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Who introduced JPROS as a contractor in Imo State? Who approved and gave permission to award the contract to JPROS International Nig. Ltd without mobilization?

Eko Ile: Unfortunately for you, he was not your minister for education, he was not your minister for science and technology, he was never your dumb and incompetent. These clowns are responsible for what you are crying about and you give them billions every year to carry out that responsibility, not Mr Demuren.


No wonder all odechukwu supporters are all mentally misplaced and low grade thinkers just like odechukwu himself..

You are a bloody tribal irredentist who can not reason beyond your dirty nose. In developed countries must of the innovation and grass root technical advancement take root at the agency level. Education ministries are mainly concerned with policies governing schools and curricula.

If I say you are a dumbass fool base on the above post, it must be regarded as heavy handed compliment.

rhymz: 1. BACKGROUND Sequel to a report by the Hon Member, representing Orsu State Constituency and Chairman Joint State/ Local Governments Projects in the plenary sitting of the House on Wednesday, 20th February 2013 on the progress or otherwise, made so far on the execution of road contracts awarded to some contractors in the state. He reported on the slow pace of work by both Messrs
JPROS International Nig Ltd and Timik construction Coy in Owerri and Orlu Municipalities respectively. In his view the underlisted roads can be deemed as being abandoned by the contractors after collecting over 100% payment. (a) Ware-house Orlu Road junction (b) Odunze Aba Road (c) Amaigbo Street to old Nekede Road (d) Dualization of Orlu Main Town Consequent upon this, the Rt. Hon. Speaker constituted a six-man special Ad-hoc Committee comprising the following Hon. Members to investigate the matter and report back on Tuesday 24th February, 2013. 1. MEMBERSHIP (1) Hon, Simeon Iwunze - Chairman (2) Hon, Ikenna Emeh - Member (3) Hon. Greg Okemili - Member (4) Hon. Innocent Ekeh - Member (5) Hon. Kingsley Dimaku - Member (6) Hon. Samuel Anyanwu - Member 2. TERMS OF REFERENCE To obtain the following a. Award letters/approval b. Certificate of work done c. The total contract sum d. The amount paid so far, and who made approvals for the payments. e. The extent of the physical job done with pictures/ evaluations f. The possibility of the contractor fulfilling his contractual agreement or otherwise. 3. IN COMMITTEE The committee immediately got inaugurated and set
modalities for the investigation, it invited the following persons/ representatives of companies in these road projects to appear before it on Friday 22nd February, 2013 with the necessary documents relation to the contracts. The persons invited were: (a) His Excellency, the deputy Governor of the State/ Former Commissioner for works and Transport. (b) The Principal secretary to the Governor (c) The current Commissioner for Works (d) The Commissioner for Finance (e) The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport and his Directors/line officers (f) The Accountant-General of the State (g) The representative of JPROS International Nig Ltd. (h) The representative of Timik construction Coy. Ltd. All those invited to appear before the Committee did so on several invitations and were interrogated except the representative of Timik Construction Coy. Ltd. Who claimed on phone that he was deadly sick and receiving treatment in an hospital in Lagos with a promise to meet the Committee once he recovered. The permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport, Mr. Alex Nlebedum in his evidence before the Committee turned mountain of document relating to the award and execution of the contracts under investigation but most relevant to this Committee are: (a) A letter captioned award of contract for the construction of 3 No. Roads – Warehouse Orlu Road Junction –Odunze Street and Amaigbo Street Old Nekede Road. Ref: MOW/COMM/18/S.1/V1/57 dated 1st February, 2012 addressed to His Excellency. The Executive Governor of Imo State. Signed by Alex Nlebedum Permanent Secretary. The letter reads the above road contracts being handled by JPROS International Nig. Ltd have been re-negotiated downwards from N1,312,106,874.00 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Twelve Million, One Hundred and Six Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four Naira only to N1,150,000,000.00 (One Billion, One Hundred and Fifty, One Hundred and Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy four Naira) but the contract was re-negotiated downwards after Two Hundred Million Naira first advance payment had been made owing to the fact that some aspects of the job were removed, this brought the total sum of the contract to One Billion One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N1,150,000,000), the first advance payment of two hundred million inclusive of this total sum. Your Excellency may wish to consider the above and direct further please. (b) A copy of the contract agreement between Ministry of Works and Transport, for State Government on one hand and JPROS International Nig Ltd. On the other hand. (c) A letter captioned, award of contract for the construction of 3 No. Road – Warehouse Orlu Road Junction – Odunze Street and Amaigbo street Old Nekede Road. Dated 3rd February, 2012 signed by Dr. Pascal C. Obi (Ksm) Principal Secretary to the Governor addressed to the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Finance Imo State. The letter reads: I am directed to refer to your letter Ref: MOW/ COMM/18/S.1/V1/57 dated 1st February, 2012 on the above mentioned subject matter (copy attached) and to convey His Excellency, the Governor’s approval for the release of the sum of N1,150,000,000.00 (One Billion, One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) only to the Ministry of Works for the execution of the aforementioned projects. 2. Copies of this letter are being endorsed to His Excellency, the Deputy Governor/Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Works and the Account-General, Imo State for their information and necessary action. 3. Take necessary steps to implement His Excellency, the Governor’s directive. d. A cope of the evaluated works of JPROS International Nig Ltd so far amounting to N195,276,870, signed by the Director of Planning Research and Statistics Ministry of Works and Transport Mr. Ike Maduabuchi was presented to the Committee. NB: The oral interviews arguments and interrogations, that ensured between the Committee and its invitees does not worth the acre of this report. The Committee in the cause of its investigation found out that JPROS International Nig Ltd had earlier expressed interest for this job at the sum of N1,312,106,874,00 (One Billion three Hundred and twelve million ………. PART1

You are doing a disservice to your humble self. Anybody with average intellect can obtain these entire transcripts on the platform of public information act.

The Part 1 above is in line with what deputy governor said in his interview that contract was award on the approval and permission of the governor in the absence of deputy governor.

It is funny to ready that so-called governor of the people had planed a trip abroad for medical checkup while fooling Imo State people he had built European standard hospitals in Owerre and Orlu.

This Harold Demuren is a typical paper tiger certain section of Nigeria tends applaud. I have waited to read he redesigned the hangers and upgraded the hydraulic service stations at Nigerian airports. Also that he incorporated technical schools to give young Nigerian engineers a head start on hydraulics and other aeronautic trades. In fact, I have not read any tangible thing he has done as an indigenous engineer to promote growth among young Nigerian engineers in the aviation sector.

Ms. Lucky Lawal, the so-called PM News reporter, should not be in the vicinity where journalists operate. When police instruct you to stop while driving on the road or divert to another road, do you tell them (police) “I will not stop or divert because the road is a public road"?

The Lagos State Police Command PRO's office is assigned to DSP Ngozi and she is the authority in the office. When the DSP Ngozi ordered you, Ms Lucky Lawal, to leave the office, you should have gently left the office if you had intended to abide by the social decorum of your profession.

I guess your willingness to act rude in DSP Ngozi’s office indicated you went for blackmail instead of facts.

Goldcon: That is a good point for them to consider in picking a new name.

Advance Congress of Progressives (ACP)

I think Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) is better.

Imo State House of Assembly should be getting ready to impeach Rochas Okorocha because he will soon not be affiliated with a political party as a sponsor. The registered APGA party will soon expel him due to anti-party activities.

Tony Spike: Three states in the South-West: Lagos, Ogun and Ondo all have oil deposits. I am surprised you don't know that...This has been trashed out severally on Nairaland.

I guess you think the plentiful black dirty mud in southwestern region of Nigeria is an indication of crude oil deposit. Of course, it has been trashed out by a group of deceitful hack writers who made good living out of tales of a character that fell from the sky.

It is a glaring display of stupidity for non-Biafran southerners excluding Yoruba to wake up now and start crying about cornering of crude oil blocks in Nigeria by deceitful characters from southwestern and northern regions of Nigeria. These whiners sold the share of their Nigeria’s common patrimony 46 years ago.

I wrote in my previous post that the swindlers in APC will run out of options and the party will not be registered. The members of APC are bunch of ill-educated Nigerians who reason through the bridges of their noses. I am not surprised the moronic dingbat did not realize that a party named African Democratic Congress (ADC) already existed. Anyway, they can settle for All Demented Democratic Congress (ADDC).

ajeboh: must he b in the HOA cimmittee before comenting?

Commenting intelligently or unintelligently does not require a membership of Imo State House of Assembly. However in a case of mere allegation, comments are required to be scrutinized by intelligent faculty of human. Internet does not turn mechanics into mad people.

emmatok: And who told you Her oil wells are not untie SW, or you think only SS produce oil.

Who gave southwestern region of Nigeria crude oil wells? It is unfortunate you still can not fathom the reason why certain sections of Nigeria defecate in their pants at the hint of disintegration of Nigeria.

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@OP

All I can say there is a huge difference between a country and a jungle. From your write-up, it seems you have experienced the life in both. I say decide the verdict.

Maxymilliano: The allegations of financial impropriety against him is already in the public domain, but the substance is lacking in his response. I don't need to be one of the committee members of Imo State House of Assembly investigating the matter to spot this...

Any group of people that have you among them has no reason to lament about electing characters such as Rochas Okorocha and Jude Agbaso as governor and deputy governor respectively.

I shall be bent to the point of breakage to insinuate you read the interview given by Jude Agbaso. One reasonable thing in your above post is the reference about allegation of financial improperity against deputy governor. Granted you know it is a mere allegation, one wonders what constitutes the substance you were on about.

From the interview, I learnt that the company named J-Pros and the boss, Joseph Dina were introduced in Imo State by the governor, Rochas Okorocha. Also, all contracts up to 1 billion naira must be approved by the governor. The state governor issued and gave permission to award the contract to J-Pross.

Jude Agbaso further state while he, the deputy governor, was away in India on state visit, Rochas Okorocha, permanent secretary in the ministry works and commissioner for finance concluded the award of the contract in the tune of 1.5bn naira to J-Pros Ltd.

If I am a dumbass supporter of Rochas Okorocha, I can judiciously conclude the above scenario was true and correct since news media in Imo State had drummed into my ears that all contracts in Imo State were awarded by eagle-eyed governor of Imo State.

looplat: Ibos are always happy to join the bandwagon and declare their region as an oil producing but Ondo state alone produces more oil than the whole of SE and ethnic Ibos in the SS. Edo state also produces more oil than the SE, so why are Ibos always shouting about oil?

We all know that the oil producing areas of both Rivers and Akwa Ibom are not ethnically Ibo. It's time to expose the Ibo myth in Delta state.

The oil producing local government areas are in Delta state are: Warri North and South, Burutu, Isoko North and South, Ughelli North and South, Okpe, Ethiope East and West, Sapele and Ndokwa East and West. Ndokwa people migrated from Benin according to this history and they are no Ibos. The remaining local governments are occupied by Urhobo, Isoko, Itsekiri and Izon.

Ibos where is your oyel?

If your intellect is a free gift, I certainly do not want any of it. It sucks to be you. I know it is not your fault to be dumb but certainly a sociable indictment to flaunt idiocy in the public.

Maxymilliano: He failed to provide strong rebuttals as to how the contractor got his phone number, visited his private home in the village and in Owerri. Also, he failed to provide any objective evidence as to why a contractor would have his account number, and no evidence contrary to the amount that was allegedly deposited in his account.

This should be the crux of his response and not the diversionary tactics by bringing up issue of power play.

Are you one of the committee members of Imo State House of Assembly investigating the matter?

rhymz: hahahahahah. . . Nwanne take it easy biko before you start breaking things in the house o. . . You comment with so much anger and presumptousness. Seriously, no need to be getting worked up, we all know politics is at play here, anyone can insinuate anything but one fact that is very obvious here is that the allegations seem to be sticking and Mr Jude has not helped his condition by quitting, it only points to the fact that he actually has been collecting kickbacks. If he was convinced of his innocence, he would not quit, Nigerian politicians dont just suddenly quit.

The above post which alleged the Jude Agbaso has quitted as deputy governor is typical of example of bad habit of taking conjectural craps literally even when they loads of falsehood. I guess deluded and blind supporters of Rochas Okorocha will believe anything from governor never had a sexual intercourse to the point that the governor walks on Imo River as printed by the imbecilic news media in Imo State. I can state categorically that deputy governor of Imo State has not resigned.

To remotely insinuate that the political shenanigan which surrounded the closing and reopening of the Ladipo market is good governance tells the depth Nigerians have sunken into the intellectual abyss.

rhymz: Apparently you are not interesred in the facts but what you want to say and the needless argument you so want to make. That you did not know that Imo state does not have a commissioner for works other than the deputy is nobody's fault but that is the reality. That somebody says Rochas is prudent with the way he pays contractors or award contracts does not mean he is the one directly involved in the contract award, unless you have the bad habit of taking things literally every slowpoke knows what such statements imply. Stop being unneccessarily aggressive before you burst a vain in your needless rage. If yoy have got personal beef with the man, go to government house and squash it na, why the misplaced anger.

If you are not in the bad habit of taking things literally every dullard knows what such statements imply, I should say your indictment of the deputy governor on the allegation that he, Jude Agbaso, collected hush money for contracts awarded by the Rochas Okorocha is moronic. Contrarily, you were either present when deputy governor collected the hush money from the contractors or you are a member of the alleged Imo State house committee that investigated the matter.

Other than the stated scenarios, I can safely say you are one of the loudmouthed and deluded blind supporters of Rochas Okorocha.

0lumide: Referring to Mrs Alakija ko? Lmoa!! Her father was a multa billionaire while alive. She could afford to have an oil well.

Now let's talk about Stella Oduah can we?

If Mrs Alakija's father was a multibillionaire when he was alive, how does it correlate to his daugther owing crude oil blocks in Nigeria?

I know Stella Oduah’s father was a traditional ruler, a very successful business mogul, an affluent personality by any standard and his daughter, Stella, is not an ordinary seamstress.

pastie: Is this not coming from a yoruba man

Hmm..i smell a rotten egg somewhere.

It is a pertinent concern that the two desperate defenders of northerners in this Nigerian crude oil block debacle are Yoruba. If you just smelt rotten egg now, I must say you have been taken for a long ride.

Where was it written that act of resignation absolves a public office holder the crimes he\she committed while in the office?

Ngwakwe: Jude Agbaso was not only Deputy Governor, he was also commissioner for works while Rochas doubles as the Governor and commissioner for finance.

I do not give a hoot what the deputy governor represents. Whether he was a commissioner of works or local government, countless news media reports from Imo State included the loudmouthed and blind supporters of Rochas Okorocha had informed us since governor was sworn in that governor is the sole distributor of contracts in Imo State. No time was the deputy governor or commissioner of works had been mentioned with connection of contracts in Imo State except when the elder brother of and deputy governor disagreed with the governor on the latest move to the so-called APC.

danny301: You know nothing about the TIVS yet you boldly open that thing you call mouth to vomit nonsense. Please tell me when Sarduana massacred many TIVS and the exact place where that massacred took place. ... People like you who rejoice in other people's predicaments will certainly be consumed by such predicaments. Your life is full of hat-rates and frustration but am sure TIVS are not responsible for yourself inflicted pains.Even if all TIVS are killed by Fulanis that does not erase the fact that you are vanquish.

Dummy301

Why are you so irredeemably and moronically forgetful? During 1964 Tiv riot, Sarduana of Sokoto ordered detachment of soldiers from 1st Brigade, Kaduan under Lt Col James Pam, a Tiv, to deal with Tiv rioters ruthlessly. In fact, the Tiv rioters were dealt a severe blow by the soldiers under the command of a fellow Tiv.

However the same case was different when 1st Recce under the command of Major Chris Anuforo was sent to finish the job. Instead of harshly dealing with Tiv people, the Major dealt with NPC supporters mostly Fulani and Hausa, an action that prompted a heated argument between Sarduana and Major Anuforo. Subsequently, Sarduana used his influence to get 1st Recce commander Major Chris Anuforo replaced with Major Hassan Katsina.

I do not agree with your silly postulation that life of Wily/Wily is filled with hatred. Rather it is your bloody life, which you have demonstrated as an embodiment of apathy to the recorded events, that is filled with idiocy and buffoonery hence the imbecilic reference of Wily/Wily as vanquish.

ilugunboy: Dende....only m.orons like you will be fooled.

You are not even smart enough to alter your writing pattern. still the same hogwash pattern

Typing our monikers properly changes nothing..

Well continue with this..I enjoy the comical relieve and banter you bring to NL

I guess it is true that stupidity can not be fixed. You seemed moronically irredeemable since you believed that an unregistered political association such APC is an emerging force. No wonder you thought Duru1 is another forum handle for Dede1.

Have you read what former governor of Zamafara State said about APC and INEC that landed him in police station?

APC has a long way to go before 2015 election if, at all, it is registered as a political party. Do not be turned into jackass by tribal inducements.

The title of this thread should have been “Muslims Aggressively Move to Islamize Northern and Southwestern regions of Nigeria” instead.

Only a bloody fool will think that a canal within a market square can remain clean from the activities in the market. Mushin local government built the market and I think Fashola should have consulted with LGA before perpetrating this inhuman action.

Laalamed: Prominent Northern politicians have launched a search for a vice-presidential candidate to be the running mate of the region’s consensus candidate during the 2015 presidential election.

Sources privy to the plan told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that the yet-to-be chosen consensus candidate and his running mate would contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigations showed that power brokers from the North had already penciled in the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola; his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State.

A highly-placed source in the APC, which is expected to be the main challenger of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in 2015, confirmed that the three governors were on the list of candidates but they had not been approached.

The source who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the ideal vice-presidential candidate must be a “young progressive.”

“It is true we are looking for a suitable vice-presidential candidate from the South, particularly the South–West, because unless something dramatic happens, our flag bearer is coming from the North.

“The overwhelming thinking among members of the coalition is to have a young progressive, preferably one that has a track record of performance, for the post.

“As for the presidential candidate, everything being equal, we should know who the candidate is soon.

“For now, we have not yet agreed on who it should be but I can tell you Fashola is one of them, however, we cannot take a final decision on this until we are able to get leaders of his primary constituency to agree.”

The source also said, as part of its back-up plan, the governors of Edo and Imo States were also among those being considered outside of the South- West.

The Convener of the Concerned Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, on Friday evening, also confirmed that the North was seeking a vice-presidential candidate in the South.

He said, “In the event of the presidency returning to the North, the issue will be who will deliver the votes from the South for the prospective candidate from the North.

“As I see it, the only person I see who can do it is from the South-West even though the South-West has its own challenges. Challenge number one will be to bring out a candidate from the Christian North who will now peer up with a likely candidate who will be from the South-West. Fortunately or unfortunately, the South-West is not terribly obsessed with matters of religion.”

Speaking through one of his aides, Okorocha on Friday said the 2015 election was not on his mind.

“The issue of 2015 presidency is not on my agenda now,” he said.

Okorocha, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH, through his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, said he was committed to building a strong national party with the capacity to address the leadership problems facing the country.

Uzoukwa said, “He already has a burden of justifying the mandate freely given to him by Imo people, by ensuring that they enjoy the dividend of democracy under his administration.

“Gov. Okorocha has always maintained that politics remains a process of assuming power and hence that is done, it should be discarded for development to take place.

“Even the dirty politics being played by the bad losers and enemies of democracy in Imo State and Abuja will not deter him from delivering good governance to the people through his well-thought-out programmes.”

Fashola through his Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba, also refused to confirm that the governor was being considered for vice-president in 2015.

“Governor Babatunde Fashola has a four-year mandate and he has done only two. He should be allowed to focus on that instead of us to start talking about the vice-presidential slot. He has a lot of things to do for the people who elected him. He must not be distracted so that he can deliver what he promised.’’

Also, the Chief Press Secretary to Oshiomhole, Peter Okhiria, said he was not aware of the development. ‘‘I do not know anything about that. I am not aware,” he said.

Similarly, the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, was hesitant to confirm the North’s search for a vice-presidential candidate.

He said the APC would cross the “bridge” of candidacy when it got there.

“When we get to that bridge, we will cross it, just like we have crossed all other bridges that the ruling PDP has told us that we will not cross. We will cross the bridge of the presidential and vice-presidential candidate when we get there.

“Let us not be in a hurry to do this, so that we don’t play into the hands of our adversaries; those who are really disappointed that we have succeeded thus far in our merger arrangement,” Fashakin said.

The CPC is one of the parties that have merged to form the APC. Others are the Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party and a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance.


http://www.punchng.com/news/2015-north-shops-for-vp-candidate/

This article has confirmed what I had sensed long time ago that APC is a (modern day) NPC. The north had already settled on presidential candidate which must be a Muslim from northern region of Nigeria and now the north is shopping for the Vice.

Does this recent development suggest that the politicians in the Association of Criminalized Nigerians (ACN) and goofy Rochas Okorocha are bunch of doormen and butlers in the modern day NPC?

Unless the craps the news media in Owerre have been saying about Rochas Okorocha are falsehood, I have been meant to understand that Rochas Okorocha awards all the contracts in Imo State and rather judiciously too.

@Dayokanu @ilugunboy @seanet01

If not the bad case of acute malaria, what could have induced screwballs such as you to insinuate that Duru1 is another moniker for Dede1? You reiterated what most people had come to note on this forum that jokers such as you are bunch of inarticulate goons.

It is a pity ilugunboy and seanet01 have unconsciously joined the imbecilic ways of Dayokanu because of the undue pressure from tribalism.

The Association of Political Confused (APC) is not even a political party and might not be registered as a political party. Why certain breeds of people in Nigeria tend to destroy things in Nigeria once a person they presumed one of them is no longer at helm of affairs in the country? I have said it repeatedly the best thing for Nigerians is disintegration of the jungle called Nigeria.