₦airaland Forum

Lauretta NEE Buhari Mrs Bitterness

Weldone

Sarrki so fun Baba Buhari wipe ki o ko omo yen ni

A for Abacha is a Good man

B for Buhari is an Old Man

D for Democracy

Sarrki ewo tun re hoooo pelu Baba Buhari

onigbese aregbese baba-gbese

Aregbese

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Mr. DONALD TRUMP 


President Donald Trump 

Through: 

Ambassador Stuart Symington 

United States  Ambassador to Nigeria 

U.S. Embassy, 

Diplomatic Drive  

Central Business  District  

Abuja - Nigeria.  


URGENT NEED TO SAVE NIGERIA'S  DEMOCRACY 

Sir, 

It is with great delight that I write you this letter, hoping that it meets you well. I congratulate you for having kept to your promise of "America first" so far in all your policies and programmes since assumption of office. Permit me to say that this is not my first letter to an American President, as I made a similar appeal to President Barack Obama in 2015, under former President Goodluck Jonathan, intimating him of the failings inherent in that government and thankfully he acted on the letter. I believe you will also take heed of the urgency of this appeal and act accordingly. 


Indeed, your effort to make good on your electioneering promises to the American people and the world, is widely acknowledged and appreciated by all lovers of democracy. However, it is rather unfortunate that in my country, for which I now write to seek your intervention, your friend, President Muhammadu Buhari, is largely paying lip service to his promises and has refused to follow the rule of law in the exercise of his powers under a democratic setting. Democracy in Nigeria is currently facing some of its most severe threats and unless something is done, it could be derailed and jeopardised altogether. 


Your Excellency sir, while you daily work to advance the cause of the United States, the Nigerian situation under the present administration, led by the ruling All Progressives Congress, has failed to promote the nation's interest and work for the sustenance of our democracy. It was most unfortunate that when President Buhari visited you recently, he minced words on the true situation of the current happenings in the country, which pose a great threat to our national fabric of Unity, Peace and Progress. 


How do I mean? The ruling APC and President Buhari were ecstatically embraced by Nigerians and voted into office with a promise to fight corruption, insecurity and grow the economy in 2015. However, three years on, prevailing maladministration and insecurity have left everyone spell bound, as wanton killings by herdsmen, kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery, corruption and insurgency in the north-east still ravage the country unabated. Furthermore, the cost of fighting these deadly malaise continues to skyrocket without corresponding mitigation in insecurity. A recent example is the withdrawal of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram and other security challenges across the country, by the Executive in collaboration with the National Economic Council, without due recourse to the National Assembly for statutory approval. More so, need I mention that the recent advance payment of $496million to your country for the purchase of 12 Tucano fighter jets, by the Buhari-led Federal Executive Council, was done in complete violation of extant laws regarding such purchases. I must say that that action remains illegal, criminal and a breach of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which empowers the National Assembly to approve all expenditures of the executive. I am aware that the United States is a nation ruled by laws and therefore cannot condone impunity and illegality of this nature - no matter the amount of benefits accruable to it from the sale. I would therefore, kindly appeal to you, to use your good offices to ensure that the $496million is repatriated into the Nigerian coffers and the deal renegotiated and made to follow due process. 


I want to also appeal to you to help save our democracy by prevailing on President Buhari and his administration to respect the fundamental Human Rights of Nigerians. The right to life, freedom of association, freedom of speech and freedom from fear, torture and molestation which are irreducible minimums in any democratic setting, have taken the back seat since this administration came into power.  Unfortunately, these rights are being denied under the guise of fighting corruption by the Executive and its agents. Permit me to say that the fight against corruption by the Buhari government is laudable but grossly selective. I am by no means saying the Nigerian government should not investigate and prosecute corrupt officials or those found to have looted the public treasury. I support the fight against corruption and thus use this opportunity to call on the American government to help Nigeria to win the fight against corruption. However, this letter is to intimate you on the true situation about the ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria, which is highly selective and partisan instead of being transparent and fair. While members of the opposition PDP and nPDP are being hunted and liquidated in the name of fighting corruption, fraud allegations against close aides/allies of the President and other favoured members of the coalition that fused to form the APC are being consistently swept under the carpet, with the culprits allowed to live freely without any form of legal repercussion.


Regrettably sir, Nigerians are no longer free to express themselves or to criticise the activities and policies of the government without being assaulted or clamped down upon. For example, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was one of those who supported Buhari and the APC to win the 2015  general elections, but today, has been branded an enemy of the state because he is criticizing the wrongdoings and failings of the administration. 


Similarly, I dare say that the harassment, coercion, intimidation and humiliation being meted out on the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is basically because he emerged as the President of the Senate against the wishes of some  powerful and influential members of the ruling party in  2015 and not because he is corrupt as being claimed by some agents of the executive. It is worthy of note, that H.E. Saraki  belongs to the nPDP stock of the APC and his unjust trial and persecution over charges of false asset declaration since 2015 coupled with new attempts to link him with arrested murder suspects and cultists in his home state of Kwara, points to the selective nature of the fight against corruption being waged by the Buhari-administration. Note that the political onslaught against Saraki and the National Assembly under his leadership, culminated recently in the invasion of the Senate Chambers by sponsored thugs, who forcefully took away its mace and symbol of authority, without the prosecution of the perpetrators. Besides, facts have recently emerged to buttress this assertion about political persecution of perceived opponents of the government. A Special Investigator engaged by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Evangelist Victor Uwajeh, recently revealed that he was specifically directed to investigate Saraki and other PDP stalwarts who have been marked for persecution by the Buhari-led administration. Uwajeh, in a statement published by the Cable, an online newspaper, said the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, established by the Buhari's administration, was specifically created to investigate Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, Senator Stella Oduah, Senator Albert Bassay Akpan, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Femi Fani Kayode, Senator James Manager, Governor Nyesom Wike, Senator Jonah Jang, Patience Jonathan and the current National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Uche Secondus, among others. 


Kindly note that apart from HE Saraki, all other persons listed above are members of the opposition party, PDP.  Mr. Uwajeh's statement, I must say has practically vindicated HE Saraki and other opposition members currently on trial that the allegations against them were politically motivated. Uwajeh had unequivocally stated that his refusal to work with the APC-led Government to humiliate the so-called enemies of Government has led him into exile.


I write to you because Nigeria and America have a long history of friendly relations, added to our system of government which is modeled after that of the United States. Much as the United States and other national governments assisted Nigeria to return to democracy from military dictatorship in the past and has continued to support the nation's fight against insurgency and corruption, it is time to come to our aid once again in order to sustain our democracy and maintain strict adherence to the rule of law. I believe you are better placed to advice the current leadership on the need to obey the rule of law and be impartial in its ongoing anti-corruption campaign. 


I humbly invite you to work with other defenders of democracy, freedom and human rights across the world, like the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN) and organizations like the Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, etc, to ensure that the present gagging of the press and opposition political party members in Nigeria do not degenerate further. Help us to prevent imminent breakdown of law and order that may result to chaos and anarchy if the current atmosphere of government's orchestrated harassment, intimidation, coercion, denial of the right to free speech and outright repression of perceived enemies of the administration, is allowed to continue unabated.


I thank you in anticipation that you will take positive steps to liaise with your friend, President Muhammadu Buhari, in order to prevent escalation of anti-democratic acts by agents of the administration. 


Long live U.S.A.! 

Long live the  Federal Republic of Nigeria! 


Yours  sincerely, 


Comrade Timi  Frank 

Deputy National Publicity Secretary  

All Progressives Congress  

timifrank40@gmail.com 

07033555555

hisgrace090:
PDP, just give us 4 years to see what APC can offer you no gree
Them born you born Nigeria?

It is after APC 4 years that I will pass judgement on them.

Iyan to ba maa yo ni okere la ti n mo.


Odun meta ti to.

They will surely fail.

EKITI 2018: ANOTHER APC RIGGING PLAN EXPOSED!

Beware! APC Using Fake Empowerment To Collect People's Voters Cards

Our attention has been drawn to a Form being distributed by the APC under the guise of Ekiti Development Front, purportedly for empowerment.

Residence of Ekiti State should note that this is a new plot by the APC to collect people's VOTERS CARDS, thereby preventing them from voting on July 14, 2018.

The sinister plot is aimed at first collecting Voters Cards numbers and later asking for submission of original Voters Cards for Biometric Exercise so as to be qualified for the fake empowerment scheme.

The moment you submit your original voters cards to them, they will disappear.

Members of the public should note that there is no contact address on the Forms being distributed. Therefore, after releasing your voters cards, where do you go to get it back?

Also, they are working with the possibility of deactivating as many voters cards as possible, using the voters cards numbers provided in the Forms.

Targeted for this criminal act are Ado Ekiti and Ikere Ekiti as well as other major towns in the State where the APC have perfected plans to disenfranchise as many people as possible to reduce votes.

Since 2014 that APC lost power in Ekiti and 2015 that it assumed power in Abuja, no empowerment program was done for Ekiti people.

Now that election is less than seven weeks and its initially plot to directly buy voters cards was exposed, the APC has opted for the fake empowerment to steal people's voters cards.

Ekiti people are therefore urged not to surrender their voters cards to anyone.

Your voters card is the only weapon that you have to choose who governs you, do not surrender it under the guise of an eleventh hour fake empowerment.

Also, there is no organisation called Ekiti Development Front. It never existed in Ekiti State before now. The APC only designed it now as a tool for collection of people's voters cards so that only the party members will be able to vote on July 14.

Don't surrender your voters cards to anyone, don't get disenfranchised.

On July 14, Ekiti people must vote and their votes must count.

Lere Olayinka
Director of Media and Publicity
Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to clamp down on citizens campaigning against it ahead of the 2019 elections.

In a statement on Saturday, the party said the APC was never a political party meant for governance, rather “a contraption for oppression and vendetta”.

The statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, said the APC is the problem of Nigeria as it has “proven to be the clog in our collective quest for national cohesion, happiness and economic prosperity as a people”.

“Already, there are plans by APC to extend the clampdown on opposition leaders to regular citizens, who have seen through their lies and deception and are in open agitation to vote them out in 2019,” the statement read.

“We note that since the recent boast by President Muhammadu Buhari on his abuse of rights as a military ruler, there has been an escalation of clampdown on citizens, particularly, the opposition, in various parts of our country.”

The party also said since coming to power, the APC has done nothing to improve the lives of Nigerians except “actions and comments that promote hatred and violence” in the country.

“It is also on record that the APC has not formulated any clear-cut programme for good governance; it has never called its government to order in their recklessness, particularly, on the documented abuse of human rights and violation of our constitution and democratic order,” the statement read.

“Despite attempts in blaming past administrations, it has since become clear that the on-going barefaced looting of our national treasury, particularly through the sleazy oil subsidy regime under President Buhari’s supervision, coupled with government’s gross incompetence and official highhandedness, are directly responsible for the economic hardship and escalated violence in our nation today.”

https://www.today.ng/news/politics/pdp-apc-planning-clampdown-nigerians-campaigning-117407

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon introduce some innovations for a free and fair election so as to end the use of election tribunals in the country.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom, Mr. Mike Igini, who disclosed this in Calabar recently while presenting a keynote address on the theme: Engendering Issues Based Campaigns in an election year, the Media Perspectives said the commission is working towards a model whereby once a result is declared at the polling unit, it will be as it is declared.

While fielding questions from participants at the public lecture, he said, “in Nigeria, we spend so much to buy forms and a billion in tribunal to contest election result. Where do they get the money? The human agency is the problem we are having. When people cry out that the card ready is not good, it is not correct because people sabotage card reader in certain places. But in 2019 we are doing something different to ensure that truly the vote of the people will be a reflection of the vote cast.”


He said money politics in Nigeria is a bad politics and the commission is working to introduce measures to attract our eggheads into politics, as it is the case in some countries.

“Card reader has reduced moon slide and land slide results and for 2019; the card reader hardware will be enhanced. We are going to have software and process enhancement. If you look at the finger print window, it is going to be expanded to accommodate your finger or thumb. The sensitivity of the card reader will also be enhanced. In process enhancement, there are always issues of what happened after the polling unit when results have been declared at the polling unit and they are moving to the ward collation centre.

“All things being equal, by 2019, the moment the poll has closed, the ballot papers counted, declaration made and form C16E entered and the duplicate for each agent given, right from that point we are going to transmit the result of the polling unit directly to the collation centre. With the audit unit, you can compare what has been declared at the polluting unit, ward cantres, local councils, state and others and if it tallies with what you have at the collation centre. The crisis of confidence between poling units, wards and the last point of collation will be drastically reduced”.

Igini pleaded for the neutrality of security agents in 2019 as, adding, “the political class does everything to frustrate electoral process and the rule of law. In Nigeria, there are no consequences; we cannot have a society where there are no consequences and expect anything good to come out.

The problem of Nigeria is that the politicians are using Nigerians to undermine the business of the country.“We are partnering with NICOMSAT so that the election result will be a true reflection of what has happened at the polling unit. Some places like Cross River have very difficult terrain, the satellite will be used to transmit result or monitor as they do not have internet facilities,” he said.


http://guardian.ng/politics/inec-to-end-election-tribunals-in-nigeria/?F

May 24, 2018

Press Statement

Threats Against Wike: PDP Vows to Leave Nothing to Chance.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the outburst by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government that it would have dragged in Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, but for his constitutional immunity, confirms the fears that government wants to silence the opposition.

PDP condemns in very strong terms, the further threats against Governor Wike by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who arrogantly dismissed the governor’s allegation that there was a plot by the Federal Government to kill him in a crowd.

It is shocking that instead of calling for an investigation into the serious revelation, the Federal Government resorted to siege mentality to scare the governor, ostensibly to cover up the severity of the allegation.

Nigerians will recall that the PDP had earlier raised the alarm over plots to harass, intimidate, implicate and orchestrate untoward situations like assassinations, unexplained accidents, inexplicable "armed robbery” attacks, high profile abduction and sudden disappearances of opposition leaders and members.

The PDP, therefore, invites all Nigerians and the international community to note this threat against Governor Wike, as well as the action and inaction of the APC-led Federal Government, as we are not prepared to leave anything to chance.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary

ABUJA —THE House of Representatives Committee on Works, yesterday, declared that the Buhari adminstration hasn’t awarded the contract for the second Niger Bridge, accusing the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP, of deliberately frustrating the award of the contract by the Federal Government.
.
The committee stated that while the works ministry had concluded early procurement processes for the award of the contract, the Federal Government had not awarded the contract because of the delay in approving the due process by BPP.
.
The committee said the construction work being done by Julius Berger was the early earth work which is in four stages and not the building of the bridge as the public was being made to believe.
.
Chairman of the House committee, Rep. Toby Okechukwu, made this disclosure in an interview with journalists yesterday.
.
Okechukwu explained that while the ministry of power, works and housing had concluded work on the contract details and forwarded same to the BPP for approval, the lawmaker however, regretted that the inability of the BPP to approve the contract is holding back the Buhari administration from awarding the contract for the bridge.
.
He stated that the delay by the procurement agency in concluding the due process that will lead to the eventual contract award by the government “may force the construction giant to demobilize from site in June, until the contract is approved and awarded to it legally.”
.
Already, Okechukwu revealed that Julius Berger was scheduled to complete early earth work on the bridge by June, warning that unless the BPP approves the contract for procurement, the construction firm may leave site and remobilising to site might cost an estimated N10 billion.
.
“The government hasn’t awarded the contract for the second Niger bridge. And Julius Berger is due to stop work by June and if they demobilize and mobilize again, it’s going to be very expensive.
.
“I’m aware that the ministry has concluded their negotiations with Julius Berger and submitted it to due process. Due process are the ones holding the process down.
.
“Julius Berger is working. They’re piecemeal early earth works one, two, three and four. Early earth works four will end in June. If it ends, you’ll go through procurement again.
.
“So, why are you not procuring the entire contract?
And there is no framework for expenditure of money put in the budget if you don’t have a contract.
.
The money put in the budget will be a waste if you don’t award the contract.
.
“And why should you award four different contracts going through processes for the past three to four years. So, there must be an end to every litigation.
.
“If this contract is not awarded prior to the end of June, it will be colossal in terms of the economic and financial consequences in the contract execution.
.
“If Julius Berger demobilizes and has to mobilize again, it will cost not less than N10 billion. And more importantly, you’ll not be able to take advantage of the seasonal weather issues,” he said.



Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/fg-hasnt-awarded-2nd-niger-bridge-contract-reps-cttee/

Our presido seriously transmissioning corruption

Buhari to Obasanjo: You have questions to answer over $16bn power projects




President Muhammadu Buhari,has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questions to answer over the spending of $16 billion on power projects during his administration.


Mr Buhari stated this Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving the Buhari Support Organisation led by the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali.

Although the president did not mention Mr Obasanjo’s name, he however, asked “where was the power after a former president claimed to have spent $16 billion on the project?”

The power project was done during the Obasanjo administration (1999-2006). It has been described as a mismanagement of public funds by observers and civic groups.

The House of Representatives in 2008 described the $16 billion spent on power by the Obasanjo government as colossal waste.


The House said the expenditure was a case of “poor budget planning and a lack of proper oversight by relevant bodies.”

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) had in 2016 also urged the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria at the time, Walter Onnoghen, to immediately appoint an independent counsel to investigate the allegations of corruption in the spending of the $16 billion by the Obasanjo government.

More inHome
JUST IN: Mace Theft: I won’t answer your questions, Omo-Agege tells investigative panel
Saraki vs IGP Idris: Senators in closed-door meeting with Buhari
Gunmen abduct commissioner’s wife, six children
Mace Theft: Omo-Agege, Ndume appear before investigative panel
Shagari, four others docked for alleged N500 million fraud
Mr Obasanjo was a key supporter of Mr Buhari in the build-up to the 2015 general election.

Mr Obasanjo has, however, pledged to work against Mr Buhari’s re-election in 2019 saying he has performed poorly in office.



https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/269323-buhari-to-obasanjo-you-have-questions-to-answer-over-16bn-power-projects.html

Firefire:
E don tey wey APC promised to form a parallel government. A promise fulfilled.

Really and very sad

As it stands APC is having 74 State chairmen.


Everything na double double

The All Progressive Congress today held its state congresses all over the state.

Find below the summary.

LAGOS - Parallel Congress



OYO - Parallel Congress



DELTA - Parallel Congress



ADAMAWA - Parallel Congress



IMO - Complicated.



BAYELSA - Parallel Congress


ONDO - Congress Turns Bloody as Armed Thugs Invades Venue, 50 Injured.



ENUGU - Chime, Nnamani, Others Escape Attack As Violence Mars APC Congress.



AKWA-IBOM - Parallel Congress



KWARA - Parallel Congress



Expect More Updates....

??


Police are seriously on transmission tranmisssion manhunting

intruxive:
Thank God you showed your color here, your true aim of this rubbish concocted post is to pull a PDP manufactured story, another election falsehood, pls keep it coming.... we dey here to bust ALL your lies as usual

A typical BMC member

Am i punch newspaper

progress69:
Why not post the real details the report instead of concocting your own rubbish write up.

You can do better by Giving us the etails.

One BMC spotted

If the IGP is not releaved of his Post, i can assume that there is a secret in which only the IGP and the Presidency is hiding, and that cannot be far fetched gruesome murder of the 2015 Kano INEC State Commissioner family who were all burnt alive on the night of announcing the Kano Result.


Truth cannot be covered for long.

I still don't understand, they said the video was doctored.

They refused to give us undoctored video, Yet the same Police is on a man-hunt for the Person who leaked the video.

A Liberty Television journalist, Aminu Nurudeen, suspected to have posted the viral video showing the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, struggling to read a speech at a public event in Kano, has gone into hiding, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

Impeccable sources told Saturday PUNCH that the Kano State Police Command invited the reporter to its office immediately the video went viral. The video, shows the IG struggling to read his speech at the inauguration of the Police Technical Intelligence Unit in Kano, Kano State on Monday.

It was learnt that Nurudeen’s whereabouts had been unknown since the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Musa Magaji Majiya, invited him on Thursday.

Sources said the police authorities were upset with the journalist because he had allegedly disobeyed a directive by the Kano State Police Command to journalists present at the event not to report the IG’s blunder or make the video public.


According to sources, the IG’s blunder brought an abrupt end to the event, leading the police chief’s handlers to hurriedly usher him away from the venue of the event.

The viral video showed the IG delivering an incoherent speech, which had since exposed him to public ridicule.

In a part of the transcription of the footage, Idris said, “I mean, transmission, I mean effort, that the transmission cooperation to transmission, I mean transmission to have effect, ehm, apprehend, I mean, apprehensive towards the recommendation, recommended formation effective and effect, I mean, apprehensive at the transmission of…and transmission and transmission for the effective in the police command.”

Voice of Liberty had posted the video on Wednesday. It was gathered on Friday that the IG was embarrassed by the trending video and had ordered an investigation into its release.

In the video, the police boss stumbled over nearly every word in the address, pronouncing transition as transmission and generally bungling his remarks.


The over two minutes video showed Idris apologising to the audience intermittently as he struggled to read the speech which appeared to be a few pages long.

As he battled to read the speech, a senior police officer moved to his side to assist him, but he still flunked the speech.

A source said that the IG explained away the video to his officers, describing it as doctored.

“He has however ordered an investigation into the leakage of the video but we are watching to see how he intends to deal with the individuals behind the viral video without further embarrassing himself and the force,” a senior police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told one of our correspondents.

It was gathered that detectives were using the police technical platform to track the original source of the video on social media.

It was learnt that bloggers that posted the video might be interrogated by the police for allegedly “peddling a doctored video meant to cast the IG in bad light and embarrass the police leadership.”


Idris, in an interactive media chat on the police Twitter handle, Nigerian Police @PoliceNG #Askthepolice, had also told Nigerians that the video was doctored.

“Yes, it was doctored,” he said in response to a question from a twitter user who wanted to know why he bungled the speech.

The mood at the Force headquarters on Friday was solemn as policemen believed the video was sponsored by the enemies of the IG.

“I believe the IG may not be the most intelligent officer, but he is capable of presenting coherent speeches,” a Deputy Superintendent of Police who also spoke on condition of anonymity said.

The police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood could not be reached for comments as he did not respond to calls.

He had yet to respond to a text message as of the time of filing this report.

Nigerians react to IG video clip

Nigerians have, however, reacted to the video.

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, in his reaction to the video on Twitter, urged Nigerians to pray for Idris.

He said, “Our IG of Police needs prayers and we must treat him with compassion. What happened to him whilst reading his infamous “transmission” speech was not ordinary. He is the victim of dark spirits and satanic forces. We must not gloat over it or laugh at him. Instead we must pray for him.”

But the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Matters, Abike Dabiri, on Twitter defended the IG, saying, “This video is definitely doctored.”

Nigerians however asked Dabiri to prove her assertion by posting an original video.

A former head of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, said the IG might be suffering from dyslexia.

@JoeAbah, he tweeted, “If this video is genuine, I’ve been advised the IG may be dyslexic. If that is the case, it is no laughing matter, and not something he should be ridiculed for. A lot of kids are dyslexic. We must ensure that they are not bullied or stigmatised. They too can become IG of Police.”

Abah was, however, countered by critics, who said the symptoms showed by the IGP were not typical of dyslexic patients.


According to a definition by NHS.co.uk, dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling. It’s a “specific learning difficulty”, which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing. Unlike a learning disability, intelligence isn’t affected.

Police comment on IG video

The Nigerian Police Force has, however, claimed that the video was doctored.

On its Twitter handle during a forum tagged, #AskThePolice, one Dr. Adekola Adewale asked the Force to provide clarification on the video going viral about the IG.

Nigeria Police Force replied, “Thank you for your question. Yes it was doctored. #AskThePolice.”

But a source told Saturday PUNCH that police were being cautious in issuing an official statement to debunk the video in order not to further escalate reactions already generated by the clip.

The source said, “The video was doctored and it was meant to embarrass the Force and the IG. The police don’t want to issue an official statement because no TV station, or newspaper has carried the story. The moment a statement is issued, the doctored video would be revisited and it would escalate things. Even if the police issue an official statement, it may still backfire.”

Another source, a senior police officer, claimed that the Force had “the original version of the doctored video,” dismissing allegations that the police had invited the journalist that released the video.

“The original version of the video is available. As far as I know, the police have not ordered the arrest of anybody in connection with the video. The journalist might say the police invited him, but there was nothing like that. There is nothing like a spell being cast on the IG. Besides, there is nothing like that in law. The video was done mischievously. IG is mentally sound and he has been coming to the office every day after that event was held,” he added.

The officer stated that the video was under investigation, adding that the outcome would determine the next line of action.

The officer sent “the original video” to our correspondent on Friday evening.

But Saturday PUNCH observed that though recorded at the same event, it did not capture where a man, who appeared to be the IG’s personal assistant, assisted the police chief to check the speech he was presenting for correct pronunciation.


https://www.punchng.com/igs-trending-video-journalist-goes-into-hiding/amp/

madridguy:
You never see anything. Ekiti election will be the first rehearsal

we will Wikelize APC in Ekiti

I hope we will not have parallel APC national convention come June.


Madridguy, buhariguy what do you see about that

Also:

A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos is currently holding a parallel state congress at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja.

Led by a former campaign Director General of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Dr. Fouad Oki, the faction said it is conducting its state congress to elect the State Working Executive of the party.

Whilst the faction claimed that it is expecting officials of the Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor the exercise, the factional congress has in attendance wards and local government delegates.



Notable among those at the congress include a serving House of Assembly member, Hon. Omotayo Oduntan (Alimosho ll); Chief Olu Bakare, former Commissioner, Hon. Sunmonu, Alhaja Aminat Idera, among others.

The factional congress is still ongoing.



https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/05/just-in-apc-faction-holds-parallel-state-congress-in-lagos/

BREAKING: APC Holds Two Parallel Congresses In Lagos, With Open Confrontation. 

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has entered another cruise control, as it seems the confrontation with National Leader of the Party, Asiwaju Tinubu and his boys may not be ending soon. 

A faction loyal to Asiwaju Tinubu had made public the full results of their own congress even as the election of new party officers is just about to start at ACME Road. 

Meanwhile, Muiz Banire and others are holding a parallel Congress at Airport Hotel, dismissing Tinubu's Congress as illegal, citing that it is based on 57 Local Governments and theirs on the Constitutional 20 Local Governments as stipulated in the constitution of Nigeria. 

Mr Banire who is the National Legal Adviser of APC, while addressing his supporters said, they will not surrender Lagos to those who only want to keep enriching themselves without the interest of the masses, saying that they will do everything possible to truncate the continued reign of Tinubu in Lagos.

At the end of today, APC in Lagos may produce two different state excos, and may lead to further chaos in the party.

Madridguy, buhariguy


See una Party hoo

May 19, 2018

PDP Press Conference


APC, FG Commence Total Clampdown on Opposition

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after due consideration of the state of the nation, particularly the clampdown on opposition and dissenting voices, states as follows;

The PDP alerts all Nigerians that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Federal Government have commenced a vicious and direct clampdown of major opposition leaders, perceived political opponents and individuals with interests and views that are divergent to those of their Presidential aspirant, perhaps, candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The clampdown is tailored to silence opposition as well as those who refused to join or support the APC in their unlawful design to emasculate other political parties, undermine our laws and electoral system, foist a one-party state and perpetuate their incompetent, dysfunctional and anti-people rule on our nation.

It is instructive to inform that our leaders, particularly, our National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, have been receiving threats since the PDP filed a petition to the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations, detailing documented threats to democracy by the APC and its Federal Government, abuse of human rights, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of opposition and unabated constitutional violations.

The PDP is aware of clandestine plots against key opposition leaders, particularly, members of the PDP National Working Committee, some dissenting members of the APC, members of the civil society, opinion leaders, journalists and bloggers, who refuse to succumb to intimidation and that such persons have already been listed and currently being trailed by agents of the state.

This has become manifest in the plot to rope members of “nPDP”, especially those in the National Assembly, into gun-running and murder charges just because they came out to voice their opposition to the APC government’s constitutional violations and executive brigandage in the running of our nation’s affairs.

The PDP wants Nigerians and the international community to know those to hold responsible should PDP leaders, as well as other members of the opposition start falling victims of untoward situations like assassinations, unexplained accidents, inexplicable "armed robbery” attacks, high profile abduction and sudden disappearances.

These include wanton arrest, manhandling and detention of opposition leaders on trumped-up charges, as well as illegal invasion of their homes and businesses by agents of the state.

Apart from allegations of corruption, there are also plots to clamp down and detain opposition leaders for charges bordering on treason and the PDP is also aware that some compromised judicial officers have been enlisted to give convictions and jail members of opposition as well as dissenting voices, on flimsy grounds.

Moreover, we know that the APC is fixated with the PDP because of the renewed popularity of our party among Nigerians, as the inevitable vehicle to return power to the people, restore democracy, national cohesion and safeguard our territorial integrity, come 2019.

The PDP’s response to all these plots is that we are not cowed. Nigeria belongs to all of us and our laws on political engagements are very clear. The PDP, as a party committed to democracy and freedom will continue to uphold the inalienable rights of our citizens to free speech, political association and to politically aspire to any position in the land, including the Presidency.

Our party, therefore, urges all Nigerians to be alert, united and remain resolute in their decision to collectively defend our democracy and its tenets, constitutionally guaranteed personal freedom and the rule of law in our nation.


May 19, 2018
PDP National Secretariat, Abuja

For more information on the PDP, please visit:

Twitter: @OfficialPDPNig

Facebook: www.facebook.com/officialpdpnig

Website: www.peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng

http://www.trendingistng.com/2018/05/apc-fg-commence-total-clampdown-on.html?m=1