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south Germany! to see president michael!

aresa:
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1. I did not make any assertion about akpabio's guilt, I said the allegations about Fashola spending too much on a website is a matter of opinion since this is the state's mandated going rate the agencies involved by law go by when awarding contracts.

2. The allegations against Fashola was misguided and misapplied since the state agencies involved was responsible for the contracts by law and not Fashola. The should have tender their concern before the state legistlature to scrutinize the way the agencies award contracts and make changes if needed.

3. Spending too much on website is not a crime, it's a matter of opinion and if you really need answers, ask the agencies involved unless you have credible evidence that the Fashola awarded the contracts himself and directly enriched himself, how much he diverted, how he cashed the checks and in whose account the money landed.

4. Per Akpabio, his case is very different. This is about billions taken out of the treasury without any specific project or service attached to the huge withdrawals..

5. Hiding under rubber stamp legislative budgets is nothing but a shell game to give official cover to day light looting. After telling us that the money was secured under legislative approved budgets, you still have to tell us what the money was used for precisely.

6. The old game of looting is to assign huge funds to special duties which is a slush money with no specific goals or agenda, it's free money to do anything with and such absurdity exists only in Nigeria.

7. Akpabio's job now is to explain to the EFCC whate necessitated N18 billion for N18 billion under the guise of special services. Sounds more like entertainment money.

9. Akpabio presided over the richest state in Nigeria and the largest state budgets, but after 8 years in office, he did not build 1 single hospital and the only one he labeled hospital shortly before leaving office was an empty building with no hospital staff and the rented equipment he showed of with were removed by the renters. It's basically an empty building erected just to deceive.

10. He was able to withdraw N18 billion for special services aka smoke screen, but still couldn't equip his empty so called hospital with life saving equipments for his people to access to save their lives.

11. His N39 billion football fiels is a waste since the place is yet to host anything since commissioning. The people of akwa ibom are yet to make 1 kobo off that fiitball field.


12. After budgets after budgets and after billions upon billions, the Tropicana is still uncompleted, he commissioned a cinema and an empty mall.

13. The only projects he completed after the roads and flyover are.


A. 1 cinema

B. 1. Library

C. 1 Football field.


That's all he did with the largest yearly budgets in Nigeria. A state with just 5 million people.

Fashola with 20 million people and smaller budgets commissioned projects practically everyday till he left office.


https://www.nairaland.com/2322688/fashola-vs-akpabio-updated-projects

Fashola Vs Akpabio


^^^^^^ That's the difference between bot men in living color...

Allegations without proofs are conjectures.

aresa:
I read this essay twice and still din't see any criminal activity or embezzlement, just a laundry list of contracts, amount paid to contractors, suggestions and innuendos..


Maybe it's just me, please highlight the criminal part like stealing money, embezzlement and in whose account all the money went...

With akpabio, billions was taken out of the state's pocket with zero specific reason/s per what was done with the funds and this is why the EFCC is eyeing akpabio.

Saying Lagos state spent too much money on a website is just your opinion and it doesn't mean any crime was committed especially since the contract was awarded based on the documented going rates at the agencies involved and for Fashola to be criminally liable for anything, you have to prove that the money or part of the money went into his pocket or bank account which is not what they are alleging, just that the state spent too much in this and that which is really not a crime, it's just your own opinion.

And you wonder why the EFCC don't pay attention to these silly and waste of time rubbish..

And did u read the rebuttal? no! for u
akpabio is already guilty.
Akpabio, who spoke through Akwa Ibom
State Commissioner for Information, Mr.
Aniekan Umanah, said those accusing him
of impropriety did not know the workings
of government.
Umanah said:”Every sum withdrawn from
a government account is tied to a
subhead and there must be a budgetary
provision. To attribute fraud to
withdrawals, which had the full sanction
of government and was accommodated in
the budget, is strange, mischievous and
untenable. More so, when one
understands that there are checks and
balances which guide all aspects of
government financial administration.”
He said the allegation that the state
government spent N50 billion on the
March general elections falls flat based on
his explanation of the workings of
government on financial transactions.
“There was no such provision in the
budget of this year and such an amount
could not have been paid as an extra-
budgetary expenditure and yet salaries
and other commitments were met. We
challenge the petitioners to provide proof
to support this wild allegation. Who was it
paid to? How was it paid? Where was it
paid? And when was it paid,”the
commissioner said.
“Senator Akpabio does not own a 25-
storey building in Victoria Island or in any
part of the world, as alleged by the
petitioner. It is also patent falsehood that
the house at 22 Probyn Road, Ikoyi
belongs to Senator Akpabio.
“It is a rented building which ownership
can be verified from the Lagos State
Lands Registry.
“Senator Akpabio does not own the
properties mentioned in the petition to
belong to him. You can verify the
ownership of the properties (5 Okokosi
Close, Maitama and Plot 28 Colorado
Close, Maitama) from the land registry in
Abuja,” he said.
He also denied that the state received
over N2 trillion as oil allocation.
“Please do note that the idea that the
Akwa Ibom State government received
over N2.5 trillion in the eight years of the
Akpabio administration is an outrageous
lie.
“What this suggests is that the state
government received an average of N26
billion monthly for the period. What a lie!
From published accounts of disbursement
from the Federation Account, Akwa Ibom
State never received up to N26 billion in
any month throughout the period

modath:
Doesn't change the fact that the so called CACOL don't have a foolproof case to present....

Akpabio was presented with proof.....

I'd take silly over bad any day, silly is inadvertent while bad is deliberate evil.....

Fashola won't be prosecuted cos it's your dearest wish..

And did u read the rebuttal? no! for u akpabio is already guilty.
Akpabio, who spoke through Akwa Ibom
State Commissioner for Information, Mr.
Aniekan Umanah, said those accusing him
of impropriety did not know the workings
of government.
Umanah said:”Every sum withdrawn from
a government account is tied to a
subhead and there must be a budgetary
provision. To attribute fraud to
withdrawals, which had the full sanction
of government and was accommodated in
the budget, is strange, mischievous and
untenable. More so, when one
understands that there are checks and
balances which guide all aspects of
government financial administration.”
He said the allegation that the state
government spent N50 billion on the
March general elections falls flat based on
his explanation of the workings of
government on financial transactions.
“There was no such provision in the
budget of this year and such an amount
could not have been paid as an extra-
budgetary expenditure and yet salaries
and other commitments were met. We
challenge the petitioners to provide proof
to support this wild allegation. Who was it
paid to? How was it paid? Where was it
paid? And when was it paid,”the
commissioner said.
“Senator Akpabio does not own a 25-
storey building in Victoria Island or in any
part of the world, as alleged by the
petitioner. It is also patent falsehood that
the house at 22 Probyn Road, Ikoyi
belongs to Senator Akpabio.
“It is a rented building which ownership
can be verified from the Lagos State
Lands Registry.
“Senator Akpabio does not own the
properties mentioned in the petition to
belong to him. You can verify the
ownership of the properties (5 Okokosi
Close, Maitama and Plot 28 Colorado
Close, Maitama) from the land registry in
Abuja,” he said.
He also denied that the state received
over N2 trillion as oil allocation.
“Please do note that the idea that the
Akwa Ibom State government received
over N2.5 trillion in the eight years of the
Akpabio administration is an outrageous
lie.
“What this suggests is that the state
government received an average of N26
billion monthly for the period. What a lie!
From published accounts of disbursement
from the Federation Account, Akwa Ibom
State never received up to N26 billion in
any month throughout the period.

Boko haram members should be nominated for ministerial position as a sort of amnesty.
poverty caused their agitation and the members should be begged and offered money as compensation.
Also, all the soldiers who killed this freedom fighters must be prosecuted.
Attack on boko haram is attack on the north. God bless the north.
Allahu akbaru akuya!!!

Yea! no outstanding apc youth; only the sai baba youths are in abundance!
How else could one possibly describe a youth who believed all the campaign propaganda of apc?

One would wish that our telecom providers embraced this noble project, but no! they will rather throw money around "celebriff-raffs", who promote bad influence in our society. Kudos to maltina.

#NigeriansMustBegBokoHaramaToEmbraceAmnesty!

Corruption blues "Amaechi = Innocent until proven guilty. Fashola = Innocent until proven guilty. Dambazau = Innocent until proven guilty. Stella Odua = Guilty until proven innocent. Diezani = Guilty until proven innocent. Okonjo-Iweala = Guilty until proven innocent. Welcome to APC propaganda." - Kingsley Uzoma

That's udom emmanuel

tayebest:
Ameachi remains innocent until claim guilty in the court of law!

Dazzol

I wish u had the same opinion on other accused persons esp. Alison Madueke. But no! She must be guilty before the court even considers her case. This hypocrisy is legendary.

LieDetector:
By rough calculations, it'd take 2.85 months which is approximately 3months to name the remaining 15 ministers.

How long do u think the national assembly will need to confirm the ministers?

This is not to mock the snail pace attitude of our president, but a puzzling thought of a sincere nigerian, who is at sea; figuring out what direction the present govt. is heading.
If it takes buhari 4 months to name 21 ministers, how long will it take to name the remaining 15?
take constant to be fullness of time.
What is the guarantee it will take national assembly less than 4 months to confirm the list?

This is not to mock the snail pace attitude of our president, but a puzzling thought of a sincere nigerian, who is at sea; figuring out what direction the present govt. is heading.
If it takea buhari 4 months to name 21 ministers, how long will it take to name the remaining 15?
take constant to be fullness of time.
What is the guarantee it will take national assembly less than 4 months to confirm the list?

One word: apt.

kolmart:
Am amazed at times when reading some comments. Some people are nuisance who don't even have second thought when commenting. Is this the first time bomb blast will occurred in abuja? Why this useless people insult out president for not visiting the scene or did Saudi Arabia prince visited the stampede scene that happened in mecca? How many citizen of that country insult their king because of that some nigeria are stupid though I don't blame them most of them are already dead when they are still alive due to their poverty condition so they can't think deeply again sorry for them. Does the visit of PMB will resurrect the dead? Useless people.

Are u buhari's school mate? just curious.

This isn't a good site for selfie, u won't see buhari and buruntasi! alahu akbaru!

buhari should pls grant boko haram amnesty! Afterall niger delta militant had theirs. alahu akbaru! one nigeria!

Is sen. Ita enang a special adviser or a special assistance?

chisos!!! warris dis? guess their state of origin?

TroubadourM:
I read his post, since he couldn't pay those dollars into the bank, and shouldn't carry them with him (declared or not), how was he supposed to swiftly carry on his business. Nobody told us how much dollars went to mecca earlier this month, dem dey craze to raid holy airports & search em holy planes??

Exactly my point.
I posted earlier that the culpability of the traders was not the
point that caught my attention, but going
to the market to arrest the dealers.
Except you will feign ignorance, majority
of operators of bureau de change outside
existing monetary regulations are
northerners. why pick on onitsha?
couldn't it have been enough to
confiscate the money and prosecute the
traders than go to harrass the dealers? i
have been directed several times by
bankers in the bank to this black market
dealers; it's no secret. If efcc want to do a
sincere job, why not go to these known
black market spots, from the north to the
south?

TroubadourM:
Inasmuch as these traders might have just wanted to cut corners, it's still possible they were ignorant of the policy, the CBN & EFCC hunting for dollars everywhere (even though they never remitted the billions recovered in the past) should make it a duty that people understand this things the layman way, instead of raiding airports, we all know the real laundering goes in diplomatic pouches and briefcases. I knew the moment some people heard "igbo", they'd even rather wish the money would be sized and given to them, well, wishes ain't horses & this is not 1970, and knowing fully well that some other sections of the country has people so illiterate and ignorant they can't even use commercial banks, it won't be long before the table gets turned around, unless those wailing about witch-hunt are actually correct and only a particular tribe got the searchlight constantly beamed on them, if not am sure much more dollars would be discovered if some other airports & markets are "raided".

Go and read the post by masscot. it's just few posts before yours.

rusher14:
You do realise these guys were caught at the airport.

U mean the dealers were caught at the airport?

Okudiover:
That the traders mentioned where they made the transaction is a different matter. The best you can charge the operators is for operating a bureau de change outside existing monetary regulations. This does not absolve the traders of culpability in money laundering as ignorance of the law is no excuse.

The culpability of the traders was not the point that caught my attention, but going to the market to arrest the dealers. Except you will feign ignorance, majority of operators of bureau de change outside existing monetary regulations are northerners. why pick on onitsha? couldn't it have been enough to confiscate the money and prosecute the traders than go to harrass the dealers? i have been directed several times by bankers in the bank to this black market dealers; it's no secret. If efcc want to do a sincere job, why not go to these known black market spots, from the north to the south?

HungerBAD:
Universally, anything up to $10.000, even if the post erroneously said it's $5000, not reported to the Customs at the Airport is an offense.

This is not a tribal thing.

Those Trying To Make this a witch hunt thing, are full of mischief.

All the traders needed to do was declare their MONEY.

Trying to sneak a large amount of money out of the country, knowingly or not, is an offense.

They broke the law, and there are consequences for that. And remember, ignorance is not an excuse before the law, incase they claim they did not know they were breaking the law.

Did u also read this:
"The source said that upon interrogation,
the traders were said to have mentioned
where they purchased the foreign
currency in the market, hence the visit of
the EFCC operatives to the Main Market
to arrest the dealers."

Don't worry the chief of army staff, after taking selfie and showing us " depot of fuel and amunitions" captured by NA, will charm the bokos. We are winning the war through pictures.

Thousands of people have died in
recent years in stampedes, many of
them at religious festivals. Here are
some of the most deadly:

24 September 2015, Mina, Saudi
Arabia
More than 700 people taking part in the
annual Hajj pilgrimage die in a stampede
near Mecca. Two million people had
converged on Mina to throw stones at
pillars representing the devil in the Hajj's
last major rite. Some 450 people were
injured.

14 October 2013, Madhya Pradesh,
India
At least 115 people die in a stampede
near the Ratangarh temple after panic
broke out on a bridge. Hundreds of
thousands had gathered for the Hindu
festival of Navatri.

14 January 2011, Kerala, India
More than 102 pilgrims are crushed to
death while returning from the Hindu
shrine of Sabarimala. The shrine is in a
remote, mountainous, area of dense
forests.

22 November 2010, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
More than 375 people die in a stampede
on a bridge on the Tonle Sap river during
celebrations of the annual Water
Festival. Prime Minister Hun Sen
described the stampede as the "biggest
tragedy" to hit Cambodia since the
Khmer Rouge.

30 September 2008, Rajasthan, India
More than 220 people die in a
stampede at the Chamunda Devi Hindu
temple inside Jodhpur's famous
Mehrangarh Fort.

3 August 2008, Himachal Pradesh,
India
At least 140 people die in a stampede
at a hilltop Hindu temple in northern
India. A rain shelter on a mountain path
to the Nainadevi temple collapsed in bad
weather, causing panic. Dozens more
pilgrims were hurt.

12 January 2006, Mina, Saudi Arabia
At least 364 die in a crush during the
annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Officials
say the stampede happened after pieces
of luggage spilled from moving buses in
front of one of the entrances to the
bridge of Jamarat, causing pilgrims to
trip.

31 August 2005, Baghdad, Iraq
Up to 1,000 Shia pilgrims are trampled
to death or drown in the Tigris River
after rumours of a suicide bombing
sparked panic. Many of the dead are
women and children.

25 January 2005, Maharashtra, India
Up to 300 Hindu pilgrims die in a
stampede during a Hindu pilgrimage to
the remote Mandhar Devi temple. Many
pilgrims are crushed and burned to death
as fires in roadside stalls force crowds
into a narrow stairway leading to the
hilltop temple.

1 February 2004, Mina, Saudi Arabia
Some 251 pilgrims are trampled to
death in a 27-minute stampede during
the Hajj. Officials say many of the victims
were not authorised to participate in the
Stoning of Satan ritual, after new
procedures were introduced following
previous stampedes.


9 May 2001, Accra, Ghana
Some 126 die at the Accra Sports
Stadium after a match between rival
teams Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante
Kotoko. The Ghanaian police are blamed
by many survivors for causing the
stampede by firing tear gas in the packed
and locked stadium, after angry
demonstrations by fans of the losing
side.


9 April 1998, Mina, Saudi Arabia
At least 118 pilgrims die and more
than 180 are hurt during the Stoning of
Satan ritual. The pilgrims, mostly from
Indonesia and Malaysia, are trampled to
death after panic erupts when several
people fall off an overpass.


2 July 1990, Saudi Arabia
Some 1,426 pilgrims, mostly Malaysians
and Indonesians, die in a huge crush in a
tunnel leading to Mecca's holy sites. The
authorities say most died of asphyxiation
after the tunnel's ventilation system
broke down.

Thousands of people have died in
recent years in stampedes, many of
them at religious festivals. Here are
some of the most deadly:

24 September 2015, Mina, Saudi
Arabia
More than 700 people taking part in the
annual Hajj pilgrimage die in a stampede
near Mecca. Two million people had
converged on Mina to throw stones at
pillars representing the devil in the Hajj's
last major rite. Some 450 people were
injured.

14 October 2013, Madhya Pradesh,
India
At least 115 people die in a stampede
near the Ratangarh temple after panic
broke out on a bridge. Hundreds of
thousands had gathered for the Hindu
festival of Navatri.

14 January 2011, Kerala, India
More than 102 pilgrims are crushed to
death while returning from the Hindu
shrine of Sabarimala. The shrine is in a
remote, mountainous, area of dense
forests.

22 November 2010, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
More than 375 people die in a stampede
on a bridge on the Tonle Sap river during
celebrations of the annual Water
Festival. Prime Minister Hun Sen
described the stampede as the "biggest
tragedy" to hit Cambodia since the
Khmer Rouge.

30 September 2008, Rajasthan, India
More than 220 people die in a
stampede at the Chamunda Devi Hindu
temple inside Jodhpur's famous
Mehrangarh Fort.

3 August 2008, Himachal Pradesh,
India
At least 140 people die in a stampede
at a hilltop Hindu temple in northern
India. A rain shelter on a mountain path
to the Nainadevi temple collapsed in bad
weather, causing panic. Dozens more
pilgrims were hurt.

12 January 2006, Mina, Saudi Arabia
At least 364 die in a crush during the
annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Officials
say the stampede happened after pieces
of luggage spilled from moving buses in
front of one of the entrances to the
bridge of Jamarat, causing pilgrims to
trip.

31 August 2005, Baghdad, Iraq
Up to 1,000 Shia pilgrims are trampled
to death or drown in the Tigris River
after rumours of a suicide bombing
sparked panic. Many of the dead are
women and children.

25 January 2005, Maharashtra, India
Up to 300 Hindu pilgrims die in a
stampede during a Hindu pilgrimage to
the remote Mandhar Devi temple. Many
pilgrims are crushed and burned to death
as fires in roadside stalls force crowds
into a narrow stairway leading to the
hilltop temple.

1 February 2004, Mina, Saudi Arabia
Some 251 pilgrims are trampled to
death in a 27-minute stampede during
the Hajj. Officials say many of the victims
were not authorised to participate in the
Stoning of Satan ritual, after new
procedures were introduced following
previous stampedes.

9 May 2001, Accra, Ghana
Some 126 die at the Accra Sports
Stadium after a match between rival
teams Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante
Kotoko. The Ghanaian police are blamed
by many survivors for causing the
stampede by firing tear gas in the packed
and locked stadium, after angry
demonstrations by fans of the losing
side.

9 April 1998, Mina, Saudi Arabia
At least 118 pilgrims die and more
than 180 are hurt during the Stoning of
Satan ritual. The pilgrims, mostly from
Indonesia and Malaysia, are trampled to
death after panic erupts when several
people fall off an overpass.

2 July 1990, Saudi Arabia
Some 1,426 pilgrims, mostly Malaysians
and Indonesians, die in a huge crush in a
tunnel leading to Mecca's holy sites. The
authorities say most died of asphyxiation
after the tunnel's ventilation system
broke down.

Owoloku1:
Hehe...why don't you wait and see

who owns pgm? I'm just curious.

Owoloku1:
He also said the EIA is now being done by PGM that was recommended by the ministry of environment after which the ceremony will be held and the road will be constructed.

There's no where it says Buhari won't attend it after the adequate EIA is done

yea! in the fullness of time, it will be constructed.

Owoloku1:
Some people won't read before they comment

Anyway I belive adequate EIA should be done because as much as we need the roads, we also need to protect our wide life.

I just want to believe that after the EIA is done, the road will be well routed and constructed

But Ita stated that the proposed road
would not traverse the Cross River
National Park, as the superhighway would
be several kilometres away from the
national park.
“Based on the input of the Cross River
National Park, the road has since been re-
routed with the alignment now several
kilometers away from the Park.

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