no integrity or consideration for the common man.
You speak out because the suffering is too much,his zombies tag u a wailer.
How can u beat a child and expect the child not to cry?is that not wickedness?

This is what you get and more to come when a man thinks he is wise in his own eyes but is indeed the opposite in reality.

May God help,guide and support Nigeria through this dark days.

Lemme look for trouble......

I just pray that Mr Balogun FULANI-Ishola and his colleague wasn't kidnapped by FULANI hardsmen from Libia(according to PMB)

I pray they rescue them alive.

Keneking:
It is now finished
Jonathan sef

Ur obsession over GEJ is so pathetic!
One year after leaving office,he still hunts and torments you guys. Even his silence,makes u guys run mad. Pls accept my heart felt sympathy

Mortgaging our future

what's funny?

Payment of #5,000 to 1million ALMAJARIS as compensation for voting him in cuz I know it's gonna favor 98% north if it's actually feasible.

Payment of #5,000 to 1million ALMAJARIS as compensation for voting him in cuz I know it's gonna favor 98% north.

Well.....this will surely lead to a diplomatic row between both countries.
1. Does that mean every Nigerian schooling or doing business there is corrupt or into something illegal?
2. What will happen to the money in the said closed accounts?
3. How much is the total sum in the banks?
4. How will this be in the best interest of most Nigerians,as most top political looters might have shipped their loots away due to information reaching them before the closure?
5. This said method adopted in the fight against corruption seems good on the short run but very disastrous on the long run.

Our government has succeeded in labelling every Nigerian as been corrupt and tarnishing our image internationally.
I'm against the fight of corruption but wisdom and not brute force should be employed!

Political sentiments should not cloud our sense of logic and reason.

Happy New Week

Happy New Week

Happy New Week

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionalism_(politics)

Merlissa:
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Bestie of life......

mrvitalis:
Baba I am not giving you a bad name.... But believe me ijaws are the worst tribe in Nigeria... . If u doubt me ask any of the neighbours

You are so wrong!
The worst tribe in Nigeria,is the tribe that will leave their homes and territory to cause mayhem,anarchy and death in other parts of the country.
They value animal lives more than humans.
The Fulanis are the worst tribe in Nigeria going by there various negative exploits and genocide committed.

P.S
I'm not been tribalistic,I'm just stating the obvious!

cowboy81:
How much?

#150,000-#200,000 per acre,depending on location, proximity and accessibility of the land

idensko:
I know dat some sentence re difficult 4 a lame man to comprehend,

I was tryn to tell u dat, some decision dat Government need to take may b harsh on d people

But will benefit them on d long run, so d people will c it as a punishment at d initial time but will eventual enjoy d dividends.

So even if democracy is 4 d pple, u have 2 as a leader subject them 2 hard times in order 2 take dem 2 promise land.

Do U understand now?

Bro the above is thrash!As a leader,u put the interest of ur people first even before urs.U lead from the front,u listen and try as much as possible to assuage their pains in the transition to better times.Like a cushioning effect,u make sure that u have policies in place that will make them not feel it much.
PMB is NOT A LEADER BUT A RULER!

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday
agreed with the British Prime Minister, David
Cameron, that Nigeria “is a fantastically corrupt”
country.
Buhari spoke briefly with Sky News ’ Diplomatic
Editor, Dominic Waghorn, after he delivered his
keynote address at the Commonwealth event tagged, “Tackling corruption together: A conference for civil society, business and government leaders,” held at the
Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

The brief interaction took place as Buhari was
making his way out of the venue alongside
some dignitaries.
According to a video of the interaction posted
on the news medium’s website and monitored
by one of our correspondents, the President
also told his interviewer that he was not
embarrassed by Cameron’s statement.

The following discussion ensued:
Waghorn: Will you like an apology from the
Prime Minister?
Buhari: No, no. Not at all.
Waghorn: Are you embarrassed by what he
(Cameron) said?
Buhari: No, I’m not.
Waghorn: Is Nigeria fantastically corrupt?
Buhari: Yes.

Buhari had earlier on Wednesday said he would
not demand an apology from Cameron for
describing Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt”
country.

Rather, Buhari who is currently in London for an
anti-corruption summit, said all he would
demand from Cameron was the return of
Nigeria’s stolen assets.

The President spoke while answering questions
after he delivered his keynote address at the
Commonwealth event in London.
He made reference to a former governor of Bayelsa State, the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was accused of jumping bail in UK in 2005.
He said Britain was prepared to return the former governor’s assets to Nigeria.

“I am not going to be demanding any apology
from anybody. What I will be demanding is the
return of assets. I have already mentioned how
disgraceful one of Nigeria’s executives was. He
had to dress like a woman to leave Britain and
left behind his bank account and fixed assets
which Britain is prepared to hand over to us.
“This is what I am asking for. What will I do
with an apology? I need something tangible,”
Buhari said amidst laughter from participants.
Alamieyeseigha was alleged to have, on
November 22, 2005, dressed like a woman and
used forged passport to jump bail in Britain
where he was being investigated for allegedly
laundering £1.8m.

The former governor was arrested at Heathrow
Airport in September, 2005, while he was a
sitting governor in the oil-rich Bayelsa State and
his passport confiscated.
He faced three counts of money laundering after
police found £1m in cash at his London address
and property in his name worth £10m.
He sneaked back to Nigeria, forfeiting a
£1.25m bail bond.

Alamieyeseigha died in October, 2015, at the
age of 63 at a time the present administration
was said to be planning to extradite him to the
UK to face his money laundering charges.
Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has said Buhari’s utterances outside
Nigeria were the reasons Cameron described
Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt.”
He said the President should apologise to
Nigerians for denigrating them and the country.
He added, “What do you expect from the
international community when the President of
a nation keeps going abroad to say that his
people are corrupt.”

“When a President mounts the podium in
foreign lands and gleefully says that his own
people are criminals, that they are corrupt and
that those abroad should be sent back home,
why won’t presidents of other countries brand
all citizens of such a country as fantastically
corrupt?”
I don’t need Cameron’s apology.

Meanwhile, Buhari said he would not demand an
apology from Cameron, for describing Nigeria,
along with Afghanistan, as “fantastically
corrupt”.

Rather, Buhari, who is currently in London for an
anti-corruption summit, said all he would
demand from Cameron was the return of
Nigeria’s stolen assets.
The President spoke while answering questions
after he delivered his keynote address at
conference on Wednesday.
He made reference to a former governor of
Bayelsa State, the late Chief Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha, who jumping bail in the UK in
2005.
He said Britain was prepared to return the
former governor’s assets to Nigeria.
Buhari said, “I am not going to be demanding
any apology from anybody. What I will be
demanding is the return of assets.
“I have already mentioned how Britain, how they
led, and how disgraceful one of Nigeria’s
executives was. He had to dress like a woman
to leave Britain and left behind his bank account
and fixed assets which Britain is prepared to
hand over to us.
“This is what I am asking for. What will I do
with (an) apology? I need something tangible.”
Alamieyeseigha was alleged to have, on
November 22, 2005, dressed like a woman and
used forged passport to jump bail in Britain,
where he was being investigated on charges of
laundering £1.8m.
The former governor was arrested at Heathrow
Airport in September 2005, while he was the
Bayelsa State governor and his passport
confiscated.

He faced three counts of money laundering after
police found £1m in cash at his London address
and property in his name worth £10m.
He sneaked back to Nigeria, forfeiting a
£1.25m bail bond.

When asked how he evaded British controls to
make it back to his village in Bayelsa State,
Alamieyeseigha was quoted to have simply
said, “I don’t know myself. I just woke up and
found myself in Amassoma.”

Dressed like a woman, the former governor was
said to have taken a Eurostar train from London
to Paris and then flown to Douala, a port city in
Cameroon, where a speedboat took him home
under the cover of darkness.
In his keynote address on Wednesday, Buhari
admitted that his administration anti-corruption
war was not an easy task.

He, however, expressed the possibility of
prosecuting the war to a successful end even if
many feathers would have to be ruffled.
Buhari said his desire to prosecute the anti-
corruption war successfully was evident in the
manner he had so far allowed the anti-graft
agencies to operate without interference unlike
the situation in the past.
He stated, “Tackling the menace of corruption is
not an easy task, but it is possible even if many
feathers have to be ruffled.

“Today, our frontline anti-corruption agencies,
namely, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices
and other related offences Commission, the
Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of
Conduct Tribunal, have become revitalised and
more proactive in the pursuit of perpetrators of
corrupt practices, irrespective of their social
status and political persuasion. This is a radical
departure from the past.

“We have implemented the Treasury Single
Account, whereby all Federal Government
revenue goes into one account. This measure
would make it impossible for public officers to
divert public funds to private accounts as was
the practice before.
“Through the effective application of TSA and
the Bank Verification Number, we have been
able to remove 23,000 ‘ghost’ workers from our
payroll, thereby, saving billions that would have
been stolen.

“We are also reviewing our anti-corruption laws
and have developed a national anti-corruption
strategy document that will guide our policies in
the next three years and possibly beyond.”
Describing corruption as a hydra-headed
monster and a cankerworm that undermined the
fabric of all societies, Buhari said the menace
did not differentiate between developed and
developing countries.
He said corruption constituted a serious threat
to good governance, rule of law, peace and
security as well as development programmes
aimed at tackling poverty and economic
backwardness.

He said these considerations informed his
decision to personally attend the event as well
as the Anti-Corruption Summit organised by
Prime Minister David Cameron that would be
held on Thursday.
He recalled that the starting point of his
administration was to demonstrate zero
tolerance for corrupt practice, describing the
vice as largely responsible for the social and
economic problems Nigeria currently faces.
The President said he was aware of the various
challenges inherent in fighting corruption within
the ambit of the law and respect for human
rights.

Although he said he expected security agencies
to carry out their duties with respect for the rule
of law, he said it would take time to change the
mentality of law enforcement officers of a
country that came out of prolonged military rule
only about 16 years ago.
He added, “I admit that there are a few cases
where apparently stringent rules have been
applied as a result of threats to national
security and the likelihood that certain persons
may escape from the country or seek to
undermine the stability of Nigeria.
“It is for this reason that we are seeking the
support of many countries for the prosecution
of certain individuals residing in their
jurisdictions.
“Of course, we will provide the necessary legal
documents and whatever mutual assistance is
required to secure conviction of such individuals
as well as facilitate the repatriation of our stolen
assets.”
Buhari also regretted that the process of
repatriating stolen funds was tedious and
costly.

He said, “Our experience has been that
repatriation of corrupt proceeds is very tedious,
time consuming, costly and entails more than
just the signing of bilateral or multilateral
agreements.

“This should not be the case as there are
provisions in the appropriate United Nations
Convention that require countries to return
assets to countries from where it is proven that
they were illegitimately acquired.
“Further, we are favourably disposed to forging
strategic partnerships with governments, civil
society organisations, organised private sector
and international organisations to combat
corruption.

“Our sad national experience had been that
domestic perpetrators of corrupt practices do
often work hand-in-hand with international
criminal cartels.
“This evil practice is manifested in the
plundering and stealing of public funds, which
are then transferred abroad into secret
accounts.

“I therefore, call for the establishment of an
international anti-corruption infrastructure that
will monitor, trace and facilitate the return of
such assets to their countries of origin.
“It is important to stress that the repatriation of
identified stolen funds should be done without
delay or preconditions.”

Buhari added that Nigeria was being confronted
with illegal activities in the oil sector, which is
the mainstay of the nation’s export economy.
He said the oil industry had been enmeshed in
corruption with the participation of members of
staff of some of the oil companies, saying their
participation enabled oil theft to take place on a
massive scale.

He said a total of about 150,000 barrels of
crude oil were being stolen from Nigeria daily.
The President recalled a report titled ‘Nigeria’s
Criminal Crude: International Options to Combat
the Export of Stolen Oil” released by Chatham
House, London, in 2013, which revealed that
Nigerian crude oil was being stolen on an
industrial scale and exported.

The report, he added, stated that the proceeds
were laundered through world financial centres
by transnational organised criminals.
He said apart from the fact that the report
identified oil theft as an organised crime, it also
noted that Nigeria could not stop the trade
single-handedly.

He therefore urged the international community
to designate oil theft as international crime.
Buhari said, “Opaque and murky as these illegal
transactions may be, they are certainly
traceable and can be acted upon, if all
governments show the required political will.
This will has been the missing link in the
international efforts hitherto. Now in London,
we can turn a new page by creating a multi-state
and multi-stakeholder partnership to address
this menace.”

On his part, he said Nigeria was committed to
signing the Open Government Partnership
initiatives alongside Prime Minister David
Cameron during the summit on Thursday.

Source:
www.punchng.com/buhari-agrees-cameron-nigeria-fantastically-corrupt-2/

This is just to distract us from the subsidy removal.