₦airaland Forum

anonimi:
Is IGP Arase a businessman or is he from the north?
Some people sef!


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gboso1ne:
I am not interested in knowing anything about him. My only question is that why is it that all EFCC bosses have all been muslim northerners? Is it that there is no credible or upright southerner in this country?

OLADD:
You are the one that's spewing trash. What insane crash course did you take from Lai Mohammed? Crash course of lie and blatant deceit? As a youth, can you beat your chest and proclaim Lai Mohammed as a role model for the younger generation? Olisa Metu was saying the obvious by exposing Buhari's disdain for youth empowerment as typified in his incoming ancestral cabinet. If lie and ignominious propaganda is your own type of acceptable crash course, good luck to you.

ragiluhivo:
I am yet to see any Hausa/Fulani facing corruption charges in this government. Buhari must be a dullard to think that the rest of his so called 5% don't know where this is heading. He is obviously using power to fight against his perceived enemies in the name of karruption while the country is running on autopilot to recession.

Before you quote me out of your blind support for the dullard, ask yourself: is there no corrupt politician within the so called Hausa/Fulani?

Babyboy1986:
I'm still waiting for them to equate N1 to $1

Demdem:
South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company, the MTN Group Ltd., to follow the rules in countries where it is operating.

This followed a fine of $5.2 billion imposed on MTN by telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for failing to disconnect customers with unregistered phone cards.

NCC gave MTN until November 16 to pay the fine, which relates to the timing of the disconnection of 5.1 million subscribers and is based on a charge of N200,000 ($1,005) for each unregistered customer.

Nigeria is the Johannesburg-based MTN’s biggest market with 62 million clients as of September.

The company’s shares have slumped 14 per cent since October 26, when the fine was imposed.
Ramaphosa, in an address to lawmakers in Cape Town yesterday, said the government would be taking note of what “is happening with a view of seeing how the company involved responds and reacts” to its challenges.

“We would like our companies to comply with the laws and regulations of countries where they operate, without violating them.

“It does seem like in the case of Nigeria, there were issues, and those issues need to be addressed.

“If this fine is indeed imposed as it is, it is going to impact on South Africa as well, as our revenue fortunes from a taxation point of view are going to be lower,” he said.

Agency reports indicated that comments by Ramaphosa, a former chairman of MTN, suggested that South African authorities might leave MTN to face its problem as it seeks to have the penalty reduced.

South African authorities might also be reluctant to confront their Nigerian counterparts following a series of diplomatic spats that have soured relations between the Africa’s two biggest economies.

The most recent occurred in April, when Nigeria’s government allegedly ordered its two most senior diplomats in South Africa to return home for consultations following a wave of attacks against immigrants, including Nigerians, in Johannesburg and Durban.

“South Africa does not have a track record of defending its national company champions internationally,” Nic Borain, a political analyst, who advises BNP Paribas Cadiz Securities, said by phone.

“On the face of it, this fine seems seriously over the top. Ramaphosa’s words about the issue seem weak as they veer too much on the side of caution,” he added.

South Africa’s telecommunication and finance ministries didn’t respond to agency’s calls and e-mails seeking comment.

Lawmakers plan to summon MTN officials to explain why the company was fined, Nkhensani Kubayi, chairwoman of Parliament’s telecommunications committee, said by phone from Cape Town.

The panel will also ask the South African industry regulator to determine whether MTN is compliant with local rules, with hearings likely to take place next year, she said.

http://thenationonlineng.net/mtn-must-respect-laws-of-host-countries-says-south-africa/

Rolandken:
She isn't the first female governor in Nigeria. Dame Virgy Etiaba was once governor of Anambra state.

meshacha1:
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Happy Sunday you all

datribune:
UMAR GARBA HAS BEEN VINDICATED. I remember when d then Acting Governor, Umar Garba was schemed out by d party big-wigs who shifted d primaries to Abuja because they knew if they held d primaries in Taraba state d delegates would vote 4 him. He warned them dat dis could happen but they were blinded by their usual impunity.
dis is indeed a big blow to impunity & a giant stride by d Nigerian Judiciary.

Opinedecandid:
Love Fayose.
Hate Fayose.

Call him names, if you like.

He is the number one defender of our democracy in the this administration.

ochiora:
In as much as I desire for a Nigeria where a female will be elected as a governor, but as a lawyer this judgement should be overturned on appeal. Reason being that neither INEC nor the Tribunal has the jurisdiction to decide on intra party activities, I.e whether or not the candidate was validly nominated by the party he or she represents.

TonyeBarcanista:
Who's the dundee? Did you comprehend that there was NO delegate that participated in the sham in Benue as against S78 of the EA and that other 5 APC aspirants rejected the arrangement?

chukkiephil:
wow!! Really, now this is funny, was it not the same INEC that cleared the candidate to contest for election? So why did INEC allow him to contest for the election? This Government is now turning INEC into a joke

TonyeBarcanista:
Just yesterday, the Taraba state governorship election petition tribunal that sat in Abuja nullified the election of Governor Ishaku Darius of the PDP in favor of Hajia Aisha Alhassan of APC. The decision was based on the ground that Architect Ishaku Darius was not validly nominated by the PDP in contravention of Sections 78, 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act(EA 2010). Specifically, the tribunal held that the PDP never had legal candidate for the Taraba poll.

If we are to go by the judgement, then it will be fair for the Benue state election tribunal to nullify the election of Governor Samuel Orthom of APC because his nomination contravened S 78(b)(1)(2), 85(1) and 85(2) of the Electoral Act as well.

Governor Orthom's Illegitimate Nomination:
According to INEC's timetable for 2015 General election, primary election of candidate was slated for October 2 and December 11, 2014.

The APC Governorship primary election for Benue state was originally slated for December 4/5 2014, but it wasn't held. It was again shifted to December 11, 2014(deadline) but NO primary election was held on the said day. No report that any delegate participated in ANY primary election on that day. The party 'elders' settled for a consensus candidate before the midnight of the day. Even the pro-APC Nations Newspaper reported that;

"Chief Ortom emerged after other governorship aspirants stepped down for him at the end of a close door meeting brokered by the senate minority leader, Senator George Akume, in Makurdi."
www.thenationonlineng.net/benue-apc-settles-ortom-governorship-candidate/

In fact, the five other APC aspirants including, Emmanuel Jime, Mike Iordye, Akange Audu, Sen Joseph Waku and Prof Steve Ugbah released a statement on December 12, 2014 to REJECT the arrangement of the so-called party elders in Benue state (see here www.leadership.ng/news/394871/benue-apc-primaries-5-guber-aspirants-reject-ortom).

Further more, INEC was NOT present at the dead of the night to witness the illegitimate arrangement that was held inside somebody's parlour. Let us no forget that Goodluck Jonathan though a PDP consensus candidate, went through formal primaries to fulfill the Electoral Act.

APC Has No Legal Gubernatorial Candidate For Benue state:
Going by the above, the arrangement that brought Samuel Orthom as the APC candidate for Benue state governorship election contravenes sections 78(b)(1)(2) and85(1)(2) of the Electoral Act 2010.

Section 78 (b) (1)(2) of the Electoral Act states: In the case of nomination to the position of Governorship candidate, a political party shall where they intend to sponsor candidates:

(i) hold special congress in each of the Local Government Areas of the States with delegates voting for each of the aspirants at the congress to be held in designated centres on specified dates.

(ii) the aspirant with the highest number of vote at the end of the voting shall be declared the winner of the primaries of the party and aspirant’s name shall be forwarded to the commission as the candidate of the party, for the particular state.

The arrangement that brought Orthom never met the above condition. Hence, the APC technically has no candidate for Benue state governorship election 2015. There is no record that APC Benue delegates endorsed Samuel Orthom as candidate through voice votes or ballot box. There is also no record that INEC witnessed any Benue APC governorship primary election on or before December 11, 2014 which is in contravento to S85 of the Electoral Act.

The PDP candidate Terhemen Tarzor should have been declared as the legitimate winner of the election by INEC and the Tribunal.

INEC's and Judicial Glaring Hypocrisy:
The position of INEC on Taraba and Benue states reeks double standard. While they testified that they never witnessed ANY primary legitimate PDP primary for Taraba state governorship contest, the FAILED to testify same for Benue state. This issue though part of PDP's petition, must be seriously pursued by the PDP at the Court of Appeal to reclaim Benue state to the people.

The Petition tribunal in Benue state unfortunately dismissed the issue on "technical" ground in the rulling on September 21, 2015 in order to keep Orthom in power. This is double standard from the Judiciary. You can't nullify A and Uphold B when they bother on the same matter. I'm optimistic that the Court of Appeal will upturn the verdict.

What is good for Taraba should be good for Benue.!!!


May God Bless Us All and Bless Nigeria

post=39772023:
It's the season of defections in political Nigeria. See list of prominent politicians who have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC after the success of Muhammadu Buhari at the polls.

Former Edo state Governor, Osarhemen Osunbor
Edo PDP governorship candidate Maj-Gen. Charles Arhiavbere (rtd)
Gbemisola Saraki
Ondo state gubernatorial candidate in 2012, Dr. Olusola Oke
Jigawa State deputy governor, Ahmad Mahmud
Brigadier Gen Chris Onja (rtd)
Former AGF Michael Aondoakaa
Mrs. Ayoka Lawani (Oyo PDP)
Majority Leader in the Gombe State House of Assembly Hon. Mamman Alkalio
Mother of the former State Governor, Eunice Uzor Kalu
Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Nnanna Uzor Kalu
Former Chief of Staff to Governor Theodore Orji, Mr. Mascot Uzor Kalu
Legal adviser of the outlawed Ombatse militia group, Zamani Allumaga
Former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina
Former Minister of External Affairs, Idi Hong
Serving Senator, Bello Tukur
Serving Senator, Ahmed Barata
PDP Chief, Sadiq Haske
Former military governor of Kaduna and Katsina States, Gen. Lawrence Onoja, rtd
Former PDP, governorship aspirant in Benue State,Dr Mathias Oyigeya
Former Chief of Staff to Senate President-David Mark, Chief Agbo Oga
Former PDP Benue Chairman,Chief Mike Iduma
Former PDP Benue Chairman,Major Lawrence Ugbo, rtd
Former member of the Benue State Executive Council, Barrister Peter Ochijele

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/11/list-of-24-top-politicians-who-defected.html
No Aaondohakaar shld not be allowed.

changeagent:
Taraba State Tribunal sacks Gov. Darius Ishaku of PDP and declared Aisha Jummai Alhassan of APC (Maman Taraba) lawful winner of April 11 Governorship Election 2015 in Taraba.

Montaque:
-( I) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, if the Triounal or the Court as the case may be, determines that a candidate who was returned as elected was not validly elected on any ground, the Tribunal or the Court shall nullify the election.
(2) Where an election tribunal or court nullifies an election on the ground that the person who obtained the highest votes at the election was not qualified to contest the election, the election tribunal or court shall not declare the person with the second highest votes as elected, but shall order a fresh election.

I have seen that APC is bent on something undemocratic.

princdebola201:
The only hope PDP has is to stand against the jugdement of the tribunal on the grounds that the tribunal doesn"t have the power on pre Election Matters..
Cos gover ishiaku was not properly appointed by the Party,cos the Primary was supposed to be Done in the state..INEC warn Pdp they way they conduct their primaries but they never Listen

PDP is the architect of it's own failure..

PRYCE:
News reaching me from my homestate is that The PDP has an Excellent case to upturn the Governorship Tribunal's judgement at the court of appeal because Aisha's Petition was NOT ABOUT MR DARIUS' ELIGIBILITY which the court based it's judgement on but ON FAIRNESS OF THE ELECTION.

THE PETITIONER SUBMITTED A PETITION ON THE CREDIBILITY OF THE ELECTIONS AND NOT ON MR DARIUS' ELIGIBILITY!

The tribunal delivered a completely different judgement on a non-existent application!

CC: tonyebarcanista and all legal practitioners in the house... Is this True?

lexicot:
Your statements made sense until the 'bolded' one. Do you think hitler picked up a gun during the world war 2 conquering quest. Words and motivational speech are far stronger than the most sophisticated man made weapon.

Dog and baboon blood will soak together - Buhari (paraphrasing)

The above wordings is enough to justify that he is solely responsible for the massacre of innocent people during that election. He is far guilty than the person that picked up the weapon.

Next time try to draw reasonable conclusion as per providing evidence. I'm Sick and tired of this blind follower-ship.