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Mr Aboki: Progress of work is still rather slow.

I fly into Port Harcourt every 2 weeks and I must say the work seems to be stagnant. Especially the part that they are yet to build up.

Nawa ooo..but they are still on site?

Bros kpele ooo...abeg no leave the team biko..But nna this VIP movement thing really needs to be dealt with,its just not right keeping people hovering over the air..that's an invitation to avoidable accidents..

By the way make I ask..what is the state of the remodeling works? Has there been any significant change?..how about the new terminals been constructed by the Chinese..any progress on that?

When we say ASUU strike is for their selfish interests we are called names..Now the sister unions are saying if you must do it for ASUU,then you have to do it for us

Let the court of public opinion decide

luvmijeje: In the other words, Nigerians should move their minds from the money because it has already been looted.

If paying PHCN workers who have served their country their due entitlement is looting in your warped thinking...so be it

luvmijeje: I have more interest in the above. What's Jonathan going to do with this money? Is he going to loot it as usual or will he for once pleasantly shock me by doing something that make sense.

The money was mostly used to pay off PHCN workers

Clerverly: Corruption everywhere and these fools are here talking about re-election, what happened to the so called-revamped railways Nobody is talking about that one now. Sycophants! Jonathan has failed Nigerian, and there is nothing anyone can do redeem it again. He is a goner in 2015!

If you wanna know if the rails are still working go to Ebute-Metta railway station...

The chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC),
General Muhammadu Buhari has described the boko
haram sect as a stigma imposed through a subtle political means.

General Buhari dispelled the impression that the issue of
boko haram is about religion, saying that it is a political
sophistication trick employed to push the region at the
lower rung of the ladder.

Speaking in Kano Government house, General Buhari
added that “we are people orientated and our concerns are our people throughout the country and we are after
securing and managing this country”.

“What we are fundamentally going to do is to secure and
effectively manage this country. Let us face this issue
squarely because its politics not religious imposed on
people”.

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/buhari-boko-haram-is-subterfuge-to-kill-the-north/163229/?utm_medium=twitter

oyb: bookmark this so we can laugh 6 months later. of course by then sincerebootlicker will have a new moniker

You see why I don't fault Sincere 9gerian when he calls folk like you haters..why would any right thinking person pray that such an important reform which has the potentials to change our economic fortunes for good fail..Pls that you don't like Goodluck Jonathan shouldn't make you wish that your country should remain stagnant

Well incase you wanna take your hate further outside nairaland..maybe you are planning to go vandalize electricity facilities or puncture pipelines..just note that the army and other security agencies are battle ready for you as enough financial motivation has been given to them
www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-to-protect-privatised-power-assets-with-n1-28bn/

The Federal Government on Friday officially dissolved the
Power Holding Company of Nigeria after it handed over the 14 successor companies created from the unbundling of PHCN to their respective new owners across the country.

Speaking at the official physical handover ceremony of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to its new owner,Kann Utility Consortium Nigeria Limited, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, stated that the government had paid N360bn to workers of the defunct PHCN.

He explained that there might be some teething issues
such as an increase in electricity tariff as soon as the new
power owners commenced operations in earnest, but
stressed that the problems would abate with time.

He said, “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, PHCN has
essentially cease to exist. We now have (electricity)
distribution, generating and transmission companies. So it is no longer PHCN.

“For instance, this one is Abuja Electricity Distribution
Company and is owned by Kann Consortium. So they are
no longer PHCN and it is no longer business as usual, but
business unusual because people are expected to deliver.”

Nebo said the Federal Government and the two key
workers’ union leaders in the sector reached an amicable
agreement on Thursday to peacefully handover the power
firms to their new owners.

The unions include the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, and the National Union of Electricity Employees.

The minister said, “Agreements have been reached. Please never in the history of this country has a government kept its word in issues like this as has been demonstrated by the present administration.

“Already, N360bn has been paid out. The remaining N30bn or so is in the pipeline and all the issues of certification,biometric capture and making sure that clearance is done are being completed. Government is on it and the date has been fixed for some as November 15, while November 30 is for others. I have given my word and I am saying that no worker will be short-changed.”

On why electricity tariff in Nigeria may increase, Nebo
explained that the present billing system was not cost
reflective.

www.punchng.com/news/at-last-fg-dissolves-phcn-pays-workers-n360bn/

[quote author=i_laugh]Probably another concoted story by Punch and its imaginary correspondents.[/quote]I don't think it is a concoted story..but even if it is this action is very necessary because some people don't want GEJ to suceed with this power reforms.Just last week some people were arrested while trying to pull down a transmission tower with Hack saw

As the Federal Government formally hands over the
successor companies of the Power Holding Company of
Nigeria to private investors on Friday (today) amid threats
from the disengaged workers, The PUNCH has exclusively
learnt that the sum of N1.278bn will be spent on “special
security arrangements” for the protection of the privatised power assets nationwide.

The arrangement is to beef up security around the PHCN
successor companies nationwide so as to ensure a smooth handover to the core investors.

Our correspondent learnt that the sum, which will be
shared by the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Directorate of State Security
Service, had already been approved by the National
Council on Privatisation chaired by Vice-President Namadi
Sambo at its October meeting.

The money will be drawn from the special funds set aside
from the proceeds of the sale of the firms.

According to a memo dated October 14, 2013, raised by
the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, and exclusively
obtained by our correspondent, the Office of the National
Security Adviser recently presided over a meeting of the
Nigerian Army, SSS, NSCDC and the Ministry of Power on the need to guard the national power infrastructure from October 20 to December 3, 2013, a period in which the new owners would have settled down to run the companies.

“The meeting became imperative as a result of intelligence report viz-a-viz probable subversive activities and reactionary outburst that might be unleashed by some disgruntled staff members of the moribund PHCN and successor companies (GencoS and DiscoS), thus the need to monitor and guard the national power infrastructure,” the minister wrote.

He added that the three security agencies at the meeting
presented the financial requirements for the nationwide
surveillance and protection for the period as N1.278bn.

According to the breakdown, SSS will get N115m; the
NSCDC will get N239.9m, while the Nigerian Army will get
N186.6m and an additional N737.1m as outstanding debt.

In explaining the outstanding debt, Nebo wrote, “Prior to
this latest planned security exercise, the Nigerian Army
was engaged to protect the power infrastructure due to the prolonged agitation as well as activities of the labour
groups in the power sector and the vandalism of some
power facilities by hoodlums.

“The ministry is indebted to the Nigerian Army for the
services and the inability to fully pay the Army was due to
paucity of funds and non-budgetary allocation. The
Nigerian Army is requesting for payment of the services
rendered.”

For the two-month period, the memo showed that the
NSCDC demanded N31m for the protection of the Lagos
area; N33.5m for Kaduna; N20.9m for Bauchi; N40m for
Owerri; N24.6m for Abeokuta; N27.7m for Benin; N19.5m
for Makurdi; and N42.3m for Minna.The sum includes operation allowance, cost of buying petrol and diesel, medical allowance and communication.

The breakdown of the NA budget for the period showed
that N136.8m would be spent on operation allowance of
1,249 troops at the rate of N1,500 per day for 73 days;
N23.8m for petrol for 84 Hilux vehicles; N12.6m for diesel
for 84 trucks; N9.2m for medical allowance at the rate of
N1,500 per day per troop; and N4.3m for mobile phones’
recharge cards at the rate of N700 per day per troop.
Troops are expected to be deployed from 1, 2, 3, 81 and
82 Divisions of the Nigerian Army as well as the Army
Headquarters Garrison.

The 1 Division will get N45.8m; 2 Division, N43m; 3
Division, N22.5m; 81 Division, N30.6m; 82 Division,
N34.2m, and the Army Headquarters Garrison, N10.6m.

www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-to-protect-privatised-power-assets-with-n1-28bn/

take dat: I understand! Are you not skeptical that some of these companies that struggled to pay the bidding sum, may have problems raising funds for proper investment.

I share you skepticism..well let's see our it goes..I believe the NERC is there to do the needful as regards any breach

take dat: A company granted 90 days deadline to pay the remaining 75% of the bid sum, but couldn't meet up, and now, the company is granted a 90 day extension to balance up. How are we sure some of these companies that were granted extension would be able to muster the needed resources to invest in the DISCO's and GENCO? I just hope we are getting it right! The provisions, guidelines and rules laid down by the NCP for the bidding agreement isn't strict, a lot of loop holes for unserious business men to take advantage of.

Take dat..this guys have already paid a substantial part of the bid money..aside from that they offered $180million against the reserved bidders $106million

"How Stella Forced NCAA to buy armoured vehicles for Her"

So far nobody has proved how this woman forced the NCAA guys to buy this cars..from what transpired at the hearing it could be seen that Sнε didn't originate the memo and the NCAA DG didn't say anything to the contrary.

Seems the prayers offered in Jerusalem is working on this anuofia's head

Abia State government has recalled all the non-indigenes
sacked from the state’s civil service in 2011.The only
exceptions then were those engaged in the tertiary
institutions.

The decision to recall the workers who were
asked to go back to their respective states through a
circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr. G.C. Adiele, was taken during yesterday’s state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Theodore Orji.Also in
attendance were the state deputy governor, Sir Emeka
Ananaba, commissioners and other senior government
officials.

Addressing journalists after the closed door state
executive council meeting, Commissioner for Information
and Strategy, Dr. Eze Chikamnayo, said those sacked who are willing to return would be reabsorbed into the state civil service without losing their former positions.

The commissioner who disclosed that the Head of Service and Commissioner for Education have been directed to come up with modalities for the new employment, said the youths and Abians who left the northern part of the
country because of security reasons are qualified to apply
for jobs.

pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/31/abia-recalls-non-indigenes-sacked-from-civil-service/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PmNewsNigeria+%28PM+News+Nigeria%29

The same Buhari that believes Abacha is clean and also worked with him..abeg make I hear word jare

Donxavier: I have gone thru it. It seems detailed enough.... Guess am just finding hard to believe it will work here. I still don't think there is enough political will to make it work.

Hehehehehe..so far,so good and it took alot of political will to get to this stage..this is GEJ's joker if he wants to be re-elected come next year,so he aint gonna joke with it..but finally we are still in Nigeria

Donxavier: But the whole thing seems all over the place, no clear structural framework on how this thing works

To understand the power sector reforms better..check this link
www.nbet.com.ng/114/resources
Then search for "power sector roadmap summary"

lakhadimar: i knew you would come and defend your paymaster. When Gej came to commission that plant, he made it sound as if we would start enjoying constant electricity supply henceforth but unfortunately the reverse is the case as the entire state is almost in perpetual darkenss. Insincere9igerian tell you paymaster that we have had enough of pdp in kogi state

You obviously don't understand how the power sector works..that a generating station is located in a particular area doesn't mean it will specifically serve that area.The generated power will be feed into the grid after which it will be directed to the target allocations according to the wisdom of the TCN engineers.

Donxavier: Will this finally work?

With every modality that have been put in place,it should definitely work..but this is naija where it is not over until it is over

Olalekan 0: Nigerians shaa,what's our business with whom your mom's superiors or surbordinates are? Why must you give an exhaustive list of people you've met?

He is just telling you..that he is part of the people who have refused to put the numerous corrupt persons to jail

The APC chiefs just confirmed to us that they have a long standing unholy alliance with this man..source of their many judicial victories..only if MTN can release those call logs

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, including a
former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and a
former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), on Wednesday made a surprise appearance at the
presentation of a book in honour of the retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami.

The book titled, ‘Isa Ayo Salami: Through Life and Justice,
was written to mark Salami’s retirement from service.

The former PCA retired while still serving a suspension
placed on him by the National Judicial Council following a
disagreement with the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.

The APC delegation, which arrived shortly after the
commencement of the event, also included the party’s
National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, the governors of
Osun, Ekiti and Zamfara states, Rauf Aregbesola, Kayode
Fayemi, and Abubakar Yari respectively.

Others included the party’s national spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; a former minister of the Federal Capital
Territory, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, as well as several national
and state lawmakers in the party.

On behalf of ’11 progressive governors’ of the APC, Yari,the chief presenter, purchased 250 copies of the book in the sum of N55m.

According to him, the books are to be donated to Nigerian
universities.

In an address at the event, Justice Salami, who retired after reaching 70 years on October 15, 2013, said he had no regrets for refusing to pervert the course of justice, as he was allegedly instructed by Justice Katsina-Alu, even
though the development led to his suspension from office.

www.punchng.com/news/tinubu-buhari-apc-govs-storm-salamis-book-presentation/

Why disallow Coscharis from making a presentation on how they arrived at the cost of the car?

[quote author=Jingo-OAU]The analogy u analyse below is quite contradictory.

The first day the news leaked to the press, the PA to Stella Oduah confirmed that the vehicles were bought by NCAA for the minister. Later, several contradictory rejoinders follow suit. Actually the purchase started during the inglorious tenure of Joyce as the acting DG of NCAA. It was during Joyce tenure and not Akinkuotu's tenure that several unwarranted AOC were issued to undeserving airlines including Associated Airline. It was during Joyce tenure that over 200 Igbos were massively recruited into NCAA and additional two directorates were created.

However, it is imperative to note that the minister INSTRUCTED Joyce to get some vehicles for her personal protection. For crying out loud, how can armoured vehicles be used to inspect perimeter fencing and inspections. Are they afraid of terrorists inside airports for NCAA to require another armoured vehicles. As a worker in the ministry of aviation,it is not new to me that successive minsiters of aviation do instruct all the heads of agencies to dole out certain amount of money for them.

Be that as it may, this brouhaha about armoured vehicle is not about we against them. It is about accountability and credibility. No right thinking person will go to the street in support of the minister. Let it be known to us all that the totality of igbo votes cannot give GEJ a second tenure, rather, the combine efforts of all other ethnic groups.

Lastly, the problem I have with some folks on nairaland is that some useless fools here have not even seen nor been to any airport before. So whenever, they see remodelling of airports, they thought that is all aviation needed. Aviation is not about painting, rather, its about safety and security. I can authoritatively say that no nigerian airport can boast of adeqaute safety parameters and security. Our mindset have been shredded to believe that by painting our airports, Stella Oduah appears to be the best thing to ever happened to aviation. And for all those Igbo bigots, can they authrotatively tell us when last any international flights enters Enugu airport?[/quote]Do you have a proof to the bolded?...pls tender it..thanks

And lastly you talk as if Stella only remodelled airports..how about the completion of TRACON,the Weather doppler system,the AIB lab just to mention a few

[quote author=Baba_Eleko]When its Jonathan, SaharaRepoters dey lie. But when na opposition, na true. Some people will remain stupid for the rest of dia life. Hate is or love it, Saharareporters is one of the pillars of democracy and freedom of information in this country. Take out saharareporters, there wont be any other news platform where citizens can get deep insight secret on government corruption.[/quote]You think Sahara's interest is for your well-being or that of other citizens of this country?..hahaha..you are on a long thing

Its a good thing that corrupt dealings are been exposed everyday..before all this things get covered up.Now,the next step is to ensure culprits are sanctioned appropriately.

Why una the lie like this na?..5 more Govs have indicated to join Amaechi and his gan.g according to Chukwuemeka Eze and their are making preparations to receive them.Aliyu is a member of the Preparation and receiving committee..

Painfully that is the state of major roads in Aba,If I should share the picture of Ngwa road,You all will puke..

It might interest you to note that house owners on this Portharcourt road have been ordered by the state govt to repaint their houses.Failure to do so, the govt will repaint the houses and charge them for it.

Aba is going through hell and it pains me to note that less than 2yrs to 2015,no candidate is showing signs of seriousness to offer hope to the citizens.The opposition parties are virtually dead here, infact I believe they are in active connivance with TA Orji.I get enraged whenever I see that clown around GEJ..GEJ should as a matter of fact bar that guy from been around him.

Lastly,the greatest danger is that of Aba residents and their I don't care attitude.Most don't have voters card and will never vote in 2015 even if they had.The DEVIL has taken over "GOD'S OWN STATE"

OsunOriginal: Is this a political gathering or religious gathering? Or UN organising another meeting in Israel?

Nobody is talking about the expenses that will be incurred by this act of profligacy.

How many countries on earth is doing this?

ASUU is on strike, Jonathan flew his entire cabinet to Israel with millions of naira. Any seriously leader will avoid unnecessary expenses especially where it adds no value to the people.

These countries do..

Now your National Assembly approved N1.8billion this year for both christain and Muslim pilgrimages..make sure you engage them next year to strike out these funds in 2014 budget just same way they claimed striking out Oduah's armoured cars.Peace

So if Jonathan sacks all this women PUNCH will be happy..eh kwa?

Adi bedi ihe ndi a huru ha na akpokeshi