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swagwu:
fool...only stupid christians are with buhari.

I'd rather be silly like Mbaka, than you!

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Funny. We actually pay people who end up writing such thrash? Let them prove that soldiers at the war front don't have to treat themselves, and don't buy their uniforms by having their salaries deducted. Even the court martialled troops said they were sent to the war with no medical corps! Is it because they are always accusing their superiors of corruption?

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kodded:
remember they predicted that Nigeria will split this year so they are trying their best to make it come to reality

CNN did not predict that Nigeria would split and neither did the CIA.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/revealed-us-never-predicted-nigeria-s-break-up-by-2015/115827/


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MadCow1:
We negotiated with MEND.. THEY ARE A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. According to our president, they even tried to assasinate him on Oct. 1st.

MEND Fought the Federal government for control of Oil resources..
BOKO HARAM are fighting the FG for control of their region and the setting up of a Caliphate.

If we negotiated with MEND that killed thousands of Niger Deltans and kidnapped hundreds more, crippled oil installations and sabotaged oil pipelines, attempted to kill the President on Nigerias independence, why then cant we negotiate with Boko Haram.

The government has tried to negotiate with boko haram as excerpt below shows. Last effort resulted in them being duped yet again (and we have intelligence services ko?). Obasanjo made an effort and has criticised Jonathan for not following through.

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Since August 2011, the government has undertaken "back-channel" talks with the Islamists, according to Jonathan's spokesman, Reuben Abati, based on recommendations by a panel tasked to negotiate with the group and provide amnesty for those who renounce violence.

On 16 September 2011, former president Olusegun Obasanjo held talks with some Boko Haram members in their birthplace and stronghold, the northeastern city of Maiduguri, where they tabled demands for a ceasefire which included an end to arrests and killings of their members, payment of compensation to families of sect members killed by security personnel, and prosecution of policemen responsible for the killing of sect leader Mohammed Yusuf in June 2009.

"Obasanjo submitted these demands to the president who promised to look into them but he has not implemented any of the demands," said Sani, who facilitated and participated in the meeting between Obasanjo and the Boko Haram members.

But since then, trust has not been forged on either side. "The major obstacle to dialogue with Boko Haram is the involvement of scammers," added Sani.

"Most of the proposals for dialogue are targeted at getting money from the government and the president has on a number of occasions been duped and deceived by people in the corridors of power who usually present fictitious peace proposal that ends up as a scam."
http://www.irinnews.org/report/96915/analysis-hurdles-to-nigerian-government-boko-haram-dialogue

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Observations from someone else
http://friskylarr.com/2015/01/13/the-presidential-joke-called-jonathan/

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Now, the nation is debating how best to fight corruption
with the President unwittingly triggering consternation in the
wake of his utterance that corruption cannot be fought by
jailing people. Never mind that corruption is a capital
offence in China that is punishable by death and long-term
imprisonment in very many other countries of the world
including the USA with the array of high-tech at its disposal.
Yet Nigeria's President contends that his focus is not set on
punishing corrupt people with imprisonment but on creating
a high-tech system that will disengage when people seek to
divert funds for purposes other the ones they are meant for.
What a joke! The President doesn't seem to ask himself
what high-tech system would stop a government officer
from collecting kickbacks. He doesn’t seem to ask what
system would prevent the inflation of contract costs. He
doesn't seem to ask what system would stop officers from
seeking gratifications before the award of contracts etc.
etc. This is the extent of the boundless intelligence of a man
ruling over Africa’s most populous nation.

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Link
http://friskylarr.com/2015/01/13/the-presidential-joke-called-jonathan/


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Good to see his is working to secure his votes. No slacking!

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OrlandoOwoh:
You are confused. Nigeria is divided into north and south. You call the North Central, Middle Belt when it convenient for you. They are part of the north base on geographical distribution. Can you tell me the difference between the Niger Delta and the South South, on one hand, and the North Central and the Middle Belt?

Lol now it pleases some to imagine there is one 'south' when they spend half their waking hours criticising the South-West? Wonders. Please eh, go to jos central and call them Northerners. The results will be interesting to say the least.

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FeBuhari comes

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The Soldiers also said they have to pay for their medical treatment, and one is holding his invoice in the second picture!

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Pics2

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Pics

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ITbomb:
Your answers are bolden.

Blood of Jesus... Lol. I almost understood you... Almost!

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Curlieweed:
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Shallow comeback mixed with incoherent gibberish. You posted the article to make us believe that the said crimes happened under GEJ. Do you have any evidence that nothing was done about the issues uncovered by the audit?

This thread was started to tell us how Jonathan is tackling corruption. I suggest you dig up the evidence that he has done something about the report. Diezani is still in office, untroubled, Stella Oduah was not prosecuted...
But then I see you are a little hard of understanding, so please keep theorising about Jonathans anti-corruption activities because the man in the street sees inactivity where that is concerned.

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Link
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/15/africa/nigeria-military-families-boko-haram/index.html

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What a waste of time!
Oh, and it's 'picked' not peaked, just saying.


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anonimi:
I hope the statute of limitations does not affect those three young people that Buhari killed with retroactive laws such that he can be charged to court even a civil case by the families.

It is harsh to say, but as a society we cannot be crying over the execution of drug smugglers. They bring ruin to many lives, many families, and the reputation of the country. Even the son of one of them, has come out to say he will be voting for Buhari. I'm sure he understands that he cannot defend his father's actions.

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Curlieweed:
Refer to the highlighted; the article (you hurriedly copied and pasted) clearly states that the audit covered the period from 2007 to 2009. Unless you think that GEJ should've used a time machine to check corruption in the oil industry even before he became the president, you shouldn't have posted this article.

There is a pattern here where Apeeshit supporters post long complex articles (knowing most people won't read the articles) just to impugn the integrity of Johny Boy often without any real substance.

Please grow up. If a person steals in 1999 and the crime is uncovered today, he must still be prosecuted. If a person killed someone in 2000,and the evidence is found today, he must still be prosecuted. You don't only prosecute crimes committed under your presidency, you prosecute as the evidence emerges, subject to the statutes of limitations. That is how the law should work in a sane society. This report was given to the government in 2011,and so far the result is resounding silence and inactivity. Don't worry, Buhari is coming to change that kind of warped thinking on display.
Perhaps the president should not tackle boko haram because it didn't start under his presidency, abi?

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Matthewbriggs:

Detecting in the first place makes it easier for you to prosecute and take appropriate action. You cant prosecute what you can't see.

The 60,000 ghost workers are a good case study. If GEJ was heavily on prosecution like Buhari. Our prisons would have 60,000 more people added in one swoop. These people are someones father

The difference between the manual and electronic version is that ... the electronic version leaves trails .... now you can easily trace how funds were moved.

Given the current complexity and cost of prosecuting corrupt people using the legal process, it is more effective and efficient to prevent them from engaging in corrupt act in the first place by setting up systems that makes it harder.

Moreover once these systems are set those that crack the system and carry out crime should be prosecuted

You cannot illustrate your weak argument in this way. Ghost workers by definition do not exist, so how can they be jailed? Logic failure. What it is, is that a person or persons within the bureaucracy have inserted fake identities into the payroll, and set up accounts to receive their wages. How can ghost workers be found but there is no exposure of the perpetrators of the fraud, no prosecution? Most people in the jail system are awaiting trial, and I would have no objections if the perpetrators of such activities were in that situation. It would be a deterrent to others. Nigeria fails mainly because people see efficiency has no reward, and crime has no consequences in the public sector!

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The Malabu oil scam
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2011/11/16/allegations-surrounding-shell-malabu-1-3-billion-nigerian-oil-deal/

Allegations surrounding Shell Malabu $1.3 billion Nigerian oil deal
Nov 16th, 2011
by John Donovan.
Printed below are several recent articles from Nigerian publications containing allegations of corruption relating to the Shell Malabu 9 billion barrel oil block deal.

EXPOSED! The Secret Deals of Dan Etete & Diezani Madueke
Written by Citizen Reporter

Saturday, 12 November 2011

There is a much Darker side to the OPL 245 Saga that involved former Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete and and the current Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Madueke, which I think the whole world should know about. After the world has discovered the true size of the 9 billion Oil block and the dealings in regard to the owners and Shell Agip bid for the oil block. Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd, that belongs to Dan Etete company in 2005 enlisted the services of Dele Adesina & Co to help represent Malabu Oil and Gas in its case against the Government when the Government revoked the Oil license OPL 245.

This decision was taken because Dele Adesina & Co, had worked and represented the Federal Government in the past and Mr. Adesina was very close to the then Attorney General of the Federation Bayo Ojo, former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and former Special Adviser on Petroleum to Obasanjo, Edmund Daukoru.

Although legally Malabu was in the right but just to make sure it secured the out of court settlement between it and the Nigerian Government; Malabu signed an agreement with Dele Adesina & Co. for services of $29 million USD, out of this money Adesina was to spread substantial amounts to Bayo Ojo, Obasanjo and Edmund Daukoro, it later turned out that Edmund Daukoro wanted about $20 million USD for him self, so an additional contract was signed with Malabu to increase the the $29 million to $50 Million.

So if NNPC approves the Shell/ Agip deal, these players mentioned are going to make a lot of money. Some companies who have invested directly in Malabu oil and gas have already taken legal action in the USA and the UK to secure their share of the money should the government approve the $1.3 billion USD Shell/Agip deal.

In regard to the Shell/ Agip deal, the current President is heavily involved. As we all know, there is evidence, written about in news papers in Nigeria that the President (Goodluck Johnathan) because of his long standing Friendship with Chief Dr. Dan Etete put pressure on Shell to solve the problems with Malabu and NNPC or face further problems in Nigeria.

What people do not know is that Malabu again has through back room deals agreed to pay the current President $50 million USD for his support, and Now through the same players who helped Malabu sort out the settlement issue as mentioned above, have offered $30 million USD to the current Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison- Madueke to secure the Government approval of the Shell/Agip offer.

The Minister has already collected $40 million USD from Agip for her to approve 50% of the OPL 245 License to Agip (How do you think she can buy a house for 20 million Euro in Austria).

Also there is Mr. Mike Adenuga, a close friend of Chief Dan Etete who is also trying to offer the Minister of Petroleum a substantial amount of money for NNPC to give up their right as operator in the Shell oil block he bid for and put in a Deposit of more than $100m USD.

Other groups who also bid for the Shell assets and to save the deal are also coming forward to offer the Minister of Petroleum serious money to back down and give up NNPC right as Operator in order to save the deals.

Now there is an echo of finding a solution to the failed Shell asset sales.

The issue that is very disturbing is that the OPL 245 oil block in the Niger Delta of Nigeria is under an indigenous license. This program was created to protect local oil company participation in the oil industry. Under the guideline with oil blocks under this program, foreign companies cannot take more than 40% interest in the oil block.

Because of the huge amount of money being paid under the table to the Minister of petroleum and the President of Nigeria, NNPC has promised to give Agip 50% of the oil block including Agip being the operator of the block ( this was the $40 million the Minister collected from Agip already) and is also set to approve the joint Shell/Agip bid of $1.3 billion for the reminder of the oil block. Which goes contrary to the laws and intentions of which the license of the oil block was initially given.

Doing this is just pure circumvention of the laws and greed. This is how the Minister of Petroleum is able to pay for her house. People should ask how much money did she have before becoming Minister of Petroleum and also with her current salary as Minister how can she afford this house in Vienna!

Nigerians should raise their voices against all this corrupt practices or the country will never stand strong.

I hope this could be of help to you all who want fair play and justice in Nigeria; also Dele Adesina & Co. Should show receipts of payments made to it by Malabu and even their contract with Malabu, if they can’t that is because the fees in the contract between both parties are so high that it does not confirm with any sort of legal fees comparable with any legal work or law firm in Nigeria or abroad, Who pays a law firm over $30 million USD to negotiate a settlement in a case like this?

In addition to the above; it has come to our attention that the great lawyer Mr. Adesina has started a media black out of this story and similar stories on this topic brought forth by us, by trying to bribe news companies in and around the country. Shell and Agip are also complicit in the bribery of officials in Nigeria through their greed to take as much of the oil rights and licenses as possible.

Diezani has also been discussed extensively by the now defunct NEXT newspaper that exposed a series of oil frauds including the Malabo scam, and govt. scared away all advertising from what was the most exciting newspaper before the last election, resulting in it closing.

https://www.nairaland.com/863635/allison-madueke-chris-aire-corruption

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For more on the illusory fight against corruption this is from 2012,and yet no action taken.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/3636-kpmg-report-20-nigeriana-efcc-should-interrogate.html

The now-famous KPMG report, uncovered by Premium Times after over a year in government’s closet, provides a most ample insight into the endemic corruption in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, headlining in forensic details nauseating and shocking systemic abuses in all aspects of our oil and gas industry.

From unauthorized violation of OPEC oil quota for Nigeria, to outright falsification of the exchange rates used for defraying government oil revenue, to barefaced exploitation of the subsidy regime, the report is clear and unequivocal in its observations conclusions. It not only highlighted how rotten the industry is but it also clearly indicted officials and departments found to be involved in monumental corruption.

Although names were not mentioned in the report, a detailed analysis of the document by Premium Times has thrown up at least 20 government officials and businesspersons who have questions to answer as far as the audit is concerned. Interrogating these persons is a good starting point for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which has been mandated by Mr. President to probe the monumental corruption in the oil industry.

Olusegun Aganga

Mr. Aganga commissioned the audit of the NNPC and the PPPRA, which yielded the KPMG report. He was finance minister between April 2010 and June 2011. Mr. Aganga has explanation to make regarding why he failed to act on the report after it was submitted to his ministry. He also needs to explain whether indeed his ministry failed to forward the report to the petroleum minister as claimed by Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

She was in charge of petroleum ministry at the time the audit was completed. Mrs. Madueke told the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on management of subsidy on Tuesday that the report had not been acted upon because a copy was yet to be officially served her.

That should be done in the “next course of days,” she said, after which all the mentioned institutions under the ministry will “sit and reconcile” the findings.

But most of the corrupt practices identified by the audit has festered even under her leadership of the ministry. She has a lot of explanation to make, especially regarding the allegation that she ordered the PPPRA to shake down marketers shortly before the 2011 general election, to purportedly raise funds for the president’s campaign.

Femi Otedola

He is owner and chief executive officer of Zenon Oil, which was named in the report amongst the unlisted off-takers that illegally got crude oil allocations in 2008. He has to explain how his company bypassed due process and cornered contracts even without being on the approved list of buyers for that year.

Aminu Dantata & Sayyu Dantata

They are the principals at Ovlas Trading and Supply also named in the report as one of the unlisted off-takers in 2008. They need to explain how they sneaked into the list and got allocation without following laid down procedure. While billionaire Aminu Dantata owns the company, Sayyu Dantata is the Chief Executive Officer of the group, named MRS, which also has Koggi Shipping, MRS Oil & Gas and MRS Investments.

Wale Tinubu
The report also listed Oando as one of the companies that earned illicit award of petroleum product importation contract even when they were not part of the approved prequalification list used for the fourth quarter of 2008 importation tender. The CEO of the company is Wale Tinubu.

Augustine Olusegun Oniwon

Mr. Oniwon currently serves as the group managing director of the Nigerian petroleum corporation(NNPC), the main focus of the independent audit. During the period reviewed by the audit (2007-2009), he was the group general manager, research and development, a position he held between 2005 and 2009.

The top-notch position, though not directly related to importation of refined products and subsidy payments, is a managerial position with the officials privileged to key decisions of the corporation. Still, Mr. Oniwon’s current position as the GMD allows him full access to records and information of past and present procedures including the fuel subsidy payment, exchange rate, manipulations in the award of contracts for importation and others.

Abubakar Yar’adua

Mr. Yar’adua acted as the GMD between 2007 and January 2009, and a greater part of the tenure came under the KPMG investigations. He should provide responses to the questions stretching the many alleged sharp practices in the industry during his time in office.

Mohammed Barkindo

As GMD between January 2009 and 2010, he supervised a corporation that sustained the same practices and procedures according to the report. He should avail investigators with answers to multiple areas of concerns.

Chris Ogiemwoyi

Only a few NNPC portfolios are explicitly mentioned in the report as the group executive director(GED) in charge of exploration and production, the GED in charge of commercial and investment and the GED in charge of account and finance.

The GED for E&P is named in connection with poor documentation of petroleum imports data, controversial review of official selling price of crude, and the dubious reduction of selling price of crude for NNPC, different from that given to other off-takers. Mr. Ogiemwoyi, a former minister of state for power, held that office for the period under review.

Shehu Ladan

Mr. Ladan, who later became the GMD of the corporation, was in charge of the commercial and investment directorate during that time. But for the fact that he has transited to the world beyond, he would have been at an immensely vantage position to shed light on most of the issues raised by the audit, given the two key roles he held while in the NNPC.

Stanley Lawson

Mr. Lawson was the GED for finance and accounts from December 2004 to April 2009, one of the longest terms ever for that very crucial portfolio. On his Linkedin page, Mr. Lawson is currently profiled as a Managing partner at Financial Advisory and Investment Consultants Limited.

Besides the GMD, the office would be most privy to nearly all operations reviewed by the audit, according to the report.

Aminu Babakusa

“Potential conflict of interest with COMD acting as agent to government and being under NNPC who is also its customer.”

That is the position of the report on the practice whereby crude sales to the NNPC were at lower prices than the official selling price, and that given to other dealers, a practice that resulted in significant revenue loss to the federation.

Between 2007 and 2009, the period primarily covered by the KPMG report, Mr. Babakusa was the Group General Manager in charge of Crude Oil Marketing Division(COMD). He was also the GED C&I briefly in 2009, and currently is the GED in charge of Business Development.

Michael Abiodun Arokodare

Mr. Arokodare is the current GED for Finance and Accounts. He took over from Mr. Lawson in 2009 after serving as a GGM in the directorate between 2007 and 2009. He should provide vital information and answers particularly with several of the past messy procedures believed to be continuing.

Gaius Obaseki

Many of the noted malpractices held on for years ahead and after the report’s review period of 2007 to 2009, it is believed. Mr. Obaseki is expected to appear before the ongoing investigation of the House of Representatives of the subsidy management and should be key to past investigation based on the KPMG report. He was the GMD between 1999 and 2003.

Funso Kupolokun

His was another controversial era expected to play a key role in any major probe. Mr. Kukpolokun headed the NNPC since November 2003 to august 2007, partly covered by the report.

Oluwole Oluleye

Many of the alleged abuses by the NNPC were carried out, and still are, with the understanding of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency(PPPRA). Key amongst others is the subsidy payment management. The report indicts the NNPC for deducting the money at source without the required approval of the PPPRA, and at many times the corporation overpaid the subsidy charges.

At the helm as the PPPRA Executive Secretary from 2003 to 2009, was Mr. Oluleye. A government investigation into the disbursement of the Petroleum Support Fund by the PPPRA led to his suspension in 2008, and eventual removal from office in 2009.

Abiodun Ibikunle

Mr. Ibikunle took over as the Executive Secretary between 2009 and 2011. His tenure was marked by allegations by unions, oil dealers and lawmakers accusing him of lack of transparency. He assumed the position after working at the Department for Petroleum Resources(DPR).

Reginald Stanley

Mr. Stanley headed the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), another major subsidiary named in the report. The company is mentioned in connection with discrepancies noted in the volume of products allocated to marketers in various parts of the country, and a sub-optimal use of government-owned storage facilities which has led to an outsourcing of the demand and resultant loss of revenues to the nation.

Aliyu Sabon Birni

The Department of Petroleum Resources is named amongst others under the manipulated subsidy payments, and the unauthorized violation of OPEC quota for Nigeria and the Technical Allowable(TA) quota for monthly production.

“Non-adherence to TA has a potential to negatively impact on the country’s oil and gas reserves projections and plans,” the report said, citing instances where the TA was exceeded by Total and Chevron, NAE and Esso in 2010. Mr. Birni was the DPR Director in 2008.

Billy Agha

Mr. Agha was in charge of the Department of Petroleum Resources in 2009 and has a deep insight of the rot and monumental corruption in the industry during the period.

Matthewbriggs:
I need fact and links to support your allegations. Then I would respond to them.

Secondly Holatin I would like to ask you to ask you have you asked Fashola why he is yet to domesticate the freedom of information bill.

These links should help inform you?
http://newafricanpress.com/2011/09/07/circle-of-lies-goodluck-and-patience-jonathan-burden-of-history/
http://www.naij.com/64349.html
http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/money-laundering-efcc-begins-investigation-into-2-chinese-firms-scam-against-first-lady-govs#.VLfvRHbTW9c

Stella Oduah
http://thewillnigeria.com/news/stella-oduah-as-jonathans-example/

Diezani
http://www.punchng.com/news/we-wont-probe-diezani-presidency/
. Also, in October 2009, the Nigerian Senate indicted Diezani Alison-Madueke and recommended prosecution for the alleged transfer of 1.2 billion naira into the private account of a toll company without due process and in breach of concession agreement.
http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/142776/50/diezani-alison-madueke-goodluck-jonathan-vs-the-ni.html

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To tell you how silly op is, the same military ten years after Buhari was overthrown, was able under abacha to settle the wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. I guess they used catapults abi or African magic? They were well equipped apparently and they produced results. Now please ask Jonathan why he has spent less than Buhari over 6yrs when Nigeria's revenues have never been higher.

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nku5:
Maitatsine did not have rifles, anti-aircraft guns, HMGs, SUVs and plenty of assistance from saboteurs in the armed forces and foreign big bros terrorist groups. Let's not forget the plenty dollars $$$ that Al Qaeda donated to boko haram 2002 under Obasanjo's nose.

Wetin be maitatsine?

So Al Qaeda funds boko haram? I thought they were relying on Buhari’s pension. Or apc subvention, even though they have existed longer than apc. Shagaris government may have placed some of the orders but if Buhari’s government paid for the goods... They bought them.
Btw is it only rifles the army uses? Show some intelligence please.

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Pdp and it's internal crises. Too much haba! No be only she waka come now.

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After the whole country has waited years for this? Ok, carry on!

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demelza:
I am a christian, tongue speaking and spirit-filled.
It still does not stop me from calling you a dunce who cannot think for himself but prefers to come here and regurgitate rubbish.
Nincompoop.

Truly, you have said all that needed saying.

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http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201408260266.html/

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday arrived in the country from Germany where he was said to have gone to for "a private visit."

LEADERSHIP gathered that the president, whose jet touched down at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 4:32pm, was received by his chief of staff, Brig.-Gen. Jones Arogbofa (retd.); minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed, and the acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba.

Clad in a pair of navy blue suit, a white shirt and his trademark Niger Delta hat, Jonathan went directly into his official residence where he was also received by family members and some close aides on arrival at the presidential villa.

He is expected to lead the federal government delegation to a service of songs being organised in honour of the late former minister of information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, at the Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja today (Tuesday).

Jonathan left the country last Friday, a day after his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had issued a terse statement to the effect that he would be back in the country early this week after a private visit to that country in the company of few of his aides.

But LEADERSHIP Weekend, our sister publication, had reportedly exclusively that the president had travelled to Germany to treat an undisclosed illness.

While a dinner for members of the just-concluded 2014 National Conference on Thursday was also said to be cancelled due to the president's illness, effort to reach the president's media team to confirm the said report was futile.

But speaking to another newspaper on Sunday night, presidential spokesman, Abati, described the report of the president's ill-health as "the figment of the writers' imagination."

According to him, Jonathan had the right to go on private visits and that was not only hale and hearty but also treating files in his hotel room.

He said, "Before leaving Nigeria, I issued a statement that the president will be embarking on a private visit to Germany with a few of his aides. On Saturday, I sent out a statement that the president spoke with the Falconets on the telephone. I also sent out the video and audio of his conversation with the players where he promised to stay awake and watch the final match.

"The NTA and some other broadcasting stations aired the video and audio. There are also photographs out there showing the president when he was leaving Nigeria and when he was arriving in Germany. The president is hale and hearty. In fact, he is treating files in his hotel room.

"Are these not enough proofs that Mr. President is not sick as they want Nigerians to believe?"

Abati further recalled that a similar private visit embarked upon by the president to Germany last December had sparked reports that he had gone "in search for treatment for ill health.

LEADERSHIP recalls that Jonathan's wife, Patience, was in 2012 admitted in a German hospital for an undisclosed ailment. She had left Nigeria unannounced in August that year and spent about seven weeks abroad. Her media aides had denied that she was sick, saying she was just holidaying.

However, the woman, on her return, revealed that she almost died in a German hospital.

Untrue!

http://saharareporters.com/2013/12/04/president-jonathan-wife-check-german-hospital

https://www.nairaland.com/1869783/president-jonathan-sick-flown-germany/5

http://www.punchng.com/news/controversy-as-jonathan-pays-private-visit-to-germany/
Speculations were rife on Wednesday that the trip of President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, to Germany which the Presidency described as “a private visit” might be on health grounds.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had on Tuesday issued a statement indicating that Jonathan would leave Abuja for Germany en-route to Paris, France to participate in the Summit on Peace and Security in Africa.

Abati said the President would stop over in Germany for a private visit on his way to Paris and return to Abuja at the conclusion of the summit on Saturday.

The announcement of the “private visit” coming a few weeks after he fell sick in London, fuelled speculation that Jonathan might have decided to visit the same German hospital where his wife sought medical attention for about seven weeks last year

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That website source is cheap pdp propaganda. APC is barely over a year old and they are the cause of our insecurity? Lol, is oga at the bottle again? I thought our chief security officer said boko haram had penetrated his government? Is APC in his government now? #fail

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Couldn't stop laughing at the part they say, they monitored the event via channels TV! Really! Lolz, carry on.

#change
#GMB
#APC