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PMB may God furnish you with wisdom. Let haters continue to hate.

When dem marry

CoolFreeday:
congratulations. Those children of hate won't come here to make noise say its only northerners PMB is appointing.


#i envy cross river sha, CJN, Auditor General, etc. Na only una waka come?

Head of Service, Federal

TANTUMERGO007:
In the name of the NORTH

They have arrived

Well, nothing seems usual in this, just a regular redeployment.

But I trust conspiracy theorists to always dig something out. They will soon come here.

jrusky:
Nice one only one face annoys me so much I hate seen that face, it disgust me with passion and that useless face is the face of bolok called Amaechi. Their is nothing this heaven that annoys with passion more than Amaechi. All other ineffectives brains in these picture I have no comment for them today but Amaechi is something else I'm so twisted about him.

You better dont die of hate

Fresh Buhari!

Bridge wey some people dey alledge say Jona don build finish

Jona the gentle scammer.

Well, nothing seems usual in this, just a regular redeployment.

But I trust conspiracy theorists to always dig something out. They will soon come here.

Effective January 7, 2017, Major H.I. Mbe was appointed as the ADC to the Chief of Army Staff.

Cool.

Watery mouth

Simple and straight to the point report. Bloggers and unnecessary sensationalism.

GEJ

hmm

oyejideogunjumo:
My advise to Buhari is that he has no time on his side to prove the confidence reposed in him so should be careful now than before.
it were better for him not to come to power at all and die gracefully on the past glory than to fail out this age of his.He should learn from past failed leaders who can never redeem their glory till they die.
Should 2017 end in recession again,2018 wl be too short to catchup and election is around Feb 2019 to be sworn in in May of same year.
We need action now.Nothing is working.

you are right. Time is running fast.

Una don come again

Senators are afraid for their lives. They dont want to travel by road from Kaduna to Abuja.

I thought Amaechi and the FG was flaunting the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. When Amaechi goes to answer the summon of the senators, he should please advise them to use the railway.

Parliamentarians in the UK regularly use the train. What is the issue with our senators also using it?

BREAKING: Senate rejects closure of Abuja airport

The Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and diversion of flights to the Kaduna airport.

The lawmakers also summoned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, service chiefs and other stakeholders in the aviation industry, giving a 48-hour deadline.

Details later…

http://punchng.com/breaking-senate-rejects-closure-abuja-airport/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Mynd44, OAM4J, lalasticlala

seguno2:
Please provide links for this your story on how Sanusi floored the federal government in court.
What is known is that the Emir of Kano died at a convenient time, which allowed Sanusi enjoy illegal immunity.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/160582-update-sanusi-floored-nigerian-government-frcn-court.html

Illegal immunity? His sack in itself was an illegality, that was not supported by 2/3rds majority of the senate. I can imagine the noise that will happen today, if Buhari was to replicate same towards Emefiele.

juman:
This news a bit contradict some other news reported.

It was reported that the Minister instructed the FRC boss to suspend its implementation but the FRC boss asked the minister for paper directive, which the minister failed to give the FRC boss.

It does not contradict. Infact, it complements it.

The FRC Boss asked for a gazzette for the suspension of the regulation. The Minister then wrote to the President seeking his approval for the suspension.

The president granted his approval which was sent by the Minister to the FRC Boss. By sending the approval of the president to him, the minister assumed that the FRC Boss will come to his senses and suspend the regulation. But the man still went ahead with it to the embarrassment of the minister.

MadamExcellency:
Get lost. What has this policy got to do with who appointed him? Was Amina Bala Zakari, the INEC woman not appointed by GEJ's administration but is accused by PDP of being Buhari's stooge?

He who pays the piper, dictates the tone. Not he who appoints the piper.

Why the thing come dey pain you like this na.

His appointment in the first instance is also tantamount to a type of payment for your information. And GEJ has paid your piper for a whooping 5 years, 2011 till date, and the question of where his loyalty swings should not be doubt.

More so, in light of the fact that he ignored an approval issued by PMB for action to be stayed on the released governance code. An approval sought by his superior, after he similarly ignored the directive issued by that superior, the Minister for Trade and investment.

And according to the letter of the CJN, Onnoghen, it seems Nigerian judges will not be having time for Gambia any time soon.

MadamExcellency:
Sharap there.

The regulation in question is titled: National Code for Corporate Governance 2016.

Was Jonathan's administration still formulating policies in 2016?

It seems you have comprehension problems. Where did u see me write that it was GEJ govt that formulated the policy or not.

I stated that the man was appointed by GEJ, you are foaming in the mouth and saying another thing to appear smart, which in essence is the opposite.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/220039-gambian-lawyers-accuse-mercenary-nigerian-judges-backing-jammeh.html


Gambian Lawyers Accuse ‘mercenary’ Nigerian Judges Of Backing Jammeh


Gambian lawyers and members of the country’s opposition have accused the country’s leader, Yahya Jammeh, of using “mercenary judges” from Nigeria, and other officials sent as technical assistants to the country’s judiciary, to hound dissidents.

The Gambian Bar Association also accused the Chief Justice of Gambia, Emmanuel Fagbenle, of plotting to use Nigerian judges to overturn the outcome of the December 1, 2016 presidential election in which Mr. Jammeh lost to Adama Barrow.

After initially conceding defeat and congratulating Mr. Barrow, Mr. Jammeh, who has ruled the tiny West Africa country for 22 years, recanted.
He claimed the polls were characterised by “unacceptable abnormalities”, and filed a petition challenging the result and praying that he be declared winner.

The Gambian opposition, including the GBA and other activist groups, argue that by unanimously annulling the election, Mr. Jammeh usurped the role of the country’s Supreme Court, flouted the tenet of the constitution and possibly committed treason.

“While under normal circumstances the right to petition against election results does exist, the situation in the Gambia now, is that there is no constituted panel of the Supreme Court,” the Gambian Bar Association wrote in a statement.

“The GBA notes with concern that since May 2015, there has not been a sitting Supreme Court session due to the absence of a panel. This is despite several reminders issued to the Chief Justice by members of the Bar. In the circumstance; it would be against the principle of natural justice to for the outgoing President to appoint Supreme Court judges to hear a Petition filed by him or on his behalf,” the statement added.
The body said the last decision of the court was not in favour of the government and resulted in the acquittal of former Chief of Defence Staff, Lang Tombong Tamba, a general, and Sarjo Fofana, a rear admiral.

Shortly after that Mr. Jammeh dismissed the only two permanent Supreme Court judges, Sallieu Taal, former Vice President of the Gambian Bar Association further explained in an email to PREMIUM TIMES.

Hobnobbing with Jammeh
The Gambia’s Bar Association accuse the Chief Justice, Mr. Fagbenle, of plotting to manipulate the judiciary to give a verdict in favour of Mr. Jammeh.

The country’s lawyers said at an emergency meeting on December 12, 2016, the Bar Association “unanimously passed a resolution and mandated the Executive of the Association to call for the resignation of Mr. Fagbenle as the Chief Justice of The Gambia”.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, the association stated that Mr. Fagbenle’s had no moral right to occupy the office after his alleged openly bias position during the election.

“It was resolved by the members of the GBA that your conduct during the presidential campaign has brought disrepute to the Office of the Chief Justice,” the letter read in part.

“The position of the Chief Justice is a constitutional position and as the head of third arm of government, you are expected to maintain and uphold certain standards. You have in our considered view woefully failed to adhere to these standards,” the letter continued.
The GBA said during the campaigns leading to the election, Mr. Fagbenle openly attended the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, APRC, rallies. They further added that on the day Mr. Jammeh was nominated as the candidate of his party, the Chief Judge was “seen in front of the court premises waving and dancing in support of the incumbent presidential parade.”

“Several members of the bar saw you wearing APRC apparel on the court premises. You were distributing APRC apparel to the court staff and making preparations for the victory celebration of the incumbent president,” the lawyers wrote.

The GBA further accused Mr. Fagbenle of several misconducts throughout his tenure.

“You interfered with judicial officials who were presiding over cases and caused them to be dismissed when they made decisions which were deemed to be against the state’s interest,” they claimed.
“Emmanuel Fagbenle is clearly unfit to for the constitutional role of Chief of Justice and there is no doubt he will take steps to attempt to extend the illegal regime of Jammeh,” the association stated.

Mr. Fagbenle could not be reached for comments.
The lawyers’ association claimed that the recent announcement that six judges, five from Nigeria and one from Sierra Leon, have been appointed to the Gambia’s Supreme Court, is fraught with suspicion. The association of lawyers claimed that Mr. Fagbenle did not disclose their appointment until Mr. Jammeh’s challenge of the election was filed in court.

The six judges are: Habeeb A. O Abiru, a justice at the Court of Appeal in Jos, Akomaye Agim, a former Chief Justice of the Gambia and presently assigned to the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, Abubakar Datti Yahaya, also of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, Abubakar Tijani, a former Chief Judge of Jigawa State and presently attached to the Lagos division of the Court of Appeal, and Obande Festus Ogbuinya of the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court.

The sixth judge, Nicholas Colin Brown, is a Sierra Leonean.
When contacted for comments, Acting Director of Information of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Soji Oye, told PREMIUM TIMES he was on leave and could not speak on the matter.

However, a source within the NJC, who asked not to be named because he had no permission to speak on the matter, said he was aware The Gambian judiciary had requested Nigerian judges to be appointed to its Supreme Court long before the election crisis ensued.

The source further explained that Nigerian judges sent to other countries were expected to act professionally and not to abuse their privileges. He said any judge on assignment outside the country who is proven to have acted unprofessionally will be severely sanctioned by the NJC.
“We normally send judges to other countries, not only The Gambia on their request. They normally send their request through the NJC, and the NJC will screen judges before sending to them,” the source said.

“The request usually go to the chairman of the NJC, the CJN (Chief Justice of Nigeria) and the chairman will now decide on which judges to send.

“They (The Gambian judiciary) have written before this crisis for the appointment of Nigerian justices. It is only judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court that are normally sent there.
“If there is a petition against them that they are planning to make Jammeh overrule the election result, they have not implemented the plan yet. It is when they have implemented the plan that the NJC will step in. Any judge who is sent to another country knows the implication of misbehaving because they know they are coming back to the NJC so they cannot mess up because they know the implications,” the source explained.

“Mercenary Judges”

The Gambia Bar Association also alleged that at least, there are seven judges “handpicked” from Nigeria working as high court judges in the The Gambia who are being used by the Jammeh administration to perpetrate judicial fraud.
“These persons have never been judges or sat in a judicial capacity. They were imported and appointed and have demonstrated in several high profile judgement that they will not take any steps contrary to the will of the president,” the GBA stated.

They gave the names of the judges as: Agboola, Anyim N.C Ikoro, Uduma, E.E Ogar, E.O Dada, Sulaiman and E.O Otaba.
PREMIUM TIMES found that the named judges, whom Gambian media refer to as “mercenary judges”, are embroiled in several judicial controversies in the West African Country.

The judges were personally handpicked by Mr. Fagbenle and The Gambia Attorney General, Fatima Singhateh.
Our investigation shows that one of the judges is the founder of Liberation Chambers located at Suite 34, Abuja Shopping Mall Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja. The telephone number he provided was listed as incorrect.

In June 2016, senior Gambian lawyer, Antouman Gaye, and his legal team, who represented opposition lawyer, Ousainou Darboe, and others standing trial on a six-count, staged a walkout after Mrs. Dada, who was adjudicating the case, refused to stop soldiers who had forced their way into a private conversation between the lawyers and their clients.

According to local media reports, soldiers with guns had walked into a private room where lawyers were speaking to their clients, insisting that they will have to listen to the conversation. When Mrs. Dada was asked to order the army out of the room, she purportedly said: “I cannot prevent the army from listening in.”

Also, in July 2016, The Gambia opposition party, United Democratic Party (UDP), wrote a petition to the Nigerian government, accusing seven Nigerian “judges” and other members of the Nigerian technical Assistance of “judicial rascality”.
They particularly mentioned Hadi Saleh Barkum, a Nigerian, and Gambia’s director of public prosecution (DPP), whom they accused of cooking up trumped-up charges against members of The Gambian opposition.
Copied in the petition were the NJC, Senate Committee on Judiciary, House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

“It was the expectation of the People of The Gambia that these personnel would import best practices and systems of justice and moral code from our Sister Republic, however to our dismay this has not happened. Instead they have become the preferred tool in the hands of the Executive which unscrupulously uses threats of imprisonment against members of the public in the firm assurance that same would be made good by Nigerian prosecutors and judges.

“Mr. Attorney General, our country can afford to hire its own prosecutors, our country has the budget and the manpower to man its own Ministry of Justice. The legitimate need for Technical Assistance no longer arises,” the petition reads.
“It is, therefore, a vital priority for the Government of Nigeria and all Bar Associations to condemn the actions and capacity of all judges of foreign nationality currently sitting in Gambia and call for their immediate repatriation to prevent them from undermining the will of the Gambian people,” the GBA also said in another similar statement.
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his media aide, Isah Salihu, and the director of information of the ministry did not answer calls made to their mobile phone. They also did not respond to text messages sent to them asking for steps the ministry has taken in respect of the petition.

A curious association
The GBA also slammed the African Bar Association (AFBA), a lawyers’ association whose members are mainly Nigerians for giving what it described as a “semblance of legitimacy” to annulment of the December 1, 2016 election by Mr. Jammeh.

“The AFBA was full of praises of Jammeh and critical of the local bar for taking a position in the matter,” the GBA stated.
The AFBA, which claimed to be mediating with the Gambian government and opposition in order to resolve the election logjam, had released a statement on its position on the The Gambian crisis which thanked Mr. Jammeh for “peacefully making his case”.

“AFBA believes that the President knows the constitution of Gambia and having run Gambia for 22 years will not want to create chaos and destroy his legacy of landmark development,” the statement reads.

It then proceeded to blame the GBA for not pointing out the unavailability of a Supreme Court justices to sit on Mr. Jammeh’s petition before the election.

The AFBA has since met Mr. Jammeh and country’s President-elect, Mr. Barrow, and has plans to return to the country in early January in what it described as on-going negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.

But the GBA said that it was suspicious of the intentions of the AFBA. Though on its website, the AFBA listed the GBA as one of its national legal member associations, the GBA released a video statement denying it has any connection with the association.
“The Gambian Bar Association is not connected or associated to with Mr Hannibal Owaifo (the president of the AFBA) and his organization, the African Bar Association. The general public is hereby notified that this organization does not represent all or any association or bodies of African lawyers as the name suggests. The said African Bar Association is not connected or associated with Nigerian Bar Association, although its members are predominantly Nigeria. It also is not connected or associated with the Pan African Lawyers’ Union (PALU), The International Bar Association (IBA), or related entities.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which was also listed as a national legal member of AFBA also denied being an affiliate of the association.
The NBA president, Abubakar Mahmoud, told PREMIUM TIMES that though he was aware that some of its members were also members of the AFBA, the NBA had no relationship with the association.
However, the AFBA says it is a legally registered association which derives recognition from its members and not from other individuals or associations.

“The African Bar Association does not need the approval or recognition of any individual no matter how highly placed or any law society,” Osa Director, special adviser, media and publicity, AFBA told PREMIUM TIMES during a telephone chat.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/220039-gambian-lawyers-accuse-mercenary-nigerian-judges-backing-jammeh.html

idupaul:
That's all ..those who know know that Buhari is only trying to save face for relection

The facts is already there for you, but you are still insisting on conspiracy theory.

The specific date of the minister's letter written to the FRC Boss to stay action was also stated, but as usual, you will stick to that which satisfy your conspiracy theory.

DozieInc:
Ridiculous. Obazee got served by his masters, who as usual wants to dissociate themselves from any blame/responsibility.

Another source added that the Presidency found it curious that a regulation, which the Council could not implement during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, was being enforced under Buhari.

“Although the regulation dated back to Jonathan’s administration, why did he fail to implement it and ask the religious leaders to resign? Why did the council wait till the present administration before insisting on its implementation?” the source asked.

For your information, the man was appointed into the position by GEJ, and has been there since 2011.

Given that it was this same Obazee that was used to illegally relieve Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of his duties, the man is not to be trusted. He may have ulterior motives.

SLS decided to do a whitsle blowing to the massive fraud being perpetrated by the NNPC during GEJ time, instead of the Financial Reporting Council to give him accolades, they decided to open one silly case which the then President found convenient to use in easing out the CBN Gov. who was a torn in their looting flesh.

Additional information for your consumption. Sanusi later floored the GEJ led Nigerian government and FRCN in court.

Mynd44, OAM4J, lalasticlala, Seun it would be nice if publicity can be availed this report, which actually shows that the FRC Boss was being overzealous. This will put to rest all the allegations of persecution of the church.


This new report are excepts from the long report Punch earlier did.

http://punchng.com/buhari-fires-frc-boss-adeboye-others-tenure/

The PUNCH gathered on Monday that Obazee was sacked for disobeying a directive of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechuckwu Enelamah, that the implementation of the regulation should be suspended.


The PUNCH, on Monday, reported that the minister had, on October 17, 2016, written the FRC boss, directing him to suspend the operation of the controversial regulation, which the Christian Association of Nigeria alleged was targeted at weakening the church.

According to the report, Obazee refused to suspend the regulation because there was no gazette backing the suspension of the regulation.

The PUNCH learnt that Enelamah had earlier recommended to Buhari that the implementation of the regulation be suspended.

A top government official, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said the President approved Enelamah’s recommendation and the minister thereafter conveyed the decision to Obazee.

The source said, “Since the minister had conveyed the President’s approval that the implementation should be suspended, it was taken for granted that it had been suspended.

“Surprisingly, the Presidency received a report that during the Christmas period, Obazee hosted chief executives of some quoted companies to a dinner.

“It was at that dinner that he reportedly told his guests that the law had taken effect and would be implemented.

“The report got to the government and the President was angry about it.

Another source, who confirmed the development, said Buhari sacked Obazee and dissolved the board of the FRC on Monday based on the recommendation of Enelamah.

A top source in the Presidency, who confided in The PUNCH on Monday, stated that Obazee was sacked because he defied the directive of the minister.

“The President was irked by the fact that the FRC disobeyed the directive of the minister that the regulation should be suspended,” the source stated.

Another source added that the Presidency found it curious that a regulation, which the Council could not implement during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, was being enforced under Buhari.

“Although the regulation dated back to Jonathan’s administration, why did he fail to implement it and ask the religious leaders to resign? Why did the council wait till the present administration before insisting on its implementation?” the source asked.

How FRC boss snubbed Buhari’s directive


The former Financial Reporting Council boss, Jim Obazee, was sacked for disobeying a directive of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechuckwu Enelamah, The PUNCH learnt.

Enelamah had earlier recommended to Buhari that the implementation of the controversial corporate Governance Code 2016 be suspended.

A top government official, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said the President approved Enelamah’s recommendation and the minister thereafter conveyed the decision to Obazee.

The source said, “Since the minister had conveyed the President’s approval that the implementation should be suspended, it was taken for granted that it had been suspended.

Read Also: Buhari fires FRC boss over Adeboye, others’ tenure

“Surprisingly, the Presidency received a report that during the Christmas period, Obazee hosted chief executives of some quoted companies to a dinner.

“It was at that dinner that he reportedly told his guests that the law had taken effect and would be implemented.

“The report got to the government and the President was angry about it.”

The President of the National Council of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, was said to have led the chief executives of companies to the dinner.

Another source, who confirmed the development, said Buhari sacked Obazee and dissolved the board of the FRC on Monday based on the recommendation of Enelamah.

http://punchng.com/frc-boss-snubbed-buharis-directive/

franciskaine:
pls the source of ur assertion.

Kindly read the Punch report in detail.

http://punchng.com/buhari-fires-frc-boss-adeboye-others-tenure/


Excepts below:-

The PUNCH gathered on Monday that Obazee was sacked for disobeying a directive of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechuckwu Enelamah, that the implementation of the regulation should be suspended.


The PUNCH, on Monday, reported that the minister had, on October 17, 2016, written the FRC boss, directing him to suspend the operation of the controversial regulation, which the Christian Association of Nigeria alleged was targeted at weakening the church.

According to the report, Obazee refused to suspend the regulation because there was no gazette backing the suspension of the regulation.

The PUNCH learnt that Enelamah had earlier recommended to Buhari that the implementation of the regulation be suspended.

A top government official, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said the President approved Enelamah’s recommendation and the minister thereafter conveyed the decision to Obazee.

The source said, “Since the minister had conveyed the President’s approval that the implementation should be suspended, it was taken for granted that it had been suspended.

“Surprisingly, the Presidency received a report that during the Christmas period, Obazee hosted chief executives of some quoted companies to a dinner.

“It was at that dinner that he reportedly told his guests that the law had taken effect and would be implemented.

“The report got to the government and the President was angry about it.

Another source, who confirmed the development, said Buhari sacked Obazee and dissolved the board of the FRC on Monday based on the recommendation of Enelamah.

A top source in the Presidency, who confided in The PUNCH on Monday, stated that Obazee was sacked because he defied the directive of the minister.

“The President was irked by the fact that the FRC disobeyed the directive of the minister that the regulation should be suspended,” the source stated.

Another source added that the Presidency found it curious that a regulation, which the Council could not implement during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, was being enforced under Buhari.

“Although the regulation dated back to Jonathan’s administration, why did he fail to implement it and ask the religious leaders to resign? Why did the council wait till the present administration before insisting on its implementation?” the source asked.

”

franciskaine:
The ploy to keep Nigeria in perpetual savitude is a strong one even among religious groups. For the first time in the history of Nigeria a govt official implements policies to the letter even to the detriment of stakeholders who hold this nation to ransom and gets fired for it. I really don't think change begins with Buhari this time around. You sack an official simply because a GO of a church resigned and yet wants a beta Nigeria whr laws are obeyed? Funny!

I don't understand what you guys stand to gain by turning things around.

If you were informed that he was sacked, you should as well been informed on the reasons for his sack.

It was clearly stated that part of the reasons for his sack was insubordination to the supervising minister. The minister asked him to put on hold the issuance of that governance code to allow room for more consultation but he went ahead disregarding the directive of the minister. In fact the minister even went a step ahead and got the approval of the president to put the issue on hold, but he still went ahead with it.

Insubordination in the civil service to a clear official directive is not taken lightly. More so when the official directive is backed by the approval of the President and Commander in Chief. Invariably, he was disrespective to the president.