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Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has called a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Adamu Fika, from London, United Kingdom to condole him on the death of his wife, Hajiya Tasallah Fika.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday.

Shehu quoted Buhari as describing the death as painful while wishing Fika the fortitude to bear the loss.

The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his sadness over the death of Hajiya Tasallah Fika, the wife of former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Adamu Fika, Wazirin Fika.

“In a telephone call from London to the bereaved Wazirin, the President said the loss of such a devoted wife of many years was particularly a painful and challenging moment in the life of any husband.

“President Buhari explained that as a family man himself, he understood the depth of pain Dr. Fika was going through at this time “having lost a great and invaluable companion of many years and that the deceased was one of the most devoted wives who was the pride of the nuclear family.”

“While praying to Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest in peace, the President also wished Dr. Fika the fortitude to bear this enormous loss.”

http://punchng.com/buhari-calls-bereaved-ex-head-of-service-from-london/

GiftedJosh:
Which of the buhari ?

PMB

President Muhammadu Buhari may speak by telephone to Nigerians for the first time since he embarked on a medical vacation to London, the Presidency has said.

Buhari’s media adviser, Femi Adesina responded “Yes, he (Buhari) said maybe and I also say maybe” when asked on Monday night during a live political programme on Channels TV, which was monitored by DAILY POST.

Adesina said that as the President’s spokesman, he could only transmit what was told to him.

He reiterated that until President Buhari had an “all-clear” on his health, he will not return to the country.

He further assured that President Trump will not undo all the positive agreements Nigeria had with the United States of America under Barack Obama stressing that the positive bilateral relationship between the two nations will continue. .

Adesina said: “Yes, he (Buhari) said maybe, he will speak to Nigerians by phone, and I also say maybe.

“That issue of his coming back is already in the public domain in the letter that was transmitted to the National Assembly. He said as soon as he has an ‘all-clear’ on his health, he’ll be back. I think that issue has been settled

“I communicate what has been told to me. Unless I receive a definite communication that says the president will be back on this date. Then, I can say. Otherwise, I’ll just be making a guess, if I say anything that has not been said to me. Don’t forget that I’m a spokesman. I speak for somebody. I communicate what has been transmitted to me.

“Remember Trump said America will be number one, America will be number two, and America will be number three. So anything that is in the interest of American that the previous government did. I’m sure this Trump administration will continue.

“We know that governance is a continuum. I don’t think one government will come in and obliterate all the positive things that have been done by the previous administration as long as it is positive; and, in the interest of the country.”

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/14/buhari-may-speak-nigerians-phone-presidency/

sarrki:
Please help me ask him ooo

we are the problems of ourselves.

lytech1:
We Nigerians even want to remove you.
Just resign

who are the we?

lalasticlala, Mynd44

The Northern Patriotic Assembly on Monday raised an alarm over what it described as plot by some powerful individuals in the two major political parties to undermine the presidency and stability of the nation.

It said the forces were exploiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s health saga through propaganda, with the sole target of removing him from office.

National President of the group, Hon Terrence Kwuanu, in a statement recalled that Buhari, in keeping with the constitution, wrote to the National Assembly that he was proceeding on a medical leave, adding that the President further communicated that he had to stay back upon the advice of his doctors.

Kwuanu said since the first letter announcing President Buhari’s holiday, certain individuals had been trying to make him look incapable to continue in office and then edge him out.

According to him, “there have been suggestions that the undue attention is meant to overwhelm President Buhari with stress so that his health controversy would be further compromised.

“We reliably gathered that the inhumane rumours about the President’s health are calculated to cause a sense of uncertainty when he eventually returns to the country so that there would be apprehension about the veracity of any decision taken by him.

“They want Nigerians to see him as someone whose body may not pull through the rigours of state functions. The plot in this instance is to trigger nationwide protests similar to the Yar’Adua era asking him to abdicate.

“Fortunately, no human being is God to be able to correctly predict the outcome of schemes undertaken in pursuit of inordinate ambitions”.

Kwuanu accused some individuals who he described as “disgruntled men” from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) whom he said were yet to recover from their loss of power at the federal level, as being behind the sustained campaign.

He also identified those he accused of playing ethnic card within the APC of ploting against Buhari.

Kwuanu added that “Participants at a meeting recently held in Ibadan for political realignment of south west blocs against the northern bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot absolve themselves of being culpable in driving the mass hysteria over the health of Mr President”.


http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/14/buhari-forces-apc-pdp-trying-remove-president-northern-group/

rfc1918:
@realDonaldTrump

stop giving out fake news

rfc1918:
@realDonaldTrump

nothing like that please.

Keneking:
Amazing decision.

Six points to tell Mr. Donald Trump:

- Help on Chibok girls (Obama failed)
- Help on changing color of Dollars (to reset the global economy & fight corruption)
- Help in fighting Boko Haram
- Help in arms to finish off terrorism, oil vandals in Niger Delta
- Help with stolen funds stashed in US
- Help with Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's account details

the last point sha

President Muhammadu Buhari will speak to his United States’ counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump, today on phone at 3.45p.m..

Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Ahmad Bashir, who disclosed this via his Twitter handle, said the president would make the call from his London residence.

President @MBuhari will speak to @POTUS, @realDonaldTrump today at 3:45 pm (Nigerian Time) from his London residence.

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) February 13, 2017

Buhari had on January 19 departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom for medical check-up.

As of the time he was leaving, Buhari had written the National Assembly that he would proceed on a short vacation that would see him undergoing check-ups from January 24 and would resume on February 6.
He has since transmitted another letter in which he said he had decided to extend the vacation because of the need for “a course of medications and further appointments” with his doctors.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://punchng.com/buhari-call-trump-today/

So the ones they've been taking are they going to pay back?

sarrki:
The guy dey lie

I know believe am

He's too ambitious like fayemi, El rufai and Amosun

NextGovernor:
You are right Sir. We all spoke to him on conference call

YOU AND WHO?

sarrki:
Hope baba tell you not to pad the budget?

If not baba did not call you

Sarrki you bad

Oya! Food don come. Over to all those wishing him dead.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has also revealed that he has spoken with President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a medical vacation in the United Kingdom.

Saraki revealed via his Twitter account, that Buhari was in good spirits and joked about working late into the night.

“Happy to have spoken with@NGRPresident @MBuhari tonight.
He was in good spirits and joked about my working late into the night, as usual,” the Senate President tweeted.

This comes few days after the President’s aide on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, admitted that they don’t have direct access to his principal.

Adesina was speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday morning, where he revealed that they speak to those around Buhari.

He said: “I am not directly in touch with the President, but I speak with those around him in London.”

Before then, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo claimed that he had a long conversation with Buhari.

“Let me first say the President is hale and hearty. I spoke to him just this afternoon and we had a fairly long conversation, he is in good shape and very chatty,” Osinbajo stated.

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/09/buhari-told-spoke-saraki/

lalasticlala

A lawyer to Williams Ajayi’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Ekiti State , Mr. Niran Owoseeni, on Wednesday withdrew from handling the case of the respondent over alleged defamatory statement written against the justice of the Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti.

Owoseeni said the letter, purportedly written by the Publicity Secretary of Ajayi’s faction, Dayo Owolabi, the executive that had been validated by the verdict of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, was a threat to his career and that he would never be a party to any attempt to rubbish the temple of justice.

The Lawyer said this when the matter came up for hearing at the appeal court yesterday, which formed part of the explanations offered to justify why he failed to produce Owolabi in court despite the court’s directive.

Presiding justice Olanrewaju Belgore , had on Monday ordered Owolabi to appear in court and explain the reason behind such a derogatory statement.

The statement dated January 20, 2017, which was submitted at the office of the Appeal Court’s Registrar , accused the justices of bias over their failure to conduct the sitting of January 19, 2017, which centred on whether the judgement of January 24 at the Federal High Court should be held or suspended .

The High Court’s judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo basically centred on which faction is authentic between Ajayi and Barr. Gboyega Oguntuase-led groups .

Owoseeni said: “I have decided to step aside because I can’t be part of any attempt to malign your lordships. I won’t conduct myself in a way that will put judiciary in discomfort. I urge your lordships to allow me to step aside for another lawyer to take up this matter.

“But with all sense of responsibility, I delivered your message to them that you asked them to appear in court today. But I want to believe that the publicity the matter attracted must have scared them.”, he said.

Owoseeni pleaded for adjournment of the case , pointing out that he was served with two counter affidavits by the appellant(Oguntuase) on Tuesday , which he needed time to respond to.

Lawyer to the Appellant, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN) , who appealed to the justices to overlook the matter said: “the statement against your lordships was very scary, opprobrious and odious to say the least.

“Judiciary is the third arm of government that gives nerves and valves to democracy. I have practiced law for 36 years and I feel sorry for this country about how your lordships are being insulted. Please, just take it easy with them”.

Ozekhome, however, contended that it could have been better if the author of the letter had appeared to clear his name.

He said the adjournment being sought by the respondent was needless, saying he would have to request for cost under this circumstance.

The presiding justice Belgore, said “we are not trying him for writing against us or sending him to prisons, but it could have been better for him to come so that we can tell him the gravity of his offence”.

Justice Belgore, in his brief ruling awarded N100,000 cost against the respondent to cover the cost of transportation for the appellant’s legal team.

Justice Belgore also adjournment the case to March 20, 2017 .

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/08/pdp-factional-crisis-lawyer-withdraws-anti-fayoses-excos-suit/

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