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Capisco:
if your political reality involves the unjust treatment of a section of this country then secession is what you are attracting,by the way Jonathan is still president for the foreseeable future

You simply ignore the question. The current APC ticket is guaranteed the majority of votes in the north west and south West. The North East is a bonus too. Elections are about getting the majority of votes, and my question is very reasonable. Who or where is the eastern candidate that will guarantee his party the majority of the eastern vote? That is not unjust treatment, it is about proving yourself in the political marketplace. The electoral record of Ojukwu is still there for us to refer to.

When you see Rochas criss-crossing the country, do you think he does it for his amusement? He is sowing a seed for his political future, but if he proves to have little appeal across the east, how can he prosper? I am not hausa yoruba or igbo, so all this ethnic sentiment does little for me. Tinubu has laid the foundation for his political status over the last 25 years without ever being a part of any ruling party, so I admire his steadfastness and dedication to his ideology. Obi of Anambra had good marketing but now he is at loggerheads with his successor and has decamped in the most embarrassing manner. So if I ask who the eastern political titans are, I'm not the only one. Ndubuisi Kanu is well respected in progressive circles, Ogbonnaya Onu is still very active, Pat Utomi, and then there is Rochas.

You may not remember many elections ago there was a Harry Akande in the mix, a billionaire in business but the joke around was 'Harry Who?' because he had no political base or history, and he has since faded away from the public consciousness. I hope you understand my point.

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erico2k2:
name the Helicopter they sell for 40M plz

Don't be lazy, if I can look it up so can you!

http://www.aircraftcompare.com/subcategory/Military-Helicopters/20

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Unfortunately the pdp does not see any way of winning the election with Buhari as the APC candidate. Fayose thanks for confirming reality. Now on to more serious matters...

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Chairman of pdp Mu'azu also facing EFCC charges re 19billion corruption allegations
Alamiesegha - 'permanent boss' to the president and candidate for Senate - ex convict (ng) and bail jumper (uk)
Dariye - former pdp governor, money laundering charges (ng, uk), bail jumper (uk)
Kashamu - pdp leader sw, - drugs indictment (usa), candidate for Senate


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nduchucks:
This is nonsensical!! Relief needs to be provided to these policemen and their families ASAP.

This is why they go to work and victimize Nigerians in anger.

I see people quoting pseudo religious crapola (every disappointment is...) and I can see why Nigeria is as it is. We should be insisting that the Nigeria police force treats it's employees properly, afterall they are paid by all of us to provide a public service.

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Capisco:
who betrayed who? when the APC overlooked the Igbo's to still choose a Yoruba vice presidential candidate and a northern presidential candidate, am not Igbo but it doesn't just make sense to keep treating them this way if we consider our country as one

And just who is the Igbo candidate that would have given APC the equivalent lock on votes that Osinbajo does in the South West? Let us discuss political reality, not wishful thinking.

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egift:
No it should be Ohaneze Sold Ndigbo Less Than What Esau Got From Jacob

Anyway, once Buhari is declared, Ohaneze will send emissary to GMB. Ndigbo will not do opposition. And with the place of Rochas and Ngige, it will not be difficult for the whole of Aligbo to queue in to Buhari's Presidency and give him 100% of the support he needs. And militant that messes up, MEND will beat the hell out their day light. And any Boko that coughs will be crushed.

God bless Nigeria. Sai Buhari.

Even as we speak, igbo groups are in APC hq pledging support. Ask Ogbonnaya Onu. We will surprise the nation with the magnitude of our victory in Jesus name.

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Ngwakwe:
To Saharareporters, it would've been preferable if the contract was won by either a former military General, Otedola, Adenuga or Dangote.

What I was expecting was the shortcuts in the contract publications, bidding processes, NSA denial of certification.

Was there gross negligence of due process and associated presentations of paperworks?

The contract was awarded to Authur Eze is not a sad news nor is it unlawful.

Your response is ridiculous and bereft of common sense. Nobody is interested in who won the contract, the relevant issues are that the Air Force itself considers the equipment to be a wasteful use of funds with little application to our current battle against boko haram. If the USA sells a better helicopter for $12m and we buy ours at 78m, you do not see that as wasteful corruption? Well done for explaining just the kind of person you are.

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xpac01:
Urrm, 10 people than will RUN in shame when GEJ looses
1. FFK
2. Fayose
3. GEJ
4. PEJ
5.TANoids
6. Bokoharam
7. Yobo
8. AyeeDee
9. Diezeni Madueke and other corrupt cohorts
10. Naija2dabone

I think Diezani will be the first to go... Medical leave at her Vienna residence.

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LIES!

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Depressing how this good news still manages to tarnish our national image.

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kastonkastrol:
I was thinking you are one intelligent dude before, but your comment gave you away as a not very intelligent person. As a gej fan that you are, I was expecting you to laud the budget slash because of the massive corruption that is going on in the works ministry, but you didn't even realize that or maybe you don't know about the corruption going on there. My first comment on this thread, I applauded the fg for slashing the ministry budget from 100billion to 11billion because even when the ministry was receiving more than 200billion there was absolutely nothing to show for it.......
But alas you couldn't even praise your gej for initiating a programme that will dwindle the corruption that is going on in the works ministry rather you jumped into calling names.. Chai gej really need to change you guys.... na wa oo

Ah, I see. So the budget slash is about separating the goat from the yam?

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andresia:
I am waiting for a more reliable source....

Yeah, both meetings have been confirmed, but like you I'm not sure I believe the comments on the content of the meeting. Still it is highly auspicious

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jumobi1:
So is the a Katsina residence in Sokoto or is Sokoto in the Katsina residence?

Well spotted! I salute. Manufacturers of fake news no dey tire yet. Lolz

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mumumugu:
So our tradition is now mormon

Bros, there is a difference between Mormon and mammon!

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'One of the presidential aspirants (likely, Pat Utomi) of the just concluded elections came to me(before the elections) asking if we could team up and create a christian front towards the elections. While I showed him many reasons why he cannot win, I also told him that a Christian front towards this elections is not part of the picture of what God told me. Then he told me that he had been to see Ayo Oritsejafor (President of CAN) and he (Oritsejafor) said that although they know Jonathan to be a member of Olumba-Olumba sect, he (Oritsejafor) must support him in the open; if not his church will be destroyed'.
- Tunde Bakare, qouted in his message 'A prophet as a sign to a Nation.

https://www.nairaland.com/717237/jonathan-belongs-olumba-olumba-sect-ayo

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sincerenigerian:
Olumba Olumba.

Below is picture of Jonathan being Baptized at Olumba olumba service in 1999.

Wow! So this may explain why he can flitter from church to church without feeling any obligation to Christian principles?

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tswitch:
What?
Lagos first IPP?
This not true!

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/PublicRelations/NNPCinthenews/tabid/92/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/220/President-Commissions-First-Independent-Power-Plant.aspx

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/07/power-supply-allied-energy-to-double-power-generation-capacity/

http://www.eni.com/en_NG/sustainability/community/social-investments/access-to-energy/access-to-energy.shtml

http://geometricpower.com/projects/aba-phase-i

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-1bn-450mw-azura-ipp-a-path-breaker-for-power-sector/191223/

I actually thought it was Akwa Ibom, but doubted your story when I saw "ERON" since the whole world was agog with the news of Eron scandal that even affected the prestigious Arthur Anderson.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200207290248.html


http://www.forbes.com/2004/09/20/cx_da_0920topnews.html


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It would pay you to pay attention to the dates in the links you reference! The first article is undated and the second says this

The partners, according to him are financing the project to consolidate success recorded by NAER as the most reliable supplier of electricity to the national grid five years after the commissioning of Okpai IPP on April1, 2005

Also note this from the ONEM website (Operator of the Nigerian Electricity Market)
http://www.onemnigeria.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&page=about

HISTORY OF MARKET OPERATONS

The FGN, even before the launching of the power policy, was trying to get the private sector into investing in the power industry, especially the international oil companies. The situation of the power industry was so desperate that the government could not bring their investments. Express approvals were granted to some companies to set- up their power plants in order to boost the national generation capacity.

ENRON Nigeria barge Ltd, now AES barge Nigeria Ltd, established its power plant in Lagos, in year 2000, while National AGIP Oil Company in joint ventures with the NNPC also established its power plant in 2001. More and more companies were showing interest and were willing to invest in the power industry.

Lecture ends here. Lagos has always been a pioneering state under the APC.

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This is a bad pic from front page of Leadership newspaper today, with a tag line that says you cannot worship God and Mammon. Sad to say but that's Jonathan kneeling before an assortment of persons/groups. I am interested to discover where Jonathan worshipped as a young pre-politics person, because someone tells me (someone I would trust with my all) that Jonathan is hiding his prior association with Olumba Olumba for political reasons. When he was deputy governor or even as a lecturer, where did he worship?

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For all the impression they are not making I think they are comatose

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Has TAN run out of steam?

Category: Thursday column Published on Thursday, 26 February 2015 05:00 Written by Jideofor Adibe pcjadibe@yahoo.com (0705 807 8841 texts only) Hits: 2296
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A recent discussion with a friend over the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) informed my decision this week to reflect on the organisation, what its sponsors probably want and the organisation’s possible trajectory.
My opinion of TAN is that it has achieved both fame and notoriety. Fame in the sense that not only was its media campaign to get President Jonathan to agree to run in the 2015 very epochal, with governors, fortune entrepreneurs and PDP’s political ‘timbers and calibres’ (apologies to the late KO Mbadiwe) queuing up to identify with the organization but also because it came with razzmatazz, blitzkrieg and colour. Prior to the APC’s national convention that threw up General Buhari as its presidential candidate, TAN simply dominated the political space, with numerous media adverts and billboards of President Jonathan in several cities across the country advertising his achievements in office and why he should be ‘persuaded’ to run in 2015.
Just as TAN tantalized, it also spurred mockery, giggles and accusations of charlatanism at suggestions that President Jonathan, whose body language was all clearly indicative of the fact that he would DEFINITELY contest the election, was being persuaded to run. TAN’s claim that it collected millions of signatures of Nigerians ‘persuading’ President Jonathan to run in this year’s presidential election - a novelty among political advocacy groups - however reminds one of a pamphlet published in about 1983 by the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria led by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and entitled ‘Awo Says Yes’. The pamphlet was apparently a celebration that Awolowo, whom everyone knew was DEFINITELY going to contest the 1983 presidential election, had been ‘persuaded’ to accept to run in 1983. Talk about preaching to the converted!
Let me digress a bit by stating that there is nothing wrong with political advocacy groups. Advocacy groups - also variously known as pressure groups, lobby groups, campaign groups, interest groups, or special interest groups) - are in the business of trying to influence public opinion and/ or government policy. They use various methods to try to achieve their goals including lobbying, media campaigns, publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings.
It is not unusual for strong political advocacy groups to develop into important political institutions or social movements. Some have also been accused of manipulating the democratic system for narrow commercial gain. Others have no formal ties to the candidate they profess to support or work for. For instance the Ready for Clinton advocacy group, which was formed in April 2013 to lay the groundwork for Hilary Clinton’s expected bid for the White House in 2016 says its aim is to rebuild the Clintons’ (Hilary and Bill’s) list of supporters (which had been dormant since 2008) for rent or sale to an eventual Hilary Clinton campaign.
It is also not abnormal for a sitting President to set up a political advocacy group. For instance Obama formed the support group Organizing for Action (OFA) to promote his second term agenda. OFA drew howls of protest from reform groups when it was formed out of the remaining infrastructure of Obama’s re-election campaign, but Obama maintained that it “will be an unparalleled force in American politics.” He also claimed that OFA “will work to turn our shared values into legislative action … and it’ll empower the next generation of leaders in our movement.”
Where does TAN fit into all these? And what is really the aim of the sponsors of TAN?
For full disclosure, when Ifeanyi Uba, Chairman of Capital Oil, believed to be the brain behind TAN and its main financier ran for Governor of Anambra State, I openly endorsed him in this column on the grounds that he showed more hunger for the job than other candidates, including during the debates. However I have no association whatsoever with TAN and have never met any of the rumoured sponsors. Whatever theory I am propounding about the likely trajectory of TAN is purely conjectural:
One, I am not sure I accept the argument that the desire to have his company, Capital Oil, returned to him by AMCON, would be enough reason for him to form and sponsor TAN. While it is possible that returning his company to him could be part of the reasons, my opinion is that there must be cheaper means of achieving the same objective so we need to look outside this for the answer to what goaded him into starting and funding TAN. I also believe it may be simplistic to put it down to the desire to pursue contracts in a Jonathan presidency or to prevent the law from taking its course in his alleged involvement in kerosene subsidy scandal (he has not been charged of any offence).
My speculation is that Ifeanyi Uba may be setting up a political structure whose trajectory may go beyond the Jonathan presidency. My feeling is that Ifeanyi Uba’s unsuccessful attempt at being the Governor of Anambra State may have goaded him into trying to create something that would be bigger than the Anambra State governorship post he couldn’t get. It may be his own way of having a last laugh, of thumping his nose at those he believes prevented him from realizing his ambition of being the Governor of Anambra State. Just imagine these facts: TAN claims to have over 11 million members and with structures in all states and local governments in the country. If TAN’s claims are true, it means it has what it takes to transform into a viable national political party - in which Uba will obviously be a key actor - if he does not want to sell the TAN structure to such a party. A parallel here will be the Ready for Hilary advocacy group which does not hide the fact that it plans to sell or rent the Clintons’ list, if and when Hilary Clinton makes up its mind to run for President. If TAN’s alleged 11 million members and the millions of signatures it claimed it collected urging President Jonathan to run are true, then the TAN structure is a potent weapon that could be used in various ways - in sensitising citizens and in commercial and political marketing.
Another question of interest is why TAN seems to have run out of steam since the beginning of ‘Buharimania’? There are a number of speculations:
One, given the way TAN marketed itself and President Jonathan aggressively and how it completely dominated the political space before Buhari became the presidential candidate of the APC, many expected it to have come up with novel ways of slowing down what some now regard as the ‘Buhari moving train’. Again while I can’t claim to know what the group does behind the scenes, the feeling is that it was much easier for them to appear unassailable when there were no strong countervailing narratives in the political space. With APC’s surprising success in nominating its presidential candidate and its prolonged post-convention bounce (aided by the re-invention of a previously unelectable Buhari), TAN, which presented itself as invincible, is yet to live up to expectations in the post- Buhari nomination era.
Two, it is also possible that TAN quickly became a victim of its successes. TAN was so much everywhere that it is possible that TAN fatigue has set in among many people such that whatever it is doing is now not being as much noticed by many people as before. It is also possible that some PDP party apparatchiks may have felt eclipsed, if not marginalized by TAN and therefore are not giving it the room to shine. Not long ago, TAN was declared persona non grata in Bayelsa State.
Three, TAN’s octopus-like structure mirrors the gargantuan ambitions of its founder - Ifeanyi Uba, an Nnewi born business man. Ifeanyi Uba, who started as a trader quickly grew very rich in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was able to diverse into several businesses including oil and gas. This is both an asset and a liability. It is an asset in attracting respectable members of the PDP and fortune seekers into its fold but also makes it difficult for it to be a movement as it tends to be top-heavy. TAN is not likely to have that sense of shared ownership one gets in organisations that are run from contributions by members.
Four, TAN is perhaps into so many activities that it is uncertain whether it wants to be an NGO or a bureaucracy. For instance its objectives, as stated on its website include to “promote the spirit of self-reliance and entrepreneurship, empowerment, job creation and provision of industrial cities”, to “create jobs to sustain families and spread the gospel of Goodluck’s transformation agenda through visible empowerment of the people”, and to “promote unity, peace and progress of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and encourage quality leadership and support good governance.” In essence, TAN’s objectives seem go beyond its mission statement of promoting the Transformation Agenda of President Jonathan. This apparent lack of synergy between objectives and mission statement is one of the reasons why there remains speculation on what the sponsors of TAN really want and the possible trajectories of the organization.
Overall, while TAN has raised the level of political advocacy in the country, it remains to be seen the eventual trajectory of the organisation, including its strategies for confronting the Buhari challenge.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/columns/thursday-columns/48004-has-tan-run-out-of-steam

I doubt this, but love the idea...
We will define what stealing is come May 29th, no deals, no untouchables.

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mperoakeem:
Your birth certificate is an apology letter from the condom factory. Robot

Oooooooh, classic! Game, set and match.

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Mbaka rock on jo. These Jonathan people don't listen to gentle words.

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Akkord4gov:
Lol.
Don't take that guy above me serious.I have my reasons
These APC governors are always lively than their counterpart,Y?I will like to know the reasons
Among all Nigeria governors,these are the most loved by me,Both Fashola and Okorocha,I wish dem good in their future political career.I like Fayose too,but he has to gum his unguarded mouth pls.
Sai Buhari-March 28
Sai Ladoja-Apri 11(Oyo state)
Sai Akkord-2031(Oyo state)
Always proud to share d same surname with the most intelligent and vibrant Nig gov.RAJI

Don't mind him. Where are the pdp governors that can proudly come out and face the public? Where are their records of performance? Or are they too ashamed to be associated with the clueless one?

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And here is the pdp, always revelling in corruption, thuggery and idiocy. Buhari at 12yrs of age was smarter than Jonathan is today. Only 19 days to go then Fayose will start having nightmares about his coming second impeachment, and the expansion of his outstanding EFCC cases. These are the people the pdp celebrates.... Ridiculous bunch.

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taharqa:
Lolz

The real ironic thing about this useless story is that APC is using Sahara Reporters to push this is propaganda of someone trying to destroy their reputation, when the same APC has over the years used Sahara Reporters to ruin the reputation of others on the other side.

KARMA is really a biitch !!!

The Documentaries MUST show. Anybody who does not like it or feel slighted in any way knows the road to the courts. Shikena

Please tell AIT to coordinate with phcn and send me text in advance so I can watch. Na transformation agenda wahala o. At least petrol dey generator. What a load of ish. The battle is as good as lost for Jonathan. #neveragain

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tswitch:
First IPP in Lagos?
I stand to be corrected (with proof of course) but isn't it in Akwa Ibom?

http://www.lseb.gov.ng/content/aes-power-barge-project

In 1999, the Lagos State Government (LASG) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Enron for the purchase of electricity. This was the first Independent Power Project in Nigeria. The PPA divided the project into three phases. Phase I was for three barge-mounted electricity generating units, having an aggregate nominal capacity of 90MW. Phase II was the design, construction and operation of a simple cycle electricity generating facility with a nominal capacity of 548 MW. Phase III was another set of barge-mounted electricity generating units with an aggregate nominal capacity of 180MW. Phase II did not materialize; hence parties proceeded only with Phase I and III. The barges are located at Egbin near Ikorodu.

In view of the legal and regulatory regime at that time, the arrangement therefore was for LASG to buy power from Enron and for same to be distributed by NEPA to the geographical areas specified in the PPA. The purchased power was to be distributed to those geographical areas in addition to, and not in substitution for, any electricity that is generated otherwise than by the barges. These areas were Ikeja, Oshodi, Victoria Island, Marina, Lekki and Apapa.

The plant commenced operations in June 2001 with a total aggregate capacity of 270 MW injected into the national grid.


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fun4:
Hahahha!





Please be balanced in your judgement.




Just like when the APC people convicted President Jonathan, Okonjo, Diezani, and the PDP on Sanusi's discredited and unsubstanciated missing $49Billion without any investigations.




What have you to say now that an investigation have since proved APC false?

So no money was missing at all?
Why is NOI withholding the full report from the house of Representatives?
What have they got to hide?

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anonimi:
You are very correct in that since then nothing from the

- 36 state governors
- 774 LGA chairmen
- senators
- representative
- state lawmakers
- LGA councillors


or have you seen the asset declaration of ANY of these people since 2007

Alternatively share with us where the relevant law limits the declaration to the president and VP.
Thanks.

You were the one boasting about Jonathans probity which I pointed out was false. Don't change the subject. You made an untrue claim. Deal with that!

Ps why don't you look up what the law requires, it might be a useful habit to develop so you don't go around spreading untruths. You obviously didn't check your prior comment...

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anonimi:
The FALSE allegations have been flying around since 2011 i.e. four years ago way ahead of elections.

If there was ANY minute IOTA of truth whatsoever in the FRAUDULENT demonising bogus claims, surely the representatives who DEFIED the president and his party to elect Tambuwal as Speaker would have impeached him, not so

Obviously El-Rufai knew what he was talking about when he said Jonathan is "clean and honest".
No wonder Jonathan remains the ONLY living public officer to declare his assets ans present his PAYE tax returns.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B41Je5qIEAEvSh7.jpg

You LIE! Lest we forget, Yaradua pressured Jonathan into releasing his assets declaration and since then, nothing. If Jonathan was not so personally corrupt and bereft of principle, he would exercise more influence on his party to follow in his ways... Move in the right circles and you will hear of all the deals that are being done by the first couple and family. You think people pay to see the first lady for their amusement? Why are they having issues with successive governors in Bayelsa and also Rivers State? Exactly what have the Jonathans achieved in life apart from climbing the political ladder by stealth and chance? What morality have they demonstrated when the president calls Alams, a Nigerian convict and bail escapee from the UK his 'permanent boss'? Ish. Jonathan was nothing special in small Bayelsa, and on the federal scale, a disaster. 19 days to go, and all this bs will stop.

http://www.punchng.com/news/asset-declaration-jonathan-violates-pdp-manifesto-investigation/

Asset declaration: Jonathan violates PDP manifesto – Investigation
June 26, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, Olusola Fabiyi and Friday Olokor


The refusal of President Goodluck Jonathan to openly declare his assets was against the Programme and Policy Trust of the Peoples Democratic Party, investigation by The PUNCH has shown.

Jonathan during his Sunday’s media chat broadcast on television said he did not declare his assets publicly and that he only did so as Vice President because his late boss, Umaru Yar’Adua, compelled him.

“The issue of asset declaration is a matter of principle. I don’t give a damn about it, if you want to criticise me from heaven. The issue of public declaration I think is playing to the gallery. You don’t need to publicly declare any assets. If I am somebody who wants to hide it is what I tell you that you will even believe,” the President had said.

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