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ceaz4r:
Honestly, I wish he could.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

baybeeboi:
Nigeria and ammendment

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

sarrki:
The point still remains

Gej is a total disaster

He spent all our savings

He borrowed to pay salary,

Borrowed to run the government

Corruption is the order of the day

A responsible government will provide food security for

Its citizenry.

We are exporting rice now we say NO

let's do it locally

sarrki:
Baba still have 2 more years to turn things around

I have confidence in him that he will definitely do

Gej was a total mistake

That Nigeria will not forget in a hurry

sarrki:
Nop

He's competent your former hero you dropped for Atiku


Ruined everything.

He turned Nigeria Economy to MMM

QueenSuccubus:




Ummm.. I must this read one.

dingbang:
OK so you have exposed shiii dah should have been handled privately..



U don't deserved your money then..

blithe2nice:
Polithiefcians! Always working for their pockets and now those poor masses will feel they wanna hep them... Scam Alert....

sarrki:
Baba is a patriot

He talks when he needs to talk

Ebora owu himself

Ebora ton much bournvita ( A diety that feeds on bournvita )

MackBrooklyn:








Baba, the guy deserve even more than the toto sef. That's the wise people way of thinking now

baybeeboi:
I camp for here oo, bros.

But shebi na u be Vanguard promoter ni?

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent statements are aimed at bringing down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, the House of Representatives said yesterday.

The lower chamber was reacting to comments made by the ex-president at a lecture in Lagos in which he dressed down the National Assembly describing it as “a den of corruption by a gang of unarmed robbers.” The former president also hit out at the judiciary, the military and the presidency.

Addressing a press conference yesterday, House spokesman, Abdulrazak Namdas (APC, Adamawa), hit back at Obasanjo, accusing accused him of introducing corruption in the National Assembly the first day he assumed office as president in 1999, and blackmailing every government that he is not part of.

“It is unfortunate that he has started his very familiar method of bringing down governments. He did it to Alhaji Shehu Shagari, he did it to Gen. Buhari, he did same to Gen. Babangida, he attempted to bring down Gen. Abacha before he imprisoned him for treason; he made frantic efforts to derail the government of President [Umaru Musa] Yar’adua when he couldn’t use him. He supported President Goodluck Jonathan but when he refused to take dictation, he turned against him. He supported President Buhari, but since he has sensed that Nigeria is having economic difficulties under him, he has pounced to derail his government.

“The way Chief Obasanjo talks gives the impression that he is a lifetime opposition leader who has never held any office. What did he do about the issues he raised in his eight years as President?” he asked.

On the former president’s position that the House was threatening the life of the suspended former chairman of its appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, who exposed the corruption perpetrated in the 2016 budget, Namdas said Obasanjo had allowed himself to be hoodwinked.

“We have repeatedly maintained that there was no ‘padding’ of the 2016 Appropriation Act, which is a legitimate document passed by the National Assembly, authenticated by the Clerk to the National Assembly as provided in the Acts Authentication Act and assented to by Mr. President. It is most unfortunate that a former President of Chief Obasanjo’s stature would allow himself to be hoodwinked and procured by a renegade member of the House, who embarked on massive propaganda and lies just because he was removed from office,” he said.

Namdas, who said the House would ordinarily not join issues with Obasanjo, said all the ex-president’s allegations on the National Assembly were outright lies and misstatement of facts.

He also said the budget of the National Assembly is not high as alleged by Obasanjo, adding that the federal legislature was “grossly underfunded and is hampered from effectively and legitimately carrying out its constitutionally assigned functions.”

Namdas said the National Assembly Budget funds a bureaucracy of about 5,000 civil servants and has some agencies under its purview such as the National Assembly Service Commission with its own staff of about 500.

“National Assembly Budget also funds the National Institute for Legislative Studies, which is a legislative think-tank and highly rated academic institution that serves both National and State Houses of Assembly and even international legislators,” he added.

Namdas said no member of the House of Representatives receives N10m every month, adding that the amount each member takes monthly was not anything near what directors in some agencies take individually.

He said “Undoubtedly, the former president Obasanjo is understandably angry with the National Assembly as an institution having foiled his ambition for a third-term in office even after trying to corrupt the members with a bribe of at least N50m each. Lest we forget, the person who introduced corruption to the National Assembly is Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.”

[size=13pt]Lawyers differ over ex-president’s remarks[/size]

Meanwhile, senior lawyers have also reacted to the former president’s comments.

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief OCJ Okocha (SAN), said it is serious and disturbing that a former president and the National Assembly can be engaged in allegations and counter allegations.

“What this shows is that we need to really show seriousness in this war against corruption. We cannot continue to live with just allegations, specific incidents should be focused on and thorough investigation carried out and anybody found to have corruptly enriched himself or other persons should be dealt with accordingly. We can’t just continue to be making allegations against people or institutions and leave it at that.”

Abiodun Layonu (SAN) said he believes that Nigeria and Nigerians will be the ultimate beneficiaries of the verbal confrontation. “When Obasanjo reveals what he knows and any investigation is carried out and the National Assembly comes out with what they have, Nigeria will benefit. It should be encouraged.”

He said the comments should be taken seriously “even though the speaker is known to be given to exaggeration.”

Also commenting, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) said the House of Representatives is not far from the truth in terms of allegations of corruption under Obasanjo’s presidency. He said corruption is not just in the giving and receiving of bribe, adding that mis-governance, which was prevalent under Obasanjo, is the worst form of corruption.

He said it was under Obasanjo’s administration that Nigeria was rated as the most corrupt country for three years under anti-corruption bar of Transparency International. He said Nigerians still remember how the former President wanted to remain in power against the provisions of the Constitution and how he turned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “an attack dog” to go after his political enemies. He added that Nigerians still remember the numerous scandals like Halliburton, the National Identity Card scandals that happened under his watch.

“Obasanjo cannot be the yardstick of measuring ethical standards,” Ozekhome said.

[size=13pt]Obasanjo’s consistent attacks on N/Assembly[/size]

Daily Trust reports that this is not the first time former President Obasanjo will be coming down hard on the National Assembly. Earlier in January this year, Obasanjo wrote a letter to the leadership of the National Assembly where he accused both chambers of corruption.

In July this year, Obasanjo, during a visit to the presidential villa, said the allegations of budget padding in the National Assembly by suspended lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin had vindicated him, adding “if there are people who didn’t believe what I said in the past, then you now say that what has come out confirms what I said in the past.”

In October this year too, Obasanjo, while speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the opening of the 8th National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment, said constituency projects by members of the National Assembly must stop.

MackBrooklyn:








Lol, Baba wetin this your boy do you now??

baybeeboi:
Beebeeooh my roomate, how far now?

Unlike what happened in the past, the 8th National Assembly is set to subject the spending and appointment into the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to scrutiny. The apex bank act 2007 gives powers to the CBN governor to determine his salary, allowances and that of the deputy governors without external inputs.

Also, the 2007 CBN act allows the governor to take charge as the Board Chairman and at the same time be in charge of the Apex bank.

According to the 2007 CBN act, the CBN governor decides who acts as the governor in his absence. This, many commentators say violated the 1999 constitution as amended.

LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that the amendment bill 2015 which is seeking to repeal some sections of the CBN act 2007 is set for a second reading in the House of Representatives despite silent interest.

While the management of the CBN wants the status quo maintained, some Nigerians want the National Assembly to exercise its full powers by subjecting the apex bank to scrutiny.

Specifically, act no. 7 of the bill is seeking for appointment of a person other than the CBN governor as the chairman of the board, divest the board of the powers of determining and fixing its own salaries and allowances, divest the board of the powers of considering and approving the annual budget of the bank; and for related matters.

The House of Representatives is seeking for arrangement of clauses such as: Amendment of Act No. 7 of 2007, amendment of Section 6 of the Act; amendment of Section 7 of the Act; amendment of Section 8 of the Act; repeal of Section 51 of the Act and the introduction of a new section 48 and renumbering of the existing sections 48-61 as new section 49-62 including the citation.

According to the bill obtained by LEADERSHIP Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, No. 7 of 2007 (in this Bill referred to as “the Principal Act”) is amended as set in this Bill.”

“(1)Section 6, subsection (2) of the principal act is amended by replacing the section with the following new section: Section 6(2) “The Board shall consist of – (a) a chairman who shall be a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or a former chairman of a bank or a former managing director of a bank or any person with cognate experience.”

“ (b) the governor; (c) the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance; (d) the Accountant-General of the Federation; (e) the permanent secretary, National Planning Commission; (f) a representative of the Federal Inland Revenue Service not below the rank of a director; and (g) a representative of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation not below the rank of a director.”

“(2) Section 6, subsection (3) of the principal act is amended by deleting paragraph (a). 3. Section 7(1) of the principal act is amended by replacing the section with the following new section:

Section 7(1) “the governor or in his absence, the most senior deputy governor shall be in charge of the day-to-day management of the bank and shall be answerable to the board for his acts and decisions”. Section 8(3) of the principal act is amended by replacing the section with the following new section: Section 8(3) “the salaries, fees, wages or other remuneration or allowances including pension and other allowances payable to the governor and to the deputy governors shall be as stipulated, from time to time, by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, subject to the approval of the president”. Section 51 of the principal act is amended by deleting it completely because it contradicts the provision of Sections 43 – 50 of the principal act.”

“The Principal Act is amended by the introduction of a new section 48 as follows: the board shall prepare and submit to the National Assembly through the president not later than 30th September of each year, an estimate of its expenditure and income during the next succeeding year”. This Bill may be cited as the Central Bank of Nigeria Act (Amendment) Bill, 2015.”

LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that some Nigerians have raised an alarm as to why the activities of the CBN can’t be subjected to public scrutiny.

“There won’t be transparency if the CBN governor reviewed his salaries and allowances and that of the deputies without the consent of appropriate authorities. Why should the CBN governor and the deputies have their separate accountants? With these, we are in full support of this bill because the CBN must be subjected to transparency,” a former CBN deputy governor said.

“If we are to go by the constitution, CBN cannot make budget for itself and spend what they want. The constitution demands that all budget provisions must be subjected to the National Assembly but CBN is violating the constitutional provision especially Section 80 subsection 3, 4,” a member of the House of Representatives said.

Some of the key issues in the Bill, it was gathered, is that it seeks to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 Act, No. 7 to appoint a person other than the governor as the chairman of the board.

The Bill also seeks to divest the board of the powers of determining and fixing its own salaries and allowances; divest the board of the powers of considering and approving the annual budget of the bank.

The Bill also seeks to delete Section 51 of the principal act as it contradicts the provision of Sections 43 – 50, and for other related matters.

When contacted, the sponsor of the bill, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba, confirmed to LEADERSHIP Friday that it would soon be called for a second reading after which it would be sent to a committee for public hearing.

The CBN spokesman, Mr Isaac Okorafor, when contacted, said the bill has been lingering for some time.

Okorafor said CBN will be glad to present its position whenever they are called to do so.

“Just as it is the practise everywhere, the CBN would be willing to present its position on the matter whenever the public hearing is called,” Isaac said.

For allegedly robbing some Chinese of N6 million worth of goods and cash, six persons, including a police officer, were, yesterday, remanded at Kirikiri Prison by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court.

The magistrate, Mrs O. A. Akokhia, refused to hear their plea and remanded them in prison. She adjourned the case to December 22 for mention.

The accused are Sunday Onuh, 32, driver; Peter Owoicho, 30, house keeper; James Momoh, 20, driver; Emmanuel Audu, 32, unemployed; Francis Onuh, 32, and Gabriel Ochigbo, 32, a police officer.

They are facing trial for conspiracy, robbery and stealing.


The prosecutor, Inspector Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the offences were committed on April 12, at Howson Wright Estate, Ojota, and Medina Estate, Gbagada, Lagos.

Aigbokhan said the accused robbed a Chinese woman, Vicky C. A. O., of four laptops valued at N600,000; mobile phones, valued at N450,000, and N2.8 million cash.

He said: “Other items stolen from Vicky were iPad and wristwatches, all valued at N5,145,000. The accused also stole Ms Angela Chinonso-Jeremiah’s mobile phone, valued at N30,000.

“They robbed Mr. Vega Wang of iPads, laptops and cash of N300,000, all valued at N660,000.

“The accused robbed one Mr. Yunchun Lee of his mobile phone and cash of N150,000; totalling is N270,000.

“The total valued of all the items stolen are N6,105,000.”

Aigbokhan also said that the accused were caught with guns and daggers.

He said the offences contravened Sections 285, 295 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

MackBrooklyn:

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Izonpikin:



E b like you b Donald Trump oo..the g-string master..hehehehe

Izonpikin:
that adage I never hear am before I swear...choiiii

Smellymouth:
Which Rule I break??

Smellymouth:
The kind of mentions when SEUN OSEWA go don get since this madman was caught stealing go don reach 500..

Sometimes ehn. ,the kind name when you get go make you vex...

Chidinma == Cucumber

Seun ==

Izonpikin:
it's a shame that at this day and age we are hearing of monies being shared amongst the 3 tiers of government..big shame..

Izonpikin:
your head correct..for those who still insist on the feeding bottle system may their eyes be opened..just how can we progress with this crazy system of sharing money

drnoel:
Yet FG is paying billions on wild goose chase exploring oil in Bauchi and the legislature earn jumbo salaries. Anyway ur case is with God and ASUU. ASUU pls do the needful.

Sibrah:
Aregbe has taken it one step further by borrowing into the next 50 years, all based on hope of money that will be shared . . .

TINALETC3:
Did u go hunting , tank God 4 ur life though

richidinho:
https://www.nairaland.com/3482818/dasuki-tompolo-just-join-apc

DONSMITH123:
ondo W**d at work. He has lost it already