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BBC, Al-Jazeera confirm General Muhammadu Buhari's victory.

The Change we've all been vociferating is here

JEGA
J- Just
E- Ended
G- Goodluck
A- Administration

Tongue is undoubtedly powerful

dkronicle:
Lols tongue is more powerful dan ya vote,,,

I adore our amiable president's prescience. He predicted his exit in 2015 . The tongue is powerful

#GejWasOnceAPresident

Mothers Rock. I respect them all

PREMIUM TIMES has obtained a shocking confidential document detailing rigging plans to swing victory in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan.

A PDP insider said the master-plan was produced for the party and the presidency by a discreet strategy committee empanelled for the purpose. PREMIUM TIMES is unable to determine the membership of the committee at this time.

It is unclear whether the PDP is following these recommendations as the voting process goes underway across the country.

When contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, said he would not comment on a document he knew nothing about.

He said, “I can’t answer for a document I have not seen. We are in the middle of election and we are on the field. Every other thing at this time is diversionary.

“This is no time for accusation and counter accusation. All we want is for this election to be free, fair and credible. If anyone rigs this election, it would be obvious to Nigerians.”

Read full details of the plans below.

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STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION ON POLL SWINGING FOR PRESIDENT JONATHAN

Should it become practically impossible to stop the March 28 Presidential Elections, the PDP shall have no choice but to fall back on a strategic master plan that will ensure that votes are swinged in its favour in some carefully selected states in he six geopolitical zones.

We have done an extensive survey of the states taking into consideration nearly all the key factors and interplay of forces that could determine the outcome of Election in the zones.

NORTH WEST ZONE (NW)
APC is very strong in virtually all the states in the North West. However, our studies have also revealed that the PDP has opportunities to swing the votes in three of the six states that n1ake up the North West. The three states are, Sokoto, Kaduna, and· Kebbi. We suggest that heavy deployment of military and other security personnel be made in these three states with specific instruction to cooperate with the PDP.

Identify INEC officials and other party agents including those of the APC for huge financial inducements to swing votes for PDP.

NORTH EAST (NE)
With the exception of Gombe and partly Adamawa States where the PDP is expected to make some significant impact, the other four states are keen supporters of the APC presidential candidate. But we have also noticed that the PDP has an opportunity of swinging votes in Taraba, Gombe and Yobe states to boost the chances of Mr. President.

We are recommending similar strategy to be adopted in the selected states in the North West for the North East as well. In addition however, the PDP must be extremely cautious not to rake in excess votes that could easily lead to suspicions given the prevailing security situation in the area.

What is being suggested here is that vote swing in these zones should match relatively with the expected low voter turn out in the zone so as not to create credibility problem ab-initio for the officials and personnel who will be engaged for the exercise.

Key government officials should also be deployed in this direction for strategic reasons.

NORTH CENTRAL (NC)
The PDP should target Kwara, Kogi, Benue and Nassarawa states. Our studies have shown that the zone is traditionally a PDP zone but presently the APC has made very serious inroad in such a manner that the PDP’s strength has diminished significantly in the zone.

However, owing to the large followership that PDP still enjoys in Kogi, Benue, Nasarawa and the Northern part of Kwara State there is a window of opportunity to swing the votes. This can be achieved by deploying huge military personnel and enough financial inducements to INEC officials and party agents. It is expected that the zone will record very large voter turnout during the presidential Elections which lives the PDP with a good opportunity of swinging relatively large percentage of the votes for President Jonathan.

SOUTH WEST (SW)
This zone is the most difficult and delicate to deal with. Because of the high level of enlightenment and political education among the people1 vote swinging here may be a little tough for the PDP, but not impossible.

It is clear that the North West and South West share a lot in common in both population and support for the APC. However, the PDP will have to confront the challenge with iron cast resolve to swing the poll in at feast four states in the South West. These are Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos and Oyo. For these states, monetary or financial inducement may not produce expected results. Our studies have shown that both INEC officials and party· agents in most of the South

Western states do not easily succumb to monetary inducements. The Electorate in this part of the country are known for their hot headedness and are ever alert to moves being made by Election officials and ·the security agents -at Election times. They hardly give room for officials to manipulate the process.

To achieve the swing therefore will require a great deal of resolve on the part of that PDP to confront this big challenge. We are recon1mending that military presence should be established on a very high scale in the identified states on the Election Day. It may also be useful to profile son1e of the key leaders of the APC in these states a few days to the election for attempted’ acts of instigating violence and intimidation of PDP candidates and supporters.

The idea here is to enable the police and other security agencies invite these official for safe keeping in their custody until election are done with. We have realized that the close networking between APC officials and their field officers. Agents at election time have often prevented Election Officials and the security from tampering with results or doing anything to favour the opposition. We recommend that everything must be done to break or weaken this network so as to live some window of opportunity for the vote swinging strategy to be implemented. The Minister of Police Affairs should be actively on duty in these states to oversee the implementation of this plan.

We are also suggesting that the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC should be involved at the level of interfering with the communication gadgets of all known APC bigwigs in the South West 24hrs before and after the Presidential Election so as to break or weaken the network between them and their field officers for the election period .

Restriction of top level APC officials is very necessary. Concerted effort rnust be made to work on the statistics of Oyo and Lagos states and local governments that attracts heavy votes.

SOUTH – SOUTH (SS)
The PDP should move into Rivers, Edo and Akvva Ibom with huge rnilitary deployment. It is not expected that Election in this key states will be without incidents. Giving the iron cast determination of Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and Adams Oshiomole of Edo to deliver their states to the APC Presidential candidate.

In addition to military deployment, the headship of INEC officials could also be compromised with huge financial inducements. It may also be useful to enlist the services of son1e Ex-militants whose jobs basically will be to instill fear and intimidation into non PDP promoters and supporters in order to create or enhance the window of opportunity to swing the votes for PDP. Divide and rule tactics should be deployed in these states for desired result.

SOUTH EAST (SE)

This is the easiest of zones for the PDP. What we have found here is that the APC though has a good presence, does not really constitute major threat to

PDP. Vote swinging in this zone will be at the pleasure of PDP, that is if the party finds the need to do so. Apart from states like Imo and, Ebonyi the

APC is very unlikely to do well at the presidential poll in this zone. However, in order not to take things for granted, some light military presence and security personnel may be in order. Here, the PDP is not required to put much financial resource on election officials and party agents for the obvious reason that its chances of winning the presidential elections here are not under any treat whatsoever. The Propaganda that profiles APC standard bearer as an Islamic extremist has stuck on the opposition candidate like super glue and there is little they can do to change the perception of the average Igbo man about Gen. Buhari.

ADDENDUM

It is instructive to reiterate that the vote swing strategy as recommended for the zones is without prejudice to the sole objective of winning the election at all cost. The party should decide whether it is ready to win the polls using all the means and resources available to it and prepare for the legal battle to follow, or allow itself to be defeated and head for the courts as the underdog.

With Elections in Nigeria, experience has shown that is it better to fight from the position of strength. The idea of struggling in court after a defeat should not be contemplated at all. For it will be a share waste of time. The poll swinging strategy is aimed at harvesting between thirty to thirty four million votes for the PDP presidential candidate across twenty-eight states of the Federation including the FCT.

On the basis of the zones, officials who will implement this strategy must ensure that the presidential candidate collect at least between six and seven million votes each in the South-South, South East and North Central totaling 21 million. And for the South West the plan targets at least six million votes, North East 4 million, and Northern East 3 million votes.

South – South – 6 million votes

South- East – 7 million votes

North Central – 6 million votes

South West – 6 million votes

North West – 4 million votes

North East – 3 million votes

FCT – 1 million votes

Grand Total = 23 million votes

Contacts at INEC reliably informed our team that the target voter turnout overall nationwide is not expected to exceeded 50 million out of which it is projected that about 1 million votes may be voided.

EXECUTION PLAN

For effective implementation of this strategy we recommend that a tactical team of about one thousand men and women be constituted to be deployed to states. Owing to the very complex nature of this exercise, we suggest that each zone should present at least one Hundred people for this exercise.

They are to undergo induction course on the process of vote swinging at the discrete location. The PDP should as a matter of necessity set up a control room within a safe location at the FCT where the activities of all poll swinging officers can be effectively monitored. All officers involved in this exercise should be advised to use only text message when contacting the control room.

Tools needed for this exercise include the following.

Procurement of Ballot boxes

We have recommended the procurement of about fifty thousand ballot boxes ahead of the general elections to be distributed amongst the identified states in the North-West and the Norti)-East. We also recommend the procurement of ballot paper to be thumb-printed in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Hostile States

Apart from states like Benue, Plateau, Kogi and Nasarawa, the remaining fifteen states in the North are to be treated as hostile to its presidential candidate for this elections. The six south-western states have also been classified as hostile states however the PDP may record a marginal win in

Ondo over the APC in the Presidential Elections. In the South-South Edo and Rivers have been singled out for special shock treatment reserved for similar hostile states in all the other zones in the North and South-West.

The South-East is generally regarded as the most friendly zone for the party with adequate measures to ensure that elections results are protected.

Ad-hoc Staff for INEC

We have recommended the recruitment of about five hundred staff for INEC who will be under strict instruction to work for the ruling party in this general election. Most of the Ad-Hoc staff are to be deployed in so called hostile states to enable the party, execute its plans of n1anipulating the electoral process there.

ELECTION OBSERVATION

We have recommended that some election · observers and NGOs both foreign and local are to be heavily induced to work for the PDP in this elections. It is specifically recommended that 25% of the monies collected at the fund raising dinner be set aside for this purpose.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

A committee comprising members of the strategist, the DSS, Police, Civil Defence, INEC and the Army is to be set up within the next two weeks to see to the effective implementation of the recommended strategies.

It is important to note that funds should be released to all key officials and groups 48 hrs to the Election date to allow full concentration on the job.

Source: premiumtimesng

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Canada’s new immigration policy, no matter how innovative it looks, is a visible deterrent to the international workforce.
The new Express Entry Program, which came into effect on January 1, 2015 puts the international students in a difficult situation, not to mention the increased pressure.

Under the Express Entry Program of canada, a potential candidate completes an online express entry profile, where they mention about their skills, work experience, language ability, education and other relevant details supporting their overall assessment.

The problem lies in the significance given to a certificate called the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which the federal government denies.

As per a standard scoring system, each potential candidates are ranked against each other to qualify for an invitation to apply for permanent residency. Then, the qualified candidate can apply again under three federal economic immigration program such as Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Canadian Experience Class.

The invited candidates shall be given exactly 60 days to apply for permanent residency. Those candidates who failed to secure the cut off shall remain in the pool for another six months. The program aims to make 15-25 draws in 2015.

The Express Entry is based on points in which a prospective candidate needs to secure a specific cut off out of 1,200 points. The real trouble begins when the scoring happens. The required cut off points are difficult to secure. The cut off points were first 886, then dropped to 735 points. But the real catch is if a candidate applies for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), then he/she straightaway receives 600 points. It is a necessity as Express Entry Program requires a job offer in hand to be eligible for the pool. Therefore, a candidate must apply for LMIA.

The scholars say their once provided awards in the form of Canadian education credentials and post-graduate work experience have little to no value or negligible under the new Express Entry program.

Though government officials maintain that under the Express Entry Program, one doesn’t require LMIA, but the conditions laid out in the Express Entry Program mandates the candidate to seek out a job offer before he/she intends to be part of the Express Entry process. A job offer and a provincial or territorial nomination can provide a big advantage to score.

The LMIA is created to protect Canada’s own domestic workforce. It will ensure that the permanent residents have the first opportunity to get access of the job. Nevertheless, LMIA is a difficult thing to get. It’s time consuming, strenuous and not to mention a complicated process for the employers. When potential employers are looking for an opportunity to decline a job application, it further aggravates the situation. It’s outright balderdash as no employer would be interested in advertising for a possible position in the job market when they already have done the recruitment.

Meanwhile, Mr. Chris Alexander, Immigration Minister remains hopeful about the current status quo, “The fact that everyone who was invited to apply for permanent residence in this round of invitations already has valid job offers, or provincial nominations, shows that Express Entry is working to fill Canada’s existing labour market gaps.” But many civil society members have lambasted the federal policy, calling it as ridiculous and flawed. Jonathan Champagne, Director, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, said, “The perception is Canada is making it more difficult for them. There’s no more real advantage with their Canadian education. Canada could be losing out to other countries in attracting international students.” Even the scholars maintain that the Canadian Education Credentials and Postgraduate Work Experience which, previously, was of immense value to them now remains obscured under the new Express Entry Program.

The set of people who stand immune to the new immigration policy are international graduates of Canadian schools, foreign workers covered under international agreements, employees transferred within the company, academicians and religious workers.

An online petition has been filed with 5500 signatures on it. The petitioners have requested the federal government to scrap the LMIA requirements. The petition puts forward the argument that the prospective candidates have the requisite skills to be automatically qualified for the job.

Apart from that Canada is on the verge of an ageing population. A younger workforce will definitely boost Canada’s economy as there is a high possibility for new ventures popping up. It stresses that 290,000 foreign students in Canada pumped USD 8 billion into its economy. The petition also claims that though many prospective students have a full time job under the Post Graduate Work Experience, they didn’t receive Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) led employment points.

Before it becomes a big blow to the Canadian economy, the government must revisit its immigration policy. There is a wide consensus among different civil society groups in Canada.

Inkman:
You are welcome to the progressive train
please share the word
Nigeria will be Great again
thank you

Hopefully. I'll just keep my fingers crossed

Inkman:
oh i see!
still sitting on the fence
please if you have a PVC
make nigeria work
vote GMB
thank you Sire

I pledge my support then. SaiBuhari

Inkman:
whad'you say?
Btw
are you for TRASHFORMATION OR
PROGRESSIVECHANGES

Nonaligned sire

Inkman:
when Buhari enter
Asari go humble
#VoteGMB
#VoteChange
#itsInYourThumb
#ACTNOW
#OneNigeria
#Peace

Don't forget change could be positive or witherward. Be specific

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Ogbeni Asari, go sidon for one place Joor!!
You alway talk Upside Down!!!

himself get him point na

Asari Dokubo reaffirms his support for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, condemns Northerners.
Watch and share your views.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x13Fn0fWk3U?list=LL-ZWJJOLlCiHv1196UqZNwA

XtraSmooth404:
lol but it's true naw... Do you need TB Joshua to tell you GEJ will win? eh?

why do u think he will?

Hilarious picture

This is one of the noteworthy events during President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's tenure. In the video, Nigerians in Newyork vociferate for Change which brought ignominy on the minister. Enjoy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ovb6T4ils#