₦airaland Forum

atymat:
yeah, you know me

ya..... HHH is my rum nick

atymat:
I tire for this colmas oo make person dey come very early everyday, if I no do am today na to reach colfhec 6am tomorrow

u av to endure..... dats aw colmas use to do.... even deir secretaries na werey...... bt r u atty on 2go?

atymat:
Shey colmasite no dey Nairaland ni

colmassite dey nairaland naw......ur dept?

Toyocee:
abeg o..i no see sreening schedule,does it mean no screening.?

yea because last yr's fresher didn't do screening...

The United States hit back Wednesday at
allegations by the Nigerian ambassador of failing
to help fight Boko Haram militants, saying there
had been “a great deal” of US aid to his country.
In the past six months since the Islamic militants
snatched some 200 schoolgirls in northern
Nigeria, Washington has shared intelligence with
the Nigerian army, begun training a new battalion
and held high-level talks on the threat of Boko
Haram, a US official said.
In a speech made public Tuesday, ambassador
Adebowale Adefuye appeared to have taken US
officials by surprise when he launched into a
tirade against the US administration.
Nigerian leaders were “not satisfied with the
scope, nature and content of the United States’
support for us in our struggle against terrorists,”
he said.
He accused Washington of not providing the
“lethal” weapons needed to deliver “a killer
punch” to the militants.
But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki
shot back that the US had “provided and
approved sales of military equipment to its armed
forces.”
“These decisions are made, of course, after
careful scrutiny to ensure they conform with
United States law.”
But she acknowledged the US had refused to
transfer some Cobra helicopters due to concerns
about the Nigerian army’s ability to use them.
There were also “ongoing concerns about the
Nigerian military’s protection of civilians when
conducting military operations,” Psaki said,
adding these had been discussed with the
Nigerian authorities.
Adefuye told members of the Council on Foreign
Relations on Monday that allegations of human
rights abuses by the military were “rumors,
hearsays and exaggerated accounts” put about by
rivals of President Goodluck Jonathan and rights
groups.
But Psaki stressed the US would not raise such
concerns “if we didn’t feel and others didn’t feel
that they were warranted.”
Washington was ready to help Nigeria train and
improve the effectiveness of its military, Psaki
added, urging the government to investigate
allegations of abuses.


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/us-denies-failing-help-nigeria-fight-boko-haram/

Benin – An Oredo Magistrates’ Court sitting in
Benin on Monday remanded a nursing mother in
prison custody for pouring hot water mixed with
pepper on her husband.
Mrs Obiaka Friday, who is a mother of three, was
said to have committed the offence on Nov. 8,
2014, at First Ihogbe St., Institute of
Continuing.Education (ICE) Road, Benin City.
Friday, who was first arraigned on Monday,
however, pleaded guilty to the one-count charge.
The court was told that the victim was still
critically ill at the Central Hospital in Benin with
injuries.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Williams Aziegbemhin,
adjourned the case till Nov. 17, for the Police to
present the facts of the case. (NAN)



www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/nursing-mother-pours-hot-water-mixed-pepper-husband/

phemmyjohnson:
Shey no be "Oyewole" dem do like dat so?
Dem even wear am necklace for neck..
Turn our oga Nigga..
#DiaRisGodO...

wooli don bcome nigga nihen

contact me for urform if u wan participate ;Dcontact me for urform if u wan participate

Gunmen, suspected to be members of the
terrorist group, Boko Haram, attacked the
headquarters of Nafada Local Government Area
of Gombe state, North-East Nigeria on Tuesday,
killing soldiers, an Islamic cleric and left no
fewer than 10 persons dead.
But the state Police Commissioner, Kudu Nma,
however, said he had yet to hear of the incident.
He however pledged to give the details of the
incident when he had information on it.
A resident of the area told journalists on the
telephone that the gunmen stormed the town
around 11am in four Hilux vans and numerous
Bajaj motorcycles, wielding guns and shooting
sporadically into the air.
He said they immediately set the Police station
and the local government secretariat ablaze.
“The gunmen then went to the house of an
Islamic cleric named Adamu Misira and opened
fire on him and other people numbering over 10
that were there with him, killing all of them.
They had earlier killed the soldiers on duty at the
checkpoint between Gombe and Yobe states,
located in Nafada,” said the resident, who
pleaded for anonymity.
Suspected terrorists attacked the central motor
park in Gombe metropolis five days ago with
explosives, killing no fewer than 20 residents.



www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-kills-soldiers-cleric-10-others-in-gombe/

politricks:
Can somebody tell me how old is bamanga tukur now.

79

The Council of State presided over by President
Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday confirmed the
appointment of Mr. Sulaiman Aba, as the
substantive Inspector-General of Police.
Jonathan had earlier named Aba the acting IGP
following the retirement of his predecessor, Mr.
Muhammed Abubakar.



www.punchng.com/news/council-of-state-confirms-igps-appointment/

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Emmanuel Onu, has filed a fresh suit asking the
Federal High Court in Abuja to remove Alhaji
Adamu Mu’azu as the National Chairman of the
party.
Onu asked the court to remove Mu’azu and
reinstate the immediate past National Chairman
of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, whose
resignation on January 15, 2014, the plaintiff
argued failed to comply with the provisions of
the party’s constitution.
Mu’azu was on January 15, appointed by the
party’s National Executive Committee to succeed
Turkur, who the plaintiff argued resigned under
circumstances that never followed due process.
A lawyer and a member of the PDP, Ezionye
Ndubuisi, had on September 23 filed a similar
suit before the same court seeking an order
sacking Mu’azu as the PDP National Chairman.
Ndubuisi had asked the court to remove Mu’azu
on the grounds that he did not emerge as the
National Chairman of the party through an
election at a special convention of the party as
stipulated by the party’s constitution.
The older case has yet to be heard by the court.
Onu, who anchored his fresh suit on grounds
similar to those of Ndubuisi, joined as
defendants, the PDP, Mu’azu and the
Independent National Electoral Commission.
He argued that the resignation of Tukur and the
subsequent appointment of Mu’azu violated
sections 47(5) and (6) of the PDP Constitution
2012.
His counsel, Mr. Elochukwu Nweke, stated in his
written address accompanying the suit, “A literal
interpretation of section 47(5) is that a letter of
resignation of an elected officer of the 1st
defendant (PDP) serves as a notice and as such
a letter becomes operational after the period of
30days elapses. This is to enable the Executive
Committee time and room to carry out the
process of filling the vacancy.
“Also a literal interpretation of section 47(6) is to
the effect that if such an election cannot be
conducted within a period of 30days, an
appointment ought to be made by the
appropriate committee and until and election is
conducted. By necessary implication, it is
mandatory that election shall be conducted
thereafter.”
The plaintiff said instead of complying with the
provisions of the party’s constitution, what
transpired was that “On 15th day of January,
2014, a purported envelope containing a
resignation letter by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur was
presented to National Executive Committee.
“The committee debated it and accepted the
same day. On 20th day of January, 2014, Alhaji
Adamu Mu’azu was appointed the National
Chairman of the 1st defendant.”
He added, “We firmly state that the emergence
and appointment of the 2nd defendant (Mu’azu)
within a period of five days was premature,
invalid and unconstitutional.
“The appointment of the 1st defendant is
tantamount to putting the cart before the horse.”

www.punchng.com/news/fresh-suit-seeks-muazus-removal-as-pdp-chairman/

Smartiegurl:
keep staying at ma back back oooo

i dey ur back ooo

focus7:
All the ignoramus PDP e-supporters should at least read this and be educated. There was one among them in one thread saying if Tambuwal is a lawyer he should know what the Nigeria constitution says and resign, I read some other posts from these illiterates and I felt sorry for Nigeria educational system. Well I shouldn't expect much since the person they were fighting for is clueless it is not a surprise that the followers will be like him.

r u saying ur President is clueless?

SirHouloo:
People dey talk about national issues, Kwankwaso sef dey chook mouth!

cnt he talk abt national issues?

Kano – Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on
Saturday said those trying to break the unity of
the country would fail.
The governor said this when he briefed newsmen
in Kano on Saturday.
He said that some people who were trying to
divide the country on religious line and ethnicity
would never succeed.
Kwankwaso said he would tackle the security
challenges bedeviling the country if given the
mandate to rule the country in 2015.
“My major concern if elected as president of this
country is to tackle the current insecurity and
ensure economic development in the country,” he
said.
He said that the state government recently
donated foodstuffs to displaced persons affected
by insurgency in Borno and Yobe states as part of
effort to cushion their sufferings.
Kwankwaso said that the state government would
soon send relief materials to displaced persons in
Adamawa and other affected states.
He said that he aware of the recent visit of the
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi II, to
President Goodluck Jonathan for reconciliation.
“The Emir of Kano told me he was going to Abuja
for meeting with President Jonathan and I gave
him approval to go.
“The Emir, after their meeting with the president,
also briefed me all what happened there.
“I will be very happy if Villa will be inviting Kano
people for reconciliation,’’ he said. (NAN)


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/forces-national-unity-will-fail-says-kwankwaso/

The president of the Nigeria Bar Association
Augustine Alegeh, SAN, on Saturday attributed
the leadership crisis currently brewing in the
Federal House of Representatives over the
defection of the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, to
loopholes in the Nigerian Constitution.
Alegeh, who disclosed this to journalists after a
meeting of the Midwest Bar Forum comprising
lawyers from Edo and Delta, also identified poor
administration of justice in the country as a
factor responsible the removal of Tambuwal’s
security aides by the Nigeria Police.
The NBA chief explained that the Nigerian
Constitution did not envisage the defection of the
Speaker or Senate President, since both offices
were expected to preside over the argument of a
lawmaker defecting from one party to another.
He said that the police erred by withdrawing the
security details attached to the speaker because
the power to determine whether or not there had
been a breach of the constitution in the defection
of the Tambuwal to the All Progressives
Congress was beyond the jurisdiction of the
agency.
“Section 68 of the constitution enumerates the
procedure to be adopted by the National
Assembly when a member defects from one party
to another.
“Unless and until that procedure is followed and
adopted, Aminu Tambuwal remains speaker of
the House of Representatives.
“We have stated clearly that the police lacks
jurisdictional competence to determine whether
or not there has been a breach of the
constitution; that duty is a function of the court.
“There is no provision in our constitution that
says if you are in PDP or APC and you decamp
to another party you automatically lose your
position of leadership of the House, the NBA
president said.
Explaining further, Alegeh stated that there was
nothing in the Constitution or legal jurisprudence
which read that the Speaker or President of the
Senate must come from the ruling party, rather
“all that must happen is that majority of
members of the House must vote for him.”
He said “There ought to be an expectation where
a speaker of the House who is charge
constitutionally to declare a seat vacant is the
person in the act of decamping.
“He should allow his deputy to preside over the
sitting so that when he presents his reasons for
decamping, the deputy can take a decision.
“In the case of Aminu Tambuwal, he has said
that ‘I’m leaving the PDP for the APC.’ The next
question under the constitution is that he gives
reasons and the Speaker of the House will arrive
at a decision whether the reasons he has given
are in accordance with the constitution.”
Speaking on the role of the court in the matter,
Alegeh said that it was important for the court to
always act in order to uphold democracy.
He also described as unacceptable the pending
court cases of some Peoples Democratic Party
lawmakers who decamped to the APC, which he
said had lasted for an upward of eight months in
court, noting that the argument surrounding
Tambuwal’s defection would not have arisen, if
such cases had been resolved.
“We call on our justices and judges that their
duty to uphold the constitution is sacred. When
there is a delay correcting the constitution, then
their is a denial of justice.
“And when their is a denial of justice, people
resort to self help. The present situation
involving Tambuwal would have been avoided if
the judiciary had given a pronouncement on the
issue of decamping.
“The present situation, with respect, is a direct
fallout from the inability of our courts to
determine this matter earnestly.
“As of now, the simple matter of the
interpretation of Section 68 is lacking forever.
This is unacceptable. Any judge that is charged
with that interpretation must be able to do so
within one week,” he said.


http://www.punchng.com/news/constitutional-loopholes-to-blame-over-tambuwals-crisis-nba-president/

Former Vice- President and leading presidential
candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar, has explained his decision to stay
away from Wednesday’s Special Convention of
the party.
Atiku made the disclosure via his official facebook
account (Atiku Abubakar), which boast of 390,408
likes, saying that he was unable to return from a
business trip abroad as earlier scheduled to make
it to the convention.
“I was scheduled to return to Nigeria yesterday
from a quick business trip abroad, but could not,
due to last minute logistics changes.
This is why I couldn’t attend the APC Special
Convention. Apologies to leaders & supporters of
our great party, who were expecting me -AA,” he
posted on his facebook’s wall.
The Special convention was convened to approve
the party’s amended constitution and adopt its
revised six point manifesto. It was also an
avenue for all the other presidential aspirants to
address party’s delegates.
Former military dictator, General Mohammadu
Buhari, Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso,
his Imo state counterpart Rochas Okorocha, and
Leadership newspaper publisher Nda Isaiah
addressed the convention.



www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/stay-away-apc-special-convention-atiku/

Is it a surprise the 23-man short list for
the Ballon d'Or ignored Barcelona's Luis Suarez
as one of the best players in the world? On one
hand, he is a one-in-a-million player who scored 33
goals in 39 matches in all competitions last season.
On the other, he has a problem controlling himself on
a football pitch.
Specifically, he bites people. He has done so three
times and has only just returned from a third ban for
such an offence.
The initial reaction was one of shock when Suarez's
name was missing from what is a who's who of
world football, but Article 3 of the Ballon d'Or rules
perfectly sums up why Suarez was missing: "The
awards are bestowed according to on-field
performance and overall behaviour on and off the
pitch."
The player -- once banned after being found guilty
of racially abusing Patrice Evra while playing for
Liverpool -- returned to action on Saturday after
that infamous incident of biting Italy's Giorgio
Chiellini, this time in Brazil on the grandest stage of
all, the World Cup. He looked sharp during his debut
in el clasico, laying on the goal for Neymar before
things turned sour for Barcelona as they were swept
aside 3-1 by Real Madrid.
By Tuesday, Suarez was back in the news following
his Ballon d'Or snub, and the debate centered on
why a player who had 31 goals and 12 assists in
just 33 games for Liverpool last season was not
included among the best 23 players on FIFA's list.
The debate for his inclusion is fairly obvious. He is a
forward who last week won the Golden Shoe award
as the top league goal scorer in Europe last season.
It is an honour he shared with Cristiano Ronaldo,
who is
rightly the favourite to hold on to his Ballon d'Or
prize this term. Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish
awarded Suarez that trophy at a ceremony in his
new city Barcelona as he prepared for his first
official game, after missing a large chunk of the
beginning of this season thanks to that ban
stemming from the World Cup.
Suarez's goal scoring and all-round play at
Liverpool was incredible last term and the main
reason they went so close to ending their agonising
wait for a league title.
The record was even more impressive when you take
into account that he missed Liverpool's first six
Premier League games. That was a result of the
second biting incident of his career, inflicted on
Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic at the back end of the
2012-13 campaign.
Last term started with one ban ending and finished
with Suarez sinking England at the World Cup with
two well-taken goals -- before sinking his teeth into
Chiellini. The third (yes, third, with the first coming
in 2010 against PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal)
biting shame was the first time it had come in a
match governed by FIFA, and while it meant his
World Cup abruptly ended, it also saw him handed a
ban from competitive international football that he is
still serving.
Part of that FIFA ban initially stopped him taking
part in all football activity, including training with his
teammates, until it was successfully appealed before
the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
Further concessions were made and Suarez has
returned to play for Uruguay in friendly games, but
for many it would be surprising for FIFA to then
produce a list of the best players from last season
and include a player who shamed the game with the
world watching this past summer. Suarez has once
again had the slate wiped clean and he has been
able to start again at another club, thanks to his
goal-scoring ability.
He now needs to prove last season was not a flash
in the pan and he can match Ronaldo again in the
goal-scoring charts -- this time in La Liga. If he
does, he will be rightly included in next season's
race to be crowned the world's best, but for now,
he's best off out of it. Think of it as the final
punishment for what was a barely believable crime.


m.espn.go.com/soccer/index?src=desktop&wjb=

perfectcrush:
Wat do we believe? Lies evrywere like air, Smh 4 nigeria media.

dats Nigeria media for u.... dnt knw which d story to believe

Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC and Coca Cola
Nigeria Limited said, yesterday, they had not been
served with any court summons as a result of the
suit filed against them by the Consumer
Protection Council, CPC, over half-empty Sprite
cans.
The companies, in a co- signed statement by the
Head, Public Affairs & Communications of NBC,
Uzo Odenigbo and Head, Public Affairs &
Communications of CCNL, Clem Ugorji, said they
had only noted from media reports that criminal
charges had been instituted against both
companies as a result of the Consumer Protection
Council’s CPC’s reaction to February 2014
complaint by a consumer involving two short–
filled cans of Sprite. “To date we have not been
served with any criminal charges,” the statement
said.
Continuing, the statement said NBC and CCNL
had the utmost respect for the CPC as a regulator
and an agency of government and would continue
to co-operate with the council on the matter.
According to the statement, “we filed applications
for a judicial review of these orders in February
2014, which review is pending in the courts. We
do not believe that our submission to judicial
review is in violation of the council’s orders. We
have full trust in the Nigerian judicial system.
“Our consumers and customers are our highest
priority. NBC and CCNL take all matters relating
to our products very seriously and remain
committed to maintaining the highest
international quality and food safety standards.”
It added, “out of respect for the ongoing court
processes, we do not wish to comment further in
public on this issue.”
It could be recalled that in February CPC warned
Coca-Cola that Nigeria was not a “dumping
ground for substandard products” and that it had
also been inundated with complaints about rusty
cans, rusty bottle tops and foreign particles in
beverages.
It said the half-filled cans continued to evaporate
during its investigation.
Attorney General Mohammed Bello Adoke, who is
also the justice minister, filed the suit at the
Federal High Court in Abuja against Coca-Cola
Nigeria and its chief executive, and the NBC and
its managing director for criminal breach of the
Consumer Protection Act.
He accused both companies of “deliberately
failing, refusing and/or neglecting to comply” with
orders to subject their manufacturing processes to
its inspection, and filed an additional charge
against Coca-Cola for refusing to appear before
the council. Nigerian Bottling manufactures the
products under the license and authority of Coca-
Cola Nigeria.


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/summons-us-half-empty-cans-nbc-coca-cola/

– A former President, Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Oladipo
Fashina, on Monday said that 54 per cent of
Nigerians were illiterates.
Fashina spoke at the opening of National
Education Summit with theme “Toward a System
of Education for Liberation in Nigeria,’’ held in
Abuja.
He said that only 15 per cent of Nigerians had
managed to attain higher education since the
country’s independence 54 years ago.
“The present crisis in education is an offshoot of
the neo-liberal misdirection which Nigerian people
did not choose.
“Our rulers still insist in the main that the solution
to the crisis in education lies with flooding the
country with private schools, universities and
commercialised education to operate in
acceptance with market rules.
“This explains why public expenditure on
education has never gone anywhere near the
UNESCO prescription that each country should
expend at least 26 per cent of its national budget
on education,’’ he said.
Fashina said that Nigerian education had also
witnessed policy summersaults arising from
inadequate conception of the philosophy, purpose
and practice of education and class domination.
He noted that for effective national development
in the education sector, it must be re-
conceptualised in a manner that would make it
capable of performing its transformative functions
for the nation at large.
Fashina said that the summit would chart a new
pathway for educational delivery capable of
fostering the needed body of knowledge, skills,
value and ethics in liberating education system,
among others.
“We are expected to come up with viable
proposals the acceptance and execution of which
will bring about a re-engineering and liberation of
the education sector.’’
The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim
Shekarau, commended the organisers of the
summit, which he said was timely.
Shekarau, who was represented by Mrs Ann
Harrison, the Deputy Director, Institution Services,
said that the summit would not only identify
mistakes but strengthen the sector.
“The summit will also strengthen the pitfalls to
avoid in the future and also come up with
recommendations that will move the sector
forward,’’ he said.
Prof. Biodun Jeyifo, an academic don at Harvard
University, Cambridge U.S., who is also the
Chairman of the summit condemned the
educational module which Nigeria still adopts.
Jeyifo said that lack of proper implementation of
the education policies were the reasons Nigerian
universities produced graduates that were
unemployable.
He noted that corruption and policy somersault
were at the core factors limiting the education
potentials of the country.
The summit was jointly organised by Senior Staff
Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)
National Association of Academic Technologists
(NAATS).
Others are Non-Academic Staff Union of
Educational, Associated Institutions (NASU) and
including coalition of civil societies. (NAN)


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/54-nigerians-illiterates-ex-ASUU-president/

Engobi:
GEJ can't b defeated 2015.

u b GOD?

Lagos – The Speaker, Lagos State House of
Assembly (LAHA), Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, a
governorship aspirant under the All Progressives
Congress (APC), on Sunday presented his 10-
point agenda to residents of Lagos State.
Ikuforiji presented the agenda while declaring his
governorship ambition to party members at the
Lagos Television (LTV) Blue Roof in Ikeja.
“A few weeks ago, I told my friends and staff in
the Lagos State House of Assembly that I will be
running for governor.
“I am, by the grace of God, the longest-serving
speaker, not just in Lagos, but in Nigeria’s
history.
“My dear people of Lagos, I believe that the time
has come for us to consolidate the gains of good
governance.
“The time has come for us to re-articulate the
vision of the founding fathers of Lagos, and re-
energise the people of this great city.
“I intend to build on the achievements of Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu and Gov. Babatunde Fashola, to
make Lagos a truly global city.
“I am also presenting my agenda for the
transformation of Lagos – My 10-point Cardinal
Programme.
“I believe, when implemented, this will consolidate
the gains of the past, as well as help us to build
a new future that will make Lagos as global city.
“My 10-point Cardinal Programme connects all
the critical areas of the political, economic and
social lives, and provides a synergy between these
different sectors.
“This 10-point-Cardinal Programme is produced
by many months of hard work and exchange of
ideas with some of the finest brains that our
Lagos can boast of,” the speaker said.
Ikuforiji said that in the areas of Job creation and
poverty alleviation, full and gainful employment
would be approached as an indispensable tool of
ensuring good life for the people of Lagos.
He said that his core vision was to consolidate
and enlarge the enviable legacy of good
governance that Lagos had come to be known
for.
The speaker said that he would work hard to
make Lagos the African Alpha City, one that
would link the African economy to the world
economy.
“Lagos will constitute the heartbeat of the
continent in the 21st Century and I believe that
our state has all that it takes to play this role.
“I am convinced that we can make it happen for
Lagos, under my leadership.
“As a technocrat and a widely-travelled politician,
I will contribute my quota to the charting of a
new trajectory for Lagos by ensuring that our
politics is devoid of rancour.
“I will ensure that even to the most politically
aloof Lagos resident, politics will be attractive
and would no longer perceived as a dirty game
characterized by nepotism,’’ Ikuforiji said.
He said that his administration would “combine
the populist approach of Alhaji Lateef Jakande,
the financial ingenuity of Asiwaju Tinubu and the
vigour of Fashola’’.
The speaker said that within the first 18 months
of his government, hospitals in Lagos would be
upgraded to world standard.
He added that government officials would be
mandated to undergo medical check-ups in the
state, instead of going abroad.
“Our schools in Lagos will be restored to their
former glory and I will not rest until LASU is one
of the top 500 universities in the world.
“I am in this race to make a difference; my
conscience tells me this is the best time to do the
will of God for Lagos.
“I am well placed to lead this new phase in the
history of Lagos and with the strength of
character that I have shown, particularly since I
was elected in 2003 as a member of the house
and Speaker since 2005.
“This recommends me for the governorship,’’ he
added. (NAN)


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/lagos-2015-ikuforiji-reels-10-point-agenda/

Lagos – The Speaker, Lagos State House of
Assembly (LAHA), Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, a
governorship aspirant under the All Progressives
Congress (APC), on Sunday presented his 10-
point agenda to residents of Lagos State.
Ikuforiji presented the agenda while declaring his
governorship ambition to party members at the
Lagos Television (LTV) Blue Roof in Ikeja.
“A few weeks ago, I told my friends and staff in
the Lagos State House of Assembly that I will be
running for governor.
“I am, by the grace of God, the longest-serving
speaker, not just in Lagos, but in Nigeria’s
history.
“My dear people of Lagos, I believe that the time
has come for us to consolidate the gains of good
governance.
“The time has come for us to re-articulate the
vision of the founding fathers of Lagos, and re-
energise the people of this great city.
“I intend to build on the achievements of Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu and Gov. Babatunde Fashola, to
make Lagos a truly global city.
“I am also presenting my agenda for the
transformation of Lagos – My 10-point Cardinal
Programme.
“I believe, when implemented, this will consolidate
the gains of the past, as well as help us to build
a new future that will make Lagos as global city.
“My 10-point Cardinal Programme connects all
the critical areas of the political, economic and
social lives, and provides a synergy between these
different sectors.
“This 10-point-Cardinal Programme is produced
by many months of hard work and exchange of
ideas with some of the finest brains that our
Lagos can boast of,” the speaker said.
Ikuforiji said that in the areas of Job creation and
poverty alleviation, full and gainful employment
would be approached as an indispensable tool of
ensuring good life for the people of Lagos.
He said that his core vision was to consolidate
and enlarge the enviable legacy of good
governance that Lagos had come to be known
for.
The speaker said that he would work hard to
make Lagos the African Alpha City, one that
would link the African economy to the world
economy.
“Lagos will constitute the heartbeat of the
continent in the 21st Century and I believe that
our state has all that it takes to play this role.
“I am convinced that we can make it happen for
Lagos, under my leadership.
“As a technocrat and a widely-travelled politician,
I will contribute my quota to the charting of a
new trajectory for Lagos by ensuring that our
politics is devoid of rancour.
“I will ensure that even to the most politically
aloof Lagos resident, politics will be attractive
and would no longer perceived as a dirty game
characterized by nepotism,’’ Ikuforiji said.
He said that his administration would “combine
the populist approach of Alhaji Lateef Jakande,
the financial ingenuity of Asiwaju Tinubu and the
vigour of Fashola’’.
The speaker said that within the first 18 months
of his government, hospitals in Lagos would be
upgraded to world standard.
He added that government officials would be
mandated to undergo medical check-ups in the
state, instead of going abroad.
“Our schools in Lagos will be restored to their
former glory and I will not rest until LASU is one
of the top 500 universities in the world.
“I am in this race to make a difference; my
conscience tells me this is the best time to do the
will of God for Lagos.
“I am well placed to lead this new phase in the
history of Lagos and with the strength of
character that I have shown, particularly since I
was elected in 2003 as a member of the house
and Speaker since 2005.
“This recommends me for the governorship,’’ he
added. (NAN)

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The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Laurent
Fabius, has urged the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to defend Nigeria
and Africa’s image by conducting credible
elections in 2015.
Fabius gave the advice when he and the Garman
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Frank Seinmeier,
led a delegation to a courtesy visit on the
Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, in Abuja
on Monday.
Fabius said the delegation visited the commission
because of INEC’s responsibility to conduct
credible elections by 2015.
“We congratulate your institution for the way you
handled general elections in 2011 and more
recently the current elections.
“Now that new elections are coming next year,
the challenge is tremendous. You have great
responsibility towards Nigeria. The image of
Nigeria is at stake and the image of Africa as
well.
“We have no doubt that this election will be free,
fair and transparent.
“European Union (EU) will contribute to it,
financially and will also dispatch EU observation
mission ’’ Fabius said.
Fabius said the delegation was interested in
knowing INEC’s preparation to face the security
challenges because of the current situation,
particularly the northern part of Nigeria.
“We are here to tell you that we have great
confidence in what you are going and what you
will do,’’ he said.
Also in his address, the German Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Dr Frank Seinmeier, tasked Nigeria
to increase its efforts on ending insurgency ahead
of the 2015 elections.
“You know that the elections you are preparing
for are taking place under difficult conditions,
fighting two enemies at a time.
“First of all, it was even until last week we were
commenting on your effort and success fighting
Ebola.
“The second enemy we were talking about this
morning during breakfast meeting with different
religious organisations is against the Boko Haram
and its terrorist groups.
“Therefore we know that the fight against Boko
Haram is not yet enough successful as over 200
girls are still kidnapped and not yet released,’’ he
said.
Fabius wished the commission success in the
2015 general elections even as the country
continued its fight against Boko Haram and
security situation in the North.
The minister said that the visit was to underline
the importance of Nigeria to EU, saying Nigeria
mattered not only beyond trans-borders, Africa
but also in Europe.
Responding, the Jega said the commission was
working closely with all key stakeholders to
address challenges that had to be ended before
the elections.
“One of the challenges is security and how it
could affect the conduct of the elections. From
our interaction, we are working with security
agencies.
“We know that these challenges are there; our
hope and prayer is that before the 2015 general
elections, tremendous success would have been
attained to ensure that election are peaceful and
credible throughout Nigeria.
“We, as electoral body, are adequately prepared to
deploy but we need to work closely with security
agencies,’’ he said.
Jega said the commission was taking its
responsibilities to contribute towards deepening
the democracy of Nigeria with all seriousness that
it deserved and promised to deliver credible
elections in 2015.
“Obviously that does not underestimate the
challenges. There are enormous challenges; it is
going to be difficult but we believe it will not be
impossible.
“The kind of support, encouragements and
assistance that we have received from all
stakeholders – domestic and international
partners – have not only inspired us but
reinforced our commitment to ensure that we
deliver free fair credible elections,’’ he said.
The chairman commended EU’s support to the
commission, saying the visit underscored the kind
of importance EU attached to the democracy of
Nigeria.
“The support has enabled us to conduct free, fair
and credible election in 2011 and since then, we
have been receiving timely and important support
as we prepare for 2015 general elections ,’’ he
said. (NAN)

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The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has officially suspended it five months old industrial action action starting from today.
The union took the decision  after a marathon meeting in Minna, Niger State.
The decision to end the protracted industrial action was taken after ASUU signed a new agreement with the federal government on December 11 2013.
ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge told SaharaReporters shortly before commencing a press conference in Minna that ASUU has concluded its National Executive Council meeting and accordingly decided to suspend the strike.

SOURCE: http://mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/official-ASUU-strike-ends

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