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Mess abi Mace ! I just dey see mess , mess everywhere. Na who mess?

chronique:
It's like you are not getting the drift. The monies paid to those people were for certain reasons according to them. My question is: what was hamzat capable of delivering to Jonathan in 2015 to worth being given $5m? He wasn't a strong grassroot politician and he only came into the scheme of things as far as Lagos governorship was concerned, cos he was hand picked by fashola and being bank rolled by him. In essence, he neither had the political clout to influence things in Lagos, nor the money or experience.

You will need to answer that question for those political nonentities that GEJ paid Nigeria commonwealth to via dasuki. I am challenging you to use deductive reasoning. If GEJ could pay to all those listed political nonentities, why not Hamzat?

chronique:
He was a nobody capable of delivering anything significant to Jonathan in Lagos as at that time and that is an undisputable fact. He wasn't a political force in Lagos to reckon with, and is still not a political force in Lagos as at today.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/11/how-former-nsa-dasuki-shared-n30b-%E2%80%98loot%E2%80%99-anenih-ayu-pdp-reps-delegates-and-prayer


How Former NSA Dasuki Shared N30b ‘Loot’ To Anenih, Ayu, PDP Reps, Delegates And Prayer Warriors
by Yusuf Alli
Dec 11, 2015

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today begin the trial  of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr. Sambo Dasuki, ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda and a former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu, as well as  six others for the alleged misappropriation of N10billion.
  [b] The others are a former Executive Director of NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa, former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, Sagir Attahiru, Dalhatu Investment Limited, Acacia Holdings Limited, and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
The N10 billion was allegedly distributed to delegates to the Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Other expenditures include an alleged N13.570 billion “agreement”  between Mr. Dasuki and the ex-Director of Finance;  the transfer of N1.45 billion to Acacia Holdings Limited’s account for special prayers; the N2.1 billion given to DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited for publicity;  the N170 million for a four-bedroom duplex; the N380 million to support re-election of members of the House of Representatives; and N750 million paid into Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account for special prayers; N670m paid to a publisher; N260 million transferred to Tony Anenih and N345 million traced to a former President of the Senate, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu. .........

[/b] That list is not an exhaustive one of those criminals who received proceeds of the 2015 election bazaar.... Many of those names had individuals of no political worth.

Sermwell:
do you know how much $5m is?? do you

see stupid question ooo,

have you heard of dasuki loot and how it was shared? even daar communications owner, Raymond Dokpesi received over 10 million U.S dollars... 2.1 billion naira. some of you reason and write as if you landed in Nigeria last year.

Codes151:
5m dolls to do what? He was irrelevant instead I would give jega the cash! Bros think no type jus cuz u hv free data

He wasn't irrelevant I insist. Jonathan wooed people with way less political relevance with much money. He was Fashola protégé and frontline candidate in 2015 , I am certain there have been several attempts to get FAshola in to PDP , and one way was wooing his right hand men. Wasn't a Falae who is not politically relevant and in an obscure party like SDP given at least 100 million naira by GEJ? Even Sanwo olu said recently, if Hamzat had emerged as the governorship candidate in 2015 he would most likely have been his deputy.

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/2015-why-tinubu-fashola-are-on-war-path/

2015: Why Tinubu, Fashola are on war path
The Eagle Online was told that Tinubu personally and singlehandedly compiled the list of delegates
By Wole Oye On Dec 7, 2014 Last updated Dec 7, 2014

Despite Saturday’s denial by a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that he is not at war with the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), over the 2015 elections, The Eagle Online can authoritatively confirm that all is not well between the two men.

And this has mainly to do with the failure of Fashola to support Tinubu’s choice for the Lagos State governor’s seat in 2015, Akinwunmi Ambode.
It was learnt that it was only a few days before the governorship primaries of the APC, where Ambode emerged as the party’s candidate, that Fashola showed any form of support, especially financially, for Ambode’s ambition.
Highly placed sources within the APC revealed to The Eagle Online that Fashola had, when the news became public that the choice of Tinubu for the governorship was Ambode, told members of his caucus that he was going to work against his emergence.
This was more so when the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akinolu, made what many considered a public slip, by revealing at a public function that the decision had been finalised for Ambode to succeed Fashola.
The incumbent was said to have kicked against this position.
In fact, it was revealed that the first choice of Fashola for a successor was his Commissioner for Works, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
Fashola was said to have been the major financier of Hamzat’s campaign.
A source said he gave “a huge sum to Hamzat”.
The source added: “It is the kind of money you give someone and you have to back it up with escorts for safety.”
As a Plan B, Fashola was also said to have propped up his Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General during the first four years in office between 2007 and 2011, Olasupo Sasore (SAN).
A source said Fashola, despite knowing the position of Tinubu, who also singlehandedly picked him as successor in 2007, bankrolled the campaign of Sasore.
A source told The Eagle Online: “Unfortunately for the governor, he doesn’t seem to have realised that even those who pledge loyalty to him are always reaching out to those they are genuinely loyal to when such privileged discussions take place on who to support or not.
“Even in a meeting where you have four or five people, you cannot bank totally on information passed round there not leaking out, especially when the person is a mole.
“The truth was that Fashola also gave a huge sum of money to Sasore.
“Or where do you think Sasore, who is not a known businessman, would have raised between N150 million and N200 million to fund his campaign.
“It was Fashola’s handiwork.”
The Tinubu camp was also said to have been inundated with the fact that Fashola threw financial support the way of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ikuforiji Adeyemi, for his failed governorship ambition.

A source in Tinubu’s camp told The Eagle Online: “Unfortunately for the governor, he never threw his weight behind any of the aspirants who had any fighting chance.
“He also did not have any say on who and who became a delegate for the primaries where the governorship candidate would emerge.”
It was learnt that Tinubu personally drew up the list of delegates to the primaries held at the Onikan Stadium on Thursday.
The primaries ended at about 6am, with Ambode emerging as the APC’s candidate.
It was gathered that when the primaries for the emergence of the delegates was first conducted, it was based on the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas structure operational in the state.
However, after warnings were raised over the possibility of both internal and external oppositions faulting the exercise and the Independent National Electoral Commission not recognising it, it was agreed that the delegates to the primaries should emerge from the 20 constitutionally recognised local government areas.
The Eagle Online was told that Tinubu personally compiled the list of delegates.
He was said to have “endorsed the list local government area by local government area”.
This was despite the fact that some of the big wigs of the APC, especially the other 11 governorship aspirants, used the opportunity to canvass for direct primaries.
This would have been each local government area bringing in its party executives, in the main, to choose the party’s flag bearer.
Tinubu, however, had his way by singlehandedly picking all the delegates apart from those who are constitutionally recognised as delegates and do not need to go through primaries to emerge.
However, before things got to this level, Tinubu was said to have been inundated with facts of Fashola’s support for Hamzat, Sasore and Ikuforiji.
In what many considered a last minute face saving move, Fashola, The Eagle Online was told, a few days before the primaries, gave financial support to Ambode.
A source said what he made available to Ambode was in the region of N200 million.
This, it was learnt, has not changed the position of Tinubu that Fashola remains disloyal to him.
Added a source: “The statement issued by Tinubu blaming the media for coming up with stories concerning the frosty relationship with Fashola was just to hoodwink the public.
“The truth is that the two men are not at peace.”
The source hinted that none of Hamzat or Sasore could have had access to the kind of funding they had for their campaign without what was provided to support them by Fashola.
“Even at the venue of the primaries at the Onikan Stadium, these aspirants were still spending money heavily, hoping to change the minds of those who already had specific directives on who to vote for,” the source said, adding: “Those are not the kind of monies these men, especially Sasore, who is not a known businessman, could have raised on their own.
“And this was money in dollars”
On if the face-off would not have a negative impact on the chances of the APC in the general election, a source told The Eagle Online: “It would depend largely on the positions of those who are influential politicians within the party to the considered imposition of Ambode and the candidates the opposition, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, will present for the election.”
Meanwhile, none of the aspirants who lost in the primaries of the APC has made a public pronouncement on their next move.
The belief is that they will come up with their next lines of action beginning from this week.
Below is the full statement by Tinubu denying the frosty relationship with Fashola, titled: “My relationship with Fashola is intact:”
For a while now, I have noticed and read many published political stories on Lagos politics in particular and the personalities involved that are either concerted, unsubstantiated, pure conjectures or outright falsehood. In this instance, I reference a recent story ran by a major newspaper concerning my successor and me. There is no doubt political charlatans and enemies are at work fueling unnecessary rumour and insinuations and seeking to drive a wedge in an otherwise cordial and respectful political relationship. My relationship with Governor Fashola remains cordial both at the personal level and at the level of commitment to ensuring Lagos State remains on the path of political stability, growth and development.

Whether Governor Fashola had a specific candidate or not isn’t the issue here. What is important is to have a transparent process in the spirit of democracy to which we both subscribe.  We often debate, agree or  disagree. But when it comes to concluding on the interest of Lagos State, we are on the same page. The current situation and issues around the Lagos Gubernatorial primary are being overblown. What we have done is ensure that no one is denied his or her rights to participate and compete for any elective position. Such a disposition should not translate into anger and divisiveness of the party as it is being peddled. Conflicts and disagreements is part of every political process. The capacity to solve these conflicts in-house and not on the pages of newspaper is a tradition in Lagos.
We warn the people of Lagos state against speculative, self-serving stories aimed at destabilizing the party and its leadership. The media must be weary of accepting or publishing stories that seek to pursue a narrow political agenda. Rather, they should make their paper a platform for proper news dissemination and constructive analysis such that can help our country tackle the current security problem, create jobs.
While we appreciate, recognize and respect the right of every media house to publish any story, it is important not to be part of the feeding frenzy and not to mislead the unsuspecting public.
At my age and with my level of political experience, I am expected to seek for solutions, work for reconciliations and find a common ground where disagreements exist. That is what I have dedicated myself to in the larger interest of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. That is what Governor Babatunde Fashola and myself are about. That is what Lagos state deserves as Nigeria’s pacesetter in terms of democracy and development.

chronique:
When I read the news from hamzat, I had a really good laugh. As at 2014/15, "nobody" knew hamzat and as a matter of fact, I only recently got to know him during the Lagos apc crisis that produced sanwo olu as the governorship aspirant for apc. Why Jonathan would want to offer an unknown hamzat with no political clout $5m as at 2015, is something hamzat should tell lagosians.

If you don't know him, you most likely was not following Lagos politics.....

": Hamzat was Fashola's anointed candidate to succeed him in 2015 . Although Hamzat who was then Commissioner of Works lost at the 2015 APC primaries. I am not sure why he would choose to lie he was offered such if he wasn't. I have a propensity to believe him judging by GEJ's character and attitude towards the start of the 2015 polls " Jonathan was wooing aggrieved members of opposition to move to his camp, he succeeded in some states like Shekarau in Kano, Bafarawa in Sokoto. e.t.c

I remember Hamzat was Fashola's anointed candidate to succeed him in 2015. Although Hamzat who was then Commissioner of Works lost at the 2015 APC primaries. I am not sure why he would choose to lie he was offered such if he wasn't. I have a propensity to believe him judging by GEJ's character and attitude towards the start of the 2015 polls

If you started work on the 12th of a month, you shouldnt expect to be paid a whole month salary. Your salary will be prorated.the first case will be highly justified. For the second payment, you will have to find out... Take note taxes , pension, will justifiably fall under deduction, but it shouldnt be as much as 40%. All things being equal.

adedehinbo:
This is still part of reasons I love to be a muslim,Quran states that if you can't treat a maid just as your own son,don't bother bring them to your house as that could be the reason you will go to hell.

Don't bring religion in to this. If you are smart, no where was it stated they are traditionalist, christian or muslims.... No religion ask for people to mistreat others...... I am sure Quran didn't ask WICKED parents who birth Millions Of Almajiri who are thrown on the streets in Northern Nigeria to fend for themselves .

Raalsalghul:
Blame this on irresponsible parents who push out kids with no plans and leave them in the hands of others who maltreats them.

Parents of such kids more often than not should share in the blame, It takes one to be foolish and self centered to raise several kids with no means of taking care of them and then have the effrontery to blame the government. Self check of our actions will solve most issues.

until as a people we do a self check at all times our progress as a nation will move so slowly. As individuals, we erroneously always believe the problem is caused by the next person and not us. e.g our leaders are corrupt , my boss is corrupt ,e.t.c meanwhile we will gladly take bribe at work. A simple self check on their actions should reveal to anyone with an iota of common sense this is wrong. If they cant even pretend while outside, Lord knows what they do with the girl inside

BossOluwendy:
I read yesterday the account of Oga AutoreportNG about the on going work of the Lagos Ibadan railway track and promise to post pictures of the Ijoko-Agbado axis of the railway li ne ( I pass the route sometimes). As you can see in the pictures below, construction work is still going on and not near completion.
I interviewed some of the construction workers and they told me that though work is completed at Itori around Ifo, Ogun state , work is nowhere near completion around Ijoko to Agbado...all the way to Oshodi .

near completion actually will be based on total scope of work. In percentages , even though relative should mean in the neighbourhood of 90%. You can not determine if roughly 90% of work has been completed from just your axis ..... Lagos-ibadan should be roughly 150km of railway track....

Drock49:
Hi, everyone, am tobi from ogun state, a tall guy in his early twenties, I'm a stammerer from birth but recently i have been noticing that it's been getting worse, I can't talk anymore in public without the fear of embarrassing myself.

Everytime am on the net, searching for "How to stop Stammering" but up till now, no improvement, I have tried all method, but still no improvement, Each time I go out to buy something, I usually embarrass myself, sometimes I overhear people saying, is he deaf and dumb?

I have few friends I talk to regularly, they do understand but not everyone understands, it wasn't as bad as this early this year or in the middle of the year, I just can't explain, Usually I talk fast, but people advise me to calm down while talking but even though I try to calm down I still end up Stammering, am frustrated, nothing is working, its even leading me to suicidal thoughts, am just tired,

Ignore my typos, am just frustrated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ4XNEDSKWY

Please see this video and listen to steve Harvey a celebrity who used to stutter so bad .

grandstar:
Interesting Germany has a higher population than Britain yet does not match them.

Italy and France have about the same population but each can barely count 4 clubs worthy of the championship.

Margaret Thatchers economic reforms have left a long lasting mark even in football

which economic reforms?? Germany is the strongest economy in europe. Footballwise, until the last 5 yrs in english premiership. It was always a two club tussle, the 3rd place was usually farther away in points.

Nigeria's group is the toughest . The fifa women ranking placed our opponents at 3rd, 11th and 13th.... France is not only placed 3rd, it is the host nation. Nigeria can make it through though , but it will take some hard work and luck.... there is also going to be room for a total of 4 better performing 3rd placed countries in the 6 groups to move to the knock out stage

At this pace, he just might garner a million votes, which will be a great landmark for an outsider from major parties.....

If this Man wins, and he does that, i would send more money to naija at least 1 dollar will be like 700naira.

smellingmenses:
Paid post as usual... It's so bad that APC has to resort prototypes...not achievements.

Ordinary Lagos Ibadan expressway uncompleted after 4 years in power. Meanwhile GEJ had completed it 75%!!
GEJ also completed the Ore Benin expressway.

God bless GEJ!!

you must be joking. My formerworkplace was along the expressway. it was less than 25% completed as at May 2015. As at the time i left the workplace in August 2017. it should be at roughly 60% completion. I know because i crisscross the length of the road.

shakmati:
I would not. People die. What if the man's plane had crashed and he died? They would go console her in hypocrisy. The monarch's wife should release the wife and thank God the man did not die in a plane crash. The God that gave her the N5m she used would bring N15m back to her! The same God would judge the man for his actions!

meshionu! Dey there dey deceive yourself. While it is wrong for the wife to be arrested. The monarch's wife in good faith stood surety for a man who decides to abscond. The woman now has to pay over 5 million naira. She lost no only her reputation but money and will clearly be deeply pained. The monarch's wife reaction is simply a step to elicit or force the man to rescind his wicked decision of betraying a trust If truly he cares about his family. There is also a high chance a man will have briefed his wife and mother of his four children his EVIL plan.

What happens to his salary as a former VP?

SETIOK:
AMAZING PICTURE!
BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU (Left), ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU (Middle) and AKINWUNMI AMBODE (Right).

What an amazing picture. In as much as people always say 'NO TO GODFATHERISM', it can never end and that's the bitter truth and the obvious reality.

This 1st Law of Power is very important for any politician or a growing politician learning the ropes in Politics:
(1)LAW 1- NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER Always make those above you (leaders) feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your full talents or you might accomplish the opposite. Make your masters appear more brilliant than you are and you will attain the height of power.

BABA na MASTER, he didn't build his LOYAL DYNASTY of LOYALISTS in a day, he has consistently built it for over 20 years. Most times, I smile when some people say why can't TINUBU be defeated in Lagos State. The truth is that he can and might still be defeated but definitely not now.

I will give another example of a godfather that his reign and power only subsided when he died. He is LAMIDI ADEDIBU (Penkelemesi- Peculiar Mess), (24 October 1927 – 11 June 2008). He was an aristocratic power broker in Oyo State , Nigeria. In fact, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo described him as the "father of the PDP".

When BABA ADEDIBU was still alive, he was a godfather and king maker in Oyo State and no governor, I repeat no governor in the history of Oyo State ever used 2 terms of 8 years when he was alive. That only happened when he died and the incumbent Governor of Oyo State-ABIOLA AJIMOBI made that record.

Do you think it's easy to build a loyal dynasty of loyalists that won't depart from you? I don't think so. Please, rethink before castigating and condemning ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU, he is the JAGABAN of LAGOS STATE and so shall it be until he goes to the great beyond. He is a leading leader!

Adedibu was not peculiar mess. Adelabu was peculiar mess.

Adedibu was an old thug who understood political clientism perfectly well and leveraged on that and enforced that using violence and thuggery.

Dont let the fellow copy your work. Yours will be termed as the copied work

franchasng:
No, Theodore Orji didn't install him. Ikpeazu was elected based on pity because Ngwa people have never ruled Abia, and they own Aba the most economic viable city in Abia and was abandoned to rot....so people voted for him with the hope that he will clean up Aba and transform it, but he seems to be failing and will be voted out come 2019!

Mind u, I didn't said Igbo state governors are the best, they are all failures like their fellow western and northern governors but all I am saying is let people vote count so a governor or president or senator that fail to perform up to peoples expectation get voted out without some political godfathers deciding for the entire state.

That way, incoming politicians will learn that they need to perform to get reelected, that's all I am saying

But Theodore Orji is currently a Senator!. Dont bury your head in sand bro!. Aba kor Abakaliki ni. The current Abia governor lost in Aba, and there was wild but fake celebration as the election was rigged. I can school you about your backyard. Meshionu!

franchasng:
a stupid and slowpoke Rochas of course and he and his stooge will be chased out come 2019 to also pass a message to politicians that Imo state is not for sale!

Perform and stay or fail to perform and you will be shown the exit door!

This is what we need to transform Nigeria; credible election to enable Nigerians elect their choice and vote out none-performing leaders like Buhari after first tenure trial, its as simple as that.

Shhhhhhh, Former Abia state Governor Theodore Orji the most hated Igbo governor didnt only install his protege as Governor, he won election to the Senate . Abia State governor currently owes civil servants 9 months. Why not focus on that ?

Mykelpato:
While the entire machineries of the APC relocated to Osun.

Saraki was in Kebbi..
Tambuwal in Jigawa..
Atiku in Anambra

Fayose in cifia pain.
Wike in "Convention must hold in Portharcourt".

Please let us hear word this night, election has come and gone.
PDP should learn their lessons.

@ the boldened

This was the core game changer , not the rigging people are alleging at the re-run. PDP lost THE MOMENT Omisore pledged alliance to APC and asked his supporters to vote APC. Adeleke actually betrayed Omisore.

From his explanation, he had no reason to be at the polling units..... He was not a party agent for the polling unit , neither was the unit his polling booth. Although i condemn the attack if true, because politicians are liars. You can see blood all over me , there was no visible wound anywhere, i wont be surprised if it is chicken blood or multivitamin syrup.

PDP has not learnt any lessson in SW. Presenting a mediocre joker like Ademola Adeleke as a gubernatorial Candidate proves that. A governor is like the CEO of the state. It is pardonable for such a man to be a senator in Abuja where he can afford to sleep and dance around.

APC is quite lenient , PDP WONT have allowed a state election be this close to warrant a rerun. Only smallies or newbies to Nigerian politics will think otherwise. and what happened after the Saturday was simple politicking, it won Omisore to its side, and the game became over.

Roughly 1900-2200 voters will be out to vote in those units. APC needs over 60% of the votes.

naijapips04:
Nah bro. They just need 450 votes plus thier 300 = 750.

APC can only get max 750. Lets just say they need 31%.

Plus there's no omisore to cut thier votes this time.

your calculation is disastrous.

In a 1500 voting population. If apc should have 950 votes. It has won. Pdp's 550 votes can not stop that. What is necessary is that apc should aim to have at least 355 votes more than pdp at the rerun

naijapips04:
There was lots of irregularities with the results. Declared results from PUs were different from what was declared by collation officers.

Be that as ir may. PDP now has a 300 vote headstart.

At most half of the 3000 registered voters would cast valid ballot and thats 1500 votes. It means PDP only has to struggle to get 30% of total votes which i know they can and will do given their performance at this election.

Lets go beat APC the second time , guys.

if it is 1500 votes, pdp must get at least 40% that is 600 to win.