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Its very dishaertneing how yhe OP come up with his list,

But OP get this that your intent is very clear, that is convert all churches to manufacturing industries.

On this you are 100% completely wrong.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I greet my people at home, Thank You.



#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I want to appreciate Ekiti people, I want to appreciate Ekiti women for coming out to be celebrated on this year's occasion of the 2017 World Women's Day Celebration.

On the nursing mother, Mrs Toyin Adeyeye that was assaulted by Policemen from New Iyin Road, Ado Ekiti on Friday, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose met with the woman and the Commissioner of Police a few minutes ago.

The governor upon being told of the assault, invited the woman and her husband to the govt house.

Governor Fayose, who frown at the assault directed that full investigation must be carried out and whoever that is found culpable must be punished accordingly.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: May that of the 2017 never be the last, I thank the Kabiyesis, I thank all and sundry. We had 25000 cloths but those who paid for the ankara was well over 100,000 and I have directed that monies be refunded to those who couldn't get the cloth. God willing, I will fulfil all the promises made.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I thank you all for my support, there is no way I can thank you enough.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: Concerning the woman that was assaulted, I have directed the commissioner of police to commence full investigation of the matter, everyone involved in that act must have their day in court, our law does not give room for assault on women. I won't allow that, never!

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: A school in Ekiti came first in an exam conducted in Abuja, I will shed more light on that later.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: To th police, don't use your position to oppress Ekiti people, I will not accept that.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The Local Government is an administration on its own, it's in charge of the primary school and local government workers, they have a reasonable level of autonomy.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: During Xmas, I paid 2 salaries, LG allocation has dwindled such that one allocation can't meet up with a month's salary. In January, the LG and its steering committee approved payment for basic, they now had to look for a way to pay for deductions they couldn't pay before.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: #1.65b was what accrued to Ekiti as allocation. I called the Chairmen to see what we can do about the money, NULGE wants to be paid, the council chairmen wants to be paid too. I compelled the Chairmen to make sacrifice, they agreed. Then the NULGE Vice Chairman came and said compulsorily, NULGE must get two deductions.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The NULGE Vice Chairman become so rude and I told him to leave, I told him being a NULGE VC doesn't mean he should be that rude. The following morning, another member of NULGE said my action will boomerang. They went ahead to send texts to female NULGE members not to attend the women's day celebration.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: He went to the press to say I was going to divert #1.2b and I ask, to where?

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: He went further to the court and they brought me a court summon.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: On Paris Club refund, last time we got # 8.8b, LG government got #3.4b while the state got #5.4b. We are transparent and we won't have anything to hide when the next Paris Club refund comes.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: On my actions on filling stations, I was elected to protect the lives of my people, the number of these people constituting filling stations indiscriminately is nothing compared to the number of Ekiti residents. We have to choose between the security of people's life and those trying to make money.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: I will never allow anyone burn us to ashes in Ekiti, most of these filling stations had no insurance. A good leader looks after the welfare of his people and not the next election. Ekiti must stand behind me to fight this people who want to burn Ekiti. They said they want to go on strike, they are on their own. Siting filling stations indiscriminately is unacceptable and it stands like that.

#EkitiMeetYourGovernorMarch2017: The law is applicable to both petrol and gas stations, there will be no approval without my signature
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deomello:
There is something in the Nigerian constitution that says separation of power.


The president appoints and the senate approves, but the senate can not discipline of fire the people the executive appoints because they serve under the executive and not the legislature.

Asking the senate to bite or frustrate the presidency based on their flawed understanding of the Nigerian constitution and your own lack of understanding too means you obviously know nothing about Nigeria and the Nigerian constitution and also the meaning and responsibilities of the 3 arms of government.

Where do you put your check and balances.

Senate have oversight functions hope you know.

Ali is to appear before the senate to answer salient question affecting the Nigerians (whom the senates are representing)

So they want ali to appear in the uniform of the custorm he leading.

Period

deomello:
He is a political appointee and the constitution doesn't say he must, he serves the presidency and not the senate.

The senate and the average Nigerian like you must respect the laws and the Nigerian constitution and separation of powers.

All the senate requested from Ali is that Ali must appear in custom uniform to address them.
He can remove it outside the Red chambee later chikenna

The court of appeal sitting in Benin has reserved judgment sine dine in the appeal before it, filed by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and its candidate in the Sept. 28 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

The appeal is over the Edo election petition tribunal’s stoppage last month of the recounting of ballot papers used in the said governorship election in the on-going trial.

The appellants in their petitions before the Election tribunal, are challenging the declaration by Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) of Mr Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election and listed INEC, Obaseki and the APC as first, second and third respondents respectively in the petition.

The appellants in their pleadings before the tribunal said they would request a recounting in the open court of ballot papers used in four local government areas namely Egor, Akoko-Edo, Estako West and Estako East to prove their case of electoral irregularity.

However, the Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led three man tribunal ordered the stoppage of the recounting , when only three of the four LGAs had been counted.

The tribunal claimed that it made the order becuase the petitioners’ statutory 14-day period to prove their case had lapsed.

The report signed by the Assistant Secretary to the tribunal, Buhari Sani, showed that the recounting was only concluded in Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Etsako West Local Government Area, Wards 1 and 2 in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area and Ward 1 of Egor Local Government Area.

But the petitioners, who claimed that the stoppage of the recounting would be fatal to their case, approached the court of appeal, seeking for an order for the conclusion of te recounting.

INEC, Obaseki and APC opposed the appellants’ application and urged the court to dismiss it.

Meanwhile, APC filed a cross appeal to the appellants’ application and argued that the tribunal ought not to have granted the request for a recount albinio.

Mr Yusuf Ali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN), in adopting his address to substantiate his case, argued that several decided supreme court cases supported his claim that thhe tribunal erred in stopping the recounting.

Ali submitted that “we are not asking for an extension of time, but merely asking that the result of an already commenced process be completed’’ saying that stopping the process amounted to the tribunal rendering its own order futile.

But Onyinye Anumoye, INEC counsel, Mr Wole Olanipeku, SAN, representing Obaseki and Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, for APC, in their adopted addresses, opposed the appellants’ application and asked the appeal court to dismiss it.

They argued that since the apellants knew they had 14 days to prove their case but decided to wait till te last minute to ask for a recounting, they could not try to arm twist the tribunal for an extension of time.

In the cross appeal, Fagbami urged the court of appeal to hold that the tribunal ougt not to have granted the appellants’ request for recounting since they never brought a formal application before the tribunal in that regard.

But Ali, who said APC’s application was lacking in merit, laced his argument with decided supreme court cases to justify that parties could also orally apply before the tribunal to make such request.

The Chairman of the appeal court, Justice Olukayode Bada, reserved judgment in both cases indefintely.

www.businessdayonline.com/edo-guber-appeal-court-reserves-judgment-pdp-apc-appeals-indefinitely/

hysteriabox:
Abi
Worse Senate ever. Rogues naim dem be

The Senate on Thursday walked out the Customs Comptroller General, Col Hammed Ali from its chambers for not wearing uniform as directed.

He was asked to return next Wednesday, March 22 in uniform.

According to the Senators, Ali should lead by example.

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekeremadu had earlier queried the Comptroller General for not wearing his official uniform.

Responding to the question Ali claimed that the letter inviting him did not request that he should appear in uniform.

regal4luv:
which of the appeal. who is d defendant and the plaintiff.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City on Tuesday struck out the application by counsel to the third respondent, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), for the consolidation of the appeals by the petitioners and respondents describing it as a mere academic exercise.

Ruling on the application, Justice Olukayode Bada presiding, said, “by consent of all counsel, hearing of the two appeals will now come up for hearing on Thursday, 16 March, 2017. The present application has become academic and is hereby struck out”.

This came as the court adjourned till Thursday, 16 March, 2017 the hearing of the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Pastor OsagIe Ize-Iyamu over the tribunal’s stoppage last month, of the recounting of ballot papers used in the 2016 governorship election.

The three respondents namely Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obaseki and the APC had also filed a cross appeal to the petitioners appeal insisting that the three man tribunal headed by Justice Ahmed Badamasi ought not to have given an order to the petitioners at all for the recounting of the ballot papers used for the election.

Recall that the tribunal dismissed the application for the continuation of the recounting of the ballot papers for 3 out of 4 requested local government areas in the state by the petitioners counsel when the Chairman of the three member panel Justice Ahmed Badamasi said the tribunal lacked the powers for its continuation, saying that the time allocated to the petitioners to prove their case had expired.

The Tribunal had earlier ordered for the recount of the ballot papers used for the election in Egor, Akoko – Edo, Etsako West and Etsako East local governments following an oral application made by the Counsel for the petitioners, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN).

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, are challenging the declaration by INEC of Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election at the tribunal and have listed INEC, Obaseki and the APC as first, second and third respondents respectively.

The report signed by the Assistant Secretary to the tribunal, Buhari Sani, for the tribunal secretary showed that the recounting exercise was concluded in Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Etsako West Local Government Area, Wards 1 and 2 in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area and Ward 1 of Egor Local Government Area.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City has fixed Thursday, March 16 for hearing of the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and counter-appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The suits filed by both parties bother on the issue of the recounting of the ballot papers used in four local government areas for the Edo State governorship election.

The PDP had filed an appeal against the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal terminating the counting process after the 14 days granted by the tribunal elapsed.

At the commencement of sitting on Tuesday, the APC filed a counter-appeal, stating that the tribunal erred in permitting the counting since the ballot papers were not tendered as exhibits before the court.

The court processes followed the emergence of Mr Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Edo State governorship election in September 2016.

Following the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC faithful celebrated the victory and described the polls as free, fair and credible.

However, the PDP and its candidate, Mr Ize-Iyamu, rejected the results declared by the electoral umpire.

They alleged that voters were induced and that the then Edo State Government collaborated with INEC to doctor the results in favour of the APC.


www.channelstv.com/2017/03/14/edo-polls-appeal-tribunal-hear-pdp-apc-suits-thursday/

Finally the chairman of the tribunal Hon. Justice Ahmed Badamosi adjourned sitting till Monday, April 3rd 2017

Afterwards, the judge announced the closure of APC's defence and went straight into the next stage which was the submission of written addresses and added that 4 days be allotted to the respondent each, 5 days to the petitioner and another 4 days for the respondents to respond and directed all parties to commence work tomorrow 16th March 2017 ,this amounted to 17 days in all.

The judge discharged the witness while L. O Fagbemi (SAN) officially closed their case.

The 2nd witness, Mr Anselm Ojezua a lawyer and politician was lives at 2, Etete road, GRA, Benin City. To be cross examined using exhibit PO 391,2RO64, 1R022 and 3RO1-18.

Ken Mozia (SAN) - You attended the stakeholders meeting on how the election with be conducted?

Witness - Yes.


Mozia - Show him PO 391 (INEC manual) you are aware that the document only used to train INEC officials only.

Witness - Yes.

Shoe him exhibit PO 2RO64 and 1RO22(1), this is the INEC manual and it prescribes how the election is to be conducted?

Witness - Yes my Lord.

Mozia - In exhibit PO 1RO32(1), by that document you are aware that the guidelines for conducting election was amended?

Witness - Yes.

So in that document there are no reference to tickings?

Witness - Yes Sir.

Mozia - Look at exhibit PO 2RO64, the only portion where ticking is preserved is to denote issuance of ballot papers after accreditation in page 7&8 , paragraph 18(C)of the guidelines.

Witness - Yes.

Cross examination by counsel to the petitioner.

E. Okala (SAN) - Take a close look at exhibit PO 1RO22, is that the supplement to 2015 guidelines?

Witness - Yes.

Okala - Does PO 391 relates to the 2016 election?

Witness - No sir

Okala - Now is your case based on the statement, that the guidelines for accreditation and voting were accurately done?

Witness - Yes my Lord.

Do you still stand by paragraph 26 of your deposition, that the election was free and fair using the electoral act, manual and guidelines?

Witness - Yes.

Okala - Now in the voters register used in your polling unit, your name was only ticked to the left not to the right.

Witness - Yes Sir.

Okala - In the entire statement you never made reference to the number of accredited voters to the number of voters.

Witness - Please can I take a look at my deposition.

Okala - Give him the exhibit.

Witness - In paragraph 34, the numbers of accredited voters and total Votes cast are the same without stating the figures, he said.

In a short ruling the judge gave the petitioner's 6 minutes and 5 minutes to the 2nd respondent respectively to cross examine Mr. Anselm Ojezua.

In the course of leading the witness into evidence, E.C Okala raised an application that the petitioner's should be allotted 10minutes to cross examine the witness since his deposition carries 83 pages.

This was objected by both counsel to the 1st and 2nd respondents.

Returning from the brief break to enable the
judge rule on whether or not Edo APC
chairman, Mr. Anselm Ojezua be allowed to
stand as a witness, the judge in a brief ruling
upheld the prays of the 3rd respondent (APC)
to allow the witness testify on the grounds of
fair hearing.

The 2nd deponent was ushered into the
witness box, the Party chairman of Edo APC
Mr. Anslem Ojezua.

This was objected by E. C Okala (SAN).
counsel to the petitioner on the grounds that
his name wasn't found on the list of witnesses standing for APC, 'Please my lord
I would like the counsel to APC to guide us in
this regards.

Responding counsel L. O Fagbemi (SAN) "
My lord he is the party chairman of the APC
and it beholds on the party to present
whoever they wish to as witnesses"

Chairman of the panel Justice Ahmed
Badamosi asked if his name is on the
witness list and L. O Fagbemi (SAN) replied
no, but he likes to know the bases for their
objection.

Replying L. O Fagbemi, Emmanuel . C Okala
(SAN) said "Now that it has been confirmed
that the witness isn't listed, my lord I submit
that this witness not having been listed
cannot be used as a deponent in this tribunal
proceedings.

He is neither a certified witness
or subpoenaed. My Lord election petitions
are peculiar and they are governed by strict
provision of statues, my lord we will refer
your lordship to the electoral act 2010 as
amended particularly paragraph 12(3) which imposes responsibility on the respondent to
provide the list of the witness written
statement on oath and copies of
documentary evidence that he intends to rely
on.

My Lord we were able to set a well
renowned procedure to list witnesses, they
Would have at least copied from us, to the
extent that we list petitioner (Pastor Osagie
lze-lyamu) as a witness. He went further to
quote authorities in that case of Yesuf Vs
Obasanjo (2004 5SC, Part 1), we also refer to
the case of Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere Vs
Oshiomhole (2012, LPELR-19787(CA).

It stated that it was necessary to submit list of witnesses before proceedings commences, so in this circumstance we urge your lordships not to allow this witness testify
infill he has been properly brought before the
court, please allow this witness to leave for
us to movee on" he added.

INEC's counsel Onyinye Anuwonye cited
paragraph (123) of the 1st schedule of the
electoral act he said there was already the
list and there was no where it was stated
that those whose names was ever listed
can't testify. Even subpoenaed witnesses are
not listed also. But that the respondent
already stated in their reply because the
witness's statement on oath are already
there.

So therefore, this witness shouldn't be
denied from giving evidence just because his
name isn't on the witness list. Also this
witness is the chairman of the 3rd
respondent represents, so he should be
allowed to speak in order not to be shut out
which will amount to denil of fair hearing, so
I pray the court not to be persuaded by the
seductive nature of the petitioner's counsel.

Wole Olanipekun (SAN) counsel to the 2nd
respondent said "Am taken aback by the
objections of my learned brother E. C Okala
and with respect to this issue the cases cites
by him are all inapplicable to this matter, the
witness didn't even disguise, he is who he is,
so I pray the court rejects the submission of
my learned friend and grant the witness the
opportunity to give evidence. This was
wholeheartedly adopted by L. O Fagbemi
(SAN).

After the rigorous argumment from all counsel to parties the tribunal judge adjourned sitting to resume for judgement over this matter.

The 1st witness Mr. Evans Omolaye Alaye
(3RW14), a businessman from Makeke in
Akoko-Edo LGA, he s to be cross examined
using exhibit PO 9(1-16), PO 200 (1-16).

During cross examination by counsel to INEC Onyinye Anuwonye, the witness told the
court that there weren't no complains from
anybody not even from the PDP ward
collation agent concerning over voting and
improper accreditation, he added that he was
never in possession of any INEC voter
register on the election day.

Also A. Owonikoko (SAN), asked the witness
if he signed the form ECBB because it's
computations were adequately carried out?,
he answered Yes. So other Party agents
signed the result too? He also answered Yes.

Petitioner Counsel to the
E. C Okala (SAN) - Are you aware that the
INEC manual 2016 was used to train PU
agents and conduct the election?
Witness - Yes , am aware but we weren't
trained with it.

Okala - Did the INEC PO discuss the
procedure for the election on that day?

Witness - Yes he did, he told us that after
accreditation there must be ticking same
with Voting.

Okala Was that done in your PU?
Witness - Yes, I saw him do it.

Okala e - I put it to you that in your own Polling unit there was no ticking on the voters
register.

Witness S- Yes, there is.

Okala - You are wrong, there wasn't.

That will be all my Lord.

Froceedings commenced with the usual introduction of counsel to all
parties.

Thereafter it was the turn of counsel to the
3rd respondent to commence deliberations,
L.O Fagbemi (SAN) said "My Lord the case is
in continuation of the 3rd respondent's
defence, May I start by tendering from the
bar list of all party agents for APC in the 18
LGAs which we submitted to INEC before the
election"

There was no objections from
counsel to the 1st respondent Onyinye
Anuwonye Esq. But Yusuf Ali (SAN) asked
the court to give them time to go through the
document properly so as to ascertain its
authenticity afterwards Yusuf Ali (SAN), said
"Our very serious objections , we have very
fundamental objections to the admissibility
of this doocument".

The judge conclusively admitted the
document as evidence and labelled the exhibit 3R018

Good Morning Nairalanders.

We are back again after last week adjournment plea by the 3rd Respondent (APC) at the edo state governorship election tribunal sitting at Benin City.

Stay tuned for more updates

The NFF president has been directed to support the Cameroonian despite his intention to vote for Madagascar's Ahmad

In a new twist ahead of the Caf elections that will take place on Thursday, March 16, in Addis Ababa, the Nigerian government has ordered its delegation to vote for incumbent Issa Hayatou despite its previous choice of challenger Ahmad of Madagascar.

According to an AFP report, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo asked NFF chief Amaju Pinnick to support the Cameroonian who is seeking to extend his 29-year reign at the top of African football for diplomatic reasons.


Cameroon’s government had backed the Nigerian effort to quash the terrorist group Boko Haram that created an enclave in the border area of both countries and Chad. A multinational force was needed to dislodge the group that held more than two hundred school girls captive.

Pinnick, who is also contesting for a place on the Caf Executive Committee, has been in the forefront of a campaign to stop Hayatou from continuing in office, with Ahmad the beneficiary.

However, the Nigerian government has now taken a position for Hayatou, as the NFF delegation arrived in Addis Ababa on Monday to intensify campaigns.

“There is an existing joint relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon and most recently both countries collaborated in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency,” said an unnamed high ranking member of the Nigerian government quoted by the AFP in Abuja.

“We can’t afford to jeopardize this relationship.

“Pinnick has therefore been ordered to cast his vote for Hayatou even if every other country failed to do so, as Nigeria does not owe Madagascar anything.”

This election is the most hotly contested since Hayatou became president in 1988. It is seen as a shift towards to a more progressive and forward-minded organization by the young Turks who want to bring an end to the 70-year-old’s time at the helm of Caf.



Ahmad has gotten the backing of the 14-member Council of Southern African Football Associations and several other FA chiefs across the continent.

"We have to follow the path of the rest of the world, as Africa cannot afford to be left behind. I believe that Africa is ready for change. This is the first time in the history of (Hayatou's) Caf that there is a real and possible challenge to the leadership," Liberia FA chief Musa Bility told the BBC on Monday.

It is also believed that Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who met several African chiefs in Harare, Zimbabwe, last month, and his secretary general Fatma Samoura are in favour of a change.

Pinnick told CNN in February that there were problems between Infantino and Hayatou since the latter’s decision to support Sheikh Salman of Bahrain during the Fifa elections in 2016.

This order exposes the lack of autonomy of many African football federations. But since Article 18.1 of the Caf Statutes declare that the elections shall be secret ballot, it is left to see if Pinnick will follow his government’s order or hold onto his convictions.

Kenya FA boss Nick Mwendwa, who failed to declare his choice, told Goal: “It is a secret ballot. People should only wait to see results after elections.”

www.goal.com/enza/amp/news/4563/main/2017/03/13/33604762/caf-election-nigeria-government-orders-pinnick-to-vote-for

The is a complete lie from the pit of hell on osun


Here is workers protest December laat year.


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun has called on the state government to pay workers the outstanding balance of the half salaries they have been receiving since July 2015. The call was made in a press statement signed by the state chairman of NLC, Mr Jacob Adekomi and made available to newsmen in Osogbo.

According to statement, the government owes workers on salary Grade Level 08 and above as well as pensioners, the balance of half salaries paid to them over a period of 18 months.

It commended Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of the state for paying the salaries of workers in the state up till November and urged him to fulfil his promise to pay the balance of the half salaries for the 18 months. Aregbosola “We do not doubt that the governor is a man of his words and he will attend to the balance of the outstanding amount of the salaries of officers on salary Grade Level 08 as well as the pensioners.

“The outgoing year has been challenging for the workers in the state in the face of the grim and unfriendly economic situation due to the economic recession. “The development is no doubt sufficient to trigger industrial crises, but the perseverance and understanding of workers, and trust in their leadership in the state, kept the ship of movement afloat in spite of raging storm,’’

the statement said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that state government paid three months salary arrears that covered October to November on Dec. 21, from the Paris loan’s refund to the state. This is made up of full salary for workers on salary Grade Levels 01 – 07 and 75 per cent to workers on salary Grade Levels 08 and above.

The NLC is, however, asking for the balance of all the incomplete salary paid to workers on salary Grade Level 08 and above and pensioners in the state since July 2015.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/osun-workers-demand-payment-outstanding-salary

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts of local governments in the state.

He has also directed the suspension of the payments of salaries and allowances of the local council chairmen, councilors and political appointees.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that councils were informed of the development on Thursday.

Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON), Bayo Alarapon, confirmed the development.

Mr. Alarapon, who is the Chairman of the Akure South Local Government, said the council chairmen were yet to decide on what steps to take on the matter.

“We have not really gone into the matter, but we are already into it and whatever we decide later, we will let the world know,” he said.

All the chairmen and councilors of the 18 local councils are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elected in an election held in April 2016.

The council officials have a high court judgment in their favour restraining the new governor from dissolving them with respect to their subsisting tenures.

Efforts to get a response from the office of the governor were unfruitful, because the newly-appointed Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, was yet to fully assume duties as the governor’s spokesman.

www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/225693-ondo-governor-akeredolu-freezes-lg-council-accounts.html

Passengers stranded, lack access to ATM, PoS, BDC

Air passengers plying the Kaduna International Airport (KIA) are facing fresh hurdles as airlines operating at the aerodrome are insisting on only cash transaction.

The newly refurbished airport, which also serves as an alternative to the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, is currentlyoperat without Automated Teller Machines (ATM), Point of Sale (PoS) and Bureau de Change (BDC) outlets to serve international passengers especially.

Some passengers without cash to buy tickets or prior booking arrangements are left stranded at the airport. The development is coming at a time the Federal Government is working to ensure a seamless transition, as the airport is the only route to connect the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which is the seat of the government. Besides, the cash-only syndrome runs contrary to the cashless policy of the economy.


The Guardian learnt that a family of six was among those stranded at the weekend and unable to travel.A traveller, Samson Akinsiku said it was shocking to find airlines rejecting debit cards, and saying there was no PoS.
“There are three of the airlines heading to Lagos almost at the same time, which is good anyway. To buy ticket became the problem. The first said its PoS was not working, the other two said they did not even have at all. And this is supposed to be an international airport?

“I didn’t know how big the shit was until I asked for an ATM and they said there was none around, except if I go to town some 10 to 20kilomatres away,” he said.

Another traveller, Emmanuel, also expressed concerns on services rendered by airlines officials at the airport, who insisted on closing the counter by 4:00 p.m.

Emmanuel, who travelled by rail from Abuja yesterday to catch a Lagos flight, was shocked to find the airline’s counter closed by 4:30p.m. When he insisted on flying, since the aircraft was still on ground and seats available, he was given a bill of N28,000 instead of N16,000 promo fare. Emmanuel got a hand-written boarding pass in exchange for the N28,000.

When asked why the airline had no PoS and the counter closed early, an Arik Air official said it was the norm around there.“That is how we operate here. We don’t use PoS. You either bring your money or forget it,” the official fired back.

The Communications Manager for Dana Air, Kingsley Ezenwa said the development was unusual and they were doing everything possible to go cashless in Kaduna by today or tomorrow.

“We have been on this for a while. But it is the banks that kept delaying us. We pushed them all through last week to put the necessary things in place. We know its importance to making passengers have seamless travel experience and we will stop at nothing to have the PoS option working. If not tomorrow (today), then Tuesday latest,” he said.

The Spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Henrietta Yakubu, also confirmed that the banks were in the process of beginning operations at the airport, to support transactions, whether cash or cashless.

Yakubu assured that the likes of Zenith, Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTB) and First Bank were due to begin operations and open ATM facilities this week.
It was also learnt yesterday that the Nigeria International Trade and Investment Conference (NITIC) 2017 scheduled to hold this month in Abuja has been postponed.

The organisers, Africa International Trade and Development Trust, said the postponement was due to ongoing repairs on the runway of the Abuja airport.

The conference with the theme “Multiple Frontiers: Moving Away From Oil” is aimed at bringing local and international stakeholders together to discuss international trade and investment in the non-oil sector, focusing on agribusiness, manufacturing and financial services.

The event endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development initially scheduled to hold this month at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja would now take place in June at the same venue.

The spokesperson for the organisers, Sand Mba Kalu said: “Efforts to convince registered participants and embassies to use the Kaduna International Airport were not successful. We have talked to several of them but they seemed not interested in coming through Kaduna airport. So, the only option was to postpone the event to June when renovation work at the Abuja airport runway would have been completed.”

Meanwhile, the United Nations Aviation School Project has commenced the training of all Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel in Nigeria.The training, The Guardian learnt, is to effectively mitigate the threat posed to civil aviation by terrorist organisations around the world. It will also provide a key element for a robust national aviation security policy to meet global standards in infrastructure, safety and security.

The initiative would enhance the capacity within the UN system to help interested member states to implement the multiple dimension of countering terrorism.

The 120-day event tagged: ‘’Train the Trainer’’ is simultaneously ongoing in Lagos and Abuja.The UN-initiated programme comprises 34 aviation security personnel from both Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). While NCAA has four, FAAN which provides security surveillance at all the airports has 30 participants.

The Spokesperson of the NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, confirmed that a total of 25 countries were considered and Nigeria was chosen for the pilot training.

http://m.guardian.ng/news/airlines-at-kaduna-airport-insist-on-cash-payment/

jamislaw:
is it ELRufai that bought house and car for Daniela okeke too? Common use your brain,
Even Daniela has not come out to debunk the allegation.

You are even her building manager and vehicle dealer with vehicle inspection officer for her.

Continue your work hooo. Pele

jamislaw:
sharap, is it ELRufai that have been bleeping those girls?

I dont know that you are now working at the Hell-Rufai Media Centre.

[quote author=babilicious post=54525608][/quote]Very interesting

1. Is she from kaduna state
2. Is Apostle sulaiman living in kaduna
3. Is sulaiman from kaduna

Hell-Rufai Media Centre keep opening the gate of Hell-lies

seunmsg:
I read it and conveniently interpret it to mean that the lady in question is scared of Suleiman and his ability to mobilise for her arrest. Don't forget that the first lady to come out openly was arrested by police acting on the instructions of Suleiman. If El-Rufai is behind this, he would normally not want Kaduna state or his name associated with the story at all. So, look beyond the conspiracy theory and address the issue.

So IGP, DSS can not give protection again.

Her own state governor, commisioner of Police cannot give her protection.

So she have to go to kaduna to seek for State protection.


Please tell me another story

Cc: Lalasticlala

So everybody seeking for Kaduna protection now must have something to say about sulaiman.

Its turning to childish play

seunmsg:
Some people can keep denying the obvious but the truth is very constant and in this case, we already have a consistent pattern. In the days ahead, I expect more ladies to come forward with their stories.

When the allegations against Bill Cosby started, he denied vigorously until more and more ladies came forward with their stories and he could no longer deny again. Suleiman will also get to that level where he will no longer be able to deny or blame Buhari and El-Rufai for the allegations.

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”


Did you read this part. Hell-Rufai wasting tax payers money unnecessarily

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”

Kaduna Media Centre at work

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”

Hell-rufai Media Centre this is getting childish

6. https://www.nairaland.com/3678578/queen-esther-usher-apostle-suleman

7. https://www.nairaland.com/3678412/only-god-apostle-sulemans-wife

Cc: lalasticlala, Myd44