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P.M.NEWS can confirm authoritatively today that President Muhammadu Buhari did not endorse Mr.Mohammed Wali as acting chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission because of his links with the Peoples Democratic Party.

Wali is a brother of Senator Abdallah Wali, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the April election in Sokoto state.
‘The two Walis are of the same mother and father, the same compound”, said a source close to the dramatic change by President Muhammadu Buhari, few hours after Professor Attahiru Jega, handed over to Wali after five years in the saddle.

Wali is a national commissioner of INEC from Sokoto state.

“There is a feeling that with the Sokoto governorship tussle still before the court, and INEC a party in the case, Mohammed Wali’s position may be compromised”, said the source.

“The presidency now has a feeling that the three-hour INEC boss was PDP’s man and that explained why PDP was attacking President Buhari’s choice later on, apart from the fact that Buhari is empowered constitutionally to appoint an acting or substantive INEC chairman”, the source added.

PDP’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh had attacked President Buhari for naming Amina Bala Zakari as the Commission’s Acting Chairman. Amina from Jigawa state, was also a national commissioner at INEC.

The PDP charged that Amina Bala Zakari may be a loyalist of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nigeria’s northwest zone, an accusation that points back at the party itself that Wali may also have been a stooge of PDP.

Mr. Metuh said that the PDP was deeply disturbed by the development in INEC, wondering why President Buhari, who knew all along that Mr. Jega would leave office by June 30, had to wait for the outgoing Chairman to hand over to one of the National Commissioners only for the President to reverse the situation immediately. According to the PDP spokesman, the development was likely to inject bad blood in the Commission.

“The situation in INEC since the PDP government reformed and granted it operational autonomy has been peaceful, but Tuesday’s untidy overruling of Professor Jega and appointing of Mrs. Amina Zakari as Acting Chairman which, we gathered, was influenced by personal relationship with the Presidency and one of the new Governors of the North West, ostensibly to pave the way for the APC at the electoral tribunals, has completely eroded public trust in the commission,” said Mr. Metuh.

But In a statement, media adviser to the President, Femi Adesina said Metuh’s attack lacked any factual foundation.
“President Buhari certainly did not “overrule” Prof. Attahiru Jega in appointing Mrs Amina Zakari as the Acting INEC Chairman, as Mr Metuh alleged.

“Prof. Jega’s purported handing over to another Commissioner cannot be construed as an “appointment” because only the President has the constitutional authority, which he exercised to appoint Mrs Zakari as acting Chairman of INEC.

”Contrary to Mr Metuh’s allegations, President Buhari’s appointment of Mrs Zakari as Acting INEC Chariman was based entirely on merit, her vast experience in the internal operations of INEC and the President’s commitment to affirmative action in support of gender equality, because, apart from being fully qualified for the position, Mrs Zakari was the only woman among the six Commissioners considered.

“Due Process was certainly followed in Mrs Zakari’s appointment. Mr Metuh’s spurious claims of her appointment having been influenced by “personal relationship with the Presidency” and a Governor in the North-West “to pave the way for the APC” at election tribunals should be disregarded by the public.

“The allegations are nothing but falsehoods contrived by Mr Metuh to unjustly denigrate a President popularly elected by Nigerians to undo the damage done to the nation by years of PDP rule.

superted87:
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carzola:
Immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan’s Helipad was pictured and from all indications President Muhammadu Buhari’s $500,000 worth Helipad must be far more expensive.

Former President Jonathan’s helipad was built for him in his Otuoke community by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

A standard helipad it expected to measure 16m by 16m.

President Buhari has been heavily criticised for reports that emerged that the government was building a helipad for him in Daura, Katsina State.

It has been reported that the figure budgeted for the construction of the said helipad is up to $500,000.

However, it is unlikely that the facility will be so expensive.

Here is the helipad in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.

Link: http://www.thetrentonline.com/jonathans-helipad-buharis-helipad-far-expensive-photos/

biafrasun:
Bleep Apc

colossus2:
So true....but op dem long sha and you for try space the points instead of them looking congested.

It is the time of the year with heavy rain and unfortunately with rain comes loads of road accidents. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, a reasonable percentage of all road accidents are weather-related, with the majority occurring during cloudy/darkened weather and/or on wet tarmac in the rain.

Wet driving conditions can be very hazardous for a number of reasons. Roads that are wet from the rain build up a film of oily water and grease that make it more difficult for tyres to gain traction. Additionally, driver visibility decreases greatly in rainy conditions.

While driving in the rain cannot altogether be avoided, extra precautions can be taken by the driver being vigilant and practising the best road safety methods when it’s essential to drive in the rain.

Tips on how to drive in the rain:

Demist your front and back windscreens: This may seem like a simple tip but you must ensure you have the best vision possible when driving in the rain. Therefore, make sure that your front and, especially, the rear screen defrosters are working effectively.

Do not use your high beam headlights: While it is important to use low beam headlights in the wet, high beam headlights are likely to reflect back on you thus reducing your visibility.

When driving through water: Generally, if the water is deeper than the bottom of your doors or the bottom third of your wheels, it is inadvisable to attempt driving through it. Use extreme caution and slow right down, it is important to watch the flow of the water and how fast it is going. If the water is too high, take a different route rather than driving through the flood and risking damaging your electronic control systems.

Drive in the tracks of the car in front: Following another car’s tracks on wet roads can reduce the amount of water between the road and your car tyres. Whenever possible, slow down by taking your foot off the accelerator and avoid using your brakes.

Steer into the skid: The first thing you should do is to remain calm, ease your foot off the accelerator and carefully steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go. This is called ‘steering into the skid’ and will bring the back end of your car in line with the front. For cars without anti-lock braking system, avoid using your brakes. If your car has ABS, brake firmly as you ‘steer into the skid.’

Engage in regular auto maintenance: Make sure you replace old, brittle windshield wipers, since they make already-challenging rainy weather visibility much worse. Check your brakes and tyres regularly. Keep windshield clean and use your windshield defroster to keep the inside of your windows moisture-free.

Be aware of the most dangerous driving conditions: The road is at its slickest at the beginning of a rainstorm that follows a long dry spell. This is because the residual oil and rubber-dust that has accumulated on the roads will mix with the water to form a very slick, skid-causing mixture. This slippery residue is especially prominent in intersections and other places where cars must idle for periods of time. If possible, avoid driving in the early part of rainstorms that follow long dry periods, and if you must drive, exercise extra caution.

Do not use cruise control: If your car hydroplanes, the cruise control could actually cause your car to accelerate, which would be particularly dangerous.

Use your headlights, but not your high beams: Be sure to turn your headlights on, even in the lightest of rains. Headlights will help you be more visible to other drivers, as well as improve your own visibility. Do not, however, turn on your high beams. Doing so causes the light to bounce off of particles of water in the air, and will create a blinding effect to other drivers.

Be wary of water collected on the road: Never drive through moving water that you cannot see the ground beneath since doing so could cause your car to be swept off the road. Also, avoid large puddles altogether; driving into deep water or splashing water up under your car can cause considerable damage to your vehicle.

Tap your brakes lightly after crossing through a puddle: This will help dry out some of the water on your rotors.

Use the centre lanes: Water tends to collect on the sides of the roads; so drive as closely to the centre of the road as you can without crossing over the yellow lines or being a hazard to cars around you.

Avoid using the brakes when possible: If it is safe to do so, slow down by releasing your foot from the throttle pedal rather than hitting the brakes. When you do need to use your brakes, try to brake as early as possible to alert drivers behind you that you are slowing down, and apply a steady but firm pressure.

Maintain a proper distance between your car and the one ahead: Under normal conditions, there should be a 10 second gap, but in the rain, cars need two to three times more stopping distance.

Slow Down: Decreasing your speed is the most important piece of advice when driving in the rain. Particularly when approaching puddles, be cautious. Hitting puddles of even a few inches at high speeds can cause you to lose control of your vehicle and in some instances, vehicles’ engines have knocked through hydro-lock. When driving in wet conditions, you are also more likely to encounter accidents or debris in the road that you will need to avoid. Travelling slowly ensures that you will have time to see and respond in a timely manner, even with decreased visibility and a longer stopping distance.

Shillong, June 26 (IANS) A Nigerian drug smuggler has been arrested by Shillong-based customs officials from New Delhi, where he was under detaintion after his visa lapsed, an official said on Friday.

Samnneji Chukwuemeka alias Moses Jeffery was wanted in Meghalaya for trying to smuggle drugs from the state to Holland in 2011.

"He (Chukwuemeka) has under security radar for nearly four years after we foiled his attempt to smuggle 645 grams of brown sugar from Shillong to Holland way back in August 2011 through a courier agency," Superintendent of Customs (Preventive) Shillong, D. Bhattacharjee, told IANS.

In October 2011, Indian customs department issued a red alert notice against Chukwuemeka after it found that his passport number also figured in the parcelling box which contained the seized drugs.

"Finally, we managed to arrest Chukwuemeka only after the immigration cell at New Delhi alerted us that he has been detained by Delhi Police for over staying in India," Bhattacharjee said.

adonismuller:
I am currently in osun state, I know what the people of osun are saying about Aregbe.


Those people in the pic are either the touts who are comfortable with the okada and 2000 bribe he gives them.

Or


The ones who are still under his spell.


Or


The naturally dumb and ignorant ones.


If you wana know what Osun people think about Aregbe,ask the educated ones in the state

Trailblazer1:
It would have been a great news if it had been an APC governor

It would had been record breaking if it had been done by Aregbesola

You should be the king of hypocrites