₦airaland Forum

zlantanfan:
ask firefire dude is pro PDP but saraki matter don't tire everybody, abi the last week election na online too.

Kwara ought to be the shinning light in the north due to its proximity to south (west).

But it can't even stand with zamfara how much more kano, Kaduna in terms of advancement in the north

Chai, Kwara people don suffer, I swear.

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meromero11:
Kwara people have been waiting for this liberation for years. Over the years, the Sarakis have always identified with the ruling party at any time. The only time they stepped out of the comfort zone was at the beginning of the 2015 elections campaign by defecting to APC(unfortunately GEJ couldn't capitalize on that mistep to take kwara). PMB won't make the same mistake GEJ made, there are kwara born men and politicians groomed over the years to match Saraki right now unto 2019 elections money for money, force for force, cajoling for cajoling and above all state imposed targetted undeclared curfew on Saraki and his foot soldiers during the election proper.

Whoa... I hope this plays out as espoused here; it will be awesome to witness the rabid PDP membership have a taste of its own medicine - the toxic type it dished out to others during its 16 years in power at the federal level.

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sureheaven:
If they like they shld let stupidity choose the region as its place of abode politically.

Igbo presidency shld be their target come 2023. If they miss the chance, they will wait another 20years.

2023 is almost here, Igbos shld vote for Buhari.

To be quite honest, I see neither the South West nor the core North agreeing to truly support an Igbo presidency for as early as 2023, no matter how the South East votes next February.

As the saying goes, some people have been 'shaking the table too much.'

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zlantanfan:
Lol, dem don sell land give atiefku dem wan resell am again.

Every body want to chop Mr olx money on round 2 since he go kuku sell nnpc later.


The 3million votes they are hoping from their biggest region would be swallowed by Kaduna and katsina.

No single 1m + votes in a state for PDP 2019

My people should watch out for the part of the quote in bold coming to pass o, hian.

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dan3214e:
You spoke foolishly, Buhari is going nowhere

What your statement actually means, is that Buhari remains where he is (as President) when the election results are declared.

This grammar thingy hehn.

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Acidosis:
All hail Nigeria's most intellectually bankrupt president in history.

What is PDP?
Ask him to define PDP, and watch him name everyone except Apkabio, Amaechi, and co.

See reasoning, LOL; totally unrelated to the topic under discussion; and this one garnered a whopping 71 'Likes' already (attached) - several times more than received by another post with the nearest number of 'Likes' as at the time of this post.

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shukuokukobambi:
who no know that one before?

2015 Rivers state
PDP 1.4m. APC. 49k

In 2019, both parties added together will not get 500k

2015 Akwa Ibom
PDP 953k. APC. 70k or thereabouts

In 2019, both will not amount to 600k combined

2015 Delta state
PDP 1.2m APC 90k or thereabouts

In 2019, both will not get more than 600k combined

True, well-informed talk.

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AZeD1:
Buhari believes PDP looted the nation yet he's campaign DG was a governor for 8 years in PDP.
Atiku is corrupt but Buhari didn't mind using the private plane to travel around.


Are you telling Buhari and his handlers couldn't have said no to Amaechi and Atiku?

Simple: Buhari with his personal handlers wasn't in control of anything then. He wasn't even in control of the majority of the delegates to their national convention, for example.

If you won't grasp that simple concept, or that even Buhari himself is not a saint (it's all relative,) then I don't know how else to respond to you.

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AZeD1:
Well if we are to believe the "audio" (I didn't listen to it) then it means Buhari's election was funded with looted funds and it makes him no different from the looters.


Why would anyone with "integrity" allow his election to be funded with stolen money?

See reasoning, LOL.

In any case, Buhari and his handlers couldn't have been in control of those who allegedly spent money on that campaign.

Besides, Saraki is most probably just lying and boasting to his audience and minions that he financed his then party, the APC's campaigns in 30 states! Who does that? Was Saraki the only influential politician in the country at the time?

Even Atiku, shortly after he bolted from the APC, once claimed he majorly financed Buhari's campaign. Once he was challenged to prove it or show how he financed the campaign, he went moot.

Capische?

Buhari's ways may not be to the liking of everyone in every aspect, but when it comes to financial and fiscal prudence and responsibility with our common patrimony, his ways are positively miles ahead of that of the average Nigerian politician.

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michealewela:
Most people do not believe Buhari is the Cause [of the hardship in the land.]

Very succinct.

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CilicMarin:
See Gobe!

2019 Presidential Result Will Be Like:

President Buhari: 22,456,343

Alhaji Atiku: 6,365,222

Na like-joke-like-joke-like-this these projections dey come true o. Hmm.

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BREAKING: Biafra: Court orders forfeiture of N300m bonds to FG over Kanu's absence


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Nnamdi Kanu

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of the N300 million bail bonds by sureties to Nnamdi Kanu following their failure to produce him in court on Tuesday.

Justice Binta Nyako ordered that the money be deposited in the court’s bank account and not the Federal Givernment’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) before the next adjourned date on March 28, 2019.

The judge ruled that the sureties: Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; a Jewish priest, Immanuel Shalom, and an Abuja-based accountant, Tochukwu Uchendu, would be given six months to argue their applications challenging the forfeiture.

However, the co-accused to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu, and Chidiebere Onwudiwe were present as their trial on three count-charges bordering on conspiracy to commit treasonable felony and setting up illegal broadcast stations, continued.

Earlier, prosecution counsel Suleiman Labaran asked the court to order the sureties to show cause why the N100m bail bond for each of the them should not be forfeited to the Federal Government.

But counsel to Abaribe, Chukwu Machukwu-Ume (SAN) said the lawmaker went on an oversight function with the Senate Committee on Niger Delta.

Justice Binta Nyako threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Abaribe and Uchendu, who was said to be ill. Shalom was present in court.

The sureties had filed separate applications asking the court to stop their suretyship on the ground that they can no longer perform that responsibility because of some supervening and exceptional circumstances.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/breaking-biafra-court-orders-forfeiture-of-n300m-bonds-to-fg-over-kanus-absence.html

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[quote author= post=72911791]GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.

*Patriotic Nigerians Do not Waste time Arguing with Buhari Haters*

We are not talking about critics who are genuinely concerned about a better Nigeria,. You will know them because when they see good efforts of government they applaud.

But the others, the one who swore on their lives Buhari will never be president, the enemies of the nation, are the ones we are talking about. The following are their traits:

* They lie and mislead others with statements as 'I regret voting Buhari', etc a cliche they started using as early as few months into the Buhari government. To them it doesn't matter that the last government looted the treasury and Buhari met an empty treasury...they will say 'we voted him because he said he will change the nation in '3 months? (Don't bother to ask for proof, lying is their trademark)

* They are the one who swore on their father's head that Buhari died in Aso rock, and later in UK. Then they said the Buhari that returned to Nigeria is a clone (duplicate) and you still take cognizance of what comes out of these peoples mouth.

* They were the ones who said 8 years was not enough for OBJ, and 6 not enough for GEJ etc They are the arijenimadaru - beneficiaries of corruption. They are either the full time politicians, corrupt civil servants, journalists, bankers, fraudulent contractors, religious businessmen etc Its no longer business Aa usual, so they pretend that they are fighting for ordinary Nigerians (iro nla!!!)

* When you remind them of how corruption in last government has ruined the nation....they ask you to stop talking about the past

* When you say Buhari is a man of integrity and his fighting corruption...they say his son has a power bike

* When Evans the kidnapper say something against Buhari, he becomes an hero. When you say their heroes and spokespersons lack integrity (IBB, OBJ, Fayose, FFK, Saraki, GEJ, etc)...then they say look at the message not the messenger.

*They are not interested in any development in Nigeria, if it means ascribing any success to PMB.

* Every good news of the nation brings them sadness, and they remain quiet until another bad news crops up

* If you tell them Buhari is building over 300 roads all over Nigeria, they say it is because of 2019.

* Tell them Buhari is developing the rail system all over Nigeria, they say it is not his initiative that Obasanjo and GEJ had plans to do it.

* Inform them about the agricultural revolution how Nigeria now produces its local food and has become a foremost world exporter of food, they say it is Obasanjo that started Operation feed the nation in the 70s (God have mercy!!!)

* When you say Buhari is working to completing abandoned projects, over 8000 nationwide (Mambila hydro power, Ajaokuta Steel Plant etc), they say it is because he has no program of his own.

* Refute their allegations that Buhari is tribalistic with how his ministerial cabinets now (and as military head of state) had more Christians than Muslims, and how powerful ministries were being run by southerners...they hold their breath and in the next statement still repeat the allegation (it is an obsession)

* They say Buhari is vindictive..., but no state or region has been denied their share of development projects irrespective of whether they support PMB government or not. He has taken 13b water project to Otuoke in GEJs village Bayelsa, N22b road to Atikus village in Adamawa, reconstruction of Lagos Abeokuta expressway to OBJs state, the 2nd Niger Bridge etc to the east, the massive investment and redevelopment of the Niger-Delta etc are part of the proof of PMBs fairness to all

* When the clampdown on corruption started, they said only southerners are being harassed, when Dasuki etc were arrested they say it is only PDP; when Saraki was taken to court they say it is because he is in opposition; when former governors and APC members were jailed (Dariye and Nyame ) they say it was PDP that started the probe..??

* When EFCC is investigating the massive investments and dollars accounts of Mrs Patience Jonathan, Alison Maduekwe etc.... they say it is political harassment and you should bring proof of corruption. But when they bring scandalously stupid allegations like Buhari has bought the national stadium etc and you ask for proof ....they say you are a fanatic.

* Tell them how the threats of IPOB, Niger Delta were curtailed, they say it is a clampdown on Igbo's and southerners; remind them of how the menace of El Zakyzaky and his Shiites group of the norths have been curbed.... they say it is coercion.

* Remind them how the dreaded Boko Haram has been chased away from the States that they use to control in the north and how normalcy is returning to those part of the country.... they will still refer to the occasional suicide bombings as proof that nothing is achieved.

Tell them how it has been impossible for even almighty US etc to totally stop suicide bombings ..... they retort 'are you now comparing this 'S**t nation to US' (Of course not, US do not have plenty bad belle-hypocrites as them as citizens)

* Tell them how herdsmen killings preceded PMB, and how many non Fulani herdsmen have been arrested by the army for killings, including a personal aide to Governor Ortom, and how since such arrests the killings have subside.... they still in the next statement like a broken record refer to Buhari as promoting herdsmen killers.

* Tell them about the resuscitation of the mambila project, the Ajaokuta steel project, etc, they say it is a lie

* Show them videos and pictures of ongoing development nationwide, they say its photo and video shop (??)

* Tell them how Buhari stopped the billion dollars fertiliser scam and how in its place 11 local fertiliser companies were revived resulting in Nigeria producing for its local needs...they say 'how does that translates to food for the common man?' (Kai ba sense?!!!)

* When Buhari agreed to pay 88billion compensation to Biafrans victims, granted autonomy to state judiciary, supports local government autonomy, recognised MKO and June 12 they say it is politics. (And like the daughter of our hero of democracy said, if Buhari does not play politics, should he play chemistry?)

* They say Nigeria don't want Buhari, and he will lose the election landslide, and they are writing abosi-hypocrirical letters that he should not contest (Do they want to save him from disgrace ni, abi what's there own? (Awon oni yeye : jesters all of them)

* To them the National Assembly members used to be all (APC) rogues, but now without doing any good thing but because they now oppose PMB they have become their heroes; from the clown Dino, to the Michael Jackson of Osun, the stupendously corrupt and wealthy Saraki, Mark, Dogara etc ( Its a case of show me your friend/hero/and I know what kind of person you are)

* Buhari has refused like previous governments to bribe legislators to do their duties, and since their dirty strategies is no longer working they have become a stumbling block to progress...the wailers will say if it was OBJ he would have dealt with them. (But if he had use any other means they will say he is undemocratic; two sided mouth people)

* If you call a thief by its name, they will say how can you be insulting an honourable, a distinguished senator, a former president who has fought poverty through farming etc, but
hear them when they refer to Mr president, 'the man is a m***n, he is brain dead, he is d*ft' etc.

But this man has proven to be better than them all, he has refused to respond to the tantrums of their bosses, the OBJs, IBB, etc Like a true soldier he marches on with the good works, and God has been his defense.

* When you show some of them the unparalleled efforts of this government in development compared to all the past governments, then you will hear....well he has tried but I still don't like him, he is too old, he is slow, he is unintelligent, he is not outspoken etc... (#%@€¥ Perfect human beings all of them mtchew)

This is the point where you will be able to confirm that these are people whose concern is not Nigeria's development. Whose problem with Buhari is not performance but personal hatred etc.

This is why nothing tangible will be achieved if you engage them in any developmental discussion, when their concern is wotowoto-pettiness.

Avoid arguments over Buhari's use of language, age etc, keep sending them the good news, project reports and achievements of government, and gradually you help bring them back to reality:

In conclusion let me quote their most used cliche:

" We have never had it so bad"

Yes by Gods grace this government will continue to be a thorn in the flesh of those who for their selfish interest do not want things to change in Nigeria

For the rest of good Nigerians, Buhari's time is our time, let us be steadfast in support of our national . It will forever be good for us all.

Amen.
God bless you too my brother.
Nigeria will be great again.[/quote]Well said, , and thanks for helping some of us keep keeping track of even the less-obvious-but-nevertheless-positive signals from the handiwork of the present regime. Still, there's room for lots of improvements, just like with any human endeavor.

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Totibush:
Omooba..biko I need the money pass the guy.. No salary for some months now.. Fcmb 3176402013

I wanted to send ₦100 into your account, (see the attached screenshot,) ; but then I figured it that since you're actually online 'spending' data, you probably have a lot more than that to throw around already.

Seriously, though, here are the morals of the story: Do yourself a favor and avoid the habit of throwing account numbers around in Cyberspace.

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kahal29:
It's very easy to deduce nah.... They

Akeredolu & Amosun = The 2 SW Govs

Yari = Nw

Rochas = SE

Yahaya Bello = NC


Furthermore the two media outlets on standby are Punch and Cable News online. They are the ones running the story since and now the plans have failed they now contradicting them selves. For example cable reported that Oshiomole met with Tinubu in UK while Saturday punch is saying he met with Tinubu in France.

See for yourself

You head dey there kahal29, I swear.

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shukuokukobambi:
I'm impressed with Oshiomhole.

I would have been disappointed that the same Oshiomhole who served as NLC VP for 8 years under IBB and Abacha, stood his ground as NLC president for eight years under the all powerful bully called OBJ, went on to become governor and retired all the godfathers there in Edo state, even with a minority party will now suddenly capitulate against professional politicians who have little or no record of achievement before politics. He was even a better governor than all of them can hope to be.

If Oshiomhole indeed took bribes and it's proven, he should be booted out but I don't expect him to throw his hands up and give up because some governors are throwing tantrums.

I fully agree with you, shukuokukobambi.

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RockHard:
Oshiomhole should stand his ground and refuse to be intimidated. His enemies (including their collaborators in the PDP) are resorting to blackmail and would love nothing more than to see him ousted as chairman because they see him as a real threat to their ambitions. But their plans have already failed.

That explains why the PDP hates him with a passion -- his intimidating electoral record since assuming office remains a clear and present danger to their comeback ambitions. Carry on jare Oshio baba. Nothing do you.

Well said, RockHard.

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jconsulting:
The person that wrote the main post is totally ignorant of the reasons why those bank left ,Nigeria economy is heading to a brick wall if urgent measures are not taking to salvage it ,this administration used their illitrate and draconic policies to ruin the economy in their first year.
One of it is the devaluation of naira , president was advice to devalue to N 250 from Now 190 but he thought some people wanted to benefited from that but what is the exchange rate today, election is coming fund will be used ,budget are not been implemented fully but some idiots will no see all these

One fish brain calling some people idiots? Lol.

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sekembaakesan:
I don't like Buhari's presidency but this is the spoken truth

People have been screaming about the exit of HSBC and UBS as sign of bad economics. That's a huge lie.

I will try to explain it in a very simple way.

HSBC and UBS were never set up for regular banking.

When I say regular banking I mean retail banking.

They never ran salary accounts; they were never set up to afford loans to customers etc.

Their sole purpose was to help customers who can afford their services an easy way to transfer funds overseas.

Many do not know that since the inception of BVN which has made it easier for financial regulatory bodies to monitor outflow & inflow on every account, HSBC has been plotting their exit.

If anyone can make their books public, you would find out they had more outflow than inflow.

BVN was created February 2014 and then enforced by this government as from 2015.

What did that do?

Every account owner was
forced to get a BVN code on their account (s).

So if law enforcement and financial regulatory bodies accuse you of fraud, with your BVN
they can tell.... which account(s) you have funds stashed.

Any account without a BVN can no longer be run.

Movement of (illegal) huge sums especially overseas became a massive problem.

So imagine a bank whose main source of revenue is moving funds overseas, suddenly can stay for months on end and the only customers you get are those who maybe want
pay school fees overseas or medicals, won't you close shop?

No more wires of $200,000 and above to Dubai to buy that exotic penthouse or carrying on with shopping sprees.

No more bank instruments to private jet companies... overseas.

The importation of big boy toys; yachts, helicopters have reduced drastically.

Now, once you try to initiate a huge wire transfer, CBN red flags that account and next thing you know compliance is calling the account officer to produce KYC.

Within minutes SFU is doing a background check, thunder fire you if you are a civil servant or close to government.

You would have to explain what the funds are for/how they were acquired and this drastically hit such banks like HSBC and UBS!

Banks like Stanbic IBTC are able to stay afloat because even though they use the same model as HSBC, they are also solid in retail banking.

Any bank that opens shop under this current government with the sole aim of moving funds overseas will surely fail!

Look closely at those who are leading groups against PMB they are private jet, helicopter, yacht, schooners owners.

Many own those beautiful houses we see in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Muscat, Seychelles, London, USA.

Go to our airports especially Lagos and Abuja, all those beautiful girls who once used to sell Dubai real estate deals are out of jobs.

The few you see have stopped hounding travelers like before.

Once upon a time you would see them hanging around airports and 5 star hotels, it made me wonder why Nigerians were seriously marketing UAE real state.

How do you think the transactions were being made? Through banks like HSBC and UBS (many of our local banks also were complicit)!
Now every dollar that passes through CBN to a foreign bank must have complete paperwork! Bankers are now very careful, no one wants to be invited by SFU (special fraud
unit) or EFCC to produce a customer.

Who are those crying about their exit?

The Fayoses, Atikus, Ben Bruces and their minions etc.

Look at the youth coming online to defend them; many were being flown by helicopter to private resorts all over the country.

That tap has dried up and that’s the reason you see many of them online pouring vituperation on PMB.

About 4 years ago, I told a friend that if PMB wins election few banks would be in trouble, Buhari won and it didn't take long it started
happening.

Many of the bank heads used depositors monies to sponsor politicians/campaigns, when investigations started many tried to not only hide their shady deals but shield customers under investigation.

Why won't these people hate PMB?

Why won't they blame their woes on PMB?

When I say many of these banks aren't setup for the common man, people wonder at what I mean.

A very good example; write a lovely proposal for a good business deal and take to the banks and 90% of the time you wont get funding but let APC and PDP finish primaries and produce governorship candidates.

Both candidates can work into same bank and get as much as N500m each for campaigns. Banks didn't care then.

What's the worst that could happen? Worst case scenario, one candidate would lose. Whoever wins would bring enough investments that would cover the N1bn both took, that was conventional banking until PMB came onboard.

If say odudu bank sponsors Rochas and he wins he would make sure almost all state accounts go to odudu bank.

Some governors went as far as making their account officers commissioners as compensation (I don’t want to call names).

Some bank relationship managers would go on leave close to election period to join the clients on the campaign trail, once the client wins they resign their appointments with the bank and become political appointees.

Why would a bank worker do that if the bank hasn't invested heavily on that politician?

Suddenly PMB appears with this yeye BVN, TSA! Banks now see SFU officers like regular staff as they are monitoring everything. @officialEFCC under magu has become a pain in the ass because money can't just disappear.

Who do they blame? PMB!

The instant BVN came into effect; do you know how many accounts were lying dormant because of BVN? With huge sums in them! Many folks especially people being investigated wouldn't want to come forward to claim them; oga Magu and gang were waiting.

When many of these politicians or billionaires tell you the economy isn't doing so well, look closely at the person because many of them
own some of these 5 star hotels.

Some rooms go as much N300, 000 à night.
Once upon time some folks would pay for as much as one year for a room/suite upfront.

Many of those militants/ folks involved in oil
bunkering operate this way.

Mondays through Fridays they are in the creeks sabotaging oil installations, Friday they get into their convoys to PHC and then jet off to Abuja and Lagos where they eventually check into these hotels.

You enter a place like Transcorp weekends you see them at the lobby, poolside and by Monday morning, banks are wiring funds to these hotels to cover expenses.

Today, the oil bunkering isn’t as lucrative as it once was.

First price of crude has dropped so selling bunkered oil isn't really worth it as it used
to be.

Secondly many countries are cutting down on the purchase of crude and third our military is hitting them harder than before so who is to blame?

They tell you banks are falling because of PMB; lie! Banks are falling because banks were never made for the common man.

I mean naija banks! TSA has collapsed most government accounts into central accounts.

So we no longer have many government accounts littered all over our banks, many of such accounts were set up just to steal and launder government monies.

Are these tweets saying Nigeria has suddenly become fine for the common man? HELL NO!

Nigeria for some years now has never favored us the ordinary folks but this is the first time we are seeing the crooked elite joining us to complain!

The fact they are complaining means something is being done to halt their crooked ways. Whatever it is, BABA PLEASE Continue!

And as for the common man, we didn’t get here in four years! It took years of plundering, bad/no planning to get here. It will take a while to get us out.

Signed
Concerned citizen who wouldn’t want to get fired by Monday morning for
saying what needs to be said.

THE END



As seen on a Facebook page

I can readily roll with this... so factual, no fluff, and darn reference worthy. Kudos to you, whoever.

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NwaAmaikpe:


Ndi amosu achupugo Amosun.

MorataFC:
Itumo

From google.translate ...

Ammunition has expelled Amosun

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zombieTRACKER:
He has always been a fool sha

I totally agree with this.

In addition, Shehu Sani has always been devoid of any integrity; that much had been clear. And now, his chance of being reelected to the senate or any other political office at the national level in 2019 from his zone in Kaduna state, on the ticket of any party not named the APC, is practically zero, nil, zilch.

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Senate Makes A U-turn, Lifts Embargo On Buhari’s Appointments


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Senate makes a U-turn, lifts embargo on Buhari’s appointments
Published November 6, 2018


Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Senate has lifted its embargo on the confirmation of executive appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari, The PUNCH has confirmed.

It was reliably learnt that the embargo, which lasted over one year, was lifted at a closed-door session held by the lawmakers on October 10, 2018.

The embargo was placed in protest against the retention of Ibrahim Magu as acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission despite his non-confirmation by the Senate.

The senators were also angered by a statement credited to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who was quoted as saying that he agreed with the activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), that Section 171 of the Constitution empowered President Muhammadu Buhari to make certain appointments without recourse to the legislature for approval.

Speaking with our correspondent on Sunday, a Peoples Democratic Party senator from the South-East geopolitical zone said the lawmakers resumed from their annual recess to lift the embargo.

The senator spoke on the condition of anonymity because members are barred from making public discussions in the chamber’s executive sessions.

He said, “We have lifted that (the embargo). We did it (placed the embargo) based on certain premises and after a while, those issues were resolved. You can see that we are clearing the backlogs and all the outstanding screenings and confirmations. We are doing them. So, it has been lifted.”

When asked why there was no resolution vacating the earlier resolution placing the embargo, the lawmaker said it was done behind closed doors.

“It must not necessarily be a resolution as per coming on the floor. It was a resolution we took at a closed session,” the senator said.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi-Abdullahi, could not be reached on the telephone on Monday to speak on the development. Calls made to his telephone did not connect.

Several calls made to the Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who had on several occasions asked the Senate leadership to lift the embargo, were not picked.

Since the National Assembly resumed from its annual two-month recess on October 9, 2018, the Senate has confirmed series of appointments, some of which were under embargo for over one year.

On October 10, the Senate confirmed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria.

Same day, the chamber confirmed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

On October 24, the Senate confirmed the appointments of the Chairman and 12 Commissioners of the Federal Civil Service Commission.

Upon resumption, members of the All Progressives Congress caucus had suspended their plan to force Senator Bukola Saraki to resign as President of the Senate or plot his impeachment.

Reliable sources had disclosed that both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party caucuses, who had been at daggers drawn over who controls the Senate, had resolved to suspend the infighting as both parties had failed some of their members in the chamber.

Copyright PUNCH.

Source: https://punchng.com/senate-makes-a-u-turn-lifts-embargo-on-buharis-appointments/

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ImperialYoruba:
This show was put on for Amosun. The underlying message here is clear.

Look, it is natural for man to aspire and when he accomodates a comfortable sit he is unlikely to shift, without force, for others to take away his comfort. Thats the unfortunate case that Ambode found himself recently.

His attack against Sanwoolu was natural. Thats what men do. He will be a weak man to surrender without a fight. In hindsight Im sure he regrets that press briefing. Likewise, im sure also that the party leaders realized they mismanaged that episode and they have their own regrets too. Sanwoolu will come in as Governor and Ambode is going to Abuja as a Minister, I bet you!

In Ogun, Amosun also took some wrong steps initially. Amosun is the first ACN/APC governor in Ogun. Prior to him Ogun was in PDP. We all witnessed how Ogun has transformed and its economy grown exponentially within last six years. So something is working and is good for the state and for the people. Whatever it is should be continued so the state can even grow more.

Amosun is running govt the way it was done under military. State governors solicit the man in the center and run to him for everything. They even enslaved their wives to the first lady and everytime FirstLady sneezed governors wives take space in newspaper to say E pele ma! If firstlady neighbour passed away all state first ladies do aso ebi and must go to the center to give consolation....none of them ever knock at the neighbors door to say sorry about your loss.

Every administration in the center enjoy this lobbyist-client relationship from state governors. During GEJ it was Peter Obi of Anambra. He was in Abuja so much a minister commented that he felt he had to see Obi to speak with the President.

Amosun took his personal buddy buddy friendship too far. He lost himself in the tide.

The point at which he came out and said he remains good friends with President but the VP and certain elements in Lagos and the party chairman are trying to tear their friendship I knew Amosun has lost it!

The VP is using this leadership in Lagos to speak to Amosun.

Oro die lan so fun Omoluabi, to ba de inu a di odindi!

No one needs to explain this picture to Amosun. This is what our forefathers in Yorubaland called Aroko....a covenant!

Wòó, orí ẹ pé. (Your head dey there.)

Wàá gbayì. (You're carried.)

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midolian:


Awon weyrey!

Those jubilating over the planned defection of these aggrieved selfish politicians have forgotten that for you not to be given return ticket, it means you are a featherweight politician.. I mean a big masquerade without any significant electoral value

Very well said, midolian.

Plus, I think such reports of impending defections especially from the APC in recent times, have been more of general purposes and not-very-intelligent guesses by correspondents in attempts at grabbing sales for their publications (with support/goading from their editors/boards, of course.)

Now, the art of 'scaling back' on such stories has started.

Just to be sure: due to the nature of politics in this our so far non-advanced democracy, cross-carpeting will still continue to occur between now and through the inauguration of the next government, albeit on a relatively minuscule scale.

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hucienda:
President Buhari and his handlers did not handle this fiasco well right from when it began generating controversy. He should have written to WAEC then and get this attestation to nip it right in the bud then. But they allowed it to fester.
Now after repeating the same excuse of it being with the military - which he is ironically now their C-in-C - and witnessing the rightful backlash from the public, he finally did the right thing now but the mistrust and suspicion in the air makes this look somewhat staged even if the attestation appears genuine as it is coming from the certified West African body.

The part I've put in bold lettering is grossly incorrect; it therefore waters down the potency of your conclusions based on it. the part in bold is grossly misleading, for three reasons:

1. Buhari had to submit his credentials to the INEC via his political party in late 2014 already. WAEC, on the other hand, only introduced "Attestation of Results/Confirmation of Certificates earlier Granted" in August, 2015. So, Buhari couldn't have applied for such a document before then.

2. WAEC clearly stated such replacement documents it started issuing in August 2015, could only be applied for in cases having to do with a loss (in any form) of the original, its misplacement, or things like that. However, none of that fitted with Buhari's claimed situation with his certificate, since he had claimed it was with the Military Board. (It's now well established that the military indeed keeps in its possession such original documents belonging to cadets, ostensibly to prevent/discourage them from going AWOL?) It was thus clear that Buhari would have perjured himself if he had applied for an attestation of his results since August 2015 and before this time, under such terms as laid down by WAEC, because Buhari's certificate was not reported missing or stolen or thereabout.

3. Recently, however, the Military Board reportedly reversed itself, and proclaimed that Buhari's certificate in question had gone missing. This proclamation would be the catalyst that would now enable Buhari to apply for an Attestation of Results/Confirmation of Certificate from WAEC. This application Buhari now made, and was rewarded with an attestation of his results by WAEC.

I honestly think this is a more realistic and unbiased way of recording the narrative surrounding Buhari and his WASC documents.

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chukwumexes:
What is NAS please?

Network-Attached Storage - A storage drive installed within your network such that you can access it's content from other devices on your network.

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eagleae7:
Nigerians are sick, a president of over 180m+ with atleast 40% well educated past first degree and we are just concerned of WAEC. No wonder we as still where we are.

How come some people just spew out nonsense? How can any sane person claim "at least 40% of the 180m+ Nigerians are well educated past a first degree..?" I'yam not understanding o.

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madridguy:
We all have seen Baba WAEC certificate, can we please move to the next agenda

ATIKU should also visit any nearest US embassy, and take some pictures Atiku don't need to visit the US, just go to the embassy. Chikena

Chai, madridguy just 'finished' ATIKU.

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Duru1:
You are being naïve and political. The so-called wailers are those who voted for APC's slogan of change and got no change.

This is not necessarily true; your claim is in fact a classical case of 'reaching,' and propaganda. Al manners of support for, and opposition to, the present government have shifted positions both before and since the elections of 2015.

That being said, the numbers of actual voters (as distinct from Cyberspace trolls) that have changed positions or flip flopped between 2014 and now, can be counted on the fingers, compared to the totality of those who will eventually turn out to vote in 2019. In other words, nothing significant has actually changed in terms of where each vote strength lies.

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lionness:
GEJ left a staggering debt all the money looted by his Ebos ministers and cabinets. The only real minister in GEJs cabinet was a Yoruba man who handled agriculture, every other minister were criminals and failures. Even Obi was part of those crooks. And I'm supposed to vote for a thief who did absolutely nothing in his state and left heaps of gbese. and Bubu has now saved over $20 billion and borrowed less.

Bubu met dozens of saboteurs, from sponsored MEND who bombed oil lines for over two years to IPOBS who tried to kill his government and a rogue and useless NASS controlled by the opposition among delayed bills and sickness.

You know when they say someone is Godsent and willing to do something with little. Yet the same man is fixing Lagos Ibadan, Sagamu, Lagos Aboekuta road, Rail lines linking Lagos Ogun and Oyo. Rail lines linking PH and Abuja and Lagos etc. we have better light and Bokoharam reduced to protesting and newts.

Baba met a dead country, and today you see jobs posting daily on nairaland, only the useless youths stay on nairaland blaming their forefathers daily...a lot is happening and Thats why the Indians and Chinese are flooding the country.

Bubu is building the Niger Bridge for these useless ingrates, fixing several SE roads that their gods and sons who looted the country dry didn't do for them. Atleast you know some folks are pathetically in love with corruption and trash...

PDP has shown it's a criminal entity with adopting those big thieves and flanking itself with all the confirmed looters of NASS. My SE and their love for looters. Hian!

More straightforward words have never been spoken. Sometimes, it's better - even necessary - to shoot straight from the hip like you've done, dear lionness; your head dey there.

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JUO:
can you please tell us the price?

I think this is it ('ve been eyeing it for a while too; pic attached) :

https://www.amazon.com/LiFePO4-Volt-Deep-Cycle-Battery/dp/B06XX197GJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541147587&sr=8-1&keywords=battleborn+lifepo4

And reviews rate it excellent this far.

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