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LordVarys:
Following the nomination of Mr. Babatunde Fowler by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the stage has been set for a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to contend with the leadership of the Senate with whom he has been at loggerheads since its emergence last June.


As required by law, Fowler would have to be confirmed by the Senate before he can head the FIRS. Should his nomination be rejected by the Senate, Buhari would either have submit another name to replace him or allow the current acting chairman Samuel Olugbesan to continue in the capacity.


But with the nomination of Fowler, a well known associate and protégé of Tinubu who served for nine years as the Chairman of the Lagos Board of Inland Revenue (LBIR), the former Lagos State governor would have to come face-to-face with Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu.


There has been no love lost between the Senate President and Tinubu since the former defied the dictates of the ruling party by contesting and clinching the Senate Presidency.


Tinubu had backed Senator Ahmed Lawan for the post but lost out when a meeting was set up at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, between several APC senators and Buhari, to coincide with the inauguration of the Eighth Senate.


Their absence from the Senate chamber on the day of the inauguration paved the way for Saraki and Ekweremadu to win the election unchallenged.


Ever since, the Senate has been polarised between Saraki’s loyalists under the auspices of Senators of Like Minds and Ahmed’s supporters known as the Unity Forum.


Ahead of the submission of Fowler's name for Senate screening, THISDAY learnt that Tinubu has started reaching out to senators, particularly those in the Senators of Like Minds group loyal to Saraki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).


[b]Until Fowler’s nomination, the position was vacant because the last nominee whose name was sent to the Senate by former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Mfon Akpan from Akwa Ibom State following a recruitment exercise, was rejected by the lawmakers.


Concerns that Fowler may suffer the same fate as Akpan has galvanised Tinubu and compelled him to reach out to key senators who are close to Saraki with a view to both resolving the crisis in the Senate in which he is believed to be the sponsor of the Lawan group, and to ensure that the long-drawn out feud in the Senate does not affect other close associates who may be sent to the upper chamber for confirmation for top executive positions.


A source said depending on how Tinubu plays his cards, his overture to the senators could either help to resolve the contending issues between the two groups or deepen the division in the Senate.
But many pro-Saraki senators, particularly the 81 who signed the vote of confidence on the Senate President on July 28 are already spoiling for a fight.[/b]


“This is payback time for Asiwaju for all his machinations against the Senate since he could not get his candidate to become Senate President. This is an opportunity to force Tinubu to the table and mend bridges or break them further,” said a senator close to Saraki.


[b]The pro-Saraki senators are also angling to move against Fowler because they believe Tinubu is scheming to take control of the country’s finances under the Buhari administration without the president realising the game plan.


According to a senator from Bauchi State, the plot by the former governor of Lagos State is to get Fowler into FIRS and also make another of his protégés, Mr. Olawale Edun, who served as his Commissioner for Economic Development, to become the Minister of Finance, thereby seizing control of the economic machinery of the government.


Edun, according to the senator who preferred not to be named, will be presented as the ministerial nominee from Ogun State, a development which has pitted Tinubu against Governor Ibikunle Amosun.


Amosun is said to have insisted that Edun has never associated with Ogun State and could not be expected to take the biggest federal appointment due to the state.


Many of the senators close to Saraki are said to be getting ready to ensure they use the rejection of Fowler’s nomination as a clear signal that the crisis in the Senate has not been due to the protection of any party supremacy but the political interest of Tinubu.
Sources also disclosed that one other reason that compelled the former Lagos governor to reach out to Saraki’s loyalists is the Babatunde Fashola issue.


While Tinubu does not want his successor to be nominated as minister, Buhari’s body language indicates that he is still not convinced by the ongoing campaign to denigrate Fashola and project him as one who is not good enough for the administration.


Tinubu’s plan, alleged a source, is to stop Fashola during the Senate confirmation hearing in the event Buhari nominates the immediate past governor of Lagos by getting the three senators from the state – Oluremi Tinubu, Gbenga Ashafa and Olamilekan Adeola – to oppose his candidacy.


“He is however afraid that that plan will only work if the Senate President buys into the plan, as Saraki can overrule the objection of the three senators and get majority of the senators to clear Fashola like they did a few months ago for Musiliu Obanikoro when Senator David Mark was Senate President.


“Tinubu particularly believes that Saraki has a soft spot for Fashola and that the two men are associates. The fact that though the Senate President is abroad, he sent his deputy chief of staff, Gbenga Makanjuola, to attend last week’s book launch in honour of Fashola also lends credence to the fear that no plan to stop Fashola will succeed in the Senate except Saraki and his loyalists buy into it,” a senator from Zamfara said.


“There must be a trade-off as we get to the period of ministerial nominations and confirmation hearings. What we do not like is this idea of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.


“Those who need us for their own interests, different from the interest of President Buhari are now making it look like we need them. They have continued to create enmity between the Senate and the presidency. Now, they are playing a different game,” a senator from Delta State said.[/b]
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fowlers-confirmation-may-bring-tinubu-face-to-face-with-senate-leadership/218286/
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Toonfreak:
‪#‎ BREAKING‬ ‪#‎ ISERADIOSTREETT RADING‬ ‪#‎ FailureofKAI‬Governor Ambode’s TALK on the arrest and prosecution of street traders and buyers for causing traffic on Lagos roads is the CHEAPEST in the whole wide world.See why it is so.
Credit: pictures taken from under bridge Iyana Ipaja to BRT Bus Terminal Iyana Ipaja. More pictures on facebook.com/iseradio and twitter: @iseradio

jingh:
it is either shekau is immortal or gej and his cohort lied to us about his death.

Anyway sitting on Abeokuta express road watching

silvermania:
Wow nice can I get the download link there and how large is the file

Sowl:
Please how can I get d patched PES version.... Also heard that in the patched version of PES the premier league teams have there names correct plus there club jerseys are also accurate?

KingTom:
Pes? please can I see some pictures

silvermania:
[/quote][quote author=Sowl post=36976361]Video or a website one can download it?

KingTom:
Pes? please can I see some pictures

ULSHERLAN:
Sigh

OrlandoOwoh:
There is never a dull moment in Awo hall. This hall has raw talents. Awo boys can mimick anybody. It was always laughter galore whenever they stormed Afrika Amphitheatre. I remember those days when Patrick Obahiagbon was being mimicked by Don Billion.

arsenal33:
Saraki has not said SR lied. He is only saying he was right to avoid answering some questions. Smart guy

nnachukz:
Why HND holders only?

capip120:
I don't know if am the only one with a different opinion as to the level of power supply output these days. I read and hear remarkable comments of people claiming to be enjoying almost constant power supply and I could not but marvel what went wrong in my domain which is suleja. Before you guys will take me to the slaughter house, I want to delete any notion some of you might be harbouring about suleja being a primitive place It is on record that most of the work force in Abuja are resident in suleja, Niger-state because of her proximity to the FCT. The houses here are not bad at least Abuja money they work.
One thing I noticed is that, on weekends i.e. Saturday and Sunday's the power supply always takes a different dimension from morning till afternoon you won't see light!!! This is Sunday, the light was taken around 9:00am uptiil now they are yet to bring it.
If you ask me to pass a mark on power, my rating will be 4/10.
Those who are experiencing epileptic power supply should come in and join the club. Abi na Federal character? they won in Suleja and Niger-state as a whole So what seems to be the problem?
This guys got to improve joor!! We were better than this before.

SenseiX:
Valid points you raised, PDP can retain Kogi if as expected the APC splinters over the ticket, Audu or Abatemi Usman. Edo is in my opinion joining the PDP as the elections earlier in the year showed, forget the slight comeback by APC in the House Of Assembly elections, PDP has Edo next year. Ondo however is likely to fall to the APC, Gov Mimiko's popularity has nosedived especially with civil servants

The party said, “to be in opposition does not mean you have to constitute yourself to a nuisance by rushing to the press with all sorts of hot air statements. It is the quality, rather than the frequency, of your interventions that makes you relevant as an opposition in a democracy.
“We can only say that we have been justified, and indeed prescient, in our earlier offer to organize a crash course for Olisa Metuh so that he can more effectively perform his role as the spokesman of the main opposition party. “Those who thought we were joking with that offer can now see that indeed, Mr. Metuh is seriously in need of some form of coaching on his new role,” APC said.

barcanista:
Honestly, this article isn't brief...


@Topic: Twas a good read and eye opener.

UniqueGem:
Masturbator must you quote that long post? Dullar.dinho's PA

DPCreampie:
“Go get your house in order,” US tells Buhari

The concealed fragments of President Muhammad Buhari’s exorbitant visit to the United State are beginning to emerge, and stakes are not looking too good. Authentic sources reveal that the White House is completely disappointed about a total lack of preparedness by the Nigerian contingent to discuss vital issues about both countries. The Obama administration also decried a poor presentation of policy needs and updates made by the Nigerian leader. “May be we are not reading from the same script, but the overall message by Barack is that they should go get themselves together, then get back with us,” a White House insider told our newsroom. “We are just being polite about this because your President doesn’t seem to understand a whole lot about government,” confided another source.

The White House was disappointed that Buhari’s contingent had no presentation about working with the United States to salvage their crumbly economy. For instance, the Nigeria’s economy under Buhari has no prospects at the moment. The currency’s exchange values is worsening while the President visited without any economic crew. Nigeria has a mono-economy that is dependent largely on oil, and the United States has since suspended oil importation from Nigeria. US imports from Nigeria, mostly crude oil and other petroleum products, rose from more than 24 billion dollars in 2005 to over 38 billion in 2008, but dropped sharply to less than four billion last year largely because of America’s shale energy revolution. Yet President Buhari rendered no concerns about the impending economic consequence of these developments.

read more:


http://chidinmaonyejiuwa.com/2015/07/25/the-u-s-utterly-disappointed-with-buharis-visit/