Buhari and his administration are so bitter, Why so much hate? Why so much pain? a simple congratulatory message is not a big deal, why making it look unhappy.

SteveAde123:
...Says President's Comment hypocritical

Former Deputy National Publicity of the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described comments said to have been made by President Muhammadu Buhari in reaction to the Supreme Court's acquittal of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as "hypocritical."

Frank in a statement in Abuja, said it would have been better for the President to have maintained a dignified silence rather than betraying his emotion by comparing his purely political judicial antecedents to the persecution of Saraki.

He said that Buhari should have since demonstrated his faith in the judiciary by ensuring that all persons around him that have been accused of corruption are also made to prove their innocence through the judicial process instead of shielding them from prosecution.

Frank said: "I find it a joke of the year and facetiously hypocritical for Mr. President to say that Saraki's "tortuous journey" to victory at the Supreme Court is akin to his own three-time sojourn through the judicial apparatchik.

"What does Mr. President mean? Is he saying that he tacitly supported the persecution of the President of the Senate simply because he emerged as the Presiding Officer of the Senate on June 9, 2015 against the wish of a cabal in the party with his tacit support?

"To prove his new faith in the Judiciary, let the executive arraign and ensure that persons like the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. David Babacheer Lawal and the former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to prove their innocence over the grass cutting scandal and corruption petitions from the Rivers State Government against them respectively.

"We knew from day one that the charge of alleged false asset declaration against Saraki was a political vendetta plotted to shame and pull Saraki down. We never had doubt that the judiciary would vindicate him. Our only fear was the attacks and intimidation of judicial officers, by agents of this administration to force a miscarriage of justice.

"I think the President should have been courageous enough to ask the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) - that hijacked the job of the Code of Conduct Bureau and championed the persecution of Saraki - to apologize to him.

"To equate Saraki's unjust trial to Buhari's episodes of legal battle to prove that he was cheated during three presidential elections is to admit guilt. It is like 'I went through hell and I also wanted you to go through hell to know how it feels.'

"I think that this type of mindset is sadistic and un-fatherly, if that was the thinking behind the statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu - Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

"I think the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Chairman and members of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), deserve the commendation of all Nigerians for seeing the case for what it was, and for their courage in preventing a calamitous injustice which was about to perpetrated against an innocent man."

Comrade Timi Frank
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress

that is a good one,having human sympathy is one very good attribute of a good leader.

BayelsaLegacy:
Bayelsa State Government on Thursday vowed to settle the medical bills of four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members involved in an auto crash on Monday in which two of them died.

Suoyo Appah, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seriake Dickson on NYSC Matters, made the pledge in Yenagoa, the state capital during the issuance of NYSC discharge certificate to the outgoing corps members.

Mr Appah stated:“The state government always feels uncomfortable when a corps member dies; that is why we extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased corps members.

“For those that are hospitalised, the governor has made a provision for their bills to be settled and also wishes them quick recovery.”

He said the state government had continued to provide welfare packages to ensure smooth service year for all corps members deployed to Bayelsa, adding that the government had regularly rewarded hardworking corps members in every batch with grants.

In her speech, the state NYSC Coordinator, Loto Bolade, commended the state government for its help to corps members.

Mrs Bolade said that 1,401 corps members effectively finished the service year and urged them to be great ambassadors of the scheme.

(NAN)


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they got nothing on you Mr saraki

SteveAde123:
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has reiterated his confidence in the judicial process and the ability of the Judiciary to do justice to all manner of men and in all circumstances.

In a statement personally signed by him after the judgement of the Supreme Court which upheld the earlier decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal discharging and acquitting him of all 16 charges instituted against him, Saraki expressed gratitude to all Nigerians who have supported him since the case commenced three years ago.

“At the end of a tortuous journey of 1018 Days counting from September 22, 2015 when the case began at the Tribunal, I am happy that I have been vindicated. The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no evidence of false declaration of assets. The court also observed that certain agents took over the responsibility of the Code of Conduct Bureau in this trial, and one can infer that this was done towards a pre-determined end.

“This outcome has gladdened my heart and further strengthened my belief in this country and as well as my faith in Almighty Allah, who is the righter of all wrongs. God has vindicated me today before the judgement of man, and I am most thankful and humbled at His grace and infinite mercies.

“Through it all, I refused to be shaken, knowing, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, that the arch of the moral universe may be long, but it bends towards justice. I knew the day would come when justice would prevail and I would be exonerated.

“I have always believed in the infallibility of our Judiciary, secure in the knowledge that our courts – the last refuge of the oppressed - would never condemn the innocent. This outcome is also a vindication of my belief in the rule of law.

“As I said in my first appearance at the CCT, this is a politically motivated case. The case was trumped up in the first instance because of my emergence as the President of the Senate against the wishes of certain forces. Ordinarily, I doubt anyone would be interested in the asset declaration form I filled over 15 years ago.

“What we have seen is the opposite. Instead of working together in the interest of the nation and to seek to do better for our people, we are fighting one another and using legal instruments to mount baseless accusations against one another. Instead of exhibiting the need for unity and working day and night for that purpose, we are stoking the fire of division and rancour. I maintain that, above all else, my CCT trial has been a flagrant vilification of my person, and shows that some people are after their personal interests rather than the national interest.

“As a result of the war of attrition, various arms of government have wasted resources needlessly. It has been three wasted years across board in this country. Three years that would have been devoted to tackling issues affecting Nigerians, including: economic recovery, insecurity, youth unemployment and strengthening national institutions – were wasted on malicious prosecution. People were ready to trade off three years that would have been devoted to fostering cooperation, unity and economic progress for their selfish ends. It is my hope that those who are behind my persecution will see the handwriting on the wall and leave me to do the work for which I was elected, so I can continue to give my all to this great country of ours.

“As many have rightly observed, it is plain to see that the anti-corruption fight is being prosecuted with vindictiveness, to target perceived political opponents. I believe in the need to fight corruption, but I will never be party to the selective application of the law or the rhetoric of an insincere anti-corruption fight.

“I believe in fighting corruption and I have made my own humble contributions to the fight against corruption in this country. As a presidential aide, I initiated the process that led to the enactment of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. I was the first governor to establish the Price Intelligence Unit which later metamorphosed into the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) at the federal level. In the history of this country, the highest fraud, the most brazen corruption has been the Fuel Subsidy scam. No one wanted to talk about it or confront entrenched powers. As a Senator on the platform of the ruling party at that time, I sponsored a motion on the floor of the Senate calling for investigation that led to the unprecedented exposure of the massive corruption in the fuel subsidy regime. That was my only point of departure with the former President. My antecedents speak for themselves.

“I thank Nigerians for standing by me through the difficult period of this trial. The support of ordinary Nigerians and their faith in me, as well as their sophistication and discernment in seeing this case for what it was, has been a source of strength to me.

“I am most grateful for the support of my Distinguished Colleagues and the Honourable Members of the 8th National Assembly for their unflinching support and regular attendance at the various proceedings. They were unfairly criticised for accompanying me on court appearances, but it is now clear that they did so because they believed that injustice to one, is injustice to all. They have been the true embodiment of esprit de corps. I thank them for banding together in the face of an unconscionable attack on the institution of the legislature.

“I thank my legal team for their determined and principled stance, and for their knowledge and diligence, which saw this case to its just conclusion. My gratitude to all my friends, political associates, supporters and the good people of Kwara State – all of whom have been solidly behind me.

“I thank my family for enduring this trial with their usual grace and fortitude. My immense gratitude also goes to the international community for their interest in this case. The Nigerian press have kept watch and I appreciate their vigilance in ensuring that all the facts were held up to scrutiny.

“To my supporters, yes, there is a reason to rejoice, but our celebration must be tempered with the sobering lessons of the attempted injustice from Day One of this trial. We all have to canvas for fairness in the fight against corruption. We should see this verdict as an inspiration to champion the rule of law, promote democracy and its institutions as well as tolerance of divergent views.

“The overwhelming support of so many, and the insistence on ensuring that due process and truth prevailed, has made this verdict possible,” he stated.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/saraki-hails-supreme-court-verdict-says-trial-politically-motivated/

Mr Dickson has really transform Bayelsa into an extra ordinary state with all the great works, the Airport is a great step that will provide jobs for the youth in the state.. This man has really turn Bayelsa around..

Buhari needs to do what he suppose to do fast and quick, Bayelsa is not slowing down a bit, so Buhari shouldn't be the one slowing down the pace of development Bayelsa already have...

Today we celebrate with our muslim brother and sister,we are all distant relative so let's our peace to flow amongs us..

Mr Dickson is doing what a real governor does, he has taken the right step, the kind of step that will lead the state to a greater height in the future to come, now they have discover this kids young and fresh, is now time to build them up from there...