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Legendary actor, Pete Edochie, has said African leaders are full of deceit and as such, smaller gods should be used to swear them into office rather than the Bible.

The actor, who is currently in Ghana made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings.

Edochie also noted that he does not only bear resemblance to Rawlings, but sees him as a brother.

The ace actor said, “State officials who swear with the Bible become more corrupt when they are in office.

“God forgives easily, so these officials do not take the oath serious whenever they hold the Bible to swear.

“But the smaller gods are not merciful like the Almighty God who created heaven and earth.

“They should swear with gods so that it will put fear in these corrupt leaders to distance themselves from corruption.”

Speaking further, the actor hinted he sees Ghana as his second home especially that he was born on the 7th of March, a day after the country marks its independence celebration.

He said, “I will be 70 on the 7th of next month and I see Ghana as my second home. I will try to come and commemorate the independence celebration here.

“Everywhere I go, people of Ghanaian origin say I remind them of Rawlings, to the extent my own daughters joined in the fray.

“I agree with people who saw we have the resemblance because I know how I look and seeing him here I have no doubt they are right. It appears we have a lot in common,” Edochie added.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/21/corruption-forget-bible-let-african-leaders-swear-smaller-gods-pete-edochie/

Viergeachar:
The Igbos offline are already clamouring for an Osinbajo presidency knowing fully well that Igbos will have their due under his presidency.

Where then cometh the online yEasterners with dissenting opinions for chrissake

seunmsg:
He should step down in the interest of accountability. The ruling party cannot check itself. We should not set a bad precedent because of politics.

hmmmm.

Saraki is their boy anyway. Are we saying Saraki is now working against the guys that single handedly gave him SP?

TonyeBarcanista:
He has to step down from the Public Account Chairman Committee

bros, did Tambwawa step down?

Young03:
Never

joshua dariye did same

was he sack?

you mind those guys.

Tambwawa did same

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate on Tuesday asked President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, to declare Senator Andy Uba’s seat vacant for defecting from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress.

The Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, while making the demand on behalf of the caucus in the day’s plenary, also called Uba’s removal as Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts by Wednesday.

Details later…


http://punchng.com/defection-sack-uba-24hrs-senate-pdp-caucus-tells-saraki/

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lalasticlala

CallmeGlad:
African leaders dont resign,they never do.They prefer to die in power.

i tell you. Their love for power is like bread and butter

nerodenero:
If he resigns,
South 2-0 North.
History won't forget Bubu but Hausa Fulanis won't forgive SW.

how sir?

ikbnice:
That man loves power like die

bros who no love power?

An international human rights organisation, Opinion Nigeria, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to tender his resignation to pave way for the confirmation of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) as President.

The ON premised its demand on health reasons and Buhari’s trip to the United Kingdom.

Its President, Jeff Okoroafor, in a petition to Buhari entitled: “A call for President Muhammad’s Buhari’s resignation without further ado”, said the response by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, that Buhari was “on a short leave which is part of his annual vacation”, was the beginning of an unending tale.”

According to him, on February 7 2017, the Senate confirmed receipt of Buhari’s letter, informing the National Assembly about the resolve to extend his annual vacation in the United Kingdom.

He, however, said that going by the statement issued by Adesina, Buhari in the letter “was not categorical on the new date of his return.”

Okoroafor said this scenario had left the Vice President in an acting capacity “for too long”, especially at a time when the country was in dire need of affirmative actions to put things in the right perspective for the year.

He said, “Although there seem to be a general assumption that the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is acting in the place of the president as such no vacuum is created in the system. But, we are quite aware that there are so many pending issues on the desk of Mr. President that awaits his return.

“We cannot be operating in secrecy at the presidential level expecting the information hungry Nigerians to keep mute. We have the right to know what is happening and we are committed to a functional and operational Nigeria which is not halted for any political gains or satisfaction.

“Based on this, we call for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari quoting his health as the reason to fully function as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, followed swiftly with the immediate confirmation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a substantive President of the country.

“We hope that this petition will reach deserving authorities in good faith, understanding that the urgency of this request is born out of the desire to salvage the country from total collapse. We pray and urge that this letter will be treated without prejudice or sentiment from whatever sphere of reasoning”, it emphasised.

“As the days on vacation recede, Nigerians yearn insistently to know the circumstances surrounding the president’s seemingly emergency exit from the country. It is ponderous to put on record that this so-called all important vacation was coming at a point when the country’s economy was demanding the innovation or yet still budgetary intervention to ameliorate the sufferings of many Nigerians.

”The social media in Nigeria within these seven- over-ten day vacation was awashed with stories competing for public attention about the reason behind the trip. The stories expanded with time with the climax asserting the death of President Buhari over failure to respond to treatments from the medical team in some named hospital in the UK.

“The presidency so far has come up with conflicting versions of comments to diffuse the tension but their words further rambled the suspicion of most Nigerians who requested that the president relay a video to Nigerians assuring them that he was hale and hearty but, he never succumbed.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/21/buhari-resign-allow-osinbajo-become-president-opinion-nigeria/

Happy birthday Aminat508 my nairaland bae. Wishing you all the beautiful things life has got to offer. Age with grace my love.

Nigeria Police have sealed off the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja, Venue of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Stakeholders meeting summoned by the sacked National Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi.

Makarfi and the governors of the party were to meet at the venue to decide their next line of action following their defeat by Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff at the Court of Appeal.

The faction through the official Twitter handle of the PDP, @officialPDPNig, has, however, disclosed that the meeting will now hold at the Ekiti State Government Lodge, Abuja following the blockage.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/20/pdp-crisis-police-block-markafi-governors-meeting-venue/

pritykate:
if them like make them Gossip
Atiku you can never near or smell aso rock

gbam

seen. Next please.

continue feeding the lawyers from the loothed funds

Keneking:
Nairaland has not built valentine marriages yet. Only short time

bad sharp guy

Am waiting to see "We met on Nairaland".

ok

cute

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The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ruling of the Appeal Court on the leadership tussle rocking the party which favoured the Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction as a “disgrace to Nigerian democracy,” adding that it will appeal the judgement immediately at the Supreme Court.

The faction’s position was disclosed by its spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, while briefing journalists in Port-Harcourt immediately after the ruling.

He alleged that two out of the three Justices that delivered the judgement read a script written by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) neglecting to consider all the issues relevant to the case.

Adeyeye said: “We are disappointed with the Appeal Court Judgement. The lead judgement is very wrong. The issues were not considered. It is a disgrace not only to PDP but to Nigerian Democracy as a whole. It is a miscarriage of justice.

“Two out of the 3 man Justices of the Appeal Court gave a scanty judgment in favour of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff while one for Makarfi. The one that spoke in favour of Makarfi considered all the issues. She was thorough. In fact, it took the Justice three times the total time it took the other two Justices to deliver their judgement.

“The Judgment has finally shown that the ruling Party, the APC is out to create a one party state in the country.

“Certainly, we are proceeding immediately to the Supreme Court to file an appeal against the ruling of today’s appeal court judgment.”

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/17/pdp-crisis-makarfi-group-heads-supreme-court-says-appeal-court-ruling-disgrace/

lalasticlala, Mynd44. i don cook finish

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