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Bigchief46: VIDEO: APC Candidate Demands Return Of N12m Bribe From Collation Officer
Azubuike Chikere Wanjoku, APC House of Assembly candidate for Ikwere state constituency in Rivers State stormed INEC collation Centre in Port Harcourt, when he got wind of his defeat by the PDP candidate, demanding the INEC staff to give him back N12m he gave him as bribe to rig election for when. Click on link below to watch video
egalitarian78: Things are getting clearer thanks to phones and internet as mysteries are easily resolved even b4 litigation. It must be noted that d incident above happened at Isiopko, d hqrt of Ikwerre l.g.a and d collation centre for Ikwerre State House of Assembly as well as dat of Ikwerre/Emohua Fed House of Rep elections. This Apc House of Assembly candidate came to d collation centre with Dakuku Peterside and dia retinue of military might and forced their way and went with d results which led to d trailing /pursuit of their convoy by d Wike's CoS, Mr Woke , who incidentally was d Pdp agent at d collation cntr and empowered by electoral act to escort results to Inec office. Isiokpo to Phc is close to an hour's drive and they never tried assassinating Dakuku even though dia were a lot of bushes and relatively lonely points btw this outskirt and Omagwa Intnl Airport even before Phc town. Inec office is on Aba rd before Waterlines jxn so once Dakuku and his team drove past Inec office heading towards Phc Town, d Pdp team became suspicious and d hot chase likely started from there cos a criminal act is about being committed on an already collated results. Dakuku lives in d GRA axis so once he started driving towards d Old GRA precisely at UTC jxn then d rest is history. Dakuku realising he has goofed ordered d killing of d Wike aide around d Dss gate and first came out to play victim, a pattern which has been known with most politicians. By virtue of d electoral act, Mr Dakuku has no reason being at Isiokpo let alone carrying result sheets as he is from Opobo/Nkoro Lga, a different senatorial zone. Charging Dakuku for murder is a task dat must be supported by all at least for d sake of d dead who must v left his family behind. Am no politician but a concerned being pushing for an egalitarian society. Recall dat Opobo/Nkoro l.g.a is d only one won by d Apc in d so far announced results likely thru Dakuku formula.
My frnd stop spreading falsehood this event happened on sunday is sunday election day?what is wike's aid doing around dss office why did he not remain in Isiokpo?
Mztarstrechy: Rivers To Immotalise Killed Corper;Corpers' Salary Increased 4rm 10k To 15k:Wike)
Rivers State Governor Wike said today corps member, Mr Samuel Okonta, who was killed during the rerun legislative elections in the State will be immortalised by Rivers state government.
He also declared that the State Government will provide all necessary assistance for the police to investigate the killing of the corps member, with a view to identifying those responsible and prosecuting them.
Speaking at the Rivers State National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Headquarters in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Wike also announced an increment in the monthly allowance of corps members serving outside Port Harcourt from N10, 000 to N15000. He also increased the state monthly allowance of corps members serving in Port Harcourt from N5000 to N10000.
He expressed sadness that the corps member died serving the nation. He said that the Rivers State Government will take care of the family of the late corps member.
Governor Wike noted that the death is even more painful because the corps member was an orphan who suffered through schooling and was on the verge of being of help to his immediate family.
He said: “The death of this corps member is unfortunate and condemnable. I urge the Police to thoroughly investigate the crime. The outcome of the investigation should be made public so that those involved are prosecuted. The killing of this corps member must not be swept under the carpet.
“I call for post mortem on the corpse of the corps member so that we can ascertain the type of bullet and type of gun that killed him. The post mortem will also determine who bears that type of gun that killed the corps member “.
The governor said his administration will also take measures to improve security in the state. He said that steps will be taken to ensure that the incident does not reoccur.
State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Ngozi Nwatarali commended the governor for commiserating with the NYSC at its moment of grief. She appealed for greater protection for corps members during elections.
Responding on behalf of the family, Alex Edeabeatu thanked the Governor for his gesture. He said that the late corps member was a shining light.
A big opportunity came to President Muhammadu Buhari to shine some weeks ago but he let it waste. A graduate of the University of Lagos, Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada, made history by being the first graduate of the university to make the maximum cumulative grade point average (CPGA) of 5.00 point out of 5.00. Even though it was not said that he was the first graduate from any Nigerian university to make such a result, I have never heard that a graduate made such a result in any other Nigerian university.
What it meant was that Dada made an A in all the courses he took. That includes courses from other departments and faculties, which were not related to his course of study. For example, imagine an arts student who hates computations and scientific theories being made to take a subject in the natural sciences as well as computer. Many of such people would just pray to get the minimum score in those non-related but compulsory courses. Their dream will be to just pass those courses so as to be free to focus on the directly related courses that made them come to the university in the first place.
In the case of Dada, he made an A in all these courses right from his first year to his final. If he had made anything less than an A in any of his university courses, it would have dented his CGPA and he would not have made a 5.00. Reports from UNILAG indicate that when the university authorities heard of the unbelievable result, they called for his papers. After a thorough scrutiny, they found out that Dada deservedly got an A in all his courses. The CGPA was subsequently awarded to him.
However, he did not get the same opportunity in 2011 when he sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board seized his result that year “for cheating”. JAMB must have been too shocked with his result that it believed that there was no way Dada could have made such a score except by cheating. Sadly, JAMB has not come up with any mechanism to identify exceptionally brilliant candidates. Dada eventually decided to take the option of doing a diploma programme at the University of Lagos. That disappointment of having his result seized for being too brilliant could have dampened the spirit of some people and made them derail. But happily, Dada persevered in spite of his unenviable family financial status.
The announcement of Dada’s university result on February 25 was therefore a heaven-sent opportunity for Buhari to shore up his rating among the people. It was the type of opportunity many presidents would pray for but never get. The reason is simple. This is not something that happens regularly. It can never even be predicted. Having a first class is a regular occurrence in universities. Each university graduates many first class students every year. But having a graduate with 5.00 CGPA out of 5.00 is a rarity. It is said that perfection is not possible among humans, but this is something akin to perfection. So, anybody who has achieved this feat is nothing but a genius.
Why did President Buhari not celebrate this exceptional student? Was it because he did not know about it? Was it because it did not carry much weight with him? Did his media aides like Mr Femi Adesina and Mr Garba Shehu not know about it? Did the ministers of education not hear about it? What about the minister of youths and sports? Did they hear about it and briefed the President on the need to tap into and celebrate the achiever but were ignored by the President?
At a time entertainment (like music, acting, comedy, dancing, etc) is taking the attention of many youths away from education and academic excellence, celebrating the academic feat of Dada would have done a lot for education in Nigeria. Immediately the news broke, the President should have sent a letter of congratulation to Dada and then invited him to Aso Rock for a handshake. At such a meeting, the President should have used that opportunity to stress his administration’s commitment to excellence in all human endeavours, especially in academic pursuit. He should have used that opportunity to inform the nation of his belief that the youths are the hope of the nation and should be supported and encouraged to excel. Then, he should have given the young man a scholarship and whatever other incentives he could.
It was also surprising that neither the governor of his state of origin (Ekiti State) nor state of residence (Lagos) keyed into the excellent performance of Dada. It was as if it was nothing special.
Similarly, except for the few comments within the two days of the breaking of the story, most Nigerians did not see the news item as something of great importance to talk about. Compare that to last month’s story of the transformation of Mrs Jumoke Orisaguna from a bread hawker to a model. Almost every person made a comment about her in the social media and private discussions for weeks. Even columnists wrote about her. Companies and brands fell over themselves to make donations to her and her children as well as make her advertise their brands. Pastors used her to preach and pray in churches.
It says a lot about our focus and values as a nation. Even though most Nigerians want the nation to become a superpower and a super economy, the government and citizens don’t celebrate academic excellence. How can a country become one of the leading countries of the world if excellence – especially academic excellence – is not celebrated? It is for the same reason that teachers, lecturers and researchers are poorly remunerated, while creative minds and their creations are ignored. It is for the same reason that winners of entertainment contests get prizes that run into millions of naira, while winners of academic and scholarly contests get rewarded with plaques. But then one may not blame corporate organisations because they are not charities. They need to support programmes that will give them visibility and patronage. But that the government joins in not giving priority to academic excellence is not excusable.
Entertainment is good and needs to be promoted. But a country does not grow by giving all attention to entertainment to the detriment of educational excellence and scientific breakthroughs.
It may not be easy for a government to turn the economy around within a year. It may not be easy for the government to defeat the Boko Haram as promised. It may not be easy to solve the electricity supply problem within a year. But there are quick wins that a government can achieve. There are also opportunities that a government can exploit immediately they present themselves. These opportunities will always present themselves in the life of every administration. Whatever an administration makes of such opportunities depends on that administration. Sometimes even a bad situation can be quickly turned around by a government that thinks on its feet.
The tempo may have died down on the issue of Dada, but it is not too late for the government to celebrate him. It is said that it is better late than never. When excellence is rewarded and celebrated by the government, people are encouraged to seek excellence. As David W. Johnson said: “There are no speed limits on the road to excellence.”
The Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara state, Bishop David Oyedepo, has challenged the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari to be more sensitive to issues that affect ordinary nigerians saying that things have not been working well.
Oyedepo,also the founder of Living Faith Church worldwide,a.k.a Winners Chapel further described the socio-economic challenges in the nation as those borne out of systemic failure,adding that there is no point blaming any political party or individual for the current travails Nigeria is facing .
The clergyman cum academician spoke with journalists in Omu Aran at the fifth founder's day celebration of the private university he estaablished in Omu Aran,his country home. According to him,"Our problem is a systemic problem not political or leadership problem and we must find solution to it. Nigeria will not go down the drain, we will proffer solution to it." "The present administration should be more sensitive to issues that affect ordinary people, because things had not been working well."
He noted that,"Where we are today is not where we should be. The effect of the forex has a lot to do with small scale industries and that is where the bulk of Nigeria employment is."
"Anybody can make mistakes but if people in the authority are not sensitive to the cry of the people, we would keep making more mistakes. My understanding is that it is never late to be right. If a decision is made and we discovered it is not right we should do an informed review." he added.
Oyedepo also said, "What am saying is that things have not been working and we are all aware of it. There is no point pointing accusing finger. Each individuals in the country also have a lot to play to recover the dignity of our nation".
He however stressed that, "The challenges have been with us for many years, it didn't just happen now. Government should be sensitive on issue that affect everybody." "We have been fighting over the issue of power for many decades now. Government should have its priority. They should itemise the fundamentals that can move Nigeria forward and commit to it. "He added. He noted that,"We don't have to have the resources, if we have the platform for investors to come in because they are more in touch with the issues."
"Look at the present fuel problem. It used to be black market but now we have black stations and they have the right to sell at any price because they are private marketers but the government still need to come out and take a decision on it".
Oyedepo also said, "Solution should not be only thinking, we should go beyond thinking to reasoning, logical, rational and analytical reasoning by identifying the issues and proffer possible way out of the problem.
"Nigeria problems is all about cost effective solution that will come out of sound reasoning. Remember the people in government are from us. So, we are all in government since they are not foreigners. So each one of us has a role to play. Private bodies should be allowed in all other areas of the country just like we have in the education sector. "He stressed.
He further said that,"Nigerians need to take responsibility of our challenges and find solutions to them because we have nowhere else to go. We should not sit down and cast blames."
"We have to be committed in finding the solution and stop the blame game even though government has a major role to play, each one of us also has roles to play. People will not listen to a critique but a consult who are thinking value addition taught. We learn from other nations efforts in solving problems."he added.
Abeg face yur front!pdp pastor, hav u been sensitive to yur poor church members problem,u getting richer & they getting poorer while u fly in private jet.
Truckpusher: Yeah, We should fold our hands and watch a sitting minister of an administration whose zero respect for the country's institutions is well documented to threaten us with federal might ? If you people are blind and deaf to Amaechi's political machinations in Rivers State with the blessings of Buhari ,then we are ready to go to any length to make the world know the true nature of the man we call our 'President' .
That is exactly what Gej & wike did last yr 2015 election.
ibitzbarlow: Rivers rerun: Police arrests INEC official with controversial result sheets ON MARCH 20, 201612:00 PMIN NEWSCOMMENTS
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. Ekwi Adebisa who was declared missing yesterday was found in the police custody on Sunday. Adebisa who was the Collation Officer of Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) , Ward 10, was alleged to have been arrested by the police and taken to Mile 1 police station in Port Harcourt. The arrested INEC officer, Mrs Ekwi Adebisa ( in black cap) being escorted by the police at Mile 1 Police Station, Port-Harcourt Rivers State. Reacting to the arrest, the state government have accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of hiring the INEC officer with a plan to truncate result of the election. Rivers governor, Nyesome Wike at the Mile police station “Immediately Governor Wike and PDP leaders arrived the station, more than 400 soldiers stormed the station alongside Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the NIMASSA Director General, Dakuku Peterside arrived the station and directed that the Mrs Ekwi Adebisa be released to them.” Peterside Dakuku (3rd left) at the station. According to reports the arrested electoral officer was later conveyed to an unknown destination by the police.
viviangist2: PDP is in early lead in #RiversRerun. Fine! But why the killings here and there? Why can't there be honourable winner and magnanimous loser?
Now that they've turned Rivers state to River of blood. It's clear they don't want democracy in that state. Can't Buhari declare state of emergency? see the Graphic Photos Of People Killed During Election, even an old man.
This man wike is digging his grave quickly,when a man challenge his God 2 a fight,he has 4gotten he is just a mere council chairman not long ago,he can b killed & nothing will happen.what he said:is Treasonable Felony which carried d maximum capital punishment.
this is d invasion of pple privacy,man is d only animl that hav sex in privacy,devoid of 3rd party viewing?in d dead of d night,under d cover of darkness Y.
Politics › Re: UAE Blocks Attempt By An Ex-gov To Transfer Half A Billion Dollars by billyG(m): 10:56pm On Mar 23, 2016
