₦airaland Forum

midolian:
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/04/06/witness-tenders-implicating-gtb-documents-against-saraki/

https://www.championnews.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Senator-Abubakar-Bukola-Saraki1.jpg

The Trial of Brother B.Saraki or Saraki Metamorphosis~by Wole Soyimka.

BossWike:
A TEXT OF WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS (NANS) ZONE B ON THE STATE OF THE NATION; NATIONWIDE FUEL SCARCITY AND INCESSANT HIKE ON PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT (PMS)

Gentlemen of the press
Greetings in the spirit of Aluta Movement

PREAMBLE:
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone B is the apex umbrella body of all Nigerian Students in South South and South East regional block of Nigeria, with the inalienable mandate to defend the aims and aspiration of the zone and Nigerians in general.

OUR POSITION:

The National Association of Nigerian students (NANS) Zone B, having painstakingly watched in utter dismay the growing intensity of fuel scarcity in the country, has resolved to cautioning the Federal Government to address the looming phenomenon of fuel scarcity in the country or face her scorching reaction.

The apex students' organization is not currently happy with the ugly development vis-a-vis the unavailability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and the incessant hike in price that has plagued it purchase for a period of time now." To this effect, we call on the immediate resignation of President Muhamadu Buhari as the nation's Petroleum Minister.

It is explicitly obvious that the petroleum sector under the watch of President Muhamadu Buhari as Minister, has experienced an adverse decline in several respects - fluctuating hike in price of the product and its present scarcity nationwide. The President as the Minister of Petroleum has brought no positive change in the sector since his subtle emergence in the position. And as such, it is only honorable for him to abdicate the position and hand it over to an experienced and a capable hand.

The enormity of President's administrative tasks and his weak knowledge of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry are some of the reasons to justify our noble call for his exigent resignation from the office as it is a rare occurrence in other country of the world.

In this same vain, it is also expedient for the Minister of State Petroleum and the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu to abdicate one of the two offices in order for him to concentrate effectively in just one. It is unacceptable to us, as the apex student body for Mr. Kachikwu to occupy both offices as minister of State Petroleum and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, knowing fully well that both offices are highly demanding.

Ostensibly, this is one of the reasons why the country is passing through excruciating pains and inordinate anguish in search of PMS. The responsibilities Mr. Kachikwu is presently saddling ought to be for two capable hands, not one.

To this end, we are calling for the separation of these portfolios as they have always been before the emergence of the present administration.
Mr. Kachikwu should either serve as the Minister of State Petroleum or the Group Managing Director of NNPC or better still made the substantive Minister of Petroleum and not both at the same time.

If for any reason, he thinks the enmeshing responsibility in any of these positions is beyond his capability, he should honourably resign and let other capable hands take over his position. The Nigerian masses, most especially the students would not fold hands and watch , while political aberrations are been held as democratic norms on daily basis since the emergence of the present administration.

Sequel to this prequel, we wish to know the quantity of fuel that is produced from our local refineries on daily basis and what has happened to the celebrated increase of petroleum products gotten from our local refineries a few months ago as it was alleged.

Our vehement concern on this ugly development is sprouted on the fact that the vast majority of Nigerian students have been faced with inimical challenges and worrisome setbacks, innately owing to resultant hike in transport fare, on our different campuses and that which is obtainable outside campuses when coming and going back to school from their respective destinations.

Transport fares has doubled and in some cases tripled, resulting in increment of goods and services nationwide. This no doubt has made life difficult for the citizenry and we therefore call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as he has failed to deliver the much tauted change after over 10 Months of being at the helm of affair in the country.
Section 14 subsection 2 paragraph (b) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, States that "the security and WELFARE of the people shall be the primary purpose of
government.
The welfare of Nigerians has gone with the winds, this present administration is not concerned with the welfare of Nigerians and Nigerian Students cannot take it any longer.

The Nigerian people are tired of Mr. President, constantly laying the blame of his inability to cause the needed change on the doorstep of the opposition 16 years rule, even when he was actually part of the nation's problem haven ruled the country as a military dictator, is unacceptable.

We refuse to accept that innocent Nigerian students and masses who know nothing about this ugly development would be the ones at the receiving end of the inexperience of this present administration. Our students cannot be suffering for the gross ineptitude of the nation's rapacious political class whereas their own children are waxing in luxury in their respective schools abroad without sharing from the grave consequences of their parents' misdeeds.

On this note, we are giving the Federal Government, forty-eight hours to implement the aforementioned changes in anticipation of a lasting solution to our present ordeal as the students would not hesitate to hit the street and occupy the nation if Government treats our call with levity.
The government should be ready to face the wrath of our grievances if this abysmally posed situation is not curtailed.

We therefore call on all sister union to swing into action with NANS in the agitation for a positive turn around of this precarious situation that has engulfed the fabrics of the nation and her economic outlook.

NANS is prepared to work with all Civil society groups and men of good conscience devoid of political sentiment to this effect in a colossal agitation for the stabilization of the PMS price and its availability nation wide.

The present situation of the country is at best inimical, and at worst perilous and devastating, of which would culminate to further problems for the nation if cautions and practical steps are not taken within the stipulated time frame.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine
We are the patriots and as such we are more than committed to protect Nigerians from the inexperience of this government as they continue to plunge us more into economic woes.

Viva!!!

Signed:

Pedro Obi,
Coordinator,
NANS Zone B.
06/04/2016.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1186631704688198&id=100000241406541

Empty Threat!All those cultist frm Biafra shld go & sit down & face their study.or fed.govt. shld close their schools & send them home.

Ikengawo:
http://sunnewsonline.com/fuel-scarcity-north-gets-160-tankers/

d north(more population) needs more fuel,even Borno states alone is bigger than d entire 5 eastern states.

Kai Saraki!small pikin wey dip hand inside soup collect & ate d biggest meat b4 elders now d meat don hook him Throat.

emmabest2000:
Freedom of speech is guarantee . But freedom after speech na OYO ..

chineke!see what they did 2 this IPOB man face.

Dauraking:
Buhari is a (dullard) dullard. Testing whether Nairaland will autocorrect.

we hav over 800 pple bearing buhari in 9jeria.

ayindejimmy:
Did you read the statement at all?

NNPC has started giving fuel to all departs.
Every other marketers will be doing same Ifeanyi Uba is jus publicizing his own activities.

They are dullards na,Y will they read & understand b4 they comment.

We must b careful!this infnyi Uba does not scam us of our #6trillion budget ooo.I know his plan.

advanceDNA:
oga... fuel is the least of ur problems......every part of that car is money..the servicing sef na money......when they tell u to come and buy water pump for 78k or powersteering pump for 200k, dat u can easily get for 5k and 10k in a regular car.

and the worst case scenario if the gear or engine go spoil...gobeee...u go collect loan to fix car

My advice: ur monthly salary or income if u aint a salary earner should conviniently cover the most expensive part of the car u intend buying. so if u can conviniently afford a range rover engine, gear or brain box...then fuel shuldnt be ur problem.

I heard d price of d suspensions/air compressor can buy a small car.

advanceDNA:
oga... fuel is the least of ur problems......every part of that car is money..the servicing sef na money......when they tell u to come and buy water pump for 78k or powersteering pump for 200k, dat u can easily get for 5k and 10k in a regular car.

and the worst case scenario if the gear or engine go spoil...gobeee...u go collect loan to fix car

My advice: ur monthly salary or income if u aint a salary earner should conviniently cover the most expensive part of the car u intend buying. so if u can conviniently afford a range rover engine, gear or brain box...then fuel shuldnt be ur problem.

I heard d price of d suspensions can buy a small car.

Wher can buy Buick parts in 9jeria?

360metrosports:
The Sports Minister served in the Nigerian Prisons in the early 80s ...

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/04/throwback-photo-of-sports-minister.html

I caan see Y this dude likes Beret.

DamZik:
shame on buhari for his revenge mission

He has d right to avenge.

Castroii:
Very simple issue, since buhari is now in charge, Why not prove him wrong by providing the certificate, atleast 2 set the records straight once and for all, so that I can be proud to tell pple that my presido is not a nepa bill certificate holder, cos as far as this issue remains this way, oga buhari has no waec certificate

Certificate doesnt matter,what matter iz he is a 1st class in life,a president of d most populous black nation on Earth.

modelmike7:
Former Spokesman of the Nigerian-Army, Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, has been sacked from service. We cant forget the role he played in the controversy surrounding the school leaving certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari in the events leading up to the 2015 General election.

http://www.punchng.com/ekitigate-army-fires-momoh-ex-spokesman-others/

Mumu general,lili-livered to allow himself 2 b dictated by a drunken,bloody civilian 2 betray his constituency(Army),bringing them 2 disrepute.....It is a Good thing that he was Retired,he ought 2 hav been Sacked.

Seriously this iz wher Thugnor Ayodele fayose kpomo -cutting knife is needed.

Saraki ke!Y not adopt buhari as their candidate since power is zone 2 d north,no b d same thing.

Chei!Which kind intl. disgrace b this,linda must prove them wrong by exposing her kunt r b sniff at publikly.

Eyaaa!Fortunato they shld giv him 2yrs to enjoy his retirement b4 they knock on his door.

Are they Religous zombie,sheep or Robot that will refuse to use such guns ,cnt they use paint to cover that inscriptions time shall tell.

HOW has d mighty fallen,fast forward to 2007 wher d dog's party boasted that they will rule 9jeria for 60yrs.now confine 2 an angry,wailing watchDOG.LOL

ibitzbarlow:
Get a life bro! I've been an INEC official too before. When elections are concluded u go home and sleep and not to hotels. Mind you they are all Rivers residents. Why would an INEC EO leave the Collation centre without collating results on election day for an Hotel where big wigs of a contesting party are known to be lodged?

If she felt threatened by what Wike said, then she knows that she has compromised. A clear conscience fears no accusation! Why didn't other INEC officials run to police stations for protection? Why was her case different? Bro, please read in between the lines.

Do dey hav BEDS in collation centre,wike threaten that any wher apc wins is it must b rigging & inec has been compromise & shld b killed.

Thank God say Buhari no sent those nonentities like fayose,fkk,metuh,aribisala,who b even adeyanju sef.

Cnt d british bury him,he iz there citizen,they haav exhaust his content & want to send his shell to us.

Rolings:
So all this "opposition " rantings by fayose is to become VP hmmmmmm interesting. I guess the guy already has ipob/south east backing because the only qualification to get south east backing is to hate buhari and always abuse him. One then wonder will the ibos allow yorubas/north produce president/vice president for two times consecutively ? What is there for the south east politically than? Are they no longer marginalized because fayose will be Vice president?

I think they will satisfied anytime dey shout marginalisation fayose will help them abuse Buhari.a fair deal.

lalasticlala:
Ebenezer Obey Turns 74 Today!..



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Obey

Hbd,so this man even senior our presid.

Y cnt Ambode arrest him & lock him up.

Y shld obama b taller than our presdnt Y

Why re pple so gullible that is not osinbajo'- dughter?heer daughter cnt wear muslim tattoe on her hand.

SpicyJosBabe:
Enough of the hype of fulani and Igbo women as the most beautiful women in Nigeria! Meet the Shuwa arab women (a minority Nigerian tribe women) who will give fulani and Igbo girls a run for their money anytime and anywhere.

Many Nigerians (especially southern Nigerians) may not know who the Shuwa arab people are.........The Shuwa arabs are a minority group in Nigeria found mainly in Borno & Yobe states and other states of the north, numbering around 2 million people in Nigeria. They also have other populations outside Nigeria in neighbouring countries like Chad, Cameroon e.t.c
But this thread focuses on the Shuwa arab indigenes of Nigeria alone.

Boko haram might have succeeded in terrorizing the homeland of these beautiful women, but boko haram has not succeeded in destroying their amazing beauty.

d poser stood d truth on her head,when she said igbo are d most beautiful gal in nigeria,igbo are not in d top 10.

LudaChriz:
Sagay, Ezekwesili, Aribisala clash at round-table on corruption war

By Wahab Abdullah & Gbenga Oke

Scholars and legal experts yesterday in Lagos disagreed over the war against corruption by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The roundtable which was organised by the Department of Jurispudence and International Law tagged “Winning the War Against Corruption” had in attendance keynote speakers which includes; Prof Itse Sagay, Mr Femi Aribisala, Mr Femi Falana who was represented by Wahab Shittu and Dr Oby Ezekwesili.

Speaking at the event, Mr Femi Aribisala described the current fight against corruption by the Buhari administration as selective and only targeting members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

His words, “Before the 2015 elections, we do not have any party presenting us with an anti-corruption mandate. The All Progressives Congress, APC, can be called a makeover of the PDP and since they moved over, they are no more corrupt because they are now in APC. So as far as I am concerned, there was no mandate to fight corruption.

“If President Buhari really meant to fight corruption, he will not form an alliance with the people who he despised before. So today, I don’t know who is fighting the corruption.

“We have to make up our minds if we really want to deal with the question of corruption. If we want to deal with the question of corruption, Nigerians themselves must insist on it and we have to deal with it at the institutional level. The institutional fight against corruption that has taken place to the extent that it has, took place under PDP. The institutional structures, even the ones that the present government is relying on are PDP structures”.

Aribisala further stressed that the budget padding by some government institutions under the watch of the President is part of the corruption.

“If we have this issue of budget padding and after revealing it, you then passed the budget and Nigerians do not know what is in the new budget, you cannot talk of fighting corruption because the budget controversy lacks transparency.”

Reacting to Aribisala’s comment, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption, Prof Itse Sagay, in his own comments however said the roundtable should not be turned to a PDP campaign ground.

Sagay who was visible angered by Aribisala’s comment said; “How can someone come here and say there is no fight against corruption and everybody will be clapping? The APC had a manifesto and it was clearly written how APC will fight corruption. So people here should not show ignorance”

Sagay went further to caution Aribisala on making statements devoid of facts.
“You don’t take corruption war to a meaningless point. This is a serious discussion. So if Aribisala is anti-government, he should campaign for his party, the PDP to come back in 2019."

He stressed further, “ICPC and EFCC were created by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and they are doing well, so we don’t need to create new institutions. You do not win a war by just creating multiplicity of institutions everywhere, that’s irresponsible”.

In his submission, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), said there is need to create special courts to handle corruption cases.
According to him, creation of special courts for corruption cases will make the anti-corruption war more efficient.

Also speaking, a former World Bank Vice President, Dr Oby Ezekwesili said there is no comedy going on rather the youths should rise up to fight against corruption.
According to her, corruption is demonstrated at various levels of government and all works of life.
“For example, everybody was applauding Aribisala after he spoke, the reason why you clapped was because some of you are in your own level of corruption.

“Many of you students whose exams are around the corner are preparing for malpractices. When we talk about the need to wage war on corruption, many people are disconnected completely from what we are talking about” she stated.

“You need to be driven by the evidence of the damage and the destruction that corruption is doing to you at the unit level. If you think you are doing well now, you will do exceedingly better if corruption is effectively tackled in this society,” she said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/buhari-is-not-fighting-corruption-aribisala/

Mr Aribisala is a bitter man,a broken record,they shld giv him a post b4 he died of HBP oo!

ijaw1stson:
– Abia governor says importation of rice should be discouraged
– Encourages members of his cabinet to own a farm each
– Tasks President Buhari’s administration to get alternatives for survival

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has removed foreign rice from his food menu.
The executive governor of Abia state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has reportedly boycotted the eating of foreign rice, Eagle Online reports.

The governor, it was gathered, has refused to take foreign rice in the last six months as he has reportedly struck it out of his menu.

His reason is that he wants to demonstrate to everybody worldwide that Nigeria, with her rich agricultural potentials, has the capacity to fend for itself in food production.

He said: “We cannot be blessed with the kind of arable land we have in the North and the fertile rainforest in the South and still be dependent as a country on foreign food.”

The governor informed further that as a way of tackling the prevailing economic challenges caused by the global oil slide, the country must develop a new policy that will not allow importation of foreign foods, rather encourage the cultivation of local foods.

While stressing that this is time for Nigerians to value the richness of our local menu, he advised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to look for alternative measures of survival in agriculture.

Ikpeazu, who is presently leading an agricultural revolution in the state has ordered all members of his executive council and principal officers to own a farm this year, stating said they must return to land in order to recover its original status as the food haven of Nigeria.

This latest move by the Abia governor is coming after his
Lagos state counterpart recently partnered with Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state to put an end to the importation of rice and see to the processing and distribution of food between the two states.
The partnership is aimed at bringing about national food sufficiency and food security, as well as creating employment and wealth distribution for the benefit of both states and the nation in general

https://www.naij.com/784097-meet-nigerian-governor-not-take-imported-rice-pictured.html?source=index_main

If only Thugnor Ayodele Fayose has 0.0001% of gov.Okezie ikpeazu's intelligence,if only