 Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 11:40am On Jul 30, 2014 |
ephemm: If PDP truly want him, why not woo him to get Presidential Ticket in 2015 elections. Gubernatorial ticket is too small for Ribadu's status Please tell us what is RibaduN's status  |
| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 11:39am On Jul 30, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: Benue State Workers To Begin Strike Over Salary Deduction. by anonimi: 11:37am On Jul 30, 2014 |
More on the Fashola impeachment saga almost five years ago: Impeachment Threat: More unrest for Fashola , as Festus Keyamo asks Court to Dismiss Fashola’s Suit
17 February 2010
Huhuonline.com can confirm that counsel to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Festus Keyamo has asked a High Court sitting in Lagos to strike out the suit instituted by a journalist, Mr. Richard Akinola to stop the state assembly from investigating financial impropriety levelled against the embattled Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babatunde Fashola who has been having tough time with his predecessor/god-father, Bola Tinubu . Available facts have it that Festus Keyamo is going all out to ensuring that allegations of financial misappropriations and looting against the Governor are not swept under the carpet. Huhuonline.com understands that Mr. Festus is praying the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the action is incompetent, frivolous, speculative and an abuse of legal process. Citing from Section 4 [6] and [7], Mr. Keyamo says the respondent were right to set up a 6-man panel which was not to try the governor but rather to be informed as to whether there was a basis to proceed further with the allegations.
It could be recalled that a court sitting in Ikorodu had granted an order restraining the State House Of Assembly from proceeding with its probe on allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the state Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola and the state lawmakers.
In his short ruling, Justice Habeeb Abiru held that an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the defendant, that is, the Lagos state House of Assembly, whether by themselves, agents, members, officers or by whosoever from proceeding with or acting on the purported investigation of allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the executive an legislative arms of Lagos state government by a group published in a punch newspaper of January 28, 2010 under the caption 'The True Face of Lagos' or by any other group pending the determination of the motion on notice.A journalist and human rights activist, Richard Akinnola, has filed a suit before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, against the Lagos State House of Assembly, asking for a declaration by the court that the decision of the defendant to set up a committee to investigate the allegation of financial impropriety levied against the executive and legislative arms of Lagos State government is unconstitutional.Amongst other claims, Mr. Akinnola wants a perpetual injunction of the court restraining the defendant or its agents from proceeding on the purported investigation of the allegations levied against it by a group under the caption, 'The True Face of Lagos'.₦20m allegationIn the affidavit in support of the originating summon, Mr. Akinnola stated that a group under the caption 'The True Face of Lagos' had, in the Punch Newspaper of January 28, 2010 placed an advert containing allegations of financial misappropriation against the executive and legislative arms of the state government. Accordingly, the following allegations were made against the defendant: 'it was alleged that each member of the House was given a sum of ₦20 million through a lawyer member of the House from the Lagos West Senatorial District, (the constituency of the Governor emeritus himself).' It continued, 'when this was about to be leaked to the press, the Lion of Bourdillon used his powerful media contacts through two of his former aides who are media chieftains to suppress the leakage. Were this not to be the case, we would have otherwise sent these complaints to the House of Assembly. But since we no longer trust this pliant House of Assembly, we have decided to go public with the following...'The group further alleged that the defendant was silent on the issue, 'In all these aberrations, the Lagos State House of Assembly has kept mute, and the House has become inept, archaic, drab, docile and inefficient. All the noise by Mr. Speaker about accountability and probity was only to enable House members' line their pockets and feed fat on the sweat and toil of the people of the state. It is also true that they have been given their own share of the loot, they are maintaining undignified silence over the report of the ad hoc committee set up to look into the books and activities of the Lagos State Government pursuant to section 103 of the 1999 Constitution with power expressly provided in section 1a, b (i) and (ii) as well as well as section 129 1 a b c and d.'
Defendant cannot investigate itself
Also in the affidavit, Mr. Akinnola held that on January 28, 2010 the defendant set up a six-man committee to investigate the allegation, a decision which according to him was not published in the official journal or Gazette of the defendant.
[size=15pt]'On Wednesday 3rd of February, 2010 the Speaker of the Defendant inaugurated the Committee and stated clearly that the aim of setting up the Committee (Panel of Inquiry) and which he also referred to as a Public Hearing[/size] is 'to show to the whole world that we have nothing to hide and that democracy is alive here in our clime.' Mr. Akinnola further contended that all the members of the investigation committee are also the ones against whom the allegations were levied. Based on this, he said 'I believe that the Defendant cannot impartially investigate the allegations made against it collectively.'
He then concluded by stating that it is in the interest of justice to restrain the defendants from proceeding with the investigation since there is no pending bill before the defendant in respect of the allegations, to make a new law or to amend the existing one.'
However, there is a saying which says, 'he who must come with equity must come with clean hands', this sayings has apparently put Action Congress to the position of a party that is selfish, and one that prides in grandstanding in the political milieu. The party has consistently maintained campaign of calumny against PDP, ANPP, AGPA and other parties in the country and identifying itself as the best in the country. But Alhaji Lai Mohammed the party's publicity secretary has refused to make any statement in the instance of the Lagos state impasse involving the Governor, his god-father and the state assembly members, yet they have been reporting other parties as corrupt, fraudulent, and engrossed in highhandedness and constitutional breach among others.
From: http://www.modernghana.com/news/264157/1/impeachment-threat-more-unrest-for-fashola-as-fest.html Una wish sey we go don forget, abi? Sorry to disappoint una  |
| Politics › Re: Benue State Workers To Begin Strike Over Salary Deduction. by anonimi: 11:32am On Jul 30, 2014 |
omenka: In nigerian politics, the ONLY SECURITY you need is not to be critical of the Federal Government! State houses of assembly are mostly toothless leeches that tend to become active only when induced by the Abuja goombahs. Why do you guys like telling LIES as if na oxygen wey una dey breath ni  Was this also about "Abuja goombahs" or the Ogbeni Ojuyobo of Bourdillon Fashola & Mega Corruption The True Face Of Lagos (part 1)Btzzk: By Tunde George & Kasali Martins
tundegeorge20@yahoo.com, kasalimartins1960@yahoo.com
thetruefaceoflagos@gmail.com
0807 266 2201, 081 249 8568, 0813 296 7667
We are tax payers residents in Lagos who are desperately desirous of accountability since taxes have recently become major revenue of Lagos State government. In the developed societies where a similar revenue regime operates, associations such as ours have acted as Government Watchdogs, which is why some of us have decided to take up the gauntlet of championing the cause of taxpayers in the state. After all if we don’t pay our taxes, government can charge and eventually jail us.
In the last ten years, tax revenue has come to constitute about 75 per cent of government revenue base, yet, the government never bothers to render account to tax payers in Lagos . In the last three years alone, a colossal sum of 1.1 trillion naira was budgeted by Fashola’s government with the government itself affirming that it has consistently recorded a minimum of 75 per cent of budget performance out of which 80 per cent came from Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). This is 30 per cent more than the entire budgets recorded by successive governments between 1992-2007-a period spanning 15 years.
Today, the total tax revenue of Lagos on a monthly basis hovers between N14 and N17 billion naira while federal allocations come to N6 billion Naira monthly. This is more than the revenue of seven states put together on a monthly basis. But how has the governor been spending the money? While we note the heavy investments in roads and environmental infrastructure mainly and commendably so, there is the need to question some of the ways the governor has been expending tax money which in our opinion reflects financial recklessness, mismanagement, gross constitutional violations and abuse of office.
Set below are some of the expenditures which the government claimed to have incurred on behalf of ‘Lagosians’ and which we feel were mere avenues to corruptly enrich some privileged individuals in and out of government and to which the state House of Assembly under the tutelage of ‘governor emeritus’ otherwise known as the Lion of Bourdillon has become an accomplice covering up a lot of misdeeds on the part of the executive. Just last week, it was alleged that each member of the House was given a sum of 20million naira through a lawyer member of the House from the Lagos west senatorial district, the constituency of the governor emeritus himself. When this was about to be leaked to the press, the Lion of Bourdillon used his powerful media contacts through two of his former aids who are media chieftains to suppress the leakage. Were this not to be the case, we would have otherwise sent these complaints to the House of Assembly. But since we no longer trust this pliant House of Assembly, we have decided to go public with the following:
1. Last year, Fashola (BRF) gave N250 million to Rotimi Akeredolu led Exco of NBA for the NBA conference held in Lagos . At a time when Lagos teachers and doctors were on strike for improved welfare package.
2. The BRF government within 6 months, January to June 2009 spent N420 million on hiring of private security – to guard who – despite his heavy investment in the Police Force through the State Security Trust Fund.
3. BRF spent N1.5 billion to demolish the Bank of Industry (BOI) building, paying a company introduced by one Tunji Olowolafe in cash transfer only for him and his cronies to claim the land adjacent to it.
4. BRF government awarded part of Western Avenue ( Funsho Williams Road ), about 2 kilometres road for N7.7 billion just between Abalti Barracks and Costain. And without the construction of any bridges, the project was carried out by Julius Berger. This project must certainly be investigated.
5. Between January and June 2009, the BRF government claimed to have fuelled 225 vehicles in his office alone with N135 million. These figures amount to about N800, 000 per day, at a time that petrol was sold for N65 per litre and government always get it cheaper, but BRF claimed to have bought it at N85 per litre.
6. Also between January and June 2009, BRF’s Chief of Staff and PAs expended N290 million in sending TEXT Messages and phone CALLS on their lines.
7. It is also very sickening to know that the BRF government awarded the construction of a road and drains inside Gbagada General Hospital for over N1.8 billion to the same Tunji Olowolafe’s company (DEUX Projects Limited).
8. The sum of 1.5 billion naira of un-appropriated funds, without approval was claimed to have been spent on demolition of Oshodi.
9. The Helicopter Deal – was a big fraud. The helicopter was not built for any kind of emergency evacuation, rescue or to even combat urban fire. Over N5 billion has been spent on the two helicopters. And, the seal of Lagos State is not on it, and it is not even in Lagos but in the Niger Delta making money for some private people in government. The whole helicopter deal stinks to high heavens; it constitutes the biggest governmental fraud of all times and confirms the rot in the State. See ThisDay December 19, 2009
10. The SSA (Media) to BRF spent N183 million in 6 months on press coverage and on editors outside the approved budget but funded directly from the Governor’s Office.
11. In a State where children are sitting on the floor in classrooms, where unemployment is rampant and poverty pervasive. BRF paid a lady wife of a controversial pastor over N600 million in 2 years for Xmas Decorations for about six streets in Lagos.
12. In Six months between January and June 2009, BRF spent on several faceless organisations, subventions, grants and donations and they quickly pocketed N2 billion.
THE RIPPING OFF OF LAGOS – ESSENTIAL DETAILS
1. The BRF government recklessly increased and paid over 60% increase on the LASU – IBA road awarded by the Bola Tinubu government for N6.2 billion but was jerked up to N10 billion less than 2 weeks that BRF came on board.
2. Also, the Tinubu administration awarded the construction of City Hall for N2.3 billion. BRF only changed the floor tiles to marble tiles and increased the contract sum to N5.2 billion. This project was increased by 126%.
3. Publishing of INDICATOR Magazine, is falsely presented to the public as a private magazine but is actually co-ordinated by Tunji Olowolafe and Hakeem Bello, SSA (Media) to BRF with government money.
4. BRF recently gave a media-related Permanent Secretary, and some others the sum of N100 million to do a soap opera on himself. They are presently in London recording the film.
5. The BRF government has failed woefully in the area of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in three years. Yet, BRF is paying the PPP boss in Lagos State N2 million per month in violation of the Constitution, when even commissioners recognised by the Constitution are receiving N300,000 per month. The PPP guy is the highest paid government official presiding over a non-performing and failed parastatal.
6. The Beautification Programme of Fashola administration is reeking with corruption. In a State where there is no water, where over 90 per cent of the road in Lagos is in a deplorable state of disrepair, he is spending over N13 billion on planting grass and flowers. Most of the money was spent to import Palm trees from Niger Republic , a sahel region when Lagos is in the rain forest which explains why most of them have dried up,
7. Also, it is important to note that the renovation of classrooms of usually 12 blocks plus one which was done for N26 million by the Tinubu administration up till 2007 was increased to N53 million with the collaboration of the housing commissioner who is supervising projects in the education ministry.
8. CCTV project was awarded to BRF’s relation who claimed to be acting for CISCO. The contract was awarded for $62 million dollars, while the rejected quote for the contract was $30 million. It is important to note that this is only a pilot scheme.
9. BRF’s wife travels abroad once bi-monthly and takes N30 million per trip from the State coffers, apart from her monthly running cost.
10 The mother of all rip off is the award to DEUX PROJECT LIMITED, a company owned by the powerful Tunji Olowolafe 11 out of 19 contracts in the Lagos State Ministry of health between January and August 2009. Out of N5.6 billion naira contract in the Ministry of Health, Olowolafe alone collected N5.1 billion worth and was paid 70% upfront in cash.
OTHER QUESTIONS
1. Why did BRF divert N1.85 billion in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to a project that was not originally provided for in the budget and promptly awarded to Olowolafe?
2. Why is Lawyer BRF’s administration illegally deducting funds from the statutory allocation of the Local Governments in Lagos State ?
3. Why was the Mayegun Scheme which was sold to Olowolafe and other friends and cronies against public interest without any independent valuation by relevant agency of government? Why is the size of the scheme shielded in secrecy? Why was N5.2 billion for which the land sold untraceable? Where is the over N2 billion loan borrowed to sand-fill the place? What is the fate of the Tourism and Art-craft sellers chased away from the place?
4. Pinnacle – why did the governor and his cronies engage in questionable transfer of 400 hectares of land to Pinnacle, South Africa, when it is known that the company is almost bankrupt and the ABSA Bank now owns over 60% of the Company. What nature of PPP is this? The world is watching!
5. Why was the illegal sand-filling of about 1 km in the Badagry – Marina awarded for N1.5 billion out of which N700 million has been paid and yet the contractors and the Tourism Ministry have completely destroyed all the historical relics and artefacts in the area? It has also created an environmental disaster for West Africa because of greed. And it appears the Commissioner has been settled.
FASHOLA AND CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS
1. Flagrant and deliberate disregard for the Appropriation law passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly, in violation of Section 120 of the 1999 Constitution.
2. Criminal diversion of funds without due approval of the Lagos State House of Assembly, in further violation of Section 120 (3) of the 1999 Constitution.
3. Indiscriminate award of contracts without due process, without following the laid down financial regulation as well as the public procurement guidelines. The payment of such contracts is in violation of Part (E) Section 120(4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
4. Most Ministries, Departments, Parastatals sometimes do not know when contracts are awarded in their names and for what purpose, they only find out later. And they don’t know when payments to contractors are made by the State Treasury Office. This is in further violation of Section 121(2) of the 1999 Constitution.
5. Illegal and unwarranted deductions from the statutory Allocation of the local governments. This is in direct contravention of Public Revenue Provision of the 1999 Constitution and in violation of Section 162 sub-section 6, 7 and 8.
6. Opening of illegal and unconstitutional Dedicated Accounts which is contrary to the provision of the 1999 Constitution and which Revenue Monitoring Agency is unaware of. This act is in direct violation of Section 120(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
7. Office of the Chief of Staff which is unknown to the Constitution has more staff than any other Ministry in Lagos State . This violation is very grave as it is in direct breach of the Governor’s Oath of Office in the 7th Schedule of the 1999 Constitution Section 13 and a gross violation of Sections 192, 193 and 208(2d) of the 1999 Constitution.
8. Indiscriminate borrowing by the Ministry of Finance without legislative approval, which the Finance Commissioner calls Bridging Loans, is a grave assault on Fiscal Federalism, a coup against Financial Regulations and a shameful and criminal violation of Section 120(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution.
9. Concentration of over 70% of Lagos State Government contracts in the hands of one Tunji Olowolafe. This is the clearest indication of the betrayal of trust by Governor Fashola, it is against the Oath of Office he swore to, it is a violation of Sections 14(4), 15(5) and 17(2a) of the 1999 Constitution on which social objective of a just, free and equitable social order is founded.
10. Arbitrary use of Special Expenditure Vote for activities not originally provided for under the Appropriation Law. This is a further betrayal of Fiscal Federalism and a violation of provisions of Section 120(3) and (4), and Section 123(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution.
11. Payment of 70% up-front to persons and cronies for contracts not yet executed. Similarly, this is a contravention of Section 120(4) of the 1999 Constitution.
12. Giving arbitrary donations to selective professional associations and faceless organisations for acting as sycophants without appropriate authorisation by relevant constitutional bodies. This is a clear violation of sections 120(4) and 123 of the 1999 Constitution
13. The fraudulent purported acquisition of 2 Bell 412 EP Series Helicopters from a Canadian firm constitute a flagrant violation of Section 123(1) and (2) and Section 120(4) of the 1999 Constitution.
14. Furthermore, the award of contract of courts and other Judicial Infrastructure as well as procurement for the Judiciary in Lagos State by the Attorney-General, Tunji Olowolafe and Governor Fashola is in gross violation of Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution.
In all these aberrations, the Lagos State House of Assembly has kept mute, and the House has become inept, achaic, drab, docile and inefficient. All the noise by Mr. Speaker about accountability and probity be only to enable house members line their pockets and feed fat on the sweat and toil of the people of the State?
Is it also true that they have been given their own share of the loot, they are maintaining undignified silence over the report of the ad hoc Committee set up to look into the books and activities of the Lagos State Government pursuant to Section 103 of the 1999 Constitution with powers expressly provided in sections 1a, b(i) and (ii), as well as Section 129 1 a b c and d.
We are aware that the report has been submitted since November 2009, so why is the Lagos State House of Assembly still sitting on the report? This is just a tip of the ice berg of financial recklessness by the Lagos executive led the seemingly performing governor Fashola! More soon.
What did you guy think?
From: https://www.nairaland.com/390082/fashola-mega-corruption-true-face |
| Politics › Re: Benue State Workers To Begin Strike Over Salary Deduction. by anonimi: 11:26am On Jul 30, 2014*. Modified: 12:01pm On Jul 30, 2014 |
mu2sa2: @omenka the thief will claim he spent billions on "beautification" and hired thugs will applaud even though the only thing on the ground in the filthy capital city are a few flowers. Suswan has always been a rogue - he featured prominently in the bribe-for-budget scandal that swept Wabara out of office as Senate president. The bigwigs in pdp (rogues like him) manipulated the primaries that saw Suswan moved from house of representatives to govt house makurdi thus escaping prosecution by effc. Was he in the SINate or in the House of representaTHIEVES The highlighted part of your post is confusing abeg! I guess the difference between PDP and APC is that:
- in the PDP, the party bigwigs (PLURAL) determine/manipulate the primaries,
- for the "progreThief opposition" na the OWNER (singular) wey dey DICTATE (Baba S'ọpe) who will be the candidate hence you have the wife of one of the owners as SINator, son-in-law as representaThief Make we nor allow ourselves to dey do dem MUGU no more |
| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 9:52am On Jul 30, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 9:31am On Jul 30, 2014*. Modified: 10:07am On Jul 30, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: Benue State Workers To Begin Strike Over Salary Deduction. by anonimi: 9:26am On Jul 30, 2014*. Modified: 11:18am On Jul 30, 2014 |
Nobleval: We are in a period of strikes and impeachments...and *lowers voice* terrorism
Lazy people. As if they are dedicated to their work. Is the governor and other political office holders, including legisLOOTERS "dedicated to their work" Do these public servants not still collect mega millions monthly from us Why should one CATEGORY of workers for the SAME GOVERNMENT be treated like shi't while another category treats itself like gold I hope you or someone else can provide reasonable response to these questions. |
| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 9:06am On Jul 30, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 8:45am On Jul 30, 2014*. Modified: 10:36am On Jul 30, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 8:29am On Jul 30, 2014 |
kokoA: See how you people fail exams ba.. How can you prove that these names are thieves? Which court of law has proclaimed them thieves? Do you know they can sue you for this and collect all you life savings?  Now listen to these names and the me which party they belong to; Depriye Alaimaighsia, Bode George, James Ibori, Lucky Igbinidion, Patricia Eteh, etc? Based on your reasoning, I think Ribadu is currently with more morally upright people.. ... such as Fashola who scammed Lagos tax payers of N 8 billion "bad business" floating hotel, abi Lagos N8bn Sunborn Yacht deal, bad business — APC
The All Progressives Congress, Lagos State Chapter, has said the Lagos State Government has quit the Sunborn Yacht Hotel. The party said it was a bad business and the government had abandoned the deal.
The controversial yacht, valued at about N8bn, is an inshore boat hotel.
The state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party had recently accused the state government of corruption. It challenged the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, to speak out on the whereabouts of the yacht [size=15pt]and the two helicopters bought by his administration for security surveillance of the state.[/size]
The state Chairman, PDP, Mr. Tunji Shelle, while addressing party faithful during the General Assembly of the chapter, had said, “After floating miserably on the Marina water for so long, the controversial Sunburn Yacht, which cost the Lagos State Government, under (former Governor) Bola Tinubu, a whooping N8bn suddenly disappeared, only to be sighted at Thames in England.
“Now, the question is: who orchestrated this 419 and who were the beneficiaries of this waste of public fund. This is certainly a fraud and (Governor Babatunde) Fashola must tell us something he knows about this fraud, failure which he remains an accessory after the fact in the fraud.”
While reacting in an online interview with our correspondent on Saturday, the state Interim Publicity Secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said the state government took a bad business decision on the yacht and had done away with it.
He said, “Every successful investor or businessman will tell you that business is not a bed of roses. He knows business is not all about gains all the time; you gain in some and lose in some. It is the same with governments all over the world. No government anywhere in the world will tell you that it has achieved 100 per cent success in every decision it has taken.
“The world will forgive you for taking decisions and making all the mistakes but the world will not forgive you if you do not take decisions at all for fear of failure. LASG has done away with the bad business called the Sunborn Yacht project. Case rested.”
Igbokwe described the PDP’s allegation that the helicopters had been deployed in the Niger Delta for private business purposes as idle talk. He said the party derived joy in telling, seeing, hearing and thinking lies.
“APC Lagos cannot continue to dissipate energy and precious gift of time, providing answers when there are no questions at all. Idle hands are devil’s workshop. PDP Lagos has been idle for close to 16 years and you can understand why the centre cannot hold for them.”
He, however, did not speak, specifically, on the state of the helicopters.
[size=13pt]The PDP had also called on Fashola and the APC to protect their integrity by allowing the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, to step aside pending his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged misappropriation of funds.[/size]
From: http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-n8bn-sunborn-yacht-deal-bad-business-apc/ [img] http://3.bp..com/-0cjSRaVqdv4/TWEJI4eES7I/AAAAAAAAAO8/nZkAaHlM5IE/s1600/sunbornyatch2C.jpg[/img] Fash'OLE hwere is our N 8 billion And Aregberascal's N 1 billion renovation of Osogbo Railway station Aregbesola Eulogised Over the Renovation of the Osogbo Railway Terminus
The governor of the State of Osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been described as prudent, talented, having vision and a God given gift to the state.
The special adviser to the governor on works and transport Engineer Oladepo Amudah stated this in his office while fielding questions from journalists on the rehabilitation and face lifting of the Railway Station, Osogbo.
According to him, government is using its meager resources to develop the station in order to enhance the social and economic status of the state and meeting the standard of Nigeria Railway Corporation.
Engineer Amudah said government has spent four hundred and twelve million naira on phase one, while the next stage will involve the recreation centre, clearing and separation from terminus to Olaiya which will cost six hundred million naira.
He maintained that at the end of the projects [size=15pt]the state government will be spending over one billion naira to renovate the railway station.[/size]
From: http://osbcng.org/2013/05/29/aregbesola-eulogised-over-the-renovation-of-the-osogbo-railway-terminus/ https://osun.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Easter-Free-Train-Ride-3.jpghttps://www.osundefender.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AREGBE-Inspections-2a.jpgAPC governors are WORSE thieves but very smart about it hence many of our MUGU fellow compatriots just dey follow dem like cow dey follow fulani |
| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by anonimi: 8:17am On Jul 30, 2014 |
I thought Marwa was the leading choice from recent reports |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: PHCN Employed No Engineer For 16 Years – FG by anonimi: 8:15am On Jul 30, 2014 |
mfm04622: This is not true! Am a an Electrical engineer and about 8 yeary ago some if my class mates and those that graduated after me were employed by PHCN and most were posted to the transmission side of PHCN. Also how many engineers do PHCN need? Engineers only needed in the maintenance and new project units Our public servants and their civil servant counterparts sabi exaggerate nor be small |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: PHCN Employed No Engineer For 16 Years – FG by anonimi: 8:13am On Jul 30, 2014*. Modified: 10:35am On Jul 30, 2014 |
I wonder how many engineers and maintenance TECHNICIANS have been employed by our 36 state governors for their state Water Boards to ensure adequate and expanding provision of TAP water Can we imagine the impact on youth UNEMPLOYMENT if these 36 state governors also recruit regularly to maintain & expand the TAP water coverage and impact positively on the state resident's health/sanitation/hygiene |
| NYSC › Re: My Experience With A Corper In Abuja by anonimi: 9:23pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
himkers: Any corper wey get car no suppose dey get pity from the public. If you can't fuel ur car, then sell it The last sentence reminds me of the OLX advert. The uselessly fake corper should go and farm if he can't live in Abuja instead of STEALING by pretence. |
| Politics › Re: Pictures From Hamza El-rufai's Car Crash by anonimi: 7:17pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
lastpage: Ayoo lo'npayan, Isee ki'npayan! (it is excessive exuberance that kills, "lack" does not kill ...literally translated) 
Looking at his Lexus vehicle, a few things become obvious:
1.) the scratches on the car's body and the multiple depressions shows that the vehicle undertook "multiple somersaults and side-rolls"
Cause: Complete "Loss of control" which is not unconnected with very high speed.
2.) Looking at the wheels of the vehicle, they are almost pulled-off the body of the car ....just hanging by a few wires! Infact, the two front wheels are off the vehicle!!
Cause: Impact was massive, sudden and jangling.... the type you see when a racing car crashes into a wall or barrier or as in this case, another vehicle! Excessive 'big-boy' speed!
3.) Judging that the other vehicle was "stationary" and was not even obstructing the road (as it was parked 'off-road'), it may be that its hazard lights were not "on" (pls let us always remember to do this when we are parked alongside the road, so that other road users can have "advance warning" of lurking danger!).
But then, the guy must be doing "how many hundreds of miles/hour" to leave the road and ram into a stationary vehicle at the side of the road?
Its not as if Police men from Alakara Police station in Mushin-Lagos, are at their "usual game" vis-a-vis De Grin accident now?
A few possibilities as well:
a) Was he intoxicated (alcohol)?
In some countries, his remains would be autopsied for alcohol right away but in Nigeria, we blame it on God, as usual.
But l know "poor" Muslims dont drink alcohol ..... "rich ones" are probably exempted!
b) Was he using his "seat-belt"?
Judging by the fact that vehicle must have rolled a few times but the "driver's compartment still looks a bit okay", compared to the backside, l suspect my guy was not on seat belt and suffered multiple concussion and internal organ damage as vehicle made impact and began rolling over and over.
c) Again, "two people were involved"
...why did the other survive the crash (either his side passenger or the driver of the other vehicle) and only him went AWOL?
Likely a "seat-belt" issue! Are we learning from this episode or are we going to repeat the same mistake?
I feel sorry for the young man who has to end his life is such manner, l also feel sorry for his parents who used their own money to buy what killed their son!
If prayers were useful to the dead, l would offer some prayers for him but its a waste of bandwidth as it has zero effect on the dead.
But let us "Parent"s, especially those of us with "wads of cash in our pocket", understand that there are better things we can do with our money
*Helping the needy, not just in our area or when we need their votes but across the nation!
*Build schools where they dont even know you, equip hospitals anonymously, sponsor University students without any fanfare and "Journalist's kleig-lights".
*Pay a few years rent, for the shop for all those poor women that Fashola's army of "KAI" keeps chasing and seizing their wares daily for hawking since they cant afford the price of those "Ultra-modern shops" in a million years!
*Go to the rural areas like Makoko, Ajegunle, Bariga, Mushin, Ejigbo (just to mention a few ones in Lagos alone), what stops you from sponsoring a 50-50, joint building project for them? They provide half, you balance the other half!.
I can go on forever, highlighting where Nigerians need our "rich people" (whether its their private Money, like Bill gates; or our looted patrimony, like many Nigerian Politicians/Military Leaders and office holders).
Our rich people should learn from the rich people in Western countries on how they impact the world, not just think about their own "personal, selfish interest", all the time.
How much has Bill Gates pumped into Malaria and HIV research in Africa? .... or is he the one that created HIV and Mosquitoes?
What about his One-Computer, One Child initiative? ...... Or na im born all of us for Africa?
I dont want to say it but it just wont go-away: Is it the same El-Rufai that was bulldozing "completed houses" in Abuja, when he could have seized those houses (for any contravention of building codes), sell them by transparent public auction and use the money to build low-cost houses for the masses after-all, the same "locations" have been re-allocated and built-up again, by those on the other side of the "power-show"!?
"The rich are dying of constipation ....while the poor are dying of starvation" readily comes to mind!
I might sound critical or even unsympathetic but honestly, l don't partake in all these "fake sympathy" that Nigerians chorus when such things happen, only for them to go behind and bad-mouth the man.
Say it openly so that others like me might learn a lesson or two from it.
And dont even think l am "poor" by any stretch of imagination.
Lessons learned, lets move on, the #Chibock Girls are still missing!
Dearis God uuu Oooo!
Lastpage! Many thanks for your comprehensive take on this accident & avoidable death. Nothing to add. |
| Politics › Re: 114billion Naira!: Ngige Faults Jonathan On 2nd Niger Bridge by anonimi: 12:46pm On Jul 29, 2014*. Modified: 1:56pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
bestman09: Rantings of a frustrated loser. When you think this SWINDLER and master vote rigger with Uba and again with Osun's Aregberascal FAKE observers would have insulted our collective intelligence enough he comes up with something even more RIDICULOUS Slams the Federal Government on rising unemployment
Besides, the former governor of Anambra State chided Jonathan’s government for not creating employment for the unemployed graduates in the country, describing it as a cankaworm that was responsible for various crimes in the society. Does this former RIGGED Anambra state governor not understand that states and LGAs having GREATER direct constitutional RESPONSIBILITY for providing BASIC social services & utilities should also be blamed for unemployment How many states have: - provided TAP water covering ALL their state
- built, equipped and PROFESSIONALLY staffed primary, VOCATIONAL, secondary, TECHNICAL schools to cater for ALL children in the state
- expanded and maintained FEEDER roads
- built, equipped and PROFESSIONALLY staffed primary health clinics and hospitalsWill addressing these state & LGA responsibilities ADEQUATELY not employ so many school leavers and graduates Yet some MUGUS who do not want to understand the DIFFERENT but complimentary roles of the various tiers of government will continue to allow CONFUSIONISTS like Chris Ngige to MISLEAD them |
| Politics › Re: APC Calls For Inquiry To Unravel Boko Haram Sponsors, Modus Operandi by anonimi: 12:32pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Ovamboland: And the PDP senators with their APGA/LP allies who are the clear majority in your opinion don't have any responsibility to institute investigations in boko haram sponsors and structure. Their own loot is legitimate but that of APC is not? Why can't your brain reason fairly at least sometimes. IF & when PDP as a political party "with their APGA/LP allies" calls for "inquiry to unravel Boko Haram sponsors, Modus Operandi", I will be sure to refer them also to their SINators and representatTHIVES to do their legislative work. Hope you are cool now |
| Politics › Re: Picture Of Niger-delta Primary School Pupils In 1952 by anonimi: 5:02pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
Aigbofa: I can worship anyone or anything I choose to worship. The truth is that he stood out amongst his peers. Posting pictures of naked kids who most likely had a better chance at success in Nigeria than you will ever have is silly. Firstly I don't think Rossik posted the picture. Secondly, I think you don't need to have said the highlighted part to make your point. Cheers. |
| Politics › Re: Picture Of Niger-delta Primary School Pupils In 1952 by anonimi: 4:26pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
Rossikki: The problem is that you are trying to narrow down the post independence efforts of Nigerian leaders to one single man, which is wrong. Even when Awo was building schools in his region, were other regions not also establishing schools and other facilities? Stop individualising the whole thing or turning it into a hero worshiping exercise. See yourself as a Nigerian, not a south westerner or whatever. This is not about hero worshipping or not. Rather it is about FACTS. Awo had great foresight and seriously invested himself into the education of his folks in Western region apart from other laudable landmark infrastructural developments. No other region matched that. Rather they followed his masterly footsteps. It is also not about simply dashing cloths to the naked children. No! Unfortunate as the picture seems today it is a very relevant time reference of how bad things were a mere 62 years ago to enable us appreciate how much we have advanced and INSPIRE us to propel ourselves further. If we could do it then, it is very plausible that we can do it again and even do more & better. I suspect this is one of the reasons why our longer nosed fellow homo sapiens have museums - to track their progress over time (millions & thousands of years)! Rather than simply dash them cloths and provide immediate but fickle, un-enduring, non-sustainable solution to their problem, Awo provided education that launched them to their "breakthroughs". Unfortunately the bastards who claim to be his political inheritors among us today have absolutely nothing in common with the great man.
NOTHING!!! |
| Politics › Re: Picture Of Niger-delta Primary School Pupils In 1952 by anonimi: 2:49pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
obisage: I can't stop thanking our colonial masters for bringing us out of darkness. You should rather thank the late sage, Awolowo for the FREE education he provided massively and COMPULSORILY for all children to primary school. Many of today's elites got their "breakthrough" due to that singular progressive gesture but unfortunately are not willing to continue such laudable initiative as they forget that their individual success amounts to nothing in the midst of squalor & poverty of their background and society. |
| Politics › Re: Picture Of Niger-delta Primary School Pupils In 1952 by anonimi: 1:36pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
mstik: at least things are getting better The real question is can we say the same (getting better) for other parts of the country |
| Politics › Re: APC Raps FG Over Abandonment Of Enugu Coal Deposit by anonimi: 12:07pm On Jul 28, 2014*. Modified: 1:42pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
hensben: pdp should pressure them too that's what I want but were is your prove to what you just typed, atleast, I have not heard any looting allegation in apc camp unlike pdp since 1999, I have many prove in pdp camp as a neutral that's why I don't like them, e.g, farouk lawal, odua, subsidy scam, electricity funds since 1999. So you see Because APC has been very SMART with their looting unlike the crude guys in PDP and you have to look very carefully to see indications suchas the fgreater per kilometre cost of road construction using Chinko companies compared to the PDP federal using reputable European established companies: N30bn Mile 12 to Ikorodu Road expansion starts
September 07, 2012
The much publicised expansion work on the 13.5 kilometre Mile12 to Ikorodu Road project has begun as Lagos State government mobilised the contractor- Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation, CCECC, to site. The project is estimated to cost N30 billion.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/n30bn-mile-12-to-ikorodu-road-expansion-starts/#sthash.0L8ds3kX.dpuf That is an average cost of over N 2 billion per kilometre to rehabilitate the road, right And for almost two years the road is yet to be completed oh Let's compare cost per kilometre with that of the PDP led federal executive: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Reconstruction to cost N167bn
05 Jul 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Shagamu, Ogun State, declared open the N167 billion, sections one and two, reconstruction and expansion works on 127.6km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Billed to be completed in 48 months, the contract was clinched jointly by Julius Berger Plc and Reynold Construction Company (RCC) Ltd.
More from: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-ibadan-expressway-reconstruction-to-cost-n167bn/152535/ That is slightly over N 1 billion per kilometre by two very reputable companies. Not forgetting the N 8 billion Lagos floating hotel ship scam |
| Politics › Re: APC Raps FG Over Abandonment Of Enugu Coal Deposit by anonimi: 10:56am On Jul 28, 2014*. Modified: 11:16am On Jul 28, 2014 |
hensben: if you say so fine, but is it a bad thing to have strong opposition giving pdp pressure to perform unlike before were they loot without looking back.
Btw, am not in any party b4 u label me apc because that's what you guys know to say, even lagbaja is apc now cos he is standing for justice Do you think that in the APC states where there is no "bark & bite opposition", they don't "loot without looking back" What about the LGAs in these APC controlled states, which are 100% "won" by APC hence no "opposition" whatsoever to their TOTALITARIAN, DICTATORIAL rule In short the looting in APC controlled states and LGAs is WORSE in terms of % of available funds than thatat the federal level. Do not ALLOW yourself to be FOOLED by their propaganda |
| Politics › Re: Obiano Deploys Hi-Tech Surveillance And Drones As Anambrans Raise N100 Million by anonimi: 10:09am On Jul 28, 2014*. Modified: 10:44am On Jul 28, 2014 |
ba7man: The people have a problem too concerning that.
I normally see burst pipes leaking Govt supplied water nowadays due to indiscriminate digging. The same way there are burst pipes of petroleum even with dire consequences of mishaps and accidents, right The state governments (and LGAs) again need to recruit and PAY people to licence ANY digging anywhere in the state and MONITOR such digging. The money paid to the employed monitors will be more than covered from the LICENCE fees while the people across the state are SENSITISED on their own role/benefit in ensuring people don't dig and spoil THEIR water pipe anyhow.See, where there is a will there is always a way. Not so difficult afterall. Oyinbo nor get two heads oh. Dem nor even get one & a half head sef |
| Politics › Re: APC Raps FG Over Abandonment Of Enugu Coal Deposit by anonimi: 10:05am On Jul 28, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: Obiano Deploys Hi-Tech Surveillance And Drones As Anambrans Raise N100 Million by anonimi: 9:56am On Jul 28, 2014 |
ba7man: This man, you too like Tap water sef.
It was even the first on your list.
@Topic. If you truly know what a drone is you'll know that the report of its purchase by Anambra state govt is not true. I like TAP water well well o I nor go lie The thing dey very useful for society well being/health/hygiene/sanitation etc nor be small my brother. As the FGN dey work slowly & steadily on the power sector reforms it is time to turn the heat on the state governments to also start working on their TAP water RESPONSIBILITY to our people.We don tire to dey take style drink our own sh'it from the boreholes we dey dig for inside we own compound ke |
| Politics › Re: President Jonthan Visits Lagos by anonimi: 9:49am On Jul 28, 2014 |
eaglechild:
You gotta be kidding me. No I kid you not. Imagine that [size=15pt] Argberascal is spending one billion naira for renovating just one train station in Osogbo[/size] meanwhile teachers are not recruited nor paid as & when due; ADDITIONAL new schools not built to reduce the number of Out-of-School children in our state; TAP water provision is not expanded etc etc You see am for HYPOCRISY and PROPAGANDA from the APC House of LIES |
| Politics › Re: Obiano Deploys Hi-Tech Surveillance And Drones As Anambrans Raise N100 Million by anonimi: 9:43am On Jul 28, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: APC Raps FG Over Abandonment Of Enugu Coal Deposit by anonimi: 9:42am On Jul 28, 2014 |
tonychristopher: nice question
fgn shouldn't have classified enugu as a parasitic state. they have mining and exploration at exclusive list so what do you expect Sullivan to do in this situation I believe there is an English word called LOBBY He and the three SINators plus the House of RepresentaThief members have enough leverage to convince the RELEVANT agencies of the FGN to do the needful for Anambra's coal to be LICENSED to PRIVATE investors for exploitation.Get it |
| Politics › Re: Obiano Deploys Hi-Tech Surveillance And Drones As Anambrans Raise N100 Million by anonimi: 9:39am On Jul 28, 2014 |
MOBJECTIVE: You mentioned education. Omenugha recently declared all miracle centers, which promise students miracle teachers that will make them pass come exams, be closed. There is the one laptop per teacher policy by 2015, one palmtop per student by 2018, and also the one school block renovation per year policy, till all are renovated then new ones built. I also think anambra recently partnered the world bank or the like in education, but I dnt know much about it.
Plus, there are the 1500 adult education centers for which people are being trained to man, and omenugha's plan to bring back teacher monitoring. (I'm hopeful she performs diligently)
I've also heard of plans for Agriculture, health, power, retail, and transportation, as well as tourism. Plus there is this 10 year industrialization blueprint supposedly used by obiano at his meetings with anambra investors-although I haven't seen it. So far though, I haven't heard of any initial plans for water supply or housing, however, I'm alright with how this government is planning, for now. Very good PLANS and I hope that a substantial number of Anambrarians are aware of these promises documented somewhere for reference and measurement as the years roll by. O ga dinma IF we all keep our EYES open and are VIGILANT eternally. Oyinbo people nor get am for two heads, biko  Meanwhile don't you think TAP water provision should also be a priority especiually with this Ebola virus risk and other hysgiene/sanitation/health risks |
| Politics › Re: APC Raps FG Over Abandonment Of Enugu Coal Deposit by anonimi: 9:34am On Jul 28, 2014 |
emiye: Why is the PDP striving so hard to reduce the number of states in the opposition through impeachment galore?
Why is PDP buying over national assembly lawmakers to their fold?
Can a minority votes override majority votes in a constitutional amendment? BEFORE you get to override or not, you must first get to make a CONCRETE proposition and convince others to toe your line, nor be so Please share with us the CONCRETE propositions on the floors of the SINate and House of representaTHIEVES for a "weaker centre" during the last constitution amendment debates.Did APC representaTHIEF, Abike Dabiri not push through the FOI bill Again I say: Talk is CHEAP!
Action is EXPENSIVE!!!
Because oil money is very SWEET!!! |
