₦airaland Forum

Hahahaha this ediots TANoids are hailing GEJ for this, Some fools dont know the diffrent between Made in Nigeria and Assembled in Nigeria... They have been Assembling Toyota, Peugeot, Honda here in Benin Republic since 2008..

The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Kadre Ouedraogo, on Wednesday disclosed that the community had deployed 250 election observers to Nigeria for the upcoming general elections.
Ouedraogo made this known when he visited the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja.
He said that the commission was interested in peace and stability in Nigeria because it would engender development in the country, the region and Africa.
He said: “We have decided to deploy an observer team of 250 persons to Nigeria and we have decided to deploy a long-term observation mission.
“They were deployed from January 20 to all the geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
“They came back on February 9 after the postponement of the election but we had debriefing session with them.
“So, they made their observation and recommendations and we have decided to engage all the stakeholders to exchange views and to share their findings and their observations.”
Ouedraogo stated that the visit was to get the APC’s candidate’s views on the electoral process.
He added: “In addition, we must be grateful if we can have your views on the electoral process so that we can put it in the way ECOWAS is going to bring its support to peaceful and stable elections in Nigeria.
“This is because peace and stability are essential for development and we know that peace and security in Nigeria are so important for the rest of our community.”
Ouedraogo recalled that the mandate of ECOWAS was to monitor and observe all general elections in all member states, saying: “And for us, elections in Nigeria are special.
“They are of great importance for peace and stability to our region and this is the reason the chairman of the authority together with all ECOWAS institutions are following very closely electoral process in Nigeria.”
Responding, Buhari assured the delegation of a peaceful atmosphere before, during and after the elections and praised President Goodluck Jonathan for assuring Nigerians and the rest of the world that he would hand over to whoever emerged winner at the polls.
He said: “The six weeks extension is accommodated in the Constitution for holding elections and INEC has said it has between 75-80 per cent successes in the distribution of the voter cards.
“Mr. President has made very encouraging comments weeks ago by saying he’ll hand over to whoever emerged winner.
“We told our supporters to embrace peace before the accord and even after the signing of the accord we have continued to urge them to show restraint.
“We intend to maintain this pressure until the elections take place.

http://theeagleonline.com.ng/elections-ecowas-visits-buhari-deploys-250-observers-to-nigeria/

ISpiksDaTroof:
They attacked us and we went after them.

You feel free to do the same and stop being lazy, deceitful and typically "African".

Handle your own business and stop trying to shift it to others.

Don't mind the yeye supporter of a clueless president.

The Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, took the rift between him and his deputy, Hon. Ahmed Musa Ibeto, to another level on Wednesday.
This followed the empowerment of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adamu Usman, to act in his place as he embarks on Umrah, the lesser hajj.
Governor Aliyu, who sidelined his deputy, wrote a letter notifying the Assembly that he is travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj.
He urged Usman to oversee his schedules as the acting governor.
Aliyu, in a letter written to that effect, with reference No. GHNS/13/72, dated February 18, 2015, stated: “I wish to inform Mr. Speaker that I intend to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser Hajj between 19th and 26th February, 2015.
“In my absence, the Honourable Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adamu Usman, will oversee my schedules as the Acting Governor.”
This is coming barely one week after Ibeto claimed his principal ordered him out of the State Executive Council meeting.
It could be recalled that Ibeto had on January 19 this year dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, the party which brought him and Aliyu to power, for the All Progressives Congress.
He made the declaration in Minna, the state capital, citing the injustice and humiliation he suffered from the ruling PDP.
The Speaker is to resume as Acting Governor of Niger State on Thursday morning as he has already been given the itinerary of Governor Aliyu.


http://theeagleonline.com.ng/gov-aliyu-sidelines-deputy-makes-speaker-acting-governor-as-he-proceeds-on-hajj/

This is unconstitutional.

I will act as if nothing happen, I will go to her Parent house and give her mother a very hot slap and ask her to come and pick her daughter or else she will come back to her in pieces..

If i hear say FORD EDGE and FORD EXPLORER no dey hen

WHy are all the placards the samething, I guess it was printed and distributed to them with 2000 naira...

ahaika23:
And one more thing shiit head, you better prove your statement or forever shut your stinking trap

If you can't read and understand from the source provided, Then you really need help.

ahaika23:
WHen was this case judged, was it before or after GEJ's campaign fund raiser? You na shiit head!

Don't be a lazy ass check the source and read through abi you be johnbull?

patrick89:
the way you people brandish figures as if you are in mathematics class. If you have prove that he stole money why don't you bring it along. You guys keep taking us for a fool. Do you know what 30billion naira is?

What is this one saying? Am i the Judge or am i the medial that write the amount he stole? You are one of the deluded and brainwash being..... Sorry have you eaten today?

ahaika23:
Bunch of Migraines up above me. When did GEJ turn into a judge. APC people please go to school oooo, stop following illiterate buhari for your own good.

You are the fool here sor supporting illegality and can't condemn what is wrong.. Someone stole 33b naira and donated to the re election bid of GEJ and you think GEJ will allow them to jail him? The Judiciary have been compromise and Change we need.

danot1030:
That's Jonathan government way of fighting corruption. They did that to gain a score mark for election campaign, so they will tell did world they probe a case of corruption where they just gave a handshake to the culprit.

I wonder oooo, Someone stole 33b and was given 2yrs or a fine of 250k naira can you imagine? Change we need.

Activist says the N250 thousand fine in a monumental pension fraud is a “handshake”

An Abuja court on Monday handed a two year jail term, with a N250,000 fine option, to one of six federal officials tried for stealing N32.8 billion of police pension fund.

The sentencing is the first conviction in an elaborate scam that came to light early 2012 involving several top officials, offices and banks.

John Yakubu Yusuf, a former assistant director in the federal civil service, was tried on a 20-count charge alongside Atiku Abubakar Kigo (Permanent Secretary), Ahmed Inuwa Wada (Director), Veronica Onyegbula (Cashier) and Sani Habila Zira (ICT Officer).

Mr. Yusuf’s sentencing came after he pleaded guilty to betraying trust and fraudulently converting N2 billion of police pension funds to private use. The trial continues for the other accused.

Mr. Yusuf admitted to the 19th and 20th offences relating specifically to him, each involving betrayal of trust and the conversion of N1 billion apiece. The maximum penalty for the offence is two years.

Mr. Yusuf is to forfeit property traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, valued at N325 million.

Handshake ruling

The Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abubakar Talba, had during his ruling, lambasted the accused and raised hopes of a stern punishment. In a twist of events, the judge reeled out Mr. Yakubu’s sentence, much to the chagrin of activists and keen observers. The accused was let go with a rather minimal jail term of two years, if the accused would rather not face the jail term, he would be let go with a payment of N250 thousand.

But the ruling by the judge angered activists and numerous Nigerians who have closely followed the trial. The activists say the ruling smacks of sleaze and raises questions on why the court let the accused go with a minimal jail term or the option of just N250 thousand despite the magnitude of the crime.

“This is not a slap on the wrist, it is a handshake ruling,” said Lanre Suraj of the Human and Environmental Developmental Agenda. “Some may say justice is done, but justice is not seen to be done.”

The ruling would imply Mr. Yusuf will still be retaining about N1 billion after paying his fines and losing the N325 million traced to him.

“This casts aspersion on the integrity of the judge and it may assure those willing to try something like this that crime pays,” Mr. Suraj who attended the court hearing said.

Influential backing

The pension scam, involving several billions of naira stolen from retired police officers, shocked the nation after it broke February 2012 prompting a senate investigation.

The Senate joint committee on public service and establishment has for months, been embroiled in investigations centered on the Head of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, whom the lawmakers accused of championing another fraud.

Mr. Maina, who was brought in to reform pension administration was also accused of sleaze by the lawmakers.

He has been accused of diverting billions of naira of pension funds. He denies the allegations, and accused the lawmakers of seeking bribes. Despite the duration of the probe, no charge has been brought against him.

In December, the Chairman of the Senate Committee, Aloysius Etok, said Mr. Maina may be backed by influential Nigerians in the corridors of power.

Mr. Yakubu and his colleagues were suspended indefinitely in 2012 after the scandal broke.

The EFCC said the complex scheme involved several transfers of huge sums between banks, use of illegal accounts and falsification of names; is said to have been conducted between the officials and a former Director of Police Pension Fund, Esai Dangabar.

Mr. Dangabar was charged. Mr. Dangabar later told the EFCC part of the money was shared among the officials and the pension committees of the senate and the House of Representatives.

The National Assembly denied the allegations, calling it a “pack of lies” demanding proof.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/117599-director-jailed-2yrs-for-stealing-n33bn-pension-fund-freed-on-n250000-fine.html


Is this how GEJ want to fight corruption with Technology?


Change we need.

PDP can't just stop making me laugh hahahah... where are the Lagos youths? The last time i check Lagos youths are at work and those guys there are the same guys that will still appear as Ogun youths, Oyo youths, Ondo youths.. As a matter of fact they will represent all the states youths...


yeye PDP

What a great thinker, Good product don't need much advertisement

So GEJ is expecting US to just come down and fight Boko Haram without proper invitation? this man is the most Clueless president i swear.

MuguliciousMUGU:
are you confused or you are just more than confused? The topic says APC members detroys PDP billboards, and you are saying that PDP is the problem?

My brother this problem is from your village, don't blame any pastor, just go for 40 days prayer and fasting so that you will read and understand the headlines next time, before you type.

Meanwhile GEJ till 2019.

You are the confuse one here, Did you read the part where it says PDP attack them on friday, Now tell me did you just ommit that part of you are just been sentimental?

temitemi1:
Apc, the assembly of mad pple . GEJ till 2019!!!

You be mumu, dint you read the part where it says PDP attack APC on Friday? This is just a retaliation.

And the Clueless and his cabal said they will end BH in 6weeks?

chronique:
Lol. Buhari should explain how He managed to get a certificate from the same school his peers attended and weren't issued one.

Some of you guys just read and dont follow or understand what you read, Did Tarfa said He or other officers dint have Certificate? He said

piscesgem:
In those days when Nigeria was Nigerianising its military, many of the officers that you are seeing today did not even have their school certificates until long after.

When we were invited to go to Kaduna, we were given qualifying examination in English, Mathematics and General Knowledge, even before we took the school certificate exam.

Some did not even wait to take their school certificates because vacancies were already waiting for them.

It was after that qualifying exam that we were recruited into the army. By the time some had their school certificates, they had become officers.

For example, Gen. Babangida never saw his school certificate until when he was head of state. I got my school certificate long after I became an officer.

So with that up there, where did it stated that GMB did not have Certificate? it says many of them did not wait to collect their Certificate and many dint even see their Certificate until the become officers and mind you that was when Nigerian are just starting to have their own Military cos in the past it was Royal Army.

The Pentagon, the United States of America’s military coordinating body, has faulted the claim by President Goodluck Jonathan that Nigeria has applied since early 2014 for assistance to send troops to combat the Boko Haram insurgents.
Rather, Pentagon said over the weekend that discussions on troops to combat the Islamist body was just beginning based on the formation of the Multi National Joint Task Force.
Jonathan had in an interview with the Wall Street Journal said the United States had ignored requests by Nigeria for troops to combat the Boko Haram militants.
He said the country had in early 2014 reached out to the US for assistance, adding: “Are they (America) not fighting ISIS?
“Why can’t they come to Nigeria?
“…they are our friends.
“If Nigeria has a problem, then I expect the US to come and assist us.”
But the Pentagon Press Secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby, also told the Wall Street Journal that the US was yet to receive an official request for troops from Nigeria.
Kirby said what the US was doing now has been to enter into discussion on how it could participate in the Multi National Joint Task Force with other African nations to assist Nigeria.
Kirby said the task force will be designed to help build up Nigeria’s own counter terrorism capabilities.
He said: “These discussions are really just now starting.
“I can tell you that there are no plans as I speak here… unilaterally to send or to add US troops into Nigeria.”

OREMUSSANCTUS:
wen d weed don clear for ya eyes, ya go talk wetin tinubu do. Olodo oshi, u called it low cost housing estate, can ya father afford it? Don't ya know d essense of doing a project in governance is welfarism? U just wrote nonsense and expect me to accept it, wen a blind man knows for real dat fashola did all dis. Grow up young man!

No point arguing with you as you dont know anything about Lagos, So Fashola introduce LAWMA, LASTMA, KAI etc

How about Millennium schools
How about Millennium Estate



Tell me about your State Governor between 1999 and 2007 omo Ale jatijati

danielchioboy:
I will rather burn my PVC than vote for Buhari

Again who care about your vote?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
lol, for dis lagos state weh I dhe live? And if he do all dis tinz wetin kan remain for fashola to do? Ogbenni calm down, wad ya wrote is a big fart lie

Please you need more than indomine brain, Dint George W. Bush perform in United states? So what is Obama doing? Beside when did they bring you to Lagos State? Are you comparing Lagos to your useless and backward state?

danielchioboy:
You and your millions can say anything you want but what I certainly know is that I will vote for Jonathan by Gods grace.

Who care about your vote?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
children, name one ya writing nonsense. He performed abi? Den name 5 solid projects he did and pls include "fashola" cos ya people said he was among d project.

Here are list of Tinubu achievement


1.. Massive roads construction, dualization and modernization across

Lagos State such as Kudirat Abiola road, Oregun; Awolowo road, Ikoyi; Akin Adesola road, Victoria Island, Adeola Odeku road, Victoria Island; Agege Motor road; Ikotun-Igando road; Yaba-Itire-Lawanson-Ojuelegba road; LASU-Iba road, Ojo; Ajah- Badore road, Eti-Osa; Oba Sekumade road, Ikorodu; Adetokunbo Ademola road, Victoria Island and the ongoing expansion and modernization of the Lagos-Epe Expressway as the largest concessioneering project of its size and compexity in Africa among several others.


2.. Reconstruction and upgrading of the Lagos Island Central
Business District including the modernization of 16 roads in the area and the historic Tinubu square.



3... Upgrading of the buildings and facilities at the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) to world class grade; expansion and rehabilitation of old General Hospitals in Lagos, Gbagada, Epe, Isolo, Ikorodu, Badagry, Agege and the Island Maternity; building of new General Hospitals at Mushin, Shomolu, Ibeju-Lekki and Isheri-Iba as well as upgrading of existing health centres to full fledged hospitals at Ijede, Ketu, Agbowa and Agege among others.


4.... Provision of free health services for children under 12, the
aged above 60 and free ante-natal care for women; Free eye screening, eye treatment, eye surgery and provision of free eye glasses popularly known as ‘jigi Bola’, free treatment for maleria, tuberculosis and leprosy, free Limb Deformity Corrective Surgery, free Cleft-Lip Corrective Surgery and the introduction of the Quarterly Eko Health Missions that provides free medical services including free heart surgeries to local communities.



5....Elimination of mountains of refuse that used to deface and
disgrace Lagos through the introduction of community-based Private Sector Participation (PSP) in refuse collection and disposal, expansion and modernization of land –fill sites, construction of Transfer Loading Stations, establishment of waste-to-wealth facilities in Ikorodu as well as re-organization, modernization and re-equipping of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).



6...Massive construction of new drainage channels as well as the
creation of Drain Ducks as well as the Emergency Flood Abatement (EFAG) to clear existing drains and respond to flooding.


7... Rehabilitation of primary and secondary schools in all Divisions
of the state through the Schools Rehabilitation Programme, massive construction of school furniture and equipping of laboratories; provision of free education in all public primary and secondary schools including payment of WAEC/NECO fees as well as all internal examination fees to ensure that indigent children do not drop out of school.



8... Construction of 6,000 housing units such as Abraham Adesanya
Estate, Ajah, Ibeshe low income housing scheme, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan Estate, Lekki, Ayangburen Phase II, Ikorodu, Gbagada Medium Housing Scheme, Amuwo-Odofin Housing Scheme, Abraham Adesanya Estate, Phase II, Ojokoro Millennium Housing Scheme, Alaagba low income housing scheme as well as the Oke Eletu and Oko Oba low income housing schemes among others.



9.. Massive construction of rural roads as well as rural
electrification and water supply schemes; construction of micro water works at Onikan, Ikeja, Iwaya, Igando, Oworonsoki, Atan, Bariga, Isolo, Shomolu and Iponri among others to improve water supply in Lagos state.


10...Construction and equipping of new High Courts, computerization
of court registries, enhanced welfare for judicial officers to stregthen the rule of law, establishment of the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to provide free legal services to indigent persons and the establishment of the Citizen Mediation Centre as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism.


11....Establishment of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority
(LASTMA) for enhanced traffic management; establishment of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to plan and manage an integrated transportation master plan for Lagos; initiation of the revolutionary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme that has transformed the face of public transportation in Lagos State; construction of 55 bus stop shelters; construction of 25.9km of median barriers to enforce lane discipline and improve travel time on major high ways; fabrication and installation of 50,000 units various types of traffic signs to improve road safety; installation of at least 63 functional traffic lights at major road intersections among others in the transportation sector.


12.... Initiation despite stiff opposition by the federal government of
the first successful Independent Power Project (IPP) by any state government generating 260MW of electricity from Ikorodu to the National Grid.



13...Completion of such abandoned projects as Teslim Balogun Stadium
and the new Government House at Alausa as well as finding a permanent solution to the erosion and perennial flooding of the Bar Beach by constructing an enduring shoreline defensive barrier.



14... Creation of 37 new Local Development Council Areas bringing the
total number of Local Government Areas in the state to 57 in order to accelerate grassroots development. He successfully sustained and nurtured them to maturity despite the fierce opposition of the Federal Government that illegally withheld N24 billion of the state’s Local Government Statutory Allocation for two years despite a Supreme Court directive to the contrary.

GreenWhiteGreen:
oh boi, just having my fun playing around your local stupidity.

Your stupidity have no bound

GreenWhiteGreen:
And who says I belong to a political party ?

You think you are dealing with a dull brain like you? I kn0w where you belong.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
children, name one ya writing nonsense. He performed abi? Den name 5 solid projects he did and pls include "fashola" cos ya people said he was among d project.

First of all list the name of your State Governor and i will answer you..

GMB has alot of work to do when he comes to power come may 29th.... Can you imagining someone comparing Federal Government to a State Government... See what cluelessness is doing to GEJ apologist..

GreenWhiteGreen:
You are an E-diot. Both political parties are filled with first class thieves. Who says Buhari is the Mesiah ? Kill yourself on Nairaland.

I ask you question and you respond with insult... I argue base on fact what have you and your PDP get so far from probing GMB? Nothing shame on you..

OREMUSSANCTUS:
lol, ya can't even name 3 of tinubuz project even if I allowed ya to include"fashola". I served in ekiti, so don't even talk abt fayemi, he's a write off. Any development in ekiti today was done by fayose or oni. So before ya talk tink

hahaha this guy brain need to be examine..... During Tinubu era as a Governor he perform better than his counterparts, and mind Lagos allocation was hold for months amd he manage the affair of the most populated state in Nigeria... You need to be educated bring it on.